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Colonoscopy prep - low fiber diet
This is a very temporary “problem” but I have a colonoscopy a week from tomorrow and have to start the low-fiber diet, so pretty much no fruit or veggies, legumes, nuts, seed, popcorn. The “problem” is most of my diet is pairing a protein with veggies, legumes, etc. My snacks are fruit, veggies, nuts, edamame, popcorn. I’m…
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Holiday Challenge: Maintain, not lose
I just wanted to take this opportunity to urge folks who are in the losing weight phase to adjust your expectations and calorie goals to maintaining your weight over the holidays. It is really too much to ask of yourself (if I may grossly generalize) to expect yourself to eat at a calorie deficit during the holidays.…
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How I lost weight, reached my goal, and kept it off
As I return from a 2-week vacation I am reminded that my habits are what has allowed me to maintain my weight and weather all storms. I want to share this concept with anyone who is interested on these boards because it took me a while to get it, and if this helps anyone I will be happy. I think the biggest misconception I…
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Husband is eating all my food
I’m a 50 year old woman who has been with my husband since I’ve been 20 years old. He fell in love with me when I was overweight and has always been incredibly supportive and I know he loves me irrespective of my size. As an adult, I have managed to get my disordered eating under control and have maintain a good weight for…
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Do alcohol calories work differently?
Before everyone jumps in, I know that a calorie is a calorie is a calorie, and when logging, I treat alcohol calories like any other calories. My maintenance calories are around 2100 calories a day (I'm a 49 year old woman and I weigh 120 pounds, am very active, and have been in maintenance for a few years). But I do find…
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Help me understand my bodycomp results
Hi all, As part of my annual wellness exam, my doctor does an "InBody" body comp report and I know a lot of people on these forums know a lot about this stuff. I know you are all a bunch of internet strangers and I promise I am not going to rely on anything anyone posts, and I will ask my doctor any "real" questions I…
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NYT article on metabolism
Sorry if there is a pay wall that prevents people from reading, but super interesting article about the latest research on metabolism, and how it's likely that much of what we thought was wrong - including that your metabolism does not start slowing down until you are 60.…
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Which nutritional info - usda or package
I am making a dish with red lentils. My package says 35g = 100 calories. The USDA database puts at about 120 calories for 35g (these are dry measurements). Should I go with the package or go with USDA? It's not just the difference of 20 calories because the recipe calls for about 53g (I know, still not a huge difference),…
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Help me pick my meal
Ok, I know the answer to my question is that I should eat what makes me happy, etc. etc., but I have recently returned from a 3 week vacation where I gained about 7 pounds (and I waited a week to weigh myself so it wouldn't just reflect water gain) and I am trying to do a little damage control to get back to goal and back…
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Question for Maintainers
I have been maintaining for a little over a year. I have stayed in my maintenance range which is 120-130 pounds the whole time, but I have spanned that 10 pound range during this past year. I have found that most of that time I am still often eating in a deficit to allow for indulgences that come along, and then doing a…
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Weight is like the weather
As the weather trends towards spring here on the East coast, I thought I'd share something that I read on one of these boards a little over a year ago that put so much of weight loss in perspective. Losing weight is like the weather. In March - June, the weather is trending warmer. That doesn't mean the temperature is…
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My 600lb Life
So My 600lb life came up recently in a thread and I see a few folks on these message boards watch the show. I watch the show. One thing I have wondered is why does Dr. Now start them on such an extreme deprivation? I assume it's because they are in such bad shape that they need to just sustain their life functions and…
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Cooking Oil Spray
Just curious how many calories most folks use for non-stick cooking oil spray. I use a pure olive oil or pure canola oil spray (no additives) and count it as 9 calories when I use it. I don't time the length of my spray, but if I use it twice (either on two different pans or maybe one below something and then I spray the…
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How many calories do you think are in this?
I bought this adorable tiny cherry pie at the Amish market and I am going to have it for dessert. I need to guestimate the calories. I posted three pictures - one of just the pie, one in my hand (I have very small hands) for reference, and one next to a jar of pasta sauce and a tea kettle for reference. The pie itself is…
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Am I in the clear?
Drank and ate too much last night. About 3,500 calories and I usually consume an average of 2100/day to maintain, but I tend to eat less than that during the week so I can eat more on the weekends (hence the average). Had whiskey and a lot of chocolate last night. Got up and weighed myself this morning and I weigh exactly…
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Doing something right!
I have been in maintenance since March or so and it is a real learning experience - constantly making small adjustments to stay on course. But I really feel overall I have done great. When I entered my weight today I weighed 120.8 and MFP showed that 3 months ago today I weighed 120.8. Now I have gone up and down in the…
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Help me feel sane (and antibiotics question)
So last time I was freaking out a bit the folks on the message boards made me feel MUCH better, and I need your help again. Just some background/context info. I am 48 years old, 5'4". I hit my goal in March 2020 (I had been maintaining for a few years until 2018 and then gained about 25 pounds which I kept on until I hit…
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Line between diligent and obsessed
I am having a hard time deciding if I am being diligent or obsessed, and I fear I am being obsessed and just wanted to hear what some other folks think to help me hopefully ease up a little on myself. I want to be a little more relaxed and enjoy what feels like success if that is possible, so take that into account. Quick…
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Should I be happy or skeptical?
I weigh myself every day immediately after I wake up after I go to the bathroom, am totally naked, and put the scale in the exact same place, centered on a tile, and I literally step on it in exactly the same way every day. I track in Happy Scale. I am in my goal range and have been trying to increase my calories every day…
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Weighing an orange
I prefer to cut my oranges into eights and then eat the flesh out of the peel (rather than peel and eat the sections). For folks who do this, how do you weigh the orange? Before and after and subtract peel? Just count the peel? Does the USDA calorie count omit the peel? I am sick and craving oranges even though I haven’t…
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When to switch to maintenance after goal
I weigh myself every day and track on Happy Scale. I first landed in my goal range (125 - 130 is my goal range, I weighed in at 128.6) on February 5th. I am set at losing .5 per week which gives me 1450 calories. I believe when I switch to maintenance I'll get about 1690 (if my memory from playing around is correct). I…
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MFP changed my calories without me changing anything - help!
I am 47 years old and 5’4”. I started in September at 162 and I now weigh 130.8 which I entered on Wednesday. My goal is 130. I had my settings at losing .5 pounds a week and lightly active. I have been consistently given 1450 calories. Today I woke up and MFP is giving me 1700 calories, although I haven’t changed any of…
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Need some common sense
I literally just came from getting oral surgery. I did not realize that for the next two weeks (until they remove the sutures) i am going to have severe restrictions on excersize activity. I need to discontinue all exercise for a week and even then I should limit activity. This is essential to healing. There are also food…
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Happy Scale Questions
Does the Happy Scale app cost money? It appears to be free but the app description talks about monthly and yearly subscription plans. Is it possible it used to be free and now it charges? Also - can I input my weights from the last several months of weekly weigh-ins or will it start from the day I download it? Finally - if…
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Do you like your food scale?
Time for me to get a new food scale. I have had mine for over a decade and the readouts are getting questionable. Do you have one that you love that you would recommend? If so, why do you love it? I want to make sure it can do all the basics - weigh in both ounces and grams, that it is sensitive and accurate to small…
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To track or not to track on Thanksgiving
I have a plan for eating on Thanksgiving which basically involves indulging in limited quantities in foods that seem like they are worth the calories, not eating just for the sake of eating, but otherwise trying to relax and enjoy the holiday and if something looks delicious, I will enjoy a reasonable portion of it. What I…
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Need help from the cooks out there
I am making the below dish for thanksgiving. I am contemplating making it the night before, except for the breadcrumb topping under the broiler which I would do day of. I am terrible at judging what can be made ahead of time and what needs to be made and served right away. Another question: it basically is cooked, broiled,…
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We Only Look Thin Podcast
Just wanted to thank whoever on these message boards recommended the "We Only Look Thin" podcast. Although I find them a little annoying (the husband especially), it's a great podcast and I am really enjoying it and relate to so much of what they say. Just listened to their holiday episodes and actually found it really…
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Having trouble finding balance
I am doing great on MFP - tracking everything, eating at a deficit, losing weight. I’ve been doing MFP (this time around) for about 3 months. For background I’m a 47 year old female who is 5’4” and currently weighs 146. My goal is 130. I have struggled with my weight all my life. I got to goal on WW about 10 years ago…
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Running vs. Barre Class Question
I think I know the answer to this but it will help to hear it from others. For background, I am 5'4" tall, 47 year old female, I weigh 148 and my goal is 130. I was running 4 days a week and loved and it was a schedule I could really maintain, but I felt like I was doing nothing to get stronger, and I have been wanting to…
