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Frustrated. Gained weight this week instead of losing weight.
Just frustrated. I feel like I'm trying, but what I'm doing apparently isn't enough. I'm trying to lose weight. Over the last 2 weeks, my weight appears to have gone up, instead of down. This past week, it went up 1.2 pounds. Some basics: I'm 58 (turning 59 in 2 weeks), 5'0, stuck at about 155-157 pounds now. Oh, and I…
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How to measure/weigh - before or after cooked weight?
I'm trying to figure out how to calculate the calories, etc. in a corned beef I made. The weight before and after cooking is significantly different. I made this in a slow-cooker, covered in water. According to the label, a serving is 4 ounces and that's 200 calories. Before cooking: 5.6 pounds = 89.6 ounces Cooked weight,…
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Can I lose 12 pounds in 54 days?
Let's say I need to lose 12 pounds in the next 54 days (roughly 7.5 weeks). I'd need to consistently lose a little more than 1.5 pounds per week. If one goes by the concept of 3,500 calories = 1 pound, then I need to create a calorie deficit of about 780 calories per day. Can I manage that just by diet & exercise? Here's…
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Initial diet & water weight loss - question
Hi, I'm told that generally when a person starts a diet, that at first, all they lose is "water weight" - not actual fat, etc. How much of that initial loss is really water weight? Is it a general percentage of the person's starting weight? Or is it the weight that the person first loses over a certain number of days at…
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Am I reading this nutrition correctly?
Looked back at my lunch from the other day and realized that maybe something isn't adding up correctly. Carbs and protein each are 4 calories per gram, right? So if a sandwich has a total of 60 grams of carbs & protein, that should be 240 calories? Add in another gram of fat for 9 calories, and the sandwich should total…
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Reduced food, increased exercise, but my weight went up not down?
Trying to figure out why my weight went UP 1.6 pounds last week when I thought it should be going DOWN. I need some help or advice on this. My primary dedicated exercise activities are walking outside and using an elliptical inside (very low impact, due to psoriatic arthritis and existing joint damage). I'm using a Fitbit…
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What's accurate in estimating calorie burn?
I have a Fitbit Versa 2, which can help estimate calorie burn. First thing this morning, I did a 45-minute workout on an elliptical, which also estimates calorie burn. They are different, and I'd love to figure out which is more accurate/trustworthy. My Fitbit is connected to MFP, and that put the calorie burn at 200…
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Starting a 6-month journey: DietBet AND HealthyWage, with StepBet and WayBetter
Our "lockdown" began in mid-March... and I gained 20 pounds in about 7 weeks. It's insane having a teen who can eat anything all the time, and a boyfriend who does eat anything all the time, and then my willpower goes. So I decided to use concurrent-running DietBet and HealthyWage games, as well as StepBet and WayBetter,…
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Chinese take-out, what should I get? I have about 1,000 calories to "spend"
Family wants Chinese take-out tonight. I have a smidgen over 1,000 calories left in today's allotment. Not sure which are better options. Pre-diet, I would have gotten: egg drop soup (65 calories per cup) steamed shrimp dumplings (45 calories per dumpling, 6 pieces per order = 270 per order) and one of the following: Ribs…
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Restarting, and needing encouragement. Esp. from anyone familiar with Lupus and RA.
Last week, I was tentatively diagnosed as having both rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The tentative diagnosis is based on physical symptoms that have been dragging on for a long time, and finally my doctor ordered blood work. The results are that I'm showing a very high inflammation level…
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Did I screw up? Losing muscle and not fat?
Comparing scale results from six weeks ago to today: Weight was: 176.6 lbs..... is now 164.2 lbs. So, I should be happy - but I'm not so sure, and here's why: At 176.6 lbs, the scale said my body fat % was 38.4% and my muscle % was 22.9 At 164.2 lbs, the scale said my body fat % was 40.6% and my muscle % was 21.8 So - I'm…
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Looking for accurate but not overly sensitive weight scale
My current scale is a Homedics. I like that it breaks out my %fat, %muscle, %bone, and %water, that I can set it to my age/gender, etc. But the darn thing is very sensitive to placement, even on a hard tile floor. Move it a half-inch, and you can weigh +/- up to 3 pounds, from what you weighed 30 seconds earlier. I try not…
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Ideas to keep total calories below 1,200 (without feeling hungry)
So, I'm trying to push myself to keep my calories, on average, below 1,200 per day. It's based on my age, the weight I am trying to get to, and a largely sedentary lifestyle. (I fit in exercise on days when I can and where my schedule allows.... it's hit-or-miss... some days I am barely able to hobble around while using a…
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how to estimate calories burned from a one-hour arthritis aqua water class?
Any idea if I should even count this as using any calories? It's a water-based class for individuals with arthritis. It's not swimming, it's more like a combination of standing in chest-high/neck-high water either stretching, wading, doing leg circles under water for water resistance and buoyancy, etc. It's an hour-long…
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question about accounting for oils in cooking food
How should I account for oils used to sear food in a pan? Example: for lunch, I put 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a pan, and seared 6 ounces of sea scallops. Olive oil (generic) comes in at 120 calories per tablespoon, which is nearly 10% of my total daily calorie goal, so it's significant to me. (It also happens to be…
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Fitness & Activity Trackers - Help me pick one to buy TODAY! (Fitbit Charge HR or Garmin Vivosmart)?
Hi all, I'm looking for a tracker. It needs to do the basics: count steps, be able to report that to a friend (or in this case, a colleague for a month-long steps-walked challenge at work). As I often feel I do not sleep enough or sleep well enough, something that monitors sleep can be useful. It needs to be relatively…
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115 Day Countdown
My employer does an annual wellness check in early April. As part of this check, they measure employee's waists. If you waist is too large (35" or greater for women, 40" or greater for men), it's a risk factor. If you have 3 or more risk factors on the day they do this check, you get hit with a health insurance premium…
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How do I figure out the calories for this?
Ok. My granddaughter wanted potato latkes for lunch, and, I had a box of Streit's Low Sodium Potato Pancake mix available. So I made it, but now am trying to figure out the calories. Sure, on the package, it says the nutrition facts. But, it doesn't indicate if that's just for the mix, or if it includes the egg, and the…
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Any Juice-mixable meal replacement powder products out there?
Slim-Fast used to make a product, Slim-fast Ultra Juice mixable. It was great, because I could mix it with whatever juice I wanted - orange, grape, apple, etc. They stopped making it (a while ago) and now I'm trying to find something like it. It seems like all the meal replacement powder products are either vanilla,…
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Feeling Frustrated and how critical is the 1,200 calories minimum per day rule?
First, I'm feeling a bit frustrated because I'm at the weight area where I always get stuck (168-171 pounds). And I've been stuck here for nearly a week. I'm averaging about 1,250 calories daily, which is where I should eat at if I want to get down to 130 pounds, although I really should be aiming at 120 pounds (I'm a…
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Not sure if I'm doing something right... or wrong..
This feels really weird... I've always struggled to lose weight with little success. As a note, while I've always struggled to lose weight and despite my then-best efforts, never could lose more than four or five pounds (usually quickly regained)... back in July 2012, I was 190 pounds. My employer put me in a 100-day…
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Trying to convince myself this is a good, yummy lunch..... :(
I'm trying to convince myself that this is a good, palate-pleasing, satisfying lunch.... I'm trying.... 7 ounces of iceberg lettuce, 14 grams of croutons, 28 grams of low-fat shredded mozzarella cheese, and 7 grams of fake bacon bits, with a side of 112 grams of chunk light tuna in water. Equals 308 calories, comprised of…
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Backstrap recipes? (not involving a grill or smoker, please)
I recently was given a 3-lb backstrap and it's possible I may end up being given another one. I ended up making two recipes with the first one - I cut off about 3/4 lb, wrapped it in 3 slices of bacon and cooked it in the oven. I used the rest in a slow-cooker stew. I've seen a lot of recipes calling for a wood-fired…
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Need a low-sodium dinner idea for tonight
I'm already hungry and thinking of dinner for tonight, but when I input my food for today, realized I really went over the sodium guidelines. Way over. Made the mistake of having Campbell's Chicken Noodle soup as part of my lunch (palm to forehead... SMACK!). Let's just say, my sodium intake was twice the recommended…
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Feeling Frustrated
So I started on my weight-loss adventure on August 1st. It's been just a bit over 60 days, I've lost about 15 pounds. That part, I'm okay with. But - I'm frustrated. This week, I feel like I haven't been losing weight. My mom's doing poorly - hospice almost let her bleed to death on Sunday - and I'm pretty far away from…
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First "dinner out" since starting diet. What to choose?
Okay, so we have a Groupon that will expire tonight for a place we've never been to. I'm trying to lose weight; my boyfriend is not. It's date night - the first in about a month - with my boyfriend. It's a somewhat upscale place (no jeans permitted), the kind where the food tends to be more about quality than quantity. I…
