myfitnesspal.com support thread 4

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old thread here

Support thread for those of us trying to log our food and exercise on myfitnesspal

Thought I'd be brave and start the new thread off!

RGPargy well done! I made the mistake of entering my weigh-in this morning while it was down and now nobody will know that (finally!) I'VE LOST A STONE IN TOTAL!

Well done Macerell!!! A stone, fantastic

Oh wow RG, 3lbs!! Fantastic

Well done Mackerel and RG!

Whoever mentioned vodka with sugary mixers, have you tried vodka with fresh lime and soda? They are logged as 25 cals on mfp. Bottoms up!

Some good results ladies - well done!

I seem to be in self-sabotage mode... Had a really good day yesterday, was nicely on track to be within calories until 9pm. Then I had a glass of wine, which turned into 3 glasses, which made me hungry and I had a bit of a binge. Ended up 800 calories over. I've logged it all, which I think is the right thing to do (as otherwise I think I might quit altogether).

So, it's a new day and I'm aiming to be well under calories today. Not 800 under, but perhaps 200 or so. Plan is to drink a lot of water / juice today, and to STAY AWAY FROM THE WINE. The wine is definitely my downfall as it reduces my will power and makes me think I'm hungry.

Exercise is still a no-no due to sore hip, so recovering from Tuesday (600 cals over) and Thursday (800 cals over) is impossible.....

I weighed this morning and am 2lb heavier than on Wednesday. Would like to get back to Wednesday's weight when I weigh in on Sunday (still doing twice weekly weighings on MFP)....

Great weight loss mackerel and rgpargy. Baby up from 3-6.30 with bad cold so am knackered and tempted to over eat. And have to wait in for buggy delivery so may not be able to exercise. Still hoping double buggy will make life a lot easier as 2.5 yr old will not be able to escape!

Well done mackerel!!! .

Wine is also my downfall so now I don't touch it unless im not exercising or working the next day, which is quite rare these days! Wine is terrible for piling on the pounds and making me bloated.

Stokey - hope the buggy arrives soon! Exciting!

Hi all, can I join?

I've just had a little boy,Toby, just over 2 weeks ago, and although I'm not trying to lose weight yet, I thought it would give me a good idea of where I am starting from if I have tracked for a couple of weeks.

I'm breast feeding and trying to be healthy to pass the goodness on, so hopefully this will help the weightloss. I'll be adding you all, I'm karateKimmi on it.

Welcome karate

Your journey sounds similar to mine. My youngest DC is now 11 weeks and I've been on MFP for 9 weeks. I've lost 16.5lbs so far and am over half a stone lighter than pre pregnancy. Still some way to go though.....

I'm using the same name on MFP so feel free to add me

Are you breastfeeding? If so you can look forward to an extra 500 cals per day - it makes this so much easier

hi dont manage to get on to this thread much but im on mfp username savy57
i could be doing with a swift kick up the backside, had lost 11lbs before going on holiday 3 weeks ago since coming back ive put on 8lbs and lost all motivation so im starting a fresh tomorrow, will try get on to the thread more as well for some motivation from use lot, there some incredibe weight loss amounts going on, wish it was me :)

Karate - hello and welcome, but more importantly, CONGRATULATIONS on the birth of your little boy!!!! :o I'm feeling quite broody atm so i have to admit i am a tad of you (although i dont envy the sleepless nights......) :)

Feel free to add me too - same name as here.

Enjoy your journey but more importantly, enjoy little Toby - they grow up sooooo fast!! :o

RGPargy what is your loss so far ?

Hello! I wondered if I might join too? Joined MFP four days ago, and finding all this logging of food v useful. Do any of you pay attention to the home page? I just noticed that although I'm within my calorie allowance, my sugar is always over the recommended amount and iron way below (interesting as people always ask me if I'm anaemic). I think I'm having too much fruit and too little spinach....
Also - this getting additional calories for all the exercise you do (this question might sound insane) - I was previously following a lowish calorie diet and lost 2.5 stones over several months. MFP recommends me the same no of calories (1350) per day, but these go up every time I exercise BUT I can't drive, so walk a lot (min one hour per day doing school run etc, up and down quite steep hill), and suddenly my calorie allowance is up - and to be honest I'm quite scared of putting my weight back on. Am I being ridiculous? Sorry - am definitely being verbose!! Please let me know what you think!

Yay a shiny new thread!

My fitbit will be here today! I'm really excited!!!

Welcome all the new people on here.

Welcome karatekimmi, congratulations on your little boy :)

Welcome Rooble, I have my activity set to lightly active and then I dot record my daily school runs but do add activity for anything else and it's upto you if you eat back your exercise calories, I rarely do. And yes my sugar is always over but I dont let it stop me. My iron has been under side I started and when I went to give blood in April they wouldnt take it as my haemoglobin is too low so I'm now taking a supplement. Had no symptoms but the normal level is 115 and mine was 110 and to give blood you have to have 125 which I've never had problems with before I was loosing weight so thought I'd better do something!

Ooh and utterlybutterly what is a fitbit?

Rooble I find the same with the sugar, it seems to only take a medium sized apple to take it all te way over! I'm also always way under on iron and calcium. I wonder if it's partly because many of the foods logged by other users in the database don't include the full nutrition information, just calories.

UtterlyButterly I keep umming and shying about a fitbit, DP has one and loves it but I'm not sure if I'd remember to wear it every day, and I worry the novelty would wear off quickly. Let us know how you get on with it.

*umming and ahhing. Not shying.

I think that is part of it MackerelOfFact but I have been checking more foods and some do have everything in but I'm still under. Cholesterol is something that is rarely included in the data.

Am also interested to hear how you get on with the fitbit Rooble.

Welcome Rooble and Karate, and congratualtions on your little boy Karate

I have quite a sedentary job (SEN TA at a primary school) so have my activity level set to reflect this. I don't log any walking I do as exercise except for dog walks. I log these as I have taken these over from dh so they are above and beyond any exercise I would do before starting on mfp.
But I don't log cleaning for instance, as I normally cleaned anyway, even before losing weight, so for me that is not 'extra' if you see what I mean?

Am a happy bunny, despite being on totm I have managed to lose another 1.2kg!! That means total loss is now 25lbs or 12kg, woohoo!!
My trousers feel loose and I feel good!

Just discovered the scan function on MFP. Makes inputting south easier!

I've started logging the walking that I do if I'm out with DS around town - but not the walking to the park, however I'll log I've been running about in the park IYSWIM!

Trousers aren't feeling any looser but weigh in is tomorrow so we'll see!

Well done mackerel and argybargy thats brill!

Eeek have booked Brasserie Blanc for Fathers Day but a 4 pm sitting so I'm hoping I could use it to cover Lunch and Dinner with some filling snacks and a coffee around lunchtime is . Will have 1 x Glass of Rose, Mackerel Nicoise and Rum and Raisin Pannacotta ( as a treat ) .

Been run jog /walking with DD who is nearly 8 today - it was actually quite lovely . We jogged as far as we can then had a rest and walked briskly she is very fit and it was her idea as she is going to be an athlete apparently! About to do cheesy salsacise dvd and then Tesco shop then flop for the evening.

Has anyone seen the MILF thread on mfp ??

I have a stinking cold but as dh is working tomorrow we have 'done' fathers day today. We had a KFC so although I am under cals just I am feeling guilty :o