myfitnesspal.com support thread 4

[jchocchip]

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!

Carrot and coriander cake?? Wow!

I have been needing to do more and more walking these last few days as Ijust can't stay out of the biscuit tin or stay away from the chocolate...
I have great self control most of the day but when I get in from work at around 3.30 it all goes to pieces...

Wail!

Hi gurls, just joined MFP yesterday. I like to so far.

Same user name on here if anyone wants to friend me.

Mmmm Carrot and coriander cake sounds like one of our 5 a day :)

Just weighed myself at 18st 6. Below 18 and a half stone for the first time in about 12 years feels good :)

Hi Tee and welcome. I'll send you a request, same name as on here.

You know what, it wasn't coriander, it's the bloody iPad changing words, it was courgette, but still very tasty.

even better, two of our 5 a day! :)

Im another who is also stuck. Haven't been eating my carbs properly for a few weeks. Do i really have to munch on plain pasta, it's the only thing i can think of to have to up the carbs.

10st 6 and have been so for 2 weeks. I keep telling others on here it will come down don't give up, but blimey it's taken me 5 weeks to lose 2lb.!!!

Piratecat have you tried having pancakes with a bit of lemon and sugar for lunch. Low in calories but have certainly upped my carbs a bit. Filling too, so no thought of snacking.

Morning all! Had a great night sleep last night, toby had a couple of sleeps without waking properly so went straight back to sleep!! Yeah!!

Does anyone else watch diet programs (mainly the biggest loser) whilst eating crap (twirl bites last night). I was only 61 cals over although Toby helped by needing to be walked round the block to get him to sleep (then he woke up when I got in!! Argh!!)

I have been doing mfp for 5 days now. I had no idea how much I over estimated my calorie needs and under estimated the calories in the food I eat. Tracking is really helping me to stick to it and plan ahead. Also, embracing the exercise cos I can eat so much more if I shift my lazy butt! Looking forward to shifting those stubborn last 10lbs.

I've been on MFP for 10 weeks and have lost a staggering 19lb

Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would average almost 2lb per week for 10 weeks. I've had a look back over my diary for the 10 weeks.... There have been super high days (ie 800+ over my target cals) and lower days where I have done exercise and not eaten all my exercise cals. Overall, I reckon I'm about 600 cals over for the 10 weeks - about 9 cals over per day. I guess this is proof that MFP really does work.

So, where next.... Well, I still have 22lb to lose to get to my goal of 9st (am 10st8 today, and started at 11st 13). I'd love to average 1.5lb per week for the next 10 weeks - that would mean losing another 15lb by the end of August getting me to 9st 7.

So, my mini-goals are:
10st 2 - my pre DC1 weight
9st 7 - my target end of August weight

I suspect I'll reconsider my 'end' goal when I get to 9st7.... I might be happy at that weight, or I might want to continue to 9st, or perhaps even 8st7 although I suspect that's highly unlikely! (I'm 5ft2 in case you're wondering!).

The more I can lose when I'm breastfeeding the better, as this will diet will be much more difficult when I don't have my 'bonus' 500 cals per day.

Well done to everyone else with good results, and for those who are struggling, or have had disappointing weeks here is a gentle kick up the arse nudge to refocus

Hello! New tracker signing in.

I've come from the Flying thread in Good Housekeeping, where we are doing a body clutter as well. I've been on MFP for 8 days now, and have lost 1.9lbs. I really want to lose my baby weight and more, about 7 stone in total!

My MFP name is likelucklove too if you want to add me. Hoping I can stick with this!

Just been looking at a BMI calculator, which was a bit depressing really!

Healthy BMI is between 18.5 and 25. For my height (5ft2):

9st 10 = BMI of 25
9st = BMI of 23
8st 7 = BMI of 21.5
7st 12 = BMI of 20
7st 4 = BMI of 18.5

I can't imagine being 7st 4 and still being considered a healthy weight.... I feel pretty healthy at 10st 8 and am pretty sure that I'm healthier at this weight that I would be at 7st 4. I know BMI isn't accurate for people who carry a lot of muscle, but I'm most definitely not in that category!

Looking at these numbers makes me think I should aim for 8st 7, rather than 9st (or even 9st 7) so that I have a BMI right in the middle of the healthy range. However, I plan to leave my 'end' goal at 9st, and reassess when I get a bit closer to that....

DO NOT LOOK AT BMI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BMI IS BULLSHIT.

Sorry. One of my hot buttons. Really, BMI should be a slight guide, not an overall measure! 1 pound of muscle is denser than 1 pound of fat. So if you are very muscular, you may read as a high BMI when you have 0 body fat!!!

Are your clothes the size you want them to be? Do you feel and look healthy?

Then forget your BMI.

::Steps off soapbox::

hello all - have added on mfp - congratulations on all your losses, it feels reallly inspiring to have a 'team' to compare against. :) My scales come today, so i will foolishly bravely post my start weight and goals once I have stripped naked and done a massive poo tmi weighed myself. I am then going to set weigh-in day as friday, so I can cheat on saturday after some exercise. :)

Hi I'm needanickname on there, feel free to add me

my nickname on there is pinkjan4288.

i'm on day 3 now.

i am loving the app. Ive done dukan etc before but i felt like i was missing out.
i really don't with this. i just really think about what i'm eating.
i have about a stone to lose. im 10st at the mo and am 5'2.
im going to resist weighing until ive done at least 1 week in.

Urgh I'm having a horrible food day.

Ah well, tomorrow is another day.

ok. ive tried to send some requests to you . some failed straight away unfortunately

onetwoorthree, that is bloody marvelous loss, well done!!

Maybe i should not be so so careful, maybe i NEED to eat a little more, and all those days when i don't eat enough carbs they are slowing the loss down.

mmmm panckaes (Homer Simpson voicey)

do you make them fresh?

ihatethecold I just sent you a friend request.

Afternoon ladies...

piratecate I have just had pancakes... yummy....

Having a more positive day today which is great after my hungry day yesterday!.. I am hoping to restart exercise today which I can't wait cos I have been so frustrated over the last week with this stupid chest infection/cold!!! Am downing the water in preparation for exercise...

Has anyone heard this podcast called cut the fat???

ihatethecold I have added you...

Have decided to set smaller goals to makesure that they are not too unattainable.... Is anyone using protein powder to post workout recovery??? If so what are you using?

Have added many newbies but I have missed any please feel free to add me - same name as here!!! Well done to all the losses not jealous at all! lol

Keep going ladies.. we'll get there! x

Hi all,

Just logging in to say all is going well getting rid of the fluid retention ( been drinking lots of herbal teas, fennel, nettle etc) and I have been religious over tracking so that seems to have got me over a little plateau . Really busy at work sow ill have to catch up with you all soon.

Toodleloo!

I think sometimes eating too little can slow us down piratecat, my dh swears by a cheat day for consistant weightloss. I haven't done that as such but there are days I eat much less healthily so that although I'm within my calorie goal I'm not within my fat goal etc.

Well done OneTwoOrThree!! I have to say pregnancy have been the easiest form of weightloss for me, just wish I hadn't piled it back on afterwards! My initial goal was normal BMI which was 10st 10 (am 5'5") but after I got to it and was still happy to carry on I set myself a goal of 65Kg/10st 3 (which I'm only 100g off) so was thinking a bmi of 22 might be my next traget as it takes me to the middle but that is 60Kg or 9st 6 but that seems very light to me. The thing is bmi gives you a range that's why it's from 18.5-25 and some people would be too light at a bmi of 18.5, but others with small frames wouldn't. My dh always uses the worlds strongest men as examples as they would all have high bmi but are not unhealthy at all but they are the exception not the norm. If you are within 18.5 and 25 then you are, weightwise, healthy and it doesn't matter how far you are into it.

I guess it depends on your pancake recipe but mine work out to 99calories per pancake and I only have a small frying pan (22cm I think) so not that low calorie, once you add sugar :(

Can I just say I want, no I NEED chocolate. Been like this a couple of days, think its totm. Succumbed and had a Milky Way type bar yesterday which was within my cals, but left me wanting more. Trying to resist today but it's my day off! Oh well, out with the dog I think, poor dog is getting skinny anyway LOL

Try having low cal hot chocolate?
See if that curbs your craving for chocolate!