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!

I weighed myself.

Dreaded scales tipping 16 stone. I am 14st 10.5lbs. Mid term goal is 21lbs over the next 10 weeks. Target weight 11st 7. :)

Well that was the wrong thing to do!! Am NOT ready to start exercising again.... Chest is way too tight. Hopefully I will managed something tomorrow... am back to work tomorrow and will be on my feet for a steady 7.5 hr shift so maybe baby steps is the way forward.! I know I sound mad but am not enjoying not being able to be active......

Snapespeare that goal is really attainable... Just keep positive and your get there!!

OOOoo I fancy a hot chocolate now... but don't think I have any in!! Off to look in the cupboard.

snape, glad it was good news :)

Am bewildered by this 'I must eat more carbs, how can I do it?' conversation. Why?

I would say your Dh is right cinnamon*, I always have a bit of what I fancy and it works
Did someone mention chocolate???? Shame I've entered my log today

I have had a great day- work out early doors, day at work, pasta for lunch with fruit and chicken salad (massive breast) for tea! With a few go ahead bake bars for breakfast.
Feel good but I'm off to sleep - pesky baby had me up at 430am changing a poo!

Wow, your all so motivating for me with your weight losses!

I had a good day today, DD slept lots. I can sympathize stokey (hope I'm right - on my phone!) with having a baby that likes to wake up a lot in the night. I slept for 3 hours with her today

I'm hoping to go for a walk tomorrow but the weather has been rubbish and it doesn't look good for the rest of the week

Hope you all have a good night and tracking

Alicia Thank you, that would be very helpful. I have sourced a different recipe for the white chocolatel so i will give that one a go and see what happens. Will deffo bear you in mind for advice tho! :o

Have sent requests to as many newbies as I could - if i've missed you, please feel free to add me. Same name as here.

Twinkle I dont really use protein shakes for post work out recovery, although that's not because i dont want to - it's because you are meant to have them up to 1 hour after a work out and i never end up getting home before the hour is up (too much chatting at the gym!) but i will instead have one as a protein boost if my levels are low. I'm currently on 100g carbs and 100g protein a day (or as close to that as i can get!). We use Hardcore Precision Engineered. Currently on the strawberry flavour. I like it, DP does not. :)

I am also setting very small goals at the moment. Currently it is to get into the 15 stone bracket on my scales. I was 16 stone 2lb at my last weigh in. So close, but last weekend's drinking escapades will probably bugger up my plans for another week....... Once i get into the 15s i want to get to 15 1/2, then 15 and then into the 14s etc. My overall goal is around 11 stone.

Like RGPARGY I set myself small goals half a stone at a time

onetwothree I keep an eye on my BMI but my objective is to lose the weight first as had/have a bit to lose. Have managed to lose approx 3 stone and have another 3 to go before I then assess what I want to do either carry on or if happy with myself and how I feel I will stick at that weight. 10 stone will not give me a healthy BMI but to me it wont mean I'm not healthy hope that all makes sense

My aim is for me to finally be happy and content with how I look and feel within myself and I'm getting there slowly but doing it.

I try and hold on to the saying 'slow and steady wins the race' knowing if it's steady I have more chance of this all staying off well that's the plan

Everyone sounds like they're enjoying MFP and are proper committed which is encouraging for someone like me as it gives me a kick up the arse regularly

Bless you first thing in the morning weigh in. Actually 14st 6.5. Off to buy chicken.

Have tried to add a few of you - am not weird stalker ! Weigh in is not for another week but it's TOTM at the mo so am feeling really bloated and bloody starving -funnily enough only for chocolate and carbs - lots and lots - so am actually glad I only weigh in monthly - lol!

Well done to everyone's weight loss - so motivational to read nosy at people's stories. Am hoping that I'll get to 9st 7 eventually but I've not got a time scale for that - would be happy to get to under 10 stone but need to tone up a lot!

A confusing thing on MFP is the weights vs cardio debate - I'm very much doing some lots of cardio and have no idea where to start with weights - though if that helps me tone up better I'll give it a go. I can't really afford the gym hence do wii zumba at home and swimming so if anyone has any tips/ideas what I can do at home re: weights/toning it'd be really appreciated!

Morning all!

I am VERY bored here at work. Absolutely no work to do. I am tempted to hit the vending machine. Someone save me! :(

RGPargy - have a look online at all the lovely new clothes/shoes you can buy when you've reached your target!

This might be a stupid question

But if I am trying to stick to low (ish) carb, what should the carb/protein/fat ratio be set at?

I'm on a 100g carb and 100g protein a day low carb diet. I haven't touched the fat percentage because i normally just each foods without much fat in them anyway, except for cheese of course! I dont know what it should be actually...... Sorry!

Hm well looking back I average about 110g carbs and 110g protein but my fat is quite high. Although I know my PT says not to worry too much about fat

I agree with them! I am not worrying about fats either tbh as my normal daily fat consumption isn't that high.

OK just checked. I think my average daily fat intake (pre-exercise) is 109g and i have not gone over that at all in the last week or so, so i wouldn't worry too much, unless you're sitting there all day eating cheese and double cream.....

Hello all newbies, and well done all weight losses.
Went for unofficial weigh this morning and seemed to have crept back over 10st mark, grrrr, not logging it! Have been under calorie count consistently so must just be eating wrong things.
Can someone explain the carb eating? Have been trying not to eat many, is this wrong?
For chocolate fix, am pretty sure dark is best. I go for a few squares of green & blacks, 70%cocoa or maya gold, 4 squares is 73 cals...

Am wondering if 500 cals is too much for breastfeeding or maybe am just not exercising enough.

With dd1, i didn't shift last 7-8lbs til i stopped, and even then ended up heavier than pre-pregnancy.
Am 5ft3 and aiming for 8-81/2 stone, pre dd1 weight.

My fat has swung between 66 and 111

It's given me 2100 calories (am tall) and I've set it at 1lb a week loss as when I low carb I lose anyway

Have the worst chocolate cravings

Sorry, i should have said my recommended daily fat intake is 109g!! I've generally not gone anywhere near that!!

Stokey - do you eat lots of bread and pasta and stuff like that? I find that if i eat stuff made with flour, it (a) kills my tummy and (b) makes me retain water and put on weight. If you can keep your carbs levels to a max of 100g (ish) per day and your proteins to 100g(ish) per day you should start losing. Of course i haven't taken into account the fact that you are BF so maybe allow yourself a little more - i am not sure on that one. You said you were under your cals every day. How many cals were you under each day? If you're not eating enough you will not lose weight!

Ah. Well I only went over my recommended one day

Hello everyone, glad to see you're all still at it. I have been lurking here as it's a PITA to post from my phone and don't often get on laptop.

I am not officially weighing myself until tomorrow but this morning I had lost half a pound! Half a pound in about six weeks, I am going to celebrate. I have thyroid issues and it takes me AGES to lose weight. I previously lost 3stone, it took me two years, but I did it (then got pregnant and put it all back on again).

Anyway on the upside, someone said they thought I was looking slimmer (OK it was my mum but whatever) and been really enjoying the gym and my wii zumba and let's dance thing.

If anyone wants to add me I'm SWPanda on mfp.

Rgpargy, I have been under quite a lot 200-400 cals a day and 700 on monday... mainly cos i spent all day out running after dd1.

But don't think I'm in starvation mode as i don't feel hungry. I try not to eat more than 1 piece of bread a day and pasta once or twice a week.

Am not sure what my grams are as each time i try and check summary get an unexpected error message - assume it is some android glitch on my phone. Am semi-veg, eat fish, so don't eat that much protein.
I just assumed the less you eat, the more weight you lose....maybe all those squares of green&blacks are adding up....

Sent u a request panda! If anyone wants to add me then im pinkjan4288

Have now accessed my summary and think i must just be eating the wrong things. On Tuesday was 360 cals under my goal but over my carb, fat and protein ratio....
So what should i eat that is high in calories and low inn carbs, fat and protein
Nuts are my go to snack, as a veggie i crave them, maybe this is my downfall?

Stokey - I'm bf too, and over the past 10 weeks have lost 19lb. I've had a lot few days where I've eaten way over my allowance (1200 + 500bf) and some days when I've eaten under (usually when I haven't eaten all of my exercise cals). I reckon I've averaged about 10 cals over per day across the 10 weeks. Exercise has been very intermittent (due to baby, weather and sore hip!). Eating the full 500bf cals seems to work for me, so I'm also wondering if your body is objecting to you not eating 'enough'.

That said, you are about the same height as me and are starting from a lower weight, so perhaps it's just harder going when you've got less to lose....