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!

My go to snack is a mini kitkat - maybe I haven't quite got the idea about this losing weight lark

Hi all - it's my loooong day today and I haven't prepared as well as I normally do - the vending machine is looming large!

Is anyone Comewhinewithme?

I've had a request and am wary of accepting until I know its MNet folk!

Sorry all of this protein, fat, carb ratio is going over my head! I am under my carbs and fat almost every day and go over protein more often. I thought more protein was good as it stops you getting hungry? I'm more conscious if I don't eat protein as I know that I tend to go for carbs, especially when hungry!

I bought some of the new chocolate covered popcorn today and ate it all!! It's the first time I've done something like that since I started losing weight on November but I was still under calories so not too disastrous. Have had a horrible few days and think the stress was building up! Been for a run so it'll be ok

Carpe - I've had a request from
Comewhinewithme as well. I accepted it without thinking... Is there a reason to be wary about who I am friends with in MFP? It's all anonymous really, isn't it??

I'm in the danger zone at the moment. Had a few cals left so opened a bottle of wine. One glass leads to a few, which often leads to me feeling hungry.

MUST DEMONSTRATE SELF CONTROL as I set myself a goal of being under cals every day this week (to help kick myself up the arse after a couple of over indulgences).

comewhinewithme is a mn poster, I recognise her name :)

Thanks for advice onetwoorthree, did a bit of research last night and realised probably am eating to little so my body is retaining fat, compounded by the breastfeeding. So am going to try and eat close to full quota and see what happens. (Tucking into piece of toast post-cereal ).
Seems like a lot tho after being consistently under, may have to start drinking again!

Hi my name is Ellellie and I'm overweight

Had my DS by EMCS 14 weeks ago and am becoming more D more depressed by my post-pregnancy body :(

I need to lose about 7 stone :-O Using MFP to calorie count and listening to Fat2Fit radio podcasts for motivation, but thought I might join you lovely ladies for support :)

Feel free to add me on MFP! Username is Ellellie

Ellellie welcome! Well done at making the decision to start. My youngest is 14 and I should have done this years ago!

Ellellie, hello! Dont be disheartended! I lost 5stone after my third pregnancy, DS2 is now 12 & around three stone of it has crept back on :(. You'll find excellent results in the first few weeks (as you have quite a bit to lose..) remember to reward yourself as you reach mini goals...

...one of my friends lost half her body weight in a year, through exercise and healthy eating, shes now a size 14/16 & training to be a diet/fitness instructor(& incredibly dull about it! ) you can absolutely do this! :)

Thanks Ladies :)

I did start calorie counting about a year ago (after giving up on SW due to not having enough energy) but then found out I was pregnant! I'd been trying to lose weigh to concieve and lost a stone in a few months with it. I wouldn't say I ate for two as such and I thought I'd done pretty well on the weigh front until I stepped on the Wii fit for the first time and it recorded 2 stone on :(

I suppose now I'm finding difficulty in doing exercise because small child is small and has me knackered from feeding through the night. Am going to join a buggy fitness group next month though, so hopefully that will help!

Does anyone else listen to Fat2Fit radio by the way? It's very motivational and makes a lot of sense to those calorie counting and tracking BMR etc.

I've been debating whether to eat my breastfeeding calories or not. Wasn't losing for ages then lost a bit chunk today so I'm going to keep eating them. Upped my weight loss to 1.5 lb a week though.

Hi Cherrypi, I looked into this last night, and found this which explains that not eating enough cals while breastfeeding slows your metabolism so is counter-productive. babyfit.sparkpeople.com/articles.asp?id=991
Welcome ellellie, I have a little baby too and am exercising by walking round park briskly, amazing how many cals you get.

Sorry with link babyfit.sparkpeople.com/articles.asp?id=991

Hello Ellellie and welcome

I lost 5 stone over 3 years ago. I was supposed to lose 7. Three of them crept back on. So I took the bull by the horns and determined to lose 5 stone this year. I started in April and have so far lost 25lbs. Determined to lose all five and finally get to my goal weight.
Will see.

Will find you and add you if that is ok. We can keep each other motivated seeing as we both have a way to go

Congratulations on your ds by the way!

Ooh thanks for that Stokey. Good for you Ellie.

Welcome Ellellie and congratulations on the birth of your baby!! I have been overweight most of my life but decided to make a difference in november and am now 3lb away from losing 5st so you can definitely do it!

Bought a hrm yesterday on eBay, dh bid on it for me while I was running as I was umming and arring about whether I should get one but now I'm super excited! Daft I know but I do like a gadget :)

Wow cinnamon - 5 stone is mega impressive. Even more impressive that it's only taken since November. How much more are you planning to lose?

Hello and welcome Ellellie! I have alot to lose too - around 6 stone i think, as that would take me to around 10 stone but tbh i would be happy to lose 5 if i look good at that weight.

Took my cookies into work today for another taste test (i made cinnamon & raisin and white chocolate chip) and they were very impressed again. I need to make 3-4 different flavoured batches by NEXT Tuesday so i can bring them to the managers' meeting for them to taste and figure out how much they will pay me for them.

I think i am going to set up a FB page for all my baking antics. I have done so much lately it's becoming ridiculous! DP went out to kickboxing and by the time he came back i'd knocked up a batch of cheesey scones!

Thank you all for the warm welcome :)

Love hearing all your stories. It gives me hope that it is possible to lose more than a stone!

Took my phone to bootcamp so trainer could see diary
Apparently my fat is too high, so are my carbs, and I need to cut out dairy
My carbs are around 80g, fat around 100g. At least I always hit my protein goal which is 150g

Rgp- that sounds delicious!!!!

Right everyone. It's the weekend. Let's keep on the wagon

Think how glad you will be on Monday morning if have stuck to your target!!

(disclaimer: this is for my benefit mostly!)

Hi all. I've added a few more of you and I'm determined to have a better week. Was away last weekend and had lots of lovely food but haven't stopped since. Was out celebrating dd1 getting a prize at school yesterday. A Chinese restaurant all you can eat buffet. I'm afraid I took on the challenge and overdid it somewhat. Been running this morning so back on track.

Blimey brighthair! I think there's nothing wrong with your food levels! He sounds quite a hardcore pt if he thinks they are too high (or maybe it's different if you dont have too much to lose??).