Myfitnesspal.com support thread 5

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A shiny new thread for existing users of mfp and for anyone new who would like to join us for support, bottom kicking and general chatting :)

Old thread here

Good luck LittleAbruzzenBear!!

wow 600 cals! biscuits are calling to me now, and had a latte earlier. Am using low calorie sweetener - would love to wean myself off sugar. I think I should try avoiding the cafeteria Cinn.... at least for a while. Because it is free I feel like I should use it, but is such a temptation. Right now I know there are flapjacks up there and is driving me mad! and will work on the luchtime walking as well. Has anyone ever come up with any decent exercises you can do at your desk? My bingo wings are getting worse and worse.

On that 5:2 diet thread on MN, they're all on 500 cals, but that was even more . I don't want to cut out food groups and apparently this is one way you can eat a normal diet the rest of the week and have treats.

I went cold turkey with sugar. I used to have one in my cup of tea, then just one in my first cup in the morning and now none at all. It's not the same, but it's just getting used to the taste I guess. I'm sure my friend said there was exercises you can do at your desk on the internet - I would google it!

Hi there

Really need some friends to add on my fitness pal. Anyone out there just add me as lissyfroggy.

In short started last year in feb, lost 20lb by the April, then hurt my back so had to give up the jogging, back slowly got worst until I was unable to go to work :( been off now from work since sept 2012 !!!! One week ago I had my 3rd ! Yes 3rd back op in 12 years (prolasped disks) cannot go
through this again so need to lose weight. Have at least 7 stone to lose although taking that a stone at a time. This recovery should take 6 to 8 weeks then I can return to work yipeeeeeee ! Cannot exercise for at least 4 weeks and then only start with light walking but really need as many of you to kick my great big butt into sticking to my cals x please be my fitness pal x x x x

Hi Lisa. I can't find you on MFP. I'm MrsDomini if you want to add me. I have really got into it and log on all the time because all the lovely MNers on this thread really do help motivate me.

Lissyfroggy, I tried to add you, but it said member not found? Good luck dieting. my username on there is e same as here, if you want to try adding me.

Ie had a very hungry kind of day today, but started week 4 of c25k.

Well, I stuck to 600 cals. It was easier than I thought, I skipped breakfast, had a small lunch and light dinner....I won't lie, I am hungry right now, but apparently that's right. I am doing it again on Thursday or Friday. I will weigh myself next week and let you know if I've lost, put on(!), or maintained.

Hi guys

Thanks for the super quick reply x must be all the drugs ( from the hospital I might add) but name on mfp is lissyfrog x

I'm not sure how to add people I don't know as when I click on add a friend the options r just showing me to add friends from my phone, email address or Facebook accounts x

Can you try and find me again pls x

Cheers Lisa x

Welcome LisaFrog, if you go to email it then lets you use username. Feel free to add me same name as here.

I had a very good day yesterday, had small breakfast and lunch as I knew we were going out for dinner for dh's birthday. Was way under calories as I ran aswell and this morning I had put on 700g since Saturday! Don't understand these things sometimes! That will teach me for weighing daily :)

Ahhhhh thank u x will give it a go x 1st day back on it x think an early night is needed to take my mind off how hungery I am :( will try and add u now x

Lissy x

I had such a hungry day yesterday, was really busy and didn't get out for my run until gone 12, and then by the time I got back was ravenous and ate two sandwiches instead of one Kept to my calories, but must do better today. DH has made me a nice salad for my lunch.

Well done, Bear, I am in awe of your willpower! I keep telling myself, if I am hungry, I am probably burning some fat somewhere, but my stomach doesn't always listen!

Morning everyone!

Chops, I bet you are really fit! I'm wonder if that is why I am not as hungry on a fast day, so far, as exercise always makes me hungry and I am not getting enough at the moment.

I expected to be going mad with hunger this morning, but so far I'm alright. I have only done the fast for one day though! I will do it again on Thurs or Fri. I am avoiding fruit at the moment because it messes about with my blood sugar and I have PCOS so don't metabolise it well. I only have 2lbs to go and I will weigh what I did pre-DS2 (6MO), but I needed to lose a stone and a bit even then!

I used to be, bear, but let myself go over the past couple of years. They say muscles have memories though, so we will see! I used to cycle for miles, both road and mountain biking - determined to get back to it.

You are doing fab! Must be hard having to cut out fruit too. Have you tried eating oatcakes? They seem to stem the hunger quite well. I love nairns oatcakes, they do things like sweet pepper, which are really lovely.

I'm also trying porridge for bfast today, as I am getting very bored of special K every day!

I do eat oatcakes, I love them, in fact I think I am part-oatcake!

guess I had better try some oatcakes- not too bad of a day today- lots of rice cakes to fill the gaps. My appetite is staring to shrink a bit, thank goodness. anyother snack suggestions gratefully recieved.

Hi all many thanks for all adding me to mfp x it really helps looking at yr food diary's to get some new low cal ideas x been good and stuck to cals but find it really hard as I'm bored out of my mind whilst recovering from my back op. Not to sit or stand for more than 15 mins for the rest of this week plus another 2 !!! All I'm doing is laying thinking about food x this will b so much easier for me to stick to once I go back to work and can start walking the dog again. Told all visitors not to bring goodies and finished with the lovely Mr Grey :) any ideas to pass the next 2 weeks and to stop me eating my body weight in choc will b much appreciated x

I've done a roughly 1000 calorie day today but would find 600 very hard. Given my daily calorie allowance is 1700, does 1000 count as fasting do you think?

Welcome newbies. I'll add you on MFP. LisaFrog, that sounds really hard. Can you read? Watch films? Listen to the radio?
I lost another pound, so very happy.
Double - I think 1000 definitely counts as fasting. Well done. I just know it wouldn't work for me because I would get so hungry it would trigger a binge.
Haven't shredded yet ( although I've put it in my diary) and don't really fancy it tonight, but I WILL do it. Once the DC are in bed, I won't have any excuses.

Wisekneehair x done all of the above x think I've watch every film in the world and back again x been off work waiting for this back op since sept x was in so much pain b4 op all I could do was lay down and fill myself with painkillers x as u can imagine I'm at the end of my tether and bored bored bored x that's when the munches start knocking x

Oh 4 got to say name on mfp is lissyfrog x

Hi everyone had 3rd weigh in Sunday have lost another 2lbs so have lost 10 lbs in 3 weeks .i can notice my stomach is going down . Feel I'm focused at the moment .good luck to all the newbies.

Well done Dizzy. Wise I will make sure to eat my calories tomorrow, and we'll eventually see I guess!

Well done dizzy x hope it comes off that quick for me x

Well done Dizzy, that's brilliant.

Changed my nickname so it's the same as mfp one x