I'd love to add some more friends on MFP!
Also, if you are using MFP while nursing, do you calculate your calories to factor in nursing, or do you log nursing as exercise? I've seen it done both ways. I don't want to log too few calories!
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I'm on!
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I am on it too!
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@grizz: I'm thinking about signing up. Is it worth it? I'm curious about the breastfeeding thing. I feel like my supply is tenuous enough! (Although, it is seriously improved with Domperidone. Yay!)
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I've never been able to get in to it... I really want to, but I get tired of it after a few days. Do you just find it beneficial as a way to track calories, or is there something else that I'm not 'getting'
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I am but aren't currently losing it (though I should be!).
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I'm on it!! HeatherF6411
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I used to, but I'm not on it anymore. I have a better grasp of what my intake is and how to make it up but I used it religiously for 6 months!
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@Espion: I like it a lot! I tend to uh, forget how much I'm shoveling down every day. If I remember that I have to log something, I think twice before I eat it!
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@grizz: I'll check it out!
Also, I looked up "breastfeeding/dieting" yesterday and came across this: http://caloriecount.about.com/forums/pregnancy-parenting/breastfeeding-losing-weight
It's an annoying website, but the post from "cmillington" was helpful.
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i am on: purple_unicorn
i also want more friends on, so anyone who reads this, feel free to add me! just please tell me who you are from HB if it is not obvious
ETA: oh and i am nursing and i used to add breastfeeding as exercise calories but because i burned more calories that way than any other method, it was always showing up as my only source of exercise in the newsfeed and it looked weird! like say i put 500 cals from nursing, then 200 cals from a cardio workout, it would say "purpleunicorn burned 700 cals doing X amount of cardio including breastfeeding"
so once i figured that out, i just changed my daily calorie goal to account for nursing. for example, if i want to lose a pound a week, i just set it to "maintain" my weight since when you set it to a pound a week, it subtracts 500 cals a day and then i get to add 500 for nursing. HOWEVER, that was not effective for me personally as i was still hungry and always went over my limit and I felt discouraged, so i decided to set it to lose half a pound a week, which would mean a deficit of 250 cals per day, so i have it set to gain half a pound a week to account for the nursing, make sense? in the second week i did it that way, i lost 2.1 pounds! the week after i lost 0.2 (better than gaining in my opinion!) and this week i feel i am doing good too, i'll see how much i weigh on monday, fingers crossed.
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I'm on as kiddosc.
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@Espion: i just read the reply you were referring to and it makes total sense. although i set my calorie goal using the 500 rule, i do it as a guide and definitely try to listen to my body. If i am starving for example but already reached my calorie limit, i am not going to say "you fail for going over the calorie limit". Alternatively, if i have calories left over to "eat" yet i am full and feel I ate quite a bit, i am not going to eat just because mfp says i can.......where i find mfp useful is that it shows me where i can cut down (how many creams do i need in my coffee? how many tablespoons of cream cheese are really necessary? maybe i shouldn't be eating a bag of peanut m&ms every week!) and then i start to make better choices. it also motivates me to exercise. the weeks where i don't lose weight are definitely correlated with being way over my calorie limit every day and as a result of a high calorie, un-necessary foods.
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@Espion: Hooray for the domperidone! I am so glad it is working!
@swurlygurl: It was revolutionary for me and I'll explain. So, when I decide to lose weight, I go overboard... every time. (Hx of disordered eating). MFP warns you when your calorie intake is too low. I blew it off and was like, "Yeah, yeah, less is better..." but then I decided to stay in my range for a few days and not restrict so much. What do you know? Another half pound off.
It's been really instrumental in my tracking of calories in and calories out... and makes me mentally check every single thing I put in my mouth!
Oh, and you can find me as Zoliepup
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I'm there too! SeeEmWOD
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Mine is leellis
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@Espion: That was really helpful! I was hesitant to just plug in 500 calories as a rule, so that explanation made it much more clear.
@PurpleUnicorn: Yes, even if I don't follow the recommended calories to a T, I will think twice about eating something junky if I have to log it. -
@PurpleUnicorn: @Mrs. Jacks: @blackbird: @grizz: added y'all!
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@Mrs. Jacks: not eating enough if my problem too.
Im on! Username zippyelf
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I was but now that I'm KU I'm going to take a break.
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I added everyone who posted their name.
I tried to add in a note about being from HB, so you guys didnt think it was some creeper. haha
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i'm resurrecting my MFP account if anyone wants to add me. username: jmarionsmith
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I'm dingo131!
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I'm only tracking a little now that I'm KU but will be back at it in 6 months! I'll add you all. My username starts with shrinking...
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I'm 'rachiecake'
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I am ayemarr! I added everyone who posted with a note
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