What are your Top 5 foods or items that make your life easier?

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  • carbos101
    carbos101 Posts: 48 Member
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    1) MFP - I've learned here and need to check in consistently for knowledge/info. Was junky buying diet books although skeptical and read few
    2) Light & Fit (Dannon) Greek yogurt mixed for tad of flavor with plain Oikos plain yogurt
    3) Red seedless grapes - can't live without
    4) Barely ripened bananas - lots of grocery store errands
    5) Sprouts rotisserie chickens

    ANY suggestions re/frozen meals (store bought -- I detest cooking especially in heat of summer), easy meals. Appreciate recommendations for store-bought salads that are fresh and safe. Thanks.

    I've gained weight - started eating more to sleep at night but it obviously wasn't the magic answer plus now have lbs to get off.
  • MrsSylvie
    MrsSylvie Posts: 301 Member
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    nowadays:
    food—
    liquid egg whites
    isopure unflavored protein
    allulose sugar
    keto chow
    mct c8 oil

    items—
    ipad pro
    tall mason jars
    kitchenaid mixer
    instant pot vortex air fryer
    dash mini waffle makers

  • chris_in_cal
    chris_in_cal Posts: 2,169 Member
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    AmyC2288 wrote: »
    Hello All! I thought this would be a fun way to get ideas about what everyone finds to be the most useful on this journey! Any specific foods that are your go to that help keep you in check? Can you not live without your Fitbit?
    Okay, let's keep this going! What are your current must haves?
    1. grocery store single serve salad kits
    2. Withings wifi scale
    3. Garmin watch and the Garmin Connect community
    4. a nearby lake I get to walk around
    5. regularly talk about my intentions to be healthier, without self-consciousness
  • californiagirl1969
    californiagirl1969 Posts: 50 Member
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    1. Food scale
    2. Spin bike
    3. Frozen vegetables
    4. Microwave
    5. Health o meter, body weight scale
  • ahoy_m8
    ahoy_m8 Posts: 3,052 Member
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    Thanks for bumping. I like a lot of the ideas!

    1. freezer - so when I make a sauce I can make 4x and freeze the rest for quick meal starters; also so I can buy meat when it's on sale and have something to defrost if extra eaters come over; also so I can save luscious desserts for later instead of eating the whole thing or (horror) letting it go bad
    2. instant pot - it's a workhorse for the pot of beans and gallon of stock we eat every week; plus a few other things I make less often in it
    3. kitchen scale
    4. good, sharp knives
    5. mole paste in a jar - soooo much easier than grinding from scratch
  • jaga13
    jaga13 Posts: 1,149 Member
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    MFP
    My cheap little pedometer watch
    The Mirror (workout from home 6 days a week)
    My phone (makes it easy to stay connected to MFP throughout the day)
    Wifi I guess for the same reason
    Fasting - I started fasting until lunch, basically so I can eat a bigger lunch and dinner and feel more satisfied. This helps me stay on track with calories.

    Food:
    eggs
    dannon light and fit greek yogurt
    spinach (for a salad, or added to whatever else I'm eating)
    coffee
    frozen grilled chicken - I can easily thaw and add the protein to an otherwise protein-less meal
  • JMC3Terp
    JMC3Terp Posts: 2,803 Member
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    I'm gonna stick with food ish stuff because if I went with stuff like MFP or the gym I'd be here all day narrowing it down to 5 lol.

    1. Water
    2. Chicken
    3. Turkey and turkey substitutes (turkey burgers, turkey dogs, turkey kielbasa etc)
    4. Protein powder and to a lesser extent shakes/bars
    5. Vitamins and vegetable juice (V8) to round out my nutrition
  • chris_in_cal
    chris_in_cal Posts: 2,169 Member
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    jaga13 wrote: »
    The Mirror (workout from home 6 days a week)

    This is the thing on TV where you stand in front and have trainers and programs?

    How much?
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,591 Member
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    chris_in_cal wrote: »
    jaga13 wrote: »
    The Mirror (workout from home 6 days a week)

    This is the thing on TV where you stand in front and have trainers and programs?

    How much?

    Fun fact: When I was younger and the tv showed the Please Stand By placard, I literally did. I marched myself right up to that tv set and stood there.
  • Rosetoile
    Rosetoile Posts: 6 Member
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    Potatoes
    Sweet potatoes
    Fruit
    Vegetables
  • enlightenme3
    enlightenme3 Posts: 2,496 Member
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    I reached my goal weight this month, and here are the things that have helped me get here:

    Items:
    1) MFP - tracking, community threads (like this one), the challenges, Ultimate Accountability Group
    2) Measuring devices - food scale, body weight scale, measuring tape
    3) Apple Watch - closing my rings, keeping streaks going, doing the challenges
    4) Shoes - good quality workout and walking shoes keep me injury free (at least foot-wise)
    5) Jazzercise - daily cardio and strength training with weights, resistance bands, yoga mat

    Food:
    1) Bagged arrugula, kale, spinach, etc. - washing and prepping greens was always a mental barrier to salad for me. I know, not that hard to prep, but this makes my life easier.
    2) Fage non-fat greek yogurt - I have a serving or two almost every day as this is one of the main ways I can easily get protein as a vegetarian
    3) Sourdough - starter, bread, crackers, cookies, etc. This is one of the reasons I had a food scale in the first place. We haven't bought store-bought bread, crackers, cookies in 2 years. Not saying that homemade is any more nutritious or better for me, but I know exactly what I put into my baking and can portion out things to fit into my calorie goals more easily
    4) Decaf coffee and tea - in the mornings it satisfies me to drink coffee and hold off eating my first meal until noon. In the evenings, drinking tea helps fill the munchies cravings after 8pm.
    5) Canned beans - black, garbanzo, northern white beans. I can make an endless amount of dishes with these ingredients and get some protein at the same time.
  • VegjoyP
    VegjoyP Posts: 2,710 Member
    edited April 2022
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    I may have posted before but here I'd current thoughts-
    1) MFP
    2) Food Scales
    3) Only keeping the food I want in my regimine. My boyfriend is same!
    4) Broccoli and Greens
    5) Protein and volume foods
  • LiveOnceBeHappy
    LiveOnceBeHappy Posts: 432 Member
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    Shredded chicken from Costco, whole grains (brown rice, quinoa, 1 minute oats), fruit (usually from Costco), Diet Coke, scales (food and body)!
  • chris_in_cal
    chris_in_cal Posts: 2,169 Member
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    1. WiFi Scale
    2. Talking to others about my goals
    3. MFP
    4. A uniform quick cheap health regular lunch
    5. Big breakfast, medium lunch, little or no dinner
  • sbelletti
    sbelletti Posts: 213 Member
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    1. Checking in to MFP at least once a week (I'm in maintenance)
    2. Cute workout clothes for every season that make me want to go out in them (yet uncomfortable enough I don't want to lounge in them!)
    3. People in my life who don't push food or comment on what I choose to eat
    4. Finding new foods to try so I don't get bored of eating the same things.
    5. Having a big trip planned 2-3x a year that requires a lot of walking/sightseeing.
  • LiveOnceBeHappy
    LiveOnceBeHappy Posts: 432 Member
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    Weighing myself daily on Wi-Fi scale
    Logging every day
    Cutting down or out alcohol
    Getting a little exercise so I can eat a little more
    Eating at home
  • CrazyMermaid1
    CrazyMermaid1 Posts: 339 Member
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    Metamucil
  • momzilla11
    momzilla11 Posts: 50 Member
    edited January 2023
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    Food:
    1. skyr (non-fat Icelandic yogurt, high protein/low carb)
    2. omelets (liquid egg whites + spinach, mushrooms, cheese, scallions, chives, etc)
    3. salsas, condiments (mustards, YellowBird sauces!) & seasonings on shredded chicken
    4. Bubbie's bread & butter pickles (+ slice some Persion cucumbers into the brine later)
    5. sugar-free Jello (raspberry) and chocolate pudding mix (sprinkled on low-cal whipped topping)
    6. miso paste, pho, and ramen base for a quick veggie soup
    7. spring roll rice wrappers for shredded veggie rolls (+ sauces!)

    Items:
    1. food scale
    2. small bowls & plates
    3. weight scale
    4. iWatch (Jan. goal is to close my 500-calorie Move ring every day)
    5. walking shoes + arch inserts and good socks, rain gear
    6. hot/cold knee wrap
    7. MFP for both pre-planning and tracking
  • Ebonie_owlwehn
    Ebonie_owlwehn Posts: 32 Member
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    1. Coffee & porridge to start the day keeps all living ;-)
    2. My digital scales to check my weight more consequences to roll in ect..
    3. MFP community has helped me stay focused and made me smile.
    4. Orlistat brings consequences for bad choices.
    5. Water my go to instead of binging breath calm down think and sip water.
  • RachelT14
    RachelT14 Posts: 266 Member
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    Hmmm lets see

    1. Digital scale because it keeps me more accountable each week for weight loss (and tells me when i am not hydrated enough)
    2. my garmin watch because it sychs to MFP and updates my calories, and it is not as generous as i would be!
    3. Lindhals Kvarg because it is yummy and high protein (as a veggie protein is my big issue)
    4. Protein bagels
    5. camomile tea adds flavour to my water and can be drunk hot or cold

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