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

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  • LyndaBSS
    LyndaBSS Posts: 6,964 Member
    edited July 2019
    1. Body smart scale
    2. Mirror
    3. Measuring tape
    4. Digital food scale
    5. MFP
    6. Home cooked meals
  • netitheyeti
    netitheyeti Posts: 539 Member
    • MFP
    • Having a fridge with a decent sized freezer, I sometimes meal prep and freeze leftovers in weighed portions for me to heat up
    • My food scale
    • Basic workout equipment at home (mat, decent pair of shoes, some weights)
    • Diet coke/sugarfree ice tea (yes I know it's not the healthiest thing but it beats drinking 400kcal of sugar a day like I used to)
  • nighthawk584
    nighthawk584 Posts: 2,023 Member
    1. morning coffee x 2
    2. honey crisp apples
    3. a sharp knife (for cutting meat, fruit and veggies!)
    4. logging food & exercise on MFP
    5. exercise equipment in my cool basement
  • Pamela_Sue
    Pamela_Sue Posts: 563 Member
    1. MFP - the tracking, message boards, and support groups
    2. Walmart grocery pickup - compare foods online and avoid impulse shopping
    3. Seated elliptical trainer - game changer for me as I dislike exercise but almost enjoy this equipment
    4. Diabetes blood glucose monitoring kit - keeps me focused on my health
    5. Hamburger fajita tacos - my go-to food of choice
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    edited July 2019
    MFP app
    Bathroom scale
    Libra app
    Kitchen scale
    Concept 2 Rower
  • PKM0515
    PKM0515 Posts: 3,089 Member
    1. MFP
    2. Walking
    3. Reduced fat cheese sticks
    4. Greek yogurt
    5. Claussen dill pickles
  • LeighAlan1
    LeighAlan1 Posts: 200 Member
    1. Eggs (scrambled,poached and boiled)
    2. Avocado
    3. Liquidizer (soup+++++)
    4. Millacano Coffee
    5. Pickled Beetroot (salad just became acceptable again)
    6. Subways Salad bowls
  • chris_in_cal
    chris_in_cal Posts: 2,520 Member
    It changes. Currently:
    1) Pre-made salad bowls at the grocery store. (I buy a case for my weeks lunch)
    2) frozen boneless/skinless chicken breast...roasted and sliced, then into baggies of 100g each.
    3) Fuji apples
    4) Voskos full fat, plain, individual size Greek Yogurt. 8 oz. It's like a meal in itself.
    5) Torn & Glasser - Muesli Whole Grain (bulk section at Ralph's)
  • PiscesIntuition
    PiscesIntuition Posts: 1,372 Member
    1. Meal prep! Always add in volume foods to stay full.
    2. Protein: shrimp, chicken, turkey, tuna, eggs
    3. Sensible snacking: pickles, Greek yogurt, almonds and chocolate chips, graham cracker with almond butter
    4. P90X
    5. MFP
  • BarbaraHelen2013
    BarbaraHelen2013 Posts: 1,940 Member
    1. Taylor’s of Harrogate Sweet Rhubarb Infusion/Rose Lemonade Infusion
    2. Tinned chopped tomatoes
    3. Tabasco Sauce (multiple varieties)
    4. Herbs & spices
    5. Lemons & Limes
  • LeiLaura
    LeiLaura Posts: 238 Member
    Aside from my top recommendation of the "Pinch of Nom" low calorie cookbook, I'll stick with the foods that are helping me the most:

    1) Tea
    2) Apple and blackcurrant squash
    3) No added sugar Alpen muesli
    4) Raw Cashew Crush bars
    5) Low fat Greek yoghurt
    6) Bananas
    7) Blueberries
    8) Cherries
    9) Sweet potato wraps
    10) Cauliflower rice
  • Hannahwalksfar
    Hannahwalksfar Posts: 572 Member
    Bare protein bars, cacao nibs in Greek yoghurt, steel cut oats and stone fruits are my go tops. For something savoury I do carrot sticks and sauerkraut
  • lgfrie
    lgfrie Posts: 1,449 Member
    1. MightyMeals
    2. My recumbent bike and WaterRower
    3. Dove chocolates
    4. MFP
    5. "Not one calorie after dinner" accepted as the official state religion in my house.
  • langel89
    langel89 Posts: 56 Member
    1. MyFitnessPal
    2. Fitbit
    3. Zevia soda
    4. Quest bars
    5. My friend who I meal plan with and share daily lunches with at work
  • JeBeBu
    JeBeBu Posts: 258 Member
    MFP
    Swimming pool
    Coffee
    Oat Yeah products
    My workout crew
  • jwalcutt1
    jwalcutt1 Posts: 5 Member
    1) MFP. Tracking calories has helped so much! I have tried to lose weight before with out tracking calories and it just is not doable for me

    2) protein shakes! I have a sweet tooth and for some reason these trick my body into thinking I'm drinking something super sweet even though I'm not.

    3) frozen steam packs of veggies. They make it so easy to get the veggies I need. And really help when packing food for work.

    4) my dog! No matter how hard i work out in the gym i still want to walk her for at least 2 miles every day. Every time i try to skip this she gives me the sad puppy dog eyes and I have to take her.

    5) A fitness challenge im doing with my friends. We get points for doing some form of exercise and hitting our calorie goal every day. If we fail to do either of those we lose a point. At the end of the month we go to a nice dinner and who ever has the least points has to buy the person with the most points dinner..... my friends are expensive so the incentive to not have to buy them dinner is high!
  • MarisaMSimon
    MarisaMSimon Posts: 277 Member
    I have also not used a food scale and have lost 35+ pounds so far.
    Here are mine:
    MFP
    Zumba!
    Training for a 5K
    Chipotle for when I don't feel like cooking
    Eating whatever I want in moderation
  • chris_in_cal
    chris_in_cal Posts: 2,520 Member
    chris_in_cal wrote: »
    It changes. Currently:
    1) Pre-made salad bowls at the grocery store. (I buy a case for my weeks lunch)
    2) frozen boneless/skinless chicken breast...roasted and sliced, then into baggies of 100g each.
    3) Fuji apples
    4) Voskos full fat, plain, individual size Greek Yogurt. 8 oz. It's like a meal in itself.
    5) Torn & Glasser - Muesli Whole Grain (bulk section at Ralph's)

    1) Pre-made salad bowls at the grocery store. (I buy a case for my weeks lunch)
    2) frozen boneless/skinless chicken breast...roasted and sliced, then into baggies of 75g each.
    3) Fuji apples
    4) Torn & Glasser - Muesli Whole Grain (bulk section at Ralph's)
    5) Mozzarella string cheese

    I dropped daily yogurt and replaced it with string cheese, and I lowered my chicken amount 25 grams.
    Another biggie is at night I tend to have a whiskey straight with an ice cube, instead of a beer or two. :wink:
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    There are no "foods" that make my life "easier," just things that do.

    The top 5 "things" for me are a:

    Coffee grinder
    Food vacuum sealer
    Frig/freezer
    Stove/oven
    Microwave

    Without these things, I could not make fresh ground coffee every day or buy meat cheaply in bulk and I could not store/cook any of the meat or other food that I buy that is not boxed or canned.

    So, IMO, these things are indispensable.
  • lightenup2016
    lightenup2016 Posts: 1,055 Member
    In addition to MFP, bathroom scale, food scale, and running gear:

    1. Coffee (black) and hot tea (plain)
    2. No food until 1pm
    3. Egg and cheese burritos
    4. Fage yogurt
    5. Saving up about 300 “late night” calories for after dinner (for wine, and a small bit of cheese and crackers, Christmas cookies, etc)
  • amy19355
    amy19355 Posts: 805 Member
    1. Instant pot
    2. Apple watch
    3. Food scale
    4. MFP
    5. Gym membership
  • ReenieHJ
    ReenieHJ Posts: 9,724 Member
    1. MFP
    2. Treadmill
    3. Salad and veggies and chicken
    4. Not buying junk food
    5. The goal of a smaller size just ahead of me
  • debrakgoogins
    debrakgoogins Posts: 2,033 Member
    1) Not a food or an item but my husband. He supports me in every way.
    2) Instant pot. It makes prepping for the week a breeze and allows us to have complex meals even when we forget to thaw something out.
    3) Homemade unsweetened yogurt. It's my go-to snack for work, makes great smoothies and I use it as a substitute for higher fat things like sour cream.
    4) Frozen fruits and vegetables. They allow me to have produce no matter what the season. I save money because it doesn't go bad. I have a tendency to overestimate what we will eat in a week.
    5) Yoga mat. No matter what the weather is outside, I can still exercise.
  • weatherking2019
    weatherking2019 Posts: 943 Member
    1. Apple watch
    2. Orangetheory membership
    3. Pressure cooker (I don't have the instapot or air-frier)
    4. Digital scale
    5. Meal prepping (basic stuff/ Rice, Hard boiled eggs, Quinoa etc for the week)
  • jeffrey_ad
    jeffrey_ad Posts: 789 Member
    1. MFP
    2. Gym Membership
    3. StrongLifts App
    4. Greek Yogurt
    5. Lowfat Cottage Cheese
  • kenyonhaff
    kenyonhaff Posts: 1,377 Member
    1) MFP
    2) Access to media that allows me to work out at home, indoors, for almost no cost: DVDs, YouTube, other streaming media
    3) A job that has good hours and doesn't leave me stressed out...makes a huge difference in being able to commit to a new eating plan.
    4) Kashi foods. High fiber, high protein foods that are delicious and convenient
    5) Cooking ability. A few key skills helps make food delicious and nutritious.
  • riffraff2112
    riffraff2112 Posts: 1,756 Member
    1. Weights to lift, I have access to several gyms (work, basement at home, and a gym membership) and love them all.
    2. My workout buddies, we help keep each-other motivated and many days I frequented the gym because of that extra push.
    3. Summer...just love being outdoors enjoying the weather and getting simple, natural cardio.
    4. technology to assist in tracking, motivating, logging, researching
    5. pictures of me when I was a lot bigger. Keeps me focused on moving forward.
  • happysquidmuffin
    happysquidmuffin Posts: 651 Member
    1. MFP
    2. Apple Watch
    3. Leslie Sansone’s Walk At Home workouts (1 dvd, 1 series purchased on Amazon Prime for 2 bucks, the rest free on YouTube)
    4. Drinking water - don’t underestimate water
    5. Eating as little as possible for breakfast and lunch so I have calories for dinner and beyond

    Bonus: way more vegetables & fruits added to my diet, which displace other foods. Eating as close to Whole Foods plant based as possible (Flexitarian)
  • Athijade
    Athijade Posts: 3,300 Member
    1) My bed - getting enough sleep is a big deal for me for mental and physical health (include my weighted blanket here as well)
    2) MFP - tracking my food and exercise is 100% needed. Plus the forums help me find new products, meal ideas, and keep me on target
    3) My therapist - I suffer from anxiety and depression plus have been under a lot of stress of late. She helps me with that PLUS has a background in helping with disordered eating. She has helped me with how I view food and to have less anxiety about eating "unhealthy" (for lack of a better term) items.
    4) Oatmeal - my current favorite breakfast. I usually have it with fruit, nut butters, and/or nuts. Comforting and filling.
    5) Cooking at home - I can make the same recipes or similar for a lot less calories then eating the same things out. Plus it is cheaper so I can "splurge" more often on things like fish or steak.

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