What are your Top 5 foods or items that make your life easier?
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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.1 -
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
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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?- grocery store single serve salad kits
- Withings wifi scale
- Garmin watch and the Garmin Connect community
- a nearby lake I get to walk around
- regularly talk about my intentions to be healthier, without self-consciousness
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1. Food scale
2. Spin bike
3. Frozen vegetables
4. Microwave
5. Health o meter, body weight scale
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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 scratch0 -
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 meal1 -
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 nutrition1 -
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chris_in_cal wrote: »
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.2 -
Potatoes
Sweet potatoes
Fruit
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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.1 -
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 foods0 -
Shredded chicken from Costco, whole grains (brown rice, quinoa, 1 minute oats), fruit (usually from Costco), Diet Coke, scales (food and body)!0
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- WiFi Scale
- Talking to others about my goals
- MFP
- A uniform quick cheap health regular lunch
- Big breakfast, medium lunch, little or no dinner
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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.2 -
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 home0 -
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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 tracking3 -
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.0 -
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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Food:
1. Dried/shelf stable meat --- like smoked sausages or jerky. I know some are concerned with sodium intake, but I've never been told by a doctor to worry about it and I love salt. Also, if I'm crouched down and then stand up I get dizzy/almost feel like I'm going to faint...so I'm fairly certain I can hack the extra salt LOL
2. Bars --- Mostly Kind bars, but any that have good macros that I know will hold me over in a pinch. I also work across an entire school district so those are easy to have in my office and car for quick on the go snacks.
3. Rotisserie chicken. I buy a whole one, pick off all the meat, chop it up, mix it together and then it's easy to throw a serving on one of those pre-bagged salad kits, or rice, or pasta, etc.
4. Par-cooked rice. I hate to say this but I am bad at cooking rice and getting a rice-maker isn't really an option due to a lack of counter space. I can cook rice that is .... edible...but not great. I know it's more expensive but it's easy to get pre-cooked rice and portion that out into a container with my protein, some veg and sauce.
5. Candy/chocolate. I will buy nice chocolate bars and usually break them into 6 pieces or have those little Dove moments or small single serving squares. Or even Hershey kisses, little Recee's cups, etc. I usually like to have a little something sweet after any savory meal so it's nice to just grab a couple small pieces of chocolate. It satisfies a little sweet tooth without being too much.
Non-Food:
1. Food scale --- I don't typically use it a ton now that I'm done actively losing weight but when I was, it's super nice to get a good feel for what '4 oz' of chicken really *looks* like.
2. Keeping my hiking boots IN my car. I can take a leisurely hike no matter what clothes I'm wearing as long as they are appropriate for the heat/cold. But if I don't have shoes I can hike in, then I won't do it and I"m the type of person that once I get home....I want to stay home really - so I prefer to be able to go straight to whatever my after-work activity is if I can. When I get home I just wanna put my PJs on and chill.
3. Planet Fitness that is ~1min from my home. I know sometimes as a gym that gets crapped on...but it's cheap, has everything that I need, and is close to me.
4. Mentality --- I see many people here say 'I need to lose _____lbs' or 'I have to get down to ______lbs' or 'I have to stop eating _____' and I used to think like that. I now think to myself - what sounds good to me right now and what do I need to give my body so I can do what I want to do today? I don't use my weigh on a scale to really gauge my success or sustained success. If I feel my clothes fitting different...then that's how I know. Example: I had an injury and a 'respiratory' infection (that apparently wasn't covid, but felt like covid) that ended with me being pretty inactive for ~2months that coincided with the Holiday season. I didnt' change anything about how I eat regularly and I also ate all the good stuff. Instead of feeling guilty about that or having the mindset of 'I gotta get back on the train...' -- I just feel like, well now I'm not sick or injured and I can get back to my normal. My weight will also go back to it's 'normal'. And if it doesn't, then that's the weight I need to be right now.
5. Goodwill/Plato's Closet or some other 2nd hand shop for clothes. I am trying really hard not to buy stuff on Amazon (even tho it's so convenient) or contribute to 'fast fashion'. Not to mention if you are on a weight loss journey you may have to buy new clothes every 10lbs (depending on how tall you are)....I now try not to keep clothes that don't fit me. If they are too big/small they go to Goodwill. And I find something that fits me - and buying 2nd hand is better overall and cheaper if you have to do it often.4 -
westrich20940 wrote: »I find something that fits me - and buying 2nd hand is better overall and cheaper if you have to do it often.
That's an amazing list...(Started out salty but got real sweet.)
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"Top 5 Foods or Items that make your LIFE easier"
I didn't read the entire thread, but the posts I read were almost invariably all tied to losing weight or fitness. But if I want to think about making LIFE easier...
1. My 1.5-liter water bottle I keep at my work desk. Fill it up in the morning when I get to the office, sip at it all day, drain the rest before I clock out at night. Makes sure I get adequate water each day, helps stave off hunger, regular trips to the men's room ensure I stand and move throughout the day, lol.
2. I keep a list of all websites I regularly visit, along with the login information (username, account number, passwords, etc). Can't tell you how often I've forgotten either my username or password (ironically, more often it's my username I forget). Keep the list written, not digital, so any hackers can't find them.
3. I keep two magnetic dry-erase boards on the fridge door. One is a grocery list; as I discover we need more soap, bread, etc I write it on the board, or my kids do, and before I go shopping, I reference the board. The other board is a weekly menu of upcoming dinners, so the kids know what is coming up and stop pestering my wife or I for details, lol.
4. I keep a ready-made protein shake in my desk drawer, and another in my car's glove box (along with a bottle of water). If I'm in a hurry and have to leave the house without food for work, or I'm stuck in rush-hour traffic or a blizzard and not going anywhere, I have something to take the edge off and keep me going until I can get home for something better.
5. The last isn't an item, but rather a habit: prepare for the next day before I go to bed. Pull out the meat for tomorrow's dinner to thaw in the fridge; fill my gym bag with fresh socks and work clothes (I hit the gym first thing upon waking and before work); set a second alarm clock located on the far side of the room to prevent hitting snooze multiple times and over-sleeping.1 -
Medical scale
Food scale
Second wristwatch
Spreadsheet
Canned sardines
And a few more ...0 -
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Food
1. Ground Chicken
2. Ground Turkey
3. Tortillas
4. Almond Milk
5. Chili Garlic Sauce0 -
Apples
Blueberries
Green beans
Flat out 60 calorie Tortilla wraps
Unsw. Almond milk ...1 -
I answered this a LOOOOOONG time ago but here is an update as I try again
Preprepped fruits and veggies for snacking (cost more but I am much more likely to actually eat them)
Oat milk
Boneless Skinless chicken breasts (I just use them in so many applications)
Trader Joe's frozen rice packets (for those times when cooking is just too hard)
Salad mixes (cause I am lazy and want it all in one)
YouTube for workout videos (lots of variety)
Good walking shoes (I now live in an area that is VERY walkable)
Dry erase board in my kitchen (keeps my menu in my face so I know what I have)
The MFP Larger Losers group (they are simply the kindest group of people I have found here)
Living in an apartment with no one below me (before I was on the top floor so was limited to what workouts I could do. No more!)
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