At Goal & Successfully Maintaining. So Why Am I Doing This All Over Again?

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springlering62 wrote: »

….but my bowls all look identical but weigh different amounts!

Even my pair of identical vintage Pyrex mixing bowls!

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Yeah, that's the pitfall. Gotta figure out how to mark them somehow, or else remember to note the tare weight in the moment (I keep a pen and notepad by my scale in the kitchen to write down ingredient quantities while I cook, so I'm not constantly touching phone and food and phone and food). I have two seemingly-identical stainless steel prep bowls that differ by almost 60g between them.

springlering62

Crazy hungry?

Did you know that sometimes your brain interprets dehydration as hunger cues?

Drink a glass of water, wait ten minutes, and see if you’re still hungry.

Having a big glass of water a few minutes before dinner also helps me not to gobble, and to remain fuller, longer.

springlering62

From the School of Head Smack:

It’s always driven me crazy that I couldn’t bulk edit my food diary when I changed plans (I sometimes log as far as a week in advance.)

I often put in a meal that has ten or twelve ingredients, or have to change serving size on all. That means I have to delete every entry (swipe left to delete) to correct portions or replace with new meal.

Well today I accidentally discovered how to do it easily and it’s via the honking big EDIT button at the top of the page.

Simply hit the EDIT button (smacks head yet again!)….


…..and edit as needed, quickly and efficiently (may add a head bang or two here)


Duh duh double DUH!

How did I never notice this button before? Familiarity breeds contempt, old dog new tricks etc etc etc.

Hoping this will help some other numpty like moi.

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Lietchi

For Android users, it's the little pencil at the top 🙂

goal06082021

NB: for Android users, the "Edit" button is a little pencil icon in the upper right, instead of the word "edit" in the upper left like on iOS. Which I *did* see before right this very second, but never bothered to tap on it to see what it was, maybe I assumed it was like...a quick-access Notes button? Idk. But it is indeed the Edit feature. Heck.

Next you'll tell me there's a way to copy the whole day at once, or use recipes as ingredients in other recipes.

Lietchi

goal06082021 wrote: »

NB: for Android users, the "Edit" button is a little pencil icon in the upper right, instead of the word "edit" in the upper left like on iOS. Which I *did* see before right this very second, but never bothered to tap on it to see what it was, maybe I assumed it was like...a quick-access Notes button? Idk. But it is indeed the Edit feature. Heck.

Next you'll tell me there's a way to copy the whole day at once, or use recipes as ingredients in other recipes.

Pencil button, check mark at the top to select the whole day and then tap on the the dots and you'll see 'copy to date' as an option 😉

BMcC9

and if you are on the website, not (either) of the phone / tablet app(s) ? (fingers crossed)

Lietchi

BMcC9 wrote: »

and if you are on the website, not (either) of the phone / tablet app(s) ? (fingers crossed)

For deleting or for copying? I don't think they're a way to delete several items at once. But with the 'quick tools' option under every meal, you can copy to and from other dates.

BMcC9

Thanks. I had discovered meal-by-meal copy over to other dates and from other dates. And the "edit the size of an individual item - eg copied-from-yesterday toast was 45 gr / today's slice was 52 gr

Wondered about an "edit" or "pencil" / select whole day / tap on little dots equivalent to explore to see if there was more I hadn't discovered yet.

springlering62

goal06082021 wrote: »

Next you'll tell me there's a way to copy the whole day at once, or use recipes as ingredients in other recipes.

You can!!! At least in the iOS phone app. I seldom drag out my computer and seldom use my iPad for MFP after the iPad app went through a glitchy period.

Use Create Meal, start a new meal, click on either my recipes or my meals and add the one you want to add. It will add it to the new meal you’ve created and you can even adjust the quantity before you do.

This is why I exclusively use “create meals” now as my recipe builder. It’s so much more flexible.

Go to main menu
My meals and foods
Create meal


Start a new meal



Now “add food”. The same old choices come up including the option to add a previously saved meal or recipe to the new meal you’re building:



Now you can edit the existing ingredients and add in additional ones.

springlering62

Or you can do what I do and simply copy an existing g meal and tinker with the ingredients. I’m always changing up my pancakes with a shredded apple or carrots, or other minor changes. So I always date mine too.

You’ll see my entries have huge calorie counts for “one” serving. I subdivide from there when I log them to my diary.

For example, that chicken pot pie made ten generous servings so I log .1 serving to my diary.

The Epic Fail (don’t ask) biscuits made 18.

springlering62

We had steak last night. Each of us enjoyed over a half pound of steak.

Yikes! you say.

Totally doable, say I.

There are cuts of both beef and pork that are surprisingly low calories. The Angus Beef sirloin tip steak that we had was only 140 calories per 4 ounces. It was delicious, grilled in the air fryer.

There are cuts of pork loin that can be as low as 120 calories per four ounces. I buy the four or five pound loin, cut it into “steaks” at home, and freeze. They’re great topped with some teriyaki, onion chowchow, or just seasoned with Lawries and grilled in the air crisper. Very moist, too.

Or throw a pound in the crockpot with a tablespoon of BBQ sauce and a tsp of liquid smoke. I used to smother my BBQ with sauce, now we actually like it better with just the essence of ‘Que.

Bonus! These tend to be the cheaper cuts, as well.

It’s a great way to round out your protein requirement and not…..erm…..sacrifice any dessert calories.

Those are sacred.

RetiredAndLovingIt

I do boneless pork chops in the air fryer with seasoned salt. Lightly brown & so juicy.

BMcC9

my toaster-oven theoretically has an air-fryer function setting, but we haven't experimented with it yet

springlering62

BMcC9 wrote: »

my toaster-oven theoretically has an air-fryer function setting, but we haven't experimented with it yet

You, my friend, are missing out.

rheddmobile

Pork loin is definitely an underrated low-cal star! One pork loin roasted in the oven can become sandwiches, steaks, and stir-fry for a week! I like to do a whole one then use it in different meals.

sheahughes

My teen son bought himself an airfryer so he doesn't have to use the large oven when making himself snacks and meals - I was sceptical at first that it would be used but even I have used it when I wanted hot chips pronto. So far it has only done chips, pies etc but handy to know about the meats cooked in it are tasty too!

springlering62

I overlooked the strength of positive self-talk/identity for way too long. It amazes me how much we have get out of our own way sometimes.

I just totally stole that from @steveko89 on another thread.

That’s the finest piece of advice I’ve heard since BL telling me to let things go because “it’s better than it was before”.

That goes in the cache of Super Quotes.

BL has dropped a shirt and now a pant size, too. I say he can go down another pant size, but he’s in his comfort zone, so not my place to argue.

And yesterday he turned his Apple Watch move ring three times, and was dancing around, sharing it. Good for him!!!!!!! I knew as OCD as he was about a certain phone game (I’m not naming names but it ends in ‘mon Go) that he might be motivated by rings and such. Do I know my guy or what?

And for the first time in months he asked for the larger piece of meat at dinner. None of this “oh you take it, you need the protein more than me”.

So we’re going to start working on macros.

The main macros to watch for are protein, fats and carbs.

Some people find one or the other very satiating, and knowing which one can be very empowering and a huge aid in weight loss. For me it’s proteins, so I focus on very high protein levels. If I have a bowl of skyr, smoothie with protein powder, or cottage cheese, it will hold me for a very long time. Protein bars, not so much. Too much (mentally) like a candy bar. No matter how slow I eat it, I’m always like “WTF! Gone already?!” Nevertheless I knock down a Nugo bar most days, as does BL.

If you find you’re having an issue meeting your daily macro goals, don’t freak out. Cut yourself a break. Go into “nutrition” at the bottom of your diary and change the next screen to a weekly view rather than a daily. You may find that while your daily macros a(and calories, too!) bounce around, your weekly goals can be pretty on point.

dblirondog

Very inspiring!! I want to lose 30lbs. I am in the right place!

steveko89

springlering62 wrote: »

I overlooked the strength of positive self-talk/identity for way too long. It amazes me how much we have get out of our own way sometimes.

I just totally stole that from @steveko89 on another thread.

That’s the finest piece of advice I’ve heard since BL telling me to let things go because “it’s better than it was before”.

That goes in the cache of Super Quotes.

Thanks, @springlering62. Not to highjack your thread, but to elaborate: for me this was a far bigger issue when it came to lifting weights than for nutrition. To be brief, I've always identified strongly as a nerdy guy, which connects strongly to my superhero-esque physique preferences. However, since I didn't come by that sort of strong athletic build organically I never felt I belonged in the weight room through high school or college so it wasn't something I pursued. At 26, after a few years of toiling with things like P90X that I finally started barbell training. It took buying my own I equipment and being able to train and learn in the friendly confines of my basement that I could allow myself to train requisite to the true aspirations I had for my body; away from (perceived) judgemental eyes and with tools I was unequivocally allowed to be using, since they were mine.

With that realization I've noticed the same tendency for imposter syndrome in my personal and professional lives as something I constantly need to be mindful of and manage.