Saw a posting by a fellow MFP re a website where you can search for recipes by the amount of protein, or carbs, or whatever you want in a meal.... for those watching carbs or trying to increase their protein or whatever, thought i would pass it on just in case its helpful

www.rippedrecipes.com

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Hi Hatters..

back on dayshift and like everyone else has said, am being challenged by the prep work... by the time i get home from work im exhausted and the thought of making an actual dinner because i haent prepped anything is my undoing on this shift... i KNOW the prep is the most important part, and i know i can eat well and eat food i enjoy when i do it... but its a challenge for sure.. i definitely need to get back to ensuring the prep is done - and i will be very glad when i am not trying to adjust every other few days to what i can and can't eat while the dental resoration conintues lol... but even that is just an excuse as i could easily find healthy food i CAN eat if I took the time to make it... although I have been maintaining ok I know I am making less healthy choices so I am also going to go back to logging and improving my choices as well...

as for the exercise Tammy.... i am amazed and inspired by your dedication to getting that exercise in ... i know how huge a struggle that aspect of your lifestyle change has been and you hav aced it!!!!! So proud of you.... and can only imagine how much you are loving seeing the results (and yes I did get a larf at the mention of your lists lol....!!) Well done YOU!!!!

GAIL - It was wonderful to read your post.... and to know you were able to share with us one of your deepest fears. . I suspect many of us here have had similar feelings and reasons that have kept us from really trying to lose weigh over the years... so if it helps at all to know you are NOT alone with your feelings......and I think that by having the courage to share with us your fears and your feelings.. that you may be at your own AHA moment... (and i think it took a hell of a lot of courage to share that btw!!) I have felt since day 1 that the Hatters are a haven; I can tell things about my weight and my feelings here to you guys that I would never ever share with even my closest friends.... because I know that you guys "get it".. and the freedom of being able to get it out.. as tammy and diane said.. can be the very thing that makes you realize that those fears are understood, and that we will be here to help you deal with them. I hate to think of the years I spent worrying about what I thought other people thought of me ...... its taken me a long time to realize the only person in the world it matters to what I look like physically... is me.... and I want to be healthy. And I know I'm a work in progress but I am worth the effort. We all are and I hope you know that we will give you every bit of support we can while you go forward with your plan...... and that we understand the emotional turmoil thats involved in starting a weight loss journey and changing to a healthy lifestyle.. you have made amazing progress in the time i've known you....and i don't htink you even realize how many stepping stones youve already made progress wise..... to get you to where you wanna be.... take some time and look at the changes you have made and realize that we can change... because you're living proof... we all are... huge hugs and thank you for sharing with us!!!

And now im off to make my breakfast an lunch for tomorrow before I think "nah i'll just do it in the morning.." cause I know that won't happen.... and right now... i can take a step towards making my goal happen.... one step... take 15 min to make my lunch... and it all starts with each small step and change we make my friend!! Don't think the little things won't make a differene... cause they are what MAKES the difference!!