Questions for those trying RS. It says to cook then cool the product, Can you reheat it or do you have to eat it cold? Not finding an answer for that. Of course part of that is because Firefox crashes on almost every website these days. Since ver. 40 it has really gone downhill. Might have to learn to live with ads on Edge UGH.

For those who go to restaurants. In the US we are supposed to have calories and nutrition counts available everywhere soon. MFP is adding a way to pinpoint the restaurant you're at do you can easily find the relevant info. Wish it had been available this past week, but now I'll be ready next time family comes!

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This will be my year to eat smaller portions and not in 3 big meals. When I fill up too quickly, I have a very difficult time breathing. So this isn't a matter of "wanting to," it's a matter of "needing to."

I've been going to the Y 2X week for enhanced fitness and silver sneakers yoga--I love it. Haven't been able to go this week because of a low grade sinus infection that decided to get worse this week. I've already been on 2 different antibiotics over the last 6 weeks, but nothing seems to get rid of it for good. Seeing my Pulmonologist later this week and, hopefully, she'll have a solution.

I hope to be here more often this year, too. Good luck to us all.

You might even find smaller meals through out the day help in your weight loss efforts.

Hoping your sinus issue gets cleared up, I know how miserable they can be. Get better soon.

Thanks for this thread - lots of good stuff - Will try the New Healthier You Fitness Plan (link above) but a bit nervous I'm trying too much too soon ... But will give it a shot tomorrow - Hope your day was successful!

Having more restaurants in the database would be wonderful! There are already several there that we frequent but I would appreciate more menu items from those that are in the database. I'll try to pay more attention in the future. Thanks for the good info.

DreamOn--I'm the original "junk food queen" so I know you can't be doing worse than I am. LOL. I do good one day and fall back to bad habits the next. I am getting more steps in though now that my treadmill is set up again. And I do manage to maintain 3-4 pounds more than my goal, but it is better than nothing. Will keep working on it and hopefully will be in a routine by the end of the month.

@sharondtd I was so mad last year when the calorie calculations on menus mandated by the FDA was postponed from December 2015 implementation to December 2016. Currently, I download restaurant pdf's to my phone. Some of my favorites, I make a little spreadsheet and carry in my purse of my favorite dinners. I list many of my favorite meals under meals leading with the calorie count. I can usually add up calories quickly no matter what restaurant I enter. Of course, the rules will only be required for restaurants with 10 or more locations. As you know, I eat out every night, or nearly.

Tonight, I have already decided on Pei Wei. Small Mongolian Steak lettuce wrap, veggie spring roll, and a fortune cookie. My little spread sheet 4.5" x 4.5" for Pei Wei lettuce wraps, that I keep in my purse, makes it easy. (See below) I knew my dinner needs to be around 525 calories. Of course, I have two motivations to take the time to do things like this: 1. I eat out all the time, and 2. if you can't make an Excel spreadsheet, it isn't worth doing! In the end, the time it takes overtime is quickly outweighed by the convenience when eating out.

GMCharlie, I thought you might have a spreadsheet for eating out . Good to see you posting again. I use online menus a lot when I eat out but I do like exploring ethnic places that often don't have listings, so I use recipes on line to find similar meals.