Food that made your diet much easier
yortem
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What was that food item?
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All of them. Yes, that's right - letting myself eat all the foods I like, but in sensible amounts.32
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What are you asking?
What helped you stick to your diet and calorie deficit?
Or just do you mean that you go crazy for, cause you thought you had to cut it out completely to lose weight?2 -
no, but maybe you found out a new healthy item that you never tried before and you started to use it.
or for example, changed your regular bread to another one and you really liked it.4 -
Nope
Just eat the same foods I normally do....just make sure I hit my macro goals.2 -
Vegetables. Incorporating lots of various kinds, in deliciously prepared meals or as sides.6
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I really like mini pittas. I use whole pittas if I want to fill them, but mini pittas for dipping.4
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no, but maybe you found out a new healthy item that you never tried before and you started to use it.
or for example, changed your regular bread to another one and you really liked it.
While I went through a stage of having no bread, and then a stage of having Dave's Killer Bread, which lasted several months. I'm now consuming my own homemade bread. I make a 1 lb loaf on the weekend and use it daily.
The real fabulous discovery for me in the bread department was Ole Xtreme Wellness tortillas. That highly processed industrial product is an amazing source of fiber, Omega-3, and protein for only 50 calories. I have been using it for my breakfast burrito for most of a year now.
The other indispensable food item on my journey is a digital kitchen scale.17 -
I learned that have greek yogurt around in flavors I liked a lot helped when I was feeling really hungry and wanted something that I could eat without going crazy. I think realizing that (for me) protein really made me feel full helped guide my "on hand" food choices as well. I am also appreciating adding fiber from veggies to help with the fullness feeling- and not just salads. Experimenting with different veggie I like have helped (asparagus, brussel sprouts, cherry tomatoes, etc).3
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Baked Potato. I always heard you "HAVE" to give up potatos. just so not the case. a Potato is a all natural food and fits perfectly fine with a chicken breast or some other protein. I only eat it with salt and pepper and don't load it with the high calorie fattening toppings and I actually really enjoy it!5
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veggies
chicken
eggs
these are my three staple items to have in the house when trying to lose weight.4 -
Water. I have found that when I am not drinking my goal of at least 90oz a day, I am much more likely to slip and eat more than my calorie goal during the day.8
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I am a huge cheese monster, always have been, I was kinda gutted at the start when 40g of light cheddar cheese was still high in calories, I found switching to cottage cheese (onion and chive flavour being my fave) was a lot easier to help with those cravings, also I was a huge crisp person (potato chips if not UK) I'm more of a savory person than a sweet person, crisps are so very high in fat etc so i found switching to popcorn a lot better for me, I even make my own plain, popped with that 1 calorie cooking spray as long as you don't burn it, its so tasty and replaces those crisp (potato chip) cravings I have, trying to think what else has helped me.... erm... if I do get a sweet craving I have fruit or on that time of the month where you crave chocolate I have discovered those meal replacement chocolate shakes help, I have one for lunch, it helps with that nagging chocolate craving.... instead of chips (fries) I have jacket potato now, pasta, rice and bread I switched to whole wheat versions, I also sometimes switch tinned baked beans for tinned tomatoes as I love them on toast but the high sodium count in baked beans sometimes means I cannot have them, boiled eggs are great for a source of protein, low fat hummus with sliced carrots, cucumbers and celery is amazing
but basically just switching to low fat or whole wheat versions of things helps a lot. 6 -
I used to love potato chips, which are both fattening and have more carbs than I need as a diabetic. Thinly sliced and salted radishes satisfy my cravings for salt and crunch, and I can use them instead of chips with dips such as hummus.
I also really love Mrs. Renfro's green salsa, which is basically jalapeño purée, in cooking. I hate cutting up jalapeños and I can just toss a little green salsa in for added heat and flavor.4 -
no, but maybe you found out a new healthy item that you never tried before and you started to use it.
or for example, changed your regular bread to another one and you really liked it.
I just started putting avocado and pumpkin seeds in my lunch salads and i'm loving it... I stay full a lot longer I suppose because of the fat and fibre. They are quite calorie dense so at first I was a little pissy about it (cause it's *just* a salad lol) but I'm sold now lol3 -
fat bombs. so difficult to add enough fat in otherwise.1
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Strawberries, or any type of berry. Low in calories, sweet. Strawberries must be the most "perfect" food!2
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Shirataki noodles. Nom nom nom.4
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Mio. The more the merrier. For zest and variety.
Air popped popcorn, wheat puffs, and rice cakes (low calorie to volume ratio).
Greek yogurt, eggs, and protein powder to keep my protein levels high.
Diet soda daily.4 -
JeromeBarry1 wrote: »no, but maybe you found out a new healthy item that you never tried before and you started to use it.
or for example, changed your regular bread to another one and you really liked it.
While I went through a stage of having no bread, and then a stage of having Dave's Killer Bread, which lasted several months. I'm now consuming my own homemade bread. I make a 1 lb loaf on the weekend and use it daily.
The real fabulous discovery for me in the bread department was Ole Xtreme Wellness tortillas. That highly processed industrial product is an amazing source of fiber, Omega-3, and protein for only 50 calories. I have been using it for my breakfast burrito for most of a year now.
The other indispensable food item on my journey is a digital kitchen scale.
Baking my own bread is certainly a biggie. Not just for calories/fiber/etc. - there's something about the commercial loaves that keeps the fat on our body like crazy glue. Now I bake about 80% of what we eat.
I was on coumadin (warfarin) for years. Recently switched to one of the new anticoagulants. Eating green stuff freely now is a great help, seems to have unstuck the bathroom scale gauge from where it had been for a while.
Home cooking in general. Eating out regularly, no matter what, seems to impede dietary progress.4 -
Chocolate.
Learning to make chocolate fit in my calories every day has kept me from freaking out and binging because I cut it completely out.8 -
Chobani Simply 100 Crunch bowls as well as the Dannon Light & Fit version in Chocolate Coconut Crunch
baby bell cheese rounds
Ezekiel 4:9 bread - especially the Cinnamon Raisin
Twinnings Ultra Spice Chai tea
ON 100% Whey Protein Powder in Chocolate Coconut
Stur Water Enhancer in Coconut Water + Pineapple
Halo Top
Fat Bombs
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Side, perhaps noob question- what are "fat bombs" referring too?5
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Yoplait Greek 100 protein yogurts, Fiber One brownies, Halo Top ice cream, Laughing Cow cheese0
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COFFEE.
I never used to drink it, but started having a few cups a day with some low-fat milk, and found it to be great at curbing cravings.5 -
A wide variety of whole foods...2
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quiksylver296 wrote: »Chocolate.
Learning to make chocolate fit in my calories every day has kept me from freaking out and binging because I cut it completely out.
This. While I can't fit it every day, learning and being okay with this also helped me stick to a deficit/diet whatever you want to call it OP1 -
Cucumber, onion, tomato salad with lemon. Great for summer , cheap, very low in calorie.3
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MsHarryWinston wrote: »Shirataki noodles. Nom nom nom.
So this! On days when my hunger was insane, these were a lifesaver. 30 calories for the whole bag. I add half a can of tomato sauce on top and sprinkle with cheese. With these ingredients it came to about 200/250 calories.
ETA:I'm also a big proponent of everything in moderation, but when your having one of those days go with shirataki
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Quinoa, because it is so versatile and also gluten-free, which I need for medical reasons. Protein is an added bonus. Also, siracha, because it makes everything taste better.1
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