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Princess2k17
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What is the one thing besides MFP of course that you would say has helped you tremendously in your journey? Mine would probably be hot sauce. LOL
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A gallon water jug, unless I can SEE how much I've drank and how much I have to go, I won't drink enough5
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GUM, YouTube motivational videos, and family.8
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Food scale18
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Sugar free polos and sugar free chupa chups2
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A kitchen scale. Hot sauce is pretty freaking amazing though. I'll hot sauce everything.11
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I will echo Lounmoun and say my food scale. 50 grams of avocado is so much smaller than what I was estimating before I got the scale!9
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I'm with you, I don't think I would have made it without hot sauce.3
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Since I'm allergic to hot sauce and food scale has been covered, I'll go with my husband's renewed interest in cooking. It really has made a difference.5
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My exercise drug of choice (distance running) has been exceedingly helpful. Not only does my 25+miles per week habit burn enough calories that I don't have to worry much about staying under, it's also an activity that I enjoy and look forward to each day.13
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Fiber. Upping my fiber helped quite a bit.
Hot sauce is yummy but I ate a lot of it when I was gaining so not sure it can get credit here. Our tomato plants have stopped producing but our peppers show no signs of slowing so we are making our own hot sauce for the first time this year. I can't believe how awesome it is. I may never buy hot sauce again.
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My fitbit was a game changer for me. - CO
Food scale is a given. - CI7 -
Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Fiber. Upping my fiber helped quite a bit.
Hot sauce is yummy but I ate a lot of it when I was gaining so not sure it can get credit here. Our tomato plants have stopped producing but our peppers show no signs of slowing so we are making our own hot sauce for the first time this year. I can't believe how awesome it is. I may never buy hot sauce again.
That sounds fabulous. What recipe are you using? I have an insane number of canned jalapenos still in stock, so this year I am letting the jalas and anchos turn red and then throwing them in the freezer to make hot sauce down the road.1 -
French_Peasant wrote: »Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Fiber. Upping my fiber helped quite a bit.
Hot sauce is yummy but I ate a lot of it when I was gaining so not sure it can get credit here. Our tomato plants have stopped producing but our peppers show no signs of slowing so we are making our own hot sauce for the first time this year. I can't believe how awesome it is. I may never buy hot sauce again.
That sounds fabulous. What recipe are you using? I have an insane number of canned jalapenos still in stock, so this year I am letting the jalas and anchos turn red and then throwing them in the freezer to make hot sauce down the road.
Check out this site: http://www.chilipeppermadness.com/
We typically alter recipes to suite our tastes or what we have available but we've used a few of these as a base. We have both purple carrots and purple cayenne ready now so last night I altered the chili-carrot hot sauce recipe and made purple hot sauce. I also made the habanero jelly from that site last night but I'm a little afraid to taste it now. It was so hot I had to wear a mask while cooking it because it was burning my nose and mouth. LOL3 -
Princess2k17 wrote: »What is the one thing besides MFP of course that you would say has helped you tremendously in your journey?
1. Food scale ... so eye opening.
2. Exercise.
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Food scale and tea!4
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The fact I naturally love vegetables and nutrient dense foods.
Taking up eating meat again. I was struggling on a vegetarian diet once I took up weights for some reason in spite of adequate protein.2 -
My Garmin
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Arla Protein yogurts - I swear by these and I can now get them in most supermarkets 142 cal, 1g fat 20g protein I've found it difficult finding something so good on the Macros which keeps me full and they are actually Quark rather than yogurt but in fruity flavours!
The staff in my gym - I can happily gym on my own but that can get boring, I try and incorporate a few classes in a week, chatting to them and having their support is really motivating.
Accurate tracking - Im with everyone on here who has said scales, before I had no idea how heavy my chicken breast was so was using a generic one, oh my how wrong it was!
Giving up diet fizzy drinks (for the most part) I'm not sure if this has helped my journey or anything but I certainly feel so much better without them3 -
My camera on a tripod with a self-timer for progress photos. I can't see changes in the mirror. I see what I expect to see. And that goes both ways. I don't notice when I'm gaining weight, and I don't see it when I'm losing. Photos, especially if I can compare them side by side, allow me to see changes I wouldn't notice otherwise.7
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Food scale, squats and planks and push-ups and lunges, Vinyasa flow yoga, a love of fruits and vegetables. And last, but not least, Halo Top ice cream.3
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Need2Exerc1se wrote: »French_Peasant wrote: »Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Fiber. Upping my fiber helped quite a bit.
Hot sauce is yummy but I ate a lot of it when I was gaining so not sure it can get credit here. Our tomato plants have stopped producing but our peppers show no signs of slowing so we are making our own hot sauce for the first time this year. I can't believe how awesome it is. I may never buy hot sauce again.
That sounds fabulous. What recipe are you using? I have an insane number of canned jalapenos still in stock, so this year I am letting the jalas and anchos turn red and then throwing them in the freezer to make hot sauce down the road.
Check out this site: http://www.chilipeppermadness.com/
We typically alter recipes to suite our tastes or what we have available but we've used a few of these as a base. We have both purple carrots and purple cayenne ready now so last night I altered the chili-carrot hot sauce recipe and made purple hot sauce. I also made the habanero jelly from that site last night but I'm a little afraid to taste it now. It was so hot I had to wear a mask while cooking it because it was burning my nose and mouth. LOL
This is awesome. I love growing all the hot peppers, but not so much eating them, but this should be very handy for all sorts of things. I might have to get a smoker. Thank you!
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COFFEE.10
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Gym membership. Past attempts I tried doing exercises at home. With 3 little ones I always ended up stopping and getting frustrated. I joined a gym and found I really enjoy exercising there. It is 90 min of me time.1
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Thank you guys for all your answers! I have since purchased a food scale! LOL
Keep fighting the good fight and I wish you all the best of luck!!4 -
Fitness tracker--Garmin Vivoactive HR.1
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I told people I'm eating right and losing weight. It keeps me accountable knowing people ask me how much weight I've lost.2
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Fitbit. Youtube videos. Portion control Tupperware, Ziploc bags, and purses big enough to carry them in.1
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Food scale
Convenience foods (canned and frozen ready to eat chicken, frozen salmon burgers, frozen beef burgers, etc). I don't like to cook and having these on hand really helps keep me on track.
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msjennigirl wrote: »I told people I'm eating right and losing weight. It keeps me accountable knowing people ask me how much weight I've lost.
This. I joined a summer 12 week challenge on MFP. It really kept me accountable, and I stayed on track. Stayed on for the Fall challenge and hope to reach my goal weight during this 13 week challenge.1
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