What are your Top 5 foods or items that make your life easier?
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I thought it was interesting most people listed food scale as one of theirs. I've lost 17 lbs so far and have never used a food scale. I just can't stand the thought of weighing my foods... its too obsessive for me and too constraining. For me its definitely
1. My dog (my running partner and my motivation!)
2. MFP
3. Protein shakes and One bars, (I really NEEDED protein omg!)
4. my body scale
5. Fiber one brownies (MMMmmm)
6. Cooking ability!16 -
This list has changed over the years, but for now:
1. MFP (kinda of a duh, but oh well)
2. Groud turkey tacos, its my favorite meal that always fits into my goals.
3. No breakfast
well, I ran out too fast, ill come back if I think of more5 -
Yoga
Cottage cheese
My dog, who goes on lots of walks!
Eggs
Cauliflower rice2 -
1. Sparkling/Seltzer water - helps me not say yes to an alcoholic drink and not feel bored by regular water
2. My Sketchers - if I can't run, I can always take a few laps to walk
3. Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm - I get a box of local, in-season, organic fruits and veggies throughout the growing season - helps me get in all of my vegetables and find creative and tasty ways to cook all of them!
4. Instant Pot - same as the reasons above. Cheap, easy, TASTY meal prepping from one little machine!!
5. Kroger Click List - I can purchase everything I need on large shopping trips (with my handy dandy coupons)with no temptation for impulse or unhealthy buys.7 -
1. MFP (supportive friends/the forums to challenge and debate ideas)
2. Food scale
3. Fitbit Flex 2 & Polar H7 tracker
4. My job - I have a good deal of flexibility largely due to enforcing a strict Pareto policy. I only focus on things that matter.
5. Coffee4 -
1.) Daily Worshiping/Serving, REALLY & TRULY Trusting/believing in and leaning&depending on/seeking-following-obeying The ONLY True and Living God (The God of the bible, The God of Abraham, Issac, Jacob & Jesus) His Way, His Truth and His Life and humbling myself (and/or desiring Him to humble me) DAILY to follow His leading&guiding me in ALL things (including weight-loss).
2.) Eating whatever I want to (absolutely NO restriction on any foods/drinks), just eating smaller portions and less frequently thru-out the day/night.
3.) Lots of water drinking (because I now LOVE water and not for some "magical weight-loss reasons), a daily yummy smoothie, lots of herbal and green teas and nightly treat of at least cup or so of strawberries (or berries, watermelon, melons or some kind of YUMMY juicy fruit) if I don't have strawberries.
4.) Devouring lots of vegetables LOTS of a variety of yummy veggies cooked all kinds of ways--NOT because "they say" veggies are good for me, but because I now LOVE and CRAVE them and eat them like I used to eat all kinds of so-called junk. I still eat of so-called junk foods, but vegetables have become one of my favorite choices of "pig-out" foods.
5.) Weight loss tools: ( measuring tape, scale) using daily housework (dusting, sweeping, gardening, ironing and all kinds of cleaning/tidying up stuff and sometime dancing as I do these so-called daily "chores" as my daily exercise.36 -
1. Technology- Iwatch, MFP app, food scale
2. Protein- satiety makes all the difference, I get in a lot from food at each meal plus a whey shake after working out and casein pudding before bed
3. Workouts I love- if you don’t like it you won’t do it, top picks for me are walking my dog, training for half marathons, and bodybuilding/power lifting
4. Water- plain, with lemon, sparkling, no calorie flavored. I’m much better at staying on track when I get the water in
5. Rest- sleep is the best but also knowing when you’re body has had too much and you need to back off and just eat the ice cream4 -
1. Food Scale
2. Vitamix
3. Cauliflower Rice
4. Grill
5. Spice Rack!5 -
For me, definitely MFP, my Fitbit and my food scale. The bathroom scales are pretty important to me too!!!
Most helpful foods along this journey currently are.....
1. Fibre One Brownies (agree with the poster above..... mmmmm!!!!)
2. My homemade, health-ified dumpling soup (love it and have it a couple of times per week).
3. Sorbet. Yummy sweet treat that I substitute for ice cream! I buy individual serving sizes.
4. Eggs. Love them, in any shape or form!
5. Laughing cow cheese wedges. Great on crackers or with vege sticks.
6. Greek yoghurt. I have a berry one I buy. It’s amazing!!!!
These foods all pop up often for me, most weeks!4 -
1. Apple Watch
2. Gym membership
3. Food scale
4. Working for myself so flexibility
5. Bullet Journal4 -
1. My puppy dog best workout/walking partner ever
2. MFP well yeah
3. Premier Protein portable snack at work when a real break is just a wish
4. Prepackaged veggies makes dinner prep so much easier
5. Local farmers market for fresh local yummy fruit and veggies
6. Sargentos balanced breaks again handy portable snack
7. Food scale
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1.) Food scale
2.) MFP
3.) Peanut Butter
4.) Running Shoes
5.) Body Scale
6.) Rock/Metal music2 -
1) MFP
2) FibBit and Aria scale
3) Trendweight.com
4) Digital food scale
5) Trader Joe's non-fat Greek yogurt and cottage cheese4 -
I agree with your#4&6, not sure what happened to #5??? I eat salad for lunch almost every day and love half and half in my coffee.
Cottage cheese is a good source of protein that is very versatile. It can go with sweet or savory, hot or cold.
Protein bars, great for a breakfast or snack on the go.
Zoodles help me cut back on pasta.2 -
1) Fit bit alta HR
2) Job standing 12-14 hours/day (almost impossible to eat enough to reach maintenance, guaranteed deficit days)
3) Money (protein heavy foods, 24 hour gym membership)
4) Pre-packed foods (easy math/tracking)
5) Mirror/pictures/cameras/measuring tape (checking progress, trends)
6) @ home gym, adjustable weights + treadmill/standing desk (mostly meeting activity goals, lazy days, multitasking)6 -
1. Food logging
2. food scale
3. cycle fit class
4. Hidden Valley Ranch Yogurt Dressing
5. Plain Greek Yogurt4 -
1. My bicycle - burns calories and makes me feel good.
2. Single serving packets of Greek yogurt or tuna - easy to take work and meet my protein goals.
3. Unsweetened tea- a little caffeine boost, no calories and keeps me hydrated.
4. Fresh fruit- delicious and full of nutrients.
5. Baked potato- no butter, just garlic salt or hot sauce. I find it very satiating.2 -
1. MFP
2. Digital Food scale
3. Fitbit
4. Greek yogurt
5. Bathroom scale/Libra app
6. Protein bars2 -
1. My bike
2. Yoga for flexibility (or at least not being completely seized up)
3. My food scale
4. Bagged salad mix
5. My foam roller2 -
1. green tea -- I drink an insane amount of unsweetened green tea every day, hot or cold--all day-energy without jitters
2. kombucha -- feels like a treat, healthy, not too many calories, many interesting flavors
3. skinny pop -- fav go-to snack
4. living two blocks from Lake Michigan so I can take walks on the lake trails (I have snow shoes to do this even in the winter!!)
5. living in a community that is very walkable -- I can easily go three days without driving (in the summer when I am off from teaching)
6. ordering groceries from Amazon Fresh -- keeps me on my budget and lets me go over my "cart" before actually making the purchase so the junk food I put in there on impulse can get dumped!
7. fitbit + my challenge community of five friends-we encourage each other to keep active
8. Trader Joe's non fat greek yogurt in coconut cream flavor--tastes like dessert-add berries for a big treat that is actually healthy2
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