What are your Top 5 foods or items that make your life easier?

nowadays:
food—
liquid egg whites
isopure unflavored protein
allulose sugar
keto chow
mct c8 oil

items—
ipad pro
tall mason jars
kitchenaid mixer
instant pot vortex air fryer
dash mini waffle makers

1. Food scale
2. Spin bike
3. Frozen vegetables
4. Microwave
5. Health o meter, body weight scale

MFP
My cheap little pedometer watch
The Mirror (workout from home 6 days a week)
My phone (makes it easy to stay connected to MFP throughout the day)
Wifi I guess for the same reason
Fasting - I started fasting until lunch, basically so I can eat a bigger lunch and dinner and feel more satisfied. This helps me stay on track with calories.

Food:
eggs
dannon light and fit greek yogurt
spinach (for a salad, or added to whatever else I'm eating)
coffee
frozen grilled chicken - I can easily thaw and add the protein to an otherwise protein-less meal

jaga13 wrote: »

The Mirror (workout from home 6 days a week)

This is the thing on TV where you stand in front and have trainers and programs?

How much?

Potatoes
Sweet potatoes
Fruit
Vegetables

I may have posted before but here I'd current thoughts-
1) MFP
2) Food Scales
3) Only keeping the food I want in my regimine. My boyfriend is same!
4) Broccoli and Greens
5) Protein and volume foods

1. WiFi Scale
2. Talking to others about my goals
3. MFP
4. A uniform quick cheap health regular lunch
5. Big breakfast, medium lunch, little or no dinner

Weighing myself daily on Wi-Fi scale
Logging every day
Cutting down or out alcohol
Getting a little exercise so I can eat a little more
Eating at home

Food:
1. skyr (non-fat Icelandic yogurt, high protein/low carb)
2. omelets (liquid egg whites + spinach, mushrooms, cheese, scallions, chives, etc)
3. salsas, condiments (mustards, YellowBird sauces!) & seasonings on shredded chicken
4. Bubbie's bread & butter pickles (+ slice some Persion cucumbers into the brine later)
5. sugar-free Jello (raspberry) and chocolate pudding mix (sprinkled on low-cal whipped topping)
6. miso paste, pho, and ramen base for a quick veggie soup
7. spring roll rice wrappers for shredded veggie rolls (+ sauces!)

Items:
1. food scale
2. small bowls & plates
3. weight scale
4. iWatch (Jan. goal is to close my 500-calorie Move ring every day)
5. walking shoes + arch inserts and good socks, rain gear
6. hot/cold knee wrap
7. MFP for both pre-planning and tracking

Hmmm lets see

1. Digital scale because it keeps me more accountable each week for weight loss (and tells me when i am not hydrated enough)
2. my garmin watch because it sychs to MFP and updates my calories, and it is not as generous as i would be!
3. Lindhals Kvarg because it is yummy and high protein (as a veggie protein is my big issue)
4. Protein bagels
5. camomile tea adds flavour to my water and can be drunk hot or cold

Food:

1. Dried/shelf stable meat --- like smoked sausages or jerky. I know some are concerned with sodium intake, but I've never been told by a doctor to worry about it and I love salt. Also, if I'm crouched down and then stand up I get dizzy/almost feel like I'm going to faint...so I'm fairly certain I can hack the extra salt LOL
2. Bars --- Mostly Kind bars, but any that have good macros that I know will hold me over in a pinch. I also work across an entire school district so those are easy to have in my office and car for quick on the go snacks.
3. Rotisserie chicken. I buy a whole one, pick off all the meat, chop it up, mix it together and then it's easy to throw a serving on one of those pre-bagged salad kits, or rice, or pasta, etc.
4. Par-cooked rice. I hate to say this but I am bad at cooking rice and getting a rice-maker isn't really an option due to a lack of counter space. I can cook rice that is .... edible...but not great. I know it's more expensive but it's easy to get pre-cooked rice and portion that out into a container with my protein, some veg and sauce.
5. Candy/chocolate. I will buy nice chocolate bars and usually break them into 6 pieces or have those little Dove moments or small single serving squares. Or even Hershey kisses, little Recee's cups, etc. I usually like to have a little something sweet after any savory meal so it's nice to just grab a couple small pieces of chocolate. It satisfies a little sweet tooth without being too much.

Non-Food:

1. Food scale --- I don't typically use it a ton now that I'm done actively losing weight but when I was, it's super nice to get a good feel for what '4 oz' of chicken really *looks* like.
2. Keeping my hiking boots IN my car. I can take a leisurely hike no matter what clothes I'm wearing as long as they are appropriate for the heat/cold. But if I don't have shoes I can hike in, then I won't do it and I"m the type of person that once I get home....I want to stay home really - so I prefer to be able to go straight to whatever my after-work activity is if I can. When I get home I just wanna put my PJs on and chill.
3. Planet Fitness that is ~1min from my home. I know sometimes as a gym that gets crapped on...but it's cheap, has everything that I need, and is close to me.
4. Mentality --- I see many people here say 'I need to lose _____lbs' or 'I have to get down to ______lbs' or 'I have to stop eating _____' and I used to think like that. I now think to myself - what sounds good to me right now and what do I need to give my body so I can do what I want to do today? I don't use my weigh on a scale to really gauge my success or sustained success. If I feel my clothes fitting different...then that's how I know. Example: I had an injury and a 'respiratory' infection (that apparently wasn't covid, but felt like covid) that ended with me being pretty inactive for ~2months that coincided with the Holiday season. I didnt' change anything about how I eat regularly and I also ate all the good stuff. Instead of feeling guilty about that or having the mindset of 'I gotta get back on the train...' -- I just feel like, well now I'm not sick or injured and I can get back to my normal. My weight will also go back to it's 'normal'. And if it doesn't, then that's the weight I need to be right now.
5. Goodwill/Plato's Closet or some other 2nd hand shop for clothes. I am trying really hard not to buy stuff on Amazon (even tho it's so convenient) or contribute to 'fast fashion'. Not to mention if you are on a weight loss journey you may have to buy new clothes every 10lbs (depending on how tall you are)....I now try not to keep clothes that don't fit me. If they are too big/small they go to Goodwill. And I find something that fits me - and buying 2nd hand is better overall and cheaper if you have to do it often.

"Top 5 Foods or Items that make your LIFE easier"

I didn't read the entire thread, but the posts I read were almost invariably all tied to losing weight or fitness. But if I want to think about making LIFE easier...

1. My 1.5-liter water bottle I keep at my work desk. Fill it up in the morning when I get to the office, sip at it all day, drain the rest before I clock out at night. Makes sure I get adequate water each day, helps stave off hunger, regular trips to the men's room ensure I stand and move throughout the day, lol.

2. I keep a list of all websites I regularly visit, along with the login information (username, account number, passwords, etc). Can't tell you how often I've forgotten either my username or password (ironically, more often it's my username I forget). Keep the list written, not digital, so any hackers can't find them.

3. I keep two magnetic dry-erase boards on the fridge door. One is a grocery list; as I discover we need more soap, bread, etc I write it on the board, or my kids do, and before I go shopping, I reference the board. The other board is a weekly menu of upcoming dinners, so the kids know what is coming up and stop pestering my wife or I for details, lol.

4. I keep a ready-made protein shake in my desk drawer, and another in my car's glove box (along with a bottle of water). If I'm in a hurry and have to leave the house without food for work, or I'm stuck in rush-hour traffic or a blizzard and not going anywhere, I have something to take the edge off and keep me going until I can get home for something better.

5. The last isn't an item, but rather a habit: prepare for the next day before I go to bed. Pull out the meat for tomorrow's dinner to thaw in the fridge; fill my gym bag with fresh socks and work clothes (I hit the gym first thing upon waking and before work); set a second alarm clock located on the far side of the room to prevent hitting snooze multiple times and over-sleeping.

Thanks, this one has been a game changer for me (related; my mobile phone is what is across the room, not at my bedside.

nossmf wrote: »

set a second alarm clock located on the far side of the room to prevent hitting snooze multiple times and over-sleeping.

Apples
Blueberries
Green beans
Flat out 60 calorie Tortilla wraps
Unsw. Almond milk ...

Athijade wrote: »

Dry erase board in my kitchen (keeps my menu in my face so I know what I have)

This is great, I always think that would help, just haven't installed one yet.