14 lbs in over 100 day???

I personally am not very fond of fish either (I'm allergic to some too), so I've had the same kind of problem.

I've found that turkey is a good low-carb cure-all type of food.

Buying a cook book is well worth it. I personally LOVE indian food, and a lot of it is pretty healthy, and it's EASIER to cook than it tastes.

Easy book to start off with is Step-by-step curry & chilli
ISBN 978-0681013490

Not everything is simple, but most things are.

Oh yeah, try the Rogan Josh (500 cal for a HUGE high protein 2 cup helping!) or Saag (400 cal for 2 cup serving)
Or Mulligatawny (Indian style chicken soup)...
...Ok, i'll stop. But, really. Try it. They're easy to cook.


I typically substitute lean beef for lamb.
Most of the recipes are "Toss this stuff into a pot and come back in an hour".

How many calories are you eating each day?

I started at 2800ish
I recently went down to 2580
and then today (due to me gaining another 1 lb) took it down to 2500

What are you doing for exercise and what do you do when you are not exercising (on your feet all day? sitting much?).

I would initially suggest dropping down to about 2000, roughly.

Numbers wise its almost a pound a week. What do you have your weight loss goal on MFP set to? You can choose between .5, 1, 1.5 or 2lbs per week I think. Not supposed to healthily lose more then 2lbs per week but sometimes it happens.

Are you adding exercise in with your calorie modification? Even walking for a few minutes a day and gradually increasing it to 30 min or more a day will help with the calorie goals and make you feel better too.

Personally, I am a very very picky eater, always have been. I have been logging my food for almost 2 weeks now and my starting goal "diet" wise is to cut back on the amount of each thing that I am eating and picking things that are a little healthier. My vice is soda and its very hard to keep track of how much soda I am drinking so when I use my phone to put it in to my diary it helps me keep it to just 1 soda instead of refilling the glass. I know soda is one of those things that should be immediately cut out but I really kind of don't want to so for now I am working on cutting back.

Maybe you could get your boyfriends mom to teach you a few of your favorite recipes that she makes?

An easy healthy recipe that I make is to take some boneless skinless chicken breasts, sprinkle lemon pepper or another tasty seasoning on them and then stick them in the oven. 350 degrees at least 15 - 20 minutes just keep checking to make sure they aren't pink in the middle and note that time that it took. I flip mine over once just so they don't stick to the pan and cook more evenly but I don't think you have to. The lemon pepper seasoning is calorie free though its got a bit of sodium if you are watching out for that and the chicken is under 200 cals.

If you buy a package with a few breasts in it and cook them at the same time then you can put each breast in a ziplock bag and then eat them just as a piece of chicken, or on salads (if you eat them), on sandwiches with those little thin buns, or cut them up and wrap them up like a taco. My SO cuts them into pieces and mixes them in with instant brown rice and whatever leftover corn or whatever we have. If you have the money they sell chicken breasts in the lunch meat section. Different flavors and you just cook it for 60sec in microwave and then done for sandwich or salad or whatever.

What are you eating ... and what is your work out routine... for me I make sure to keep healthy snacks around the house and lots of water that helps a ton with the dieting!

In my opinion, 14 lbs is great! Don't get discouraged, you are doing fine.

Sorry most of my post was written before all the replies were made but the picky eating part should still apply. I am not an awesome cook but I am a good cook (its just that most of my things are plain because I don't like weird sauces or anything) so if you want any tips or anything your more then welcome to friend me if you want.

Oh and when I say picky eater I mean severe picky eater. The only topping on pizza I will eat is pepperoni sometimes bacon depending on where its from, I don't eat hamburgers, I don't eat 95% of condiments. Only ketchup which is what I eat on any kind of chicken fingers or nuggets, no honey mustard etc etc for me. Definitely no mayonnaise yuck! The only Chinese food I eat is General Tsaos and it took me years of trying one bite of my SO's in order to get to like it. The only lunchmeat I will eat is salami even though I will eat "real" turkey or ham like is cooked in the oven. Oh and since I don't like hamburgers any out to eat place is a chicken sandwich and I eat those plain. Chicken and bun!! I do eat BBQ sauce but only on pork or beef or chicken in roast form or cooked on a grill. Yeah and the worst part is no matter how hard I try I can't get my self to stomach eating lettuce so no salad for me . I've been trying to eat oatmeal for breakfast and I can't because the texture makes me feel sick, but I can eat oats in granola bars, go figure.

Thats roughly 1 lb a week, which is a very healthy rate of weight loss. Remember, you don't quit and go back to "normal" when the weight is gone, so you want this to be something you can sustain long term.

Just a suggestion but you might find it helpful, in the long run, to learn to cook. Maybe your bf's mom can teach you; if you ask right she might be very flattered by the request.

Numbers wise its almost a pound a week. What do you have your weight loss goal on MFP set to? You can choose between .5, 1, 1.5 or 2lbs per week I think. Not supposed to healthily lose more then 2lbs per week but sometimes it happens.

Are you adding exercise in with your calorie modification? Even walking for a few minutes a day and gradually increasing it to 30 min or more a day will help with the calorie goals and make you feel better too.

Personally, I am a very very picky eater, always have been. I have been logging my food for almost 2 weeks now and my starting goal "diet" wise is to cut back on the amount of each thing that I am eating and picking things that are a little healthier. My vice is soda and its very hard to keep track of how much soda I am drinking so when I use my phone to put it in to my diary it helps me keep it to just 1 soda instead of refilling the glass. I know soda is one of those things that should be immediately cut out but I really kind of don't want to so for now I am working on cutting back.

Maybe you could get your boyfriends mom to teach you a few of your favorite recipes that she makes?

An easy healthy recipe that I make is to take some boneless skinless chicken breasts, sprinkle lemon pepper or another tasty seasoning on them and then stick them in the oven. 350 degrees at least 15 - 20 minutes just keep checking to make sure they aren't pink in the middle and note that time that it took. I flip mine over once just so they don't stick to the pan and cook more evenly but I don't think you have to. The lemon pepper seasoning is calorie free though its got a bit of sodium if you are watching out for that and the chicken is under 200 cals.

If you buy a package with a few breasts in it and cook them at the same time then you can put each breast in a ziplock bag and then eat them just as a piece of chicken, or on salads (if you eat them), on sandwiches with those little thin buns, or cut them up and wrap them up like a taco. My SO cuts them into pieces and mixes them in with instant brown rice and whatever leftover corn or whatever we have. If you have the money they sell chicken breasts in the lunch meat section. Different flavors and you just cook it for 60sec in microwave and then done for sandwich or salad or whatever.

I do have it set at 1 lb a week but i just seem to gain then lose then gain then lose the gain and gain then lose. its just irritating

Yes i add whatever i do, even if its only for 10 min i'll add it. I try not to eat my exercise calories unless i need to but i dont make a point to eat them.

Ya, i cut out pop too. I use drink at least 2 2 liters a day. i cut it out cold turkey and i didnt lose a lb. i havent had pop in over 6-9 months. i cant even stand the taste anymore. i drink 6-14 glasses of water a day

and i would have her teach me but i dont like left overs and i have no one to cook for :-/ and i dont want to cook for just me

The chicken idea sounds good but i dont know what kind of seasoning and again i cant cook, i dont like baked chicken, i live in Michigan so grilling is ok like 4 or 5 months outta the year and pan frying is to messy.
and i dont like brown rice i like white rice of course bc its more calories

The little packages of fresh chicken breasts in the lunch meat section sound like they would be good for you to try. I got some for my SO for lunch at work because he works 17hrs per day and is tired of peanut butter for lunch. They come 2 to a pack. There are different flavors, mesquite, or lemon pepper. Each of the 2 breasts are individually sealed. You just take one out and it cooks for 60sec and then you have a perfectly prepared chicken breast. I understand about the left overs I'm not a fan either. The reason I make the baked lemon pepper chicken now is because I like rotisserie chicken from the store and that's the easiest way to make it without an actual rotisserie. It really tasted almost like it was grilled. If you like grilling you could get one of the little George Foremen grills. Very easy to clean no greasy mess splattering like frying. I like garlic salt for chicken on the grill.

I cook for 4 so my roasts are pretty big, BUT I think you could get around that by asking your butcher to cut the roast you want to buy into smaller chunks. Like 1 roast would make 5 cuts like the size of a steak I guess. Then put the "roast" pork or beef doesn't matter into a slow cooker with a tiny bit of water at the bottom to prevent sticking and sprinkle garlic salt on it, or seasoned salt, or just plain salt and pepper. That't it. No crazy recipes.

In the store the seasonings I mentioned are:
Lemon Pepper (for chicken)
Seasoned Salt (for pork mainly)
Salt and pepper (anything)
Garlic salt (chicken or roasts)

They will be easy to find and named exactly like that. I grew up southern so no weird recipes for me just plain old down home cooking.

I know I've already spammed the hell out of your profile but I really want to help you. The Weight Watcher's Smart Ones have an average of 400-600 mg of sodium. Compared to eating fast food or a can of soup, that's doing pretty good. Lean Cuisines are also one of the leaders of lower sodium microwave meals.

I'm a full time student and I work full time. I don't have time or the place to cook, either, so I get that. But there are still things you can do. Eggs can be easily made in the microwave, there are decent microwave meals out there, get a bag of mixed vegetables from Meijer and some low fat dip. Look into buying almonds or Pop Chips. Popcorn is also good provided there's not a ton of butter on it. Protein bars and shakes are good if you're on the go.

Subway is such a good place to eat but eat a six inch sub and get one of the Fresh N Fit sides or whatever. The reason you are going up and down is most likely because of water weight so keep an eye on the sodium in the lunch meat and biscuits and cheese. Read labels

You gotta be adaptable if you feel like this lifestyle isn't working for you anymore.

Dropping it down to around 2,000-2,200 is a smart idea considering you're 6'1. You're not going to go into starvation mode.

Also, try cutting down on the amount of fast food you eat. Looking at your diary; you seem to eat a lot of mcdonalds, pizza, etc.