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Meal Prep

Meal prep ideas
Hi looking for high protein meal prep ideas I work nightshift in a carehome so looking for ideas for on the go meals that are healthy and high protein any ideas as well how I can keep my diet balanced as feel as though due to being nightshift my diet isn’t very good i.e if I’ve been nightshift I’ll sleep all day the…
Not Enough Nutrition?
Some days I do find myself not eating as much as I probably should, and by using the myfitnesspal to track my calories they finally let me know that yesterday. Yesterday I was off work. We had a lot of errands to run and got busy. I ate like one meal the entire day and that was it. Granted that one meal consisted of just…
Struggling with meal plan
Hello all, I've been struggling with losing body fat for just under a decade now. I've been going to the gym 5 days a week and doing a lot physically to offset my desk job, however it all came down to nothing pretty much. The leanest I've ever been was 21.6% body fat and as soon as holidays struck and I've allowed myself…
What food is good when you are trying to lose weight?
Hello, I'm starting my weight loss journey and my goal is to lose 10kg.
college student needing affordable and easy recipes
heya!! if anyone has any reasonably affordable and quicker or easier recipes to share, it would be greatly appreciated! Don't worry about how many servings it makes as I will often make a family-sized meal and portion it out for multiple meals in a week. Thank you kindly!
Counting macros on MyFitnessPal
Hi All, I've been using MyFitnessPal for years and recently tried to log my food in order to understand my intake and where I need to make changes to reach my Protein count. Even more recently, I have been trying to lower my meat consumption. I read a few sources that help understand where to find protein in vegetable…
Body Recomp
Popping back into MFP to track the macros for my body recomp. And especially my water intake... which I am currently lacking. Just a personal trainer/postpartum coach holding myself accountable. Motivators welcome!
Looking for accountability friends-New to using Macros
Hello my name is Kim. It's been a few years since utilizing this. I am in a phase of my life where I need to really make my health a priority and I'm struggling with menopause and trying to lose weight. It's hard and seems everything I do doesn't work. I am active with my fitness activities and hobbies. Spoke with a…
Bento Box/Food Containers for Packing Lunch
Hi Everyone, I'm looking to start doing better meal prep for myself each week and want advice on best bento boxes or food containers for healthy portion sizes. I've been using some dollar store containers, but most of them are awkwardly shaped and wear out quickly; it's time to invest in something a little sturdier. Does…
Ready to Eat Grocery Store Items
I am looking for 2-3 suggestions per meal/snack for ready to eat items from the store for back up options when I just don’t feel like doing more than a 5 minute prep for a meal. My goals: 1650-1850 calories per day. Backstory: I feel like I will get comments about this so I’m addressing it up front. I have ADHD, which…
Lunch ideas for work
I'm having trouble being creative with packing low calorie high protein lunches for work every day/every week. Sometimes, I just get bored with the food I packed which makes me want to dine out on my lunch break. So I'm curious what everyone else does for packed lunches. I just need ideas for different meals so I'm not…
soft foods
Hi, I have a rare disease that causes a lot of facial pain. Some times I can't eat anything that requires chewing. I recently had a 8 week flareup which made me lose 14 pounds. I am worried it screwed up my metabolism. When I couldn't chew, I ate soft foods and there was not a lot of variety. I am such a picky eater. I…
It's a family matter....
Hey everyone. I'll try to make this long story short and pray it falls on the right ears in providing a realistic solution. My 12 year old daughter and I have decided to take on this journey together. I am blessed that for the most part she is not too picky an eater but that's also too much of a good thing as food is our…
I need meal prep help!
I have been doing the same things and I'm sick of them. But I don't have much time to do meal prepping all day. So I need variety and easy!! High protein please!!
Hi! Newbie here!
Hello 🤎 My name's Faye! While I'm not new to weight loss, I am new to MFP. With a new job and more time to meal prep and easier/cheaper access to produce I'm excited to try and nurture my body more and hopefully get in shape! I got a Fitbit too to start counting steps and time.my toga sessions. I'd love to meet some…
Accountability partner
Hi. I just turned 47, in family transition with 3 kids. I live in southwest suburbs of Chicago. I have gained over 30lb over the years. I used to better about being active and watching my diet but those were the days of no responsibility. I struggle with working out, making sure I drink enough water, meal planning on my…
Today was picture day
Oh goodness 🙈 today was my initial “before-picture” day. I also calculated my BMI. Yikies 😳. But all is good. It served as a motivation and helped me realize that this is a life long commitment to health, myself and awareness 💕🥰. Today I also wrote my top 5 self love promises that I plan to keep. Here is to this new…
Hello
I’m Tamara new to fitness pal. Joined a gym and adding consistency and lifelong habits of good health. I cook and pack my food and am looking for serving size ideas and work out routines. I had a gastric sleeve surgery 1 1/2 years ago. So I track water and vitamins. This is why I chose fitness pal.
Hello Everyone👋
I am hoping we share and compare what we are eating/doing for our weight loss journey It will be 1 month this coming Sunday that I have been doing intermittent fasting and have lost 7lbs. I keep a strong eye on low to none sugar & carbohydrates, high on proteins. Share with us what your focus is👏👏
intro
hello i'm a 20 year old active guy tracking for health and macros. i like to cook and love low impact exercise. i also love to hike with my beagle :-)
I’m looking for long term sustainable healthy eating habits
Hi, I’m new though I apparently joined years ago and didn’t do anything memorable. 😬 Definitely need friends, motivation & support & will reciprocate! Definitely hoping this time will be different. About a year ago I started Optavia and have lost a lot of weight on it and still have more to lose. So I want to transition to…
Meal prep for returning to the office.
I am having to return to the office after working remote for 3 years. Over the three years I lost 37-40 pounds depending on the day. I am looking for suggestions for keeping the weight off and losing and 20 more pounds. My days start about 3:45am, I have an hour drive one way and my work day doesn’t allow for much…
Can no longer have more than one decimal for serving size on meals?
As of yesterday, it appears that it is no longer possible to use more than one digit after the decimal point in meal serving sizes. For example, it is no longer possible to enter a serving size of 0.25, you are limited to only enter 0.2. This does not appear to affect any food serving sizes. It appears to only affect meal…
Kinda newish
I am 40 yr old (this year) mother of one, 9 yr old boy. I am wanting to lose 30 pounds at least. I have been on the app for a while now. I am trying to diet, being celiac (40 yrs) and now with gout (2months). I am having a hard time staying with the app cause of limitations. Does anyone use the full app buy paying the…
Meal Prep
What are some favorite meals to meal prep? Thanks!
Cold Low Carb Lunch Ideas
Does anyone have any low carb lunch ideas that can be eaten cold and do not need to be heated/reheated? Thank you in advance!
New to MyFitnessPal
Ok,I tried the stop drinking as much app …., holly crap it worked!! So thought may as well give this app a ho and see if I can kick it back to my 18 year old duds lol!! Always welcoming new friends from anywhere anyone any type after all we are really just time traveling through it all. Cheers and Hi!!

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