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I eat almost that much protein (145g) and I've been having wraps for breakfast with a rice tortilla because I'm gluten free, low fat mozzarella cheese, turkey pepperoni, sometimes also some ham, tomato slices and/or paste and then I grill it for a minute to melt things. It tastes really pizza-like. I also made frittata…
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Try adjusting your goal to 1 lb per week. I'm about the same size as you and can easily lose that on 1600-1700--a couple hundred cals per day can make the difference for me between starving and ok. Also eating more fat at breakfast (about 10 grams) has helped me feel satisfied during the day and that helps me not overeat…
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What meds are you on? When I had issues with my colon some of the meds made me gain quickly. Steroids in particular.
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You have to weigh the individual ingredients to be accurate. Bread, weigh it. Meat, weigh it. Mayo--especially weigh it. etc. If you eat the same sandwich over and over, you can enter it into MFP as a recipe. I do that but I weight everything out all the time. Basically I make my sandwich on a plate on the scale. I love…
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Trying not to drink for October, I was making gravy last night and usually I use wine to deglaze the pan but I realized if I had an open bottle it would be so tempting, so I just used broth. Felt good to win the struggle and use those calories for mashed potatoes instead!
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I was put on a low residue diet (low fiber) for flares and I still go on that when I have symptoms. Mine is controlled by Remicade now so I rarely have any issues. Second the pro-biotics! I also went through periods where I limited dairy, soy, alcohol and coffee (and took tons of turmeric and other supplements) but for me…
