MaryCS62 Member

I work in a hospital, & wasn't sure how long I'd be here, or how many shifts I'd be working. Cooked ahead, left food for husband & daughter, & had lots with me to choose from (had to have breakfasts, lunches, dinner & snacks!). Did great, and avoided all the cake & other things people had brought in. Honestly didn't appeal…

Current Middlesex Cty resident. Born in Brooklyn, raised in Staten Island, spent 4 years in Southern California as a teen, lived in Morris County to finish high school & between the end of college & getting married. Rutgers University for college.

Unfortunately, to do that, I had to make it visible to the site, which means other people will see Mary's homemade Italian gravy, with no idea how good it is, & how to make it!!

I'm sometimes hungry after I've finished my portion, but I've also noticed that after about 1/2 hour, I'm feeling very full. It does take time for the message to get to your brain, "Hey, you've had enough!" As others have said, eat slowly, give yourself bulky, calorie light vegetables, and eat slowly. It will soon seem…

THAT is pretty damn cool!!

I just put it through recipe builder -- 9 Ingredients Edit Recipe 1.00 egg, Large Egg (Corrected) 2.00 tbsp(s), Old Fashioned Oatmeal (42oz Pkg Info) Uncooked 2.00 tbsp(s), Parsley - Raw 0.50 tsp(s), Spices - Salt, table 0.50 tsp(s), Spices - Pepper, black 1.00 clove(s), Garlic - Raw 2.00 tbsp(s), Cheese - Parmesan, grated…

The way I read it, 2tbsp goes in the mix, 1/2 cup is for breading them after they're mixed & formed

Thank you!! I did create it in Recipe builder, just couldn't figure out a way to move it into the new recipe. I knew there had to be a simple fix!

I've upped it this week to 1530 - which MFP says is my 1.5lb/week calories. Still haven't exercised much, & haven't had a weigh-in at all (I sometimes weigh daily even though I only record weekly) & it's been a screwy weekend b/c of 2 snowstorms here on the east coast in additition to having to stay over at my job last…

Because there is no RDA "goal" for those like say sodium 2300mg/day, sat. fats, vit c, iron etc. Those are the good fats, so as long as they are higher than my saturated fats #, & that number isn't over goal, I figure I'm ok

I just bought some & have been eating it raw,added to a roast chicken / pita pocket sandwich with a little sesame soy ginger salad dressing. Also added it to my salad. It is very crunchy, which is ok if you like it that way, but I could see cooking it as well--just haven't b/c DH wouldn't eat it if he knew what it was.

Not an expert, but I do better when my carbs are a little lower -- & by carbs, I mean the refined carbs, not the fruit & vegetable ones. Switch a sandwich for a salad with protein in it, have a protein based breakfast (eggs/yogurt/cottage cheese) & see if that shakes things up a little. Try spaghetti squash instead of…

I have ones that are brownie bites, & mini chocolate covered pretzels. They are a snack/dessert, & I like them because they are small pieces, so I can eat them slowly & enjoy them. I got something else that was 70 calories, & it turned out to be a 2 inch candy/cookie bar for the 70 calories-- not worth it, so won't be…

I actually started at 1460, b/c MFP calculated that for me, based on sedentery job, 2lb loss/week & my then weight. I didn't really have any trouble with those, or the intermediate reductions. Only when it got to 1270 was I having a little trouble, as I was hungirer. "Also, you can eat pretty much any food that can fit…

Yeah, it would be nice. Some of my recipes, it's common sense how to make them, because I've been doing them so long. Others, if I copied the URL & started that way, it will bring you to the original website, so instructions are there. Otherwise, it's a guessing game.

I was having trouble today -- it kept changing the calories in the ingredients & for the serving-- drove me nuts! I ended up deleting & re-entering

I weigh & measure everything (except green salad- my bowl holds about a cup of leafy greens). The plateau many years ago-- I don't know what caused it, other than when using "points" on WW, I "gamed" the system a bit to get the max for say, 2 points without it tipping over to 3 points--that's why I like actual calorie…

I say this because this time I am determined to fit in the foods I love (ie the occasional bagel, chocolate, etc) while still losing. I weigh, measure, adjust my other foods, but I fit it in. I'm having much more success this time because I'm NOT depriving myself, just limiting the calorie dense foods to a lesser part of…

Try a small amount of good quality chocolate -- dark chocolate if you can. Or, if you like volume, a fat free sugar free pudding. I sometimes put a spoonful of baking cocoa in my coffee. Don't deny yourself--just police yourself. Allow yourself some"junk" calories--just fit it into your plan. For example--have a piece of…

not sustaining it was mainly a matter of after the big loss not being able to get below a certain weight, and then basically giving up after a three month Plateau. Then I just went back to all of my old bad habits of eating all kinds of very unhealthy foods and way too much of it.it's been the same thing every time I've…

It is correct on the Web--it shows my November calories at what I was eating then, & my current ones today

When I lost a lot of weight (about 10-11 years ago), someone thought I had weight loss surgery. I said no (not that there's anything wrong with anyone doing it!) I love food too much to ever try that for myself.

Yeah, it's kind of annoying. I use grams unless there is no measurement at all for that. I even weigh my egg beaters instead of using a measuring cup.

Same time (ie, morning, night, etc) in the same clothing (naked, underwear, jeans & tshirt). I weigh myself 3-4 times/week, first thing after bathroom use, in my undies usually, but only chart weekly (Saturday mornings). This allows me to see fluctuations, but not go crazy.

http://honestlyyum.com/8346/quinoa-granola-bars Haven't tried it, just found it on a quick search. Try putting "quinoa based snack bar or or granola bars recipe" as your search criteria instead of "breakfast bars"

My personal favorite is just baked, don't even use butter on it. 2nd is oven fries (slice like fries, either toss w/ a little olive oil, s&p, or just spray the baking sheet w/ pam, then spray the fries) bake for 20-30 minutes. Or scrub, cube, toss w/ olive oil, cinnamon & other "sweet" spices & bake like the fries.

Italian beef stew that I made last night, because I didn't know if I was going to make it home tonight (work in a hospital, cooking/planning ahead of a snowstorm)

Starting wt 295lb, current (this morning) 260. Yes, I know it comes off more quickly at the beginning for heavier people, especially when you actually stop eating all the cr*p that I was eating (emotional eater, another long story...). The first 2 changes were via MFP, asking if I wanted to reset my calories after losing…

Started changing up some of my recipes for my daughter, who has celiac disease. Other than cooking gf pasta for her, we mainly tweaked our recipes so that they didn't include gluten in them. Use gf flour or cornstarch for thickening, & mainly cooking with fresh, not processed ingredients that have hidden gluten. Had to…

I slipped on Sunday. I don't work out that much, but I'm annoyed because I was increasing my speed on the treadmill each time, & since I can't bend over toput on my socks & sneakers, I couldn't do much. Luckily, walking around actually seems to help the tender (top of the butt) area, so I've been doing that. Changing from…