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I always change (lower) the calorie number that MFP gives.

I didn't read the article but yeah dreaming will be my workout this morning :D I'm tired and punchy and sick of having to drive with ice falling out of the sky. Real exercise will come later today.

I get the same thing. They are amazed at the noticeable loss then proceed to tell me I'm not going to lose weight counting calories. I just walk away lol.

Pizza and chocolate. Lots of chocolate for a chocolate coma lol. I actually stayed within maintenance calories.

Sodium and long hikes are the things that show on the scale for me. Right now I'm showing the pizza I've had for the last 2 days lol. Another 2 or 3 days if I eat my normal foods the water weight will all go away. I temporarily gain upwards of 10+ sometimes from hiking - crazy lol. The pizza wasn't worth it either since my…

I like to drink that in the summer since it's so refreshing .... I log a few calories but I also have the lemon and cucumber loose in the pitcher and if some gets in my glass I eat the cucumber.

I use a mandolin to make julienned strips of veggies - long matchstick type .... I can use the mandolin to thinly slice veggies and fruit to make chips as well or big thin slices to stuff and roll then bake or eat raw depending on what it is. It's easier, much much easier to clean and has more than one use. The "noodles"…

My mom was a horrible cook so all I remember eating regularly at home is cereal and bland spaghetti that she made by boiling noodles then dumping plain tomato sauce mixed with salsa on top. :s I actively sought out ways to learn cooking when I moved out. At school if I ate it was only an ice cream sandwich. I never liked…

I don't track steps but I do log walking if it's above my normal every day walking. I know when I'm more active without wearing a fitbit so its not a gadget I need. Sometimes I wear my HRM if it's a fast paced, long walk. I'm set as sedentary so adding those calories in is necessary. I'm losing at a great rate.

I eat bananas this way as ice cream and love it especially mixing other things in - great with pineapple and chocolate chips mixed in. But .... I eat it instead of ice cream because most commercial ice cream makes me very, very, very nauseous. I'm not lactose intolerant but there is some additive that I'm apparently…

If you are killing that many and using them so often, definitely look into what restaurants use. I know as a bartender I used the blender many times a night and don't remember it having to be replaced or even repaired over several months time.

I've been running around all day and don't feel like cooking so I had an English muffin with greek yogurt cream cheese and braunschweiger @ a little over 300 calories total. All I want is protein and will probably use my last 200 calories on some chicken later for a snack. I have all the makings for some crispy orange tofu…

I buy meat in bulk and split it up in weighed portions and freeze. I can easily get 1 or 2 patties or filets out and throw it on there and cook it pretty fast. Very convenient and keeps me from wanting something higher calorie pre-made when I'm short on time. Mine is small and only fits 2 patties or 1 larger chicken breast…

Happiness is finally altering my favorite jeans by putting on 2 darts totalling a 4 inch adjustment. ...then realizing it's not enough and adding 2 more darts for a grand total of 8 inches. B) Funny story - wore these jeans yesterday to walk my dog and we had to cut it very short because my pants were about falling to my…

I pick relatively small sweet potatoes when I shop and by weight they each end up between. 100-150 calories. When paired with chicken and some green vegetables, it's decent on calories. I roast or nuke the potato and usually either bake the chicken or cook it on my foreman grill. Sweet potatoes work very well with cumin,…

I've had to double check some of my tried and true options for logging lately. Someone somewhere keeps changing things on them and it's incorrect information lol. Sometimes lower calories and sometimes higher. Frustrating and I may have to just do all my own so no one can mess with them. *I notice it while logging. Make…

I eat tacos I make at home often. The fast food type are never filling vs the calories. For lunch today I made 2 soft tacos with reduced carb wheat tortillas from trader joes - I'm not low carb but these are pretty low calorie and actually taste good with good texture - and cod that I cooked on the foreman grill, made my…

If you hate greens then kale might be too much for you. I absolutely LOVE greens but hate kale. Spinach is a very mild tasting green that is very nutritious. It's easy to hide in foods either raw or cooked - I only buy it raw and cook it myself. I don't know what they do to the canned and frozen to create the monstrosity…

I was out shopping so I got a toasted footlong roast beef sub (no cheese) at subway (only ate half for lunch). It had lettuce, tomato, onion, bell pepper, cucumber, jalepeno and their spicy relish. Less than 400 calories. Ate the other half just now for dinner and still have over 500 calories to use for something extra…

I use the ziploc or Rubbermaid containers to freeze meals. I have a thing about not cooking in plastic so I keep a stoneware bowl/plate with me if it's a meal I'll eat away from home and I dump it on there to reheat. You can get big boxes of the containers or hit up a dollar store. Lots of sizes and shapes and even tiny…

Oh one thing I love - it's not pizza but it's good and has pizza type flavor. A large Portobello cap that is roasted first to get it to let out some water, then stuff it with sauce, cheese and your toppings of choice. If you want to limit calories even further, use grated parmesan instead of any other cheese - it's strong…

I love cucumber slices lightly salted. Cantaloupe salted...apples are good salted. Hmm. I don't try for low fat much so I'm only coming up with produce. :) It's ok to go over fat as long as you stay in your calories - unless you have a medical reason to limit fats.

Nuts mostly add fat and only a little protein. Add some cheese or make a sauce out of plain fat free greek yogurt (I only do fat free for that yogurt because it has higher protein). Or just eat the yogurt mixed with some fruit. Eggs - eat 1 or 2 whole eggs and if you are really short on protein still and short on calories,…

Either get it from a quality restaurant that makes an authentic pizza or make one at home. I can't even eat the cheapo stuff now. One thing about counting calories - I've become a food snob about some things LOL. It's a good thing....less temptation to go over. It has to be worth the calories. Have a nice salad first then…

I just bought a new one because I was tired of fighting mine. It was a pain from when I first bought it though. You might need new batteries. Make sure you weigh on flat surface same spot as always.

I must be really lucky. Both trader joes in my area have great produce. I've seen other people say the same as you though. I wanted to add 1 more favorite thing I get at tjs....smoked rainbow trout. 7 bucks for 8oz of yummy wonderfulness. I was there last night and picked up more lol. I also found a satay peanut sauce that…

I only buy Justins in the little single serving packets. Helps control intake a lot lol

Candy. Fruity candy or cinnamon type candy. It's crazy lol. I can have chocolate in the house and not want it or I can stop at one serving. I brought my pasta trigger under control last year and now have no issues with stopping at one serving. I eat it and I'm done with it and dont think about it anymore. But gimme all the…

+1 I also add beans to things if I'm low on meat and funds. They are really cheap. I use half the meat I normally would and round out the calories with beans either whole or mashed/processed/blended to incorporate them into sauce or soup. Eggs are cheap protein. Veggies in season are cheaper as are frozen veggies. Snacks…

I like to top salads with some sprinkled dried basil, oregano, salt and pepper then drizzle balsamic vinegar over it. If I have calories to spare sometimes I'll also drizzle (from a measuring spoon) some olive oil. If I have company, I mix all this up in a bowl or gravy boat so people can dress their own salads. The trick…