Lezavargas Member

I’m doing the vegan thing too

Carrots and Almonds!!! Amazing flavor combo

I create healthy alternatives....high protein angel food cupcakes that are only 35 calories, avachoco mousse.....etc. if you know you are going to indulge then find some healthy indulgences

Cooking from scratch is almost always less expensive. Soups, stews, spaghetti sauces...there are so many options! Work with what is in season and what you find on sale. When cooking on a budget, a crock pot will be one of your best friends!

Honemade broth is listed on mfp

Make your own broth with chicken or beef, its healthier and you can salt it to taste. Homemade soups are the easiest thing in the world to make!

I have a vitamix and its the best investment i ever made! Itll pulverize the foid into juice! My favorite is making soups in it. Itll boil it right in the blender. Made spinach cream soup today, and tomato soup is one of my favorites. They are pricey but i use mine every day and ill never be without one!

Pop your own air popped popcorn wothsome spray butter and salt! Its a great cheat and waaaay less calories

Im the cook in the family. Its really not that difficult. I make their meal and have a salad or something for myself. Sometimes ill eat some of what i made for them, just in much smaller portions.

Stir frys! Add meat to his and not to yours

Feel free to friend for sone fun recipe ideas if you are interested in whole foods and less processed.

Im a huge fan of the vitamixes. They are a blender, not a juicer but they are amazing. Theyll blend it damn near into a juice and you get all the fibre and vits from the pulp. Plus you can make killler soups in it! I have a Jack Lalane juicer but I used it a few times and its done nothing but collect dust. The vitamuxes…

I look at it more as replacing what ive lost. Just make sure what you are eating is nutrient dense and a good source of protein!

Ive never heard it referred to as such, however I did a similar thing to eliminate foods that were negatively impacting me. I started with a 3 day veggie diet, using only non inflammatory foods, then slowly added more in to determine what was settin me off. It worked great! I have a great food repetoir now and none of the…

Find the source of the problem and eliminate it. Your body is telling you that it doesnt like what your giving it. It may only be one ingredient that sets you off. Narrow it down and listen to your bodys cues.

I plan out all my snacks for the day. I choose low cal choices so i can eat ALL DAY! Sometimes by the end of the day I have something left over that i can remove from my diary!

Ive got some tasty Recipes and I am diligently working on eating clean! Feel free to friend me!

My cheese blintzes (egg whites, cottage cheese...). Are my favorite "diet" food of all time! Also, a new discovery yesterday....angel food cupcakes with chocolate frosting! 57 calories each, 2 grams of protein and only 3 of sugar! Mmmmmmmm

Its all about you and your relationship with food. If you have learned the caloric values of various foods and the size of portion control then maintaining shouldnt be an issue for you. If logging has always been a good tool for you to control your intake then you should continue doing so. Logging your food isnt a magic…

Im with you, im not a huge veggie fan, ill munch on carrot sticks and i like to cook with alot of peppers but when it comes to leafy greens im just not a fan. I cant say ive made them more palatable, but all i do is stick 4 cups of spinach in a blender and chug it. Its not exactly tasty but it takes care of my leafy greens…

Avacados and nuts!

Everyones bodies work different. Different sensitivities, etc...try whatever you need to in order to find "your" best diet. And i dont mean diet in the roller coaster trending sense, i mean the diversity and variety of food that works for your specific body. Dont worry about the labels that people put on ways of eating,…

Only on these forums will the trolls come out when someone posts a great healthy alternative. Im going to try it! Thank you!

I plan lots and lots of healthy snacks all day so i can sit and eat continuously and still stay under my calories.

Sometimes a shower just takes too much effort....

It blows me away how many calories nearly ANYTHING has when you go out to eat! A trip to Johnny Carinos or Olive garden is more calories than I am shooting for in an entire day! Unbelievable what the portion sizes and caloric intakes are for servings today. Its no wonder why obesity is such an epidemic. If you werent…

Ive focussed on giving up the refined sugar and it has had an enormous impact on the way I feel! I was a hard core sugar-a-holic! The cravings for it diminish greatly once its out of your system, and foods taste better once youve desensitized yourself to the super sweet tastes of artificially isolated sugars and sweeteners

I did a 3 day veggie cleanse and it was amazing! The sugar cravings disappeared, i had more energy than before and my skin looked amazing! Im pretty sure i lost 10 years off my face! It was a great start to a new way of eating. I slowly incorporated new foods in and was able to quickly identify the ones I had sensitivities…

Ive never been a fan of veggies but i know how important they are so i throw 4 cups of spinach in a blender with some water and guzzle it once a day. Its an easy way to get em in...and in the positive side effects column...my skin looks amazing and 10 years younger when i do it!

I run into the same issue. i stay away from refined sugars and processed food most of the time but i find that any breads (even if i make them myself) or pastas in particular stiffle my weightloss. Other carbs dont have the same effect. Everyone's body is different. Listen to the signals that your body sends you. Nobody…