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I make batches of Jamie Oliver's curry pastes and they're pretty amazing. Basically, all the calories in the pastes are in the oil and tomato paste, and a little goes a long way. I've been making the Madras, Vindaloo, Jalfrezi and Tikka Masala for several years. I usually make them with chicken or shrimp. Invest in the…

I've complained about all the glitches in the recipe builder and all I get are emails saying they're aware of the problems and "are working on them". So not glad I opted for a premium membrship.

I care about my macros for nutritional balance and because being prediabetic, I need to watch my sugar. I also tend to get too little protein, and since protein is so filling, I'm less snacky when I watch my protein intake.

I'm just about to hit 6 months and have lost 42 pounds. I've done minimal exercise outside of a lot of strenuous gardening and I'm probably a lot older than you. It's entirely doable.

Insurance wouldn't cover the surgery anyway, and cosmetic surgeons typically won't perform the procedure until you've hit goal and maintained it for a year. Yes, I've investigated this.

As long as bread only contains flour from a grain source, water, yeast, and possibly a little oil, you can't cut many calories unless you slice it thinner. Take that from a bread addict and lifelong bread maker. And it doesn't matter if you mix it by hand, in a mixer or use a bread machine...the ingredients are still the…

What the heck is wrong with plain unaltered WATER? I really don't get why all the great natural things available to us must be amended with flavorings. Drink plain cold water. On its own. I know people here think liquid is liquid and it doesn't matter, but I'll take the word of all the doctors who say plain unadulterated…

I eat clean because I prefer the food and feel better. I don't have any airy fairy ideologies about it. I just like it. I didn't eat very clean for a few days this week because I was lazy, petulant about the weather and other things, and now I feel like crap. I hate feeling like crap. I can't stop sleeping and my brain is…

Since tonsillitis is a bacterial infection, the fastest and most reliable cure in an antibiotic. I had it dozens of times before I was 18, and I refused to have my tonsils removed. No problems since high school, but I can assure you seeing a doctor or even a walk-in clinic will be the best way to kill the bug quickly.

Before anyone gets too excited about this very powerful drug, READ. http://www.m.webmd.com/diet/news/20150518/weight-loss-contrave-safety

This looks great. I think I'll do this when my vegetarian brother and SIL come to town next week.

You're welcome. You can get very creative and FIL a wrap with anything. I go for combinations of texture. I like to mix creamy and crunchy with the meats, and I frequently do tuna or egg salad. Veggie wraps are great too. These wraps are a great way to use leftovers.

Wraps! I buy Flatout Flatbread wraps. Then I mash up a half an,avocado or some light cream cheese, top with shredded cooked chicken or deli turkey, some finely diced cucumber, green onions and tomatoes, and roll it up. It's a big lunch, usually around 300-350 calories, and it's huge and delicious. I was in a hurry the…

I'm a bread baker. I can tell you that any bread that is low in calories is either lighter (more air) or sliced very thin. There isn't much you can do to remove calories from flour, water, yeast and the one tablespoon of oil that goes into one loaf. So they think of other ways. I have stopped baking and eating bread while…

Bacon is great because it packs SO much flavor and two strip have only about 75 calories. I think bacon is a great thing to have in moderation. It makes me feel like I'm not being deprived.

Melatonin is very good. I second that suggestion. Always follow the label dosing directions because a low dose works just fine. A little quiet and meditation in the evening helps too. Watching TV, especially Game of Thrones -- always keeps me awake.

It doesn't let you delete an ingredient, and swiping on an Android never does much. I miss my iPhone...

We never buy the fruited yogurts. It's crazy to when fresh berries are in season, and even in winter, we buy frozen berries. Much cheaper, much less sugar and calories if you add an artificial sweetener that you like. A cup of fresh strawberries and a,cup of yogurt is less than 200 calories, and it's a lot of food.

I'd say if you have an MFP account, you have the a:ount, it doesn't matter how you log in. Just make sure you use the right password or reset with a new one.

I can only use MFP on my Android now (dead computer) and what other posters are saying is valid. There are many glitches with the recipe builder, and for heaven's sake, can we please have a real option to delete a recipe or delete an ingredient from a recipe? The whole feature is clunky and awkward.

Yeah, seriously! This is the diet that people were trying , getting discouraged by and giving up on 30 years ago. DON'T DO IT. The soup is dreadful. The diet is too low in calories and nutrition. You begin to dread meals and crave what you can't have. You count the hours until you can go off the diet. You gain all the…

I think the OP is referring to desserts in general, not what we Americans call pudding. In the UK and some other parts of the world, as well as our home with a Scots husband, a pudding is dessert.

First, let me say congratulations! Second, I agree that with the right attitude (not viewing a diet as punishment), this isn't hard. In fact, I'm loving it. Lastly, I'm sending you a friend request.

Exactly. I see planned, repeating "cheat days" as days to look forward to....too much. Why should I spend all week looking forward to feeling bloated and sluggish and undoing some of what I accomplished that week? The diet isn't the prison you're trying to break out of. Overeating is. So planning a cheat day, to me, is…

If I feel hungry and can't stand it after an hour or so, boiled shrimp always does the trick. As little as 2 oz is all I need. So I buy more shrimp now, and it isn't cheap, but I chalk it up to being a low cost of sticking to my plan. . A couple tablespoons of plain almonds is 90 calories and also switches off the hunger…

YES. I always raise an eyebrow when I see exercise posted by friends for "light cleaning". I figure that sort of activity should be covered in your activity settings. I don't believe for a second that MFP's 450 calories for an hour of gardening is accurate. I garden all the time, and standing up pruning a shrub or being on…

I have a hundred little examples that add up to a general feeling of normalcy, comfort and a sense of achievement, and this is just one example: :D I can now bend over from a sitting position to tie my shoes. :D Seriously, the non-scale victories (NSVs) mean a lot.

That's impossible to count exactly. Some is thrown out. You could measure it when you marinate the chicken and measure what's left when you remove it from the bag. I let the raw marinated chicken sit on a plate while the grill is heating and a fair amount seeps out. The only marinade you can't measure is what goes in the…