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One thing I will say is we as humans underestimate our food. For 7 days a week you ate 2 AM burritos and 2 top ramen at night and nothing else? With the occasional 3500 day? Because at your height and weight, you should absolutely lose weight at 1700 calories. My guess is these large meals may have been more frequent or…

I work in a chain restaurant. I asked my head cook about this once, and he said "I've never met a cook who didn't use more oil than they need to." So now when I order stuff I request no or light oil/ butter etc to be safe, and count it the same. Many things get pre-weighed, like pasta and sauce, but it's still humans…

I've noticed my fitbit gives me more calories when it's spread over a longer period of time. Like, if I walk 6,000 steps at work, over 5 hours, I get more calories than when I sit all day and do a 6,000 step walk in the evening. Just anecdotal.

How long did the walk take you?

For me, it's straight cravings. I know this. When hungry, I can usually convince myself the small snack I'm eating (paired with a bunch of water) is filling enough to hold me to my next meal. However, when craving, I can't seem to stop myself. I'm craving a burrito from that place I love? Sure thing. Craving pasta from…

I say go for it. Cook like your first suggestion. Reducing by half might be too much. What style are the potatoes? Just hash browns? I'd probably follow them exactly. Bake mostly, then add the other stuff

Well when it says "about xyz" servings in the package, you never know whether it's more or less, it's just to give you an idea. So I usually look at the package weight printed on the label to see where the estimation is. Granted I don't know why that can wouldn't say "about 1.5" since that is closer.

Cute tote!

Happens to me. I work in a restaurant with big portions, and oily creamy (delicious) food. If I eat something I haven't eaten in a while, like our nachos or cheesy bread, I'm suffering that night. It does usually involve me eating more than I "should."

When I first tried Thai food (I'm picky), they had me try peanut curry, which I really enjoyed. Then I tried yellow curry and pad thai, which I now love. When I'm sick, I want yellow curry, not chicken noodle soup :P

Yes, you can look at calories from a weekly point of view. If MFP tells you to eat 1200 a day, you should do that. If you then exercise and add additional calories to your day, you can save them for another day. 1200 is fairly low, so I personally wouldn't try to eat under that amount. Also, there's a place on the app you…

When I have a weird schedule, those frozen smuckers PB&Js help me out. I eat that and drink a thing of water and I'm good for a long time. I think it's the peanut butter

My activity level is set to sedentary, I start seeing added calories around 4,000 steps. However, you should be able to see the steps your have done if the two apps have updated, regardless of how many steps.

24 hour fitness. I bought a deal at Costco that was $400 for two year membership. Pros: Pool, hot tub, sauna Can use any (equal level) 24 hour fitness Lots of cardio machines Different types of classes offered Cons The 3 I've been to all seem sorta run down (esp locker rooms and pool) My local one has a weird design, going…

Loving these ideas, thank you! Never would have thought of bouillon, I bet that gets right rid of the craving.

Have you been logging accurately?

Well, if you're feeling sick, and you think eating will help, eat something. Personally, I reach for water over coffee only because A) I can't drink it black and B) drinking coffee on an empty stomach for long periods makes me feel super jittery, nauseous, and dizzy. So it could be lack of food, or could be the coffee.…

In your original post you said "I make twice that for dinner." So, if a serving is 56 grams dry, doubled that would be 112. Weigh it out on a scale, then cook it. You don't need to weigh it again if you plan on eating everything you cook. However, if you plan on making extra, like cooking for multiple people, or if you…

I like pasta. Most boxes I've seen list two things: a weight for dry pasta (grams) and a volume for cooked pasta (cups). The problem is like you said, cups isn't a reliable measure. What I jam into a measuring cup may be different than you. But weight is weight.

I weigh both. I weigh it dry first, so I know exactly how much I'm putting in the pot. Pasta absorbs water, so I weigh it again after.

From what I've noticed, most boxes list a serving of pasta, dry, in grams. What I do, is decide how many servings I want to cook (say I put three servings of dried pasta), then I cook it. I drain the excess water. I put a bowl on a scale, tare it, then put in the pasta. Take that number, divide it by three, now I know how…

My weekly loss is set to one pound. I just don't get why my exercise calories from my fitbit would go down despite doing more exercise from the last time I synced.

Generally, yup.

Sometimes I break down what I'm eating, using my hand as a reference. And I try to over estimate. Like, Mexican food. I lay out the tacos, compare the tortilla to my hand to then log later (4", 6", etc). I think about the meat, sour cream, cheese, all compared to what measurements I know. Then I usually add 200 calories to…

Trader Joe's brand Potstickers or pizza rolls + rice. Usually broccoli with it too. That has been a standard dinner for me when I lose weight, alternating.

What's worse is I don't really eat meals at work. If I'm getting the good food, and spending the calories, I don't want it to be rushed in between helping customers so I order the food when I'm leaving to take it home. So, in other words, I could just wait to get home and make food. But by the end of a shift I'm tired and…

Thanks for the replies. I especially like the idea of changing the portion size of the free meals I get. Do I need the whole sandwich? Nope, I really, really do not. I've put aside half of some of the things I've ordered when I've gotten too full, but I'll try putting it aside BEFORE I'm "too full" so I can stop at…

I haven't heard of any raw veggies as "bad" or unsafe, only that they may be kinda gross in their uncooked state. I wouldn't want to eat a potato like I eat an apple. I've definitely had raw kale, it's used in salads sometimes.

Those meatballs look so good!!!

If I understand what you're asking, you can see calories under the Nutrition tab, but it will show how far "under your calories" goal you are for the week. So, if you are 2 days away from the end of the week, you'll have WAY more extra calories, because it will be counting those 2 days that you haven't yet eaten anything.