michelleg85 Member

breakfast: carrot granola bar and a banana lunch: turkey bacon, carrots, spinach snack: mango dinner: baked chicken breast and broccoli snack: rice krispies and almond milk

This is the exact reason I do IF. I'm too am a food addict, and could eat a LOT of food in a day. Right now I am doing IF 20/4. I eat between 3:30pm and 7:30pm. I find that I can eat all I want during that time, and still barely hit the calories for a day (obviously with super high calorie foods, one can eat a lot, even in…

This might seem like a weird comment - but I had shin problems (likely splints) and started wearing my runners a little looser - I stopped tying them as tight, as someone suggested this to me, and it helped a lot.

In! Will add you. I need to make this the year, finally

I think it is all in our head sometimes. Just knowing that we aren't supposed to do something makes us want to do it. I like to follow the 2 week rule. They say that after 2 weeks, something becomes a habit, and less of us forcing ourselves to do it. I think it is a good short-term goal. By that point, we start to feel…

When I work 7-7 I try to eat something small in the middle of the night, and then I eat a small breakfast when I get home. Usually a bowl of cereal. That way, when I go to sleep, I am not starving and can actually get a proper rest.

I personally believe that sometimes these moments are like an epiphany, and what gets us back at the game. I remember going for a free trial at the gym with a friend and not being able to run for 3 minutes on the treadmill. I sat on the floor right there in the gym and cried. That was my moment, and I will always look back…

Soup. I love to put a bunch of veggies in the pot, cook with minimal water, add pepper and when it is all done, blend it smooth. So good when reheated and you can add spices for taste. I like to bring healthy crackers or carrott sticks to dip in it too.

I like to make this fake "apple crisp". I basically just cup up apples and mix with some oats. Toss in some cinnamon and then bake in the oven for about 30 min. I can make a big pan and then split up into snacks for the week. The sweetness in the apples really comes out when they are baked, no need for sugar or anything.…

I am currently working shift work - 12 hr days plus 45 min commute on each end. I hear what you are saying, for sure. For me, I acknowledge that on days that I am THAT busy - there just simply is no time to dedicate to working out, so I make sure that I eat well. When there is time that pops up to work out (usually for me,…

More than pasta. It's pretty much pasta but made from one ingredient: chickpeas. Although there is a green pea variety, I hear it's not too yummy. But the chickpea one really just takes on the flavor of whatever spices/sauce/oil you dress it with. It's amazing, my husband though he was eating normal pasta. Found at Costco.

When I first started out I googled spratan WOD (workout of the day) or other types of workouts. Often there are some great ones where you don't need much. A friend of mine also recommended to me a "100" workout where you choose 10 different workouts and decrease from 100. Example: 100 jumping jacks, 90 squats, 80 burpees…

calories absolutely do not count today! but they do tomorrow and will still be in your belly. Save me a piece of cake!

I cut out dairy (and especially my whey protein powder) I use almond milk now when I need a fix and for my coffee. It worked wonders.

I'm military and have served overseas. So, when I joined and many times since.

both of course, can't I just have all the meats and be merry! :)

I agree about the snack thing. Pack something to eat on the bus home (or while waiting for the bus). Something easy like an apple and a granola bar or whatever. The low calories then will prevent the over abundance of calories later because you are starving! As for your lunch hour, maybe you could go for a walk while you…

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Loving MapMyRun right now, especially since I can change my type (run, walk dog, hike, whatever!) - and inputs the calorie loss directly into my food diary on here - woot

You wouldn't even be a true MFP kid without those darned plateaus that we hear so much about. Excited for you for that big happy loss that happens once the scale moves!

I would totally go with Kashi. Apple Jacks clearly just looks like junk and I wouldn't feel awesome about my choice regardless of the totals. Kashi looks like an adult food. Apple Jacks looks like it is for a 3 year old. Bah, being an adult isn't what is is all "Jacked" up to be. Ha.

I like to keep to the old usual for breakfast and lunch (usually boiled eggs, smoothies, oatmeal, blah blah blah) Then I mix things up with dinner (and snacks). I will throw meat and veggies into the crockpot - it never ends up the same. When I do that I pre-measure it, and then eat about half and save the rest for another…

I'm a shift worker as well...I like to make baked egg bites - (a piece of sliced ham layed into a muffin tin, crack an egg inside, add a few herbs and bake @ 350 for 15 mins). The result is a cooked egg in a ham "cup". Easy, light and delicious.

The worst is when you work so hard all week and really feel like you made progress and are feeling all proud and then step on the scale and.....nope. Happened to me this week!

I use melatonin. Low dosage. It's not something I would use as a long term fix, but for those times you can't just settle the body/mind and get into rest mode, it can really help. I used it when I was posted to the North Pole and having to work//sleep really weird hours (and in 24 hour darkness - so my body was confused).…

I definitely pre-log! I make meals for work (2 of my 3 meals) and pre-log them as I make them and pack them in my bag. Then, if I have something I wasn't expecting (like a coworker offering me a few carrot sticks), then I just add that as I go. For supper, and evening snacks, I know how much I have left and cook…

same :)

Water consumption helps me. I often think I am super hungry and then have a big glass of water and realize that's what I needed. Also, after I eat a snack (even if it is just those 8 nuts), I wait about half an hour. I am always surprised to see how full a small amount of food can make me if I just wait a little while and…

Hey, I totally understand what you are going through. I was a competitive athlete, playing a ton of soccer and competing in long distance running. I injured my knee 2 years ago and had a reconstructive surgery this past November to repair my ACL and Meniscus. It took a long time before I was even back to walking properly…

5'7" and 148lbs. I was 140 once and looked like I was dying. Lol.