GroovyLord Member

They are scallops, same as any seafood place, not shumai. But I can see how they might look like that. You're only seeing the outside (breading), I ate what was inside. =P And there's less rice than that pic when I get it, but thanks for all the estimates, always a fun art

It's definitely an art guessing.

Thanks, that sounds about right. Just tried adding all the individual items with guestimated portions, came out to 1079.

Will do, thanks! Thanks! In general I try to leave out empty calories like pizza and refined grains etc, so that should help on those days. I had cashews a few times throughout the day so it added up for sure there. What vegetables do you find are good snacks? In general the spinache, romaine, cucumber, and baby carrots in…

Thanks appreciate the info there, and maybe I could go a bit easier. But from experiencing long plateaus, it feels like I should possibly be cutting more than 2500 for example to get results. Also, my BMI is borderline obese. So while my Basal Metabolic Rate according to the MyFitnessPal calculator is 2,049, at a more…

Thanks all so far! What you're saying about the smoothie makes sense, I've heard that about drinking your calories. That's the main way I find to get fruits and veggies in my diet though, it's just kind of easy that way. Still, that's only about 300 calories out of the day. I could try to maybe make smaller one, and have a…

I have read an article that says you shouldn't worry about it too much. But there is the official "dirty dozen" list of the produce with most pesticides, and it sounds like something to possibly avoid or cut back on. Apples were the #1 culprit. But some produce apparently is naturally more "clean" and retains less…

Yep walnuts are good, I'll try throwing those into a smoothie. I've enjoyed almonds, those don't have omega3 apparently but have good amino acids.