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Hahahaha my BF thought the same thing when I first cooked it for him. It messed with his head so much that it took another couple of months until he was ready to try again. Also this was before I got the water ratio right, so it came out a soupy mess, and took that long until I was ready to try it again.
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Oooooh yeeeeeees I will have to try this over the weekend. I prefer the steel cut oats over rolled, though I eat both pretty frequently. There is something about the consistency of instant/quick oats that I just can't learn to love, though... I usually cook with 75% water and 25% whole milk Favorite toppings: 1 tbs maple…
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Just to expound - I love coconut oil, but I think I'd gag if I ate it straight up! I enjoy baking with it when a smaller amount of fat is called for. My friend makes these amazing oreo truffles, and coconut oil and oreos are the only ingredients...unless she dips them in chocolate. Hardly low-cal but so delicious. If you…
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If you want fluffy quinoa, in my experience it's better to use a 1:1.75 ratio. Also an aside, after you rinse the quinoa, toast it in a dry pan for a few minutes, just until it starts to turn color - adds another dimension of flavor
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Excellent work! Clothing can be better motivation than a scale. I have a 3 year old pair of designer short shorts that I've hung up on my closet door. Every week I try them on, and every week I'm a little closer to getting that button clasped.
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Split the difference! *crickets* I'll typically do one whole egg to one white, just to up the protein without extra calories (fits into my caloric allotment better) while still getting the flavor and nutritional benefits of the yolk. I cook the castoff yolk separately and use it as dog treats :) They love it, the…
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Eggs are nature's miracle food, a good balance of carbs, fat and protein in convenient packaging. Hard boil some and keep them in the fridge for a quick snack. Also, try eating a snack/meal with more carbs a couple of hours before you run? That does the trick for me.
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Fair enough, and I'm a huge proponent of fruits and veggies so that aspect of it sounds great. I'm the opposite - give me a meal plan and i'll find a way to break it; but I do plan out my meals week by week and stick to that, so I completely understand how a regimen keeps one on track. Even if you like that particular…
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I love poking through any and all for new ideas or healthy hacks for the classics! I'll pick and choose based on my own definition of "clean", which above all is a really subjective term. For me personally, clean is whatever doesn't aggravate my stomach issues and makes me feel overall better rather than worse after eating…
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Add all ingredients and amounts into the recipe builder (option to "Enter Manually" is below the paste link box). Divide by number of servings in the recipe total weight/your weighed out portion... this can get tricky if you don't have a good scale. I don't have said 'good scale', but eyeballing still gets me a reasonably…
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Licking the spoon makes me happy. Sneaking a couple of fries off of my friend's plate makes me more satisfied with the choice of entrée selection I've made which is more appropriately aligned with my intake goals. For me the little bites HELP keep me on track. But I do log them! Something that I do often is quickly log the…
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How Rude!
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MFP will not recommend a daily intake lower than 1200 because it's not considered safe from a health perspective, meaning we won't get the nutrients our body needs. For those of us who are shorter/older/female this means we must content ourselves with slower weight loss (at least as I understand it... perhaps consulting a…
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Could the OP be losing muscle? If the above is accurate, could the OP be losing muscle?
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I have to advocate poking around on ambitious kitchen as well. I found so many recipes there over the past year or so which are now in constant menu rotation at my house.
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Breakfast and lunch are usually smaller meals, with a snack between each. Dinner is my largest meal of the day, by an extra 100-250 calories. I'd say consumption is pretty even through out the day; i'm constantly peckish so this is what works for me. My exceptions come on the weekends, when eating out is more likely.…
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chickpea blondies - these do have added sugar in the form of honey/maple/agave and CHOCOLATE, but as others point out there is added sugar in most things unless you shop very carefully. I feel better about these because they have more fiber and protein than a 'normal' cookie bar, so they keep me fuller longer without…
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It probably depends a lot on body type (so for reference I am wide in the hips with a little love handle action goin' on). All of the workout pants I have tend to be tights and higher waisted: Under Armor has a lot of happy customers, but my capris will NOT stay up. They slide down so that the crotch gaps - uncomfortable…
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Fruits and raw veggies for snacking, cut up in advance. Make a Greek yogurt based dip if you need something rich. Pre-skewer shish kebabs to bbq. I love chicken breast or swordfish with pineapple, peppers and onions. Wrapping white potatoes or sweet potatoes in tin foil and putting in coals of fire to cook is fun and easy.…
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Good point with the stealing/wrong and all. Buuuut if shaming/guilting doesn't work for you, and mindfully eating 3 pecans and a slavelaborReese's cup stops you from globbing down a peanut-buster parfait I'd say you're coming out on top. Like many others have said, just make sure to plan for those calories and log them.
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Iron! Chronic anemia runs in my family so I try to be conscious of intake, but never quite hit that target. Potassium is difficult, too, but I'm encouraged by the other posters pointing out the sneaky ninja potassium (thank you) :). Coconut water is a decent source of potassium and does list on the label; it's a nice…
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The same thing happened to me when i tried to bring my Peruvian trail mix back into the U.S.! Admittedly, American jail is probably cushier than Chinese jail?
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Certain probiotics can help certain people overcome certain digestive issues. It could help, but you won't know until you try. Eating daily, consistent amounts over an extended period of time may help your body adjust. It took my body 2 months to adjust to eating all that fiber when i switched from yogurt to vegetables as…
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I am not arguing; note the part where i said that. I also readily admitted that feeling this way was neither logical nor correct, and stated and that i agree with cwolfman entirely. I understand different bodies need different things/ bigger bodies need more things. I also know how cico works. I am neither delusional nor…
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^see above. If you really feel the need to get it into your diet anyway: broiling with a good amount of butter or mayo on top. The extra fat does something to dull the fishiness. Not exactly a low-cal option, though delicious. Removing the skin also helps.
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The poor man is just trying to distract himself from the McWhisper
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I too saw that suggestion and had ten light bulbs turn on in my head. I like cottage cheese. I like spicy. Y I no put 2 2together b4?!
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I find the yogurt swap a little off-putting due to tanginess, though it is the best option if you want to keep it creamy. A secondary option which i think is better in taste: cottage cheese. If the lumps bother you, just run through a blender until smooth. The consistency will not be as dead-on as the yogurt, but flavor…
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Tuna, chicken, ham n pickle, etc salads. Toss all ingredients in a blender and it makes a pleasant pate consistency.
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frittata. Skipping cheese or meat (not necessarily both) should get you in that ballpark.
