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I use nomnompaleo.com and goop.com (I know, she's anathema on here, but she sure can cook) for recipes a lot. My most used cookbook is Trim Healthy Mama. That's just full of easy, everyday, gotta get dinner on the table now-type recipes. I also make a lot of my mom's recipes that I age growing up or I just throw things…

Do you have a 99 Cent store nearby? I buy a lot of my fresh produce there, and they often have organics, too. Most vegetables cost 3-5 times as much at my other grocery stores. Sugar snap peas Cherry tomatoes Onion Celery Carrots Cauliflower Broccoli Zucchini Spaghetti and other squashes Lettuce and spinach if they look…

Vitamin D3 is the one to take, preferably with Vitamin K supplement rather than alone. Avoid the synthetic Vitamin D2 that doctors often prescribe. It isn't the same thing at all. In fact, if your doctor does prescribe it, ask why and perhaps consider finding a better doctor. I get tested every year or so and am…

I prefer grassfed and pasture raised meat. I has a much healthier nutrition profile than CAFO meat. And the animals and earth are usually treated much better than in CAFO situations. It is best to know your farmer and his/her practices. But I don't stick to only grassfed meat and veg. I eat a variety of other foods, too.…

I've done other elimination diets like Whole30, but usually for a longer period of time and often more restrictive. I think they're fantastic. It really helps you learn how certain foods affect your body. You may find you thrive on foods many people are miserable eating, but have other foods nobody else has an issue with…

What is it that you like about the fast food? What are your favorite meals when you are not trying to lose weight or be healthy? Do you order burgers and fries? Make your own burgers at home with or without a bun. Add whatever toppings fit into your meal plan. Experiment with different types of meat and spices in the…

I don't think it's any healthier well done, but the flavor, texture and appearance are so much improved I can't fathom why anyone would eat a steak that wasn't well done.

I plan to eat cheese stuffed celery, olives, deviled eggs, turkey, ham, mashed cauli, dressing, spinach, roasted Brussels sprouts, sweet potatoes and parsnips, macaroni & cheese, gravy, cranberry sauce, lemon pie, pecan pie, whipped cream, wine, coffee, and anything else that makes its way onto the table. I'm only sad…

No, you can't, usually. Gluten free flours don't have gluten in them so they behave very differently in recipes than wheat flour does. Gluten gives dough its elasticity. It also retains moisture and its structure helps give structure to food. You almost always have to adapt a recipe when using gluten free flours.…

Elanaspantry.com has fantastic recipes. I haven't looked at her Paleo Cookbook, but it's gluten free and dairy free and I assume the recipes are as good as the ones she posts on her website. Glutenfreeonashoestring.com, same thing...great recipes on her website and has a cookbook I haven't used. Glutenfreegirl Shauna Ahern…

I'm making three desserts, all of which need to be made a day ahead so they can cool and set. I started thinking lemon meringue, then settled on lemon cream cheese pie http://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/kittencals-lemon-cream-cheese-pie-107621 Pecan pie http://www.karosyrup.com/Recipe/Classic_Pecan_Pie and Pumpkin…

That is wonderful news that your seizures have lessened so much. Are you on any medications that might hinder weight loss? I know epilepsy drugs can have a powerful effect on that. I have a relative with uncontrolled epilepsy who I keep bugging to try a ketogenic diet, but when he was a kid, his family and doctors thought…

I have both Grave's and Hashi's. Mostly I'm hypo, but I cycle to hyper every once in a while. I like hyper for about two days then it gets scary. As mentioned by Athena, the TSH is a terrible way to determine hyper or hypo. A free T3 and free T4 test are a much better way since (and symptoms, of course, which most modern…

I've only talked to people doing low fodmap in conjunction with AIP (autoimmune Paleo) which is a lot more restrictive than just low fodmap. I know all meat is allowed. For vegetables, stick to things like carrots, cucumbers, kale, lettuce, okra, parsnips, pumpkin, radishes, spinach, zucchini and other summer squashes. At…

It looks like a good selection of foods to me. If you are lacking in calories, use full fat milk instead of skim. Use regular dressing instead of light ranch. Cook the meat in some butter or oil, and drizzle the vegetables with same. I'd probably prefer sweet potatoes and legumes over regular potatoes for a starch, but…

I think you're doing a fantastic job so far. Like you said, maybe keep the surgery on the table for a couple more months while you see how you're doing. In the meantime, keep up the calorie counting and see what progress you make. I don't think 100 lbs is so much weight to have to lose that I'd resort to surgery. Maybe…

Hmmm...and I thought he/she was just starting a thread to share breakfast ideas with other posters. I'm going to go with my interpretation. I almost always have eggs of some sort. Today, I had homemade pork sausage with onions, mushrooms, spinach, parsnips and carrots cooked into a hash. Then I cracked an egg on top and…

Cook your food in some butter or coconut oil...1T has about 100 calories. Put a larger amount of dressing on a salad...1T olive oil has about 100-120 calories. Put some unsweetened nut butter on an apple or banana (or your crackers)...1T has about 95 calories. I'm not sure what you're already eating, but probably you're…

I've done Paleo on and off over the past several years. Overall, I like it and think some form of it will be beneficial for most people. That said, there's a wide variance in what is meant when someone says she is eating paleo. Some people eat 80% meat. Some eat 80% vegetables. Some people eat a whole lot of almond/coconut…

Try putting some baked mashed sweet potato, plantain, taro, rutabaga, turnip, parsnip or similar into the fish patties to help keep them together. Or use a little arrowroot starch, coconut flour or almond flour in place of the crackers if you eat those items.

My idea of a good paleo meal is to fill about half the plate with vegetables, about 1/4 of it with meat, maybe 3-5 ounces for my needs, and the rest is some good fat and some starchier vegetables (or fruit or nuts if you like them; I don't). You can't go wrong with nomnompaleo.com recipes, I think. Recently she posted a…

I completely disagree that "obviously" skimmed milk is better. I think whole milk is best...preferably raw, grassfed whole milk. Now, I don't think milk specifically is going to contribute to your weight loss efforts, but eating healthy foods within your calorie target range will best contribute to your weight loss effort.…

I had hash made with homemade pork (ground chicken works, too) sausage with a variety of vegetables. It would have been even lower carb had I reduced or changed the vegetables to lower carb ones (i.e. more mushroom and spinach, and less of the parsnip, carrot and onion). I did add an egg on top, but the egg wasn't…

A gram of fat has 9 calories. A gram of protein or carbs has 4 calories. A gram of alcohol has 7 calories. Your food should be made up of fat, protein, carbs and possibly alcohol. So if you hit your macros, you should hit your calories. Perhaps you should check to make sure your entries have the correct nutrition…

That $100 figure is almost two decades old. Circa 2000-2010, that was always the goal when I was on Dave Ramsey and other frugal living message boards. I found it fairly easy to do fifteen years ago in a lower cost of living area, cooking everything from scratch, and eating a lot of beans and rice, but also a good amount…

I'm not an enormous fan of french fries and on occasions I eat them, I prefer to avoid BK or McD fries because they make me smell like a fast food restaurant is living in my pores for the next week, so I wouldn't choose the fries. I don't love rice, but it's okay. I do love tomatoes, even canned ones, but I don't think I…

I'm not sure what you're talking about with the rows and rows of special containers, but I'm not a Pinterest or Facebook person and those sound like you might be seeing something on there. I meal prep. And it sounds like you do, too, if you're cooking for 2-3 days at a time and warming up the food later. I wash and trim my…

I eat 2 for breakfast almost every day. And I sometimes eat more at other meals or in recipes.

I've never juiced for a long period of time, but I like a juice fast of 1-4 days. I've also never done a juice cleanse with the sole intention of losing weight although I'm certainly not opposed to losing a couple pounds. Juicing makes me feel good. It makes my skin glow. It clears up seasonal allergies. If I've been…

Mine is set to lightly active. I am extremely sedentary on days I don't work except for my daily 3-4 mile walks which I don't log. I figure the "lightly active" calorie increase covers it. I'm highly active on days I do work (4-12 days per month) but I allow some extra calories those days. I don't like to see the 1200…