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I bought almond butter just to try this...

You're welcome! I stress over that too.

Weigh the oil before frying. Weigh after frying. Subtract the second weight from the first = how much is in your chicken!

Rum and diet coke. Corona lights are also 100 cal each. Saison beers and fruit beers tend to have a lower abv. Any beer with a low abv is a good choice for a lower calorie option - attached is the chart to use for calculating calories in a beer based on the abv %. Most of the time this is accurate, but I look it up if I…

I agree - your intake sounds similar to mine! And I think I might start cutting back just a bit too. Definitely won't hurt the wallet either, if you're always buying nice bags of whole beans like me! Thanks again for all the responses, everyone. I think it's so interesting how some people also feel like coffee/caffeine…

Thanks everybody for the input. It's interesting hearing about your individual experiences with coffee/caffeine. For me, it has always helped with my appetite, but I could see how that could go the opposite way for some. I definitely have noticed mild habit forming symptoms as well - pretty clear from the frequency of my…

Thanks for your response! Checking blood pressure is a good idea. I only really notice sensitivity to caffeine if I have it after 5 - at night it can give me the jitters and difficulty sleeping, but no problems during the day. I will keep an eye on it, though.

You are very welcome :) Also if I follow the tips here they always come out perfect!! http://ohsheglows.com/2014/03/12/6-tips-for-flawless-kale-chips-all-dressed-kale-chips-recipe/

Haha no worries I get ya. I haven't made it with nutritional yeast since starting MFP... So I'm not sure, but that would definitely put it over the 198 cal serving I posted a pic of. And yes, I weigh it! I use a measuring cup for the oil, and measure in ml. So, what I just made today was 147 g of purple kale (~78 cal), 1…

About half a tablespoon for a full cookie sheet size - a little goes a long way when you massage it in to all the nooks and crannies of the leaves. Also, baking them slowly really adds to the crispness. In my oven at 300F* I do ten minutes, turn, then another ten to fifteen minutes. So delicious especially with nutritional…

Enormous servings of kale chips as well! Only 198 cal for these.

Wishing you well, OP. You took a brave first step today!

What is your age, height, current weight, goal weight, MFP activity setting?

How are you measuring that peanut butter? With a *food scale? Because, I can get a lot of peanut butter on a spoon... 400-600 calories worth.

Don't change anything about your diet - simply make sure that you are under your allotted calorie goals every night. You can make the same food you do now, just less of it!

That is so interesting, because I am the same way. I never used to eat ice cream every night until realizing I could have two bars for 160 calls instead of like 10 potato chips.

I have had success with MFP so far - 28 lbs down and closer to my goal than I'd ever imagined. I also have issues using my phone at work - to solve this, I prelog my breakfasts and lunches for the entire week so I don't have to use my phone at all, except on break when I check my steps. I hear Weight Watchers works for…

I enjoy daily sweets, and feel zero guilt because I fit them into my calories! I love the weight watchers ice cream bars. The fudge bars and English toffee bars are the best.

Totally agree, I always take Sundays off. Normally on those days I even get less than 1000 steps... I pretty much try not to leave the couch if possible (;

I completely neglected to mention the fact that there were definitely a couple inclines on my run this morning, when my normal terrain is very flat. That is very likely to have contributed, and it makes sense that environmental changes would make a bigger difference than me overeating for a couple days - at least that…

Thank you, that is kinda what I figured. I don't consider myself a runner but after doing more cardio I have been able to run a lot more than in the past, but I don't know much about it. So I'm just curious how other people's stamina changes/fluctuates with running.

Hahaha thanks.

Green tea is a wonderful alternative beverage to water if you like the taste. That is about all it has done for my weight loss journey.

Seriously... I felt like my whole life was a lie.

Not true. This is a piece of diet advice often given to people because cutting off eating after a certain time generally means you will eat less calories in a day if you stop eating at some point. You can blow your entire day with midnight snacking, if you aren't tracking. Some people also prefer not to eat after 8 because…

Why do you cut off eating after 8? If you don't have any problems with digesting food, you can save some calories for a snack before bedtime. Then, you won't be hungry. The only good reason not to eat after 8 PM is personal preference.

1. 140 or 130. We'll see? I can't decide! 2. Both are healthy weights for my height on the BMI scale, and somewhere inside I still don't think I will ever see either number come up when I step on a scale... I need to see it to believe it! 3. Kind of. This is a popular answer, so I picked it. 4. 200. 5. Probably the low end…