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Take your preferred calorie portion of peanut butter and warm it in the microwave so it's kind of runny-ish. Not too much. Chop up an apple (or 2) and add the peanut butter like mayonnaise. Chill until PB refirms. Top with sliced banana and a dollop of PB.

I use Bolthouse Farms salad dressings. 45 calories for 30g is more than enough for a sandwich, usually too much. The creamy caesar is great on a sandwich or wrap with chicken, spinach and red pepper strips. I use the cilantro avocado with chipotle spiced chicken breast lunch meat and the classic ranch with ham. Try it,…

Wowza. People on these boards like to eat what they please. As often as possible. There is nothing wrong with sole, or tilapia or salmon or even catfish. OP, I buy frozen salmon and tilapia filets. I spray a touch of olive oil in a deep 12 inch skillet with lid. Throw in all my veggies (mushrooms, broccoli, pea pods,…

Haha, what? That's really severe. OP, don't take that tactic. Your husband won't appreciate it and it's not true. He doesn't have to grin and bear anything. You can try making separate things. Make cajun baked pork chops with red beans and rice and a veggie or salad. You can eat it all but the pork chops and your husband…

You don't need a cleanse. Unless you've been eating dirt and twigs.

Nothing. There is some graphic floating around that is all doom and gloom and would have you believe drinking a diet soda was as harmful and sticking a syringe full of heroin in your arm.

I make separate meals for my husband and myself. If he perceives anything as being "healthy" he refuses to eat it. And I'm not going to eat 1/2 cup of his food to fit in my calories and be starving. Sometimes you can make it work to make the same meal and modify it for different tastes/wants and sometimes you can't. The…

Awww. I'm sorry to hear that. :(

My blood pressure is routinely in the 90's over the 50's and my doctor doesn't seem concerned. Mine is a side effect of my heart medication though. Not an intended side effect. She said as long as I feel ok then it's fine. And to pay attention to how I feel when I exercise. I don't have any problems losing weight though.…

I can't eat salad with any lettuces. I can only eat it with raw spinach as the base. And Bolthouse Farms makes a great caesar dressing that is yogurt based. You can have 60 grams for 90 calories.

Fresh spinach, eggs, chicken and avocado.

I am so happy to read this! I know it must have been difficult to open this discussion with your boyfriend. I hope you, your boyfriend and your relationship blossom!

Diet soda is carbonated water. Water has never in the history of water had calories. Carbonation doesn't add calories. The soda syrup mixed with the carbonated water to make soda is made with real and artificial ingredients, especially no sugar to come in at the USDA requirements for no calories. The flavoring ingredients…

Post shaming? Opinion shaming? Ummm. That's all I've got.

But they tell whoppers. I've never seen a Big Mac that even remotely resembles the ones on TV or print ads. Never.

I haven't read the other replies so I apologize if this has been suggested. I've been married for 25 years. I've learned that a relationship is never going to work without compromise. It can't be 1 person's way 100% of the time. It simply can't. That works for both parties. If I were you, I'd make him part of the process.…

I'm thinking that is probably not how it works. My son was 11 lbs when he was born. Part of the reason I only had 1 :) Natural childbirth and all. But he is a quite healthy 6'3'' normal weight/musculature law enforcement officer. He has never been overweight. His weight at birth did not create some 'destiny' where he would…

Fabulous! She looks so healthy now! Good for her!! :)

\ Lol no kidding. Boneless, skinless chicken breasts here are $4.99lb. OP, do you have any student resources available to you? Vouchers or coupons for on campus meals? Any nearby churches that have meals or a food bank? If there is a Salvation Army or Red Cross or Senior Center that serves meals you can volunteer and they…

Is it wrong I spit coffee on my laptop reading that? o:)

Unfortunately I agree with this. It's not realistic. That works out to 66 cents a meal. Any chance you could hit a local food bank and use your $20 to fill in the gaps?

If you're relying on something you found in the database and a serving size is "1 sandwich" don't use that entry. You have no idea what that person entered. You're better off entering the individual ingredients (verify the calorie counts from package label) and entering your sandwich that way. Your account will save all…

I love bread! I don't find it to be empty calories. How could you have a roast beef sandwich with horseradish mayonnaise without bread? Or an egg sandwich? Or a big fat burger? I don't know how people live without bread and carbs.

I'm in Central Florida and I have no idea why they were so expensive. We have a store called Save A Lot here which is a discount chain. And Walmart and Publix. That will have to do for me since there is no Trader Joe's or anything else that isn't a minimum 20 minute drive one way. Publix is pretty great and they've started…

Apparently the prices are regional. I went to Aldi for the first time 2 weeks ago because it's a 20 minutes drive to check it out. I was severely unimpressed. Eggs were $3.89 a dozen. That is ridiculous. And they weren't Egglands Best or anything, generic eggs. They had no fresh spinach. They weren't sold out, they don't…

You really have to do what works for you. Everyone is different. I get up at 4-5am but I don't eat my first meal until 11am-noon. Then I eat around 2-4, again around 5-7 and then some sort of dessert. Some would think that was crazy, but for me it works.

I don't understand why 'regular' potatoes have such a bad reputation. I can't stand sweet potatoes and never eat them. White potatoes are a vegetable. They are high in potassium and vitamin C, have trace amount of micronutrients like zinc and riboflavin. They are a complex carbohydrate. They contain antioxidants. Fat free,…

You're so much healthier now, good job! All your hard work paid off.

Sometimes I log the "overages" and sometimes I don't. The only reason I log is to keep my calories under control. I have zero ability to judge calories on my own. Like this weekend Saturday I had 2 bottles of wine in addition to food, Sunday I had a beautiful T-bone and baked potato, after a breakfast made by my husband.…

I did.