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Sliced up really crisp apple (probably will wait for autumn to pull this one out again) with Saigon cinnamon (also called Vietnamese cinnamon, it's extra-fragrant and spicy) and sometimes a sprinkle of PB2/peanut flour. Mini tartlet cups filled with fresh berries and a dab of whipped cream. Diet black cherry soda. Frozen…

Put grapes on toothpicks, dip in peanut butter, then freeze. PB & J micro-popsicles!

Also: pickles, Pop Chips, bowl of nonfat no sugar whipped cream, a big bowl of air-popped popcorn with salt, a cut up banana or apple with cinnamon, some Laughing Cow (or equivalent) reduced cal cheese on crackers (or spread straight on slices of ham and rolled up around pickle wedges, my favorite,) bowl of peanut butter…

Since it's population studies and not controlled experiments, it could be a correlation (rather than causation.) Depending on what they control for in the analysis, it could be that pot users are more likely to be young, active, outdoorsy, affluent, etc. any and all of which would make them weigh less, on average, than the…

The larger context of the discussion was about my weight/loss. I'd been giving examples of how I had been overeating without really realizing it, and we had been talking about how people tend to be really bad at estimating how much they eat--and she was in agreement. That's a big part of what made it so weird/surprising…

I like caramel corn rice cakes--or is that a "fake substitute" according to you? Though you say you like pickled veggies but don't want "prepackaged snacks..." though maybe you're making all your own olives and pickles, who knows. I'm not really a salty snack person, but pickle roll-ups are nice for the occasional craving.…

Being treated like absolute garbage by basically everyone and everything for a decade, and not really wanting to deal with that anymore.

Oh, and my new favorite summer thing is to put a packet of diet hot cocoa mix, a half-cup of milk, and about 3/4 cup crushed ice the blender to make frozen hot chocolate. It's icy, rather than creamy, but has less than 100 calories (exactly 100 if you use whole milk,) is fairly low sugar and fat, and is really refreshing…

I like baby carrots with dip (hummus, tzatziki sauce, ranch, whatever you want.) I buy a big bag and portion it out into ziploc snack bags with a set number of grams (100 is a good size) to make them easy to log and to take on trips. A bag of 170g baby carrots is around 60 calories (or something less really low) and is…

I just picked the best-selling/top-rated scale on Amazon. It's the "EatSmart" something-or-other, $28, free shipping, works really well and the customer service (looking at the experiences of others) is pretty good.

I cook pasta, toss in a little oil, and fridge/freeze in bags. I also do chicken pieces and a few kinds of vegetable, rice. That way I can mix/match a carb, meat, and vegetable to satisfy wanting varied meals.

http://jamesclear.com/the-beginners-guide-to-intermittent-fasting has good infographics showing different kinda of intermittent fasting. http://dailyburn.com/life/health/intermittent-fasting-methods/ is also an OK beginner guide. http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/intermittent-fasting-science-and-supplementation.html is more…

I like one Dove chocolate. Take out one, then put the bag away right away so you don't feel tempted to eat more than one. If you take small bites and let each one melt in your mouth, one square can last several minutes and is only ~40 calories (depending on what kind you get.) Diet hot cocoa is nice also, though if you…

Since they (mostly) only carry their own store brand, there's only one or maybe two versions of everything. Think of a supermarket where you might have 15 different kinds of ham cold cuts; at Trader Joe's there are 2. Instead of an entire aisle for soda, they have one shelf unit. 2 kinds of frozen mac n cheese (regular and…

Working on core strength to tone your abs will bring things in a little more (won't spot reduce, but will help give definition) as will reducing bodyfat. A lot of it will be waiting, if it is mostly loose skin--it takes a while (different for every person) for loose skin to adjust to a smaller body, especially since you've…

I like low-calorie (well, lower-calorie) flatbreads/wraps from Aldi (they're at other stores too, but for more money) to make wraps (obviously) but also a simple personal pizza for less than 200 calories (with one oz shredded mozzarella and a couple tbsp sauce.) Soup is also good and pretty easy to make--once a week I make…

I took the train to Louisiana to meet up with a great voodoo priestess who gave me a grisgris bag that you just wave over pizza and--BAM!--no more calories. Sadly, I have to sacrifice a goat every time and well--do you have any idea what a goat costs these days? Neither do I, but the local petting zoo has been getting real…

Maybe "verified" means "we verified that this entry does, in fact, exist."

I recommend looking at a gallery that shows people at different height/weight combos. Here is one that shows a few women at 5'4", 130 lbs. Mybodygallery.com also has a lot of photos and lets you look for people with specific heights, weights, pant and shirt size, and body type combinations to find photos of people who are…

If I make a big recipe, I portion it into single-serve containers right away. Today I made a big pot of soup, entered the recipe into the recipe calculator, portioned the soup into 5 mason jars to put in the fridge, and set the servings on the calculator to 5. Since I'm the one who is going to be eating all 5 servings…

I've mostly heard about their gross stuff (0 calorie "peanut butter," mayo, etc) but am intrigued by the 0 cal pancake syrup since it seems like fake sugar syrup is pretty hard to mess up. How similar is the taste to regular "pancake syrups"?

Those sound really good, though something tells me they're not available in the US. I like ginger thins a lot (from Ikea, because I do all my grocery shopping at the furniture store) which are 28 calories, though they're very thin (who would guess?) and not that satisfying.

This is more or less why I turned away from calorie-counting for a while. There's definitely some care to be taken in balancing what is effective (and I won't say that calorie counting isn't effective) and what is sustainable and keeps you sane. Lately I've had a lot of success with taking even one day a week off from…

I think I have a mustard-hoarding problem. Whenever I see a new/different kind I don't have or haven't tried, I buy them. Thing is, I don't use that much at once (does anybody?) and so the jars pile up in the pantry...

The "hardcore" (if there can be such a thing) IIFYM people are who "drove me off" this site the first time I left (though not at all what caused me to go back to bad eating habits.) There's a funny... duality? to the beliefs of some people here where they think that humans in general have both no self control and infinite…

There are some naturally sweet teas (Good Earth sweet and spicy is a popular one) that don't have any calories (well, they have between 0 and 5 calories, which in America can legally be labeled as 0.) They tend to be good either hot or iced. I like to make strong black tea and sweeten it with a couple drops of stevia…

The-ppk.com has a lot of great recipes from my favorite vegan cookbook author, Isa Moskowitz. I like her recipes a lot because they don't use too many unfamiliar/hard-to-find ingredients and she has many really good vegan versions of non-vegan comfort food (mac n cheese, pad thai, shepherd's pie, clam chowder, the list…

I just use a Pyrex measuring cup for liquids. It's a lot easier than weighing them, and nutrition info for liquids is most often by volume, not weight.

I just had a salad of chopped cucumber and some tzatziki (yogurt, lemon juice, mint or dill, garlic) sauce. For a party tomorrow I'm making a salad with feta cheese, cubed watermelon, mint, and a little balsamic vinegar. A really good salad dressing is Julia Child's French Vinaigrette, the recipe for which is easily found…

lol I always get taken in by their seasonal beers. I've learned to just not even look at the frozen dessert section.