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I ended the day at 200 cals above maintenance - a good start to ease back into things. I was notified this evening that I've been chosen to move on to the next round of interviews for a promising-looking role, so that definitely boosted my mood. I appreciate the encouraging words from everyone! It's so much easier to get…

I have been completely off the wagon for the last couple of weeks. My boss (the *new* boss at the *new* job I just started a couple of months ago) called me to say that since the company lost a large contract, they won't need me after all and will be laying me off at the end of this month. I was crushed, not just because I…

It's about 200 for everything on the plate - 120 cals for 48g of figs and 80 cals for 28g of the cheese.

I've become a dried fig and flavored goat cheese addict... Spiced Pumpkin flavor is this week's treat! I'm a little weirded out that I bought a different brand of figs and they look completely different, but they taste fine, so...?

I love reading posts like this and trying to translate it into something my American brain understands 😂 Fish fingers = fish sticks? Odd that we have chicken "fingers" here (aka strips or tenders) but for fish, if it's narrow and battered, it's a fish stick. Oven chips = French fries baked in the oven?

Those aren't PSAs, they're commercials for Cascade dishwasher detergent 😂 Of course they want you to use a dishwasher!

@Bella_Figura funny you mentioned the honey - the goat cheese I picked up is supposed to be... infused? flavored? imbued with the essence of honey? I don't know how they've done it but I'm eager to try it!

I made a trip to the ~FaNcY~ grocery store this morning to see if there was anything out of the ordinary that might pique my interest (and that I would be willing to drop big bucks on, because that place is expensive.) Ran across some cartons of Muscadine Black grapes - anyone familiar? They're much bigger than regular…

Millennial / Gen Y, 1991. Turning 30 later this year and I don't know any of the songs/artists Bella's quoting 🤔

Leaned over to tie my shoes yesterday and noticed a lump in my calf! Poked it with my fingers...oh, yeah, that's called a muscle ...long time no see!

Okay, "detoxing" by following a special diet isn't a thing. Your kidneys already do all the detoxing, regardless of what you eat. Days 1-7 I felt like absolute death. Days 8-30 I felt normal again. It didn't do anything special for me other than the weight loss, and like I said, that reversed itself quickly when I went…

What is the goal you're trying to achieve with Whole 30? Are you trying to find your food sensitivities? Trying to lose weight? Trying to just feel better in general? I believe Whole 30 is pretty useful as an elimination diet to find food sensitivities, but years ago I tried it as a weight loss strategy and did not find it…

My insurance company sent out notices last month stating that COVID related expenses will no longer be 100% covered and will fall under the usual copays, deductibles, etc. moving forward. The letter also referenced the fact that multiple other insurers cut off the 100% coverage months ago.

I just can't imagine what kind of nightmare this is going to turn into for certain industries to try and enforce this. I used to work for a large trucking company, and many of the truckers would go on the road for weeks at a time. They wouldn't have access to testing sites while on the road, and that demographic seems to…

Isn't collecting copies of the vax card kind of meaningless without some way to verify authenticity, though? How do they stop the anti-vaxxers from printing off a bogus one, fudging the info, and submitting it to reap the rewards? As far as I understand it, there is still no real way to validate and weed out the fakes.

After seeing this thread, I stumbled across "miracle noodles" in the boxed meal section on my last grocery run. These were described on the package as fully prepared - just drain the packet of noodles, add hot water, and mix in the seasoning packet. I followed the directions, and while I didn't have any weird smell…

I did a 750 mile drive in one day, with a U-Haul truck and two young, active, medium-sized dogs. Never again!

I'M OVERWEIGHT!!!!!! After hovering 2-5 pounds over the line into Obese for MONTHS now, I've finally moved the scale and dropped into Overweight. This was a happy surprise after being at my parents' house for 3 days and away from bathroom scale and food scale! 179.8! 30 more pounds to go to get to Normal!

Don't forget about frozen!

I've never met a coleslaw I liked, but will tolerate it on certain sandwiches, like pulled pork sliders 😝 Dinner tonight was frozen pizza, a brand called Urban Farmer that I hadn't tried before. It was a spinach and artichoke pizza on a broccoli and cauliflower crust and was tastier than expected! 940 cals for the entire…

I've been on a BBQ pulled pork kick lately - specifically, the Cade's Cove brand that comes in a microwaveable package. The sauce is very light, so it's very reasonable on calories and I eat it either on whole wheat hamburger buns or just all by itself. Had that for lunch today and then Mom and I went out to dinner and a…

💃 Go, Laurie! Go, Laurie! Woo woo! 💃 I had to get up to pee 4 times overnight and I was SO SURE that I was "whooshing" and would see a big scale drop...nope, twas not to be. Weighed in at the exact same weight as yesterday morning 😂

PAV my daily calorie allowance is around 1300... Half a tub of yogurt would be too much to blow on just a snack!

My yogurt concoction today: 85g 0% plain Greek yogurt 6g pbfit 4g pure maple syrup Dash of cinnamon Tasty and clocked in around 85 calories.

I recently came across a dietician on YouTube, I think her name is Abbey Sharp, and have been gleaning little tidbits from her videos. Not all of her advice is stuff I agree with (for example, she implies that using a food scale means you're trapped in a miserable diet) but some of her intuitive eating strategies have…

I can completely relate to the argument inside your own head - I can spend hours obsessively thinking about food, debating with myself if I will give in and go buy it and eat it. At times I've even gotten in my car to drive to whatever grocery store or restaurant sells the food I want to binge on, then argued with myself…

I bought lots of plain Greek yogurt (it was on sale) so I've been looking for new ways to doll it up. I read that you can mix in some protein powder, so I tried it with the Premier Protein chocolate powder I have. It was alright, almost tasted like chocolate flavored whipped cream, with the consistency of a mousse. I…

I'm feeling like I'm in a rut with my exercise, which for the past year has just been walking and hiking. I considered trying running again, but if I'm honest with myself I just don't enjoy it, plus it seems to really aggravate my plantar fasciitis. I attempted to start riding my bike again, but I'm embarrassed to say that…

I guess what I've learned from the past 4 months is that if I diet 5 days a week and binge 2, then I'm actually just maintaining 🤦🏻‍♀️ I've got to find something more sustainable.