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Some coping strategies that sometimes work for me... If there's pizza in the house (or a large amount of some other tempting food) I parcel it out, write the calories for the serving on it and put it in the freezer. It's still there for me and DH, but it's easier for me to have some and stay on track if I want some. I had…

This morning Spanky got her knickers in a knot because I forgot to defrost a homemade breakfast bar and had to have toast instead. SHUTUP SPANKY! (My husband deliberately did not ask who I was talking to when I didn't use my inside voice.) And yeah, all you posters talking about people taking food off your plate after…

@aleahurst Taxes suck! But once they are done you can hopefully ignore them for another year! And get back to focusing on your beautiful behaviours again. @rdevol Good work yesterday. I bet you and your dog enjoyed the walk, and it was good for your body and your mind. Good luck at the potluck today. A million years ago I…

@jessiquoi Those are great behaviours. I really need to start doing meditation. I am going to put that on my list. My beautiful behaviours for today are... 1) I am going to get a spanky new haircut 2) I will do Day 11 of my 30 day Level Up fitness program. (If I don't post tomorrow it's because I died trying to do 110…

Change is hard. I don't know what will work for you, but for me, it was picking one thing at time to work on. I started by just committing to tracking everything I ate. At first I wasn't even worried about calories, just tracking. When that got easier, I started meal planning and prepping, getting recipes into mfp so I…

I'm in that same position. I've been up and down the scale so many times. Every time I see success something derails me - injuries, depression, illness... I always let everything else in my life take priority over my health. I've been in denial ever since the scale went over 200 lbs. I've been back to tracking for about 3…

You can do it a couple of different ways... On your diary, if you click/tap on quick tools, you should get the "Remember Meal" option which allows you to save a meal with name like "Green Smoothie". Or, you can go to the recipe function and add all the ingredients to a recipe, then you would just add the recipe to your…

I hear you!!!! That's a great way to put it. Tantrums my inner toddler has thrown recently: - We're out of yogurt so I have to go back to the grocery store. Waaaah! - I forgot to put balsamic vinegar in this soup so it's just a tiny bit bland. Waaaah! - I spilled one spoonful of my pudding so now I don't get to eat it all.…

The idea that caffeine dehydrates you come from a study in 1928 where researchers found that people who drank more coffee needed to urinate more frequently. The study had a lot of flaws, not least of which was a very small group of test subjects. More recent studies don't find coffee drinkers to be more dehydrated than…

I've spent some time doing outside sales and that makes it really hard to control your eating. Planning your meals and snacks and packing them with you will really help. You could keep a small cooler in your car and pack it with the kind of foods you want to include in your diet for snacking and lunches. That might include…

Reading your post I can't tell if you've talked to your doctor about the sleep problems or just the digestive? (Maybe I missed that part?) I was having terrible problems with sleep and I talked to my doctor. She sent me for a sleep study where they diagnosed me with pretty severe sleep apnea. I've always had some digestive…

@wellthenwhat Thanks for the positive reinforcement. I need that from time to time. Also - that's a great idea about the cookies!!!

Breakfasts: Protein smoothies and homemade apple breakfast bars. Lunches: Quinoa and Black Bean Salad with side of cheese and crunchy vegetables Snacks: Chia Seed Puddings or Peanut Butter Yogurt with apple slices Dinners: Whole Wheat Pasta with Turkey in Veggie & Tomato Sauce (Mon & Tue), Tilapia with Roasted Potatoes…

I'm a little late to this party but I just wanted to thank everyone for this wonderful thread. So many kind words of support for people going through tough times, and so many inspirational ideas. April is definitely a good month to add some beautiful behaviours to my life. Today I was feeling "hungry" but had just had a…

Don't try to change everything at once! If you are serious about making changes for life, focus on incremental change... Posters above have suggested tracking how you eat/drink now for a short period to get some data, and that is a good idea. When you look at that data, you'll see areas you can change, like swapping out a…

I did the Peaches and Cream one (but with Mangos because apparently, I can't read at the grocery store). It was awesome. I can't wait to try the Orange one!

First of all, if you are just starting out, don't try to do everything at once! Maybe calorie counting is enough for now. Once you feel like you've mastered that, then pick a target macro and try to get that to the level you want. Perfection is not a good goal, it's a trap. You want to stick with this for the long haul, so…

This - absolutely. I do a lot of other things to prevent the mindless eating that others have posted - limit the amount of available junk in the house, portioning out snacks when I put groceries away, exercise and crochet to keep my hands and mind busy, and journalling or talking to a friend when I'm feeling very stressed…

I despise iceberg lettuce and only buy it when it is the only fresh looking lettuce available (so... pretty much never). I prefer baby spinach, butter lettuce, romaine, kale, spring mix... But for me it is 100% about flavour and the nutrition thing is just a nice bonus. Some weeks I end up using less of the greens than I…

I worked with dietitian for a while and I found her extremely helpful. We made plans based on my goals and she helped me improve my overall habits surrounding food. She never actually gave me a diet plan but helped me with changes I needed to make in my life to make sticking to a plan easier. I didn't really need a diet…

These sound great! I've bookmarked this to look at again before my next grocery run!

If nothing else, you might want to wait until you are done your antibiotics so you know 100% you are no longer contagious. You don't want to leave a trail of germs behind you on every machine and dumbbell. Hope you feel better soon!

Congratulations on getting back to the gym this trip! If you find you continue to struggle on future trips, a suggestion might be to book an appointment with a trainer for the day after you get back, or a fitness class... Something you have to pay for in advance. If you had to pay for it, you might be more motivated to go.…

You could start by trying to improve the dishes your family already enjoys. For example, if mashed potatoes are a family favourite, and you are trying to reduce calories and fat, you could do half cauliflower and half potatoes, or use non-fat Greek Yogurt instead of sour cream/butter. Google whatever food everyone likes…

I usually bring soup, chili or leftovers that I parcel out and freeze. Sometimes I just bring a bunch of hummus and veggies and crackers and cheese to meet my calorie target for lunch. For me the trick is my Lunch Crock. The office microwave is old and slow and doesn't heat evenly anymore (plus there is often a line for it…

I recently got a box of SimplyProtein bars at Costco. They're a crispy protein bar (around 150 calories and 15g protein, depending on the flavour). I liked the chocolate peanut butter flavour and the chocolate caramel, but I did not like the lemon coconut flavour. I don't want to use packaged protein bars as part of my…