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Since you weigh all your food, how many calories are you averaging per week? You can go to the nutrition tab on the app, look at calories, and set it to week view. With a resting metabolic rate of 1,300, consistent exercise is very important. You mention jogging and weight lifting. You said done and done for weight…

Tube feeds* not tube foods.

This isn't a book but todaysdietitian.com is a phenomenal source of well written articles that provide a balanced view of various nutrition topics. They cite all their research so you can look up original articles for additional information. They provide information information from weight loss to diabetes to allergies to…

My five minute to make lunch: 1 salmon or tuna pack 6 triscuits 28 grams of mixed nuts apple or banana (or both) couple of handfuls of a variety of raw veggies: baby carrots, grape tomatoes, mushrooms, mini cucumbers, sugar snap peas, mini peppers. If I had, I would prep celery and cucumber.

If you aren't using a food scale, yes, it probably will seem like a lot. If you are using a food scale, it probably won't seem like much. It was a sad, sad day when I realized what 1 serving of tortilla chips actually was.

I personally think 1,200 is far too restrictive, setting people up for binges and failure. I recommend you track everything you are eating now using a food scale for 3 weeks. You need them go to the nutrition tab and look at the past 7 days to see your average. Depending on how much you are averaging each week, cut back…

Edit: now no longer do so*

Yes I did. My frustration was not that they didn't provide the information, it was that they used to provide the information and no longer do so.

Yes I wasn't about to bring a food scale to my in laws house. But when you log using a food scale, you get a pretty good idea of how much you are eating. I have also brought fudge and cookies from parties home just to weigh them!

I didn't read all the responses but recently read "The Hungry Brain" by Stephan J. Guyenet. He had an interesting chapter about set point theory, but it was in mice, not people. The researchers noticed when they fed the mice people food, like sugary cereal, pizza, cookies, etc the mice gained a lot of weight and maintained…

How about log everything you eat using a food scale for the rest of your life challenge?

Track but not worry about it if I go over.

I am not but my cousin is. I make this bean salad that I really like: 1 can black beans 1 can kidney beans 1 can great northern beans 1 red pepper 1 orange pepper 1/2 a red onion Wisk the following: 1-2 tablespoons minced garlic 1/2 a cup red wine vinegar 2 tablespoons of maple syrup Then dump on bean mixture. Let it sit…

6 triscuits and 28 grams of cheese or a tuna or salmon pack 1 banana and 227 grams of plain yogurt raw veggies- mushrooms, peppers, carrots, tomatoes, sugar snap peas, cucumber, and/or celery 28 grams of mixed nuts 1 chocolate truffle :)

Before nursing school and when I had time, I was lifting with a personal trainer. My goal was to get strong enough to compete and while that never happened, I was still lifting 4 times a week for about an hour and a half (20 minute warm up) at 70-80% my 1 rep max, which was determined when my trainer helped me max me out.…

Not trying to be mean, but this type of thinking is why people fail. "Oh, I went over my 1,200, might as well just eat everything." (Ends up eating 3,000+ calories) "I don't have time to go to the gym for an hour and half, might as well just sit in front of the TV and not do anything." (But could have squeezed a 15 minute…

I am not a nurse (yet, I graduate in May) but I work some night shifts as a tech. If I eat, I just log it. Sometimes if I eat at 1 AM it gets logged on the next day as breakfast. The past few night shifts I eat before I go and try not to eat anything (shifts go from 7 PM to 7:30 AM). I figure I should be sleeping during…

Can you please open your food journal?

Also if you are stressed about your fruits and veggies, frozen is just a good as fresh (as long as there are no additives). You could also do canned fruits/veggies. Try to get fruit in it's own juices and low sodium vegetables. You can also rinse veggies in a strainer in the sink until water runs clear to cut back on the…

You need to figure out what is going on with the emotional eating. If you can't afford/don't have time for a therapist, look into journaling and meditation, or finding an online support group. If you are counting calories you don't have to eliminate anything. For the next 3 weeks, log everything you eat, using a food…

It does not matter when you eat your calories as long as you eat at a deficit to lose weight. I agree with the other poster in that you should log what you are eating now, using a food scale, for several weeks and then adjust that. Roweman07, what is your starting and goal weight? Do you feel comfortable sharing what…

Raw vegetables like carrots, peppers, tomatoes, celery, and cucumbers. I make a "weight loss" soup:https://www.pinterest.com/pin/ARvzU0AtBSboJAOGYILc9lKidhRt9P8l3uiQk-n2r0siu0xV4Fwg5qY/. I don't think this soup has magical properties that cause me to lose weight but I can eat a lot of it for only a few calories. It's very…

Why do you feel a CPAP machine would prevent you from losing weight?

What has the past few days looked like for you?

Please let your doctor know if you are taking yourself off your diabetic medications. Doctors prescribe diabetic medications because the consequences of diabetes are very serious and horrible. How many diabetic medications are you on, and what was your last A1C if you don't mind me asking?

While I recognize that doctor's may not have extensive nutrition training, also understand that patients forget 40-80% of what they are told in an appointment. What patient's do remember, half of it usually incorrect. So remember that your narrator may not be the most reliable. Source:…

I care about my body/health because I only get one. For me caring about my health = body positivity. I count calories to keep from eating to excess, causing fat gain which will hurt my health. I exercise to keep my heart and muscles strong. I don't smoke because cigarettes are poison. I eat lots of fruits/veggies to lower…

OP would you be able to open for your food journal?

Yes. I always log what I eat. My body keeps an accurate record, so I like to as well.

Can you please open up your food journal?