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Just an update and maybe some encouragement for anyone else struggling. I did end up reducing my calories slightly, not much but enough to kick things into gear, and I have stuck with it. I am still eating around 1900 per day. Happy to report that I did start losing again. My weight dropped one day in a whoosh,…

If the taste is preferable to you then go for it, but there's nothing wrong with regular pasta. It's all about personal preference. I actually prefer whole grain pasta to regular white pasta. I just like the taste and texture more. I'm always open to trying new things, so I wouldn't mind trying your pasta just for kicks,…

Not really a recipe, but I had some pineapple and jalapeno hummus the other day. It was the best hummus I've ever had. There are recipes for it online if it sounds like a good flavor combo to you. Mine was store bought, but I plan on making it at home in the future. Anyway, just a combination for it that I had never tried…

I keep telling myself that you're right. I'm not giving up. It's just frustrating when I feel like I'm doing everything I can at this time and not seeing the scale budge. It's encouraging to see people successfully losing in their 40s and up. I know some will disagree with the fact that it's much harder to lose weight…

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Thank you! I do weigh everything. I'm very meticulous about weighing everything. I should have explained it better. I was getting different calorie counts based on the same serving size depending on which site I looked at. I will just use your recommendation for just the general "tomatoes" entry from USDA rather than…

Tried another combo tonight. Steel cut oats, extra lean hamburger, green beans, a bit of havarti cheese, and a dash of garlic salt and some pepper all mixed together. A--mazing! Reminds me of tater tot casserole, which I love. This post has opened a whole new world for me, lol.

Your post piqued my interest so I tried it this morning. I went easy on ingredients because I was still trying to wrap my head around savory oatmeal and was about half way through the bowl when I realized hey, this is actually good. My brain was just stuck in the oatmeal must be sweet mindset. I made steel cut oats added…

Here's what I had today. I started with greek yogurt w/peanut butter, granola, and raspberries. I usually dish it out and eat on the way to work, but you can add it to an individual cup of yogurt to make it more portable. For snack, I had string cheese and a hard boiled egg. Lunch was chicken sandwich on Dave's bread with…

Hard boiled egg and string cheese or english muffin with natural peanut butter and honey.

I'm in the same boat. in 2014/15 I lost 125 pounds. Since then, I've gained it back plus some. Now I have just over 150 pounds that I need to lose again. This is the heaviest I have ever been. I feel your frustration. I worked so hard to lose the weight, and now I'm starting from scratch all over again with more to lose…