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Have to echo it - 23 lbs lost is pretty frickin' awesome; keep your eye on whatever goal you have. To help, for comparison, in the same time frame and starting at the same weight (196.8) I have gained almost 12 lbs because I toppled off the logging truck. Again. :/ To think I could have been down to 173 lbs now if I…

Interesting! I have measurably less plaque when I eat low carb vs. a diet that is not. I have to brush/floss twice a day if I eat more than 100-150ish grams of carbohydrates/day due to more pellicle deposition on my enamel in response to the acids produced after consuming carbs. If I eat below that level, I have less…

You look your listed age in the after. In your before, I would have guessed you for around my age of 43 (40 +/- 5 years). So I agree you look way younger. :)

Cannot speak for mangoes but can when it comes to avocados; never buy the more round/rounded ones. You always think they are going to have the most flesh for your buck but in my experience they have the largest seeds vs. the pear-shaped ones.

For those who may not be experienced cooks reading along and seeing this tasty-sounding marinade recipe + directions and thinking of trying it...always bring reserved marinade to a boil before using it as a baste or glaze. Because nothing screams "potential Campylobacteriosis" like brushing on some marinade raw chicken…

I like: Bonus is it's cheap and $2 off coupons can be found, making it even more economical per serving. The vanilla is gross and tends to clump horribly.

I was open to reading Lyle's article regarding women when it was recommended elsewhere here on MFP (https://www.bodyrecomposition.com/announcements/women-nutrition-fat-loss-teaser.html/). Then I read the above quoted sentence written by Lyle it contains. It tells me all I need to know about him. And that would be he…

There are nearly alcohol free wines out there...http://www.frewines.com/wines Cooks Illustrated blurb regarding: https://www.cooksillustrated.com/how_tos/5445-dealcoholized-wine

This is highly dependent on the individual. In my quit group there were people who only spiked an appetite for a couple weeks, it's true. I overate for months and gained almost 50 lbs in seven months. I wish I'd had the foresight to watch my calories and eat low calorie foods instead of cans of macadamia nuts and whole…

Even if we're only talking about grams of carbohydrate per 1/4 cup dried, no. I eat Hinode's Calrose white medium grain. It is 39 grams of carb (and 180 calories, for the record) for a 1/4 cup (49 grams) dried serving. Not 11. That is per the nutritional label on the rice itself and not some entry in some database created…

Cook one cup uncooked (dried) per whatever technique you prefer as far as water, salt, oil. Divide into four equal portions based on weight using a scale. Using four containers that weigh the same does help here. Now you know what 1/4 cup dried, cooked per your technique, weighs. Dish that out, using a scale to weigh it,…

I do when I can afford the calories (it's pretty spendy compared to commercial lower cal options). I hand knead all my breads that require it. The King Arthur Flour website is where I pulled my basic go-to recipe from. https://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/

You didn't provide a list but if you can eat milk and bread (or suitable substitutes thereof, who knows...), panade is what will keep meat in loaf/patty/ball form moist when cooking. https://www.jessicagavin.com/panade-the-secret-to-keeping-ground-meat-tender/

After Googling it, you may be pleasantly surprised to learn (as I was) that apparently warm salads are a thing now. :)…

I lived in the dorms when I was 20 for the entire first year after transferring to a really remote and rural land grant institution from a major city's university. I lost the Freshman15™ vs. gained it because I prioritized sleep over the limited hours of the cafeteria at this particular college. Plus the prepared hot meals…

No. The creator of the "diet" (I use the word loosely, here) is a known orthorexic. It is the very definition of an orthorexic way of eating.

I suspected I was getting fat about a month or two post-tobacco quit when I had to cut the fixed "elastic" in the waistband of my Class A greens skirt to be able to fit into it for a mandatory funeral attendance. The slacks still fit at the time because the waistband sat higher but there was no way in Hades I was going to…

New for 2018: Any/all ready to eat snack type foods in a multi-serving bag/box. While 1-2 serving bags are still on the table, I am too cheap to purchase more often than not.

Just be wary of Vega One if you have any known sensitivity/intolerance/allergy to spirulina or chlorella. They use both liberally in their products.

*Poof* Zucchini latkes with creamy homemade sour cream based fresh horseradish sauce (Alton Brown's recipe). You're welcome.

After spending some time in the online world of figuring out how to find a correctly fitting bra, I saw many posts vouching for this one as far as a sports bra: https://www.titlenine.com/product/frog-bra-320927.do Now, whether they were recommending the version before it disappeared for a while or this "It's back!" version…

From my foray into the brave new world of search results for "A Bra That Fits", the conventional wisdom within that community is to fit your bra to the larger breast and use a cookie/filet/whatever food descriptor you wish to use for a filler pad, if needed (e.g., molded cups), to fill out the other if it bothers you…

It looks like a civilian version of a "high and tight". As such, you'll run the risk of being mistaken for prior service by some. Or Oregon being Oregon, an anti-gov Threeper/Oather. So many young men concerned/preoccupied with looking "too young". To whom? For whom? I don't personally know a woman who ever dismissed a man…

Eggplant Parmesan is my go-to meatless meal. There's a frozen foods section offering that is pretty reasonable tasting from Michael Angelo if you feel the from scratch recipes are too many steps/too much work. If you want a "complete meal"? With a salad that's more other vegetables than lettuce. Maybe a piece of garlic…

My fault. That was my fault. I didn't realize I was replying to a post in the Chit-Chat forum. :D

Potato fries. I use an ActiFry for french fries. Less hassle and mess than a dedicated fryer and/or deep frying on the stove top, closer to real fries than those that come out of an oven. For me, it's a happy compromise to get "set it and forget it" completely unattended perfect fries after 27 minutes with only two…

You need new friends if they don't knock it off after you ask them to. I can't speak for anyone else, but I know the last thing going through my head after learning a person has lost weight is trying to imagine is how much fat/ter s/he was before. Generally I'm only thinking "Good for him/her!" or if in the midst of trying…

Somebody has been lying to you. Of the five most common human internal parasitisms in the US, exactly 1 (and does not occur in every case of infection by, some end up with the encysted form only) ends up in the gastrointestinal tract and causes people to fecally shed anything. =>…

So the shortened lifespan, injury, disease, uncontrolled breeding, and loss of wildlife that goes hand in hand with letting your non-farm/ranch cat(s) roam stray are all acceptable to you, then. Interesting.

I can't take anyone who thinks Cesar Chavez and the damage he has done to the average pet owning layperson's understanding of what is acceptable dog training techniques is a valid and reputable person to link as a subject matter expert, seriously. You should look into the material Sophia Yin has put out sometime. :)…