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I have Hashimotos and am on meds, levels are getting better. Unless you're confirmed hashi's I wouldn't worry about the GF thing (reguLar hypo). My doc told me to go gluten and soy free since they are inflammatory to an already under attack thyroid. I dont know if I believe it but I mostly cut all the simple carbs anyway…

I agree with everyone. If you can't stop once you start better just to not have them around at this time. Also depends on how hungry you are throughout the day, if I'm lucky and I'm not hungry at the end of the day(or feeling sick not wanting to eat) I'll eat a whole TABLESPOON or 2 (weighed out based on the jar) of peanut…

I love these new "ice cream" bars called Yasso Greek Yogurt bars. They are so delicious, have some protein and come in yummmmmy flavors like mint chip, strawberry, cookie dough, coffee chip and more!! Also they're around 80-100 cals which is relatively easy to fit in at the end of the day. And they are stocking them at…

AMazing thread!!!! Read it start to finish! Last year I read a book that sounds SO similar to you, I found it on Amazon called "When ashes get in your eyes" or something like that Haha. Good read!! Except she worked in a crematorium only, no burials. So it's cool learning about the embalming and casket stuff. Edit: It's…

Following!! I'll be back to add more but I looooove a simple chicken or turkey soup with bone or regular broth and lots of veggies especially baby carrots and mushrooms!! I almost never get tired of it, it's easy and makes you feel like you're eating alot!

Fake fake fake. Wish it worked

Such an awesome thread!! Well mine is, after a 3 week vacation in London coming home feeling pretty crappy for letting myself gain a good portion of my weight back, BUT never once did it cross my mind to quit again (as I have in the past trying to lose weight) and go back to my old eating habits. It's really hard to…

Depending on how strict you have to be with the lactose, greek yogurt is already the lowest lactose dairy product you can get practically because most of the lactise has been drained with the liquid (hence the thicker consistency). That's basically why i started eating it(low lactose), but its my fave now because the…

Greek yogurt (0% fat plain for most protein, least cals and 0 added sugar) and a little jam and stevia. Carrots and hummus. String cheese and grapes or apples. I always try to have protein with my snacks. but sometimes ill do just veggies for low cal "boredom" snacks. Right now I like cucumber cut into sticks and dip into…

Meal prep! I keep 3-4 different meals in my freezer ready to grab. Mexican chili, Asian chicken and green beans, turkey spaghetti sauce, etc. So much cheaper and using the recipe builder here I know exactly how many cals, protein , etc in each one.

There is a bit of a learning curve with this because there are sooo many database entries. If it has a label the grams will be next to the serving size so if you just eat 1/2 c of something and its 50g, weigh the 50g but log as 1/2 c still more accurate but little easier if you can't find a correct entry with grams. (This…

Agree with everything above. And you actually might seemingly gain weight because that intense of exercise all of a sudden will cause your muscles to hold on to water to repair themselves. Causing water weight gain. 2 weeks is way too short of a time and like others have said you'd probably do more harm than good. If you…

You (and anyone else reading this) can add me! My diary is public so you can take a peak either way. I do alot of meal prep using the recipe builder so if you're ever curious what exactly is in a meal of mine just ask! I try to stick to around 1200/day because I have some trip or event nearly every weekend coming up…

Yep :( I don't eat much soy but I got some plain roasted soybeans for a snack cause they are similar to nuts for snacking but are much better macro and calorie wise. I was so shocked (since they aren't highly processed like TVP, etc) that they STILL caused gas issues :( not painful but definitely had an effect. Now I have…

Haven't personally, but I keep hearing rave reviews about them! I need to try them soon. Anyone have any GI issues? Typically these types of too good to be true items cause some kind of side effects, in some way.

No offense but if you can fit in VS bras of any kind you're probably not in the "my chest is so huge (DDD, G, H range) I have to wear 2 super compression sports bras to even attempt any kind of high impact activity, ...and its still not enough" club. I'm mostly commenting on this thread because I also want ideas of the…

Also it was briefly mentioned, but you said you started walking 2 hours a day (1 in morning and 1 in evening). This is a pretty significant jump in activity level and that can trigger water weight gain as well because our muscles attract water while repairing themselves. Weight loss is a frustrating process sometimes (most…

Agreed!!! I forgot about water I always drink 2- 30 oz bottles at least and shoot for 3, for 90 oz total.

@charkelsey I was doing couch to 5k for a couple weeks (jog/walking intervals) but I can't keep it up so I switched to doing evening walks (2.5 miles, about 40 min) after work, I shoot for at least 3 days but every day after work would be awesome. My activity on weekends is sporadic, sometimes I walk alot (hiking)…

I do 1200 no problem (no hunger) during the week because I tend to be in higher cal environments during the weekend. I've found making protein a priority has helped ALOT on all levels(esp at 1200), it helps with staying full at the moment, staying full throughout the day, slowly over time decreasing my cravings for sugar,…

Yup. I tried the greek yogurt thing but its just not the same as mayo, too much tang for me(and I like green yogurt). maybe 1/2 and 1/2? But ive used this many times in chicken, egg, tuna salads and its awesome

Somehow Malibu rum has 50 cals per ounce, where most other rums have 100. So it's always Malibu and diet coke for me when I'm at a bar. If I'm buying it myself from a store, diet dr pepper is much yummier. Hate coke but all bars have it.

This is amazing.

My fave line is "no thanks, I just ate a huge meal" non-dieters say it too so no one even thinks twice. I find that if I say "no thanks I'm trying to eat healthier" I get alot of annoying "oh cmon, you can cheat just this ooonce? don't you miss this? What CAN you have?" I'd rather just avoid all that with a little white…

I did it for quite some time when it first came out. Some of the foods were actually decent. But it is extremely expensive for the tiny (calorie dense) portions of, for the most part, mostly carb heavy meals(ravioli, tortellini, small amounts of meat with sugar based sweet and sour sauces and rice). I see where you're…

1/2 c plain Greek yogurt (I prefer 0% fat so I can eat my fat in the form of nuts instead, but you can use 2% or full fat too) 1 Tbls smuckers naturals jam(lower cal without the funky aftertaste some of the diet jams have) and a tiny pinch of stevia. Only 105 cals, filling cause its packed with protein and satisfies my…

Plain 0% Greek yogurt (with a little jam and stevia), egg whites, strawberries (loved them before but seeing how many you can eat for such few calories amazes me), shrimp, tuna with mustard and relish, all veggies!! Basically anything that has the best bang for my protein and (/or sweet tooth) calorie buck!

Make this YOUR journey, if it works for you and keeps you in a calorie deficit, do it! Other thibgs I've learned along the way are: As said above a food scale is your friend and ultimately makes it so much easier to be patient with the weight loss process. If you know, *for a fact* by logging every bite and sip, that…

Great job!!!! I wish I could learn how to slooow down. I just finished wk2 2 days ago and just did wk2 day 1 again today to try to not be so winded going into wk3 (I don't really have a set # of days to finish c25k so I figure it doesn't hurt). I looked ahead and saw the 3 min jogs and freaked! I'm pretty winded at the end…

The continued boost to my self confidence. And having worked in a hospital for a short time earlier this year, I want to do everything in my power to keep myself out of there. Also worth noting, I have kind of changed how I think about "losing weight". I don't really need "motivation" anymore. I just accept and embrace…