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Mine stopped about a year into my journey (3+ years ago) and hasn't come back..... oh wait, I'm Post Menopause. Something to look forward to ladies! I actually Love it now! Perk of being old!
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First, let me say I am always envious and folks being able to eat above my allotment of 1200 - old and short will do that for you! AnyWAY, in looking over your dairy, I am going to have to agree with several posters, perhaps take a look at and adjust your protein intake as compared to your carbs. Perhaps it doesn't for…
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I see you eat meat substitutes.... check the sodium on the meat substitutes -- I grew up vegetarian and ate substitutes every single day - I no longer eat any of that stuff - ever! My husband and I actually worked several years at the company that makes the original meat substitutes and saw what all they put in the…
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^^ These are wonderful thoughts - just going to throw out there for we "older" folks (that would be me for sure) - trying to look a certain way for something doesn't cut it anymore. Gone passed in our lives are the 10 year, 20 year, 30 year and well heck, 40 year reunions. Gone are the parties where we want to look "sexy".…
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Yes, much of the foods at the local establishments make me feel actually sick. Have always had issues and eaten my way through them so to speak and just put up with it - hence, why I was over 200#! Now, I'm picky about going out anywhere - better be worth not only the $$, but be of good quality and clean - please be clean.…
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I spend a couple of hours on the weekend prepping for lunches and some dinners. I have FitPacks to pack in. And leak proof glass containers when I want to heat things up. Prep the chicken by cutting into strips and grilling or crockpotting & shredding. I cut up fixings for salads and put in mason jars (I don't like the…
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Buffets just make me sick. Might as well take the plate of food in the bathroom and flush it down the toilet.....or maybe just the $$ so I don't have to feel bloated, nauseated, and plain nasty. Especially Chinese buffets. Off limits. Unfortunately for me, Chipotle - I've tried several different things and, nope. BK -…
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I wish I had the money back on all the different "Kick-Starts" I've done over the last 120 years (ok only 40) -- Please do NOT waste your money. Slow and steady wins this race. No need to kick start anything and drive yourself nuts in the process. Don't say I'll start Monday - start today - wait, this is Monday! Moral of…
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This^^ For whatever reason, red meat makes me feel lethargic, bloated, and whiny (ain't nobody need that!) However, we eat chicken several times a week. No fish - Yuck! Cannot stand the smell or taste (my husband loves it and orders at restaurants) Lost weight with eating meat and without eating meat everyday - portions…
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I also prep for the week ahead on most Saturdays or Sundays. I usually always crockpot chicken breasts to shred for various meals. Hard boil 12 eggs and also make 12-15 "egg wraps" for breakfasts or snacks, or a veggie egg casserole to cut into portions, cut up celery, carrots, and other veggies portion them out, portion…
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I usually prep breakfasts and lunches for week time on the weekend. I do a veggie/egg bake that when cut into 12 pieces is 109 calories with lots of nice veggies (whatever kind you like). So easy to grab and eat (even cold) when I'm on the run or heat for 30 seconds in microwave. That with 100 grms of fruit is great. Also,…
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If I couldn't eat Mexican food (would like it 3 times a day) - that just wouldn't be right in my world!! I tend to make it myself at home and fairly low calories and baked fajitas type things with avocado, of course! When we go out, I eat super light for the day, saving myself - then, count out 7 chips (depending on…
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3+ years now in the process. I call it "process" because it is and always will be a process working through maintenance. As we age - and we all do, hopefully - things shift, change, health changes, hormones go haywire, and it is a constant endeavor to meet those changes and roll with the punches, so to speak. Weight may…
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This^^ When I am having a day where my belly thinks my throat has been cut, I reach for a banana cut into pieces with a smear of nut butter - for me, natural peanut butter. It is fairly high in the calories, but always does the trick. (funny thing is I don't even particularly like bananas :D )
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It truly does need to become your lifestyle -- not just for this moment - for life! That took me quite a while to figure out. Many folks have said you don't need to cut out certain foods. I agree, Unless, you feel better and less bloated for not eating certain things. Pasta, rice, bread - there are some things that make…
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What didn't I try? That would be a much shorter list. I tried, lost some weight, gained it back on Nutri-system, WW, Medi-fast, diet pills of all kinds (& that speed feeling sucked!) South Beach, Atkins, just plain not eating (diet pills) A. Wish I had all the $$$ I spent over the last 40 years B. messed myself up big time…
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Because -- cheese!! I love cheese - I want to eat cheese. Well, okay, just kidding (kind of). Because I feel so much better, can breathe, walk up the flight up stairs, chase my grandkids around, sleep better, can eat a little more, clear my brain of garbage, and best of all even after weight loss, it tightens up those…
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THIS^^^ Oh my, and only 27 years old. Many many long years ahead of you. Please consider talking to a professional and perhaps explore the organics sections or grow your own. And by the way - if insects, larvae, poo, insecticide, all of those things keep you from eating vegetables; surely you aren't able to eat any meat,…
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3 years ago, my husband and I both ate out pretty much every single day. Sometimes 3 times a day! Yikes! Fast forward 3 years and I have not been to a fast food place except Subway (for a chopped salad) since January 2013.... Loving it! I have discovered the Joy of Cooking -- not the book, just the joy. Had cooked for the…
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Roasted! Yes! Also, we cut in half and lay face down on pan lined with parchment paper drizzled with olive oil and sea salt then drizzle olive oil and salt over the backs and bake at 375 for about 45 minutes -- they come out with a little "crust" that is too delicious! Everyone always asks if I've put honey or something on…
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Asparagus - one of our favorites, when in season and doesn't cost an arm and a leg! Prepare by cutting the ends off, lay on baking sheet, drizzle with a good olive oil, sprinkle salt and roast for about 10 minutes in a 425 oven. Cauliflower - so many different ways, our favorite is boiled then mashed like potatoes with…
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All about that prepping for the week! Such a time saver early in the mornings! However, I've tried that wrap thing and the tortilla does get soggy. I also don't care for mason jar salads -- so, I may be weird (yes, I am). Anywho, what I end up doing is prepping all the ingredients and putting them in separate mason jars -…
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Feeling your frustration. If your thyroid levels are stable now with your meds, it will become a little (very little) easier to start losing weight. I am also hypothyroid condition/Hashimoto disease so, the only way I was able to lose 70+ pounds and have worked very hard at keeping it off, is to combine a 1200 calorie a…
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Make a cinnamon quinoa bake and have it for the whole week. I also do GF oatmeal and add peanut butter and berries. "Overnight oats" is super simple and you can add so many different things. Many times I will eat whatever we had for supper, such as baked chicken fajitas, roasted veggies, baked chicken and quinoa. We do eat…
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Brava!!! Very insightful and well written! I needed encouragement this Monday morning.... so Thank You!!
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Frank's (either Red Hot & Buffalo) Herdez Salsa Verde (especially on my cottage cheese) Or I make my own salsa verde - even better. Fresh Homemade salsa - of course, I will take a good spicy salsa anyway I can get it. Tzatziki (haven't had that in quite a while - going to have to make some now!)
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Coming from a dog-trainer, it is just a sad and disgusting thing that people are dumber than their dogs. It is the law folks! Leash your dog if not for the safety of others, for your dog's safety also! When out jogging and you come upon an unleashed dog - Do Not Make Eye Contact! Slow down and stop if necessary, not making…
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This has happened many different times with my Charge HR -- always makes me wonder and laugh. Hence the reason I never eat back hardly any of my exercise calories. The only days I eat back even 1/2 the exercise calories are the days I Know I have sweated up a storm and can feel the burn and my base is 1200 a day... Age…
