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I use Sunday to plan my meals. I plan what I'm going to make, go to the grocery store and do light prep work (chop celery, onions). I make oatmeal (4 servings) twice a week and separate it out into 1-cup containers for me to heat up in the morning. I also stock yogurt and fruit if I want that instead of oatmeal. I make…
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Ah ok... difficult to tell with just text... (I've actually seen someone say this in complete seriousness when I thought they were joking)
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Not sure if just trolling or just stupid...
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Dropping soda from your diet will not necessarily affect your weight. What else are you doing to lose weight?
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So much this.
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I prefer steel cut oats. foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/steel-cut-oatmeal-recipe.html I base my recipe off of Alton Brown's, but I use a full teaspoon of salt and 1 cup 2% milk. I think it tastes amazing when you first make it and I can eat it plain. But after it sits in the fridge, I mix 1 tsp brown sugar and 1/2 cup…
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First, you should log your food and exercise for a couple weeks to really see what your stats really look like. I cannot stress this enough because doing your totals in your head will not give you a good view over time. You will be surprised - I know I was. Second, power walking for 40 minutes will only burn 200 - 300…
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Boxed foods (Hamburger Helper, mac and cheese, pasta) are certainly cheaper than fresh food. I haven't eaten boxed foods in so long, I don't know if the prices have changed in the last 10 years, but those were certainly cheaper before. Of course, the prep work is probably a deterrent for those not experience with cooking.…
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I like salsa in taco salad. I don't use dressing if I put chicken salad or tuna salad on my lettuce, but I do like Zesty Italian dressing for a basic salad dressing. I really like using olive oil with lemon juice and salt and pepper but only if the lettuce is super fresh. I also like to use avocados and sour cream as a…
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Yeah, I'm confused... Do you want to reduce your sugar intake or do you want healthier sweets?
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I second this. If you are struggling with the diet, perhaps you should change your thinking. If you could shift your mindset from "never eat bad things" or "oh no! I failed!" to "try to incorporate healthy things" and "I will strive for doing better every day", it will make a huge difference. Don't beat yourself up if you…
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I am so sorry for your loss. I would suggest seeing a grief counselor and urging your brother to seek counseling as well (I assume your niece was his daughter?). Take the time you need to grieve and look after your brother. But don't forget to treat yourself with kindness too - you're going through a difficult time right…
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While it's true that the body breaks things down, that does not mean that they will be broken down into the same nutrients. Bread is good example of a food that differs wildly from one place to the next as well as from one brand to another. I think that what stevencloser was trying to point out is that two things can equal…
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Water's effects on the body: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2908954/ TLDR: Water helps our body maintain fluid balances (this affects all parts of the body from our brain to our skin) and helps us maintain body temperature (sweating). Water is the single most important nutrient despite it not being considered…
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Hi, Missy. I'm Brandy. I understand that it can be daunting to start. I've only been doing this for 3 weeks now but I'm so glad I started. What exactly are your plans to lose weight? Are you using the calorie counter? Exercising? I started exercising first and only started logging my food intake about a week ago. Logging…
