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Although I am not vegan, I have used lentils many times as a meat substitute and made lentil chili, bolognese, "meatloaf or "meatballs", lentil curry, lentil soup, and rice with lentils and onions. Lentils are very nutritious and have both fiber and protein. So if you like them I would definitely have them 2-3 times of the…

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I lost 18 kilos while on it, I am 60 kilos now and 162cm height. Calorie counting really helped. I didn't cut out the carbs but ate a lot of fiber rich foods to keep me full. No juice or carbonated drinks except for carbonated/sparkling water for whenever I wanted something cold and fizzy. I usually had a calorie deficit…

I would like to lose another 10-15 pounds. I usually have around 1400-1600 during the week and more on weekends. I make most of my meals. My diary is open to friends.

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I would eat mac and cheese once in a while... however, I would add a head of steamed broccoli to it (or less cauliflower) and split it into two portions. I agree with the posts that say to add more fiber. You can also make your own mac and cheese with evaporated milk and cheese (some jalapeño cheddar popcorn seasonings go…

You can probably make lots of rice dishes/risottos. Like rice and beans (kidney beans or black bean), rice with shredded carrots and cabbage, rice with spinach or rice with mushrooms. Except for the spinach one the other rice dishes are cheap to make depending on where you live. Just measure your rice and add more of the…

Hummus with vegetable sticks and flax seed crackers - there are a few carbs by not as many as other crackers. Also some vegetables have more carbs than others, celery or cucumber verses carrots for example.

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TR0berts Thank you for clarifying that. It makes sense

There are also studies that say that sugar feeds cancer. So I am curious as to who did the studies that say that soda is harmless (is the sugar industry behind this) and also, when they did the studies did they mean that 1-2 cans of soda is harmless but did not take into account that some people drink way more than that.…

Besides sugar being addicting it also becomes a habit to drink something cold sweet and carbonated. To overcome a "bad" (it's not necessarily bad) habit you need to replace it with another better habit that is equally satisfying. I agree with the posts that say that you can get your caffeine from coffee or tea (maybe even…

Feel free to add me if you want my diary is open to friends. I like to cook and I love getting new ideas. I usually eat around 1500 and more on weekends. If I don't enter a new recipe on my app to find out the exact calories and macros I usually search for something similar and put it in as an estimate. I don't eat healthy…

I use it in hummus, I actually use a whole can for 1 and a 1/2 cups of dried chickpeas. I also add garlic, tahini, olive oil and lemon juice (and any spices/herbs you like). A whole can is probably too spicy for most people. I tone it down a bit when inviting people over

Halloumi is more Cypriot Greek cheese, Greeks from the mainland like their feta :smile: But all cheese has lots of calories so I weigh all

I always weigh it uncooked, it's usually 45g per portion for around 150-170 calories. Do you scan the packages of food? Rice always has a bar code with calories and nutritional information of an uncooked portion. If something is not in the database you can add it too.

I also make cabbage rice don't know if it's Greek or not. But I use shredded cabbage, grated carrot and a little bit of rice (some people sauté onions too). Shredded cabbage gets this caremelised flavour when you sauté it. It's very low in calories if you use a bit of oil. I top it with feta cheese.

Spanakorizo is low calorie (if more spinach than rice is used and very little oil to sauté onions), I bake the kolokithokeftedes... one stuffed pepper or tomato comes out to be 340 calories if you limit the oil add more onions and less rice, and a bit of mince. Lentil soup isn't bad on calories, baked keftedes/meatballs…

I lost 30 lbs in over a year (about 14 months) I felt so discouraged some weeks but I persisted and now I am happy with the results.

It might depend on what you eat too, if you bulk up your meals with lots of low calorie vegetables that also have a lot of fiber you will feel satisfied with 1400 a day. I was at 1400 on weekdays for a year and 1800-2000 on weekends. I was satisfied with the 1400 on weekdays however, I don't know if it also helped that I…

I like it mixed with cous cous and sautéed vegetables which have been finely chopped (onion, red pepper, zucchini, carrots). Or couscous and cherry tomatoes.

Hummus with raw vegetables -carrots, cherry tomatoes, celery, peppers, broccoli, cucumber- (and flaxseed crackers) should keep well. Add a hard boiled egg for extra protein. Hummus usually doesn't have ingredients that spoil if out of the fridge for a couple hours even though it's always refrigerated. Canned baked beans…

Stir fry with many vegetables (onion, red pepper, mushrooms, carrot, broccoli or bok Choy) and half the portion (per serving) of rice noodles.

Waffles (with egg, milk, flaxseeds etc) that have 12gr of protein and 310 calories each. Served with peanut butter for more protein or baked beans, back bacon and poached egg (but that's more for a lunch cause it's 500-600 calories altogether)