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Low sodium V8 juice is a good source of potassium.

On mobile, go into your diary, then click “more” at the bottom right hand corner. Then click on “nutrition” I think it will give you what you’re looking for

Yikes that doesn’t sound very fun! Are you planning to do it long term? I used a very different method where I ldid normal life but just ate less and moved more. Good luck!

100 pounds!!! That’s like 10 bags of potatoes that you’re not carrying around anymore! Well done.

I don’t think you are lazy at all! I think you are expending a lot of energy on carrying around pounds. For fun, I like to think in terms of 10 pound bags of potatoes. For someone who is 100 pounds overweight, imagine if they were carrying around 10 bags of potatoes every where they went. That’s not lazy! That’s a lot of…

You’ve lost about 7 bags of potatoes! Congratulations on not having to carry those around anymore. The down side to that is that since you’re not carrying those 70 pounds around any more, you probably need less calories to maintain and you probably burn less calories when you exercise. So you might need to do a…

I enjoy reading your ponderings. I have definitely found that this is a mental and emotional journey as much as anything. In November you made a comment that I think may have been an autocorrect, but I like it and thought it was a profound slip. You said, “I am trying to do the right think.” Maybe that’s what it’s all…

On the free app, after you add your food to the diary, you can turn your phone sideways and it will show totals for calories, fibre, fat, protein, sodium, sugar.

So satisfying to reach a milestone! Well done, you!

At our house we joke that we don’t bring junk food through the door because that increases the chances of it getting in our mouth. My other main strategy is to keep my hands busy. While watching tv I also do crossword puzzles, solitaire, crochet or hand sewing as it decreases the chance of mindless eating. And during the…

I think there are all kinds of mental games people play that contribute to weight gain in the first place and weeding out those thought patterns and habits is at least half the battle in weight loss. I have the same issue you describe and it’s interesting that you raise it because I’ve been paying attention to my own…

Maintain a healthy weight, exercise and avoid eating animal products. Your body produces some of its own but your diet and lifestyle can prevent additional.

I plan my snacks. Fudgesicles, sugar free jello, Good Thins crackers with skinny cow cheese are all good low calorie options. Then I keep my hands busy with crocheting or puzzles while I watch tv as that is prime time for boredom eating.

I wonder if it would feel less shameful for you if you thought of it as a survival strategy gone wonky. In ages past, humans had to search for every calorie and consume it because food could be hard to get. Nowadays food is around every corner, so our strategies for survival (hoarding every calorie) are no longer relevant,…

I like to do a guided progressive relaxation. There are lots of them on YouTube or podcasts.

“I don't think those of us who can moderate some foods feel we have more morals” I was actually referring to myself. It was a subconscious belief that there was something moral about finishing food. And I learned to challenge it for myself.

Hello fellow stroke survivor! I also had a stroke in May 2020. I was shocked at the fatigue level afterwards. How could a teeny tiny blood clot cause that much devastation??? I am in my 50’s and I have needed to reduce my work schedule to cope. Besides that, my vision continues to have issues. Sorry I don’t have any bright…

So many people with good self control on here! That’s not me. It was an actual lesson I learned that it is not more “moral” to eat junk food than to give it away or throw it out.

Not sure if that is the same as having a stroke? I had a stroke in 2020. It turned my life upside down for a period of time as I was unable to go to work or exercise. It became quite hard on my mental well-being. A year and a half later I have found my stride again. It’s not the same life I had before - some changes…

Original fudgesicle 80 cal. An excellent source of chocolate Popcorn - make your own and you can control the level of butter Sugar free jello - 20 calories for a whole cup Lite laughing cow cheese and Good thins crackers

I’m right there with you ! This week is pull-up-my-socks week 😆. It is astonishing to me that after maintaining for several years, my mind still slips back into old patterns. How can myself lie to myself??? I mean I’m right here watching and I know my little brain is lying to me and yet here I am believing that it doesn’t…

Slow loser here too! Took me 2 years to lose 40 pounds. That said, 2020 kicked my butt in more ways than one and I am just pulling my socks up now to lose the 10 I regained 😩. Surely I can do that over the next 6 months or so.

Keep an eye and see if it works for you. I figure for me, I did 50 years of not tracking and look where that got me. 😩. Now I’ll try 50 years of tracking and see if that goes better. (So far it has)

I would say developing an awareness of what my calorie requirements are as well as the calorie content of foods and the calorie burn of exercise. I was reflecting about the reasons I eat: food is yummy, it’s in front of me, mindlessness, habit, social obligation etc. And it struck me that prior to this mu reason was never…

I disagree with those who are concerned about the development of an unhealthy relationship between food and exercise. I’m no expert though. I found that the biggest part of losing weight was challenging mental patterns that had developed since my childhood. One of the ways I did that was to build a really strong connection…

“Taking too much of either can cause rebound headaches.” I had always understood that rebound headaches were a result of using Tylenol with codeine. Codeine being the problematic ingredient. Also, I’m pretty sure that only narcotic pain killers create dependency

I used to get severe migraines. The doctor’s advice at the time was to take pain medication at the first sign of a headache as “it is easier to kill a baby than an adult”. 😳🧐. Not sure how I felt about my doctor using that analogy lol but the advice was spot on.

Fascinating topic. I know that depression has an impact on eating (either too much or too little) but I don’t know whether the converse is true. Seems like it would make sense. Eating Disorders have a huge mental Heath component. I know that for me, losing weight was mostly a mental exercise (which was a surprise for me).…

Sometime I sing the old Englebert Humperdinck song to my belly. “Please release me, let me go. For I don’t love you any more.” 🎶

Soft tacos, Greek salad, sandwiches and soup (I know people think soup is a winter meal, but I make lots in a slow cooker and then heat up a bowl for dinner)