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Sparkling water with a squirt of Mio is my go to now. There are even ones that have caffeine if that’s what your looking for. Mio is a liquid flavor concentrate.

I would be curious if my heart rate is one of the reasons I used to sweat all the time. So, through my teens and through my twenty's I sweat through shirts, it was quite normal for me to sweat through multiple shirts in a day even though I was inactive. I bought special undershirts with a pad in the armpit to save my nicer…

Similar situation, different perspective. In January my dad had a heart attack, I was on FMLA 900 miles away taking care of my father for three months. I quit drinking and all my other bad habits while my dad recovered. I told my wife that I stopped drinking and started paying attention to my health again. I got home in…

Oats as part of a broader breakfast that includes fats and protein - usually in the form of a breakfast shake. My go to is oats, greek yogurt, kale, avocado, chia seeds, banana, peanut butter powder, mixed fruit fresh or frozen - if frozen 8 - 16 drops of liquid stevia, on a unsweetened almond milk base liquid. I make two…

Not brand new - but always looking for motivation.

Feel free to add me - I haven't when though gastric surgery but I have been through the struggle of loosing weight, loosing the fight but hopping back in to do the best I can to be healthy. Good luck to you as well!

Mine is open as well

I want to be able to eat what I want, drink what I want, and in general be able to do what I want to when I get to retirement. If I retire at 65, that gives me about 10 years to be able to enjoy it before I get to a point my body will probably not be able to easily recover. If I don't do the work now, i'm not going to be…

I lost 40+ pounds mainly doing cardio (running) lots and lots of running, I got to the point I could run 10 miles and I would just get bored. I burned myself out, started getting into bad habits like drinking and was bored running. gained 30 pounds and came back here to restart. Now I am doing strength training along with…

As a 5'6" male starting at 185 lbs, running daily, eating 1800 calories - it took me about 6 months to shed 40 pounds. Let me tell you, I was HUNGRY at 1800 calories, with the running I was at a 300-400 calorie deficit most days. I am keying into a couple of things: * Eating out as a family * Glass of wine * Dinner is a…

I cut out all the alcohol in my diet for awhile, my idea of a cleanse. I love a beer when I'm grilling or making homemade pizza though, I found a non-alcoholic dark beer called Kaliber by Guinness 66 calories and its actually good! If your looking for the taste but not the buzz, I would recommend it - much better than…

I am here again because I want to take control of my health (again). This time around my goal is to help make myself aware of what I am putting into my body instead of simply limiting calories. Calorie counting, while very insightful, can turn food into something taboo - which does not make for a healthy relationship with…

Same here, back on the wagon again - looking for support and accountability.

Yea because people kept going and we are trying to prevent the spread. Go Rocky style, go to a butcher and hit some meat, drag some logs around. Seriously though work on cardio and cut, there are ways to exercise without equipment.

Steamed Asparagus over quinoa cooked in low sodium chicken broth, topped with lemon garlic shrimp: 341 Cals.

Soda - I like the bubbles so I often drink sparkling water now.

I do it after, did a before and after “experiment. ” After evacuation I was a pound lighter than before! It doesn’t really matter though.

I like Costco brand protein bars. 7g fat per serving - the whole bar is a 60gram portion, 20 more than the Simply Protein brand. The simply protein is $30 for 12 for less portion. If you have a membership or know someone who does you can get 20 bars for $16.00. It’s a bit more online - and they sell them in two packs, I…

My shakes, makes 2 servings, around 350cal per serving. All fresh fruit and veges. Kale 130g Banana 130g Strawberry 200g Chia Seed: 1Tbsp PBFit: 3 Tbsp Non-Fat Greek Yogurt: 1/2cup Steel Cut Oats: 1/2cup Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk: 2cup Avacado: 20g It’s creamy, if you take the stalks off the kale it’s even creamier.…

You do you, whatever makes you happy. I choose butter, that’s what makes me happy, it’s tasty, butter made from cows that eat grass is even more yummy. I usually pick up Kerrygold because it’s found everywhere and is more affordable. No the cows not 100 % grass fed, and the feed supplements have gmo’s - this is fine with…

If you had these foods in your weekly routine, would you treat them as you do now? I mean, if it’s a trigger that leads you to poor decision making - I understand keeping them out of the house, but what’s wrong with cakes, or processed food? I don’t eat much processed foods simply because their generally high in calories -…

Grilling some lamb, corn on the cob, red potatoes, drinking some beer. I’ll either cut out some cals for a couple of days after the 4th to negate what I consumed - but ultimately my deficit through the week will more than make up for what I’ll consume. I’m estimating I’ll end up consuming 2400 calories. My Apple Watch is…

Google is your friend, I don’t really have one specific site I will often google: quick dinner ideas if I’m trying to find a quick recipe. Or if I’m looking for a specific ingredient, chicken recipie, or a certain preparation, grilled/baked/instant pot recipe. I usually pick and choose recipes for many sites that look…

Keto is a a very low carb diet. The point is to get into ketosis, where you body uses fat as it’s energy source instead of carbs. Carbohydrates are broken down into sugar, your body uses sugar for energy, when your in ketosis your body switches to using fat for energy. Keto was used as a therapy for children who…

Yea - MFP doesn’t play nice with Apple Watch. I would log with MFP and if you know how many calories your deficit is, go to your Health app on your iPhone and add up your Active and Resting energy and you will know your total calories out for the day is, and MFP will have your calories in.

As a person who has owned two fitbits and an Apple Watch - I like the Apple Watch better. The Apple Watch 3 will get about 36 hours of battery life. This is with notifications on, making a couple of calls, tracking a workout for an hour. The thing it does lack is tracking your sleep - but your iPhone has the “bedtime”…

I wouldn’t worry about it too much - your on vacation enjoy yourself. I’m still trying to loose so when I recently went on vacation, I tried to eat healthy and estimate my portions. However, after a graduation celebration, family reunion, and a trip to an amusement park, I ate a lot — a LOT I didn’t eat as “healthy” as…

Best thing I found to replace a burger patty was a large portobello mushroom sautéed in a homemade balsamic oil dressing and grilled, it has a umami flavor. My wife and I like going meatless a day out of the week and this is our go to for dinner.

Are you on a Keto diet? There are some individuals who’s cholesterol will sky rocket in the short term but level out in the long term. This particular study was done with children, but adults have experienced the same thing.…

So, if you drink 5 or 6 drinks on Saturday just budget for them. If you drink Vodka with sparkling water or zero calories mixer that’s 582 calories, just cut 100 calories each day of the week you don’t drink. Yes - you may be over your calorie goal the day you drink but for the week your good.