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Posting here for accountability to myself. The last few days, I've been eating EVERYTHING and am up to 141 pounds. I will curtail this today and eat at usual maintenance calories instead of continuing the trend and ending up in the 150s like I did a couple years ago. It's way too easy for me to think that I've already…

I like your idea about Halloween. It is more effort into being safe than I expect most will put in. My neighborhood Facebook page indicates many will be taking their children trick-or-treating as usual this year, and see masks as sufficient. I made the mistake of remarking that trick or treating may not be prudent this…

It's been a couple years since I lived in Southern California (Orange County), but I recall they sell your version of "poison" on pretty much every block (artisan donut shops and cupcake shops).

Ghiradelli semi-sweet chocolate chips. I keep them in the freezer and have a serving every night- satisfies my sweet cold dessert craving for only 70 calories!

This may get you close. This is the label on a 220g can of cooked chickpeas (weight is undrained though):

Thank you for your kind words and @StargazerB for your story. In retrospect, I have wasted so much money and foregone so many delicious desserts to try to be at the lowest “healthy” weight for my height. Most times I went back to my lowest weight, I would donate my larger size clothes to theoretically keep me from gaining…

As kind of a corollary to this topic, how do people feel about farm subsidies and the Farm Bill in the US? What would change if these did not exist?

Pickles are terrific. Look for "Oh Snap!" in your grocery refrigerated section for sliced pickles with very little brine (easy to eat on the go).

Thanks for sharing- very comforting to hear others' stories on this topic. I have been in very similar shoes (or pants!). After I got back down to my goal weight range, I got rid of all pants that were too big. At first I kept one size up, but found it was just way too easy for me to let myself overindulge for a week and…

Stash Tea Moroccan Mint is wonderful hot or cold.

Usually 15 grams of semi-sweet chocolate chips satisfies me. Only 70 calories, so not bad. I keep them in the freezer.

Yes... my point was that the FDA doesn't require even the chain restaurants to send the food out for lab testing if they choose to use the nutrient databases, so why would they require it of the mom and pop restaurants.

I'm not sure where you are located, but this is already required in the U.S. for restaurants with 20 or more locations. The FDA website does state that they can comply using nutrient databases (USDA, cookbooks, etc.). No requirement to send food to a lab.

Just curious- why would this be especially burdensome for Mom and Pop restaurants and put many of them out of business? They’re allowed to use the database method. It doesn’t have to be any harder than it is for us to fill out a recipe in MFP. It might actually help them to more accurately calculate the cost to make a…

How different everyone’s lives are. It’s not unusual for me to go to restaurants 6 to 7 times in the course of a week (due to both my job and social life). Can I maintain doing this? Absolutely. Would it make it easier for me to validate my meal choices if all restaurants were required to post calories? Absolutely.

Love this sentiment! Another quote I’ve found helpful is “Holding on to anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.”

This is one of my favorite threads to peruse. Nothing personal to contribute at the moment, but I was re-reading a poetry anthology and one poem made me think of this thread: let it go — the smashed word broken open vow or the oath cracked length wise — let it go it was sworn to go let them go — the truthful liars and the…

This is true for some people, but not all! I eat lunch out at restaurants (either local or fast food) five days a week with my coworkers. I also go out to dinner at least once (usually twice) weekends. I have to be mindful of what I eat or I will gain rather than maintain my weight.

Also works for apparating (hope I’m not the only Harry Potter fan!). :smiley:

Carrots and peanut butter taste amazing together. I had no idea that wasn't a normal combination until my coworkers all said I was nuts. :D

You look great!! One week is just a blip in the grand scheme of things, so don't let it get you down.

Am I the only one who doesn’t like to see a half or quarter donut/fritter in the box? You never know if someone held it with a napkin while they were cutting or used their hands, etc. I just take the whole thing back to my desk and toss half if I don’t want it. ETA: not saying that was what the OP did, of course. Just a…

You may like the reddit loseit forum then.... They are hardcore into saying most folks should not eat back their calories burned from working out (one of the reasons I stopped lurking there for the most part).

Mayonnaise kicks ketchup's butt to the curb for french fry dipping!

I like the Vitafusion Women's gummy vitamins. Swallowing pills is difficult for me, so the gummy vitamins are fantastic.

I like burnt kale and burnt brussels sprouts. Can't stand 'em otherwise.

The version of this I grew up with was "don't trouble trouble 'til trouble troubles you." :) For me, I try to do a few minutes of meditation and focusing on my breathing every day. When you are aware of your breath, you can use it as a tool to calm down quickly in stressful situations. I also subscribe to the "comparison…

This is such a positive thread! Despite some eye-rolling when I read Marie Kondo's "The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up," some of her methods have really worked for me (pulling out all items of a certain type and thinking about which ones still bring me joy). I have managed to pare down my possessions quite a bit and it…

Ripe bananas, yogurt, applesauce, cottage cheese, soup, smoothies. Hope you are feeling better soon!