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Milk, because that kinda defeats the purpose of fortifying it with Vitamin D (since Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin).

I keep it simple. Cooked chicken, homemade mayonnaise (lets me control the sodium), mustard, chopped onion and a bit of hot sauce.

I recently started doing workouts from a book called Bodyweight Strength Training. Today's list of exercises were: Sumo Squat, Lunge to Pause, Squat Jump, Shoulder Rotation, Push-Up, Lying Flyer, Bird Dog, Bracer, Hip Crossover and Cobra

I usually have a simple breakfast of scrambled eggs with brown rice and shredded cheese. It's got a good balance of protein and carbs and you can season it any way you like (I tend to add a little salt and pepper after it's fully cooked for seasoning)

I think I may know the issue. By default, if you don't add food items to the diary in the Samsung Health app, it automatically guesstimates how many calories you had by dividing your max calorie allowance into three equal parts (breakfast/lunch/dinner). MFP and SH don't sync their diaries. For me this was way…

I've been finding that on some devices, it overexaggerates the negative calorie counts by a huge margin, especially if you do actual exercise. I have a Gear S3 and whenever I do actual exercise my calorie counts tend to go really high into the negatives (it was -1800 calories yesterday, which would have put me at only…

I'm getting the same issue. Did some actual exercise yesterday through my job (lots of walking/lifting) and it ended up reading -1700 calories burned. It only seems to read a negative value when I do actual exercise.

If you really think you're losing strength due to catabolism, then you can have your doctor measure your enPCR values (measures how much complete protein chains are in your blood). Some hacks I do is add a scoop of protein powder and 2 Tbsp powdered peanuts to my oatmeal (20g from the whey, another 10 from the peanut…

It's usually only an issue if you have kidney problems or if you drink an excessive amount all at once.

I always have eggs for breakfast, since I need high amounts of protein due to health issues.

Then my assumptions were wrong, but it's the only reason I could think of as to why I would lose that much weight after going over my caloric limit. Main point of that post was that eating at too much of a deficit seems to halt weight loss, as I've frequently been over 1000 calories in deficit and been stuck at 267-268…

I used to not eat back my burned calories, at least until a certain event on Thanksgiving. On that day I splurged a bit and went over my calorie limit a bit (only 500 over) but somehow I lost a lot of weight afterwards (dropped 4 pounds). Since then I've tried to at least eat back most of my burned calories and get as…

It was really weird for me. I went over my calorie range (about 500 calories over) yet I lost a lot of weight (dropped over 4 pounds since last weigh in). Maybe I haven't been eating enough and this is my body's way of telling me.

Even on rest days your muscles use carbs both to function and to repair (in combination with protein) so yes, even on rest days eating all your carbs is important. Looking at your diary the best place to add more carbs would be for breakfast and dinner (the balance between carbs/protein/fats looks fine for lunch).…

The only people I eat around already know why I count calories, so nobody really asks about it.

This is why you have to be very careful with pre-cooked/pre-made products you buy at the store. They're full of extra fat/salt/junk.

I'm assuming the "required sides" are just for specialty salads you can order off the menu and not for the salad bar. It's not really a salad bar if you're not allowed to pick and choose what you want in your salad.

I have to keep track of my fluids, so if it's a liquid, then it counts for me.

The main part of the exchange diet you should focus on is the carbs, since that is what will cause your blood sugars to go up the most. The simplest way to count carbs is to remember that 15g carb = 1 carb exchange, so take the carb information from the Nutritional Facts label and divide that by 15. That's how many carb…

The last time I binged was last Monday, when our city had a free festival to celebrate the beginning of our Winterfest season (aka winter tourist season). Lots of free food and drink, but luckily a few healthy foods as well such as cider, beans, apples and chili.

As for my favorite zero calorie item, it would have to be green tea with a bit of lemon and splenda.

It depends on how far away from my usual eating habits the cheat day takes me and if what I had during that time is feasibly countable. If it's a once in a year thing with lots of varying dishes to try out (like a festival our city was hosting earlier this week) then I won't record it, but I'll leave a note in my food…

If you're looking for low sodium recipes, check out the cookbooks that DeVita publishes quarterly. They're tailored around the renal diet, which is a variation of the DASH diet (except it's also low potassium and low phosphorus). They're free, but you have to register to their site to download them.

Those low-fat mozzarella sticks you find at the store are only 80 calories each.

Vodka + Pineapple Coconut = pina colada

Pickle juice isn't exactly "zero". It might be zero calorie, but it's loaded with salt so you'd end up gaining water weight from drinking it.

I have, and I agree. Too metallic for my tastes. Yet they use it all the time in salt substitutes.

Diet Rite Pure Zero does the same thing. For these they use potassium instead of sodium to flavor the water, that and aspartame.

They're fine as long as they fit your macros. There are also variations of sausage and bacon that are lower in fat or salt if that's the issue. I usually brown breakfast sausage like ground beef, drain and rinse it, and store it in the fridge to add to my eggs in the morning (2Tbsp=1oz).

I used to have a Fitbit, but the band eventually came apart and made it impossible to use (the button on the side fell off with the band). It worked really while it was usable, able to track both steps and sleep time. I do plan on getting a smart watch with some fitness features once I save up enough for it (Gear S3).