mari5466 Member

Trader joes has the best nitrate free bacon. Antibiotic free. I eat as natural and organic and minimally processed as possible.

If your bored try to find a few things to keep you busy. When I get bored I sip on water or tea to stop my self from going over.

I was really strict on my self and after two months one night I couldn't anymore and I just binged on cake and fried chicken. After that I realized I needed to be more realistic and I actually have a monthly cheat meal ( yes meal not day) where I eat whatever I want and don't add the calories to MFP. I don't want to know I…

Hi! Feel free to add me on MFP. Good luck! You can do it if your really willing to commit to it.

Not looking forward to the fast next week but I would say small amount of dessert and fill up on veggies and soup at most meals.

Living in the same situation. I make my own lunches and box them up. Then I make extra dinner every night and give him left overs. He's happy with everything I make so he's easy to please.

I want to gain muscle as I lose weight and eventually just maintain and gain muscle.

Breakfast: pumkin spice oatmeal (1/3 cups of organic oats, 1/4 cup of unsweetened almond milk and organic pumpkin purée, pumpkin spice, .5 ounce of walnuts) 1/4 of milk for my coffee 224 calories Snack: 1/2 scoop of organic chocolate protein powder 1/2 cup of almond milk unsweetened 73 calories Lunch: 3.5 ounces of organic…

If planning is difficult. Take one day a week to prelog your week into MFP, leave a little wiggle room and you can always adjust. But the day you do your shopping,make sure to plan.

Thank you everyone for the advise. The reason I was curious mostly about going up to 1200 is because since I've been weight lifting I've become a lot hungrier. I know muscle helps burn calories at rest so I've been trying to bulk up. I work out 5-6 days a week. Usually 4 days of lifting. Also I agree I don't eat like a…

Fruit. Roasted chickpeas, I cook them in Parmesan and garlic powder for an hour at 360. Peanut butter toast. Cheese and crackers. I don't buy any processed snacks, or at least minimally.

Try quinoa. I cooked it in chicken stock and it makes a great substitute for pasta. Also oatmeal is a great thing to keep you full in the morning or Greek yogurt. And I add whatever I want to them to flavor them. Add steam vegetables as a side to your meals even if you have carbs with it.

Your right. I don't have it tattoed. Sometimes I get very OCD about my weight loss. I also do cardio and weight lifting and I've started trying different work outs.

My boyfriend has been telling me the same for a few weeks now. I am kinda going through the same journey you are, I was at around 130 and I've gone down to 120 and I want to be between 115-110. I was at one point 105 a few years ago. I dont think I could go back down to that weight. I was wondering approximately how long…

Meal planning is my number one tool. I eat plenty of veggies, cook at home and I don't eat out that much, shop for good choices at home, I weigh my food and do research on low calorie meals. If I do eat out I only eat half my meal so get something filling.

I was in the same boat at you but I joined Pinterest and it help keep me motivated. I followed exercise and health food pages. My partner can eat anything and I know it's not nutritious to eat their food. You want to be healthy as well as lose weight right?

I just graduated colleg and I lost weight when I was there. Healthy food being expensive is a myth. I ate healthy food off of 40 dollars a week. It's all about planning and working with the resources you have. Pack food with you to work or class, I always had an apple, they cost about a dollar each. Cheaper than any…

Plan your meals!! And don't go crazy on this idea of "healthy" as if it excluded all things you enjoy eating just do it in moderation.

Stop late night snacking. I can't fall asleep hungry.

I eat 1050 calories a day since I'm shorter. It's hard but definitely possible.

I am!

I'm a weight watchers life timer but I will admit that MFP works better for me. It's less complicated.

Reducing your fat intake an sugar is equally important. Those two affect your health the most. If your looking to stay healthy and reduce your chance of disease I would try to stay under for each. At the point I would only do a once a month cheat day. You'll ruin your whole week if you do it weekly.

I'm 5 feet and my goal weight is 110-115 pounds. In high school I was 105 but now I want to be more muscular. I started at 130 and have worked my way down to 120 the last few months.

I want to gain a lot of muscle so I decreased my fat and increased my protein percentage.