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There are some decent vegan protein bars out there. I like Simply Protein bars; 150 calories for 15g protein. They’re soy but not tofu...

42lbs in 3 months is very amibitious, even for those with significant weight to lose. That is more than 2lbs/week, which is the highest deficit you can set for yourself on this site/app. You are going to have to buckle down and follow the calorie allotment MFP assigns to you very, very closely to achieve this kind of…

If that is you in the photo, you don’t appear long, skinny or bony to me. It’s not a super revealing photo to be sure but, if that is your current appearance more or less, you may be more muscular and look bigger than you think. That said, you have an active exercise regimen and are active in your job as well so you should…

I was surprised to learn that potatoes do not freeze very well. I made a huge beef stew in my slow cooker and froze a bunch; the potatoes turned rather mealy, quite an unappetizing texture in something you expect to be starch creamy, when reheated. I’d say you are fine to reheat from frozen, just don’t set the microwave…

If you like overnight oats, you could just fortify it with extra protein ingredients. 15g of chia seeds, milled flax and hemp hearts are what I use. I also add a scoop of protein powder. My overnight oats are ~23g protein in ~350 calories, depending which flavour I make.

Yes, and how do you suppose people decide whether they are superior or more powerful: what criteria are they using to group themselves together? Do they know your bank balance by looking at you? Do they know how much power you wield by looking at you? Do they know your ancestry to determine whether you are the same as…

Sure it does. Attractive people of either gender are better treated than unattractive; an able bodied person is treated better than a disabled person; race and national origin are both related to appearance as well—the closer to “white” you are, the more privilege you enjoy. Of course these are sweeping generalizations but…

Humans select for attractiveness. We can't help it; we subconsciously believe it is how we get the best, most successful mate with whom to procreate. As a result, attractive people always enjoy many privileges however what is attractive is not timeless. There have been periods in human history when to be Rubenesque was a…

Husband saw a mandolin slicer in use on one of the cooking shows I like to watch and was smitten. I warned him that they don’t even let chefs near them until they have mastered their knife skills; mandolin slicers are incredibly dangerous. Refusing to be discouraged, husband purchased one, brought it home, unpacked it, set…

That is awesome! I’m kinda jelly. I banked with TD for years (well, Canada Trust which which was acquired by TD in the 90’s) and recently moved away from them due to their wretched service. Interestingly enough, it was their refusal to honour a cheque from a very large insurance company for a vehicle I had written off in…

Aside from Facebook and MFP, I have almost no presence online. As such, I can't think of any website that might be able to hold my data hostage but I do know that Facebook does whatever the hell it wants with my data all day, every day. I also know that I have to pay my doctor for access to my medical records, I have to…

You have obviously overlooked the clause in most every agreement you have made with a service provider stating the service provider can change the agreement at any time they feel whereas you are beholden to it. Examples abound of banks, phone service, cable service, utility services etc. arbitrarily altering the terms of…

I have found that the exercise database is pretty close for calories burned by walking. I routinely walk 6kmh (3.75mph) with my dog and MFP assigns me 244 calories/hr. In practice, I find that I can add about 225 calories/hr so not too far out. It might be worthwhile to set your activity level to sedentary and add your…

What happens if you stir it clockwise instead?

I’m ok with my diet face. I am sad about my diet boobs.

Just be consistent. If you keep at it every day, you will find that you need to do more to challenge yourself before long. Last week’s struggle is next week’s warm up.

Since I’ve been pointing out the wide variety of things husband eats that really don’t fit into a keto diet, he seems a lot less motivated. He really likes quinoa ^.^

I got mine taken out not long after my original comment on this thread. I haven’t lost weight but I’m not constantly bloated so I look and feel better anyway. I’m also less bonkers, my sex drive has returned, I not all crampy and I don’t have almost constant spotting. I’m glad I had it removed. I did learn that diaphragms…

I tried this today. Didn’t do as well as I’d hoped; not because my grip was weak but because my hands are soft as baby’s butts and it HURT SO MUCH. I have a giant blister on my left palm at the base of my ring finger from hanging one handed for not even 6 seconds. The hands are still strong(ish) from my time as a mechanic…

I found it on a website purporting to be full of keto recipes. The internet is full of unhelpful people who think they know a lot.

Sounds like recomp might be good for you. I'm very similar to you in height, weight, goal weight and struggles. I would also love to weigh 125lbs--a completely arbitrary goal. Like you, I have managed it a couple of times but have a heck of a time maintaining it for any length of time. Like you, I hover between 130-133lbs.…

I would introduce you to my husband who eats a vegetarian diet and is much more careful about his food than I am. He doesn't eat candy at all but he eats way to much of everything he does eat so carries a good 40lbs more than he should. I also struggled for two decades to lose weight while on a vegetarian diet. Only after…

0 calorie Jell-O helped me out a lot when I was first getting started. Figuring out that I like a LCHF diet and making sure I have enough protein and fat each day keeps me generally satiated. I don't get the cravings for candy and baked goods like I used to unless I let myself get really, really hungry these days.

You're surprised that a site full of people actively maintaining or in the process of achieving a healthy weight demonstrate an anti-fat bias? You're talking about a group that knows through personal experience there is almost no reason for anyone to be obese. There is no shortage of people here who have overcome all of…

Are you in a position to alter your schedule such that you go to the gym in the morning? I don't want to go to the gym after a day of work either. Instead, I go in the morning before work and find that it's good way to get me going; I'm more energetic throughout the entire day.

I usually eat a small piece of cheese before bed. 90cal of old cheddar tides me over until the morning and it's pretty easy to ensure I have those calories left at the end of the day.

No more or less fair than her twisting my words to mean that I don't compromise. She was indignant that I didn't immediately surrender something of equal value to my husband's nuts (teehee) right then and there in order to create a balanced transaction, even after I indicated that I sacrifice for my husband's sake on other…

We don't view our relationship as comprised of individual and discreet transactions, each of which must balance in order to be fair. Rather, we view the relationship as one long, never ending transaction that must, on the whole, be equitable and attractive enough to each of us that it makes our continued efforts and…

Hmmmm, are you sure that's the same person? The focus is not great but it looks to me like they're missing a mole in the photo on the left compared to the one on the far right. Not that this negates your overall point, just saying... For the OP, I'm up 5-6lbs from my all time low but my BF% is lower and my measurements are…