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Here's my suggestion to keep it kind of humane: give yourself two weeks. Set a calorie goal that is reasonable, and just simply log every single thing you put in your mouth. For two weeks, don't worry about The relationship between the calories that you want to be eating, and the calories that you actually are eating.…

What? Have you not discovered nutritional yeast??? It is the only thing you can put on popcorn to make it utterly delicious--within the bounds of good nutrition that is. You can get it in the bulk section of many grocery stores especially if they have a health food section. Don't get brewers yeast, and don't confuse it for…

I'm only going to address your Gatorade comment. When you say I hydrate on Gatorade most of the day, do you mean that's your primary thing that you're drinking, Whether you're exercising or not? Because gator aid is really for athletes who are doing so much activity that they are sweating excessively. It shouldn't be used…

Depends on what you mean about wanting your body to "perform optimally." Athletically? Digestively? Regarding general aches and pains or fatigue? I've been to 4 in my life. Three because of back issues. One was wonderful. One turned out to be a molestor. One over adjusted my neck and scared the hell out of me. They all…

Weight Watchers **wanted*** you to eat fats. It was in the formula! Been there. Back when it worked for me (I think 3 versions ago) my day started with 3 corn tortillas on which I smeared 1/4 cup homemade refried beans, and topped with 1 tablespoon per tort low fat shredded mozzarella. They are very filling, and stuffed…

And a nice Chianti! (Slurp, slurp, slurp)

Air popped popcorn – – hey! It's a whole grain! – – With a couple of spritzes of olive oil and as much nutritional yeast as the popcorn will hold. Veggies and homemade hummous. Cold roasted cauliflower. Roasted with olive oil and lemon juice. Chips and bean dip when I'm really craving something junkie. I make big batches…

If you make your own, there is no need to add any oil to it. I'm completely uncertain as to why oil is necessary. I've been making it for decades never adding oil. You can up the protein quality of it by putting mixes of seeds and nuts in your food processor until they arecompletely pulverized then stirring them in. For my…

None of the gels or blocks agree with me. I keep a stash of home dried banana chips for fructose, and gummy bears for sucrose, the combination of which is pretty darn good for keeping your muscles happy. (Science behind that) Ideally, whatever you put in your body before a long run should hold you about 45 minutes before…

Rather than adding something like Gatorade, which is intended for elite athletes in very hot weather, try reducing your water intake. I agree with previous posters. That is a lot of water! Try drinking more like 2 L a day for a few days and see how you feel. If you're exercising to the point of working up a sweat, then…

"The juicing is to reboot your system, get all the crap out that's been building up for years, and give your body the nutrition it needs to regain health/balance. Once you've done that, you can introduce healthy foods." I read a lot of posts about "rebooting your system" and "getting the crap out."I like to examine all the…

Stevia is a natural, not artificial, sweetener extracted from the Stevia plant. The leaves are dried, then through a water extraction process, the various sugars are removed and crystallized using alcohols. It does not affect blood glucose levels. There is somequestion as to whether it is mutagenic in large amounts. Just…

Cook in a cast iron pan. No, I am not kidding. Especially acidic foods like tomato sauce or long cooking foods like soups. They absorb iron out of the pan and you get it. I was anemic as a child, and now my iron levels are always quite high.

I make a meal calendar for the coming month. Tough, but that helps a lot. I can put the same thing in several spots over the course of the month, prep it once and freeze portions for later. I buy larger amounts of food at a restaurant supply store (Cash 'n' Carry in my region). It is astonishingly cheaper, especially…

Yehuda gluten free matzah with anything vaguely creamy on it. Fortunately it is wicked expensive and I only indulge during the (just ended) eight days of Passover--though I did find myself last night with an almost full box left. Hm. Good planning. First alternate: corn chips or Van's gf crackers dipped in anything vaguely…

Homemade refries (use coconut oil for flavor--don't need much!) on corn torts. You can add low fat mozzarella for more protein and not a lot more calories. Or slap some deli turkey or other meat on there. I make my beans and freeze them on a cookie sheet in 1/4 C wads, then pop the frozen wads into a Ziplock bag. One…

I agree that it is probably water weight. Usually a holiday dinner has far more salt in it than what we normally eat. Don't lose hope! Press on like you know what you are doing--you do. Also, consider doing what I do: if I know I have eaten a particularly salty meal the day before weigh-in day, I skip weighing in, and do…

Ok. First, I will admit, in the interest of full disclosure, that I feel a little bit judgmental about your method. But I do have a couple of legitimate questions that I ask in all sincerity because I don't understand the attraction of this method: 1) why the need to reset? I guess I feel like if you are eating a healthy…

Still curious if OP had a specific question.

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There are also some studies out there indicating that you need to vary your caloric intake just to keep your body "off kilter" so it doesn't sort of get in a metabolic rut. Same reasoning for mixing up your workout routine. One thing parents of small children learn is that kids will survive and thrive if, over the course…

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Simple: two corn tortillas with 1/4 cup homemade refried beans (low fat, using coconut oil for hearty flavor), and a slash of salsa. Rib-sticking, and feels snacky.

Recent studies have shown that you should focus on carbs before working out (to feed the muscles you will be using), and a good, solid protein within 30 minutes after to help repair the muscle you just used. So, coffee with milk, a bit of toast, or fruit might be good carbs before, then eggs, meat, fish, or unflavored…

Try searching mom's naked lunch and see if what comes up is what you are after.

Cook in cast iron! Especially acidic foods like tomato sauces and long cooking foods like soups. They will pick up iron from the pans. I was anemic as a child, and my iron levels as an adult have been very, very good. I cook almost exclusively in cast-iron.

I live in the PNW where we are notoriously low in vitamin D. Both my teenage son and I have tested for drastically low levels. For me, I was initially put on a prescription of 50,000 IU for a number of weeks – – I can't remember exactly how long – – and then when my levels were back up I started taking 5 to 6000 units a…

Be cautious about it. Stevia is the last ingredient listed, but erythritol is the third. It is not good stuff. It can cause headaches and gastric distress among other things. The other bad thing about it is that your brain does not register that it has eaten anything, so satiation is never triggered. I was very surprised…

I make my own refried beans, so they don't have a whole lot of fat in them. But I use coconut oil, so they are very flavorful. You can Schmeer a quarter of a cup of refries over three corn tortillas and microwave them for one minute. Very filling, feels like junk food, and only 285 calories.

I'm cheap, gluten sensitive, and keep a Celiac-friendly kitchen. I'm big on eggs and beans. Cheap, easy, gf, df: I make an enormous pot of refried beans, and freeze them in portion-sized wads on parchment paper on a cookie sheet then pop the wads in a ziplock bag. Beans and corn torts are a complete protein, gf/df,…