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I often come across older people who believe the ideal weight formula (for women) is 100 pounds for the first 5 feet and then an additional 5 pounds for each inch. I wonder if this was passed on as conventional wisdom for certain generations? I also see some people who've been overweight for most of their lives use that…

I was under quite a bit. The prior day I was way over maintenance, so I didn't have much of an appetite yet.

My usual methods are roasting or the slowcooker. For roasting boneless skinless chicken breasts, I always marinate it first. I roast enough to last me 3 days and freeze the rest (still in its marinade). The meat comes out tasty and tender.

Way too many entries have incomplete nutrition info here to consider that data accurate. If you'd like a more accurate picture of your nutrition, you can enter your food at another site like Cronometer. Most likely, you're getting more than MFP is showing. And definitely get a blood test before supplementing. It's rare for…

Sweet potatoes are one of my favorite foods. I'll go through phases where I eat 2 or 3 a week, then phases where I don't have any for weeks or months. I'm like that with most of my fav foods. Cycle them in and out. It just ends up happening, not a deliberate plan.

Grams 300-low 1,000's on most days, usually on the higher end, mostly veg. Today will end up at the high end, largely thanks to a ginormous serving of German style red cabbage. I only discovered that dish in the last month and I'm currently deeply in love with it. ;) A few years back, I had IBS really bad and had to…

:D :D :D That was my first thought!

I strongly disagree with this. You can greatly enjoy and appreciate food while not being a glutton. Pleasure isn't in itself bad. You don't need to divorce pleasure from food to maintain a healthy weight. I do think some people mindlessly use food as entertainment/pleasure though and feel entitled to ignoring a calorie…

This applies for me. Once I realized it, it felt like such an appetite hack. It's *so much easier* to eat at a lower calorie level when I structure my meals on satiety and how they make me feel after eating them. In conjunction with that mindful design of what I eat, I eat in moderation. I still eat the foods that set off…

Ha, exactly my experience with that!

I wish I'd read this thread yesterday. It probably would've staved off my instant food regret. :D I had McDonald's yesterday, and it wasn't worth the calories I spent on it at all. I rarely ever have McDonald's, maybe a couple times a year when an impulse for it strikes. (Just not a fan of their food, but every now and…

It varies with my size. The smaller I am, the fewer the pounds. On the high end, I've had to wait 10-15 pounds. On the low end, 5 pounds.

I recall disliking oatmeal as a kid. I think that's because my mom would buy the instant packs so my siblings and I could easily make our own. I didn't like the texture of those. And even back then, they didn't fill me up at all, just made me hungrier. I got into old fashioned oats as an adult. I'll go through phases when…

I never had cinnamon sugar toast, but it sounds like something I'd find tasty. I had a version of that. When I was about 11, I started making french toast for myself and my siblings. That's what I'd make when we were hungry but really low on food. Looking back, it was basically bread with a crust of fried sugar and…

My people! :) I've never eaten brain, but tripe soup and marrow on fresh bread were staples in my home.

Oh! :D

How is the statement that strength training can significantly change your appearance woo-worthy? :D No, it's not spot reducing (in terms of losing fat there), but it can tighten up the appearance. That's controversial?

Although you can't spot reduce, for me, at least, strength training makes a profound difference. Back when I first stuck with it consistently, I was shocked by how positive the results were and wished I'd done it years earlier.

The sauerkraut sandwich reminded me of something I'd totally forgotten. We'd sometimes have sauerkraut sandwiches on rye with mustard. I recall liking it at the time.

Slow cooker taco chicken bowls, minus the corn and cheese this time. https://www.budgetbytes.com/2011/07/taco-chicken-bowls/ These flavors never get old for me. Which is good since I'll probably be eating this for days. I used brown rice for the base bc it fills me up better than white rice. Mixed a lot of cilantro in the…

A few ounces of cold leftover chicken or steak slathered with guacamole (or cut into sticks and dipped in it). If I'm feeling fancy and have them on hand, I'll top with a slice or two of a juicy campari tomato. It's like avocado toast except the toast is meat. ;) I'm also a big fan of the already mentioned greek yogurt and…

So even though MFP's design is not meant to take into account purposeful exercise, I'd suggest going ahead and keeping yourself at the calorie level MFP has been giving you for "lightly active." I say that because (1) dropping from 4-5 cardio sessions to 3 is not that substantial a drop to warrant the decreased calories,…

I estimate a plain cheese NY style slice at about the same level bbell said, 360-400. I live upstate now in an area where the crust is thicker than NY style as is the layer of cheese. Here I'd say the same size slice would be more like 600+. This thread got me craving the pizza from home so bad!

So, these aren't unhealthy but up until I was about 12, I found them gross. - Tripe soup - Caponata A switch was flipped at around 12 and since then I've found them delicious. Before then though, I remember even feeling a little embarrassed by these "weird" dishes we'd have if my friends were over for them. I remember my…

Mmm, I love pot pies! I didn't have them until I was a teenager with a part-time job so was able to buy a frozen one to try. Love at first bite.

So many of these foods sound exotically attractive to me now bc I grew up in a household that thought we were in Italy. :D Even though I'm an adult, I haven't yet tried many of these.

We didn't really have anything all that bad. Both of my parents were good cooks. Probably the worst thing for me personally (bc I'm so sensitive to blood sugar swings) was almost every Sunday we'd have pasta with meatballs and homemade garlic bread. Back then, I didn't like meatballs, but what I loved to eat that day was a…

My calories yesterday came in at just under 1200. (Please keep in mind that I'm only 4'11" and don't have that much to lose. 1300 calories a day is only a 250 calorie deficit for me.) My eating usually falls into one of two patterns: 1. One "large" meal of around 600-800 calories and then several small meals/snacks to…

As others said, what and when you eat doesn't directly matter for weight loss. Weight loss happens by eating fewer calories than your body is using to stay alive and fuel activity. So eat at the calorie level MFP gave you after you put in your information, and you'll lose weight. It really is that simple (barring…