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I've read this somewhere too. The same is also true for potatoes. It's not a great idea to store rice in the fridge for too long though. I rarely eat bread so when I do buy some it goes in the freezer. I also cook my rice in bulk and freeze it in 100g portioned bags. It defrosts very quickly, with or without a microwave. I…

Breakfast - 125g plain soya yoghurt plus 15g chia seeds and approx 35g berries plus two hard boiled eggs. Or 50g porridge, 15g chia seeds, 250ml no sugar almond milk and 35g berries. Or a cooked breakfast of bacon (2 rashers), mushrooms, grilled tomato and poached egg. 200-300-400 cals. Lunch - big salad (maybea drizzle of…

I just put my details into that tdeecalculator.net and apparently I should be maintaining on 1229 cals (and it shows my BMR as 1024). Given that I continued losing weight after I increased my cals from 1200 to 1340, per what MFP thought was my maintenance number, I'll take that with a pinch of salt. I've been trying to put…

Oh, I definitely read them! I absolutely love Calvin & Hobbes.

I'm 5'1.5" and sedentary. At my starting weight (68kg /150lb), MFP showed that my maintenance was 1450 so, even at 1200 cals, I was at the lowest weight loss goal (250 cal deficit) and, as I lost weight, my deficit got smaller and smaller. It wouldn't have mattered what goal I chose, MFP won't set below 1200 cals so my…

I probably cook about once a week, on average, and in the long run it saves me time. Whilst it may take longer to chop onions, veg, chicken etc for a bulk cook, the cooking time would be the same if I was making a soup / curry / bolognese / chilli / Shepherd's Pie / fish pie / pasta bake / tagine / whatever for one as it…

I totally agree that you shouldn't deprive yourself. But 800 cals seems a lot for snacks. Do you eat them out of habit? I know I do, so I found lower cal options. Now, instead of crisps after my lunch, I have popcorn or lentil curls. Per 100g, they're probably the same as a bag of crisps (certainly the lentil curls are),…

At least initially, it's easier to use MFP s designed. Go to Goals and click the View Guided Set Up link towards the top left. Fill in the blanks and select a goal of either 0.5lb a week or 1lb a week*. Although it may not seem it to you, you actually don't have a lot to lose so 2lb a week is too aggressive. Also be aware…

Definitely read that 'is it over...' thread. I don't know that weight loss is different no matter what the circumstances. You just may not feel like doing something when your mood is down or you're in the middle of a hot flush just as you're preparing dinner, but the process doesn't change. OP, I went through the menopause…

Depends on what you mean by the word 'diet'. For weight loss, calories. If you eat more calories than you're burning, no matter what macros you reduce, you won't lose weight. You can reduce your calories by reducing your carb intake, but you could also do so by reducing your fat intake or by reducing everything in a…

I regularly make large servings of cottage (or shepherd's) pie, moussaka, chilli, bolognese, fish pie, chicken & veg pasta bakes or tuna pasta bakes as well as curries and stirfries - and freeze them in portioned bags or tubs. Not sure they'd last a week, but you could certainly cook a large batch and eat it for a few…

I use the Frylight 1 cal spray oil. Maybe it's different in other countries but, in the UK, it's a pump not an aerosol and one spray is (supposedly) 1 cal. So I just count how many sprays I use and log that. If I'm doing something that calls for more oil, I either weigh the bottle before and after or use measuring spoons -…

Why are you trying to keep your calories levels "down to 1200-1450"? MFP will have given you one number, not a range. What did MFP give you? That's how many you should be eating. And you should be eating that many PLUS your exercise calories.

MFP doesn't auto-adjust anything as you lose weight. You have to go back in to the Guided Set Up and click Save again for it to recalculate. OP, not something I've come across, but I can't say I study the macros of my entries from one day to the next as, apart from salad or soup for lunch for a few days running, it's rare…

Tesco's whole roast chicken is also cooked with a sugary marinade, so it probably wouldn't match a plainly cooked chicken. However, an entry like that (or one where you can check nutritional info, somehow) will at least give you an idea of likely figures. If you want something that's 'close', I can confirm that the Tesco…

217 sounds a lot. I've just temporarily added 100g of two entries I have in my lunch 'recent items' - both BBQ chicken drumsticks, but from different UK shops. One shows 160 cals and one shows 177 cals. Both are 2g Saturated Fat and 25g Protein. The higher of the two also has some carbs and sugar but both would have…

Maybe it's a term that's no longer used; definitely not in my social circles. In general I think we've moved on but, as with many things, some people take a bit longer to catch up. But back to the OP's original question - I eat nuts and fruit, daily, but in moderation. I have a small amount (15g) of dried fruit in my…

I'm in my early 50s and lost 47lbs simply by eating a little less than I was burning. I reached my goal weight a year ago, and then unintentionally lost more when lockdown happened because I was out walking more (got furloughed, so not at work) and because I wasn't in the office where there always used to be an endless…

I thought 'fruitcake' or fruitloop' which, at least in the UK, refers to someone with mental problems or who is eccentric. Never heard anything referring to our gay community but maybe I'm just not aware of slang these days.

I agree, it's annoying. I'd like to be able to sort alphabetically or search, which you can do on the app (I've got android) but not the web version. To answer your question, I take a stab as to when I may have last used the recipe and perhaps jump to page 5 and work back from there if I think it was a while ago. Not ideal…

I set the number of servings to the number of servings I'm making. So, if my soup or salad is lunch for the next 3 days, that's three servings and I log one per day. I'm not usually so fussy about whether each serving is equal. When I make a curry or bolognese or Shepherds pie or whatever, that will mostly go into the…

I just went cold turkey. It became very clear, about 30 years ago, that I was intolerant to dairy and I had to cut it out completely for a period to allow my body to resettle. Sheep and goat's milk weren't widely available (and certainly not if out and about) and if plant milk was a thing back then, I never came across it.…

You could also look at the comments about how drastically you've changed as being a sincere compliment. Perhaps, in their way, the person making such a comment is acknowledging that you must have worked really hard to achieve such a drastic change and want to ensure you know that you look really good. They didn't…

I do it regularly too. If you look at the app, there's an option to look at your figures for the week. I just aim for my average, per week, to be where I want my cals to be.

So, straight away, that's an additional 200 cals that you SHOULD be eating. Start by eating your exercise cals. Then play around with foods to determine whether having more fibre or more protein or more fat makes you feel fuller for longer. If that doesn't work, reduce your goal to lose at a rate of half a pound a week,…

I'm glad to hear that you are eating, even if you don't want to and don't like anything you eat. If you're mostly drinking your food, have you investigated different soups? Perhaps even making your own, just by chopping loads of veg and cooking in a vegetable stock before mashing or blending? In addition to what…

I can only suggest that you email the Support team. One of the first recipes I ever created (or, more accurately, the oldest, not-updated one), was still there for me this morning when I made pancakes and wanted to check what quantities of everything I used last time! Happy pancake day (Shrove Tuesday) everyone.

A flippant reply, I know, but I'm not entirely sure you'd like those either. Do you know WHY you dislike food? Is there something else going on in your life that you are suppressing feelings about and taking it out as a dislike to eat? I'm not medically trained in any way and can't help, but I truly hope you can find your…

Tasty food depends on what you like to eat. I cook less pasta now and will add more chicken and veg to a pasta bake instead. If having bolognese, I pad out my tagliatelle with courgetti instead and I pad out rice with grated cauliflower. If my meal calls for potatoes, I have more protein and veg and less potatoes than…

I've just finished a lovely 200g (8oz?) rump steak, with peppercorn sauce. I had a few chips and a lot of veg with it. That was followed by a small piece of tarte au citron. I'm about to have my second (small) glass of red wine. I had pre-logged the entire day, planning for a brunch rather than breakfast and lunch, to…