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VERY surprising. Now I'm MUCH more aware of what I'm actually eating, and when I do eat something "junky" it's a conscious decision, not something mindless.

Today I finished the chicken salad sandwich and the bag of chips. A very satisfying lunch. I now have tuna steaks defrosting for dinner.

So I drank like 4 bottles of water today, and miraculously, the headache has dissipated some. It's still there, but less. I don't know if it's the essential oil, or the water, or the meds, but either way, it's going away. It's a relief.

I'm due for a physical next month. I went for a blood pressure recheck. It's still high-ish, so they're putting me on something else.

Cut back (nearly out) soda. No conscious salt reduction, low calorie according to MFP suggestion. I am NOT getting enough water. Fairly certain that is a MAJOR contributor. No extra exercise program. Thank you so much for the suggestions!

Discovering that eating within the caloric goal isn't that hard, and you tend to make better choices when you realize that many things are simply "empty" calories with ZERO benefit. That Captain D's was great today, but it's a super simple salad for dinner because of it.

Agreed @rankinsect !

Thank you so much for your encouragement!!

Well, for the week, I've been watching WHAT I eat and HOW MUCH of it I put on my plate. According to the log, I've gone over my caloric intake about half the time, but in real life, I've been careful for the most part to eat LESS than my usual amount. Tonight at Olive Garden for example, I ate half the appetizer and a…

I really like this one! Thank you!

I entered my food choices in the log today. I "guesstimated" which ones to use from the options listed.

They look like crap, best I could judge. Not every choice is in there. I knew it was going to be bad. Calorie wise, if I don't eat tonight, I'll be ok according the MFP. But it's probably not accurate because they can't include EVERY food combo out there. BUT as my loving hubby said, compare what I ate today with what I…

Great insight! Thank you! I splurged/fell off the wagon, call it whatever. We went out to eat and I FEEL like I ate healthy....fish taco with black beans, spinach, and guac...then the chips they serve with it and small amount of salsa. Water to drink. Lost it at the movie theater, because you can't watch a movie without…

If this is eating relatively healthy, I can do this!! I used my food saver on the big salmon filet I bought at Aldi's. Cut it into 5-6 oz portions and froze them. I also did this with green beans and just refrigerated them. I wrote the gram/ounce amount on the bag so I would know. Added a little bit of olive oil to my cast…

Thank you for your quick replies! I'm hoping to learn more about healthier eating.