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Herbal tea. Celestial Seasonings makes a lot of very good sweet herbal teas (some with stevia if that's your thing but the non-stevia ones are sweet too), just look for anything fruit. And they have special holiday stuff!

In my area lean ground turkey is way less expensive than lean ground beef. I do ground turkey or soy crumbles for environmental reasons but some (very bad) grocery stores don't have leaner ground beef so this might be a reason too? Easier to find? ETA can an Australian fill me in on eating kangaroo? I once met a group of…

Isn't duck the fattiest poultry anyway? What is the point?

Another thing to remember is there is a lot to do that isn't eating. Seriously, you'll be so distracted with everything else that you don't think to eat until you're famished, but you'll probably burn 3000+ calories a day so a big meal is very warranted. It would be hard to go over maintence if you are really enjoying the…

I think there is some evidence for small performance differences at different times of day but that is a concern for serious athletes who need any edge they can get. As long as evening workouts don't disrupt your sleep there's nothing wrong with them.

I know you weren't responding to me but I lost over 40 pounds quickly and completely unintentionally about 6 years ago. I noticed people treating me better before I even realized I looked different. The weight loss was due to a period of extremely bad anxiety so it definitely wasn't my sparkling personality making people…

I unintentionally lost 40 pounds several years ago and noticed this before I even noticed I had lost the weight. Although the biggest difference was with Sephora employees so not really a group I'm desperate for attention from.

I went recently and walked nearly 30,000 steps that day. I would say eat what you like. Calorie counts are not available anywhere but I imagine some items would be easier to guesstimate if your heart is really set on logging. The dole fruit stand has plain pineapple and there are smoked turkey legs in a couple different…

Maybe try berries? Raspberries are high fiber and pretty low calorie. Also maybe find another motivation to quit, it sounds like this could be bad for your teeth depending on what you're eating/doing so maybe your dentist could scare you out of it!

Assuming you're looking for low-cal options, Shiner light blonde is pretty good for a light beer. 99 calories a bottle. Not my favorite ever but very good on a hot weekend afternoon.

I like to order kid's meals if allowed. If I'm eating fast food it's usually because I'm driving for a long period of time so a 400 calorie happy meal is appropriate. Also, Taco Bell is the ambrosia of Bacchus. Whoever insulted it obviously has never had a doubledilla and cinnabites at 2 am after a night of activities.

What are you counting as artificial? It's going to be tough to find low net carbs and also no non-nutritive sweeteners and also palatable. If you're ok with stuff like stevia I'd look in a natural foods store and see what they have. If you don't want any sweetners at all, I've seen meat-based snack bars before (have not…

No adult needs dairy for bone health. Countries with the lowest rates of dairy consumption also have low rates of osteoporosis. (This does not mean dairy causes problems, just that it is inessential.) Eat what you enjoy, but it is smart to look at what your diet might be missing because dairy is crowding out other food…

What is the benefit of asking for specific tests, rather than giving your personal/family history and explaining what you are trying to do and letting the doctor decide what tests to order? More testing 'just in case' is not beneficial. I would understand this if you were having specific problems but it sounds like you…

Pink salt may have more trace heavy metals than regular salt. But it looks so pretty.

My love of Himalayan pink salt is 100% aesthetic. It adds such a nice splash of color to my kitchen counter.

There are tons of things that impact blood pressure readings. Crossing your legs, talking, holding in pee, your feet not touching the ground, your back not being supported, taking the reading right after moving around are all things that can impact your blood pressure reading. Last time I had my blood pressure taken the…

It's weird to me because one of the people doing 'keto' this way is usually a very thoughtful, careful person. Not the type you'd expect to jump on a fad diet without fully understanding it. But I think the number of people who don't understand it is a testament to how difficult and arbitrary keto is.

Honestly, I think the keto diet is an absurd way to eat for the vast majority of people and most people who go on it do not even understand what it is. I know two people doing 'keto' where they only cut out sugar and flour, but continue to eat all other sources of carbs. It cuts out legumes and severely limits fruit…

I'm 80% sure Lean Cuisines are a long-running extremely profitable prank. I'm sorry to anyone who likes them but I can't figure out how anyone could eat them as a full meal.

OP, I'm noticing that you're using a lot of absolute statements- I don't have time to eat, I don't have any self control, etc. I'm saying this because I have a major issue with this too, thinking 'it's too difficult for my specific circumstances' will drag you down. When I start thinking like this I find it helpful to go…

After meeting with a dietician or taking a diabetes management class, tracking your blood sugar before and after meals will help you find out what foods you have a particularly strong response to. I know someone with type 2 diabetes who gets major blood sugar spikes after eating certain fruits even though he does just fine…

Omg. Glad I'm not the only hater who thinks this whenever I see one of those threads. It really makes me curious what the *kitten* they are eating, I have to play ridiculous calorie tetris to stay under 1450. Mine are- "BMI doesn't account for muscle" which is always said by someone who does not work out The insulin…

Is it possible you're not eating enough at meals, so you're snacking because you're hungry? A lot of Lean Cuisines are under 300 calories which is a very small meal if you're even a little active. Maybe on the weekends (when your husband's there to keep kids occupied) you could prepare and portion out some easy breakfasts…

Spooky black cats are the best. Here's mine trying to sneak up from under the covers.

A few days ago someone made me spaghetti squash with pasta sauce and grilled chicken breast. It was super good and I am usually not on board with vegetable-based "pasta."

My experience has been that I get a larger adjustment for the same steps with negative turned off but ok. Also, my calorie burn in Fitbit and MFP don't match up. Maybe I have this set up incorrectly but they don't seem to share much information other than Fitbit steps>MFP and MFP workouts and calories>Fitbit.

I haven't had this exact issue but I had issues with daily calorie burn being overestimated when I did not have negative adjustments turned on when syncing with my Fitbit. My settings are set to sedentary which seems to assume about 5,000 steps a day. Without negative adjustments MFP assumed that the steps from my Fitbit…

I am a former vegan and I struggle with binge eating. I gave up veganism because it made my binging worse. At first I had the same experience you did and I dropped a lot of weight but over time the binging came back. Because vegan 'treats' like desserts and fast food are so rarely available I would end up binging whenever…

Some vegetables are very dense in protein. Broccoli comes to mind but I think this is true of most cruciforious vegetables- the protein content is pretty good for the small number of calories they add.