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I dont' have a binge problem so I can't speak from that direction, but if I get a craving I can't ignore, I try compromising with myself and doing the math to work it into my calorie count for the day. Such as 1 cookie instead of 2 or half a serving, or substituting something else that is similar but less calorie dense.

Made with riced cauliflower instead of regular rice :)

Supper tonight is Keto fried rice and Mongolian beef! Though I'm using a hamburger/turkey burger mixture instead of flank steak :)

Welcome! I can certainly commiserate with you; I'm back here after dropping 155 lbs, then gaining back 65 lbs of it over the next year. I do find that it helps to have others to talk to who understand our unique situation when it comes to needing to lose a large amount of weight; even with 90 lbs still off (and I've…

I"m so glad for you, Connie! <3 :)

Ugh! Its not that it was a hard day today, but as usual, I"m running smack hard into the fact that this house is not big enough for the two of us! I have absolutely no storage space at all: its a crawl space house, so no basement to store things, no closets, and the attic is very difficult to get into. NO garage so no…

Making a chicken mushroom soup tonight, though I'm adding riced cauliflower and spinach to it. The recipe will be low carb, but I'm going to be stuck with only a single serving because I couldn't' stop snacking today, so to stay under my calorie limit, I'll have 1 bowl only.

I had bought a large toaster oven with rotisserie function for my best friend last year as her stove in her apartment likely pre-dated the Carter administration and definitely didn't work. She never used it, sadly, but when she passed away in October and I was cleaning out her apartment, my mother commented that she would…

:( I'm sorry, Connie - don't beat yourself about it though; we all have these kinds of days! And just think about how far you've come and what the old you would have done 2 years ago if you'd had this kind of day! Eating some cookies from the holidays today? WAAYYY better than before, right? So you've still made good…

Managed to get a load of laundry done, the two roaster chickens I baked last night stripped and bone broth made of the remains, garbage collected and set out, the bird feeders refilled (it's going to be cold tonight and tomorrow, so I wanted to make sure they had something easy and plentiful to keep them going!), and my…

I didn't try canning meat until this year - it was also the first year I started pressure canning, but it's actually not that hard. It's a very nice supplement I'm finding - get meat that is on sale, can it, and then use it when I need something quick and easy. The biggest reason I started too was that I was considering…

ended up going to town at the invitation of my sister yesterday, so none of the chores got done lol Meanwhile, the pipes thawed out on their own, and I have water in my laundry room again - yeah! Told hubby that he'd better get his laundry done today because the forecast is calling for another deep freeze early this week…

well, managed to get the dishes done and I have cranberry sauce on the stove and keto brownies in the oven. I had that bag of cranberries that I had to use up as they were starting to go bad, so I thought I'd make a cake, but when I checked my cupboard I saw I had 4 brownie mixes, 1 yellow cake mix and 1 chocolate cake…

So in 2021, I regained every pound and then some that I lost in 2020 :( However, in retrospect, I'm looking back over this year to try to find a silver lining and I realized that though I did regain my weight, I have succeeded in making some good dietary changes. 1) I don't just go hog-wild on portion sizes anymore. I find…

I was trying to decide the better thread to pop into, but MFP has done some major changes since I was last on, and I'm a little lost! I know its' been a very long while, but 2021 was an extremely stressful year for me. There was no happy middle ground for me with huge ups and a lot of huge downs. Getting married, changing…

Fried Green Tomatoes serves 4 estimated 150-200 calories per serving 2 large green tomatoes 2 large eggs, separated 2 Tbsp almond flour all purpose flour for dusting salt to taste oil for frying Heat enough oil in a pan to make around 1/4 of an inch deep at least. Oil should sizzle if a sprinkle of water is thrown in.…

banana squashes are very similar to butternut in taste and texture, though in my estimation they are a little lighter on flavor. Still make a good pie or served in slices by themselves but light enough in flavor that they can accompany other veggies in dishes without overpowering the other veggies

@eliezalot or maybe yellow jackets are part of one of Dante's levels of hell........ lol I love seeing the honeybees and native bumblebees flying around my garden plants and flowers. I cheer them on - please, please pollinate my beans and tomatoes and squashes! :grin: my transplated butternuts are looking good, but I don't…

@lauriekallis :( sorry about the bee sting! the little buggers......I got stung late last week by a yellow jacket. I have 2 large black pots that are actually the tops of trash cans I cut off and filled with dirt. I had planted butternut squash in them at the end of June after the first round of seeds I had put in at the…

back to officially weighing in today, and am grumbling a bit at seeing 259 back on the scale. I had seen a low of 257 earlier this week, but water weight..... Of course, last week, I saw 270 right after vacation and while PMSing, so its nice to know I've dropped a significant amount of water weight already and am back into…

I plan to try baking chile relleno's this evening and cutting the calories down a bit by not stirring back in the egg yolks in the dip. we'll see how it goes. I"m also warming up leftover beef from the wedding (I still have about 2 bags of it in the freezer lol) and I picked fresh wax beans today from my garden - first…

@conniewilkins56 Happy belated birthday! The hubby is feeling under the weather today, but we are beginning to suspect it might be the advent of KETO flu, which, while the not feeling good sucks, its a good thing as it means I've got his carbs down. He's been dropping water like crazy the last few days, too, and is 4 lbs…

@conniewilkins56 Thank you! lol But it's not MRS Meadows - I was MISS Meadows. And getting the name changed has been a long, drawn out process...... Meanwhile, since this is the supper thread, the skillet spanish chicken and rice turned out pretty good, though of course since I'm using cauliflower rice instead of real…

@eliezalot I've found I like it sprinkled on a piece of toast and then topped with a fried egg. The egg yolk mixes well. My husband likes the Kal imported unfortified nutritional yeast flakes as they have a nice, nutty flavor to them. Supper tonight is skillet Spanish Chicken and Rice. It's lower carb since I'm using…

I had avocado scrambled eggs for breast - 1/2 an avocado, a handful of cherry tomatoes, 2 jumbo eggs (the hubby likes the jumbos instead of larges, which is 20 calories more but has a bigger boost of protein too), and 1 slice of fat free american cheese singles and 2 Tbsp nutritional yeast flakes (hubby has introduced me…

I've so far managed to stay under calorie count yesterday and today. Hubby was under calorie and carb count yesterday, but is over today. Not badly over, but over. I see his problem, though: he skipped breakfast but we had Sunday dinner at mom's, meaning the big meal of the day was at lunchtime. And mom made pot roast.…

so guess who is poking her head in the door? lol Obviously my life has been taking a whirlwind tour this year, and I'm still not quite off the boat yet. We just got back from a conference in St. Louis, have a camping trip with my family planned in August, finally get to take our honeymoon in September, have friends coming…

okay; quickly flying in for a hi, I'm still alive! lol I admit that I'm in the frustrating place of plateau/regain and its driving me crazy; the brain is winning lately on the cravings side. I haven't been able to get my walks restarted either, but on the other hand, with as crazy as my life has been in the last 2 months,…

@conniewilkins56 Exactly! Just going back through the old posts you'll see all my whines lol We've been there. The key is to keep trying; let yourself feel the frustration but don't let it own you or sap your energy to get back up and get going again. The only way to guarantee failure is to quit trying!

I realized I had not given you guys an update! We received our answer back from his employer and it was a no on all front - no, they had not intended to bring him over full time and no they would not let him work remotely. So we have decided to marry on 4/24 so he can move in and be down here for the job search in this…