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Yeah maybe I will try to do frozen stuff. I like the idea of fresher but I suppose frozen is okay. I like the idea of the jerky and guac as a snack! I like the idea of canned tuna or hard boiled eggs with raw fruit and veg as a snack too - yum. I heard Sproutts has pre-made lunches (they basically meal prep and sell it).…

2 minutes seems like a lot of time when it could be 10 seconds.

Everyone is different. I cook dinner every night from scratch for my wife and I. Cooking an additional bulk meal on Sunday and dividing it up is hard work (for me - maybe not for you). It's also extra effort which I don't want to put forward - I prefer to go the lazy route and eat things made for me by other people. I…

It's pretty common thing to meal prep for the week and not do it the night before every night.

I see salads at the store - but the lettuce always go bad by late in the week after days sitting in fridge and there is NEVER enough dressing - ha ha.

P.S. Want to be able to prep all these things Sunday and have five days worth in the fridge ready to grab and go. We don't want to be making something the night before each day - we come home and basically pass out each night.

What about Bragg Amino Acid?

So far all our meals we've made have lasted from Sunday (made them) to Friday (eat last one). Meatloaf with veggies and mash Chili (with sour cream and cheese in little cups) Korean beef with rice and brocoli Sausage links with chopped veggies Sausage links with cauliflower mash and veggies

Good ideas. I heard Mrs Dash doesn't taste like salt though - just tastes like herbs.

I will check out happy scale. WHAT THINGS MAKE YOU GAIN WEIGHT (not fat)? WHAT THINGS MAKE YOU SAY RETAIN WATER (OR LOSE WATER)?

This chart says a lot and helps prepare me for what is ahead. Maybe I should just weigh in every 1st of the month or 30th of the month or something. I just like seeing the results - it helps me stay on track and makes me want to keep going.

I weigh in the same exact clothes at the same exact time every other day. Only eating within calorie goal. No exercise really yet - occasionally walk the dogs around block. I eat the exact same thing every single day (meal plan breakfast, lunch, dinner for the week).

How do I take measurements? Like with a tape measure?

Well guess I spoke to soon. Somehow I'm all the way up to 305 today. Been eating under my calories every day. No idea what the hell happened but not happy about it. Hard to see the scale move that far in one day in wrong direction.

As long as the number on the scale keeps going down!

So we went to a famous local pizza place. I had a small personal pizza skillet (no crust). Just cheese, sausage, hamburger, pepperoni, mushrooms, green peppers, and sauce in a skillet - very good. It did come with an option of veggies to dip (carrots and celery) or focaccia garlic bread (one piece). I went with the garlic…

We use frozen fruit so it has to thaw in fridge overnight while the oats soak - can't do it in the morning.

We do not add the milk till the night before so there will never be any sitting in there getting soggy - the big batch will be in the freezer with just fruit and oats. Then you take it out - pour in milk - put in fridge. By morning they are ready to eat. Our fruit is always going bad so I loaded up on TONS of frozen fruit…

Thanks everyone!!!

Love all these ideas - have been walking and biking every day so far. Want to gain some strength/muscle too so when the pounds fall off there is something to see ;-) I have never been able to stick with standing in front of a TV or tablet watching and following along to exercises but maybe if they don't have me getting up,…

PERFECT!!!!

I feel like when I get more stuff for variety it costs more and things go bad because I can't eat everything in time (like fruit and veggies especially). I am only shopping for 2 people so it's hard. I am sure I will get better at all this in time. Also making one day a NO COOK DAY - where we go out and eat out (but watch…

Thanks guys - keep the ideas coming. I am biking around neighborhood on my cruiser - doing about 15 minutes right now which as my legs burning like crazy. I can't do any hills yet (unless I get off and walk). I was walking 15 minutes a day but I think the bike is doing more for heart rate and leg muscles. Ive been sweating…

Well I was doing IF for a while and it was going good except I was overeating lunch and dinner because I was really hungry. And everyone here told me that I should be eating breakfast and that IF doesn't really help burn more calories, burn more fat, or increase metabolism and that I needed to eat breakfast. Get a lot of…

I do like the idea of eating the same things but STARTING later in day. Basically IF. And maybe a cup of coffee in the morning - they do offer that at my office.

I am not only looking for a fiber supplement (or another pill). I am already drinkng 100 oz of water daily and that isn't helping. I am taking all the other ideas into consideration but was hoping for something I can "pop" when feeling hungry - not plan my whole day differently (eating later, changing diet, changing meals,…

I kinda meant like fiber supplements or something like that I could take in between.

Okay - yes I do already get up to let the dogs out (can't walk them - too old), to cook dinner, to go to bathroom, go to change clothes, etc in between my watching of tv. We clean the house about 1 time a week - takes about 30 minutes. It's just two of us so we don't make a mess. I do laundry about once a month - I have a…

I am not wanting to be active instead of watching tv - I thought that was the goal. I thought sitting was the new cigarette and so unhealthy for you. If sitting and watching tv after I get home is fine - cool with me. I will just focus on eating better and working out a little - and keep my 7 hours of tv and 8 hours of…

Onedaywrite -- what movements did you start with? You said you didn't count calories but stated moving a lot more. What types of things did you start with when you were same weight as me and not used to moving? --- I am at one week of changing my life. Down 7 pounds so far whether that be real or just water weight. But…