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One of my go to meals, works for any meal. Cooked rice. ( I love black rice. If you haven't tried it before, you should ) saute some veggies. I like peppers, broccoli, mushrooms, green beans, or a combination of whatever is handy. Scramble a couple of eggs in the same pan. Throw in a handful or 2 of kale or spinach and a…

Fruit and cheese. Apple with cheddar, pear with blue cheese, strawberries with parmasan are all classics for a reason. Cottage cheese and fruit. Sliced red pepper with hummus. Almost any veg with hummus, really. For me that mix of protein and fiber makes the snack stick with me.

Eat the veggies you do like, and commit to tasting a "new" veg every week or every month. (Either something you've never tried, or a new prep method.) Either you'll expand your list of acceptable veggies or you won't. It won't kill you if you don't eat all of the vegetables. Also, periodically try veggies you think you…

I use my yarn scale. As long as it measures in grams or parts of ounces ( mine measures 1/100 of an ounce) it's sensitive enough to use for food.

Granola is relatively high calorie, but it's also can be full of fiber and "good" fats and it's super easy to make your own and then you can control what's in it. My basic recipe is 2 cups rolled oats 1 Tbsp coconut oil 1 Tbsp honey 1/2 cup chopped nuts 1/2 cup dried fruit for 6 servings. Warming the honey and oil just a…

The 1st year or so is rough, but the 25th is just a day. Pick another day to celebrate with your daughter and on the 25th, have a nice, lazy day at home. Go for a walk, read a book, take a bubble bath, or find some other Christmas "orphans" if you don't think you want to be alone and host or attend a little party. It does…

I'm another one of those people who doesn't like to call it cheating, but you call it whatever works for you. Since I've started tracking my intake, I've had 2 meals I didn't track at all, Thanksgiving dinner and a dinner at a fairly expensive restaurant with small plates and lots of food sharing... Too much work, both of…

You're on vacation. Bump your calories up to maintenance level and enjoy. If your friend is the type who will share food, do that so you can try more things, or share appetizers or deserts. And if you don't have access to a fridge to take leftovers, it is ok to NOT clear your plate.

Nonsense. I worked in a PT office for 15 years, and they don't offer advice outside their area of expertise. They are licensed medical professionals who have to adhere to a code of conduct which includes NOT offering that sort of advice.

When is your appointment with the dietitian? If doctor didn't give you a calcium target, add that to your list of dietary questions.

You have absolutely no control over what your baby bump will look like. I gained right around 30 lbs (recommended weight gain by my doctor) each time. I was ENORMOUS, belly stuck straight out and I had to switch to maternity clothes at about 3 months. One friend gained nearly 60 lbs and didn't have a bump at all until she…

Has this guy never had a female client? Some women struggle more than others, but jeez. If you have a better idea of what (and when) to expect during your cycle it'll be easier to deal with. Frankly, if I had a trainer who spoke to me like you say this trainer did, I would lose about 180 lbs of ugly fat and kick him to the…

You're paying the man for a service, one you say you trust him to perform. I would try it his way, at least for a few weeks, you are paying him for guidance. If you feel it's too much pressure and you need to write off a week a month, you can do that after trying it. It might actually give you (and him) some useful…

I don't know about the miserable in bed for 1-2 weeks. Lots of rest, yes. Move as much as you can while maintaining any weight lifting or other restrictions you've been given by the doctor Remember, while your "outside" scars may seem pretty insignificant, they did major work on the inside, so you really do need that 6-8…

What does your doctor say? Is there another medication you can try that doesn't have such a horrible side effect? Does your gym have a pool? Working out in water can be great for joint pain. It's more work than many people realize, so start slowly.

Slice and saute in a touch of olive oil, finish with a sherry dijon vinaigrette. If I'm feeling fancy, I throw in a little diced panetta. It takes a few minutes to slice the Brussels sprouts but only a minute or 2 to saute them. So yummy.

It's less about switching up the teaching method for me and more about NOT addressing the issue, which is cheating by some of the students. It doesn't say much for the teacher that he/she punishes the whole class for cheating by a few, or that the teacher threatens something he/she clearly won't follow through on. I think…

The question is it appropriate to use exercise as a punishment, which is a very different question from using it as a technique to get squirrely kids to settle down. Heck, we had stretch breaks every 20 -30 min during staff meetings. In the original question some of the kids were caught cheating and the teacher made the…

I don't know how you're defining a "therapeutic" therapist. I would suggest a clinic with a sports med or orthopedic focus, but if the OP can't lift 10 lb without an issue, she doesn't have basic function.

I knit, I have a fitbit, (an Alta HR) and I haven't had that problem. It does count steps if I'm not really careful just sitting on my exercise ball, though. Even a little bounce will count as a step. Mine was a gift, so I didn't even look at other trackers and don't really have anything to contribute to the original…

Ask your OB or midwife then set up on mfp for maintenance + however many calories he/she says you need per day to grow a baby. My memory is approx additional 300 cal for baby, but that was a long time ago. Most important thing is healthy bub, healthy mom. Congratulations!

Then 10 lbs is probably too heavy. Stop it, and see about getting a PT. referral.

I specifically said a doctor shouldn't order labs or imaging, just because. If someone comes in complaining of excessive thirst, urination, appetite, etc. I expect a doctor to order a lab for possible diabetes, whether the patient is 100 lbs or 300. If I don't have any complaints, I don't necessarily expect the doctor to…

I've given you several antecdotal examples, which I realize are just that. When a doctor assumes a person of color coming in for back pain is drug seeking (this happens, they've done studies, people of color are prescribed pain meds less often than their white counterparts... which is maybe a good thing, but that's a…

In fairness, your sister's diet may have little to do with her cholesterol levels. I have friends with the same diet. They eat breakfast and dinner together most days and take turns packing work lunches. Her cholesterol is fine. His is through the roof. She's a little chubby, he's skinny as a rail. They changed their diet…

That's what is presented as the argument. Personally I don't think a day or 2 of calisthenics is enough of a punishment for cheating. I think that teacher needs to learn better methods of dealing with his/her class. I'm never ok with punishing the group for the actions of a couple of miscreats. And we aren't addressing the…

Using caps for emphasis is not yelling. You don't upset me at all, but it's obvious that you are upset as you are abandoning the discussion to make comments that have nothing to do with it. Like I disagree with you, so I must be upset. And yes, I would say to a doctor they were piss poor under those circumstances. Does…

Except they do make social judgements based on race and assume that people of color are drug seeking rather than presenting with legitimate pain, which gee whiz, might require a little work to suss out. "Drug seeking" may not be a medical diagnosis, but ignoring symptoms based on an assumption WILL make a doctor miss an…

I hope to god you're not a doctor. No one is saying a doctor's observation isn't part of how they make a diagnosis. Using your logic, if a person of color presents with pain, it's ok to assume they are drug seeking because they are black. Or if a woman presents in the ER with nausea and heartburn it's ok to send her home…

My aunt with bladder cancer with hip pain that the doctors blamed on her years of obesity and a worn out hip, even though her pain didn't really present as arthritic in nature. Too late for her to find another doctor. Not obesity related, but my mother's meniscal tear the doctor said was arthritic and old ladies should…