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Back when I was in high school and started to have problems with my esophagus my gastro recommended Ensure Plus. They have 350 calories each. Two a day, an easy 700 calories extra! They also now have the Ensure Enliven which are also 350 calories but have 20 grams of protein as well. Most of the flavors aren't actually…

^^^Me too!! On top of this generalized anxiety disorder (discovered for the first time when I was 18 but probably suffered from much longer than that but no one in my life was paying attention enough to see it.) which was raging again towards the middle/end of last year. I finally got back on meds in December (I'm…

Thanks @French_Peasant and @quiksylver296. I didn't realize you could switch out what shows up to show other items instead. I will definitely look into that! ETA I went to my settings and switched out sugar for fiber and sodium (because I'm always under or right at my sodium suggestions anyway) for calcium...I definitely…

@usmcmp no I don't have a medical reason to watch sugar? And I don't usually pay attention to it until I started getting my stats at the end of the day after I submit my food diary and saw some days it was really, really high. But my blood sugar levels are good so medically it's not a concern. @Chieflrg I use zero sugar…

Jillian Michaels 30 day shred is what got me into working out. So tough I love how motivating Jillian was for me! I love PopSugar Fitness. When was the last time you smiled while doing cardio?! I do every time I do one of their dance cardio videos. I also love Body by Simone! She is tiny but mighty and I love her accent!…

Thanks @BJSwail. Peanut butter on my pancakes is one of my favorite things ever since I was a kid! I've really been trying to bulk up the foods I'm already eating instead of snacking so much in between meals. Adding shredded cheddar cheese and sour cream to my chili, adding nuts and cheese to my salad, adding sour cream…

Learning to cook with herbs and spices is the best way to cut back on salt intake. When I actually learned how to use herbs and spices to their fullest I found I hardly ever needed to add salt to anything. Once you discover how good food actually tastes on it's own when prepared correctly you'll find your palate will stop…

Thank you guys for all of the advice and encouragement! I have found that as I stuck to it it has definitely gotten easier. I found the more I eat (even when I don't want to) the more my appetite has reved up! The last few days I haven't had very many problems eating my 1980 calories (in fact, 2 days in a row I went…

We love baking cookies! In fact my husband and son made some M&M cookies last night. Peanut butter cookies are one of my faves but I haven't made them in forever! Thanks for the reminder!

You look amazing! Awesome job!

That sounds delicious! Thank you!

@kristen8000 I do like wine, a few locally brewed beers and I'm big on bourbon (KY girl!!) and vodka. I try not to drink more than once or twice a week though. But it's nice to know that counts! And chocolate, yes please!! Lol

Hahaha...I wish I had one! It currently feels like -4 degrees right now! But I'm drinking a large mango pineapple smoothie so that's at least something I guess!

I think this is a huge part of it for me! I cannot eat if I'm not hungry (it actually makes me feel sick if I do) so forcing myself to is hard for me! It's a mind over matter for sure. I hope you've had luck in your recovery! Thanks for the advice!

Thanks @Ciaraphd! I didn't think about adding oils to smoothies!

@ritzvin I think I need to give myself permission for dessert every day! Your suggestions are delicious!

Yum!! Bonus points if it's dark chocolate?!?

@sardelsa thank you for the link and the advice!

I decided to suck it up, stop whining and went to the kitchen and made a half a peanut butter sandwich and poured a glass of milk. That got me up another 400 something calories! I'll take it! Peanut butter every day! Lol

@quiksylver296 nor in my husband's! :D

Wow! I definitely would be crying at 2400 calories! Lol I honestly felt like all I've done the past 2 days is eat!

I think I'm going to have get over my aversion to ice cream in the winter! Lol Thank you for the advice!

@aeloine I need to gain. I'm currently 94 lbs and my goal is 115 lbs.

@comptonelizabeth I'm glad to hear that you've had some success gaining weight with MFP! I know it's probably going to be a long, slow process but the support system here seems great! And thanks for sharing your tips! It's great to hear what has worked for others! @RuNaRoUnDaFiEld a big yes to nut butters! So yummy and so…

More great ideas @mom23mangos! Thanks! I was very excited to hit my calorie needs for today but then I forgot account for the fact that I had rehearsal tonight and would be dancing for about an hour total by the end of it, so after entering my exercise I had an additional 230 calories for the day! Ugh! I guess I need to…

I like the idea of ice cream every night! Except that now that it's a whopping 20 degrees during the day I don't really want to eat it right now! lol

I saw a recipe for one on Pinterest that I thought looked interesting. It was cottage cheese, diced cucumbers, red pepper, avocado and chia seeds. I also had a salad at a restaurant recently that was similar but I think it just had diced green pepper and carrots in with it. Never thought to make cottage cheese savory, I've…

This is so true! I was measuring out my food today for lunch (first day for me too) and weighing out 30 g of sweet potato chips was very eye opening! I kept looking at it thinking "There is no way I can eat all of those chips, and my sandwich and my fruit!" so I opted for the sandwich and the fruit. Some things seem like…

Breakfast: grande caramel macchiato, buttered croissant (from Starbucks), 2 egg omelet with green peppers, onions and shredded mild cheddar cheese (at home). Lunch: Tuna salad on homemade honey wheat bread with 1 slice Colby jack cheese, 1/2 C mandarin orange slices, 12 oz Coke Afternoon snack: hard boiled egg, carrots…

Thank you Julie! And you're absolutely right, support is support and everyone can use some! Best of luck on your goal! I can't offer any advice but I'm a great cheerleader! lol And thank you for the tips. I'll look into the Strong Curves program for sure!