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corrected group total: 555,481 you guys are funny. One keeps adding to the total and the other keeps reducing it. :)

No problem-o, @meldwel. :) 8/23 Water: 64 oz Calories: under Exercise: yes Log food: yes My Steps: 12,151 New group total: 550,669

I'm not an early morning person either, but I have to be up and at 'em early. I take a prescription in the morning when I get up and have to wait a full hour before eating, and I like to sleep until the last minute, so I just take my breakfast with me and eat it at work. The only thing that works for me consistently is…

8/22 Water: 112 oz Calories: under Exercise: yes Log food: yes My Steps: 13,046 New group total: 528,223 - corrected group total

Agreed. This thread has inspired to experiment, maybe later in the fall when I switch back to a hot breakfast. I usually add a hard boiled egg in addition to oatmeal to get the right protein for my take-along morning meal. It's inconvenient. I was thinking of experimenting with the addition of protein powder, but egg white…

Presumably, one could bulk up the protein in any recipe by adding a few egg whites. I find myself pondering the advisability of doing this with some of my baked oatmeal recipes. At which point does it become a little (for lack of a better description) too custard-y?

in Canada too. :) The benefits of living next to the USA. Lots of great food ideas make it north of the border despite our smaller population.

I really enjoy cottage cheese with fresh fruit. It never gets old for me. I buy the dry curd cottage cheese and rehydrate it myself with with a sprinkle of a tablespoon or two of cream or milk in order to avoid the excess salt they put in cottage cheese. It's a breakfast that packs a big protein punch for the calories.…

The extreme width of Canada is 9,306 km (5,780 miles). So if we keep walking to 578,000 steps, that would (symbolically) do it. Come on, fellow walkers, we can do it!

8/21 Water: 88 oz Calories: under Exercise: yes Log food: yes My Steps: 12,905 New group total: 485,168

Egg yolks are a source of lutein and zeaxanthin, both good for eye health. Zeaxanthin helps to impede the growth of cataracts. Lutein is a type of carotenoid that is beneficial in fighting macular degeneration (which runs in my family). Green leafy veggies like kale and broccoli are also a source of lutein, but cruciferous…

Download a free pdf copy of Good and Cheap: Eat Well on $4 a Day by Leanne Brown. It's available in English or Spanish on this site. Bookmark BudgetBytes.com and either download the app or subscribe to the weekly recipe. In addition to the vast selection of searchable and indexed recipes, she has how-to articles on meal…

8/20 Water: 112 oz Calories: under Exercise: yes Log food: yes My Steps: 14,341 New group total: 462,042

<3 <3 Thank you for this thread and for keeping it current with your diligent bumping. I think you may have saved my sanity. I found this thread about a month after starting my journey (six months ago). In those first critical weeks I had very lethargic losses, and it was more than a little disheartening. I was convinced…

Week # 16 check-in STARTING WEIGHT AND DATE WITH MFP (MY FITNESS PAL): 335 lbs on Feb.11/18 CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT: 320.8 lbs on Apr.30/18 MAY ACTUAL: -8.1 lbs JUNE ACTUAL: -5 lbs JULY ACTUAL: +0.1 lb AUGUST 6: 302.3 (-3.5 lbs) AUGUST 13: 298.7 (-3.6 lbs) - Hello 200s :) AUGUST 20: 298.7 (0 lbs change) AUGUST 27: AUGUST…

I'm in the same boat. Doing great all week until this morning. Bam! Up 6 lbs since yesterday. I'm thinking WTF!!! I'm not logging that number either. I just refuse. I'm using yesterday's weigh-in instead, and that means a 0 gain/loss over last week. I know I keep saying that I'm making sustainable life-style changes and…

8/19 Water: 64 oz Calories: under Exercise: yes Log food: yes My Steps: 8,023 New group total: 420,106

What's Cookin' This Weekend? Saturday:* grocery shopping * a little advance vegetable prep * defrost: 4-serving container of Beef and Mushroom Stew * defrost: 1.25 lbs of Italian sausage Sunday:* pre-measure and portion meals for the week * Sausage and Kale Soup * Sour Cherry Cornmeal Muffins Next week's Meal Plan (Base…

I agree, @tammyfranks2, that he is amazing. I love the smiles on his after pictures. I thought that those of us with a long way to go could greatly appreciate the success story of one who has really lost so much. We may be slogging our way throught the mud right now, but it helps to look up to the horizon and see the…

8/18 Water: 64 oz Calories: under Exercise: yes Log food: yes My Steps: 11,077 New group total: 408,175

https://www.budgetbytes.com/?s=chickpea One of the recipes on this linked site is Chana Aloo Masala and claims to take 10 min prep time and 25 min cooking time.

8/17 Water: 112 oz Calories: under Exercise: yes Log food: yes My Steps: 11,552 New group total: 391,819

A little MFP inspiration for us all: From 510 lbs to 187 lbs, a 323-lb weight loss journey

8/16 Water: 80 oz Calories: under Exercise: yes Log food: yes My Steps: 11,435 New group total: 346,041

New shirt and fantastic smile. Applause from me too.

8/15 Water: 96 oz Calories: under Exercise: yes Log food: yes My Steps: 12,697 New group total: 328,617

Thanks. I walk between 3,000 and 5,000 over the course of a slow work day (that jumps to over 7,000 when we get super busy a couple of times a year). At least 1,500 of those steps are just to-ing and fro-ing from the ladies room from drinking all that water. :) I work in the office the furthest away from the ladies room.…

8/14 Water: 112 oz Calories: under Exercise: yes Log food: yes My Steps: 12,283 New group total: 297,028

8/13 Water: 64 oz Calories: under Exercise: no - but recorded some gardening and housework Log food: yes My Steps: 3,288 New group total: 279,644

Corrected group total: 272,319