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Thank you so much! I really appreciate you looking at the website too, any advice or criticism is super appreciated. Thank you for the message =]

Thank you so much for your feedback! I'm so impressed that you've been in the fitness world for 35 years. How long has it been your main career?

What if you try thinking about what you would NORMALLY eat on a day-to-day basis, in your regular routine (not on a "diet")? And from there, try to make a few tweaks to your portion sizes to hit 2000 calories (if that's your goal)? That way, you would be far less likely to start yo-yoing back and forth between "super…

Oh this is so helpful!! Thank you, friend

Oo sounds great!

hmm never heard of these! will research!

Oh thanks so much for the quick reply! I’ll take a look at the reviews 🙂

Walking! Enjoyable, easy, low-impact, keeps me burning steady calories, and do-able ANYWHERE.

I second the cream cheese based sauce, but also I use this all the time and love it: https://showmetheyummy.com/healthy-alfredo-sauce-recipe/#recipe

I am only about 13 months into successful maintenance, so granted, it’s early days. I lost about 100-105 lbs over 2018 to 2019. I would DEFINITELY call myself a foodie. I think I used to call myself just “someone who loves rich delicious food, including cheese doodles, McDonald’s, hot pockets, rich restaurant meals etc.”…

Layers layers layers! I always put leggings under my pants in the winter, as well as long sleeve shirts under the top layer.

Soda, fruit juice, potato chips, beer and wine, supermarket sliced bread, French fries

I feel like an ounce of bread is usually around 75-90 calories, so 92 g should be around 250 to 300 or so. 450 seems a tad high. Maybe you’re looking at a wrong MFP food entry.

Breakfast: 3 mini pancakes, sausage gravy, a chicken sausage, and a black coffee. Lunch: split pea soup with bacon, plus some oven-roasted chicken Snack: caramel brownie protein bar Dinner; turkey burger on a potato bun with spicy ketchup, warm-spiced & roasted root veggies, and roasted potatoes & purple carrots. Dessert:…

Go alone, have an awesome time, and have a response ready so that you do not engage in an argument (husband can't argue with you if you don't choose to engage in that conversation!) Something like "I hear that you're mad about me going by myself on this hike. This is something I won't negotiate on; I'm going to go like I…

I've been in maintenance for about a year. I plan to keep tracking calories (tightly, loosely, journaling, tracking somehow) forever. It's too easy and the benefits are too clear for me to justify stopping.

Thank you for asking! Since my six weeks was just up yesterday, I thought I’d come back and check in! Overall, I think 1) it was a helpful experiment, 2) I like that I put time parameters in, instead of “must lose 2.5 lbs or else no more Maintenance calories for me!” and 3) I think it accomplished what I wanted it to do. I…

It sounds like you also have some impulses around getting your money’s worth, and putting yourself into a very uncomfortable position in order to do so. That’s something I might investigate about myself.

100%. When you said “I was in denial and I got pleasure from it and didn’t want to stop,” that really resonated with me. And I agree that a big indicator of a larger emotional/mental red flag is doing the overeating alone.

I also like to do a bowl of blueberries (100 g, around 55 calories) sprinkled with a half a graham cracker (32 calories) all crumbled up. A little less than 90 calories.

Cinnamon-vanilla nice cream: Blend the following till smooth: -60 g frozen banana (approx 55 calories) -1 oz fat free plain Greek Yogurt (approx 15 calories) and/or a splash of almond milk -big sprinkle of cinnamon and few drops of vanilla (1 calorie) Scoop into a bowl and top with 7g dark chocolate chips (approx 35…

I would agree with everything said above, and add this. Put weight loss on hold. Try to actively maintain 123-130’ pounds by bumping your calories-in up slightly to balance your calories-out. Eating at a deficit is a stress on your body and mind, and will make dealing with a binge-eating habit much much harder. Then yes,…

I kinda know what you mean. At my heaviest, I was in the habit of using my two hour break between work shifts to go to a fast food place alone, order a ton of food, and scroll through my phone while eating through everything. I knew I would be going, I knew I would be ordering way way too much, and I knew it wasn’t…

@rainingribbons yes! It’s actually a grilled cheese only (no burger). Just had it and it was AWESOME. 3 g olive oil+2 g butter 30 g onion, sliced thin 1 Martin’s potato roll (outside slightly shaved off so the bread can absorb the butter) 4 g butter 21 g extra sharp cheddar cheese, sliced 28 g pesto Sauté onions in butter…

Today’s plan: Breakfast: almond and edamame trail mix with a sprinkle of sugar and salt Lunch: sheet-pan chicken sausage, brussel sprouts, and butternut squash with honey mustard Snack: an apple and a salted caramel protein bar Dinner: a cheddar pesto caramelized onion grilled cheese on a potato hamburger bun, with a side…

Yesterday was nice. Breakfast: a pumpkin dark choc chip baked oatmeal bite plus some almond edamame trail mix Lunch: sheet pan chicken sausage, brussel sprouts, and butternut squash, with honey mustard Snack: an apple and a peanut butter brownie protein bar Dinner: a McDouble with Mac sauce plus roasted potatoes and purple…

Breakfast: hazelnut-peanut butter-oat crumble. Lunch: sheet-pan chicken sausage, brussel sprouts, and butternut squash with honey mustard Snack: an apple and a vanilla almond protein bar Dinner: slow-cooked chicken and gravy with roasted sweet potato and red onions Dessert: a chocolate coconut pecan bite plus a pancake…

I try to cook with mostly whole foods (but don’t shy away from using ingredients like Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, curry pastes, crackers, sometimes pre-made sauces etc). And my homemade meals make up probably 75% of my diet. The other 25% percent are snacky. Usually have a protein bar each day, will often have cookies…

Today’s plan: Breakfast: pumpkin dark-choc-chip baked oatmeal bites Lunch: sheet-pan chicken sausage, brussel sprouts, and squash drizzled with honey mustard Snack: plums and a raspberry chocolate protein bar Dinner: slow-cooker chicken and gravy, roasted sweet potatoes carrots and onions, and a corn chive scallion griddle…