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Pretty vague question! I think the simple answer is yes. Do you need help with finding a good smoothie recipe with the ingredients you have at home?

Maybe it was 5.00 on the ounce setting of your scale? Can you tell us around what size it was, like the size of a deck of cards, the size of your palm, the size of a large smart phone, etc?

I hear your frustration and I’ve been there!! If it’s under 3 weeks or so, the good thing is that it’s probably not a plateau (or at least, you can’t at all tell with certainty at this point). It’s more than likely a water weight fluctuation that’s lasting a little longer than you’re used to seeing. I’m in the midst of one…

I am a HUGE proponent of Pre-portioning. Immediately when I get back from the grocery store, any snacky foods that are easy to overeat get portioned out. I get out a box of ziploc bags and a food scale, and create small portions that will fit into my day (whether it’s 100-cal packs, 200 cal packs, etc). The portions go in…

I usually log all the oil I put in the pan, which encourages me to use less oil overall (and measure it really carefully). Now if I marinated something and a lot of the marinade was left in the ziplock bag (or dish that you marinated the meat in), I might only log 1/2 or 3/4 of the marinade. But for pan frying, it seems…

Salads are tough because everything’s mixed together, making it hard to eyeball amounts. I might eyeball the lettuce and veggies since the difference in calories between 4 oz of lettuce and 5 oz of lettuce is not really big enough to warrant a huge fuss. But for the chicken, croutons, and dressing (and any cheese or nuts…

Personally, I went by a few different stages. 1. (Early in weight loss) I literally can't even imagine having a weight under 200 lbs, I almost don't even care. I just want to have a happier relationship with food and not feel so guilty all the time. 2. (After I was chugging along easily at 2 lb per week loss) I think I…

https://www.menshealth.com/nutrition/g23508318/high-protein-meals/ Some nice variety here from the standard grilled chicken breast and broccoli meals. To get the calories right, I usually create the recipe in the MyFitnessPal recipe builder (with the recommended amount of servings it says on the webpage) before I even go…

I have really really loved getting creative with pantry and freezer meals in the past few months, and using up odds and ends like old-ish fresh herbs and onions about to get mushy. These are my falafel (which I made a ton of and froze, so that I can thaw and fry up at my leisure), an awesome and refreshing…

If your goal is to have accurate data from which you can make decisions on your weight-management plan, being "dishonest" with logging makes no sense! Of course, perfect accuracy in food logging is impossible, even when you use a food scale as much as possible and are really careful in choosing MFP entries in the database…

Do you think MFP is like.. a place where you come to just farm motivational statements from strangers? Weird outlook. This is a calorie-counting website with a forum function, allowing you to try to make connections with other people. If you make a connection with someone and you two motivate each other, great. But you’re…

I make batch lunches every Sunday. This week, lunches are cumin-lime baked chicken thighs, with a side or roasted-sweet-potato-and-carrot rice. Tried to make my own taco sauce to go on top; wasn’t the BEST sauce I’ve ever made.

I like a LOT of foods. I think my ultimate favorites are peanut butter, cheese doodles, green curry, mac n cheese, brownies, and frosting. Peanut butter: I have this literally every single day. Usually its a big part of my dessert. Cheese doodles: I don't think I've had more than one serving in two years. I found that it…

I don't really have an "average" day. My general meal-calorie-totals stay extremely consistent, but the meals themselves vary quite a bit. I like to experiment with cooking different batch-meals on Saturday and Sunday, and I split them into portions so that the calorie totals match my preferred meal-size. For example, a…

My diary is open; I’m in maintenance. I log my food every single day. I don’t log exercise because I manually set MFP to my estimated average TDEE, so it’s included already. Feel free to friend me!

Copycat peanut butter cup smoothie (tropical smoothie cafe): 2 to 3 frozen coffee cubes 60 ml 2% milk 32 g frozen banana 32 g peanut butter 4 g unsweetened cocoa powder 1 g instant espresso powder Blend til desired consistency. Makes 1 small smoothie, approximately 260 calories. Enjoy!

You could also plan out two or three levels of exercise. One “preferred” level (the ideal workout you’d like to do regularly) for when you can, one “basic” level for when you’re not quite able/feeling up to doing the preferred, and one “minimum” level for really tough days. I make the minimum EXTREMELY easy, something I’m…

Caramelized onion and cheddar waffles today!

What’s your purpose in posting your plan? You didn’t really ask a question, so you seem to be inviting comments on your strategy. But you also say “don’t roast me.” Which leads me to think you want either a conversation on how good your plan is, or to enjoy an argument about very low calorie diets 😂

I think a better approach (for life in general) is to try moderating those kinds of foods first. Pre-plan one of your favorite sugary or chocolates treats each day, in a reasonable portion that still allows you to hit your calorie target etc. If someone brings a treat to work that you don’t want to miss out on, or if…

Just so you know, I’ve lost 100 lbs and kept it off for a year so far. Over the past two years while doing that, I’ve eaten McDonalds, Thai food, curries, huge bowls of Mac n cheese, big burgers, milkshakes, brownies, cheesecake, cinnamon buns, you name it. I just log it all, make it fit in my calories by controlling the…

Are you going to give up beef curry and rice forever? If you like beef curry and rice, don’t create a way-of-eating that doesn’t allow beef curry and rice. Build the food into your plan! 1st, you have to learn a good and easy way to log beef curry and rice in your food diary. Do you have a food scale? The easiest way I can…

You could use this steps to calories converter (there are three charts; use the one appropriate for your height). https://www.verywellfit.com/pedometer-steps-to-calories-converter-3882595 For example, at 5’4” and 127 lbs, This estimates that I burn between 28 and 32 calories per 1000 steps. For 15,000 steps, this estimates…

Beef fajitas on homemade layered yogurt flatbreads.

Light pasta salads, burgers and hot dogs off paper plates, watermelon, corn on the cob, capers salad, baked beans...

If I eat two jelly beans or a few crumbs from a broken cookie, I won’t record it. But otherwise I do try to be as honest as I can. Sometimes I will be packing up my food for tomorrow, weigh it out to the amount I’ll be logging tomorrow, and eat a piece today from that portion. (But in that case, I still log it, just on a…

I see a lot of use of the words “scared” “afraid” and “worried.” Thinking about a change to your way-of-eating shouldn’t incur fear! And if it does, it’s probably not sustainable for you. Keto is not magic. You don’t need to eat any special way in order to lose weight. You just need to eat your regular foods, in smaller…

Oh gosh, I’m realizing there’s a typo in my post! Should say “100 lb weight loss since spring 2019”. I’m coming up in one year of maintenance, not two. But thank you!! If I can do it and keep it up, you can too.

I’ve been maintaining a 100 lb weight loss since spring 2018. I only get truly hungry if I go too long without eating (4+ hrs) or if my last meal or snack was devoid of fiber, fat or protein (like if I just had an apple, it doesn’t hold off hunger for very long for me). Mostly, I’ve felt that the challenge in both…

I’m trying to give myself grace and self-compassion after a VERY TRYING work-week. Even though I have tons to do, I’m not going to make the same mistake I made last weekend where I worked 8 hrs between Saturday and Sunday trying to get stuff done. I need to give myself and my brain and emotions a break.