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Ew. Would you eat a spoonful of seasoning mix from an envelope? then why would you do this? Really reminds me of when I worked in early childhood education. Watching kids at snack time licking frosting off their cupcakes, licking seasoning off their crackers or chips, licking the salt off pretzels dipping animal crackers…

I would second the ideas of 1. Pre-planning your day of 2500-2700 in your food diary, 2. Adding sources of fats/high-calorie items (if you’re concerned about saturated fats, there are many sources of fats that are higher in unsaturated fats, like extra olive oil on your bread or veggies or salads, peanut butter, fatty…

I love walking and hiking! Especially early in the morning, and in new neighborhoods.

I love doing a trail mix with higher protein and fat than the ones you might buy at the store. Per serving, it’s usually 15 g of roasted edamame, 10 g of granola, and 20 g of almonds (raw, roasted, whatever your preference). Approx 260 calories and about 11 or 12 g of protein. Very easy to bring on a commute or to the…

@AnnPT77 and @beulah81 thank you so much, my friends!! I love having super consistent buddies on here like you, to share mutual encouragement 🥰

Been trying to maintain since April 2019, since losing about 100 lbs since May 2018! Keeping between 123 and 130 lbs, just by logging my food and staying active.

I don’t really “run out” because I roughly pre-plan my day. Generally I know I have 2100 calories. On most weekday, my planned breakfasts are around 250 calories and I size my prepped lunches To be approximately 500 calories. I also know I always leave about 250 calories for an afternoon snack and 400 calories for a…

I love carbs! Fats are my favorite, but carbs are a close second.

There’s a very simple way to tell. You say you’ve been doing this for the last month. Average daily calories of 1900, and pretty steady activity. How much weight have you lost in that time? If you get your weight loss pound total for those four weeks, you can calculate what your daily calorie deficit has been. Then you…

The key is to change your mindset on what makes you “off.” Is it possible you could create a plan for when you do some “off” behaviors? For example, if you have a binge or eat an unplanned food/snack/meal, could you have a post-mistake plan that you can implement? For example “when I eat an unplanned food, I resolve to…

My goal is to maintain my weight at a healthy BMI. Through tracking my food, I’ve determined my current maintenance calories are approximately 2200 per day. So I’m tracking my food, hitting an average of 2200 calories per day (using a food scale and making most of my food at home), and measuring my weight every day (using…

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My resting heart rate is 59 bpm. I am 5’4”, 125 lbs after having lost about 103 lbs over two years. Current BMI is 21.5. I was about 60 bpm before starting to lose weight, so no real change there. I feel MUCH fitter, can walk a ton, can do a slow jog for quite a long time, feel much stronger than I was.

I eat an average of 2200 calories per day to maintain my weight.

You deserve to be treated well, period. You don’t have to wait til you’re a healthy BMI in order to deserve respectful treatment. Demand it now.

I am someone who has never liked purposeful exercise. I love walks and hikes, and I much prefer to work up my regular everyday activity little by little (taking stairs, parking far away, taking multiple trips to do things in my home, etc) than to do an hour of purposeful exercise. So I pack my life full of fun walks and…

Cool to hear that many others have similarly murky timelines when it comes to maintenance. But I like this concept tuckerrj uses; maintenance starts when you start trying to find your maintenance calories. I started my weight loss journey in May of 2018 (after starting to go to a cognitive behavioral therapist who really…

This whole thing sounds very vague. What does it mean to “promote wealth in health” and “consume optimism with every bite”?

What is stopping you from hitting your calorie target? Is it any of the following? 1. Are you eating out at restaurants more than you were in weight loss, and having a hard time controlling calorie counts? If this is the case, can you try one of these habit changes? a. pre-plan before you go to the restaurant (or before…

@vaman here you go! https://www.marthastewart.com/1521155/carrot-asiago-bread

We had chili. I wanted cornbread. We had no corn! This got me thinking; is there a similar dish for other sweet veggies? Hence the search for savory carrot bread recipes. OH MY GOSH. This is Martha Stewart’s Savory Carrot-Asiago bread! It’s got cayenne pepper and garlic powder, and since I had to use only what I had in the…

I second the above. My weight fluctuates within a 4 or 5 pound range throughout the week. It reflects retaining or flushing out water weight OR reflects waste/food still in your digestive system. It is not really possible to judge your fat loss if you’re looking at weight change from one day to the next. You absolutely…

I love a half-serving of oatmeal with cinnamon and something sweet (5 g of brown sugar, or 7 ml of maple syrup). Also, 3 oz nonfat plain Greek yogurt blended with 2 oz frozen fruit and a drop or two of honey or syrup. 2 tbsp of peanut butter is near 200 calories, but very satisfying to me (especially mixed in with maybe…

Ultimately this plan seems indirectly aim you towards eating less, and that’s why you lose weight at the beginning. But there’s no mechanism in this beachbody program to help you confirm whether you’re actually eating less than what you need to maintain your weight. If I had to guess, that’s why you lost 12 lbs but then…

I like ice-creamy texture. A mixture of nonfat Greek yogurt, frozen banana, and another frozen fruit (I like raspberries or peaches) is a nice combo. Maybe add a touch of honey or maple syrup to cut the acidity. Then I like to top it with a sooonful of crunchy granola.

Personally, I’d feel more satisfied if I eat the whole fruit or vegetable. Usually adding some kind of dip or dressing for added fat and protein. Just drinking a juice and having to log calories for that? I’d feel like I got cheated out of a real snack. Just my 2 cents.

I would say one of the following; 1. find an MFP food entry that says something like “chicken wings, with bone, with skin, raw” and use the raw weight 2. Find an MFP food entry that says something like “chicken, dark meat, with skin, baked” and use the cooked weight after subtracting the bone weight With the first option,…

I always save 15-20% of my daily calories for an after dinner snack, including treats. I pre-log them early in the day so that they fit with the rest of my planned foods within my calorie goal, and I eat these fairly close to bed time. I can still have late-night food, I just put some healthy parameters around it so i can…

You are right; I haven’t really taken advantage or explored grocery delivery options, so this should definitely be my next step. There’s Instacart, stop n shop delivery, etc. I know we can make it work.

I agree. There’s plenty of bodegas and smaller delis/ethnic grocery stores that have plenty. And I know the problem is not with our supply lines, but our flow of demand changing. It’s not so much that I’m worried that the stores won’t have anything, but I worry that we won’t be able or allowed to go out at all (due to…