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With things I tend to binge on, sometimes I need to avoid them completely for some time. It was pasta for me. Now I rarely eat it - still eat large servings when I do but it's not often.

Isn't there some Instagram or YouTube thing where people record themselves eating obscene amounts of food to entertain other people? I wonder if it's that

I don't do low carb diet but to save calories sometimes I will take a corn tortilla, cut into thin strips and bake until crispy/browning a little. Put those on the top of your lettuce, cheese, meat salad, hot sauce (or salsa if allowed). Adds a nice crunch you might otherwise miss and you can really taste the corn while…

Mix a couple tablespoons either plain yellow or a grainy mustard of your choice with a teaspoon of honey or a little more if you like it sweeter. Use as dipping sauce. Calories will depend on the type of mustard and how much honey you decide to use. Flavor is amazing and a lot less calories than commercial brands.…

1. Nonfat plain Greek yogurt - lots of protein and I get plenty of fats elsewhere. I use this a lot in savory or sweet meals 2. Scales 3. Vegetable "chips" as in slices of fresh radishes, carrots, cucumbers, etc to help with my snacking tendencies. 4. Sugar free jello helps a ton with my sweet tooth 5. Silicone baking…

👍 My hands are larger than most other women's and larger than even a lot of men. My palm size can equal double servings of many items. I think being mindful of your hand size is important if using this method. In situations where you cannot weigh food, then prepare ahead of time. As you weigh out various items in your day…

One of my daughters is tiny looking and people mistakenly think this about her. She can eat a ton of food in one sitting. Like twice as much as other people. What everyone else doesn't see is that is all she eats the entire day. Some days she barely eats at all. She has some kind of naturally occurring intermittent fasting…

Not sure about a pie maker either but a way to have a traditional crust while cutting calories is to only have some crust on the top. If it makes smaller pieces you can use wonton wrappers and just have that as the bottom of the "pie" Real crust is loaded with calories because of so much butter/fat to make it flaky Another…

Anytime I cook I freeze extra leftovers as a meal so it gives me variety. Pasta, rice, veggies, meats sauces, soup, chili, etc Cooking seasoned meat and freezing it in weighed portions can be good to microwave and throw in a quick burrito or salad or sandwich, etc Basically freeze individual portions. Having some fresh…

Grilled veggies definitely. I've had people who hated veggies ask me for the recipe after they tried them grilled - just a little oil spray and salt and pepper. That coleslaw sounds awesome. Other non mayo coleslaws would be a good option too. Do potato salad but sub in some roasted cauliflower along with the potatoes to…

I think the whole sugar scare is the result of so many pre-prepared food items being completely bogged down with sweeteners nowadays. In some cases I'm baffled why a sweetener is even in a product at all. Eating fruit (with the benefits of fiber and various nutrients) and other naturally occurring sugars more often than…

Lately I've been adding toasted flax seeds as a topper on salads. I like different textures in a salad and croutons can add too many calories - I like a lot of crunch with those lol - so the seeds have been a nice substitute. It won't change the texture of them like soaking chia seeds does. You could use the remainder of…

Lately if I want something sweet I've had some sugar free jello. I'm craving less actual pre-prepared sweets now. I still eat fruit so it's not an avoidance of sugar. Sometimes if I want a creamy sweet I'll get some plain Greek yogurt and add a little honey then some kind of frozen fruit. Sometimes I add cocao nibs and…

Bagels are delicious 😋 I only eat one everything bagel occasionally because of the calories and enjoy every bite of it. It does keep me full a couple hours. I usually only eat one on a more physically active day too.

I love having thinly sliced radishes or carrots. Really nice crunch and can eat several for minimal calories. I have cucumber sometimes too - lately regular ones are so seedy so there's an extra prep step. Getting English cucumbers can solve that problem. Another fix besides pickles for salty snack - banana pepper slices.…

I'm only okay with sweets if I eat something very late in the day and then go to bed not long after. Grabbing an apple or pear helped me break the "dessert time" habit. They are sweet, filling - especially when I was already full from the meal, and I didn't want more and more and more. I can't keep candy/sweets around and…

If it fits your calorie alottment for the day then you are fine. Rice is very filling for me. I eat it a few times a week.

If you ever have extra calories, like lots of them lol, try putting slices of avocado on a slice of cheese pizza. So ridiculously decadent. 🥰 Most of the time I eat avocado on salad or a loaded tostada and similar foods. They are kinda expensive here right now so I'm eating them less. This area was part of the recall 😟.…

If you like fish, definitely try it in the smoker. I'd be making smoked fish constantly if I had one. It's so expensive to buy it already made. Salmon and trout are 2 I've liked the best.

Perhaps read the entire paragraph 😉 You might notice I said it was their doctors concerned with cholesterol levels 😉 😉

Quick sandwich with deli meat and veggies like lettuce, tomato, cucumber, onion -whatever you might put on a sub can be on a regular sandwich too. Quick toast the bread. Little mayo or plain Greek yogurt, little salt, oregano, basil, splash balsamic vinegar, etc I make quick chicken or tuna salad a lot either for a…

It's very easy to get too many calories with a keto diet, especially going overboard with fat bombs. Keep in mind the calories per gram for each macro 😉. You still have to watch the calories. *It's not a diet that was created for weight loss. Not everyone finds eating mass amounts of fat satiating. Make sure you keep an…

I don't think I could eat unsalted chicken 🤨 I like the thighs baked with skin on, salt, garlic powder and cayenne. Bake on a rack in a pan skin side up until the skin is really crispy - most of the fat is melted off by then and is under the rack. Sooooo good and thighs stay juicy. They are higher calorie so I have to plan…

I've had a few friends who had to stop keto because their cholesterol spiked and their doctors wanted to put them on meds. My doctor has advised against me doing keto or low carb for other reasons with my health issues. No crazy diet changes. Just lower my calories to lose weight. I always advise people to ask their…

Tzatziki sauce is pretty amazing and can be as low calorie as the yogurt you make it with. It can also be thinned a little more with water or broth and used as salad dressing or pasta sauce. Super easy to make. If you like spicy, it's good with a dash of cayenne or chopped fresh jalapeno to make it a little different…

I see a big difference. If the results pics you are mentioning are online or promoting some product, please remember there is pose manipulation and Photoshop touch-ups. I've seen some before/after pics where it's literally the same picture for both - hairdo gives it away lol. I agree with working the muscle. Belly fat can…

I've found I don't stay full as long with the flavored instant packets of oatmeal as I do with the oats I cook in a saucepan on the stove. If I make my own, I stay full for 3-4 hours. It probably has something to do with how much more processed one is over the other. Sometimes I mix in an egg at the very end of cooking.…

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The main problem I see with sugar is they add some form of it to almost everything now. So much ready-made stuff is so sickly sweet now and the only real flavor is sweet. Avoiding a lot of overly processed products fixes that issue. I mix my own yogurt flavors, oats, etc. using much less brown sugar or honey and get a…

You don't have to have anything at all in the mornings. Staying in your calorie alottment is what matters. Most days I don't eat until afternoon sometime just because I'm not hungry until then. The whole breakfast is the most important meal thing was to sell breakfast foods.