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If you baked or roasted chicken you would know. Chicken fat melts at 200F and unless you are drinking the liquids and licking the pan, you are counting fat at 9 calories per gram that you are not eating.

Never weigh chicken raw unless it is cut up and put into a dish like stew or casserole where the liquids are captured in the dish.

Red meat gives a pretty good protein to calorie ratio and I find myself more satisfied by a small portion of lean red meat than an equal number of calories from carbs. So don't trick yourselves. You have dropped some calories out and not yet replaced them. That's all.

Almost nothing is more accurately measured as volume. Things that are really messy to weigh in a container can be measured negatively, i.e. you put the whole jar of honey on the scale - it weighs 650 grams, - you pour out what you want and weigh it again, now it weighs 510 grams, you have 140 grams in your dish. I never…

From basic foods consumed by huge masses of people over centuries or at least decades, selecting the least calorie dense from the most nutritious will always be safe and effective. Some goofy nut butters and oddball plant parts we used to throw away are not going to make you healthy and not going to help with weight loss.…

I do because it reminds me that while it takes a 3500 calorie deficit to lose a pound, it also takes a 3500 calorie surplus to gain a pound. And, if you start with turkey breast which is only 152 calories per 4oz, before you go back for gravy and dressing rolls and pie, you can get a taste of everything. I don't think many…

Dry ice is the thing to use. Google where to buy it near you. Use a large US Mail "if it fits it ships" box. That is the cheapest way.

Most of the 25 people we have for T Day are afraid to come. So we are cooking and assembling our own takeout for everyone. They will pick up or we will deliver. Turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, brussels sprouts, green beans and ham, sweet potato casserole, fresh cranberry sauce and store bought dinner rolls.…

Boredom is a symptom. Its a symptom of unresolved worry or dissatisfaction. Distraction is the best treatment - you can't cure your brain with your brain. But, you can distract it. Work out, work with others, Act as if you are interested in something. Try to make it wholesome. Avoid addiction and destructive compulsions.…

I only have pasta once per week on average but I see it as the best carb choice since it is so versatile with either veges or seafood. My fish market sells what they call soup fish for $5.99/lb and it is not skin and fins and the like. It is entirely trimmings to square off steaks and fillets mostly trout and flounder but…

"Bad" dietary cholesterol is probably just a medical mistake. Clinical proof is illusory. Good cholesterol is not a mistake. You want it and need it.

https://www.wri.org/resources/charts-graphs/people-eating-more-protein-wealthy-regions

Protein is way over done. 50g of protein per day is really all you need unless you are body building.

Raspberries. At least one cup per day.

Am I missing something? Looks to me like you lost 8 pounds in a month. Great work. Keep it up. Just ditch those 3000 + calories days. You'll be happier.

Fat is good for you unless it drives your calories over. Better skin, better digestion, vascular health, etc. Relax. You don't need carbs and protein is a wide range of what can be ok.

Asian food is a complete crapshoot. At 9 calories per gram, a chef can put 500 calories in the fried rice and you won't even notice it. (1/4 cup) The noodles and the rice are easy. A cup of cooked rice is 200 calories, the noodles about the same. Soy is zero, shallots are zero, garlic is zero more or less. Its all about…

I admit it. I'm a hoarder.

Very decorative . . . but pointless and contrary to eco friendly goals. Her time would be better spent walking around the block picking up trash.

I have been doing a lot of subtraction. I weigh the avocado or whatnot, take it to the table and eat what I want and weigh what is left. Sometimes its just the peel and the stone, sometimes it is leftovers that go back in the fridge.

The cat had the chemo and he did recover. Just had an appetite depression for a bit.

I did feed poached salmon (fresh, wild caught) after chemo to my last cat. No, this stuff is for me.

I swear by this stuff. Delicious. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Polar-Skinless-and-Boneless-Salmon-Fillets-7-05-oz/22056064?athcpid=22056064&athpgid=easyreorder&athcgid=null&athznid=EASYREORDER&athieid=null&athstid=CS024&athguid=ed681cae-968-1751f1f4ae8946&athancid=CarouselEasyReorder&athena=true

My cat ate a whole chicken, but then he can handle the skin, gristle and bones and lap up the liquid. Other than that, I doubt anyone ever ate a whole chicken. Weigh what you roasted, weigh what you have left from the meal and apply the proper roasted chicken (cooked) calorie per gram from the USDA.

https://www.amazon.com/Accuweight-207-Multifunction-Precision-Measuring/dp/B01C465Y8U?ref_=ast_sto_dp

Waste of space and money and time. You need a food processor cooking for one person like I need a backhoe for my residential garden. Get some good knives and keep them sharp. Learn to use them well. Get close to the food by using your hands. And, don't make juices with a concoction of fruit and vegetables unless your…

Sourdough or regular baguette are both around 2.7 cal/gram. The piece that comes with soup at Panera is 150 calories.

There is nothing wrong with pork. Doctors assume everyone except them are idiots and that they can't tell the difference between an unprocessed pork tenderloin and a rasher of bacon. Go with the science not the rumor.

Raspberries, blueberries and blackberries.