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I don't know what a food subscription is either. Here is a recipe for spicy mayo. https://www.anourishingplate.com/japanese-spicy-mayo/ I don't really like mayo, so see no need for the extra cals, but don't see any issue with the ingredients. I love soy sauce and sriracha.

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Like cmriverside said, so long as you find the correct/accurate entry, either works. If you have not yet learned to recognize those, comparing an entry with the USDA site the first time you use it is helpful. Personally, I use the raw entry for anything where I intend to eat the whole thing, like roasted potatoes. I use…

If blood sugar going up and down is a mood issue for you, you might want to try keto as it does tend to eliminate that issue, as it would tend to even you out without spikes and drops. I did it for a while and found it too restrictive (I eat a lot of veg), and while it was okay in the winter (like right now) or early…

I've generally done something similar. I like roasted potatoes, but even if in a mood for them I tend to roast them with other root veg (radishes, turnips, carrots are my favorites -- I also love beets but tend to roast them separately in foil). I also like to eat roasted potatoes (or roasted beets or any other root veg)…

Calories are all that matters for weight loss, but people talk about protein since it can be important for satiety and also helping to maintain muscle. I aim for .8 g per lb of goal weight, or 96 g, although some will argue that's more than needed -- I'm a female over 50 where muscle loss can be a real danger so I…

What does your doctor consider low fat or low carb in this context? People are talking about keto (which I think can be great for some people; I'm currently low carb, although probably not keto), but I think these terms get used really loosely. For example, I've often seen "low fat" used to mean anything below 30% fat, and…

I would also say leftovers. That's what I do -- always cook enough for a lunch or two when cooking dinner and immediately pack it so it's ready to go. I know you said you dislike cooking, but what do you do for dinner? Other than that, maybe the Vigo (or some other brand) beans and rice (just boiling water, really),…

Lunch today (pretty common) was rice and black beans with some added cooked veg and some feta (and added spices). Tomorrow is my work lunch and it is going to be pasta, including various options including meatballs, which I am admittedly excited about. My favorite lunch is salad with some protein on it, but I have been…

It's really hard to do high protein when eating vegan, but that's fine. Stuff like greens, tofu and tempeh and seitan, beans, and nuts are your highest protein vegan options, but you can get enough protein doing vegan even without driving yourself crazy. I would ignore any fat content (it's generally good fat, who cares)…

I'm fond of it raw, with a bit of salt, or else cooked where I would use turnip.

Yeah, IME oregano and mint tend to be the thugs. Sage is not an issue. Sage is generally good with most things you might like fresh herbs with IMO -- I might use it in a stew or soup or on chicken or eggs. I also quite like it in smoothies, especially if I am also using blueberries. I have also been thinking of trying to…

This is the approach I'd use too. If you want to aim for certain macros, you can see where you are and what changes you would want to make.

Thanks, all. I will definitely miss him, but he did have a good long life. Back to focusing on diet and exercise. Yesterday I logged (1/1 for week 2). Carbs were net 44 (goal is below net 70, but in general I think I'm going to try for below net 50). Fiber was below 30, and I think I'm going to drop that as a goal for the…

To be clear, I'm not trying to convince you or anyone else to calorie count -- I don't care what anyone else does, and I don't actually log most of the time. But I am going to explain why to me none of this matters, and why I do think logging can be a useful tool for many, despite the fact that they may not actually know…

I don't actually think most of us here are making arguments from extremes or arguing for or against keto. Like any way of eating it fits some people and not others and can be done healthfully or not.

I didn't respond to this before, but I disagree. I found a good way to transition to a lower carb eating style, if you think you might like it, is to just, well, eat fewer carbs. I mostly just decided, when I was cutting back, that an easy way to do that without feeling a loss -- since I am not actually a huge starchy carb…

The reason people are clarifying is because you and another poster suggested that acknowledging that CICO leads to weight loss meant not caring about other elements of the diet. I mostly cooked from whole foods (vs the eating lots of packaged sugary stuff the other poster assumed everyone ate if they needed to lose weight)…

Thanks. Unfortunately my sweet kitty didn't make it. He was incredibly healthy until recently (but for being hyperthyroid) and the main thing recently is that he was losing weight despite the thyroid being under control -- he had blood tests a few weeks ago and we were trying to tempt him with his favorite foods and…

I agree about the cold cuke soup (I use yogurt and dill in mine), and also a green gazpacho. You can do cucumber based salsas too -- I made some last year to use up some things and froze them.

Not really. It just means that calorie balance is what determines if we gain, lose, or maintain. How to change the calorie balance to support your goals is a different question, and logging is just one way to do so. Mostly what I did was to look at my overall diet and see why/how I was eating excess cals. Learning how many…

Specific foods (and fiber) have an effect on the microbiome. I've not seen any evidence that it is macros that do. In particular, eating lots of different plants tend to result in a more diverse microbiome.

Food is easily available (often just around) and cheap, so it's not surprising humans tend to overeat. We did not evolve under such conditions. Also, past social restrictions on eating (a general understanding that one ate only at meals, less ready-made food available, less expectation that one would eat between meals for…

Not an excuse, but part of my stress yesterday evening was that my older (18) cat didn't seem to be doing so well, and he was worse this morning, so I had to take him to the emergency vet (he's staying at least overnight). I'm at work now, but am having trouble concentrating. I also had a chocolate chip cookie which I will…

As I suspected, not the best day yesterday, but I am still easing back into all this. Busy/draining work day, and didn't get sufficient activity in. Also, didn't eat all that much, just under 1200 cals, which was not planned. Goal for August: (1) log daily; (2) under 70 g net carbs; (3) at least 30 g fiber; (4) at least…

Carbs and added sugars aren't the same, of course. If you want a lower carb breakfast, how about an omelet with various veg? I often have something like that with cottage cheese or half an avocado or smoked salmon -- all low carb. I also often have it with fruit, which isn't so low carb, but wouldn't have added sugar.…

I'm another person who always has hardboiled eggs on hand. If I have time, I am more likely to have eggs cooked some other way, but if on the go and need to grab something, or home but no time to cook, they are great -- usually with something else I always have on hand like cottage cheese, leftover veg, half an avocado, or…

Another pretty good day yesterday, although today may be more challenging. Goal for August: (1) log daily; (2) under 70 g net carbs; (3) at least 30 g fiber; (4) at least 100 g protein; (5) close my Apple watch rings daily; and (6) work out at least 5x per week. (1) Yes (3 of 4 for the week, still fun) (2) Yes (higher than…

Welcome, Karen! Yesterday (my day two, but officially day 3), went pretty well, and this challenge motivated me not to snack and to get the few extra cals at the end of the day by walking around the house so as to complete the calorie ring on my watch. Again, my goal for August is (1) log daily; (2) under 70 g net carbs;…

Like cwolfman13, I never logged water, because drinking lots of water has always been a habit, and I go by urine color as a better test. If the issue is to log everything you eat or drink, I'd look at the ingredients in the milkshake. Did you add any water? Is it made with ice cream? Milk? Do you mean a protein shake?…