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Late morning: 2 slices multi-grain bread toasted with 1 triangle light cheese spread (generic Laughing Cow) Lunch: rice with a bag of steamed CA blend veggies, chicken breast and sweet n' sour sauce; ranch flavored Veggie Straws Afternoon: cup of peppermint hot cocoa (kcup/60 calories); green smoothie [kale, spinach, Greek…

Well yes, but when someone is working with a smaller calorie allotment focusing on foods that are filling/have longer satiety levels will go a long ways towards adherence. For me vegetables, especially cruciferous ones, are filling and are the base for my daily menu. Anyways, OP best of luck to you as you move forward in…

Aldi's has several flavored k cups in the 60-80 calorie range, love them all :) They also currently have an amazing coconut flavored bean-0 calories and soooo good! There's also a caramel one I want to try next time I go shopping.

You may find this group helpful- https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/394-low-carber-daily-forum

I have to disagree with you-eating out is pretty easy to do while in maintenance (or even the weight loss phase), most restaurants have calories clearly marked on the menu now/their website. I actually find it easier to know calorie amounts eating out, than eating at home (where I'm making recipes and feeding multiple…

There are a few people who do zero carbs 'carnivore' diets, but it's extremely limited and restrictive (not to mention expensive). I can't imagine it's sustainable long term for many people, so really what's the point? In terms of weight loss you don't have to cut back on carbs, you just need the correct calorie deficit…

This. OP, you don't have to do any exercise at all in order to lose weight, you just need to be eating at the correct calorie deficit for your weight loss goals. I lost 50ish pounds without any exercise at all, I just reduced my calories intake. If you're sick of doing cardio then there's no reason to keep doing it, focus…

This. I have a $100 weekly grocery budget for a family of 5, which includes 2 teenagers. This also includes non-food items like cat food, tp etc. I LOVE Aldi <3

I'm a participant in the NWCR :) Op, I'm over 5 years into maintaining a largish weight loss. During that time I've dipped below and over my maintenance range, but the thing that makes me different than the 85% out there that fails, is that I catch myself when I slip out of that range, give myself a smack on the back of…

I eat around 800g of veggies/fruit a day, which is very filling, so I'm never really truly hungry. It's crazy how filling some veggies are!

It really just depends. I'm 5ft, 6in, 40yrs old and already at a fairly low bmi, who's trying to lose a few maintenance creep pounds. For me 1,200 calories is a perfectly fine number. Because of the kinds of foods I eat I'm also not noticeably hungry following those calorie parameters.

This is spot on-as long as you're eating at a deficit over time you'll lose weight, it just might be at a slower pace. That's not necessarily a bad thing, since what you do also has to be realistic and sustainable for you.

I use Sweet Baby Rays sweet n sour sauce and it's sooo good-make sure to measure out portion sizes or you'll dump the whole bottle on lol. I did mix things up today and had two small soft tortilla shells topped with a serving of refried beans split between the two, lots of salsa and 1 serving of sour cream, split between…

This.

If you're not tracking your food someplace that does a macros breakdown, then you have no idea how much protein you're actually eating. I'd log your food here in MFP for a couple weeks to get a better idea of where you're at.

I've done IF for years with no issues like you're having, however my husband cannot go more than a couple hours without eating or he gets faint so IF would be a disaster for him! Listen to your body and the signals it's sending you.

Hidden Valley ranch dressing, I love this stuff waaaay to much :|

I'll have to look for it next time at the library, thanks! I'm starting a short weight loss phase today, to get rid of some maintenance creep, and I just configured my food tracking area to follow DASH/1,200 calories. I've played around with DASH before, but was never really structured with it, going to be more mindful…

The NIH website has different calorie modifications on it, didn't realize there was an actual diet plan separate of that. I'm currently doing the NIH's 1,200 calorie plan since I'm correcting some maintenance creep right now.

I'm very repetitive when it comes to lunches and am currently eating a serving of rice with a few ounces of chicken and CA blend veggies, with a bit of sweet n sour sauce. I make a big thing of rice and chicken on Mondays (chicken I just throw in the crockpot first thing in the morning), and that lasts me all week.

You'll most likely see an uptick on the scale the next day due to increased sodium and digestion still happening. It will mostly disappear within a day or two.

Alright, starting today to get rid of my maintenance creep :) My official weigh-in day will be Wednesdays, but I jumped on the scale this morning to get a baseline cw: 143.2lbs (maintenance range is supposed to be 127-130lbs)

https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/dash-eating-plan

I've dabbled with it and really enjoyed it, actually easing back into that style of eating now :)

Green smoothies are a great way to get in leafy greens :smile:

There's many people who do IF protocols and eat later in the day, do OMAD etc. As long as calorie and macros/micros goals are being hit it's all good.

Doesn't matter when you eat or how many times a day you eat, just that you're hitting your calorie targets.

I'd like to lose around 10lbs of maintenance creep, was going to start after the holidays but there's no reason to put it off so I'll join you :) I'm eating away from home all day today so I'll do a weigh-in tomorrow and start then!

I make bread all the time, using a bread machine, and every recipe I use calls for a small amount of sugar.

Yes, I didn't exercise during my weight loss phase and just focused on reducing my calorie intake.