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Definitely keep in touch with your doctor, but if it provides some reassurance, sometimes it can be done. I was on very low dose BP meds after birth of my child (I had complications of pre-eclampsia, and my BP didn't return all the way to normal after - I also still had weight on upper end of healthy range for my height,…
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I hate sugar substitutes (don't care about how they are made, I just don't like the taste) so I've been finding ways to have some flavored drinks with low-ish cals but without these alternative sweeteners. Lately I've been on a fruit tea kick. I like the Tazo passion and wild orange tea bags to make iced tea - I don't have…
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The only time I don't track ALL the oil is if I'm deep-frying, or if it's in a pretty soupy marinade - both cases where there's obviously a lot of it not getting into the food you eat at the end - then I do a percentage of it. Everything else, like roasting cauliflower that you list, I measure it and log the whole tbsp or…
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I am 5'6" 125 (in maintenance). Hopefully you are a bit shorter - if you are my height or taller, 115 will take you to an unhealthy BMI. Assuming you are shorter and 115 is in your healthy range (though maybe lower end): as I approached my goal weight, I had to lose the last 5 lbs really REALLY slowly. Like 1lb/month. I…
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500 day logging streak today!
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Stress eating can be a way to seek comfort - I do it too. I've made sure to log everything, but the other thing I'm trying to do is to find something else that is a form of self-care to do instead. E.g. painting my nails, playing a relaxing game, writing, bubble bath - whatever is something you can do for you to unwind…
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I do. I was on BP meds (low dose) at the beginning of this. After I'd lost about 20-25 lbs including months of daily walking, I was able to get off the meds when I went to my yearly physical. It was interesting to also see how much of a correlation I could see day-to-day with when I had gotten good walking in that day my…
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I like to do burrito bowls. I put chicken or ground beef in mine but a vegan version would not be hard by just having the beans or by adding something like tofu or tempeh: spanish rice (you could use veggie broth) black beans or refried beans grilled/roasted onions and poblanos (I make a big batch on a sheet pan) lettuce…
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Calories are what will get you the weight loss, keeping yourself in a deficit - you should also check the portion size when you check calories to make sure it's realistic or mentally multiply accordingly. Now, if you are talking about satiety, that is something where I do look at some of the other items on the list (fiber,…
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Regarding the 2lbs/ week: I'm near your height at 5'6" and last year I went from 155 in January to 125 at the end of the year. At the end, when I was getting to those last 5-10 lbs like you are, I went really slow - for the last 5 lbs I was losing only about 1 lb a month. This is good actually. It is practicing for what…
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I am your exact same height and weight and small-framed. 125 was my goal weight and I've now reached it and am in maintenance. Losing 13 lbs would put you (and me) in the underweight category on BMI, ideal weight, pretty much any chart you find - where it is unhealthy to be. You could be setting yourself up for nasty…
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For those talking about slow-cookers - this cookbook is way better than most crock-pot recipes I have found online (which do typically have some of the problems folks mentioned): https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Slow-Cooker-Appetizers-Must-Have/dp/1940352789 It has some tips that help like using the oven broiler to crisp up…
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I monitor daily. I got one of those Omron cuffs that syncs to your phone over Bluetooth and makes nice graphs in my phone app. I had not had high blood pressure until I was pregnant and developed preeclampsia. My bp did come down some after my baby was born, but not enough, and I was put on meds (the lowest dose). I do…
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Today I hit 365 days streak logging in myfitnesspal - 1 whole year! I was able to make it a habit this time when I always struggled going more than a few months before.
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They have a very useful nutrition calculator on their website: https://www.chipotle.com/nutrition-calculator I use that to figure out my order and if I should portion it (e.g. as you said eating half). Obviously whoever dishes it up may go a little lighter or heavier than what that has calculated, but it should hopefully…
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I walk and log my calories. I lost 30 lbs and hit my goal weight, and more importantly reached my ultimate goal of completely getting off my blood pressure meds! Walking has a noticeable impact on both my mood and my blood pressure - a good walk helps relieve my stress for sure. I try to do about 10k steps a day at a…
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I was you 1 year ago, and I lost 31 lbs and hit my goal weight! Meal prepping lunches was a HUGE part of it - I'm excited for you! You can turn almost anything that you can cook in a big batch into meal prep. Biggest thing is to make things YOU actually WANT to eat, because otherwise it's tempting to go out or have…
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Shortness of breath in and of itself seems like a time to see your doctor, whether it's related to protein or not.
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I like my Fitbit Charge 3. But it's really going to depend on which features you are looking for in your watch. Are you wanting GPS tracking? payment features for that post jog bagel? texts on your watch? Heart rate tracking? What kind of activity are you wanting to track?
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^^THIS! Leftovers from dinner, salads, bean & chicken tacos, flax wrap with some lunch meat and cheese - endless options.
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I love the America's Test Kitchen cookbooks. Current favorites are "The Complete Slow-cooker" which has way more than just your typical stew and soup recipes you see in slow-cookers usually. And my other current favorite is "Just Add Sauce" which is all sauce recipes, salad dressings, like 8 different stir fry sauces, pan…
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I love a lot of the salad recipes from this website "Natasha's kitchen". E.g. https://natashaskitchen.com/avocado-corn-salad/ A lot of her salads use a simple vinaigrette of lemon or lime juice, olive oil, minced garlic, and some herbs (often dill or cilantro), then plenty of salt and pepper. They are pretty tasty and very…
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^This. If it hasn't always been uneven and now it suddenly is larger on one side than the other, that could be a medical thing going on. It would be worth mentioning to a doctor. Someone had even posted here about something similar with pics, in her case it was an ovarian cyst:…
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Salisbury steak!
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You can do it! I had high blood pressure too and was actually on meds for it the last three years. This year in Jan I started back up on myfitnesspal to lose weight and I lost about 20 pounds over the first 6-7 months - and I got completely off of blood pressure meds! Simple things I focused on that helped me, as I too…
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Just in time the crazy cold front here - chili! I made 2 slow cookers worth at once (we freeze the extra in mason jars).
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Fiber was very key for me on hunger. Protein was needed and some fats, but for me personally having enough fiber was what really made a difference in keeping me full between meals.
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The meat is a mixture half ground beef and half mexican chorizo, so the chorizo is what seasons them. Then in the sauce there is cumin and a couple chipotles in adobo (chopped up). It's from this book, you can see the recipe:…
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Mexican meatballs in chipotle sauce -made in the Slowcooker. Wonderful comfort food for a cold wet night.
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They probably meant 1 tbsp = 1/16 cup. I always remember 3 tsp = 1 Tbsp, and 4 Tbsp = 1/4 cup. Gets you through most equivalences when you cook and are scaling a recipe, etc.
