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It's probably water retention due to more sodium. Yesterday I was about 2 lbs up from Thursday morning. Today I was back to where I was Thursday morning. I had too much sodium Thursday from cheese and chips.

Think of it as a lifestyle change, not dieting. I made a lifestyle change when I went on my weight loss journey...I didn't diet.

It gets easier as time goes on.

Agree with cucumber salad, I keep it simple and usually make it with cucumbers, tomatoes, red onions and a little zesty italian dressing. I also use them in tossed salads and will also sometimes infuse them in water for drinking.

I usually just steam it and season with pepper or lemon pepper.

Haven't read all responses, so apologies if I am duplicating. More walking, maybe on your lunch for at least 30 minutes or early morning or in the evening. While working from home, maybe get a stationary bike or treadmill to use for a few minutes to take a break.

Salads, but watch what they put on it if you can't request ingredients. Make sure you get dressing, if you use it, on the side and don't use it all (usually what they give you is way more than enough for 1 salad). Skip cheese since they might tend to put a ton on. Grilled chicken sandwiches (don't eat the bun or at least…

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I usually wait until after I have made the recipe to determine the number of servings based on how I portion it out. Most things I use a 1 cup serving size, others 1/2 cup. It just depends what it is. I will portion out for that meal, then start portioning out the rest for freezer or fridge and count the number of cups I…

I don't use the app, only access the website. It's always going down and it's been worse yesterday and today. It's ridiculous.

I still track every day.

No fear here. I have basically changed my lifestyle and am confident I can continue on the new lifestyle. Putting the weight back on is not an option. If something happens and the weight starts to creep up, clothing starts to feel too tight, I will increase my activity and readjust my eating as needed. I no longer own any…

No impact. I am still logging/continuing to maintain and making sure I get exercise in, even while working from home. It's a bit easier to get exercise in as I can jump on my exercise bike or treadmill at any time and not have to feel like I am forcing myself to in the evenings after I would normally get home, when I'm…

I usually use the store brand of fat free, which is basically the same as Kraft, if I use it which isn't always. And I use very little. I usually stay away from it at restaurants.

I find them more effective as a snack, or with a meal, not replacing a whole meal.

If I didn't have a Vitamix, I might try this, but I wouldn't trade my Vitamix for anything.

I've never weighed an entire pot like that before, but I would think a plate or something more stable than a towel or potholder would be the best idea.

I used NS last year and lost most of my weight doing so. It teaches you portion control, for one, which I think a lot of people need. It's not necessarily more expensive than say, buying a bunch of Lean Cuisines or other frozen/prepared meals at the grocery.

I do chicken and salmon in mine a lot.

And to add on here: these girls are learning skills to be used later in life. Sales, customer service, how to give change, teamwork and so on. (Same thing with boy scouts and popcorn) And I'm not saying you have to buy any. But if you don't want to buy any and see them selling outside the store, bank, church or wherever…

So, looking at my boxes - thin mints are 160 calories for a 4 cookie serving size and the trefoils are 160 calories for a 5 cookie serving size. Easy enough for me to moderate and not eat one entire sleeve in one sitting like I would in the past!

Didn't buy any last year, but this year I got 1 mint and 1 trefoil from a co-worker's daughter. Still unopened here in one of my drawers at work. Will probably take one home and put it in the freezer tonight and leave the other one at work. Will have to avoid the little dealers (LOL) when they have their booths at the…

I season mine up and do them in the air fryer.

I like a stand mixer, though I don't bake often, because I can walk a way/reach for another ingredient or open something without stopping the mixing process.

I like mixing cinnamon in, sometimes honey. Dried cranberries or other fruit, too.

I never have those issues, but are your leftovers dry? Could you be overcooking it at all, or reheating it too long to dry it out?

OP, congrats. As for Facebook, it is only toxic if you allow it to be. It's different for different people. They have different reasons for using it, or not using it. It got started on it as a way to be informed on a class reunion and planning, as a group for our class was set up. It is still a way to keep up with reunion…

Food/meal prep may help!

Salsa Chicken 4-6 chicken breasts (or thighs) - boneless is easier- in slow cooker, pour jar of your favorite salsa on top. You can brown the chicken before, if you want. Slow cook on low 4-6 hours or as long as 8 hours. Shred chicken. Use it this way for tacos, etc. But I also like to add a can of black beans, rinsed and…

I like both, and prefer to make them rather than buy them premade. This makes them both even more healthy without all the additives, etc the manufacturers put in them. They both have distinctively different tastes.