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I log my meals now, but that only started in 2018. Before that, I didn't know what was going on. If I were hungry, I simply ate more pasta, pizza, bread, meat or desserts until I got full. As you can probably guess, this backfired because I would only stay full for an hour or so. After adding vegetables for fiber and…

Yes, I use a food scale! And she is fired!

I think it truly depends on what exactly is purchased on meals out. In my area, a lot of restaurants serve like 12-14 oz of rice and 20-24 oz of pasta or even more and call that a single meal for lunches and dinners. That comes with sauce and meat too. In fact, the nutritionist informed me that those are big meals and can…

Well, I have a food scale which I use daily. I also write down all food intake in a Google Docs file. I guess I can switch to MFP's app though. On top of that, I already add vegetables like broccoli and baby spinach to meals if I still feel hungry. I sometimes eat both rice and potatoes together. For example, 5-6 oz of…

I heard that too. People in Italy are eating pasta, bread and a lot of other heavy carbs. However, the portion sizes are typically smaller than America's. The nutritionist told me that people don't continue seeing her after they reach their goal weight. I have 20 lbs to lose. I'm going to try Ann's method. I'll go back to…

The only reason I pointed the celebrity diets out is because I wanted to make a point in saying that they have to eat the exact same low carb meals daily just to stay fit. That is pretty extreme, and I probably would never do it. Thank you for the information though. I used to eat out a lot and now went down to three or…

Right now I'm eating Quest protein bars. I was thinking something similar. Each snack right now is already 280-380 calories, and I figure this is almost enough for a low carb meal. Typically my lunches and dinners are 500-700. I will say that the Quest bars keep me full. They have a lot of fiber. Yeah, I contemplated…

I don't recommend taking medications for weight loss. From my experience, they work so well because they decrease your appetite. Once you stop, your appetite returns to its former state and you'll gain the weight back. I'm having the same issue, reading these posts is super inspiring.

It doesn't seem like there are many alternatives, though. I might try to do the low carb diet again but eat a cheat meal only two days a week. The nutritionist who started me on it mentioned that I'm going to have to watch what I eat for life if I want to stay a certain size. Also, in order to do that I have to stay on the…

I think she doesn't know what to do with me anymore. Because the low carb diet made me cold, she suggested this snack-type pattern in order to lose weight again. Prior to this new snack dinner, I was doing a normal breakfast, lunch, and dinner but with one such snack before dinner. I'm currently eating two tablespoons of…

No, I haven't heard that. My nutritionist did say that sodium can do the same thing though. I remember the first week I did low carb back in 2018, I lost ten pounds in a week (it was only one pound after that). She said it was water weight. Thanks for letting me know!

I am not feeling the cold right now since I started eating carbs again. However, I do it in very small portions, like just 5-6 oz of rice or pasta for lunch. My nutritionist suggested that I eat a normal breakfast and lunch, but eat two smaller snack-type meals for dinner (ex. a protein bar with two tablespoons of peanut…