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Maybe McDonald’s uses water and others use milk?

Nonfat Greek yogurt with berries and 10 grams ground flax. Healthy fats and protein. Could add different yogurt toppings such as sprinkle nuts, sugar free jelly, etc.

Weight loss is really tied to diet and daily calories. Exercise is good for your body and can help in maintenance but your food choices are key in weight loss.

Nonfat Greek yogurt with berries and 10 grams ground flax

Estimated exercise calories are only that “estimated” by whatever device is calculating them. It is common to state higher calorie burn that actually happened. I had success with only adding half of those calories back or could just turn it off and reevaluate weight loss in about 4 weeks.

Nothing is wrong with you. I would suggest a mind shift change from diet to lifestyle change. A diet suggests something temporary for quick weight loss. A lifestyle change implies you are in it for life for long term success to improve health in addition to weight loss. I would suggest trying few small habit( lifestyle )…

Sugar free gum or single piece hard candy

I lost 25 pounds during menopause(age 51). What worked for me was closely tracking calories, only adding half of my exercise calories back since I thought they were probably overinflated numbers, adding an extra 20 minute daily walk in addition to exercise, increasing lean protein, decreasing simple carbs and sugars,…

Strategies that have worked for me include going for a walk, working in my yard or garden, some other distracting activity, putting the foods that I would reach for out of sight( back or pantry, etc). I have even put multiple rubber bands around packages of choc chips, other sweet stuff easy to grab handful of. So if I…

Try few small changes each week then add another one or two changes after your first few stick. Example, try to cut out or decrease drinks with sugar or added calories for water, flavored water etc. Try to increase your vegetables at most meals which can crowd out room for higher calorie foods. Look at your snacking habits…

Once I started using the monthly injectable migraine meds my headaches decreased 90%. Made my life so much easier and could exercise. Before then could not exercise or barely function when I had migraine attacks.

Try small changes but keep those and just keep adding to those. Lots of small changes over weeks to months add up to big changes. Ideas: I will reduce or limit sugary sodas/coffee drinks to only 1x a2week. I will try to meal prep healthy food 3-4x a week. Once you got that(or ideas such as) then keep that or improve on it…

@AnnPT77 curious about the crispy peas, beans, lentils. Do you make these yourself and how do you do that or buy them and where to find? I’ve only seen the veggie crisps in the potato chip aisle.

Slow down when eating. Put your fork down and let your food digest. It takes time for your body to digest and send out its satiety hormones(what makes you feel full). Add whole foods,limit ultra processed foods, and try some foods that are filling for low calories(such as leafy greens, etc).

As you lose weight your calorie needs unfortunately decrease. You may need to reevaluate your daily calorie needs to keep losing weight, even if it’s just lowering calories by 100 a day

It is extremely hard to exercise your way out of a bad diet. Food choices and calorie management is key. An hour of intensive exercise for me only burns up to 500 calories( though would be more for someone heavier than me). I can easily eat 2-3 cookies and that be 500 calories. And it is very hard to keep up very extreme…

I would want to know what “anabolic enhancing compounds” are in it…if it is creatinine then that is ok but other substances could be a concern IMO.

I used to also not like salads because the cold crunchy aspect of Romaine lettuce wasn’t appealing to me and didn’t like raw tomatoes or cucumbers. I tried mixed greens and instead added berries(strawberries, blueberries, or blackberries) and let it sit out on the counter for a while to avoid the cold crunchiness texture.…

Try some inserts geared toward your feet. Can get different types at running stores, REI, etc. you don’t need to buy very expensive ones that are custom made.

You need to be in a calorie deficit each day or for the week if that is a better approach for you. Exercise is great but often the calories you burn are overestimated. So eat back those calories with that in mind( I ate back only half of my estimated exercise calories during weight loss). I lost 25 pounds in…

@springlering62 Interesting… you add water. I’ve never done that, only almond milk or Fairlife milk. Is the taste still good and not watered down?

Use a food scale for all the food you eat including sauces, oils, dressings. When I started doing this I was quite off from my eyeballing and measuring cup methods.

I prelog most of my food before I eat most of the time. When I don’t I usually end up eating things I wish I hadn’t. When you start prelogging the junk before you eat it, you will see how many empty calories are there and may change your mind to something else… like whole foods. When I eat Whole Foods like lean meats,…

Make sure you are using a food scale and weigh everything you eat. Include all oils, sauces, dressings.

You likely need to be more stringent on your food diary and logging. Make sure you are using a food scale and not just eyeballing portions. Be sure to include all oils, sauces, etc and even small handfuls of nuts, crackers, etc can add up calories that I often didn’t realize. I found that greatly limiting eating out helped…

I like to use low carb tortillas, spray with olive oil, salt, and put in air fryer.

Exercise calories are often greatly overestimated by most trackers,, sometimes up to 40% more than what you actually did. Many have eaten all of their exercise calories without problems but for me I only ate half of my exercise calories back and worked well for me. I lost 30 pounds in perimenopause.

Try for small goals rather than big ones that are overwhelming. Examples aim to log everyday for a week and adding extra vegetables to 1 meal everyday. Then the next week you could add 2-3 mini goals like limiting snacking to only fruit or vegetables and perhaps walking for 20-30 minutes daily. Then just keep adding. Soon…

Blueberry muffin made with Greek yogurt and ninja creamy chocolate peanut butter protein ice cream

Looks like just trying to sell you bunch of supplements. I listen to several trusted MD/PhD health based podcasts and have gotten information that way. Example, Peter Attia has given names of some supplement companies he buys from. For certain basic supplements just a brand name from pharmacy meeting USP standards is just…