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A tablespoon of natural peanut butter (such as Teddie brand or Smuckers), and a handful of fruit - I usually do either raisins or blueberries for higher protein & fiber. Lately i've been "converting" Bob's Red Mill Strawberry Apple Granola into oatmeal, by heating a half cup of it in a half cup of unsweetened coconut milk…

I have a major sweet tooth myself and like you am not looking to lose a drastic amount of weight, just 15-20 pounds to feel better about myself. I've been dieting on and off for years, and the first week is always the hardest to fight off the craving. It helps to have a lot of fruit in the house, my favorite sweet tooth…

I don't see anything in your food diary that would cause this to happen. You mentioned that you are trying to be a vegetarian. Does this mean you recently made the switch from dairy & meat products to all vegan products? If so that could be whats ailing you, your body hadn't adjusted to the sudden change, you might need to…

i wouldn't pay any mind to the bmr calories unless all you do is loaf around the house all day. And if your exercising, you don't have to eat the calories you burned, if you do that, you won't gain weight but you won't lose any either. Just follow your daily calorie goal for best results.

how about lean grilled chicken, or grilled or baked fish (nothing breaded or fried), steamed veggies, white or brown rice. If you must choose a potato, choose baked never mashed or fried. If you want steak, choose sirloin, its the leanest cut. If you want something more fatty do extra exercise earlier and/or eat half of…

muffins too - even so called bran muffins are very high in calories.

i don't recommend any of those fad diets. I've tried them all when I was a teenager and all they do is make you sick, sometimes you do lose the weight, but soon as you quit, you gain back the weight and thensome real quick. The best way to lose weight and keep it off is to retrain your mind & body - whole new eating…

Hi Tiki, Welcome! My name is Cynthia. I know how you feel. I've been struggling to lose the weight from my third child for the last 3 1/2 years. I've never done WW, however a friend of mine works for them so I'm familiar with their system. I think if your able to do it on your own without the weekly meetings your better…

Hi browneyedgl! Welcome & nice to meet you. I've been doing this about a month, its probably the best program I've been on. Because it helps you keep track of how many calories you consume, your in better control of what you eat, how much and how close you are to reaching or going over your calorie goal set for the day.…

I have the same issues when I am trying to lose weight, I still eat meat, but its the reduced portions at each meal which make you feel so exhausted - I recently started having as a snacke 1 piece of light oatmeal or wheat toast topped with 1 teaspoon of nutella twice a day. Nutella has the same nutrition as peanut butter,…

fat free half and half in your coffee is a great way to save on fat and calories. Instead of regular sugar or those sugar non dairy creamers, try sweetening your coffee with a little truvia - it tastes much better then equal & splenda or for a little flavor try Agave Nectar - you can find this in the organic section in…

a regular 8oz cup of coffee is only 2 calories - however if you add creamers, sugars, syrups, whipped creamed, etc - that when your coffee fix will affect your diet. Best option - home brew your coffee and use fat free half and half or fat free milk - you'll get your coffee fix for only about 25 calories - and brewing it…