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I finally bit the bullet and paid for an online meal planning site - Plan to Eat. I plan on Thursdays for Sat - Fri and grocery shop on Friday. It takes some time, mainly because I'm still in the process of entering my recipes. It does not include nutrition info, so I add that from MFP. It does create my shopping list, and…

Ripe mango, papaya, and Oregon berries. Though high quality dark chocolate is right there with them ;-).

fatalis, I am very sorry for your loss and the struggles you are going through now. There are times, even when depression is not involved, when doing what we need to in order to be healthy is just plain hard. Can you afford a gym membership, or find a reasonably priced gym or YMCA so that the outside temperature isn't an…

Cherry, there are people born without human souls and cannot feel empathy for another human. Anyone who gets pleasure causing another human pain, especially someone they don't even know, is subhuman. I know it is very difficult to ignore them. I've been mooed at, had eggs thrown at me so I know what you are feeling. But I…

I am your future self if you do give up Vattz. I hit over 200 lbs. shortly after college, so 21 yrs old. And I only saw south of that once back in 1996. I started MFP for the 4th time weighing 293 lbs. And MFP isn't the only thing I've tried. I've had to cancel dream trips to New Zealand and Hawaii because I was too damn…

99 cent store for spices, they usually have a decent selection. I hit the Asian and Hispanic grocery stores when I want fresh produce for a good price (I live in Vegas). If I buy the 25 lb bags of rice and/or beans I can get them for about 30 cents or so a pound. I freeze the brown rice so the fats don't go rancid. The…

Yeah, I used the "1 day won't hurt" enough days in a row to gain over 100 lbs. :-/

This but there are mixed reviews on how accurate the HRM is when one is running: http://www.cnet.com/products/basis-band/

LOL, sometimes I think without pseudoscience our economy would come to a grinding halt! Great post and congrats!

Patience is indeed the most difficult part. Motivation can not sustain you for the period of time it will take to get to a healthier weight, so you need to have determination. I can also tell you from personal experience that, while you may be getting around okay now, ,that will change as you age if you do not get the…

Having done both, I find MFP much more livable. It has a much more extensive database which makes dining out SO much easier. Calories are just easier to figure out than points. However, Weight Watchers did help my sister learn to eat in a more nutritious manner and that habit has stuck with her. She never had to lose much,…

As coffee. I notice 3 cups has about 6 calories, at least the one I select from the database does.

I find it easier to track when I make the food. I use the recipe builder or meal builder, depending on the situation. I have about 4 pages of recipes in here now. There's no reason to make different meals. Just have a smaller portion of the protein and have extra veggies. Task your family with finding recipes they might…

That dinner sounds very filling, but then I completely understand the need for 2 cups of ice cream, lol. However, how hungry are you gonna be later - could that lead to overeating? Maybe split the difference. Have the cod and broccoli and maybe 1 cup of ice cream.

First of all make sure your fridge and cupboards are stocked with foods that will help you make healthy decisions come meal time. Second let hubby eat AT McDonalds on his own time. If you commute together he can take you home first then get his "treat". As a previous poster wrote, it will be difficult at first but will be…

Ricotta with a little cinnamon mixed in and raisins.

This: http://www.slowtwitch.com/Products/Saddles/Saddle_Theory_Part_III_2512.html I love my "seat with a hole for girls". Much more comfortable. Also, the pain will go away if you keep using the bike. It hella hurts the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th time though.

I had energy issues the first two weeks, but then my body adjusted and I feel pretty good now. Looking at your diary, it appears you eat half your calories for dinner, having much lighter breakfasts and lunches. Is there a reason such as job or school schedule for this? I would think you would be sluggish during the day as…

I was intrigued by the concept so I did a quick Google search. All of the recipes I came across involved either milk, almond milk, or yogurt and fruit. I never saw one with just water and oats so perhaps that was the problem. Here are some of the sites I found: http://www.theyummylife.com/Refrigerator_Oatmeal…

Mswife09, I think one answer to your question is that motivation is not enough. It can get us started on the path, but it won't be there day in and day out. Sometimes we just have to "do it", as Nike once famously 'said'. Kelly McGonigal has done a lot of work in the area of willpower, including her dissertation for her…

I'm right there with you Bill - 52 years old and have too many to count attempts under my belt to get into the 100s on the scale. This is day 12 for me, and it's been a couple of years since I've ventured past a week on the healthy living train. Here's to both of us finally caring enough about ourselves to keep this going…

I've decided to go with the amount of calories I am supposed to eat at my goal weight - given no activity. I would rather take the time to learn what it is like to eat that amount of food, and not have to keep adjusting every time I lose a substantial amount of weight. I do eat back most of my exercise calories each day.…

Swithers, S. (2013). Artificial sweeteners produce the counterintuitive effect of inducing metabolic derangements. Not a study, but a review of evidence.

You probably have them set as a percentage of calories eaten.

Most people don't realize that brown rice has a higher fat content than white rice and must be refrigerated or stored in the freezer. Otherwise the fat becomes rancid and the rice does not taste good. Fresh brown rice, if cooked properly, has a faint nutty flavor and is quite good. Make sure to buy it from a grocery store…

All types of lentils (brown, green, red), black beans, tempeh, quinoa, and veggies all have protein. There are three cookbooks you should have - they are vegan but I'm not suggesting you need to go that route. However these three have such flavorful recipes - Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen, Veganomicon, and Appetite for…

I am curious if you can have light coconut milk. A lot of the thai places I patronize use that for their curry sauces and they are full of flavor and perfect for lamb or poultry. Find out and if so I'm sure a quick google search would turn up a lot of recipes. Good luck.

Thinking this could be a good link for this thread. This is a serious community of chocolate lovers: http://www.seventypercent.com/ I hope to migrate to the cocoa nibs without the sugar - just the pure chocolate. Also, if you want a brand other than Lindt, give Whole Foods a try. They have a huge variety of 70% and higher…

I've been using Endomondo for a while now and love it. It is very accurate on the horizontal distance, a tad off on the vertical (for instance, when I have the same start and stop point somehow I don't make it back to the same height I started, lol). The coaching feature is fun, too, when I am trying to beat past times. I…