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I've read reliable sources about the best way to eat more calories without gaining fat is this: Each week, add an extra 50 calories per day to your calorie goal. Add 50 more calories every week to your daily goal until your reach the level of your TDEE or just under. There are many TDEE calculators on line. If you do it…

From of the good sources I've read, the advice is to make sure you always are eating at least above your BMR. So for you, that would be at LEAST 1630 TOTAL calories per day. Maybe keeping this in mind would be a help.

It's so valuable to hear from proven winners. Thanks for sharing and I will take your strategies to heart when I reach maintenance before too long!

What if you gave yourself a goal of two weeks to stick to some lifestyle changes you know you need to do for your health? Then after the 2 weeks, evaluate how you feel. I'll best you'll be motivated to continue because of weight lost and how much better you feel! That's what has kept me going. I just love how I feel and…

Good points in that article! I've always figured that with all the nutrients in the yolk that helps develop a chicken, there must be good nutrition in it for me, too!

These are my recurring go-to foods: 1. Salmon, fresh or in pouch 2. Fresh vegetables, all kinds 3. Gobites 4. Berries & Cherries, fresh and frozen 5. Arnold Healthfull Nuttygrain Bread 6. Smart Balance Chunky Peanut Butter 7. Chobani Greek Yogurt 8. Quest Protein Bars 9. Breakstone reduced sodium cottage cheese 10. Silk…

That exact scenario happened to me and is quite normal after losing significant weight and eating at a deficit for a long time. I would recommend doing what I am doing right now to bust through and begin losing again. I have 3 weeks to go of eating at maintenance level for 2 months. (My TDEE, which is 2250). No deficit for…

You can get to a healthy weight and maintain it after a hysterectomy! I gained lots of weight after mine and 40's were my unhealthiest decade ever. Now I'm 57 and just several lbs. shy of my goal after losing 75 lbs. total. You are fortunate to be aware of it now, before your weight gets out of hand. I wish I had known how…

1. Get healthy and lose weight while you are young. 2. Being active is a good thing. 3. Learn about nutrition while you are young. 4. Eat mindfully. 5. Yes, you can be at a healthy weight. 6. Vegetables are delicious! Plan you meals around them. 7. Healthy fat is not the enemy. 8. Don't try to starve yourself to lose…

I found that when I started including enough olive oil in my diet, my skin improved greatly. Softer and not as dry.

Thanks for the news flash! I'm getting ready to order some more Quest Bars online and will have to try this one out!!!

Thank you for sharing your progress, Tonya. You truly found the healthiest way to lose weight. With the right amount of defiict to lose, but still fuel your body. And isn't it great to not feel hungry and have energy from eating well? You are a winner and will most certainly reach your goal of the healthiest you!

My husband and I are cruisers and going on another one this month. What helps me is to be mindful. When the meal is going to be where there are the numerous buffet tables, I peruse all the options and see what's there before I put anything on my plate. Then I choose reasonable portions of what I want, aiming to make most…

I came home from California Pizza Kitchen restaurant one day and attempted to re-create their wonderful salad. This turned out to be a pretty good, spot on match! Here are approximations for one serving. QUINOA SALAD Mix in a bowl: 2 cups arugula, 3/4 cup. cooked quinoa, 2 Tbsp. diced red onion, 1 Tbsp. julienne sun-dried…

1. Quest protein bars (20g protein) 2. Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Vanilla Whey Protein 3. Salmon 4. Breakstone's 30% Less Sodium 2% Cottage Cheese 5. Chobani Yogurt 6. Starkist Tuna Salad pouch (13g protein) 7. Chicken Breast 8. Sargento Sharp Cheddar 2% cheese sticks 9. Eggland's Best Hard-Cooked Peeled Eggs 10. Silk…

Hi everyone! Diana here. I just turned 57 last week. Among my Bunko group, I'm known as the one who can tend to go overboard when it's my turn to be hostess! Most of the group likes to be fairly casual, but to me that's just too boring!! I'm also someone who likes variety in what I eat and my food diary usually reflects…

1/4 of a serving or less.......ummmm, maybe not.

Patti, It's so wonderful to read some more details of your story. I guess I didn't realize that we've been on MFP about the same amount of time. Be proud of all the lifestyle changes you have made this past year. Now that I know it's working, I've told myself that if it takes me the whole next year to get to my best weight…

After looking for a high quality and good tasting protein powder, I've come to use Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Vanilla. It's naturally flavored and has no artificial flavors or sweeteners. It's made with whey protein isolates, which don't create gas like some other kinds of protein powders. I buy it online…

Thank you! Yum Yum!!

Jazzercize is my favorite. We get a good core workout included in every session, as well as strength training and cardio!

Yes! When I calculated mine according to my lean mass, my BMR was higher than the MFP calculation, for sure.

Mine is titled : 365 Healthy Favorites / Easy Recipes for the Busy Kitchen by Mary B. Johnson I've found some real winners in this one!

I can tell that you are a very private person, so I do really appreciate that you shared your photos and progress. You may never know how much doing that inspired someone else or gave them the courage to know that they could accomplish the same thing. You must be so elated for how you now look and for reclaiming your…

My husband eats Kashi GoLean every morning and tolerates it well. However, when my son and I eat it we get uncomfortable gas, so we've given in up. I eat a high fiber diet and like to do so, but for some reason I cannot eat Kashi GoLean.

I enjoy Life Choice High Protein Bars for an easy, high protein boost. 21 grams per bar and my favorite, Peanut Butter Etreme has 210 calories. Good for a mini meal. The only place I've found these where I live are at the big Walmart Supercenter. The smaller Walmart grocery store doesn't carry them.

I haven't seen this mentioned, but I adore Smart Balance All Natural Rich Roast Chunky Peant Butter. It tastes and spreads wonderfully and has 320 mg. of omega-3 fats per 2 Tbsp. because they use some flax oil in making it.

You have it figured out, my friend! Thanks for inspiring us. You make me proud to be from Orlando, as I see that you are! Congrats on getting your act together in a big way :)

I had tremendous success with South Beach Diet. Several years ago I lost 50 lbs. with it, but gained back 20 when I got off track. In following that diet, you don't track portions or calories and that's why I think MFP is working so well for me. The accountability and knowing for sure how many calories I'm eating has been…

These are the best kind of NSVs ever and your are to be commended!! At my last doctor visit, she told me it was so nice to have a patient who was actually doing all the things they should be to improve their health. I'm almost off my blood pressure meds: down from a 20mg pill to a third of a 5 mg. pill! And no more…