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I realize this is a huge rant, but I just quit WW for the second time, yesterday and have a lot to get off my chest. TL/DR: WW has changed a bit, while encouraging healthier lifestyles, the diet itself felt like, well, a diet. It was inflexible, low calorie, and unsustainable. There are also a lot of weird technical…

0-they are too sweet for me....except on hot summer days, like today when i get myself iced lattes. Seriously, it is wayyyy too much effort to dissolve sugar into cold beverages.

^This If you are already going out of your way to eat potassium-filled foods like bananas and potatoes, its not as likely that the problem is related to lack of potassium. The FDA does not require food labels to list the amount of potassium in the product, but that does not mean that there isnt any potassium in the food.…

Just wanted to repost this because I felt like this was so well written and perfectly described what I think of as a binge. I have never binged, but have spoken with others with binge eating disorder and to me there is a definite difference between what they go through and what the definition of a binge seems to be on MFP.…

Reeses puff cereal, obviously... I cant believe that there is even a debate :drinker:

I live in an apartment so microwaves and air poppers are not something I want to waste valuable kitchen storage space on, therefore I make my popcorn on the stove. If you are not opposed to preservatives, dyes, and other unmentionables try kernel's seasonings. They are usually found in the popcorn aisles of grocery stores.…

I remember when I was a kid you could go up to any food stand or fast food joint to ask for a cup of ice. The food stands would charge you for a water bottle, but a free cup of ice would melt almost immediately into a nice, calorie-free glass of water in the hot Florida sun. Plus me and my sisters always enjoyed chomping…

Im not a big leaf eater but we always get a few bunches of chard and kale from our CSA box each week so I like to find ways to sneak them into meals. This recipe is good if you have a lot of calories to use plus it tastes delicious (who doesnt like cream?)…

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I think you guys are actually right, duck fat is the way to go. It would pair well with pears.

I bet it would be even more delicious fried up in lard. :drinker: Seriously, whats with all the lard hate? Has anyone even tried it recently, its absolutely delicious, as is everything that comes from the pig (well except for maybe swine flu, but then again you cant actually taste viruses).

Good thing lard is delicious. It makes EVERYTHING taste better. They actually should make poptarts with lard, just imagine how flaky-melt-in-your-mouth delicious the crust would be!

^ I found this one incredibly interesting and Im gad someones suggested it. From a food environment point a view, watch Botany of Desire. I especially liked the segment on apples and the changes they have gone through the last couple centuries.

I know your partners just starting out but I've had my eye on these http://www.etsy.com/listing/54428853/custom-race-bib-coasters-triathlon , maybe next year if he signs up for a 5k? I have them bookmarked for when my SO decides to enter a marathon, because I think they are super cool, unfortunately he his of the mind that…

Then woe to me every time I need to enter buttermilk. I always forget the wonderful word combination that allows me to skip the +100 entries of buttermilk pancakes. I wish there was some way to sort by MFP added versus user added

Usually our first night car camping, we have steak (frozen then thawed while we drive to the park) and corn on the cob. For our last trip, I found the Back Country Kitchen by Teresa Marrone a good place to look for recipe ideas. A lot of camp cookbooks seem to assume you travel with a fridge and an RV filled with your…

Catnip is actually in the mint family and can be used culinarily. I dont like mint tea so I cant say anything about its effects on insomnia.

You could half your recipes so they yield 2 servings instead of four. Or you could make two different meals on two consecutive days then for the remaining days alternate the leftovers. Usually not eating leftovers the day after I had them for dinner keeps me from getting bored.

This was this past weeks list for me and my SO. It changes each week depending on what I get from the CSA and what staples I am running low on. CSA Spring Onion Leeks Cabbage Detroit Red Beets Blue Dwarf Kale Red or Swiss Chard Carrots Mint Mandarins Avocado Summer Squash Grocery Store lunch meat chicken broth sharp…

I have what I call a "dessert tooth" which made WW very difficult for me since fats make foods very high points. Three desserts I found very satisfying and that I still eat are the following 1. Quarter cup of gelato eaten with a tea spoon to make it last longer. Took care of ice cream cravings and was worth the extra one…

Two things I just wanted to add. 1. As to if there being no need to eat back exercise calories, that just simply is not true. As a personal example, I go on long hiking trips burning who knows how many calories each day and let me tell you it is the worst trying to keep up with calories on those trips. I am never hungry…

Seriously though, you may want to try some Talenti. It is awesome! Plus you wont have to wait in that horrible line :laugh:

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I second Eating Well. Great variety, use seasonal vegetables, and have dietitians on staff to ensure their meals are well balanced. Plus, everything I've tried tastes absolutely delicious!!!

It is recommended that adult women get at least 25g of fiber a day, but if you just upped your fiber from a lower amount, it can take a few days for your body to get used to it. Also if you want to keep your fiber intake up without using metamucil, berries are an amazingly delicious source...and cocoa powder. Basically…

I got my mirena placed at planned parenthood. Wanted it because at the time i had to pay at least 15 dollar copay for birth control pills but my deductible was used up so an IUD would be free! Never been pregnant so I asked the NP about slippage rates and she said that it may hurt a little more but that the slippage rates…

ww factors in "free" fruits and veggies into its points system so it is likely that the calories you ate (not including the free fruits and veggies) was lower than the calorie amount mfp suggests for you. However, when you add in the calories for those fruits and veggies, the calorie counts evens out. This leaves you with…

Fullness is based more on your stomach than your actual metabolic needs. As we restrict our calories, our stomach compensates by making itself smaller and when we consistently eat a lot it stretches out. Back when I was eating low calories (about 1200-1300 per day) I was rarely hungry and if i tried to go over I would feel…

In some misguided attempt to be a healthier person I gave up baking for lent :sad: So my 1 question is Can I just eat some raw cookie dough since that does not include the use of an oven?

Vegans cannot eat the following foods -meat (including seafood) -dairy products (cheese, milk, yogurts...) -eggs -hidden sources of animal-products such as gelatin -fish oil supplements -and I believe honey, though someone who is actually vegan can correct me if im wrong As for the eating "clean" part of this, everyone has…