toxikon Member

You could just add exercise calories equal to half the salad calorie amount. So if the salad was 500 calories, just add 250 calories burnt through exercise to your diary. Or you could go manually change each salad-related entry in your diary to half of what you put in, if you want more accuracy.

Believe me, using a scale is a game-changer.

1. When you first start keto, you can expect to lose anywhere from 3-15lbs of water weight during the first week or two. This isn't fat loss, it's just water weight flushing out. 2. Weight fluctuations are totally normal. As long as your weight is slowly trending downwards over weeks and months, you're on the right track.…

Go for it! Diet breaks are great for resetting your hunger hormones and great for mental health too.

Can you take them before bed?

I would crush the raw noodles and dump the seasoning packet in, and eat the whole thing like a bag of chips. Mmmmm.

- Do not talk about diet or calories with friends, family and coworkers - Focus meals around protein and veggies - Enjoy treats in moderation - Delay first meal as long as possible (IF) - Don't drink your calories - Try to be active for at least 30 minutes every day - Weigh-in daily and track on Libra

I used to not eat egg whites. My mom would soft-boil my eggs, then I'd carefully eat the runny yolk with little rectangles of toast, avoiding the egg white like the plague. Now I enjoy eggs in all forms - including the whites! As a kid, I'd also only eat my McDonald's hamburgers with just buns and the patty. Nothing else…

I love my weekly meal-preps! Basically all you have to do is find a recipe you like that will reheat well, then scale up the servings size and make it! Dishes that freeze & reheat well: soups, stews, chili, curries, quiches, pies, pasta dishes, rice dishes, roasted/steamed veggies. Basically just avoid fresh produce or…

I bet that'd be delicious with a squirt of Mio!

Congrats to you! I'm currently 2 months away from the big day. I hope I look as gorgeous as you do in that photo! Just radiant. Hope your day was very special. :)

Instant Pot is a pressure cooker with lots of different functions including slow-cooking.

No problem! I have the 6qt Duo. It's a good size for my fiance and I, but if I could go back in time I'd probably get the 8qt instead just for my extra-large batches of foods when I'm meal-prepping. I believe they just released a new model with a lot of new features, including a sous-vide function, which might be an…

I got one for Christmas and I've been using it at least a few times a week since then. I really love it. I get perfect hard-boiled eggs in under 10 minutes that literally fall out of their shells. Soups, stews, curries, braised meat dishes, etc. - they take an hour or less for fall-apart tender, flavourful dishes -…

"Good for weight loss" and "Healthy" are two totally different concepts. "Good for weight loss" is literally any food you want to eat, as long as it fits into your daily calorie deficit. Thinking in terms of satiety is also important. Will this breakfast keep you full for a long time, allowing you to easily stick to your…

For maximum accuracy, here's what I'd do. 1. While making your bread, measure all your ingredients in grams on your kitchen scale and record the gram weights on a piece of paper. 2. Use the MFP Recipe Builder to bulk add all your ingredients in their gram weights. 3. Double-check that MFP chose accurate entries for each…

I do 5 minutes HP with QR for my hard-boiled eggs and they're perfect. I've tried 4 minutes HP with QR and the yolks are still a little gummy in the middle, which makes it difficult to mash them for deviled eggs. I'm still trying to master the perfect runny yolk, 3 min HP was too much, I think I'll try 2 min next.

Amazon also has lots of replacement seals for cheap. I bought a second set so I could have a "yogurt/dessert" seal that didn't smell like curry and meat, lol.

Yes, you can definitely customize your macro goals to whatever you prefer. I generally eat pretty low-carb, around 100g of carbs per day. It's nice because I can still enjoy all my favourite carby things in moderation. I believe my macros are around 30% carbs, 30% protein, 40% fat.

I did keto for a year. I had good intentions of sticking with it forever, but it was too restrictive and affecting my life negatively. Social obligations were difficult. And if I ever decided to have a 'cheat day' with carbs and sweets, my stomach would be miserable and in pain for hours afterwards. It doesn't have any…

You don't need to do keto to lose weight - you can continue eating all your favourite foods, including sweets, as long as you stick to a calorie deficit. I did keto for a while but I love sweets and carbs so it just wasn't sustainable for me, and I regained all the weight I lost with keto. Now with calorie counting alone,…

Sure... but you could apply that logic to many things. I make my own homemade soap as a hobby. Sure, I could go to the dollar store and buy a bar of soap and save myself some time and money... but some people like to make things themselves. :) Basically, I enjoy making my own yogurt, controlling the tartness and thickness…

I've heard that a lot of women have success managing their PCOS with keto. Here is a Reddit community for women: http://www.reddit.com/r/xxketo

Cooked chicken breast can get kinda dry if frozen and reheated. I prefer using chicken thighs with their higher fat content, and lots of my chicken recipes are cooked in liquids so reheating is always perfect. I think a grilled, plain chicken breast that was frozen then reheated wouldn't be the best.

Well, the only ongoing cost is the cost of a gallon of milk. A gallon of whole milk is about $3. For $3, I get 12 cups of thick, delicious Greek yogurt. Most yogurt cups are 1/2 cup servings, so each homemade serving works out to 12 cents. For Fage quality Greek yogurt, that's a steal. And honestly, it's not hard work.…

Everybody starts somewhere. There are lots of really simple recipes you can try. I find slow-cookers and Instant Pots (pressure cookers) are excellent tools for simple, easy cooking.

Yes! It's lovely for hair and skin. I personally buy buckets and buckets of the stuff for my homemade soapmaking. When used in soap, it produces a nice firm bar with a great bubbly lather.

It doesn't have much nutritional value to it, seems like a waste when you could include something else with micronutrients. What about an avocado, handful of nuts, etc. Here's a good overview of the current studies on coconut oil: https://examine.com/nutrition/21-of-the-best-arguments-for-and-against-coconut-oil/

In the grand scheme of things, one doughnut doesn't mean anything. The key is overall consistency. Get back to your regularly planned deficit tomorrow.