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White chicken chili

Plain Greek yogurt High protein/fiber cereal Light Babybel cheese Nuts and dried fruit Avocado... ohmygod. Sweet potatoes Hummus Whole wheat pita Oatmeal Dark chocolate I think those are at the top of my list. Edited because I didn't need so many lines in one post!

Hi :) Welcome! You're in the right place if to lose weight and MFP makes it easier, for sure. Planning my meals and snacks in advance has helped me the most. If I add all of the food I am going to eat to my diary to count my calories ensures I can't mess up, as long as I don't eat extra things that I didn't plan for. It…

^This. As someone that has seen depression in myself and in others and ultimately sought help, I can't agree with this more.

Thanks for the tips on cooking and I am absolutely going to try freezing the hummus in our no longer used baby food freezer mold thingies, too. Each one is about a 1/4 c. which is a decent size for a serving.

That's really smart! Thanks for sharing your chip, tip -- too. I'm going to have to try it!

Just a little bump.

Wow, is it so crazy that we like so much tahini over here? Two and 3 tablespoons doesn't sound like nearly enough. Granted, I don't know the weight of 1/3 cup, I know we started out by just accidentally ending up with 1/4 of a 1 Lb jar and it stuck. I'm going to try that one where you simmer the canned chickpeas, I don't…

Yep, yesterday I was over on protein by a lot. There was this roast chicken and I wanted to make sandwiches, so I did and they were good. Today, I'm over on fats because I ate avocados and ice cream. Most days it's all more balanced, it all depends on my advanced planning.

You know, it was entirely by accident that I discovered this. I bought the "wrong" kind of cheese and as I was eating my meal I was thinking, "Gosh this is salty!" Turns out it had three times the salt of what I was previously buying so with a little investigation I found different brands and types of cheese have more or…

Congratulations on your wedding! I've seen plenty of people lose large amounts of weight over the course of a year and plenty like me that have taken a lot longer to lose the weight, one isn't better than the other. I don't do low carbs but I do low sodium, my advice is to look at EVERYTHING. I knew canned goods and…

I take a quarter pound (113 g) of dried chickpeas soak them, cook them or use one pound canned chickpeas and peel them and puree them with a quarter pound of tahini (113 g) and add garlic and lemon juice to taste. Depending on your blender/food processor the amount of water you need will vary. I also suspect if you have a…

In the when I find I am repeatedly going "over" I take the time in the morning (or at the beginning of the week) and I pre-log all of my food. I plan all of my food to the last calorie. I take into account treats and what not too. This is my biggest help.

Everybody is different. For me, I can be satisfied with small servings of SOME things. Brownies, cookies and cakes: I can just eat whatever amount I budget for here. These tend to be the absolute richest of my treats and I am happy to eat only a small amount. High quality ice cream? Yes if it's really rich sometimes only a…

Got a microwave? You can cook up an egg in about 45 seconds. Don't got a microwave my friend used to boil them in an electric kettle but I've never actually done that.

Truly? I think it depends on the kind of oats and the amount. And a little bit the add ins... I don't do that instant can or packet crap unless I'm desperate. Longer cooking oats = better, why? I have no idea. All I can figure is it takes longer for my body to digest it. I stayed at my mom's for a month following Christmas…

There was a time that... I woke up and drank a can of Pepsi or Mountain Dew For breakfast I ate 2 fried eggs, 3 slices of bacon and 2 pieces of buttered white bread toast and drank a glass of orange juice. For lunch I ate two cheese burgers and a large order of fries. I'd come home and eat chips and salsa or crackers and…

Not denying myself any foods. Keeping less of foods I am likely to binge on in the house. Eating foods that keep me full and drinking enough water through out the day. If I want to binge in response to an emotional issue I go for a walk, I talk to someone or I make popcorn and watch a movie.

There was a time that I would drink 16-24 ounces of fluid a day. Over a year I upped that to 32-40 ounces and then the next year 48-64. The last two years I've gotten myself drinking 80-96. I did it slowly, sips at a time. Buy yourself a big container (QT/L) and fill it and sip from it all day. Get yourself drinking 1 then…

That's what I said. It specifically told me that my part of the country cannot receive weekly deliveries at this time but it's a possible development for the future. And because I'm new, I even checked my deliveries page again, the bar to push a delivery to an earlier time like you suggest is grayed out, I can only make it…

I'm still in the middle of my weight loss but I've been through some very trying times while I've been doing it these last two years. I've managed to continue to lose weight or at the very least maintain my current loss instead of gaining back all that I lost. For me the secret to my success has been logging and being…

Not in all parts of the country (and by country I mean US), some parts only get the option of once every two or four weeks.

I wished I would have signed up with one of your guys' codes, you get a better deal than if you sign up directly with Graze Box, I got the first box free those that have a code get first and fifth free. I'm excited to try something new and I like those expensive "gourmet" snack mixes you can get, but I hate having one big…

I definitely would count tea and coffee and in my own diary I also count soda pop and milk. I wouldn't count the smoothie BUT I don't count soup either. Those are bonus fluid to me. As for your protein shake if it's primarily water, why not count it?

Make up a veggie dip with greek yogurt in place of the sour cream and dip in veggies. Very thinly sliced sharp cheddar cheese on some Triscuits. An egg on toast is also possible depending on size. Or an egg white veggie scramble.

Log your food in advance--no surprise calories. Use a weekly calorie deficit so that you can have your awesome pizza and still feel good about it when those times come where your best efforts to log in advance fail.

I don't count them, I just try to limit them. Like the Cheetos in the bag stay there. The mayo on my hand gets wiped off. The food left on the plate goes in the trash. The spoon from the batter may or may not get licked. It depends on if I know there is wiggle room in my day. I taste all of my food while it's cooking for…

Congratulations on maintaining your previous loss :) Motivating myself is exactly what I do... I have amazing friends here that I vent to, and that I love encouraging and sharing ideas with and it does keep me here and logging BUT what really gets me going is losing the weight. The number on the scale getting smaller, my…

The insanely cold weather. The cost of heating my home in this weather. The wind--not only does this make the cold worse it makes my crappy *kitten* TV signal go in and out. The fact that people get old and die. I'm angry at myself for eating more than an extra days worth of calories (1980 to be exact) this week entirely…

Hey there :) I have to say that I don't have experience with your dietary and dialysis issues, but I have physical limitations, chronic pain and I fatigue much faster than the average person (these are not due to my weight, they were with me before the gain and they will be with me after I lose the weight). I do watch my…