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  • Suggest not only cutting out the flour and sugar, but seriously any "sugars" at all including artificial, and any grains at all (even stop eating rice, quinoa), and milk products-switch to unsweetened almond milk for a while. Focus on the proteins, simple fats (olive oil, avocados or avocado oil) and non-starchy…
  • My successful strategies to eliminate after dinner snacking are: 1) Don't buy the tempting foods-get them out of the house if you can. Keep some apples around. 2) If there are tempting foods-even if "healthy", make sure they are out of sight so they are not a visual trigger. 3) Engage in an after dinner activity that you…
  • I agree with the poster who said it's important to not worry too much about "can't's" and instead, make small changes progressively. If you approach this as "how will I eat for the rest of my life?" then you can cut down on some areas where you may indulge too much, and increase areas you might be neglecting-usually the…
  • HI! I'm six feet even and I love MFP. It keeps me working out and eating food that's good for me. I used to eat whole pizzas and bread and butter by the handful--never made it to the plate. I use MFP to stay at goal because believe me, I throw on 10 lbs when I travel and don't pay attention to what I'm eating, even when…
  • I did what I heard Dr Oz (who I don't usually like) suggest. He suggests to start with protein for the first part of the day. Don't know if it makes you burn your fat more or what, but I tried it and it busted that plateau. I am a vegetarian but I will eat some egg whites. So I start with 6 egg whites fried with a spray of…
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