CaitlinW19 Member

That's really normal. You lost a lot of water weight in the first week (though probably some fat too) and your activity would increase muscle (which weighs more than fat). So it's not only possible, but likely that you lost fat but gained lean muscle which means the number on the scale doesn't change or even goes up a…

http://mylifecookbook.com/2016/02/29/savory-breakfast-cookies-low-carb/ Breakfast http://www.willcookforsmiles.com/2016/12/creamy-cauliflower-ham-and-cheese-soup.html Lunch Both new recipes to me and both keepers :-) Happy belly today!

Quinoa is the best...there are so many ways to use it. I usually make a casserole of some kind to eat for several days. Fish is a good option too...pretty sure Salmon has a lot of protein. Greek yogurt is also protein packed.

I've started viewing it as a weekend treat. I've found I save a lot of calories each week by not drinking Monday-Thursday...instead of checking MFP and seeing I still have 120 calories left and can fit in a glass of wine, well I just don't have anything if I'm not hungry. This helps me keep my calories lower during the…

Log all your food, weigh or measure all of your food (though weighing is for sure much more accurate). Personally, I find it really helpful to eat less calories during the week, keeping my intake around 1,200 a day and on the weekends give myself more flexibility...I might have a big meal out, or I might just eat back all…

Cheese fries. hehe. I was waiting for something like that.

I agree! I'm successful just for picking myself up again. I'm successful for not letting a bad day dictate my next day. I'm successful every time I get on the scale, because I'm not letting myself fall into comfortable ignorance. I'm successful when I get up and do something active and when I look at my grocery cart, full…

This. Totally. Don't stress too much about it. You really can't gain everything you've lost back over a short vacation...If you really had fun you might see a 5 lb gain or something, but likely it would drop right off as soon as you get back on track. Our recent vacation we walked a ton and made breakfast and lunch, not…

Another great resource is supercook.com...you enter all the things in your pantry and it searches the web for anything you can make...I've done this in the past when I had a lot of restrictions by just inputting anything I could eat.

their recent problems doesn't stop me. My need to eat the whole freaking burrito bowl does. That and the price. But I LOOOVE it and would take my chances on a cheat day for sure.

Agree! I am all about saving room for snacks. Depriving myself of a snack when I want one is a recipe for disaster for me...I'm bound to give in and devour a whole bag of chips or something. Popcorn is an awesome late night snack...you can have a nice generous portion for about 100 calories. I'm a big fan of making your…

I took over the grocery shopping and cooking a few years ago and that really helps. My guy still contributes to that to some extent (he is a good cook), but I am in control of it 99% of the time. He can eat as much as he wants of what I buy/make and, lucky for me, doesn't complain about it. He likes not having to worry…

Popcorn! Buy brown paper lunch bags and popcorn kernels. Open up the bag, toss is 2 TBS of seeds or so and fold over the top of the bag a couple of times. Microwave for 2 minutes or so...timing can vary by a bit for a lower power microwave. When done, sprinkle some salt if desired. Popcorn is super healthy for you and you…

Planning. I know if I left it to what I find in the fridge I'd have trouble too. I make things like casseroles and immediately cut them into servings. Personally, I have no issue eating leftovers for days so I cook a couple times a week and we eat well all week. I plan a day to buy my groceries and days to cook (ideally…

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calories wise yes. Of course there is junk that's bad for you in diet soda (I still drink it) and I've heard it actually correlates to weigh problems, supposedly because it makes our bodies crave sweets or something. Whether you buy that or not, it isn't exactly good for you but neither are a lot of things.

Assuming your fitbit is not one with a heart rate monitor, you are supposed to log only activities that are not best measured by steps...for example, cycling should be logged. Your fitbit will override any "steps" that your tracker noted during the timeframe you participated in the exercise. It yours has a heart rate…

When ever I have some extra leafy greens, like half a bag of spinach left over, I toss it in my dehydrator. When it's dry (which doesn't take long at all), I put it in my food processor and then keep that in a little jar near the stove. I add a few scoops to a lot of our meals. Would be hard to track, but would certainly…

For real...try some PB2 if you are looking to cut back. Personally I've only every baked with it but I don't eat much Pb myself.

weighing weekly. It breaks the process down into mini goals so I really have something to work toward and helps me see the big picture. I never had a problem weighing daily, but in my opinion this is so much better. Plus, am I really going to weigh every day in maintenance? not likely. But I can handle once a week at the…

It's actually not such a big deal to weigh everything. I'm in the camp of weighing certain things...like I would generally just use a measuring cup for popcorn or steamed broccoli (a little more or less is negligible calories) but I do like to weigh items that are difficult to measure accurately or high in calorie like…

My favorite breakfast is cottage cheese and jam on toast...two slices low calorie bread toasted then topped with 1/3 cup low fat or ff cottage cheese mixed with 1 tablespoon jam (I usually use low sugar or low calorie of some kind). I kinda forgot about this one actually. I'm going to add these things to my own shopping…

I must be the only one reading your post this way...are you eating back any of those exercise calories? You should be eating back at least half... It sounds to me like you are undereating if I'm reading this right, which can cause you to hold on to weight. If I'm not reading this right, then disregard. :-) Also, two and a…

Get on skinnytaste, emilybites, skinnymom or any of the other tons of lower calorie food blogs. I'm sure you'll see something to inspire you. I rarely make the same thing twice personally. I like cooking, but I don't like it enough that I want to do it every day either, so I usually make enough for dinners for 3 days or so…

I do the same. I usually try to under eat during the week by a couple hundred calories or so each day...on the weekends I eat all my calories and often more, but I still end up under my weekly calorie goal. I try to look at weeks as a whole instead of days in general. Giving up alcohol during the week alone gives me these…

You should set your activity level to sedentary or a fitness tracker is basically double dipping. Personally, I also manually set my initial calorie goal in MFP to match what fitbit estimates my initial calorie goal at...which is what I would need to lose weight if I literally laid in bed all day. So my day starts out with…

I won't be as I'll be at the Magic Kingdom that day, however I would be if I was home. We aren't a big valentines day couple, so as fancy as it gets is a nicer dinner at home. A few years ago I made a raspberry chocolate cheesecake from skinnytaste.com...that was pretty delicious. If I was cooking I would probably do that…

MFP doesn't log steps...just activity. It's like going into the exercise tab and logging 30 minutes of walking etc. You just get the calories burned, not distance or number, number of steps or anything like that. You still have to go to Fitbit for those.

I downloaded an app called Cozi...it's got a calendar you can share with your whole household, but honestly I use the grocery list in the app the most. I'm sure there are others, but why I like this is I have to check the box next to something to mark that I got it and delete it from my list. It's tough to miss anything…

Avoid highly processed stuff (frozen meals, etc.) if possible...they might be low in calorie but they don't tend to be very nutritious. Shop the perimeter of the grocery store for the most part...meat, veggies, dairy, etc. You can loose weight eating stuff from packages, but that wasn't your question. If you want the most…