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The trick I've found with oatmeal... keep it natural. Get away from the boxes and packages and such. If you don't want to eat before you leave the house, cook some and take it in a bowl. Oatmeal is reheatable with a little water. A couple people here have mentioned almond milk, almonds, real sugar, etc. Just make sure its…
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I concur on this one. My wife and I have both done juice fasts of 10 and 30 days. The 30 day fast was the kick off to our current weight loss/healthy eating push. The site that she mentions there is awesome for recipes. We have the Juice Fountain and love it. I've never had any pulp in mine unless I mixed something with it…
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I, too, have struggled with weight most of my adolescent and adult life. I started my journey again in January after my wife and I both watched "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead" and "Forks Over Knives". Both of those movies inspired us to move away from processed foods and to a more natural way of eating and exercising. I…
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Check out "The Engine 2 Diet" as seen on the documentary "Forks Over Knives" (good movie, btw). Rip Esselstyn is a clean eating stud.. but it's all Vegan.
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Oh.. and another of my favorites.. (I live in a small country town) "That ain't food.. that's the food that food eats!"
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"You're not fat, you're just big boned" Uhh.. bones don't jiggle. "Ugh.. how can you eat that stuff? I can't even pronounce half of it" Try reading a menu other than fast food. "Why do you drink all that water? It's so tasteless.. mix some Kool-Aid in with it or something..." ...and the cup of sugar per packet too?? "So…
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I do too.. just for the simple fact that even though its low in calories, it still adds to the vitamins and nutrients in my log.. that way if I look back at my weekly logs (which I do to figure out where I went wrong or what worked/didn't work) it shows more accurately where my vitamin/nutrient overages and missed goals…
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We order the spirulina protein powder off of Amazon. It's made by extraction from seaweed or kelp, so it has a bit of a fishy smell to it, but it's not bad. I think its like 4g of protein per Tbsp. That's just pure protein powder though.. its not a mix or a blend to add water or milk to and go. We've added it into sauces…
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A good high protein breakfast I like to do is get the Chobani Greek Yogurt (0% Fat) singles and then I'll add a handful (about 10-12) almonds in with it. The crunch of the fruit and almonds together with the yogurt is really good. The protein combined is ~20g and its fairly low in the sugars. Another I like to do is…
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I work out about 10-15 minutes after I roll out of bed, so if I have any food/calories left in me, they're from the night before. However, when I eat breakfast, one of my favorites is a Chobani Greek yogurt with a few raw almonds and organic raisins thrown in. That combination gives me 15-20g of protein and the fruit in…
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Good job!! Be proud! Keep up the good work!
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Exactly.. I'm a little more 'adventurous' during breakfast, because I'm up and active and around all day and can burn it off.. whereas a big dinner a few hours before bed just gets stored away.
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I found a couple more recipes in my recipe folder also. My wife and I recently went for a more vegetarian style diet, so I've been gathering these.. one of my favorite protein sources is chickpeas. http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Spicy-Chickpea-and-Spinach-Curry-237287…
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Found it.. http://taste-for-adventure.tablespoon.com/2011/07/29/baked-falafel/ *** IMPORTANT NOTE *** Several of the recipes for Garbanzo Beans/Chickpeas I've found call for canned ones. I always make mine from the dried bag form to avoid the extra salt. The 'soak' is about two hours if you follow the directions on the…
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Falafel is probably one of my favorite things to make with chickpeas. Yes, this recipe is fried, but I can't find the baked version of this in my email right now. I'll come back and post it if/when I find it. http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/My-Favorite-Falafel-231755 I've made them a few times and use them as…
