lujo321 Member

Well said Drqagonwolf. I will be taking your advice for myself as well.

No judging here. It is likely going to take you a while to get you footing. I am also just getting back to it and I decided to baby step it and give up one thing at a time. I agree though with some of the above posts that you do need to reduce your carbs and increase your fat.

I'm with everyone else on the whole eggs. One whole egg has 70 calories. If you ate 2-3 eggs they would make very little difference in your calories but provide so much nutrition it is well worth it.

I am a huge fan of eating leftovers for lunch. Todays dinner is tomorrow's lunch. I just make sure to cook a little extra so there will be leftovers. After you determine if he will eat leftovers the next question is hot or cold. Since he works in construction he likely won't have a fridge or microwave on hand. I would…

Thanks everyone for the advice. I think I'm going to give up the logging for a few days and see if the crazy settles down. If not I can always pick it back up.

Hi Nicole, To repeat everyone else Frank's original is paleo. You will find a lot of us use it. Even though we all strive to use fewer processed foods when we find one that doesn't have a bunch of junk in it most of us jump on it. As for the ranch flavoring, if you are looking for a replacement of the powder look up some…

What are everyone's thoughts on food logging? I have decided to baby-step my way back in and I have cut out all gluten grains since Monday. The only non-gluten grain I have had is some corn yesterday so I have been mostly grain free. I have been eating if I was hungry though to avoid caving in on grains I allowed myself to…

LOL - I will try to remember to spell out vegetables. BTW - I totally agree about "sammich" I have always hated "sammies".

My Whole30 was awesome. I really should do another.

The weekend was crazy. I logged but totally forgot yesterday was weigh in day. I'll need to weigh myself either tonight or tomorrow morning. I did better Sunday than I did on Saturday with my food. Better choices all around. Today so far though I did not do so well. Got a very late start which meant no home cooked…

Thanks for all the encouragement. I'm still not all the way back on he horse. A lot of it has to do with poor planning. I also need to go shopping and stock up on some things.

How do you make your almond meal porridge?

Breakfast for dinner is always good for me. A big omelet or frittata if you want to be fancy. If not just cook some bacon, then sautee some vegies in the fat and then scramble or fry a couple eggs to go with it. Easy and delicious.

Good morning. It was a bummer not being able to post anything yesterday but hopefully the updates will be good. Yesterday my meals were good but I am still losing the battle with my snack monster. I am trying to think of ways to get that under control. Yesterday I went to my son's last football game of the season. I have…

The weekend was crazy. I had my monthly book club which is always a free day as far as diet. It is such a great get together and much needed grown up time so I rarely try very hard to abstain. Today is a new day though. My back pain treatment is still feeling good. So far my breakfast and lunch have been pretty good. I am…

I love a good sweet potato hash. If you make a batch on the weekend you can eat it all week long. I start with sweet potatoes chopped into bite size pieces. How many depends on size but usually 4-6. Some people like to shred their but I am not so fancy. Or really just too lazy to pull out the food processor most of the…

I am struggling with snacks. I injured my back a couple months ago and have been taking LOTS of steroids and other meds. Plus my mobility has been really low. As a result I am starving all the time but I can't do any exercises to work it off. Add to that I have ulcerative colitis and my doctor has advised me not to eat too…

Man I totally blew yesterday. I had my first epidural in the morning. The rest of the day I was just sore and tired. I also ate out for breakfast lunch and dinner, Even had a margarita with dinner. I was way over in my calories. I need to get a better handle on that. Plus snacking. Snacks are not my friend. I totally…

I just re-read the entire Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. The last book has been out a while but I have put off reading it because I knew it was the last one. I am down to the last 5% and it is bittersweet. I have been reading these books for twenty years and while I am enjoying the last book I am sad to finish it.

I re-read this every 5-10 years. Amazingly weird. Love it.

I am feeling pretty good today. Yesterday I realized that the pain meds I thought weren't working at the beginning of the week actually are working. My pain level is the same today as is was yesterday and the day before. That is a huge improvement. Usually as my steroids wear off each day gets worse. The new medication…

Today's plan is to rest my back and eat well. I need to work tomorrow so resting my back is extremely important.

My name is Louise. I live in Georgia. My goal is to clean up my diet. I have lots of weight to lose but want to concentrate more on clean eating and less on weight loss right now. By the end of the year I would like to be at least 80/20 Paleo. No gluten, no added sugars, no processed foods.

Moderation, moderation, moderation. I am far from an expert but I find learning new ways to cook things is great. Why not have a non-fat sugar free frappucino once in a while? I make pizza at home all the time, sometimes with a whole grain crust, sometimes with a cauliflower crust. I top it with low fat cheese, turkey…

My username is lujo321. I should lose 100 pounds, I need to lose 80 but I plan to lose at least 50. LOL Depending on what day it is I keep changing my mind.

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