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Crock pots are your friend. I will put chicken breasts in the pot and have cooked chicken available for several meals. I can then throw a quick stir fry together, or add it to soup, or make a chicken salad . Not sure how many you need to cook for but perhaps you can cook enough one night to be able to reincarnate it as…

January 9 Day 2. Ended Day one with 40 Cal short of allotted. Not a big deal. Yesterday I also took the time to delete all of my frequent foods from previous attempts here. Today, I took some more time to carefully plan what I was going to eat and pre log. I have 84 calories left for a bedtime snack. Changing habits can be…

I think you would be better off saving the money to invest in planning your meals and proportioning your grocery store purchases. You just need to do the work of counting calories and logging according to MFP to lose the weight. It will not come off instantly.

Here is a thought for you. If you go ahead and lose the weight needed for your surgery, why can't you continue in the plan and skip the surgery? Any type of surgery is not without risks, and not fool proof. Many who have had the surgery (no matter what type: bypass, sleeve, etc) lose the weight and within a year promptly…

One day at a time. Starting at 285, Goal weight 185. Still too much for me but when I get there will re-evaluate. This week I am working on logging and weighing food. I get 1300 per day, I usually have 12 oz of orange juice for breakfast. Should be able to divvy up the rest of my calories for some healthy eating. This will…

You should not call them cheat days because you are not on a "diet". You may have days when you CHOOSE to eat a little more depending on life's circumstances. Because the CHOICE to do so id yours alone, YOU are still in CONTROL. Log it and enjoy.

Start with the caloric content for the pita, (about 200) then 5 oz of beef. Next your veggies, (maybe 150 cal for all). Then figure in your sauces (I would give them about 250 total guess. So with these guesses it could easily be close to that 650 cal and probably more .

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Hi Everyone. Just turned 64, need to do something as that 300 lb mark looms close. Cancer prevents me from most exercise so need to go at this by getting my eating under control. I do need to weigh and log my food or it just creeps back to over eating. I know this. Why do I not do this?

I would go back up to about 1400 cal. Being Diabetic you may need to space your food a little differently and the extra calories will help you space it. caffeine and sugar are also headache triggers. I find if I space my meals too far apart I will also get a headache so I try to eat something every few hours. A 100 cal…

My dr recommended Gastric Bypass for me, and after doing a little research on success rates, I got a different doctor. There is really no quick fix to weight loss. Eat less Move more. That is it. I have lost one friend to gastric bypass surgery and almost lost another. The people I know with sleeves are not having an easy…

I am getting ready to do my Christmas baking. I usually make 5 double batches of sugar cookies, 3 double batches of spritz, maybe some cream cheese mints and save about a dozen. The rest go to our church cookie sale where it can go on someone else's hips. Great tradition and I get my holiday baking out of my system.

Leftovers. That is what freezers are for. Get some plastic containers and portion out those leftovers into meals you can eat in the future. If you are portioning for the family, label yours and family separately. That way you know which you have taken the time to weigh before you eat them.

Breathe. Don't give up. The exercise will help define your body but will do nothing for weight loss. CICO is what will get you the weightloss. Do you own a food scale? Are you using it for everything that goes in your mouth? You may be eating more than you think. For example, I was just taking an apple at face value, and…

I take an apple and slice it up to have available while I prepare dinner. I usually don't think of food prep until I am hungry so I want something NOW! The apple seems to hold me over and I can get the rest of my meal cooked without grabbing for things I shouldn't. It helps not to have those items in the house also. Half a…

You did not cheat! You had a few days where you CHOSE to eat more than you need. Log it as best as you can, realize if you continue in this manner it will hinder your weight loss. The next meal is only hours away. Plan to CHOOSE to eat only what you need.

When I was traveling and needed to use that time for lunch, I made a sandwich, sliced half a cucumber, sliced an apple, and took one measured serving of pretzels. I was able to make that last most of my commute and was satisfied til later in the afternoon when I would have a snack.

!It will be hard but you will need to go at this with babysteps. Do not focus on your weight right now. Focus on learning to weigh your food before it goes in your mouth and logging everything. Your first purchase should be a food scale that you can tare out and weigh either in grams or ounces. grams are more accurate…

Try a bowl of home made egg drop soup, add a green leafy salad with shaved carrots, little onion, couple of grape tomatoes to your meal and soon it will seem like you are eating a lot but you have not beefed up the caloric count by too much. You need more vegetables. Remember to weigh and portion everything and stay within…

Enjoy your vacation. If it is 3 weeks out, continue doing what you have been and you could be a couple of pounds lighter. The good news is other than your traveling companions, who knows you anyway so who cares? Know that you are still working on your weight loss, be thankful for the progress you have made and enjoy!

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I usually have a container of light greek yogurt. 110 calories but because of the protein I do not feel the need for more, nor do I wake up hungry during the night.

Instead of eating only one meal a day, why not pack everything you want to eat that day in a large container (you can use smaller containers inside to keep your foods separate. So your large container would have your daily caloric amount. You can eat anytime you are hungry, but only items from your large container. When it…

I usually do not like to eat that late other than a quick 100 cal snack. My preference. I sleep better if I do not have a super full stomach. You may want to restructure your meal times so you can eat before hitting the gym. Whatever you decide, be sure to log the calories, and stay within your calorie goals.

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You have lost 19 lbs! Celebrate by taking a hike on a nice wooded trail. You will find without that extra weight you will enjoy! Or, go to the store and lift a 20 lb sack of potatoes. You are not carrying that around all the time anymore! You will get to your goal keep it up.

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You can eat whatever you want within your calorie goal. However, does that mean you should? I have found to get my chocolate in, I eat 3 hersheys kisses (for about 60 cal) or a tbls of semisweet chocolate chips. Usually I do not need a whole chocolate bar to satisfy the craving. It is all about balance.

I like the 12 grain Lite bread. Only 40 cal a slice. Makes a good sandwich.

They are not Cheat meals! No guilt needed. You made the choice to eat more than you normally do. Not as a reward, not as a cheat. Log as you normally would and move on. You are doing this for yourself so enjoy the journey. If that entails eating more than usual once a week, so be it.