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I've been addicted to chicken enchiladas lately. I use 3oz cooked chicken breast and mix it with a hot sauce/salsa and a laughing cow chipotle cheese wedge. Depending on the tortillas you choose (I use white corn ones that are 2 for 80 calories or wheat ones that are 70 calories but have more protein &fiber) you divide it…

Seriously was feeling like indulging today! I'm making these so I can have a treat without the calorie hit. Thank you!

A day where you do all your muscles is not bad. In fact if you are not really breaking your muscle tissue on those weight training days you don't even need a day in between. If find yourself with some extra time one day you could actually to weight training on consecutive days, provided you didn't go ALL out the day before…

Agreed, I do the same thing

Thank you for the reply! That was really helpful in explaining training zones intensity.

I like to lay my workout clothes out in the bathroom. The first thing I do is go the bathroom and brush my teeth. So, as soon as I see them I change. Once my clothes are on my mind set changes. It's like the clothes begin to pump me up and ready my head and body for my workout.

How about stuffing tomatoes with ricotta, zucchini, and corn. Or adding cottage cheese to some of the veggies (I do a cottage cheese stuffed mushroom frequently) Cottage cheese is a wonderful source of protein. What about adding while beans with any veggies. Maybe a Tuscan white bean meal profile (basil, onion, garlic).…

I just read another thread about sugars in fruits to answer my own questions. I tend to eat 3 pieces of fruit a day and usually end the day with between 80 and 100 grams of sugars. And, not eating fruit is just not an option, I love it. The suggestions I read said that you really don't need to pay attention to that column…

I love cooking too, as does my boyfriend. When I am cooking recipes, I don't look for ones that are low calorie, I pick what sounds good. If a recipe calls for heavy cream (although I don't usually pick these kinds of recipes, it's just an example) you use half n half or cram cheese use fat free cream cheese. Just cut…

I like a box of cake mix and a can of pure pumpkin puree. It turns the cake mix into the texture of a brownie. I am going to try the spice cake mix, that sounds yummy!

Ok, thank you for those replies. VanillaBeanSeed I did the math and I have a calorie number. Does this mean I should actually raise my allotment of daily calories to this new number that I got using that formula? And you said that even on non workout days you don't have to eat less with that formula. So, I can eat 2150…

When you are just starting on a food logging program, like using MFP, it is really important to log everything! I mean everything down to the 3 almonds you grabbed on the way out of the house. These kind of oversights can cause you to not be as much under your calorie allotment as you might think. Also, the best (ok one of…

Ok thank you for the good ideas. I am just trying to maintain, give or take 2-3 pounds. I think I will still use what fitbit says and only enter the calories from the heart rate monitor for biking, strength training, and kickboxing.

Thank you so much, you answred my question. I workout really hard so I can have extra calories to eat but I tend to not eat them all and I didn't know if that was ok, but now I know that it is so thank you!