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Sounds like a Yum (never had it--looked up the recipe) Chicken Fried Steak

A bag of cashew nuts and a bag of dried fruits. So exciting. Not.

Are you feeling overwhelmed or anxious or just have a lot to do? Journaling can help that. Just getting it out of your mind and onto paper can help. If you've got a lot to do, create a to-do list or just a list of whatever is on your mind. If you wake up, add more if necessary. Also, I've found Valerian helps especially if…

Sub out the sugary, over-processed candy & treats with fruit, esp high sugar fruit like bananas to start with. Over time, your taste buds will adjust to the fruit as they are replaced approximately every two weeks so that the candy stuff will taste too sweet to eat or much of it anyway in my experience. It tastes like…

Welcome to the community! You've got this! I believe in you! :) Don't be afraid to share/ask for help. How's it going so far?

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You can't. MFP doesn't measure that. I would suggest checking out Cronometer https://cronometer.com or Nutritionix https://www.nutritionix.com/ I'm not sure if they measure oxalates specifically, but they do measure nutrients much more in-depth than MFP does. Their databases are not built by the users, but by the companies…

Just finished reading Gods of Jade & Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. I really enjoyed it. It's based on Mayan mythology/religion and takes place during the 1920s jazz age. It starts off with the main character living a Cinderella-esque live and evolves into her becoming a companion & knight-like figure who ends up fighting…

MFP is incredibly untrustworthy. I find almost all entries to be wrong in some aspect, which is why I create my own and don't share them because once shared, others can edit the entry and mess it up. If you want to nutrient track more reliably, I suggest Cronometer https://cronometer.com/ or Nutritionix…

I would look up calories for a pizza crust like the kind you buy at the grocery store and bake at home of the right size and deduct that from the calories stated on the Red Baron pizza, take my best guess at the calories in the pizza crust, and enter that number. In the future, I'd weigh the soft bread part before eating…

I'd suggest seeing a doctor to help rule out any underlying physical causes/issues like hypothyroidism (which I do have) which may be contributing to weight gain. I'd also suggest, if possible, seeing a therapist to address any underlying mental issues that may be contributing to the weight gain/keeping the weight on (I…

You could look into cookbooks for picky kid eaters, where they suggest combining the foods so they don't really taste the food they don't want to eat. It can take a certain number of exposures to a food before you like it (6? 10? I don't remember the number exactly). Also, your taste buds renew themselves about every 2…

Hi, Welcome! I suggest going onto Youtube and searching healthy cooking recipes and/or registered dieticians (which both below are). I'm especially fond of: https://www.youtube.com/@NutritionByKylie https://www.youtube.com/@AbbeysKitchen

You might want to look into the Glucose Goddess's info. I'm not that familiar with her, but I've heard good things about her from my friends who've tried her suggestions for lowering their blood sugars (eat fiber 1st, etc.).

I think you might want to start listening to Gin Stephens' podcasts about IF. She's science-based and informative. Here's a link to one site with them: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/pxy5a-2c19e4/Fast.-Feast.-Repeat.--Intermittent-Fasting-For-Life-Podcast She's also written several books that I think might be…

https://youtu.be/Fl9JiBQ0MYY?si=0WMGECfQe0dz89t1 Abbey talks about caffeine in the green and black tea, but it also applies to coffee, in general. She also debunks other woo about metabolism snacks, etc. It's very enlightening. I recommend watching the entire video.

I feel like Abbey Sharp does a good job cutting through the food/nutrition woo out there. She's a registered dietician, whose YT channel I watch. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKLz-9xkpPNjK26PqbjHn7Q

You said limit, but 1200 calories is the Minimum NOT the Maximum that you need to run your body. Do NOT eat below it. I speak from (accidental) experience. In the beginning, I actually started logging my food to watch my food intake to figure out why I was almost blacking out and losing my hair, not for weight loss. I…

Depends on what you're interested in. I'd suggest checking out Gin Stephen's podcasts https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/pxy5a-2c19e4/Fast.-Feast.-Repeat.--Intermittent-Fasting-For-Life-Podcast I'm finding it just by itself pretty informative and she has several books out on the subject that I'm planning to read next…

You can add the protein powder to your water intake. It won't affect the water. You don't have to make up the water intake later just because you added the protein powder to it. Also, you can add protein powder to yogurt or make protein powder pancakes, cookies, etc. Just google recipes for protein powder food recipes…

Some will absolutely try to sabotage. I've heard from friends who say their boyfriend/husband want to know why they're losing weight and will try to sabotage because they're afraid they'll leave them or are wanting to look better because they're cheating on them. Co-workers have really tried to push food on me and spoken…

https://youtu.be/4ka1Lgd3SAI?si=fl2GCdyEvDjEg-h2 Guy Sebastian - Battle Scars (Official Video) ft. Lupe Fiasco

Honestly, the "documentary" is flawed from the start. He's eating there three times a day and making himself eat every bite of food, even when he's full. He's just rotating his meals, not even trying to balance anything. He's not exercising, iirc. Here's a more balanced take. I do recommend reading the entire article. From…

Gin Stephens, who wrote Fast Feast Repeat about IF (next on my reading list), has a podcast about IF that I've been listening to and think is very informative. https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/pxy5a-2c19e4/Fast.-Feast.-Repeat.--Intermittent-Fasting-For-Life-Podcast

Try journaling it out--whatever you ate, what you were feeling while eating, before, and after. What you think your motivations were. Then ask yourself, Why? Journal that and repeat it for seven times to really drill down what might be the actual Why behind it all. Did you get punished for not cleaning your plate? Does…

You might want to google vitamin deficiency and the specific craving you're having. Like google vitamin deficiency and chocolate, which will tell you that might be because your magnesium is low. I used to crave chocolate all the time, so I upped my magnesium and it's mostly gone away now, it's much less intense and I don't…

You could try something like eating a garlic clove, which contains allicin that activates when chopped into pieces. What I do is cut the clove (depending on the size maybe into 3rds or 4ths). I take one section, mash it, and chop it up as finely as I can and wait ten minutes for max allicin and eat it. You want to eat it…

You might want to watch this video. It's only 17 minutes and Abbey Sharp is a licensed registered dietician: https://youtu.be/Fl9JiBQ0MYY?si=e8GIUHHKId_swYaz She talks about supplements and their "effects" on your calorie burn/metabolism according to research at the beginning (most of the video) and what helps at the end.

I suggest checking these out for ideas esp the 1st link. Your post reminded me of the time I watched a segment about this: https://www.hmdtrucking.com/blog/truck-driver-exercises-workout/…

Make yourself get outside and sit in the sunlight for a while. Make yourself stand up straight instead of hunched over. Make yourself smile even if you don't feel it. I'd gotten so used to not smiling that it kind of actually hurt to smile so I made and make myself smile. Fake smiling might release endorphins. Looking at…