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Lava cake is another good recipe, but requires 2 packets. Mix one packet of chocolate pudding and one packet of chocolate shake with 1/2 cup water. Pour into microwave safe dish like a ramekin that you sprayed with pam. Cook for 60-90 seconds in the microwave. Surprisingly this is very good and the center does turn out…

You can make cookies with pineapple apricot. Try a packet of pineapple apricot and 1-2 tbsp of water to make a thick dough. Go slow with the water because if it's too watery they don't work. You will have to kind of smoosh the water into the packet vigorously in order to not add too much and get runny goop. Drop by the…

I haven't been on MFP in a while. I restarted the program to lose another 20lbs in Jan. I was on the program for about 10 weeks and lost another 24lbs. I'm not doing the program anymore and haven't for a few months now. Now that I am so close to goal weight I'm just focusing on diet, weight lifting and building as much…

I prefer my noodles raw, they have more of an al dente texture. Topping with a hot sauce will soften them a bit.

If you put them in a tupperware for a few days with a paper towel they dry out a bit.

The Up3 will not be released with the ability to track your active HR, it will only track your resting HR. They are saying that they will push a firmware update that will add the ability to track your HR during activity. It is waterproof up to 10m per Jawbone's website. The Charge HR is not waterproof and can not be worn…

I don't like that the Charge HR is not shower or water proof like the Flex so I am jumping ship. I'm considering the Basis Peak which has a continuous HRM. Also curious about the Jawbone UP3, I personally don't think there's enough info out to make a call on how the HRM actually works, so I am in wait and see mode. I…

Are you sure they aren't talking about the Costco chicken salad like chicken in salad greens? Just a thought.

I take the Kirkland brand gummy vitamins, they are easier on the stomach than traditional pills. They taste like candy though so I am guessing there is sugar or something in them.

I don't know why anyone would use the Whole30 to lose weight. That's not the point. The point of a Whole30, I'm assuming you didn't read about it if you're trying to lose weight by doing it, is to heal your gut, break your cravings and identify food allergies/sensitivities. There is also an autoimmune protocol if you…

Luna and Larry coconut milk ice cream and SoDelicious coconut milk ice cream are both really good. I love ice cream and I think both are better than dairy based ice cream. I am not vegan, but my son is dairy and egg allergic and I've switched to his ice creams. Cheese is a little harder. Daiya is ok, I think anyone that…

Oh ok, this scenario is a part of our weight loss program. Option 1 = all shakes or Option 2 = shakes + 1 meal. However, it's not a separate program because the meal is still only 200 cal and your food choices are very limited (5 meat choices and 10 veg choices and that's it). Maybe that's the difference.

What is Outlook? We only have 3 programs at my clinic; New Directions (weight loss), Compass (maintenance) and Quick 20.

Great job!

It is so frustrating because it seems to go against everything that you know. I remember one of the doctors telling me that exercise wasn't really important on the program and it wouldn't help with weight loss like it does when you're on a normal diet. They encouraged us to walk just to stay in the habit of exercising. I…

You can also get them directly from Torani or Amazon, but they aren't nearly as cost effective. They are $4/bottle at the Cash and Carry and around $4.50-$5/bottle at Smart and Final. I think they are around $7/bottle at Cost Plus.

I get them at a store call the Cash and Carry. They have every flavor Torani makes. I think they are only in west coast states though, not sure where you are. I've heard from others that Smart and Final has a really good selection if that's an option. I also found about 4-6 flavors at Cost Plus prior to finding Cash and…

Be careful with the exercise if you're on VLCD. I worked out 3 times a week with a trainer very hard before the program. I tried to do some of my workouts while on the program and I stopped losing because I was burning almost as many calories as I was eating. While in the program for 8 mos, person after person would stall…

Ditto Amy! The choc and vanilla puddings are totally different than the shakes and they taste really good made as shakes. If you're drinking them cold try 12-16oz black cherry water mixed with the choc pudding, sounds weird, tastes amazing! They are also both awesome made as hot drinks (12oz hot water). Vanilla pudding hot…

My clinic has pretty strict rules around exercise. Specifically no vigorous exercise. They prefer for us to walk throughout the program, but stress that it should be just to create the habit of exercise because if we burn too many calories then it can stall our weight loss. We are also allowed to do resistance training to…

As of this morning I had been on shakes for 4 days and had dropped 6lbs. I really love the initial loss from all shakes even if it is just water weight :-).

You've done great! Congratulations on losing 100lbs! You did that really fast! I've found maintaining is actually pretty easy. I eat pretty strictly Mon - Fri and can eat just about anything I want on the weekend. I also work out 3-5 times per week. I am thinking about going back to the program in Jan to lose the last…

I don't think my clinic even sells the hot cocoa meal replacement. I love the mint hot chocolate snack though. It's so good. The snack cocoas and cappuccino disolve in hot water just like normal instant mixes.

The hot cocoa snack, the 70cal one? I make it hot all the time and have no issues. Although any of the full meal replacements can only be made hot if you have a blender of some type otherwise the protein clumps. I make hot drinks all the time straight from the keurig, but I blend them in my ninja travel mugs. My clinic…

My program is super strict so the majority of recipes are off limits for me. I can make biscuits, but only using bouillon, a packet of soup and water. They were ok with some seasoning, but after a while I just got in a routine with shakes and didn't miss chewing anymore.

I'm not new and am in maintenance now, but I thought I'd check in. I've finally figured out what it takes to maintain weight and still enjoy life and food. I've been able to stay in a 5lb range for the last 2 mos now even with a knee injury that has sidelined some of my workouts. Something interesting that we discussed…

I told people that I didn't want to explain it to that I was doing a medically supervised diet and I had to eat their food, no further detail. At work it was easy because I work for a medical group and the doctor is associated with our medical group and our company pays for employees to do the program because of the…

Glad you liked it! When my clinic suggested using the puddings as shakes I was skeptical, but once I did I never went back to the regular choc and vanilla options.

This ^^. I looked high and low in the beginning. I've been bugging my clinic to start forums.