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No idea. I've only heard of one friend of a friend ever trying, and they figured it wasn't worth the effort when it was so cheap and easy to just eat it at a restaurant. But then maybe they just didn't do a good job, or didn't make enough to make it worth the time! If you want to give it a shot though, this looks like it…

This is pretty basic, but my favourite way to make tofu is to marinate pressed tofu in shoyu or tamari soy sauce and a tiny splash of sesame oil for at least 10 minutes, then just fry or bbq. This is just so easy and it tastes good! Pressed tofu is the best because it's quite firm and meaty. It stands on it's own well.…

That's a great idea, thanks.

I'd try to find somewhere else to drop the calories and keep the fruit. Like maybe instead of having 3/4 cup of granola, have half a cup and a big pile of fruit on that. More nutritious, just as filling, probably about the same in terms of calories. I know what you mean though. I'm a little averse to bananas after finding…

I completely agree. Food is fun and awesome and should be enjoyed for it's own sake as far as I'm concerned. The strict food = fuel thing does not work for me. It's cold and joyless. Food IS fuel but it's also a source of pleasure, and this is OK! Personally, I take pleasure in the tastes and textures and interesting…

This is the most beautiful troll I've ever seen. Sincerely.

I didn't add friends for a long time either, but then I realized that I could add people from the forums who seemed actually pretty cool, and interact with them in a space that wasn't full of thousands of other yahoos. Since I've begun adding friends, I'm happier with MFP. Not one single person on my friends list has ever…

Break up with him. He has issues he needs to deal with, and sure you can sympathize with that but his behaviour is *abusive* and manipulative. You deserve better then that and you are not responsible for his state of mind. You can't help him. Staying with him and letting yourself get guilt tripped into submitting to his…

This forum is full of annoying people. How could it not be? It's an extremely popular site and a topic like weight loss is going to attract a wide cross section of people, not just the exact kind of people you or me or anyone in particular specifically relates to. The forum is also full of awesome, friendly, amazingly…

If she tries it again, your friend should just report her. A friend of mine, a thin and very mild mannered woman just getting started with strength training and who had never gone to a gym before, had a problem with a guy at her gym who would make fun of her when she was using the free weights. She'd never spoken to him in…

It wouldn't be a bad idea to get her iron and b12 supplements if she's really serious about this (worth doing as a plain ol' vegetarian anyways) but wow everyone needs to take it down a notch. She's 14. She's experimenting, and that's OK. It's not gonna kill her to cut out animal products for a few months. As long as there…

What, is there something wrong with my spllg?

My biggest grammar pet peeve is when people derail a conversation to criticize someone's minor grammar mistakes instead of actually addressing the argument at hand. This especially irritates me when the person who made the mistake actually has thoughtful things to say and maybe just isn't very good at spelling. Besides,…

Um... being carried around in a bag (or a stroller) is not a cat's idea of fun outside adventure time. Cats like to be in charge and autonomous and check things out on their own. They aren't dogs. They don't want to go for a stroll with you, they want to explore and hunt and find little hiding spots. They want to roll…

Whoa there girl, "weeks, months and sometimes a year" before you hear from him? WTF IS THAT? You need to cut that loose right now, absolutely no doubt about that. He's around when it's convenient for him and he knows he can count on you to be waiting there like a puppy dog and invite him in, on HIS terms and on HIS…

OK, I'd say let him know what you're thinking, give him a chance to understand what's up and see if that makes a difference. Maybe he is just the kind of guy that doesn't always think to call but he really does care! They do exist. But if you find you contact him more often, that you text or call several times for each…

It looks like you could up your protein. Try more lean protein meats with dinner, such as the obvious chicken breast, or white fish - tilapia is amazing for being high protein and low fat and it's delicious. As others have suggested, low fat dairy such as 0% fat greek yogurt is a great idea. Use the plain stuff in place of…

I think it's a great idea to just work with small goals at a time. I set a major goal, but I'm not set on the particular number. My tangible goals are much more immediate, and those are the ones that matter to me. Personally, I just want to take it a step at a time. My goals are likely to change over time as I see progress…

You sound like you are coming at this from the right place, and that his father and the trainer are setting him up for a very unhealthy and potentially disordered relationship with food if that's the kind of advice they give a KID. You're right to reassure him that he couldn't have gained 10 pounds in 7 days, that water…

I COMPLETELY AGREE.

Are you saying you can't figure out how to get up to your calorie goal without going over on protein? Are you trying to keep all your carbs/fats/proteins right on the goals MFP sets? If this is what you mean, and it seems like you must be because otherwise everyone else's suggestion to just eat more would be a no-brainer,…

I haven't read the study but I suspect the problem isn't the study authors, but the health and science journalists don't know how to read studies. They want to make a splashy headline and often generalize scientific findings to the point of absurdity. Notice the language here, it says people with cardiovascular problems…

Soy milk is a good option if you have a dairy allergy, but soy is full of pseudoestrogen and can throw off your hormonal balance so it's best not to consume too too much of it. Non-organic cow milk can also have a lot of wierd hormone stuff in it too so IDK, I feel like organic milk is probably the best bet. Or goat's milk.

a drizzle of honey on plain yogurt is delicious, and then you can control how much you use! Or just go ahead and have the flavoured yogurts once in awhile for a change, but maybe not every day.

It depends on the gym. I've never been to a ladies only gym so I can't comment on that, but I've had mixed experiences at co-ed gyms. The worst ones are unfortunately always University gyms. I think this is because by and large most of the people there are really young (no offense, young folk!) and that just creates a more…

I'm 27 and I go to aquafit every week. I love it! It can actually be quite a challenging workout if you really throw yourself into it. Depends on the teacher too, but I've had my *kitten* kicked in some of my classes. Where I go it's a very mixed age group, I'm rarely the only young one there, but even if there are only…

Yeah, point taken. I'm speaking from my own experience, growing up in a household where my mom was actually quite paranoid about the dangers of pharmaceuticals in general, including birth control. She had a lot of issues herself so it was understandable, but that experience did eventually help me understand that one…

I find your advice in this thread and others to be extremely irresponsible. I've seen you post about this several times now and I really am starting to wonder what your game is. This is the only thing you seem to post about. Whether or not a person should take a given medication is a discussion that they, individually,…

I've been doing it immediately before and after my Thursday evening aquafit class. After is always 1-2 pounds lighter than before but I do both just because it's interesting to see the difference a bit of sweat can make. I only consider the after class weight to count. I'd do mornings because that's supposed to be the best…

Wellbutrin actually tends to help with weight loss, rather than cause it. It's an NDRI, not an SSRI so it works differently. I don't think it's doing especially much to aid my weight loss, but for those it does, I think the reason is that it can suppress the appetite a little bit. I do find that at least when I am really…