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Burger Salad when you're craving a burger :) The dressing is the most important part. 3 tsp yellow mustard, 12 Tablespoons olive oil mayo (I use the one made by Kraft, has 35 calories per tablespoon), just over a quarter cup of dill pickle juice, 1 tablespoon of ketchup, and a teaspoon of old-fashioned horseradish.. that…

Unhealthy recipe: Cabbage Jut - 1 head of cabbage, 5# potatoes, 1# bacon, 1/4# butter. Cut bacon then fry it.. leave in it's fat and set aside (it all goes in). Chop your cabbage and potatoes and cook until they mash together easily. Add stick of butter and bacon with all fat. Stir together and serve. It IS delicious!! :)…

Exactly what.. poster above said. :smile: I weigh everything as I put it in the pot. I got a new soup pot about a year ago because I didn't have a big enough one and the new pot just so happened to have quarts listed on it in increments on the inside. Much easier than my previous method of trying to use pi to figure out…

You're pumping out liquid protein.. so yes, protein intake has to go up.

Beef seems to be a good calorie/protein ratio. A couple days ago I measured out a little 93/7 (extra lean) burger patty.. the little guy was only 2oz. In that 2oz I had 114 calories and 19 grams of protein for a total cost of 37.5cents (the meat was $3/#). At $2/dozen for large eggs 2 eggs cost me 33.4cents with 140…

The fixings for my breakfast sammich :) I never tire of it and it keeps me full. So that's 100-calorie Thomas English Muffins, cheddar cheese, some sort of ham, and eggs (but I have chickens so that's not on my shopping list). I'm opportunistic on the rest of the food choices.. small food budget and four people to make it…

Vegetables will help you feel like you've had a large meal with low calories. Adding vegetables to your diet is a great way to make it. Frozen vegetables might be a good option. Any farmers markets near you? Produce co-op's? I live in Wyoming, USA.. cold climate so our Farmers Market doesn't offer much (I'm 1/6 of the…

Yeah, bagel thins are awesome. They don't mess with the contents, just the quantity and it's enough to hold it all together. I wonder if they have pretzel thin buns.

I'm just discovering rhubarb for smoothies. I put 80 pounds of the stuff in my freezer last Summer and was worried about using it. Well, now I use 2 cups of rhubarb when I'm making a full blender worth. It's a cheap addition.

That's true.. I always get caught up on their labeling "Non-Dairy," "Lactose-Free," and "Contains a milk-derivative"... it seems to be a contradiction :)

I marinate in Worcestershire sauce overnight with just a few drop of liquid smoke, some salt and a lot of pepper. I don't like anything sweet in my jerky, but I like it difficult to chew. So then I pull it out piece by piece and put it in my dehydrator and shake a little more pepper on it and let it cook/dry until it's dry…

Nothing is going to replace that taste only dairy can give :) Coffeemate grew on me. I use 1 tablespoon in a mug of coffee. It can't possibly be healthy but it's non-dairy. Probably a lot of it is getting used to a change. I like my coffee a certain way. When we go to visit my parents they make their coffee SO STRONG. When…

More vegetables! Eat some with every meal, and if you're a snacker have vegetables cup up and ready to eat.

Food tastes better when you're hungry. Be more hungry and have a well-prepared vegetable ready. I like roasting in the oven with olive oil and salt, as mentioned above. I also like to sautee in just a little bit of oil and chicken or vegetable broth. One of my favorites is broccoli cut into stalks.. put it in a covered pot…

Salsa! Make fresh salsa.. only 43 calories a cup. -- 8 cups diced fresh tomatoes, 6 cups fresh diced onions (white is best but I'm usually on the cheap and use yellow), 2 ounces cored diced jalapeno pepper (put in food processor), 2 ounces diced cilantro (put in food processor with jalapeno), 1 cup apple cider vinegar (put…

Personally I avoid snacking, it didn't work for me. I like a larger meal.. held me over to the next meal easier than snacking between and smaller meals. I was doing an orange and yogurt.. but that was 160 calories. Do that twice a day and you're at 320 calories.. that's about another meal. If you are a snacker though, I…

*"non-strained"* is what I meant to write.

Hehe... maybe focus of some fiber in your diet. Eggs, cheese, butter= no fiber. Diet rich in vegetables = high fiber = non-stained loo visits :smile: I watch my fiber intake in my food diary (I have been really bad logging lately). Fiber is something I have to pay attention to or I also have issues.

Cabbage Jutt. It's a mix of potatoes, cabbage, and some bacon fat. Calories work out to 137 per cup. When I made it a few days ago I used 50oz of cubed potatoes, 37 oz green cabbage, chopped. 2 Tablespoons of bacon fat. 2 tsp garlic powder and at least a tablespoon of salt.. might have been more. So you start by boiling…

Eat less. Real results.. I saved money and lost weight. 1700 calories at 5'2" might be your problem if you're not active. Some people don't count the calories in their fruit and vegetables, which is a huge mistake. Count everything, with everything. If you're not losing weight lower your calorie intake.

I had hamburger withdrawals too. Burger salad! Lots of lettuce, 3oz beef patty, sliced pickle, Sautee those onions next to the burger.. mushrooms too if you have them. Then your salad dressing. I use olive oil mayo that is 35 calories a tablespoon, salad dressing at 40 calories a tablespoon, mustard and thin it with pickle…

You click the box "complete entry" at the bottom of your food diary. It'll estimate a 5 week progress weight loss. You have to weigh yourself and enter that into my fitness pal before it will slow it in your progress.

My pants starting fitting good. Gave me motivation that I'm on the right track and that I'm going to keep finding things that are better by sticking to it

Currently. I buy 10#at a time. Just doing alfalfa now. I keep 2 jars going at a time about a tablespoon of seeds in each quart jar. I really liked radish sprouts. Broccoli were OK, didn't much care for amaranth. I just eat mine on sandwiches.

I love my immersion blender. Not a name brand. Just paid $1 at a yardsale. It's just so handy. Wish I had gotten one sooner.

Wings.. they are so little.. and have so many calories.

Man, all the good stuff has already been said. :) Get rid of the stuff that doesn't fit into your meal plan. Why hold on to it until it is spoiled? It's a pain to store or to move. I stockpile some things. Oatmeal :smiley: I only buy when it's a really good price, I buy enough to feed my family about 6 months... they…

Yeah, do that. Only back to logging the past 15 days. Hoping to keep the momentum this time. Thankfully, while I was away I didn't gain back everything I had lost.. but I'm still 10#'s from where I had gotten before. Success Stories on here are what get me back on track.. I should print some and pin them around food areas…

Leftover dinner from the night before.. portioned out to the calories you are aiming for. Stir frys are good for reheating. Can of soup you can heat up. I used to have a large bowl where I kept my personal things.. can opener and a few different soup options. High sodium though so don't make it an everyday meal. Sandwich..…

What they all said.. stick to butter but use less of it. I like Parmesan cheese on stuff too.. doesn't take much to up the taste.