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Finger foods...cheese cubes, nuts, cubed salami/ham/turkey, cold meatballs, grilled chicken strips, cooked shrimp, veggies and greek yogurt based dips. Pasta salad in all forms...greek (feta, olives, tomatoes), pesto with chicken, yakisoba noodles with chicken or pork. Whole grain bagels with cream cheese. Chicken/egg/tuna…

You need to change your thinking about food. It is far worse to eat a very low calorie diet than to eat a candy bar. I think you need to seek the help of a doctor and nutritionist. While waiting for your appointment, go get yourself some meal replacement drinks or nutrition bars and force yourself to eat them. Switch all…

My staples are apples, beans, and high fiber bread. Those items are what usually set me over my goal, in addition to the other fruits and veggies I eat.

Strawberries and certain apples (gala, fuji)

No, probably not, but we have no idea how many calories you burn. The way to figure this out is to log your calories consistently over time and see where you weight falls. Also, stop stressing over a lb gain. The number on the scale is a combination of true weight, water rentention, food in your digestive system, etc. I'm…

For anyone wondering about the new Smores Gurl Scout cookies... Your local council gets to decide which bakery they source cookies from. There are two: Little Brownie Bakers, which makes the sandwich like smore cookie, and ABC Bakery, which makes this cookie below. There are also differences between other cookies, but if…

Lean meat (mostly chicken breast) and Siggi's skyr style yogurt.

We just had a Halloween dance with bake sale at our elementary. The things that sold best were: Chocolate/white chocolate dipped large pretzel rods with fancy themed sprinkles. Chocolate dipped oreos, also with sprinkles. Cake pops. Plain old chocolate chip cookies (but don't bag them until they are completely cooled. One…

Do they not offer fajitas? Most places will have peppers and onions with their fajitas. Beans? Surely they have them, but double check if they are vegetarian. Often refried are not but a lot of places also offer black as an option. Salad? No taco salad? Lettuce, tomato, guac, rice, maybe see if you can sub peppers and…

I've lost 40 lbs while consuming at least one can of Dr Pepper a day. In the beginning, it was 2-3. I've recently weaned down to a half can because my focus is now on health, not scale weight.

Can anyone spot my trip? Haha.

Thanks for the rep. ;) I don't think its the F&W festival stuff that packed on the calories though. DH and I split everything we tried, and we didn't try to much since we've done it many times before. The calories probably came more from the Dole Whip, Mickey Bars, chili cheese dogs/corn dog nuggets/french fries from…

Nope, not close. It's a minimum of an hour drive away, but likely more with traffic since I'd have to drive right through the middle of Boston. We have this local chain called Margaritas about 15 mins away. Never, ever again. The last time I was served a limp, soggy quesadilla. Who screws that up? Quesadillas are pretty…

I have a joseph joseph food scale that I keep in my purse. It doesn't get used a lot, but I do use it to measure fountain sodas. I'm not good at estimating with the ice in the cup, so I use the scale. Its helpful since soda is so calorie dense.

I use my iPhone for steps/mileage. It overestimates by about 10% when compared to a marked mile.

This. If you like goat cheese, add a little dollop to make it creamy. Mmm. Also good if you swap the vinegar for lemon. Particularly good on baby arugula.

I'm still up 1.3 lbs, one week from starting the weekend binge. Since I didn't go right back into maintenance calories, I probably won't know what the true gain is. I've averaged 1380 calories and day from Mon-Thurs. This should be about a 1500 calorie deficit, so I'm still thinking the 2 lb number is in the right…

Well, they probably wouldn't have except I planned ahead. My pants were a bit loose when I left since I lost weight in anticipation of gaining on the trip. Plus, I wore very forgiving athletic wear the entire 3 days. I came home on the plane in running shorts, since it was Florida on one side and record temps for October…

I'm not upset by the scale, just a bit surprised at the number. It might take me two weeks, but eventually everything will settle. I'm totally fine if I gained an actual 2 lbs of fat, because I was beginning to look a bit too lean for my liking. I'm 5' 6.75" tall. In preparation for this trip, I actually dropped down to my…

Yes, by air. In case you were wondering, the Sunday/logable foods were McDonalds breakfast, On the Border lunch, and Wendy's dinner. Snacks of an ice cream bar, ginger ale and terra blue chips on the plane, and some Halloween candy. Quite honestly, the On The Border lunch was the biggest chunk. That meal alone is more than…

My steps for Friday were 23,000. Saturday was 31,000. So yes, those days were above my average but not outside of normal for me. I usually have several days a week where I hit those numbers, and then a few almost let sedentary days (weather in New England).

I have a pretty decent grasp of my numbers, so I do believe 2 lbs is doable for me if you look at my numbers and the things I consumed. I've been logging my food accurately and weighing myself every morning for over 2 years. I maintain on 1600 calories plus eating back exercise calories from synced steps and the calories…

You can eat the skin of the delicata squash. It's one of the few that's tender enough when cooked.

Having this tonight, thanks! I did add a tbsp of olive oil though. ;)

Maybe focus on sauces? Make a flavorful sauce to add to meat or veggies, but leave it on the side. Do you eat bell peppers and onions? Those are some of the cheapest produce in my area, and can really bulk up a meal. My kids don't like them a lot, so I sautée them separately, give them a few, and then load my plate with…

I assume you've taken a pregnancy test or are abstinent? Since you are on such a low net diet, you should be absolutely sure about this.

I eat not breakfast foods a lot...chicken, refried beans, etc. I also eat 1-2 containers of skyr style yogurt (Siggis) each day. They are 100-120 cals, 14-16g protein for the non fat. There is a full fat version that is similar cals, just less protein/more fat.

I weigh in grams because my scale is more accurate that way. Plus, I don't always eat even oz of things. Easier for me to log x grams than 1.123 oz. Just make sure you stir it really well before weighing so the liquid and chunky parts are evenly distributed. Although, if you are the only one eating it, it all works out in…

Family had Philly cheesesteaks. Bread doesn't agree with me so I had a big plate of shaved beef, cheese, onions, and red bell peppers.