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Have you looked into konjac--also known as glucomanan? You can get it in capsules or in powder form. It's also what "Miracle Noodles" or shiritaki noodles are made from. Natural, virtually calorie-free, and a wicked cool plant!

I guzzle two tall glasses of water as fast I can-- so fast that it makes me a little nauseous.

Volume! I love big salads and big veggie - heavy soups! Oh yeah--and I'm down 47 lbs!

I agree with you that BMI charts are generalizations and don't apply to everyone. I eventually set my goal based on how I felt at that weight before--even thought it's 15 lbs above what the height/weight charts say is "normal." Why not set a goal like 10% less than you are now, and see how you feel there? If you're not…

I use a no-stick pan with no-stick spray for sauteeing vegetables. Calorie-wise, olive oil is about the same as most other cooking oils, so that's not its big advantage. Olive oil is made of monounsaturated fatty acids, which are considered healthier than saturated and transfats. It's also a heck of a lot tastier than some…

ODE TO SOUP I sing a tasty ode to soup! When veggie-based, it makes me poop. With lots of water, makes me full; With savory spices, makes me drool! I like it thin, I like it creamy; as long as it is hot and steamy. On gloomy days, or when I’m stress’t with hearty bowl, I'm truly bless’t. My freezer and my pantry stores are…

Weight loss isn't linear. It may very likely slow down for a few weeks and then you'll have a "boom" week and drop a bunch at once

In the future, you might try this: All of my soup, crockpot and casserole recipes I make 100 grams = 1 serving. So if I weighed a casserole or crock pot after cooking and it weighed 4389 grams, I would round up and enter it in the recipe builder as 44 servings. Then, if I eat a 370 gram serving, I would log that as 3.7…

I get meat from a CSA. All of the cuts are labelled, so I kook up the cut+"usda" in mfp.

Logging logging logging really helps me. When life seems to be spinning out of control, I find that if I keep loggng--even on bad food days--it makes me feel like I'm holding on to SOME control in my crazy life.

I've struggled with separating my "scale identity" from my "mirror identity" and my "closet identity"--and deciding which one to listen to. I think they all tell some truth, but they all lie to me, too. But I've come to trust the mirror and the closet more than the scale when it comes to how I feel about myself. The scale…

Try weighing out a reasonable dinner portion, eating that and then immediately brushing your teeth. I find if I brush my teeth I'm less likely to want to eat afterward.

Recipe builder, and be sure to weigh the final total weight of the finished product. I make lots of crock pots and soups and cassroles. Just takes a minute to weigh the empty pot or casserole dish before cooking and then full after wards and subtract. For convenience I make 100 grams my standard portion size. If there are…

I save odd inedible bits like kale stems and butternnut squash skins and the core from things like cabbage and cauliflower chopped up in a bag in the freezer. When I make a smoothie I'll toss in some of my "frozen fiber bits" for added fiber and color. My base is always ~ 2/3 cup water kefir + 1/4 cup lowfat kefir (for…

Get a scale. Your eyes will fool you.

log log log log log. If I log what I eat when I'm not in the zone, I find it helps me get back there really fast.

I don't make sandwiches because I prefer to eat my tuna in salads, but here's my recipe for spicy asian satay tuna: * 1 small can (or single-serve pouch) tuna (I don't drain if I'm going to use it in a salad, but you might want to if it's for sandwiches) * 1 heaping tbsp Swad Garlic & Ginger Paste * 1 tbsp Ponzu sauce * 1…

Let it whine. You k now more than it does.

Go back into "goals" and change your original entries

I use 2%

You have to decide for yourself. Some people get obsessed with the number on the scale, and being up a pound or down a pound from day to day can send them into a tizzy. A pound up can turn into a "bad" day-- even when that pound is entirely within the range of normal fluctuations. For those people, weighing once a week…

I'm 54 and recently lost 45 lbs-- working on the last 5. Add me if you like!

In MFP, if you set your activity level to "sedentary", it will estimate your "Total Daily Energy Expenditure" or (TDEE) assuming you are not exercising. Depending on your weight, height, and age, that can easily be 1700-2000 calories per day--WITHOUT added exercise. So you eat less than that TDEE, and you should lose weight

I weigh all of my finished crock pot recipes and divide by 100 grams to determine the "serving size" for the purposes of the MFP recipe builder. Yes, this means pouring it out of the crock post and into a large mixing bowl because my scale can't handle the tare weight of the empty crock pot, but it makes my calorie…

I can easily gain 2- 3 lbs after a high sodium day. Usually takes me two to three days to "flush" it out.

Walk walk walk walk walk walk walk. Ten minutes 3X per day is 30 minutes-- and surely you can fit THAT in somewhere in your day!

If you eat fewer calories than you burn (e.g., a calorie deficit), you should lose weight. Folks pursue low carb food choices for a variety of reasons, but chief among them is stabilizing blood sugar, which can spike with high-carb foods (even so-called "natural" carbs like starches and fruits), and can be risky for folks…

I kickboard a set of 10 X 25-frog kick (breast stroke) and 25-dolphin kick. The dolphin is basically my core training!

54 laps/ 72 minutes

I dont chew gum any more. I find the saliva production stimulates cravings and symptoms of hunger even of I've eaten plenty of calories. Water for me, thank you.