summery79 Member

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Dietitian here- I'd make sure to check in with your physician before adopting a program with calories that low. I know Optavia recommends (on their website) consulting with a physician first as well.

I usually go by the box. If it's a whole food (no label) and MFP has a bunch of different conflicting entries, I do a quick check on Cronometer

Healthy is such a relative term! How does this meal fit with *your* preferences and health goals? That's what matters since it's your meal! :smiley: For me, I probably would have skipped the corn, cut the portion of bread in half, went for 2 eggs, and added more tomato and cucumber. But it doesn't really matter since I am…

Logging definitely takes far less time than it did way back in the beginning. I find it provides the extra bit of accountability that I need.

40, feel free to add me. I've been a member since 2013. My 7-year weight maintenance anniversary is next month! :D :D

Looks AMAZING :yum:

My commuter snacks were always simple things like an apple, 100-calorie almond pack, small container of yogurt, a peach or other stone fruit if in season

There's a bunch. Usually plentiful veg & protein. I'm in maintenance and eat more than I did back when I was in weight loss mode :smile:

French onion soup in the slow cooker. Delicious!

@just_Tomek It was this recipe: https://www.wokandkin.com/buddhas-delight-lo-han-jai/ Wonderful and completely different than the Buddha's Delight in Chinese restaurants in the U.S. I tried quite a lot of new-to-me foods with that one :smile:

No problem! :smiley:

@nicsflyingcircus mentioned a strategy that I like/utilize when I am cutting back. It's a really good technique to get a lowish calorie meal from a steak house too!

I like a lot of variety but when I am super busy, I have a bunch of easy fallback meals: Breakfast: oatmeal/fruit/yogurt overnight oats (sometimes with a hardboiled egg or more yogurt on the side) egg omelet with cheese and veg two-minute cheese and egg sandwich (microwave eggs) Lunch: almost always dinner leftovers or a…

I made a dish tonight with five types of mushrooms, a couple of which were new to me: -shiitake -wood ear -black oyster -king oyster (new and pictured below) -bamboo pith (new and pictured below,,, this one was tricky for me because the package only said "dried mushroom" in English) This one has an unusual netting and…

This thread is super fun and I learned some new things :smiley: I love veggie-packed meals and meal prep salads almost every week to help with weight maintenance. Some recent new-to-me fruit/veg: - Buddha's hand - - Butterscotch pears - Charentais melons (last two no pictures) -

Living in the U.S., I quickly learned with tracking that the restaurants here serve super high-calorie meals. I used to eat a salad that was ~1500 calories thinking I was making the "healthy" choice. lol It becomes much easier if you make your own food. Make a soup or stew (or salads or another recipe), log it, decide how…

For a 2 lb frozen London broil that was ~1.5" thick my air fryer took about 30 minutes at 400 I'm doing Buffalo wings in the air fryer tonight :smiley:

I'm kind of obsessed with my air fryer right now. Does your fryer have a spit? If so, you can do a whole rotisserie chicken! https://summeryule.com/2020/02/24/air-fryer-rotisserie-chicken/ If you don't have a spit, here's a recipe for calamari that cooks on the racks…

3ish and mostly whole grains (Did not do a low-carb approach for weight loss and I've been in maintenance for a looong time now.)

We also have one child. We got this question all the time when he was a toddler, but no one asks us anymore now that he is ten. lol So things will get better for you! Also I'm surprised that you are getting this question a lot in NYC. In Boston, most of the ppl we knew had one or zero kids. We got bugged a lot more when we…

This was my first thought too. I'm not saying that this is your situation, but I may have said some slightly nasty/jealous things back when I was overweight, but my already in shape husband was working on toning up a little more. May have. I admit to nothing. lol

I am 5'7, 125ish pounds. I'm in maintenance, and right now I'm aiming for an average daily intake of 2500. I was still losing weight on 2300. I do mostly cardio for exercise, plus I am on my feet most of the day. I also started a new thyroid med that I think is helping to keep my weight down. It freaks me out a little,…

We do sushi for all of the birthdays in my house, my family members all love it so much. You can keep your calories reasonable with sushi, but last night I ate over 2000 cals at a sushi buffet. lol Like anything else, portion size is still going to matter. Steaks or a nice seafood restaurant would be my other top picks.…

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That is so funny! I also lost the weight of my kid (about 55 lbs), and we did the same thing w/my old pants. lol

Yes, mostly true. But then there are also things like sugar-free jello cups and sugar-free fudgsicles that are very low calorie, but also not healthy.

Want to start by saying what ended up working for me might not be what works best for you. I'm 5'7 and 123, I started out in the 180s last summer. I did 1200s-1400s cal wise every single day until I hit my goal, and didn't cheat. (I was really determined! lol) Now I eat around 1900-2100 for maintenance, and that seems to…

Oh that is awful. I know how that feels, kids used to ask me that when I was heavier. It really poked at my insecurities about my appearance. Most adults would not be so stupid, but it happens. :(