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There is a sonoma diet recipe for stuffed chicken that I LOVE though I modify it a bit. The original recipe stuffs the chicken with feta and cooked spinach, but she has a variant that uses mushrooms that have been cooked in wine and garlic. I use the mushroom variation and goat cheese instead of feta and it is AMAZING.…

Dude you eat sauerkraut for breakfast?

Reading labels in the grocery store is the new sexy

definitely cut down on processed/prepackaged foods (lunch meat is the hardest for me because it's so convenient) but also cheese apparently has a lot of sodium so I usually stick to 1-2 oz per day. Also drink more water on days that I know I'm going high (hellooooo Chipotle!)

Glad I'm not the only weirdo who weighs their condiments : ) luckily my parents are in with the weight loss as well so this is normal at their house

http://www.bustle.com/articles/144510-the-poop-button-is-a-real-thing-and-it-might-solve-all-of-your-constipation-problems Not even joking. Check it out. As for dietary reasons, when you eat less you will have less to pass and perhaps do it less frequently. Also if you've started consuming more of your calories through…

I'm surprised none of the fitbit users have suggested that the OP make sure their current weight on fitbit is accurate. That's like step one to make sure both your tdee and exercise calorie burn are accurate. I adjust mine every five pounds I lose and it's amazing how quickly that affects your calorie expenditure for the…

That question will garner a variety of responses based on the different philosophies you find here on mfp. I personally fall in to the "usually no" camp, because it really is a complex question. There are all sorts of considerations for macros and chemistry. For the purpose of your one day scenario though, don't worry…

Low calorie low carb? Broccoli? low calorie higher carb seems to be what you're actually asking, in which case I would double up on sweet potato, carrots, and peas. Milk is actually a surprising source of carbs as well.

I looked at the past ten days of your diary and assuming it is accurate I have some suggestions: 1. As others have mentioned you're not eating enough. You should certainly not be below 1200 calories per day, and if you're active you should be eating more than that 2. I don't see very many veggies or fruit. They may not…

Low carb works well for a lot of people in the short term but as others have said it is difficult to keep up for a long time and doesn't necessarily teach you a sustainable way of eating for maintenance, so people end up gaining that weight back. You might want to re-evaluate your proteins and fats and transition to…

Forgive yourself and stop stressing. But you also need accept the fact that no one is forcing you to binge, it is your own action, and you will only stop when you choose to. The wise philosopher Ludacris recently shared a quote on Facebook that said something to the effect of "If you try you might get there, but if you…

Chocolate. Just moderate it. If I want a lot I'll have a chocolate popsicle (really into the Weight Watchers giant fudge bars right now, they taste like Wendy's Frostys and are only ~100 calories). If it's a minor craving I'll have a square or two of dark chocolate or a mini candy like snickers or milky way. I've also been…

That's all I've been doing, calorie deficit and meeting my fitbit step goal (5500 for now) and I'm down over 20 lbs since January 1st. The majority of weight loss is in what you eat. Exercise only adds a couple hundred calories on top of what you naturally burn, and doing moderate exercise like walking (instead of heavier…

You'll find very few people on MFP that don't laugh when they hear the words "detox" or "dr. oz"

I vaguely feel like I've seen articles that claim more water helps with fat oxidation. Whether or not that's true I certainly do notice a difference in ease and endurance when I'm exercising well hydrated vs. not. As far as amounts go the most recent rule of thumb is to aim for around half an ounce per lb of bodyweight.…

If you don't eat the minimum of what your body needs (which could be anywhere from 1200 calories to 75% of TDEE depending on your philosophy) you will eventually start seeing negative effects and will fail. When I was 19 and had 60 lbs to lose I did great for the first 15-20, then started unreasonably cutting back, even as…

False. If you account for density you can convert a volume measurement to a weight measurement. For example, using the handy-dandy tool at http://www.aqua-calc.com/calculate/food-volume-to-weight you can convert your liquid measurements to a weight measurement and use your scale. So a fluid ounce of red wine weighs 1.04…

Don't get discouraged and quit, all that does is make future you angry at past you : P I'm finding that one of the hardest things about this whole process is accepting the fact that changes on the scale or in the fit of clothes aren't going to happen as fast as I want them to, but that they will eventually happen if I…

I've done the shred myself. It takes more than four days to see results. Be patient and get through the whole program before you start worrying about inches. Also, when your muscles are sore they are repairing themselves and they retain water to do so, so you might not see any change in weight or size when that is…

I love my fitbit flex but without researching the UP I can't exactly tell you the tradeoffs in functionality. It is true that the flex can't tell how hard you are working, as it is basically a glorified pedometer and not a HRM, but I believe the new force is an HRM? Use-wise my flex holds a charge for around 6 days,…

I'm a big fan of bagel thins with reduced fat cream cheese or cereal. The key is to measure/weigh to make sure you know how much you're getting. I'm usually not super hungry in the morning, or even if I am my tummy doesn't actually want much food so ~200 calories is usually enough for me. I'd throw in some fruit if i'm…

Definitely get a digital scale, but I don't think i'd recommend weighing five times a day (sorry acogg...). Some people weigh every day, some weigh once a week, some weigh once a month. It all depends on your tolerance for fluctuations as there are tradeoffs for each method. In general though I would advise you weigh…

The crappy obnoxious truth (at least for me) is that a lot of the "deprived" feeling is mental. If you're in the "diet" mode you automatically consider everything you're eating to be either good for you (which is boring) or bad for you (which is delicious and what you really want). You need to realize that you can eat at a…

Iced tea with no-calorie sweetener (rather have cancer than be fat right? lol)

Le sigh. Always late to the party.

Boo I was hoping that a thread capable of spawning two parody threads at midnight EST would be a lot more entertaining. Im going to bed.

For the Top Chef fans out there, I was eating at one of Tom Colicchio's restaurants, Craft, in NYC a few years ago and chef Fabio came in and was at the table next to us.

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Just try something. You don't need a gym membership unless you want to get in to lifting and don't want to buy weights. Definitely start with 30 day shred and do the modified moves if you're having trouble, but I would also recommend you keep up your walking schedule on top of it because it really doesn't burn as many…