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I'm a lot more likely to make and take salad for lunch if I take 20 minutes one night to wash and chop everything. I usually do enough for 3 days and by then I'm ready to switch back to sandwiches for a couple days, which are a throw together. My coworker and her hubby frequently prep up a week worth of taco bowls by…

Truth. A Stouffers Pepperoni French bread pizza plus a side of carrots and a side of broccoli is under 500 calories. And is probably something I will consume in the next week lol.

Take a filet of a mild white fish, like tilapia, cover with a thin coat of whole grain mustard, then wrap with a piece of prosciutto. Cook in pan with just enough cooking spray or oil to keep from sticking, until the fish is done (opaque and flakes, but you should know that already if you cook a lot of it). Simple and oh…

My go-to formula is 5-6 ounces of lean protein (chicken, fish, pork tenderloin), flavored with a rub to not add calories, baked or pan cooked with a bit of Pam to keep it from sticking without adding too much cooking fat. On the side a steamed/roasted/pan cooked watery veggie with a couple sprays of spray butter plus salt…

I realize this thread was started a couple weeks ago, but I felt this question deserved an actual answer as opposed to everyone telling you to just count calories. The Sonoma Diet is a modified Mediterranean eating plan with a lot of good recipes. As you requested, it does not count calories and instead gives meal plan…

BF and I have been together for 10 years. In that time I've put on up to 80 lbs and he's put on at least 50-60. He has gotten to the point in the past year where the sizes he's worn forever now don't fit and he's been remarking on needing to lose weight. The problem is anytime I try to have a discussion and explain a few…

Are you full after eating? Because the volume of your meals doesn't look like much. Perhaps just more of the same until you hit your calories.

Depends on what you are trying to do and what works best for you. Nothing wrong with trial and error.

To give you an ACTUAL answer instead of judgement, there are lots of recipes out there if you google "keto bread recipe" (which I'm sure you have), but I'm personally a fan of this one - https://www.ketoconnect.net/recipe/best-keto-bread/ It does use almond flour which you mentioned you find chewy but I find that the…

If the processing doesn't scare you off I'm a big fan of the laughing cow cheese wedges on sandwiches instead of the standard american/cheddar/swiss. It's like half to a third of the calories and the creamy texture also negates the need for mayo or other spreads.

Every now and then I get a craving for pasta. If it's the carbs I'm craving I'll do whole grain noodles with plain marinara but if I want a meaty chunky sauce I absolutely will go veggie "pasta". Nothing wrong with that!

I'm quite partial to goat cheese omelettes. super easy and you don't need a huge amount of cheese to get the flavor and texture.

From what I know of sciatica it is usually caused by a bulging disk pressing agains the nerve. I wonder if running, especially when overweight, causes the bulging disk by putting excess jolting pressure on it? Purely curious speculation here. Last time I tried running regularly I ended up seriously jacking up my lower back…

I don't know about ketchup but my favorite thing to do with tomatoes is: 1. Cut in half. Scoop out seeds if you want but not necessary 2. Toss with olive oil and generous amounts of salt, pepper, & garlic (minced preferred but could probably do granulated) 3. Line up on a pan cut-side up (parchment paper underneath) and…

While that statistic is true, it technically doesn't have anything to do with her. She doesn't have to be one of the majority if she doesn't want to be and works for it. It's not like there are diet/weight police running around to everyone who's lost weight saying "hmm....nope you don't get to stay smaller, put on 50 lbs…

Right, so if you combine this with the first response (weigh the entire thing and take out one serving), then the one serving you take out should be comprised of roughly 2.66 oz of ground meat plus whatever else you put in it. Edit to add this made me feel like I was back in elementary school doing one of those word…

whut?

I'm just saying don't assume a woman isn't up for something just because of her physical appearance. Yes the harsh reality of dating is that the easy place to start making your go-no-go decision on the first date is physical appearance, but that's why there's second and third dates and between-date conversations. I'm sorry…

This is true. The core question of this post isn't really "can she do what she wants and be okay?", it's "can she do what she wants and YOU be okay with it?"

When I REALLY want it I'll do iced coffee with skim milk and sweet 'n low. I know artificial sweeteners aren't for everybody (and some say they shouldn't be for anybody...) but it hits the spot on a hot day.

I get the general point you're trying to make here, but at 100 lbs overweight I literally did all of those things so...maybe be a bit less judge-y?

Fruit is not essential to losing weight. If you want to try though then you can go with dehydrated fruit (but do it yourself or check the label because a lot of pre-packaged stuff has added crap that you don't need) or you can make smoothies or cook with fruit. For example, if you like blueberry yogurt, make a blueberry…

How tall are you?

Ditto for me on several of these (old clothes, vanity) but here's one that hasn't been said yet - I haven't had to take a single antacid (short term or 24-hour) in the 7 months that I've been eating well. I used to pop tums and zantac like they were candy and it was starting to actually worry me that I was overusing them.…

Does she want children in the future? PCOS already carries with it a high risk of infertility and if she adds on a significant amount of weight between now and when she starts trying to have kids then it will only be harder.

I forced myself to start eating greek yogurt because it has so much protein and is lower calorie. For the first month or so I hated it and adding stuff like honey or cocoa didn't help. I just kept forcing myself to eat it and now I love it so hard. I know that when mixing in the fruit in the chobani fruit on the bottom…

Um chicken breast is lower calorie than pork tenderloin. ~30 cal/oz vs. ~40 cal/oz edit: if you get specifically lean tenderloin it's more like 34 cal/oz but still not a lower calorie swap for chicken breast

I'm not quite sure how not being able to prep equals doing Atkins.... As to whether or not Atkins is a good choice, that's up to you and what you like. If you super heart bread then it might not be the best idea. Carb counting always seemed complicated and unnecessary to me when calorie counting is much easier and works so…

snack on veggies after dinner (I am amazed at how much I love cucumbers), try to plan out your calories to give yourself room for an evening snack

My mom got one this past christmas and has used it a couple times. Mostly for zoodles. Personally I think it's kind of silly.