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  • I can't eat most grains and corn due to allergies (real ones, not "I have disordered eating and am being restrictive for lulz" allergies), so fiber can be a challenge to get enough of without eating legumes. Other nice sources are avocado, raspberries (also pretty low calorie and sugar), pears with skin. If you like…
  • I use the food diary to keep track of what I'm getting as far as iron, vitamin c, vitamin a and calcium, and work to get my nutrition needs met through whole foods. When I'm low, I'll supplement with iron bisglycinate from Solgar, but most other vitamins and minerals are easily obtained by eating well, cooking from…
  • Get the sales circulars for your local grocery stores, and shop around the special deals. If you eat meat, then work around the stuff that's on sale, and make that the starting point for planning menus. Like, a whole chicken makes meal one, then the leftovers go for sandwiches, and the carcass makes stock for soup. Pork…
  • I'm not an AM person either, but found that late exercise also kept me too awake, and I already have enough challenges sleeping. So, morning exercise it is. I just trick myself. I'm really into being online, reading news, Facebook, Twitter, and usually my AM routine would have me doing this in my chair, with a cup of…
  • I'm a month in to another reboot, and yes, your experience sounds pretty much like my first week or so. I'm doing some things differently than I ever have before, and have found that this past month has gone *exceptionally* well, without a lot of angst, and with a lot of progress, so I'll share. Take it with a grain of…
  • If you like fish and seafood, those are excellent low fat/good fat and no carb protein sources. Salmon, shrimp, haddock, all of those are quick and easy to prep.
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