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If vegetables are negligable for you you might not eat the recommended amount which could interfere with good nutrition and health. I eat the recommended 7-11 portions of vegetables five days a week ( the other two days I do 5:2) and for me it would make a difference of 350 calories minimally a day....something I cannot…

With all due respect, if you want to do it like WW, maybe you should follow their program and not do MFP. Mixing several program approaches because of feeling lazy towards logging almost never works. Even non-starchy vegetables have calories and if you eat the recommended amount each day, you might cheat yourself by not…

Sugar is not generally bad for a healthy person and if I need a sweetener to cook or bake that is what I use, because in the country where I live sugar is usually unbleached or popular as unprocessed sugar and of a very dark brown color with it's few minerals and nutrients ( that disappear in more processing ) intact. In…

When I started university and had my own place and could decide what I wanted, I started to buy better quality coffee and ground my beans and hand dripped it and drank it black to enjoy the full flavor. I sometimes wonder how many calories I saved in the last 50 years....lol. Now that I am older, I only drink coffee until…

While I am not a supporter of a 1200 calorie diet for women five feet or more ( which is more than 90% of the population of most Western countries ), I have to say that it is not true that one cannot get enough nutrition in terms of macros and micros on such a diet. It just takes a lot of good information, dedication,…

Black coffee in the AM and plain black tea in the PM. Not just since I am on MFP, but all my life.....:o).

Lots and lots of vegetables ( any and all kinds) hand brewed coffee in the AM ( black) corn tortillas ( my go-to non-vegetable/fruit carbs ) Without any of those three, which are equally important to me I get grouchy after a day or two.

I was given one maybe 10-12 years back and have never used it. For me zucchini cut in spirals are still just zucchini and even if I would cut them in spirals, I know that they won't magically turn into spaghetti. I think the gadget is to enhance food visually and if you like that kind of thing and especially if it gets you…

Eating whole foods only might be a " fad " for the average American, but it is not for millions of people on the rest of the planet.

If what you say were true, the refugee camps in Africa and the Middle East would be full of very overweight people, because many eat 800 calories a day or less ( for lack of access to more food ) for long periods of time. Yet, all of them are very slim and many are cadaverous, because when it comes to malnutrition, the…

I would like to disagree with you. I have been working for the WHO since 1995 and am responsible for nutrition programs all throughout Latin America as well as the Caribbean and nowhere does the WHO say that, because it is just not true. In many parts of the world ( even in developed countries ) people eat less than 2000…

I agree, because at 110 or 115 pounds a short person is not fat or really overweight, but usually out of shape. When I was in the best shape of my life in my mid-40's ( through lots of serious weight lifting ) I weighed 128 pounds at 4' 11". I have weighed as much as 20 pounds less and looked worse. I think more than…

A person would have to be very short. I am 4' 11" and have a medium bone structure and the lowest healthy weight is 111 pounds. 4'11" light frame:103-113 medium frame :111-123 heavy frame: 120-134 This is according to the WHO

Are you sure that you prepare it the right way ? I felt the same way about green tea as you do. I made it with boiling water and it was bitter and awful. During an 11 year stay in Japan I learned to prepare all kinds of green tea and learned that it is made with water of no more than 90 C and only steeped a minute IF you…

That is exactly what I do. I have debilitating RA since I was in high school and in April 2013 could not walk at all. From doing 5 minutes with a walker or cane I now can walk 60 minutes without any aids at all and am 55 pounds lighter.

You only will gain weight if you eat more calories than you burn. It can be done, but is really, really difficult with a bag of frozen veggies as part of your main meals, even if you eat one every day. With all due respect; maybe you need to read up on basic nutrition and be well informed, so you won't fall for something…

With all due respect, checking your food log I believe that you have a very poor diet. Not one single piece of fruit, not one single serving of vegetables, lots of processed carbs, way under in beneficial protein ( except one day when you had steak & crab legs ) and to few calories , unless you are short....and I mean very…

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How small are your portions ? If I buy a bag of green beans, I eat exactly two meals from it. I also cook just for a household of one. I make the beans once as a side dish and the other time in one of my favorite green beans & tomato salad on a bed of lettuce. I have cooked for several decades just for myself and don't…

And some people like I eat 1200 calories ( or sometimes a bit less ) because we are really short ( in my case under 5 feet) and because of age . I am going on 70 and being so short, I really don't need more than 1200 calories. And since I eat all natural food, I usually eat more than the average person who eats several…

Actually a pineapple ( I assume with " a" you mean a whole one ) is an excellent light meal. Weighing on average just under two pounds it has around 450 calories, is full of fiber and all kinds of vitamins and trace elements, 119 grams of carbs and around 80 grs of sugar. There are lots of lunches that are a lot worse and…

No, just like I don't take a day off from brushing my teeth, or combing my hair. Since this is a lifestyle, I plan for treats within my calories and never feel that I need to go outside of that limit, because nothing is forbidden. And even if I don't plan for them, I usually can work around it and not exceed my calories…

Statistics show that the average American based on a 2000 calorie diet eats more than 500 calories a day of sugar. That's 25 % or more of their intake. While sugar in itself is not bad, most people deprive themselves of the nutritional values that the sugar does not have. It plays almost no roll in weight loss but can play…

I think you ned to consult a specialist and not a bunch of people you don't know on the internet. This could be serious and you should not rely on us. Good Luck !

I am 4 feet 11 inches and a tiny bit and weigh 90 kilos and still get to eat 1200 calories to lose 1 pound a week and am going on 70 ( years that is ). You should be able to eat more than that and still lose at an acceptable speed. I also don't like exercise any more, walk walk a minimum of 45 minutes 5-6 times a week and…

I take tumeric for years because I have RA and find it is easier ( if one can handle the color ) to just mix it with hot food. Scrambled eggs, all kinds of vegetables, I mix it with plain yogurt, chopped onion and cilantro as a potato topper, in hummus and many other things. Since it doesn't have much of a flavor, but is…

I don't care much for regular oatmeal either, because I don't care for sweet things and hardly ever eat them.. Yet, I ate it as a winter breakfast when I still lived at home in Germany, because supposedly it is good for you. When I lived and worked in India for 18 month, I learned to cook ( and l-o-v-e-d ) spicy oat meal…

Over the weekend I made a " healthy " sandwich for a friend ( who luckily is skinny ). It was a home baked roll made from sprouted grains and seed flour. Home made Hummus & mayonnaise ( made from prime olive oil, organic limes and organic apple cider vinegar ), one avocado, organic Brie cheese, home cured Serrano ham, home…

I also read somewhere that eating something really cold does burn extra calories. For a very large glass of very icy tea it was something like 1.8 ( yes, less than two ) calories.....:o).