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I am a bit confused. Quite a few people claim they eat nothing from a box or bag and I wonder how that is possible? I mean do you all buy your beans, rice, garbanzos, whole grains, whole flour.....how ? How do you get it home, if not in a box, or bag ? Do you just fill your pockets with it ? I also eat nothing that let's…

Lentil patties Lentil burgers Lentils replacing Bulgur Wheat for Tabouleh Lentil salad ( greek, spanish, mexican or any way you like) Lentils with rice and browned onion ( 1000s of recipes from the Middle East ) Lentils with pasta Lentil Hummus Lentil loaf Lentils with Spinach ( or Kale, Mangold or any other green leaves )…

I can easily imagine an " Omaha " blend: home fried potatoes topped with corn cooked in cream...lol.

If you try to stay below a certain amount of carbs a day it is 100% your choice, especially if you feel good doing so. When reading your OP I did however not walk away with the impression that you do feel good. You sound frustrated, dissatisfied and disappointed because things are not working the way you imagined they…

I absolutely agree with you ! I often have had the same thought, but am not sure that after I retire next year ( after 45 years of full time work ) I want to start something new. I do however like to help people develop a diet they can stick with.....of course having a MA in nutrition helps. I personally eat 1200 calories…

I apologize. I did not think that " Key West " blend would be vegetables and now am curious what they might be. I am not American and do also not live there, but have visited Key West and all I can remember is fish and Piña Coladas....lol.

I think you maybe need to organize yourself a bit. Looking at your food log, I did not see one single fruit ( fresh, canned or dry ) in the last three weeks. Three weeks ago you had 4oz of mixed vegetables and some green beans several times a week, now it's just a few green beans every few days. No other vegetables, no…

A large calorie deficit is never " healthier " for anyone. But for very obese people it is not as unhealthy than for less heavy people. I know that this sounds like splitting hairs, but there is a difference between something being " healthier " and something being less bad.

I would be delighted if that news were true, because there are indications that if Americans do certain things ( healthy or not ) many other countries will follow suit and that would be a good thing. I work for the WHO and doing a quick check could not find anything about Americans eating less. This might not mean…

After I lost my thyroid to cancer several years ago, I developed the same symptoms It took me a while to see a doctor, because with a healthy diet I thought I could possibly not be potassium deficient. I was checked out and it was discovered that I had an absorption problem. My MD told me that with those problems it was…

Your point being ...?

I would seek the advise of a registered dietitian. Throughout my life I have encountered several doctors who when they said " absolutely no carbs ", they meant no bread, pasta, rice , bakery good and other starchy, mostly processed food items. They did not even know that fruit, vegetables, legumes and pulses are complex (…

Two choices. 1. eat more 2. exercise a bit less

I must be living on a different planet. I have never in all my life ( 42 years of that spent working in Humanitarian Aid nutrition) heard, been witness to, or participated in a nutritional discussion where people argue at all. Do in general people outside of MFP really discuss nutritional myths ?

Why would you be discouraged ? " Next to impossible " is based on statistics ( which maybe, or may not be 100% correct.....usually they are not ). " Next to impossible " also means that most people will regain their weight, but not all. You just need to adjust your outlook and decide that you belong to the 7% ( according…

My meds also make me sleepy. When that happens I just go to bed. Luckily I take those meds with supper, which here in Mexico is between 8-9 pm. I would hate for this to happen in countries where people eat at 5:30 or 6:00pm....lol. I no longer can work out in a gym, but consistently walk and even that has helped.

I would like to thank you for your post and hope that it will help as many people as possible. I cannot say that I am in the same boat as you, but I am in a boat made by the same company. I have had med dependent RA since high school , dealt with cancer at age 40 and then a few years ago I lost my thyroid to cancer. During…

I brush my teeth, floss, take showers and do a few other things to stay healthy and not so much because I really enjoy brushing and flossing my teeth. The same is true for watching my diet and since I slipped up once also weighing and logging my food. I spent time around extremely obese people and you are right it never…

I understand what you are explaining, but would like to point out that it is not a good way to enter food into the MFP data base, because many of us use it and especially newcomers rely heavily on it. They have no idea that your " serving " is actually three servings of 3 oz each. It really messes things up.

I walk my dog twice a day. I climb up and down to the street/4th floor several times a day. Walk to the store and back and walk to public transportation at least three days a week and back home again at night. I count none of it as exercise, because it is part of my daily lifestyle, like brushing my teeth, or taking a…

People have not been dieting successfully for thousands of years ! They have not been dieting at all. Dieting for vanity's sake is a very recent ( in history " recent " can mean a couple of centuries or less ) thing and dieting ( in the sense of losing weight ) is even more recent. Two reasons; the average person just did…

People with gastric bypass surgery need just as much willpower for just as much time and psychological support for a lot longer. A former neighbor of mine had the surgery, lost 55 kilos ( 121 pounds, which also can be lost the CICO way in the same amount of time, especially at her start-out weight ) in her first year and…

When I started out at MFP I was supposed to eat a minimum of 87 grs of protein. Many people here thought it was not enough. Last summer I had a complete check-up in one of the best hospitals in Barcelona/Spain and they asked me if I lived in the US when they saw my protein " requirement ". I was put on 40 grs ( I am just…

I often wonder if people really are as st***d as they make out to be in their posts. Usually when people on a forum that also deals with nutrition talk about " processed " food, we all know that this does not mean washing the vegetables, or cutting them into manageable pieces. Or adding some flavor to them..... When we…

I can only speak about myself and because I do well on 1200 calories a day, does not mean the same is true for you. I am going on 70 and am under 5 feet tall. I gained a lot of weight ( after being in my normal weight range all my life ) after being diagnosed and treated for thyroid cancer. I figured that without thyroid I…

If you have serious concerns about your thyroid you need to see a specialist and have a thyroid panel done. Possibly more than once. Jumping from one difficult to sustain food regimen to another will not help you lose weight and will do nothing for your thyroid. I had thyroid cancer ( and hypothyroidism before that ) and…

Much of what you say makes sense. So, my question: What would you tell the OP how to get motivated ? I would also be interested, because so far in my almost 70 years when I wanted to achieve something ( like quitting smoking for good after 13 times trying, like learning to swim in my 60's as just two examples ) I always…

There is a difference between a scale weight and what your mom thinks you look like. There is no way of knowing if you really " should have " gained weight, because you give no details re: calories and I suppose you don't have any idea either. Also, how does you mom know that with exercising you will lose weight easily,…

It's possible/probable that I got things mixed up ( as a non-native speaker of English I sometimes need to read stuff several times, but I am not going to read everything a third time.....prefer to spend that energy on scratching my belly button)....sorry. But I still don't like that attitude....but I know, it's the…