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IMO it is much more important for you to know what 85 grs of dry spaghetti look like, because you know that that is 310 calories. Once you cook spaghetti they look different ( and the portion looks smaller or bigger ) according to how long you cook the pasta and how much water it absorbs. I got overweight on pasta, rice,…

I agree with you in that sugar is not evil, which makes me even wonder more why you made a " decadent " dessert with fake sugar..... the fake cream would be enough I should think. .Why not use unrefined sugar like for example moscovado, because at least it has some nutrition. Muscovado sugar has 11 calories/ 4 grams…

On April 10th last year when I signed up here at MFP, I walked for five minutes with a cane after being almost housebound due to Lupus for a year. I got rid of the cane after about a month and today walked continuous 65 minutes at " walk the dog " speed....and still have rampant systemic Lupus . When I first started I…

Baden-Württemberg , Germany and for the last 18 years from Mexico, D.F. = Federal District of Mexico City = Mexico City

Just playing devil's advocate here, because I do believe that a generally healthy diet and good physical shape do something to help in health and longevity. Our neighbor in the small Black Forest village in Germany where I am from lost both his legs in the war and that caused him to sit around all day for decades. He also…

You will get used to it. I have eaten a lot of veggies all my life and easily can eat a two pound head of cauliflower or similar vegetables in a day and don't go more often to the bathroom than the statistically ideal number...2x a day.

Why chocolate pudding made from white beans ? Chocolate pudding made from real milk, maybe cocoa powder, real vanilla , unprocessed real sugar and maybe an egg and some ground nuts is just as nutritious as " white bean chocolate pudding ". If I understand things right the nutritarian lifestyle focuses on highly nutritional…

I never understand why people post one thing and their food log shows something very different. Just checking the last few days you eat bread not only in large amounts, but more often than just for dinner. In general you either juice or eat a lot of bread......not exactly a healthy and balanced diet . I see not other food…

Does it have to be canned fruit ? How big is a serving ? And how many calories does it have ? How do you eat it ( I know, probably with a spoon....lol ). But I mean; is it a dessert, or do you eat it with something else , like rice for example ? I love curry and the combination of fruit and curry is an interesting one.....

With all due respect, but you are not a foodie at all. Foodies are people who like to eat a wide variety of good quality foods and none applies to what I can see in your food log.....sorry. It is very difficult to give you any advise, because your log is not very ordered and I wonder if that is also the way you eat. It is…

A lot of people who have lifestyles that include chronic sleep deprivation make up for the lack of energy by eating, because extra calories provide the body with a very short lived increase in energy.....this can easily lead to snacking all day long and that if done in excess can lead to weight gain. But not getting any…

I know very little about anorexia ( apart from the info imparted by some documentaries on TV) and wonder if it is normal to go from very little ( like 500-600 calories ) each day to 6000 ? Even the 3000-5000 the OP mentions sound unusual to me....but again, I have nothing to base my thoughts on other than it being 5-10…

Thank you ! Best post I have read in a while......almost wish I had written it. I often wonder why so many people are unaware of the fact that they are in control of their diet and that " wow-congratulations-you-ate-500-calories-under-daily-goal " ( or 200 or whatever ) is actually nothing to be proud of. I know it is…

Why would you want to be underweight ? The range for women 5' 7" age 19-70 is for a light bone structure 125 pounds as lowest weight and 163 pounds for women with a heavier bone structure as the top weight. You are smack in the middle or even a bit better.

Unless you ate miniscule amounts of each foods you might be eating more than 800 calories. You ate bananas ( you used the plural form, which means you has at least two ). With an average of about 100 ( and often more ) calories per banana that makes 200 calories, a spoonful of peanut butter is another 100 or more. Add to…

I don't get obviously drunk of a bottle of red wine either, maybe a bit tipsy, but not more.....but then , I don't drink to get drunk. I drink to enjoy the wine I drink, company, the food and the conversation...plus, I don't drink regularly....maybe a handful of times a year. With all due respect, I find drinking just to…

I also have rampant systemic Lupus ( and in the three years since being diagnosed have never been in remission ) and take a lot of meds. I started MFP on April 10th, 2013 and at the time was able to walk about 5-10 minutes with a cane ( having come off a walker just weeks before ). I so far have lost 50 pounds and walk now…

I don't even get the concept.....lol. I never have " favorite " and " non-favorite " things on my plate. Maybe that has to do with only cooking for a one-person houseold ( myself ) where I don't have to prepare anything I don't like. Also, I am lucky in that I adore vegetables ( all of them ! ) and that I only eat meat,…

There have been dozens ( or maybe even hundreds ) of threads disproving " starvation mode " and it is difficult for me to imagine that there are still MFP members who actually believe that starvation mode is a possibility for people who live in the developed world, with the exception of people who have emotional problems…

You also might refrain from eating vegetables and certain fruit, because in many countries they use manure to fertilize those crops and some of it always sticks to the produce..... And before I forget, you also might want to avoid bread and bakery good, because cockroaches and mice love those warm places and the flour that…

I have had cats most of my life and I disagree with you. My cats were all neutered and most of the time lived in apartments with limited possibilities to be active. However I played with them every day, they had climbing trees and other chances to exercise. None of them were ever overweight , because there is this idea to…

Figs filled with ricotta cheese; either sweet and sprinkled with a bit of honey, or savory Figs wrapped in paper thin slices of Parma, Prosciutto or Serrano ham....the figs can be raw ( but ripe ! ) or grilled Fig muffins, or loaf Good bread or a pizza base with figs and goat cheese , baked in the oven Figs soaked in port…

I get offered what I consider to be junk food several times a week ( usually during work related meetings ). I have learned a fairly easy way to deal with it. I say " no "....well I actually say " no, thank you " and in over a year with MFP and seriously following my food plan, no one has ever challenged me. I also have…

Here in Mexico the ultimate poverty dinner is a corn tortilla wrapped around a dry chile....total : 55-60 calories. There are an average of 4 million people in a population of just over 112 million who are glad when they can eat three of those tacos more than once a day. Those are people with a family income of the…

·1: Do you think that someone just because they produced off spring are all of a sudden so smart and wise that they can put people down just because they have no children and according to you therefore have no right to be concerned about what is happening to our kids ? #2 The OP did not with one single word tell you/anyone…

I don't like all this flavored, fruit added " Greek " or not yogurt either. I did not complain and looked for alternatives. I found out that I really like home made yogurt from whole milk with nothing added. The way I make it, it is true greek yogurt ( and not what most people think is greek yogurt just because it's thick…

It's not a clearly defined motto, but something like " if you can do it today, don't wait for tomorrow ". There are too many people who plan to start diet and/or exercise " next, week because my fridge is full of junk food, when I can afford a gym, after the holidays, tomorrow because today I " deserve a treat "...... for…

I have no proof that I am a 3%-er, because I am still overweight and therefore obviously have not maintained my goal weight for any length of time. But I would like to think of myself as one of that group, because most points that apply to those who keep their weight off also apply to me. I was within normal weight until I…

I am confused. Why do you complain that MFP does not give you enough calories, since most of the time you don't even eat the ones you are allowed now. I went back several weeks and you ate only at your goal twice, ate over ( by a small amount) once and the rest always had a significant amount ( up to 500) left over. And…

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