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Boil for 5 mins, let sit in water off the heat for 20 mins, then take them out and hold under cold running water for a few seconds each. Peels easily after that.

Special K cracker chips

3 Eggs white scrambled sandwich on 40 calorie bread, and 1/2 - 1 tablespoon of peanut butter on 1 piece of 40 calories bread. Keeps me full until lunch.

Yeah they are gross, good luck

I used to drink about 1-2 liters of diet soda a day. When I stopped a few months ago my belly bloat went away but I also got very constipated. I upped my fiber and fixed it. Now I have better skin bc I drink water instead of diet soda, my belly bloat is gone, and the one issue of constipation was fixed with upping fiber.…

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Greek yogurt added to shredded chicken with onions and such make a great chicken salad and very high in protein. You don't just have to eat it with fruit you can use it as a mayo substitute in some things.

Big can of canned chicken and 1 cup non fat greek yogurt. mix together add onions or what not if you like and its about 77 grams of protein and yummy. Kinda close to actually chicken salad and just about 400 calories.

You eat them and log them, you learn to fit them into your daily calories. You should not deprive yourself of things you never want to give up. It will only make it worse to say no.

Just a clarification , this info is good to know but I am NOT constipated or gassy lol.

Hi thanks for your response. Yes it does sound like a similar situation. I am 31 years old. I was a runner for about 4 years, I ran about 15+ miles a week, and lost all my weight doing so and never concentrated on my macros. I got down to 117 and stayed there for about 2 or so years. Now I fluctuate between 120-123 mostly…

Thanks for all the input.. I actually eat all my protein through meats and greek yogurts and such. I dont tike protein shakes or protein bars so I don't drink/eat them ever. I don't feel gassy and I am not constipated at all just bloated. Just thought it might have been the protein bc I haven't changed anything else…

I heavy lift 3 times a week. I am not trying to gain muscle at the moment just trying to keep what I have. After I reach my goal of less body fat then I will adjust my goals to maybe eating a surplus to gain muscle but until then I am happy with what I got but I just want the body fat percentage down. I just noticed the…

Water and un-sweet tea

Ummm...again....Peanut butter

Peanut butter.....enough said

Yes lost all my weight on MFP plan and have kept it off for years

My "aha" moment was in 2010 at Easter family gathering. Wanted to dress up like the rest of the family. I wore a ugly dress bc its all I had. Was very hot that Easter I felt very uncomfortable and sweaty. I had to change into a dirty pair of jeans and a old football jersey that I had laying around in my car bc I felt way…

I am the same way when it comes to I want to eat something and something. Most of the time its a sandwich and special k cracker chips which are low calories and yummy. The sandwich usually consists of turkey and mustard or the chicken salad I mentioned on 40 calorie a slice bread. I am in the 1450 cal a day range and I…

That cycle stops when you learn to lose it right. When you lose it still eating the things you love. There is a balance and once you find it that's when the cycle stops. Its not all or nothing and there is no finish line. Its forever. Find your forever balance and you will not gain it back. My forever balance, give or take…

Well maybe people are just trying to help someone realize that you do not have to live without carbs to lose weight. Some people really don't realize that carbs are not the enemy and would benefit from people letting them know not to avoid carbs. If you love carbs then it is not sustainable to not eat them. Any weight you…

Made this yesterday but I had to substitute the soy milk for 2%, and the canola oil for veggie oil bc its what I had in the house and I ran out of flour just below the 1 cup mark. Made it anyway and it turned out yummy. Very moist, and chocolaty. Prob not as low calorie as yours but still yummy in moderation. Thanks for…

I am unsure of my bf%. I just know I have more than I want. I am 5'3 121lbs 31 years old. How you explained it seems exactly what I want to do. Build the muscle back up from where I lost it during weight loss, and then cut to get the excess off. Now that I am starting understand macros and everything hopefully I can start…

And sorry if these are stupid questions. Im just new to lifting and I am not sure if I am supposed to be set at maintaining or what. Bulking is not a good word that I am using bc I don't not want to bulk. But the options it gives me is fat loss, maintain, or bulk. Fat loss sets my calories low and I don't want to do that.…

Thank you for your responses. I checked out IIFYM and used their calculator. It said about 1636 calories. 45/25/30. I set it to maintain though. Should I set it to bulk? I am thinking this is probably a good starting point. I know this is all trial and error thing though. My main goal is to lessen my bf %. I have obtained…

Thank you!!!! This is exactly what I was looking for.

I am lifting 3 times a week with only 1 day of light cardio on a off day. I am 121lbs, 5'3, female. Looking to change my skinny fat body to a more fit tone body. Heard great things about heavy lifting and have enjoyed it so far. I am just very unsure about macros.

There was also a report on Artic Ice saying it is not actually 150 calories. So bye artic ice, never again will eat it.

if you lost your weight slow enough than you should not be falling back into bad habits. It took me 2 1/2 years to lose 50 pounds. I cant go back bc I have been living this way so long that I don't remember what it was like back then. I stay away from some foods but those foods I cut out over a long period of time. This is…

Special K cracker chips are yummy and low calories.