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  • I could be wrong, but I believe the calories on microwave popcorn is if you eat the unpopped kernels. Once you pop it, you have to count the cups of popcorn. A regular sized bag of popcorn has between 7 and 12 cups of popped popcorn. So, 35 cals per cup would equal between 245 and 420 cals a bag.
  • Try chewing sugar free gum. It satifies the "need" to chew something and it gives a burst of flavor. If you chew mint it has a similar effect as brushing your teeth. Most varieties are only a few calories.
  • I believe MFP's sugar numbers are added sugars only. Natural sugars such as fruits and lactose get added to that number, but do not count as added sugars. Personally, I figured out approx how many natural sugars I eat per day and custom set my number based on both added and natural sugars. It takes a quick look at my diary…
  • How about people who know I am trying to lose weight and either A) comment about the amount of food I'm eating (think lots of veges, fruit, lean protien) "You're NEVER going to lose the weight if you keep eating like that". Meanwhile their lunch consists of a LARGE bag of peanut butter m&m's or B) go out of their way to…
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