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Because you didn't mention any special health or dietary needs (e.g. diabetic etc)., I'll just assume you're talking about in general. If you're not following a special doctor recommended diet and are using MFP's generic diet recommendations for all your numbers, consider being a bit skeptical of some of those numbers: do…

There are lots of ways to fake a simple light gym experience at home. After you use milk jugs (half gallon or gallon), clean and save the jugs. Fill with water or sand, good for lifting. You can even string them on a broom handle. :smile: Search the web, there are lots of tips on using home items as "weights."

Another great post from nak1a on this topic. And I'll just add one thought: it's psychologically unhealthy to put one's life on hold because you're "too fat" for anything in life! The idea that I won't live an active live, I'll just HIDE FROM LIFE until I lose weight, is all too common, and an idea that is hard to…

Also, frankly, this might be a perfect occasion for a bit of chocolate! A dark chocolate bar with 210 calories*, added to your current totals, would keep your fat < 30% of calories, protein also < 30%, and total grams of sugar right at the 50 g per day REASONABLE recommendation. It would add no sodium. And you'd only be…

You mentioned not wanting to go over your sugar goal. Be aware that many, many people here are HIGHLY skeptical of the way nutrition trackers like MFP handle sugar because food labels don't distinguish between naturally-occurring sugar (like in fruit) and "added sugar." Most high level advisory bodies agree they want us to…

I like roasted beets chilled in a salad. I make a salad of juicy orange, avocado, red onion, and beets. Can be dressed w/ just a little leftover juice from the orange, salt, pepper, and a drizzle of olive oil. Topped with sunflower kernels: heaven!

Do the licorice haters also hate fennel? To the licorice lovers out there who are feeling deprived: fennel (some grocery stores call it "anise") is a root vegetable with a consistency similar to, but a little bit more substantial than, celery. Especially when raw, it has a slight licorice flavor. It's lovely raw in a…

Your answer is incorrect. The correct response is: there is no other kind of licorice.

Actually, I just roast them WITH the butter, mustard, and lemon sauce. (Same sauce is also great on roasted cauliflower). When I was in high school I had a biology teacher who said that there was a gene where some people just can't detect bitter flavors. (I am an old, so at the time the discussion was about the soft drink…

Lime juice, plastic wrap, fridge, eat next day (the longer you wait, the browner it will get!). If there's brown on the top and it's really icking me out, I just scrape it very lightly with a spoon. But it really doesn't bother me.

Anyone have any recommendations specifically for obese beginners? A lot of extra fat around the belly and on the thighs limits range of motion and wrecks havoc with balance. Often modified instruction is needed (e.g., putting your feet "shoulder width apart" might work one way for thinner people or even overweight people,…

Like most everyone else here, I'm in the camp saying no, you can't do too much fruit, especially whole fresh fruit. However, you CAN do too much fruit juice. Not because of the evil magic of fructose or anything: juice is just relatively calorie dense, and doesn't have any dietary fiber to offset it, so you can get a bunch…

Thank you! I am shocked -- shocked -- that there are not more responses like this on this board, especially when I see all the tickers many people here have showing that have lost 75 pounds or more. People just LOVE hating on the fatties, including other fatties, I guess, and for them weight loss is just an excuse to join…

I'm not a fan of magical thinking, that a thought or an idea is controlling my body. So I'm not going to agree that overcoming an idea will magically allow my body to "release" weight, "easily." But sure, a negative idea can be very sticky in the mind, and lead to a frame of mind that's defeatist, and that influences…

I think this is a helpful addition to your original post because it's clearer about how what she said made you feel bad and thatz not cool. You felt judged, FAIR ENOUGH, and expressed a bit of righteous indignation over being judged about healthful eating by someone fatter than you. As in, I see your judgement, and raise…

Whether anything "works" or not is depending on your goal. Hitting something with a hammer "works" if what you're trying to do is flatten it. Hitting something with a hammer doesn't "work" if what you're trying to do is stop it from bleeding LOL! \ The author of that post is not offering weight loss or weight control…

If you're not allergic to peanuts, add just a tablespoon of peanut butter to apple slices! Peanut butter is calorically dense, I admit, so this can push the calorie amount up, but IMHO it's so worth it: takes the apple to an entirely new place, and incredibly filling. Also good with bananas. You just have to be…

Unless you are diabetic I would take MFP's "redline" on sugar with a grain of, heh heh, salt. It is very easy for MFP to redline you just for eating a little fruit and dairy! As you say, even an apple is more than half of what MFP is recommending for you. It's summertime in California, and I've been eating more fruit than…

With the caveat that your weight will fluctuate during a single day (most people weigh the least first thing in the morning after sweating all night and after um, routine bodily evacuation:embarassed: , and before they have anything to eat or drink; your mileage may vary of course), in general doctors' office scales are…

Here's the difference. The experience you described was a one-time, or at least rare event, from somebody that you at least know a little, and trust. If you had, for any reason, needed to let her know she needed to stow it because the attention was unwelcome, you had every reason to believe that she'd not only comply, but…