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I stopped watching sugars when I realized that eating one apple and a pear would rocket me over my limits. I keep an eye on fiber now instead. Avoiding added and refined sugar I can understand, but nobody takes Raevynses fruits! *Clings to fruits*

I'm going to be stunned when I start measuring, I'm sure. I cook a lot ( I was going to go to CIA to become a chef) so I can eyeball amounts with some accuracy, but I must be off at least some of the time. I was so surprised that I ate so much fat and salt. I thought I was a sweet tooth! Nope.

I had the same thing happen after logging a home cooked brunch recently. I don't usually care about cholesterol, but when I saw the number suddenly in the red after one meal I was shocked! I still love my eggywegs. I'll just have them hard boiled more often than fried. For some reason hard boiled eggs tend to show up as…

Oh no, did you find out that you are celiac? :/ Boo.

Deli meats are crazypants with the sodium! I thought that eating a Subway sammich would be balanced until I logged it. To this day the only thing that beats Subway sammiches for sodium is Cup Noodle ramen. And that's barely.

I am with you here, 100%. I drink my coffee with VERY little sweetener and sip water all day instead of flavored beverages. Then I make up for it with my evening wine. Worth every drop.

Oh geez, I'm going to have another zomg moment. I've totally been guesstimating my portion sizes too. o.o

You were consistently below in calories? You must have a different palate than mine. I've had friends who were genuinely into (and had always been into) lots of green veggies and lean seafood to the exclusion of other stuff. I tended to rack up calories with fatty, salty things that were in actual volume quite small and…

I totally resisted some free pizza at work. *Flex*

I can do this! Pictured below is an eggplant, summer squash and onion ratatouille redolent with garlic and herbs de provance, with a seared top blade steak accompaniment.

Next time, Gadget!

Oooh, I'll try that next time I get an eggplant in my green grocer box!

Success! Ratatoullie and steak for dinner tonight! It was scrummy.

Okay. Tonight ended up being a cheese, meats, wine and crackers night. Tomorrow. Ratatouille.

You have all kindled a spark of hope! Tonight I shall grill me some eggplant, with no hesitation about salting. I'll take pics of the results!

I do indeed have a grill pan! I also have the fixings for ratatouille. Hrm. ...you don't salt the eggplant slices overnight first? For realsies?

I always keep vanilla Greek yogurt, wheatgrass powder and frozen mixed berries on hand for smoothies! My basic recipe: - 1 ripe banana - 1 cup vanilla Greek yogurt - A double handful of frozen mixed berries - A few tablespoons of wheatgrass powder - A few tablespoons of agave nectar or honey - About a cup of milk Whizz up,…

I went to my doctor about knee pain and I was told, at 33, that I have osteoarthritis. The cause? All of the walking I do daily and...my weight. Knees are load bearing joints and boy are they ever hefting a load. Additionally I broke my back when I was 22 and have had no problems stemming from it until my weight got high.…

On Work days I usually have oatmeal and sometimes fruit, like a nectarine or an apple. Easy and quick! Weekends and days off, it's a toss up. I prefer savory brekkies so if I feel up to it I'll make eggs and toast.

Every three days or so to avoid being disheartened by water weight fluctuations. I want to weigh myself every day, but I resist mightily.

I, like others, am not going to strictly give up anything as that sort of restriction only makes me react like a caged animal and leads to failure. Because binging. However I do severely cut back on things that are really bad for one in quantity. I just let myself have them now and then. Like the occasional soda or fast…

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Added back, for great justice!

I don't count crazy in calories, I count crazy in regards to what is truly weird in comparison to the standard American diet. The craziest thing I've ever eaten? A candy-coated cricket. It was actually not bad. Crunchy and kind of earthy.