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i think if you boil it you will have less water in your milk. The sugar will still be there.

After I've reached my calorie goal for the day (after my evening snack), I too find that I sometimes want to keep snacking. If I brush and floss my teeth, that usually works for me. Its easy for me to say "no thank you" when my mouth is nice and clean. I also know that if I am overtired, I am very tempted to keep snacking.…

i hope it works for you, OP. I tried paleo to support a family member who wanted to try it to lose weight. Problem was that i don't like to eat too much meat, so when I started eating more meat, it just felt like a huge lead weight in my belly. I didn't like the feeling, and needless to say, I didn't stay "paleo" for too…

I think if these folks were going to be over the top aggressive, I'd probably put some of the food on my plate but just not eat it. Then go back and get refills of the food that you do want to eat (salad, veggies, etc). Or, if the family doesn't get together very often and I want to keep the peace, I might just not log for…

i agree with CICO. I also am of the opinion that if you put tons of processed food in your body, you will not feel too great. I personally am not too concerned with hitting any type of magical macros number, but instead i usually choose mainly unprocessed food. that is what has worked for me, anyway.

i read on a forum here once that "You can't out-exercise a bad diet". I really took that to heart.

I wonder if the OP means that they are not prohibiting a particular type of food, but instead plans to incorporate any desired food into a reasonable calorie plan. (rather than saying sometime like: I'm gonna go gluten free OR vegan OR paleo etc and that is the answer!).

Hello omad50. Sometimes I want to eat everything in sight too! It takes time for each person to figure out what works for them. For me, what worked was choosing .5 pounds loss per week (rather than 1 or 2 pounds per week). That make it so I could eat more each day, so I wouldn't feel as "deprived". I decided it was more…

Try to avoid going under 1200. Your body needs a basic amount of calories just to do everyday functions like walking around, digesting your food, paying attention at work, etc. Also, try to remember that the weight loss is not linear. so don't throw in the towel if after a week you have not lost exactly one pound.

i have had luck with eating raw celery.

steel cut oats with mangoes and berries!

you look fantastic!

I took a quick look at that menu. I'd likely pick the Seared Ahi Salad. I'd probably ask about the Soup of the Day, and if it is not a creamy or cheesy soup, I might have a small cup of soup too. I think there is also value in remembering that sometimes at a business lunch, its better to be inconspicuous and not have your…

does VLC mean Very Low Calorie?

Perhaps some exercise might help? I have had episodes of insomnia, similar to what you describe (no problem falling asleep, but then I would wake up and stay awake), and it got better when I exercised. If I was particularly stressed or anxious, vigorous exercise was best, but often, a light stroll right before or after…

I still think of myself as heavy. And I get super offended if someone makes "fat jokes" in front of me. Recently, I was getting ready to board a flight, and the (slim) lady next to me in line started chatting with me. I commented about how the gate area wasn't full of people, so probably the flight isn't full. She said to…

If i drank 16.9 oz of water, I would log that as 2 cups (a cup=8 oz, so 2 cups=16 oz). For plain water, I think that is good enough, since it has no calories.

I just gave it up cold turkey. I decided I wasn't going to have any more diet cola, or caffeine after that. (My issue was I felt "bad" about myself for "needing" a can of cola---really the caffeine---to get me out the door every morning. A can of diet cola used to be my breakfast). Anyway, I was successful, didn't have any…

rice cake with hummus, or rice cake with a little jam (depending on if you want sweet or salty).

I think the issue with carbs is that they are so often paired with lots of fat (so lots of calories) or lots of sugar (so lots of calories). Maybe a way to have carbs and still see results that you want, is to find ways to eat carbs without all sorts of fat and/or added sugars added on. So for example, oatmeal with fruit…

If the doctor has instructed you to not exercise for 6 weeks as the title of your post indicates, why are you planning to go against your doctor's instructions? Your body needs to rest after surgery. My advice is the same as shadowsan, eat at maintenance calories. I would worry that you might injure yourself if you don't…

From your post, it sounds like you are planning to lose more than just a couple of pounds. You may want to break the process down into a series of goals. Example, set your goal at 5 pounds below where you are right now. When you reach that---celebrate! Then reset the goal to another 5 pounds. And so on. This could also be…

I ate a banana for my mid-morning snack.

These are all super ideas to be more active when at a sedentary job. I too, sit at a desk all day. In my experience, though, what I put in my mouth is more important than how much i moved, when it came to weight loss. I saw this somewhere, "You can't out-exercise a bad diet". Of course, the more active we are, the better…

Also, looking at your profile pic, I'm not sure where any weight loss would come from. You do not appear to be overweight at all.

Hello, some people chose to be vegan for ethical reasons, others for health reasons that they identify. I don't feel that choosing a vegan diet in and of itself will cause weight loss. A person should still be aware of CICO to lose weight. i will say that when I cut way way back on dairy, I notice an improvement to my…

I just had my lunch and it was sweet potato soup (microwave available at my office), and 2 clementines.

Hmmm, I'm certainly not an expert on this, because I see this as a tricky predicament to solve, so my advice would be to try to hit your macro target over the course of a week. So for instance, if today you are "too high" on your carbs, then perhaps tomorrow you make an effort to have a bit fewer carbs, so that over the…

Welcome Nancy! Being active on these message boards is highly encouraged...a person can learn a lot here about making the everyday choices that lead to the long term results you want to see! Some people are active by simply reading the posts and learning more, others are active in that they post questions and join in on…

I'm not familiar with the dietchef plan, but i think Triscuits crackers are a great snack...maybe with some hummus if you like that.