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I agree with the previous poster who said that you shouldn't eat back *all* of your deficit. If you are trying to lose weight, eating all of it back is somewhat unproductive. However, I understand your concern that you don't want to push it too far. Too much of a calorie burn can make you tired, hungry, cranky, and…
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Instead of the sour cream, try a better Greek yogurt. "Greek gods" is a brand here in Texas and I'm particularly fond of the taste. It's very similar to sour cream and less than most of the "low fat" sour creams at the market.
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Haven't tried it yet, but this looks really good..... Superfood Triple Berry Chia Pudding Skinnytaste.com Servings: 2 • Size: about 1 cup • Old Points: 2 pts • Weight Watcher Points+: 2 pt Calories: 110 • Fat: 5 g • Carb: 12 g • Fiber: 7.5 g • Protein: 4 g • Sugar: 3 g Sodium: 64 mg • Cholest: 0 mg Ingredients: 1 cup…
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If you want a cheap oven proof skillet, check "thrift" store and garage sales until you find a cast iron skillet.
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Get 1 large whole chicken, 1 qt of apple juice and an onion. Rinse off the chicken. Peel & quarter the onion. Put the onion inside the chicken. Put chicken & juice in crock pot. Add water to cover chicken. Season to taste. Turn on. Leave for work. Done when you come home. Serve with wild rice & blanched broccoli. To make…
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For me, it's cookies. I looove cookies. Ginger snaps, chocolate chip, iced oatmeal, windmill, orange thins, coconut macroons, you name it. So I just don't buy them. Right now, the dog, the hubby and I are all over-weight. If I find that I truly need cookies, I'll stop at the gas station and get the small package. It works…
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While I agree on the whole with the paleo-fad, isn't that kinda what most of us are doing? *My* Meal Plan for Tomorrow: Breakfast: Oatmeal & berries, coffee Snack: Fresh fruit Lunch: Salad with chicken Dinner: Free-range pork chop, asparagus & mushrooms Snack: fruit & greek yogurt Sample menu from paleo-site: Breakfast:…
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I would suggest that you run, not walk, to a reputable endocrinologist in your area. Losing weight when you have a medical condition working against you is tricky. It's even worse when it's thyroid because your thyroid largely regulates your metabolic rate. Your endocrinologist should be able to help you stabilize your…
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I lost about 50# and gave all of my "fat" clothes to a women's shelter. Many of those gal's arrive with nothing more than what they and/or their children are wearing. Anything that's still functional goes there. If it's stained, ripped, or torn then it goes to the rag bag or the trash.
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Yep, I agree with the other posters. Limit your exposure to your pizza slug friends. Make some new friends who work out. Realization #1 - You can't control what they do. Realization #2 - You can control how *you* respond to the pizza/beer/video game-a-thon. Set aside an evening when you've been "a very good boy" and you…
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I think you're a bit aggressive with the 2+ pounds per week at the start. I understand about your birthday, but you're imposing an artificial deadline on an organic process. That works out to a caloric deficit of nearly 7490 calories per week or 1070 per day. That's a *huge* daily deficit. If the caloric deficit is too…
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First off, I would suggest that you find a psychologist to talk to. Not because *you* need one but because a good one can teach you new and hopefully more productive ways to cope with the people in your life. I suspect that your mother is suffering from something that psychologist call "projection". Secondly, a "portion"…
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10,000 steps is about 5 miles of walking. According to my reading, that's considered to be moderately active.
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1200 calories per day isn't sustainable for anyone who is taller than an oompa loompa, IMHO. It's really hard to get enough nutrition in 1200 calories not to end up deficient in something.
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It depends on what I'm craving. If it's protein, I might have some peanut butter on a cracker or a string of cheese. If it's sweets, I might have some dried fruit or a hard candy. If it's carbs, then I try put some protein with it so that I don't get the "rebound munchies".