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Do you stick with whole foods mostly, or are you ok with more processed proteins? Most of my high protein meals contain fairly processed stuff like protein powder or faux meats. My go-to high protein meals - 25g and up per serving Whole wheat spaghetti with faux ground round (usually Yves or TJ's) and tomato sauce Barbecue…

Jennpinklady, as a vegan myself I support anyone going plant-based, but I want to caution you that it may not be as easy as "fruits, veggies, and whole grains", and many people who adopt a WFPB diet without proper research fail to thrive and don't maintain it. You need to determine your nutritional needs and come up with a…

I've tried at least a dozen vegan protein powders, and I hated nearly every one. I couldn't stomach Vega, Plant Fusion, Sunwarrior, MGM, Orgain, Six Star soy, Garden of life, Naturade, or Now foods protein. I found Naturliga vanilla Pea Protein and Genisoy chocolate or vanilla soy protein palatable, but not particularly…

I find it slightly suppresses my appetite for the rest of the day, but then the following day I am very hungry.

I would start by looking at the DASH diet. Not sure if it's for weight loss, so you might need to be careful with portion sizes, but it is low sodium. http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/dash-diet/art-20048456

It really depends on what you mean by "lots" of protein. I find I can easily get 10-15% of calories from protein eating mostly whole foods, emphasizing legumes, green veggies, higher protein grains and pseudo grains (like oats and quinoa) and tofu ( I did say "mostly"whole) Right now I need extra protein to combat illness…

Fat won't make you fat, but if your fat consumption is coming at the expense of adequate protein and carbs, you will limit your ability to put on muscle. I can't see your diary from my phone, but you want to make sure you are getting plenty of protein for muscle building and carbs for energy (heavy lifts use primarily…

I do StepBets and I'm planning to join DietBet's first maintenance game (weigh in monthly for 12 months within +2% and -4% of starting weight) next month. I find they help keep me consistent and focused, and any money I might win is an added bonus.

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OP's examples were really hyperpalatable sugar/fat combo's, not just sugar. I used to think I had a sugar issue until I had to go on a low fat diet (gallbladder problems) and realized that it's not the sugar, it's the high reward combo of sugar and fat together. I eat plenty of fruit, maple syrup on oats, PB2 with added…

Only calories count for weight loss, but keep in mind that you want to be healthy at the end of this, too. The majority of your food should be nutrient dense if you are eating only 1400 kcal a day but most people find room for indulgences along the way as well. Use MFP to calculate a calorie goal, then focus on meeting…

Sadly, MFP doesn't do that. It would be fantastic if it did. What you might be thinking of is the feature in premium that gives you a list of the foods you ate in the last week that had the highest amounts of selected nutrients. For example, when you click the macros tab, it will tell you the foods you ate that had the…

I eat a ton of baked and roasted potatoes. Some of my favorite vegan toppings are: Salsa (lots of different types) Curried chickpeas Creamed corn Lentil stew Chili Black beans, simmered with salsa, tomatoes and roasted corn Red pepper hummus and chopped tomatoes Broccoli, nutritional yeast, and coarsely ground pistachios…

Usually around 4-5 lb, but this month, it was almost 7. It tends to peak about 1 or 2 days before my cycle starts.

Sorry if my post came off more harshly than intended, I was going for "wry", but I may have overshot. I didn't take your post personally; I was just trying to make the point that there are people who *think* they can't fit into a zero but could at a slim and healthy size, and then there are the people (like me) for whom it…

I don't think she thought through what an untenable position she was putting you in, and it sounds like there is no way to help her, so the best thing to do is just back away and let her find a way to sink or swim on her own. I am willing to remind people of their goals if they ask me to do it, but I refuse to take…

That is true, but the average from which this interval is calculated is based on adequate calorie intake (at least in the case of the WHO recommendation, which is very close to the US RDA.) All calories are protein sparing to some degree, so as your total calorie intake goes up, your protein needs decrease (ceteris paribus…

This is at size 10US. I have a wide pelvis and rib cage, so as I lose weight, my width stays the same (already as narrow as my ribcage and bi-iliac distance allows) and my "depth" gets smaller and smaller. I think my hips were about 42" there. Right now I weigh 6 pounds less and they are 41.25"

Or, they truly don't have the frame size to fit a size 0. It's not that uncommon. In the picture below, I am a size 10, and 22BMI. To get to size zero from there would entail losing 5 inches from my bust, 4 inches from my waist, and nearly 7 from my hips. At the bottom of my healthy BMI range, I am a size 6. In the…

They almost certainly did. OP is a teenager.

I realize this, but wasn't the question "how much protein do I really need?" I probably misinterpreted, but I thought she was asking for her requirement, not an ideal. (It's a pretty common question for vegetarians) I wasn't trying to imply 49g was optimal, just that it is sufficient.

First part is right, but the number of servings is irrelevant. It's a constant %, so it doesn't change with quantity.

According to the most recent World Health Organization technical report on worldwide protein requirements (report series 935), 0.83g/kg bodyweight/day is sufficient for 97.5% of healthy adult males and females. It's based on a meta-analysis of hundreds of studies from several countries, not on the average sedentary first…

If it doesn't give any indication of the number of 100g servings or total cooked weight, it wouldn't. You are really better off just using the generic raw chicken weight in this case, unless there is some specific seasoning or processing that makes this chicken unique. Not only for convenience, but for accuracy, as cooking…

Cool. As to your original post, even if you only have data for cooked weight, you'd have to weigh the chicken raw to get a valid weight, because you have no way to know how much water you cooked out of it. If you cooked it longer or hotter than the reference used to calculate the label weight, your portion will be…

Great analogy. Before I started to make an effort to be more aware of what I was eating (not just how many calories), I ended many days with the nutritional equivalent of a closet full of designer cocktail gowns and no heat or electricity :/

Respectfully, if it bothers you that much, you should probably not be going this route. Calorie and nutrient counts are not 100% accurate, even if you weigh and measure perfectly. There will be differences in water content, fat content, vitamins and minerals, etc. Even if you use USDA entries, they are averages, and can't…

Fitbit and other all day monitors do account for RMR. That is why you have to enter your height, weight and age when you set them up. Even if they didn't, you'd get a too low target, not too high. I think your source was talking about sports monitors, like a Polar or Wahoo, that are meant to be used only for exercise. When…