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from what I can see it looks like your dinner are low calorie and/or low protein. You might want to try switching things around. e.g increase protein (at fat) especially later in the day. These might help you to feel full. You should try to track carefully for a few days, (ignore your embarrassment) then take a look. Once…

I often cook for 5 others plus myself and what I find works for us is that we keep the carb separate. So for example a typical dinner would be roast chicken, rice or potatoes, vegetables, salad. We all have the same dinner but I take little or no rice and more of everything else. Same idea for breakfast e.g. omelettes or…

I do love lululemon as well despite all the issues. But I also find it expensive. I have had good luck with finding an outfit by Fila at Winners which has become my favourite. I also have had some good experiences with stuff from Mountain Equipment Co-op. If you are in a city in Canada with a MEC you might want to go try…

if you are logging consistently then running some of the reports should help you to answer your question. I find using the 30 day and 90 day reports are especially helpful to me to see what is going on.

so you are not eating bread? or just wheat? if you are open to rice based "breads" you can google "appam". Very tasting south indian bread made of rice yeast and coconut. you can also look on the paleomom website she has a number of grain free breads including at least one that uses yeast.

I've decreased my intake of all sugars overall gradually (over years) so that I need less sweetness overall. I also often use fruit as a substitute. For example I will have plain greek yogurt with berries rather than with honey or other sweetener, or I will use bananas, apples, prunes or other fruit to sweeten muffins and…

I try my best to log everything including fruit. This is the best way for me to have information in order to make decisions. I notice from looking at your diary that you do track carbs and sugar for example. By logging everything, including fruit, you have the best picture of how many calories you are consuming and you…

you can make chicken pot pies, chicken empanadas

I believe these are pills that are made from the tropical fruit Garcinia Cambogia which is called kodampulli in Kerala, India. Rather than buy pills try cooking with it. It's great in fish and seafood curries. This way you good lots of other stuff that's good for you, like fish.

I use a tanita machine at my gym (my trainer checks me about monthly). I know that no machine or method is supposed to be accurate but I figure that my measuring using the same method and conditions I can at least see that I'm going in the right direction (weight/body fat/inches). Most of the change has been in the body…

yes this has happened to me - I have little to change change when using the tape measure, a small change (just under 10lbs) in weight loss, but I have a significant change in body fat % (about 9%) and my clothes are certainly big on me now. check your body fat%?

yes +3 on the various Indian preparations for Okra. I usually make a south indian style stir fry either with or without coconut. I try to keep the heat medium high and only cover it for a very short time, otherwise it won't be crispy - but whether you like it crispy or soft is up to you. here is an example of a typical…

try a south indian cabbage stir-fry: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1062816-wonderful-south-eastern-indian-dry-curry?hl=indian+cabbage#posts-16330396

I love your contact frying method - must try! With the pan frying - if you want to avoid flour you could also use chickpea flour (besan) and then fry in coconut oil or a neutral oil such as safflower or grapeseed. My kids really love fish this way, and they used to claim to not like fish. I put the salt on at the end. I…

sardines, herring, ricotta. I generally buy whatever meat is on sale in largish amounts and make large pots of stuff such as oxtail, chicken curries (made with chicken thighs or whole chicken cut up), fish curries made with whatever fish is on sale (usually salmon, haddock, hake). I buy dried beans and lentils rather than…

Ok sorry, I see now that I was reading your post incorrectly. Thanks. I guess it does vary quite a bit by province. I shop regularly in Ottawa and Toronto and I usually pay $3.95 for 4 litres of 2% milk. I have 4 kids so we go through a lot of milk.

I think it depends on where you are going in Canada. In Ottawa and Toronto you can often get 4 litres for under $4.00 I don't know how that compares to a gallon. (if you care about such things) regular milk in Canada is not allowed to contain antibiotics or growth hormones which is different from the U.S. I believe. My…

I agree with planks and plank variations. But if you also might want to try this - it is also very effective: http://www.workoutbox.com/exercises/ab-exercises/crunch-stability-ball-reach-and-pass/

Yes - go to ethnic stores for stuff. I agree that East Asian stores (Chinese Vietnamese etc) are great for fish meats and vegetables, and tofu. South Asian (Indian Pakistani etc) stores are great for getting your dried lentils, chickpeas etc. If you are gluten free it is a great place to find chickpea flour and other…

I just saw this recipe which you might like. I have tried 2 separate pumpkin based recipes from this website which turned out great so I think this one should as well. http://paleomg.com/pumpkin-cream-donut-sandwiches/

i'm not a big fan of vinaigrettes unless it's something simple I make myself and I find salad a bit overwhelming in that you have to eat a lot of volume to get a good amount of vegetables. Instead I keep tubs of baby spinach/arugula/kale etc on hand in the fridge. I add handfuls of it to stir-fries/soups etc. - just at the…

I believe the person who said 1 cup of coconut milk has 45 cals is referring to the boxed kind of coconut "milk beverage" - brands such as so delicious etc. The unsweetened one is about 45 cals - you find this in the grocery store with the soy/rice/almond milks. Actual coconut milk, which is made by soaking and straining…

if you don't like breakfast-y foods, why not try just regular food? My daughter used to dislike most breakfast type items other than pancakes or crepes (eggs etc) so she would often have something like pasta or whatever was leftover from dinner the night before. if you find it hard to eat like that early in the morning you…

I find what helps (indirectly) is weight training especially when focused on the core/back/chest/upper arms. This also helps posture which also helps - again indirectly. also you should get fitted for a new bra on a regular basis (both a sports bra and an every day bra)- you have reminded me that I'm overdue on this.

Hi I find that in order to target any particular thing in my diet that I want to change, what works for me is to analyse my diary over the course of the week in order to see where I need to make the changes. If you find there are particular days or times when you crave particular fast foods and you want change that, plan…

I've been meaning to try this one - I have had good results with Elana's pantry in the past so I have hopes for this one as well http://www.paleoperfectly.com/2011/08/paleo-pumpkin-spice-donuts.html

eggs, sardines, you can buy cheaper cuts of meat and whole poultry to roast off. You can strain regular yogurt to make your own greek yogurt (save the liquid whey which you can use in smoothies or other recipes). legumes (especially if they are dried rather than canned). I do find cottage cheese is cheaper than greek…

hi - I did not mention it in my earlier post about possible replacement snacks - but I was diagnosed with PCOS and yes sugar and carbs have a big impact. I also found that when I added weight training in September I noticed a real improvement in my fat% and my overall well-being. Prior to that I was mostly doing a great…

I just went back to your original post and noticed that you asked for suggestions to replace your bars etc. So here are some: - 1/2 cup of greek yogurt topped with slivered almonds and some berries - cut up a bunch of celery and put them in little Ziploc bags to take as a snack to work - Baldersons 2 year aged cheddar…

i will try these tonight if I can. I find that when you cook with coconut flour the result does not taste coconutty - this recipe sounds like it should work. You do need a lot of liquid for coconut flour. edited to add: I found this website which discusses the recipe -…