Aerona85 Member

Most of what I do has been said above. Mashed potatoes from scratch and prepping veggies don't take much time once you are used to wielding a veggie peeler and knife (the first few times you do it, yes it may take longer). Put the potatoes to boil first and by the time you have the rest of the meal prepped, they're ready…

None. I get shaky with the caffeine in half a can of Coke. I've got no business with caffeine :-).

I use a normal sized cereal bowl with 1 cup almond milk and usually 100g strawberries and find it satisfying enough. Sometimes I will have two servings. I have never enjoyed sugary cereals, even as a kid, so my gotos are corn chex and plain cheerios (real stuff not store brand...one of the few things that I find completely…

This! Unless you have health conditions that mean you need lower, the common advice has been raising salt allotment as they didn't have any scientific backing to the numbers they had before. Regardless of what intake you are shooting for, make sure you are getting enough potassium and enough water.

I'd say 300-500 per slice without any other details.

Haha means that here too ;-).

I weigh every day or close to it but only log weekly, if that.

Spaghetti and homemade meat balls and occasional Pizza Hut breadsticks. I also refuse to give up 2 nights eating out weekly. That is my social time which plays into mental health which is just as important as physical.

I'm in the US so my numbers aren't really good comparisons for yours but for just me I spend about $225 a month. That includes 2-3 meals out per week.

Make sure you double check numbers though if accuracy is important to you...restaurants change formulas all the time and the entries added to the database here are done by other users. Also, Some people don't eat the bun when having a burger, for example, and may adjust numbers for that but not note it. And, restaurants in…

This is going to sound ridiculous but I am always low on calcium so I bought some of those chocolate chews that provide calcium. One of those in evenings hits the sweet tooth spot. Gummy multivitamin works for me too. There are arguments about the benefits (or lack of) for those kind of multivitamins, but it works for me!

I second this. If they fit into your needs and are something you enjoy, go for it!

Check the websites of the restaurants. In the US at least, chains are required to provide their nutrition information.

I usually take leftovers from the night before. If I don't have leftovers loaded baked potato, a can of soup,!leftovers frozen from prior days, or a purchased frozen meal are my backups. I try to avoid the purchased frozen meals but I figure better that than the fast food I used to resort to!

High fructose corn syrup...corn most definitely is made into a sweetener.

I would enter calories and such for the whole package (so multiply the amounts for one serving by 10) and then put in that you ate an eighth of the whole.

Yesterday I had half of a Subway sandwich, the day before that some leftover rice and beans, day before that a spinach/tomato/cheese salad. All for breakfast. Don't get hung up on "breakfast food" that you eat stuff you don't like, life is too short.

I prefer almond milk over other milks...but then soy makes me break out and cows milk gives me digestion problems. I don't drink calories so my milk use is pretty much limited to overnight oats, occasional cold cereal (I usually just eat it dry as a snack), or homemade ice milk. As for the "best" milk, to each his/her own.

It is definitely possible. I don't track sugar so haven't watched it, but I looked back over my last few weeks averages and I am well below 60 g a day on average. The majority of my foods do have sugars tracked so I don't think I am off by much. But then I'm not a huge sweet fan either, most comes from fruit, dairy, and…

For me losing it is pretty easy, keeping it off, not so much. The biggest challenge I have is having to prepare ahead. If I don't have tomorrow's breakfast and lunch packed and ready to grab and go in the morning, my whole day is in jeopardy. And weather can be a challenge as I don't have a gym or gym equipment in my…

I don't think I have been bored since I started college :-). Volunteer (I go to the Humane Society and socialize cats), if you like singing or music join a local group for that, do you like crafty stuff? Once you have a hobby like that, there is never enough time. Catch up on best sellers if you like reading. Collect…

If you want to eat it, fit it in! I have been having to fit lots of "not diet" food into my diet lately in order to be social (work group lunches, nights out with friends, etc). It works fine and I'm still losing. Why? Because this isn't a "diet" in the connotation that people usually associate with it. This is a way of…

Most of my dinners are 600-750 cals. My calorie goal for the day is 1590 plus I usually get 100-150 exercise calories. This split generally works for me, though some days are totally different (like when the local Mexican place caters at work..900 cal lunch right there, but I budget for it). 300-400 breakfast, 200 snack…

I usually don't eat my meals until I feel a little hungry (I can generally eat whenever I want at work and at home). Wake up around 630, breakfast 930-10, lunch 1-2, dinner 6-7, sleep 10-11. Works for me generally.

I don't :-). I am not a morning person by any stretch of the imagination. I either workout over lunch, if my meetings allow, or right after work. If I go home after I know I won't do it, so right after it is. Go to bed between 10 and 11 and wake up between 6 and 7. I have social stuff going on at night...I couldn't go to…

I pre-cook items in bulk...roasted vegetables, oven roasted chicken, Meatballs, roasted potatoes, cilantro-lime rice, pasta, etc. that I then freeze. Then I can take portions of whatever and make easy stir fry, quesadilla, Cajun pasta, meatball sub, spaghetti and meatballs, etc. pretty much on a whim. I usually determine…

I inherited my great-grandmas cast iron skillet...circa 1921 and it has been used over fire, on wood stove, etc. Still works fantastically and no sticking what so ever! I also bought a cheap Lodge one and it has a ways to go to be as awesome as the almost 100 year old one, but it will get there. I reconditioned it right…

The week before I am usually hungrier than normal (and more tired than normal/don't want to exercise). The week of I barely want to eat. So for me it evens out. I don't notice any weight loss for those 2 weeks until it's all over, then it drops off basically overnight. Then back to normal for 2 weeks and repeat. Eating at…

The oatmeal container should have the calories listed for dry and "prepared as indicated". I always measure as close to base form as I can, so I would use dry. Then add whatever you use to make it. And yes, weighing is better than measuring cups, if you gave a scale (container should give you weight as well).

Wendy's chili, Subway (club or oven roasted chicken), or Chipotle (my goto bowl is about 700 cals and I usually make it 2 meals) are tops on my fast food list. KFC bowl isn't THAT awful either (though if you are going for super "healthy" it's not really that).