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I usually get my fiber from oatmeal, fruit (mostly berries and apples), and whole grain bread and tortillas. Popcorn is also a high fiber snack. If I'm low on fiber for the day I'll have a 90 calorie Fiber One brownie bar, which are pretty delicious.

I've never heard of it before, but I'd be wary, considering you have to pay. It would be much cheaper (and more educational!) to just do your own research on what's healthy and try eating at a deficit. I'm sure this program works by allowing you food such that you are in a deficit anyway. I just read their website, and all…

Overall, I'm happy with my Graze subscription. It is on the more expensive side, especially considering that each snack isn't that big. But when you consider it as a service, which develops and makes a wide variety of fairly nutritious food that is delivered to you, rather than just as each individual snack, the cost seems…

I have never enjoyed cooking before now. But I haven't gotten take out or gone out for lunch in weeks. I've eaten a home cooked meal every night.

Make sure you have a plan for every thing that you buy. I used to buy a lot more than I needed "just in case" I wanted to use more later in the week. It always went bad, because I didn't have a plan. When you have already planned out what you are going to buy, make, and eat, it's a lot easier to avoid spoiling food. Also,…

I don't especially like cinnamon or apple pie, but melting the cheese onto the apple looks like a game changer! Some sliced apple with some melted brie or Laughing Cow wedges... I think I'll have to eat this very soon.

I do both. I think that I eat such that I don't really need to take any vitamins. According to MFP's counts I usually never hit the targets, but I'm really not sure how much of a difference eating 60% RDA vs. 100% RDA really makes. I'm not deficient in anything, that I know of. However, I do take a multi-vitamin every day…

I'm like you. I love to snack. In my ideal world I'd just always be constantly eating a little something. I prefer to think of breakfast/lunch/dinner as large snacks. I think I like it because of the variety. Instead of eating 3-4 different things each day, I get to eat 6-7 different things. It doesn't make a difference…

I weigh and record my weight every morning. Sometimes it's up, sometimes it's down. I put it all in a spreadsheet to graph it. I don't let the ups bother me, because I am still seeing a downward trend, and those ups could be due to a myriad of reasons. I also like to weigh before and after using the toilet, before and…

Haha, I knew someone would say nuts. I do enjoy them sometimes, but they're not quite as high protein as I'm looking for. 200 calories of cashews (my favorite nut) only has about 7g of protein. Almonds are similar. Though that's a great tip of mixing walnuts and dried bananas, and it sounds delicious.

The thing about eating healthy on a budget is that you have to be willing to put more work in. It will almost always be cheaper to make your own meals at home than to eat at even the cheapest restaurants every day. And "healthy" prepared meals like Lean Cuisine are definitely not cheap. Switching the prices isn't going to…

General advice is 1g of protein per pound of lean body mass, and I've also heard .8g per pound of total weight. Even if you don't do weight training, getting enough protein in your diet can help prevent muscle loss as you lose weight. I am not a nutrition professional, but I'd guess that 30-40g is probably not enough. I am…

Well, I don't burn 2100 every single day. On my really inactive days where I don't even leave the house (maybe 1-2 days a week) I burn around 1800, on my super active days where I go dancing (1-3 days a week) I burn 2300 or more. On an average day where I just go to work I burn around 2100. Right now my spread sheet says…

Yeah... Don't ask questions you don't want to know the answer to.

I just posted this on another thread, but check out www.budgetbytes.com. It's a blog where all the meals are designed to be cheap, and they are almost always healthy as well. I make a lot of food from that blog.

Check out http://www.budgetbytes.com/. She posts meals that can be made for cheap, and they are almost always healthy, as well. She also includes the cost breakdown of all the recipes, and sometimes posts helpful tips, such as the proper way to freeze chicken. Quite a lot of the food I make comes from her blog.

How long have you been calorie counting? Hopefully after doing it long enough you'll eventually learn what kinds of calories various foods have, and what the proper portions should be. Like practicing. How long that will take, I don't know. Do you weigh and measure all your food? Weighing everything is a good way to get an…

Rest days are essential for good health. If you work out every single day, it is much more likely that you'll get injured at some point. If you are lifting weights, taking rest days is just as important as actually lifting the weight. During the rest is when your body actually builds the muscle. This is why it's also…

You want to get to a low body fat percentage, and the answer is weight training. Eat lots of protein and lift heavy. That's the best way to get the body composition that you want. Lipo is not what you need.

You weight can change randomly from day to day. Many different things could be causing it, including water, time of the month, Jupiter in the 5th house, etc. This is why it is recommended to most people to only weigh once a week. I like to weigh and record once a day. I don't concern myself if my weight went up or down, I…

There are a lot of vegetables out in the world, and I'm sure they don't all make you vomit. Try some new ones, and try different ways of preparing them. For example, I hate steaming and boiling most vegetables because it turns into tasteless mush, so I'd rather bake or saute my veggies. The thing is, you're going to have a…

Cardio is not your only choice for exercise. Body weight exercises require no equipment and can be done almost anywhere.

That sounds pretty unhealthy, but also super miserable. 1050 calories is less than half your BMR, and trying to do that for 45 days will just make you feel crappy and tired all the time, if nothing worse. Also, eating just eggs and bread you'll be missing out on some nutrients that those things don't have. Also, with such…

Generally, muscle takes up less volume than fat, so though you might weigh more, you would actually be physically smaller.

I have no issue with the healthiness (or unhealthiness) of the food. Just the taste. Most T-giving foods are mediocre-tasting at best.

Thanks for confirming the fact that I'm alone in my feelings. :sad:

Or, just go to Google, type in, for example, "100 g to oz" (or whatever conversion you want to do) and Google will convert it for you, right from the search bar. This also works for Google on your smart phone.

Additionally, find an online calculator to determine your BMR (basal metabolic rate). This is the amount of calories your body burns just by existing and going through its basic bodily functions. This is what your body would burn if you were in a coma. You should never eat below your BMR. If you do eat below your BMR for a…

Try making some healthy meals in advance that you can just pop in the microwave (or eat cold) as soon as you get home. By making healthy food easy and quick to get at, it will hopefully help you to not choose less healthy easy and quick food.

Why don't you start with a couch to 5k program (there are many different app/podcasts/other to help), and re-evaluate once you finish that?