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That's a good idea, but I still don't know what to make...and let's face it, some people might not like the idea of baking sugar free/wheat, salt-less, etc unless they can try the finished product and say" hey, this is good". I don't allow sugar, white flour, salt into my household so I that's why I was just needing some…

No. It accounts in the movement of being on ur feet/wlking already. If it weren't for being set to lightly active you'd probably only have 1200calories to work with. If you feel the lightly active doesn't describe u, then move it up for,. If u r worried u wont be eating enough, set it to sedentary and then add in walking…

I've went from 52H down to 38H. I wish mine would get smaller! Im at 95lbs over-all lost, and another 60ish to go before im thin, im hoping at some point they go down cuz being thin with Hcup would be pretty ridiculous! Im starting to notice more back pain, something I never had before cuz my boobs were proportionate to my…

can of tuna fish (100 calories) 2tbls grated parmesan cheese (60calories) 3 cups romaine lettuce/any lettuce (20calories) 1 tbls sliced almonds (40calories) 1 celery rib (7calories) 227calories; flavorful, filling, low carb, high in protein, full of vitamins, clean/fresh eating-no processed foods. baked potatoe chicken…

yes; but you need to get in the mentality that "ok, this snickers bar is 400 calories; but..what else could i ahve instead" you could eat an entire meal that would stuff you full for hours for 400 calories, or you can have a snack that leaves you hungry, sugar crashing, etc until you eat the full meal you shoudlve had in…

coffee helps hunger; but depletes your water so i just be sure to drink extra water to make up for it when i do drink it. if you use appetite suppressors they dont really help you. they might help you for that moment, but not for the rest of your life. if you dont eat enough, seriously bad things can happen to your body.…

This!! Absolutely. I use to walk for 30minutes during lunch breaks. You could go as far as crunches in bathroom stalls during breaks, or jogging in place in empty rooms, if an area is clear (say, a hallway ur walking down) u could do lunges as u walk down...if ur at a job where u sit u could be sure to stand every once in…

you should be getting plenty of energy from your foods; you may consider changing up your foods a bit. more natural/clean will get you the most energy. fruits and veggies as snacks instead of cookies (using todays diary as an example); having a real breakfast (but still easy to make) instead of things like cereal/bagels;…

no health food stores. no vitamin shops. cant shop on amazon with food stamps.

it is a marked gluten free pancake mix, i looked at the ingredients and nothing said milk or dairy in the ingredients; it didnt warn of dairy product. it was $4 for this small bag. is cobbler biscuits? i thought it was just a berry filling covered with a topping?

stores around here dont carry rice flour. and regular oats are not gluten free so id have to buy gluten free oats. ill have to look for soya margarine, thanks for the tip. i still wouldnt know how much honey or stevia to use; but i already have the sugar substitute (i have honey as well though).

well i had 4 roommates at all times; some of them rotated; so my list might be a little bigger than normal. the girl roomie would blow her nose at all hours and sound like a elephant was invading. i lived in the basement she was on the floor above me but on the opposite side of the house, and it would wake me up. shed…

things like individually wrapped salmon/fish fillets, that way u can just pull one out of the freezer, not have anything go to waste, and you could even pull out two and cook one for the following days lunch to save you time. i often have leftovers from dinner for the following days lunch. i havent watched carbs much…

well i know fat can shift around; or lose in one place but not in others, etc. my mom said her bra size went up 2 cups after she lost several inches off her stomach, like the fat had shifted, and then eventually her cup size went back down. how long have u been off the meds? medications can stay in your system for a long…

my friend used a duncan heinz one, just used the box of premade mix with the black bean puree and it was truely amazing, heavier than normal, but tasted good. she found the recipe online.

you dont need excercise to lose weight, first off, so it shouldnt be a set back. the excercise part is for toning. ive been here 8months and lost my 76 pounds pretty much without excercise (some here and there). second off, you can do sit-ups and various variations, sitting doing punches with weights, sitting with weights…

i excercise from home and dont need any equipment. i jog in place, dance, sit-ups and various variations, do outside work--like firewood, gardening/forrest clearing, mowing, etc, butt kicks, jump rope without a rope, jumping jacks, and any number of other activities that dont require a single piece of equipment. if i want…

my pants fell down while talking to a group of guys outside a resturant at 2 in the morning (the only 24hour resturant in town; with a full parking lot--no idea who else saw, but i was wearing thong undies that were a couple sizes too small (and i weighed 325lbs, not a pretty site) and were lace but getting holy cuz i…

beans, rice/whole grains, raisins, cheese, large potatoes, higher calorie fruit (instead of strawberries for example, going with banana or large pears, etc), lean meats, peanut butter, nuts/seeds. can mix some of these items together and get really high calorie meals--- like the meat with cheese with rice with beans can…

If I go over I just remind myself that I have a 1000calorie deficit between losing 2lbs a week and maintaining current weight so as long as I don't go over 1000calories extra... I also try to snack on low cal items so im not eating higher cal things, like resisting the cake and snacking on fruit/veggies, so even if I go…

my thighs are 27", so feel lucky that your waist is as big as my fat *kitten* thigh lol.

everyone is different.

yes; everyday. although ive been struggling the last 3 days because ive had 1500+ calorie burns and its too hard for me to eat those 1500-1700 back, plus my regular 1400 calories.. normally i do not have such big calorie burns, but ive been stacking firewood and such.

you can peel/freeze and save for holidays and make desserts with them (that are healthy). during the summer i picked a bunch of black and blue berries and froze them so that on thanksgiving i could bring a gluten-dairy-no sugar added blackberry cobbler, and then on christmas a blueberry one, to my families house, and share…

Welcome! This site will also help u maintain your weight once u reach goal so that u don't gain it back. I think its important once at goal to keep logging forawhile because of the calorie difference and needing to learn to adjust to the difference in calories. Just remember the last 20 to 30lbs takes the longest to come…

Mfp gives u a number, just stick with that is what I do. The number will go down as u lose weight, and up when u add in excercising on a day to day basis. If ur trying to be healthy and not just lose weight, ull want to stick with healthy fats, like fat from lean meats, nuts, natural peanutbutter, avacodos, olive oil,…

Ur suppose to drink half ur body weight in ounces a day. I drink a gallon a day. I have a 4cup water bottle that I bring with me everywhere. I don't leave the house til I've drank 1, I drink another by lunch time, another after lunch sometime, and another around dinner..I just sip on it... alot of times I go over 16 cuz I…

Find more calorie dense foods and if u can't add them in, then trade out some low cal things ur eating now for the higher cal items... Nuts, natural peanutbutter, lean meats, cheese, rice, beans, raisins, etc...could cook with olive oil to add cal. And could even drink the calories with juice or milk at 100+ cal a cup.…

you can order things how you want. i havent been to chilis before personally, but ordering a plain baked potatoe with plain chicken/steak and a steamed veggie, will be much better for you than something that comes with cheese and all the extras. if a salad has 1300 calories, examine the menu to discover why, and identify…

except applebees has a 8-10 item menu that has 550 calories or less, which is great, just with high sodium (like everything at these type of places), but water can cure excess sodium. i drink at least 5 big cups of water everytime i go to a resturant, after drinking my regular 20cups that day, and making sure to drink alot…