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Home made is my favorite. Easy, quick and you can control the fat content. Like mine best with a hot curry powder!
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yea, I'm liking the calorie count one. Easy to enter a recipe. Still need to convert a dump and a bit of this and that into something measurable.
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I'm terribly frustrated with the one here on MFP and Sparkpeople, I don't think either is very easy or friendly. Calorie King doesn't look like it has one you can enter your own recipe in just individual processed foods. I'm checking out one called calorie count right now. the metric conversion is a problem also I have no…
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on a low carb diet you body will(may depending on how low for how long ) go into Ketosis - a state were it is burning fat stores to replace the sugars it needs. some people do experience nausea and GI symptoms for a time going into and coming out of that state. I'm on a medically supervised Very low calorie diet and I was…
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Depending on where you live and what kind of water is available... you may want to invest in a filter. If the water tastes better it will be easier also. I have more trouble drinking the water at work than I do at home where we have pretty good well water.. yea, don't worry about the water weight up and down during the…
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X-Celent !!! I just removed all the 3XLT shirts from my closet today!
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I can't see anyone doing this program unless they were backed into it for medical reasons - if you are relatively healthy otherwise you have other options. I could no longer exercise and was in chronic pain. This program is what the clinic does to qualify you for surgery. I have good and bad days with it. GI issues and…
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Happy Birthday! But really have to say Cheesecake Factory is really evil for us trying to lose weight -we need to break that food/reward cycle. Go for a walk or do something active with your family and have a great day!
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Try this - you can be pretty creative with this. Dry 6 cups rolled oats – you can use ‘Quaker’ but the stuff at the health food store is better. ½ cup sunflower seeds ½ cup wheat germ ¼ cup ground flax meal 1/2 cup chopped nuts of your choice – almonds, walnuts, etc.. Spices – very much a personal choice – start here you…
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Yes, Granola is very easy to make, you can control the oil and the sugar type/content. I'm a dump cook so I don't have a written recipe but if you can't google up something that you like - I can come up with a base recipe for you.
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Anyone use GoodReads ? I'm on through Facebook. Ordered a kindle right before my surgery - LOVE IT! Right now - The end of Overeating - David Kessler, - if this won't turn you off of any restaurant/processed - food nothing will... Just finished Game of Thrones - books 1 and 2, haven't started 3.
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Farther I get into this the more I think you should never - ever - ever eat any any chain restaurant or anywhere you don't see a grandma in the kitchen....
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Yogurt is very easy to make - I use 'Euro Cuisine Automatic Yogurt Maker' - you can find it on Amazon, this company also has a good culture. I have access to a family farm so I can get real, whole, raw milk. I was wondering how to count the calories also.
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Just saw this on whey protein: http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20110715/whey-protein-may-be-helpful-for-weight-loss?src=RSS_PUBLIC
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This conversation might be old-- but I'm on a VLCD through my Doctor/HMO-Clinic. Shakes and bars totaling 720-820 calories(depending on your staring weight) - they do allow another 100 calories of high protein extras. I've lost 59 pounds in 11 weeks - they don't let you go over 24 weeks at a time. It's not fun, but it's…
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I'm on a medically supervised program so that the one that counts is once a week, although I think their scale is heavy by a few pounds... At home, I weight after I shower.
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Its interesting to read about how we(and lab rats) are so much hardwired to seek out fat/sugar/salt combinations and how the food industry has use this knowledge to engineer our food so we eat and buy more. We are being manipulated at a very basic level.
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This is a medically supervised/monitored Very Low Calorie Diet. Basically 'shakes and bars' and some nasty extras. Very un-natural, but at this stage it was medically necessary. We are trying get my BMI to about 30 before going back to 'real food'. They don't encourage cheating or sneaking - now if I were to snack too much…
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I'm afraid if it is really bad you might have to get out the Round-up.... Black tarp works. Any thick mulch that you can till up later or in the spring.
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OMG do I miss the China Wok Buffet.... it's going to be tough and not sure how I'm going to react either. I guess stay away from all the batter fried stuff. Take the brown rice and try to stick to the vegetables and fish.
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I'm bringing home-made humus and pita chips: if you make it yourself you can control the oil. It seems to travel well and keep well at a picnic. Fiber and good oils. I ‘dump’, so these are estimates I go to the desired taste/texture. But the idea here is not to add too much oil. 1. 29 oz can of Garbanzo beans/chick peas…
