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I've found I can get full on about 500 calories (not 'stuffed', mind you). One example would be a big bowl of cereal, a pear, and an apple. Full. I try to keep my meals between 500-800 calories max on average, when at a deficit. Compare that to fast food where I can easily eat 1500 calories and be hungry again shortly…

I read this as if I buy something it will be of decent quality/taste and be relatively nutritional compared to the processed foods that are unavoidable at your large chain grocery stores. Agreed that 'trust' is definitely a subjective term though.

This is my recipe....tastes like a chocolate milkshake in my opinion: Optimum Nutrition - Whey Protein, Gold Standard 100%, Double Rich Chocolate (Europe), 30.4 g Silk - Pure Almond Milk, Dark Chocolate, 1 Cup (240mL)

Tortillas, chicken, pinto beans, cilantro, green onions, tapatio = awesome, cheap burrito! Plus you might have most of this stuff already!

Can't say I agree with this at all. If anything, popular culture (i.e. TV, movies, magazines, ads, internet, etc) has skewed our perception of 'healthy' to the super thin, super low body fat body style.

Still going, but I'll hit the 3 month mark in a couple days and have lost around 28 lbs so far. Only 7 to go!! (Assuming I don't drop my goal again when I hit that weight)

I can only speak from personal experience, but I drink 2-3 cups of coffee per day during the week (not on weekends). I've been averaging almost 2 lbs a week in weight loss, so coffee hasn't has much of an impact for me. I do drink it black though....if you candy up your coffee, that could make a huge calorie difference.

Because it's easier...that was sort of the point of the post since OP claims to be a guac noob. Plus there is other stuff in Rotel besides tomatoes...yes you can use fresh for those too, but again 'easy' was the point. Use whatever you want in your own recipie...no need to be a douche about it.

Try this one....easy, basic, and delicious: Guacamole -2 avocados (mash with fork) -half can Rotel -chopped green onion -lime juice from 1 lime -chopped cilantro -salt and pepper

I had the same experience with Cliff Bars.....friends would rave about them, but I tried one and it tasted like dirt. I guess everyone is different!

Great job! I would just recommend caution since you've only gone a week. A single data point doesn't constitute a trend. I would give it at least a month before settling on a conclusion. Weight can fluctuate rapidly over the course of a week with little or no change in body fat %. The trend is what you want to focus on.…

I'm 6 ft tall and started out at 210 and arbitrarily decided 190 would be a much healthier weight. When I hit that goal, I evaluated myself in the mirror, and dropped my goal to 185. When I hit 185 and dropped my goal another 10 lbs. Once I hit 175, I may even drop it again. Goals are moving targets and it's important…

If health is the primary concern, you could always make a doctor apt for a checkup. They could do some basic blood work to test your cholesterol and sugar levels. That would give you a pretty good indication if you're at the correct weight for your body. Once you hit 30, it's generally a good idea to do this yearly anyway.…

Tobasco Cheese-Its!!!

This kind of stuff scares the hell out of me.... I do agree with you on your last sentence though....although your premise is flawed ("science" never thought the world was flat), the point is science changes when presented with new evidence. I absolutely agree with this statement. That's why it's a better method for…

That prediction is based on your diet for that day. So conceivably, if you ate/exercised the same every day you should theoretically hit that goal. That seems unlikely to happen though. Every day is different.

For me, it's obvious when I'm actually hungry.....if I'm not getting the 'stomach' feeling of hunger, then I know it's just the munchies (psychological hunger). When I have the munchies, the goal is to do something to take my mind off it: Exercise, drink lots of water, coffee, go for a drive, go for a walk, clean the…

I'm an atheist....so I guess we can't be friends?? :)

I play two hours of basketball every Monday and I see a 3-4 lb difference almost every week between Sunday and Monday. It's almost all water weight, so the trend line over weeks is what you want to look at.

I have this same problem....particularly on the weekends when I'm up late. It's strange I only feel the need to binge at night, which makes me think it's more exhaustion or dehydration than hunger. To satisfy the urge, I usually go for some jerky, pop chips, or air popped popcorn. You can eat tons of that stuff and not…

Combo of both here as well. My pull-up bar is at home, but the elliptical and stationary bike are at the gym....they wouldn't fit in my tiny apartment anyway! :) Overall, I prefer the gym. Better equipment and less distractions...I just put in my headphones and enter the 'zone' for 45 minutes. I do have a major convenience…

Right, but the hard liquor is diluted in a ~12oz mix of diet soda, so you're still getting around the 5% per drink whether it's beer or hard liquor. I think you've shown exactly why people are confused on this.....the percentages are throwing people off. Math IS hard.

Never understood why people think this is true....a normal serving of hard liquor is about 100 calories. About the same as a bud light or corona light. I guess it's better than an IPA, but I see a lot of people mistakenly drink 'whatever and diet coke' instead of beer thinking they are saving a significant amount of…

Counting calories is a great way to learn how to eat intuitively. When I first started losing weight, I would methodically count calories, but after I learned appropriate serving sizes and got a rough idea of the calorie content of most of the foods I eat (gained through the experience of counting calories), I've found I'm…