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http://www.eatingwell.com/recipe/249616/black-bean-croquettes-with-fresh-salsa/ Made those for dinner tonight. They also freeze really well and defrost easily in the microwave if you want to freeze some. I eat them in a wrap like a bean burrito with the salsa. https://cookieandkate.com/thai-red-curry-recipe/ This curry is…

I lost 50 lbs (233-185), got my cycle back after years of not getting one naturally. I ate low carb, low glycemic index and low glycemic load to keep my insulin levels very level to help with the hormone imbalance. Because my cycle was so irregular I basically bought ovulation strips in bulk online and 10 days after my…

I have PCOS and I dropped 40 lbs and ate a low carb, low glycemic index diet when we were ttc since it was necessary. Basically a diabetic diet but not as low carb as keto, I ate probably 100-120 grams of carbs a day. It worked, I went from an almost non-existant cycle before the weight loss to a fairly regular cycle and…

Sorry, but that is just not fair to you and the boys. I eat high fat low carb for a number of reasons, and I would not subject my husband who lives for carbs and is in a healthy weight range to my diet. Just the other day I told him I was making coconut flour tortillas to try with the burrito filling I made, the look on…

Shakshuka with feta, yum, and so quick and easy. http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1014721-shakshuka-with-feta I cut the oil down to 1 tbsp since that is lots and the feta to only 2 oz.

I think it is a bit like how you respond to being asked how you are? If you respond "I am good"people leave it at that, if you say, "oh not great", or "I am having a crappy day" it is taken as an invite to talk about it. If they comment on your weightloss and you say something that is construed as a negative like that is…

I am thinking that those are the roasted strips of chicken breast that are cooked and seasoned for you, in that case they are more of a deli item than just oven baked chicken, any precooked chicken you buy is going to have added sodium because that tastes good.

http://mobile.canadianliving.com/food/marmalade_glazed_chicken_thighs.php Not sure if orange marmalade counts as fruit to you, thinking you could swap it out for honey if that is the case. This is delicious.

I just like them cooked in a bit of butter with garlic, a side of veg and whatever carb you like is an easy dish. I am also a huge fan of red curry coconut soup with shrimp http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2014/09/diy-thai-red-coconut-curry-shrimp-instant-noodles-ramen-recipe.html Love this for lunch, add lots more…

Here is the way I see it, rather than focusing on meal plans he needs something like weight watchers that assigns points to foods or you need to do up a calorie information chart with serving sizes and weights and what the calories are. That way if his wife wants to make a meal for him she can weigh out foods on the chart,…

This, 100% this! My mothers favorite quote is "you teach people how to treat you." This is soooo true with your spouse and your kids. My husband knows the expectation is that I do the cooking, he does the dishes. I do the laundry, he deals with the trash. I do the grocery shopping, he looks after the pets. We both clean…

So, I grew up on a household with a brother who has aspergers. He is the ultimate picky eater. That said my mother made one meal. If we had chicken, he would eat the other two sides, one mela without protein would not kill him. If we had something he wouldn't eat like a casserole he made himself toast or peanutbutter and…

When I started as the receptionist I did away with the candy dish. Now the only issue are the big baskets of junk that vendors send us at Christmas. Thankfully if I can stay away until noon the rest of the office will have taken care of it.

My size 12 skinny jeans fit amazingly well. I was an 18 when I started! I can't even remember the last time I wore anything in a size 12. In sure it is vanity sizing, and is more like the size 16 I wore in high school, but I'll take it!

I do freeze wet things in containers first. I will line the container with wax paper to make getting them out a bit easier.

You may not like vegetables that have been overcooked. I know a number of people who professed to hate veg because it was gross, turns oh they just don't like them cooked to a grey mush you could suck through a straw, but tender crisp or Raw they like them just fine. I think a bit of experimenting is in order. For…

Mine is open to friends, I am usually a mix of home cooked healthy meals and eating out, life gets the better of me so e days when my husband and I both work 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., but mostly it is decent food I cook at home.

I also love my foodsaver. I like to cube pork tenderloin or chicken and freeze it in a marinade of soy sauce, lemon juice, garlic, olive oil and oregano. I like to make stew in the winter and freeze that, i just defrost it and instant dinner. I have made pouches of rice and frozen them for when I want brown rice and I…

Protein bars (your favourite), I measure out nuts into one ounce bags, same with fruit so I have portion control, I write the calorie content on the bags so I can make a quick choice about what I have room for. Moon cheese is a good one as well, it is like...dried puffed cheese. Apple sauce is also a good option in the…

Sometimes, but some folks were implying she is a child who just doesn't want to work for it, or that she is somehow misinformed. That is a bit inflammatory, and not really helpful.

My best friend had the surgery. She had problems with her knees, and that made working out very difficult, and so for her it was a good option to help get her weight down to a point where she could be more active. She had tried for many years to lose weight, and lost 40 lbs on her own, but stalled there. She was required…

I wouldn't rely on wheat belly as a credible source of information, watch the CBC video if you can, not sure if you need to be in Canada to view it.

I usually do 300-400 calories for lunch and 200-300 for breakfast and leave the rest for dinner. I like to do a cup of coffee with cream and a protein bar or protien smoothie in the morning. Going to experiment with protien bars I make myself soon. I also like to have salads for lunch most days. Favorites are, Cobb salad…

I hated all of the vega powders and shakes. Just not for me, not only did I not love the flavour, but I never felt great after having them, gave it to my sister in law who loves them. I think it is a matter of taste. I have seen small samples at stores, pick up a few and give them a try for yourself.

Eggs and toast is a good default dinner, or tomato soup, I like to keep a few freezer meals around that I can throw in the oven or warm up in the microwave. Stew is always a good one, just make a batch, eat it one night and freeze the rest. I am guilty of fast food and lots of it these days. What I do is eat about half my…

Add me, I am down 20, have another 80 to go and I am dedicated to doing this!

My friend sells this stuff and I don't buy it. He has been selling it for years and he is not a thin man, so I take it with a grain of salt. There is nothing that program does for you that you can't do yourself with a bit of meal planning and a food scale. I am down 22 lbs in three months on my own. I do have protein…

Guelph!

Hmm no fridge, I would do toast and peanutbutter, apples and peanutbutter are amazing and if you buy just a few apples at a time they will keep at room temp for a while. Oatmeal and dried fruit with some cinnamon and nuts would be good. A few handfuls of nuts and dried fruit would do as well. If oatmeal is too high in…

I would like to do something similar. I am 220 lbs, 5 ft. 4 in. I won't be devastated if I don't make it, I just want to lose 1.5 lbs a week for the foreseeable future which would be about 36 more lbs to Christmas. I have lost 13 in my first month eating 1440 cals a day and working out 30 min a day in addition to a half…