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Can you get food from Applebees before or after your shift? If you could get salad you wouldn't have to worry about keeping fruit and vegetables on hand and could focus on protein-rich snacks like nuts (available at most convenience stores), or even a whole grain bagel. Also if your produce is going bad before you use it…

Fitting in to clothes Feeling confidant in the styles I like is probably my main motivation to lose weight tbh. I used to have it on my profile but felt superficial. Anyway I love fashion and the whole artistic side of it I also don't own a scale right now so I determine my progress through waist measurements etc Question,…

I usually have: bananas peanut butter frozen pot-stickers tuna mayonnaise pasta sauce kraft mac and cheese

You mean you've never watched mean girls? But that's like... against the laws of feminism or something

hmm this sounds pretty good actually. Bananas taste a lot like avocados and I put avocados in my egg sandwiches I'm not going to add sugar though haha

Processed/convenience foods are not the enemy budget-wise, especially if you don't already have flour, sugar, spices etc which are a costly investment if you buy them all at once. You want to buy those ingredients in bulk when they're at their lowest price, probably not at the same time. Sure, pre-made foods are not the…

Schools do have those classes but given the increased pressure to get into college most kids are more interested in taking an extra math or science class or a study hall to deal with homework. You're lucky if your parents taught you to cook -- that's seriously not the norm

Me too. Probably because it was fat free and fat free yogurt is gross

Hey, I work at a restaurant without calorie information and eat their food almost every day. I've tried guesstimating their calories based on similar foods, but eventually gave up and stopped counting calories altogether. Your deficit is only a few hundred calories per day, so even if your estimates are off by a little the…

Atkins isn't your only option -- the South Beach Diet is also low carb! Or you could just try to stick to a 30/40/30 fat/carb/protein ratio (manually change your macro goals on mfp under settings) For anyone who is insulin resistant, low carb is the only way to lose weight. Some people don't even know they're insulin…

Sounds like you're on the right track to healthy eating! Do you have a refrigerator in your dorm? You could keep like sliced turkey and swiss cheese and make sandwiches, or just turkey-swiss roll ups if you're really low-carb. One of my favorite snacks is a mozzarella cheese stick with grapes or strawberries. Or have a…

Maybe there's a local kid in your neighborhood who loves dogs and would be willing to walk and play with yours after school? More affordable than a doggie daycare and your dog would get more personal attention too. Just as you want a dog but don't really have the time for it, there's probably some family that wants a dog…

i log the entire half-gallon (not all on the same day of course -- I'll put like 1c a day for a week) and then I eat however much of it I want whenever I want with no worries

I don't want to twist arms here, but couldn't the husband help with cooking? Especially his own diabetic food, educating himself on what he can eat and taking responsibility for his own health. It really shouldn't be on her to worry if a tomato will put him over his carb limit. The nine-year-old could probably make her own…

Congratulations! good for you!!! I had a similar victory about two days ago, when I went to get new jeans. I don't currently own a scale, so I haven't been keeping track of my weight loss. When I bought the same cut and brand jeans as I previously owned (if it's not broken don't fix it), I expected to be the same size, but…

Hey I hear you about breakfast making you hungry two hours later. Total waste of food imo If you don't have time to eat calories, have you tried drinking them? You could bring a protein shake or a smoothie and sip on it while you're working (don't tell me you can't drink anything for ten hours) You could put it in one of…

They're jeans, how many styles are there? If you're looking for skinnies or jeggings I know american eagle carries them in misses sizes. They also used to have "curvy" cut jeans there, which I loved, but I'm not sure they do anymore :grumble:

There is a recipe book for college students! http://health.iupui.edu/docs/SALC%20Cookbook.pdf It's just a bunch of very normal foods that are incredibly easy to prepare

Take something you know the volume of (like a water bottle) and fill it up with water. Now pour the water into your "spoon" until it's full. Based on how much water is missing from the bottle, you can better estimate the volume of your "spoon" and how many calories you are consuming. As far as dipping things directly into…

If you're eating because you're bored, you could bring a book to read in your spare time, or play around on your phone, if they let you have a phone. Do you knit? I used to knit a lot in school, you could probably bring it to work. You could carry a sketchbook and draw things? Or, I don't know, you could plan something out…

hey dinosaur shaped chicken nuggets are a perfectly respectable meal

You obviously know nothing about insulin resistance. I don't have it but it runs in my family. It's fairly common and doesn't really affect anything, except you can only lose weight on a low-carb diet. This has been studied extensively by real doctors. The human body is more complicated than your elementary understanding…

chop it up and put it in eggs or omelets Spinach is good in lasagna and stuffed shells, especially mixed with cream cheese though that's probably not the healthiest way to consume it hahaha

Hey, I'm cooking impaired too. Ground turkey is probably the easiest meat to cook -- you just put in in a pan and stir it occasionally until it's not pink and then drain the liquid. You can put in in spaghetti, lasagna, or season it for tacos Otherwise I would suggest following recipes until you get the hang of putting…

I think there definitely needs to be an overhaul in the health care system because insurance is a total scam. Once we needed this medication and it was over $200 but since our health insurance didn't cover it they only charged us $80, because that's how much it cost -- the rest of the money would have gone to men in suits.…

I like this list :) The only things I buy almost every time I go to the store are bananas and peanut butter. I used to always get kraft mac and cheese too but I'm trying to be better than that lol

You know most feminists are pro-kink, right? Because someone's sex-life shouldn't determine their rights, career, or safety. Many feminists also choose to be submissive in their relationships, or foster traditional families; they just realize that shouldn't be the ONLY option.

Isn't it a quote from Anais Nin? Yes, she wrote a lot of smut. In real life though very few men actually want a woman like this and it isn't safe to get that emotionally involved with someone who you're not committed to -- pivoting your entire life around them. And if you are going to be committed to them you're probably…

I used to eat one meal a day just because I was too lazy to cook more than that :laugh: The only problem was that once I got used to eating 1200 calories in one sitting it made it feel natural to overeat when I started eating multiple meals again -- now 400 calories just feels like a bite

OR do whatever you want because it's your health and don't shame people for their life choices