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Tea/coffee (but I log the milk I put in it), diet soda, gum, & salt/pepper.

Pack some fresh fruit & veggies along to bulk up your meal. Eat half the 'real' food, eat the veggies or fruit, then eat the other half.

If you've enabled negative calorie adjustments from your activity tracker, then you'll usually have a negative adjustment in the AM since you haven't done much yet. Once you get moving about your day, the adjustment should reduce or even reverse. Sync it again around noon to get a better idea of your cal goal. ETA: You can…

True. But eating late at night--especially protein--is bad sleep hygiene. If you have problems sleeping, you should avoid it. (You should also avoid working out in the evenings in that case.)

You may already know this, but just in case: 'light' olive oil refers to a lighter taste, not caloric content. So you can use the really good stuff (extra virgin olive oil) if you like, or the cheapest stuff, or whatever--as far as kcals go, they're essentially the same.

Looking at your diary, it seems you may not have used the actual nutrition info for the restaurants that you ate at--for instance, in your sushi lunch meal a few days ago, you consumed several different 'brands' of sushi. Caloric value can vary HUGELY from restaurant to restaurant, due to portion size, specific ingredients…

Yes, weigh the cooked rice. Not only more accurate, but it'll save you from having to wash a measuring cup every time you eat it. :smiley:

Why don't you just disconnect the running app from MFP? Then you get the adjustments from the tracker, which tracks your whole day's activity and gives you a better picture overall, (and you can still view your running stats in-app if you like.)

How to make tuna taste nice: - fertilize your garden with it, and eat the delicious produce! - trade it to someone at work/school for a sandwich. - lure a predatory animal into a trap with it & then train the animal to hunt rabbits for you in exchange for more tuna. That's about all I've got. Hopefully it'll help! ;)

If you eat dairy, then 0% greek yogurt is your friend. ~71% protein and 29% carbs. You might need to resort to protein powder. There are a number of vegan-friendly plant-based powders on the market if you aren't comfortable with dairy-based powders.

http://thrivinghomeblog.com/2014/04/coconut-flour-pumpkin-chocolate-chip-muffins-gf/ My version runs 125 cal per muffin, which will vary a bit by what specifically you use. I sub the yogurt or kefir with 0% greek yogurt, and use 1/4c agave syrup instead of 1/3c maple syrup. They freeze well and are good cold. I cut them…

0 Calorie cooking spray still has calories; the '0 Cal' serving can be as high as 5 cals, and the serving 'size' is usually 1/3 of a second spray. Most people use significantly more than that. Let's average it out--say it's 3cals per 1/3 second, and you use 5 seconds. That's 45 calories--aka, just under half a tablespoon…

I eat my lunch in class all the time, or at least on the break in the middle of 3hr classes. But if this isn't possible for you, there are still options. -Quinoa salad: no fork needed, spoon only! Eat at traffic lights if necessary. -[Lettuce?] Wraps: make them in the morning or the night before, and pack with an icepack…

-What's in YOUR 'skim latte?' You have these often, you should create your own recipe. How much milk, exactly? Do you add sugar/syrups/etc? -Yesterday you had sushi for lunch. Did you make these yourself or eat out? If the former, weigh & measure each ingredient that goes into the rolls. If the latter, check the SPECIFIC…

Here's a flour-free (gluten free!) pumpkin muffin recipe I love. You could sub the chocolate chips for blueberries if you want. http://thrivinghomeblog.com/2014/04/coconut-flour-pumpkin-chocolate-chip-muffins-gf/ My version runs 125 cal per muffin, which will vary a bit by what specifically you use. I sub the yogurt or…

Weird problem. The old recipe maker is much more stable for me; I use it exclusively. -Try opening the recipe creator in a new tab, and see if it lets you enter servings. If yes, then the page glitched at some point, and you'll have to refresh & start again. -If no--are you using noscript, or a similar script-blocking…

Try Google. There are many different recipes. (Protein Pow! has lots of non-shake protein powder recipes.)

Can I ask how much this rises/increases in size during the baking process? I'd like to try it in my rice cooker (great for cakes & muffin loaves!) but I don't want to risk it overflowing (it's only a small one.)

1) start the day with a filling & high-protein meal. This makes a HUGE difference in cravings. 2) leave room in your plan to eat sweets. If you have some every/most days, you won't binge, and it's easier to say no to an impulse-eat like a 500cal frappuccino if you've already decided you're going to have 1/2 cup of caramel…

Easy (and easy-to-personalize) low-fat snack: 1 Thin Cake (or corn thin, rice cake, etc) 1 Tbsp light cream cheese 2 oz turkey breast deli meat (or other deli meat, but turkey is healthy) salt & pepper to taste (optional) Spread cream cheese on thin cake Sprinkle salt on cream cheese Put 1/2 the turkey on the cream cheese…

http://thelemonbowl.com/2014/04/chocolate-espresso-protein-smoothie.html ^-- this one calls for 1/2 a banana, but I usually leave it out. http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2012/09/12/chocolate-protein-milkshake/ It really comes down to a good tasting chocolate protein powder, imo.

Shoot, sorry about the double-posting.

August 2, 2013: 178 August 1, 2014: 133.5 Besides the obvious, I recommend: 1) Making sure you hit your protein MINIMUM goal - really helps with satiety, as well as maintaining muscle mass. I also try to get ~20g in my breakfast, which again helps with satiety throughout the day, so I'm less prone to making unhealthy…

It's very difficult for people who lose weight to keep it off without the tools that got them there. Why don't you start by not planning everything ahead? You could still track it all, but eat more or less what you feel like at the time , as long as it's mostly nutritious and fits into your daily limit. And budgeting for a…

Congratulations! I had one a year & a half ago . . . it was amazing. I can actually wear "cute" bras now (especially since I started losing weight), and I can go out without a bra as long as I'm layered up and stand up straight. And my wardrobe options have tripled.

Wear different pants. Seriously, it makes a big difference. Check out different waistlines and fits.

I started out with WW Online. It worked really well for me, because it simplifies things a lot. It's true that there comes a time when you need to make a more balanced and educated look at nutrition, but a site like MFP would have been too overwhelming for me at the beginning. And while the huge database is great, the…

I wear them (30-40, the highest compression level) because of a chronic illness. It sounds like they are too small, and messing with your circulation. The compression is unevenly distributed if they are too small, and can cause these problems.

No. You set your activity level based on your own lifestyle. If you expend a lot of energy everyday, set it accordingly. Remember that activity "included" in your activity level should NOT be added to the exercise log, as those calories are already accounted for. Only track exercise that goes above and beyond your normal…

I wish you could save your preferred version of a food (one you've checked as being correct) to your My Foods list and have them appear at the top of searches.