JoeyFrappuccino Member

I would disagree with tofu being flavorless, the taste is very subtle but it is there, kind of like white rice. Of course it's better cooked but I used to eat it straight and it's not bad if you don't mind the texture. I often freeze it before cooking with it though, it gives it a rougher sort of texture that's hard to…

Well fiber is counted as a carb so there's really no way if you're not willing to eat a few more. Try counting net carbs instead if you're not getting enough. I'm regularly over my carbs but under my net carbs, fiber is not something you should compromise on. In my opinion it's the most important non-macro you can track.

What source did he provide for that statement? I've never heard anything like that before.

I usually use one part quinoa with one part protein and two parts vegetables. Broccoli and cauliflower go really well with quinoa's fluffy consistency. You can use it pretty much anywhere you'd use rice though.

Thank you! Interesting to see that it really does seem more likely to be protective. There's a lot of misinformation about soy so I'll have to show this to the next person who inevitably brings it up.

Do you have any sources for the studies that found that soy is protective against cancer? I eat soy by the bucketful and constantly hear all sorts of nonsense about it. I've long since dismissed the ridiculous phytoestrogen paranoia but I haven't found anything conclusive about cancer, so I've been more or less neutral…

It sounds like something you'll have to figure out for yourself if your doctor couldn't give you a number. Try cutting back significantly then slowly reintroducing larger amounts until the issues come back to find your limit.

Always looking for vegetarians with open diaries, add me as well!

Hi, I'm vegan and always happy help someone who's interested - my diary is open to friends so add me if you want to get an idea of what a vegan diet looks like if you're not really much of a cook!

Having an occasional higher-calorie day is not unhealthy at all. Nobody eats at or below maintenance every day of their lives. A little bit of lenience is a part of any healthy diet and realizing that you've eaten more than you thought at a restaurant happens to everyone. It sounds like you enjoyed the meal at the time…

I'm vegan too and rarely struggle with protein. Fats are more of an issue in my experience but peanut butter and tofu round both of those out nicely. It might not provide quite the boost you're looking for but dumping chia and flaxseed into oats is a good way of getting more protein into a standard meal.

A world without peanut butter is not a world I want to live in. But you can make a sandwich out of pretty much anything - sometimes when I'm super lazy I make a toast sandwich. It's exactly what it sounds like and the shame is real.

If you've gotten help for it and it's under control, I'd say starting a healthy diet would be the next step so you're in the right place! Different people have success with different methods, but I would recommend focusing on nutrition as much as calories. A calorie deficit may be what causes weight loss, but many people…

You mentioned you were hospitalized for throat damage due to purging. Did you undergo treatment for the behavior that caused it? It sounds like you could have an eating disorder and if that's the case you need to speak to a doctor before listening to any advice you'll get here. You may have kicked the habit but eating…

For sure, there's nothing wrong with mayo but it can get away from you quickly if you think there's no upper limit.

Frankly I just don't see how you expect to lose weight without an insatiable appetite for mayonnaise. We may have to get Dr William Davis to set up an IV drip, I just hope the jam hasn't yet worked its way into your brain. And peanut butter?! That has polyunsaturated fat which is strictly forbidden! In fact everything in a…

Low-carb is one thing, endless fountains of mayonnaise are another.

I'm vegan and about 55% of my calories come from carbs. That's relatively high but any plant-based diet will likely be high in carbs. Fruits, vegetables, legumes, seeds, and just about any plant is going to have more carbs than someone who's restricting them may be comfortable with. You may consider tracking net carbs…

I guess people who don't experience it don't really have a reason to mention so it could just be selection bias. In OP's case though I think it's safe to say that much of the weight was water.

No reading it again you were clear, my comprehension could just use some work haha. MFP won't ever recommend eating fewer than 1200 calories which is why your deficit is not divisible by 250 and therefore won't have you losing losing weight in half-pound increments. But if you want to maintain a large deficit while eating…

A few people here have recommended weighing yourself weekly so I thought I'd give a different view. I weigh myself most days and it's just another part of my morning routine. Wake up>weigh>shower. Takes less than a minute. My weight regularly fluctuates up to 2.5 lbs in either direction day to day, as do most people's, so…

6'3, I guess I'm the short one here

Wow you really aren't taking your health seriously, did you even soak the bread in sesame oil and mayonnaise?

I'd assume it's water weight for now. If the loss stays consistent you'll know that it wasn't, but it'd be unusual if you didn't lose about that much water weight initially.

If this is your first week, a large amount of it is almost certainly water weight. If you ate at a deficit, though, some of it will be fat. You'll get a better idea of how much you'll be losing in the following weeks after the initial drop which is usually steep.

The summary of the diet which was posted here is probably skimming over some things so there certainly may be something I missed. I agree that many people would benefit from cutting back on grains, and especially sugar. But the all-or-nothing nature of this diet is in my opinion at odds with a truly healthy diet. If things…

There's a Seattle-based Vietnamese tofu producer called Thanh Son Tofu which sells to a local Chinese market near me. I was buying packages of their fried tofu which listed 135 calories for 4 blocks. They were remarkably oily as well but I took it at face value since I wasn't checking macros at the time. Once I actually…

You make a good point, but that's just proper nutrition which can include foods like raisins and dates. This person is selling a fad diet which offers invalid workarounds to that model. People who forgo a traditional diet for something like this are looking in the wrong places for a quick fix that doesn't exist. People…

This is hilarious. Clearly lentils are responsible for my weight and I should just start chugging mayonnaise instead. Health!

This is why I think intuitive eating can be difficult to do healthfully. Unless you only eat whole foods, there's no way of knowing just what you're eating unless you check. Food isn't as simple as good or bad, but inadvertently consuming too much sodium or calories or whatever can still happen regardless of whether you…