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I'm big on soup. And have mostly been subsisting on it this winter. It's also helpful for calorie cutters because it's filling and hot. I swim a lot, and many swimmers have trouble losing weight because the cold chill they sometimes get from swimming and then walking out in freezing temps increases their appetite by a lot…

Imperfect Produce https://www.imperfectproduce.com/home.php Absolutely obsessed. I've tried a lot of subscriptions and this is the only one I've stuck with. Finally I just have a surplus of veggies in the house all the time and am constantly figuring out new things to do with them. It has been so good for my health.

I haven't eliminated it, but I've really had to cut down on rice. Funny thing is I can have lots of other more unhealthy things or comparable things, like pasta or white bread, in the house, and eat them in moderation or just forget they are in the house. But for some reason whenever I eat rice - white or brown, I just…

Family and friends have to play a role in it too. The same people who played a minor role in you gaining weight in the first places aren't necessarily making the changes along with you. And it's easy to work really hard to lose the weight for a short time and then slip into old habits when all the people around you are…

@deannalfisher I specifically said that she'll be able to eat more and exercise less than that. Also I said nothing about carbs being bad for you. Anyway, if you insist on portioning a single sentence out of context and pushing it even after I've clarified, you can do that. That doesn't mean that the rest of my comment is…

I have a basic veggie soup that I make in large batches ahead of time for just this kind of occasion. I use the Instapot but the stovetop works fine. Presoak beans (I use cannelini). Saute onion in two tablespoons of oil with whatever spices suit your fancy, as well as maybe garlic or ginger. Add soaked beans and the…

@@deannalfisher you might be able to get my point better if you read the paragraph right after the one you quoted.

As a fellow rice and pasta fiend, I empathize! I don't have a direct answer to your question, but I just wanted to note a couple of things: First of all, if you're smaller, that full, satisfied feeling that you have now is something that you can have on fewer calories. A person who is 170 pounds will be a lot more…

Not sure what "works" means, but anything that makes it easier to achieve a calorie deficit applies, and that includes all the nuances that are involved with choices and eating behavior. For example, in the 80's there used to be something called the grapefruit diet - the idea is that after eating a grapefruit there was a…

I’m not really big in artifical protein powders these days . That said, when I was, I really loved all the shakes at a place near my gym, so I’d just copy their recipes. They told me they use Muscle Pharm Combat Powder. https://www.theproteinbar.com/menu?brand=tpb&loc=chicago My favorite is the Fruit Loop’d. Tbey are very…

Baibab is a trendy food now - I’ve been seeing it on blogs. From what I’ve read jt’a very rich in both fiber and antioxidants. However every recipe I’ve read calls for about 1/4 teaspoon, so I’m not sure I’m ready to plunk down the cash for a whole bag :)

Is there an ethnic cuisine you're fond of? I always think that Americans have a limited idea of what certain ethnic cuisines are because so few of them are open for breakfast. But the options are endless. Some ideas: The all popular avocado toast. I like to sprinkle lime and cayenne because i like spicy in the morning The…

"Dietary fiber" includes both soluble fiber, which is digestible and water soluble, and insuluble fiber, which is not digestible and not water soluble. Ginger has insoluble fiber :) Not a particularly huge dose, but we don't need as much insoluble fiber as we do soluble fiber anyway.

At a certain point I got tired of buying cheap clothes just because I was planning to lose weight. I started investing in some more expensive plus sized clothes (Marina Rinaldi, Eskander, Hackwith Design, Lafayette 148, Universal Standard) just so I'd look and feel great, and I daresay it made me more active too to go out…

Interesting. I usually buy the corn ones, so I'll check out the low carb ones!

wait really? That's a lot of fiber for one serving. Could you post the recipe? A whole cup of beans has about 10 grams of fiber.

Personally when I don't want to use oil, I just choose to steam or cook in water or pressure cook. Eggs especially can easily be prepared without oil - soft poaching is my favorite. Another thing I do is take the maximum amount of oil I'm willing to eat in a day and measure it out in the morning, and use it throughout the…

I come from a vegetarian family. I think the thing to remember is when you're replacing meat with a vegetarian protein source, the vegetarian protein source probably has a few carbs. So that means you'll be cutting back on carbs in other places. If you just simply eat the same carbohydrates and then replace your meat with…

Keto is my "back up" diet. I read that it's good to have a back up diet if you feel like giving in. I do mostly plant based foods, and have found that the most important thing for me is to get at least 25 grams of fiber per day. That's proven to be more valuable to both my weight loss and overall wellness. However, every…

For health and weight loss reasons - no. For spiritual reasons - absolutely. However in these cases I was mostly meditating and breathing during the fast - I wasn't living a regular day to life of activity and decision making.

I'm looking for more friends! Started a whole thread asking for them and didn't get a single reply!

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You're hungry. Accept it, acknowledge it, embrace it, be proud of it. Love it, in fact. I mean you'd have to be, right? You're eating at a deficit. Sure, there are times you're not hungry and there are lots of things you can do to prevent undue hunger, but you're going to be hungry sometimes because you're not eating at…

Even the cheapest most basic one will make better rice than rice made in a pot. You can get one for around $10-$15. That said, if you really want the best, I'm a big fan of zojirushi. Only seems worth it if you regularly eat rice and have a large family that eats it too.

I just got my instapot last week and am obsessed! So my favorite pho ga recipe? https://steamykitchen.com/139-vietnamese-chicken-noodle-soup-pho-ga.html Takes hours on the stove. 40 minutes in the instapot and it came out clear and flavorful. One of my favorite stews is a stew made from alpine sausage, white beans,…

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In addition to everything others have said, like water retention and sodium and carbohydrate intake, I'd also suggest actually measuring your body instead of just going by look and feel. Sometimes when I feel like my stomach is getting bigger, I do the measurements and realize that what's actually happening is that my hips…

I weigh 226 and I set my protein goal for over 100 per day. Generally I try to go "over" for protein and fiber (thought I do which MFP and the food industry in general would insoluble from soluble fiber in labels). I also try to go over for monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat *as long* as total fat isn't high. I…

Went to Sephora to buy some makeup to contour my face. Looked in the mirror and realized my face is becoming more angular and I don't need it so much.