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If you think you might like chicken shawarma, chicken curry (Indian), and/or chicken tikka masala, maybe I’ll start a “favourite chicken recipes” thread in the Recipes category, though there might be one already.

Yes! I’m just finishing up the leftovers from chicken tikka masala I made a few days ago, and at the risk of bragging, it is so delicious (got the recipe from the SO). I started cooking just a few years ago, after many years of egg salad and packaged mac ‘n’ cheese. I still eat those in a pinch, but there’s nothing like an…

Totally agree with the importance of this. The other night, a friend and I went out for Japanese food. I got some sushi (avocado/cucumber and BBQ salmon/shrimp/cucumber), but I also couldn’t resist the shrimp and veggie tempura. I did get full fairly quickly and managed to bring maybe 40% of it home and save it for lunch…

Not sure others can answer this question for you. As others have said, there’s no reason not to work toward a initial goal weight and then see how it feels. I’m doing something like this, because at my age (early 60s), I don’t think I need or want to get back to where I was 30 years ago - I suspect that would be too thin…

@kshama2001 That sounds like quite an ordeal; hope you have recovered well. @royekd Good question, but luckily I haven’t had COVID since the summer of 2022; and it was pretty mild after the first few days. Well, I have a new shot at bloodwork, since mine showed some sort of kidney problem and my GP wants to test me again…

Just wanted to say that, while not a vegetarian, I’m learning a lot from this thread. It’s also giving me a flashback to my tattered old copy of Diet for a Small Planet and the concept of protein complementarity. I’m curious now to know if that approach is still a useful guide and am reading the comments here with that in…

What others have said is exactly my experience, too. My weight loss has been pretty slow, but it is definitely happening. However, for example, I got overly excited last week about hitting 175 lb. (I started at 183-ish) and then had readings like 176.8, 176.2, 177, etc. This morning it’s 175.8. It’s the downward trend that…

So sorry this happened; what a source of frustration! I’ve been using some of the videos on a YouTube channel called SeniorShape with Lauren, and there are some for seated exercises with weights, I think.

Oh, @PAV8888, I think you are absolutely right about the dietitian’s goals in this situation. The irony, as was clear when we did introductions, is that every single participant is there to lose weight. Most of us also talked about wanting to be healthy, more active, etc., but the bottom line for us coming into this is…

Just popping in to say I’m glad to know this report-back will be interesting and useful to some, and also to lament: can’t believe I misspelled “dietitian”! (I am known, in my circles, as something of a spelling maven.) Yikes. Also, I’m really enjoying everyone’s thoughtful responses. So much insight here; I especially…

Some great advice here! Mine isn't about food but is about family dynamics. There's a book by Harriet Goldhor Lerner, The Dance of Anger, that gives wonderful guidance on how to deal with nonproductive fighting. She's a family systems therapist, and this is one of the very few "self-help" books I have found useful over the…

My loss has been fairly slow, I would say. I've been staying regularly in a calorie deficit for about two months, sometimes eating back exercise calories, sometimes not, and I seem to have lost about 7 pounds. So, nothing too drastic. I'm definitely feeling better, and clothes are fitting better. Face is thinner, so the…

Oh, I forgot to mention: she shared a picture of the Canadian food guide but also mentioned the “Mediterranean diet” multiple times and showed a graphic of that. I have a feeling this is what she’ll be promoting, so I’ll share more info when we get to that. I’ll also list some of the resources and worksheets later on, and…

@snowflake954 Yes, there is some good information, and I also like that it’s a small group, just six of us, and others have good questions and comments. There’s one guy who lost 60 pounds in preparation for hip surgeries, and I hope he’ll share more about his strategies. I did like the concept of weight loss as an outcome…

I came here to make the same suggestion @AnnPT77 gave, to see a physiotherapist. I have scoliosis and began going many years ago when my lower back pain became unbearable. I have gotten great advice over the years and mostly do the exercises on my own now. My favourite thing is traction for my lower back and right hip,…

This happens to me fairly often, especially since menopause, and it’s so frustrating! (Maybe once every few months or so, I end up taking a sleeping pill that lets me sleep through the night, which is bliss but not a real solution.) What usually helps me is listening to one of the ten-minute Headspace videos on YouTube.…

@Winning4EJ I'm glad you asked about this, since I have the same question and am pretty close to you in height, weight, and goal weight. When I started this seriously two months ago, I was eating back all my exercise calories but not losing - so I shifted to eating back none or some and then I started losing. Most of my…

Just stopped at the grocery store, vaguely considered getting ice cream after TWO MONTHS with none (!), and stumbled upon this little gem: a single-serve gelato I've never seen before. Company is called Coppa, and I got the Chocolate Twilight which is 140 calories per 150ml container. And it's delicious (just had about a…

Thanks to both of you! I did get bloodwork the last time this came up and nothing unusual appeared, but some things have changed since then - and I'm actually going for bloodwork this week so maybe I can get my GP to add that in. By the way, I meant to add that I don't take Biotin supplements (though it was recommended…

@christinamalual You posted in the tech support section so are unlikely to get responses to your question here. I suggest posting in one of the relevant health/wellness categories. Good luck.

Another one here: 62, have a weird connective-tissue disorder that caused a few problems when I was younger (vision, scoliosis) but in recent years has morphed into a source of greater musculoskeletal, cardiac, mobility, and other difficulties. Now to lose weight is more pressing but also more challenging. I have a…

It’s hard! I ate out with visiting family for a few days this past week, and tried not to overdo it, but I couldn’t really track the house-made tagliatelle with shrimp and zucchini in a white wine tomato sauce, or the shared appetizers (crispy artichokes, rice balls filled with mozzarella). We did go to one place with…

As others have said, give it time. Last week, my scale didn’t move for five days. Then I ate out with visitors multiple times, thought, “Oh, crap, now it’ll be even worse,” and weighed myself this a.m. with trepidation. Guess what? Two pounds down. I know the theory of fluctuation, but once you see it in action, it’s a lot…

You have gotten good advice already. Read the various pages on getting started, and poke around elsewhere in the discussion boards for great info. And if you don’t have a food scale, get one and start weighing and tracking your food religiously. It’s the only way to really know your food intake, and boy, is it…

Welcome! I first joined MFP back in 2011 when I weighed less than I do now. I started again about two months ago and am taking it seriously. I also gained a lot in the wake of a major medical intervention (well, lost 15 pounds in hospital and then packed on 35 afterward). I’m really moved by your comment about losing…

I am so sorry for those of you have lost loved ones. I have a few whys. One is appearance-related, for sure; I haven’t been able to wear any of my jeans for years and instead am in bamboo pants with elastic waistbands. They’re comfortable and look nice, but I prefer more fitted clothes. I’d also like to leave Tunicland.…

Thanks, @MurphmomSparkles! I did spend an inordinate amount of time figuring out what to get (one place had calories listed on the menu, so that helped), but I didn’t always get the healthiest thing - and it was a big relief to realize it didn’t wipe out all my progress.

I’m finding some inconsistency in my relationship to the scale. I did get a new one recently, after realizing my ancient one, which I rarely used, was way off (10 lb below my doctor’s office reading!). Also, I have not-great vision and really couldn’t read the tiny numbers. Not sure about the new scale, because my bathroom…

One of my sisters and her husband came to visit, and I ate in restaurants multiple times without overdoing it! I packed up half my meals to go, and we shared desserts three ways. We also walked a ton, so that helped (I live near an amazing natural wonder). What really surprised me is how quickly I got full, and that…

I appreciate the reminder about the purpose. I prefer provolone, mozzarella, or gouda for sandwiches or snacking, and tend to use cheddar in recipes (enchiladas, Moosewood's cauliflower-cheese pie) though it can easily be substituted for something else. Great suggestions for other low-cal options to watch for; thanks. I'm…