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It would be helpful to understand why you are cutting carbonated beverages. I've got a few things that i cut arbitrarily from my diet while i get healthy, because i know that it would be too easy to slip into bad habits with them. For instance, i won't keep ice cream in my home; when i serve ice cream, i over-serve it. I…

What made you choose 1200 calories per day? Is 4-6 hours of sleep each night sufficient, or not sufficient for you? When you're not in front of a computer at work, are you generally active? Any workout routine or hobbies that get you moving? How long have you been on this pattern, and do you actually think it is healthy…

I read Allen Carr's book last March. I had been a smoker for 18 years, and had attempted to quit many times over that period. On March 8, 2014, i had my last cigarette as i finished the book. On March 8, 2015, i celebrated a year nicotine-free, thirty pounds lighter, and much, much healthier than a year before. A few quick…

When i quit smoking, nobody pushed cigarettes on me. Even my still-smoking friends were respectful of my decision. hell, they showed deference and even offered support by volunteering not to smoke around me (which was unnecessary, but the thought was appreciated). Shortly after getting comfortable as a non-smoker, i…

First thing you may want to do is snoop the fridge and pantry. Figure out what he generally cooks with. Once you know his staple ingredients, you can find per-serving nutritional information for those. Then volunteer to help him cook. Pay attention to how much he uses, and reconstruct his recipe in MFP. Look at the…

i didn't gain all my excess weight in a meal, or a day, or a week. The road to health started when i realized that success is in building good habits. Good habits doesn't mean that i never indulge; it means that i generally eat well, and well enough that my occassional indulgences are perfectly fine. So if i find that i've…

I made an interesting hors d'oeuvres based on quinoa: 1. Cook up a batch of quinoa, lightly salted. Then fluff it and let it cool a bit. 2. While it cools, fry some chopped bacon. Drain most of the fat, and add in some finely chopped onion, serrano pepper, and minced garlic, and fry til the onion is translucent. 3. Mix the…

When i started eating healthy, i was at the grocery store, loading my basket with my new, healthy staples. in the bulk foods I saw couscous. I'd had it a few times and remembered liking it, and I somehow had come to think it was a healthy alternative to rice and pasta. Boy did i feel silly when i looked up how to prepare…

whoa.... thank you for this. Sometimes it takes just the right analogy to put me in the right perspective to grok a thing. This was perfect. Be well!

thank you for the tip! I haven't had a DQ blizzard since i started this process, 9 months ago. That's the only one of my old vices i still yearn for on a regular basis... this may just scratch that itch, AND provide me with a new way to get my potassium.

To reiterate what others have said, this is in line with what i experienced. A very rapid loss the first month or so, and it tapered off. Primarily body shedding retained water. Caused me some worry, so i came here, and read the phrase "broccoli shock." My body was acclimating to regular, healthy eating, rather than being…

it seems to me that the reason my weight got away from me was that i had bad eating habits, and i wasn't mindful about nutrition, calorie intake, or exercise. Logging your intake forces you to be very mindful of everything you eat, and helps develop that awareness; BEFORE you put something in your mouth, you are already…

I really like this idea. Let go, have some fun, celebrate. But later, be mindful of (and mindfully accountable for!) what you did, and maybe influence your future behavior.

Perfect response! I quit smoking a year ago, and everyone in my family and office was supportive. When i started tackling my diet, i noticed that lots of coworkers and even family members are quick to encourage me to have a brownie, cookie, ice cream etc. It was well-intentioned... as is the pathway to hell.... A couple…

i was having a lot of trouble incorporating water into my diet. I transitioned from regular sodas to unsweet tea (with sweet&low), and would easily drink 1/2 gallon per day. Couldn't stand my home tap water; there was always a slightly metallic/mineral taste. When i turned the same water into tea, it was perfectly fine. On…

i have come to avoid "low fat" in general. I'd rather eat something with normal fat levels, and eat it in moderation, than to eat something loaded with chemicals to make the low-fat foods more palatable.

i've worked my late night snack into my calorie budget. Air-popped popcorn, lightly salted, with no butter. is surprisingly acceptable for a mindless snack if i'm watching a movie. Granted, it isn't the same as oil-drenched movie popcorn, but it scratches the itch. A handful of grape tomatoes is satisfying if i just want…

I just made a variation of this, and about when it was done cooking, decided to make chicken enchiladas. Wrapped the chicken in corn tortillas, and filled a casserole dish with these. Dumped a can of store-bought enchilada sauce over them, topped em with cheese, and baked em. They were delicious! At ~200 calories per…

I enjoy making zoodles with zucchini or yellow squash. I've basically replaced pasta. There is something satisfying about the stranded veggies that sates my pasta cravings, but for way fewer calories. My next experiment will be to make a cauliflower alfredo sauce i read about, and serve it over zoodles. I love how…

i've been making them with yeast for a couple months now, and loving how they turn out. Just curious why "no yeast"? Are you looking for an alternative leavener, Or unleavened english muffins (i can't even picture how this would work, but i'm not very knowledgeable about baking yet)?

You are repeating misinformation. Please stop.

Did you bring enough to share?

Stumbled across a cauliflower alfredo sauce on another post earlier today. Googled it, and found lots of variations. Looks like i'll have to go on a zoodles with cauliflower alfredo exploration this weekend! You know.. for science.

Say it all you want. You're on YOUR journey. That was flippant of me.. i apologize. I was curious, and found a link to make Turkish Pizza with nutritional information: http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/turkish_style_pizza.html it makes a 14.5"x9.5" inch pizza. It estimates 6 slices total, at 286 calories per slice. What…

A medium thin crust Pizza Put Supreme Pizza is approximately 12 inches in diameter, and comes in around 1840 kCal. Eating a 13 inch pizza prepared as you described is gonna be a lot closer to 1840 than to 1000.

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I always give a light spritz of PAM. Then i let the eggs cool just a bit after pulling them out. When i'm ready to start wrapping the sandwiches, a jab at the edge of an egg will tilt it in the tin enough to let me get the spoon under it and slide it out easily.

I scramble eggs with a little bacon, onion, serrano pepper, and cheese, and cook them in a muffin tin (grease the tin, into a preheated oven at 350 for ~25 minutes). I make english muffins from scratch, but any bread could do. When the eggs are out of the oven and cooled, i put them on bread, then individually wrap them in…

You weigh what you weigh whether you log it or not, right? The usefulness of MFP is enhanced by accurate logging, and for check-ins, this means regular data points over time. If you get in the habit of fudging the data now by delaying, you will reduce the usefulness of the log. If, instead, you log yourself at 1.5 lbs over…

A year ago i started that same book. It cost less than three packs of smokes. Sunday marks my 1 year anniversary since i quit smoking. Cheeseburger is 100% correct; i would only add to it that the difficulty smokers have in quitting is because as smokers, we develop patterns of thinking and behavior to reinforce the…