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It is cheap. That’s it. Most folks I know who shop at Walmart also think it is a garbage company that treats its employees like crap but they can’t afford other places to shop. Because medical care here is expensive to an insane degree, and cost of living is rising much faster than wages, so a lot of folks are struggling…

I really hope that they do some good followups on the study and see what is going on with it. :-) Couple things I hope they explore- does type of mushroom matter? Mushrooms typically esten by folks in Singapore are not necessarily the same kind as we get elsewhere. And also- what nutrients do they get from the mushrooms…

Just to put this out there... I have hated both eggs and a lot of veggies since I was a kid- brussel sprouts, broccoli, the ‘yucky veggies,’ LOL. Often started gagging if I tried to eat them, they seem so disgusting. Got lots of advice on powering through or getting used them and they would not be so bad, etc... Turns out…

I do. I found that I had a lot of food triggers thst increased oain, so figuring those out helped. For food- I have been carefully trying to find recipes that are beyond easy to make, but fit my nutrient/calorie needs and then I make a meal plan and have these foods pre-made so they are ready to eat quickly. I try to eat a…

Oh yeah, when all this started, AIP and Paleo recipes were a lifesaver! I got so many ideas from them and still use them today. SO happy they are popular enough right now that it was easy to find!

We actually have wanted to do this, but it's a long term project - need to save up to be able to afford the large amount, and save up to get a bigger freezer. But it is definitely something that I think would be helpful!!

I so wish that was true for us (perhaps some of it is costs in our area, maybe?), but it has literally been difficult to find enough food - protein especially - to get everyone enough calories. :-( Yeah, that's pretty much what we do, at this point. There is very little in the way of pre-made foods that we can actually…

That is a tricky one! Do you know what the over-arcing reaction is to? Like, is it for foods under a certain family? Or...I know salicylates are a big issue for some folks and knock out almost all herbs, and I know myself I have to grow my own herbs as I seem to react to common unlisted preservatives for herbs and spices.…

Glad that the diet has been so helpful, and holy cow, my daughter is so similar - she has fibro and they are checking for chronic fatigue syndrome. Much sympathy for the standing. She has been working on trying to figure out the best way to get food prep done, too. good luck on introducing dinner prep!

Imperfect produce sounds so neat! But sadly not in my area. That's such a cool idea! Sorry to hear about your own allergies - latex is a pain the butt, yeah?

Hi! I am doing a little better, yes, but I can't have chicken and fish myself. My kiddo can, though, and I have been able to find some slightly cheaper meat, so I didn't bother mentioning (a lot of stuff I left out, just put in the basics, you know? ^_^ ) And I have an extra freezer too; yes, that is a life saver, isn't…

What has helped me and my family (I'm celiac, and so are many other family members, so we trade ideas. ^_^ ) 1. I love bento boxes like crazy. They are pretty, the recipes are pretty, and so I don't feel like I'm looking at my sad little lunch while other people get nicer ones; the bentos are just as nice if not better.…

And that's gonna be it from me. Like I said, I was just putting this up for folks to check out, research more if they want to, and maybe it might help some folks if they are struggling with weight loss with the CICO model without adding in more data points, or maybe it'll not be of use at all. Responded a bit but it seems…

I do not, in any way, doubt that simply using CICO as it is now has worked for people. Or that people have figured out ways to make it work for them - like looking at what calories are assigned to their foods, and figuring out how little they have to eat until they are losing weight like they are supposed to, even though…

I don't believe it has been studied, honestly. Most of what I've seen is anecdotal. Many times with people who switch from more carb heavy diets - not refined carbs, just carbs - to higher protein ones with similar calorie levels, and do better with weigh tloss. Or who switch to smaller meals through out the day and lose…

Absolutely agree that regulations are a problem. The article didn't talk about nutrition, however. it has not said that we need perfect weight loss. It just talked about the fact that CICO, the way we utilize it, ignores part of how our bodies work, and also what impacts how many calories things even have, and in some…

I'm guessing it suggests calorie counting is misleading because of how CICO is used now. Right now, the way we apply CICO, if I eat 200 calories of beef, and do 200 calories of exercise, it is treated the same as eating 200 calories of soda, and doing 200 calories of exercise. It is treated as though 200 calories is what…

Actually, it's really not supposed to be click baity. Not from a source that tends that way. It's an article that is discussing current knowledge of the body, and current research, and how that impacts the effectiveness of CICO for people to use when losing weight. Because for some folks, what they eat and how they eat and…

I was not sure if I am understanding correctly, but is she making her own money but also still living with you? If so, something that might help is just making it so that eating healthy foods is easier. As it is hard to change, making it easier does help stick with it. There are a lot of healthier snack things out there…

wow - I must have been so sick when I wrote this, LOL. Totally forgot about it, to the point that months later, I posted the same question, ha. So just wanted to say thanks to everyone to responded last year, and sorry for not responding!

Aldi sounds really interesting, but looks like I'm in a huge Aldi-free zone. No stores for hundreds of miles. :-( How has the veg growing been doing? I've started trying to do this more but so far am pretty bad at it aside from herbs, so it hadn't helped costs much yet. >_<

Oh hugs, hon. My daughter has IC as well; the diet is a huge pain, yeah. Same issue, just can't buy any of the cheapest stuff. I hope your IC is doing well and doesn't have too many flares, presently.

Oh man, ha. >_<. I completely miswrote that!! $150 per WEEK, not per month. *headdesk*. I would like to know how to eat that cheaply too, LOL.

Refrigerated is typically better. Liquid may be better too. The thing to remember is these are live cultures, so rules for living things apply. They need to consume something to live, and in dry pills there isn’t much to do that, so pro biotics are losing quantity of bacteria daily from the time they are made and tested.…

Go compare what the difference in calorie usage is between MFP's different activity levels (like, how does it change the goals, you know?). Then you could go look up what an extra two hours of walking is, calorie usage-wise, and see where that puts you, yeah? :-)

If it works for the individual - and by that I mean that it helps them succeed, they don't find themselves obsessing in an unhealthy way over what the tech is recording, and they don't spend more money than they can afford on it - then I think any amount of tech is not too much. I don't have any tech but my phone to play…

I never knew that I would have a much easier, and more successful, weight loss experience with exercising to increase calorie output rather than dieting to lower calorie intake.

I had a therapist who recommended the following: let yourself have a little of what you use for your comfort food - not a ton, but a little. But don't do anything else while you are eating it. Really pause with each bite and just focus on the taste, the texture, whatever it is you enjoy about it, and slowly eat it.…

Also an important question: are you still growing? If you have stopped growing, then dieting can be okay. However, if you have grown in height in the last 6 months, you may still be growing (some can grow until 22 years old) and in that case, dieting is rarely recommended unless medical reasons, because your body needs…

When I was losing weight with a toddler, I just added a little extra 'oomph' to every day life. Any chore, I turned on music, and danced a little as I did it. Dishes, putting away laundry, cleaning up after itty-bitty, whatever. Also, little things like parking farther away from the stores or work so you walk a bit longer…