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zero willpower diet help!
Have been using the idea of Mike Chang's diet system... Basic idea is to cook your meals ahead of time so that you aren't tempted to eat out or cheat because you have meals readily available. I'm a fledgling cook at best... So my basic meal preparation includes one meat one vegetable and one carbohydrate source. Example…
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Defrosting: Room Temp vs. Microwave?
Hi all & Happy new year - Had a question regarding defrosting but before that... SOME BACKGROUND: I've started a diet over the past month that involves cooking all my meals ahead of time, freezing & storing them, and then eating them day by day. I basically cook 21 healthy meals, stuff em' in tupperware, and then eat 3…
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Creating Meals & Diet Tips?
HI All, I read up on a dieting suggestion to have a major COOKING/meal prep day so that all meals would be basically setup ahead of time - I'm giving this a try now. My plan was to line up 21 Tupperware containers that would each be filled with a meal based on a Meat, Vege, & Carb source (each meal is 400-500 cal) Here's…
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Is Oil on Sandwiches from Quik Check bad?
With a goal of weight loss, I've been eating this sandwich on a daily basis for lunch @ work: -$2.99 6" Wheat -Meat: Turkey+Ham -Cheese: Swiss/Provolone -Veggie: Lettuce, Tomato, Cucumber, Onion -Other: Oil (olive oil?, not even really sure) Coming in right under 500 calories on average (per MFP estimate), I was assuming…
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Breakfast & Lunch Advice for Office Worker / Non Cook!?
Hi all, I've gotten back into dieting and wanted some quick and easy ideas to add some variety into my diet given my 9-5 office hours and my inability to cook (lol!) I typically visit the office cafeteria and buy either A. Special K Protein bar + Coffee or B. Two Boiled Eggs + Coffee I usually bounce back and forth between…
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Cheese Estimation!
I eat a 5 egg white omelet almost every morning from my work cafeteria and alternate between their mozz-cheese and cheddar-cheese... I've been trying to glance at how much they put in and estimate based off that for my journal... but wanted a second opinion on my estimation! About how many calories/g of Fat for…
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Meal Suggestion? Need 800 Cal / 75gCarb / 15gFat / 35g+Prot
Hi all, been recording my calories fairly well for the past 2-3 months and I've noticed a trend in my BULKING diet for body building... My last meal always ends up with requirements similar to what I've listed above. 800 Cal / 75gCarb / 15gFat / 35g+Prot I usually just make a smoothie with random things that get me closer…
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Morning Omelet: To Cheese or Not To Cheese?
Hey all, I've been dieting pretty well so far and find that I have some of the best control of what I eat in the morning @ work (since my mind is more focused on working etc I can kind of "force" myself to eat anything - i.e. eat for maximum healthynessssss!) I try to have an egg white omelete every morning: -5 Egg Whites…
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Flaxseed?
I recently hit up my local Shop Rite and purchased some healthy foods; One of which was a bag of Flaxseed! Was hoping some of you fellow fitnesspal-ers could suggest some recipes/meals I could incorporate this into? I've tried throwing some in oatmeal - that seemed to work out pretty well so far =) Anything other staples…
