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Cream of Wheat vs Rolled Oats
After trying many variations of low fat breakfasts with rolled oats, I am starting to think that I should go out and buy a box of Cream of Wheat. Which do you prefer?
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Is Stevia better?
In my quest to quit most artificial sweeteners but still stay low in calories, I have come across Stevia. What are your thoughts? Is Stevia a better alternative or just the same?
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Sweetener-free Water Enhancers
After over 30 years I have finally decided that for the next month I will not have any Diet Coke or anything with an artificial sweetener. I tend to drink only diet drinks and want to stay low in the calorie threshold. That said, I hate coffee & tea and water. So I am now trying to enhance water. Any low calorie ideas?
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What's Your Mode of Transport?
*Avoiding eye contact* My husband and I have just turned into 'minivan people'. We still have my Veloster and his Dodge Magnum/Hemi but traded in our third car, which was an HHR, for a Grand Caravan. We don't have children living with us anymore, so it is just us and the 2 Chihuahuas, but the extra room will be great to…
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Wow Me with Chia Recipes
I'm looking for some really good Chia recipes. There has to be more than making pudding out of it and putting it on top of yogurt. Anyone?
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Help! Where is the pertinent personsal info?
Is there anywhere on this site I can find out what day I joined MFP? I can't seem to find it anywhere.
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Super Duper Outrageously Easy Chia Pudding!
Hi All! I just had to share this recipe cuz I love Chocolate Chia Pudding but, seriously, if there is a shorter route for anything I will take it. :tongue: So I experimented this Easter and put together this pudding. The family loved it! Real Easy Chocolate Chia Pudding 1-1/2 cups 1% Chocolate Milk 1/3 cup chia seeds Mix…
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Fitbit Flex - Any Opinions?
Hey all! Does anyone have a Fitbit Flex? I saw the ad and it looks intriguing! Wondering if its worth the money or if I should go with maybe the Fitbit One instead or perhaps even something else completely. Whaddya think?
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PB2 Yogurt!
I wanted to change up my yogurt so I mixed a teaspoon of PB2 into my cup of my Oikos French Vanilla Yogurt. The result...YUMMM!!!! Just thought I'd share. Have a GREAT day everyone!!! :flowerforyou:
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Bang for the Calorie
Okay everyone, I am going to a theatre tomorrow night to support a few friends on stage. However, I have seen this particular play a few times already and I am sooooo tired of it. So....I plan on having a good stiff drink to get me through it. Hench the question, what particular alcoholic drink would you recommend that has…
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My personal mini success
I am posting this in the success stories category because I am so proud of myself (and a little shocked that it actually worked). I went to a Chinese Buffet today. Usually I stick to the veggies and fish, maybe some sushi and fruit. However, this time before going right to the fruit for dessert, I went over to the cakes.…
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Is Too Much Protein Bad?
I am consistently over my protein limit that was set by MFP. Sometimes by twice. I only started noticing recently. Is this bad? Will it hinder my weightloss or effect me in some other way?
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Airplane Snacks - Any Suggestions?
I'm going to Las Vegas in a couple of days and I plan on bringing a couple of sample packages of PB2 and crackers onto the plane instead of eating their high cost/high caloric offerings. Anyone have any other suggestions? What would you bring?
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Airplane Food - No Thanks!!
The food offered on planes is basically all high caloric, so I was planning on bringing my own munchies. One thing I would love to bring with me is a couple of sample size packages of PB2. With all of the security issues these days, I was wondering if anyone has any idea if I am allowed to bring this onto the plane?
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Red Lobster Choices?
Uh oh...my daughter's birthday is Wednesday and she has chosen Red Lobster as her restaurant of choice. Any suggestions as to what I should order? I'm on a low calorie/fat diet.
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Breakfast PB2 Sandwich
Just make this for breakfast! Sliced a banana in half, spread 2 tbsp PB2 and 1 tsp jam on bottom half, then placed top half back on! I figured out tthe calories are 185: banana 110 PB2 50 Jam 25 Yummy & filling!!
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What to do with PB2
Okay, so I found a really cool store that sells all kinds of healthy low calorie, high fibre foods and bought a jar of PB2. Now what? It smells great and I want to incorporate it in stuff, but I need ideas. Help!!
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Officially started today!
Okay, so I officially started tracking my steps today towards the 50 miles I'm gonna step this April. Today's count is 2.2 miles (5,176 steps). I'm happy with that. Let's see what tomorrow brings. :happy:
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Scan or Bag Facts
A few times now when I scanned a barcode on a food item, the information differs from the nutrition facts listed on the package. Which information do you choose to go by?
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Sodium Effects
This may be a dumb question, but I'm biting the bullet and asking it anyway. I know that sodium causes bloating, but does it cause actual weight gain as well?
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Noom Walk Pedometer
Can I just say that I absolutely LOVE the Noom pedometer I downloaded on my phone?! I downloaded it on Feb. 15 and have slowly worked my way up in steps. My ultimate goal is 10,000. I'm getting there - yesterday I reached 7071! I don't always have the phone on me so there are a couple hundred that a never registered. But…
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Banana Pancake PB Sandwiches!
OMG! I made the easiest pancakes last night! Two major ingredients - 1 Banana & 2 Eggs. Mash together and griddle as you would pancakes (key is to make them small for popping into the mouth). I added more spices to taste such as sweetener, dark cocoa powder, cinnamon and vanilla extract. They were really good but filling…
