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My Weight is Finally Catching Up to Me
I am not new to the MFP app or this community. I'm sure if you searched back about 5 years, you'd find posts from me indicating a successful period of weight control. At one point, I knew what I was doing! But the last two years have been horrible on my weight. I worked a full-time retail job for two years, one that threw…
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Leftovers Chart
I thought this was neat and might be of value to the gang. It's a chart for quick reusing of leftovers without eating the same thing every night. I know that, for me, sticking to good eating habits is easier when I'm not eating the same thing every night!…
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2 weeks with Soylent
So I decided to take the leap recently and try Soylent, the meal replacement shake that's supposed to be able to actually, really replace meals. I've been doing breakfast and sometimes lunch with Soylent. And I don't think I will be doing this long-term. It's the most BLAND, SOULLESS way of cutting calories I have ever…
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Calories in, Calories out?
I am having some interesting conversations in the comments right now. Thiought I'd share the link here and ask the MFP community perspective on the basic adage "calories in vs. calories out." Is a calorie a calorie the world around? Or does weight loss rely on the source of the calorie, not just the amount?
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Sugar Goals
The one macro I can't ever seem to come in under is Sugar. Even my Sodium levels are occasionally below my target; but Sugar, never! And the problem isn't processed foods. It's raw fruit. I can eat a banana for breakfast, an apple for lunch, and with the assorted other sugars in a standard diet be over my goal by…
