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Reading Nutrition Labels Help!
Often times the calories per serving does not match up to the macros (fats,carbs,proteins per gram). So sometimes I manually do the math protein g x 4 = cal Carb g x 4 = cal Fat g x 9 = cal Add all cals = Total cals per serving ^Is this the most accurate in identifying the actual calories? If so, is this suppose to match…
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Red Velvet Cake Mix
Don't judge me! Recently, I've started to use diet coke with red velvet cake mix and I microwaved it. Quick and easy. For frosting, I'm too cheap to purchase it separately or to even bother making it, so I just a little water to some of the red velvet mix and top off my microwaved cake with that. Reminds me of frosting,…
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A Constant Struggle While Dieting Around Family Members
I'm trying to manage my diet by eating whatever food I want but in smaller portions. It is really hard when I'm eating a chocolate granola bar and my father tells me I will get fat from eating it because it contains chocolate. I have tried to tell him about the calorie intake situation but it does not get through to his…
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Microwave Protein Bars??
I've heard about people microwaving quest bars and it looks all gooey yet delicious. I bought some Clif bars from Whole Foods and I'm wondering if it will taste better heated but the texture sames rough. Opinions?
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Low calorie pasta?! REALLY?
I'm still having a hard time digesting how low calories these noodles are. They taste exactly the same as regular pasta except there's a hint of pumpkin taste to it. Correct me if I'm wrong but it is hard finding low calorie noodles. How trustworthy are nutrition labels?
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I Need to Vent about my Family ARGH!
Sorry for the errors, my english isn't that good xD I've started this weightloss journey 3 months ago. I'm still experimenting and reading this forum and learning a lot from it. My family keep thinking I'm starving myself when I refuse to eat food they cook because I've already ate enough calories for the day. I do not…
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Am I losing weight?
Hi I'm new to this community and I have a quick question. I've noticed that my stomach been feeling a little tighter than usual and I'm not sure if its due to exercising and dieting. I've been doing only cardio such as treadmill, bike, and elliptical for a month. And I started my diet last week. So my real question is,…
