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So, I finally bought a food scale...
And I am confused as to how to log meals. For instance, I plan to make a crock pot meal with turkey and spices, and then mashed taters, veggies, etc., for me and the whole family (family of 5). How do I log what I will eat? I know this sounds dumb, but say I put 5 tablespoons of butter in the mashed for the entire family,…
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Popcorn - is this right?
I buy Essential Everyday Light butter popcorn, comes with 3 pouches. Each pouch makes 3.5 cups supposedly. The entry here shows this: Essential Everyday - Light Butter Popcorn Servings: Calories 88 Sodium 48 mg Total Fat 1 g Potassium 0 mg Saturated 0 g Total Carbs 3 g Polyunsaturated 0 g Dietary Fiber 1 g…
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So, I must be logging or doing something wrong.
I am finding nearly every day before I even eat a morsel of food, i am close to my 1200 calorie goal and I am going nutso, thinking I should just forego food all together. Today, for example, the below is my logging and it is 8:44 am. Granted, I start at midnight because I work nights, but all i have ingested food wise, is…
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Dressing/Cheese
I love Ranch dressing in my salad. I don't like any of the vinaigrette and can stomach the Italian. I have tasked the low calorie Ranch and it is too sweet for me. I also love some cheese in my salads, but apparently cheddar is way too many calories. Can anybody make suggestions on a good low-fat dressing and cheeses? I…
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Water intake
Ugh, how do you all deal with the constant need for the toilet when drinking up to your 8 cups of water a day. I cannot stand it. It wakes me every 3 or hours to go the toilet. It makes me want to avoid water so I don't have to spend most of my day in the bathroom. It is hard not to drink before bed, because of my work…
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Low-fat snack food
Let me explain, I work doing medical transcription and sit and type most of the day. One of my things I do (besides stupid smoking, yes, I know), is I like to suck on either candies or eat a munchy treat. My favorite treat is Chex Mix (prefer the Sour Cream and Onion favor but will eat the regular). They are small like…
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Hi All, new here.
I am very new to losing weight. I am 48, have 3 kids, oldest 16, youngest 13, and have been married 20+ years. He is not big and never seems to gain an ounce. I work from home and get very little exercise, sitting at my desk the majority of the day. I also have a back condition that makes standing/walking/showering/doing…
