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A food scale and measuring cups/spoons are so important if you are trying to watch what you eat, especially with calorie dense things like oils/butter, pasta/rice, meat/cheese & nuts. It can be very difficult to eye these things especially if you aren’t used to portion control and you could be adding hundreds more calories more than you think you are eating. For example, photos like in this article always shock me because they don’t look that different on the plate but there is such a large calorie difference.
Quote from: Flitter on September 15, 2021, 12:49:31 PMA food scale and measuring cups/spoons are so important if you are trying to watch what you eat, especially with calorie dense things like oils/butter, pasta/rice, meat/cheese & nuts. It can be very difficult to eye these things especially if you aren’t used to portion control and you could be adding hundreds more calories more than you think you are eating. For example, photos like in this article always shock me because they don’t look that different on the plate but there is such a large calorie difference.Oh wow, this was really insightful, thanks for sharing this! I’ve never even thought about cooking without oil….I guess I may have to give it a try. I’ll be honest and say I’ve never counted the olive oil I use for cooking towards my calorie count, so that could be part of what’s holding me back from losing more weight. I also think I’m guilty of eating too much of the healthy fats. I tend to eat a lot of nuts at a time when I break those out.Does anyone want to share pictures of the meals they’re proud of? It might help us see that there are good, filling meals to eat while watching your weight. This was my lunch for the day: Full disclosure, Imuse a food subscription service. I am NOT this creative on my own haha!Spoilervisitors can't see pics , please register or loginIt’s a veggie wrap with vegan chorizo, spinach, avocado creama, all on a spinach wrap. I probably should have skipped the root beer but eh, I had a sweet tooth all day I resisted. The whole thing was just under 600 calories!
I think fasting would be bad for me, with my gastroparesis and hypoglycemia. In fact, several years ago when I was regularly going to a gym I found I was actually eating more food. It was very small portions throughout the day, including some meal replacers (Myoplex lite) and I was still losing weight. The big difference was I had a real appetite and got hungry, whereas when I wasn't working out and like now, I eat because I think I should, not necessarily because I'm hungry. I don't get hungry very often. I figure it'd because I'm not burning off the calories.So with that in mind, I've been eating small portions of lots of things all day instead of two or three bigger meals. My back is still messed up so I can't exercise like I want. Even doing arm curls puts too much strain on my back (my posture is not good). But overall, I'm feeling better. I'm not bloated like usual and my head seems clearer. Still eating emotionally right now though.
I feel like fasting wouldn't be too hard for me, but I keep seeing a bunch of conflicting methods of safely doing it
BlackCurtains what if you tried Physical Therapy for your back so you can get back to normal and not hurt all the time? My moms Physical Therapist said to me, "If it hurts Use it!" I'm now signing up for Physical Therapy Also...