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<blockquote data-quote="Danny Tanner" data-source="post: 1714110" data-attributes="member: 10619"><p>We've been using MyFitnessPal for at least a year. It's a great tool for anybody wanting to lose weight (like my wife), gain weight, or maintain weight (like me).</p><p></p><p>Eating healthy and dieting doesn't have to be boring carrots and water from here on out. If you're not already doing this, try smaller, yet more frequent portions throughout the day -- 5 meals a day vs 3. And remember, food isn't consumed to make and keep you stuffed, it's consumed to be used for fuel. Eat enough to fuel you through until your next meal.</p><p></p><p>Some things we've done to eat better:</p><p></p><p>Substitute ground beef with ground chicken breast.</p><p>Substitute pasta with stringed eggplant (sounds weird, I know, but the marinara flavor will dominate the dish)</p><p>Fresh spinach goes with and in everything. It serves as our base for salads, it goes great in homemade soups, and is an excellent foundation for green smoothies. Other things we put into smoothies: Spirulina powder, chia seeds, and vegetable/hemp protein powder, as well as most fruits and vegetables.</p><p>Fish is delicious! We do fish at least once a week.</p><p>Steel cut oatmeal > rolled oats, in every way possible -- flavor, health, and texture</p><p>No enriched/bleached flour anything in our house. Whole grain only.</p><p>No "ready-in-10 minutes" boxed meals, no frozen meals, no microwavable meals, etc. Basically, stay away from processed foods and cut out all the preservatives that you can.</p><p>We still buy, and use, sugar, but we've replaced a lot of it with locally produced honey and agave syrup. Also look into Stevia.</p><p>My wife doesn't care for red meat, never has, but I love it. I've replaced most of my beef with buffalo. It's leaner and tastes better.</p><p></p><p>We're trying to get to a point where most of the groceries we buy are whole ingredients, that way we can make/bake/store/can/freeze/etc all of the things we use for meals (sauces, breads, pastas, etc). Doing this, we control absolutely everything that goes into our bodies.</p><p></p><p>Check out <a href="http://www.oklahomafood.coop/" target="_blank">http://www.oklahomafood.coop/</a> for local food supplies. I'm a huge fanboy of Wichita Buffalo Company.</p><p></p><p>Actually, I see you're in Arkansas. So maybe look for an Arkansas equivalent.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Danny Tanner, post: 1714110, member: 10619"] We've been using MyFitnessPal for at least a year. It's a great tool for anybody wanting to lose weight (like my wife), gain weight, or maintain weight (like me). Eating healthy and dieting doesn't have to be boring carrots and water from here on out. If you're not already doing this, try smaller, yet more frequent portions throughout the day -- 5 meals a day vs 3. And remember, food isn't consumed to make and keep you stuffed, it's consumed to be used for fuel. Eat enough to fuel you through until your next meal. Some things we've done to eat better: Substitute ground beef with ground chicken breast. Substitute pasta with stringed eggplant (sounds weird, I know, but the marinara flavor will dominate the dish) Fresh spinach goes with and in everything. It serves as our base for salads, it goes great in homemade soups, and is an excellent foundation for green smoothies. Other things we put into smoothies: Spirulina powder, chia seeds, and vegetable/hemp protein powder, as well as most fruits and vegetables. Fish is delicious! We do fish at least once a week. Steel cut oatmeal > rolled oats, in every way possible -- flavor, health, and texture No enriched/bleached flour anything in our house. Whole grain only. No "ready-in-10 minutes" boxed meals, no frozen meals, no microwavable meals, etc. Basically, stay away from processed foods and cut out all the preservatives that you can. We still buy, and use, sugar, but we've replaced a lot of it with locally produced honey and agave syrup. Also look into Stevia. My wife doesn't care for red meat, never has, but I love it. I've replaced most of my beef with buffalo. It's leaner and tastes better. We're trying to get to a point where most of the groceries we buy are whole ingredients, that way we can make/bake/store/can/freeze/etc all of the things we use for meals (sauces, breads, pastas, etc). Doing this, we control absolutely everything that goes into our bodies. Check out [url]http://www.oklahomafood.coop/[/url] for local food supplies. I'm a huge fanboy of Wichita Buffalo Company. Actually, I see you're in Arkansas. So maybe look for an Arkansas equivalent. [/QUOTE]
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