Lettuce. Dressing. One cheese slice. Less than 200 calories.
I never understood the "lose weight = salad and dressing" crowd.
You can pretty much eat whatever, as long as you are within your caloric limits.
Unfortunately (from my experience), this boils down to one "full" meal i e. Appetizer, entre, dessert a day.
For me it is more about fiber. I have been diagnosed with holes in my transverse colon and stomach. Years ago a surgeon found a large gash in the lowest part of my small intestines and patched it, while removing my gallbladder. Eating lettuce helps my digestive tract to be able to move properly. When I was a kid, my dad was caught adding some powder substance to our dinner. He told my mom it was phosphorus. Right around that time, I started having severe stomach problems. I also had a relative offer me a drink of what he said was juice, from a plastic cup, when I was about six years old. People later said it was battery acid when I told others that it didn’t taste right. My stomach and bowels have had a lovely life. Healthy foods help.
First off, I'm sorry that you had family do shitty things to you as a kid.
Second, Is popcorn safe for you to eat? Tons of fiber and low calorie. You can eat 4 cups of it which is super filling and it's only 300 calories.
It should be. After my MRI, years ago, I was given a list of foods I should avoid. Popcorn might be on it, but I’ll have to check. Thanks for the suggestion. That actually sounds pretty good.
I've lost 100+ lbs. on two or three occasions in my life. I always inevitably fuck up, get complacent, and put the weight back on, but I'm on maybe a four-year streak this time and still around 170 lbs. If I could have gone back in time and told my original 370 lb. self (circa 2007) that I didn't just have to eat lettuce and run laps all day to lose the weight, I probably would have actually put in the effort to try. I hate that this misconception is so prominent. These days I just use my fitness pal and I do exactly like you said. Eat whatever the hell I want, but within the limitations I'm given.
You can't outrun a bad diet. Exercise might build muscle tone and cardio, but it does shit all for losing weight unless you're running marathons.
They're talking about staying within a calorie budget, but eating your choice of type of food. Exercise can increase your calorie budget even while cutting. In fact, you have to account for exercise if you want to maintain the standard 500kcal/day cut.
I believe Leafy greens have the lowest Calorie to satiety ratio. It's easier to keep to your Calorie goals if you're not feeling hungry all the time.
My mom worked for weight watchers for 30 years. I've never had a weight problem but I learned a lot from her when I wanted to shed a few pounds. The system they used was based on points, you were allowed so many points a day, some things had zero points and some things were surprisingly high in points. I bring this up whenever I see someone starving themselves or eating like a rabbit. Under their plan you can eat whatever you want, it's all about portions. When people try drastic changes they give up easier
That just sounds like Calorie counting with extra steps
Fresh spinach is good with just a dressing, but parm (even the not so good powdered stuff) makes it even better. 🤤
This has Caesar dressing apparently, which already includes parmesan.
You do you man but dressing is never good.
And 200 calories is so little
I feel like the dressing alone is 200 calories
I usually do a six small meals a day diet. 200 isn’t too few. My other meals range in size between 200 and 400, typically.
Considering the meal only has 200 Calories, they certainly need that dressing.
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