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21. Poached eggs won't do it. If you do not like to or can't cook

Fri Aug 25, 2017, 06:22 PM

Aug 2017

or shop often buy and make stuff in batches. Cookies have a lot of calories. If you need to be reminded to eat, keep them all over your place on dishes (visual reminder) especially by your TV chair and bed.

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My eating experiment showed I'm not ready to move down to 3 cans per day [View all] alfredo Aug 2017 OP

Beans! Red Beans and rice, bean burritos... MLAA Aug 2017 #1

Any 'white' food will put on calories.. pangaia Aug 2017 #2

I was eating salads, a lot of them. Steamed cabbage! alfredo Aug 2017 #13

OKRA !!!!!!!!!! blechkkkk pangaia Aug 2017 #34

Put okra in soups to thicken the broth. alfredo Aug 2017 #40

Nope. I refuse. pangaia Aug 2017 #41

If you have trouble swallowing you will like it. alfredo Aug 2017 #44

Thank goodness. mahina Aug 2017 #32

Thank you.. And keep knocking along with me.. pangaia Aug 2017 #35

I bought a bag of pecans and am snacking on them daily. Beans and rice yes. alfredo Aug 2017 #54

Right now, it's about your health. Solly Mack Aug 2017 #3

I've been doing calorie checks, but I still don't eat enough. alfredo Aug 2017 #14

Poached eggs won't do it. If you do not like to or can't cook BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #21

Breads are tough to swallow. I bought some nuts to chew on. alfredo Aug 2017 #25

Eggs are good. I'll keep on you. Solly Mack Aug 2017 #23

If you can eat spaghetti, use lots of sauce. pangaia Aug 2017 #36

Yes! Fatty sauces, especially store-bought kind. Solly Mack Aug 2017 #42

Oh you shouldn't have. Now I am drooling, pangaia Aug 2017 #46

Aloha Solly Mack, good to see you. mahina Aug 2017 #30

Hi, mahina. Glad to see you too! :) Solly Mack Aug 2017 #31

If you want the calories as opposed to nutrition BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #4

Cheese is a problem, and ice cream makes me cough. alfredo Aug 2017 #15

Feta is too salty as it comes sweetroxie Aug 2017 #51

The salt is why I say not much. alfredo Aug 2017 #53

Ice cream x3/day. Laffy Kat Aug 2017 #5

Turkey Hill fudge royale. Yum alfredo Aug 2017 #16

Yes, absolutely anything you want. Guilt free. Laffy Kat Aug 2017 #24

Beans ,nuts, legumes, rice, avocado nutmilks nut butters . What is your aim ?No dairy wheat & meat? lunasun Aug 2017 #6

I think I need some pecans. alfredo Aug 2017 #17

If you're from Kentucky... Liberal Jesus Freak Aug 2017 #7

Dadgummit, Liberal Jesus Freak! Cracklin Charlie Aug 2017 #10

Right?!?! Liberal Jesus Freak Aug 2017 #12

I picked up some cashews and pecans. alfredo Aug 2017 #27

Picking them up is a great start, Alfredo, pangaia Aug 2017 #37

I did a few curls with them, then had a small handful of cashews alfredo Aug 2017 #38

Beans and greens, ham hocks and white beans, corn fritters yummo alfredo Aug 2017 #18

Yes, breakfast of champions. alfredo Aug 2017 #26

black rice lots of butter and garlic...the same thing with corn-cut off the cob... samnsara Aug 2017 #8

I've been eating a lot of corn on the cob. alfredo Aug 2017 #19

I will tell you an old, but true, story. Cracklin Charlie Aug 2017 #9

At this time, I can't eat carrots. alfredo Aug 2017 #20

Black beans and rice and salsa is very filling. forgotmylogin Aug 2017 #11

Black bean hummus is so good it has to be a sin. alfredo Aug 2017 #22

Oh yeah. forgotmylogin Aug 2017 #50

Enjoy alfredo Aug 2017 #52

Full fat, full sugar ice cream. Boost nutritional drinks have about 380 cals, I Nay Aug 2017 #28

I've been taking a souped up version of Boost, 495 calories. alfredo Aug 2017 #29

Be careful that you get proper nutrition Nac Mac Feegle Aug 2017 #33

Ive been roasting cashew, and they are wonderful. alfredo Feb 2018 #61

Get a blender and make heavy cream soups using real cream and cheeses. And in sinkingfeeling Aug 2017 #39

That sounds wonderful! Easy on the throat and filled with calories. Solly Mack Aug 2017 #43

I feel so guilty PennyK Aug 2017 #45

I started smoking at 10, and quit at age 27. alfredo Aug 2017 #49

My daughter's suggestion is protein powder PennyK Aug 2017 #47

I get, for free, 2cal liquid meals. I supplement it with vegetarian meals. alfredo Aug 2017 #48

Fat bombs. Ms. Toad Sep 2017 #55

Great Idea. I pigged out on some cheese dip yesterday, but that is bad fat. alfredo Sep 2017 #56

I'm on a close to ketogenic diet to manage diabetes Ms. Toad Sep 2017 #57

Yeah, I generally use olive oil. BTW, Peanut butter and chocolate chips. yum alfredo Sep 2017 #58

Steel cut oats wiley Feb 2018 #59

I am making a pinto bean, barley, tomato, and pork jowl soup. alfredo Feb 2018 #60