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No but I found a handheld unit on amazon for 15 bucks that's very compact.

https://www.amazon.com/OXO-Grips-3-Blade-Hand-Held-Spiralizer/dp/B013KAW5IQ/ref=pd_sim_79_9?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01LYKRN5H&pd_rd_r=9FHW37Q9JCB28KPMMAF5&pd_rd_w=sWbDg&pd_rd_wg=x5DOb&refRID=9FHW37Q9JCB28KPMMAF5&th=1

You don’t want to loose too fast imo. 2 or 3 lbs a week sustained is better. I did this by cutting out white stuff completely. White bread, white pasta, white sugar, etc. Eating lots of salad. Using spiralized vegetables instead of pasta https://www.amazon.com/OXO-Grips-Handheld-Spiralizer-Green/dp/B013KAW5IQ and drinking broth and eating soups. Try cabbage pancakes and healthy coleslaws. Rice cakes or dark rye and pumpernickel bread. Oatmeal, brown rice or congee. No low-fat products because they contain extra carbs and sugar which increases appetite. No sweet drinks that increase appetite. Bitter black tea and sour hibiscus tea. Mustard instead of mayo. Hot sauce instead of ketchup. When having a sweet fit just eat a teaspoon of granulated sugar or have a mexican hot chocolate made with hot water and no milk and only a little honey. You need to break from sweets. Slice your apples before eating them and try different varieties to see which you like best. A little exercise is better than no exercise. Try five minutes and then ten. You will find you want to up it as you go along... like you will actually want to. If you have no money you can make weights by filling juice or water jugs that have comfortable handles with water or sand. Do arm reps and squats with these while you watch TV. Listen to music or podcasts and walk if you can but be sure to find stairs or a good hill to use as part of your walking pattern. When you fall off the wagon don’t beat yourself up but just get back on it. Drink nice cold water. Keep jars in the fridge if you can.

I have a Vegetti and an Oxo. The Vegetti I only use for really skinny carrots, the side shaving pencil-sharpener blade doesn’t work as well as the flat cross-cut blade on the Oxo. I got the Ox slightly cheaper then in this listing https://www.amazon.ca/OXO-Good-Grip-Spiralizer-Green/dp/B013KAW5IQ It is a very solid build compared to the Vegetti. Easier to hold and use. Easier to clean and store (fits in my shallow flatware drawer). Wastes less of the vegetable and gives a much more even and strong noodle. The Oxo spaghetti cut on the single blade unit is about exactly the size of thick ramen noodles. Works fine for one or two servings in contrast to the tabletop units and can be tossed in the luggage for travel.

I don’t know if it is common knowledge but you can cook both rice and pasta in a microwave. The uncovered method for rice is easier than the covered method imo. I use a Fasta-pasta but big 1-quart Pyrex glass measuring cup will work. I have a Sistema microwave rice pot but I use it for steaming potatoes and for making apple sauce and soups etc. since I prefer the Fasta-pasta for rice.

You should Google and search YouTube for “mug meals”. The library if you have one probably has microwave cookbooks but you can take a one-month free trial of Kindle Unlimited (up to ten books at a time) and look there.

As for the fridge. Canned meat and vegetables are actually okay. They are much better if you can rinse them since they are packed in salt water. The canned meat can’t be effectively rinsed aside from the chunk chicken breast. The canned stuff is all fully-cooked and just needs to be heated. You could make for instance a scalloped potatoes with canned flaked ham and canned vegetables. If you use canned sliced potatoes they are also pre-cooked.

You probably want to make a lot of salads and salad wraps and Asian rice noodle salads. Cabbage and napa cabbage keep better than letuce and you can make a green coleslaw for a change of texture. Also, you can get a hand spiralizer for about $8 on Amazon and spiralize big carrots and beets, etc to use as raw or steamed “pasta”. I like the slightly more expensive Oxo spiralizer https://www.amazon.com/OXO-Grips-Handheld-Spiralizer-Green/dp/B013KAW5IQ

I use this one: OXO Good Grips Handheld Spiralizer, Green

Set the meat to browning on medium, then do the zoodles into a colander. Salt 'em a bit and turn them every so often so the water can come out. I let the sauce simmer for about 45 minutes, I'd guess, and let the zoodles sit (being turned occasionally) for about the same amount.

If you're in the market for a good spiralizer, I'm a HUGE fan of the Oxo Good Grips. I bought 3 <$5 cone-shaped ones from stores like Ross and HomeGoods before splurging on this one. It's so much easier to use than the cones (and safer) and I like the noodle size. I actually ended up getting some for my sister and mom as well.

1) You caught me at coffee time, hence the speedy response.

2) Buy a spiralizer. I use this one. Wash and dry zucchini, cut off the ends, and cut into 2” segments. Run through the spiralizer. When that’s done, press the water out (paper towels work fine). You can also sprinkle on a bit of salt to help the zucchini release water. After that, you can pan-fry the zoodles briefly (maybe 3 minutes or so), and then can use them as a substitute for noodles in pasta dishes, soups, etc.

I have that one- it definitely took some technique to get the turning-the-crank-while-pushing-without-moving-the-whole-machine thing down. I have this handheld one too, which I use for single-serve veggies where I don't want to spend time cleaning the big one.

I bought a big salmon at Costco and cooked it simply in the oven with a bit of oil, some lemon pepper, some cut up lemons all round. If I do this on a Sunday this keeps me fed well past mid-week at lunch.

Also, when I am in a hurry I will mix, in a bowl, some mayo with a can of tuna. Salt and pepper on top. I will either eat that plain as a snack, or with avocado chunks to add interest.

Another thing I like to do when at Costco is buy a flat of eggs. I boil half of the eggs in the flat, and then put them into a Ziplock container in the fridge. I then have easy-access protein when cooking or opening a can of tuna is too much effort :) I can eat the eggs as breakfast with a bit of salt&pepper, or mix them up into a bowl with some mayo and bits of celery or avocado.

Final tip, I love zoodles. I zoodle half a zucchini with a zoodler (mine is the OXO Good Grips Spiralizer https://www.amazon.ca/OXO-Good-Grip-Spiralizer-Green/dp/B013KAW5IQ), and mix it up with some pesto and a couple of grape tomatoes cut in half. This takes 5 minutes at most and is so good !

Also used this to make the noodles: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B013KAW5IQ/ worked perfectly

Oxo hand spiralizer ($12-17) https://youtu.be/YvPBSM3IFsA
https://www.amazon.ca/OXO-Good-Grip-Spiralizer-Green/dp/B013KAW5IQ

I bought a second knock-off one for $7 for when I was traveling.

Peel and spiralize the beets in the sink to contain mess. You can run the water to keep your hands rinsed and spiralize the beets into a bowl of water to contain the juice.

Dress the drained spiralized beets with balsamic vinegar oil dressing containing a dab of dijon mustard and a drip of honey. You can use cider vinegar and regular mustard if that is what you have. Nice with chunks of cheese and pieces of walnut mixed in.

If you can find yellow beets they are far less messy. They make for good ramen etc. if you spiralize and lightly sauté them.

I use a $20 hand spiralizers with a food holder and hand guard https://www.amazon.ca/OXO-Good-Grip-Spiralizer-Green/dp/B013KAW5IQ

But for skinny food like carrots I just hold the vegetables with a heavy dish cloth pulled over my hand and use this $10 one https://www.amazon.ca/Starfrit-092047-003-0000-Spiralizer-Vegetable-Spiral-Slicer/dp/B0791YT2WX

For straight cuts I use this peeler https://www.amazon.ca/Sunkuka-Julienne-Stainless-Cleaning-Vegetable/dp/B01LYWRRIT

I recommend a cross-cut hand spiralizer… the Oxo spiralizer gives a large square cut noodle as opposed to the type you get from a pencil sharpener style spiralizer https://www.amazon.com/OXO-Grips-Handheld-Spiralizer-Green/dp/B013KAW5IQ

If you want something smaller, I am using the OXO manual spiralizer, I love it! https://www.amazon.ca/OXO-Good-Grips-Spiralizer-main/dp/B013KAW5IQ?language=en_CA

No alcohol is an easy 5 kg and no pasta is another :) Try spiralized vegetables instead of pasta https://www.amazon.com/OXO-Grips-Handheld-Spiralizer-Green/dp/B013KAW5IQ for horse carrots or yellow beets or even potato. Also, no white bread, either pumpernickel or maybe air puffed rice cakes. Whole wheat tortillas are good for salad wraps but you can also use big lettuce leaves. Vietnamese raw spring rolls are good and you can check YouTube for how to make them. They keep for lunch if wrapped in cling wrap. This book I got from the library is cool https://www.amazon.com/Sandwiches-Without-Bread-Low-Carb-Gluten-Free-ebook/dp/B077Q3LRJC

I quite like this one - it's super compact and is dishwasher-friendly. It sits in the same drawer as my forks and knives it's that small.

https://www.amazon.com/OXO-Good-Grips-Handheld-Spiralizer/dp/B013KAW5IQ/

Spiralize it to make into healthy pasta.