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Make the mango/avocado salsa from this ( http://www.yummly.com/recipe/Fish-tacos-with-avocado-mango-salsa-298846?columns=3&position=2%2F68 ) recipe. I use it to make lettuce wraps with chicken, fish, shrimp, or even boca burgers. I often add an ear of corn cut off the cob to the salsa too. You can even get lettuce that is pre-cut for lettuce wraps if you are short on time. I also use Lawry's Baja chipotle marinade to drizzle (a little goes a long way) over the tacos. It travels well (a lot easier to keep something cold than warm when you're traveling).

Muscle does not weigh more than fat.

First, muscle and fat weigh exactly the same, as /u/HandsomeHarry points out. What's different is the density, meaning muscle is smaller pound for pound.

Muscle is also very hard to gain while you are losing weight. So no worries about working out, go for it! As generally recommended on /r/fitness you should focus on losing fat before seeking to gain muscle for these reasons.

For more, check out the excellent book "Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle" by Tom Venuto.

its on the site there, I couldnt link in any deeper. - I scanned the large bottle (19.2oz) while I was drinking one.

for the smaller bottle it's 1 point: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/calories/generic-magners-hard-cider-5929240

0 protein, 0 fiber, 11 carbs, 0 fat : per 330ml (~11.5oz) = 1pt 0 protein, 0 fiber, 19 carbs, 0 fat : per 19.2oz (big bottle) = 2pt

Then dinner was a 7 point Chicken and Asperagus with Mustard and Tarragon Cream Sauce. No pics of that one, but it was a riff off of http://www.yummly.com/recipe/external/Chicken-Breast-with-Tarragon-Mustard-Cream-Sauce-_for-South-Beach-Phase-1_-755852 this recipe. So, 18 points for my meals and I get to have a treat tonight!

I did weight watchers in 2005 and lost about 50 pounds. This time around my starting weight is 254! I am following the Weight Watchers Points Plus program at home. I do not go to meetings and I have some of the books and keep track of my points. My main problem area is portion control. I found a PDF on Google Docs of the Weight Watchers Points Plus complete food list. So glad we can do this together!

Well it really depends on your oven, below are two methods. I think I put mine at 350, and on parchment. I also make sure they are completely dry before I oil them up. But yes, you gotta watch them.

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/baked-kale-chips/

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/melissa-darabian/crispy-kale-chips-recipe/index.html

I'm sorry but I'm afraid you've confused weight with Density. It's a common mistake which I'm attempting to correct. Weight is Mass. It's a measurement that is independent of Volume. You place something on a scale and that's it's Mass. The size has nothing to do with it. Nothing.

So one pound of cheerios is one pound no matter the size of the box it comes in. It's very easy to understand and very accurate. Which is why Mass (weight) is the preferred unit of measurement for food items we eat, and the required unit of measurement for goods sold. One pound of fat weighs exactly the same as one pound of muscle. They have the same Mass (weight).

Density is the Mass divided by its Volume. Something which has a greater Mass per Volume unit has greater Density. Lead is denser than wood; muscle is denser than fat.

What you mean to say is: Muscle has a greater density than fat. One pound of muscle will be smaller than one pound of fat due to their different Density.

People like OP get confused when they believe the myth that "muscle weighs more than fat" because they think that getting muscular and losing fat will cause their scale to incorrectly increase e.g. "if I lose fat but gain muscle the scale is going to shoot up." So they're afraid to workout, like OP. This isn't the case, as losing 10 pounds of fat and gaining 10 pounds of muscle means the net change is zero.

What has changed is your Volume (smaller) and Density (larger) - besides looking damn good.

Hope this helps clear up this common misconception.

Mine is not strictly a WW board, but 99% of the recipes on mine are healthy, low point meals/snacks. :) Here it is!

Also, Slender Kitchen has a ton of WW recipes Here

Fooducate has some basic PP values. They may not be always 100% correct and they don't scale that well, but it's a start. You can scan items at the grocery store and see what's good and bad in the product - that alone is pretty cool. But sometimes the values from other sources and WW do not always match up. They are always tweaking.

I had an ActiveLink for awhile. It's a neat device. If you don't eat your activity points, I'm not sure it's a worthwhile purchase.

I eventually quit using it (sold it online) when I received a Fitbit One as a gift. I like that a lot better. It's cheaper long term ($100 with no recurring service charges) versus the ActiveLink ($40 with $5/month...after a year, it's the more expensive option).

If the FitBit One price tag is too steep for you, the Zip is a cheaper Fitbit for $60. Your price options are here: http://www.fitbit.com/comparison/trackers

I also have an Aria scale which is fantastic.

The Fitbit dashboard is awesome. You can compete with your friends, and it totally motivates me to get in more activity.

Well, according to consumer reports, it burns fewer calories than walking at 3 miles per hour: consumer reports .... so I'm guessing that'd be a "no" as to activity points :(

I recently went on a 3 day backpacking trip out in the mountains here in Japan. My favorite meals were Mountain House meals. http://www.amazon.com/MOUNTAIN-HOUSE-JUST-CLASSIC-BUCKET/dp/B00955DUHQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1433404484&sr=8-1&keywords=mountain+house

They certainly aren't low calorie foods, but if you budget well, they can work. All you need is boiling water. Technically most of the bags are 2.5 servings, so you can split a bag.