Thanks so much @Cari ! Great recipes. I love them!
I’m not trying to lose weight, necessarily. I feel my whole life I’ve been underweight. Skinny fat as you said. I’m 110 now (and have been all year) but I can see I lost muscle and gained fat. I was 117 in my prime 20 years ago. I would love to lose the little visceral and subcutaneous fat I do have now, and gain muscle weight. That’s my goal. And to feel more energetic too, of course.
Go with my cravings. Thanks for that insight! I usually don’t crave sweets. Never have. My cravings are for salt and vinegar. I really enjoy sweet/salty combinations like the guava shells with goat cheese, but I would consider that more of a dessert. It’s a 180 degree mindset shift I’m making. It concerns me that I don’t know how to calculate the proper ratio of goat cheese to guava shells. Is it by calories? I don’t know where to start with portion size either. Eat that until I’m satiated? For example, how do you know how much cream cheese to add to your flat iron steak, or how much cheddar to add to your pesto? Maybe I’m obsessing too much about the fat in dairy?
I also prefer seafood to red meat. Is the tryptophan/phosphorus problem there too?
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