Filling Protein Bar Recs without Sugar Alcohol

Hi everyone!

I’m a few weeks into my weight loss journey. One of the things I’m doing to consume more protein and have a more controlled calorie deficit is eating protein bars when I get snack cravings.

It’s helped a lot over the last few weeks. Every time the cravings hit, instead of going to chips or cookies, I’ve been grabbing a protein bar.

My favorite has been the chocolate peanut butter flavor of Pure Protein bars. I find that they taste a lot like an actual chocolate bar, and I think that in addition to the 20g protein helps curb my cravings.

I do think it’s upsetting my stomach a bit though… each of these bars contain 9g of “sugar alcohol” and I think that’s what’s causing a lot of bloating and whatnot.

I’m looking for a similarly filling and satisfying protein bar that doesn’t have sugar alcohol. I can’t really get used to those nutty bars like Nature Valley or Kind. I also don’t find them to be as filling. I like the denser, dessert-like ones.

Does anyone have any recommendations?

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Is my weight loss plan and goal weight sustainable ? I want second opinions

I work with a dr, and two councillors. Based on what they have said, I have made a plan. I would like some second opinions on those who have been losing weight or have lost their weight, since it will be a bit before i check up again.

For information :

Current : F24, 240lbs, 5’8 Goal weight : 170lbs

I have about 70lbs to lose, and I want to do it slowly and safely. I currently walk about 15-20k steps per day, as it’s the only exercise I can really do due to my disabilities. For diet, I plan to do 3 meals and 2 snacks, as that is what my medical professionals and my mom (also a medical professional) deem is best. I have to eat my mom’s cooking or what’s in the house, though I plan to follow portion sizing and cutting in slow stages. I hope to lose the weight in about 1-2 years.

So is this an okay plan? If I keep walking and slowly cut portions down in my diet will it be possible for me to lose the weight sustainably over time? and is my goal weight okay? I know it’s high… but I figure it’s the best option for me… and my dr suggested it.

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Multiple questions - insecure ex

Hey all, I have been on a weight loss journey which only started being successful in the last 7 months ish. Insecure ex: Very much did not want to work out and ate a lot of takeout - wouldn’t eat the healthy meals I’d cook, didn’t have a job, didn’t move from the couch. Constant belittling when I would go to the gym (would demand I made him go with me but it would require 2hrs of nagging before he would always say a hard no anyway, tried for about 2yrs before I gave up on it and he would say I gave up on him after that). I worked next door to my gym but would still come home, emotionally exhaust myself, then drag my ass back. Shockingly didn’t have much success but he would still rag on me for “trying too hard” while simultaneously being pissed I didn’t drag him along. The question: I have been out of the relationship for almost 2 years now but the feeling like shit about going to the gym remains. Even if I’m home alone I feel like I am a bad person for going. How do I unlearn this?

Second question: over 7 months I have lost about 13kg. From 87kg to 74kg and I’m about 5’10. I have noticed I’m a bit more lean but my tape measurements haven’t changed. Like haven’t even lost an inch off any part of my body. Im pretty confident it’s not muscle loss because I’m getting stronger but does anyone have any idea why the scale would change so much without much physical change?

Thank you all in advance Ps I did think about breaking it into 2 posts because I might not get answers to both but screw it.

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Taking multivitamins while losing weight / cutting

I just want to share my experience as someone taking multivitamins every morning since started my diet (10 kg down, 2.5 months - simple CICO (calorie deficit)). This post is for those wondering if multivitamins would be a good idea for them.

I know a huge part of reddit are really hateful against multivitamins. But since I bought my pills before finding it out (happily) I thought might as well take them anyway. Here are my afterthought:

Since started taking it: My sleep improved. My energy level improved. My skin improved. Of course this can be attributed to other parts of my lifestyle that i improved (mainly more sport). But generally speaking when accumulating weight loss fatigue from calorie deficit, your energy levels should decrease.

I know, you are supposed to get all the micronutriment from your food alone. But when in a calorie deficit it can be hard to match the daily recommednation, also it's much more tedious to track. I was most likely deficient on some vitamins before even starting the diet.

So to conclude, if you can get your hands on high quality multivitamins, do it (from pharma or well-known brand). It can only help you and especially when cutting, where getting all these minerals and vitamins can be hard.

For reference here are the micros present in the pills I'm taking: Vitamin A, D3, E, K, C, B1. B2, B6, B12, Niacin, Biotin, Calcium, Magnesium, Zink, Chrome, and some other I don't know their function.

My only real guideline would be to make sure you get one from quality sources, not the really cheap ones.

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How to encourage fiancé to lose weight

My (31f) fiancé (34m) has been wanting to lose weight for the past year. It’s gotten to the point that he refuses to attend social events because he’s uncomfortable with his weight, and we have a few vacations planned where he mentions that he is “too fat” to be there. For reference, we met 3 years ago and he was 190 lbs at 6 feet. Now he’s about 260 lbs and overweight. We are in our 30s now and have more responsibilities and high stress jobs, but he wants to lose weight and I want to help him for his confidence more than anything. His parents are both 300+ lbs and when he complains about his weight, his parents will say “you don’t want to be anorexic” or “men need to be over 220 lbs or they look sick”, so obviously not encouraging his weight loss

We bought a treadmill that he only used about 10 times in a year, so recently bought a workout bike that he has never been on. We have weights and a cable machine that he uses once every couple months. I workout 3-4x a week and he’ll say “I’m going to workout too” and just never does. I’m concerned about his health as his parents are both diabetics with multiple joint replacements and are unable to go for walks. My fiance has even expressed that he doesn’t want to get to the point where he loses his mobility What has helped others in this situation?

Edit: Not sure why the downvotes. I love this man and want to help him, he also wants the help

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Anyone attended OEAnon meetings?

Anyone ever attended an OEAnon meeting?

Recently I was binging insatiable on Netflix and the main character patty mentioned and is shown going to Overeaters anonymous meetings. My first thought is one I’ve never heard of that before and two, that can’t be real! I looked it up and sure enough there is AA for us! Anybody ever attended what was your experience? Was it helpful? Is it super religious? I think I might go to one this weekend! I have read through their “manual” I guess and it seems like a worthwhile all inclusive community!

On a side note weight loss update to help fill word count: how do I get ready for my first winter this low in weight😭 I’m FREEZING DAILY !!! All I know is the solution is going to cost a lot of money help😅

Hopefully this meets the word count oh lord

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Did getting made fun of go away?

Obviously there are tons of benefits to weight loss and I know basically all of them at this point, however I wanted to really know if that goes away, and if the feeling of being on edge goes away?

I’m more just talking about general laughing, mocking, looks, etc. but I guess you can include other stuff, other types of bullying, whatever you want to call it.

I’m obese and have always felt so picked on in a million different ways, and has made doing normal things more difficult, like I’m always super aware of how people might look at me when I’m sitting in front of them (aka not at the very back seat), don’t like to eat in public except if it’s a restaurant or cafe, careful which bus seat to get and analyse how each person might look at me if they might have to sit next to me, taking time to stand before entering a lecture after walking up stairs because I’m out of breath or having to go in and trying to cover it with a cough and holding my mouth like I’ve got a itchy throat or something. I could give loads of real life examples of actual situations where stuff has happened rather than just everyday where I’m afraid of people’s perceptions and what could happen, but you get the point.

So just wanted to know if that went away and if you can relax in public? I really hope so.

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