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Hi, I'm a vegetarian too. Your diary looks ok to me. To get protein I eat eggs and tofu. If you don't like tofu then you can get different types in Asian food markets like fried tofu or big puffy ones. I really dislike the slimy tofu!

Did MFP calculate your daily calorie allowance for you or did you put your own in? Are you drinking lots of water?

I'm not a vegetarian, a carnivore. But I was a vegetarian - so tried both sides of the fence.

The good - you eat a lot of veggies with your dinner. I know a few vegetarians that don't eat much veggies and it upsets me - not that they don't eat meat, but they don't eat near enough veggies. I aim to eat veggies with every meal - ideally green ones at least twice a day.

The bad - you eat a LOT of sugar. start to cut back on the sugar in your tea/coffee - don't replace it with sweeteners (not good in my opinion). You clearly have a sweet tooth, I find if I over eat on carbs I could eat milk choc till the cows come home! So I don't, I just don't eat it at all. When I don't eat it, the cravings go - completely. I do better on a lower carb diet - but if you can handle the higher carbs, that's fine.

If you need something chocolately/sweett try to replace the biscuits with a piece of 70% minimum coco solids dark choc. And really if you're eating a lot of 'snacks' you're possibly not eating enough at your meals or need to plan in some better snacks. IF you're hungry try and small hand full of nuts (measure them, it's very easy to over eat), some greek yoghurt, carrots with hummus, apple with almond butter.

Instead of coscous try Quinoa - it's a grain with protein in it. I'm not a fan of grains, they don't sit well with me, but if you can tolerate them give it a go. Try adding pulses - lentils/chickpeas/etc to your soup so you're getting some protein in there.

If I was vegetarian again, I would try a protein shake - but I'm not. I don't know enough about the different shakes to comment on them, but consider it.

I make a conscious effort to eat some protein with my breakfast - try making a frittata with eggs and slicing it up. I made one with brussel sprouts/leeks/broccoli/eggs - served it with olives for breakfast - got lots of healthy fats/veggies/protein for breakfast and as I'd made it the night before didn't take any time in the morning and was able to bring it to work.

on your ticker it says you've lost 4lbs...????

a 1lb gain isn't anythign to worry about it's probably water weight.

Weight loss is not linear...there are ups and downs...don't sweat it.

What country are you in? I know in Ireland we can get very cheap fruit & vegetables in Lidl, Aldi, Tesco. Every week their cheap fruit & veg changes to new ones. It'd drive me mad not having a weighing scales! But if you feel you don't need one fair enough..

Sorry just realised you're in London. I rarely drink tap water here in Dublin, we're lucky we have a filter built in on our water dispenser on our fridge. I also buy multi packs of water in Lidl or Tesco v cheap. Or get some squash like sugar free miwadi to add to the water.

You have Asda in London don't you? I'm sure they do v cheap veggies & low cal vegetarian ready meals for emergencies to keep in your freezer.

I'm 4'11", 100 lbs. so my weight fluctuates less than someone bigger, but I don't worry about couple of lbs. take note of where you are in you cycle and the foods you have eaten, if you feel bloated.