Heya I joined MFP ages ago to help shed some babyweight before a wedding and now the wedding is in two and a half weeks and I weigh more than when I first joined. I just downloaded the app onto my new phone so will have a good nosy around and see if I can find my inspiration.

Thanks Denz that sounds like good advice, I'm kicking myself a bit but will get over it. I've had a good look around am am feeling pretty confident at the moment, onward and downward and all that!

Great to see so many ebbers on here.

I got the hungry thing too, so I eat toast for breakfast (which I find way more filling than cereal) and then no morning tea and eat at lunch, I am finding snacks really chew through my daily allowance.

I am stoked too, going out for my walks and finally being able to run part of the way (completely unheard of until now) I am trying to do the couch to 5k in conjunction with this, every bit helps!

I mainly look at my calories and try and keep my carbs down for dinner (now that I have finished my quick water loss days).

I have sooo taken to smoothies!!! So filling, satisfies my sweet tooth (feels like icecream for breakfast) and only like 150-250 cals depending on how much milk you put in. I got some cheap strawberries (99c a punnet - thanks Countdown!) and have frozen them. Also frozen apple. So I just chuck in some frozen strawberries, apple, some milk, some ice and some splenda... blend and ENJOY!!! Had one for pudding/evening snack instead of a milo. nom nom nom

There is a whole thread with smoothie recipes on these boards. So gonna get 2nds fruits and freeze em! I am allowed 1700 calories a day, so could have 8 of these. Yumm. Thats like one every hour and a bit.

I am a bit confused by the food actually. Some salads you pick (lettuce, tomato, cucumber type thing) are 200cal a cup and other 50 cal a cup. Really different at times and a little confusing.

Hey fourbees, not challenging you at all just wondering how you get to 90cals for a glass of skim milk and then choc powder on top of it?? Is it because you don't have a whole glass?

I am buying thermo trim shakes and they are $36 a container and they make 96cals with water, so if I can make a shake myself cheaper that has LESS calories then I am interested!!

Meg: yep I only have 1/2 the milkshake
I use 250ml Lite milk (115 cal) and 15g choc powder (57 cal) , so 172 if I have the whole thing or 86 for my half. My 5 yr old thinks he is in heaven getting a milk shake most mornings!

high in sugars I guess, but it has def stopped my morning snacking and I think it helps my milk too

Hi guys
I've just joined this too. Looking for some motivation so will have good look around and see how it all works. Wow I can't believe this is free. Almost as good as EBB!