Pootler74 Member

Was coming here to say just this. It's called 'volume eating', where you swap some of the fat/carb food for non-starchy vegetables or fruit. This has lots of benefits - the water and fibre fill you up, you get all those vitamins, and it has fewer calories. In my case it also seems to have had the effect of making it…

For some people weighing every day leads to madness. I'm one of them. :\ I did a mid-week check today and found out I gained a pound. It can't be fat, because I'm hitting my calorie goal, pretty much. So it must be water. I KNOW this. But it still made me sad. I know that next week I'll have lost a pound, and if not, the…

I think the calorie suggestions on MFP are way too low. It suggests 1500 or so for me to lose a pound a week. But I'm about 190lb now, losing about 6lb a month on what averages out at about 1800 a day, net. I have my calories set lower than that but I know I'm going to go over. And there's room to do that. (Recovering from…

2/3 of the way there. :-) About 30 kilos or 66 pounds difference between the two.

I eat lots of fruit and veg, but because I don't really like grains, I miss out on the fibre in things like bread. So I add psyllium husk powder to things like protein shakes and smoothies, to home made cakes and cookies, and sometimes to sauces. And Quest bars, as if they weren't fabulous enough already with their…

From about 220 pounds (at about 5'9") to about 190 pounds has been two sizes for me: A UK 20 to a 16. So 15 pounds a size currently.

Cheesecake! Digestive biscuit(s) (or Graham Crackers) Fat free quark (or cream cheese if you can't get quark) Frozen raspberries Milk Vanilla protein powder Blackforest Frozen cherries Chocolate protein powder Cocoa Milk Apple Crumble Apple sauce Oats Vanilla protein powder Vanilla essence Cinnamon Milk Banana Nut Muffin…

Yep, I do this. And even when I am careful, eat lots of salad and lean meat, moderate portions, it still always comes out at more than 1000 calories. :( Because no way am I going to those places and not having some of the good stuff too. But after a few goes, I've learned to take a small amount, and put sauces mostly over…

It'd be interesting to see how many calories (and how much protein) your wife is taking in on SW. It's really easy to overeat on it, especially on the green days, or Extra Easy. It's also really easy to undereat on SW, if you do red days. In the end, I think SW (and WW) works a bit like a casino - the few big winners (or…

With trial and error and a willingness to experiment, you can make some smart swaps for your favourite thing MOST of the time, saving the real thing as a treat. - For example, here in the UK we have sandwich thins - 2 slices of bread for 100 calories, as opposed to about 160 calories. A bit smaller and thinner, but enough.…

I swapped from SW. I still cook typical SW foods, and fill my plate with loads of fruit and veg. But I can't be doing with the faff of synning treats, which led to denying myself treats, which led to binging on treats. It always annoyed me that sugar-laden Muller Lights are free but other healthier things aren't. I just…

I eat 1700 but I'm a grazer. That means low calorie, veggie loaded meals, and lots of snacks. Usually anyway. My diary is always open. Pop in. :)

It does. You can add it in your diary settings, along with all sorts of other micro and macro nutrients. I track mine instead of salt.

Couscous! One of my favourite packed lunches is vegetables and meat fried off with some herbs and spices. Add some dried fruit. Then add dried couscous and stock. Tastes even better next day. Otherwise I take lots of snacky things - cold cuts, chicken, surimi, fruit and veg, cereal bars. And there are always protein bars…

In similar situations I fall back on protein bars and shakes. I always have low carb protein bars in my glove box. (The macros in these are great, and they're about £1 each.) And another thing I've done is to pop some protein powder and skimmed milk powder in a shaker to take out with me, and just add water and shake when…

This looks great! I love Nando's - it's the only restaurant my kid loves that fits my macros too. :-) Saving your recipe to try later. :-) You used the sauce, rather than the marinade, right?

Bit of a treat today, since it's sort of junk food and didn't really fit my macros: Bachelor's Pasta 'n' Sauce (160 cals for the mix as sold) made with water and skimmed milk powder (37 cals). HUGE bowl of food for under 200 calories. I added some cheese and mushrooms to it today, but it would have been enough on its own.…

I'm the same. Some fixes that work: * A small serving of frozen yoghurt, or low calorie ice cream * Defrosted frozen berries, mixed with (low fat or fat free) greek yoghurt and sweetener * One piece of good dark chocolate * Low calorie hot chocolate * Mini Milks (30 calorie ice cream lollies) * Fruit tea with sweetener *…

I'm not too worried about eating too little fat, as long as it's over 20%. Except that I'm hoping that more fat = slightly less saggy skin when I'm done. :) It's more the volume of food that I'm worried about, perhaps that I'll eat the same volume of food, but more calorific, and put weight on again. I'm sure it ties into…

For those in the UK, even better than Quest (if you're ok with having just one flavour and it being chocolate) are the Peak Body Pro Lite 25 bars. 4g carbs, 25g protein, 177 cals. I've not found anything to beat them. Cheapest right now is in the Dolphin Fitness online store. They work out at a not much more than a pound…

If you are susceptible to hypnotherapy, you could have a couple of sessions where they convince you to eat ad though you have had surgery. You can buy apps and audio that do the same thing. I used hypnotherapy apps and CDs for months, and visited a hypnotherapist. They didn't work entirely as intended, but even as someone…

Never thought of it like that before, but you're right!

1. Gah, no. You can still eat fried food. Just make it fit into your calories for the day. 2. Water with lemon has no magical properties. Just drink plenty of fluids. In fact, eating lots of fruit and veg already takes care of a lot of your fluid needs. 3. Eat when you like. Calories eaten after 8pm do not magically turn…

Definitely walking. Start at a level you feel comfortable with, and push yourself at intervals to go faster. (This is not for everyone, but you seem to be the kind of person who is motivated by progress, so... If you're walking easily at about 5-6 k an hour, you can (you CAN!) try C25K. The NHS has a really nice C25K app.…

Don't starve yourself to recover from a binge. That usually leads to more bingeing. I had a 5000 calorie binge about 10 days ago. I had the best of intentions, but... you know how it goes. Afterwards, I accepted the physical and emotional discomfort the binge caused. I tried not to be angry with myself, but see it as a…

I'm going to address the bit of your post that stuck out to me: the bit where you say you've done this before and failed miserably. Because I've been there, so many times, and this time, I think I've figured out the art of not failing miserably. It'd be really hard for someone to create a diet plan just for you, because…

Like everything else, use them in moderation. If a week of shakes is enough to break a pattern of eating that you are in, and you find you can stick to it, then sure, do it short term. Mind you, I would avoid any diet shakes, personally. The tend to be high on sugar, low on protein, and sell themselves on the nutrients…

Yep. That's how it works. Want pizza? Eat more salad that day. :-) There are hacks you can use too. I sneak my own air popped popcorn and some blueberries into the cinema, and make low calorie versions of Haribos the night before and sneak those in also. If I have room in my calories, there will be some chocolate as well.…

Firstly, you have to want this more than you want anything else. No, really want it. So that you become slightly obsessed, and it takes over your brain to such an extent that when cake is on offer you automatically think, "Can I fit this into my calories for today? If not, do I want cake enough to have to claw back those…

Rabbit food is a useful and healthy tool. To help you make room for delicious but less healthy food. :) For example, I can go to McDonald's and have a quarter pounder like I used to, but now I'll swap the fries for a side salad. Totally fits into my day. Similarly I'll top half a frozen pizza with extra veggies and some…