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Pasta, or veggies if you're paranoid about carbs, with a nutritional yeast based sauce is one of my favorites. Then there's the obvious like vegan protein powder, seitan, tofu, nuts, etc. I'm not vegan but a few times a year follow an exclusively plant based diet anywhere from a couple of weeks to a couple of months just…

From what I understand you need a combination of limiting simple sugars, alcohol, getting more healthy fats to increase HDL(aka fish oil, avocados, almonds), and losing weight. As far as tracking, just make sure that your carbs are not in the form of sugar(soda, beer, etc), and your fats aren't coming from fried foods or…

It's relatively easy to fracture the bones in your foot. I fractured my fifth metatarsal doing a 180 spin/jump off of a curb to grab my toddler before he ran into traffic. When you're consciously, or unconsciously, avoiding weight bearing, the pain is very low, maybe a 2/10. If you put weight or pressure on the spot, and…

You seem to have misunderstood. Like many Americans, my baseline caffeine level was not zero, as you are assuming. I consumed an obscene amount of caffeine for years. I don't drink 3 energy drinks, or a ridiculous amount of black coffee, like I used to do in one day. I was very highly caffeinated, like many people in the…

You can kind of check the accuracy of your scale using an object with a known weight. If you weigh yourself first, then weigh yourself holding for example a dumbbell, and subtract the difference, you should get the weight of the dumbbell. Use a couple of items to check, just in case your dumbbells aren't exactly the weight…

Nutritional yeast is the first thing that comes to mind. It's very high in protein, and it adds a lot of flavor. It's just yeast, so it's probably much less processed than a protein powder. Some people describe it as having a cheesy taste, and some fake cheeses are made with it. I wouldn't go that far, but it does taste…

I'll say resistance training, not necessarily involving weights, is more important. For the best of both worlds, do calisthenics aka bodyweight exercise. If you can do burpees without being more out of breath than if you went for a run, then you are doing it wrong LOL. Done correctly, resistance training can elevate your…

I use a garcinia cambogia/green coffee/raspberry ketone blend. I also take green tea extract and a lower caffeine fat burner. All of those were $5-$10 at Walgreens and WalMart for more than a month supply, since I only take them in the morning. I also drink yerba mate, Cruz de Malta, which I get for about $10 for…

That's a bit too fast if you continue that way, and a good way to eat up your muscle if it isn't water weight. But for now, it might just be water weight, especially if you were eating a lot of sodium before but are cutting it out now. Just be patient, 1-2lbs/week will get you to where you want to be, with minimal muscle…

The key to losing weight is consistency and patience. Your goal date of 12 months is very good, and totally doable. I'm super lazy, and I dropped a little more than 50lbs in 2009. You can definitely do better than me, just stay motivated and don't cheat every week like I did!

I'm one of the laziest people I know, and I lost 50lbs before. Then I got comfortable and started drinking and eating fast food too much LOL. You guys can definitely do it.

If you don't like weights, then try calisthenics. You won't get huge, but you will get toned.

No problem. Since you're in the UK, you might not get the whole paycheck reference, which is a health food store called Whole Foods. That stuff isn't available at most regular grocery stores. You can probably find most of that stuff at a similar health food store in the UK, or pay a premium and get it at Amazon. The…

See what works best for you. I do a 40p/40c/20f split when cutting, and it works well for me. As long as you're in a calorie deficit it really doesn't matter, just get enough protein to minimize muscle loss.

You need protein to minimize muscle loss when losing weight, but from experience, if you ate nothing but protein your sweat, breath, and urine will smell like ammonia. Low altitude bombing missions over water also become very problematic if you know what I mean. Eating 1200 calories of pastry also wouldn't keep you feeling…

Just keep an eye on your weight. If you start losing weight too fast you should up your calories slightly. Slow weight loss helps minimize muscle loss, as well as keeping loose skin to a minimum if you have a lot to lose. Also, you technically don't have to work out at all if you are in a calorie deficit, but strength…

It also triggers migraines, for me at least, if I overdo it, or abruptly stop after long periods of being heavily caffeinated. My mom and some other people I know who suffer from migraines have also told me this. Though it also helps with migraines sometimes. It's weird. Sometimes I wish I never got started on caffeine,…

Out of all the fake milks I tried, flax milk is by far the closest tasting to regular milk, is high in omega 3s, and Good Karma brand has plant based protein added in a pretty decent amount. I definitely recommend trying it if you're vegan. The only bad thing is that the only place I found it was at whole paycheck, but…

I'm not a vegan, but believe it or not as a heavy meat eater I've done vegan diets a few times for fun, usually only for about a month at a time, followed by eating almost nothing but meat LOL. I have a good friend who is vegan because of health reasons, so I was curious what his life is like. Anyway, to give you some info…

My wife has hypoglycemia. Slower digesting carbs(whole grains) tend to help her. She also carries around glucose tablets and uses them when her blood sugar gets really low and she starts feeling funny.

+1 As a guy, I think you shouldn't worry about it. It's like a skinny guy with abs worrying about losing them as he puts on muscle mass. It's probably not a big deal. Also not too big of a deal for guys, in fact many guys prefer some extra weight there. I think women find "thigh gap" more attractive than men, and lots of…

Another vote for seltzer water, with a sqeeze of lemon or lime. I just chug some instant coffee dissolved into a water bottle for the caffeine fix. I find the taste of coffee to be horrible, but diet soda tastes even worse to me.

People also tend to unintentionally underestimate their calories even when diligently counting them according to labels. You're much better off using a scale and measuring by the gram vs by the cup.

I vote door gym. They're not expensive, you can do multiple variations of pullups which work lots of muscles like your back, biceps, triceps, and forearm, plus you can get a killer ab workout by doing leg raises. Some people also use them for pushups and dips, but I'd rather just use the floor for pushups and chairs for…

Just wanted to add to the others who suggested water weight. Depending on how much water and sodium you are taking in, you can have wild fluctuations. Sometimes my weight goes up or down 5-10lbs. For example, if I'm drinking a ton of water and eating a lot of salt to make all the veggies I'm eating tolerable, then the next…

I previously lost 50lbs around 2009 doing zero cardio until the end when my weight loss slowed down. I just did strength training and calorie restriction, because like you, I hate cardio. Then I let myself go for a few years, though not as bad as last time, and now I'm back at it LOL. I've lost 10lbs since the beginning of…

In my personal experience, walking 5 miles on an empty stomach first thing in the morning is much better than running 5 miles. If I run when fasted, I end up super hungry when I get home, but walking doesn't increase my hunger and cause me to overeat. I stopped doing cardio though because I want to have an "ace in the…

Depending on your body fat level, it might be normal. For example - when I'm above 20% body fat, I can easily lose 2lbs/week or sometimes more if I want. Once I get around 12-14% and below, it comes off MUCH slower. If you had 100lbs to lose, the last 20lbs would probably take almost as long as the first 80 unless you…

I got my bowflex for $100 from a guy divorcing his wife and selling everything in his house LOL. They work great, but you quickly outgrow the max resistance they offer. I have weights too, and also do a lot of bodyweight exercises. There's nothing wrong with doing more than one form of training, it keeps your body…

+1 for the leg raises. After a while you can work up to the hanging leg raises, then weighted hanging leg raises. Just get some ankle weights, 5lbs or 10lbs is more than enough for a while. Trust me, your stomach will feel like Sigourney Weaver's when the alien was popping out, and you won't hurt your back, neck, or…