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I use a lot of recipes from Resourceful Cook because I learnt them in my first year of uni to keep my food shops cheap. But doing myfitnesspal I've learnt to substitute ingredients rather than taking them away to still keep me full e.g. Instead of using a full portion of rice I go half/half with red lentils, use soya milk…
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When I first started MFP it wasn't the hunger I struggled with, it was the tiredness!! Eating less made me incredibly tired, plus I was dealing with a lot of stress at the time. On the nights I went to the gym to do a class it was worse. I would walk 15 mins to the gym, do an hour of intense exercise and then a slow 15…
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Hey! I'm a student so feel free to add me if you want :smile: I'm in my third year of Uni at Bournemouth.
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I agree! If I go over I have to put it all into MFP to make myself feel a little guilty that I ate too much or ate the wrong things. My other advice is to ease back into it. Don't put too much pressure on yourself when starting back up. I find I can only loose weight if I am in the right mind set so doing it gradually…
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Measure things out is the simplest way to portion control. I always measure out rice and pasta at about 60g per portion. Sometimes I follow a recipe which is really good for portion control as well. The recipe part to myfitnesspal is great so it will work all the calories for you. You can also change ingredients. For me, I…
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If you get tempted to buy chocolate and sweets at the till when you go into a shop I suggest only taking the money you need to get that 4 pints of milk or whatever. Maybe, you could walk, run or cycle to shop and as a reward buy yourself a little treat. As a student, I don't get tempted by this because I just think that I…
