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This sounds great! I'm going to try it tomorrow. I've been looking for new recipes, because making the same every day is getting boring- although they are super tasty! I have two recipes I use, both are around 300 calories and usually keep me full till lunch, though I don't like how much (natural) sugar is in the berry…

I saw this recipe a few months ago, and now I make them every weekend- with one variation. For two people: 2 ripe mashed bananas 3 eggs 1/2 cup of oats They are AMAZING. My husband and I look forward to them every weekend.

I have sprained my ankle 3 times in five years. This time, I was fed up and decided to truly allow myself time to heal in a systematic, step by step way. If you don't you WILL re-sprain it, and (like me) the stress will travel to the knee and make your life a lot worse than recovering properly for the next 6 weeks. This…

I was so busy and didn't have time to eat much today, so I had over 1000 calories left. I just ate some ravioli, tomato sauce with parmesean cheese, melon, prosciutto ham, a glass of red wine and a small lindt chocolate bunny.... omg greatest dinner ever! And I still have 150 calories left for the day :)

That is exactly how they would destroy the program... I give it two years.

To explain: I'm Canadian and my husband is English and Swiss. We live in Switzerland and our only TV in English is actual English TV. He is indeed a hero.

I go for a higher-fat option, at least 2%. It keeps me fuller for longer than the fat free kinds (and it tastes so much better), there is no need to be terrified of all fats. I've made LOADS of things with greek yogurt as an ingredient. I just put some in my potato/cauliflower mash for some added creaminess. It's great in…

Omg I love Time Team! I may very well do that :)

Thanks for the suggestions so far, I've seen a few of them. Thank you for the suggestion on reading as well, I have already done some looking :) I understand the need to think critically when viewing any form of media- especially ones around weight loss and pseudo-science.

I seriously needed this post! I feel like if I keep going, and sticking to my goals, I will continue to progress! I started doing bikram yoga 3x a week, three weeks ago, and I can't believe the changes in my body. My "back fat" is seriously reduced, my waist is smaller and I feel so amazing, but the scale went up, then…

Yum! I just had dessert: 4% fat cherry yogurt (Landliebe band, 150 calories)

Hell yes! weighing out my food and realizing that it's MORE than I thought

I have read each one of these! So amazing to see how diverse our practices, goals and bodies are. I am 5'9 and 29 years old. I weigh 203 pounds My goal is 180, then to re-assess from there. I would love to be in the "normal" BMI range, but that just feels so far off- I have never been "normal". I have weighed at my highest…

I find running with my husband really demotivating. He's really encouraging, but he's just faster than me, and it often leaves me feeling like you. I also find that I run worse when I run with him. I don't know if it's self-defeating thinking, but I hardly ever run with him anymore. Some days, running feels like there is a…

Being strong is important for running properly, but people can run for 5km+ without any weight training (speaking from experience), it's a cardio thing. Just run for as long as you possibly can, then walk till you feel like you can try another run. Pacing is difficult, and it comes with time. I started trying to slow down…

You will hardly be able to eat anything, so don't worry. I got all four out, under local anasthetic in one go, and I bled a lot afterwards. I survived on cold gazpacho soup, unsweetened apple sauce and yogurt for the first two days. My first real meal was a few very overcooked raviolis without sauce. Do not, under any…

I know C25K is meant to be the amazing cure-all for people who want to do a 5K, but I'm going to say something different, because I think learning to run a 5k should be more focused on your unique, beautiful body. First, you need to know where you are before you know how to get where you're going. Try walking, either set…

I say two things, when I have a craving it's "can you bear it, just for today?" The second sounds really cheesy, and it's kinda embarrassing, but I came up with it on my own and it works in every situation. It's basically "mind over matter". It's just: "you are the master"... somehow, it's been working for me!

I used to hate beer, but then I married a beer-lover! When I first started drinking beer, the ones I liked the most were light wheat beers. Paulaner is the best mass-produced one, but Erdinger and Blue Moon are also very good. I like it pretty cold (but not ice cold). It's pretty calorific though, so (even though you're…

Well, thanks for this post OP! Because of it, I signed up for an unlimited week of Birkram at a studio I have never been to before. It was amazing! I've done a lot of yoga in the past (Ashtanga mostly) and this class was a very memorable one. Looking forward to the pain I will be in tomorrow, and going back this weekend :)

My husband was horrified when came to North America for the first time and he saw egg whites in a carton. The concept of it does creep me out a lot and it's very wasteful. An egg is like 75 calories of goodness. I eat whole eggs, but that's just me. If I'm baking with one or the other, I make a recipe that will use the…

I feel for you, gastritis can be hell. I was diagnosed with acute gastritis while travelling in Southeast Asia late last year. As I was in Southeast Asia, I tried to avoid the hospital, but after five days of horrific pain, I had to go to the ER in Bangkok. Luckily, the Omeprazole helped massively and kept it "acute". It's…

plain yogurt with a little maple syrup, or sugar-free jam.

My hero

I made this recipe (out of boredom and interest): http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2011/12/05/deep-dish-cinnamon-roll-pie/ No flour. The main ingredient in this sweet, delicious, amazing cake is mashed white beans and oats. It's amazing. And the frosting is made from silken tofu and powdered sugar.

She hugged me (at the party) and whispered into my ear. She basically threatened smearing the food leftovers from the Christmas party all over my workspace... the whole story of it is pretty creepy and actually kinda funny looking back. She wasn't the reason we went travelling, but she was a big part of the reason for me…

What's totally not worth it: fruit juice, candy, coffee syrups, and fries. Sugary cocktails are totally not worth it for me. Give me a ~160 cal Guinness or glass of red wine any day over a 250 calorie bomb that I drink in 30 seconds. Full-fat dairy is totally worth the calories to me, the difference between full (or…

Take a look at www.chocolatecoveredkatie.com She has loads of amazing recipes, including single-serving cakes and cookies. She describes most of her recipes as "healthy", although I disagree with that claim, the recipes ARE really delicious, many of them low-calorie and very low on refined sugars and flours. I can…

Thank you. It was a bad time and stressful, I only have myself to blame for getting to that point in my life. I will do better next time.

YES, THIS! I've done MFP before, it was when I started adding friends that I started slipping, and eventually stopping all progress.