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They have calorie estimates online so you can pretty easily work that into your weekly goals before you go. Just click the little (i) button below the menu items https://www.nandos.co.uk/food/menu I think from memory there are accurate entries directly from their menu on the MFP database too but best to double check. I go…

I don't buy convenience foods because generally I can do a lot better myself. Maybe not frozen pizza (gluten free pizza is a nightmare to make from scratch) but other than that I'm not paying someone to chop or pre-cook vegetables for me and something like a lasagne or a casserole which would take time to prep, it's worth…

This my method as well, coming up on three years logging and it's such an ingrained habit that it isn't tedious at all so why stop now? I decided to do a mini cut recently after overindulging at Easter and it was so much easier to just adjust my logging rather than having to start building up the habit all over again.

I appreciate this update post very much as I have exactly the same issue and I couldn't for the life of me find any info online when it happened (wasn't on these forums yet!). Left leg only, numb quad and starts to get aggravated about the same weight as well actually. Mine only started when my bar pad slipped round and…

Sometimes people will notice but not say anything because they don't know how you'll take it. It depends on the person whether they want to hear comments or not! For example I don't mind people commenting so long as they're not weird about it but my sister hates it and it makes her really anxious for anyone to comment on…

Excellent attitude! Keep up the good work and good luck, we've all been there :)

Could be water retention from eating something salty, could be your period, could be that you haven't pooped in a while, could be a lot of things even if you keep everything else consistent, like weighing naked first thing in the morning. Weight loss isn't a nice straight line downwards, the human body varies a lot from…

I lost the majority of my weight without exercise and sticking to 1200kcal a day was easy enough. I was hungry a lot but nowhere near the ravenous hunger I get now after a morning in the gym. But balancing exercise with eating back some of those calories and keeping a deficit has my body looking and feeling so much better…

Another pear-person here. When I was running more it seemed to help give my legs a bit more shape even if they are still the last place to hold onto bodyfat, I wasn't building muscle as such because I was still losing weight/ fat (and running a lot will help there too!) but it certainly didn't hurt to be using my leg…

I can understand on some level seeing your sister as competition, but seeing your mum as a rival in terms of sexual attractiveness? Nah. That needs some therapy.

I like this one, and also for it's opposite. Some people have more time, have been doing this for longer and have more experience and I don't need to worry about not having the same results they do. Kinda ties into "Your only real competition is yourself".

Saaaaaaame, it's actually a life changer! I don't make diet allowances for TOM, if I started at that I'd be making other allowances all over the place and tbh any additional cravings don't compare to my regular everyday hunger-hanger levels anyway.

I don't disagree with your larger point that gadget calorie burns should be taken with a pinch of salt but yeah I would actually, if it was a regular shape lol

Wash and dry hair at home, don't wear foundation (brow pencil and mascara and I'm done), preferably wear a dress so it's only one item to pack and light shoes. I wear my gym trainers home from work if its wet. I do use facewash as bodywash to save bottle-space. I take the train to/from work so if I'm carrying a bag 2 miles…

I was in the same place for a long time. I just stopped drinking. Making it to the gym and getting a good workout in became more important than the friday/ saturday night wine. Tbh I have a lot to thank the gym for, I definitely have issues with alcohol and I want to drink less when my self esteem is better, it's a good…

I practice moderation because its the most sustainable choice for the rest of my life. In reality, I'm fine 99% of the time but I do still have binge-days, usually caused by earlier panic attacks or anxiety and there's no point having a list of foods I can't have around just in case that happens because I will binge eat…

I see someone doesn't follow the Rock on insta. His cheat meals are truly epic and anything but clean.

Because Paddy is short for Patrick. Nobody calls a Patrick Patty and it sounds/ looks super weird. That's it, not that confusing. It's like instead of nicknaming a George "Gerry" he is now "Georry". Weird.

Just as a side note: You see that "The POOR spend all their money on flat screen TV's and IPHONES" that's propaganda fed through the media to justify tearing down the welfare state and social security nets, it's not real. Even if it was real, poor people also deserve nice things sometimes. This is a really ugly attitude…

Sports direct have a load of new stock in today actually if you want to start there? I'm looking at some adidas leggings less than half price that are very tempting. I get all my leggings from Primark, for £8 they are excellent

Personally yeah it really does. Weightlifting more so but running too. I didn't notice it so much as I went for a run then immediately felt relaxed, it was more like if I didn't go to the gym for a few days I would notice my anxiety would start to play up when it had been manageable for a while (when I was exercising…

I am working through this myself right now after a bad, sad weekend. I went for an extra run Monday morning and I'm not eating back ALL my exercise calories for a few days but I'm not restricting myself drastically. Realistically I was never going to gain that much from one binge (even if it was 4000kcal) but it's making…

If you had an abscess removed, even though it is a small procedure, your body will need rest to help you recover and you do need extra calories so you have the fuel to heal. If you don't let your body heal properly before you get back in the gym the whole process will take longer and you could cause even more…

Fresh vegetables are still up there with the cheapest ways to feed yourself. I basically live on potatoes, broccolli, a bag of carrots, some onions and mushrooms every week with some frozen peas and sweetcorn from the freezer. I also buy a large whole chicken and roast it in the slow cooker on a Monday for almost a whole…

I do something similar, I make it so that by the time I have to be motivated to actually go to the gym I've already arranged my whole day around it. I've gone to bed early and packed my lunch the night before, or I've brought gym clothes with me to work and arranged my day's food around the extra exercise. At that point…

If you can get hold of it (and have the budget for it) then gluten free pasta is calorie dense, quick, easy, packs well for cold or reheated lunches and can be used with pesto (also calorie dense) or cheese sauces or baked, it's very versatile and I think even slightly higher in calories than regular pasta. I gained p much…

I have ceoliac disease and my diet isn't limited at all by being gluten free, not these days. Even without the "substitutions" like gf bread and pasta I can live quite happily on rice, potatoes, tons of vegetables, eggs, chicken etc. The only thing that's limited is processed foods so I guess learn how to cook from scratch…

That's a great attitude imo :) You can only be the best version of yourself! And working chest/ shoulders and back is great fun anyway, there is no downside!

I was hoping that too but so far no dice. I can flex my chest and you notice but it does nothing for how perky the girls are (not very). It can't hurt to get into bench pressing, I could make more effort with mine, but I wouldn't get your hopes up too much that it will significantly change how lifted your boobs are.

I'm just finishing up week 4 of the advanced plan and there are bench press variations for chest work, standard, incline and single arm. But it definitely focuses on glute/leg work with some abs/ back too. I have a very VERY small chest and have noticed no real improvement, though I have gained muscle elsewhere. I don't…