We are pleased to announce that on March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor will be introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the upcoming changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!
Replies
-
I felt very self conscious when I started running, but I found having a really good music playlist, or something interesting too listen to helped me distract myself from any anxiety. I Also found 2 different scenarios help: 1. Do a route where you are unlikely to see many people. 2. The opposite, find somewhere lots of…
-
I'd agree with the previous posters about food and sleep. I'm also studying, and grades come first, but i try and add in bits of quick exercise. Like if I have to walk somewhere, I walk quickly so im out of breath, or i take stairs rather than the lift etc. Another timesaving trick is doing high intensity workouts, which…
-
'Thug Kitchen' is great, super tasty recipes, and the swearing makes it really fun to read. 'From pasta to pancakes' is a great student cookbook with step by step pictures which makes it really easy to follow.
-
Freezing is good, also you can freeze them as lollies- i like to make lollies with orange juice, strawberries and water- because they are frozen they aren't too tart. If you don't have moulds you can just use plastic cups.
-
Really great bulk meal is lentil and spinach stew/soup, you can find it on bbc good food website. Very hearty but low calorie and makes loads. Another easy bulk meal is bean chilli, again you can make a big batch and eat it throughout the week. Also chickpea (garbanzo bean) curry with some form of vegetable. Just aim to…
-
Lentils, beans, and chickpeas ars your new beat friends, as they a lovely, cheap sources of protein. My main advice is move away from the idea of meat-centric dishes, and think more about makeing pulses and vegetables the 'star' of the dish. That way, you arent going to have to rely on meat replacements all the time. Also…
-
As many have said humous and veggies are great, as are salads. With my salads i'll often make some roast butternut squash, or some baked tofu for my dinner, and save half for my salad. Also ricecakes or crackers with low fat cottage cheese is tasty and has high protein if you eat cheese.
-
Now i haven't done biology in a while so forgive me if my explanation isn't 100%, but when you put your body under stress through high intesity exercise, it is similar to fight or flight mode. Your body diverts its efforts to fueling your muscles, rather than your gut and digestion, making you not feel hungry untill you…
