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:( I am so sorry you are going through this. I would get the pasta, personally - the immediate thing is having enough calories to get through the day. Any chance there's a food bank in your area that you can pick up some canned veg from?

I always feel guilty if I nap after a workout, because then I'm technically eating into my activity levels during the day by turning hours of potentially active time into sedentary time, and partially mitigating the effects of the workout. Usually I work out before bed, if I have the time to do it at all, so luckily it…

Has the balance of your macros throughout the day changed at all? I'm wondering, if you cut out what you perceive to be 'junk' food (hard to tell what you mean by this, so just assuming), maybe WHEN you eat certain macros is influencing how you're feeling. Might be worth seeing if you previously had most of your fats in…

I don't think that would be a very good test, given that it isn't blinded at all...

Are they similar at all to marinated artichokes? Love 'em but so high in calories for the delicious oil marinated ones :( maybe I could sub these...

Would it work for you to fill your fat macro 'first', so build your meals around that (e.g. some fatty fish cooked in butter), and then use the rest of your calories for mostly low-calorie, high-volume foods like vegetables, which would also fill your fibre quota up? Obviously fat has more calories than carbs or protein,…

I recommend looking on the NHS Choices site to see if there is any advice there, if your doctor is really so unhelpful (they should be your first port of call, though)! Great public health resource.

Another less proteinaceous option is the Waitrose Belgian Chocolate frozen yoghurt! I think people love to *kitten* on Halo Top and other ‘diet foods’ out of some weird food snobbery. Maybe my palate is less refined, but it tastes pretty damn good to me, and I’m not one for eating a small amount of ice cream :)

I’VE ALREADY EATEN THREE TUBS I’M SO EXCITED I’M GOING TO BUY EVERYTHING THEY HAVE SO FAR MY FAVOURITE IS MINT CHIP AAAAAAAAH

Black coffee and the occasional protein bar, or maybe some Skyr. I generally like something sweet in the mornings to kill sugar cravings early, but the protein keeps me full.

Eat back your exercise calories (if you aren't doing so) and potentially incorporate more iron + vitamin C into your diet...fatigue is a symptom of anaemia, although there are other symptoms you might want to check for. Or, ask your doctor!

I don't know...I don't want to, but I may have to. I find it a bit stressful, to be honest, but I think it's the only reasonable way forward for me since my hunger cues are so inconsistent.

total daily energy expenditure i.e. calories burned from your basal metabolic rate + calories burned from your normal daily activity

I think that you should set your activity level at whatever you usually do re: your job, walking around etc., then log the exercise. Eat those calories back, up until you are at your correct number of net calories (MFP is set up to do that). To lose, you should be eating x net calories, not x totalcalories. You're probably…

I disagree - if you're training a lot, it can be more challenging to get enough protein, complete amino acids etc etc. Not saying it can't be done, but it definitely requires more consideration on a plant-based diet.

Are you eating back your exercise calories?

Aeropress or Chemex, recently roasted beans (within the last week, if you can get them), medium or light roast. Or cafetiere. Or espresso, if you have a decent machine...sadly, I do not. ETA: I agree with all the people here saying to grind before each brew! It makes a lot of difference. My 'starter grinder' was a Hario…

YMMV, but I find that lower-calorie or more nutritionally dense versions like Fibre One brownies, Halo Top, and protein bars help to address the cravings without knocking out my goals for the day. The brownies are only 90 kcal each, and protein bars are usually around 200 kcal but work to replace a different protein source…

Yes!! More ideas for this: kimchi, cornichons, salted seaweed, even capers...all of these are salty, briny, often crunchy, but don't have too many calories. I guess it depends what you are craving, but these sorts of foods are really handy for times like that.

I agree that it can be a pain. Recently I've had a lot of trouble with inaccurate entries - for example, today I tried to log 70g of uncooked Tilda wholegrain basmati rice, which the top entry assured me would be just 161 kcals. Luckily, I checked the label so I knew that listing was bunk and probably ACTUALLY referred to…

Don't feel bad for asking! It's definitely still interesting. You might find, for example, that certain macros keep you fuller than others, so there's usually some kind of logic in how people define their diets here...it'll just come down to what your individual goals are, and works best for your bod, within the realm of…

I don't know much about the specific fast, but the blog Olive Tomato mentions Greek Orthodox fasting a lot and has lots of related recipes that you may find useful.

@CharlieBeansmomTracey I believe the person is telling you to ignore superhighsodium man, not telling people to ignore you.

Go to a proper coffee shop. Their black coffee will actually taste good ;) :*

Salted seaweed salad, like wakame or banchan or something. Fairly low cal and strongly flavoured. Olives, capers, anchovies...stuff that's slightly fatty and/or briny is good for me. Kimchi! 0% Greek yoghurt, like Fage. You can also add cocoa power + stevia if you have a sweet craving. Those Alpro soya desserts. Deli…

Thanks all! I went to the Asian grocery store today and got some kimchi, some gochujang, and some very very thin slices of fatty beef (easier than making it myself, at least). Can't wait to give some of these recipes a try! I must look out for those dangmyeon noodles, too, I don't think I've ever seen them before in the…

I'm not in contact with those doctors any more, have moved twice since then unfortunately. Since it's been a good few years since I've had a serious/sustained relapse, I'm pretty confident that I won't need to see a doctor, but I appreciate the suggestion. Had to do a lot of recovery by myself, so pretty sure they can't…

That would be fantastic, thanks! I'm mostly nervous because I'm at 1200-1500kcal per day (net), which doesn't leave much margin for error. I've been experimenting with eating at 1200 throughout the week to leave an extra 300 surplus per day for the weekend, though - maybe that would work. I appreciate the response, looking…

Thank you for these! I loooove sundubu jjigae, so this looks fantastic. Looks like the ingredients will be easy enough to source, too. Thanks again :blush:

LOL. "Excuse me, Dr, I need to check the weight of an exceptionally large heifer..." (just kidding, of course)