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It's crazy isn't it?!?! I think a lot of people in our society are starting to calibrate what they see as a "healthy weight" to having a higher and higher body fat percentage. When I started MFP, I definitely needed to lose fat and rebuild my fitness after a rough couple years, though I was only just hovering on the cusp…
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Crap pastries. If it isn't beautiful and buttery and gluteniferous and flaky and delicate - keep it. I can spend that 500cal elsewhere.
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The psychology and physiology of sweets and bingeing is so incredibly complex and varies enormously between each individual, and even over the course of each individual's life. Kudos to you for being self-aware enough to recognise behaviours that you aren't happy with, and to seek advice in how to change them. It's really…
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Have you tried adding beans and pulses to your dishes? They're basically pure carbs and protein. I add a tablespoon (raw) of lentils when I make rice, and bulk out curries and soups with them too. You can also make chickpea hummus using the canned "bean juice" instead of olive oil - not as delicious but low in fat (look…
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So many of these comments are ringing bells for me!! Though I know I'm repeating earlier posters, even with a moderate weight loss of 13kg (28lbs) on an athletic 177cm (5'10") frame, there were some wild changes and epiphanies: • Yep, cold all the time - I now keep a cashmere or merino sweater in my bag and I live most of…
