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I'm on a student budget and this is one of my favourites (in fact, just had it for dinner for the fourth day running!). It serves 2 and is about 275 calories a portion (probably less if you use tofu instead of quorn) v. low carb, low fat and high protein. Put a drop of oil in a frying pan and add some quorn/tofu/meat…

You remember nothing after entering a club other than a brief second of throwing up outside in the smoking area, and then being at home next to the toilet and your bed being right next to the toilet.. you have 27 missed calls from your friend, and seem to have replied to all his texts asking where you were with blank…

why did the tofu cross the road? cos it wasn't chicken :laugh: i'm vegetarian and have been since i was about 9. i think everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but it always slightly annoys me when people say they eat meat because it is natural and humans were made to eat meat. we weren't made to dye our hair, and cars…

:( I hate it when everything gets on top of you, and know how you feel. I try to eat healthier when I dont have time. Like I would ear some radishes instead of chocolate to help me think at 2am, and go for short walks for breaks and do squats and things whiledrying my hair, cleaning teeth or waiting for the kettle to boil.…

Clothes not fitting. I'm pleased they don't, but I'm on a student budget and can't afford new clothes... means i have to wear UK size 12-14 tops instead of 8-10, and old 34" waist jeans instead of 28"... It only bothers me that i know i look a mess and you can't see much of a difference if you are wearing really baggy…

I am UK, but had non-electric scales so kg were easier. Now I use electric ones and measure weight lost in lbs and weight left to lose in kg... A lot gone and a little left! The best of both worlds :laugh:

Non-scale victories :) stuff that isn't about the number on the scale

These are awesome! Yesterday I bought a UK size 8 dress (previously a very tight 12 in denial of bigger sizes) This morning I went rowing, and then went to pizza hut and was feeling fat, BUT just got back from an evening gym session and I ran at 10.5km/hour!

I was vegan and didn't agree with killing insects but, cos I bought on a budget, I couldn't afford organic. Also, things like mushrooms have insects in,and shredded frozen spinach can have mice in because when they pick the spinach the same machine shreds at the same time. There's a certain number that are allowed in food…

I sure hope girls and boys can be just friends, because most of my best friends are boys. In my 'friendship group' there are 9 boys and 2 girls including me. Although at the end of last term one o them did say to me that he had one friend who was a girl (who we teased him about a bit, I'll admit) who he was just friends…

bump for when i find a tape measure :)

yeah, fake meat is great! And milk has loads of protein too, as have beans, eggs (egg white pancakes are really tasty!) and nuts. Not sure where you are in the world, but Tesco and Sainsburys do loads of own-brand 'meat' too that is cheaper than soya/quorn equivalents and has loads of protein in. Let us know how you get on…

My friends who are guys use 'curvy' as a synonym of 'fat'. Also 'bubbly'. It really annoys me. :s Surely curvy should mean... not straight up/down... not fat'.

bump :) i tend to rely on qourn 'meat or supermarket-own meat-style things. Barely any fat and carbs and very high protein!

mine were very flat... Like, half a cm thick (I measured it...) I'm not sure what I did wrong? Are UK spoon sizes different to American ones? I bought some cup-measurers and thought I had it all right.... They were still tasty, but... BUT I ate the whole lot in one because they were soooo flat.... :embarassed:

I just bought my first lottery ticket too! I thought that a pound wouldn't go far to scraping together this month's rent, whereas winning the lottery would! It's a bit boring, but I would use it to get through uni right now. Student loans don't even cover accommodation and my job doesn't pay well :S

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fajitas with quorn instead of chicken. Takes the time to chop the veg plus 5 miuntes, and is low calorie, low fat, low carb, high protein :)

I am- veggie and a runner, rower and cyclist (although injured since Jan.). Protein is the hardest thing to get, but things like quorn and tofu and supermarket faux-meats are all really high in protein, and egg whites are also really great. I tend to eat more of those rather than cheese and nuts because they are low fat,…

I might cut off my head in the treadmill, and then I'll be fine! :laugh:

went for a run this morning and doing killer buns and thighs this evening. I WILL make myself do it! :ohwell:

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WOW willpower! I ate 3 creme eggs last night, but love both! Making up for it today!

Bump! It's 5 am where I am and I woke up at 2.30 STARVING. Had some water (I ate so much before bed) but still cant get back to sleep. On the water, I try to drink out of pint glasses- i think of it as 4 pint glasses of water, and if you can manage 2 with lunch and dinner (take a couple of sips every few mouthfuls) 8 seems…

Some chocolate isn't vegetarian because of whey powder, a by-product of cheese- if the cheese was made with rennet (calves' stomach lining) then the whey powder isn't vegetarian, and neither is the chocolate (e.g ferrero rochers- although the 12-packs are made in a different factory and are Ok- and mars bars for a…

will power and confidence! the confidence to have will power AND the will power to be confident!

Moulan with my mum, gran, sister and aunty :) It was awesome. me and my sister played out the story all the way home (and i was the dragon) :happy:

this!

replace my glasses with contacts; a bikini for the first time ever (hopefully!) and an almond cake from a little mediterranean deli. I didn't have one when i first saw them because i didn't know how to log it, and, amazingly, that was in October last year! I've managed to avoid them even when not logging as a treat for…