mariannamaclean

Fantastic - the Pizza idea hadn't even occurred to me - I was myopic focusing on stew-y things! The salsa chicken will be attempted this week!

Hi all, First post from me! One of my resolutions this year was to cook a big meal at least one night a week that I could use in my packed lunches for the following week. This way I could save money and also control calories. I've kinda exhausted my basics now and am looking for some suggestions. Ideally recipes should be…

Your kidneys regulate the amount of water in your body, the general rule is that water follows salt, and the kidney excretes or retains water by setting up sodium gradients in your kidneys (though ADH and other hormones play a big role too - hence changes during ovulation etc). Your body needs to have the right levels of…

The same thing happened to me when I started my diet a few days ago - I think it comes down to a low cal diet will probably be low sodium, so the loss of the salt (a good thing) will have a diuretic effect. The good news is, even losing that water (which is distributed thoughout your body) will change your shape slightly,…