Deirdre_R Member

I'm on a different VLCD, but I identify with what you're saying about not being able to lose other ways. I was getting very fed up with poor results on calorie counting and WW. Fed up of being hungry all week and only seeing a 1/2lb or a pound off. Even with the VLCD I'm not getting the numbers I see others getting, but…

tandoori 1/4 chicken with salad, plain rice and vegetable curry on the side. It's about the only thing I dare order when I'm calorie counting. When I'm not, my favourite is mattar paneer with a peshwari naan. Dried fruit, coconut, usually finished with lashings of butter - sugars and sat fats through the roof!

thanks guys! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: If the team was 4 people, 2012km is 5km each per day every day from now till July, which is q uite .a lot. Lets say if there were four or fewer, I'd definitely go for the 201.2km.

Yes that sounds like fun! It's on four or five times a day here. I usually watch a couple of episodes a day - that's a lot of crunches!

Yup I'm fat, and obese, and I don't pretend I'm not, and when I was morbidly obese I said that out loud too. Great topic. Thanks for posting.

and best of luck! can't wait to find out how it goes!

bump to follow

Wow 70lb lost and the skin went back eventually - well done and you've given me hope!

I'm reading Jonathan Strange and Mr Norell at the moment too. It's odd and in a world of its own, but totally absorbing.

Good luck nalfavi!

INSPIRATIONAL!!!!! Thank you for posting this!

just what I was thinking... seriously is that a thing? I mean surely when you take a dog for a walk it's going to go for a cr*p?

yes I don't see that it would make any difference either. I know they're not the healthiest but they're cheap and quick and I'm on a very tight budget!

I've phoned Tesco customer services and they insist its correct. The main difference that I can see is that Tesco list the calories for the product as made up - the full packet should make 265g of finished product. Sainsbury list the calories per 1/2 pack but don't say if that's dry or made up. I guess I'll be sticking to…

for hot porridge I always make it with all milk and never add salt. I like adding raisins before i cook, and a teaspoon of almond butter after - a trick from The Amazing Adventures of Diet Girl. I also love 'raw' porridge - mix the dry oats with orange or apple juice, and maybe some raisins, leave overnight. Next day add a…

savoury porridge sounds interesting - do you mean like the packets of knorr shrimp porridge you see in Asian supermarkets?

brilliant acheivement. You look great!

hi jonna - I also worry about this and I do eat red meat occasionally, also nuts, seeds and big quantities of green leafy veg. Occasionally I eat fortified breakfast cereal but I normally prefer yogurt and seeds. Not sure what else I can do.

how do you roast chickpeas?

Hiya! I'm also from Scotland and am a similar age! Welcome to MFP - it's a great site and great community. It works if you stick to it!

Thanks sryan. I might not get another chance to try it - it's hard to get where I live - but I'm glad i did.

There are some heart conditions which potentially can go undiagnosed in otherwise fit people. http://www.c-r-y.org.uk/medical_conditions.htm which someone mentioned, is a brilliant organisation, as is www.cardiomyiopathy.org.uk. My own partner died of Dilated Cardiomyopathy a couple of months ago. It is less likely to…

amazing results!

I've used mfp for both iphone and android. Both apps are great. I use android right now and I love it. Especially the barcode reader and the daily nutrition summary. You don't get either of those features on the website.

100 pounds! What an achievement!

Mmmm:happy:

yup I drink squash rather than plain water. I'm going to take squash to Zumba tonight as well instead of water.

a testament to your staying power :-)

this looks amazing :-)

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