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'Experts' can pry my coffee out of my cold, dead hands. There is as much evidence that it has health benefits as there is evidence to the contrary, anyway. A pre-workout espresso is excellent for you, imo.

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Yup. This. Strong black coffee is the best.

It's almost definitely water retention of some sort - it's impossible to gain that much fat in such a small amount of time, but perfectly possible to be carrying around that much water (for example, it's not unusual for me to go up 6lb around my time of the month!) A couple of things to consider - did you just increase the…

Yup, totally normal,and totally nothing to worry about. Your muscles are simply repairing themselves :)

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I say go for it. It's what you do most of the time that counts, not what you do once in a blue moon, so I doubt it will do you any harm. As long as you get back to normal tomorrow, it's all good.

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Fantastic work! You look great!

I don't do many lamb curries, as I'm not a huge fan of lamb, but I made a coconut milk curry with chicken the other day that could be adapted - Meat of your choice Onions Garlic Garam masala Tumeric Cayenne pepper Cloves or cardamom pods would also be good with lamb, as would exotic fruits eg pineapple, lychee, mango Ghee…

Flourless Steak and Kidney Stew - Beef stewing steak (skirt, brisket etc) A few kidneys Butter Onion Carrots Red wine Beef stock Dark chocolate Melt the butter and brown the steak chunks in a large pan, and when sealed/seared, remove them and set them aside Do the same with the kidneys add a little more butter if the pan…

This recipe for Cawl (traditional Welsh stew) is also very good - http://britishfood.about.com/od/maincourse1/r/welshcawl.htm

Hey Rita, Pesto chicken sounds fabulous! Two of my favourite things! I have a couple of recipes, and may come and add a few more later too. Chicken soup - Take a leftover chicken carcass and remove all the meat scraps and set them aside Boil the bones in water, with a little vinegar and perhaps a bayleaf/bouquet…

Try this... http://nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/04/25/do-a-pull-up/ I'm doing this at the moment, and it is helping, though I'm not quite there yet :D

Chocolate covered bacon! Drooooooool!

If you're having problems with food volume, try some more calorie dense foods...there have been some great suggestions on this thread already, but things like cheese, nuts and bananas are usually how I 'spend' mine.

Honestly, most places have meat and veggies. And can advise on which dishes are best for those with a gluten intolerance, for that matter. No need to over-complicate.

I'm actually finding it quite hard to hit over 100 (I'm trying to maintain the amount of body fat I have and put on some muscle), despite eating fruit, dark chocolate, some dairy, and sweet potatoes and so on. This might have something to do with the amount of protein and fat I'm eating though - I found that increasing…

Mhm, definitely save your animal fat. Bacon grease is great, and I made a curry the other night with leftover duck fat which was amazing! Animal fats also make roasted veggies much crisper and tastier than plant based fats. You could also buy lard, especially if you can find an organic variety.

I noticed this when I had roasted parsnips for dinner yesterday! Almost like sweeties!

Ahh! I've just checked that out and it does make total sense to my situation! Thank you!

I'm going to second the bacon suggestion (mmmmmm), and also perhaps sausage if you like it? Don't be limited to traditional 'breakfast' foods though...last night's leftovers also make a great breakfast (and are very easy to grab in the morning). One of my favourite protein snacks is chicken drumsticks - I make up a big…

Yep, don't be scared of fat, it is your friend when you're doing a low carb diet. Low carb and low fat simultaneously is impossible and unhealthy. Perhaps try some fattier cuts of meat - duck is good, and so is rump steak. Maybe add in some coconut milk?

Unfortunately, this surprises me not at all. It reminds me of the way that all depression medication has listed side effects such as 'anxiety, suicidal thoughts, etc, etc, etc' - just what you need, huh.

1. Yeah, it's a bit of a silly name. I generally just tell people I've found a good way of cutting out grains...most people who know me know the hell I've been through trying to cut out bread over the years (never thought about just upping my fat intake...duh!), so they don't really question it. 2. Likely is not…

Bananas are pretty readily digestible, and are full of energy. Maybe try boiled eggs too?