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Mmm I had that for lunch today - 1 mashed very ripe banana, 2 whole eggs, a drop of vanilla extract, and a load of blueberries thrown in halfway through cooking. Dollop of 0% fat greek yoghurt on top and it was SO filling (and yummy!),

^ exactly. I think i'm correct in saying that raw potatoes are heavier because they contain more water. I always weigh ingredients raw, although i'm not sure my measuring cups are US size, so I try to avoid anything measured in cups. (I also don't find it an accurate measurement with things like vegetables, if they're…

I got bored of the hysteria by page 5, how judgemental are some of you? The OP has explained her reasons over and over again, and you're just not listening. Personally I will find these very useful, as i'm doing the 5:2 diet, and these will be great for my 'fast' days. Even if I wasn't doing that, I totally get the purpose…

Sorry, but I personally can't imagine anything worse, sounds revolting!

Hi, i'm from Hampshire and I started yesterday :) I read the book on my Kindle, I'm pretty terrible at dieting so I think this is going to really suit me. Yesterday was a fast day, my fast days will be tuesdays and thursdays, and today I ate around 1800 calories, but ate healthier options than usual, and more veg. My…

I got some Nike Frees 3.0 from ebay for a bargain and absolutely love them, they replaced my very old adidas ones. Most comfortable trainers i've ever worn, ran in them today.

I'm 28...29 in June (last summer of my 20's, booo), add away!

My brother has been doing this and has lost quite a bit of weight.

Aha! Thank you, when it's talked about on the news etc they don't use the word sodium, they just say salt. Well that's cleared that up!

I always lost well doing SW green days, as i'm not fussed about meat. But I did find it made me obsess about food, and what naughty things I could 'spend' my syns on...i'd rather use them on chocolate than olive oil! I don't think for me, it's a long term plan, Trying to eat healthy and natural now, no need for chocolate…

Didn't even know this section of the forum existed! Hi i'm Laura, 28 from Portsmouth. Yo-yo dieter for years, this year I want to stop all that and develop healthy eating habits that will last..I recently lost 12.5lbs with slimming world at home, put back on 4 pounds, and now I need to get my head back in the game!…

This sounds good. I've got TONS of recipe books and i'm struggling with money so i'm going to make a plan this week whilst my boyfriend is away: plan out our meals, enough for 2 weeks a time so I don't make those expensive stops at the corner shop every night, don't resort to ordering in, and eat home cooked food. I'm…

I suck, i'm starting tomorrow! Boyfriend is working away for a week so who gets full control of the living room/tv with no one watching? ME! 30 day shred, kettlebell, zumba, going to try and do as much as I can this week and get into the habit whilst there's no distractions. Well done everyone!

Literally all I ever drink is hot tea with milk, and i'm still alive and well! So I log it. In the summer i'll drink more water and sugar free flavoured water because work makes me thirsty, but i'll still be drinking tea all day. It's a British institution! :D I don't like cold drinks much.

I don't take any notice of my salt, maybe it's a UK thing, no one really makes a fuss about it? The NHS (national heath service) advise no more than 6g salt a day, which is a full teaspoon. But it's logged on here as mg, so am I right in thinking that's 6000mg? But the default on MFP is 2500mg/day, less than half the…

Yum! Thanks for these, added them to my Evernote recipes. That'll keep me off the beer this summer!

You look great! And I like your style ;) Well done!

Yup i'm in, now i've got some hand weights, I need to do it! Just got to find my dvd tomorrow...

Lots of interesting and helpful replies, keep 'em coming! (and I will check out that book modernmon70)

Natural - that's the word I was looking for :)

Yup, 100% with you! Flat stomach standing, gross big rolls sitting. I think the only way to get rid of it is to lose the fat and then tone like hell! One day I might actually do it :) (Marilyn looks gorgeous however)

I'm in! I NEED to do this! I'll be doing the original 30DS, only managed a couple of days in the past as I am terrible at motivating myself to exercise. I can only just do up my work trousers when they've just been washed (don't you hate that) so I better do something soon. Looking forward to the results thread already..if…

Just awesome :) I wish I had the motivation to actually do it and stick to it!

Well done! I never understood why you have your weight on your driving licence in the US, we don't have height or weight on ours in the UK - people must change weight a lot so do you have to just keep renewing your licence? Way to go :D

Thanks! Need to buy some tomorrow, still feel terrible :(

Thanks everyone, so water, low sodium, and fresh food? Might make a tuna salad for lunch tomorrow. I could never eat a raw potato! I had a jacket (baked) potato this evening and that make any difference either way. I had 'special chow mein' - prawns, beef, pork and chicken with egg noodles and veggies, only it came covered…

Thank you everyone! I've still got a suitcase of clothes I can't get into so hopefully i'll have a whole new wardrobe to look forward to if I can get to my goal weight :)

Wow. Some of the posts on this thread are disgusting. I'm sure Amy's mum would love to read people saying 'who cares' about her death just because she was an addict. You cannot put value on different lives and deaths. I was shocked by the news of both tragedies...it isn't a competition!! So if a smoker dies of lung cancer…

Brilliant! Lovely boyfriend too, mine would have laughed! (it's okay I laugh at him too when he constantly tells me I shrink his t-shirts in the wash, nothing to do with his expanding belly then lol!).

Ah I see - thanks! I like finding out about different foods, if I go to the US next year like I plan to, then i'll know what they are!