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Thanks for this - I'll give it a go. I love the proper peanut butter cups haha, but I wasn't sure how nice these would be. I might order online as the only local place I can find doesn't have all the flavours. On a side note, these are dangerous. They taste so good and my head tries to justify that it's okay to eat it…

Choc chip cookie dough from the ones I can buy in Australia. They did say they were getting other flavours, I'm waiting for cookies and cream. While we're speaking about it - has anyone tried the Quest peanut butter cups? I can purchase them online from the States but I'm hesitant as I don't know how good they taste!

I don't care what science says about this, some people are just THIN. I used to work with a girl who was lucky to be a size 6 Australian (I'm guessing that size 0 US). She would eat McDonalds for breakfast, Burger King for lunch, KFC for dinner. In between, she'd snack on things like banana bread, chips, chocolate. She…

Don't get discouraged! You're doing so well. Sometimes because we look at ourselves every single day we don't see the differences. People were telling me "oh you've lost weight" and here I was still the same size and couldn't notice it myself. Just because one measurement (eg, your face might get smaller, your waist might…

I don't think they have Sabra here in Australia. All the ones in the stores here never seem to look quite right. I guess I'm just a little fussy with my food, and since embarking on this journey to get healthy I'm mindful of what I eat and try to make a lot of things from scratch.

You're welcome! Enjoy :) I think once you realise how simple and quick it is to make your own, you can't go back to store bought. I actually never liked hommous until I tried authentic Middle Eastern food... it helps that I'm engaged to a Lebanese guy lol.

I absolutely HATE store bought hommous! It doesn't even taste like the real thing. I make my own from scratch. It takes like 15 minutes max, and it's much better for you and I've noticed the canned chick peas even have more protein than the store bought hommous. Ingredients 1 can chick peas 5 tablespoons tahini (sesame…

You certainly don't have to be in a healthy weight range for your body to have CURVES. It's simply referring to the waist/hip/butt ratio. Weight, obesity and people being delusional about their health issues is another issue and I 100 per cent agree with you that it's laughable that morbidly obese people call themselves…

Curvy is a subjective term. The norm is to describe overweight women as "curvy" to be PC. But the reality is when most men say they like "curvy women" they mean a woman with not an inch of fat, with an hourglass figure :P Despite my fat rolls (shock horror) I still consider myself curvy because I have a tiny waist and…

If I get a craving for chocolate, I make my own protein bars: http://www.gnclivewell.com.au/health-knowledge-details.asp?id=392&t=Make+your+own+Protein+Bars&cid=7 It doesn't give you quantities, so I go with the following: 2 scoops protein powder (37g). I use GNC Pro Performance Low Carb Delite in Chocolate. 30g protein…

I personally think WLS should only be for people who have tried everything before and are committed to healthy eating. A good friend of mine had the sleeve, she lost over 50kg in one year and guess what? She never ONCE at a healthy meal because she claims "the sleeve makes it hard to eat healthy". So, she lives on…

I was asked this before I started my diet and exercise, I was crushed so I know how you feel. As a basic courtesy I would NEVER ask someone about being pregnant unless they told me first. Even "skinny" people can look pregnant, and I find it offensive and straight out rude to comment. If I wanted you to know about my…

For those of you who are used to eating it might seem strange to you. But there are some people who aren't used to eating regularly and eating good foods (you know like protein that keeps you fuller for longer) so it's normal for them not to feel hunger. Not every single overweight person eats all the time you know.…

My sister in law has a very similar problem. She now weighs 44kg and is 165cm. She eats, but whatever she eats she just burns off. The doctor is sending her for blood tests but in the mean time I'm trying to help her with her eating. Does anyone know roughly how many calories a person of this weight should be eating if…

It seems a lot of people are opting for the sleeve rather than the lap band. I wonder if the lap bad has had it's day. Well done to everyone on your weight loss.

It's funny. I have PCOS, am still overweight and have seen this image floating around Facebook. I didn't take offence, in fact, I thought GOOD ON HER. To have three kids so close together and still find the time to work out to achieve that body. Great 'fitspiration'! As to the title of the post, PCOS is not an excuse to…

Yes. Big brother is always watching. I don't know anyone who has had the bypass, but I know several people who have had the gastric sleeve. They have lost all their weight (60+kg) within 1 year. But they can't eat normal food. One friend lives on junk because that's all that will go down.

I'm glad I'm not the only one! I've had two instances in the last few months where I've eaten "junk" and ended up with gastro symptoms for up to 12 hours after. It wasn't until the most recent (after I binged at an afternoon tea with the girls) that I realised I didn't actually catch a gastro virus from the kids, I ate…

You can sigh as much as you like, but I think I'll take my expert medical advice over other "explanations" in this thread. Thanks :)

Exactly what I was trying to say. But most people in here don't get it. Must have some academics on MFP.

I know most people here are saying it's not possible, but it happens to me too so I believe you. Although it is not an actual weight GAIN (more like a fluctuation), in my case I have come to learn that because I am insulin resistant, my body reacts different to good and bad foods. When I eat something such as chocolate, my…

I was always overweight even as a child and poor life style choices continued. Then, got PCOS/insulin resistance, which went un- diagnosed for many years and subsequently failed many diets. Finally getting my health under control.

Because sugar and other nasty additives were mass produced in the 80s.

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Everyone thinks I'm Lebanese/Arab and speaks Arabic to me. When I say sorry I don't speak Arabic, they usually think I'm Turkish of Bosnian! No exciting ethnic background here, just Australian lol.

I've done just about every shake diet under the sun, had amazing results but the weight piles back on and more. I still use Opti fast sometimes for a quick breakfast or lunch on the go as it's nutritionally balanced, but I don't substitute all meals. I want to exercise, eat healthy and lose the weight slowly so that it's a…

It's been doing this to me on and off for the last week. I found by logging onto the app for iPhone it let me log everything and then the next day it was back up and running.

I don't have PCOS but I have extremely high insulin resistance. I've lost 23kg so far through diet and exercise. I've switched to a low GI, high protein diet and it seems to be effective in the interim. I've just purchased a book called "The Insulin Resistance Diet". I haven't read it yet, but it came highly recommended…

MFP tells me that I'd weigh up to 10kg lighter in 5 weeks if everyday were like today. I don't believe it. But in saying that, every day is not like today, sadly lol.

While I don't have the cysts for PCOS, the doc says I have all the other symptoms of PCOS, including insulin resistance. I'm not yet at a stage where I'm trying to get pregnant, so I can't let you know re fertility. But I have found high intensity training and significantly lowering my calories has helped me shift 23kg so…