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I'm definitely no expert but research into "Low GI" foods. These give you slow release energy without giving you the sugar highs and lows. Hope this helps

Thanks Vicky. There's some really useful stuff there :flowerforyou:

Go for it! You'll find this site brilliant :happy: Release that inner you!!!!

If I'm making my lunch in a real hurry I just chuck a salad together (any nice ingredients will do - I like grated carrot in mine) and then stick a tablespoon or two of balsamic vinegar and a tablespoon of reduced fat hummus in an dmix it all about a bit. It tastes like a really fancy dressing without any effort! Yours…

I've never actually been as I prefer to exercise on my own but my doctor advised me to go to Curves to help with a metabolic disorder which I have so he obviously rates them. Hope this is of some help. :smile:

I used to log as I go but have found I get a bit better at judging these days. One rule I do try to stick to though is to log all the days calories before I have my evening meal and then plan the last meal whilst online. That way you can adjust the evening meal to match your calorie and nutrition defecits. I find this…

Well done for turning the anger into something positive!

This is very true. I had a revelation when I realised yesterday that I use food as a substitute for company. My fiance works every other weekend and those days I always crave food. I was always aware that I comfort eat but that is such a blanket term it doesn't really help. Today was easier because I was aware of why I had…

It's hard not to be particular about it - I love to look at my food diary at the end of the day and give myself a pat on the back. Did you know you can put in fractions of portions? So if you think you had less than the whole portion you can put in 0.75 to represent three quarters of the portion. It's actually quite hard…

I think you need to paste the link in each time :smile:

You're BOTH doing great! :bigsmile:

Hi Laura, Well done you. I'm fairly new to the site myself and I need to lose weight but I had a friend with eating disorders and she always said that most important thing is to talk to people about it - she used to let her friends know if she thought she was going to fall into the old habits and it used to help her be…

Also, Quorn is lovely and mostly very low in fat (look out for hidden calories in things like bread crumb coatings etc.). Your son is bound to like a lot of the products they do too. Hope this all helps! :smile:

I was brought up vegetarian and never feel like I'm missing out on anything. One of my current favourite meals is this stuffed pepper recipe. I have it about twice a week!: Cut a bell pepper (yellow or orange taste best) in half right down through the stalk if possible. Fill with crumbled feta cheese (low fat and…

Ice is good. From my experience, if you can bear to give your shins a REALLY hard massage after running this helps too. Really try to move the muscle if you can. Also, you can strengthen the muscles by walking around on your heels whenever you can (although I advise doing this only when you are at home as you do look a bit…

Amazing! I'll be making that just as soon as I can find an excuse :laugh:

Getting drunk and a pizza - that sounds like great fun! Don't give yurself a hard time and remember that today is another day. Just cos you treated yourself for one eveing doesn't mean you've messed it all up. I'll be that pound comes off by tomorrow or Monday anyway. We all deserve a break sometimes! :smile:

Thanks for your support everyone :flowerforyou:

Hello eveyone, I'm joining after a friend recommended the site to me. I am getting married in two months time (although to be honest I've already got the dress so just need to stay the same or nearly for now) but I've always struggled with my weight due to a love of food, PCOS (hormonal and metabolic disorder) and, as of…