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I am definate with msarro on this one, celestial seasonings is one of my favorite brands (unfortunate that I can't get them in my stores here in the U.K) go to http://www.celestialseasonings.com/ for some great tea ideas :drinker:

I have just made a large pan of vegetarian chilli (I am not vegetarian but I love this) I will be eating this at lunch times instead of pasta or bread. Store it in fridge or pre-pack tupperwear you can heat up in microwave for at work for a week :) My own 4 bean chilli: knob of butter 1 tbsp. olive oil 1 onion 1 box of…

I use this recipe too but I first stir fry a red onion, spanish onion, garlic and a box of mushrooms then add all the beans and tinned tomatoes and herbs. Keep it in fridge and eat from containers for lunch (just zap it before eating) full of goodness :happy:

Hello everybody and welcome to all the new members :happy: yay another week lol I am still carrying on from last one :laugh: I have made my food log public that way I won't cheat if I know people are watching my every move... :embarassed: :laugh: It might be mind over matter but anything is worth a try. I have an…

that's 4 appointments we have my friend :wink: :flowerforyou:

It was worth trying to eat like an athlete (6 small meals) but I think for my busy schedule it doesn't work out. I have given it a good go which is the main thing. I will from now on stick to 3 meals and a few snacks instead. Have a nice weekend all of you :flowerforyou:

meal 1: porridge or kelloggs crunchie nut for breakfast meal 2: a pear and a banana or an apple and a banana meal 3: a salad with couscous or a slice of wholemeal toast with poached eggs or homemade soup (depending on what I fancy) meal 4: whey protein shake (Sci MX is the best make out there) meal 5: chicken breast or…

My challenge for week 7 is to get back to the gym, starting today. I have had a few days off from it thanks to my stomach acting up and my nightshifts so it is time to get back on track. I have had a few days trial of eating 6 meals a day and it is working nicely, going to carry this on from now on. Logging it all makes it…

Your welcome Katie :happy: great to know even though I am typing away doing the odd chore and standing in queues I am burning calories all the time :bigsmile:

Thanks hun :flowerforyou: Got a website for you all http://primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/jumpsite/calculat.htm add your weight in lbs and it will come up with a chart of how many calories you burn with each exercise or activity :happy: Even standing in line you will burn 100 cal :laugh: I think I will go to my supermarket…

I am feeling a little feverish so won't be going to the gym today, I have really gone off my food today too :sick: Hope everyone is getting their requirements for the challenges you set :drinker: :flowerforyou: Helen

aww shoppie, I can just imagine that :smile: I love being a mother, my son loved the cookery class at school today and the chilli con carne tastes really nice so I will enjoy that tomorrow :happy: I am having an early night tonight, my eyes are getting heavy :yawn: night night :flowerforyou:

Hiya Shoppie, I drink decaff tea aswell, I love twinnings herbal teas, at the moment I am hooked on chamomile, honey and vanilla, it smells sweet and delicious. My son is cooking at school today, he is making chilli con carne so will freeze most of it for next week as we have steamed salmon and veg for tonight. Kids can be…

drinking water was difficult for me too but then I gave up smoking, quit the sugar in tea and then finally switched to green/white/herbal/fruit teas and then water just followed suit. It takes a week to change the tastebuds to suit you. Today I had 10 glasses of water and 3 teas. oooh I love shortbread yum I was naughty…

Hey Jojo, try logging in here once a week to look at the challenges and see what others are doing, it might be a bit of a motivation for you :smile: We are currently here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/55947-team-uk-week-6-and-7?page=1#posts-645757 chicken fillets are a great source of protein and very lean too…

I love my handblender but it is on its last legs, I have seen a nice one here http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_w_h_?url=search-alias%3Dkitchen&field-keywords=handblender I use it for chopping, blending soups, making smoothies etc. :happy: btw, I was going to have that delicious salmon, brocolli and carrots with sweet…

Sweet potato and butternut squash soup recipe: Chop 1 onion, 1 large sweet potato and one buttenut squash in cubes melt a knob of butter in pan, stir in the veg add a pint of chicken stock and simmer for 10 min. add tsp. root ginger stir and blend voila, soup ready :smile: Mint pea soup recipe: chop 1 onion, 1 large potato…

Hello all, I found you atlast :smile: Hope you are all enjoying the challenges you have set for yourself. I made some lovely mint pea soup yesterday and put the rest in freezer for next week. I didn't know how to log the calories so I just put down homemade soup. I was within my calories yesterday anyway so it didn't…

Good idea Amy, will get in some unsalted nuts and some dried fruit to nibble on :happy: I have more nightshifts next weekend (3 of them in total) I have been following Bob Harper (Biggest Loser Aus/U.S) on facebook and he gives us challenges to do, the one that stuck out this week for me is to have plenty of fibre, pears…

It's 5:25am, have 35 min. of work to do then I can go to bed :yawn: I only managed to eat a small pot of yoghurt with some crunchie nut flakes, back to the drawing board when I get up, need to figure out how to make the most of my calorie intake. Hope you all have a great Thursday :flowerforyou:

I only got 4 hours sleep after my nightshift and went into a mad house cleaning frenzy, it didn't stop there, I made two meals and did the ironing so logged all that then I decided I wasn't tired enough so I went to the gym for a 90 min work out, I have just returned and feel absolutely brilliant. I have burnt 1,476 cal.…

nightshift is turning into a bit of a challenge for me now that I have changed my goals, I have set calorie intake down to 1200 calories and exercise 60 min. a day yesterday I reached 1000 cal. which 800 less due to exercise. (it's 3am) I just had a bowl of crunchie nut cornflakes, I have logged it as breakfast because I…

jojo, we all have our dips, I had mine around my period, I am expecting another one soon but now I know my weakness' I can take them head on :wink: I don't know if you like fish but if you get some tin foil, slices of lemon, put fish on top then put it on bbq, you get your low cal dinner :) you can also do veggies like…

Hiya Rikki, don't let your boyfriend tell you what you should or shouldn't do... unless you owe him say a liver or a kidney he can't say what you can or cannot put in your body :wink: I found out that if I have a craving for say a packet of cheese and onion crisps I will have them, I have learned self control but I am not…

DO NOT GIVE UP!!!! oops so sorry for shouting lol I think we all hit the plateau at some point, I am boycotting all weighing scales, they are depressing monsters out to get us they do not tell you what you want to hear so bring on the tape measure, the humble tape measure that does the job and at a fraction of a price…

well I have done it, I have worked up a sweat doing the housework and I spent hour and half at the gym, I have burned over a 1000 cal. which certainly makes up for my period. I am feeling so much better today. :happy: My plan is to work out every day for an hour to hour and a half (which is up by half hour from previous…

definitely a bad period, am feeling really bad, I have binged on chocolate but tomorrow is another day, chocolate is all gone, I have no filthy foods in my house now and am going to the gym for a proper work out too.:bigsmile:

Well that's that plan out of the window! :grumble: I finished work and went to toilet to find my period started a week earlier than planned and then I couldn't be bothered with stir fry so had chicken, broccoli and some new potatoes instead. I don't fancy going to the gym at this moment in time and am kicking myself to try…

Hello all, I am back, my visitors have left for their tour of Europe and my son is still in Germany (I really miss him) back on track now, the only thing I had that was super naughty was the morrisons blueberry muffin... I have no idea how many calories they are but I had 1 yesterday and 1 the day before.. I have logged…

Hello all, hope you are all following your plan, drinking that water (not that wine lol) and getting plenty of exercise. :wink: I have hit a plateau with my weight but I reckon with going to the gym every day I am just building more muscle... my trainer said to ditch the scales for a few months, not weigh in at all because…