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I am trying to be good with my lunches - today I had a jacket potato with cheese and beans (still sort of healthy, right?) and tomorrow I have wholemeal pitta, chargrilled chicken with lighter green pesto, salad and a sprinkling of dried parmesan. I'll probably snack during the day as one pitta is not a lot - work has a…

I'm afraid I don't have a slow cooker! My other half is very much a 'meat, potato and 2 veg' kinda guy (aka very british!) but I find that way too much effort during the week. I do not eat curry so that's out of the question too. I think the problem is, we're both too fussy in different ways!

Time when you go to the supermarkets carefully too, when I was on a tight budget as a student I would deliberately go to my local Tesco in the early evening when the reduced produce was being stickered up. You get some great deals, especially on veg. Just be careful to avoid ready meals. Sometimes they may seem cheaper…

Jogging is just incredibly boring, and I cannot afford to invest in decent enough footwear and sports bras! I occasionally use the treadmill at the gym but I only last about 10 mins max before I hate it.

My goal cals is 1200 and admittedly yes, I set 2lbs per week loss and sedentary. HOWEVER, I wanted to experiment with this amount and it has paid off. I do not feel hungry on this cal amount, and still manage to eat 3 sensible meals and fit in snacks into this cal amount. My exercise changes week by week as I do not always…

I think it's pretty important to have more cals at breakfast time than other meals (although, I rarely practise what I preach) as it needs to fuel you for the day. My average breakfast will come to no more than 400 cals out of 1200, if I sit around the 200-300 cal, I end up getting hungry and gorging within the hour!

apples, oranges, strawberries, grapes, pineapple, raspberries dried fruits - mostly dried mango, dried apple and dried pineapple, raisins greek yoghurt with granola or fruit low fat cheddar cheese with grapes carrot sticks with hummus or low fat sour cream

I'm reading 'Damned' by Chuck Palahniuk, but not enjoying it as much as his other books. However, looking forward to getting back into Jeff Lindsay's Dexter books!

- any seafood, including all fish - nuts (almonds I will put up with but not on their own!) - raw tomato - I'll eat cherry toms if it's in a salad with stronger tastes (like meats), but on its own, ick! - mushrooms - hate the taste and texture - currys - i have tried a few and hated them!

I think people respond in this way because they might perhaps be used to the size you were before - whenever people lose weight, family members and friends may sometimes put it down to something to be worried about because they are so used to you the way you were. If you are conscious enough to check with a doctor, and…

1 and 3 are my faves :)

Treating myself (and my other half) tonight to the classic chicken nuggets and chips... I've earned it calorie wise!

Hello all! Just wanted to say thanks for all your advice. I've found since counting my calories, I have found it a lot easier to avoid the 'shakes'. I do struggle a bit at work because I work long hours and have to allocate time to go out and buy lunch (which is often not much time and therefore I usually grab whatever I…

pop-punk, rock and occasionally pop :)

i'd choose to be taller... i'm only 4ft 11! plus, i'm DD, would look silly if they got any bigger.

1. Where were you born? Leamington Spa 2. Where do you live at the moment? Southsea, Hampshire 3. Where else have you lived? Several places in Surrey, and my family are based in Worthing, Sussex. 4. What is your current occupation? What is your dream occupation? I'm the digital marketing officer at my local theatre - it's…

Lemon or strawberry cupcakes (espec w/butter cream icing!) Most chocolate - particularly Lindtt or Toblerone as I get cravings for them Cookies chips chinese takeaway salted popcorn scones w/ clotted cream and jam probably lots more!

I think I must be the only one that listens to pop-punk and 'rock' music when I work out. Think Blink 182/Sum 41/Bowling for Soup/Queen etc etc.

hello! I'm a journalism graduate (graduated from Uni Portsmouth last July) and I currently work part time at my local theatre as a digital marketing officer. I need some MFP-friendly cheap recipes! I am awful at calorie counting without MFP and am also quite bad with my money!

Thanks for your concern everyone - I used to take glucose tablets but they made it worse. I think I will embrace a healthier lifestyle and if I'm still suffering, I'll go back to the docs for a second opinion. I do genuinely think it's just because I don't eat particularly healthy - but hopefully MFP will help with that! I…

Thanks everyone! Unfortunately I cannot stand nuts (any at all!) so I know they'd be a useful snack, but I cannot stomach them. I have already been tested for diabetes and the doctors gave me the clear. I'm not too trusting of doctors in general though, but perhaps thats just paranoia! Thanks everyone for your help - I…

Thanks for the reply hun! Glad to see I'm not alone - sounds like your crashes were worse than mine! I always feel like it's the end of the world though, especially if I'm in a situation where I don't have any food and aren't able to get to some any time soon (i.e. if at work, or walking somewhere). Problem is I'm very…

Hello! I'm new today too, so I will add you as a friend :) I am hoping to get down to 8 stone in the long run (I'm very little o weight really shows!) - and I always need motivation and enjoy giving motivation to others too!