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Of course you can! Just blend it up the night before and leave it in the fridge. Just make sure you give it a shake before you drink it as it can separate. I used to make a weeks worth and just pour a glass out each morning. Time saved!

Dean Winchester. No contest.

Hey, I have ME/CFS (depends where you are as to what they call it) and I deal with chronic pain too. I can take pills but try not to and only do if it's unbearable. Cold will make it worse so try to wrap up as much as possible. Take hot baths as this can help too. As for exercise, I've found that easy yoga or pilates can…

Bump for reference because this looks delicious and easy!

Try eating more protein. It fills you up and stops you from being hungry. If you're still hungry after that then 1200 may be too low for you. Just try a few things out and see what works best for you, don't take MFP's recommendations as gospel.

Don't think of it as skipping breakfast, you're just adjusting the time you're eating it. All the word means is 'break fast'. It doesn't matter what time you do it. I find like you, that if I eat it when I wake up I'm hungry for the rest of the day and can't stop snacking. If I wait, then it's much better. For me. I…

Why would a cold be an excuse to eat whatever you want? Just eat the way you normally do, but cut back on the exercise as you won't have the energy you might normally have. It's just a cold.

Because you're still eating at a calorie deficit.

Why are you worried about it? Because you think you should be married with kids or because you actually want to be? I get where you're coming from on the 'is there something wrong with me', but you've got to stop thinking that. You said it yourself, you know you're a good person so there's nothing wrong with you. Can I ask…

I'm a UK 34F and I got a shock absorber off amazon. It's awesome. I can jump, bounce, run, all those things I wanted to do. It really holds them in and is quite comfortable. I don't need a bra underneath or any other support. Just the shock absorber.

Have you actually looked at your tonsils again? If they're still swollen with the nasty white crap on them then go back to the doctor as you may have just needed a longer course of penicillin. If they're not then it could be that your body's just feeling a bit rundown. I had my tonsils out at 16 as I kept getting…

Wow, you look amazing! Way to embrace those curves! I'm a lot like you in that I'm always gonna have boobs and hips and junk but I'm learning to embrace that too. Awesome work so far!

Sept 12: 8 glasses of water and 30 second plank) Sept 13: Same....

You don't need organic food to be healthy. I rarely buy organic. I kinda like bunny food so I can't help you there. All I would suggest is making sure you get lots of protein, mfp's recommendations are ridiculously low so always aim higher. Chicken, fish, lean cuts of meat, even protein shakes. Lots of veg. Fruit is good…

Is there any way you can do your HIIT in the house? Then you could just do it barefoot. Maybe with a jump rope? Or sprinting up and down the stairs? It'll be cheaper at least.

That's not what she said. All she said was that if you're eating sensibly and under your calorie goal then she's on the path for success. What you're saying isn't incorrect just doesn't have any bearing on the quoted comment. Some people like to fit a chocolate bar into their calories. There's nothing wrong with that.

There's 2 cups in a pint. That's what I drink.

THIS^^^ A few years ago I lost a lot of weight through illness. It just melted off but even though I was 10.5 stone, I was still a size 16. Had I done some strength training at the time it would have been a different story. Try incorporating some strength training into your workout and you should see some differences. I'm…

I eat after 6. I do 16/8 IF so I often don't eat until around 1pm and then I stop around 9 or so. Honestly, it doesn't really matter what time you eat. Your body can't tell time and your metabolism doesn't slow down when you sleep. Some studies have shown that in certain stages of your sleep it can actually speed up. If…

Your diary looks ok, the choices are pretty good. I would suggest more water though. It really does help. Also maybe try incorporating some strength training into your exercise. The scale may not move as much but you'll notice it in inches. Other than that, I don't really know :ohwell:

BTW thank you for doing this. You're awesome.

Awesome, this should help me with my water intake. I'm not sure about the sit ups as I do planks every day anyway. Or I'm supposed to. Can this count instead? Maybe just trying to beat the amount of time I can hold it?

I've recently started doing them resting on a balance ball as I also have trouble with my knees. It really works your core but takes all pressure off your knees. Also maybe try pull ups. Lie on the floor under a table or something (a strong something) and then pull yourself up trying to keep your body flat. It's kind of…

You can cook sweet potatoes in the microwave same as a normal potato. Try that with beans or tinned tuna on top. Can you also maybe get the innocent food pots? They're a lot better than ready meals. Also do you have a cool box? It won't keep everything but you could use it to keep a few fridge foods, like maybe some veg…

Hey I'm Gem! I'm in the UK and really hoping that a mini goal undertaken with others will help me. My current weight does not reflect my ticker as I didn't have the heart to post a weight gain but I will put what I actually weigh on the spreadsheet. Good luck to all and lets just hope we can all do our best!

BTW I'm also on the depo and when I first started taking it I was losing weight pretty consistently. I think the depo, as with all other contraceptive drugs, are subjective to the person. Some gain weight on it, some have mood swings and some are just fine. I know with me the depo is not the problem. It was other drugs…

I had the same problem. My trainer worked it in that I could have a cheat day every week if I'd stuck to my goals for the rest of the week. Massive failure! The way I do it now is if I can fit something small into my daily goal then I have it. I love chocolate so ocassionally I have it. I also love soda so once a week…

Yeah that's not true. You don't have to go through all of the gears when you slow down. You can just as easily slip from 4th to 2nd or as others have said, stick it in neutral and slow down with the brakes. There's no benefit to the car by going through all the gears and no damage either way. If you stick it in neutral…

Awesome! Thanks for the info, I'll check it out.

Thanks guys. Any idea where I could get quality stuff? Is there a particular brand you use? I'm in the UK.