Aequitas503

Hi, I love diet coke and pepsi max too so I can sympathise. One thing I've started doing, which I mainly started to increase my water intake but it's also helping me to lower my pepsi intake, is to make a deal with myself that I can only have a glass of pepsi if I've already drunk 1-2 full glasses of water. So, essentially…

Hi all, Thanks for your replies :) I'm 162cm which is around 5'3. I think I might up to 1300 and see how I go, I just need to make myself not to get discouraged if there's an initial fluctuation up on the scale! According to MFP, my BMR is 1,377 calories per day

Thanks for your reply :) Did you have an initial fluctuation upwards on the scale after you upped your calories?

I usually have: 2 rye mountain bread wraps (68 cal each) 1 small tin plain light tuna (50ish cals) or 1 small tin salmon (50ish cals) or 65g pre-cooked diced chicken (Moira Mac brand) (70ish cals) (basically, a protein) Lettuce 60g-ish beetroot Alfalfa (lots & lots, it's about 8 cal for 28g which is a lot of alfalfa) Light…

Not entirely sure what a graham cracker is, but since it seems to call for crushed chocolate bikkie, perhaps Chocolate Ripples would be a good substitute?

Thanks for your replies :) I'm sorry if this is an incredibly stupid question, but do you mix the oil and vinegar before putting them on the salad or just drop them on separately?

I love beetroot so will definitely have to try them. Do you peel the beetroot first? Do they have to be fresh beetroot or can you use tinned? What sort of seasoning do you add? Do you know the calorie count for the fritters? Thanks :)

We did that one a few years ago as a birthday cake, it was nice :) Whenever we do a chocolate ripple cake or variation thereof like that one, we always dip one side of the biscuits in some sort of booze before the cream lawyer just to give it a bit extra taste. I think for that one we used a non-alcoholic ginger cordial…

We don't have an entree, which is lucky really, I'm usually absolutely stuffed by the end of the meal! I love Christmas, it's my favourite time of year, I just love the atmosphere and finding presents for everyone and baking puddings/cakes/etc with my Mum, lots of fun :)

We've never gone in for the whole 'Aussie Christmas' thing, we go traditional :) We'll be having lamb, turkey, a 'three bird roast' from Aldi (duck wrapped in turkey wrapped in chicken I think), roast vegetables and gravy then for dessert pudding and/or the most decadent chocolate mousse you can imagine (lots of cream, egg…

As far as I know, you should be able to obtain Duncan Bannatyne's email at the club and email him directly. However, I am Australian so have never been to a Bannatyne's, I only know this from reading about him. Or try contacting him through his personal website? http://www.bannatyne.co.uk/contact-duncan

Could I get the recipe for the cake and cream cheese balls please? :)

Thanks for all your replies. I've been on here for about 2 months and lost about 1kg. I was eating my exercise calories back but I'm considering not eating them back for a while to see if that helps kickstart a bit more scale movement. Except for 2 days in the 2 months, I have always netted over 1200 calories. I was…

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Sorry, I didn't realise there was a group, since it is a sticky in this forum I thought it was a general thing. Thanks, I'll check it out

To those who said this should inspire new changes, you're right. The other Lindt bunny from Easter has been given to my brother. My 'chocolate stash' (hold over from old bad habits) has been hidden far in the depths of my cupboard where it takes effort to reach rather than 'oh I'll just have a little'. I will have a small…

Thanks for the replies everyone :) I was just so angry at myself, I only ate it because it was there and I knew the use-by was soon and just stupid reasons like that. Then afterwards I felt so so stupid and useless for eating it for such pointless reasons. At least it's proved one thing, I used to eat like that every day…

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Made them today, with savoury fillings (spinach & ricotta, ham & ricotta). Were a fair bit of work to make and weren't very large but were *very* nice, highly recommended

I'm going to try these on the weekend with a friend. I'm wondering about trying some with savoury fillings too, like scrambled eggs or smoked salmon & cream cheese. Any thoughts?

I've been bringing frozen veggies and nuking them in the microwave in a 'Decor Steam Fresh' container (not sure if they're on in Aus or not). Basically, it's a tupperware type container with a vent at the top you open when you're cooking it to let the steam out and it steam cooks the veggies. Then I put in a small tin or…

Yes, I realised that, but it was still a "Wtf?" Maybe I'm just weird to think that their suggestion would have more success after one or two less suggestive messages and work up to the 'lets get our jollies on on skype'

A mexican place here in Australia, Mad Mex, does a 'naked burrito'. Essentially it's all the burrito ingredients (rice, lettuce, salsa, meat etc) in a box rather than a wrap. It's pretty good calorie-wise (if you avoid the beans and cheese). You can get one with rice, lettuce, beef, sour cream and salsa for 230 calories…

I'm 5'3, 25 year old female, currently 69kg. I do 2000m in roughly 11-12 minutes. I've worked out it's about 6 minutes per km for me. I do it on the highest resistance, 10.

No, I don't do any other sort of dancing. I am good at counting through (I've played musical instruments since I was very young and lots of playing in orchestras, so I'm good at counting!) I agree, they make it look *so* easy.

I'm not seeing lots of movement in the scale, but this week I've been maintaining a loss from last week, so I'm slowly getting somewhere. I'm not seeing lots of movement in measurements either, but I'm not sure if that's just my measuring skills or what. Something must be going right through, because today I had a NSV of…

I tend to snack on weekends while I study. I've taken to putting my snacks inside my wardrobe in my room rather than in my desk drawer so at the very least I have to walk over and back to get them (if nothing else, it's extra exercise?)

I don't know if it's only in Australia, but Mad Mex mexican seems to be pretty good calorie wise. I don't know enough about mexican food to know if this translates elsewhere. They have a nutrition calculator on their website (a fact I'm a huge fan of) and a "naked burrito" (burrito fillings in a bowl without the wrap) with…

I'm the opposite, not seeing much movement on the scale but my clothes are fitting better. Not sure how much help I am, but it's interesting to see what's happening to different people

Hi all, Thanks very much for your replies. My current plan is to do another week of primarily cardio to keep the movement going for a bit then reintroduce lifting. I enjoy lifting and I'm keen to build up my muscle tone, but 3 weeks of no movement when just starting was really not helping my motivation, seeing some…