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Cottage cheese only works in savoury dishes for me, so yep, tuna is nice mixed in, or just a chopped hardboiled egg and some parsley and chive, is amazing on ryvita crackers and makes for a high protein, low cal lunch! Or do a tzaziki version with grated (and wrung out) cucumber and garlic, season with pepper and salt, add…

Oooh, I like the sound of that! :-)

That's awesome, I had no idea you could freeze eggs! Will definitely try that, coz there are too many to just have one a day, it would need to be more like 4 a day!!! :-)

My dogs, my partner and I compete in flyball. Awesome stuff!

Doesn't sound like it is anymore than a spreadsheet chart with a trend line added ... they are very simple to create yourself in excel ...

Apart from the fact that that wouldn't necessarily be classed as costume over here, even I have to agree with this one! ETA: Minus the shoes ... they are a turn off.

I love you.

Option 1: Lose weight by logging calories to ensure caloric deficit, when weight is off, stop logging as to not become obsessed. Fall back into old habits and put weight back on. Option 2: Lose weight by logging calories to ensure caloric deficit, when weight is off, eat and log maintenance calories and keep weight off.…

lisalollipop1: intriguing eyes!

Awesome tips, everyone, thank you!!! Gonna get started tonight, methinks! :-)

^^ definitely this.

What's your salt and water intake? I am up by a kg today from last Friday, and I have been eating in deficit - BUT I had a good amount of salty food over the weekend, and my water intake has been less than usual, so from experience I know this is to do with salt/water regulation and will go back down in a couple of weeks…

You could make your own harissa paste which you can then use for all sorts of dishes: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1977657/harissa

Answer FTW!!! :-)

Awesome work girl, you look fab!! Well done, be proud of what you achieved!!

Take the bad with the good. As with most things in life, you have to earn them. You want pizza? Fine - work (out) for it! Fancy a tasty Mexican - no prob, earn it by earning the calories for it. I am probably one of the laziest people on the planet - well, or at least on MFP, but I know that if I want to eat a pizza, I…

I HATE PEELING EGGS! But: If they get all chopped up in egg salad, mayonnaise or whatnot, why bother with the pain of peeling? I just chop the top off and use a spoon to scoop the boiled goodness onto a chopping board and get on with it :-)

Give them an ultimatum! Say: "If you don't respond with your preferred choice of bridesmaids dress by xx, I will go for the ugly orange dresses that make you all look hideous." etc. - if that doesn't get a reaction, I'd be surprised!!! ;-) Basically, tell them that if they do not react, they hand over the decisions to you…

Thanks for saving me the trouble to dig this one out!

Shallots, garlic, green asparagus and parmiggiano - simple, but awesome!

^This! After years of battling with weight, I can honestly say, there is no point in any temporary diet changes, low carb, high carb or other. Eat at a deficit to lose weight to start with, BUT: the only way to keep the weight off is change your eating habits to the point where you eat the amount of calories your body…

^^ This, all the way!!

I think it depends on your daily goal. If your daily goal factors in "free" foods. MFP works on the basis that you log everything, so it for example (and this is just a random example, so don't kill me for it) tells you to eat 1,400 cals if you are a certain height and a certain weight. Some eating plans will tell you to…

Awesome post!!!

I have managed to learn to stick to portions - simply by measuring out portions when I cook. So instead of just grabbing a load of pasta and chucking it in the pot, I weigh up two portions (for myself and OH) and cook, same with sauce, same with everything. Once ready, it gets divided out onto plates (I find size does not…

Do you feel like a rodent in an exercise wheel trying to earn food ? - No. I exercise to get fit and healthy, not to earn food. Do you punish yourself for overeating by racking up some exercise calories to neutralise it ? - No. I make a decision on whether I can "handle" not being in a deficit for that day or want to plan…

^^ This!

You don't "go over" by eating back your exercise cals. You have legitimately earned those cals, and you should be enjoying them! Your body needs them to sustain exercise and losing weight healthily, so be kind to your body and feed it back the energy it burnt for you! :-) If you feel guilty, there's nothing stopping you…

I just watched this for five minutes flat. Thank you.

You are an amazing woman with an amazing story! I have no doubt that you will succeed losing the remaining pounds. Be proud of what you achieved so far, I feel honoured that I got to read your post, it both made me smile and brought a tear to my eye, realising I also have a "special Ed" in my life and how much I love…