michy_elliot

I'd like to point out (as a petite girl), that while we may look skinny and small to other people, especially to those who are accostomed to their own larger figures, we have our own weight fluctuations etc. I may be a size 0-2, but I still gain a few pounds each winter which I like to get off before summer. We can still…

When I eat salad in public I fold the lettuce up into a little parcel, then skewer it on the fork with other veggies and things in the salad. I like it to be neat, otherwise I'll get salad dressing all over my face. I didn't know this was weird until my Dad pointed out what I was doing. Then he said to me "One day, a man…

The ones I'm successful at avoiding for the most part: - Cheese - really high quality kinds, oozey, gooey and stinky. Fortunately for my waistline it's very hard to find them where I live, or they're prohibitively expensive. - French bread and butter - again, on the other side of the world, makes that a bit difficult! -…

Real salted butter - preferably the French kind with flakes of sea salt throughout - spread on fresh crusty french or italian bread. Heaven! Full fat cheeses, preferably soft, squidgey and stinky! On a healthier level: avocado, salmon, walnuts, cashews, pistachios.

Great topic. I don't mean to be a downer, but the model pictured is Miranda Kerr, she's 28 and had a baby boy this year. Though that photo was taken pre-baby, she has a similar figure now, only a little more 'womanly'.

I drank water, milk, juice, or cordial growing up. My parents had a rule that if we were thirsty, we had to have a glass of water first, and then we could have a cup of juice or cordial with dinner. We rarely had soft-drink, probably only christmas and birthdays. I usually drink 4-8 glasses of plain water a day, plus 1-2…

I buy the oil packed tuna, it's much more moist and flavoursome. Obviously higher in fat, but if you get olive oil packed it's good fats. You could also try avocado, that adds a lovely creamy texture. Mix it into the tuna, to use it as a spread instead of mayo/butter. The flavoured tuna is also delicious, here in Aus you…

My favourites are: Proteins: Salmon, Chicken breast, Tinned tuna in olive oil, Hard boiled eggs, Smooth low fat peanut butter, Chickpeas, Butter beans, Roasted almonds Vegetables: Asparagus, Broccoli/broccolini, Butternut pumpkin, Sweet potato, Avocado, Salads of any kind Fruit: Mango, Strawberry, Banana, Frozen…

I use raw sugar in mine, I love the caramelly flavour it gives. Plus a tablespoon of raw sugar (around 80 calories) is the perfect way to stop a sugar craving turning into a binge for me. Put it in a little shot glass or bowl, and eat it slowly with your finger. Lasts me ten minutes, by which point I've had my sugar fix…

My nerdy grandpa-esque glasses! And yes, I'm blind as a bat and need them to see. Why bother making my glasses look stereotypically pretty when I can buy massive frames that look ten times better, more unique, and more 'me'? I get complimented on them every time I go out now!

Not as a reward since I'm only toning up, but I'm going to Bali for 10 days in December with my boyfriend, plus going to Queensland for a week in January with the girls. The reward is how I'll feel having the time of my life, in the best shape of my life, in the smallest bikini of my life! :P

I have a bulging disk in my lumbar spine. When I do anything on the floor, I use a thick, soft sheepskin rug. It's much more cushioning than a yoga mat.