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^What she says :-) I cook meals for us (husband and I) that are baby friendly. The baby is 1 so allowed up to 1g of salt a day which is the equivilent of 2 slices of bread (with nothing on). Anything processed is nearly always high in salt so we cook most our meals from scratch to be sure. OK, so occassionaly he gets a jar…

I make this a lot, its really tasty and the recipe does several portions. The receipe here isn't vegan but can easily be adapted by using soy milk to cream the mash and I just leave off the cheese. It makes about 4 foil containers (and we share each between three of us) with some veggies.…

Eat Matural toasted muesli and a soya yoghurt - with black coffee I eat at my desk so not hot foods allowed otherwise I'd have scrambled eggs or omelette

Another hashimoto. I always feel better if I cut out gliten and diary...but I have terrible will power and then I pay for that. I get tested every 6 months but we're still trying to readjust my medication as it was increased during pregnancy

No but I Have Hashimoto so avoid gluten and also have a mild lactose intolerance (on top of being veggie). I have good and bad weeks and I kick myself for the bad weeks as I get so tired and bloated.

Lentils and beans are really good for protein too - check out Happy Herbivore as she has some good recipes for spicy bean burgers. I also use lentils in cottage pie or chilli. Quionoa is good too - I add to salads. But you should be fine if eating diary/eggs

Lentils and other beans are great - use them for burgers, cottage pie, lasagne - anywhere that could be minced meat

I wheeze and wobble my way around the park without caring......also do the C25k...

I'm aiming for 72kg (about 11.3st) as that was my fit pre pregnancy weight - I was a size 12 and felt happy with my weight. Its more than the 'guides' say (68kg) I should be but better than the 87kg I am now :-)

bananas, dried figs and low fat cereal bars - I always have to have a snack before a lunchtime run and I find if I have something late afternoon I eat less for dinner

If I know in advance I go online and look at the menu and then plug in the choices into MFP in advance to make sure I stick within limits. I tend to eat where I like and just choose the best thing and exercise that day and have good other meals... E.g. Italian - salads or tomato based pasta Indian - tomato based curry…

There are several groups on here for vegans with recipe ideas I use Happy Herbivire a lot

Good queston - i am also doing the C25K but want to do something else as well. I was planning on 2 x a week to the gym for more strength work (have my induction on Monday) . Sorry no help to add but love to see what feedback you get

I finished week 3 but had almost 2 weeks off before starting week 4 so have gone back to W2D3 which I managed today and will do week 3 again.

Another vote fro Fitness Blender here - really good search function

Thanks, will go abck to W2D3 and see how I get on.

I have a question - I started 4 weeks ago and was really good but have not had a good 2 weeks and missed most my training (work, torrental rain on my run days etc). Tried to start again where I left off (week3, day 3) but struggled and walked most my jog bits. Not sure if i should just start again from begining or maybe go…

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I stopped a month ago and finding it hard to shift...sorry - could be other factors like age though...

Thanks for all the repiles, will try all of them and see what works best

Just started week 3 - it suddenly got harder but when I know I just have 30 mins I can push myself. Good luck guys

I've just started (week 3) but this is very motivating....thanks

Also have a 5 month year old :-)

Hi Annabelle He's only 2 weeks - which is why I can't really exercise apart from walking. Was a natural birth so hoping dr will sign me off to exercise after 6 weeks I will (starting Monday) be using MFP to make sure I have a balanced diet- lots of fruit, veg and healthy stuff. Am still taking my vitamins and drinking lots…

My doc recommended keeping weight gain to a minimum - I have other issues (thyroid) and she was worried that too much weight gain would be dangerous for me and the baby - if I don't watch it I can easily pile weight on and would end up in the obsese range. I think the general recommendation is that if your pre pregnancy…

Same for me - well I lost about 2kgs (5llbs) and went down a dress size. But I was exercising as well as dieting so put it down to toning up the muscle...

Check when you add things as I often find I am under my protein intake but realise when I have added something that someone else has put on MFP they haven't filled it in properly and only put calories... I try and have something 'beany' at least once a day - so yesterday I had falafel and hummous, today I have brough…

I put them in a bowl with some low fat cooking oil and give it a good mix with my hands until all the fries are covered, then bake for 20-40 mins depending in thickness (about halfway through i turn them). They are of course not as nice as the real thing but have a def crunch and good golden colour

In case anyone is interested I have spoken to my dr and here is an update. Ok so my calculated maintenance according to MFP would be 1900 based on a sedentary lifestyle, In reality my maintenance is how I have been eating for the last six months – around 1500-1600 per days with three exercise sessions. per week. This is…

Happy herbivore red lentil dal Also, after soaking, mix with tinned tomatoes, cook until you get a thick sauce - it is good for lasagane, pasta, chilli....