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I have to agree with the previous posters: trying to limit the different meals but varying them so you can have healthier aspects. And (as another poster said) those meals can definitely be made healthier...hopefully so everyone can still enjoy them. We make our own pizzas at home. We use dough mix just because it soooo…

I agree US women seem to have it so much easier. In the UK there are one or two "plus size" stores and you always pay a premium for them (though one I absolutely love and am willing to pay more for because their stuff looks good and is well designed for curvy girls). Some high street stores have plus size sections but i've…

I'm glad someone else is getting sick of this ridiculous argument going on. I came to this thread as I'm interested in the OP'S ORIGINAL QUESTION and the reponses suggesting help. I gave up reading on page 4 and skipped to the end to see if it was still going on and of course it was. I feel sorry for the OP whose having to…

You joke but I have actually given myself paper cuts on my tongue...once with an envelope and once with a muller yoghurt lid. I've never licked one since lol. I agree with the coffee stirrers and lollipop sticks..anything made of wood...even the thought of it makes my teeth go all funny. I also HATE the texture of fruit. I…

geography teacher (your pic reminds me of the holiday pics mine used to show lol)

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so hard... i love to bake and using just 7 ingredients in a cake would be hard lol chicken bread pasta potatoes tea (i guess i'll have to learn to drink it black) tomatoes red peppers if only i could add: milk cheddar gravy onions salmon popcorn flour sugar butter eggs (the last 4 so i can still make cake lol) the list…

well people are still obv reading it....some people could be reading it worried about a similar (real) overeating slip-up and benefitting from the responses. just because the OP is deactivated, it doesnt mean others arent interested. damn it, this meant to be a reply to the "i cant believe ppl are still ansering this" post.

i agree with this....im still in the very early stages myself....i started and gave up a few times.... but this time im not trying to radically change everything in one go. thats a mistake i made before. this time im taking baby steps. i spent a week just eating normally, but logging everything i ate. (as much as anything…

there is a benefit to drinking so much milk though - my OH grew up drinking milk and now gets through a 4 pint bottle in a day.....he's never broken a bone in his body, has longer finger nails than i do, and i'm sure it has somthing to do with his build - 6'4" and built like a rugby player lol he used to be adament that…

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i ditched milkshakes entirely and moved to smoothies - NOT bought from shops or cafes though! fruit + skimmed milk = yummy 1 or even 2 of your 5 a day and a fair portion of fibre as well. i tend to add soaked porridge oats to a banana and milk smoothie for a very filling breakfast on the go (i gotta leave for college at…

i found a great link on the MSE forum: http://www.smoothie-recipes.net/ there are loads of recipes to try on their website and loads of them use juice instead of milk or yoghurt hope this helps :happy:

I havent decided yet.... either fresh tomato soup i made the other day with crusty bread or grilled chicken with jacket potato and salad both very boring lol

Conversations with my nan about crusts used to go: nan: eat your crust, it'll make your hair curly me: but my hair's already curly nan: see it worked! :tongue: I doubt there's actually a nutritional difference, but a nice crusty loaf fresh from a bakery is my diet downfall.....especially if it's still warm.

I log everything as well. Though it is really hard to estimate take-aways so I'm sure I undervalue sometimes. When I have a cheat day I try to follow it with 5 or 6 days of being under my goal. I'm a shift worker so I don't have a set week, my 'weekend' could be Tuesday and Friday lol so instead of looking at the week on…

For me it's the same. When I got together with my partner 3 years (and 5 stone =S) ago I was so much more confident and believed him when he said I was gorgeous and sexy. I don't feel it anymore and I want to get that self-confidence back. And I've got to admit.....it'd be nice to not have to shop in the 'plus size'…

motivational quote from barney stintson - hell yeah!

defo think its different in the uk ive worked in a pub for nearly 2 years - not always fun, but defo never like you've described! also i only get minimum wage (though i think its considerably higher over here) and no tips, so no flirting lol i really enjoy it, even the busiest, craziest christmas eve, new years eve, st…

there is nothing stange about being obsessed with doctor who!!!! im watching it right now =] mines boring......a nickname my cousin gave me when we were little because she couldn't say my full name (samantha). i was 18 when i first started using it as a username so i just keep it. makes people think im still young =]

anyone got any tips for when you cant make going to the gym routine? im a full time student and a shift worker........i never have the same hour free from week to week lol

i really need to use some of these tips, im hopeless. i do agree with the preparation though, if ive remembered to sort out my gym bag and put it in the car, im much much more likely to stop at the gym on my way home...

errr well i just spent 10 minutes trying to access the old thread..... shut down and rebooted my pc...... was just about to run a diag when i thought to check if other threads are working..... :huh:

hi ok so im asthmatic and very overweight and therefore very unfit, so i agree that you shouldn't judge people and good on them for even going to the gym. i get pretty self-conscious until i start, so I always use the machines at the back and am still too intimidated to use the free-weights unless im with my other half,…