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The cholesterol in your food does not translate to cholesterol in your blood. I'd change monitoring that for a different micro.

I think of you're there for 4 weeks you should have a word with the B&B owner and make some suggestions about what sort of breakfasts you'd like. What sort of shops/ restaurants are there nearby, we UKers could make better suggestions if we knew what you had available :D

Is that the same meal plan every day? Gosh! Nutritionally, ordinary white or russet potatoes are pretty similar to sweet pots.

What did your co-worker say made it a bad choice? Salt, fat levels, sustainability of the source?

Once a week? Not sure that's enough to get your greens in! Why low fat? I'd add in boiled egg, cottage cheese, anchovies, artichokes, capers, pickles, cherry tomatoes, chopped peppers, tuna, green onions, and crispy parma ham.

Food bank, local shelter, old peoples home, health centre, school, take into work.

Probably a lot less than you think. Is it like circuit training? How long do you do it for? It'll depend on your weight as well, but rough guess I'd say 150-200 for a 30 minute circuits session. You're not shedding pounds because of what you're eating.

I USED to hate running....but I found ways of enjoying it. Weekly 5km parkruns in particular. But as others have said, it's not essential. I love dancing, any kind. I also walk the dogs, a good calorie burner if it involves hills. And short sharp classes at teh gym - circuits, body pump etc. The question is, why do you…

Plenty of us over here... http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/100058-5-2-fasting Do come and join us! On your non-fast days you should be eating around your TDEE.

I'm in the UK. My preferences would be: Subway - 6 inch turkey and ham Wetherspoons - any of the under 500 cal meals Boots/ sainsburys/ Tesco - snack pack of sushi and a bag of nuts M&S - mooli rolls (in the takeaway lunch time food section) Proper restaurant - whatever grilled or baked fish is on the menu. Or I'll stick…

Tonight: chorizo and mushroom frittata. Tomorrow: grilled chicken breast with lentils and asparagus Thursday: I'm out for lunch so it'll be a quick bowl of soup or something for dinner, possibly with toasted sourdough bread. Friday: prawn linguine

Is that for one person? Any idea of calorie count?

Organisation? I sit down over my morning cuppa and log what I'm having for breakfast. I probably know what I'm having for lunch, as I take my own lunches to work. So I can log that too. I also usually know what we're having for dinner, as I do a rough menu plan for teh week. So I can log that too. Takes 10 minutes, tops.

1. It's just an automated response, it's not someone sitting there getting cross with you. 2. I think it's the actual consumption, rather than the netting - so it expects you to EAT 1200 calories. 3. AFAIK all you info is still there whether you "close diary" or not. I never do.

Who is telling you this? Many fruits are high in sugar, and if that's an issue for you, then it's a good idea to reduce the amount of fruit you have, or to choose lower sugar kinds. But you don't need to stop eating it altogether.

" I read it was 1g per kg... so i weigh 185lb so that means i have to eat 185g of protein? " Are you mixing up kg and pounds there? I try to get about 100g per day, but I don't stress too much if I don't get there. Eggs for breakfast, fishy salad for lunch, nuts and cheese for snacks, and chicken for dinner. Cottage cheese…

Slice of ham and some tomatoes. Cottage cheese and berries - sprinkle some flax seed on if you like. Apple or pear slices with peanut butter. Humous and carrot sticks, or other dippy veg.

I made a terrific fish taco dish last night! Take a fillet of white fish (tilapia, river cobbler, mahi mahi). Cut into strips and toss in some spices (cumin, paprika, coriander) and a little oil. Bake for about 10 minutes until firm. Serve in corn tortillas with salsa (I made mine with sweetcorn, tomatoes, fresh coriander,…

I've just joined a Pure Gym and it's £18.99 a month. Good selection of equipment, reasonable range of classes, including some short lunchtime ones. No pool or other fancy bits.

I used to have cereal or toast for breakfast. Then a scone mid morning. Then a sandwich for lunch. By the time I reached for a mid-afternoon biscuit my stomach was in knots. I experimented with a gluten-free diet for a while, but after trial and error I found that it was just so many carbs in close succession. As the…

Good grief that's LOADS! I try to stay around 100g a day, and that's pretty easy. I go for eggs or yoghurt at breakfast, though I've recently found a buckwheat granola which is gorgeous. Lunch will be along the soup or salad line, or leftovers. I keep the startchy-carby element of the evening meal small, and increase the…

How many carbs a day do you have to play with? Cauliflower rice, or courgette "spaghetti" are good substitutes.

It's a very hard one to measure because there are so many different factors, including how heavy you're lifting and what effort you're putting in. A very rough guess would be about 300 cals, What are you doing with this info - if you intend to eat every last exercise calorie back, then a heart rate monitor is your best…

Yeah I don't think you mean zero carbs, certainly not if you're still allowed 2 slices of bread! Low carb stuff would include veggies - I made a really tasty blackened fish dish last night, with a fresh salsa.

Which bit of it was the most calorific - the almonds? Can you make those a smaller portion size (if you want to)?

I'm not sure I understand the question - I have many meals that can be whipped up in under 30 minutes. Tonight will be a chickpea and chorizo casserole, tomorrow will be a prawn stir fry, Thursday is fish with broccoli, and Friday chicken breast with lentils and asparagus (from Jamie Oliver's 15 minute meals) Do you have a…

Funnily enough marg, I follow the 5:2 approach myself. I think that's a great idea to try it in your current circumstances.

Flumi' s beaten me to it with the invitation to join the 5:2 group. We are very friendly and supportive bunch! It's not for everyone - kudos to those who've tried it and recognised that it doesn't suit them. But there's a fair few of us who have fond this to be a sustainable long term approach.

You weight will NOT sky-rocket, but you do have to focus on what, and how much, you are eating. Use your down time to research some meal plans, and have some fun trying new ideas. I broke my ankle last year, and I was miserable not being able to run. I took up knitting as a way of keeping my mind active. Good luck, and…

Bout ye, live in Lisburn, work in Belfast.