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Going to make these tomorrow! My recipe will be similar to yours but I am adding some protein powder to make the macros look better - probably shouldn't affect the taste all that much either. Recipe will be: 60g plain flour 40g WPI choc protein powder 280g Nutella 2 eggs 50g hazelnuts spread on top and pressed in a little…

You can still eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich if that is what you want. If you are worried about eating foods that are too heavily processed you could try and bake your own bread or use a grainy bread from a bakery (but it won't last weeks in the fridge like the stuff you buy at the shop) that is healthier and…

I used to make my own bars, they were pretty easy and kept for ages but I haven't made them in a while. There are heaps of ways to do them and they taste a lot better than what you find in the shop. There are heaps of websites out there but proteinpow is one of the best. You can mix things up however you want to whatever…

I think it isn't so much about stretching foods for me but making room in my calorie count for them, particularly if they are somewhat healthy like cheese. I sometimes have to scrap something off my pal if it doesn't add up but this is often more to do with the protein/carb/fat content of a food more than the calories of…

Yeah, just keep an eye on your caloric intake and you will get there. It really is amazing learning about what is in the food we eat every day. I am constantly amazed at how few or how many calories are in certain foods.

That is definitely more exercise than light and it would definitely be more than moderate too, most people underestimate their level of activity which you have done. What you are doing on a day to day basis is pretty seriously strenuous stuff. Even if you have a desk job and drive to and from your work and lounge around…

This question depends on whether I am based in the city doing my office job or out in the field doing, well, fieldwork. Generally when I am in the city I have a few pieces of toast with peanut butter spread on it with or without a glass of juice depending on what my macros look like, when I am counting my macros that is.…

You look good to me. You certainly aren't overweight. At the end of the day everyone has a different body shape which they can't really do a lot about but keep it healthy. You seem to be doing that already so just keep doing what you are doing and embrace your body type!

I can't see how you are going to get 40/30/30 with that diet but first and foremost it looks like far too little food. I don't know anything about you but assuming you aren't a 'height challenged' individual who is rake thin I think you will need more food to avoid starvation. Your food is also carbs and proteins, your fat…

Great job everyone, it is amazing how much weight we carry around our chops. I have had a second chin for as long as I can remember and although I don't know if it will ever totally go away (polish blood) it is getting smaller as I lose weight. I will try and find some pics later but I have only lost about 7-8kg (15-18lb)…

I was only thinking today how great low fat cottage cheese is. I never really ate it until I began counting my calories and now I try to have some every so often. So far I have only really been putting it on my sandwiches although I also mix it with some yoghurt and use it as a side for some chilli or with tacos or…

Depending on what you are doing you are probably actually under your protein goal, not over it so don't worry. Plus there are no real negatives of eating a little too much protein unless you have certain health issues so don't look for the low protein option, I never look for that option but I do have foods that are low…

I think it comes down to how you make them too. I have tried quite a few and most of them taste pretty good. I generally blend a scoop of powder with 8 ice cubes and a cup of milk, it comes out like a thickshake and I actually look forward to my protein frappe. Sometimes I like to add a little fruit or peanut butter for…

Don't panic about messing it up, just keep doing what you are doing, you are obviously doing it well. I can't speak from personal experience but the last thing to slim down on my wife was her stomach. She does a weights program which I think helped but I think you just have to keep at it and in time that too will go. She…

I was thinking this too, I went into a daydream mode imagining a life where my wife would listen to what I say and actually adhere to some of it and thinking about what a healthy relationship that would be... then I scrolled down and read LIFT and I snapped back to reality..

I like the sound of a big mac a day, but I am pretty sure I don't remember my mum ever telling me 'a big mac a day keeps the doctor away'. I remember thinking that little rhyme had something to do with an apple a day or something else about eating almonds but not a big mac. I personally love hitting up KFC or Maccas (my…

If you are using the calculator correctly on scoobys and are inputting roughly your correct level of exercise and putting in step 6 your goal (say -20%) then the TDEE that comes out at the bottom based on your goal in step 6 does take into account both your activity levels and your weight loss. Theoretically if you eat the…

Maybe I am lucky in that I am allowed 2300kcal a day and I can have a surprisingly large amount of 'cheat' meals for that. The other day I went out to grilld and got a lamb burger and chips which were a little over 1000kcal for the meal but it fit into my macros. I like to get KFC or Maccas every so often also but I…

I think the breakfast that tends to fill me up most is peanut butter on toast with a protein shake. I find a good balanced breakfast (high protein, decent carbs and fats) keeps me satiated for longer. Having said that I don't always have that for breakfast because I generally like leaving for work 15 minutes after I wake…

I don't think anyone will argue with the data. It is working for you and you are happy so keep doing what you are doing. One could argue that without that guilt free day you would be better off (and technically they would be right, in that on those days you are pausing your weight loss for the day or at worst actually…

Yeah, I don't know about the idea of an entirely guilt free day, eating all those donuts, chocolate chip cookies and fruit loops can't be a healthy thing no matter how good you are for the rest of the week but whatever works for you, if you can do that and still achieve the goals you want to achieve then so be it. I love a…

It does depend on how much exercise you are doing though, if you work a somewhat active job and workout a few times a week then you don't want to undereat by selecting lightly active. If in doubt average some values between lightly active and moderately active, they are simply a multiplier of your BMR (ie lightly active…

I like your thinking, take the best looking bits from a few people. There are a lot of smoking hot people being linked in this thread and that above butt is near perfect. I think with a lot of dedication and perhaps some performance enhancing supplements I might look a bit like this guy. not working?

Yeah there is a big difference between looking healthy and looking skinny.

This thread is dangerous, I am getting hungry now and I was hoping to wait for an hour or two before lunch! I will post some up when I get a chance, with basic caloric info too.

Scaring the boys might work. My missus has some meat, muscle and scared me into marrying her...

It can be very tough when you are flat out all day behind a computer. Many of us work long days behind a desk. I have a desk job but thankfully it is pretty much a 9 to 5 type thing and am constantly reaching for a snack and struggling to get the exercise I need. I have started making healthy meals during the weekends and…

Yeah, when I told the missus maybe I should gorge myself for a couple of days (eat at or slightly above my TDEE which is roughly 3000+ kcal) to try and break this slump her response was 'you are not plateauing d***head, you don't need to eat more' so I guess that isn't an option...

The scales aren't moving for me at the moment either. I lost about 7 pounds in 3 weeks running a 20-25% deficit and have since stalled. I figured maybe it was also the fact that I have started a heavy weights program too. Heavy in that I reach exhaustion by the last few reps of the last set not heavy in that people look at…

You guys had me at bacon... This is arguably the greatest thread about nothing on MFP. It took a man to achieve this level of greatness, remember that ladies!