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It is a phrase that comes to mind every time I hear someone talking about an IT problem. Not sure if you are familiar with a British comedy series called IT crowd but it makes me laugh - hard!

I didn't ask you because I knew what you would say - go to the gym and I hate to say it but I was right again :happy: I was looking for someone to tell me that heading to the gym in the rain is bad for your health or something like that, my mum would have told me that if I get wet I will die of pneumonia. Once again I have…

It was a struggle but I got there relatively dry and got home dry. I struggled a bit today but got through the session. Thankyou fellow MFPers for kicking my butt when I needed it...

The rain has eased slightly which has made my excuses more pathetic and being that no one could find a valid excuse in there anyway I guess I should get off my butt and head to the gym... Here goes!

Did you try turning it off and on again?

I have been thinking of doing this too. I have found when I don't eat enough for breakfast or lunch that I feel a bit flakey and out of it during the day and no amount of dinner can really help me feel better. I guess you just have to figure out what works for you. I think maybe a bigger breakfast and smaller dinner is a…

A refeed day is certainly a good idea. I have been told that I should be having one refeed day every two weeks at minimum but the calories should come largely from complex carbohydrates, not fats. on those days I consume roughly the amount of calories my TDEE suggests but any additional calories from my dieting TDEE are…

Yep, I am typing this from my desk at work right now actually. Technically I should be walking around stretching and socialising during my 10 minute break for afternoon tea but like everyone else here you just sit at your desk and hit up the internet... Stress eating or boredom eating aside at the end of the day if you are…

I am in my mid thirties now and I can't really remember eating out very often as a kid. I think we did Maccas, KFC or Hungry Jacks (Burger King) once every couple of months on special occasions. The most common take away was probably fish and chips which we might have gotten every couple of weeks. Times have changed…

If your protein is on the low side and you are looking to feed your muscles then definitely incorporate a shake into your routine. It can only be beneficial.

Can't argue with that comment, I think I should pour me up some right now... No but seriously if you are looking to get smashed tequila or some other hard spirit is probably the go because you are getting very few calories from anything other than the alcohol (1g alcohol = 7 kcal). It won't help you lose weight but gram…

Couldn't agree with that statement more. I try to make room for a couple nice full flavoured (not necessarily high alcohol) beers once a week. If I am going to have to add it to my pal and sacrifice something else for it I want it to be well worth it...

I don't think it really matters that much when you take a protein shake, some people will say before a workout others might say after a workout. I sometimes have my protein shakes in the morning for breakfast and sometimes I have them at night for desert. I too would be interested to hear other peoples opinion on this. The…

I have a similar problem, I never seem to get enough protein. I have found protein shakes help me a lot and my other protein secret weapons are beef jerky along with tinned fish. I tend to snack on 30g of beef jerky when I am hungry and the jaw movement seems to help me with my hunger and I get 15g of protein for only…

Wow my shakes are really quite boring but I guess I am on caloric restriction at the moment so I don't want to waste too many calories on a shake, would rather eat them. I always put 1 cup skim milk 8 ice cubes and a scoop of protein powder and blend it up. I like the consistency of the shake and they always taste yummy. I…

Optimum Nutrition do make some great products. My favourite is the extreme choc milk but the missus prefers the Choc Malt one. We usually put together a scoop of powder with a cup of milk and 8 ice cubes in the blender and blend. I have found that formula works well for most powders regardless of how good they are but you…

After further reading ignore most of what I had written in my above post, not the praise for the threads that were linked but the rest of it. I am better getting the hang of this and don't want to hijack this thread either. I can't seem to delete my post though?

That was a really interesting read as was the other post put up on page four by Joy_Joy_. I particularly liked the calorie calculator linked in that thread quoted above which told me both my basal metabolic calorie requirements as well as how many calories I should be consuming to maintain my weight at my current exercise…

I know this thread is mainly for women but I found it very interesting, I also felt very lucky when I thought about how many calories I can consume, I will stop complaining to my wife... My wife got me onto this website and so for my post to be relevant I will share her details since she doesn't really post up on the…

I have only been counting calories for a month or so now and am still figuring out what works best for my body but here is my breakfast schedule. For me I tend to eat breakfast from Monday to Friday - roughly 500kcal and try not to eat anything between then and lunch. I haven't quite figured out what works better for me…

I prefer using beans out of the bag to those out of the can. They are really easy to use, you just need to be a little prepared. Simply put them in a big bowl filled with water and let them soak overnight. The following day you just rinse them a couple times and use them as normal. Depending on what sort of bean you are…

Also don't be discouraged by the scales. I have found that my body weight varies by more than I plan to lose week to week so that even after a hard week of dieting I weigh more than I did the previous week. Just remember the long term goal you have set and don't be discouraged by short term failures, whether that be the…

It is never easy starting out but bit by bit you will discover the recipes you make that are healthy/ier than those that you generally make that are unhealthy/ier. Just try and make more of the healthy ones. I have found the simple things like cutting back on soft drinks, chocolates, chips and fast foods helps a lot and…

Glad to see so many Australians on here. I too eat chocolate, ice cream (particularly chocolate flavoured) and drink red wine like a fish, if indeed that fish can be found. DeadVim, you are right, there is so much to do around Brisbane and the easiest way to lose weight is by doing exercise, not dieting. I told my missus…

My wife is the one that got me on MFP. She has been on here for a while and once I tipped 100kg I decided it was time I joined too... Good luck girls on getting your hubby's on here, I was very reluctant but don't write him off yet, miracles can happen!

Thankyou so much for all these recipes. I am very glad I have had some time this afternoon to discover the forums here. I have always loved Dahl but I never make it myself, time to change that...

Yeah, what everyone else says, whatever works for your macros. If you can afford to have a few more calories and a little extra fat then whole milk is a good alternative to skim. Also everyone is throwing around the term almond milk and soy milk - it doesn't exist. It is almond juice and soy juice, milk comes from a teat…