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Never happened to me! The yoghurt does counterbalance the acidity though, I personally like the combination of the two flavours. Add a teaspoon of honey and I'm in breakfast heaven.

No, you're meant to drink it...

Grapefruit and yoghurt is my favourite breakfast. 40 of them though?! Too much even for me

Aah I had that when I was properly dancing and it was the best. Now I'm lifting and it's starting to come back with a vengeance - I'll take that over thigh gap any day!

Just a quick Brit to American translation: Go Ahead apple slices are a kinda fruit filled cookie touted as a low calorie snack (not dried apple slices) and quorn sausages are high-protein veggie sausages so should actually be really filling. Still everyone who has said eat more protein, fat and high fiber veggies is giving…

This^^^ @metzy824 with that little to lose a 0.5lb-1lb/week goal is far easier to stick to. I'm a little shorter than you at 5'4 and started out with 10lbs to lose but am still losing consistently (and not feeling ravenous) on just over 1500 calories a day. Perhaps worth considering.

It definitely sounds like water weight. Drinking more water, cutting sodium etc all help with losing water weight and you really can see a difference from losing it. I came back from holiday and went back on a pretty low deficit after a week of indulging and just from cutting calories and eating more 'healthy' foods I lost…

Body Balance will probably really help you stretch out that tightness. Perhaps see how up to the combat class you feel after that? I know when I'm suffering with after-weights soreness and tightness that keeping moving is the best thing for me.

Will it 'detox' you? No. Does it taste good. Yes! I make a fruity water every day just because I like it - to me that's not a waste of time, so if you like it just go ahead and enjoy :)

But seriously OP, as much as the magazines and diet plans etc love to tell us it is possible, you are not going to lose 7lbs in 3weeks in a healthy way. If you want to lose some weight then you can definitely start down that road by eating at a calorie deficit, then in 3weeks time when you're on holiday whether you've made…

Update: Thank you guys SO much for all the helpful info the other day. I went into the gym this morning feeling 10x more confident, grabbed a trainer to help me out and he started me out on 20kg at the squat rack doing 3x10 of squats, deadlifts, bent over rows and lunges, I then took myself off to do 3x10 push ups before a…

UK quinoa addict here - Tilda do prepackaged quinoa packets normally mixed in with other grains like bulgar wheat or wild rice which you can just zap in the microwave, or you can stir fry if you want to. I do prefer cooking quinoa from scratch but those packs are perfect for those evenings you're working late and just want…

Yes I've heard people talk a lot about 5x5 and is part of why I bought Starting Strength. I feel at least I'm on the right track with the exercises I've picked from everyone's kind advice, it's now just about confidence for me really I think and hopefully that will come as I improve. Ha, yeah, though it's even better in…

Na-ha, I had forgotten youtube as a source, will make sure to add to my research. I'm definitely approaching this as a project (Project Me) and having everyone's helpful advice is making me feel really excited again so thank you. Gym friends seems to be the way to go too - I just need to ask.

Yes. I still don't have a driving license for this exact reason. Severe anxiety, a girl's worst friend! But humour at myself aside, you're right that makes complete sense: go to gym to get strong, not because you're already strong. I promise only at my boyfriend when he's being a goofball and cheering me up with leaping…

Thanks @Caj85 it's good to know I'm not the only one. Unfortunately at the moment a personal trainer is just not in my budget but there are a couple of guys at my office who go to the same gym and lift so I might just march myself over, tomato-red face and all, and ask them to give me some help. That and have confidence in…

@JustMe2691 Thanks so much that's really encouraging. I think for the whole workout this morning I was waiting for someone just to yell "what are you doing here, get back to the girly weight section!" which obviously no one would, but my brain *sigh* I forgot my headphones this morning too, so think that listening to music…

I had to give up 5:2 because the headaches were killing me on my fast days. I know it works wonders for some people but my body just did not like it at all.

I second that notion. Puppies everywhere!

What a fantastic photo!

Oh well seeing as we're sharing pictures now... I love walking my bubba, especially as for a pug he's got heaps full of energy and I make sure he stays super trim with good long walks and lots of playing in the park! And then when I go back home to the countryside I get to play with this giant goofball. I miss him! :'(

Oh cats are too funny :D

Pets always make exercise better... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQYK5vT9TBI

^^this! I just went on holiday and left my dog with my long-term boyfriend who is used to taking him on walks and I still spent the whole week in a state of heightened anxiety! Saying that though, dog walking is amazing for getting you to do that extra bit of exercise you maybe wouldn't think to do anyway. I don't log my…

Eat foods rich in vitamin C: kiwi, dark leafy greens, bell peppers, broccoli etc. Oh and omega 3 works wonders for the skin so lots of oily fish like mackerel and sardines, or failing that take fish liver oil tablets to give yourself a boost. Also have a look at your skincare regime. For truly glowing skin you need to…

It just always pops into my head when anyone says anything about losing weight when they're ill. Cracks me up! (I have a rather macabre sense of humour clearly...)

I have several friends who have used it and all have said the same thing: it makes you feel fricking fantastic but it is not going to make you lose weight. It comes with a day time and a night time tea, both of which are filled with yummy herbal goodness. The night time has senna in it which is a herbal laxative. Every…

Hi @sonoona I too am a bit of a forum lurker normally but saw your post and just wanted to offer my support. I suffer with severe depression, anxiety and some rather infuriating binge/purge issues. Like others have said, the first thing to do is to identify your personal emotional triggers. I find for me it's a combination…

I'm 5'3 and on 1200 calories a day, people feel free to add me!