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Stuck indoors yesterday and today because of sick toddler, so haven't been as active and noticed it on my Fitbit dashboard. So when I was looking for something to do with mini sick man, instead of being lazy with puzzle things (may sound like a good educational game but we do have a lazy version!), I chased him around our…

Poached, always. Yolks must be runny. I find runny yolks in a boiled egg make for a weird, slippery, not-quite-cooked-enough-for-me white. I like scrambled very occasionally. So, poached, salt and pepper, with seeded buttered toast (albeit gluten free, but if I could eat regular bread I so would), or with smoked salmon and…

I'm a fan of walking. I was a bit weak physically due to health reasons about 2 years ago, so I decided to slowly start walking to more of my destinations and increasing my capacity to do that. I now feel like it's pointless to get on a bus or train for anything under 2 miles away (unless it involves crossing a motorway!),…

Sorry, quoting my doctor, probably missed a beat there :)

I have been tested for coeliacs (and a whole raft of other things, including RA), anyway joint pain can be a symptom of sensitivity to gluten but being sensitive to gluten doesn't necessarily mean you have coeliac disease. I tested negative but I have a clear sensitivity to it (fwiw, I also react badly to soya…

I also use Trendweight, I don't have a Fitbit Aria/Withings but I have a Fitbit Flex so I log my weight daily (or most days) on my Fitbit account. Fitbit and MFP are synced so Fitbit automatically sends my new weight over. Trendweight is great, it is actually encouraging because it can be hard to see through minor…

I drink Pukka Three Ginger Tea, which is actually ginger, turmeric and galangal. I find that helps, ginger and turmeric are natural anti-inflammatories (no idea if galangal is). I also have fresh ginger and turmeric in the house - mainly because I like them and cook with them, but I make extra effort to have them when I'm…

I just got my Flex a couple of days ago on Amazon for £59 - certain colours, don't remember all but Black and Slate were among the cheapest (which was great as I wanted Slate!). Just checked - Slate is cheapest at £61:…

Does your mum use the same types of recipes? If so, you could find out how they're made, save it on MFP (as a recipe or meal, I choose meal because then when I add it to my day I can easily tweak any changes), then use it as needed. My husband makes curry, among other things, a family recipe, so I got the recipe from him,…

I can't speak from much experience as I'm new to Fitbit, but, I had been thinking about getting one for 2 years (!) as well as looking at other products and my needs. I was debating between the Flex and Charge HR as well but in the end I came to the conclusion that the HR had more than I really needed - I am not doing…

Oh wait, I don't think I can disable calorie estimation... well I'm sure I'll figure it all out soon enough :smile:

Thanks for the tip Angierae, I hadn't discovered that feature yet.

I have this same question so I'm jumping on here (sorry :smile: ). I've only had my FitBit Flex for a day, so I'm still learning about how to use it and going through the info on here. I'm synced to MFP for which I had originally manually set my macros using Scooby's Workshop, putting myself at 'desk job with little…

I've only ever used rice flour in shortbread, but it's a pretty simply recipe requiring fairly basic/standard pantry type ingredients that it might serve you well. Here's an example: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/11609/shortbread It would require picking up more regular flour though... And y'know, shortbread is tasty…

I used to weigh weekly, it was a deliberate move not to get fixated on the scale because I wasn't capable at the time of appreciating fluctuations in weight on a regular basis - too prone to taking it seriously and worrying - so I made myself wait. I'm much more sensible now :smiley: I weigh myself daily so that, funnily…

Have you taken any body measurements? And do you weigh daily or weekly (or other)? Sometimes your measurements can diminish without a change on the scales. I weigh daily now so that I don't hang everything on the weekly weigh in and instead look at the general trend; I'm not saying you should weigh daily if you're not, but…

I'm on 1480cals a day at the moment. On average my first meal of the day is about 400-500cals, I have a main meal that is 600-700cals, then a light meal and/or snacks for around 200-300cals, any remaining calories are usually consumed through coffee and light snacks. As everyone else has said it all comes down to what…

Do you find it difficult to have more than 4 meals when you sleep in, eg too filling for the hours in the day? If so, then you can just add more calorie-dense foods to your meals. Maybe some avocado, nut butter, that sort of thing. On work days I would normally have 3 main meals and 2 snacks, more or less. On days off I…

PS I have chickpea pasta with anything, like regular pasta! Recently I had a bowl with grated halloumi on top, a comfort food from childhood, just pasta and grated halloumi - was tasty :D

I have chickpea pasta, for a generous serving (250g cooked), it's about 370cal, 16g fibre, 24g protein. I don't tend to eat wheat or gluten so I'm always on the lookout for good products and chickpea pasta is tasty, it has a fairly neutral flavour but the texture is way better than regular gluten-free labelled pastas, when…

I'm not a teacher, and I don't have PCOS - but, I have long days and an autoimmune condition that is negatively affected by a poor diet and by certain foods that I can't have (like wheat) that make picking up foods on the go more tricky. I make food, drinks and snacks at home to take in, but I also wanted to reiterate…

I agree with the idea that we don't always have a realistic idea of what overweight or obese look like. In terms of BMI when I started on MFP I was obese and a UK14. No muscle and 5'4". But, I am an hourglass and have always dressed in flattering styles, so people regularly underestimated my weight. Even in my late teens -…

In the US, when we say "coffee with cream" or "tea with cream", we usually mean milk. Well now that's just crazy... :)

Well I'm a bit late to the party but anyway... OP, I kind of gave up soft drinks, I was particularly a fan of Pepsi Max. I drank it for a little pick me up and because it's sweet. I started cutting it out gradually because it is better for my health this way, and for my husband too. I replaced it initially with a water…

At least 3L/100oz, but that's just how much I tend to drink and not a goal. For a long time I would,never really get thirsty and drank little. However clearly it didn't affect me. I developed some sort of super thirst after I had my first child and it stayed that way.

I found that just accepting (or, appreciating) that logging is just like a diary of what you eat, rather than a strict regime. You have goals for calories etc and you know if you are within them then you will lose weight. If you go over occasionally you will be fine. It's only if you regularly go over that you will…

I can't pull up any links right now on my phone, but there are a lot of guides out there on approximations of caffeine in different types of products. The ones I've seen are all aimed at pregnant women (which is how I came about them) but the info is good regardless. IIRC when you're out filter coffee/drip coffee has the…

Thanks for all of the input, I'm going to try this out (seeing how it goes for several weeks, and adjust if necessary) and I'm looking for the announcements to understand a bit more too.

To be clear, childcare is only 2 days/week.

I am active outside of exercise but I don't think it would be much different from a desk job (going by the labels for activity and desk job being lowest). I have a toddler and I walk to and from his childcare but it's not that far (about 0.5mi away), I walk once a week to a different session of his which is 1mi away, and…