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Hi i'm a low-carber for LIFE refined carbs do not do my belly any favours so i've reduced my intake drastically, its not a diet in the sense that i'm doing it to lose weight, per se, it's a lifestyle for me now. If i eat bread my breadbaby gets bigger (scarily quickly and disproportionately large). It was pretty hard to…

Hi Pixie i'm not trying to gain weight, i'm trying to lose the evil bread baby. Mostly, I am trying to gain my pre-uni fitness and muscle tone. I lost most of my weight for my wedding, i did not want to weigh 3 stone more than my husband! I didn't have a weight or dress size as a goal, i had a look. I'm still trying to get…

lol i had 4 the other day! they were going brown (inside) and i was at work so had little choice but to scoff them over the day.. they were teeny though! i can't see the problem with nanas, if you think they're slowing your progress down but you love them, just buy the teeny ones - problem solved. if you want a good…

remember and drink while swimming too, some of the hunger may be thirst. I also find that swimming makes me hungry even if i know there is no way i am (had meal not long before) i think it's due to swallowing some of the pool water and it's just my stomach reacting to that. So take that into account too. try something like…

cheers lift, i hadn't heard some of that stuff before about teeth, reading her site now.

soft drink addiction, ditch it! save your teeth ;) i had to do this with pepsi max... i have literally banned myself from buying it cos its killing my teeth. I also agree with all the above posts. you're not eating enough and possibly all the wrong stuff. gluten free doesn't mean it's got less carbs in it. ditch the…

hmmm haggis!! i'll leave the other two tho! blergh! apple and pb (yes apple slathered with pb) fake porridge (flaxseed pb, all spice and agave nectar)

what would happen to all the cattle? and the farmers who farm them? some aren't mixed farmers. Also arable farming is quite damaging in itself (pesticides, the amount of land required), and still has farmed and be transported to become the end product, it is labour intensive without modern fuelled machinery and weather…

omnivore, to a point, i don't sea food. originally because i can't stand the taste, smell or texture of most of it and some of it makes me ill (too oily makes me quesy). I very rarely eat tuna (lmao, i know! shhh) but only if its fresh or in brine. having done marine bio at uni, i now would't eat it even if i find…

we usually take dried fruit (doesn't smell like fresh fruit, or go off) like banana chips, mango, dates, yogurt coated fruit etc; home made baked vegetable crisps (chips if your US) home made popcorn with just salt and a little oil, any flavouring you like i put a bit of chilli pepper in - then you can make it large…

butter, or spreadable butter (only has olive oil added so that it doesn't solidify quite asmuch). I don't eat bread so only use it for cooking/baking. I like the taste of margarine too much and could literally eat it off a spoon (disgusting i know) so i no longer use it, plus it's processed rubbish.

blogilates, the Cassey has some great ideas for food, although she's from the US you can find most of the ingredients in the UK if not substitutes (usually it's just a brand where you might have to go hunting to find something similar here (if that's where you are like me).

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/01/02/highfructose-corn-syrup-alters-human-metabolism.aspx it's a sugar, it's converted into glucose like any other simple sugar and what you don't use is stored. Fruit jelly (or jam as us brits call it) is the fruit, with all it's sugar, with ADDED fructose. 6 grapes…

are there employment agencies where you are? could you temp at something like receptionist, general typist or junior office admin/secretary, or maybe as a cleaner or hotel staff things like that? Good luck finding a job, i know how tough it is and i'm trained to do loads of things. Sometimes you're just not what they're…

google vegetarian meals, such as http://vegetarian.about.com/od/healthnutrition/tp/protein.htm this should help. there are loads of veggie and vegan top athletes out there so it is entirely do-able. also http://longevity.about.com/od/lifelongnutrition/a/fish_mercury.htm be aware of the where the fish you eat come from,…

cheat meals should be once a fortnight if not once a month, more than that and it's easy to over indulge and go back to your unhealthy diet. i know what it's like being on low income and trying to be healthy. I don't believe for a second bad foods are less expensive than healthy ones however. you just need to watch your…

it's a natural sugar so better for you than any food with sugar that has been added to it during making. However, it's still a sugar so you need to take that into account if you're carb sensitive (i.e. you get fat on carbs which are made into simple sugars that go straight to your belly, eating sugars will cut out the…

i've not read all replies so sorry if i repeat. DO TAKE NOTE OF THE SUGARS!!! fructose is the sugar naturally found in fruit, which is great, however, it is still a sugar and should be treated with respect. eat a hole punnet of grapes for instance thats around 1500 calories, mostly from sugar. you should have 6 grapes…

having done science at college and uni, stop using hand sanitizer and antibac handwashes and antibac soaps!! they're only good UNTIL they get contaminated by you touching them. and as bacteria grows on every surface, you don't have to touch the spout for the wee germs to get inside and contaimate the rest of the bottle.…

I've not read everyones replies so sorry if i repeat do you LOOK and FEEL different? weight is not the be all and end all of weight loss, it is infact a misnomer, you should be concentrating on losing fat mass and increasing muscle mass. you might be like me, i'm 5'6" and 10 stone, which is fine, i used to be 11 stone and…

yep i started using smaller plates ages ago, my husband eats like a horse and i have the ability to not feel full for a LONG time so used to keep up with him no problems (aside from the weight gain). So started using our smaller side and starter plates for my meals after being on the Cambridge diet for 3 weeks before my…

remember to have some of your fave junk food every so often. not eating it at all can make it very hard to stay on your healthy new regime, and it's boring, life is all about variety, some varieties are just best left rarely touched. just have a small bit like a small bar of chocolate as a treat once a week, it's not going…

omg i have obesity! i did not know i was diseased! Thank the gods, now i can go to the doctor and get a medication for my obesity and i will be cured! erm... yes i have obesity cos i'm a lazy git who eats too much anything in one go! Abit like reverse anorexia, oh wait, that's binge eating and is already recognised as an…

i agree with broscientist, you are at the gym for FAR too long. I don't want to seem unsympathetic but YOU KNOW what you are doing is bad news!!!! if you are tired and dizzy STOP EXERCISING go home and eat and sleep! To be honest. i'd take a week off, have a really good look at your exercise programme and diet and do some…

I totally agree with tawanda. i'm have a 'bread baby' too and the only way i get rid of it is to cut out wheat and reduce carbs and simple man-added sugars (i.e. all or some of pasta, rice, tatties, bread, sweets, anything high in sugars that it wasn't born with). I"m also intolerant of wheat but not gluten. i can not…

I'm a Scot in Oxford. Terrible place - doesn't rain enough.

youtube vids = blogilates and sixpackshortcuts are very good (i'm addicted to them), but there are heaps of other things, if you like ballet workouts (low impact but bloody hard!), or yoga, hula dancing etc they're all on there. but to be very honest, being from NE scotland and now living in england if it rains (or snows…

your chiro should tell you to go to a doctor anyway, but chiros are very good at being able to figure out exactly what is wrong with your back and knowing whether to manipulate or not, if you trust your chiro not to manipulate when he shouldn't and you can't get to see a good doctor in the next few days (you should get an…

omg i've been eating these for about a year, they are awesome!!! specially with some agave nectar.

I tried these a few months ago from a similar recipe in a mag, could not stomach these at all, very hard to eat, loved the consistency but not at all tasty. :(