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hmmm, I love SPROOTS! Interestingly you can boil them in your kettle too. I have roast sproots with fake tatties (radishes), garlic and honey and have them either alone as a small meal/snack or with a steak. note: not a typo, I'm Scottish.

Going further with the 2 previous comments also look up wheelchair sports, many cater for the able bodied so that there is enough competition for those who actually use a wheelchair (assuming you don't). Fencing is one such sport, you can sit down in a normal chair to fence as if you were a wheelchair user, it depends on…

Have to agree with Igfrie here, when you start a new diet you need to make sure you're eating enough to cover any exercise as your body needs time to adjust to the deficit. You can do this by either eating the extra needed on the day(s) you exercise or add the extra over the whole week. I do both depending on what the…

I haven't a clue what my normal temp is but I always FEEL hot, this doesn't change with whether I"m in beach mode or winter mode. I feel the heat like no-one else in my family or that I know, my perfect sports/workout temp is 10DegC, and the rest of the time anything over 15DegC is too hot. The only time I feel cold is…

I'm confused, I'm going to assume it's cos i'm British, why do you core your apples and not just eat the core? Or leave the apple whole and eat around the core/cut it up at work to save having to use lemon juice?

Tomato filth.

The tune from BMX Flyer; makes a change from the usual Thundercats and DangerMouse.

For what exercises - cardio? weights? both?

I too can't live without crisps, so I have S&V or Chili nuts, or popcorn. You could also try making your own from courgettes, i've tried this they're actually pretty good - I'm still trying to get the crispiness right but it's fun trying and uses up courgettes that have gone abit soft.

going on from missysippy930's comment, is there such a thing as vegetarian cheese slices (if you're not doing dairy either)? You can wrap or use the cheese slices as bread - proper cheese slices not the processed diarylee type stuff.

I started on weight watchers and found it really helpful to figure out serving sizes and get me on track, but once I figured out what I was doing and what a portion actually was I ditched it cos the points system was just ridiculous and I found it unhealthy (lots of focus on nutrient poor or gimmick food to fill you up),…

Further to what Panda says: I also usually find that the fat I can see loses structural integrity (yes, i'm a ST nerd), it feels more watery, cellulite gets worse and the flab is abit more lively, but it will eventually flump downwards making me look like i'm smuggling tatties everywhere rather than looking like an…

I gave up desserts at dinner for this very reason. I started having sweet things as my elevenses (breakfast time for me, can't eat for a few hours after getting up); this seems to have eliminated the 3/4pm sleepies (which are brutal when you've already got a condition that causes fatigue), and generally stops binging later…

blogilates - pilates sugar-coated nightmare boho beautiful - yoga cos need to kick people in the face at karate and i've just discovered Ryan Humiston, who is currently killing me 6 days a week with 20 rep sets! It bloody works though (for me anyway).

yirara - hate to tell you this bud, but walking does build muscle, and muscle does weight more than fat, how much depends on OPs genetics. While OPs weight gain is more likely caused by not paying enough attention to food and eating more than she thinks, some of it will be from the amount of walking she is doing. OP maybe…

I find having something to fidget with (knitting, drawing, powerball or a fidget cube etc) along with either a cup of green tea and/or some chewing-gum are enough to stop me snacking. I am a boredom eater, so having my hands unentertained and my mouth feeling like it should have food in it is bad for me. I also do as…

OP remember to measure your body dimensions and not just your weight, keep an eye on how you look in the mirror and how your clothes feel/fit. As you say you are gaining muscle this will hide some of your fat loss, muscle weighs more. Muscle also uses more calories. There is no reason to stop your current regime, as…

Maybe try taking notes of what you're craving during that time and see what you're body is actually asking for? I read an article like http://www.dailytransformations.com/food-cravings-here-is-what-your-body-really-wants/, and try to eat the healthy alternatives and tbh for me it works. I still overeat slightly but i don't…

Aberdeen and shire, Scotland Aberdeen Angus Beef (hmmm steak), Macaroni pie, Cullen Skink (gads!), Deep fried mars bars (gads), Sticky toffee pudding (Possibly. My go to pud, if a restaurant doesn't have this on the menu it's not worthing going to imho), and my all time favourite type of bread *drum roll*: Rowies! (or…

You could also look for non-jumping exercises (flat friendly routines), Blogilates does a few (youtube, and own site) so there's no doubt other trainers have been asked to do vids on this. Trust me, they're just as hard as any jumping about vids.

I'm an apple-hourglass, almost all my weight is bread-baby, it's very annoying. I know exactly what I shouldn't eat but I'm also an emotional binge eater, extremely hard habit to get out of. I've watching youtube for reminders on what I should be eating, exercises i should be doing/avoiding and found 'gauge girl training',…

And if you're bored of all the usual stuff everyone else has mentioned: biking, rollerskating/blading/derby, karate (most traditional martial arts). I kid you not, pushing out a quick 6-10 miles on skates one session a week lifts and rounds your *kitten* in no time! A good spinning session or proper outdoor biking at pace…

Green tea with blueberry and blackberry, and occasionally green tea with lemon.

Someone's already said this but drinking more might help. It depends on how much your already drinking so be careful you don't over drink (hyponatremia). High5 (or similar) does low/no carb electrolyte tablets (high5 zero) that are pretty tasty so you might want to add them to one of your drinks. I also space my meals out,…

no/low sugar jelly (jello if you're US). Quark with fake syrup (myprotein does a few that are lovely), or flavoured quark (aldi do vanilla quark, it's really good), and/or grate some chocolate in it. Muscle moose do protein mug cakes and pancakes that are really good, check the contents though, i've no idea what's in them…

I gave up 'normal' drinking over 10 years ago. I occasionally drink one particular liqueur (at home, it's not available in pubs), but generally stick to soft drinks or non-alco Erdinger. I quickly stopped being bothered by other people's perception of my not drinking when i realised they were the one with a problem and i…

Hendrijim, if you still struggle on 1550, try lowering to that over a few weeks rather than just dropping to it in one go. I have a medical condition that can affect me physically and mentally, and so can't survive on anything lower than 1200, which is fine going on non-sports days. I sit on my backside at work but do…

I don't think there's anything wrong with running/walking with loud music, I am always well aware of what's going on around me and roughly who's where. I run/walk like I drive, head on swivel keeping an eye out for idiots, and potential obstacles.

Hi, yeah, thanks for sharing. Your story is pretty similar to mine, I do allow myself treats often and 'cheat' meals. I have also retrained my brain to accept particular foods as sweets (grapes, melon, dried mango) so I don't feel left out when I see someone eating normal sweets or chocolate. This helps me not eat actual…

My stepmum had very similar issues when she hit menopause and is beginning to lose the weight now, but it was a right struggle at the start and i'm not sure how long it took for her hormones to level out and for any exercise and diet to actually make a difference. Just keep in mind that any exercise you do will at least…