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eat meat? simple as that. bacon buttie, sausages, or precooked meat of any sort if you can't be bothered cooking right after a work out.

Try taking good multivits (from a supplement site, not the **** you get in supermarkets) leading up to and during, this might help. It helped me when i suddenly started having pms which i'd never had before. if you have a craving, share what you're craving with someone, i get my husband to have what i want and just take…

girl after my own heart! i love chicken water down a half a tsp of honey, brush on and grill. i could eat that EVERY night! grill cut in half and put some philly in the middle, add some garlic too for kiev sort of thing :P rub some tikka (or any curry) spices on and grill or dry fry (or use coconut oil to fry) grill or fry…

i can't do it, i can barely walk down the stairs on an empty stomach any more :( i used to be able to get to lunchtime without eating. I have MDDS so being hungry is dangerous for me, which suits me immeasurably as i love eating lol can't think of a better excuse for grazing throughout the day on fruit and veg :D there are…

hell not, its just sugar. try a protein shake instead, grammes of carbs should be as low as you can find it compared to protein grammes, this changes depending on the maker. however you should get your food from real sources, shakes are only for when you're in a rush, or as a boost to what you're already eating or need to…

I would definately see a nutritionist to make sure you're not missing anything out of your diet, but you can do alot of the ground work yourself just by googling low carb receipes. It's easier than you think to cut out tatties, rice and pasta, and sweeties. tatties - have celeriac instead for chips/fries, mash or cube…

not together tho, that's just wrong.

lmao OP get fresh tuna and stop eating that nutritionally-void waste of fish in a tin.

ugh hate you !!! i wanna home gym! *cries* sooo jealous ;) Not too bad at all. up the ante on what you're doing, your weights are fine, just do what you can lift, go lower if its too hard, go higher if its too easy, you should aim to do from 5 to 10 reps with effort (but no pain and with good form, google proper form if…

Dry brushing as someone else mentioned will help the appearance of cellulite as well as make the skin on your legs look great. Someone else said it's genetic, it is, to a point you can make it look better like all things. if you are losing weight and didn't have cellulite before, be prepared to get some, if you did have…

i totally agree with Urban, it might also be worth your while reading 'Wheat Belly' (on amazon, book and recipe book available). I don't have FM, i have carb intolerance and food allergies and this book literally changed my life. I always knew bread was bad for me (makes me fat without much intake) but after reading that…

make it worse by tbsp pb, tbsp agave/syrup/honey, tspn water, mix and have with vanilla iceceam! :P~ cut ur nana into coins, freeze for a couple of hours, blend, and tbsp pb, blend, fridge for half hour to hour - eat *going off to make some now for dinner* for any brits - meridian pb from holland and barretts is good and…

i like them cos i'm a lazy ****, and i can't eat when i first get up but need to eat or my annoying medical condition flares up. Also good if you're strapped for time but need to eat something, or work shifts and don't have somewhere to store food that needs a fridge (USN shakes work well with water, but it's trial and…

you can use any 'milk' in cooking/baking that requires it. Coconut is probably your best bet as it comes in different forms, water, milk or creamed (at least it's the easiest to find in these forms in britain), all of which have a different consistency so can be instead of water, milk or cream, surprisingly enough, but…

hahahahah that's made me wet my pants... and made my day at the same time.

I wouldn't worry too much about your daughters veg intake just now, I was an extremely fussy eater as a child, it took me until late 20's to develop palate that could deal with the food that i couldn't stand when i was a child (most of it was texture orientated but some like tomatoes and mushrooms i still can't eat as i…

sounds like an allergic reaction to me, def go back and see doctor. Telfast is great for flare ups but be careful as it is a much higher dosage (in the uk anyway) than over the counter 10mg loratadine and cetirizine, and can cause severe reactions themselves. I was pretty unlucky and had ALL the side-effects in one go when…

do remember that most hrms (and other monitors of the sort, including those on gym machines etc) aren't generally programmed/programmable enough to take into account YOUR body. they are set for the 'average' person (usually a fit MAN of certain stature and weight, so beware women using this tech). Any info you take from…

too right!

I don't hate carbs, as long as they're in their natural form (fruit and veg etc) any refined carbs are bad for me as they go straight to my breadbaby. I can tell instantly if i've had too much refined carbs as my belly grows exponentially by the next day! It's instant fat building material to my body. someone in the know…

lol too many ingredients in the protein pancakes! 2 eggs, 1 banana (ripe or overly is best, any size), 1-2scoops protein powder (any or no flavour), mix together, small bit of butter or coconut oil i the pan. Makes 1 giant or 2 med pancakes. hard to flip but if you leave it to start burning it's easier, or just use 2 large…

totally agree! i'm a girl and i was one of the few who used the free weights at my last gym (i only stopped going cos i couldn't afford it anymore), not once did i get bothered by the blokes, probably cos i was one of the few people using 5kg lol People only watching cos they're bored while resting between sets and you're…

good god, i'd vom if i had to eat something within 30 mins of getting up, i have to wait a few hours before i can even face food! no. 8 should be within about 30 to 45 mins of a work out. again i don't think i could refuel IMMEDIATELY after a work out, being out of breath and all would have serious implications on my food…

i've cut out most refined carbs, my breadbaby is due to my addiction to pasta and bread (doesn't matter if it's whole wheat, no wheat my body just sticks it straight on my belly). i've also cut down on rice and tatties. I eat more carbs from fruit and veg now and it's made a massive difference! when i do eat refined carbs…

low sugar jelly (erm jello? in america), get the saches (spelling?) that you make up yourself as it works out cheaper and i find has a better consistency. if you need something sweet they are good. i also have dried mango and dates (they are now my sweets). i make up little bags/containers of about 3 of each and take that…

get most of your clothes from charity shops while losing weight. then treat yourself to new ones once you've reached your goal look :D that's what i'm doing, very rarely get new clothes unless i can't find anything suitable in the plethora of charity shops in my village.

try clenching your fists every so often when walking, it'll stop your hands from blowing up quite so much. Your body will stop doing it once it's used to the exercise, although for some people it doesn't, it's just one of those things. Nothing to worry about though. well done too :D

[/quote] This. 3 and 5 pound weights simply aren't enough. You need heavier weights. A lot heavier. [/quote] rubbish, small weights and bodyweight are enough to sculpt and increase muscle strength. mind the OP is a girl and not want massive muscles and just be sculpted. 3 and 5 lbs and those in-between are enough to start…

cut into coins, freeze for a few hours (so they're cold and more solid), then blend till smooth = ice cream you can add a tbsp of greek yog and pb for a little more body and quantity (2 servings) it's very filling and tasty so you don't need alot 1 nana and 2 eggs = pancake mash nana, fork whisk eggs - do as you do with…

instead of flour i use bananas (pancakes, 1 nana 2 eggs, crazy hard to flip but tastes great!) instead of rice i eat cauliflower rice (half defrosted cauliflower, blitz in blender, fry in coconut oil) instead of tattie chips/fries i eat celeriac instead of tattie mash i eat celeriac or neep mash (yet to figure out how to…