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Don't tend to go for it raw, at home... Porridge Omlettes / Fritattas (though I generally stick to oatley now) Occasionally out.... Starbucks lattes yum.
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It's great to see a whole bunch of people who are a similar height to me with similar goals! I'm 30 and 5' 7 & 3/4s ", started out at 86kg / 190 lbs 2-3 weeks ago and currently at 82 kg / 181 lbs. I'm aiming for in the region of 57 kg / 125 lbs and more importantly a UK perfect 10, but will evaluate when I get closer based…
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Oatmeal Oatley / soya milk onions tinned tomatoes + puree tinned tuna almonds, pistachios, walnuts quinoa (awesome) lots of herbs & spices brown rice dried ****ake mushrooms honey normal & manuka loads of vinegars: cider, balsamic, sherry, red wine, taragon, white wine snack-a-jacks raisins 1 cal spray, olive oil, seasame…
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Lasagne swaps... Oil - 1 cal spray Mince Beef - lean turkey mince Pasta sheets - thin slices of aubergine (eggplant) Full fat cheese - 1/3rd less fat (and don't be greedy!) Turkey mince chilli (sans beans) is awesome too 500g mince chopped onions red peppers grated carrots 1 x tinned toms paprika, cumin, caynne and chilli…
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There are all sorts. I tend to wear a vest / tank over, but would love to get to the stage I'm happy just wearing the bra, waaaay cooler. Wear what works for you and if others judge more fool them!
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Manufacturers will change their product contents frequently, due to availability of ingredients, to improve them, to cost save etc - all of which change the nutritional deck. In the UK supermarket own label products could be tweaked as often as every 3-6 months. Barcodes generally only change if the overall weight of the…
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If I'm going super low, I'll just use vinegar sparingly and no oil (i.e. cider vinegar or sherry and balsamic are good if you don't want too much savory). The secret to going with just the vinegar and still making it taste good it what else you put in the salad i.e: nuts, fruit (grapes, papaya, melon), roasted vegetables…
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A big thing for me was figuring out why I was really eating them and then re-programming my mind into knowing that they're not gold dust and aren't treats. The are common items readily available everyday. I don't have to eat them now just because they're there. I don't need to have them because I've had a crap day. I can…
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If I understand correctly what you're after is calorie dense foods (within a budget)? There's some really good suggestions above, a few more... seasame oil - great for stir frys (cheap at chinese/japanese supermarkets) coconut oil - online is cheapest If you can (know you're allergic to peanuts) eat pistachios & almonds,…
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If it's not pure hunger or a bad habit (i.e. stress reaction), then I opt for sweet fruit such as honeydew melon, grapes etc. I do keep snack boxes of raisins in work for emergencies, that keep me from making worse choices.
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I'm a porridge (oatmeal) girl too, but if you want to keep some sweetness try one of the following: - add a sliced banana (preferably one that's just developed spots) before nuking it - add blueberries before nuking - add 1/2 tsp of honey (I use manuka) after nuking I'm not great with dairy either, so I use soya milk or…
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Awesome thanks! My trainer has asked me to up my protein and wants me to go for egg whites, this looks like an easy cost effect solution. To Picola94.... http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/groceries/index.jsp and enter 6755369 into the search box Has added guar gum and if my maths is right works out to be c16 egg whites for £2.89…
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Running into the same problem. On non excercise days: I get used to eating only so much (it's a lot of food by the way, just healthy so doesn't count for a lot of calories), so on exercise day's if I haven't planned an upgrade in calories throughout the day I'm getting stuck with a gap at the end. I don't want to eat more…
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SRH7 = VERY good advice. Similar situation, though the main issue was initially living in hotels, then working becoming so insane it was difficult to: a) plan around it to eat healthy b) to not sucumb to comfort eating / instant gratification coupled with meeting a guy who is awesome, for me it was even less motivation to…
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Congratulations! It's great to visually see where you've got to, especially as I'm just starting and similar height to you - as pretty much everyone in this thread seems to be!! I'm just shy of 5'8", started at 190lbs and aiming to get back to being c126lbs, just 4lbs down so far, but it really helps to see other people…
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I am in nooooo way anything like an expert, just getting back into a routine of exercise myself. However I suffer from shin splints, particularly now I'm heavier. So I've been doing a LOT of research and now have a pair of Vibram 5 Fingers Bikila LS winging their way to me. The general theory is, we were born to run, been…
