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I find that having porridge for breakfast really fills me up. Then for lunches and dinners I make a lot of pulse-heavy stews and curries, or have stir fried veggies with rice, or lots of filling veggie soups. If it's protein you want, then try smoked or flavoured tofu added to your meal, or veggie burgers or sausages.

I eat Nakd bars which are raw fruit and nut bars and give you the sense that you're having a sweet treat. I am more of a savoury person though so I eat a lot of olives, pickles, carrots with hummous, low calorie soups.

Stylistchik is right - you have to try new things, maybe cooked in different ways. for example, you say you like spinach - have you ever tried chard or pak choi instead? If you like green beans have you tried sugar snaps or runner beans? You can get all kinds of exotic fruits these days so just try something new and go at…

I would avoid London during the games but there are plenty of other amazing places to visit - Bath, Edinburgh, Oxford, Belfast - maybe you could tag on a few days in London at the start or end of your trip, timed to avoid the games?

I don't know much about food in Germany or France but you'll have no bother eating healthily in the UK, I don't know what you think we eat here lol but you will easily be able to get salads, soups, sandwiches etc. Where in England are you visiting?

I always go over mine too. I had rice and beans for lunch today and black bean burgers for dinner. Yesterday I had Moroccan lentil soup and mini veggie burgers. You need to try to incorporate more pulses, tofu etc - Sainsbury's do lovely bean burgers of their own brand or made by Goodlife, who also do amazing nut cutlets.…

I like www.justslowcooking.com

Thanks - I will have to see how big the base is when I get there and work it out from there. At least I know it won't be more than 733 lol!

Ah OK thanks I didn't think of the olives like that. I probably would eat the whole tub though lol - but just with a salad! I will look for tomato pie now, thanks!

Thanks - but it's a restaurant pizza so I've no idea of other ingredients or even what size the base it. It'll just be base, mushrooms and tomato sauce. Maybe I'll just keep it at 733 and have a tbsp of chilli oil on it to make up for the cheese!

I'm in - Paddy's Day would be a good target - would love to stay good til then!

A couple of sundried tomatoes - the dried ones, rehydrated in a little warm water, or the ones in oil and just don't add as much oil to make up for what sticks to the tomatoes!

My favourite meals include curries with lots of veg and red lentils, tofu with Thai red curry, sweet potato and black bean soup, vegetable stew, chick pea and kale soup, cabbage mushroom and spelt soup, roasted veg with hummous and pita bread and many others. Check out my blog http://holdthegoatscheese.blogspot.com. For…

Dizziness may not be linked to diet or BP - it could also be a problem with your inner ear, which is what I have. More than two years since it first started I still don't have a full diagnosis. So it could be a wide range of things - also worth getting checked out for anemia, diabetes, thyroid problems etc - but my biggest…

I went to one last night but was very restrained and just had half a macaroon. Can you fit in some extra exercise before you go? Depending on the stalls, of course, you can still try to be good - avoid anything fried or with bread. Mine had a lovely Thai veggie noodle dish available and a chickpea curry too, but I'd…

I make a veggie tart that my non-veggie parents love. You cook a sheet of puff pastry with a line scored round the edges so it puffs up like a box. Take the lid off and fill with - sauteed onions, chillis, garlic, roasted peppers (from a jar), olives, capers, tinned tomatoes and red wine vinegar all simmered until nice and…

Great decision - you might even enjoy it so much you won't want to go back - it's better for your own health, for the animals and for the environment. There are some great online resources about going veggie including on the websites of Veg New, The Veg Soc, Viva, Peta and Animal Aid. Good luck!

Try Lakeland?

Belfast :happy:

I don't log herbal tea, chillis, garlic, soy sauce or hot sauce. It's not like I'm cheating with chocolate lol!

Are you dizzy too? Do you suffer from migraine?

I've been veggie for 20 years and working towards vegan for the past two. It is truly the best thing you can do for your own health, for the animals and for the environment. My tips would be: Take it gently and don't worry if you can't give everything up all at once Don't worry if you make 'mistakes' it happens to the best…

Still happens me at UK12 but I do walk a lot so have previously always blamed it on that. My goal is to have an actual space between my thighs like a skinny person!

I don't log herbal tea, diet juice, herbs, chillis, garlic or fry spray. Apart from that I try to log everything but if i'm having a 'day off', I don't log at all!

It is sooo much better for you to up your veggies - include some beans/lentils and some whole grains and there you go! Try www.fatfreevegan.com or www.thekindlife.com for some great ideas. For lunch today I had sweet potato and black bean soup made by cooking them with onion, chilli, peppers, stock, tinned tomatoes,…

His Italian book is my fav. I'd not recommend the American one.

Feel free to add me I'm veggie and mostly eat vegan :-)

If you have a container and a spoon, warm lentil dal is lovely for brekkie - add some potato or squash if you can. Or how about a salad of cold quinoa, chick peas and vegetables with a light dressing? I often have that for brekkie in the summer. Finally, Trek protein bars are great - depends on where you live if you can…

That's really not all *that* bad you could've gained a lot more - try to draw a line under it, try some new foods or recipes, try to get some exercise in and you'll soon lose it again :-)

This is what I make for my (non-veggie) family every Xmas! Get a sheet of premade puff pastry and roll it out. Score around 1.5inches from the edged and bake in the oven. Remove the 'lid'. Meanwhile fry onion, garlic and chilli in a little oil then add a drained jar of red peppers, some olives and capers, a small tin of…