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I like tofu in thai green curry with baby sweetcorn, asparagus, red pepper and red onion. Also in these 2 recipes: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1262640/tofu-and-asparagus-pad-thai http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/412629/ginger-sweet-tofu-with-pak-choi

I would get some scales - I have digital ones from Tesco and they were £10, so not expensive at all. Keep them in your room but take them to the bathroom to weigh yourself as they don't usually work properly on carpet. Definitely agree about joining the university sports centre (mine was pretty cheap, though we're talking…

My parents are both big foodies who like to cook and try new recipes. Food is an essential part of any family occasion and I learnt to cook from an early age (I could make pizza from scratch when I was about 10). As a kid, I normally spent 5 weeks in France every year and was heavily influenced by the culture there where…

1500 calories seems perfectly reasonable. The recommended daily calorie intake (if you're not trying to lose weight) is 2000 calories for a "normal" woman (whatever that means") who is lightly active (like walking for half an hour a few days per week, not lots of intense workouts). So from that, 1500 is a 500 calorie…

I'm 5'6, currently 154lb, was 165 when I started out a few weeks ago. I've always been considered slim (wear UK size 10-12, carry my fat fairly evenly over my body with quite muscular arms and legs) but had put on a bit in the past six months or so, and was horrified when I weighed myself and found that my BMI put me in…

Depends on what's going on, really. I've been doing this for a month and have logged every day. There have been plenty of days when I've been over my daily calories (usually due to nights out involving alcohol, or a family meal with dessert) but my average for the week has still been under my calorie goal. So basically, if…

I don't have a weekly shopping list (I do a shop on Saturday by bike for exercise, but can't carry a whole week's worth of food, plus some fruit and veg wouldn't keep so I also shop by car on the way home from work once or twice per week) but the things I buy most frequently are: -Low fat Greek style yoghurt -Blueberries…

I think this is actually easier than healthy eating when you have more money. I gained all my weight since leaving university and starting full-time paid work. Because whilst I'm not well off, I have enough money to happily get a takeaway at weekends, buy desserts whenever I feel like them, and get through a bottle or more…

Ratatouille is good and is literally just veg (aubergines, courgette, peppers, tomatoes, onions, garlic) other than a bit of olive oil and salt. Vegetable curries are another winner - I like sweet potato with chickpeas, spinach, courgette, etc. Or in a thai style curry I'd use aubergine, baby sweetcorn, asparagus... I try…

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/4382/veggie-shepherds-pie-with-sweet-potato-mash http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/412629/ginger-sweet-tofu-with-pak-choi http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1262640/tofu-and-asparagus-pad-thai

I can't do it for 350 calories but I can definitely reduce the calories compared with a takeaway or supermarket pizza. And this is for a proper pizza still not a fake diet one made of pitta or courgette or something. I use this recipe: http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/bread-recipes/basic-pizza and weigh the dough and…

This is one of my favourite winter recipes: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/4382/veggie-shepherds-pie-with-sweet-potato-mash Did this the other day and it was quite good: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/412629/ginger-sweet-tofu-with-pak-choi Going to try this in the next few days after a friend recommended it:…

For normal tea (black tea with milk) it's got to be Yorkshire Tea (which I assume you don't get in the States!). My favourite flavoured black teas are Lady Grey (like Earl Grey but a bit orangey) and Twinings Rose Garden. In winter I also like Chai, particularly this brand which has cardamom in it, not just cinnamon and…

If you're not a fan of most vegetables, there's no point trying to do loads of steamed plain veg as you won't like them and they'll go to waste. You need to make them into a dish of their own. I love roast vegetables - I'll always use something sweet (butternut squash or sweet potato) with garlic or red onion, courgette…

I roasted a whole chicken the other day and stripped it down. My boyfriend is verging on underweight, so he gets all the leg and wing meat which has more fat! This week I've had chicken + avocado + tomato + salad in tortilla wraps, and also chicken + leftover roast veg (squash and courgette + pesto). Previously I've mixed…

Looking back through my food diary to see what I've eaten in the past few weeks for protein, other than chicken: -Tofu (this recipe - http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/412629/ginger-sweet-tofu-with-pak-choi ) -Venison (reduced to clear leg steaks - £2.50 for a pack of 2 instead of £6!) -Eggs (this recipe…

I don't make smoothies but I have a theory you could try anyway. Put the oats in your food processor before any other ingredients and whizz them until they're finer/more powdery. Then blend with your other ingredients. That way there shouldn't be such big lumps. I imagine you also need to add more liquid to your…

Firstly, the people telling you to eat more are right. You shouldn't be eating that little, it won't do you any good in the long run. Do you really not like food? I can't imagine eating that little. My calories are set to 1550 per day which is enough to not be hungry and to have some small treats but well below what I used…

I often pre-log dinner (roughly) and then add in the exact weights when I cook it. It's generally for the opposite reason as you though - because I'm worried dinner will turn out to be 700 calories or something and I won't be able to have any snacks all day. So I guess how much I will use of different ingredients and input…

This is not normal for the UK either, I swear! Are you reading all the nutrition information on the packet? Sometimes it has a bit on the front (traffic light display thing) which just has calories per portion. That might be for cooked weight sometimes. But on the back you get the grid which shows more detailed…

Olive oil + lemon juice + crushed garlic (I then serve with bulgur wheat and green salad) Tandoori paste + yoghurt (serve with rice salad and something green) Jamaican jerk spiced marinade - http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2369635/jerk-chicken-with-rice-and-peas Mango/coconut/coriander -…

I log vegetables but don't always weigh them. As other people have said, they do contain calories and it all adds up. And obviously some vegetables are higher in calories than others. If I'm using veg that I know are really low in calories I sometimes just guesstimate the portion because the difference is only going to be…

I like to look at the weekly average bar on the chart for the week. If I've had a day or two of going over on my calories, I check that and so far it's still always been under my target intake. So whilst I'm over some days, it's averaging out OK. For example, this week I went slightly over on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.…

Definitely. I'm 5'6" and currently weigh 157lb (weighed 165 a few weeks ago). When I mentioned I was trying to lose weight, my colleague commented "But you can't weigh much more than 10 stone!" (140lbs). I am technically overweight (not for long - 156lbs will put me at the top end of a healthy BMI!) but whilst I'd never be…

I agree with the poster above - it's about moderation, not banning foods. Kids will always go out of their way to get sweets, etc. It's human nature to want foods which provide plenty of energy, and also they taste good. I actually wonder if some of the healthy eating campaigns have had the opposite effect to what they…

I'm following it. I initially set to lose 1.5 pounds per week and it told me to eat 1,360 calories per day. No way I could keep that up on a daily basis (I love food too much!) but it was the summer holidays so I just did loads of exercise to burn off the extra calories I ate, so my net calories for the day were still…

I would definitely still log everything - means you're less likely to go nuts and eat 2,000 calories above your goal or something. By logging it, you can look at your weekly average (on the app: nutrition --> weekly --> net calories) and see that although you went over on one day (the bar chart will be red) your average is…

What do you usually eat? You shouldn't need to completely scrap everything you eat and start again - you just need to adapt your eating habits to reduce your calorie intake. For example, let's say that a common evening meal for you would be spaghetti bolognese. A big pile of pasta, sauce made from minced beef, onions, and…

Like most people have said - I just use regular butter. I don't usually fry things in butter though - the things I use it on are: -Toast (had a slice of toast with butter and a poached egg this morning - wouldn't have been as nice without real butter). -Potato cakes (again, need the nice melty butter on these) -Baked…

-Chicken breast, avocado, tomato, salad leaves, pesto mayo. -Home-made hummus, grated carrot, spinach -Lettuce, red pepper, tomato, feta ("Greek salad wrap")