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Stews and soups. Lots and lots of stews and soups. Make up a big batch and freeze individual portions, so they're easily grabbable when you need one. If you pack them with veggies, with some meat (if you're a meat eater), and some starches (potatoes, root veggies, squashes), then they're good and healthy with lots of…

I've lost 22lb in 3 months. Quite a lot slower than a lot of people here, but I'm happy with that. It's faster than the 1lb a week which is what my calorie allowance is based on. I was rather worried about that until I worked out that I wasn't eating close enough to my allowance over a week. When I calculated the…

Plenty of tree branches across the river paths down here in London. The willows particularly fared badly. Work is very quiet, as well. Am not looking forward to going for my usual walk round the park at lunchtime - I think there's going to be a lot more branches down round there.

I came for the food logging. Stayed for the snark. :tongue:

Well, my HP has suggested calling quarters with jumping jacks to help.... I hope he's joking! :laugh: More seriously (though no more true), I find walking to combinec the two very well. I'm a herbal witch by craft and love wandering over hill and dale looking at plants. I've also started a herb garden and while it's not a…

You think I'm joking!!! Am still trying to weigh up the pros and cons of a green or white tea based pale ale or a black tea stout. None of this, of course, is to be confused with T.E.A. which, according to the Hogsback Brewery, is Traditional English Ale. :drinker:

And now I know what to put on my MFP inspirational macro (once I get myself a good picture...)

I'm working on tea flavoured beer... so we can do both at the same time. Tea, dammit!

Friends request sent! :flowerforyou:

Yup, yup and yup. I've got a size 20 pair of trousers I've been able to get into for weeks now and another pair of 20's which have been "just a little tight" for the same out of time (same shop, different style). In the meantime I've lost pounds and colleagues are now commenting on my weightloss, but I'm not feeling it.…

Courtney, we're very similar. I've been fat since young and yo-yoed between 200 and 250 in the past decade. I started at 238 three months ago. All I can say is good luck to you - you sound motivated and confident - it's time to kick some *kitten*. Add me for support, if you want to. H

Motivational quotes really don't inspire me - they feel cheesy and/or completely irrelevant to me (which is probably why self-esteem affirmations don't work on me) BUT. These threads were awesome. The quotes in there brought tears to my eyes. Maybe it was about it feeling real.

Ain't that the truth. *sigh* OP, I wouldn't beat yourself up about it - it was an honest (and correct) response to a directed question. Perhaps next time someone asks, you say the same but temper it with a "but, exercise helps gets you healthier" so it's not all negative. For all of us, it's baby steps. It's taken me many…

Ahhh! So that's what Fage and Chobani is- I've been seeing them mentioned all over the forums and had no clue whatsoever! I love Greek yoghurt. Plain or with a teaspoon or two of honey. I've not tried the 0% fat versions, though. Too many bad memories of 80's dieting and Ski yoghurt. (Yuck!) Are these 0% fat versions cut…

And now I am earwormed for the entire day!!! I like my bacon and eggs. Or bacon and beans. Or egg and beans. Or sausage and egg. No spam so far - the canteen at work doesn't serve it. I may need to have words.

I've found I'm eating more of the foods I love. Goodbye crappy croissant for breakfast, hellooooo bacon and eggs. I was brought up on the 'fat is evil' mentality. I'm finally learning that it's a bad thing to cut it out entirely. (Note the crappy croissant comment is a statement of its quality.... not a value judgement on…

Chief taste tester for Guinness. :drinker: Now an accountant. I still want to run my own brewery, and now I'll be able to do the books as well!

I've always thought that what is eaten in Circle, stays in Circle.... but it's a bit hard to justify that third bread cake at around 300 cals per cake! :laugh: Ritual food is important, and guilty feelings are definitely counter productive. So moderation and move on is my philosophy.

My, my "ignore user" button is getting a lot of use today. OP, while your question was a) offensive and b) idiotic, I shall answer. Yes I believe in evolution. There have always been gay people and there will always be gay people. We're just out of our closets and proud to, finally, join society without having to lie or…

... brother, father, uncle, grandfather ... (My point: it's a lot rarer - but men can get breast cancer too.) As for testicular cancer month, the Ancient Greek for testes is 'orchis'. (Orchid roots look like a pair of balls - hence the genus name. Botanists are not always very high-brow.) My thoughts to all of you who have…

Beer. Wine. Cider. A physiological problem with getting red-faced and sweaty. Blech.

Always been overweight (there's a piccie somewhere of me looking like a beach ball at my Christening!) Then, between very low calorie diets (zero fat - I've still got a psychological issue about eating too much fat), the failure of said and fairly low self-esteem leading to "I can't do this" and "fck it, I'll just have…

As Tantee said, homemade burgers are great. I don't have a press, but if you use an egg to bind the meat and other ingredients (e.g. last night we had pork, apple and sage burgers), roll the portions and then fry in a little oil, you can cook a mean burgger that way. At this time of year, I'm a big fan of stews. Brown meat…

For me, it's a lifestyle change. I've not really changed my diet at all (in the last few years - the weight gain was before that), but I've incorporated light exercise (soon to be more exertive exercise), watching what I drink (which sometimes sends me cross-eyed!) and being stricter about the splurges.

Well, actually, it's not beyond the realms of possibility. I can solve Schrodinger's Equation to work out thermochemical properties of various chemicals (e.g. how much energy you can theoretically release from a pound of glucose)... but I *do* have trouble adding up. (This wouldn't be a problem if I was a biochemist. But…

All the above, plus Vitamin D (if it's still daylight outside). Symptoms ofVit D deficiencies include muscle weakness, fatigue, and depression. There's an increased risk of deficiency the more fat you are carrying and though more Vitamin D won't help weight loss directly, stronger muscles and less fatigue will definitely…

I'm currently a 38 H and my shock absorber only works so far. For the ladies who double up, do I assume neither bra is underwired? It's really difficult to get non-underwired bras in my size.

First image, so apologies if this doesn't work. This dress: Vivian of Holloway Circle Dress. I own a halter neck version (got married in it, actually), but this wouldn't suit me until I'm a good five stone lighter.

A tattoo. A new corset (or two) and splurge at Vivian of Holloway. They've got some new dresses in which will look fab when I'm slimmer! My sis has also promised to take me wedding dress shopping - I was too heavy for it to be realistic when I was shopping last time, but I still want to have the fun day out!

Gravy on chips is a very North of England thing to do*. I wonder if it travelled through the strong North England to South Eastern Canada connection? * That is, if you're like me and don't like mushy peas. I know, I know, I'd've handed in my 'Northern' card, but I don't hand anything over for nowt.