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If you zap the Choc Chip Cookie Dough bar in the microwave for about 15 seconds, it gets even better. Unwrap it first though, obviously.

I can get a free box?!?!! Everything is coming up Milhouse!!!! :happy:

I live in Australia, so it's quite hard and expensive to get Quest Bars here. Still, its worth the effort - I have one with my coffee for breakfast every day! Could happily eat them for every meal, but then I would be broke and malnourished hahaha.

I just got back from a trip scuba diving for a week - a reward I gave myself for working so hard, and consistently, the last year. Not only did I get my scuba diving licence, I was actually up there with the fitter people on the boat, and wore a bikini with confidence. Major NSV for me :)

I have a Fitbit One also, and absolutely love it! I find it very motivating and gives me a better idea of my daily energy expenditure as days can vary wildly in my job. Took me a about a week (and a lot of google-ing) to get it all working smoothly, all synced up with MFP and to learn how to troubleshoot and use it…

I use coconut oil for cooking due to its high smoke point. But there is no substitute for good quality butter on a piece of toast or bread, in my opinion! I also use coconut oil as a lip balm and moisturiser, but you probably wouldn't use butter for that in the first place. :laugh:

I am a protein fiend - I struggle to meet my carb macro sometimes, but never my protein. I find that having a good amount of protein in my diet fills me up and helps me recover from my workouts! Plus I don't get the minor, yet annoying, digestive problems I get from my slight intolerances to grains and starches. I eat…

I recover from a hangover with water, paracetamol, sleep and being mean to anyone who talks to me. Always works a treat :laugh:

I am very near my goal and am what most people would consider slim (not thin, but close). Compulsive eating and binging is something I have had to work SO hard on, and I still have days (getting rarer and rarer) where I screw up and eat really random things from the back of my pantry for the hell of it - usually because I…

You are definitely not alone! I think many of us are so used to thinking so little of ourselves, that we forget to work on our self-confidence and self-esteem when we work on our weight! I wasn't very big to begin with, but I'm one of those people who don't carry weight well (I look flabby, not curvy - and I have big…

I'm always ravenous in the morning, but find I get throughout the afternoon and evening without feeling to hungry. So for me, eggs with breakfast are an absolute saviour. I soft boil 2 of them, with a piece of grainy toast cut into soldiers (about 300cals - not including my coffee!). Otherwise, they are amazing scrambled…

Runner 5, here!! :laugh: Seriously though, it's a fantastic app! It's so much fun and quite motivating - you won't regret it. I started with the Zombies C25K which literally got me off of the couch and helped me learn to run.

I'm 5"6 :) started at 161lbs, currently 135lbs and goal weight is 128lbs. However, I have been lifting weights and toning up, so I'm reconsidering my goal weight, as I'm feeling pretty good and seeing results with measurements rather than weight. I also haven't given myself a deadline or a goal timeframe - am just working…

My exact thoughts when I first read this! I was like 'how can they be bad, they are just a kitchen utensil? Are they made of lead or something?" Whoops! hahahah :blushing:

I have changed the battery myself, and it was really simple! :)

Pink Polar HT4 is where it's at! Simple, but functional! I love mine :smile:

I think it's a personal thing, and also depends on who you have as MFP friends. If you have supportive friends and are open to (but still take with a grain of salt when necessary) advice, constructive criticism and commenting, then it's more than likely to be helpful. And vice-versa. I, personally, don't have any MFP…

I'm a shift worker (a nurse) so I eat at weird times, and can range between starving and nauseated during a night shift depending on my sleep during the day, ahha. I come from a family of shift workers, so I have picked up things here and there and found a system that works for me. I have my diary set up with the following…

I love breakfast, and allocate quite a few calories to it, as a good breakfast will fill me up for most of the day. I tend to have one of the following: -2 soft-boiled eggs with 1 slice grainy toast -Half a Bagel with cream cheese, smoked salmon, red onion, avocado -Other half of bagel, toasted, with avocado, bacon, tomato…

Exactly. Any form of exercise will burn calories, but cross trainers are pretty good - especially if you have any injuries or are new to exercise as they are easy to use and easy on joints. I started my journey with a lot of cross trainer use (as it was convenient and easy, and good for someone with no confidence and low…

My grandfather cooks up a bit of spam with eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms, onions and pops it on some grainy bread. Not a bad macros profile, but very calorie dense! I'm not a huge fan of the stuff myself, though :ohwell:

I usually go over my fiber goal as well, but have always had a very fibrous diet with no issues! As long as you are consuming adequate fluids and are passing good, formed stools then you should be fine. If you have any digestive disorders or a history of bowel obstruction, or are still concerned, see your GP. :)

I'm a shift worker (a nurse) so I eat at weird times (I can be having breakfast at 7pm sometimes, hahah). I have my diary set up with the following meals: 0000 - 0400 0400 - 0800 0800 - 1200 1200 - 1600 1600 - 2000 2000 - 2400 I find it has really helped me out, as I was getting all muddled trying to log my night shifts…

Are you tracking your calories accurately - as in, a food scale when tracking your food and possibly a HRM for your exercise? You can do all the exercise and eat all the 'healthy' foods, but unless you are in a deficit the weight won't budge! Also, this helped figure things out when I first started:…

Eggs. God, I just love eggs so much.:laugh:

Agree completely with this! I exercise every day - high intensity 5-6 days a week, and low intensity (yoga, walking, swimming) the other 1-2 days. Seems to be working well for me :)

I quite frequently to the gym or go for a run at 3am. However, I work shift work, so my schedule is all over the place and I think my sense of time is just completely different to most people (sometimes I am eating breakfast at 8pm, for example). So it doesn't seem weird to me at all :P

Yes! Not only will increased muscle mass raise your metabolism, you will have some nice muscles built up and ready to flaunt when the fat is gone! :wink:

As said several times, the Cookie Dough flavour heated for 10 seconds in the microwave is possibly the greatest thing known to man. Seriously, I can't buy in bulk because I just want to eat them for every meal hahaha :laugh: However, I love the Apple Pie and Cinnamon Roll flavours too :) and just ordered some Cookie &…

I'm a shift worker (always tired and in a hurry lol), and often won't get a break at work to eat. I keep a good supply of quick to prepare (and eat foods) in the fridge and in my locker at work. I find the following are good options: Quest bars Nuts with medjool dates Greek/natural yoghurt pots Boiled eggs Carrot sticks…