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I used to be a poor college student and I still do my best to buy low-budget. Do try to get into lentils and beans. I really enjoy soups and stews and I also add lentils and beans to my salads.

Great job facing up to your problem with booze! Do join AA - a friend of mine has been off the drink for 2 years now and he's much better for it. Not sure he could've done it without AA.

I agree with what lots of the others have written. I get bitchy when I don't eat large portions, so I eat a lot of vegetables. For tomorrow, I'll be chopping up half a kilo of green asparagus and flash-fry it in some olive oil. I'll have it with 100g of smoked salmon and 200g yogurt dip. All of that should be around…

Roughly chop up cucumber and watermelon. Season with some lime juice and toss with feta cheese. Orrrrr... Wash young spinach, toss with halved strawberries or peaches or apricots and some slightly roasted almonds. Dress with good quality balsamic vinegar.

I had a really nice salad that would be great as a smaller portion for lunch. Chop up tomato, yellow pepper and some mushrooms. Put the peppers and mushrooms on a baking tin and and bake until as done as you like. I tend to use moroccan spices as seasoning. While the veggies are in the oven, boil yellow lentils. mix it all…

I squeeze the moisture out of mine because I can't get extra firm tofu here. Then I cut it into cubes and marinade it in soy sauce, rice vinegar, sriracha, garlic, ginger and whatever spices are at hand. Sometimes when I have calories left over, I drain away the marinade, coat the tofu in starch and fry it until it's…

When I was in my teens, there was a lot of diet stuff at my home. My mum did slimfast, she drank mate tea, she bought apple cider vinegar to be had before each meal. There was a lot of low-fat cooking or stupidly small pasta sizes. And I was signed up for aerobics. None of that made me slim even though I participated. I…

Tea? Black, green, herbal, fruity.... I get a type that tastes like caramel apple pie, it's sweetened with stevia.

I feel you can't really do anything right in this situation. When I was your daughter's age, I was already chubby. I was bullied for it and ate even more. My mum tried to restrict my calories but I bought treats in secret and ate them in my room and later snuck out the packaging. I started to feel ashamed of the amounts I…

My breakfasts are all an apple and a yogurt. Lunch will be salad with ham/egg/cheese, depending on the day. Dinners: vegetable soup with sausages, roasted veg with dip and chicken, fried mushrooms with fried sausages, broccoli with dip.

I do avoid bread but not because bread is evil but because I have ZERO self-control when it comes to bread. With rice or potatoes or pasta, I weigh out my portion, cook it, eat it and that's it. With bread, especially when there's cheese or peanut butter, I just can't stop. I don't have one slice or two but I've been known…

I've been watching what I eat for almost 3 months and I've gone from 34inch to 32inch and most of my clothes are comfortable again. Still got a lot left to lose though.

I tend to go easy on the bread because it's totally a trigger food for me. I buy pre-sliced boring bread and freeze it because if I buy GOOD fresh bread, I'll eat a loaf in one day. But that's the CICO thing: if I were able to control myself and not eat a whole lot in one go, it would be fine.

Let's sum this up: you're looking for non-bake cakes that can be put on top of each other? The problem I see is that if you make a fridge or freezer-cake, you need a couple of hours to set them in the fridge. Why do you need to make a wall of cake? Could you bake the cakes before your class and only build the wall with…

Going to my mum's for 2 days. My sister will be there who has a baby and who was ill recently, so she needs feeding up. Luckily, there are always fruit and salads at my mum's and nobody will shove chocolate at me. I will however make hot cross buns because I love them. I'll eat one or two and then take the dog for a very…

I've actually got clothes in sizes 38 to 46 (German sizes), so I just tend to shrink back into clothes. But I do believe in buying new things when I can afford it because well-fitting clothes make me feel good about myself and also because I need to look neat for work. I just bought new jeans because the big ones were…

A friend of mine works shifts at a hotel and she walks there whenever it's not pouring down with rain or snowing heavily. That's how she gets in something like 30.000 steps most days. I personally wouldn't do it. I carry a very heavy workbag and the only showers are the shared ones in the school gym. School starts at 8. No…

Have you considered donating baked goods? Maybe there's a place close to you where people might appreciate fresh baked goods. I used to volunteer at a refugee house where they had a kitchen but I they only cooked very basic meals. Once they were sure I wouldn't feed them things forbidden to them by their religion, they…

I love cucumber salad with shrimp. Basically I chop up the cucumber and dress it with ginger vinegar and a few drops of sesame oil and sesame seeds. If I've got any, I put scallions in as well. And then I scatter shrimp all over it. Best lunch ever.

I've only been on the weightloss train since early January, so I can't be sure if it's already a real lifestyle change BUT I had massive eating days on Thursday and Friday last week and I was actively craving fruit and raw veg. That's really what I've noticed most, I've been WANTING fruit and veg more than I want fast food.

I have a goal dress ;-) Ok, I do have a vague idea what I'd like to weigh but that weight would still count as overweight. I'll just take things as they come. Lower my weight until I feel it's enough. I recently showed my boyfriend a picture of myself when I had a BMI of 21.5 and he asked if I absolutely HAD to go that low…

Usually I fit my sweet and savoury treats into my daily calories. Most days I'll have a small chocolate bar at school or a cookie with my coffee. But I tend to eat very light breakfast and lunch, so I can have those treats. In the evening, I pre-log my main meal and the push the numbers around until I can fit another treat…

Can't we just have both? I luuuuurve bananas and ice cream. I've almost always got some Ben&Jerry's in my freezer. Right now it's Cinnamon Buns which clocks in at 279kcal for 100g. I'm quite willing to save up these calories for dessert sometimes. BUT when I make my banana icecream, it IS a fair bit lower in calorie. If I…

I know that I spend less when I'm logging because I barely buy any sweets or snacks. Also, fresh fruit and veg are very affordable in Germany while some convenience foods are both more expensive and less edible than in the US or UK.

When I add milk to tea or coffee, it's 1.5% because I prefer the taste when I occasionally drink plain milk, so I never buy full fat. At work it's full fat because I can't be bothered to bring my own. When I make overnight oats I like almond or soy milk. Basically I'm OK with anything.

You know, that hourglass shape really isn't all it's cracked up to be either. Even when I'm overweight, I have a visible waistline but due to their size, my boobs started to go south when I was still in my teens. And even when I'm in "normal" size range, getting things to fit over my hips is no walk in the park. Neither my…

I do count my vegetables but I'm not as precise with them as I am with other foods. Reason: If my colleague offers me a small carrot stick, the calorie content is minimal, so I say "thank you" and eat it. If she offered me a piece of cheese of a similar size, I'd definitely log it.

Another try...

1 kiwi and 200g papaya for breakfast. A babybel as a snack. Lettuce with cherry tomatoes and rotisserie chicken and balsamic dressing. 400kcal altogether.

We don't do Valentine's day but I'm sending happiness and joy to all who do. I splurged on Friday when my beloved and I did a whisky tasting which was my birthday present to him. Drank to much and then ate too much. And then he was finally introduced to a part of my family who matters very much to me. Food was had and…