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Another agreement with this. Also try interval training That helps with speed building

We say 'health' in Dutch when sneezing To my mind better I am with IceQueen that I don't like those innocent references either.

When I started I stopped eating added sugar for 3 months. That was to break a habit and it worked. Other than that I simply ate within my deficit limit what I wanted (and built in the occasional mainentance period for psychological reasons). I lost all the weight I wanted I don't know my exact starting weight but I think…

I always take: A large homemade salad (no dressing), a small yoghurt and a small sandwich. For snacks usually two mandarins, an apple or other fruits. The salad often contains left over veggies from the pervious dinner too. As I hate trowing away food, it means I will not go to the rather excellent restaurant we have on…

I changed jobs in december and I just received an email from a co-worker from my previous job. They received an offer of employment in another company and was asking for negotiation advice. What made me smile is the realisation in how far we've come. This co-worker and I did not get along initially when we first worked…

Large homemade salad , apple, two mandarins, kiwifruit, and 68g of blue grapes In my dinner today there was a chickpea dish with lots of veggies too

Maintaining for 6 months in a row without too much hassle and while under stress New job, new routine and some other stuff)3 more weeks to go

I did for the best part of my journey. I hated the scale with a vengeance. I knew the numbers would be demoralising. I went by fitting of clothes, but that was enough for me. I did not weigh myself until I started to get comments that I was too skinny while I was convinced I was still overweight (I was right, BMI was 26.6…

I was in the same boat. And while my legs will never be model material they are now quite toned and normal size.I am so damn proud of what I achieved. Even my family commented that they would never have expected me to be able to tone them as much as I have (Neither did I, I just kept going). At times I look in the mirror…

For most of my journey walking was my main exercise (to and from work) and the distances increased (my 'record' is 33km in one day) Walking moved to hiking and long distance walking holidays. Due to change of jobs my walking has decreased (cycle to work now) but I still love doing it. My walking over time became running…

You have said yourself what the solution is; Move out

What worked for me is not having anything sweet for a month (which turned to three) when I started on my journey.After that time most sweets tasted crap as in sickly sweet and bitter and I lost interest for the most part and I could go into moderation with sweets. Still find most of them taste crap though and are not worth…

For boredom the easiest way is to get something to do. A hobby and something that keeps the hands full! For me (personal choice) knitting has been a great one. My hands are full I don't want to soil my work and I am engrossed not time to think about food and my wardrobe is increasing. Plus it is commute and utter zen for…

These days I prefer to have hotels without breakfast but at times I get one with (when I forgot tot tell our travel agent) I find it hard if it is buffet as there is so much that I like, but I also find that after 2 days I revert back to my usual breakfast routine. If all else fails I skip a meal and go into a 2 meals a…

Not been here for a while so decided to have a look around again. I grew up in an atheist household. My mother's family was never religious. My gran said living through WW2 knocked the last relies fluff out. My father's family was a little different but dad always called it bogus. That said my parents gave us all freedom…

use it as a ramen soup base We adore these ramen soups on evenings (very easy) It can also be used for bulgur, couscous, rice and lentil cooking. Adds very nice flavour to them and is instant seasoning for the grains

Always happy to support those that have no need to invoke and/or thank something. Welcome - yes we are not the most active group around, but I have to admit that to me it makes me feel that there is a safe place when I see somebody on the forums going off on a deity tangent again :-)

Never drank alcohol. The tastes just repulses me and the few sips I have had have made me gag. Could be psychological could be physical but I am not eager to find out.It has never bothered me the not drinking. I have a water, soda or a juice when others have a drink. When I was a student my friends joked I got drunk on…

Greatly depends on who and what. My mother started saying I was skinny minnie when I was still nearly BMI 27 So really very much in the overweight category! In all fairness it had a lot to do with her own weight issues at the time and because I could prove that I was not skinny by any means it quickly stopped. In fact it…

Peer review of course is flawed as it is most human processes. It is also always important to remember that peer review means evaluated on the basis of information given and a 'paper' process. If a researcher writes a paper and does not include all results then the peer review will nog have all information and that means…

Settle by Jordan Smith - Loath that song when ever he whines sèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèttle I just get mildly aggressive

I went for the slow approach as it suited me and myeline best. I know I have a tendency to get hangry and to binge when I am really feeling deprived. I am simply a much nicer person if I am just a little under so my CO only slightly higher than CI. I played around a little with more aggressive deficits and also maintaining…

Angry comments I have not had really but plenty of people telling me to stop and that I was thin enough. This was already when I was still overweight. I told them in no uncertain terms that my BMI was (at that stage) 26,5 and therefore that I was not skinny, but overweight and that I was going to finish at BMI 22,5. That I…

My favourite greengrocer is re-opening his shop coming week after a refit of three months. Can't wait to get his great produce again

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6 days a week usually work week morning routine (weights fitness exercise with some yoga) 3-4 week a run, during the work week a shorter one and over the weekend a longer one. Plus cycling to work (10 km distance so 20km a day) 4-5 a week. My evening runs are at times pretty hard to get into as I run straight after…

just plain salt generally Only variety in it is coarseness. Coarser salt crystals work better for decorations type things for instance home made focaccia. But really I am not phased, it dissolves and it is the same stuff. What people feel are flavour differences are really the impurities. Just to show that pure is not…