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I don't see anything strange in that, OP, I will put eggs with pretty much anything! I'm veggie so if my dinner is lacking calories I'll throw an egg in there so I make up the calories and get some extra protein too.

Not sure what your fitness level is/how easy you find it, but I've just started c25k and am enjoying it so far! It's designed to get you from the couch to running a 5k in 8 weeks by alternating walking/jogging and gradually increasing the jogging until it's just that. (although you can repeat weeks if you need to and it's…

I grew up eating cottage cheese so it's like second nature to me, but I just have it plain, on toast/crackers maybe with cucumber/tomatoes and black pepper. I've never gotten my head around putting fruit/sweet things into it, but each to their own! I can see some chili sauce working but really I like it plain. One thing…

carrot cut into sticks 26 cals - medium carrot medium apple 70 cals 30g Cheddar cheese (Cathedral city) - cut into slices and in half like thin sticks 125 cals Store bought falafel (great foods) 58 cals These are branded so not sure if only available in the uk: Weight Watchers dessert recipe yoghurts ~60 cals Jordan's…

I finished week one day three today and I'm actually looking forward to starting next week! Early days I know! I know I'm only new at it, but my number one tip which I saw on another thread on here is DON'T ACTUALLY RUN!!!! - I tried and failed at starting c25k twice previously because I was going too hard in the 'running'…

Maybe find homemade healthy versions of your favourite things? Everything tastes better with a sprinkling of pride :-) + there are tons of blogs dedicated to healthy desserts etc nowadays! On the dressings front I made a tahini dressing the other day which is very low cal - literally just put a spoon of tahini in a bowl…

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SECONDED! This is my new favourite thing at the moment! I like to add a tiny bit of vanilla extract and a spoon of peanut butter to mine and it's soooo good!

I guess it's different where you are, but here (in the uk) the tin will have the net weight and the drained weight and the nutritional information is ALWAYS about the drained weight - what's the point in including water? At the bottom is a link to the chickpeas (another name for garbanzo beans) I buy - it specifies drained…

My usual proteins are pulses, beans, nuts, peanut butter, eggs and dairy. --Hummus is sooo simple to make. Eat it with carrot/cucumber sticks, as a sauce/dip with your normal meal/salad or in sandwiches/pittas or just with a spoon! Just put the following in a blender until smooth (this will made a bowl of it which keeps me…

Hmmm well if it's the internet you want to get answers from (please remember to take everything with a pinch of salt - it could be anyone responding to you!) Then maybe a forum for the ED you suffer from? Or something like Web MD where actual doctors respond? Although to be honest I would be reluctant to suggest real…

Ah ok, that explains why google produced no useful answers for me! Thanks. I was just wondering!

Someone else has already suggested some but foods with 'good' fats are nuts/nut butters, avocado, eggs, fatty fish, coconut, olive oil, dark chocolate(I think) I have a question of my own - what exactly is "eating clean"? It's a term I've seen banded about on the internet and on some recipe blogs etc but I have no idea…

Everyone else has said it... log everything. Aside from the fact that calories from fruit and veg add up over a day (I'm a vegetarian so they especially do for me) I was wondering whether to bother with them at first too, but I quickly found out that not all fruits/veg are created equally and while some might only work out…

I also cook for one. I like to make things in batches. Might take a bit longer the first time but then it's ready to eat or just heat through the other times! Some staples: --Hummus (put everything in a blender and whizz until smooth: 400g tin of chickpeas, drained and rinsed, 1tbsp tahini(sesame paste - should be near…

I can't give you a meal plan but my favourite protein source has to be chickpeas, mainly in the form of homemade hummus and falafels. Hummus is sooo simple to make too. Eat it with carrot/cucumber sticks, as a sauce/dip with your normal meal/salad or in sandwiches/pittas or just with a spoon! Just put the following in a…

I do it first thing in the morning, naked and after *ahem* going to the toilet.... (and before the shower so I'm not weighing all the water in my hair!) Like others have said what matters is that everything's the same every time. For me first thing in the morning is easiest as it has become part of my routine (although I…

This is just my opinion from my experiences: You said you just started this week. Personally I found I was hungry for most of my first week, but by the second I got used to it. I think it was just my body adjusting to less food. As long as you're physically ok (not feeling weak etc) then just try to ignore it/push through…

All websites about diet and nutrition will have differing opinions/sources and all will generalise to some extent as everyone is different. You mention that you have a dietitian - I would say you definitely should follow their advice!!! First of all your dietitian is medically trained to help people so they are a reliable…

Ok, this is a fairly poorly written nutritional chart, but here goes... Starting with the popcorn, they give the macros for 37.5g popcorn with 12.5g popping oil on page 3 - last section (+the * sentence at the bottom of the page). However, the calorie section is blank so you could try using the MFP calculator to find out…

Something I feel has really helped me so far in terms of snacking urges is to PLAN to snack! Get some healthy snacks in the house that are quick and easy like fruits, cereal bars, low fat yoghurts, carrots to cut up into sticks etc and eat these roughly halfway between meals - that way you are less hungry between meals and…

I have been veggie (with occasional bouts of veganism) for 13 years and have been overweight/obese the whole time. It's not what you eat, it's how much you eat! As others have said, start adding the calories up (use a weighing scale - and be honest to the point of scientific) and you may surprise yourself. Oil is often…

I live in Bournemouth at the mo too. Favourite places for walking are along the beach(of course), the gardens and the woodland bits that are across from the beach near westbourne/branksome - they're bigger than you'd think and feel like being in a forest even though you're not that far from roads/town. Or just take a…

Wow, I am SOO glad I read this before my week 1, day 1 session today! I have previously tried the c25k program twice and both times I stopped after trying the first week workout a few times and finding it impossible! I now realise I was doing it all wrong before by running full throttle in the first few minute segments…