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I find the Bulla one is too sloppy I'm addicted to cottage cheese, i used to buy the weightwatchers one, but i find the Coles Lite creamed cottage cheese is almost identical...and its cheaper! :)

I have it for lunch everyday at work - i'm quite obessed with it! haha i have it on crackers, with canned tuna and baby spinach leaves (sometimes cherry tomatoes or avocado) i think if you go for the flavoured tuna then you don't notice the taste of cottage cheese at all - eg lime and cracked pepper, lemon etc though i…

MMMmmmm that sounds delish! thanks for sharing :)

....and also from checking your diary, try eating less more often it seems you have 3 main meals a day and all your cals are sitting at each one try a healthy breakfast for a good start, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner

Don't give up yet! You've only just started! Unfortunately it can take time for your body to adapt, stick at it and remember the reason why you've started this journey! also, i hate the scales, they put me off when they say i haven't lost when i know from my clothes/compliments that i have lost fat, but gained muscle try…

....and sadly enough i get excited to work out when i know i have a new playlist to listen too

ministry of sound... anything! atm sessions 8 though when working out i'm a sucker for trance or hard dance, thats my kind of eurphoric music that gives me goosebumps i forget i'm working out :)

sounds like a good plan lemonsocks i might have to do similar! i know what you mean about banish fat... plus i know i'm gonna be exhausted and very sweaty afterwards so not a great workout before work for example! i can't run at the moment as i put my back out a few weeks ago (big no no from my chiro!) which is really…

MMmmmm some good options, making me thirsty! hehe i like the sound of the diet cranberry, i love vodka with cranberry but the sugar is usually through the roof (and the diet stuff tastes really weird on its own!)

damn.. just realised is a pre-mixed, don't think we have those down under!

Hey coolmoongoddness.. whats in the skinny girl margaritas? :)

And also you don't want all your hard work to go to waste when you start eating again, if your body has been in starvation mode you will gain it all back! and that sucks! ;) but like most people i have to eat healthy AND exercise too, unfortunately some of us just aren't that lucky! (and i guess thats why we're here! hehe)

I've used diet shakes in the past before... generally i have only used them at the start just to give myself a kick in the right direction! though honestly, with most of the food i eat now for brekky and lunch, they have less cals than the diet shake anyways! (for example, lunch of cottage cheese on light crackers with…

That has NEVER worked for me or been anywhere close, i don't even read it anymore as when i started last year it really discouraged me... felt like i was failing as i wasn't reaching that weight! (i was gaining a lot of muscle too!) Now that i'm not paying attention i'm sticking to my plan for longer, and i enter all my…

i know what you mean :) if i'm flicking through a magazine and see some of my favorite celebs looking hot in a bikini it definitely makes me more determined! (not like i want to be as skinny as most of them, just looking toned and healthy will do!)

I have to check mine a few times because the bloody digital scales i have give about 3 different readings! very annoying! :) Good work by the way, this website is definitely the way to go, i've been using it over a year on and off and never had so many compliments

Thanks for the feedback guys! I had also heard about not having to log all veggies but yes to fruit i did come across a funny statement on google that said "Elephants are vegetarians too" Good point ;) haha i will stop being lazy and go back to logging them all! I do not want to be an elephant! :)

I was in the same boat as you a mere few months ago... never run and HATED IT! now i'm proud to say on sunday i completed a 4.5km run for charity, finished in 25mins and raised over $500 for Diabetes i used a similar approach to couch25k, but used a free app on my iphone called Runkeeper little by little i built it up…

I used to weigh on a monday too, and have recently changed to a friday and its so much better! I actually look forward to weighing myself and it definately keeps me motivated through the week i'm sure we are all guilty of letting our diet plans and exercise slide over the weekends, i know i do, and unfortunately have a…

I hate the scales too! they're mean and try to put me off! ;) So, like with the previous comment i also prefer to use measurements and how i feel, how my clothes are getting baggy etc :) and also from peoples compliments! There are too many factors to give you an answer... gaining muscle, water weight, general weight…

I have the runkeeper app on my iphone (if you have one, or similar) i would really recommend it! :) then you can make your own coaching session on there to keep you motivated i also love seeing the improvement on how far/fast etc, really keeps me going when i feel like i can't do it! (i'm also hoping to do 14kms in August…

I feel your pain! i was sick last week with gastro and confined to the couch/bed/toilet! haha i'm trying to train to do my first run in 1 month, so not only was i upset about no being able to work out, but stressing that my training for my run will slip one good thing i guess when i sick was that i didn't WANT to eat (more…

Good on you! Of course you can do it :) it wont be easy and there will be sweat, tears and pain but IT WILL BE WORTH IT! :) Good Luck!!

i wouldn't say i purposely have a splurge day, but i do have bad days where i go over. when i first started they used to get my down a little when i see the amount of calories in red that i had gone over!! but now i just dust myself off and start again the next day! life would be quite miserable without the odd splurge ;)

(anyone in Perth thinking of doing the fun run) I've just found they have an iphone app with week by week training guides... yay!

Hey Rubybelle... its the HBF fun run :) well this C25K looks like its winning! (and not in a charlie sheen way!) ;) hahaha Wise words Wightvixen - because it can be walked too, and that kind of gives me an idea on how long its going to take me Hopefully i can get my partner to meet me at the finish line and treat me with…

ha ha rhi-rhi i loved your answer :) i've been lucky enough to experience that feel before i hope it comes back again when i give it a go tonight! i do have an iphone so will look at downloading some running apps, and give this couch to 5k a go! thanks everyone for your answers so far, i'm getting excited to give it a go…

Greek Yoghurt with sliced banana and drizzled with honey is to die for as a tasty dessert, and so filling or with any fruit for that matter! so good :)

Music music music!!! Load your ipod with motivating music that gets you moving. i hate working out in the gym, but i love my music. So by cranking up the volume on some tunes that really get me going i can easily get through a 45min work out without realising it! I just zone out after a while and get up to the beat of my…