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oops! Forgot that a dash of lemon juice will boost the teriyaki sauce. Literally 1/2 a tsp. Enjoy! x

Hi! If you like sweet and sour- have you tried Teriyaki sauce? not Chinese but thought I would post anyway. 3tsp dark soy, 2 tsp mirin, 1 tsp sugar, ground ginger and 1 garlic clove. Mix together and use as a sauce for meats/chicken/fish or a stir-fry dressing- DELICIOUS! X (I posted a recipe for fat-free seared tuna…

sorry girls- being from the UK I am foreign to 'cups' :-D x

Sorry, also add in the greek yog before milk/blending. xxx

The hardest part after a set back is getting back on track but you can do it and it sounds like you're in the right head space to try again which is the most important thing. Keep reminding yourself by looking at photos etc and success stories of how wonderful that success will feel. Good luck! x

Hi! I went from 313 to 183 and I genuinely didn't feel the difference till about 250 downwards. It just takes some time but you will start to see the difference I promise! It's just a mentality as well- when you've been big you still feel big for a long time. Keep up the fab work, you're doing so great xxx

I'm a bit like that too- I don't think there is a specific guideline as to when you should eat your calories. If you're hungry then eat I reckon- I tend to have breakfast and a very small lunch and try and save as many calories for dinner and evening snacks as I can. I'm still losing weight so it's all good!!! xxx

I'm also confused about spaghett squash- can I get it in the UK? The only thing that comes up at my supermarket is butternut squash. Is it like a standard, non-butternut squash, microwaved then stringed or is it like actually called a spaghetti squash? I might sound stupid but it's annoying not having these things on this…

Welcome to MFP! If you go to food, then my foods and then create food you can add a food into the database! xxxxxxxxx

Hi!!! Are you from the UK? I am an absolute chocolate LOVER too! I physically sometimes think I can't get through the day without it. But I found that Alpen Light Chocolate and Fudge bars are a great way to satisfy that craving- they're soooooooooooooooo good! Something like 60 calories and 1 gram of fat per bar and they…

The fact that you've sat down and searched the internet for a support site for weight loss just shows how much u are ready and can do this- and that is so so important when anyone starts trying to lose weight because you need to be completely dedicated to the cause. Add me as a friend if you want support- I know how you…

lol, my grandma's like that as well- when I went on a diet and went to her house for dinner she said she'd made me a nice healthy meal... a meat and potato pasty with roast potatoes and veg..... hmm x

That's the holiday spirit!!!! Hope you have a lovely time! I swam quite a lot whilst I was away my theory being that if I swam every day I could eat whatever I wanted... and as my above list illustrates I really fulfilled that objective. x

You're welcome, hope you like it! x

I'm so glad you liked it! x

Others may disagree but I think what you ate today sounds like a nice balance of food (proteins, fibre, veggies) and sometimes numbers are just numbers really- as long as you're not eating a piece of lettuce and feeling full, I reckon it's fine! If you're eating every few hours as well then that's great too! Maybe think…

@lil missy- Low fat ice cream options: ben and jerry's do a few different low fat frozen yoghurt options. The lowest one is cherry garcia, then chocolate fudge brownie and then phish food. It goes 3, 4, 5 grams of fat in each respectively. I also found Walls Cream of Cornish actually isn't that high in fat- can't remember…

A few supermarket gems I've found over the course of my weight-loss: Nimble wholemeal bread ( <50 cals/slice) Extra Light Mayonnaise Weetabix Oaty Bars (57 cals, 6 grams of fibre, 1 gram fat) Alpen Light Choc and Fudge bars (63 cals, 5 grams of fibre, 1g fat (less than 1 I think- soooo delicious!) 0.75% milk (can't tell…

I felt sooooooo sick this morning when I woke up! Oh the pain of excess sugar and chemically enriched junk food after so long without! x

Don't cut carbs completely- they're in soooooooo many foods. I recommend limiting yourself to half the recommended portion of rice, pasta and potatoes and then trying not to eat more than 2 slices of low-carb bread a day (if in the UK,hovis Nimble Wholemeal is quite low-carb). Possibly just eat bread 5 days a week as well.…

Yeah the chicken and prawn skewers were amazing......... Chicken in a sticky bbq marinade with courgette, mushroom, red pepper, aubergine, onion and tomato pieces... A little burnt but man I love chargrilled veggies. I'm having leftovers for dinner tomorrow- it would be rude not to :tongue: xxx

My nanna is exactly the same- whenever I go for dinner she's offering me pies, trifles, ice cream.... I feel so rude saying no but I do say I can't eat it. Or i pick out what I can eat from what she's made and go home a bit hungry lol. She finally seemed to be taking it on board though, and offered me a tuna salad last…

Do you have any other weddings/special occasions coming up? If I were you, I'd find a bit of money from somewhere and go shopping and buy myself a new beautiful dress that I know I'll look gorgeous in! Then as well, focusing on that upcoming event will stop future binges? Who knows! I'm sorry you felt so awful though;…

I know I am- and possibly thought it could be cos I was ill last week so my body maybe catching up but I ate and ate and ate without stopping and now I feel very uncomfortably full. I'm sorry you had a rough week last week honey, but that's great you still lost weight- you look absolutely fantastic in ur profile picture,…

yeah I didn't go over by so much but I ate literally like 800-1000 calories of food in the space of like an hour or 2 hours and I feel totally stuffed to the brim and sick. Thanks for the solidarity- I know, I used to binge all the time pre-diet, (it's shameful but I could eat a whole box of chocs in one…

Hi there, had similar problems as you and had similar feedback from everyone. I too was having some days around 400 cals, I've upped it to 800-1000 and I do feel better for it. Don't worry, I'm sure you don't have an eating disorder- I think when you;ve been on a diet for a while your body does get used to smaller portions…

Well per bar they are 12 grams of carbs, 3 grams of which is sugars. I just had one, thought it tasted great- kind of like a flapjack! xxx

Tesco also sell rice milk x

Definitely soy milk is available at tescos. I haven't heard of hemp milk or oat milk but I think I've seen almond milk on the shelves. There are a lot of dairy alternatives available in Tesco, just have a good look around. x

Yeah there are a lot of mayo based sandwiches, that is true- maybe get something like turkey though. whenever i buy a pre=packed sandwich, i always scrape off what i can of the fattier things on it like butter, mayo etc. if you're going to eat at indians then it is best to get the tandoori dishes- these are meats cooked…