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well 2 wks back on the dukan plan and I have lost 3.2kgs! lost the plot for a week over the holidays and safe to say the weight came back - fast :embarassed: but I like cooking with this new set of rules and I feel good on this eating plan so I am going to stick it out for as long as I still feel good and am losing weight…

good luck Drakies! anyone on here doing this atm? I started last monday and lost 3.3kg in my 5 days attack :D have moved onto cruise over the weekend but have not stepped on a scale yet - I do not feel like it would be going down at the moment but I feel really good and full of energy and not hungry so will keep doing this…

these calculators are based on averages and whilst they are a nice guide you can't really assume they will work for you or be a true healthy weight for each individual etc. I like to look at the different ways of calculating a goal weight, take a number somewhere in that range that also meets my expectations of how much I…

perhaps if you look at what is making up your calories to try not to be missing important nutrients. I must admit that I lost a lot of weight cal counting last year and initially I felt alright but after, a month??, I started feeling constantly tired and a bit under the weather. I also got v irregular periods :ohwell:…

my absolute favourite - shredded cabbage, bacon bits (anything from sliced lean smoked ham to actual cooked up bacon - aiming for salty), bit of shredded cheddar (light as you like) and mix together with low fat mayo and lemon pepper - delicious!! I have also swapped the mayo for low fat greek yogurt and a bit of seedy…

*** correction to my recipe for bircher - its 1/3 piece of each fruit - so I use two bits of fruit across 3 serves... sorry - thought something looked wrong there :P

I make up several bircher musli's and have them in single serves in the fridge that i can just take out in the morning - delicious and I find them quite filling till lunch time - I have 1/4C five grain oats, 2/3 of an orange, juice and pulp (or sub apple sauce if im feeling crazy), 2/3 of an apple or pear, 40g plain yogurt…

weighitup.com - free to sign up and you can look through what must be like 40wks of eating plans by now - they put up a new one each week - and it has all the recipes you need and a shopping list beautifully set out :) lots of variety so you could certainly repeat things you like and skip stuff you dont etc...

fresh fruit smoothies :D Some of my favourites so far: 1/2 banana, blueberries, milk, yogurt, 1/4c oats 1/2 banana, 1T peanut butter, milk, yogurt 1/2 avocado, milk, honey (+/- yogurt, as you like) avocado was also fun with PB ... but I am super keen to try it with pistachios once i remember to pick some up! v filling with…

I agree with the iceburg lettuce option - or go a couple of big mushrooms and chuck everything between them :D - not quite the same but delicious regardless... nice if you grill them a bit first :P

quick update having seen a gp who ran some blood tests - I am healthy and doing everything normally - my diet in his opinion is good and not so extreme to be at all worrying - and given my hormones are all doing what they should be it is most likely caused by stress and I can expect to go back to normal in the next couple…

French women dont get fat site has an awesomely classy champagne baked chicken recipe :love: - serve on a bed of brown rice cooked with some chicken stock and mushrooms and lots of veggies on the side (I would go for green beans or peas and perhaps some baked beetroot or carrots with this... but when it comes to veg you…

... won't rule out stress this year ... thanks for the replies guys - I will get some medical advice :|

holesinface - was this related to your dieting or just in general for you? I kind of figure mine is diet related because it has only been a recent issue... but could be coincidence?

yeah - that's what I thought re calories and not necessary at present, totally not preg :P eta - emsi, at 22 would be seriously odd to be menopause!! (although early onset does exist... that would suck) - wasnt thinking it was too serious?? but perhaps you are right - I am inclined to ask a doctor... have booked into a…

J love hewitt :D Brad Pitt or Robert Redford

Started this attempt (with a mix of calorie counting and menu plans) mid march and this week I am 10kgs down from start weight (I joined here after I had lost 3kg already :P) Overall, I have lost 38kg in the last 4yrs... but 28 or so of that was not with a lot of conscious effort and was more due to lifestyle changes than…

ooh I am loving mushrooms atm - these sounds fantastic - what would you serve it with?? (sauces or veggie recommendations? I tend to make burgers with beetroot and pickles etc but im not sure that is right with a bean and mushroom patty... perhaps some grilled capsicum and baby spinach would go nicely...)

152.6 this wk :) - down from last, not my lowest but seem to be more consistently weighing at the lower weight now which is nice (I seem to drop a little then hover then drop a little - v slow process but hopefully will continue in the right direction and not stop completely...) great to see everyones progress this week!…

cottage cheese pancakes - delicious and high in protein... Syrniki (Cottage cheese pancakes) 2tsp sugar 160g Cottage Cheese 3 Tbsp SR flour (try 2Tbsp and add more if batter is still too thin – depends on cheese) 1 egg 1tsp vanilla Mix egg and cottage cheese till smooth (or close to). Add other ingredients. Cook in well…

I have used plain yogurt in stove top stuff and strained yogurt (closer to greek style or a yogurt cheese) in pastries with very tasty results :) if you have easy access to low fat creme fraiche then I think that would be closer, isn't it a sort of subtle version of sour cream? I cannot say I have used it as it is defs a…

I find alcohol really throws me for the week - which is unfortunate to say the least since this week is end of semester and there are many many parties and dinners to attend... ah well - it would not be worth being healthy and gorgeous if I could not also enjoy myself and time with friends! Will be seeing how much I can…

Fast and filling = overnight oats - I mix 1/3c quick oats with 100g low fat yogurt and then change the additions after that - sometimes berry compote (1tsp honey and 1/2c frozen berries in a pan for a couple mins then chuck it at the bottom of the cup and fill with oats and yogurt and enjoy in the morning) - sometimes some…

Is it too late to join this challenge? I am an absolute twilight NUT, plus I like the idea of having a nice long term finish date to work towards :) - I can dig up previous week weigh ins if we are keeping track, otherwise I would be keen to just come hang out in this thread :flowerforyou:

Hey guys - hope you all went better with your weigh in this week than i did! Actively working against the group and put on 1lb despite sticking to my calories and exercising! Hmph :noway: Anyway - not giving up but think I need to try some new tactics - have been eating 1290cals regardless of exercise for a few weeks now,…

posting a gain this week :noway: have been hungry all week, stuck to my calories regardless, not too worried about this one as I tend to lose for a couple weeks then stay about the same, but it has been an annoying week simply because it has been so hard to stick to the limited food! anyways - 154lbs this morning.

hey! found you guys - what is everyone up to this weekend? I was going to go for a nice long walk but when I woke up it was pouring with rain over here! *darn* back to bed I suppose :laugh:

I tried eating them for a couple weeks and lost little to nothing - I suppose calories burned according to mfp must have been an overestimation of what I was doing?? Anyway - got fed up with that and went back to just eating my base level (set for 1lb per week which is 1300 for me) and accepting increased deficit from…

Wk 2 weigh in is 152.8lbs loving the pretty dresses people are posting :)

home made pizza pockets :D (or just pockets... pizza is all in the decision of what you put in there) super tasty and fun to make - waaayy healthier than the ones you buy at the shop - perfect for freezing and delicious defrosted in the microwave or oven - so easy!! I make the dough using my bread machine and 300g…