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Too many carbs in just two slices of toast!!!! Crikey, I eat carbs with every meal. Porridge oats for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch and then a good portion of pasta, rice or spuds (or maybe more bread for dinner)! Omelette's were the best suggestion for keeping you carb free and satiated. Might get a bit boring after a…

I'm having tandoori chicken leg quarter with 100g rice (dry weight) and.....maybe half a naan bread (not sure yet, will see how I feel) . All made at home. x

Too much sugar? You're giving your blood sugar levels huge rise and crashes which will see you hungry soon after eating sugary 'treats'. Try eating fruit (sugary but not absorbed the same way as refined stuff into the bloodstream) instead and eat protein and wholegrains - seriously makes a difference. It's how I learned…

Just drink whatever milk you like but lower your consumption to your calorie allowance accordingly. I drink semi-skimmed and measure it out for my porridge in the morning and if I fancy drinking tea and coffee I will put an amount in a little measuring jug in the fridge so I know how much I have. 100ml for 40 calories can…

Probably about six months, but well over a year to establish lifelong eating habits to go alongside it! I also found that when you lose a lot of weight and your body significantly changes it actually takes a while to get used to your new shape! I now even have 'fat' days - even though I know I'm not! x

No routine as that would have me bored and quitting. But thinking about it I have some set things.... I've stopped snacking - I now eat 3 meals a day that keep me satiated until the next, it's brilliant. If I'm working from the office I'll be walking to and from meetings so that will be my exercise for the day. If I'm…

Nope. Your body uses energy just to function, beat your heart, digest, create new cells.....it's not just exercising/movement that burns calories.

1) Porridge 2) Coffee 3) Hot chocolate 4) Carrots 5) Tuna 6) Salad 7) French beans 8) New potatoes 9) Bread 10) Squash

I eat less to not exercise. : )

Doesn't this regard the type of carbs that one consumes? Heavilly processed 'white' carbs are going to play havoc with diabetes/insulin because they're packed full of sugar so don't give all carbs a bad name! ; )

Eat as many as you want within your cals. So long as you are eating to a calorie deficit you will lose weight no matter what you're eating.

Artificial sweeteners get bad press but it's something I've looked into and they're not as harmful as they're made out to be. I personally believe that it's better than eating refined sugar so I'm aspartame all the way and whatever other ones are available! ; )

Rice is fine! Maybe just switch to brown rice to keep you fuller for longer. When I started out with weight loss I panicked about the calories in rice but looking back there was no need to and it's now a regular component in my diet.

Mine varies, and I think that's important as getting bored of your food is not good. I go through various phases.....such as; Sandwiches (current one). Today I am having a beef and mustard sandwich with lettuce & tomato and a bag of Hula Hoops for 391 calories. I also go down the Tuna salad route. Chop the salad the night…

I'm having roast chicken leg (minus skin) with boiled new potatoes, asparagus, brussel sprouts and gravy. Nom : )

UK sizes 6 and 8

I've also found the Pizza Express pizza's have changed their packaging and there calories have also gone up. Totally gutted as I used to love those for the odd treat. Also Asda own brand foods has more calories than most other supermarkets such as Sainsbury's Waitrose etc as they seem to pack in more sugar, soya and other…

5'3" and wrist is exactly 5.5". Would definitely say I have a petit frame, since hitting maintenance there's a whole heap of stores I can't buy clothes from anymore because they swamp me. (Or they've increased their size 8 clothing sizes in comparison with other stores I buy from!).

I've drunk right the way through my MFP weight loss journey. Not that I'm a raving alcoholic but I like to go out once a week with friends and drink alcohol! It did not affect my rate of weight loss one bit. Admittedly, it made me look at my alcohol choices and improve them from a calorie point of view. I also cut down - I…

When I started out on this, I felt motivated by the scale moving down and my clothes getting lose. You don't have to change what you eat, you can opt to eat less of it. You don't have to hit the exercise hard, a calorie deficit alone will make you lose weight. I was determined to lose weight I was so fed up with how I…

It's really tough and I came up against quite a lot of this when I was losing weight. A year on, people don't seem to bat an eyelid and have used to the fact that I have changed to a healthier lifestyle. That said I will also order what I genuinely want to eat quite a lot when eating out, but would have compensated the…

Well I hope people tell you to stuff off and shut up when (or IF) you reach your goals! Very glad you're not on my friends list.

I wont lie, maintaining can be harder than losing weight! At least with losing weight you know what you are aiming for you and during this process you are constantly rewarded by witnessing your changing shape, buying smaller clothes, kind comments and the woops of support from people on your MFP friend's list. I have been…

I try to go for ingrediant break-down - laborious but then I feel I've logged it more accurately. I also tend to over estimate rather than under as I would only be letting myself down! Generally though, I much prefer eating at restaurants with calorie counts as it takes away the stress of the above! xx

Persevere. Seriously. And be totally honest in your food diary. You can't go wrong. Healthy weight loss is not a fast process, but you learn whilst doing it and have a greater achievement at the end.

I've done this for you. Good luck with your paper - it sounds interesting. x

Eating on 1200 cals can be easy (ish) I found that I immediately switched to eating foods that would fill me up or were so low cal that I could eat a lot of them so my diet went into lean protein and loads of vegetables and fruit. I also eat porridge pretty much every day and it will be a filling breakfast (I've also…

Vegetables: Carrot, cucumber, celery sticks, cherry tomatoes can be eaten in abundance. For the cals you save from them you can get yourself a nice dip for them too. You can roast chick-peas in the oven. Popcorn - dry-popped without oil in the microwave works out at around 30 cals a cup and you can add salt or sweetener to…

I can tend to get stuck in a loop of set things for breakfast but here's the list: Porridge made with a little milk, little water and then a range of sugar/agave nectar/fresh fruit/dried fruit on top. Averaging at 300 cals if that. 2 x toast with butter and poached eggs for 400 cals. Toast with Heinz pasta shapes (no…

You can still have bacon sandwiches well within 'breakfast' calorie limits. 2 x grilled bacon rashers and two slices on unbuttered bread comes to about 360 cals - you could even thrown in some tomato and lettuce too! ; ) For practicality though, I would bring in fritatta. You could make a spanish version with onion and…