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I recently discovered a saffron and honey mousse. For two portions use one egg white and put 15 strands of saffron in, after half an hour put the egg white through a sieve to get out the saffron strands and whisk until you get soft peaks. Mix together 140g of greek yoghurt with 20g of honey then fold in the egg whites,…

I aspire to be this organised.

Thanks for this, it's exactly what I do and then plan my snacks and breakfasts too. My list is this: Spicy Sichuan prawns (BBC GF) with sesame spinach Smoked salmon and goats cheese salad Braised lamb fattoush (also a lunch) Mexican mince and refried beans, salad etc (also a lunch) Courgetti carbonara (also a lunch) Cajun…

@mfm143 what was the protein content after adding the powder? How many cookies did it make?

Anything with mince will work and is freezable so chilli or bolognese. I also do a chilli with chunks of beef, slow cook it and then freeze. Or a chilli with turkey mince. Also, have a look at the bento box thread or get yourself a bento box recipe book because you can make all the different components and freeze them.…

I've just discovered the delights of polenta, it's amazing! I've griddled it and served as a side, cut it into cubes and fried then added pesto, peas and chicken which was also good. Definitely going to be trying out polenta as a pudding though.

This. Me and my bottle are very close friends!

Well done on getting to your goal weight! How are you planning on building the muscle, do you lift already or are you going to start now? General consensus seems to be 1g of protein per lb of bodyweight so if you change your protein to 132g per day that might be a good place to start. I am trying to recomp at the moment so…

I just discovered this yesterday! Sainsbury's do a 5 pack of dark chocolate mini bars that are 72% I think for £1.50 and 149 calories each. Hardly any carbs, tastes amazing and I've had a dessert!

I make courgetti carbonara which is awesome and around 350cals for a decent size portion! I haven't made it in a couple of weeks to give the measurements, but it's difficult to make it much more.

Thank you :) unfortunately, we don't have Walmart here and can't order from netrition but for any other UK people reading this thread I've found them here http://www.carblife.co.uk/wraps-and-flatbreads/josephs-pita-bread-6-pack#.VcDK_PlVhBc

A low carb pitta? I need to find such a thing in the UK. This could be life changing.

Have an Oreo ice cream sandwich. They're 110 calories each (the multipack ones) and you can get them in Asda, Morrisons etc

It was really good, and reheated well too. Give it a go :)

I had crispy chilli chicken (421 calories a portion). Recipe link below, I just changed the beef to chicken! (I used 560g of chicken for 4 portions) http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2852672/crispy-chilli-beef

I seasoned some chicken, fried it and had it wrapped in cheese and bacon served with griddled garlic aubergine and griddled polenta (my new favourite thing at 75 calories and 16g carb per 100g)

It's not a 30 day programme but download Fitness Buddy, it has workout plans loaded on as well as the ability to track your exercises by date/weight. It has workouts for those with equipment, just kettle bells, just body weight and female orientated plans too

I like the Fitness Gourmet cookbook, it has three variations for each recipe depending on your needs (bulk, cut, maintain). Also Lorraine Pascale's Fast, Fresh and Easy Food is good - it's not a diet cookbook but a lot of the recipes are around 600 calories. I also have the Hairy Dieter's book, the one with the yellow…

These look good! Do you have the recipe?

Food envy! I get food envy all the time! Just have what they have, but less of it. And track what you can. Ask for the packaging if at a friend's or what was in it if it's homemade and judge as best you can.

I like weighted Russian twists (I may be the only one that does). But I find they're really good and you may be able to do these on a bench if you don't want to get on the floor and your balance is exceptional, though how safe that will be I don't know. Bicycle crunches make me want to cry, and seeing as you don't like…

I can perhaps offer some thoughts on the other side, my boyfriend lost around 25kg before I met him - he told me about his weight loss, about MFP etc and I still couldn't believe that he used to weigh 25kg more than the person in front of me! I found it fascinating and admirable that he managed to change so dramatically,…

I started out on Stronglifts which was good but it made my gym sessions short because I wasn't sure what accessory lifts I should be doing. I now use the app Fitness Buddy and follow their workouts, they have different categories like: *beginner full body *intermediate which splits upper and lower body *advanced workouts…

YAY well done!!

Lunch time walks! And park further away if you can or walk to the next bus stop etc. Find a way to move a bit more and keep a supply of 'diary approved' snacks :) Also, you might find pre-logging your day helpful so you know in advance what you can eat during your working hours.

Depends what you are looking for and how many calories you're allowing for snacks. If you're high protein/low carb something like pork scratchings, cheese or jerky. If you're not bothered by carbs you could have some lower calorie crisps or something.

Other than MFP, what fitness apps/websites/devices do you use? Fitbit, Fitness Buddy (for tracking lifting) and Withings - I read various lifting websites too Do you link your apps and devices together so that they share information automatically? Fitbit and MFP are linked, Withings and MFP are linked. Do you use one app…

Apart from being tempted to say don't be scared because that won't be very useful, I find that everyone in the gym and in these classes are more concerned with what they doing than what anyone else is. I think especially in circuits because it's quick and intense so you're busy the whole time and not standing around…

This is me! I'm hovering around my goal weight, though mostly sitting a bit above however happy to stay where I am weight-wise but am trying to lower my fat and get strong! Take a look at my profile description to see my lifts at the moment. In regards to eating I'm low carbing at the moment which I find good for me in…

Gymnast rings? Want. Not that I know how to use them, but would like to! Bumper plates would be nice too. e) pull up bar because the rack has one, but nothing else f) I use the app 'Fitness Buddy' and use the workouts on there, I started on Strong Lifts though and really liked it but prefer the app because it has really…