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“I just don’t eat a lot of meat.” That sums it up for me. Are you a vegetarian? No, I just don’t eat a lot of meat. So you do eat meat? Yes, but not a lot. So why did you request a vegetarian meal? Because I don’t eat a lot of meat. But you’re not vegetarian? No. I just don’t eat a lot of meat.

I managed to get 10 free range "happy" eggs for 90p the other day because they were on their sell-by date. Still had a week before they were due to "go off", and given that I have 2 boiled eggs each day with my lunch it seemed like a no-brainer. A week's worth of eggs for less than a quid - get in! They're usually about…

The split squats my physio is making me do. Horrible, horrible exercises, and that’s just with bodyweight. I’d hate to have to do it with extra weight on top! The only reason I carry on doing them is because it will help with the IT band issues I have, so that’s motivation enough. Also push ups are evil. I can’t do them,…

I once cut a 150g block of cheese into 5 30g portions first try, no weighing until it was all cut. I felt pretty pleased that day. Then felt silly for feeling pleased lol. I can usually dollop the right amount of greek yoghurt on my porridge first thing in the morning without thinking about it. But that’s easy, it’s just a…

Straight after work, typically. I simply can't make myself get up in the mornings to work out, it's just not something I can do, so instead I make time in the evenings. It does mean my workouts suffer a little from being moved around/cut short due to social engagements occasionally, but that's not a huge problem.

** Loads of fresh veg – aubergine (eggplant), courgette (zucchini), bell peppers, salad leaves, tomatoes, cucmber, beetroot, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, onions, green beans, peas, cabbage, kale, pak choi, leeks, asparagus, avocado, spinach… ** Some fresh fruit to stir into my porridge in the mornings ** Bananas **…

A woman I used to work with tried the ABC diet (I have no idea what it stands for). There was some crazy schedule to follow, one fast day per week with the rest of the days on an extremely low calorie count (between 100 and 800 I think, it varied day to day). Ridiculous diet, she lasted 2 weeks and then collapsed one…

Hi all! I'm Sam, I was meant to be running my first marathon at the end of Sept, but sadly at the end of June I picked up an IT band injury. Since then I've not been running at all and my marathon dreams have died for this year :( Still, the good news is that last week I got the all-clear from my physio to resume running…

I kind of get where you're coming from. I work next to the office communal kitchen, which is where all the snacks are placed. Cake, biscuits, cookies, chocolate - always in the kitchen, right next to my desk. I have to see coworkers pass by my desk munching on a slice of cake someone brought in, usually commenting on how…

I saw this earlier, and it confirms what I’ve suspected for a while. There is no one-size-fits-all, and the fact is that all the diets tested cut calories one way or another. The study just proves it doesn’t matter how you cut calories, as long as you cut them. There are obviously other health & psychological benefits to…

1 stone = 14lbs. It's a British term, primarily. Not really used for anything other than expressing bodyweight.

Totally agree with everything you’ve said there. I stopped running for 2-3 months because of an injury & piled on the pounds a bit because I wasn’t as active and I was comfort eating a little. Now I’m cleared to run again, I’m finding it easy to make the healthy choices again and go back to the active healthy lifestyle I…

I felt exactly the same when I started running last year. I felt really silly, really self conscious. But I was determined – so I got out of bed at 5am each morning and ran when there was nobody about. After a couple weeks I got fed up of waking at ridiculous o’clock, and my confidence had built up a bit (it also helped…

Salads are great - so versatile, easy to make, no reheating needed. You can add anything you want to them - quinoa, cheese, eggs, tofu for protein and there are tons of dressings you can make. You could literally have different salad every day of the month so you won't be eating the same thing day in day out.

I’ve tried it, had some moderate success with it, but I found my biggest problem with the method was I would eat a ton one day, with the idea that I’d eat less the next day. That wasn’t good, because then I’d either starve for a day to make the calories, or just eat to my goal calories and end up not losing. Also, if I had…

This was the 7 course tasting menu I had recently at a vegetarian restaurant in Manchester: It was amazing - the beer battered halloumi dish might as well have been fish & chips. It's the first time I've ever eaten radish, or celery, without complaint. Absolutely fantastic - and I say this as a girl who enjoys a good blue…

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I have porridge (oatmeal) every morning - I make it with water, and then mix in a dollop of greek yoghurt, a handful of dried fruit (currants, raisins etc), and a teaspoon of honey. Very filling, quick to make, quick to eat and tasty to boot. Weekends is omelette/scrambled egg time. You can add anything in - spinach, red…

Hi! I'm in the UK too (Nottingham), and new(ish) to MFP. Add me if you like :smile:

That celery is calorie-negative, because you burn more calories digesting it than it contains. I've heard similar things about chewing ice cubes too - your body burns more calories to warm the ice up, so the more ice you eat the more calories you burn. Whilst I'm sure eating ice cubes does technically burn calories, the…

Porridge (oatmeal) with greek yoghurt, a mashed up banana & a teaspoon of peanut butter. Tasty and filling :)

Such cute pictures!! I would be a crazy cat lady if circumstances allowed - but I rent with a "no pets" clause, and even without the clause I'm only in a small one-bed apartment so it wouldn't be fair on any kitties I had to be trapped in here all the time. Still, I have crazy cat lady friends who I catsit for all the…

Thanks for the support! I really need to get it done this time, I'm fed up of stopping & starting!

Wow, some of these meals look amazing! Here's my effort: Broccoli & new potatoes in a creamy blue cheese & walnut sauce, with a poached egg on top. Doesn't look half as tasty as some of the pics on here though!