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Almond milk + Stevia drops.

I second the almond milk! For cold coffees, freeze some almond milk (only around 40 calories per cup) and blend with freshly brewed, cooled coffee and vanilla stevia drops, or cooled black chai tea. Add a teaspoon of cocoa powder to the coffee version for a mocha. If you don't like the stevia aftertaste, a dried date added…

Keep on going! Here's what I do when I hit a plataeu:* Check you're logging accurately. Measure & weigh every single thing for 2 weeks & see if it makes a difference. This is the first thing to do when you hit a plateau. * If this doesn't change anything, check you're hitting your macros and possibly adjust (eg try…

I LOVE Plenty and Plenty More by Ottolenghi. Beautiful, filling vegetarian dishes/salads with an Israeli-Mediterranean theme with gorgeous photography, too.

Egg whites, lentils, chickpeas, protein powder, greek yoghurt, Quest bars.

Fresh blueberries (AU$10 small punnet) ; fresh raspberries (AU$10-12 small punnet); Pacific Almond milk (AU$8.20 per litre). YIKES!

Celery, cucumber, carrots. I chop them into popcorn sized pieces.

Omlette: 2 egg whites + 1 whole, tumeric, cherry tomato, kale, thyme & parsley.

What SergeantSausage said: Caloric Deficit. As long as you are accurate and consistent, weight loss will suddenly feel kind of easy.

They all sound amazing! My latest favs (all with lemon juice & a splash of OO) are: - tomato, red capsicum, pomegranate & mint - chickpeas, tomato, flat leaf parsley, preserved lemon - cumin roasted cauliflower, quinoa, kale & parsley - radish, cucumber, tomato, red onion - kale, celery, boiled egg, cherry tomatoes,…

Dates. I soak them in water, make a paste by blending them for baking, combine with almonds & cacao & orange zest to make truffles, use the soaking water as a sweetener in coffee... They are pretty awesome!

Good job :) I sneak in a container of chopped up celery, cucumber and sprouts and a sparkling mineral water usually.

Pasta. I love pasta way too much; found it easier to just not eat it than to try and eat very small portions.

Fresh herbs make them taste yummy. I like egg white omlettes with fresh thyme, basil and flat leaf parsley, a pinch of dried tumeric, salt and pepper. Can also add finely diced red capsicum (bell pepper) and shredded kale.

Cauliflower Soup – simmer half a cauliflower and the white park of a leek (or a small onion) in boiling water until soft, then drain, whiz in the blender until smooth and back into the saucepan. Then stir in a few cups of vegetable stock and fresh lemon thyme, heat until warmed through and served with lots of fresh parsley…

Frozen grapes, frozen banana whizzed in the food processor with a bit of cocoa, greek yoghurt & berries blended & then frozen into popsicles, dark chocolate, hot chocolate made from rooibos tea/a teaspoon of coconut sugar or rice malt syrup/a teaspoon of cocoa and a dash of almond milk.

Thanks so much! Will definitely try this on the weekend :)

Yum - would love your recipe for Pumpkin Coconut Curry soup if you're happy to share it?

Greek Yoghurt Chickpeas Quinoa

My go tos are: - Greek yoghurt - celery and hummus - a boiled egg - green smoothie (with banana) - almonds

I drink them black, but if I know I am going to really want something with non dairy milk during the day, I take a little jar with me in my handbag.

Baked: Peeled & chopped into batons, teaspoon of olive oil and a sprinkle of maldon salt flakes & freshly ground pepper. So delicious and they don't take long at all to bake.

I usually drink water, no starter, order a vegetarian lentil dahl or bean dish (not one with cream!)l or mild veggie curry and eat a third or half depending on the serving size and let someone take the leftovers home. I also get my own serving of cucumber/tomato/onion (kachumber) salad (sometimes 2 servings if they are…