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Maybe you should check out the Eat More 2 Weigh Less group. Find out your BMR (how many calories your body needs just to be alive every day) and then your TDEE (how many calories you burn each day, including BMR and any activity you do). I was trying to eat 1200-1400 calories for a while, and it was so difficult – I was…

Bumpity bump! I have been wondering the same thing re: restriction and binge eating and after a few days of eating at TDEE, I already feel less obsessive about food. In fact, I've been surprised at how little I care about where my next meal is coming from! Such a change from a week ago, when I had three solid days of…

I've been wondering the same thing, actually! I eat a lot of vegetables (and plenty of fat/protein to balance them out), but I did think maybe having such high fibre would be problematic. The high fibre isn't having much of an effect on my, er, regularity – I'm +/-1 a day on that front.

One of my favourite salads is arugula with sliced pear, balsamic and either shaved parmesan or a small amount of crumbled blue cheese (whatever you have lying around). Delicious and the pear helps to balance the peppery taste of the arugula! It's also good sprinkled on top of home-made pizza with tomato, cheese, olives (if…

I'm in maintenance and I don't have a problem hitting carbs/fat, so I focus on protein, fibre and eating within a range of calories (1600-2000).

Mexican cuisine will be your best friend! Refried beans for tacos, beans and rice for a quick dinner. You can substitute kidney beans for black beans in recipes too..

I was so glad to read this. I completely agree. 'Cheating' has really terrible connotations for me around food – I'd rather focus on eating the food my body was designed for, most of the time, with a bit of room allowed for treats.

Portuguese food is amazing. Plenty of fresh seafood, salads, soups to choose from – I wouldn't worry about it. Definitely try the feijoada if you can – it's a thick bean stew served with seafood and it's delicious!

Funny, I did the same thing re: skipping level 1 of Ripped in 30 because it was too easy after 30DS - and now I really hate level 2. Probably because it's hard, especially those goddamn push-ups with the swinging legs...

Bump. I've been thinking the same thing!

I would tell myself about BMR and TDEE, to make myself understand that you need to eat so many calories just to exist every day. Starvation diets don't work, and you can eat to live!

+1 for chia seeds! I mix them into my porridge every morning for a fibre boost, or sometimes into soup if the fibre/protein content is low. They don't taste like anything and swell up a little in liquid. Eat a couple of pieces of fruit a day for more fibre, and a big helping of vegies at two meals at least. Sometimes I…

This, definitely!

Hi there, I have an amazing recipe for a loaf made with seeds, nuts and psyllium husk: http://www.mynewroots.org/site/2013/02/the-life-changing-loaf-of-bread/ It's pretty incredible smeared with avocado or nut butter. I don't have any sensitivities, but it also happens to be GF!

I think you and some of the other posters have nailed it – I need to be OK with working on recovering from my binge-eating disorder, and not try to skip ahead past the hard work... which is probably what I've been doing. Thank you! I'm blown away by how constructive and supportive this thread has been.

In for the info! Some calculators have me at 140g protein per day and I have to work to hit 70-90g. I'm similar to you – a meat minimiser, so I don't eat much red meat and try to get by on eggs, nuts, fish and tofu. Not that keen on drinking protein powders.

Hi everyone, OP here. I just wanted to say thank you for your thoughtful advice and input – it's really helped me to see that this part of the road is just part of maintenance and recovery from restrictive eating, so I should be patient and gentle with myself while I focus on creating good habits. Thank you, so much!

Not really – I've fluctuated within a range of about 2lb, which makes me think my TDEE is a bit higher than I'm allowing for. If I can manage to break this habit of binge eating, and eat normally for a few weeks, I might be able to see properly how much food I'm eating every day and whether I can maintain on this amount.…

Oh dear, this is so me. Thanks for this advice – I routinely give food way too much prominence during my day, especially when I'm bored! Thanks for this recommendation – Ditching Diets in particular looks to be exactly what I need.

This happened to me last year, and a blood test revealed three thing: low in vitamin D, anemic and low in B12. My doc recommended building more animal protein (I'm sort of a meat minimiser, but not exactly vego) into my diet to get more iron and B vits, but also taking some iron pills and B12 spray on top of this to help…

I have upped my calorie target and I'm still tracking every day, which is how I know that I'm routinely overshooting my calories.

I'm not GF but tonight I tried making a cauliflower pizza crust and it was pretty good! Especially if you're more into the toppings than the dough – just have to load it up with cheese and other tasty things. And low-calorie for pizza, too. Here's a good recipe with pics to follow:…

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Completely agree with this. I'm fascinated by my own protein and fibre intake, but it bores the crap out of my boyfriend – so I try to keep it to myself. Likewise I try not to obsess about calories in front of him because it makes me seem...obsessive.

I'm really glad that I'm not the only one who's decided to focus on maintenance a bit earlier than I was expecting. I didn't have much to lose to begin with, only about 15lb. But after 7lb I've decided that actually I'm pretty happy with my size, and that rather than put my energies towards losing weight, I'd rather focus…

Bump! Great post. I'm going to Norway for four days on Saturday and I was wondering how I was going to keep up the trainnig!

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Bump! Thanks

We had a bread machine for a couple of years and used it 3-4 times a week. The best thing about it was the timer setting, so you could dump all the ingredients in at night and set the bread to be ready when you wake up in the morning. (The trick is to keep it on your bench so that you're REMINDED to dump the ingredients in…

Brilliant – thanks for sharing! I like to eat meals in the 400-600 cals, and so many 'diet soups' don't come near that. Here's my contribution – a delicious moroccan chickpea and couscous soup: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2303683/moroccan-tomato-and-chickpea-soup-with-couscous-. A big bowlful with a spoonful of…