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3lb weight gain in a matter of days...WTF is going on?
I haven't eaten brilliantly this week, i am moving house so doing my best but trying to not stress too much about great choices...but i seem to have put on 3lbs in a matter of days and this is madness. Diary is open, i assume this is something to do with water? I was trying to keep to 1200 cals and eating back exercise but…
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ROASTED POTATOES WITH BUTTER-POACHED VEGETABLES AND POACHED EGG
Makes 2 servings - around 600 calories and bloody lovely Recipe by Christine Byrne Ingredients 2 small russet potatoes (about 1/2 pound, total) 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil kosher salt freshly ground pepper 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 cup radishes, quartered 1 medium shallot, minced 1/2 cup snow peas, trimmed…
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Sit ups
Just wanted some advice really, part of my programme ends with 30 sit ups. I find i struggle after 20 which i think is pretty commendable but the burn seems to be coming from much lower down than my abs, almost where period pain would be? This doesn't seems right to me and i am worried i am going to damage myself. I am…
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Enough of a work out?
Hey everyone, found this online, i liked it because the videos are good and starting with dumbells before i move to barbells seemed like a good idea. I'm getting some DOMS which is good (i'm only using 3KG weights atm and plan to move to 4kg next week and up and up) but i just wanted some reassurance this was enough?…
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Honey & lime chicken with blue cheese sweet potatoes
You will need 4 chicken thighs 1/8 cup of olive oil 1 lime 1.5 tblsp honey 1 chilli 2 peeled and chopped sweet potatoes 35g blue cheese 1/2tsp cinnamon Carrots, enough for two Method In a food processor put in the oil, juice of the lime, honey and chopped chilli. Whizz until combined and thick. Pour into a sandwich bag,…
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Confused about ideal calorie intake
Im 5ft tall, pretty sedentary (work FT and sat down for most of it) and weigh 13st 13 (195lbs). I am seeing people on the site who are around the same as me eating more than i have been recommended (1200 for 2lbs weightloss and 1400 for 1lb weightloss) and wanted to check with some experts i am on the right track. I am…
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Middle Eastern Salad
For four portions 1 tsp Honey 1 chopped bunch Coriander 400g tin of Chickpeas 2/3 spring onions, chopped .5 cup(s), Lentils - Cooked, boiled, with salt 2 medium, Carrots - Raw, grated .5 Beetroot grated 1 Bell Pepper chopped 1 packet of cous cous (around 200g, i used the Moroccan one from co-op) 1 tbsp (33g), Tomato Paste…
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Honey & lime chicken with blue cheese sweet potatoes
For two people You will need 4 chicken thighs, skin on 1/8 cup of olive oil 1 lime 1.5 tblsp honey 1 chilli 2 peeled and chopped sweet potatoes 35g blue cheese 1/2tsp cinnamon Carrots, enough for two Method In a food processor put in the oil, juice of the lime, honey and chopped chilli. Whizz until combined and thick. Poor…
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What is the deal with Slimming World weight loss??
I have started following Slimming World to use my 1400 cals more effectively (working ok so far) but i see people dropping stones in mere weeks! I doubt they are under eating by that much (the eat as much as you like ethos must stop that, i know if i did i would be going past my weightloss threshold), most of them don't…
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Pre-empting lose skin on the stomach after weightloss
No body shaming here but i was wondering if there is a way to know if when you lose weight whether you will be left with baggy skin around your stomach? My heaviest i was 210lbs (15st for my Brits out there!) and i have a tummy that creases and hangs a bit. Whilst getting slimmer and healthier is the main goal i would like…
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Long way to go, PCOS and miserable
I've been logging in every day for nearly two weeks, have lost anything up to 7lbs so far (unsure exactly as i bought new scales that were more accurate so not entirely sure what my first "true" weight was) but i am just miserable with the whole thing. I was diagnosed a few weeks ago with polycystic ovaries and possibly…
