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Protein packed cheap filling easy to make lunches
It's mine and my fiancee's anniversary and his birthday coming up. We are both trying to shake up and sort our lives out right now were in a LDR with plans for him to move in with me asap. This isn't a cheap premise. So I want to make something to help him. Right now he's buying his lunches for work which A) Costs alot and…
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Uses of polenta?
I've aquired a bag of polenta. Never used it or had it before any one got some favorite recipes
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What to do with meat fat trimmings?
I'm a big believer in using every part of an animal if it's killed for food. In the past I would have just enjoyed the fat (mainly pork fats as crackling) but I'm now trimming the fats off of foods to save the temptation. Now Vegetable trimmings I use to make stock for gravys and soups.. But meat fat? What can I use that…
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Just gotta brag a bit
Not sure how much weight I've lost but I know my waist and bust are 4 inches smaller than when I started my diet. My hips are 2 inches down how ever swollen from dislocating so could be smaller than I can tell. My mate tagged me in a photo today. I don't look great but I do look slimmer
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Booze
Going out for a Harry Potter pub crawl Friday. What booze is best to drink note: I hate Soda, Tonic, Gin and Oozo Fruit juices are High in sugar and Diet coke/pepsi has aspartame in so I'll be avoiding that. I DO like wine and if I weren't on a diet I'd be on Rum and coke or Guinness
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Ravenous!
Bloody hell I cannot feel full! I'm so hungry. I had a fish stirfry with tonnes of veg and lentils but was still hungry... had a bowl of cereal.... still hungry. I AM under my regular calorie intake but only just and I am ready to go eat the farmers dairy house! Any stomach filling ideas? Also had a big cup of water too
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Cutting down carbs
My nutritionist said "Cut down or avoid beige foods" but I'm wondering a few things How do sweet Potatoes rank on that? Like can I eat a lot of them or do they fit more in carbs than they do in vegetable? Oats? No not Porridge/oat meal. I don't generally eat breakfast but I'm trying to work on that I've been having yoghurt…
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HAIL AND WELCOME
Greetings and Salutations from my self in Birmingham England I'm starting this weight loss journey on an odd foot. I'm looking at loosing weight but being healthy longterm and finaly given some assistance from my Doctors who fear my weight is dangerous. This time last year I was 21 stone but now I'm 18 but I've hit an…
