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Cheering yourself up when you're sad (that doesn't involve food)
I fell off the wagon yesterday because I missed out on celebrating a family birthday and used food to cheer myself up. I didn't realise I was doing it at the time, it's only with the wisdom of hindsight that I know I used food as a crutch. (Some of these bad habits are so deeply ingrained, it takes a while to realise how…
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Best cheat creamy sauce?
The best cream sauce is simply butter + double cream + salt + pepper. However, not very weight loss-friendly. Has anyone had any success in making an alternative creamy sauce that doesn't have an insane amount of calories? I've been unconvinced by what Google's thrown up (complicated things involving stock and rice or…
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What are you doing to make Christmas feel Christmassy?
Especially if you're not having the sort of Christmas you usually would, due to Covid. I mean, stuffing my face full of chocolate until I feel so full I feel sick would be rather festive, but not exactly in line with my weight loss goals! What do you have planned to rustle up some Christmas spirit in your household this…
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Dumbbells/weights for beginners
I'm looking to buy some weights so I can do some simple exercises to tone my upper arms. I have no idea where to start. Am I right in saying the lowest weight is generally 1kg, and that would be fine to start with? (Bearing in mind I have zero fitness). Is there anything to look out for, or are all the different shapes…
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Your ideal Christmas dinner!
Like many people, the current pandemic means I am facing the likelihood of my first Christmas alone. I'm not unhappy about that - I'm actually quite excited about the prospect of not eating turkey and sprouts, and stuffing myself with chocolate. I'll video call family, it's all fine. However... I am now starting to ponder…
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What a pain in the...
Over the last month or so, I've started to really notice a pain in my butt, especially if I sit on a hard floor. The lack of natural padding is really starting to bite. Google tells me that this isn't unusual after weight loss (I've shed two stone) but it's not big on solutions... Is the answer a special cushion and hope…
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Time to up my calories?
I've finally shed enough weight to become 'overweight' as opposed to 'obese', which I'm thrilled about. :) For me, it was all about reducing my risk of Covid complications. Apparently it's 70% higher if you're obese and 40% higher if you're overweight. So, there's still an unacceptable level of risk, but I've made a good…
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What have you done today to be nice to yourself?
One of the most common themes I see on this forum is people putting on weight because they put themselves last. It's not that they want to overeat or eat 'bad' food, they just don't treat their health as a priority because they don't see themselves as a priority. So, my question to you, is what have you done today to be…
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Can you eat out and not gain?
This is hypothetical, because I don't plan to eat out again anytime soon. But it got me thinking. Right now, my calorie allowance is 1,200, which I typically split evenly - 400 for breakfast, 400 for lunch and 400 for dinner. Maintenance is 1,900. If I up my dinner allowance to include maintenance, that gives me 1,100…
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Sanity check on exercise adjustment...
My activity level is set at not very active and my goal is set as lose 2lb a week, which puts me on a 1,200 calorie allowance. (I suspect in reality, I should be eating less for the maths to work, but MFP rightly caps you at 1,200 calories.) I've worked out that the activity adjustment my Garmin gives me through MFP is…
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How do you split your calories over the day?
Just curious. We all know the saying 'breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, dinner like a pauper', but what works for you in practice? I've found my habits have totally changed over the two months I've been on this journey so far. I wouldn't say I breakfast like a king (or a queen!), but I do now always have…
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How many calories in this bag of rice?
I'm trying to figure out the nutritional value of VeeTee Fragrant Thai Jasmine 1kg: It's a 1kg bag of jasmine rice, but the nutritional information is either "(as consumed) per 100g" or "per 120g serving (cooked as per instructions". The instructions just refer to a large pan of boiling water: "Hob - From Ambient. Allow…
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Bread or bread equivalent
Does anyone have any good recipes for low calorie breads or bread equivalents? I'm horrible with portion size, so after some tips. I do have access to yeast, flour and oil, just need some inspiration. Thank you!
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Eating under your calories
If you eat under your calories, do you tend to eat them back the next day, or do you just shrug it off and start the next day with a clean slate? I've been suffering from sleep issues during lockdown (I have some major personal stresses in my life, so it's not exactly unsurprising) and this means sometimes I don't get…
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So, why are you here again, and why will this be the last time?
What the title says, really. For me, food has the following associations: - a treat (something to celebrate) - a crutch (something I eat if I am unhappy or stressed) - a barrier (if I'm fatter, people will leave me alone) - something to do (if I'm bored, I can eat mindlessly) I recognise all the above. Now, I'm OK with…
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Best exercises for toning rather than weight loss
What sort of exercises do you all do to help tone your body? I'm not necessarily talking about things that burn a lot of calories and help you lose weight, rather things that can help with the bingo wings and flabby tummies if you commit to doing them regularly enough. I'm not keen on weights because I'm feeble and…
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Goodbye lockdown weight!
I have now re-lost 12.5lb and am back to where I was before I started putting on the pounds in lockdown. :smiley: I mean, yes, I'm still a fattie and I still have a long way to go (I need to lose another 45 lb to hit goal), but this was my first real milestone and I've hit it. It took me about a month to gain the 12.5lb…
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The dreaded plateau
After two glorious weeks in which I lost a lot of weight by eating whatever I felt like as long it was within 1,200 calories, my weight has stubbornly refused to go down at all in a third week. (And yes, I am weighing and logging religiously!) I know I'm eating 1,200 calories and I have a typical deficit of c. 800 calories…
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Reached rock bottom
I was doing really well, then the coronavirus pandemic hit. Unsurprisingly 8 weeks of not moving at all and eating all the food I can find has made me gain half a stone, undoing all my hard work. I'm now the heaviest I can ever remember being in my entire life. Officially I'm just under a BMI of 35, which isn't even…
