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Anyone else get sick from fast food?
I've been dieting pretty consistently now since January, and while I've had a few (okay, quite a lot of) chocolate/biscuit related blips, I've cut out all fast food and fried food since then. This weekend I decided to have some as a treat (BBQ chicken and chips), and it instantly made me sick. The next day I went out for…
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Advice on choosing an activity level?
Hi all, would really appreciate some help/guidance deciding which activity level to work with! My day-to-day looks a little like this: - Office job, so I'm sedentary all day - Long walk to work 5 days a week (just over an hour) - Work out anywhere between 3-6 times a week I've set MPF at sedentary, been logging my exercise…
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Sweet potatoes vs other potatoes
This is probably my ignorance showing, I'm still learning about nutrition ... I don't eat potatoes very often, but occassionally I'll have a jacket potato or some wedges or something. Some of my colleagues have been saying that sweet potatoes are better for you - anyone know if that's true? I have no objection to them, was…
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Fun meals for the weekend?
Hi all, My best friend in the world is coming to stay with me this weekend, which is awesome. However, whenever I have a friend stay over our food intake usually reads something like this: Breakfast - Pastries from the bakery down the road + sugary flavoured lattes Mid-morning Starbucks Lunch at diner-style restaurant…
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What have you done today that you're proud of?
So, seeing as we (and by we, I mean the human race, not just the lovely people on MFP!) are always so quick to chastise ourselves when we slip up ... what have you all done today that you're really proud of? Mine is: 1) Not buying that packet of Skittles on my lunch break, even though I did put them back at the last second…
