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EASY 88 cal Cheesecake alternative
Hey! I came across this recipe online and I thought I'd share it with you, because I often get completely random cravings for cheesecake and this is a great fix. It's so simple even I can make it! You can use any low fat whipped cream that averages about 25cal per serving. The website I was on said to use graham crackers…
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The Psychology of a Binge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsAdCTMcyQs Really great video, it put my finger on why I binge. Once I eat one bad thing that I'm BADLY craving, I think it's all over and eat everything in site. I wonder if there's a way to stop this thought in it's track? Last night, I got rid of all my peanut butter also - as that is…
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Water retention is SO discouraging
I'm feeling very discouraged. All week I've been eating really well and exercising well, although yesterday I ate a slice of cake, however, that would have only put me 300 calories over maintenance MAX. I drank HEAPS of water with my dinner, and worked my shoulders yesterday at the gym, a muscle group that I haven't…
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Breaking out of weekend binging
I was so determined with my diet, I lost 10kg, but now I've put on 3kg back, even though I eat so well during the week because I lose ALL motivation on the weekend. Yesterday my boyfriend was telling me that when he met me I wouldn't even eat an M&M - while I was spooning nutella from a jar. I think the problem is that I…
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21st Birthday Theme
Hi everyone!!!!! I'm turning 21 in March and want to have a big party with all my family and friends and want to come up with a theme. I want something fun AND tasteful - i was thinking mardi gras but was worried it would turn out tacky. Other themes I thought of were alice in wonderland (mad hatter), wizard of oz... vegas…
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Breakfast at work
I start work early which means I have to eat breakfast at my desk once I'm there. The only thing is, I can't think of anything work-appropriate other than dry cereal that will fill me up and serve as a good breakfast. Does anyone have any ideas? It'd be so helpful, especially if it could be something high in protein.…
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What would you order from this menu?
My boyfriends dragging me along to some work dinner thing - it's at a nice restaurant but I don't know what could be low calorie on the menu. It's called Meat & Wine Co. for anyone who's been. This is the website: http://themeatandwineco.com/locations/australia/nsw/darling-harbour/ Or you can jump straight to the menu:…
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Diet Pills
I don't know what it is, but it's like everyone close to me ends up taking diet pills. Now usually I have an 'each to their own' attitude - but I've realized they change ones personality a bit. My best friend from high school went psycho after taking these pills - I can't tell you how many panic and anxiety attacks I delt…
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What has worked for me lately
Hi, I'm new to the group - my name's Andrea and I have a problem with binging late at night when I come home late. What I find works for me is keeping gum in my bag and car and making sure I have a fresh piece in my mouth before I walk through the door. I read this tip somewhere else and I was skeptical cause usually gum…
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Where do you draw the line with flirting?
I guess this is basically an advice thread. I've been with my boyfriend for 5 months and it's my first relationship. At the beginning, he would always flirt with this girl from work on Facebook, speaking to her every night before bed, telling her how cute, adorable and even attractive she was. He'd even tell me how…
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Not sweating?
I want to burn some calories but I just got my hair done and need it to stay for an occasion. It's not an up-do or anything, but I just don't want to ruin it by sweating how I usually do on my run. Other than walking, does anyone have an exercise in mind which is a bit more low-impact and won't cause me to ruin my hair? (I…
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Eureka! How to measure the calories in soup!
This might seem irrelevant to most people who may have already worked it out, but it's something that has been at the back of my mind for a while. In fact, I stopped eating soup because I didn't know how to accurately measure the calories. Now - what I do is add it in as a recipe in MFP with all the individual ingredients,…
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Low calorie complex recipes
Well I have the baking bug and I'd love to cook something to get it out of my system... problem is I don't want to overload my food with high calories or high amounts of butter etc. because I want to be able to enjoy it (and even my family will avoid it if it isn't healthy). So has anyone got a hard challenge for me? Bring…
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NSV - Broke the Binge
For the past couple of months, I haven't been able to come home at night without raiding the pantry - even if I was stuffed. It meant that every weekend would lead to a horrible binge. Everything in sight would be devoured, starting with the most unhealthy of things and working my way through. I tried everything until…
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Strength training...where to start?
So from the top, I'm a 5"2 female weighing 90.2lb and I'd like to tone up and put on a bit of muscle (mostly top half as my legs are naturally quite muscly from my soccer days). I usually do 1hr of cardio every day or every second day and have never even thought of taking up strength training before until a friend dragged…
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New Polar FT7 Strap
Hi, I've looked around the net and I can't find where to buy a new strap! I've seen some floating around on Ebay but I'm worried they're not the real thing or the right one for my watch. Mine is really big, I think it's stretched. It's on the tightest and I have to lodge it in between my sports bra for it to not slip all…
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EMINEM + YOUR inspiration music.
Tonight I went to Eminem's concert. Love him or hate him, he hasn't been to Australia in 10 years and I thought it was absolutely AMAZING! What I love most about Eminem's music is that whenever I'm exercising his songs are all I listen to, he's made my ultimate work out tracks! If I hear one of the songs I regularly listen…
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Dealing with holidays.
I'm going interstate with a few friends in a week and I know they're planning on eating heaps and drinking even more. I'm already feeling so nervous about going because they've already told me about all the restaurants they want to go to (mexican, a pancake parlour that's apparently the best hangover breakfast). On top of…
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Chocolate Breakfast to die for
A lot of people don't like oatmeal and a lot of people don't like the taste of protein shakes, but I love both! They're just so filling and satisfying and that's what I look for in a meal. Chocolate is one of the few things which I was sad to cut down on, but when I made breakfast this morning, I was surprised to have a…
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Apple Crumble with Low fat yogurt calories?
I've been contemplating whether to post this or not for a while now, but I've been trying to make an educated guess for ages and I've found it really hard, so I figured I'd come to the experts! In the food court where I work, many places sell low fat apple crumble yogurt (97% fat free to be precise). It looks so absolutely…
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Best way to get my heart rate up...
This might sound incredibly strange. But, I think this is the perfect place to share my latest craze. Looking at food in supermarket catalogs. Something about looking at those delicious crunchy ice creams and thinking about all the sugar and chocolate makes my heart beat like CRAZY! I'd post some pictures but I don't want…
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Scared to start Maintenance?
Is anyone else scared to start maintenance? My maintenance on this site says I can up my calories about 500 calories to what they were previously (not including exercise). I'm so scared to eat this much though incase I do put on weight! (Stupid, I know..) For now I'm doing it gradually, going up 100 calories a week. Is…
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NSV (and a bit of a SV)
Today mine was that I fit into my jeans from before I went on my overseas holiday, that I haven't been able to get over my knee's for about 3 or 4 years! They actually fit me WELL and I don't look like a stuffed turkey. (I'm also at my goal weight but that IS my scale victory and I feel I need to celebrate on the forums a…
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Running shoes
Well I promised myself that I'd buy some new running shoes if I kept it up running on a regular basis for an entire year, and I have! So I'm looking for tips as to what I should buy. I have no idea where to start! I don't care how much or how little I spend because I intend to keep them for a long time. I was interested in…
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Pushing out the Pepsi Max
This is a massive struggle for me. Ever since starting this diet, I've climbed up to drinking 3 cans a day! I get so pulled in by the zero calories. Despite the aspartame horror stories you hear, it's also got heaps of sugar. The problem is, I HAVE to drink something after my meal to wash it down and tell my brain that I'm…
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Home Made Almond Milk
So, I'm still on a mission to find somewhere local that stocks Almond Milk. Until then, I've been so curious that I made my own. I got a cup full of almonds with 4 cups of water, soaked them overnight and then blended them. I didn't add anything else, just strained them through a cheesecloth and it produced about 250mL of…
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Is losing 0.5kg (about 1 pound) a week too much for my size?
I'm 157cm and 47.5kg (5"2 and 104.7lb) I don't want to put more weight on in the long run, but so far I've been losing 0.5kg a week because that's what I've read is normal. I just want to lose another 2.5kg, but is that okay for someone of my size? Or should I be aiming for something like half a kilo every TWO weeks…
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Chocolate addiction
2 weeks into my diet, I've put on a kilo (2.2 pounds) in the past 2 days alone because of my chocolate binging. I can't go a day without something chocolate or I literally get nervous and agitated and it's all I can think about! It's crazy. I've swapped to only having dark chocolate in the house (must have some kind of…
