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Smoothies
Hey all. I've been using my nutri ninja to make vegetable and fruit smoothies, which I'll sometimes have as breakfast and/or lunch. I usually use a kale or spinach Base and add some fruit then chia or linseed. Just wondering if anyone had any other ways I could mix it up? Could I put in protein powder? What are some good…
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Vegetarian need more protein?
Hey, I've been vegetarian (pescatarian for a while, and occasionally am forced to eat fish by my mother!) for a year now and I've struggled getting protein. Any suggestions as to what I can eat to increase my protein? Thanks :)
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Looking for new friends!
Hey guys *waves* I'm Shannon, I'm 20 and from the UK. I joined a while ago, lost a little then moved to uni and stopped logging. I'm back now, but it seems I've lost quite a few of my friends on here (though I have a couple who have stuck it out and are still wonderful) So I'm just looking for some more active members to…
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student living
hey guys, i'm a uni fresher and have been on here a while on and off. i really want to take advantage of living opposite the gym and taking control of what i eat and so far so good! i eat okay-ish. i have salad for lunch most days with some soup or sweet potato and tea is generally a home-made vegetable curry type thing…
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first week weight loss?
hey everyone, newbie here started dieting on sunday :) i weighed myself today and have somehow lost 7.4 lbs, surely this is too much for 5 days? i know you lose alot of water in your first week, and that it isn't sustainable, but just some reassurance would be nice :) also, i know i need to eat more calories because at the…
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flattering dress?
hello everyone, i'm a UK size 18 and have a night out on monday. i am very excited and i'm treating myself to a new dress or outfit. any ideas on what is flattering to cover my stomach mainly? i'm very self conscious when i go out, but i'm fed up of wearing long trousers and long sleeve tops. so any ideas? any websites…
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ugh :(
this week has been completely rubbish. i've exercised okay-ish but my eating has gone to pot. i have gained a pound, and i wont lose that by sunday. had a lot of emotional things going on and i eat when i'm stressed. i have exams next week, plus working part time, and a sick mother and sister leaves little time for me to…
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forever alooone!
so some of you may have read my post the other day about my 'dilemma' and i took all of your advice etc. now, a guy i met online, turns out his picture is really old. he is also about 50lbs heavier, much beardier and alot spottier. these may all be superficial things, but it completely put me off him. is this bad? coupled…
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newbie with a little problem.
hey guys, just joined this group so not sure if i'm welcome! but here goes. i broke up with my boyfriend over a year ago and i am finally over him. thing is, a friend and i got very close as he helped me get over the break up and i ended up falling for him. he's my best friend i've known him for 10 years. a few weeks ago,…
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protein powder in smoothies
i posted the other day about using meal replacements to kick start my weight loss, but i know they have loads of sugar and stuff in them. so could i use home-made fruit smoothies with some protein powder in them as a home-made meal replacement? any ideas/hints would be great :)
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i need a kick start!
i've been on here a little over a month, and i've been yo-yoing between the same 5 lbs for two weeks. i havent quite got enough willpower to not snack - everything in moderation is not working for me. i was thinking of using slim fast or another meal replacement programme to get me used to not eating very much. what is the…
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feeling lonely and low :(
I'm going to sound really pathetic and whingey now so you've been warned. Just been feeling so lonely lately! I have a great family, they support me through everything but I have like 2 friends who are usually busy, I dont have a best friend since she got engaged. I miss having girly chats and stuff and I feel like there's…
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ulterior motives..
what's your ulterior motive for losing weight? apart from all the 'to be healthy, to fit in clothes', everyone has one, don't pretend you don't! :P mine is to show my ex boyfriend that i can be beautiful, and that his attempts to bring me down were in vain!
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zumba/dance caloris - which is right?
so i do about an hour of just dance and zumba on the wii, and according to http://www.zumbacalories.com/ i have burnt 432 calories on zumba and converting sweat points to calories, i burnt 476 calories. but this seems a hell of alot! i sweat and i ache, i put in a lot of effort. no the problem is that MFP says that i've…
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stretch marks!
i know there probably already is a post on this, but i'm not going through alllll of them to find it :p so i have pretty bad stretch marks because i put on weight in a short amount of time. i know they will never disappear, but will they stop being red and angry looking and go white? has anybody else got rid of their red…
