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Eating too few calories when working
Hi I work nights on a 3 on 3 off rota basis and I have found that on the days I am working I struggle to eat enough to reach the 1200 calorie limit and tend to eat between 900-1000 and around 300 cals of that is from having fancy coffee! A typical food intake during my shift would be a healthy meal around 1am such as…
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Working out cals in marinated meat
Hi I'm just coming to the end of my night shift and i'm planning to leave some chicken breast in a marinade all day for when I get up for dinner tonight, but I'm not sure how to work out the cals of the chicken afterwards as the majority of the marinade will get left in the bowl once I remove the chicken. Any ideas how I…
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Ideas for packed lunches on a budget
Hi I'm looking for some inspiration for low cal, healthy and filling packed lunches which are cheap to make. I work nights and have a 10hr shift where I sit at a desk waiting for the phone to ring. We don't have a toaster (we're not allowed one) but I can use a microwave. Because of the nature of my job, eating a meal…
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Night Shift Work and Calorie Counting
Hi I'm new to this site and I was hoping if anyone had any tips on how to use my calories effectively on work days? I work night shifts and i'm struggling to balance my calories as on my first shift I tend to get up at 7am with my little one and then I don't go back to bed until 9am the following day. I tend to have 4…
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Homemade low cal 'ready meals' on a budget
Hi I'm about to start a run of 11 night shifts and I know that i'm going to be too tired to prepare and cook healthy meals everyday and I want to avoid the temptation to call into McDonalds or the chippy on my way to work. I've been picking up low cal ready meals from the supermarket but i'm aware that they aren't really…
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African Mango
Hi Was just wondering if anyone has tried taking African Mango supplements and what their opinion on them are? I've bought the Holland and Barrett brand 'African Mango + Green Tea' (there were other brands online but I trust Holland and Barrett and bought them from the shop in town) I've googled them and heard some good…
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How to drink more?
I'm really struggling to drink more fluids and before I started my low calorie plan I would have maybe 1 or 2 drinks in a day, and usually that would be a can of diet coke, except when working at night where i could drink . I forget to drink because I rarely feel thirsty and i'm usually busy, my weight gain wasn't through…
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How do you reward yourself?
I'm trying to think of little goals to keep my motivation going, I was thinking at 7lb off i'll get my nails done, at 14lb i'll buy some new makeup, at 24lb i'll buy a dress that isn't from Asda. How do you reward yourself when you have done well?
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Busy Parents - How do you make time for exercise?
I'm a mummy to a 2 1/2 year old, I work nights and really struggle to fit in any meaningful exercise in between working/sleeping/parenting. My partner works days so we are like ships in the night most days and mayber get an hour together in the evening when i'm working. Assuming my son is at nursery on my day off I spend…
