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Where can you buy Coconut oil (UK)
Hi everyone, I have been reading some of the recipes that everyone has been providing and I keep coming across coconut oil. I am in the UK and I have never seen it in any of the local supermarkets but I would love to try it. Does anyone from the UK know where I can get it from? :smile:
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Stella Cidre vs Magners
My hubby and I enjoy a nice cold glass of cider most weekends and I was just having a look at the nutritional info on here for both of them. Stella Cidre is 150 cals per pint whereas Magners is 232. Is this right? I don't know where to search to get the accurate figures but if it's the case then we will be ditching Magners…
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Applesauce/cake box mix - UK equivalent?
I've seen a lot of lovely looking recipes on here for tempting sweet treats and am keen to try some of them but when I look at the recipe the ingredients often contains applesauce or cake mix. What is the UK equivalent to these products? We can buy applesauce in jars but usually we have it with pork on a Sunday roast! Is…
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Lesley vs Jillian!
Lesley Sansone or Jillian Michaels? Who's your favourite? I have tried the 30DS and it's a little bit hard for me as my fitness levels aren't that great yet but I've just discovered Lesley's walking programme and I'm finding that a LOT easier! And Lesley is a lot nicer than Jillian! (no offence Jill fans! lol) I know she's…
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What are the top five most used foods on your list?
Don't know if this has been asked before but just a little bit of fun! What are your top 5 foods in your food diary that are most used? Mine are: 1) Cherry tomatoes 2) Lettuce 3) Cucumber 4) Red onion (raw) 5) Curly Wurlys OFF YOUR ALL MEALS LIST :) You can find the list in your food diary by clicking add food and then…
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Nearly 3 stone lost!
I'm 40lbs down since 1st May! I've never lost this much weight in my life before. The last couple of weeks have been hard going, losing motivation, eating the wrong things until my friend made me pick up her son and said to feel how heavy he was, he was around 4 stone! I couldn't believe that I have been carrying around…
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Bra sizing
OMG, please help me someone! I need new bras so have just measured myself and used 3 different sizing calculators online and have got 3 different results!! I have been wearing UK size 46 D for ages but starting to feel a bit big now and have lost 40lbs since 1st May so I would have thought I would have been a bit smaller.…
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Spicy chicken marinade
Thought I would share my favourite homemade spicy marinade: Worcestershire sauce Garlic (fresh or dried) Chilli flakes (fresh or dried) Mustard seeds Cayenne pepper Smoked paprika Salt Pepper Thyme Put as much or as little of each herb/spice in a bowl that you like (extra cayenne and chilli for a spicy kick!) and coat the…
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2 NSVs in one day :)
Firstly I managed to get a normal sized bath towel round me! NOT a bath SHEET as I have always used before but an actual normal sized towel :happy: And secondly the pyjamas that I bought 3 months ago that were so tight I thought I was going to rip them when I bent over are now seriously baggy! And I can actually button…
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Excessive consumption may cause laxative effects!!
As someone who has an incredibly sweet tooth I'm finding it difficult to give up my sweets. I recently rediscovered Sula sugar free fruit drops and was delighted to find sugar free Werthers too. I am aware of the warning on the pack about excessive consumption causing laxative effects but what exactly IS excessive? During…
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Sugar Free Werthers
Just wanted to share my latest find :smile: Sugar Free Werthers, only 8 cals. If you have a sweet tooth like me then I'm sure you will be just as pleased as I was to find them. Got mine from Tesco but I'm sure they sell them in most other supermarkets. Px
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Completely non MFP related but anyone on here a vet?
Hi I know this has absolutely nothing to do with MFP or diets etc but I need some advice from a vet. I have an 11 year old Labrador Cross who is house trained. Yesterday I came home at lunchtime like I do every day and he had messed on the carpet. I thought it was a one off as over the years it's happened a couple of times…
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Free Graze box (UK) for all new customers
Use the code below for a free Graze box BDLZ5MW http://www.graze.com/ Px
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UK clothes sizes
Why don't they make odd number sizes? Grrr! :grumble: Seriously, I am "inbetween" sizes at the moment. One is too big the next size down is too small, why can't there be something inbetween! I want to be a size 13 lol :laugh: Forgot to mention, I have a long way to go before I need a size 13! Maybe one will be invented by…
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Fish & Chips - less than 350 cals!
Tonight I made myself some fish and chips for dinner. I used Youngs Basa fillets which are 77cals each. I seasoned them with salt and pepper and a wedge of lemon and wrapped them in some foil and baked for about 20 mins. I then took a baking potato and sliced into chips, used some 1cal spray and some salt and pepper and…
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9lb gain in one day!!!!!!!!
Surely this can't be right! Since Sunday morning when I weighed in, and had lost 1.2lb, until last night I have gained 9lb! I went over a bit at the weekend like I normally do and to try and make up for it I drank a lot more water than usual but still..... 9lb!!!!! :sad: That's an awful lot of water retention don't you…
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Iron rich foods
I'm having a blood test soon to find out if I have pernicious anemia like my Mum has. I've got a good idea that I do and I know I should be eating more foods with iron but don't know what's best. I know liver and spinach are good sources but I was after some recipes that are also low in fat and cals. Anyone have any ideas…
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Can you safely freeze pastrami?
I've got a packet of Sainsbury's pastrami that's not been opened which has a use by date of 7th August. No way I'm going to eat it today, seems like a waste to chuck it out. Can I freeze it? It doesn't say you can on the packet but it also doesn't say you can't!
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Salad is keeping me fat!!
So I've tested my theory on eating salad. Had none this week and still lost 2lb! So in conclusion, salad keeps me fat! lol I will still be eating it now and again but I won't be including it in every meal like I was before. I still eat plenty of other fruit and veg so I won't be missing out on my 5 a day. I've discovered…
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Scales vs Wii Fit
Hi everyone! I have been doing this for about 5 or 6 weeks now and am pleased to say I have lost 13lbs! Or have I? :huh: When I started I used my Wii Fit to calculate my weight as I didn't have any scales. I have since got some but they don't record the same weight as the Wii Fit does. Sometimes they are 2 or 3lb more or…
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Sugar allowance is ridiculous!
All I 've had today so far is a small banana and a small nectarine and already my sugar allowance has gone! So stupid, I've decided not to track this anymore because it's really annoying me seeing it in red when I haven't done anything wrong :grumble:
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30 Day Shred - Day 1
OMG Jillian is MEAN! I can't do jumping jacks with E cup boobs, it bloody well hurts! (definitely need to get a sports bra but I seriously doubt they make them my size!) I can't do any of the strength training, even the modified stuff! I can't get down on the floor (well I can, it's the getting up I have problems with!) I…
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Lidl peeled plum tomatoes
Can someone help me with the nutrional information for Lidl Nostia Pomodori Pelati? (Lidle peeled plum tomatoes in a can) There is no nutrional information on the can. Is it the same as an ordinary tin of tomatoes? Thanks for your help :smile:
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Is this my first NSV?
I have a couple of weddings to go to this summer and I ordered a dress that is one size below what I would have worn before and guess what? It fits! lol And it looks great too! Just wanted to share. What was your first NSV? Px :flowerforyou:
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How long before my body gets used to all this water!
I've been doing this since the beginning of May and have been forcing myself to drink the recommended amount of water daily, and sometimes more but I'm finding that I'm having to pay a visit to the little girl's room far too often! Today I must have been about 10 times already and it's only just gone 4pm! It's not so bad…
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Carrot & Sweet Potato Soup
Just thought I would share my own homemade recipe I made up :happy: You will need: 1 Medium - Large white potato 3 Medium sweet potatoes 3 Medium- Large carrots 1 Large white onion 1 clove of garlic 1 vegetable stock cube tsp onion seeds tsp tumeric tsp cumin tsp chilli flakes tsp ground coriander tsp coriander leaf Peel…
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Where am I going wrong?
Can someone please look at my food diary for the past week and tell me where I'm going wrong? (Apart from Tues, I was having an off day! lol) I have lost 18lb since I started at the beginning of May which I am really pleased about but I feel like I'm stuck at the moment. I've read about zig zagging and I have attempted to…
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Should I keep eating fruit?
I love fruit! I usually have just fruit for breakfast (banana, strawberries, cherries, apple) but recently I've noticed that lots of people are saying how bad it is for you if you want to lose weight because of the sugars. I'm confused :huh: I thought fruit was good for you? I was tracking my sugars in my diary but every…
