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Following on from this thread

Veg? Like what? Oh gawd I'm going to be shit at this. I think I'll ask my mum to come round with me- she has lost loads with weightwatchers, she'll know the kind of thing. I just don't do food shopping really. I just think Ooh, what do people fancy tonight and I go and get it. I need to plan more. The thing is, I hate wasting stuff like salad- once you open it it goes off so quickly...

I made a nice bean salad at the weekend, I might get stuff for that again- it will be good to pick at out of the fridge. And hummous, yum.

Well what veg do you like? sweet potatos are good for diets, low GI. I'm not a veg person myself, i stock up on fruit though, berries are superfoods(help you loose weight quicker) so are tomatoes

I am starting to cope with feeling hungry!

I've been thinking (steady on!) about this.

When I was pregnant, and establishing breastfeeding, I'd get so horribly, frighteningly hungry that I'd have climbed over my own grandmother for something to eat.

But when those desperate pangs of hunger went, I think it sort of left me scared of feeling hungry. The faintest twinge and it was "Ooooh, hungreeeee, need to eat something NOW."

Now I am not pregnant, and only BF a 21 mo twice a day, I don't have to worry about fainting, or my milk supply drying up. And so I have been thinking, gosh, yes, I am hungry and really looking forward to my tea. But it's been fine. I was hungry from about 4pm till I had my dinner at 8.15 yesterday but it never got any worse. It was nothing like pregnant or breastfeeding hunger.

Sorry to drone on, I wanted to share my thoughts .

I too am sorry FBG that you are feeling

BoF - did you know you can make your own homous really easily and make it low (or no) fat instead of the oil-heavy version they sell in the shop? Yes, it tastes a bit different - but its better for you too...

We do different versions.

The basis is:

One tin drained chickpeas (you can of course cook your own - likely to be much cheaper)
1tbsp tahini (this is ground sesame seeds - you can get it in wholefood shops but not many supermarkets)
One (or two) () cloves of garlic
A little bit of ground corriander
Lemon or lime juice to taste and make it sufficiently moist.

You can add a tbsp olive oil to make closer to the real recipe, but we rarely bother.

These are all just blitzed together....

Try adding:
Some smoky paprika (1 - 2 tsp)
or
a big handful of fresh herbs (but I wouldn't choose mint or sage)
or
Sundried tomatoes (but these are normally in oil so add more fat)

shine - I hope I wasn't awful to you on AIBU. Seeing my son come off his bike was awful and I am neurotic about helmets.

I didn't know that muffins and bread would make me tired. Oops.

Just had some salad and posted a thread about it

My DS was hurt at playschool last week and didn't want to go yesterday and today. I got ott upset and still feel really down. The other kid is nice enough but the parents are vile and should never have been allowed to have him looking at how they are with him.

I think it should be called 'extinguish the fat girl inside you - a mumnetters guide'

Hello

Got a friend round, and DD4 poorly so not posting much today.

Yes, twas me jogging with benefits - sadly I have had no further benefits and am very disappointed. Maybe if I run a marathon?

I just had a cup of tea with TWO sugars - my favourite. But I've just been drinking water the last few days, so am allowed a treat - and I have spare calories to use up

I'm wondering whether to get DH to get a treat for this evening, 'cos I think I'm going to have lots of cals spare tonight thanks to eating just a ham and chutney sarnie for lunch. Now what can I get? It looks like I'll have 444 calories spare.

Suggestions please!

Ooh a book is a v. good idea! But wouldn't we all need to be endorsing the various schemes we use?

Fine for free things like FF, but we'd be doing advertising for LL and WW etc., if we're not careful.

I am going to tidy the other room now. Stop me thinking hopefully. Period due on Monday so that is probably part of it too.

what are you talking about moaning from me...i'm the most laid back person i know!

don't mention it...if i thought you were talking shite i would have left you to it...i just happen to agree with you.

being on here is not getting my housework done - aaaarrrrgggghh.