Hello, I'm new, and looking for a bit of inspiration and motivation to get me into the habit of eating right. I have 1st and 3lb to lose, having lost almost a stone over the last year by joining a gym. I'm hoping changing my eating habits whilst keeping up my exercising will shift this last stone a bit quicker. My main issue is boredom eating in the evening, so if anyone has any hints and tips about avoiding that I'm all ears.
I was also hoping you more experienced guys might share some of your favourite healthy recipes to help give me a kick - I keep making the same meals and I'm bored stiff of them. I had a mooch about in the Change 4 Life recipes page but only one thing really caught my fancy.
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Welcome aboard Pseud0nym You will find oodles of info here and all the people are very helpful and most friendly .. I may not be able to help you as I am a vegetarian transitioning to veganism .. I count my calories and exercise 5 out of 7 days .. This shifts the weight .. You will soon receive a welcome message from the admins who are kind and thoughtful
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Very well done on losing almost a stone already, thats fantastic! 😊
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