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[redflagshipwriter]

Nest Swap 3 (baby Tim wakes up in Red Robin's life)

This was without a doubt the best day that Tim Drake had ever had. It was probably the best day any Drake ever had, actually. He was never going back to elementary school. He would use a laser on anyone who tried to take him there. There was probably one here, actually. He set off looking for one.

He found a notebook and a clicky pen with six different colors that he used to take a note about everything he found, to get his thoughts in order. After he had inventoried all the coolest stuff in the secret hideout, he went back upstairs. He was yawning too much to do a lot tonight and anyway, he had to be up in the morning to help Miss Fox. He had important responsibilities to uphold, just like Mom.

Going to bed presented a little bit of a challenge. He dug through the drawers to borrow pajamas, nose wrinkled up at how terrible these clothes were. Most of them were boring. They were way too big, of course. It troubled him.

He dug under the sink and found some super concerning things. He looked in a plastic box in the bathroom closet and eventually found a package of spare toothbrushes. Tim felt a little gross about borrowing toothpaste from a stranger's tube, but he didn't see a way around it. He brushed his teeth, washed his face with something he found in the main bathroom, and took a fast shower.

Tim stood in the main bedroom for a while, pursing his lips. It was where he found all his cool stuff, but it was probably personal space. “I think it would be presumptuous to sleep here,” he decided. He gathered up the electronics and their cords and hauled it all into the next bedroom.

He crawled into bed and tucked himself in. He was out in a matter of minutes, even though the hallway light was still on.

He woke up when he woke up, because he totally forgot that he didn't have an alarm set here. Oops. Tim had a sinking feeling in his stomach as he crawled across the bed to check the time.

It was 9:34 already!?! He was late for Miss Fox! Tim scrambled to open up the email- and breathed a sigh of relief. “Thank gosh,” he said. He put the phone in his pants pocket and shuffled to the kitchen.

The weight of the phone pulled the pants down to his knees.

“Ugh!” Tim shouted, because he could. He took the phone out and hiked the pants back up with one hand. He kept complaining, because it was fun. “Terrible pants,” he scolded them. “Falling down, in this economy?” His voice went up way too high when he quoted his dad's favorite complaint while reading the news. Tim cheerfully waved his hands around and channeled his Mom next. “As per my last email!” He ended it with a foot stomp.

Wow, that one was fun. He felt powerful. He decided he was going to use that one today. Tim put the phone and tablet on the table and made sure the volume was up. Then he tried to find breakfast. He knew alllll about breakfast, and so did the guy who lived here.

Usually Ms. Mac made it if his parents were gone, or Dad made it if they were home. But Tim knew the formula. For breakfast, you pick a piece of fruit, a carb, and two drinks. If you're fancy, you have a hot serving of protein.

And Tim? Tim was fancy.

He picked a banana out of the fruit bowl and cut it up with a big chopping knife he found sitting in a wooden block, like kitchen Excalibur. He forgot to take the peel off first, so that was annoying.

For drinks, he found a carton of milk that actually smelled pretty bad. “Boo,” Tim said sadly. He poured it down the sink and then got out a can of Zesti. It was grape, so it was probably the best substitute for fruit juice available.

You also need a hot drink for breakfast, so he made a whole pot of coffee and bounced on his heels while it dripped, feeling very adult. He looked at the coffee packaging for a while, lost in thought with his tongue sticking out slightly between his lips. It had a great picture of an atrocious cat thing on it, and said it was AUTHENTIC FANALOKA COFFEE. He liked the cat. It looked like it was designed by an evil scientist who had never seen a cat.

Tim didn't know what Fanaloka meant in this context, though he surmised it was the cat’s name. He moved on with his day.

It was harder to find a carb. There was cereal, but that was yucky without the milk. He found two bagels, but there wasn't any cream cheese! What was wrong with this guy?

He eventually gave up and toasted a bagel. Morosely, he got out butter. Maybe that would be good enough.

The piece de la resistance was bacon. He found a package of it in the freezer. It was all frozen. It was way too hard for him to take off two strips.

His first thought was to cut it up with Excalibur and then fry up just a little. But the fry pan was super duper heavy. So he just microwaved the whole thing for 5 minutes.

It smelled great!

The bagel in the toaster was actually really cold then. He heated it one more time and then frowned at it when it came out too brown. “You get what you get and you don't throw a fit,” he grimly quoted Ms. Mac, and climbed up the tall stool to sit at the counter. He buttered the bagel. Like, he buttered it a lot. Maybe that would help.

It was still kinda hard to eat. He peeled open the bacon and fished some out with his fork. It was all wiggly. Tim tried it. “That's good,” he said, pleased. He had another strip of bacon. Oh! The coffee!

He hopped down from the stool and ran over to find a mug. He filled it with coffee and tasted his creation. Hm. He had another sip.

“It tastes bad,” Tim said contemplatively.

Did that mean he used too many beans or too few beans?

The only way to find out was experimentation. He dumped out all the coffee, threw away the wet beans, and made it again with like, twice as many beans. He went and ate his banana and about half of the bagel while the coffee percolated itself. Then he tried the coffee again. He took a slow sip. His nose wrinkled. “Maybe this coffee is just disgusting?”

Mom always gave it to him with sugar and milk, like how she had it. Obviously the loser who lived here had let his milk expire (Mom would never) so Tim gave it up as a bad job.

His first email arrived with a ding during breakfast. Tim opened it with a slightly greasy finger and read it while he gnawed at the bagel.

Hmm. Miss Fox was concerned about something going on in R&D and she wanted him to replicate an experiment by the notes the scientist was using. She didn't want to bias him by telling him her suspicion, so that was all the information she was giving him.

Tim used one hand to laboriously type back an okey-dokey message, in business language.

When he finished eating he dumped everything in the sink. That was probably good enough. He grabbed the phone and the tablet. Then he went to bother the fish, so that he could use the laboratory downstairs.

The phone buzzed while he was going down the stairs. He felt it against his chest where it was stuck between his body and the tablet. Hmm. It buzzed again. “Just a minute,” Tim said crossly. It kept going off! Wow, that was so annoying.

As soon as he got downstairs he put down the tablet and scowled at the phone. He was getting like a billion messages from someone named Dick. “I am WORKING!,” Tim said to himself as he typed up and sent the same message.

Dick sent like 42 crying faces. Tim groaned and scrolled up to see the last couple of messages, just in case they were important.

Uh.

“These messages don't look important,” Tim said, raising his eyebrows at babble about how Dick missed him and he hadn't checked in last night and “the family” was afraid that he had fallen in a hole or been eaten by a lion. Apparently someone called Dami had drawn up what they thought that might look like, in case they needed to show the police. Dick had included it as an attachment.

Tim clicked on it, curious even though he knew he really shouldn't open attachments from weird people. These were definitely weird people.

It was a really good picture. He told Dick as much and then blocked the number. He needed to get stuff done today.

[lexithevalkyrie]

Wieght gain tip number 2: what should i eat 🤷‍♀️ (pt2)

Now, unfortunately for healthy gainers, you can't really be cheap about it, expect to spend $50+ per week.

For starters, let's set up a shake recipe for breakfast. This should make up most of your carbs for the day.

You will need bananas, heavy cream, pears, honey, oats, coco powder, whole milk/soy milk, and some type of nut butter. And you gotta cook up some eggs in butter. This shake and eggs should be around 1,000+ calories for the morning. Your next meal should hold your proteins and fats, now that means we get to go wild with what we get, I recommend chicken thighs as they hold 25g of fat and 30g of protein, plus they are cheap . In-between these meals, you should get yourself a snack, protein bars, boost high calorie shakes, or biled eggs are what I recommend. For your dinner you should eat light with a salad that has avocados, dressing, chopped nuts, and chicken that was left over.

Now we can put all that nutrition go to waist, you have to work out to compensate for your lack of rapid weight gain. But we are going on the route of the strong man, so although you're working out, you'll stay really huge as time passes

I recommend working out with:

Hip thrusts

Deadlifts

Squats

Bench press

And rows

This should help keep you on a steady growth, remember; the process is slow, but you'll be so big and strong by the end

[relentlessly-tired]

PLAN FOR SUMMER

Summer sw: 55.3kg

Gw: 50kg

To lose: 5.3kg

53kg- moisturizer, tweezers, hairmask

52kg- haircut, room decor

51kg- piercing

50kg- new clothes

Rules:

- tea or coffee in the morning/ throughout day to curb appetite

- chug water in morning and before all meals

- take good care of self (skin, hair, etc)

- don't accept food from others

- self control!!!! No fucking junk

- workout!! Everyday!!

- weigh everyday if possible

- sleep early, wake up early

- do not consume too much ed content. Have other hobbies

- take pics of everything I eat

Breakfast options:

- yogurt, piece of fruit.

Lunch options:

- 112g extra firm tofu w tomato sauce and cottage cheese with boiled vegtables

- 100g chick breast, boiled veg, cottage cheese

- egg, slice of toast, cottage cheese, boiled veg

- yogurt, piece of fruit

- ham, cottage cheese, slice of bread, carrots

- chicken slices, slice of bread, cottage cheese, carrots

- 3 boiled eggs, carrots

- chickpea salad

Dinner:

- whatever parents make. ALWAYS eat once everyone has gone. Eat protein first. Throw away carbs and limit sauces. Chug water.

Snacks:

- yogurt

- berries

- carrots

- babybell

- pineapple

- apple

- Kiwi

EXERCISE:

- run everyday minimum 3k

- go for walk everyday

- skipping rope everyday

- push ups everyday

- figure out weight routine in gym

- cycle minimum 1x per week

FOODS TO AVOID (BINGE TRIGGERS):

- chocolate

- icecream

- fast food/take away

- frozen food

- bananas

- prunes

- honey

- peanut butter

- wraps

- butter

- bread

- wraps

- biscuits

- dates

- cheese

- juice, fizzy drinks

[kuriouskai]

My low c@l safe foods list as a picky eater with very little cooking skill :P

Proteins/dairy

* eggs (72 per whole egg, 17 per whites)

* Turkey pepperoni (70 per 17 slices)

* Beans (90 per 1/2 cup)

* Cashew milk (25 per cup)

* Low fat/non fat yogurt (~50-90 per serving)

* Tuna (~80 per can, great value)

* Chicken (110 per 3oz, Tyson chicken)

* Perdue chicken tenders (210 per 3)

* Perdue chicken cutlet (200 per 1)

* Great value chicken fries (230 per 7)

* Great value chicken nuggets (170-220 per serving)

* Morning star veggie burgers (100-120 per patty)

* Cheese (~50)

* Peanut butter (50 per 1/2 tablespoon)

* Protein shakes/bars (~100-150)

Carbs

* Low carb tortillas (60-80 per tortilla)

* Low calorie bread (40-60 per slice)

* Oatmeal (single packs are 100)

* Rice cakes (~25 per cake)

* Corn tortillas (~50 per tortilla)

* Crisp bread (~20-60, can be bought on Amazon)

Veggies

* Tomatoes (22 per tomato)

* Broccoli (33 per cup)

* Cabbage (17 per cup)

* Chopped carrots (50 per cup)

* Corn (88 per cob)

* Cucumbers (16 per cup)

* Green leaf/romaine lettuce (5-8 per cup)

* Spring mix greens (15 per cup)

* Onion (45-65 per cup)

* Bell peppers chopped (18 per cup)

* Spinach raw (7 per cup)

* Sweet potato (114 per cup)

* Baby carrots (30 in 8)

* Pickles (5 in whole pickle)

Fruits

* Mangos (99 per cup)

* Bananas (100 per banana)

* Apples (100 per apple)

* Pineapple (82 per cup)

* Strawberries (45 per cup)

* Watermelon (46 per cup)

* Honeydew (61 per cup)

* Cantaloupe (54 per cup)

* Lemons & limes (20 per lemon/lime)

* Tangerine (45 per tangerine)

* Pears (100 per pear)

Snacks

* fiber one bars (~70-80)

* Low cal strawberry crisps (~100)

* Chips (140-160 per 1/4 cup)

* Low carb Ice cream bars (60 per bar)

* No sugar added popsicles (25 per pop)

* Popcorn (~30 per cup)

* No sugar added apple sauce (~100)

* Baby food (puffs, yogurt melts, & purée’s)

Drinks

* W A T E R

* Tea

* Diet/zero sugar sodas

* Zero sugar monster energy drinks (10)

* Zero sugar juices (5-10)

* Zero sugar Gatorade (5-10)

Sauces/extra

* ketchup (20 per 2 tablespoons)

* Hot sauce

* Mustard

* Soy sauce (5-10 per tablespoon)

* Seasonings

* Low fat mayo (35 per tablespoon)

* Low fat cream cheese (30 per tablespoon)

* Low fat sour cream (20 per tablespoon)

* Garlic Hummus (70 per 2 tablespoons)

[thestarvingchef]

Hey it’s currently 2am for me rn

Just came to mind what does a chef like you consider food that puts you to sleep or your own preferences of that kind.

Could be complex or easy stuff

Oh for sure heavy starch and carbs! Rice Pudding is a major winner there, super easy too, recipe I was always taught is 8 parts milk, 1/2 Teaspoon vanilla per part milk and 1part sugar and 1 part rice, oven safe container and bake till creamy and thick. Though these days when I can’t sleep I don’t go far past making myself a super simple banana sandwich. (I’m not crazy just part Kiwi) Banana on buttered white bread with a sprinkle of sugar! delicious!

Thanks for Asking! Ask again anytime!

Cheers

Tay!

[skinnylegend619]

Low cal Trader Joe’s items (feel free to let me know about more) I will continue to update the list as I find more

Carb savvy bread 30 cal a slice

Chicken cilantro mini wantons 12.5 cal each

Coconut creamer 5 cal per tablespoon

Mini chicken tacos 65 cal each

Organic brown rice cake thins 18 cal each

Reduced guilt Mac and cheese 270 cal per package

Eggplant hummus

Chunky guacamole made with Greek yogurt 30 cal per 2 tbsp

Spinach and kale Greek yogurt dip 30 cal per 2 tbsp

Meringues:mini mint 80 cal per 11

Mini milk chocolate bars 100 cal per bar

Chocolate chip hold the cone 93 per cone

Hold the cone dairy free 61 per cone

Gone bananas 100 cal per 4 pieces

Gone berry crazy 100 per 6 pieces

Premium salmon burgers 100 calories per burger

Chicken tikka masala 360 per package

Bbq teriyaki chicken 240 cal per 1 cup frozen

Turkey burger 180 per burger

Gluten free breaded shrimp 260 for 1/3 for package

Steamed pork and ginger soup dumplings 270 for whole package

Artichoke timbales 130 per piece

Bbq sockeye salmon 180 cal

Lite mozzarella cheese 60 cal

Grass fed sirloin roast 130 cal

Shrimp burgers 90 cal per patty

[tiffanydraco]

Hello skinny legends todays been a day. I literally just got home while leaving at 8:30am. Today technically I liquid fasted. But like not in a healthy way I have copious amounts of coffee. Enough to total 1000 cals.

Liquid cals don’t feel as bad as food cals cause idk, my girl math just makes it make sense to me. But I did get in my exercise and I did get in my 10k steps.

Someone had posted in another 3D page that mixing up cals helps with losing steady weight and not plateau. Once again girl math 🧮

Anywho I did say I would look up low cal foods and I did so here’s some that I picked up today.

Pineberries/ strawberries

** clearly the last one is too much calories for just one dipped so let’s pretend it’s not there 🥲

So fruits and veggies raw in their natural state is really low in calories, like apples, bananas, carrots, celery etc.

I also picked up rice cakes

*I have a major sweet tooth and tend to binge on cookies

So I picked these up

60 calories per serving

I also got these 35 cals per serving

I also picked up coffee which if you drink it black is 2 cals per 8oz

But I use sugar packets and each is about 20 cals a piece

Drinking coffee keeps me feeling full like I ate a meal so I drink 2-3 cups a day

I picked this up to try it out, probably mix it with some blended and season cottage cheese.

2 % Low fat cottage cheese is 90 calories, I would use half of a half and it would be 45. It’s only for me so I don’t need a lot of it to make a sauce.

I also got low fat cool whip that’s 20 cals per serving

And sugar free pudding mix like the cheese cake flavor to mix it in and make a small snack.

And lastly I got some seafood, fish and shrimp are low in calorie and high in protein.

One thing I try my absolute hardest is not to eat any bread, rice, oatmeal or eat too many potatoes. I feel for me especially the carbs spike my sugar levels that then make me crave food all day. Since I’ve restricted them heavily I’m able to control my cravings better. I also drink a ton of water.

Another thing that I forgot to mention is that miso soup is also very low in calories and I I eat that often with some green tea.

If your lucky enough to have an Asian store nearby they a lot of time have low calorie snacks and even lower cal rice cakes than the standard ones in the store. I used to live in Massachusetts and I loved next to one and I got all my foods from there, most were very low cals and very filling. As always look at the nutrition labels and try to plan ahead accordingly. So you’re not struck in the moment on what to eat and end up binging.

Stay safe lovely’s and feel free to ask me for clarity on anything. 💖

[lucysweatslove]

So I’ve been getting nauseous, a little lightheaded and dizzy, and a bit shaky about an hour after I get home from the gym.

I usually do some form of weights which depending on the breaks I take can take 45 min to an hour. Nothing super heavy right now, actually pretty light 5x5s, never going to failure, and with 1-3 min of rest between sets. Afterwards, I like to do a little cardio because cardio is good for the heart and like 150min of moderate cardio is recommended per week for general health or whatever. Then I have my protein shake on the drive home.

I used to do a lot of arc trainer and do like 15-20mi of vigorous cardio since that counts as like 30-40 of moderate but it’s less time. When I started feeling sick, I thought maybe that vigorous exercise is just a bit much for me right now (like I’m getting sick or something? Idk). So I switched to spinning, light-moderate effort (like just getting HR into that moderate zone), for like 25 min + 5 min “cooldown.”

Spoiler alert, the nausea is still happening and I’m getting super annoyed by it. Yesterday, I couldn’t even THINK about the dinner I had planned (lentil pasta, because I actually really like the taste but dislike the texture of regularly cooked lentils, and also folate!). I had to make toast and jam and wait like half an hour before I felt well enough to have a proper meal.

I think I need more carbs, maybe a little more salt too. I loosely tracked a couple of days to see where I’m at with carbs, and unsurprisingly, it was definitely low. Now I’m trying to find ways to up my carbs at meals in general, especially the more starchy carbs, and it’s been surprisingly difficult? Most of my carbs rn come from fruits, and I’ve realized we just don’t have a lot of carby foods easily cooked or ready to eat. We don’t even have potatoes?? (Clearly this needs to be remedied; I just struggle to cook them myself because executive dysfunction). Last year I was trying to up my fat intake since I was still kinda stuck in the low fat foods I just always ate, and now I feel like I’m so good at eating fats with my favorite 2% milk, eggs, avocado, nuts and seeds, not-extra-lean turkey, etc, that I don’t have room for the starchy carbs. But my body seems to be screaming at me to MAKE room for them.

Anyway, that’s why my “dinner” tonight was like 2x my normal amount of oatmeal (with a banana and some strawberries). And why I am probably going to get more starchy foods when we go grocery shopping next, especially potatoes because I love potatoes, and maybe bagels or naan to mix up breads. We have dried rice but it’s such a pain and a time commitment to cook, and we have bread for toast but sandwiches and toast get so tiring after some time too.

[discipline-is-perfection]

Week 1 Update

TW: self-hate, past ED, dieting, calorie restriction

Weight lost: 1.1 kgs

This first week of my weight loss journey has been a mix of ups and downs. I have managed to stick to my exercise regimen. I have worked out for four days, and I am planning to go on an hour-long walk today; I might also do an intense set of abs exercises. I succeeded in cutting down on alcohol: I only had two glasses of wine at a friend’s birthday dinner. The rest of the days, I stayed completely clean; it was overall easier than I expected. My sleep has improved, too; I go to bed by 11 and feel energetic when waking up early.

I managed to stick to my diet regimen as well. I am eating about 1200-1350 calories a day. Although, I often feel like my past ED is breathing down my neck and making me miserable when I eat more than 1200 calories. I also drink much water, at least way more than before, haha. I love snacking on raw veggies and sugar-free fruit purées and am downing herbal tea like a boss when good old water is too boring. My average daily food intake looks something like this:

BREAKFAST: plain yogurt with raspberries and a teaspoon of honey OR oatmeal with berries, honey, and a few walnuts

LUNCH: chicken or turkey breast with a slow carb (brown rice, wholegrain pita, wholegrain cracker) and veggies

DINNER: chicken salad with no dressing OR chicken and vegetable soup

SNACKS: sugar-free apple purée (62 calories per portion) OR banana OR carrots, cucumbers, and a wholegrain cracker

To be honest, I am disappointed with how little weight I lost. I usually lose a lot more when I am on my period, and water weight goes off way faster usually. I am trying to stay kind to myself and remind myself that my muscles are being built up and I shouldn't weigh myself daily.

It also hit me fully this week how much I damaged my body with my stress-induced binge eating that caused me to gain 20 kilograms over 2.5 years. It all started with COVID, continued with me getting my bachelor’s, finding my first post-college hotel job and barely surviving the toxic work environment, and then being laid off. I couldn't manage myself during long-distance, and last year’s shitshow saw me downing my sorrows in food and alcohol. Yesterday I took “before” pictures of my body, and I can’t imagine myself as a beautiful bride in 6 months. I feel so disgusted with my appearance; I can’t imagine how my fiancé finds me attractive.

I wish I had the resources to take counseling to avoid relapsing into past toxic food-related behaviors. But my best friend and maid of honor is keeping tabs on my progress and trying to make sure I eat enough and get sufficient rest. My fiancé is helping me to keep track of my progress as well. I think I’m in good hands, haha, as they are aware of my past issues.

Anyway, let’s see what the next week brings!

[bunnyboymoobs]

my high-calorie food replacement smoothie

1.5 cups whole milk- fat and protein content

1/2 cup ice cream - fat and carb content.

1 banana - fibre, other carbs, and nutrients

1/2 cup quick oats - powder, soak, or cook prior to use, to allow them to incorporate better. used for fibre content.

1 tbsp Oil - i use canola, bc it's low in saturated fat and not very expensive. used to up fat content.

3 tbsp peanut butter - primarily used for fat. also contains protein.

17g of optimum nutrition's serious mass protein powder - i'm using about 1/20th the recommended volume of this, bc it's designed to be used in large amounts, this protein is very cheap per weight, but won't help much in muscle gain bc of the low protein content. it's a lower protein by volume powder, which is great for me, because i'm trying to gain more fat than muscle. this powder has a lot of vitamins and minerals added to it, which helps me keep a good balance of them when i'm using it for meal replacement. used to slightly up protein content as well as for nutrients.

i just add everything to a blender (making sure to do the protein and peanut butter last), blend, and drink.

this is almost 1,000 calories with the ingredients i use. this plus 1 or 2 meals allows me to break the calories i need easily. sometimes i double it to be almost 2,000 calories.

the proportions used are to prioritise fat (which converts to body fat the easiest), then carbs, then protein (i want to stay around 10-15% of my calories per protein a day, as lower amounts of protein promote fat gain).

i have two primary uses for this smoothie- meal replacement, as i struggle to eat often bc of my chronic pain and adhd, and weight gain. i was using this smoothie for about a month and gained like 2 or 3 lbs.

[adarede]

Lesser known budget cooking tips

So many budget cooking tips are just things like “eat less meat!” and “only buy what you need!” and “buy the supermarket own brand!”

This advice is obvious, and most people looking for budget cooking advice are already doing it. In this post I will write some lesser known tips which are likely to give better results.

1. The cheapest way to get carbs is to make your own bread. The quickest way to do this is to make flatbreads. All you need is some flour (currently 69p for 1.5kg at Aldi; you only need like 50g at once), a pinch of salt (negligible money), and water from the tap. Make a dough (adjust flour and water until it is dough-like), knead until stretchy, leave it to rest for a bit (not essential step, can be skipped), roll/stretch it into a flatbread shape, and fry it in a dry frying pan for a minute or two on each side.

This may be more effort than buying bread, but it’s a fun thing to try if you happen to have a bit more time than money.

2. The cheapest way to get herbs is to forage them. For example, go to a churchyard and you’ll find loads of rosemary. Go around where you live, smell the plants, take pictures, look them up to see if you can eat them, and if so, eat them. (You can also get your very own rosemary bush by propagating a cutting. Easy to do, if slow. Look up directions online!)

3. Second cheapest way to get herbs - grow them. Around autumn or winter, go to a garden centre, and buy a packet of seeds reduced to clear. I got a huge pack of parsley seeds for 30p! Now have parsley growing out my ears. This is only cheap if you have access to soil though. You can also re-pot the potted herbs from supermarkets - hoping everyone saw that tiktok of the guy saying the reason they always die quickly is they are too many plants cramped together in too small a pot. 

As for growing other stuff, it only helps you save on groceries if you have the space to do it large-scale. But it’s fun so do it anyway. (This tip was quite well known but i’m including it in order to propagandise gardening)

4. Cooking bacon is often mentioned as the cheapest meat (It’s about £1/kg i think). However I’ve never seen that in the shops. What I have seen is a kg of frozen sausages from tesco for about £1.50. This is excellent value even if you consider that they’re only 42% meat. 

The cheapest fish is basa (catfish), and don’t listen to the haters: it’s delicious in both taste and texture (and £1.79 for 3 frozen filets from ALDI right now). 

5. Another uncommonly mentioned cheap meat is chicken paste. Or fish paste. It’s 42p for a little jar that contains a lot of protein! It gives me the shivers but I think it’s worth promoting more widely. 

On the other hand, one which doesn’t give me the shivers and which is great value protein is mini pork pies - these are very frequently reduced to clear in smaller supermarkets.

6. The cheapest vegetables are still carrots and potatoes, and the cheapest fruit is still bananas. However, the price of bananas has increased, so now if other fruits are on a good offer, it’s possible for them to be cheaper than the 18p per fruit which bananas now cost. Have seen apples at this price. 

7. Don’t buy things for the store cupboard. I’m always tempted to buy in advance stuff like cereal and tea and pasta and rice and tins. However, having stuff in the cupboard doesn’t seem to save money on future shops at all. Even if I’m buying multiple e.g. boxes of cereal because they’re on offer. The reality is that I just eat a lot more cereal when I have more in the house.

I think it’s helpful to have to use up all the food you bought last week before you go on next week’s shop. This often compels you to have a random using-up dinner, which is always a good idea. Pay no heed to conventional ideas of which foods go together.

8. An alternative to sweets when you’re feeling snacky: make some buttercream with margarine and icing sugar, put it in the fridge or freezer, and enjoy. Can also add cocoa powder to make chocolate buttercream. Super sweet and way cheaper for the amount you can get out of a box of icing sugar. 

Instead of buying baked goods, make cookies. Similarly, instead of buying cereal bars, make flapjacks. 

9. The only food I’ve had to throw away in the last year has been mushrooms that have gone mouldy quicker than I anticipated. Watch out for those sneaky blighters. 

10. If you are a porridge enjoyer, and you enjoy your porridge with milk, then use whole milk rather than semi-skimmed. You can replace the amount of semi-skimmed milk you would use with half the amount of whole milk, topped up with water, and get a porridge with the same level of creaminess. 

The same applies for white sauce/cheese sauce for pasta bake. Doesn’t apply for milk to drink on its own though (watered down whole milk does NOT taste like semi skimmed, it tastes like watered down whole milk). 

Same principle also applies for cheese (the principle being ‘semi-skimmed and whole milk are the same price’; so too are mature and extra-mature cheddars). Buy the strongest possible cheese to add to cheese sauces and pasta bake, as you will need to add less for more flavour. 

Of everything I’ve mentioned in this tip, only the porridge milk substitute has saved me money, as when I was doing this I ate porridge every day and measured how much milk I used. The other examples are extensions of the principle which I can’t guarantee would save money in practice. 

Having porridge for breakfast is also a very good idea when it comes to saving money as it fills you up for pennies. You knew that though.

11. Cheap meals generally take forms like:

- cheesy pasta bake with one vegetable in it (e.g. broccoli, peas, sweetcorn)

- lentil stew with one vegetable in it (e.g. carrots, peppers, spinach)

- rice with a single vegetable stir-fried (e.g. mushrooms, aubergine, reduced-to-clear 30p stir-fry veg bag)

- rice and beans (check out jack monroe’s chilli)

I save most money when I’m mainly eating this kind of thing.

Also some people don’t realise that you can cook rice in a saucepan just like you cook pasta. It is not at all tricky. 

12. Leftovers are your friend if and only if you have the willpower to avoid eating them for breakfast or midnight snack. Otherwise they are your ENEMY!

13. Don’t buy drinks (apart from tea bags and squash). Fresh juice and smoothies will lead you astray. 

I will consider this post my repository of knowledge and may add to it. 

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7 Ways to Lose Weight

It’s no secret that obesity rates in America are on the rise. And while there are many factors contributing to this growing problem, one thing is for certain – if you want to lose weight, you need to be proactive about it.

Of course, that’s easier said than done. With work, family, and social obligations, it can be hard to find the time and motivation to hit the gym or cook a healthy meal.

But don’t despair – there are plenty of small changes you can make to your daily routine that will help you shed those unwanted pounds. Here are 7 easy ways to lose weight and get on the path to a healthier you.

1. Cut out processed foods

2. Eat more fruits and vegetables

3. Get enough protein

4. Avoid sugary drinks

5. Avoid refined carbs

6. Get enough sleep

7. Be active

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1. Cut out processed foods

One of the best ways to lose weight is to cut out processed foods. Processed foods are usually high in calories and low in nutrients, so they can contribute to weight gain. They’re also often high in sodium, which can cause water retention and bloating.

To make sure you’re not eating too many processed foods, check the labels when you’re grocery shopping. Avoid anything that has a long list of ingredients, or anything that contains partially hydrogenated oils, high fructose corn syrup, or other unhealthy additives.

You should also try to cook more meals at home using fresh ingredients. This can be a bit more time-consuming than buying processed foods, but it’s worth it if you’re trying to lose weight. Homemade meals are usually lower in calories and unhealthy ingredients than their processed counterparts.

If you do eat processed foods, be sure to balance them out with healthy choices. For example, if you have processed food for breakfast, make sure your lunch and dinner are full of fresh, whole foods. And, of course, don’t forget to exercise regularly and stay hydrated!

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2. Eat more fruits and vegetables

Fruits and vegetables are not only low in calories, but they are also high in fiber. Fiber helps to keep you feeling full, so you are less likely to overeat. Fruits and vegetables are also high in nutrients, including vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. All of these nutrients are essential for good health.

Eating more fruits and vegetables is one of the best ways to lose weight and improve your health. To make it easy to eat more fruits and vegetables, keep them on hand and make them part of every meal. Add a sliced apple to your oatmeal, top your salad with diced avocado, or eat a side of roasted vegetables with your dinner.

You can also get your fill of fruits and vegetables by drinking them in smoothie form. Add a banana, some berries, and a cup of spinach to your blender and you’ll have a delicious and nutritious smoothie that will help you reach your weight loss goals.

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3. Get enough protein

Getting enough protein can be one of the most effective ways to lose weight. Protein helps to keep you feeling full longer, boosts your metabolism, and helps to build lean muscle mass. All of these factors can lead to weight loss.

How much protein you need depends on your weight, gender, and activity level. The general recommendation is to consume 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight. So, for a 150-pound person that would be about 55 grams of protein per day. Active people or those looking to build muscle may need closer to 1 gram per kilogram of body weight.

You can get protein from a variety of sources, including meat, poultry, fish, dairy, eggs, legumes, nuts, and seeds. It’s important to mix up your sources of protein to get all the essential amino acids your body needs. Aim to include protein at every meal and snack.

If you’re having trouble meeting your protein needs, there are a few supplements you can try. Protein powders, bars, and drinks are convenient and easy ways to increase your intake. Just be sure to choose products that are low in sugar and calories.

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4. Avoid sugary drinks

If you want to lose weight, one of the things you should avoid is sugary drinks. This includes sodas, energy drinks, and even some fruit juices. Though they may seem harmless, these drinks can add a lot of sugar and calories to your diet.

Sugary drinks are often high in calories, but low in nutrients. This means that you can end up taking in a lot of empty calories when you drink them. They can also cause spikes in your blood sugar levels, which can lead to cravings and increased hunger.

If you’re trying to lose weight, it’s best to avoid sugary drinks altogether. You can opt for water, unsweetened tea, or sparkling water instead. These drinks are all low in calories and can help you stay hydrated throughout the day.

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5. Avoid refined carbs

When it comes to weight loss, refined carbs are the enemy. These are the types of carbs that have been processed and stripped of their nutrients, making them essentially worthless in terms of helping your body function.

Refined carbs are found in a lot of processed foods, including white bread, pastries, cakes, and even some healthy-sounding snacks like granola bars. They can also be found in some seemingly healthy foods like fruit juices and sports drinks.

The trouble with refined carbs is that they cause your blood sugar to spike, which leads to sugar cravings and eventually weight gain. They also don’t provide your body with any real nutrition, so you end up feeling hungry soon after eating them.

If you’re serious about losing weight, you need to avoid refined carbs as much as possible. This means making some changes to your diet and being more mindful of the foods you’re eating.

Instead of white bread, opt for whole wheat or grain bread. Choose brown rice over white rice, and steel-cut oats instead of instant oatmeal. If you’re craving something sweet, have a piece of fruit or a small snack that contains natural sugars instead of eating a processed dessert.

It takes a bit of effort to avoid refined carbs, but it’s worth it if you want to lose weight and improve your overall health.

6. Get enough sleep

We all know that defined cheekbones and a slender waistline can make us look fabulous, but what many of us don’t realize is that losing weight can also be beneficial for our health. Getting enough sleep is one way to help boost your metabolism and promote weight loss.

When we’re tired, our bodies tend to make choices that lead to weight gain. For instance, we’re more likely to reach for unhealthy snacks instead of fruits or vegetables, and we’re less likely to have the energy to go for a walk or hit the gym. When we don’t get enough shut-eye, our bodies produce more of the hormone ghrelin, which increases our appetites, and we also have less of the hormone leptin, which tells us when we’re full.

A lack of sleep can also lead to cravings for high-calorie foods. When we’re sleep-deprived, our brains are more likely to crave foods that are high in fat and sugar. This is because these foods give us a quick burst of energy, which is what we need when we’re tired.

So, how much sleep do we need in order to see weight-loss benefits? Experts recommend that adults get seven to eight hours of sleep per night. But, if you’re trying to lose weight, you may need even more. A recent study found that people who slept for nine hours per night and took in fewer calories during the day lost more weight than those who slept for eight hours.

If you’re having trouble sleeping, there are a few things you can do to help yourself fall asleep and stay asleep. First, create a bedtime routine and stick to it. This could include taking a relaxing bath, reading a book, or spending a few minutes writing down your thoughts in a journal. You should also avoid caffeine and alcohol before bed, as these can make it difficult to fall asleep. And, finally, make sure your bedroom is dark, quiet, and cool—a space that’s conducive to sleep.

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7. Be active

If you want to lose weight, being active is one of the best things you can do. You don’t have to go to the gym to be active; there are tons of other ways to get moving. Here are a few ideas:

• Take a dance class

• Go for a walk or run outside

• Ride your bike

• Do some yard work

• Play with your kids

Being active doesn’t have to be hard work. You can start slow and work your way up. Just remember that the more you move, the more calories you’ll burn, and the more weight you’ll lose.

Losing weight can be a difficult and frustrating process, but it is possible to achieve results by making some simple changes to your lifestyle. By following the tips in this article, you can make a commitment to lose weight and improve your health in the process.

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Bringing back an oldie but goodie with a twist. If you want it to look more like the banana sushi rolls you’ve seen me do in the past, you can roll the banana in almond or cashew butter, then roll it in hemp and/or chia seeds. Since this was a pre-workout meal, I wanted more punch per bite, so I dipped each banana slice individually. I used almond-cashew butter w/ cinnamon. This snack or pre-workout meal offers plant protein and healthy fasts in the form of hemp seeds, almond butter, and cashew butter. The banana gives you potassium, which will help with cramping, and healthy carbs for energy and brain health. This combo is excellent fuel for your body, and great for gut health!

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Healthy Cookies Ideas

1. Oatmeal Cookies

Instead of butter, these nutritious oatmeal cookies are made with fiber-rich oats, coconut sugar, coconut oil, and applesauce. They are simple to prepare, naturally dairy-free, gluten-free, and paleo-friendly.

2. Lemon Cookies

Lemon biscuits are incredibly tasty and airy. They rank among my all-time favourite things.

Made from cassava flour, these.

They are dairy-, grain-, and gluten-free in addition to being vegan.

You may eat them plain or create a small fruit pizza by adding icing and fruit on top.

No matter how you like them, these cookies will undoubtedly become new favorites.

3. Peanut Butter Oatmeal Banana Cookies

For those who enjoy peanuts or peanut butter, these are the ideal cookies! Bananas, peanut butter, and oats are just a few of the straightforward, healthy ingredients that Food Faith Fitness demonstrates how to make cookies with. To add a wonderful, mellow flavor and sweetness, use organic coconut sugar.

4. Flourless Strawberry Shortcake Cookies

These soft, tasty, and incredibly simple strawberry oatmeal cookies are made with healthy ingredients. Oats, almond flour, coconut sugar, eggs, vanilla, and strawberries will be used to make the base. After baking, add extra strawberries and a lovely cream cheese icing to the top. To ensure that the strawberry cookies stay fresh, store them in the refrigerator. These cookies are the ideal dessert or snack during strawberry season since they are delightfully sweet and refreshing. They take 20 minutes to prepare and have 8 cookies with 130 calories each.

5. Almond Flour Shortbread Cookies

These cookies give you something to rejoice over throughout the holiday with less than 2 g of net carbohydrates per serving. Again, using almond flour for refined flour reduces the amount of overall carbohydrates in the dish while increasing its protein and fibre content. While these cookies are a better alternative for blood sugar management, it’s important to remember that low-carb doesn’t always equate to low-calorie. All-purpose flour has 400 calories per cup, but almond flour has 640 calories per cup. As we all should, try to be mindful of your portion sizes when eating any holiday cookies.

6. Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies

The traditional chocolate chip cookie has been given a delectable twist in these healthy gluten-free chocolate chip cookies.

They feature dairy-free chocolate chips, chickpea flour, coconut sugar, and coconut oil.

They are therefore free of both dairy and gluten.

7. Avocado Chocolate Cookies

How luxurious do these Smoothie Lover cookies appear to be? Despite this, they are quite healthy because they contain components like avocado. This recipe calls for dark cocoa powder, but if you believe the dark one would be too bitter for children, you can use a milder variety.

8. Healthy No-Bake Chocolate Cookies

These tasty, simple no-bake healthy cookies call for peanut or almond butter, dark chocolate, coarsely chopped almonds, oats, and coconut oil. These are one of my favourite chocolate treats and keep nicely in the refrigerator. It’s also quite flexible; you can add any nuts or seeds you prefer, as well as puffed rice or quinoa, or anything else your heart desires. The cookie recipe yields 16 cookies and takes 8 minutes to prepare. Each cookie has 116 calories.

9. Sugar-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

Sometimes it’s impossible to resist a traditional chocolate chip cookie. However, the traditional alternative can have a significant impact on blood sugar levels given that one large cookie contains at least 29 grammes (g) of carbohydrates. You can eat them again without experiencing any unwanted side effects thanks to this sugar-free recipe. In this recipe, which uses the sugar alcohol erythritol in place of added sugar and lower-carb almond flour, there are just 4 grammes of net carbohydrates per serving. (Take note that erythritol may cause stomach pain if you eat too much of it; limit yourself to one cookie.)

10. Gluten-Free Coconut Flour Sugar Cookies

The coconut flour used to make these sugar cookies is grain- and gluten-free. They offer the ideal texture for crafting cut-out cookies and a delightful, buttery flavour!