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Losing inches is always fantastic, nicely done BeKa<3. Sometimes losing inches, but no weight, means you've lost fat, but gained some muscle.

When on my first round of cs {(20kg loss), currently trying to lose the last 10 to make it 30}, i found that if i ate more than 1 piece of fruit a day, and sometimes more than 5 pieces in a week, i would maintain or gain weight. Now this isn't what happens with everyone, but i found when i switched my apple/orange out for some protein (either nuts, tuna, cottage cheese) i had a better loss at the end of the week, and felt more satiated throughout the day.

Plus not meaning to nag, but i'm pretty sure popcorn is a non allowable food until in the maintenance phase. But if only having the small amount you are having, is helping to keep other cravings at bay, then i wouldn't worry too much about omitting it.

Sorry i couldn't be of more help. I'm sure if you keep at it, the results will show, and you'll be shedding the fat in no time.

Thanks heaps I will do the protein and see how i go. I get so hungry between lunch, snack and dinner. :( worst time of day for me.

And I must have got the popcorn thing from Tony Ferg. oops I will stop eatting that too.

Thanks so much for your help.

do you know any good protein snacks that dont include tuna?

Beka if tuna is not your thing, any cold lean deli meat is good. At woolies in the pre-packed deli meat section, you can get little snack packs of ham or corned beef or chicken, and they are 5 packs for $5 atm. I freeze them and pop one bag on the morning. By morning tea time they are nice and cold and perfectly defrosted.

Cheese is good. I keep mine very strictly portion controlled as I LOVE cheese too much. I love sardines too but I am assuming that, as you're not a tuna fan, sardines would be off the menu too?

It's magic stuff, the protein snacks. They really do fill you up and defuse any imminent food blow-outs.

Cheers

very interesting ot hear all of ur snack! I did CS about 3 yrs ago and lost 20kg but now after having my beautiful bubba girl i am now unfortunately right back up to the scary number i was faced with before i lost my 20kgs :( so now  that im on maternity leave and home most of the time i am finding that i am eating for the sake of it which is why ur snack ideas are amazing to hear! My friend lost 35kgs not doing CS but pretty much the same thing and her snack ideas really sucked! But one thing she is trying to drum in my head is GREEN TEA. Do any of you drink it? My friend swears by it, it fills u up and gets rid of cravings and on a plus side it flushes ur system out... Is Vegimite a big NO NO? Im so tempted to cut some celery up and dip it in :)

My morning snack is almost always an apple. Apples are sweet, filling, and full of fibre, so a super way to start the day! My afternoon snack is usually some cheese, or deli meat, or nuts. My dinners are usually recipes from this site, there's loads of fantastic ones on here!

Not sure about the Vegemite, but have you tried hummus? Super nice with veggies, especially celery, tomatoes, and cucumbers.

I am a tea lover, I usually have about 2-3 cups per day (breakfast tea in the morning). If you want to try green tea, why not try Jasmine green tea, or peppermint green tea?

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