I can relate to this so much. I used to think I was allergic to every food because whenever I ate something I would be bloated and so uncomfortable. I started drinking "Your Tea's Tiny Tea" (look up on google!) and (I swear this isn't a plug, they aren't paying me!!) I cannot thank this tea enough. I have one before every meal and I have noticed such a difference in my bloating activities hah.

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But do check with your doctor that you're not allergic to anything, like wheat. I know I can't really eat pizza because it makes me bloat loads, but I went to my doctor and I'm not allergic to gluten, so I just avoid it anyway. There's nothing worse than feeling like you just need to stick a pin in ya!

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Also, this sounds gross, but if your bowels aren't regular that could be the reason. Take some lactulose in the mornings and this will help - loads of people I know take it trust me! But generally, just avoid bad food that's the answer, it's staring you right in the face :-) xx

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Hey doll! Oh I'm absolutely the same, I get stuck in a rut of chicken and roasted vegetables, I need to move on!!
Breakfast - I switch between porridge and eggs. So with porridge you can have SO many different toppings, which is why it doesn't get boring for me, shout if you need any tips with this. Then eggs I love them done all ways, scrambled, poached, fried etc, so that keeps it interesting I guess.

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Lunch - I only really eat chicken, sausages and ham and obviously eggs, so I like to make Spanish tortillas with different fillings, or soup is one of my absolute favourites, or chicken with roasted veggies, or sweet potato and fillings, or pitta bread with filling, or fillet of fish with leeks, I love quinoa and couscous so I have that with pretty much everything. Stir fry is easy and you can change that by choosing different sauces i.e. soy, black bean etc. There's so much you can do, but a lot of it is just changing the flavours. Also looking around the internet you can find some great, easy recipes so that's worth doing.

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Hope that helps XX

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Hello love! Oh I can relate to you so much! For the past 3 years I've been in two long distance relationships, the first one with a guy who actually lived in the Ukraine / London so that was quite long! I'm now in a year long relationship with someone who's at uni in Portsmouth. I think without trust a relationship just doesn't work, so as hard as it might be, especially if their at uni and you're not, you just have to trust them! I'm lucky, my boyfriend is just about to finish his finals and then we're moving in together, so I have him all to myself finally haha. My top three tips to staying positive about it are...

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1. Always know when you're next going to see them, i.e. book a train in advance (saves money as well!), book it off work, plan what you're going to do together etc, then you have something to look forward to and you can count down the days!
2. Keep busy, there's no point in pining over them all day every day, you've got a life too! See your friends, work hard, exercise, socialise etc etc.
3. Don't talk that much during the day, but FaceTime/Skype at night. My absolute favourite is FaceTiming my boyfriend just before I go to sleep, and catching up on what's been happening during the day.

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I hope this helps, it's what helps me :-) But don't get me wrong, I'm not always this positive about it, in fact I do get down quite a bit about it! But it's nearly the end now, thank god. Thanks for getting in contact :-)

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Hi, sorry I've only just seen it! Ah good question, I'm kinda trying to do the same really, as I don't want to lose weight because I'm naturally slim. I don't claim to be a nutritionist so this is all off personal feedback ok?

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So the main thing is your diet. I eat a lot of protein (chicken, eggs, fish, but not very much red meat at all really) and I do eat a lot of grains such as couscous and quinoa. Obviously veggies and fruit are important as well. I make sure I have 6 meals a day, so breakfast, then a mid morning meal, then lunch, then mid afternoon meal, then dinner, then a small snack after dinner.

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The gym- you want to build a bit of muscle, but you also need to lose body fat in order to see those muscles, especially if you're a girl because we tend to have a bit more fat around our bellies than men (so unfortunate hah)! So I would recommend cardio 2 or 3 times a week, running around a field is better than on a treadmill (personally think so anyway) and skipping is also so good for you (check out my blogpost on it!). I cycle because I can't run for long distances due to having back surgery, but adapt your workout to what works best for you. Then the main thing you want to be concentrating on is weight training. This involves concentrating on a certain set of muscles each time you go to the gym. For example, Monday can be bum day, where you do weighted squats, lunges, kick backs etc. Tuesday can be ab day, where you use cables to do curls, or you do russian twists etc. And so on, don't forget your arms! I see so many girls in my gym who have amazing bums and legs but their arms are like twiglets hahah.

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I hope this helps a little bit. X

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Personally, I don't want to be the one to give you advice, just because I'm not a professional i.e I'm not a trained doctor, nutritionist etc. If you actually want decent advice, please have a look at Vicki Edgson Nutrition on Google and maybe book in with her for a consultation, she's the best in the industry by far!

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What I would say is you need to find the triggers which make you "fall off the track", is it stress, is it unhappiness, is it loneliness, despair etc? Find out what that is, then when it strikes you'll know that that's when you're likely to binge. It's not a diet change, it's a lifestyle change, so you need to make sure those around you are on board too. Keep motivated by following other people and their story. Always have food prepared and healthy snacks on hand so you don't find yourself bingeing. But ultimately seeing a nutritionist will help loads!

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