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Lois I think the now on the models looks perfectly lovely to me, yes I know the third one is slimmer etc but I kinda like the middle one:D

Hello (hides) can I join please.
I can not go on like this, since having the kids (first one now 9) I have gained about half a stone a year every year, and it has to stop. Lightbulb moment was at the weekend realising I was to heavy for the bumper boats at a fair (16st) but thinking about it just makes me hungry.
My target is to lose 4.5 stone, which will leave me at a normalish managable weight.
But where do I start? I have lost weight many years ago with weight watchers when they did their 1-2-3 thing and it told you what to eat every day, have tried SW, but its not disaplined enough for me, I have to be told what to have each day, I can't choose or I think about it all day.
Can anyone recommend anything to me.?

I haven’t had time to read through the thread this morning so I would like to say well done to all losers and maintainers and better luck next time to any one who gained. You know who you are! :T :T :T :T :T :T :T

I have just read an article in Glamour Magazine about how to find your ideal weight and work out how many calories you actually need. I thought I would share it with you……

First find your BMI. Most diet sites have a calculator for this but for those who want to figure it themselves the formula is:
Your weight in pounds / your height in inches / your height in inches X 703 = BMI

A healthy BMI is considered to be between 18.5 and 24.9 The BMI doesn’t measure body fat though and could incorrectly label a muscular lady as overweight…

Right next to find out if you need to lose or gain:

To calculate you metabolism you need to find your resting metabolic rate. This is the number of calories your body burns just breathing.
To calculate your RBM you need to know your ‘adjustment factor’
If your BMI is 24 or less your factor is 11
For a BMI of 25 to 29.9 your factor is 10
For a BMI of 30 to 39.9 your factor is 9
and for a BMI of 40 or more your factor is 8
The formula to find your RMR =
Your weight in lbs X Your adjustment factor = your resting metabolic rate

To find the calories you need to maintain weight you need to figure out your activity level number you need an activity factor number:
Rarely active = 1.2
Exercise 3 times a week = 1.3
5 times a week = 1.4
Everyday = 1.7
The formula to find your calorie needs =
RBM x activity factor = calories you need to maintain weight.

I calculated my daily calories needed to maintain weight as 1874 a day. For three weeks I maintained at 1400 calories or less a day and lost only 1lb when I cut to 1250 a day so if the calculations have any basis in fact I guess they don’t account for those who have been on a diet a while!

dixie06 wrote: »

Hi, all been following Slimming World for 10 days now and so far so good, lost 6lbs at my first weigh in. :j :j

Wonder if anyone can help me, i'm looking for a slimming world friendly recipie for cheese sauce so I can have cauliflower cheese, any suggestions guys?

Thanks

Hi Dixie - well done for your weight loss. :T

You can make cheese sauce without using too many syns if you reserve your Healthy Extra A's for the milk and cheese.

Here's how I do it: 1 tbsp cornflour, 700mls skimmed milk , 56g cheddar cheese or 84g reduced fat cheddar cheese. Mix the cornflour with a little of the milk, and heat the remaining milk, then add the warm milk to the cornflour/milk mixture, stir, then return to the pan and bring to the boil, stirring, until the sauce thickens. Remove from the heat and add the grated cheese, stir until the cheese has melted, then pour over your cauliflower.

This recipe serves two and uses 3.5 syns for the cornflour and 2 HE(A)s per serving.

LL

play2day wrote: »

A healthy BMI is considered to be between 18.5 and 29.4. The BMI doesn’t measure body fat though and could incorrectly label a muscular lady as overweight…

Hi Play

Thanks for the information, it's very useful. I'm interested to see that the magazine quotes a healthy BMI as being between 18.5 and 29.4, as I was under the impression that anything over 25 was overweight - has there been some relaxation in thinking about this?

LL