Weight Loss the Old Style Way! Part 7. Please read posts 1 and 2 before posting.

Penelope_Penguin · 6 February 2010 at 4:41PM

Hello, everyone :hello: I've been asked, ever so nicely, so shiny new thread for you all

Quote:

As some of you know there's been some discussion lately on how to accomodate weight loss diets on the board. It was decided that the daily isn't the place for campaigns of any sort and that there was a very good weight loss thread on the I wanna board which would offer excellent support to anyone wishing to join.

The board guides have talked about this and we'd like to accomodate a weight loss campaign the OLD STYLE way here. However, in order for it to fit with the board, it should be about scratch cooking and healthy eating, NOT about where to get low calorie/fat ready meals cheaply or fad diets.

So, here it is. The Lose Weight the Old Style Way thread. This thread is for support in losing weight but in order to keep it true to the board - which is about money saving the old style way, there are going to be some posting guidelines.

Important. Please read:

The thread should be about healthy, old style eating. That means recipes and meal plans, support and encouragement and healthy eating. What shouldn't be accomodated here is if the thread goes off topic and covers ready meals, fad diets and weight loss clubs. There is a good thread that covers all that on the 'I wanna' board. So if the thread becomes an extention of that, we will have to close it and ask people to join in there instead.

Enjoy, and good luck :A

Penny. x

Penelope_Penguin · 6 February 2010 at 4:42PM

And the rest of the details:

So here are a few more specifics about what this thread is and isn't in the hope that there is some middle ground that everyone can be on board with.

It is NOT a weight loss club. There is no membership to this thread and everyone is very welcome.

Recipes are welcome. It would help if they were highlighted in some way - eg by putting the recipe name in the title of the post, or making it a different colour, so they're easy to spot without trawling through lots of posts. It would also be helpful if people could copy them into the recipe index. (I'll post a link later.)

In order that it doesn't get too unwieldy, because there are SO many people interested, it would be useful if people didn't make LOTS of posts in the same day; perhaps one at the start of the day and one towards the end to say how you got on for example would prevent the thread becoming difficult to read for people who can't get here as often as others. Off topic posts, which do not relate mainly to Weight Loss Old Style, may be deleted.

And for clarification, the other weight loss threads were closed because they were not money saving old style. It wasn't one board guide's decision - we were ALL following the rules set down by Martin and the team. While the threads were being closed, we were talking behind the scenes about HOW to accomodate this issue without it straying from the ethos and purpose of the board and we hope this thread provides a balance.

This thread is from all 3 of your board guides. Here are the rules on copyright and medical advice. If you're posting recipes, in particular, please read this.

I hope this helps everyone.

Penny. x

Penelope_Penguin · 6 February 2010 at 4:44PM

For anyone who's interested, Weight Loss Part 6 is here. I'll be closing that thread once people start posting on this one

Penny. x

miss_cupcake_2 · 6 February 2010 at 5:14PM

Ooh a shiny new thread, thanks Penelope Penguin

Sadly my diet has gone a bit pear-shaped (or should that be chocolate-shaped?!) this weekend but I will be back on the wagon first thing on Monday morning :j

KITTY_2-2 · 6 February 2010 at 5:37PM

I try to keep up with these threads but always end up days behind and then there are so many posts I can't catch up again!

Just wanted to wish everyone good luck.

I am aiming for a 10lb loss in February and 12 gym visits. I'll not weigh in until the end of the month. Lets see how it goes.

:smileyhea

gratefulforhelp_2 · 6 February 2010 at 5:46PM

DH and I have just signed the pledge, at least for a month, so should help!

JoJoB · 7 February 2010 at 9:41AM

Morning all on the nice new thread.

Still feeling rubbish and not been eating well as a consequence, but forced myself out for a walk at least yesterday. Made pasta and pesto for an easy dinner yesterday and noticed that a small jar of pesto is 900 calories!!!! OMG!!!!! Me and OH have a jar between us.

Not anymore though!

Main aim today is to drink more water.

B: toast and one weetabix (350)

L: quorn sausage, veg and boiled or mash potatoes with gravy

fish in batter and salad

Whiteviolet · 7 February 2010 at 9:51AM

Morning All!

Panicked when I thought I had lost you, but just an attack of the killer penguin :-)

JoJoB -sorry you are unwell :-(

Cupcake - Why is it weekends are so much harder to stay on the wagon?

Yesterday I ate:
2 shredded wheat with semi milk
orange
home made chicken and lentil soup
mash,fish and a huge pile of green veg with garlic.

best wished to all!

nicki_2 · 7 February 2010 at 11:22AM

I've been really really bad

DD and I had a pizza takeout for tea - only we got the bigger of the two Family Meal Deals :eek: BUT it did us tea last night (and we needed it - we'd been out shopping for hours and we're both really hungry!) and pizza for breakfast

It was the final one for us though - no more takeaway pizza for us. DD can have them when she's with her dad

Having chicken kievs with new potatoes, peas, stuffing, and then butterscotch whip for pudding today. Still trying to use up the not so healthy stuff

However I am going to be walking to/from our cheaper DIY store which is over a mile away up hill for parts of it since I'm not willing to pay more out in busfare than it will cost for what I'm going for

:rotfl: Oh and I have a bath full of wet washing (broken washing machine :mad: ordering replacement one this week) so that needs to be washed and then carted downstairs to the spinner, back upstairs to rinse again (old spinner leaks so I can't rinse in it like my nan used to do) since its underwear & uniform then back down, spun & then I can dry it. Will also have to stand and do the ironing tonight as we're getting low on clothing as most of its in the ironing pile

:rotfl:

Laters :wave:

procrastinator · 7 February 2010 at 11:46AM

Hello
Yesterday was a write off, out in the morning but afternoon fell asleep on the sofa, OH bought chips for dinner - just chips! so yesterday's eating was 2kiwis in yog. 2 slices wholemeal toast and butter 1 portion of chips. Multiple cups of coffee. I slice of xmas panetone - will that never end? I shrivelled clementine, yuk, bought from market.

Today I need to get out and exercise so I need to get dressed and get going. 2 cups of coffee drunk so far. Will eat last of the kiwis and yog before I go.

floyd · 7 February 2010 at 11:50AM

Hi all,

Thanks PP for the new thread :T

Hoping to get back on the wagon 100% today before I'm back in work tomorrow as no doubt someone will have been baking over the weekend and will bring in treats so I need my willpower to be top notch

B/L: Wholemeal toast with marmalade

Not sure yet, got naff all in and need to go shopping so if we go it will be a roast with lots of veggies, if we dont probably pasta with pesto and toasted pinenuts

Have a good week all

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