Weight Loss the Old Style Way! Part 6. Please read posts 1 and 2 before posting.

4Moneysaver

Hi all, Just wanted to agree that the 'eat less and move more' advice is really the only thing that works for me too. I've been successful for periods of time on various diets but long-term this has to be the answer so thanks Madhouse Keyholder for the reminder. Today has been B=carrot alfafa and hummous on wm bread (I was starving and it did the trick) L= chicken and veg soup, wm roll and a big orange and D= skate wing roasted with pots and green beans. I've chucked in a fair amount of walking too. Hope everyone has a good evening.

JoJoB

RS - my friend had the mirena coil fitted and has had no end of trouble with various side effects including fluid retention. The pfizer forums have lots of women discussing this coil as well and it is apparently causing a lot of problems - inc pregnancy symptoms and weightgain. My friend has put on a stone and is suffering depression with it. Just giving you a heads up if the gynae tries to fob you off.

spugzbunny

hello! So super sorry I haven't popped in teh last few days! I moved desks at work so i haven't had access to the internet! Boo!

Well I lost 1lb on Frdiay. I only need to lose 2 more for my next mini goal (9st 7lb by March 20th). I don't think I'll weigh this Frdiay as I'll be upset and lose motivation if I gain. I think I can lose 2lb's by next Friday tho! Fingers crossed!

Todays Food was/will be:

B - Yog
L - Pitta and Salad
Dinner - Jacket pot and tuna mayo with cucumbers
Snacks - either a bag of pom bears (which were muchos cheap!) and a g&T under the flimsy excuse that I have some limes to use up!

I made some malteser muffins this w/end that are very low and only 2.5 ww points each. Recipe was:

200g plain flour
100g soft brown sugar
75g maltesers
2tsp baking powder
50g marg
1 whole egg
1 mashed banana
1 tsp of van essence
100ml skimmed milk

Just combine the wet ingredients in a jug (making sure the egg is beaten first) the add to sifted dry ingredients in a bowl. Fold in gently. Add to 12 cupcake cases and backe at 190 for 20 mins. You can freeze them as well apparantly so I'll make a big batch this weekend! Nom nom nom!

recovering_spendaholic

JoJoB wrote: »

RS - my friend had the mirena coil fitted and has had no end of trouble with various side effects including fluid retention. The pfizer forums have lots of women discussing this coil as well and it is apparently causing a lot of problems - inc pregnancy symptoms and weightgain. My friend has put on a stone and is suffering depression with it. Just giving you a heads up if the gynae tries to fob you off.

Thanks for this JoJo - I went to the gynae tonight and he said that the fluid retention should go away in a month or so, but to come back to him if it doesn't. I am not sure about the weight gain side of things but if I find that is the case, being the weight I already am, it will HAVE to go! I am going to see my GP in the next couple of days and will discuss it more with her - my Gynaecologist is nice but I can't really discuss things like that with him - he's very clinical IYKWIM.

Welcome Madhouse and well done Spugz - btw have you got your new glasses yet? Are you going to post a picture of them? I LOVE vintage fashion and stuff but ATM I am too big for anything, but once I lose weight I intend to raid my Auntie's wardrobe - she has beautiful designer stuff from the 1930's through to 1980's and it is all really nice - She is 97 now and hasn't thrown out anything ever - it is all in dress covers in a spare bedroom. The shoes won't fit me though because she's a 5 and I'm a 7 which is a real shame as she has at least 200 pairs!

I made a nice tea of pork steak, steamed brocolli, cauliflower, onions, carrot and parsnip and new potatoes. It was really nice. I made a conscious effort not to have too big a portion and I was still full after I had eaten it all and didn't want pudding.

Hope you are all having a good evening.

vixtress

nice to see the board so busy
hi to the newbies and :T to the losers!!

not posting my menu as i still feel awful, am waiting for the anti-biotics to 'kick in' and hoping that i will then be able to stop eating toast and butter
had a fish butty from the F & C shop as i just couldnt face anything else

sticking nicely to the lent pledge though!!

hoping to feel better tomorrow!

bleeuurgh :rolleyes:

frogga

Good Morning Chubby Chums :hello:

Just a quickie to say hello, I'm still alive and hopping

Still doing ok, haven't been bingeing or even overeating at all. Feels like eating normally has become a habbit now as it is much easier and I'm thinking about bingeing far less. I rekon I only think about it 94% of the time now :rolleyes: Only joking

Acutely aware that I could fall off the wagon at any moment though as it has a tendancy to creep up and bite me on the behind when I'm least expecting it. I was keen to weigh myself last night but I didn't as it wouldn't say what I wanted it to! I'll try and hang on for a bit longer.

Right, have a good day all I'm off to work

taplady

morning all!

Frogga - glad to see you popping in :j you're doing great!:T

off on a course all day - food hygiene(again:rolleyes: )

B - toast and marmalade(reduced sugar)

L - mushroom cous cous with added chargrilled vegetables and some tinned mackerel

D - quorn chilli, spicy wedges

snacks - yoghurt, banana

weigh in tonight - not optimistic, started the week well but didn't finish it well.hope to STS.

have a good day all x

JoJoB

recovering_spendaholic wrote: »

Thanks for this JoJo - I went to the gynae tonight and he said that the fluid retention should go away in a month or so, but to come back to him if it doesn't. I am not sure about the weight gain side of things but if I find that is the case, being the weight I already am, it will HAVE to go! I am going to see my GP in the next couple of days and will discuss it more with her - my Gynaecologist is nice but I can't really discuss things like that with him - he's very clinical IYKWIM.

Actually, scratch what I said before - I got mixed up between the mirena coil and another treatment. Numpty.

Had small bowl jordans muesli, banana, and muller lite yoghurt (450 cals) so far - I should stop eating NOW! Until lunch!

Lunch: hm roast veg and cottage cheese quiche, salad (400)

Dinner: hm chickpea and butternut squash tikka masala with rice (600)

I smoked over the weekend so am now grappling with patches, a bad temper, and desire to snack. :mad:

bigsmoke

hi everyone, and welcome rachelmk and madhouse_keyholder!

frogga, you're an inspiration to me with your holding off on the bingeing, thanks! and good luck jojob with keeping off the fags again

okay day for me yesterday (apart from a cookie), today:
- b: fruit salad w. yoghurt and cornflakes
- l: leftover cauliflower and sausage surprise
- s: fruit
- t: maybe sausage w. beans, swede mash and leeks/cabbage (basically, that's what's in the fridge, so need to think of something to do with it!)

have a good day everyone

bs x

retiredlady

taplady wrote: »

morning all!

Frogga - glad to see you popping in :j you're doing great!:T

off on a course all day - food hygiene(again:rolleyes: )

B - toast and marmalade(reduced sugar)

L - mushroom cous cous with added chargrilled vegetables and some tinned mackerel

D - quorn chilli, spicy wedges

snacks - yoghurt, banana

weigh in tonight - not optimistic, started the week well but didn't finish it well.hope to STS.

have a good day all x

Good Luck with your weigh in tonight taplady, I will keep my fingers crossed for you. It may bring you luck and it will make it harder for me to eat stuff I shouldn't:rotfl:!

Marion