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suki1964

One tip I find really helps is the old ww one of " if you bite it - write it"

Writing down EVERYTHING that you have eaten in a day really does stop you reaching for the biscuit barrel or the cake tin. Its always too easy to con yourself you havent really eaten that much that day - till you have seen it all down in black and white so to speak. It also highlights where you need to make changes, you soon notice a lack of fruit and veg

fannyannie_2

suki1964 wrote: »

One tip I find really helps is the old ww one of " if you bite it - write it"

Writing down EVERYTHING that you have eaten in a day really does stop you reaching for the biscuit barrel or the cake tin. Its always too easy to con yourself you havent really eaten that much that day - till you have seen it all down in black and white so to speak. It also highlights where you need to make changes, you soon notice a lack of fruit and veg

I was just going to say the exact same thing. I keep a diet diary, after every meal i write down what i've eaten whether its good or bad. And what excercise i've done that day. I also write in any tips and things like that and glue in magazine clippings that i want to keep. Its done me the world of good, i've lost a stone in 4 weeks.

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suki1964

Make Soup

Big pot of vegetable - bag of fresh soup mix veg and a couple of handfulls of dried soup mix, couple of stock cubes and boil for a couple of hours. Have a bowl everytime you are "starved" and need something dead quick (reheat in micro) and take a bowl before main meal. Lasts for days in the fridge, costs but a couple of quid for a huge amount and all goes to the five a day and best of all - fat free

1ubthrifty

Please could somebody give a quick fix way of losing a few pounds in 4 days?!!!! I'm going away and have just tried my trousers on that i'd planned to wear and they are agony!!! Any magicians with dieting tricks. (I am normally a follower of S/W but let myself go lately need a quick solution. Pleeeeease.

lawsofnature

1ubthrifty wrote: »

Please could somebody give a quick fix way of losing a few pounds in 4 days?!!!! I'm going away and have just tried my trousers on that i'd planned to wear and they are agony!!! Any magicians with dieting tricks. (I am normally a follower of S/W but let myself go lately need a quick solution. Pleeeeease.

You can't really lose a few pounds in a few days - but you could try a water and fruit diet, this would probably shrink your stomach a little. But apart from getting food poisoning - you've left it too late! How about getting a bigger pair of pants, and enjoying yourself.

lawsofnature

My tip: eat wholemeal pita breads, they are filling and cheap. I pop one in the toaster and then fill it with a boiled sliced egg which totals around 200 calories.

M&S sell them cheaply on the value buys (the red sticker/label thingy).

1ubthrifty

Thanks Lawsofnature, yes the 'new pants' option may have to be the answer! Just been to tesco and stocked up on strawbs,pineapple, pears and salad. Mmmm we shall see!! Looked in S/w book at all the ss foods and bought those. Worth a try.

davetrousers

ames100 wrote: »

fizzy drinks can fill you up for a bit (diet)

No drink Water.

marrowgirl

Water seems to be much better at shifting the pounds than fizzy drinks. There seems to be something in fizzy drinks that makes the weight stall.

For O/S slimmers or S/W green plan: frozen grapes give you something sweet to suck on while watching tv etc rather than grazing. I keep my choc in the freezer too, so if i REALLY fancy a bit I'll break off a couple of chunks and put the rest back. You do need good teeth for this though!;)

I also used to have a giant bowl of chopped up fruits (including a banana)with total 0% yoghurt. Really fills you up for ages & you can use up older fruit (very MSE).

1ubthrifty

After my post above I followed some of yr tips, drinking more water, eating fuit veg and fish and have lost 3 pounds in as many days! I shall be continuing this healthy eating when I get back. Thanks.