7 pounds Junked in July :-)

miss_nadine_x

morning slimmers:D Just wanted to come on and post my menu

b : 2 slices brown toast and vitalite

b : 2 slices brown bread, hoummus & a banana

D : Baked potato, roasted veg in oil, vegan cheese slice

Ok so its a bit bready today lol .... I only had time to shove 2 slices of toast on for breakfast

Have a nice day:D
x

tara747

miss_nadine, that all sounds very healthy!

My breakfast was:

Muffin and olive spread (not planned!) - 200 cals
150g low fat Greek yog - 120 cals

I was going to have a protein shake but am feeling quite full and it is 150 cals (with milk), so I shall have it later if I'm feeling hungry.

Lunch will be leftover lamb from last night with some wholemeal bread (no spread needed as lamb is very moist and I will heat it in the microwave).

Snack will be an orange and 3 plums. I also have a meringue nest with me if I feel the need for something sweet - 50 cals! Does anyone else like these?

Dinner will be a chicken stir fry. Possible small glass of wine and NO snacks!

AdrianHi

alared wrote: »

Going to state the obvious here,if your daily intake of calories is, for instance, 2000,and through counting the calories and exercise you manage to stay below it

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you WILL lose weight over a given period.
Otherwise

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you will NOT.

The other thing I`d point out is that you must WANT to lose weight.

Keep counting. :T

Absolutely, but worth bearing in mind your metabolism can play some tricks like adjusting body temperature (and so calories used) to try and maintain a weight it is used to. This can lead to periods of no fat loss, especialy at the start and you can hit a plateaux sometimes. Weight often comes down in steps as a result.
Keep the faith, keep to calory intake in the right place and your metabolism has to give up the fight and start burning fat.
Excercise more and heavier muscle develops which can slow weight loss, but the fat is still going so good news.

AdrianHi

tara747 wrote: »

Ironing burns calories right?

156 calories per hour vs. sitting reading a book which is 88 calories per hour.

Your doing so much better than me at the excercise regime (walking, stairs etc.)

Edit: Ooops, should have read whoel thread before posting, answered already.

AdrianHi

Drat it.
Yesterday an unplanned pint and a half of beer due to attending a close friend Dad's funeral - couldn't not do it really. I was restrained with the cold buffet at lunch, but it's bound to be more calories than usual.
Some extra walking and more green tea instead of tea and milk is called for.

AdrianHi

tara747 wrote: »

I also worked out my BMR... 1375 cals per day! That's without lifting a finger. I've worked out that I walk at least 70 minutes a day at min. 3mph and (from this week) spend at least 10 minutes a day climbing stairs, so that's 228 calories minimum every day. Total is 1603 calories. So I need to do more exercise to burn a total of 1900 cals and eat about 1400 cals a day. Is that about right?

Sounds about right. Only way to know is to go with this pattern and watch what happens to the weight over this month and reduce calories a bit more if you don't loose 1-2 lbs a week by the last week of the month.

coffeeholic_2

tara747 wrote: »

I also have a meringue nest with me if I feel the need for something sweet - 50 cals! Does anyone else like these?

Ooh meringue nests sounds yummy, I imagine you can put yoghurt and fruit etc in as well as a snack yummm. May give them a go.

Food-wise today so far I had my protein shake around 8am, and a slice of toast about 11ish. Lunch will be a WW meal and I have grapes to snack on. I have no idea what I'm going to have for dinner, OH is out tonight so I just have to cater for myself. Hoping I don't get the Friday night munchies and start craving pizza and chips and all sorts. Will have to get OH to lock me in!! :rotfl:

alared

http://curezone.com/conversions.asp

http://www.nutracheck.co.uk/calories/calories_in_alcohol/Alcohol.html

tara747

COFFEEHOLIC, YES, i HAVE THEM WITH PLAIN YOGURT. tHE MERINGUE IS SWEET ENOUGH AND THE YOGURT GIVES IT A SLIGHT TANG. mMM!

Oops, argh! Ah, CBA to type it all over again.

Anyway! Get some meringues in for tonight and you will curb any sweet cravings without too many calories. Tesco Finest are 2 for £2 ATM and soooo yummy!

I've just had a couple of Brazil nuts and am about to have my lamb and wholemeal bread. I had the shake at about 11:30 and it's kept me going nicely I must say! It is so much more palatable with milk.

AdrianHi - 88 cals per hour for reading???? I would rather read for two hours than iron for one! :rotfl: What does lying down burn?
Don't worry about the unplanned calories, as you say you can make up for it elsewhere. :A

I've done 18 flights of stairs so far today, should make it to 30 or so by hometime. I am actually feeling it in the muscles in the backs of my legs so will keep it up!

alared - what's the link? I'm scared to open it at work!

alared

tara747 wrote: »

alared - what's the link? I'm scared to open it at work!

Open it up,it`s only a conversion utility and the other`s to tell you ALCOHOL calories.