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

Prudent

I think the small snacks are a good idea Esther. I am a teacher and have a big energy dip at the end of the school day. In Scotland the schools go back in a week's time, so I have been experimenting with snacks. I am finding that a homemade version of a Graze box is helpful. Just been to Julian Graves today and stocked up on seeds, almonds and dried cranberries as all on offer. I bought lots of tiny plastic boxes in Poundland and fill them once a week with whatever mixtures of seeds/ nuts/ dried fruit I fancy. I am keeping the portions small though.

Eaten today:
B. Porridge - then went for long walk with local walking group.
l. a seeded pitta spread with chickpea and red pepper pate + a bowl of salad
s. HM Graze box
d. Cod fillet, peas & cauliflower + sliced strawberries with 2 tablespoons of natural very low fat yoghurt.

meanmarie

Today I have eaten:

Brunch....glass OJ, ham salad sandwich, tea;
Dinner....sm steak, 3 potatoes, lots cabbage, apple sponge, ice cream, tea;
Sn......mini choc roll, apple.

Feeling peckish again, might have sandwich or maybe banana.

Good luck everyone

Marie

Prudent

Eaten today:

B; Porridge
L: 1 slice HM wholemeal seeded break spread with primula + a bowl of salad
s> HM graze box
Update later

procrastinator

Hello
Trying to get back in to the MSE forums, been out of circulation for a while. Still at 12st, can't seem to shift any amount. Planning on walking to work today so that should be my 10K steps. Nat yog with blueberries for bfast and some cornflakes. Lunch will be salad sarnie but diner undecided, need to shop but can't as I'm walking so may do that in the eve. Have pinto beans to use up so could get some peppers and have them with rice.

mlz1413

Hi all,

everyone seems really motivated :beer: and its the start of a new week.

I did OK at the weekend and hope to be good all this week:

Today
B: Cereal & milk
L: tuna mayo on brown bread, crisps
S: banana
chicken breasts - haven't decided on receipe as yet.

Eltee12

Hi All

v v busy at work. still manageing my 1 hour walking per day - yaaay. Healthy eating a bit hit & miss at the weekend, better during the week (except today!)

Yesterday
B - Smoked Haddock, roll & butter
L - quiche, coleslaw, potato salad (leftover, had to be eaten)
Sn - 3 digestives & a cuppa
D - Roast lamb, spuds, yourkshire, gravy
Sn - ice cream type bar, sounds like Bunchies
1 hour walking

Today
B - crunchy museli & tropical fruit type cereal
Sn - Oat, yog & cranberry cereal bar
L - Ham & Cheese sarnie
Sn - banana, apple
D - Pasta & araba-whatchamacallit sauce
1 hour walking

Tuesday plan
B - Own brand wheat-biscuits, milk, sug
Sn - clementines
L - Jacket P, tuna, & salad
Sn - banana
D - Sausages, mash n beans
1 hour walking

Prudent

Thanks to everyone who posts what they ate - I find it really helpful.

Yesterday I had:

B: Porridge
L: HM yellow spilt pea soup + 1 slice of HM seeded bread filled made into a sandwich with chickpea and red pepper pate and lettuce
s: HM graze box
I quorn sausage in thyme & onion gravy, sweet potato and carrot mash, cauliflower + strawberries & fresh pineapple with natural yoghurt

s. pear

Today I planning:


B: Porridge

L: yellow split pea soup & a fresh pineapple

d: Carrot and cashew pate, see: http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=recipe&dbid=294 with cucumber & HM seeded bread for dipping/ spreading
Soup (as above if still hungry)

No bake apple tart, see: http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=recipe&dbid=67 with natural yoghurt

mlz1413

Had a sneaky mid-month weigh in today and pleasantly surprised, 1lb off - lets hope it stays off for another 2 weeks and a bit....

Today:
B: 2 slices toast with l/fat spread
S: mouthful of choc cake
L: small amount of chicken madras with rice (had to used today)
as above wasn't quite enough I also bought a cheese & pickle sandwich on brown + no sugar fruit drink

S: have an apple & yogurt but will try and save one for later
D : Lasanga with salad

EstherH

Well done Miz1413.
I've done ok the last few days. Sticking to the six times a day pattern.
Sunday:
B: 1oz cereal
S: Apple & brazil nut
S: Banana
L: Chicken, Mash, carrots, brocolli, cauli and gravy
S: Grapes
S: Stir fry rice & veg

Monday:
B: 1oz muslie with dried apricot and sultanas
S: Orange and Brazil nut
L: Home made veg soup
S: Banana, dried fruit and yoghurt
Pasta, chicken and tomato & chilli sauce
S: More pasta

Today:
B: 1oz muslie, dried fruit
S: Apple
L: Jacket Potato, salad, few crisps
S: banana and grapes
Pasta, chicken and tomato & chilli sauce
S: will probably be fruit and yoghurt

EstherH

Prudent, the graze box sounds good. Seem to remember reading about that a few years ago. They said to fill a lunch box with all sorts of salad stuff, seeds etc., and graze continuously throughout the day. I think though that if I had a box in front of me like that I would have it all eaten in the morning before lunch. I weigh out my dried fruit and just make my cereal up to an ounce with it, or have a couple of dried apricots cut up small and mixed in yoghurt. Could go overboard otherwise.