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

Eltee12

Morning All

Today's plan

Br - toast, cuppa tea
Sn - apple
Lu - Chicken salad roll, hummus (needs eating)
Sn - l/f yog
D - egg, bacon, beans & toast, cuppa tea
Sn - finish off fresh pineapple. mmmmmmmm

Walking - 20 mins after work

Tuesday

Br - egg on toast, cuppa tea
Sn - an orange
Lu - HM corned beef hash & salad
Sn - l/f yog
D - spicy chicken, mash, peas & carrots

Walking - Half hour very brisk walk at lunchtime

sams247

Has anyone got good recommendations for dance exercise videos? Suitable for dumpy overweight but keen on dance typa gal? Not too advanced, I need to feel I can achieve this!

Weekend was a healthy glow day on Sat followed by a family feast of good times and too big portions on Sunday. Ah well

Today Bfast - eggs and quorn sausage
Lunch - chicken salad
Tea - fish with veggies
snack - mango and 1 oat biscuit

mlz1413

Sams - try the charity shops that way you can try until you like something! I got a jade goodie one on video that was an easy dance style then got divina's power of 3 - the hour long workout was a killer, but the other was 3 different 1/2 hour workouts that gave a good variation over a week. (it was many many 'weeks' I ago I last it too )

Have been feeling better after my cold but haven't been concentrating on what I eat at all, think I'm doing ok but probably need to do a mid month WI just encase.

Today has been / is:
B: 2 toast with spread and toppings
S: very dry sponge cake that I'm too [STRIKE]tight[/STRIKE] OS to waste
L: sandwich & crisps
S: apple
sausages if I have time otherwise it could be something very fast and bad for me

Eltee12

Eltee12 wrote: »

Today's plan

Br - toast, cuppa tea
Sn - apple
Lu - Chicken salad roll, hummus (needs eating)
Sn - l/f yog
D - egg, bacon, beans & toast, cuppa tea
Sn - finish off fresh pineapple. mmmmmmmm

Walking - 20 mins after work

Tuesday

Br - egg on toast, cuppa tea
Sn - an orange
Lu - HM corned beef hash & salad
Sn - l/f yog
D - spicy chicken, mash, peas & carrots

Walking - Half hour very brisk walk at lunchtime

Yesterday's dinner was today's planned dinner. Didn't have the pineapple cos had 2 biccys instead :eek: naughty Eltee. Did the walking after work though :A

Today's lunch was similar to yesterday's lunch, except it was ham instead of chicken and still had some hummous to finish up.

Tonight's dinner will be yesterday's planned dinner but possibly with mushrooms instead of beans. JUST REMEMBERED IT'S PANCAKE DAY!

Did the half hour very brisk walk lunchtime. really enjoyed myself, am going back for more on Thursday! am also considering the Wednesday lunchtime Zumba class :shocked:. My doctor will think I've gone doolally next time I go for WI.

might even do the 20 mins after work walking tonight as well.

Enough barmy rambling. back to work.

EL

miss_shillingworth

Great thread- just what I need. I have subscribed; just wish I'd looked in sooner.
My weight has yo-yo'd ever since I gave up smoking 16 years ago. I've finally got down to a reasonable weight (BMI 25 and a bit, so could do with losing a few more pounds; however, at 57 I am not going to aim for a particular dress size as the issue is health and comfort for me).
My weight is starting to go up again because I've started gorging on bread and other such carbs- due to stress in my life at the moment.
I have to rein in my greediness(neediness?) but my tried and tested recipes are looking boring right now. I also don't want to spend ages cooking and, most importantly of all, I can't afford the likes of healthy eating regimes with their fresh everything.
I have free gym membership but I get home absolutely ravenous.
My questions are: where are the site low calorie recipe ideas listed? And, how do I stop stuffing my face with refined carbs after exercise?
I know willpower comes into it...

Eltee12

Eltee12 wrote: »

JUST REMEMBERED IT'S PANCAKE DAY!

Did the half hour very brisk walk lunchtime. really enjoyed myself, am going back for more on Thursday! am also considering the Wednesday lunchtime Zumba class :shocked:. My doctor will think I've gone doolally next time I go for WI.

might even do the 20 mins after work walking tonight as well.

Enough barmy rambling. back to work.

YUm they were too. lucky I did all that walking!

Unfortunately remembered that I can't do the Thursday lunctime walking cos am meeting someone for lunch, can't really alter the plans. Shame cos was looking 4ward to the brisk uplifting walk.

Have to say the brisk lunchtime walk seemed to do me good. I slept really well for a change.

anyhoo,

Today's doings

B - egg on toast, cuppa tea:coffee:
lu - HM CCC

Sn - apple, orange

D - Pie, mash, carrots, mushy peas, gravy (mmmmmm pie night)

Walking - 20 mins after work

Thursday's plan

B - Morri$on'$ own brand w33tab!x, milk & sug
Lu - don't know yet, will have to make wise choices
D - depends on lunch
Sn - banananananana, l/f yog

20 mins walking a.m, 20 mins walking p.m.

Good luck all



EL

jennyo

hi all, another good week for me 2lb's lost, bring my total to 11lb, OH lost 3lb, his total 19lb, really pleased for 4 weeks. Its nice that we are both doing it, means that the only snack we have in are in 100 cals group, so not too bad.

ragz_2

Came across this which some of you may find helpful
Printable Daily Diet Tracker

Have lost 21lb since Christmas but nothing in the last 2 weeks, must try harder!

ragz_2

miss_shillingworth wrote: »

I have free gym membership but I get home absolutely ravenous.
My questions are: where are the site low calorie recipe ideas listed? And, how do I stop stuffing my face with refined carbs after exercise?
I know willpower comes into it...

After exercise you need protein, to stop your muscles wasting (using the protein stored in them for energy), so try to get used to having some protein after exercise (protein keeps you fuller longer than refined carbs do), you may need carbs beforehand for fuel. If you look under the Old Style Indexed Collections there is a section for cheap low fat cooking, but really it's just common sense. Use less butter, oil and other fats. Make portions smaller, have snacks (healthy ones), eat more fuit and veg, chose leaner cuts of meat etc etc
CalorieCount is quite a good site with a lot of articles about heathy eating etc that can be quite inspiring and they have a free calorie and weight tracker tool.

mlz1413

Welcome Miss Shillingworth, when you are off to the gym could you leave out a snack for yourself or prepare something that will be easy to eat when you get back, so you don't raid easy to eat crisps and bread?

Not sure what time of day you go but if its lunch time could you have soup and a roll or crackers with l/f philly and a cuppa soup?

If you go at night could you have your dinner when you return? something like a jacket spud that can be put in the oven before you go with chilli / curry / bolenesse that only has to be re-heated?

If your old menu is looking dull try putting the ingredients you have up on the store cupboard challenge thread and get some ideas for meals from there, or try the love-food-hate-waste website that you can find receipes for the ingredients you have.

Good to see more people posting!

I did ok last night and managed to eat the sausages and not a take-away, but did raid the cheese & crackers later that night

today:
B: 2 toast with toppings
S: apple
L: steak pastie also have soup & and roll that should have been all I had! (oops)
S: I'd need to take myself outside for a good slap if I manage a snack after that lunch!
Steak & kidney in the slow cooker, not sure what it will be served with, prob veg for me and pots&veg for OH