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

newlywed

Ahhh. Thanks ragz. Will contemplate protein things for future breakfasts. Couldn't face tuna first thing sorry

Forgot to say walked 2 miles to work yesterday and half way home.

Today:

b: 2 shredded wheat with nana and strawberries (didn't see the protein post till too late)
s: pineapple and grapes and a few almonds (after having read the protein post )
l: potato salad with extra light mayo, rocket, peppers and tomato and some slices of chicken
s: almonds and cherries
d: prawn omlette and salad- though I forgot to get the prawns out of the freezer so depends if Sainsbug has decent priced ones

Also walked to work - was very red faced and somewhat glowing - but still walked.

The_Dragon

newlywed wrote: »

Ahhh. Thanks ragz. Will contemplate protein things for future breakfasts. Couldn't face tuna first thing sorry

Could have get some wafer thin chicken and have that in a salad sandwich for breakfast?

newlywed

Anyway, another day of eating lots of fruit and veg and nothing bad.... but the money for posh fruit is running low so we'll have to see what happens next week :eek:

Food plan for tomorrow is:

b: 2 weatbx with fruit and nuts (protein)
s: melon, strawbs and grapes
l: jacket and tuna with low fat mayo and salad
s: more melon and grapes
d: 2 wraps with hm chilli


I'm trying to do the slimming world thing as it means I can eat lots of fruit and veg and keep a check on sweets, cakes bread etc. Still OS though - the only thing I've bought that's not is frylight!!!

ragz_2

I have used frylight, apparently though you can get spray bottles for oil and put olive oil in so it's not full of nasty chemicals, cos I've tasted frylight and it's rank on its own! Off to Amazon to find some... it's moneysaving as that stuff is quite pricey.

Eating as planned with addition of 3 biscuits and some grapes. Could have been worse...

newlywed

ragz wrote: »

I have used frylight, apparently though you can get spray bottles for oil and put olive oil in so it's not full of nasty chemicals,

I have a spray bottle... the nozzle just clogs up continually and only works for a couple of days. Yet you only find out when you are hungry and want to use the thing!! It's good when it does work though.

Don't get the ones from Argos with a matching spray for vinegar

sparrer

Hi all and thanks CCP for pointing me in the direction of the forum

Had a bit of a strange day so meals have been a bit sporadic
No breakfast as I had to out by 9.30am - takes a good 2 hours to get showered, dressed, meds/nebuliser etc, so even getting up at 7am doesn't really give me time to eat
Brunch - 2 rashers of grilled back bacon with the 'tails' ie fatty end cut off (more treats for the dog, keep on like this and he'll be on a diet too ) fried tomato, mushroom, onion, garlic, green pepper all done in frylight, v small jacket. Not used frylight before, I didn't find it very successful so added a little water to the pan which basically steamed the veg. Dry fried the egg, thank goodness for a good nonstick pan . Next time I'll try 2 sprays,don't want to waste it but was very tempted to revert to the usual olive oil. Anyone else have the same problem, or am I doing something wrong? Not that you can do anything wrong spraying some stuff into a pan!
S Muller light, pear
Dinner - not really hungry after eating a big meal at 11.30am, I'm used to eating in the evening but so just a grilled pork fillet.
S satsuma, banana

Tomorrow is going to be breakfast and dinner as I'll be out over lunch time, hopefully Thursday will be a normal day, whatever that is!

Oh, and I have to admit to eating polo mints while I'm driving - perhaps I should just take them out of the car but they're a great stress reliever - when a male driver forgets to indicate, or thinks he has the right of way, of any of the other idiotic things men do behind the wheel, I crunch on them and imagine it's their head :eek:

shezam

Morning all,

Hope everyone is doing better than me?

I have been so good since last week, salad ever day for lunch, no eating after 7pm, minimum snacking and sweets and have still put on 2lbs! Grrrrrrr

I had a sickness bug a few weeks back and lost 7lbs in one weekend, the next week when I weighed myself I stayed the same so thought to myself "right this is it, the push I need" but ever since then I just keep climbing back up. Do you think the sickness bug and me losing weight might just have been water and thats why i've put back on? I feel so annoyed, I have deprived myself of easter eggs, ice cream, all good things! and nothing.

Anyways today looks like this:

B-2 w33tabix, banana & milk. 1 cup of tea
Sn- 2 go ahead biscuit bar things
Lu- Leftover curry from last night (home made, completely from scratch, partner is an amazing cook!)
Sn- Banana
Di- Not sure yet but something healthy

1 hour Zumba at 6pm.

Have a good day everyone xxxx

CCP

Morning all.

shezam - that's so annoying, isn't it? The only possibility I can think of is if you're doing a lot more exercise and have put some muscle on, as I know muscle weighs more. I could be completely wide of the mark there, though!

sparrer - no problem, I'm glad you like it.

My day today goes:

B - FF natural yoghurt with sliced banana and a portion of honey-coated mixed nuts (the second of this week's three treats, chosen when I realised I could hear the siren call of a Greggs sausage roll for lunch! )
S - pear
L - mixed salad (lettuce, radishes, cucumber, cherry tomatoes) with cottage cheese and the last of the olive rolls
S - fruit of some kind - I've got to buy some more at lunchtime
D - spicy prawn and veg stirfry with noodles

I'm aiming to eat a bit more protein today as I finished my dinner yesterday and still felt hungry, and had to exercise a great amount of will-power to prevent myself eating something else before bed.

Exercise - a walk to the shops to get some more fruit: I'm not sure how far I'll walk as I haven't yet decided which shop to go to.

Have a good day, all.

Boodle

Shezam - it's so disappointing when that happens, isn't it? You could be right about the water. Try not to let it de-motivate you and keep going

Sparrer - lol at the mints! DH seems to have a thing for Polos when he is driving too, so much so that one of the baby's first words was "lo-lo" :rotfl:

Monday
B: 3 hm oat cakes with scraping of date butter. Tea.
L: Bowl of salad leaves with watercress, half a dozen black olives, chopped tomato and about 3 tbsp hummus. 2 rye crispbreads.
S: Cup of tea and a lemon shortbread.
hm chick pea and veg curry with rice (mostly wholemeal with
about 2 tbsp white added to the pan.)

Went out for a drink before dinner - had single vodka in blackcurrant cordial. Exercise wise: 30 minutes of yoga and a good hour on Wii Sports playing tennis.

Yesterday
B: 1 weetabix with oat milk. Tea.
S: Tea and about 1/4 of a baby-chewed lemon shortbread
L: 1 fist-sized (small fist lol) jacket potato with "egg mayo" i.e. crumbled tofu and chick peas in a dairy-free salad cream with chives, + watercress on the side
Roasted veg + half a small "omelette" with garlicky cuminy rice (WM with a little white as before.)

Exercise: 2 miles, first half uphill, pushing the buggy complete with a dozen children's library books (astonishingly heavy!) and a zillion other things in it as well as the baby lol. About 30 minutes Wii Tennis.

Today
B: 2 rye crispbread with a scraping of spread + scrambled tofu and watercress leaves. Tea.
L: Probably a salad topped with "egg mayo". Poss a rye crispbread or two.
Roasted veg and haricots in a tomato sauce with rice (made as before)
Any snacks are likely to be a tea/coffee with either a hm fairy cake or a couple of squares of dairy-free white choc with vanilla (oh yum!)

lovetopaint

Hello everyone . As I have been trying to work out the balance part of balanced diet, this is what I am thinking I need each day (?)

-two low fat dairy foods
-two fruit portions (max)
-three or more veg portions (no max)
-two snacks (no carb)
-three meals that include protein, starchy carbs and veg.

At the moment it helps me to work out meal plans, but not sure if it is balanced or not! Trouble is I read too much and get confused. I mainly stick to lower gi foods in the main, it definately keeps me on an even keel. Going to check out the above :think: .