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

lovetopaint

Morning all, interesting guide to cheese here:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3033/The-good-cheese-guide.html

Weigh in tomorrow

Eltee12

having a very unhealthy can't be bothered couple of days, although did go running this morning (if running is defined as a grey-haired, middle-aged woman lumbering along at 6.15am red-faced and puffing).

Today is whatever-the-word-is-I-can't-think-of, so will draw a line under it (after dinner tonight!) and try to get back in the groove tomorrow.



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ragz_2

Vixtress 40 lengths, well done! I only managed 20 in my 25 minute swim yesterday and my arms ached so much!
Lovetopaint that cheese link was great, thanks. Have bookmarked it in my Nutrition folder.

Flapjack for breakfast and DH's dinner from last night for lunch! Will be having shepherds pie made with left over lamb and lots of veg for dinner.

Looked in the mirror this morning and I am definitely looking slimmer, unfortunately so are my boobs

vixtress

ragz wrote: »

Vixtress 40 lengths, well done! I only managed 20 in my 25 minute swim yesterday and my arms ached so much!

thanks ragz, i usually try to do 50 to 55 lengths in 40 mins. i want to build up to 64 which is a mile. i'm really enjoying it.

today could have been a bit of a disaster, i have stuck to the plan but succumbed to a 1inch square of the richest rocky road ever. often a tiny blip is enough to send me on a big downward spiral but i am determined not to today. i wont be having dinner until after 9.30pm though :eek: so i must make sure i have a little snack before swimming.

hope you are having a good day all

Miss_Penny_Pincher_2

Thank you for the very friendly welcome!

May2013 that's a real challenge that you have ahead of you with all the work meals out! Having the fruit for other meals should offset the meals that are high in calories x Did you manage to find a lite option in the pub today?

The lunch options for me were meat and potato pie or vegetable moussaka! eek i had the moussaka and it was delish but had lots of cheese also had baked beans and new potatoes with it. Was given 7 small new potatoes with it too but managed to leave 4 of them which is a new one for me! Other than that all i've had today is 2 tomato soups from vending machine for breakfast! They are 51cals and 0.6g fat each so not too bad really.

Am getting really hungry now though... snacking on leftover chickpeas until evening meals. What food do you turn to in times like these? Fruit? Low fat yoghurt?

Miss_Penny_Pincher_2

CCP wrote: »

I have a small confession to make: after reading ragz's helpful comments about fat yesterday, I went and smeared butter on the bread I had with my dinner. There's no hope for me, is there?

Today is:

B - small portion of muesli with SS milk and stewed rhubarb
S - mini pack of dried fruit and nuts
L - ham and cucumber sandwich on HM WM bread (no butter this time! )
S - apple
D - veg and noodle stirfry with sweet chilli sauce and sesame seeds

CCP your food sounds very nutritious. I know what you mean about butter but bread is so dry without it! I'm contemplating using reduced fat roast pepper hummous instead which is 9.5% fat as bored of philadelphia lol any other tips for brightening up bread?

Ida_Notion

I don't like butter or marge, and don't like dry bread either, so whether I'm watching what I eat or not I usually just use a scraping of low-fat mayonnaise. Often I'll use a scraping of mustard instead, and have even used a little squirt of tomato ketchup a few times too, although I imagine that's quite high in sugar.

gigi123

Good evening everybody and thank you everyone for your warm welcomes!
Well, my whole body aches! I'm in so much agony, as yesterday I went to aerobics dance class and I couldnt believe how much jumping and throwing my arms/legs/feet around the place, for one hour! I feel so sore. I also managed a 2 mile walk and a 15 min walk/run on the treadmill, and also an afternoon of fun! So busy yesterday! So today's meal plan
B. Smoothie again!
S. Small bit of cheese and apple
L. Smoothie and small chunk of bread x2 dates and 7 peanuts
S. 2tbs Greek yogurt x2 dates
D. Large salad 3 small new pots 3ozs of cheese & 2tbs chorizo small chunk 1ozs bread and 1tbs hm Mayo.
I do feel a little bit stuffed now , I have probably had too much!
Today's exercise was a 3 1/2 mile walk and 15 on treadmill 1.1 miles.

Hi ragz
It is interesting to see that you think I not eating enough can I ask why please, thanks. And well done on your weight loss. Just wondered is there a formula that people are following or are we doing our own thing?

ragz_2

Hi Gigi123 it was really your first post that looked like it didn't have a lot of food it in, but of course I have no idea what your current weight is so it may seem like more to you. I think it's mostly the way you posted the exact amounts made them seem tiny! A quarter of a lasagne sounded really small but that's because I assumed it was a quarter of a portion! 4 peanuts also sounded like a very small amount. Half a kiev for dinner sounds small too but probably because I think in terms of the rubbish ones you get premade in supermarkets, if I made my own they'd be huge!
So don't listen to me, I'm sure you know what you're doing, you seem to be very precise about it. But do have a look at that link I mentioned, even though I don't count calories I found the BMR info really enlightening.

Oh I do have one suggestion though, it is best to include carbs at EVERY meal, that includes breakfast so maybe stick some oats in your smoothie.

As for your other question we are all doing our own thing really but trying to follow simple practical principles for weight loss rather than fads or gimmicks. My formula would be:
Energy out>Energy in - Weight loss!