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

ragz_2

LittleMoog wrote: »

We have started eating most of our meals from our shallow pasta bowls, which makes smaller portions look bigger

DH sussed that one last week and started moaning about his tiny dinners! :mad:

Planned it all out today... checked calories on Myfitnesspal... weighed things...

Breakfast - Tea x2, crumpets x2 with spread and marmalade, bowl of mini weetabix chocolate chip (40g) with skimmed milk. (450cal)

Lunch - Beef broth soup, slice of granary bread with spread. (225cal)

Dinner - Haddock baked in passata topped with cheese, new potatoes, chargrilled veg, broccoli. (530cal)

Snacks - Caramel yogurt (127cal), I'm sure something else will sneak in...

lovetopaint

Portion chart here also (scroll down once opened):


http://www.okloseweight.co.uk/rosemary-conley-portion-pots-guide.html

I have exercised today.

sparrer

ragz I agree with valk_scot's plan - not through choice but cost. I've slowly been cutting back on meat and today I'm not really missing having so much on my plate, and am getting round to having more veggie meals.

I'm in BIG trouble today. Early this morning I went out and bought two (rather large ) fresh cream scones as I had a friend coming for coffee. She's just phoned to say she's not coming :eek: Can't even give them away as the neighbours are all out. Help!

B - bowl F&F ss milk
L - dry fried egg and tomato on wm toast
D - Jacket with lf spread & left over tomato soupy stuff found in the freezer
Snacks - melon, nectarine, grapes, banana

Happy Tuesday

exercise - rushed round cleaning the house before 9.30am!! Will get out in the garden if it doesn't rain and start planting the spring bulbs

Lazy_Liz

Interesting discussion on portion sizes, I once found out that a portion of fruit or veg for the five a day scheme is 80g of pealed/prepared fruit or veg. I don't know why they don't tell you this in the literature, perhaps they think that is too sciency and will put people off.
BTW how much is a glass of water? I have lots of different glasses, is it a small glass about 250ml or 330ml or a pint or what?

I usualy make 75g uncooked pasta per person and 50g for rice. Due to the fact they contain water potato is higher but I have forgotton what.

Anyhow WI day and I stayed the same that's OK as my sneaky weigh in yesterday said I had put some on so very glad when I hopped on the scales this a.m.

Rest of meals yesterday were:
Snack Orange
Dinner: Chicken and lamb wrapped in pancetta and roasted with olives and cherry toms with roated peppers stuffed with brown rice, celery, mushrooms, pine nuts sultanas and mint.
2 squares 70% chocolate

Today
Shredded wheat, ss milk, tsb raspberries, tsb plain yogurt
Lunch, 2 slice HM WM bread with ham, bannana, orange
Snack Orange or apple
Dinner: Thai prawn curry on noodles, adding in any veg that needs using up.
2 squares 70% chocolate

Rose_Wood

Afternoon All,

I have had a calorie burning day so far (I hope) with exercise classes this morning and 2 hours spring cleaning this afternoon. My DS and family are on holiday and I'm on cat feeding duty so have been round and done a load of tidying and cleaning for them. My son asked if I would mind doing a bit of tidying and I thought it would be nice for me to do a good spring clean. I know they'll appreciate it rather than think it is interfering and it was a good way to burn up a few extra calories on a cold wet afternoon.

B: Raspberries with Greek yoghurt
L: Cheese and tomatoes on toast. 2 pears.
S: 1/2 HM scone (shared the last one with DH).
Grilled haddock in breadcrumbs with new potatoes, cabbage and peas.

Exercise: One and a half hours of circuit/ weights/ abs class. 2 hours cleaning including vigorous brushing of stairs etc. 3 miles of walking - to classes, DS's and to PO at various times during the day.

Rose

CCP

Evening all.

I'm very late with my post today as it's been so busy at work that I haven't had time to get on to the forum for any length of time, even in my lunch break. :eek:

Today goes / has gone:

B - two slices of experimental oat bread with apricot jam (the experiment didn't work: the result was edible - just - but left me feeling very sick for most of the morning so sadly the rest of it is likely to end up in the bin )
L - slice of HM spinach and filo pie with a small crusty white roll and a handful of cherry tomatoes; pack of 'sunbite' crisps; apple
S - nectarine
D - cold roast pork with a jacket potato, spaghetti squash and some spicy mixed beans

Exercise - my usual lunchtime walk

slowlyfading

My food today:
b - shreddies with skimmed milk - 181.5 cals
s - apple - 60 cals
l - humous with carrots, celery, cucumber and yellow pepper (98.36 cals), 1 banana (100 cals) 2 raisin biscuits (154 cals) - 352.36 cals
s - salt n vinegar crisps - 181 cals
t - quiche (260 cals) 2 waffles (192 cals) and salad (40 cals), jaffa cake (42 cals) - 534 cals

Exercise - 157 cals burnt on active game

Total for today: 1151.86 calories.

valk_scot

Lazy_Liz wrote: »

Interesting discussion on portion sizes, I once found out that a portion of fruit or veg for the five a day scheme is 80g of pealed/prepared fruit or veg. I don't know why they don't tell you this in the literature, perhaps they think that is too sciency and will put people off.

The theory is that a portion of veg or fruit is the same size asyour clenched fist...so big blokes get bigger portions than the petit e wife or the toddler. My clenched fist is about the same size as an old fashioned tea cup, so given that I've probably got average sized hands for a woman, think of a woman's portion like that.

Rosemary Conley used to sell Portion Pots which were basically scoops of various sizes for measuring portions of various foodstuffs. I did get a set but for taking camping, plus one currently lives in the jar containing the dried cat food, lol. It's useful though to collect a couple of cups or mugs or small jars as measures for things like pasta or rice. It's easier to be firm with a portion size if you use a scoop rather than look at the scales, think that it doesn't look much and add an extra 10g or so.

financially_gaga

Evening all

After all the inspiration here i went swimming with DH! we haven't been ever before (properly) and set ourselves a goal of 20 laps which we acheived so very happy with ourselves!

Food today
B skinny latte, banana and apple
S nothing, was too busy
L small veg sushi box and tomato soup
S 1 small slice bread with potato curry (needed using up lol)
D. Chilli tofu with peppers

Exercise 20 laps of pool and usual walk to work and back

CCP

Morning all.

My day today:

B - honey nut shredded wheat with SS milk
S - bunch of grapes
L - small white roll filled with cold roast pork; portion of cherry tomatoes; pack of savoury seeds; LF fruit yoghurt
S - nectarine
D - breaded scampi with a small portion of oven chips, mushy peas and sweetcorn

Exercise - probably a walk at lunchtime, if it stops raining by then.