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well done Wootball!!

I skipped weigh-in last night, partly due to guilt and partly as I think I've got a bug....

Not been doing well at had to go up to my friends for a few days which was unplanned...

Back on it!!

MoodyMel

Please be advised that although upping fluid intake is important, you need to do everything in moderation!!!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/6263029.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bradford/7779079.stm

Hyponatraemia cloumn down right hand side....
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Sports-injuries/Pages/Prevention.aspx

MM x

Dalia

Woop 4.5 off!!:T I do think it is down to being ill though as my apetite is 0 at the moment so not been eating much. Still chuffed though as wasn't expecting near that at all!

lynnexxxo

Skintslimmer wrote: »

Hello all! I'm back on the slimming world waggon - the heaviest I have ever been, which is a disgusting weight! :eek: :mad: However, a lot has changed in my life in the last few months, and I feel ready to tackle it - for blooming GOOD this time!

My dilemma is this: I have quite a list of extra clauses I now have in order to eat what I consider to be healthy these days. These include:

1) No conscious adding of processed, toxic rubbish - sweetener, frylight and low fat spread being the main victims here. I won't stop the occasional eating of any of the foods on this list, but will try my best to avoid where reasonably possible. does mean my syns will have to go towards healthy oil (if not a B choice) and the likes of butter and honey.

2) no wheat on a regular basis.

3) no milk and cheese on a daily basis - i will use rice milk where possible, and watch my calcium intake through calcium rich foods and suppliments if necessary. I do still have cheese once a week ish, and an odd cappucino, which means occasionally I will have some dairy.

To complicate the above I tolerate soya and oats even less well than milk and wheat

4) when the book and natural herbs arrive, I want to do a colon cleanse - but I have signed up to SW tonight so will have to be done as a week's interruption to SW (but hopefully to my diet's benefit)

5) Organic veg where possible, raw frequently, and not microwaved where poss.

6) less meat, and NO quorn.

So... um... ah... its all a bit complicated at the moment, as I was so hooked on pasta last time I did SW I don't really know what to eat for my lunches at the moment. I've packed some carrot sticks and a mini pot of hummus for tomorrow, plenty of fruit, and will probably have either a salad bar, jacket potato, or sushi as carrot sticks alone won't fill me up.

If anyone has any interesting lunchbox recipes involving basically green free foods minus the carbs, please let me know. So far I'm up to:

Rice salad with various variations on a theme of tinned mixed beans, chick peas etc with pesto or mint sauce as the dressing

salads

... mixed beans/pulses etc in some sort of a sauce

... and then I run out of ideas that don't involve using a microwave, bread or pasta. Anyone fancy taking on the challenge of helping me with ideas? Pwetty pwease?! :rotfl:

Also, any ideas on how I go about finding out the syns of home-juiced carrot juice?! Fruit juices, no problem, but veg juices...??? Its just that carrots are quite naturally sweet, so I wouldn't be suprised if the sugar content of the juice would mean they had to be synned.

*please lord don't make it as high as an avocado. I nearly passed out in class tonight when the avocado discussion brought to light the fact that they are 14 stufing syns EACH!*
:eek:

Basic/Non Branded Foods Carrot juice 142ml

2 Syns on Extra Easy Original 2 Syns Green 2 Syns


Don't take this the wrong way but if you want to stick to your list above I'd say that SW is not for you - the only things left in your diet would be beans/pulses, fruit and veg (and fish, you mention meat but is fish out too). I really think you'd struggle to stick to it.

Also people who eat plenty of calcium tend to lose more weight. Calcium binds to some of the fat in your diet - hence the fat is not absorbed at all. If you don't intend to eat diary them make sure you get calcium from somewhere else (and lack of calcium can lead to osteoporosis)

Bexstars

MoodyMel wrote: »

Please be advised that although upping fluid intake is important, you need to do everything in moderation!!!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/6263029.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bradford/7779079.stm

Hyponatraemia cloumn down right hand side....
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Sports-injuries/Pages/Prevention.aspx

MM x

gosh thats scarey stuff

Bexstars

skintslimmer, I think your home juiced fruits would be syned too, i know it says in the book something about it and we talked about homemade smoothies at group last week and because the fruits were being blended they have to be syned

dizzyk

MoodyMel wrote: »

Please be advised that although upping fluid intake is important, you need to do everything in moderation!!!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/6263029.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bradford/7779079.stm

Hyponatraemia cloumn down right hand side....
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Sports-injuries/Pages/Prevention.aspx

MM x

Those reports were about people drinking large amounts in a short space of time though ..... I drank mine from 6am til 10pm -16hrs Im supposed to drink double the recommended to flush my kidneys from the side effects of my seizure meds anyway

dizzyk

Bexstars wrote: »

skintslimmer, I think your home juiced fruits would be syned too, i know it says in the book something about it and we talked about homemade smoothies at group last week and because the fruits were being blended they have to be syned

yup anything turned into juice or smoothied would be synned

MoodyMel

Skintslimmer - it looks to me like you should be looking for vegan recipes....as they obviously omit meat and dairy. Maybe your best bet would be a trip to the library or just google, find as many different recipes as you can and then 'Slimming world them' i.e. cut down on or syn any oils etc that are used in the recipe.
Might also be worthwile researching into the pro's and con's of the items you wish to omit from your diet and see if they 'really' need to be cut out?!

Bad day for me today, I didn't get time for breakfast and was straight out to tots group from the school run, got home at 11.30 so I then had weetabix for lunch....about half an hour later I had toast with mad cows on, but the downfall was when I ate a club, followed by 2 nice biscuits and a big handful of doritos!!! Hmmmmm
I am going to keep out of the kitchen now. I have already prepped dinner of cottage pie, so just need to shove that in the oven at the right time.

xx

bettyB_2

MoodyMel wrote: »

Please be advised that although upping fluid intake is important, you need to do everything in moderation!!!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/6263029.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bradford/7779079.stm

Hyponatraemia cloumn down right hand side....
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Sports-injuries/Pages/Prevention.aspx

MM x

this is extreme, but it happens. Obviously only if you drink too much in a short space of time, as mentioned already. It can also happen to people on drugs, who get thirsty and drink too much water (the case of Leah Betts in the 90s - initially they thought it was a contaminated pill but it turns out she had drunk so much water than her brain swelled up. so sad)

but i think with the amount we drink across the course of the day the worst side affect will be frequent toilet-going.