Weight Loss the Old Style Way! Part 8. Please read posts 1 and 2 before posting.

vgstar44

lauzt1987 wrote: »

Thanks everyone. I used my fitness pal so think it's right, just wanted a second opinion.

Ello....it does tend to vary from person to person..... try sticking to what they recommend and if you dont lose by staying the same or gaining i would then adjust it.

I use the old style ww with points and every time you hit your stone you drop so say you were 12st 3lbs ......when you get to 12st you drop calories/points again

hope this helps :-)

JBD

TBH, I never count calories as such, and I have no idea what my daily allowance should be. I do weigh or measure some foods which I know are higher calorie [cheese, eg. That was a real eye opener]. Instead I try to eat smaller portions of ' healthy' food , restricting 'treats' to a small percentage of my daily intake.
It's just trial and error for me. I am averaging weightloss of about 1 pound a week now. If I started to gain weight again, or lost a lot at once then I know I would be eating too much or too little.
It's the same thing with exercising. I don't know how many calories each 'session' uses up, but I do feel myself getting fitter and stronger, so I know what I am doing is benefitting me.
So far, so good. If this approach does stop working then I will try a more scientific approach.

jayII

I don't count calories either these days, I used too in the past but found it inconvenient and time consuming. I tend to obsess over every calorie eaten and burnt.

I generally find exercise to be the best appetite suppresant--as long as I exercise, my appetite is reasonable. It may also be the motivating factor: exercise is hard work when you're very overweight, and reminds me (painfully) of the importance of eating sensibly. I'm trying hard to start each day with some sort of exercise, to get me in the right mindset. It should also kick start my metabolism.

Today:
B: porridge with raisins, coffee with ss
L: ham sandwiches, green salad, apple
2 chicken and veg wraps (with naughty sour cream )
Snacks: none, (no time and didn't want any).
Drinks: tea, water and herb tea

Exercise:
50 minute walk

LittleMoog

Morning all
re: calorie counting, I find it very helpful for me at the moment, as I'm trying to adapt our normal diet so that once we've lost all the weight we need to lose, it shouldn't be too hard to maintain. That means that seeing how many calories are in things helps me to adjust portion sizes etc, to make them a reasonable option for a regular meal. For example we had toad in the hole on Monday night. Pre-diet I would have made it with 3 sausages each, and we would have had mash with it too. Now we have 2 sausages, and no mash, and don't feel hard done by, plus it fitted in my calories for the day. I've never tried calorie counting before, always seemed like way too much hassle, but with the development of online tools/databases, it hardly takes me any time. I also don't stress too much if I go up to 200-300 over my target as I'm working at a 1000 calorie deficit, so that's still a good amount under my TDEE.

Anyway, today's meals:
Breakfast: activia yoghurt, grapes
Lunch: ham and laughing cow light sandwich, apple, satsumas
Dinner: pasta, pesto, LO roast chicken and roasted peppers (from a jar)
Snack: mini chocolate fingers - bought some mini snack packs of biscuits as I've really been craving them recently. Hoping the fact they're in individual packets will stop me from eating them all at once :rotfl: will only have these if I go swimming though.

Exercise: 45 mins swimming. No pilates tonight as it's half term.

Kiwisaver_2

I am counting caloires on MFP but generally after I have finished eating for the day, so it's too late to change tack. However I found after the first few weeks, I have settled on a fairly regular pattern of same or similar things for breakfast and lunch and takes no time to copy from previous day and make the small adjustments for snacks and quantities.

I am really glad I have been tracking calories, because it does open your eyes as to what is considered a reasonable portion and made me look at trying some lower fat / lower calorie options. I might never have tried something like low fat sour cream before, but now I have I probably won't go back to full fat.

B. Yoghurt & muesli with a few tinned apricots halves
L. Cottage cheese, salad and seedy crackers
D. HM Chilli and Basmati rice and teensy sprinkle of grate cheese
Snacks: Nectarine and a few almonds

Exercise: Half hour brisk walk with a couple of little jogs.

sparrer

Morning all

B - F&F ss milk
D - chilli chicken, 1/2 mini naan
T - 3 crackerbread w/vegemite, lf philly, marmalade
Snacks - fruit
Exercise, 1/2 hour pulm, plus housework. Why is it we live in a 'modern' world where everything is supposed to be so easy yet pushing the vac cleaner is exhausting?!

Enjoy your day

rubberbiscuit

Kiwisaver wrote: »

I am really glad I have been tracking calories, because it does open your eyes as to what is considered a reasonable portion

I dont count calories but I am keeping a closer eye on my portions. Measuring my carbs and keeping my grated cheese in the freezer and allowing 1 tbsp at a time. I think I was probably eating enough for 3 people before!!:o
B- porridge, grated apple, seeds and cinnamon
L- veggie frittata
T- hm chicken tikka masala, hm naan bread.
S- fruit, nuts, pkt of quavers (maybe).
exercise- 1hr dog walking.
will be making the furkids some biscuits today as well coz my eggs are 4 days out of date and need using up!!:D

vgstar44

Good afternoon everyone.....such a lovley day outside today. Even managed to get 2 loads of washes hung out and then took my youngest out on his bike with the dog. Football training tonight so a decent amount of excercise :-)

Slight alteration to my menu last night for dinner....didnt make the garlic chicken and had goats cheese salad instead so with have the chicken tonight!

B: coffee x2 and porridge
L: ham and french mustard sandwich
garlic chicken with turnip and carrot
Snack: apple and crackers with chese spread.

Off to tackle my mountain of ironing now.....bad times!!!

silkstrut

Evening all, didn't get a chance to post yesterday. Was busy busy.
B. Toast & Yoghurt
L. Poached egg on muffin
D. V delish, Prawn cocktail, Pork in mustard sauce, new pots, and veg. Lemon tart and creme fresh. Hubby took me out

Today
B. Fruit (not very hungry for some reason)
L. Mushroon and oms on toast.
D will be breaded fish, mash and veg.

Went for a v long walk today, blew away some cobweds, need to get out for a run, not easy with hubby away.

Need2bthrifty

Hi all hope you are having a good day. Equilibrium has been restored, cutting myself off from the sources of my irritation, thus serenity and good humour returns and productivity increases. I set about painting my hallway; second coat will be done tomorrow. Even better for me, finally got my tax code sorted and a rebate to look forward to :T so all in all a very good day :j.

Meal-wise it’s been planned around being convenient and quick – so today I’ve had
B – Yoghurt & fruit
L – Tuna, mayo & cucumber sandwich. Orange
D – Stir-fry (onions, peppers, ginger, garlic, beansprouts, prawns, egg noodles, oyster and soy sauce)