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

sparrer

Welcomei 2ba3c. I am going down the low fat route (can't be faffed with calorie counting etc) but am on my own so don't know if it would be suitable for a LO.

I basically replace foods with fat in, ie ff yogurt instead of spread, slim soups/home made instead of tins, fresh veg/fruit instead of cakes & biscuits. I only have pasta/bread/potatoes about once a week, in moderation. I buy full fat milk and dilute it 50/50 (certainly not suitable for children). Don't know how quickly you want to lose, I'm not rushing it but have lost just under 2 1/2 stones in 14 months.

Cooking from scratch is fine for me as I don't work so have time to 'play' in the kitchen. Fortunately I love cooking which helps. I bulk cook meals which can freeze - casseroles packed with veg for instance, and it's possible to do a low fat roast by cooking the meat on a rack and baking the potatoes/parsnips with a tiny amount of oil. It really isn't necessary to pour a great big dollop of oil in the pan.

I find low fat the easiest option and it's working for me. I expect someone more in the know will come along and point you in the right direction soon. Good luck, hope you enjoy it as much as I do

eta re cost, I find fresh food is generally cheaper than processed. I know my grocery bill has gone down considerably and continues to do so as I find out what to buy, and where to buy it. hth

jayII

Evening all, I haven't been posting much either, I've been very busy and tired so haven't had much time to get to the computer. I've been overeating too, so I'm hoping for a STS this week.

Meals today:
B: porridge with raisins, coffee with ss.
L: hummus sandwich, fruit.
HM low fat lasagne (from freezer)
Snacks: a few nuts

Exercise: none.


Welcome 2ba3c. I don't calorie count either, it's just not for me. A lot of people on here do though.

I try to focus on eating healthily and not having junk food. I cook from scratch and 'batch cook' for the freezer a lot. I use low fat ingredients wherever possible and stretch as needed. For example I use steak/lean mince and add extra veg and lentils to make it stretch to more meals. I also use the slowcooker a lot for casseroles from cheap meat. OH and I both take pack ups to work (the teenagers have lunch money, we choose to prioritise that). Mine and OH's weight and the grocery bill are going down, slowly but surely.

The_Goose

Hi all

Well done those of you who are doing well, and commiserations with (?to?) those who aren't ......

I haven't weighed in this week because I had two VERY "bad" days last week, and basically I find it so demoralising if I've put on weight, so I'd rather just not get on the scales and wait a fortnight instead of a week before weighing myself.

I won't recount the full details of the bad days - suffice it to say they both involved (very) large amounts of alcohol and Indian food :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

However I'm back on track now, and hopefully can stay on track at least till the next weigh-in!

smokybabe

Evening all.

B - Noting.
L - 2 ham salad sandwiches on granary bread.
T - Left over curry and rice.
S - 1 bag crisps.
E - Walk for an hour.

JBD

Good morning everyone.
Like others, I've kind of had a bad week, especially yesterday. I've stopped cooking proper meals eating sandwiches instead and too many little treats. I honestly think I've become a little bit too complacent as I no longer feel or really look 'fat', so I've just stopped trying so hard.
So time to draw a line and start again. I know I can do it, after all I've done it for 7 months now.
My meal plans are -
B- porridge with dried fruit
L - wholemeal pitta, LF halloumi, tatsziki
D -lentil and veg curry, quinoa
S's - fresh fruit, brazil nuts.
Will be going swimming later which always helps to motivate me.
Have a good day everyone.

LittleMoog

Morning all

Pilates last night was a killer - we're focussing on abs this term and it hurts to breathe this morning :eek:

Today:
Breakfast: fruit corner, glass ss milk
Lunch: ham and philly sarnie, apple, satsumas
Dinner: 2 sausages, 100g potato wedges, 1/2 tin red salt/sugar beans

Exercise: lots of housework. DH has invited friends to stay over the weekend, so need to blitz the house tonight

Kiwisaver_2

Been one of those weeks for me also, week has flown by and feet barely touched the floor - which means inevitable bad food choices. The weather has been really oppressive, dark, damp and very humid which always makes me feel really CBA and lethargic. I went to yoga on Monday and have done no exercise since, so not expecting any miracles on the scales tomorrow.

sparrer

Morning all

B - porridge w/spice, dried fruit, splash ss milk, level teasp sugar (cutting this down daily til I don't need it at all)
D - Tomato, veg & chicken casserole, sf jelly
T - Prawn&tomato/yogurt wrap
Snacks - pineapple, melon, satsumas
Exercise 1/2 hour pulm, gardening

Beautiful day here so on with the gardening gloves and out with the weeds!

Hope it's a good one for everyone

lissadenton

I am on day 4 of the dukan diet-you eat protein only for 2-10 days and then eat protein plus certain veggies for 5 days.

It's hard at the moment-but the results are amazing-I can literally feel the fat coming off and because you only eat protein-and you can have as much as you like you don't have to feel hungry.

I would have only done it for 3 days (protein only days are the days when you lose most) but I am away on holiday next week-so am making a bigger effort.

Dr Dukan in his book says you can do 1 day protein only and alternate with protein and veg only -it works just the same.

I've got both his books-diet and recipe which are great.

I now have NO sugar cravings and was totally addicted to sugar and sweet things before.

I am not even bothered by all the boxes of chocs I got for my birthday-and until I read his books I hadn't quite appreciated just how troublesome fruit can be.

I ate loads of fruit before. In fact I miss that more than chocolate.

Phoolgrrrl

I have been bad recently. Not terrible, still mostly veggie and thinking of calories, but more wine and crips than I should have had!

I am back on the wagon now...Managed to only gain 1lb. Still need to get started on the 30 day shred!