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

WeBeBroke

Hi all,
I'm coming on here because I'm a bit fed up with the struggle to lose the last 10-14 lbs. I'm 5'4" in height so even though I'm not a huge weight, I'm right at the top of my BMI range and due to my apple shape, my hip/waist ratio is not looking good.

I had been following SW for a while before and after Christmas - which was great but for the price of it, losing 4lbs made it a very expensive option. Especially when I went back home to Ireland for half-term and put it all back on and more:eek:. Also, even though I think it's the best of all the commercial diets I've tried, it's still too prescriptive and I'm not great with counting syns, healthy extras or writing down what I eat.

So, I was looking for a healthy eating regime that didn't cost money, addressed my eating issues (i.e. too much gluttony!) but fitted in with my life. I'm a busy working mum with two skinny active boys who always need feeding and a skinny active husband. It means I can't be always making fat-free sugar-free cardboard to eat and after following SW, I really hate Muller Lights!!

I found this website - I won't post the link in case it contravenes some law but it's called the NoS diet if you're googling. It's a bit of a misnomer as it's not really a diet at all (I know - how many times have you heard that:rotfl:) but it's more about managing your habits and learning moderation. Basically replacing bad habits with good ones!
Anyway the main points of this method are:

• No Snacking
  
• No Sweets (includes cakes, biscuits desserts - anything sugar laden really)
  
• No Second helpings

EXCEPT on weekends and holidays.

On my diary I put a green sticker on the days I am good and follow it, a red sticker on the days I don't and yellow stickers on the weekends/holidays when I can do what I like.

Now it may not suit everyone but the simplicity of it really suits me. It's not a quick fix but I've lost around 3 lbs in two weeks and I have to say my digestive system is thanking me! I try not to snack between meals at all during the week and the only recording I do is a straight Red or Green sticker on my diary.
My main problem was snack control -I could eat up to a meal's worth of calories and more with just a few munchies between meals. And it wouldn't stop me from eating my normal meal at all. Cutting it out is so much clearer and for me it's easier to say No I can't have it now but can have it at the weekend.
I'm also learning to manage hunger a bit better - I used to get panicky at hunger pains and look for something to assuage them quickly! Now I'm just realising I hadn't eaten enough for my last meal but I'll just have to wait until the next one - it won't kill me!
Again as I said, the SW diet was fine but it just encouraged me to snack which wasn't good in the long term for me.

Now I have 3 meals a day - which consist of one plate of food followed by fruit. I try and make those meals healthy including a good balance of vegetables/protein/healthy carbs and cook from scratch so it's easy to include the whole family on my 'diet'.
One other thing I've cut out is sugar-free drinks. They were just encouraging my sweet tooth so I just drink plain or fizzy water, tea or coffee during the week. At the weekends I'll have a full fat fizzy drink but I'm more 'mindful' than I would be if it was a diet drink. I also don't tend to 'pig' out as much as I thought I would - although I really do enjoy my treats when I finally get them rather than just feel guilty:p.

Anyway, hope this helps someone and I'm going to try and keep posting my red/green days until I've formed good habits!

WBB

WeBeBroke

Forgot to ask Ragz(in my long previous post!) if I could be added to the list of weight loss heroes? I'm not sure what the challenge is (weight loss by Easter?) but can I try for a 5lbs loss by Easter?

Thanks!

W

smokybabe

Evening all.

B - Nothing.
L - Omelette with vegetables and colesalw.
T - Beans on Wholemela toast with fruit.

LittleMoog

Morning all

Went to see Richard Herring last night, which was really good, but when we got in at 11 I was soooo hungry! Made myself go to bed as I'd normally be asleep by then and I didn't want to eat and then go straight to sleep. Starving this morning though!

Today:
Breakfast: fruit corner, grapes, small handful mixed dried fruit
Lunch: cheese sandwich, apple, satsumas, kiwi fruit
Dinner: ikea meatballs & sauce, celeriac puree, leeks and peas.

Not sure how the celeriac is going to turn out, but we got it in our veg box and it needs using up! If it's not a great success I'll put it on the dislikes list :rotfl: So far this week we've had 2 kinds of veg with every meal, so the veg box is doing what I intended. We're away all weekend though, so will have even more to use up next week!

lauzt1987

Morning all. I'm feeling a bit low today. Sneaky mid week weigh in has revealed that I have STS so far this week, which is dissapointing as I've been to the gym twice.

Plan for today

B: cereal bar, grapes
L: Homemade minestrone soup, wholemeal roll, yogurt
This is the first day in ages that I have actually no idea what I'm having for tea! Have asda order coming on mon, so trying not to buy anything before then but we are getting critically low on everything. I have a few potatoes so may do baked potatoes and random toppings!
Snacks: fruit

Oh I got a graze box for the 1st time yesterday! They had an offer on so ordered a couple just to try. We got lovely little apple flapjacks and some lovely dark chocolate covered apricots which we had last night. Still have some nuts which we may have tonight. Probably not worth the money full price but £1.89 for 2 boxes was not bad.

WeBeBroke

LittleMoog wrote: »

Morning all


Not sure how the celeriac is going to turn out, but we got it in our veg box and it needs using up! If it's not a great success I'll put it on the dislikes list :rotfl: So far this week we've had 2 kinds of veg with every meal, so the veg box is doing what I intended. We're away all weekend though, so will have even more to use up next week!

I love celeriac. it's lovely grated raw into mayonnaise with some dijon mustard. This is called Celeri Remoulade in France - it's like their version of coleslaw. Or cubed and roasted with some spices (smoked paprika is nice or turmeric/cumin/coriander).

Had a good day yesterday, no snacks/sweets/seconds but did have a nice glass of wine after a 6mile run!

WBB

sparrer

Morning all lovely day here so will be heading for the garden after dinner

B - F&F, ss milk
D - 2 egg omelette made with splash cold milk, filled with sauteed onion, grated carrot, courgette, aubergine, mushroom. Apple
T - Wrap spread w/lf Greek yogurt, filled with salad
Snacks - grapes, plum, pear, melon
Exercise 20 mins step/pul, gardening

Good luck with WI's tomorrow. Don't think (although I'm giving it my best shot) that I'll make target by end of the month but at least I won't be as big as some of the Italian momma's on my holiday!

Have a good rest of the day

ragz_2

Welcome Princess*Daisy, great start there well done and WeBeBroke :wave: great first post, lots of great tips, just what we like! I like the idea of giving myself stickers when I've been good (I do love stationary!) so I may just have to look out for some...

I am finally back on form after the cold I had caused severe overeating - I met up with my cousin this morning and it turns out she had the same cold it did the same thing to her. Constant cravings for sugary foods for days! I have been really good today, only snacks were an apple and half a banana. Went out for breakfast, everyone else had a fry up, I had brown toast, no butter, with scrambled egg and beans and I gave DH most of one of my bits of toast as I was getting really full. It kept me full all day, I had a tiny bit of DD's pasta and sauce at lunchtime and the fruit. But it is homemade pizza tonight...

I know I have put a pound back on and I don't expect it will have gone by tomorrow

Rose_Wood

Evening All

I'm writing this at DS's as its my babysitting night. They are due home from work shortly I think so I shall be quick.

B: Poached egg on toast
L: Ham and pickled onion in a soft white roll. 1/2 HM raspberry biscuit
HM lasagne which had mushrooms and lentils in as well as the usual stuff. Green beans. 1/2 HM scone with butter.
Snacks: A few tiny boiled sweets I found whilst babysitting

Exercise: 1 hour of Pilates. Walk to exercise class and back so about 1.5 miles.

Rose

lala1974

Hi folks,

I'm mostly a lurker. This thread looks great for me. I've been in a new job for about 6 months and love it, I get to spend a lot of time in an office which is a big change but pleasant change for me - my previous job was outreach so I lived out of the car boot and worked alone most of the time.

In my office we sit together at lunch time and everyone seems to be on one diet or another. I can't sit down with anything without being told how many points are in it!

Anyway, I just want to start to eat healthily. I am regularly drawn to a biscuit barrel and cakes - often without thinking and wonder if I'm addicted to sugar hits in some way. I would gladly give up a sandwich at lunchtime for a cream cake! I want to be the sort of person who doesn't enjoy cakes and biscuits and would choose fruit, yoghurt and a healthy sandwich over them.....

So, here I am. I wonder if recording what I eat will be helpful. Do I record what I've eaten at the end of the day or what I will eat for the day ahead?

My healthly plan for day is:

B = Ready Brek
D = HM Carrot Soup, lf yoghurt
T = 2 White Rolls with Garlic Chicken and salad
Snacks - Grapes, an apple and a chocolate options.

What does everyone think of this?

Thanks for reading