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

financially_gaga

right, weighed in all ready to go. House still full of christmas goodies but have mentally decided that i do not need them! Fruit bowl overflowing, soup made and frozen and husband informed of intentions so he can nudge me when required!

Start weight: 10st 12lbs
Target: 9st 12lbs

so here we go

Good luck to everyone and remember with a bit of common sense and willpower we can do this!!!

Food today:

B: fruit platter and coffee
L: salad and cheese sandwich
S: bit of pineapple and mango
hummous, cheese, veggies, 2 slices of nimble bread
S: 1 bag crisps

Exercise: usual walk to work and back 1hour, weights 15 mins

sharonr

Have discovered a gorgeous recipe I just had to share for Spicy Lentil Soup. It was a hit with DD who is 5 and just doesn't like soup usually and 1yr old DS wolfed it down even though he's really poorly at the mo. Here we go. HIH.

Ingredients



125g/4oz red lentils
2tbsp vegetable oil
1 large onion
2 garlic cloves
1tsp ground cumin
1tsp ground coriander
1tsp garam masala
2tbsp tomato puree
1 litre of stock




Preparation



1. Rinse lentils in cold water, drain and set aside.

2. Heat oil in saucepan, fry onions and garlic until softened.

3. Stir in cumin, coriander, garam masala, tomato puree and 4tbsp of the stock. Mix well and simmer gently for 2 minutes.

4. Add lentils and remaining stock. Bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer for approximately 1 hour.

seasideshack

Sharonr - that soup sounds lovely I need to make some soups again.

First day back at work today. I find it easy while I am at work but the evenings when I start to get tired I start to nibble.

Today's Menu
B: porridge with splenda
s: tangerine
L: Heinz Tomato & Butterbean Soup (YUM!)
tomatoes and mushrooms on wholemeal toast
s: 2 quality street, snack size sushi, 1/2 pint SS milk for tea

I stir fried the mushrooms in a tiny bit of olive oil and some soy sauce - they were very tasty.

soupdragon10

Not too bad a day - managed 30 minutes on Wii fit - my balance is dreadful but this is something to work on.

After evening meal I craved a sweet pudding - made a cup of tea and realised I was actually full, just got into the habit of having that sweet input at the end of the meal. Going to invest in a box of choc. breakfast cereal and have a small bowl as a dry sweet nibble if I crave something like this. Have you any idea how long it takes to eat even a small bowl of choc. puffed rice cereal????;)

Have a good day tomorrow - need to make packed lunch to take to work so I'm not tempted to snack.

dragonlily

Dreadful day today Just been generally greedy. Onwards and upwards I will start getting going tomorrow x

fuddle

I'm preparing myself for the days where I do just pig out on rubbish, I know it will happen. My eating is pretty heavily connected to my emotional state. That much I have worked out.

Hopefully today will be better for you dragonlily.

tea, skimmed milk no sugar on waking.
Just had the dog around the country park, we walked very fast for 35 minutes, a couple of miles walked there I'm sure.

Going to have 2 egg mushroom omlette and a small glass apple juice for lunch. I do plan to sit down with a cuppa and 2 chocolate digestives when I have finished my housework though.

Phoolgrrrl

I would like to join too.

Have signed up to myfitnesspal and got the blackberry app. It suggested 1200 cal a day, think is pretty drastic but will try!Went 44 cal over yesterday but well on track today.

B oaty bar
l lentil carrot soup, 2 slices bread, activia yoghurt
D Veggie Stir fry
S Banana, box raisins and apricots

And have 250 calories left for snack later too.

I have 10kg to loose on drs advise, so 22lbs. Would like to do this by Easter, and maybe more after! Currently 13 stone.

When I did weight watchers before you could save points for wine/treats, can you do this on a 1200 cal diet, or is it best to eat all calories on the day?

Tonight I will tidy living room so have space to do 30 day shred again.

vixtress

morning all
not a bad day yesterday, back to work today but still feeling quite motivated.
plan for today:
2 x wm, seeded toast & butter & marmite
apple
LO moroccan chicken (was delicious & healthy) with cous cous
apple
dinner will be baked ratatouille with feta and 2 x hm, seeded bread

cant get to the gym today but plan to go thursday, fri & sunday.

have a good day

fuddle

From what I understand, and I'm no expert, not even a novice at this, is that you should keep around the same amount of calorie intake each day as if you scrimp your body could go into starvation mode and store, is it fat?

Please someone that knows what they're talking about, come dig me out of this hole! lol

nat21luv

Jumped on the scales this morning, I couldnt resist! 19st 02lbs...total loss now is 12lbs but since 1st Jan its 3lbs. Will weigh in officially on Friday.