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

savesummore

sonastin wrote: »

I think perhaps I need to join you folks if I may? My fiance moved in about a year ago and in that time my weight has been steadily creeping up. I figure its about time I get a grip on it before it becomes too much of an issue.

I'm currently 74kg (sorry, don't work in lbs!) but I think I should really be under 70. 65kg would be ideal but to begin with, I want to stop it going up. This time last year I was only 72kg. I know 2kg ain't a lot but I was hoping that living together would make it easier to lose not gain!

Part of the problem is that we've bought a big house that needs lots of work doing and we're on a budget. OH gets the exercise from doing all the work. I don't get the exercise I used to get because we can't afford to go out and have the active social life I used to have.

Other part of the problem is OH has a sweet tooth. In a bid to save money I've been doing some baking. I can ignore shop-bought goodies but I feel it necessary to sample homemade.

So where do I start? I think I need to reconnect my Wii fit to up the exercise. We've started a 10,000-steps-a-day challenge at work today so hopefully that'll help. I also need to reduce the portion sizes for my main meals and reduce the snacking on baked goodies. Any other suggestions? The grocery challenge thread has helped me rein in my spending so now I need help with my calorie consumption. Can I use this thread as my conscience in that respect?

Thanks in anticipation...

Welcome :wave:

How about walking as exercise- gentle and free :T or I think some people on here watch workouts on youtube (and workout along with them not just watch :rotfl:)

I know everyone probably bored of me saying this but myfitnesspal.com is fab for advising and tracking calories- again free :T

Also how about allowing yourself a home baked treat once a week so you dont feel left out?

Good luck- please post any tips, share the weight loss joy and even have a rant when ever you feel the need

WelshWoofer wrote: »

I will not lose weight today - my boss passed off a load of work I did over the weekend (about 6 hours worth) as his own and did not even say thank you. Consequently, I ate my own body weight in biscuits:mad:
Will have to have a very good tea and no snacks and do the level 2 Shred tonight to try to minimise the damage.

Tomorrow is another day......

:mad::mad::mad::mad:

Is he having a laugh?!!! Id have probably done more than ate the biscuits (and probably got the sack!)

What a nasty piece of work he is

:grouphug:

More swimniming for me tonight I have done 40 lengths :T

So so close to my target 1000 but I dont think im going to make it

daisiegg

Ergh, why am I so HUNGRY?!?!

Breakfast - 2 weetabix with strawberries and soya milk, cup of tea
Lunch - roll with sardine and tomato paste and lettuce, apple, carton of apple juice
Snack - soya yogurt
Snack! - a couple of forkfuls of pasta salad whilst portioning it up for lunches, probably 100 cals worth
Dinner - baked potato, tuna, sweetcorn, lots of green salad

Why am I still so hungry?

WelshWoofer

savesummore wrote: »

:mad::mad::mad::mad:

Is he having a laugh?!!! Id have probably done more than ate the biscuits (and probably got the sack!)

What a nasty piece of work he is

:grouphug:

More swimniming for me tonight I have done 40 lengths :T

So so close to my target 1000 but I dont think im going to make it

Thanks for the support - have plodded my way through Shred L2 (heart not in it today really, but better than nothing), had a bath and face scrub and slathered myself in a new serum to make me feel better - will be fine tomorrow:)

What's your swimming challenge all about? Sounds interesting.
x

minicooper272

Welcome Sonastin! I blame men for all of it. They get to eat 500 more calories a day than you, and you feel determined that every meal should be fair and equal. Instead of men eating less, you eat more. Plus they don't see the problem with brining home take aways and crisps.

My day:
B: muesli with yoghurt, 1 kiwi, 2 krisprolls
L: HM lentil and sweet potato soup, 2 krisprolls, 1 satsumas, 1 apple
HM Pork fried rice (too many veg ingredients to list) with sweet chilli sauce topping
Snacks: 1 satsuma, 1 pack of polos (sore throat), 8 Ritz crackers, 3 mini croissants (Man, I thought I'd had a really healthy day, but actually seeing my snacks all together...)

Exercise: 30 mins on gym equipment before a 1 hour combat class with a sadistic instructor... The class alone must have burned off half my day. Ok maybe a quarter.

daisiegg

I need to creep on to admit to some secret snacking last night while tidying up the kitchen before bed I somehow managed to nibble away the rest of the leftover pasta salad this is already after having had a few 'tastes' whilst portioning it up for lunch boxes so I think I consumed an extra 200 or 300 cals of pasta salad at about 10pm, ridiculous!!!!!!! I feel really disappointed in myself and my rubbish lack of willpower

LittleMoog

Morning all
20 week scan was fine yesterday, although Beanie screwed itself up in a ball and faced into my pelvis so we couldn't see it very well :rotfl: It took the sonographer ages to check the arms and legs as they were all jumbled up together. We also didn't get to see their face/profile properly, despite a lot of prodding, but they got all the measurements in the end so we don't get to go back. Pesky bean!

Today:
Breakfast: nectarine, 2 plums, granola bar
Lunch: cheese salad sandwich, 2 clementines, grapes, wotsits
Dinner: lamb burger, courgette fritters, minty yoghurt and 2 square wraps. May also roast some peppers to go alongside, nom nom nom.

I'm going to adapt this recipe for the fritters, but will use considerably less oil to fry them: http://englishmum.com/indian-spiced-courgette-fritters-pakoras.html

sparrer

Morning all
daisiegg Maybe you're hungry because you're focussing on food atm? Lots of people do when they first start a new eating plan. Perhaps try drinking a glass of water, it may actually be thirst. Don't beat yourself up about a few mouthfuls of food, if you do that every time you have a little treat you'll go off the idea of a sensible eating plan and want to give up.

I had a friend who had a super figure yet she loved her food. She kept her shape through exercise and walking her dog, she said she'd rather do that than give up all the things she liked. It certainly worked for her - though perhaps she had more will-power than me

B - spicy, fruity porridge
D - veggie omelette
T - crackers with marmite, cheese&pickle, marmalade
S - need to go to Mr M to buy fruit this morning
E - 45 mins gym routine

Have a sunny day whatever the weather

savesummore

Welshwoofer- My swimming challenge is just something I made up myself to avoid getting bored really!! Near the begining of this challenge I set myself the task of swimming 500 lengths before the challenge finished and then I got very close to 500 so I upped it to 1000 :eek: I am so close but dont think ill quiet make it!

It good motivation as when im swimiming I think of my challenge and do an extra few lengths

Yesterday went to plan with no quavers and only 1 rich tea biscuit

Today may not go so smooth as im out for food with work collegues tonight

Today:

B: museli, banana, HG strawberries
S: Peach and apple
L: 4 x ryvita, hummus, carrot sticks and toms, 2 x satumas
S: Muller yog greek style, maybe a 2 finger kit kat
T: meal out- who knows?!!! Ill be good

sonastin

Walking challenge isn't going so well at the moment - had a busy "at my desk" day yesterday, followed by a committee meeting last night so only managed a bit over 2500 steps. No idea where to get 10000 from, let alone make up the missing 7500 from yesterday! I suppose I should be out walking round the block during my lunchbreak rather than posting here but the area we work in is such a dive that going for a walk is not appealing. I'll try to go out tonight instead!

Food today:
B - 2 crusts of toast with HM lemon curd
L - ham&cheese panini, side salad, yoghurt, apple
D - chicken curry. Don't like rice so probably with HM wedges and/or chapattis
S - packet of crisps + ??? hopefully won't snack when I get home but we've got HM cake, cookies and jam tarts in the tin at the moment. Depends how late OH is working and how long I end up waiting for dinner!

ragz_2

daisiegg wrote: »

Ergh, why am I so HUNGRY?!?!

Breakfast - 2 weetabix with strawberries and soya milk, cup of tea
Lunch - roll with sardine and tomato paste and lettuce, apple, carton of apple juice
Snack - soya yogurt
Snack! - a couple of forkfuls of pasta salad whilst portioning it up for lunches, probably 100 cals worth
Dinner - baked potato, tuna, sweetcorn, lots of green salad

Why am I still so hungry?

In my opinion - Too much carbs and not enough protein and fat, that's why you are hungry. A successful diet should not leave you hungry all the time, it is not sustainable and makes you tired, cranky and depressed!
Try snacking on nuts or cold meats, maybe have eggs for breakfast instead of weetabix (wheat isn't very nutritious and it gets turned into glucose amazingly quickly when you eat it which gives you a rush of sugar and then leaves you HUNGRY).
Soup is very filling, makes good lunch food, though make sure you get some protein/fat with it or as a snack.
Fruit juice is high in sugar so maybe avoid that and use the calories for something more substantial.
More veg as that's full of filling FIBRE as well as the nutrients.
Don't blame your willpower for being hungry, your body is very sensitive and a sudden drop in food intake will scare it! Do look into blood sugar and how what you eat affects it and your hunger levels, it's fascinating... honest!

Hope that helps.

Today
Breakfast - Nuts and dried fruit at about 8am, then scrambled eggs, bacon and tinned tomatoes at 10.30.
Lunch - Cheesey leek and cauliflower soup (12.30)
Snack - not sure yet...
Dinner will be cottage pie.

Really enjoying Dr Briffa's books (thanks Rosewood for suggesting them).