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

The_Dragon

sonastin wrote: »

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!

Could you walk up and down stairs? Where I worked once one of the ladies would do a few up and down the stairs everyday

sonastin

The_Dragon wrote: »

Could you walk up and down stairs? Where I worked once one of the ladies would do a few up and down the stairs everyday

Not a bad idea! I've had to consult with colleagues on different floors today and I got up and asked the question in person rather than picking up the phone. It has made a noticable improvement on the step count. Just need to go up and down a few more times and today's score will be respectable. Not up to the 10000 yet but at least I know what to do tomorrow

Need2bthrifty

Afternoon All,

A bit later than usual for me as I had to go out early – my great plans to try and eat my main meal in the middle of the day this week had to go by the wayside as I needed something portable today and no facilities to heat up. But to be honest I don’t think it will work for me until I change my mind set, last night around 8pm I felt hungry and ended up having a small handful of walnuts…..then 2 digestives with spreading cheese & cucumber :eek: ….which is so unlike me as I had broken the snacking habit.

Today’s meals =
B – Yoghurt & Fruit
L – Lentil & sweet potato pate, pitta, cucumber
D – Square Sausage, new pots & baked beans.

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...

Hi Sonastin, a bit like you in order to save money, rather than buying I started home baking which resulted in the weight creeping on. What I tend to do now is bake things that freeze well (sponge cakes, muffins, fruit loaf, gingerbread, biscuits) bag them into 1-2 person portions and only take out what I need when I need it. There's nothing worse than trying to bite into a semi-frozen muffin.....believe me I've tried :rotfl:

Re your walking challenge some of the things I do are park my car in the spaces furthest away from wherever I'm going, always use a list in the supermarket but not in the order of where I know things are; use an unfamiliar supermarket - it's amazing how much walking you can do up and down the aisles when you don't know where things are :laugh: - Good Luck

WelshWoofer

A much better day today - feel back in control:T:T
Decided to have the normal cereal bar for brekkie and then just fruit for lunch and a proper tea. Needed to be strict to get me back on track.
Came home from work and changed and took the dog straight out for the Couch to 5K run - finished week 1 now. Think week 2 will get harder.:eek: I'll do 2x 10 mins Abs Solutions DVD later to get a bit of toning in.
So today the food ....
Breakfast - cereal bar (100 cals)
Lunch - banana (100 cal) , grapes (100 cals), 2 satsumas (50 cals), apple (80 cals)
Tea - vegetable moussaka (360 cals), salad (50 cals ish)
Snack - small bite of millionaires shortbread (say 150 to be on the safe side)

So thats 990 cals so far - a good couple of hundred cals for a little snack later if needed.

savesummore wrote: »

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

Sounds like a good idea - how long is left of the challenge? I might set myself a little target to acheive between now and then - its swimming day tomorrow.

daisiegg

ragz wrote: »

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!
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Thanks - I am allergic to nuts and eggs (and dairy). This isn't really a sudden drop in food intake - this is how I've been eating for ages - I just wasn't here writing it down on this thread before! Thanks for the comments though

daisiegg

Today so far...

Breakfast - weetabix with strawberries, cup of tea
Snack - banana
Lunch - small portion of roasted vegetable pasta salad (140 cals), huge plate of iceberg lettuce, 1 small biscuit (not sure of calories but similar to a rich tea)
Snack - cup of tea and soya cereal bar thing (170 cals)

Dinner is a bean burger and salad....no other snacks planned, I'll see how that goes though!

savesummore

WelshWoofer wrote: »

Sounds like a good idea - how long is left of the challenge? I might set myself a little target to acheive between now and then - its swimming day tomorrow.

Glad you feeling better

I think 2 weeks left but that may include this week :eek:
Hopefully someone who actually pays attention will answer your question properly :rotfl:

Rose_Wood

Evening All

I've been really tired all afternoon and it's really played havoc with my eating patterns. I felt I was craving something and wasn't sure what. DGD was here for a couple of hours and we had a lovely time but I wilted once she'd gone home.

B: 2 boiled eggs mashed with butter, salt and pepper
L: HM mushroom soup. Tinned pears
Then
HM chocolate mousse - too much of it!
Cold salmon with cherry tomatoes
Melted cheese with HM red onion marmalade
Raspberries and cream
Several handfuls of pistachio nuts.

No photos as DH is away for a couple of days.

Exercise: 6 miles of walking

daisiegg I too thought like Ragz that your food sounded way too carb heavy and maybe that is why you kept feeling hungry.

Glad you like the Dr John Briffa books Ragz. He certainly talks a lot of sense. I've also lost about 4lbs since last Monday when I started trying to follow his principles.

Rose

Need2bthrifty

Morning All,

Chucking it down again today but do I care, after the exhausting activity of the past couple of days I’m relaxing today and hoping that the tennis isn’t rained off, at least Murray is on Centre Court so that’s one I’m looking forward to :T.

Meals today =
B – Porridge, drizzle of honey
L – Prawn Salad Sandwich
D – Onion Tart, carrots, green beans, sweetcorn.

LittleMoog

LittleMoog wrote: »

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

Morning all

Courgette fritters turned out delicious. DH even said that he would have eaten the meal without the lamb burger :eek: Normally if I make a veggie main course he says something like "This is really nice, but it could do with some bacon" :rotfl:

Today: breakfast: nectarine, clementine, granola bar
Lunch: sandwich from canteen, plums, clementine
Snack: rocky bar
Dinner: oven pizza topped w/ peppers/onions and a chopped pepperami. DH is out and I have pilates so want something quick and easy.

Exercise: Pilates