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

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  • WelshWoofer
    WelshWoofer Posts: 5,076 Forumite
    Been swimming and thankfully the lanes were out and there were a couple of very nice looking male swimmers to stalk, making me go faster:rotfl:
    So I'm officially at the half way point of the summer hols swim challenge - 300/600 lengths done.
    I'm feeling stronger every time and I think the swimming is helping with the running - controlled breathing and stamina and all that!

    I've decided to go to an organic/veggie/vegan independent supermarket later for a nosey around - see if I can pick up anything nice for tea. Its near a nature reserve so will take the dog for a walk there instead of the planned walk to kill 2 birds with 1 stone.
  • savesummore
    savesummore Posts: 1,134 Forumite
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    Been swimming and thankfully the lanes were out and there were a couple of very nice looking male swimmers to stalk, making me go faster:rotfl:
    So I'm officially at the half way point of the summer hols swim challenge - 300/600 lengths done.
    .

    Well done :T I better get a move on- your leaving me behind :rotfl:. Yum male swimmers :D

    Today:

    B: rasberries, couple strawberries, banana, greek yog and sprinkle chopped nuts
    S: 1 wholemeal Hm bread toast with butter
    L: HM hummus, 4 x crackers, carrot sticks and cherry toms
    S: melon & apple
    T: HM chilli bean with HM wraps

    Maybe a couple brazil nuts and a rich tea/square of dark choc dependant on hunger

    Had a sneaky weigh this morning- its not looking good for a loss :o

    Will do 'The Shred' later
    O/S weight loss 2.5 /10lbs (11st 8.0- 08.02)
  • sparrer
    sparrer Posts: 7,548 Forumite
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    Confession time - seem to be a few of those lately - to eating a 1/4 tub of Pringles (the tub I was going to take for DGD2 and forgot) in bed last night. Took the lappy up as I wanted an early night and for some reason got the nibbles. I feel like I reached target and have given in - don't know why but I have to get my head round this and back on track. Tonight I'll take Paul McK to bed with me, it worked last time so maybe he can give me the proverbial kick up the arris again

    B - spicy fruity porridge
    D - Veg curry with fusilli. Grated apple in rf yogurt
    T - Soup. Crackerbread spread with rf sun-dried tomato cream cheese, vegemite, prawns
    S - grapes, nana, orange, pear
    E - gym this morning, washing lounge, stairs, landing paintwork this afternoon in prep for decorator

    Back to the Olympics for an hour, have a good afternoon :)
  • WelshWoofer
    WelshWoofer Posts: 5,076 Forumite
    sparrer wrote: »
    Tonight I'll take Paul McK to bed with me.

    Ooooh Sparrer - you can do better than him:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    Well, I went a little bit bonkers in the vegan/veggie shop but I did put some things back. I bought (and this may sound horrible to some of you meat eaters but yummy to me!) .... an organic and free range pepper tortilla, some greek gigantes bean thingy to have with couscous (tonight's tea now), organic falafel, dried chickpeas, sunflower seeds to snack on, chick pea noodles snacks (a bit like bombay mix) and a scrummy raspberry licorice stick (only 95 cals and scoffed whilst walking the dog). :T
    They had loads of F&V there but I try to buy mine from the greengrocers in the village to support the small business - not sure about the pricing either, the local shop puts a label on boxes of things like 79p or says 4 for a £1 etc but this was all in kilos - even for a science teacher it was difficult to tell whether they were a good price or not:rotfl:

    45 min walk around the nature reserve too so now feel justified in "testing" some of my purchases!
    And no organic chocolate eclairs available - probably a good thing;)
  • EllaRose
    EllaRose Posts: 127 Forumite
    I'm going to a legendary burger restaurant tonight called Meat Liquor...eek before weigh in day....hoping I stick to my plan and only eat half then give the rest to guy mates (good intentions!) :)
    :)
  • Skint_yet_Again
    Skint_yet_Again Posts: 8,434 Forumite
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    edited 2 August 2012 at 6:01PM
    Whilst we're speaking of confessions and good intentions .....:o

    I have today had some of the colonels fried chicken and I've had a magnum infinity choc and caramel (on special offer less than half price at £1.50 a box)

    ...And I've just had a leaflet through the door from my local Indian takeaway thanking me for being a valued customer :o and offering me 20% off my next order to celebrate their 6 month anniversary (change of ownership).... oh I have no willpower.... I must resist, I must resist ;)

    >>>Sorry forgot to mention new series on BBC2 tonght Hairy Dieters How to love food and lose weight 8pm
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  • jammy_dodger
    jammy_dodger Posts: 1,925 Forumite
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    good evening

    i hope i am not tempting fate as i declare i havent had one biscuit passed my lips today:D

    also continued with breakfast lunch and just had supper , i was one of those that grazed all day and never had proper sitting down meals
    B, rice crispies and semi milk
    L I/2 tin beans and a small jacket pot
    D 2 egg omelette with courgettes and peppers salad leaves

    have some more salad , celery and melon ready for munching if i fancy later

    am gonna look up chick pea snax ive read about too

    i see folk saying about a weigh in on fridays , is that for the autumn challenge ? if so when is runing from - to as i could join in with that to keep me motivated,

    exercise i did C25k week 1 day 3 may have a rest from that tomorrow before starting on level 2

    have a super evening JD
  • savesummore
    savesummore Posts: 1,134 Forumite
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    sparrer wrote: »
    . Tonight I'll take Paul McK to bed with me,
    :)

    :eek::eek:
    - even for a science teacher

    :eek::eek: Not my best subject at school :o

    >>>Sorry forgot to mention new series on BBC2 tonght Hairy Dieters How to love food and lose weight 8pm

    Thanks for this but hairy dieters?! Sounds interesting :D

    JammyD- Weigh in is Friday the challege runs till about mid September (sorry I dont pay attention :rotfl:) Please join in if you wish

    I have done THE SHRED Wahoo but my legs ache
    O/S weight loss 2.5 /10lbs (11st 8.0- 08.02)
  • minicooper272
    minicooper272 Posts: 2,131 Forumite
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    Right, I'm going to weigh in today, as I always miss Ragz on a Fri- 2lb loss takes me back to 1/14 :j

    I'm supposed to be cutting out sugar, but twice today I found myself absent mindedly picking up sugary things; a digestive at a training session today, and a freebie cereal bar I picked up at the gym (which I wouldn't have eaten if it wasn't free!). I need to stop and think for a second before I eat, but it's scary how you barely register it. Realised half way through both times and it was too late.

    B: two slices of toast with spread, some yoghurt (nearly finished the pot now!) and 1/6 of melon
    L: cream cheese and ham salad wrap, an apple
    D: pasta bolognese (HM with extra lean mince), but I've left most of it because I don't feel much like eating tonight (very rare)
    S: 1 digestive biscuit, 1 cereal bar (shocked to read it was 191 calories for a cereal bar!)
    E: 1 hr at the gym until my legs dropped off, 1/2 cardio (enough to burn the cereal bar), 1/2 toning.

  • >>>Sorry forgot to mention new series on BBC2 tonght Hairy Dieters How to love food and lose weight 8pm

    Thanks for this but hairy dieters?! Sounds interesting :D

    :rotfl:Hairy dieters...... as in Hairy Bikers/ Hairy bakers ?? 2 bearded guys doing cooking ??
    Right, I'm going to weigh in today, as I always miss Ragz on a Fri- 2lb loss takes me back to 1/14 :j

    Well done minicooper :T
    0% credit card £1360 & 0% Car Loan £7500 ~ paid in full JAN 2020 = NOW DEBT FREE 🤗
    House sale OCT 2022 = NOW MORTGAGE FREE 🤗
    House purchase completed FEB 2023 🥳🍾 Left work. 🤗

    Retired at 55 & now living off the equity £10k a year (until pensions start at 60 & 67).

    Previous Savings diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5597938/get-a-grip/p1

    Living off savings diary
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6429003/escape-to-the-country-living-off-savings/p1
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