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

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  • savesummore
    savesummore Posts: 1,134 Forumite
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    I tried the belvita brakfast bars once, but was absolutely shocked by the amount of sugar in them! It also recommends to 'eat it as part of a healthy balanced breakfast', like a latte (apparently 600 cals) and a banana = a healthy balanced breakfast?

    I'm back from my hypno session, helpful in some ways - enforcing it is another matter. I dislike the idea of putting my knife and fork down between mouthfuls as I feel very self-conscious doing this, but I'll give it a go whenever I'm not eating in front of people.

    Think I might step back from leaving a food diary and weighing in for a while until I get used to the hypnosis though, but I'll stick around, if only just to hear if welshwoofer has any more run ins with the old ex! ;)

    I feel the same regarding the 'Breakfast biscuits'. Id rather just eat some breakfast (I know not everyone is up for eating 1st thing) but it must be healthier/cheaper to have a bowl of porridge or eggs on toast or fruit and yogurt-plain of course ;)

    A girl I know had a couple of half price hypno sessions which worked well for the first week or so but I think you need a full course to get the full benefits

    Be good everyone :)
    O/S weight loss 2.5 /10lbs (11st 8.0- 08.02)
  • Had the first good day in ages today, probably too late to affect weigh in tomorrow ;)

    B - crumpets and 1/2 teasp utter butter
    L - 1 slice bacon (fat removed) & egg roll. Yoghurt
    D - chilli mince beef pasta (swapped instead of spag bol when realised I didnt have any spagetti )

    snacks - satsuma
    exercise - 2 hours walking

    Good luck everyone for tomorrow x
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  • cocalls
    cocalls Posts: 881 Forumite
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    morning all-looks like im the first one to weigh in.

    I appear to have lost 2lbs woo woo i say appear as i took 4 readings on my wii as they were all different due to our wonky floorboards. Of course i took the lowest reading as the proper one ha ha!

    Found i wasn't really trying that hard this week the only exercise was on the wii which really isn't hard exercising if you ask me. So im really going to try and loose 3lbs the next week as then i will be in the normal weight category for the first time in 3yrs.

    Do people find it easier to say what they are eating for the day or what they have eaten? As i find if i say what im going to eat it actually turns out totaly differnet to what i have actually eaten iyswim?

    Good luck everyone else.
  • savesummore
    savesummore Posts: 1,134 Forumite
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    Morning all another blinking STS for me :(

    Im not shocked as last weekend Fri-Mon I ate terrible and eat out pretty much everyday and have only been good Tues-Today this week

    3 weigh in until hols :eek::eek: and id like to lose 4lbs so no more excuses i really need to get my head right and go for it

    Cocalls- i usually report halfway through the day at lunch time so I report what I have already eaten/what I have with me at work and usually i will have already taken what we having for tea out the freezer so it may only be the odd snack that changes for me

    Good luck everyone :T
    O/S weight loss 2.5 /10lbs (11st 8.0- 08.02)
  • ragz_2
    ragz_2 Posts: 3,254 Forumite
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    I am not weighing in, I am eating flapjack.... sorry.
    PMT not helping here I think.
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  • LAM2011
    LAM2011 Posts: 1,432 Forumite
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    Morning all :D

    well done cocalls - I was hoping for 2lbs but only 1lb loss for me this week but its still a loss ! I do for the first time since I started this healthy eating malarky feel better for it this week. My work trousers feel much more comfortable.

    Savesommore - STS is not too bad like you say after the food of the long weekend. I only have 2 weigh ins till hols.

    During the week I have much lunch at work and have taken out my supper so know pretty much what I will be eating.

    I am now using my fitness pal to log and you can go back and change it.

    B = lean bacon and brown bread sarnie (I have woken up starving :o)
    L= tuna, mayo and sweeetcorn with some ryvita
    S = fish and I dunno what having with it yet

    snacks - banana and a slimfast bar

    Happy Friday :D
  • SIRENS
    SIRENS Posts: 1,255 Forumite
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    Morning, sorry have been awol, went to the coast with lo's for their last week of hols.
    Have not been good but am happy to report a 2lb loss :j

    Will promise to get on track next week when back to work :mad:
    'You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose' - Dr Suess

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  • jammy_dodger
    jammy_dodger Posts: 1,925 Forumite
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    Good morning

    Like to report a 2lb weight loss , thats 6 in total so a staeady 1lb a week which I am pleased about as i never wanted to feel deprived of the odd treat or hungry

    plan for today is

    B porridge
    L bacon and poached egg , tomatoes
    D chicken stir fry

    S have a free graze box delivered ordered light chice so will pick one of those to have later:D

    E gonna do week 6 run 1 , harvest some veg from my garden and have a wee tidy up outside , feels very Autumnal today Brrr

    O i have to go to vets with a poor deceased cat :eek: a neighbour knocked my door last night said this cat she thought was mine was beside the road ..when i went with my head torch i was upset to see it was, so teary i wrapped it up and brought it back and had a better look at the pooor chap , wrapped him in an old towel and put him in a card board box , my DS and I were to bury him after school today ....

    half hour later....my cat was at the window... wondered what all the fuss was about what a fright. he gave us .:eek::eek:.. such a relief though ...I did check the box ...but no there was no back from the dead for whoever i have in the garage, ( thought we may have a zombie cat on our hands ;) am gonna pop him to the vet to see if he is chipped i think

    cocalls i find if i write down what i am intending to eat i usualluy stick to it better , but only have time to do this on my days off

    have a great day

    JD xx
  • LAM2011
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    Oh dear Jammy Dodger - poor cat - how awful but I did laugh little when you said it wasnt your cat back from the dead! Glad yours is ok.

    Well done on the 2lbs :D
  • sparrer
    sparrer Posts: 7,548 Forumite
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    Reporting a 1lb loss for the list please ragz. Quite surprised - and pleased! - after last weekend's holiday and guests overnight last night.

    B - F&F, sk milk. 2 slices danish with ff yogurt & marmalade
    D - Slice of pork tenderloin, stir-fry veg, 3 potato wedges, left-overs from last night's dinner
    T - Boiled egg & Danish soldiers. Huge egg, one of a dozen my visitors brought from their hens
    S - nectarine, apricot, melon, satsuma
    E - Sleep! Missed yesterday's siesta, was up til midnight, got up at 6am this morning. Am so ccccccold, hate being cold :(, and can't face the air-con'd gym. Am just going to strip the guest beds and start the washing. Does anyone else get frustrated at having to launder bedding that's only been used one night? Such a waste of water, energy, etc.

    However got to look for the silver lining, the sun is shining so hopefully it will warm up a bit. Have a good day whatever the weather :)
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