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

minicooper272

This morning the scales were VERY kind to me, and I was very inspired so arranged to meet my housemate at the gym after work and give her a lift home at 7pm.

Finished work at 6.45... decided to dash to the gym anyway and squeezed in 20 mins (better than nothing) and housemate was nice and held on. Then came home, realised I didn't have anything in my meal plan for Wednesday, so hungry and stressed dug out something from the deepest recesses of the freezer:

B: muesli and FF yoghurt, kiwi
S: at presentation, big bowl of biscuits next to the big bowl of fruit. Chose an apple :T
L: ham and LF cream cheese roll, apple, cereal bar
Beef burger on brown roll with cheese, ham, brown sauce served with a baked spud (left half) and veg

Yes, so, something tells me the scales won't be just so kind tomorrow. Oh and I have training, they sent round the lunch menu ahead - get this: 1 sandwich, 1 cake, 1 chocolate bar, 1 pack of crisps, 1 carton of fruit juice, all balanced out by 1 piece of fruit. I think even before I started dieting, that would have been too much! Will smuggle in some of my own fruit I think.

The_Dragon

Blimey minicooper - hardly healthy is it! (got a carp day tomorrow - my work focussed interview AND my crown came off today so need to get a quick dentist appointment)

minicooper272

The_Dragon wrote: »

Blimey minicooper - hardly healthy is it! (got a carp day tomorrow - my work focussed interview AND my crown came off today so need to get a quick dentist appointment)

Yup- I think that's my GDA of sugar for the rest of the weekend! And it's a 2 day training course...

Hope the interview goes alright tomorrow!

MrsCD

Paintingrainbows wrote: »

Am interested in the Hairy Dieters people are posting about, is this a cook book? My favourite dieting cookbooks are the 2 from the programme Cook Yourself Thin that was on a few years ago. The recipes are lovely and com from scratch stuff but quick and simple. I hate dieting cookbooks that substitute things like Splenda instead of sugar etc, I'd much rather have a little of the real thing (I think the problem is I e tended to have a LOT of the real thing!!!)

Yes the Hairy Dieters are the thinner versions of the Hairy Bikers! The programmes were on TV a while ago and a few people have posted that the recipes work well and are tasty. MrA is selling the cookbook at a reduced price at the moment.
I have the Cook Yourself Thin book as well. It's just that I sit and read the books instead of actually doing them

daisiegg wrote: »

Hi all, hope everyone's ok. Sorry some of us seem to be having tiring/tough/painful(!) weeks.

I had a shockingly bad day today culminating in a meeting that left me in tears. I have already eaten my dinner without OH as I was starving and knew that if I waited, I'd end up snacking. I had a quick step on the scales this morning and it's still the same as last Friday need to try and be good. Having friends round to dinner tomorrow and I've already estimated the cals and know it will be bad...

Oh Daisiegg - you have had a rough time haven't you. Hope things are looking a bit better soon. Take care. Love n hugs.
What are you cooking for your friends? Can you cut the fat content or have a smaller portion?

I'm thinking of ways to increase (i.e. start) exercising. I never seem to have enough hours in the day so I will have to look very carefully at any 'spare' time and work out what I'm GOING to do
B - muesli, Greek yog, honey
L - tom & lentil soup, wedge of bread, banana
D - jacket potato, beans, grated cheese, coleslaw, 2 small choc biscs
S - 2 crackers, pack of SpK biscs
Water and 3 cups weak tea

[Deleted User]

MrsCD wrote: »

I'm thinking of ways to increase (i.e. start) exercising. I never seem to have enough hours in the day so I will have to look very carefully at any 'spare' time and work out what I'm GOING to do

This.

If you work out some at home exercises (I dislike public exercise but want to take up jogging and fat burning exercise at home) and want/need virtual "company" each day for this I will join you from afar. Misery loves company (and a chocolate bar) after all x

Need2bthrifty

Morning All,

Well yesterday’s evening meal ended up being a bit carb heavy – found some leek & cheese sauce in the freezer and threw some cooked broccoli & pasta in – lovely comfort food and just what I needed to warm me up but very unlike me to eat so much starchy carbs after 5.00pm.

Will attempt to keep things a bit more balanced today :
B – Porridge with stewed nectarines
L - Leek & Potato Soup
D – Avocado & Prawn Salad

Sparrer, Deleted_User I hate the eight legged blighter's as well – how come they always seem to manage to spin their webs at face height – the route I walk from my back door to the car or to hang out washing always seems to have one that catches me right across my face……..Yuk, Yuk, Yuk…. My neighbours must wonder what on earth I’m doing as I wave my arms about to clear the way of this invisible hazard :rotfl:

sparrer

Morning all

B - portion of my F&F concoction, with sk milk
D - grilled sausage, 2 lean rashers, hg tomato, sauteed mushrooms, red onion, dry-fried egg, slice toasted Mr Wobbleton's Danish
T - cup of pea soup, 3 crackerbread with vegemite, rf cheese & pickle, marmalade
S - melon, nana, satsuma, apple
E - at home today so every 30 mins I get up and do 5 mins step/stretch/weights etc. Then later when the television is on I get up and do some small thing in every interval, polish a table, wash a couple of kitchen cupboard fronts, and so on. When I'm doing them I make it like an exercise, stretching, keeping tummy pulled in etc, generally exaggerating all the movements. Amazing how much housework and exercise I get done on a 'lazy' day
theatregirl, MrsCD might it be an idea for at home exercise for you? Just a thought

Need2bthrifty wrote: »

Sparrer, Deleted_User I hate the eight legged blighter's as well – how come they always seem to manage to spin their webs at face height – the route I walk from my back door to the car or to hang out washing always seems to have one that catches me right across my face……..Yuk, Yuk, Yuk…. My neighbours must wonder what on earth I’m doing as I wave my arms about to clear the way of this invisible hazard :rotfl:

Yes, yes, yes! There are far too many shrubs and trees in my garden (who planted those, I wonder :whistle:) for them to weave their evil webs across - I swear they're trying to surround my garden so it's become an aerial mine field! Yesterday one even managed to create a hazard between the bin and the side gate, the beggar knew it was bin day :mad:

Have a web-free day

ragz_2

Breakfast - 2 tablespoons of leftover chocolate porridge and half a slice of cold brown toast dipped in beef and lentil bolognese from the slowcooker! Yeah...
Snack - 30g dried apricots, chopped, mixed with 15g sunflower seeds and 10g dessicated coconut. Nearly 200cal. 15g carbs (too much sugar in dried fruit!)
Lunch - soup again
Dinner - beef and lentil bolognese (lasagne for everyone else) with lots of veg...

Really need to up my fibre, eating low carb this week have noticed I seem to eat lots of meat and cheese etc but not enough veg (need to go shopping really!)

savesummore

Oh Heavens this week is passing in a blurr of sweets, choc biscuits and crisps!!

Im sticking to my meal plans I post on here but then having extra 'little' bits

Im afraid the scales may say 'one at a time please' when I climb aboard them tomorrow :eek:

WW- I have set myself a new swimming challenge but Im yet to swim a length of it :rotfl:

Im going to have to 'pull myself together' and get back in 'The Zone' (anytime soon would be good :mad:)

Today is looking like this:

B: museli, blueberries, greek yog
S: Banana 2 x fox's choc biscuits
L: tuna pasta salad, orange
S: Apple, crisps
T: Just a sandwich as going to college again tonight

Keep going everyone- its got to get easier

[Deleted User]

savesummore wrote: »

Im afraid the scales may say 'one at a time please' when I climb aboard them tomorrow :eek:

:rotfl: :rotfl:

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went to asda and iceland this morning; bought some ww stuff and some low fat crisps amongst some veg, meat and other staples

meal plan for today

b- oatibix fruity cereal with ss milk
l- nandos; 1/4 chicken with mango and lime seasoning, garlic bread, chips.
d- 2 birdseye burgers with soft rolls, salad.
s - probably a slice of cake later with tea

e - walking around supermarkets, pulling mums trolley on wheels (lol), public transport, cleaning bunnies and garage, plus various lifting (boxes).