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

Mrs_T_M

WelshWoofer wrote: »

For all of the new MFP users.....

Just out of interest how many cals are you aiming for each day?

I'm not a new user, but my aim is for 1540 calories per day. Plus those I earn with exercise. What about you?

sparrer

Mrs_T_M wrote: »

Don't know if this would help anyone else or not, but I ended up getting DH to put all of the sweets, chocolate syrup, golden syrup, etc. on top of the cabinets. I'm short, don't have a step stool/step ladder, and I don't trust the kitchen chairs to stand in. This means, I cannot reach the sweets any longer! Makes me focus on eating what I can see (and reach), which at the moment is oranges and a banana!

It would help enormously as I'm only 5 feet tall. When can I borrow him?:rotfl:

Mrs_T_M

sparrer wrote: »

It would help enormously as I'm only 5 feet tall. When can I borrow him?:rotfl:

I'll ask him when he gets home from work!

Your post made me :rotfl:

missrlr

I could cheerfully eat my own arm right now, had a huge glass of water to try and compensate
Be strong when I get in the car I wont be so bad.

louby40

It's telling me to eat 1600 calories a day but (apart from today) I haven't really been close to that.

I tend to be around the 1200-300 calories.

Louise

Alipot

WelshWoofer wrote: »

For all of the new MFP users.....

Just out of interest how many cals are you aiming for each day?

I was on 1200 plus exercise cals, now changed it to 1350 and will try not to eat exercise cals

MrsRogers

evening all I have come hanging my head in complete shame and feeling very very guilty.... All was going well eating wise up until today. Had the worst day back in work ... Only just finished & had a KFC on the way hope. I could actually cry I'm so annoyed with myself.

Why oh why do I sabotage myself

Any ideas what meals I can do when home later from work than expected and to tired to cook x

Mrs_T_M

MrsRogers wrote: »

evening all I have come hanging my head in complete shame and feeling very very guilty.... All was going well eating wise up until today. Had the worst day back in work ... Only just finished & had a KFC on the way hope. I could actually cry I'm so annoyed with myself.

Why oh why do I sabotage myself

Any ideas what meals I can do when home later from work than expected and to tired to cook x

*hugs* Remember that tomorrow is a new day!

Do you have a slow cooker and/or a freezer?

If you have a trustworthy slow cooker, maybe you could make something in it that would be ready when you walked in the door.

If you have a freezer, pre-make casseroles, lasagne, bakes, etc and freeze in the pan. Either use cheap aluminium disposable pans or, once the item is frozen, gently pop it out of the baking dish and bag or wrap to store in the freezer. Take it out in the morning, stick it back into the baking dish and place it in the fridge to thaw, then cook when you get home, or bake it from frozen.

Hope this helps!

louby40

MrsRogers wrote: »

evening all I have come hanging my head in complete shame and feeling very very guilty.... All was going well eating wise up until today. Had the worst day back in work ... Only just finished & had a KFC on the way hope. I could actually cry I'm so annoyed with myself.

Why oh why do I sabotage myself

Any ideas what meals I can do when home later from work than expected and to tired to cook x

Oh no!!! No good for your waistline or your pocket!

What job do you do? Is there only you to cook for or OH/kids?
What do you like to eat?

We can help you from there.

I work fulltime as a teacher and cook for the 4 of us so I meal plan, shop accordingly and am mega-organised! So I know how hard it can be!

Louise

JBD

WelshWoofer wrote: »

For all of the new MFP users.....

Just out of interest how many cals are you aiming for each day?

1260 a day for me. That seems ok to me, though I found the food diary difficult to use. I will probably go old school and use a calculator and notebook to record my calorie intake.