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

lovelife79

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By the way, although I live in Scotland, there is not a drop of snow !!! I can walk down to my chooks without slipping and sliding on ice and snow.. but it might still come then I'll burn more calories clearing the driveway..

Im also in scotland, and although there was snow falling when i left work this morning, there was not a drop in sight when i got up from my sleep!!

anyway, never posted last night as was too busy gabbing on my break :rotfl:

but had
b- nakd bar
l - toast and glarlic n herb cream cheese (light stuff) (2 slices)
d - homemade chicken curry n rice
snacks -small packet mccoys, coke, wee bag of cashew nuts and a caramac.

also drank 2.5litres of water, which is good for me as always forget to drink enough!

today i ve had
b - toast and jam (1 slice)
l- parsnip soup (homemade) and 4 ryvita thin thingy's (cant remember their real name)
d- fish cake and roasted veg, with 2 pickled baby beets.
snacks - got raspberries/blackberries n yogurt still to have :T

also attempting to make a loaf of gluten free bread, just as an experiment! i like to bake and my friend has loads of intolerances etc but isnt very good wi the old baking malarkey, so thought i would give it a bash! hope it works! :cool:

Sezzagirl

I'm here!! And the thought of this board has kept me focussed today when all I wanted to do was eat for the sake of it!

B- 2 weetbix, skim milk, oj
l-ryvita with scraping of bousin cheese - was less in the pot than I thought!, lf yog, 1bar drifter
d- pasta with no cheese-cheese sauce - fridge is really empty! - (can you see a pattern here? Think I need to go shopping soon!)

s- apple, banana, grapes, wafer (like tunnocks but tesco)
e- dog walking in the snow (like walking through soft sand, removing ice balls from dog's legs when he really didn't want me to!
Jazzercise - well, I felt I really ought to when the instructor and her husband had spent 2 hours clearing the car park!!:rotfl:

MaddyWaddy

Morning All,

I took the plunge and ordered myself a dress and a skirt in 2 sizes smaller than I am for my holidays.

I really need to pull my socks up this week!

cutestkids

Determined to do better this week so yesterdays food was.

B - 2 weetabix with skimmed milk
L - 4 oatcakes with crab pate and a salad
D - Jacket potato with chilli and large salad
S - Banana, satsuma, apricot, 2 chocolates from the roses tin

Mrs_T_M

I'm finally back down to what I was at the end of the first week of the challenge! I've just gotten over that time of the month, so my weight was a bit skewed this past weekend (thus why I skipped weighing in). Onwards and downwards from here!

applepad

Decided that counting the calories is the only way to go, but after a while of doing slimming world finding it hard.

Ideas on low fat and cal lunches would be good please.

Having scrambled eggs on 1 slice of toast for lunch today, tea will be chopped toms, chickpeas, onion and some ratatouille
Veg with pasta, worked it out at 687 calls a portion, can this be right? 100g of pasta

Coxy11

Hi everyone,

Sorry I've been MIA since Friday I can't possibly list (fess up) to the amount of carp I have eaten since then, but in my defense we have had a few 'issues' to sort out and now that they are, I'm back on the wagon.

Food today:

B - micro oats, ss milk, tea
L - Warbut0ns brown wrap, tuna, mayo, cucumber, bag of lookey likey frazzles
D - Beef casserole, mash, brocolli
S - banana, apple, one finger Time Out
E - 2 mile school run in the snow

Did lots of walking yesterday as DD and DS2s school was the only one open. DH drove into work in London, so I walked both ways (total of 4 miles) plus had to walk DS1 to the emergency dentist as he managed to snap a tooth sledging on Sunday (another 2 miles).

Positives for yesterday were that I had a well woman check. My BMI is 25.4 but apart from that my cholestrol(sp?) is very good, and my blood pressure is low, so I have a 0.7% chance of a stroke, heart attack or contracting heart disease in the next 10 years. Oh and I've shrunk 1.5cm so only just over 5foot now

Sorry for the ramble (making up for not posting since Friday )
Coxy

Mrs_T_M

One of the low calorie/low fat meals that we love here is chicken or prawn fajitas, although you can use beef or any other type of meat or even tofu as well.

We use onions, sliced bell/salad peppers (frozen ones are perfect for this), and the meat. I typically use half as much meat as I normally would for 4 portions (2 for dinner, 2 for the next days lunch). The meat typically works out to 6 oz, or around 180g. We sometimes throw in courgettes sliced like matchsticks, mushrooms, broccoli, etc. We sometimes have these with wraps or rice, but it's also nice on it's own. Which veggies and how much meat/tofu you use determines the calorie count, but it's a wonderful way to get 3, 4 or even all 5 of your 5 a day in!

We use homemade fajita seasoning and we leave the salt out!

Fajita seasoning
(this is in US measurements, but as long as you get the proportions correct, it should still work out the same taste)

1 tablespoon cornflour
2 teaspoons MILD chilli powder (don't make the mistake that my DH did and use the hot stuff, wow!) - more or less to taste
1 teaspoon salt (can be omitted)
1 teaspoon paprika
3/4 teaspoon chicken or vegetable bullion (or use 125 ml chicken or veg stock for the liquid)
1/2 teaspoon onion granules
1/4 teaspoon garlic granules
1/4 teaspoon cumin

Mix with 125 ml water (or stock) and mix until smooth. Pour into the pan with the fajita stuffs (that have been cooked) and bring to a boil. The sauce will thicken.

Tip: If you don't have any of the smaller measuring spoons, 1/8 teaspoon is a good heavy pinch of whatever it is you're measuring. So, for 1/4 teaspoon, use two heavy pinches. Not completely exact, but it's homemade, so you can fiddle with it to get the proper taste.

Vegetarian curry is wonderful as well. It makes a ton as well. Here's a link to a slow cooker recipe for it (it's in US measurements, but google is a wonderful friend for converting amounts! Also, any beans can be used, just make sure they're cooked before adding them if you use dry beans like me!): http://crockpot365.blogspot.co.uk/2008/03/vegetarian-curry-crockpot-recipe.html

Hope this helps!

twigglet35

Hi, i need help please,
i need to lose 3 stone but cant shift even a pound
i have porrige for breakfast then im hungery all day and i never feel full.
i do stop meself from eating a lot of stuff but like today i have had
Porrige made with water
1 bannana
1 plain biscuit
6 cups of tea with ss milk
a chicken and bacon pasta pot

and i could still eat more:( what is wrong with me i dont need all this food,

when i get home from work tonight i will have half a baked pot and 1 chicken in bread crums then im fine dont eat anymore after that.

it seams having breakfast starts me off eating

any help please x

The_Dragon

twigglet have you worked out how many calories you are having? If you are not having enough you will probably not lose weight AND you can cause health problems as well.