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

sparrer

Hi maddywaddy :wave:

ellie99 wrote: »

Enjoy the heat if you've still got it

ETA - sparrer...melanzane parmigiana, wow! in our house aubergine bake would be considered posh :rotfl:

ellie according to the forecast last night this amazing weather may be with us til the end of the month :T

Re aubergine bake, the aubergine was one of @ldi's at 69p, I already had a mozarella from lidl for 40p, added some tomato and a bit o' garlic, shoved it t'oven til it looked done and got enough for 3 meals with some salad. Dead posh, innit?

Mollie I find if I write my menu's down at the beginning of the day I stick to it. It helps that I don't go down the biscuit/snacks aisles in the sm, although I do have a struggle keeping away from ice cream! I also have a photo on my fridge door of me at my biggest, I look grotesque so it does make me think what I'm going there for. hth

ellie99

sparrer wrote: »

ellie according to the forecast last night this amazing weather may be with us til the end of the month :T

Re aubergine bake, the aubergine was one of @ldi's at 69p, I already had a mozarella from lidl for 40p, added some tomato and a bit o' garlic, shoved it t'oven til it looked done and got enough for 3 meals with some salad. Dead posh, innit?

sparrer ...it's so dull here today (Scotland) that I'm preparing to rush out to the washing line if the rain starts! Hopefully the sun will come back. I've relations visiting from Australia in August, would have been nice if it was hot then, but looks like it might be past by then...would be nice to have a tan to compete with their all year round brown-ness :rotfl:

Re aubergine bake...Norris from Corrie was talking about it this lunchtime, so maybe it's not that posh :rotfl:

MaddyWaddy

Deleted_User wrote: »

Welcome MaddyWaddy!

Do you want to join in with the current challenge? If so I'll need to know how much you want to lose by the end of September. x

I've got a longer post to make in a bit but want to eat lunch first so I'll get to it later...lol....priorities!

Please to be at my target holiday weight I am hoping to lose 2lb per week so if you put me down for 20lb ... that allows 1 week off.

cheerfulness4

savesummore wrote: »

Anyone got any favourite healthy meals/reciepes to share?

One recipe that we've grown to love that is healthy is Thai Style Chicken cakes.
Can't claim them as my own as I came by the recipe on SW and adapted but they're delish.


Thai Style Chicken cakes.
Serves 4

2-3 chicken breasts
1 chilli (chopped)
1 med onion ( " )
2 cloves garlic ( ")
zest and juice of a lime
1" grated fresh ginger
1 tbsp ground coriander
s & p


The whole lot goes in the food pro and pulse until mixed finely. Then I put large spoonfuls in a very non stick pan to dry fry. I use my trusted Tefal pan as I need no oil with that.

They are lovely with salad, very fresh tasting.

I've just been given a box of chocolates from one of those chocolate tasting clubs. ARghhh eaten 6. :mad:

MaddyWaddy

Molly41 wrote: »

Really struggling and very fed up.

Thinking of joining WW ers as I just cannot get to grips. I need inspiration and advice please?

Molly41 I have been struggling and fed up for the last 6 months ... I joined sw and have paid £115 and put 12lb on It really hasn't disciplined me at all and now I feel I have wasted money and 6 months I followed the plan for a week lost weight and then had a week off and gained it again

I am going back to basics following the rule eat less move more ... It isn't for everyone by I am using my fitness pal to count calories and track my eating as well as my exercise - what I understand now is that it is me that needs to discipline myself no one else can do it for me.

That said I have previously lost weight with ww ... I find their products very good to use as it counts your points for you however I really struggled when they changed their points system and I quickly got bored of trying to work out how many points everyday foods had.

I would try and look at why you want to lose weight and keep something in the kitchen to keep you motivated - good luck.

Molly41

Many thanks for the good wishes.

I need to lose 7lbs before 1st September so there is a pang of desperation. I will have a real go this week and then if still struggling might try WW next week x

ellie99

Molly41 wrote: »

Many thanks for the good wishes.

I need to lose 7lbs before 1st September so there is a pang of desperation. I will have a real go this week and then if still struggling might try WW next week x

Molly, I'm not saying I recommend this approach because I haven't tried it myself, but my friend watched a TV programme about a juice diet last week and decided to try it.
I texted her today and she said she had lost 4 lbs in 4 days...she doesn't have a juicer, and is buying it from supermarket until she sees if she likes the diet.

Obviously it's not an eating plan for life, but if I don't lose anything this week (which seems likely) I'm considering having veg juice maybe for lunch, I don't know if I could manage all 3 meals as juice. Just as a bit of a kick start.

Molly41

Thanks for the suggestions. Unfortunately I have to eat regularly as i take some very strong meds that eat away at your tummy if not full:cool:

Sue14

Deleted_User wrote: »

125g (about 4 slices) roast beef = 260cals
2 x roast potatoes = 60cals
1 x yorkshire pudding = 45cals
50g peas (3 large spoons) = 35cals
235g (3 large spoons) mashed potato = 240cals
195g stuffing (3 large spoons) = 189cals
115g (6 pieces) parsnips = 160cals

total = 989cals

of course these are all approx and according to my little carbs/cals book. hth x

Thanks for that it really helped, I added a few more calories just in case, and I still managed to come in (just) under my allowance!

So far this week I've managed to keep within my calorie allowance each day, and have been using my exercise bike quite a lot, I'm determined to get below 11 stone by Friday!

MrsCD

Eeeeeeeeeeeeee, I turn around twice, and there's all these newbies :wave: Lovely to see you all.

I'm getting ready for hols at the weekend, so rushing around like a whirling dervish to get everything done! You know the thing - it's as if the house has never been cleaned, or the beds changed, or the freezer de-frosted, ever :rotfl:and they all absolutely must be done right now before we go on holiday, so that it's all spick and span for when we get back! I'll be ready to collapse by the end of the week at this rate :rotfl: So I'm counting all this as my exercise for the week!

So today has been -
I hung out the sheets from our bed which got washed yesterday, but ran out of day to get them dried outside
Emptied the kitchen freezer into the garage freezer so I could defrost the kitchen one then a trip to the asthma nurse - all ok but she wants to check cholesterol so have to back on Friday before work to have fasting bloods done
Shopping at MrA's :eek:
Met up with DH, DD2 and Mam and Dad for more other shopping and a snack
Haircut
Made teas/dinners whatever you want to call them lol
Out to church
Put freezer food back where they should be
Suppers

Phew

PS - Mollie - We're all in this together - there's always someone around to talk to, so don't get too downhearted. Just start another day and tell yourself it will be different and it will work. It doesn't matter how long it takes, we'll get there in the end.