Re: Lose Weight 4

Caterina

elona wrote:

Caterina

Sorry to be bossy but I think you would be much happier on the Slimming World Green days plan as you do NOT have to be hungry , count calories or be constantly denying yourself.

The idea is to EAT - but make sure you eat "free foods" and make sure you eat plenty of them.

How does pasta with cheese sauce, sin free chips and sin free crisps sound - and that is just for starters.

Hi Elona

You are not being bossy, what you are saying makes a lot of sense, I used to be on SW but I just cannot believe how much you can eat and not put on weight - the other issue of course is that it encourages me to eat lots of carbs (no I am not a low-carb fan but I also feel very bloated when eating tons of pasta & couscous - it is a bit limiting for a veggie, I think).

Having said that, I need to really look into it again though as I think it makes the best sense - not surprisingly, even Weight Watchers are now copying it and have introduced a new unlimited foods diet similar to SW, where you can eat unlimited pasta, low fat yoghurt, lean meats etc as well as fruit and veg.

Anyway, my 3 day internet freebie expires tomorrow and if they think I am going to pay 9 quid a month just to be able to calculate calories online they got another thing coming hehehehe, so SW (for free thanks to your password) might just be the solution.

So far I have been on just under 1750 calories and this seems to fill me up plenty and give me just the right balance of stuff, according to the graphs. After 3 days I feel my trousers looser at the waist but of course I cannot see any difference yet!

I even had a square of Lindt 85% black chocolate - LOVELY!!! - and now I am off to bed. Good night and happy dieting.

Caterina

elona

Caterina

Remember that eggs are "free" as is Quorn - not to mention all fruit and veg.

There is a recipe for pizza that uses mashed potato as a base.

Mashed sweet potato and carrot are lovely- the food does not have to be heavy.

Lazy_Ike

Caterina wrote:

PS how do you put icons in the text of the message rather than just at the top?

Click on UserCP (see it at top of each thread page)
Find Control Panel at left of screen
Click on Edit Options
Scroll to bottom of page, find
Message Editor Interface
read the dialogue
in selection box click arrow and select
Enhanced interface - Full WYSIWIG editing.
You will see the enhanced interface when you next reply etc.:cool:

elona

I am glad caterina asked this question as it has been in the back of my mind for a while and I kept forgetting to ask.

elona

Lazy_Ike

Thanks to you I can now do this :j



And this :beer:


And this :A


Thank you so much. Hubby has just looked at screen while I proudly showed off and said "Don't you think that is a bit childish?"


He is just jealous:rotfl:

Lazy_Ike

elona wrote:

He is just jealous:rotfl:

Its a pleasure. May I never lose the child in me. Now all I have to do is read through all the entries in this thread, than perhaps I physically could do this:j

Caterina

:j Blimerley I managed it! Is this a non-post? Sorryyyyyyyyyy:o

:money: gosh now I have started I cannot stop

Better go before I get kicked out hehehehehehheheh! Thanks a lot Lazy_ike! for this tip! :T

Caterina

Caterina

Elona,

thanks again for the details about SW green food - I am going to start it tomorrow when my freebie calorie counter expires.

Love

Caterina

MimiJane

You can also drag the "post icons" at the bottom of the message box into your text.

Savvy_Sue

to finally say goodbye to the last pound - or 2 or 3 on a bad day - which keeps me officially Obese. Because on Tuesday I am off to hospital for a pre-op assessment and they will surely weigh me and take my BP etc. Do you think they'll let me take all my clothes off first - I'm not proud? :rotfl:

Anyway, today I have made Leek and Potato soup which will do me for lunch tomorrow as well, and keep the munchies at bay. Plus I am going to be doing the headless chicken routine from now till admission date, so that should help ... If I leave the big shopping trip until just before I go in there'll be no food in the house to tempt me either! :rotfl: