Anyone else on a diet and struggling?

rainbowfairydust

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

Whole milk, especially organic (and raw, unpasteurised is even better if you can get it) contains a significantly larger amount of Omega 3 fatty acids than semi or skimmed milk. As our diets are often imbalanced in the Omega 3 to Omega 6 ratio, it's important to increase our intake of Omega 3 where possible.

A recent study done in the US showed that whole milk contains twice as much Omega 3 than semi-skimmed and two-thirds more than skimmed milk.

Milk also contains vitamins A and D but these are fat soluble vitamins so need the fat in the milk for your body to be able to absorb them. It can't easily do this if the fat has been removed from the milk so drinking semi or skimmed even if fortified with extra calcium and vitamins is a waste of time. And, as I've said before milk is a naturally low fat product anyway. Mother nature knows best!

The same also applies to other dairy products, e.g. cheese, yoghurt, butter, cream. Always use the whole product variety but maybe just reduce the amount you consume if worried about extra calories. In the latter products, the low-fat versions always contain more sugar which is far more harmful to you than natural saturated fat which can actually help to raise the good (HDL) cholesterol and lower bad (LDL) cholesterol.

Thanks for this. Very interesting to read (just read the abstract ) ..I spent a long time drinking skimmed milk but reverted back to semi skimmed last year. I do struggle with full fat milk but i would assume this was more likely to be because i havent drank full fat milk in some 20 odd years.

messedup - i recommend the porridge with fresh apple and cinnamon/nutmeg. Its so good plus really filling as apples are full of fibre. :T
I also love having porridge with banana & honey - i dont use much...just a teaspoon or so. Very yum

Tink2

Can I just say, big thank you to those thar posted what they eat, given me some ideas

Chameleon, your breakfast looks lovely!

rainbowfairydust wrote: »

no offence but from the sounds of it, its boredom eating not hunger.

I am surprised that you cant tell the difference between real hunger and being bored/need something to pick at after doing the 5:2. That is one thing that its taught me - when to recognise i am TRULY hungry.

It isn't boredom, have a lot to occupy me

Quasar wrote: »

There is also the all important body-clock (more precisely, the circadian rhythm or clock), which is ruled by daylight. We are meant to sleep at night and be awake during the day (the occasional daytime nap doesn't hurt).

You, Tink, do the opposite: stay awake at night and sleep during the day, by your admission elsewhere. This is not good as it does affect metabolism.

In short, your habits seems designed to support anything but a healthy lifestyle, and all your pains and aches sound just like general body inflammation which too much refined carbs, screwed up sleep patterns and lack of minerals/vitamins and other micronutrients help maintain.

EDIT - overweight is a natural byproduct of this lifestyle coupled with no exercise to speak of. Eating less of the same carp, keeping the same weird hours and not moving about will take muscle and even bone out of your body, but NOT fat, which is the easiest thing for your body to make and store.

Believe it or not, it's too noisy to sleep here during the night, neighbours banging, shouting screaming, music playing, people throwing things down the bin chute etc, it's quieter during the day, although it can still be noisy

And before you say I don't want ear plugs because I have a problem with wax and the nurse at the doctors told me things like ear plugs/those ear phones that you put in your ears cause it/make it worse

My aches and pains are due to my condition, I will always have them, I have always had them (even when i was 9-9.5 stone) I am hoping they will lessen as I lose but they will never go away as I was born with this condition

nickyhutch wrote: »

I started my lifestyle change on 7 Jan 2013. I promised myself I would go to the gym or do some other activity if I couldn't get to the gym, or if the weather was nice, and that I would calorie count. For three months I didn't drink alcohol, did the exercise and calorie counted.

After three months I started drinking now and again (for an event, say). I've always allowed myself to go out and eat, always joined in social occasions, but made HEALTHY CHOICES instead of, like on previous "diets", using them as an excuse to go mad on a binge.

I gradually stopped including carby stuff like potato, pasta, rice etc. in my meals but wouldn't say I don't eat carbs. I didn't deliberately cut them out - I just found they took up too many valuable calories. I taste husband's carby food, and pick at bits here and there, but don't, say, have a sandwich at lunch, or a jacket with tea, and definitely no white.

Now, at a size (6) I'm delighted with (and scared of putting weight back on ), this is what I do - breakfast is porridge, or occasionally (hungover ) egg on wholegrain toast. Lunch is crackers and philly and salad, or a huge salad with ham and egg, or tuna, maybe some homemade soup. Tea is fish, chicken, turkey, bacon loin or similar, and a huge plate of veg. I allow myself to eat as much veg and salad as I like without counting it. I usually have a small sweet thing late on, such as jelly tots or a curly wurly.

One day per week, usually a Saturday, we have a cooking night where we get a bit more exciting. I've always loved cooking so miss that aspect of eating, and I make up for it on my night off. We cook curries, steaks, allsorts. This is ONE NIGHT PER WEEK AT MOST, and only since I've got to a weight I'm happy with, and even so, I still don't have much in the way of carbs, other than copious amounts of wine and vodka. Having said that, I'm pished from a glass of wine these days. Also, this is not a day off; it's an evening off. The rest of the day is still eating sensibly. I don't use it as en excuse to feed my face all day - quite the opposite, actually. On a Saturday I go to the gym, then do a circuit class, than Body Pump class, then go home, get gorgeous and shop for tea, then get on it.

I go to the gym 6 days a week doing weight training, some cardio, circuit classes, PT group sessions, Body Pump and HIT. I know I need to eat more protein to feed my (ever-growing) muscles so am trying to bear this in mind whilst balancing it with not putting weight back on.

I've lost somewhere between 5 and 6 stones, judging by my clothes and the weights I've been before. I haven't weighed myself at all and don't intend to start doing so.

Tink, if you want to change your body, you'll need to change your mindset, and for good. Asking about portion sizes for chips and pizza shows that you're not doing. You won't lose weight eating the stuff you eat now. I know - I've "dieted" since being 11 (I'm 44 now) and eating crap, however you count it, wont work.

Wow that's a good loss, well done! :j I seriously did not think you were overweight judging by your photo

I have lost weight so it is working

System

I know you're weighing yourself Tink, are you taking measurements too? I started Doing that last week and hoping I might have lost some inches. When I've started losing weights before I noticed it show more in losing inches than my weight.

Tink2

xXMessedUpXx wrote: »

I know you're weighing yourself Tink, are you taking measurements too? I started Doing that last week and hoping I might have lost some inches. When I've started losing weights before I noticed it show more in losing inches than my weight.

Yeah I take measurements too, well I didn't take them last month as I forgot will take them when I next weigh

Tink2

Sorry Quaser, some of that sounded rude, apologies

Tink2

onlyroz wrote: »

Have you tried watching Secret Eaters? It's overly sensationalistic, and some of the dietary advice is a bit dubious, but I think if you need a kick up the bum to make some changes then the show can be a bit of an eye-opener over the way we kid ourselves with how much we actually eat.

Yep, love that show

I can assure you though I don't secret eat, I count every that goes in my mouth

Flick216

I'm loving this thread - it's making me feel motivated!

I just want it to happen quickly - I expect myself to lose a lot of weight very quickly and feel a miserable failure when I don't.

I have been considering spending a month or so on Cambridge - just to give me a boost.

paulineb_2

Tink2 wrote: »

Yep, love that show

I can assure you though I don't secret eat, I count every that goes in my mouth

But that isnt stopping you reaching for the junk, you said yourself youve had a few off days and had 4 packets of crisps the other day.

My view is, cut the junk out. Even if its for a few weeks. Replace the crisps with fruit and veg and the nuts you do like. No pizzas, as little processed food as you can and see how you go.

If you have time away from the crap stuff you might be able to eat clean for a few days a week and have a treat night once a week, or once a fortnight, rather than having pizza or crisps a couple of times a week.

Im the sort of person or I used to be, if food is there, Id eat it. Hence if I had a multipack of crisps I wouldnt just stop at one. The same as if I had a bottle of wine in the house, there would be evenings where the bottle of wine was opened and consumed.

I know how hard it is, but if its not physically there, junk food that is, you cant be tempted. And if you do want a bit of junk food either make it a once a week treat or once a fortnight. If you want crisps, get one packet at a time, same with anything else that is your down fall.

The rest of the time try and eat as clean as you can. I bet you would feel better and healthier for it as well.

Tink2

Flick216 wrote: »

I'm loving this thread - it's making me feel motivated!

I just want it to happen quickly - I expect myself to lose a lot of weight very quickly and feel a miserable failure when I don't.

I have been considering spending a month or so on Cambridge - just to give me a boost.

I'm the opposite, I don't want it to happen quickly, I set myself a target of 1lb a week

Good luck with whatever you decide to do, do you have much to lose?

paulineb wrote: »

But that isnt stopping you reaching for the junk, you said yourself youve had a few off days and had 4 packets of crisps the other day.

My view is, cut the junk out. Even if its for a few weeks. Replace the crisps with fruit and veg and the nuts you do like. No pizzas, as little processed food as you can and see how you go.

If you have time away from the crap stuff you might be able to eat clean for a few days a week and have a treat night once a week, or once a fortnight, rather than having pizza or crisps a couple of times a week.

Im the sort of person or I used to be, if food is there, Id eat it. Hence if I had a multipack of crisps I wouldnt just stop at one. The same as if I had a bottle of wine in the house, there would be evenings where the bottle of wine was opened and consumed.

I know how hard it is, but if its not physically there, junk food that is, you cant be tempted. And if you do want a bit of junk food either make it a once a week treat or once a fortnight. If you want crisps, get one packet at a time, same with anything else that is your down fall.

The rest of the time try and eat as clean as you can. I bet you would feel better and healthier for it as well.

Pizza is once a week! And crisps are definitely out, I didn't enjoy the ones I had yesterday at all! I had 1600 and odd calories and almost 700 of them were crisps, so yeah they're out

System

Flick216 wrote: »

I'm loving this thread - it's making me feel motivated!

I just want it to happen quickly - I expect myself to lose a lot of weight very quickly and feel a miserable failure when I don't.

I have been considering spending a month or so on Cambridge - just to give me a boost.

I sympathise, I'd love the weight to drop off quickly, but I keep having to tell myself slow and steady is better as hopefully it will stay off. Got a little obsessed with weighing myself :I and then got disheartened when it was up and down so limiting myself to doing it weekly.

If I can lose even just a pound or two a week it's better than nothing!