Is OS bad for me?

dannahaz

Avoid cheese if you are trying to lose weight. Following Weightwatchers where you can have "18 points" a day, I learnt that 1 oz of cheddar (which is a tiny amount) takes up 4 points. So almost a quarter of a day's allowance, on enough cheese for one cracker.

Curry sauces are also notoriously bad. Again, using Weightwatchers as a guide, your whole daily allowance is more than taken up on a portion of curry...and that's without counting the points for rice and anything else you may have.

Finally, as others have said, look at your portion size. We used to have huge portions. DH still does, I now halve mine and fill up on steamed veggies instead.

sexymouse

Do you eat lunch at home? Maybe try switching your dinner and lunch around, as you are more likely to burn off the calories from your largest meal throughout the rest of the day, rather than storing them while you sleep. It is something my OH was told when he was trying to lose weight.

Fay

I know that counting calories is a chore but it can really help. When I went on a health kick a couple of years ago I thought I was eating the right amount for my height and weight but when I used the calorie counter on here http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk/lostart.htm?gclid=CJDx_KmWxY0CFSQXEAodNE5ngw I realised that what I was eating was not going to lead to me loosing weight.
I cut my calories down using it and started to exercise more efficiently at the gym. I only wanted to lose half a stone, which I did, but toning up made a huge difference to how I look and feel.
You could also try cutting down on the carbs. I have IBS and when I have cut the carbs down I have noticed a massive difference. But a tip, if you do decide to cut down carbs, start drinking the squash with sugar in it-the sweatner they use contains loads of carbs.

boo81

Cant change round meals, though at weekends that may be more plausible.

I do make everything myself, my curry is tomatoes, spices and coconut milk and doesnt have the butter pastes etc that others have so I doubt its too bad.

Ive actually done slimming world before but back then I was a student and eating quite badly purely out of circumstance (no kitchen at uni!). I thought I had learnt how to manage my weight but it seems its crept back on over the past year.

freyasmum

Hiya, the coconut milk in your curry, even if it's low fat will still be really high. Could you find some kind of alternative, sorry I can't think of anything.

I bake lots (not so much bread now, as I love it - especially when it's straight out of the oven and steaming hot) and cook my own meals (unless I get an excellent deal). I have almost halved my portions for dinner and if I'm still a bit hungry I eat more veggies. I also eat more fruit and soup is a great, filling (not to mention cheap and nutritious) lunch. Also good for using up any left over veg. I've lost 4 1/2 stone since January :eek:

Linzi x

boo81

wow that is fantastic freyasmum! :T

I would like to start eating more soup but im a real novice with cooking it. Im not sure what to do with it and should do some research really. I do have a microwave at work so would be convenient.

Well one tin of coconut milk does 5 or 6 portions, maybe I could substitute half for yoghurt or something?

lil_me

Rather than discussing it with your GP you could do as I did, walk in and just asked to be referred to a dietician. If you're eating healthy stuff could be just about portion sizes and/or exercise.

Well done FreyasMum, maybe in a while I'll be able to say the same

freyasmum

boo81 wrote: »

wow that is fantastic freyasmum! :T

I would like to start eating more soup but im a real novice with cooking it. Im not sure what to do with it and should do some research really. I do have a microwave at work so would be convenient.

Well one tin of coconut milk does 5 or 6 portions, maybe I could substitute half for yoghurt or something?

Thank you

Yea substituting the yoghurt would cut down the fat and calories quite significantly. It's just trying to find substitutes. Also, remember that you should never deny yourself anything. I had some chocolate at lunch and I've had some millionaire shortbread (well, I halved a bit with my mum), but the important thing is that I've had a bit and I enjoyed every bit of it, probably even more so than before. The chocolate that I had was G&B maya gold.

My point is, you eat less of the stuff that satisfies you (the plain chocolate) rather than, for example eating a full bar of milk chocolate, and you don't feel hard done by.

I hope I make sense.

Lx

belfastgirl23

I blame two things for my OS weight gain.

First of all I hate to see waste now so I try to make a point of using things up. Problem is I don't always do this by making a meal round something, sometimes it's done by snacking (not good!) Relatedly, the food I make tastes better so it's nicer to eat more of And cooking from scratch I haven't yet really figured out portion control properly. I find it's also easy to kid myself that OS food is lower cal - lentils are low cal but if I add a nice salad dressing they're not low cal any more!

Secondly though I'm so busy focusing on costs that I'm not thinking about calories at all. And thinking about calories is what helps me to lose weight.

Good luck, just to say you're not the only one!

boo81

Thats always been my theory too and I dont have a huge amount of sweet stuff, there isnt any choclate, biscuits or cakes in the house. Though now im craving something nice! lol

My treat used to be Ben and Jerrys but the richness seems to now make me sick which is a shame