The Lose Weight The Old Style Way Thread.

Hels_Bells_3

hello all, woke up this morning with a horrible cold - was fine when i went to bed so it's all very weird.

Coughed and spluttered my way through 30 minutes on my exercise bike this morning so felt really chuffed with myself because up until this week ANY excuse to avoid doing exercise would've done.

I had a slimfast shake for breakfast this morning - a friend had an enormous haul of them and was going to throw them away because she didn't like the taste so i've given them a home and it's encouraging me to get some calcium into my diet (lactose intolerant and don't like the taste of soya milk, so the slimfast does help )

i had an enormous bowl of salad with pickled onions, cornichons and crab for dinner and tea will be homemade mince and onion pie with lots of veg hoping that it keeps both DD and i warm whilst at the football this evening, it's freezing out there and she hasn't an inch of fat on her so worry she'll get cold :rolleyes: but it's part of her birthday treat and she's already bouncing around with excitement so will have to wrap her up very warm.

Hope you're all well and still on track - thanks for the lovely reciepe's MrsM, i will most definately be tring some at the weekend as although i don't eat sweets, they'll go down very well with the rest of the household.

newlywed

Still hungry Ate lunch ages ago. Only got an apple left - don't fancy it at all.

Trying to work out my month's menu plan and shopping list (for payday - hopefully tomorrow) probably doesn't help

Still waiting for my slow cooker to arrive so can't really plan too many things that I can't do on the hob :rolleyes:

pigpen

Oooh I have some slimfast upstairs... why didn't anyone remind me... I don't know.. call yourselves motivators!!

Chocolate flavour so it might actually fulfill my chocolate craving.. we shall see.

I've found something else I like.. lentil paté.. I just made some for the first time EVER and it is delish.. even though I had to keep stirring it through the blender because it is carp and wouldn't mix it properly.. must invest in a better one!!

this_is_it

Afternoon everyone,
my food today , sausage roll(oh went out to get coffee and came back with these), porridge with grated apple,
chicken portion, cabbage , green beans(green beans cooked on the george forman are lovely ) potatos , gravy,
hubbys wine box came this afternoon so we'll be trying a few glasses later.
Love reading all the recipes that are being posted as i'm another who tends to throw things together and make recipes up as i go along .
Hope your all having a good day.

cobbingstones

Hi all,

Right been a mixed day today.

brekie - weetabix
lunch - Mcdonalds chicken burger (would of been a big mac) chips (just eat a quarter) and an orange juice. Apple pie ;-)
Tea - 2 cobs with low fat mayo and beef.

ok I know not great. But hey its not OTT. Gym again tomorrow.

I think (because its suits me) that its ok to have one day where we have a bit more than usual. Just make sure the rest of the week is back on track.

MM

MRSMCAWBER

Evening all

Well today i have had :-

• 2 weetabix
• 4 ryvita/crispbread with lowfat cream chees and an apple
• and corned beef hash and dumpling :drool: ...and im stuffy puddled

i have gone to having it in a small bowl... i can get less in there than on a plate;) but it still feels like im getting more ... hubby had his with 2 dumplings... and there is enough put into a dish and in the fridge and on saturday i will put a pastry lid on it:p .. and there was loads of liquid and scrummy bitts left..so i put the rest of the stock back in - threw in loads of lentils..cooked em and have blitzed it into a pan of soup..enough for 2 flasks for hubby... not bad for 1/3 of a tin of corned beef :rotfl:

Pig pen.. how can anyone not like dumplings :eek: ....scrummy.... Im really odd - i can't stand bread with meals... and as for dipping bread in soup :eek: ... but i do like hash in a yorkie Must make a fresh loaf of bread tomorrow mind....

Ellas.. ouchhhhh :eek: ... after reading your post i decided to follow your example and tried to get my eyebrows back under control.... heck - must keep on top of them in future

My journey of weight loss may well be more of a round the world trip so i have allready started using my lovely cleanser, toners etc... and i have a yummy non oily satin spray that you spray on and rub in after a bath... its lovely.... i got them last time we were in Germany and used to use them religiously..and im doing it again....

A nice os treat i like is to put some porridge oats into the foot of an old tight and tie it round the tap so the bath water runs through it.. its really gentle and moisturising - and if i remember correctly its good for calming excema (sp)

A bit of oil with some salt or sugar makes a nice scrub -especially with a drop of essential oil... just be carefull not to slip

and a scrub made with coffee grounds is suposed to help cellulite - not that our house use THAT much fresh coffee :rotfl:

Hels-Bells -hope you are feeling a bit better...

Newly wed... i do the same thing with cook books... sit there reading through making myself hungry :rotfl: i should know better by now...
I have decided to use up the HM stuff that i have in the freezer... which should take a good 6 weeks :rotfl: and then start doing some different meals.. only problem is there are certain meals that neither of us would want to give up
Hubby:- HM sausages casseroled
Me:- corned beef hash, liver casserol
and both of us roast chicken dinner so i guess that leaves me 3 things a week, which isn't bad i guess.....

Well its weigh day in the morning...good luck to any one else jumping on the scales...well gently tippy toeing on

hope everyone is having a good evening and feeling possitive:D

pigpen

I just think dumplings are really slimy.. I don't like anyones.. not just my own (I made them for the first time EVER on Tuesday!)

pigpen

And I will NOT have crisps at the pub and I will NOT have chips on the way home!!!

I may have 6 vodkas though.. the children have been horrific.

Do they make diet vodka??

MRSMCAWBER

Don't worry pigpen

Vodka isn't that bad in cals.. as long as you stick low cal mixers in it.... as long as you can resist those crisps n chips you will be ok

And as for not liking dumplings :eek: i have never had a dumpling that is slimey mine go all light n fluffy like fresh baked bread inside mmmmmmm dumplings:D

have a good evening

By the way hope all is well with you frogga:D

pigpen

So do mine.. but I feel like they are slimy on the outside and I just can't eat them.. but I am just odd.

Lemonade in the vodka I'm afraid!! lol

If I go in one particular pub I have orange though..