How to lose 30KG

DigForVictory

Buy a good set of scales - for the kitchen. Which you can zero with a bowl or plate on. As you dish up, you can see how many grammes & calculate how many calories... It's an eyeopener!

Me I'm using my stepcounter (a Jawbone Up from B&M, change from £15) to track everything I eat & drink & I've certainly cut portion size & am eating Loads more vegetables (& enjoying them!)

All the best!

bigfreddiel

It doesn't take long to know what a sensible portion size is, so you don't need to weigh everything all the time.

Once yo know how much to eat you will start losing weight quite easily.

Most people eat far too much because they don't have a clue about portion size.

Good luck fj

theoretica

bigfreddiel wrote: »

Now an example of a meal for two using mince, spaghetti or a chilli, my wife and I use 100gms of mince, one onion, one green pepper, one tin of toms, and in the chilli one tin of chilli beans. That's enough for four so we get two meals out of it.

Are you saying you get four meals out of an onion, one pepper, a tin of tomatoes and 100gms mince or am I misreading the multiples? I added that up quickly and it came to about 600 calories in total. Or only 150 calories if divided by four. (Plus of course the spaghetti - say 200 more) People need to get calories from somewhere, and if the main healthy component of the meal is trimmed too small it leads to an increased urge to snack or have pudding.

trailingspouse

Another vote here for cooking from fresh. Also, please, please, please avoid all refined carbohydrates. That means all white sugar (in fact all sugar that doesn't clearly say 'unrefined' on the packaging), all white flour, all white rice, and 'normal' pasta. Instead, use a small quantity of unrefined sugar for sweetness (avoid sweeteners too!!), use wholemeal flour, brown rice, and wholemeal pasta. These are not only better for you, they are more filling (so you don't need as much), and once you're used to them, much tastier.

And remember that all processed food is made using refined carbs, so avoid them too. It really is a lifestyle choice.

If you're out for a meal, make it your mission to choose the healthiest option on the menu. If in doubt, go for the fish or the veggie. Don't have a starter, don't have a sweet, just whizz straight on to coffee (espresso - no lattes!).

Finally, turn your back on fizzy pop in all its forms. High fructose corn syrup is majorly linked to obesity.

All the very best - there are always people on this forum ready to give advice/wish you well/put you back on the straight and narrow as required.

sarah1972

I am guessing that all 3 of your posts are a referral code ChanelleLight??

bigfreddiel

theoretica wrote: »

Are you saying you get four meals out of an onion, one pepper, a tin of tomatoes and 100gms mince or am I misreading the multiples? I added that up quickly and it came to about 600 calories in total. Or only 150 calories if divided by four. (Plus of course the spaghetti - say 200 more) People need to get calories from somewhere, and if the main healthy component of the meal is trimmed too small it leads to an increased urge to snack or have pudding.

You read that absolutely right. Plenty for four people. Don't forget the meal is served with spaghetti or rice.

Thanks for your comment, just goes to show that people just do not understand portion sizes. Which explained why people carry excess pounds.

Cheers fj

PasturesNew

Learn the calorie values of food, so you've got a rough idea what you're scoffing. You'd be surprised what's actually lower in calories than you thought.

e.g. a giant yorkshire pudding can be quite low in itself - fill it full of veg and a stock cube of gravy and it's a big dinner that's satisfying.

I just have a "general awareness of calories" and what I'm eating, in general, over time. I know I can eat a pie/pasty (500-700 on its own), but I can't do that every day .... I also know that lettuce is almost 0 but that still won't tempt me to go near them.

Also, try to stretch food out a bit... e.g. instead of having two bits of toast topped with half a tin of beans, use a smaller plate and have one piece of toast and 1/4 tin of beans - if you're still hungry an hour later you can repeat it.... you often won't be.

When shopping and you spot something lovely to eat, just stop and stare at it and say to yourself "That food will still be available to be bought at any future date I choose, when I've lost the weight. Not buying it today won't remove it forever from the Universe." Then walk away from it.

One thing you learn when you watch "Secret Eaters" is that people are lying to themselves about what they're eating - even when they write it down in a food diary.

Keep a food diary, write down all the calories, then see how much it adds up to. Then look at what you ate and see where you think you could've gone without or cut back... something needs to be dropped, you should be able to spot it.

Once you're aware of how many calories you're eating, and how many calories certain types of food are hiding, you can start to seize control of the stuff to cut back on or cut out.

Drinks have calories too - many "dieters" act as if they're all free of any calories. Sometimes it's better to have a jam doughnut than a glass of wine .... choose your treats by switching one thing you could have with another.

Many yoghurts have more calories than a chocolate mousse.... I know which I'd rather eat

theoretica

bigfreddiel wrote: »

You read that absolutely right. Plenty for four people. Don't forget the meal is served with spaghetti or rice.

Thanks for your comment, just goes to show that people just do not understand portion sizes. Which explained why people carry excess pounds.

Cheers fj

The thing about portion sizes which I think is often forgotten is how much portion sizes need to change depending on how many things you are having portions of in a day. I personally tend towards larger portions, but fewer different things at each meal/day, and suggest that as an easy way to keep on track. Eat more main course and you won't be so hungry for pudding or need snacks.

At least that is what I do and I stay small without effort.

WanderingWalter

Get a dog! My daily long doggy walks in the last 8 months have seen me drop 40kg, as well as cutting out the booze, sugary drinks and white bread and pasta.

bsod

Sleazy wrote: »

apart from the obvious one of eating less calories

asking for an alternative to the obvious cause and solution is an open invitation for people to post a plethora of faddy ideas that don't work.

alcohol, crisps, biscuits and bread have a lot of calories, so there's your quick fix answer, get your savoury kick from meat/fish/spices/veg, not crisps, weigh your food, count your calories, cut them in half for the next six months.