Weight getting me down

Malthusian

Red-Squirrel wrote: »

Why do runners get bent out of shape when somebody dares to suggest that running might not be the perfect, most blissful form of physical activity for everyone?

We don't. We do however get bent out of shape when people say that no-one should run because it is boring (which is subjective) and is bad for you (which is objectively wrong).

Fireflyaway

I know its only few days but I have decided to eat 'normal' foods just less of it and drink more water and i feel happier already. I haven't felt frustrated or limited or constantly hungry or thinking about food. I'd rather enjoy a smaller portion of full fat whatever than loads of stuff I don't really want. I was getting sick of mug shots and mushy peas. Tasty but I never felt full. Thanks again for the support.

Pollycat

Small steps, Fireflyaway. :T

I wish you all the best.

Pop_Up_Pirate

Fireflyaway wrote: »

I know its only few days but I have decided to eat 'normal' foods just less of it and drink more water and i feel happier already. I haven't felt frustrated or limited or constantly hungry or thinking about food. I'd rather enjoy a smaller portion of full fat whatever than loads of stuff I don't really want. I was getting sick of mug shots and mushy peas. Tasty but I never felt full. Thanks again for the support.

Keep up the good work

Angry_Bear

hazyjo wrote: »

I think they've still got to lose it, not sure they have yet...


Been looking at the 5:2 today too. I wish someone could just do me a meal plan lol. So much easier! Found a list of nice recipes for under 250 cals, but it didn't say exactly how many so no idea what else I could eat that day... I go a bit number blind when it comes to diets!


Jx

For what it's worth, I have a selection of "go to" recipes that I've worked out with myfitnesspal and I eat on fasting days.
Typically, I'll skip breakfast (as I don't tend to feel as hungry if I haven't had anything to eat) and have my first food at about 3pm. I usually eat a vegetable soup for about 150 calories (carrot and coriander, mushroom, tomato - hundreds of calorie counted recipes out there and most of them freeze really well).

For evening in the summer I'll have a salad with either an egg or some chicken with it for about 250 calories. In the winter I like something hot, so might stir fry some broccoli with chicken, garlic and chilly (or something like that). You can get a surprising amount if you choose wisely.

And the unintended effects for me have been really surprising - I've got used to what it really is to feel hungry again and tend to eat less out of boredom. I've (re-)learned how little you actually need to eat to feel full. I've (re-)learned how long it takes after you've eaten before you feel full - I now never eat dessert or anything "extra" for at least 30 minutes after my meal as I can't really tell if I'm hungry or not. I've learned how often I really do mistake thirst for hunger and now will drink some water then wait 10 minutes before deciding I'm really hungry.

For me - I find only having to think about what I eat two days a week really freeing and easy to stick with. Everyone is different of course, so you may not have the same feel.

amateur_house

Fireflyaway wrote: »

I know its only few days but I have decided to eat 'normal' foods just less of it and drink more water and i feel happier already. I haven't felt frustrated or limited or constantly hungry or thinking about food. I'd rather enjoy a smaller portion of full fat whatever than loads of stuff I don't really want. I was getting sick of mug shots and mushy peas. Tasty but I never felt full. Thanks again for the support.

Good luck, I think that is the most sensible approach. I have tried various diets over the years and find them hard to stick to. I lasted a morning with 5:2, just knowing I was allowed so few calories to last a whole day made me feel drained by lunchtime. Even when on a normal day I only have time for a slice of toast up to lunchtime anyway.

professor~yaffle

Bogof_Babe wrote: »

12/14 is 'normal' isn't it? Especially as we get older.

It possibly used to be, but sizing has got enormous these days. A true size 12 is about a modern day size 8.

In fact I actually measured the waist on a size 8 skirt and it measured 30 inches!!

Size 12-14 is getting big, unless you happen to be very tall.

Gloomendoom

professor~yaffle wrote: »

In fact I actually measured the waist on a size 8 skirt and it measured 30 inches!!

I suspect that you may have a dodgy tape measure or the skirt was mislabelled. My wife has several size 8 skirts and a 25 inch waist. A 30 inch waist skirt would end up around her knees.

Pollycat

professor~yaffle wrote: »

It possibly used to be, but sizing has got enormous these days. A true size 12 is about a modern day size 8.

In fact I actually measured the waist on a size 8 skirt and it measured 30 inches!!

Size 12-14 is getting big, unless you happen to be very tall.

I made a similar point about sizes from yester-year further back in the thread:

Pollycat wrote: »

I was a size 12 when I got married for the first time.

Now I wear size 12 trousers & a 14 top/dress.

But I'm nowhere near the same size as I was 43 years ago.

A proper size 10 skirt was a 22" waist and a 12 was 24" waist.
Tiny! Tiny! Tiny!
But it was the norm for many women at that time.
I still have a skirt from all those years ago and it really does measure 12" across the waistband.

Heavens knows what size my current 12 M&S trousers would have been back on the early 1970s. :eek:

Mojisola

professor~yaffle wrote: »

It possibly used to be, but sizing has got enormous these days.

This chart shows the change in sizes since the mid 70s -
http://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/size-inflation-in-clothing.html