Weight Loss the Old Style Way! Part 10. Please read posts 1 and 2 before posting.

lynnejk

Florence_J wrote: »

One thing I'm going to struggle with is dinners, and this is why...

But dinners are difficult, for these reasons....

OH is stick thin and likes large portions, part of my weight gain is from matching his portion sizes.

OH hates fish and eats some meat. I don't eat meat and love fish (luckily OH does like and has no problem with meat replacement things like quorn and LM)

OH is very fussy, and generally the rule of thumb is my favourite foods are his least favourite.

OH is an unadventurous eater, whereas I love trying new things.

OH doesn't like eating things that are too similar/the same in quick succession whereas I am happy to batch cook something and eat it all week..........

Generally our dinners are jacket potatoes, burgers, mexican wraps, lasagne, SW Macaroni cheese, HM Indian, HM Chinese, pies, bangers and mash, toad in the hole, pizza, spag bol, spag meatballs.

So not really the healthiest options, and we go through a lot of cheese...........

I have a similar problem, but it just needs a bit of thought and ahead planning to make, what appears to be, two different plates.

I think to start with you could do your usual meals for 3/4 days a week, bulking out your DH's meals with some form of bread, potatoes/rice/pasta and having a smaller portion for yourself with extra veggies/salads (where you can be a bit more exotic)

If you batch-baked some big pots of 'stuff', some of them your favs and some DH's, then froze in single portions then you could do these on some of the other days, bulking as preferred again.

Days when you want fish/he wants meat, then cook yourself a piece of fish and DH a couple of chops/meaty sausages/burgers, filling plates as above. HTH

Today

B..........spicy porridge

L..........Grilled tomatoes and cheese on one wm toast. conference pear

D.........hm tuna pasta with salad. fresh pineapple with bio yoghurt

Hope you all have a great Friday
Lx

Florence_J

Thanks Lynnejk, and everyone.

Tried going through some recipe books with OH and so far it hasn't been promising, at best I've had a 'maybe' from some recipes.

katiepants

Pleased to report I've lost 3lbs so far. Just 17 to go...

TiredTrophy

B coffee
L left over rissotto from last night
S. Tea and some chocolate...all gone now
D. Turkey stirfry with brown rice, slice of melon, cup of tea.
Exercise, ...walk to shop on my own briskly, and bottoming out the laundry room...my back is aching!

Day off tomorrow- I just need to put client dinner in a slow oven for when they want it....so I'm hoping for a run.

My tastes are not the same as the client so I hope I do not have to eat with them all the time.

TiredTrophy

FJ....have fun at lunch with your food, make it your main meal, cook for your OH in the evening and just toy with a bowl of soup or a salad in the evening.
Or he could cook his own.:D

dandy-candy

STS for me please knitwitch. I haven't hit my stride yet, the mealtimes are better but I had a disastrous afternoon snack yesterday and ate HALF a lemon drizzle cake :eek: I still can't quite believe it myself!

I need to up the exercise too as I only did one walk/jog, and then had such sore feet that I couldn't go again since. I'm going to just stick to walking for the moment.

Florence I have a problem with an overweight husband who over indulges. He will buy supermarket "meal for 2" and say it's just for him, order 2 starters in restaurants, finish a big meal then sit in front of tv and ask what's for pudding. If you find a way to deal with your man, please let me know!

dolly84

dandy-candy - I hope that cake was nice.

1lb off for me please KnitWitch. Not great but it's a start.

I cycled yesterday for the first time in over a week, it was good, I didn't do any of the massive hills we have around here but it is hilly generally so I had to go up and down some.

MallyGirl

Morning All

B: lo carb granola, berries and skim
L: homemade kale & bacon & dhal soup. Second half left from yesterday
curry night - unavoidable

50 min dog walk

scales aren't looking that hopeful atm - usually they track down during the week and go up at the weekend but this week have stayed constant.

monnagran

Let 2018's battle of the bulge commence.

I .can report a loss of 2lbs.

It would have been more if the village shop was not selling off malt loaves at half price. It was delicious.

CRANKY40

Had my leg dressed by the nurse today (I do it myself the rest of the week) and she's pleased with how it looks today. Healthy eating can only help so :-

Breakfast : bacon medallions on small w/meal bread
Lunch : mushroom omelette
Dinner : high meat content cumberland sausage, potato, baked beans
Snacks : 2 ginger nuts