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

Teapot55

We diet two days a week because we are on the 5 + 2 diet.

It's 600 calories a day for a man and 500 for a woman.

Yesterday we had chinese-style soup again as our main meal and it was very good.

1. tiny amount of rapeseed oil or other fat/ oil
2. half an onion
3. half a stick of celery
4. a few mushrooms
5. small amount of fresh root ginger
6. one garlic clove
7. one tomato
8. tiny amount of dried chilli flakes
9. half a tin of beans (white, black-eyed, haricot or similar) drained & rinsed
10. small shake of fish sauce or squeeze of anchovy paste if you have it
11. some chicken stock https://www.knorr.com/uk/knorr-products/touch-of-taste/chicken-touch-of-taste.html
12. water
13. two cabbage leaves with stalks removed then rolled together into a sausage-shape & finely sliced/ shredded

Only enough oil or fat to barely grease the bottom of the pan.

Items 2-7 finely chopped.

Items 2-9 cooked really, really gently in the pan with the lid on till it is all soft but not at all brown - the longer the better - half an hour?

Add items 10-12 and simmer gently for minimum ten minutes.

When you are nearly ready to eat, add the cabbage leaves & cook for a few minutes.

Serves 2.

(If you are not on a diet day you can add rice noodles in with the cabbage. Could be made properly vegetarian or vegan with a few small changes to the stocks).

RicardaRacoon

Just quickly throwing in my plan.

B Bread with butter
L Hotdog...
D big bowl of green peas and cucumber, 1/4 melon, slice of bread
S apple

Not the healthiest of days, will have to use some of my weekly WW points...

MallyGirl

Hi - WI day and it could have been worse!

+2lb puts me back to my starting point.

B: low carb granola, berries, skim
L: soup and salad
lightly smoked salmon, baby new spuds, kale

40 min dog walk
I have booked a riding assessment for tomorrow after not being on a horse for at least 7 years - should be fun. We are holidaying with friends who are keen riders so we are going to do a ride/trek one of the days. I didn't want to waste the whole time remembering the basics whilst there (Dartmoor) so DD and I are going to squeeze in a couple of lessons. DD has done very little riding but wants to be a vet so a bit of horse exposure is no bad thing. DH will go for a walk instead as riding doesn't interest him.

Knit_Witch

Artytarty … 0/14
Carmen … 6.16/22 :):):):):)
CathA … 0/3
CloughiesBrewerArmy … 2/6 :)
Doveling … +1/9
Florence J … 1/10
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MallyGirl … 0/6
Monnagran … 3/7 :):)
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Tessie bear … +1/11
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monnagran

Br: the usual boiled egg & 2 crispbreads

lunch: the last of the gammon joint, salad & grated cheese. Frenzied mental battle ensued. I found some bread rolls in the freezer so I thawed one as I'm trying to run the freezer down. Now, should I eat it to avoid wasting it or not eat it in the interests of losing weight. I wish life would stop throwing these conundrums at me.
In the end I compromised and ate half of it. And some more Vienetta - as I'd already blotted my copy book over the roll.

GDB2222

Knit_Witch wrote: »

Sometimes when you have increased something, or changed your diet etc, it can take a week or so to register, so stick with it and here's hoping for a good loss next week!

Thanks for the encouragement, KW.

I think the problem may have been that I've been taking lots of Fybogel to try to remain 'regular', but one of the known side effects is getting bloated which I certainly am! I've stopped the Fybogel and things are looking more positive for next week's weigh in. Probably TMI.

short_bird

I'm fascinated by how much my weight fluctuates over a week...

tessie_bear

minus 1lb for me please knitwitch

many thanks

Carmen

Weewdy, well done on reaching your target challenge already 👏👏

Really hot here today 🌞🌞 I hope I can keep away from the ice cream!

Rice cakes with honey and banana for brunch
L. Smoked tofu salad.
D. Frittata and fruit.

monnagran

Hot, Carmen? Hot?
Here on the Sunshine Isle it's as dark as night, blowing a gale and tipping it down. The dog and I are wrapped up cosily and watching an old film on TV.

Breakfast: beans on toast

Lunch: cheese omelette, salad and half the roll left from yesterday.
nectarine.

That's it for today.