My journey to a debt free life

Sun_Addict

Here I am recommending the FB groups again but the Pinch of Nom one is good to follow for weight loss inspiration. Not all will be veggie but there are a fair few and you can always substitute.

Onebrokelady

Sun_Addict said:

Here I am recommending the FB groups again but the Pinch of Nom one is good to follow for weight loss inspiration. Not all will be veggie but there are a fair few and you can always substitute.

Thanks SA I'm in the Pinch Of Nom group but haven't really used it much,I like seeing people's transformations though,they are amazing. I think me and you must be in a lot of the same groups on FB 😀

Willowtree222

Hope the no chocolate and biscuits is going well. I am not sure I could do it. x

Onebrokelady

Sun_Addict said:

I’m 5’1 and 8st but very very small framed. 7-12 is my ideal weight. My downfall is wine. 

I joined WW years ago and got down to 7st 12lb then I'm joined the gym and went up to 8st 3lbs which suited me better but I spent all my time trying to get back to 7st 12lbs and was not happy at all, I look back now and wish I had appreciated how fit I was back then with no signs of the illness to come. Last time I went on a diet my goal was 9st 7lbs and that suited me, I would love to get back to that weight but I'm not sure I can with all the meds I'm on and varying levels of exercise. At the moment I would be happy with 10 st 😊

Onebrokelady

IzzyBee said:

I’m like you all or nothing I have a lot to lose and I started my diet day after Boxing Day I haven’t bought any cakes or biscuits if they not in the house I can’t eat them I have done well and I feel so much better and I can honestly say I haven’t missed them if anyone offered me them I could easily refuse I have had berries with yogurt as a desert good luck you can do it 

That's what I'm doing,if they aren't in the house I can't eat them. Work is a challenge though because parents give us chocolates and cakes all the time, I sat in my staff room last week surrounded by chocolate brownies and cookies 😟

Onebrokelady

Nicnak said:

Hope the no chocolate and biscuits is going well. I am not sure I could do it. x

Day one was a success 😀day two will be as well because I'm not going anywhere and I don't want to spend any money, tomorrow will be a test because I have to go into town 🙀🙀

HairyHandofDartmoor

Good luck with weaning yourself off sugar OBL. I agree that the longer you go without it the easier it gets. Do you like grapes? They're very sweet but obviously just have natural sugars in and are a good substitue for chocolate when you crave something sweet. Strawberries are also very sweet and make a good chocolate substitute.

I try to eat chocolate only on special occasions (birthdays, anniversaries, Christmas, Easter Sunday, etc, but have been craving it on Sundays recently. Still I figure once a week is better than every day. I don't buy cakes or biscuits routinely as if they're in the house I want to eat them, whereas I can't be bothered to walk to the shop to buy them.  I think it will be easier to eat healthily in the spring/summer when it's pleasanter to exercise. 

I feel your pain at work though! Some staff regularly bring in cakes and brownies they've bought or baked and leave them on the table in the staffroom. They've always gone by the end of lunchtime. Luckily for me I work over lunchtime and I generally don't feel hungry when I'm working so I never feel tempted. Quite a few of the school staff are overweight and I can see why!

Sunshine_girl2

Good luck with the diet , I stopped buying biscuits and crisps at the end of October. I buy a few sweets for the children but they invariably go when they are here. I have always been a fruit lover so tend to eat that now . I have managed to lose 1st 9lb since the end of October the stone I put on during lockdown and another 9lb so far. I need to up my exercise now to lose the 2stone I am aiming for. 

Small changes I find are what helps me not all out gung-ho . Agree with SA about pinch of nom love their recipes . 

Enjoy Sunday . 

foxgloves

I sometimes buy a bunch of grapes, take them all off the stalks, then freeze them. A little pot of frozen grapes for that 'hand to mouth' nibble ritual on an evening when watching TV can sometimes con my brain into thinking I've had a treat. Especially nice on hot summer evenings. 
F x

Onebrokelady

I definitely do not find any kind of fruit to be a good substitute for chocolate ,biscuits and cakes, I like grapes but they just don't hit the spot for me, I'm eating fruit because I know I should but I don't enjoy it at all, apples belong in a crumble,bananas should be a fritter, grapes should be wine, strawberries are only good with thick cream or in a pavlova 😂😂😂
Oranges are the only fruit I enjoy eating but then I don't like any orange desserts so that helps 😂