Old Style Weight Loss 2020 - Part 1

Bfh

Morning.
Bit of a manic day yesterday, so no time to think about snacking
B- cereal bar
L- egg and cress sarnie
D - salmon, new potatoes, Greek salad.

I’ve no clue yet what’s on today’s menu; everyone is home at different times this evening, so I need something quick and easy.

Have a good day all.

Molly41

Hello x
Weigh in for me and its a loss of 2lbs which Im very happy with :j:j Actually its a bit more as i couldn't bear to tell you that i'd gained half a pound last week a STS was all I could process - sorry xx
Keep positive on your weight loss journey x

CRANKY40

Oh well done Molly. I hope that you feel a bit happier now :j

Miss_Behaving

Hi everyone, popping on to tell you that this week I have STS I'm going to try much harder next week!

Well done to everyone who has lost weight this week

Bluegreen143

Today’s meals:

B - chocolate peanut butter overnight oats (less naughty than it sounds) with cherries on the side

S - 1/2 banana

L - small bowl of HM lentil, bacon & veg soup with two slices buttered bread and a big handful cut up salad veg (carrots, cucumber, peppers and tomatoes)

D - HM cottage pie (lots of veg and some lentils added to the meat) topped with sweet potato & potato mash and some broccoli/cauliflower on the side

Steps so far - just over 14k (will get a bit more through the evening but probably not over 15k in total)

Toying with the idea of doing some YouTube yoga when husband goes for his shower later as I had a sore wrist stopping me from doing yoga the last week but it seems better today.

Hope everyone is having a successful day!

Blue_Doggy

Good evening everyone

Molly41 congratulations on your good loss :j:j well done!

Miss Behaving well done, STS is just a pause ...

Bluegreen congratulations on all your exercise and steps :T that should burn off the pain au chocolat

Bfh well done keeping it together in spite of the manicness, and on avoiding snacks.

I was out to lunch with a friend today, but managed to stay on diet reasonably well. We had a good time and nice chat.

Munched in Doggyland today:
B: fish fingers, fennel & tomato
L: ham salad (lots of salad :A), chocolate sponge :eek: with cream
D herb omelette, broccoli & celery, yogurt with raspberries, apple
S: none

jackrabbit123

Evening all,
A walk / pull around the football pitch, woods and playground with a mini bean this morning, then P.E with said mini bean ! I wish I had one of those speedometers to see how many steps I do in a day!! It's a shame it doesn't always tally with how much I loose!!
Breakfast small bowl of cheerios (normal kind!)
Lunch, peanut butter sandwich on brown bread and choc biscuit
Tea Chilli mince ( bulked out with all kinds of dried pulses etc!!) and tortilla
DS has very kindly made shortbread biscuits in school it would be unkind to of not had one...!!

Bluegreen, your Peanut butter oats sound delish , how do you make them please?
Izadora, Yes, I think I was mad trying something new but DH also goes skiing so if you can't beat um, join them as the saying goes, I take the gentler form of slow skiing though!!!
Brambling , Thank you, love the idea for a smidge but I'm grateful for a wee bit extra next week, I think I may need it!!
I hope you can dodge the cold Bfh , they take their toll on eveyrone in the house let alone the ones that's ill!
Sirens, I also love the Hairy Bikers book, we watched the program when I came out a couple of years ago too.I make their beef pasties of which I freeze and DS and I have them for our lunch sometimes throughout the week x

Brambling

Well done Molly and Miss Behaving :T:T.

I will be honest and admit to avoiding the scales today and probably will until next Wednesday, I've eaten cr*p all week so it's self inflicted, once I started I've found it hard to stop. A very large line will need to be drawn under this week and I'll sit on the naughty step to consider my actions :silenced: next time I would like a lurking lurgy which takes away my appetite please

Another fan of the hairy bikers diet books, their first is my favourite, I did go see them on tour when they first lost the weight, a lot of laughs and a very little cooking :rotfl:

Bfh

Just lost two posts - grrr!
Brambling I hope next week is better for you.
Love the sound of those overnight oats bluegreen.
Well done molly and miss behaving .
Food today was ..
B -
L - egg and cress sarnie
D - veggie sausages, mash, veg and veggie gravy
S - apple
Off to bed now - so tired!

Bluegreen143

Overnights oats recipes for all who were interested. I do love them, though mainly make it so often as the kids (4 and 1) are both obsessed with them :rotfl:

OVERNIGHT OATS (feeds me & two greedy little ones alongside some fresh fruit, could probably do two moderate adult portions)

Mix all ingredients in a tub or jar, add flavourings and leave in the fridge overnight.

1 cup oats
1 cup milk
1/2 cup yoghurt
1-2 tbsp whizzed up seeds (very optional as I don’t often bother - can use any seed I’d imagine) or chia seeds can be left whole (they are pricey though)
1/2-1 banana mashed (depending how sweet you like it, I use a whole one)

FLAVOURINGS
Chocolate - add a tbsp or 2 of cocoa powder depending how you like it

Chocolate peanut butter - as above + a tbsp peanut butter

Banana peanut butter - just the peanut butter with no cocoa

Blueberry vanilla - add 1/2 tsp vanilla and a cup of frozen blueberries. In the morning give a quick whizz with a hand blender to incorporate the berries

Strawberry vanilla - as above with frozen strawberries

Apple cinnamon - replace the banana in the base mix with a large grated apple and add a tsp cinnamon. It won’t be as sweet so add honey to taste

Mango - use a cup of frozen mango and whizz up a bit to incorporate in the morning