Old Style Weight Loss Challenge 2021 - 3rd Quarter

Brambling

Well done to all, SIRENS just don't give it back to Honey     

Blue you obviously go by the ethos that if a jobs worth doing it's worth doing probably!!

I agree on the plate size, many years ago my sister changed her dinner plates and the new ones were huge when she got annoyed about me not eating all of my dinner (as big sisters do) i got her to plate up on her new plate and then transferred it to her old one, she was horrified at how much food she was dishing up in the desire to 'fill' the plate and realised why she was gaining weight.  

Have a good weekend all  Unfortunately I'm working today 

General_Grant

zafiro1984 said:

SIRENS said:

I think portion control is my biggest problem (in that I don't) so I'll give it a go and see if it helps, I'm hoping it will help me eat fore mindfully 

Sirens:- I have always had the same problem, combined with eating very quickly. Before we retired we both used to eat at top speed because if the phone rang it meant having to quickly go into work.
Try using a smaller plate, mine is smaller than a dinner plate but slightly larger than a side plate, I think the term is a 'lunch plate'  That works well for me as the plate looks full.
Eating quickly is a harder habit to break, I've tried putting my fork down between mouthfuls - didn't work, I've tried having a drink on the table - didn't work, I've tried chewing for a set number of times - definitely didn't work, so I still eat my meals at top speed.

Friday
B:- 0
L:- cup a soup, apple and raw vegetables. I much prefer raw vegetables to cooked ones especially cauliflower
T:- salmon, HM Waldorf salad minus the walnuts and with light mayonnaise, lettuce. followed by no sugar jelly, last of the strawberries and last of the calorific yogurt. 2 squares of 85% dark chocolate. 

I call that a dessert plate.

Coveredinbees!!!!

My problem is grazing, just can't keep my nose out of the fridge.

SIRENS

Coveredinbees!!!! said:

My problem is grazing, just can't keep my nose out of the fridge.

I know what you mean. I think with SW there are 'free foods' like veg and fruit as well as potato and pasta, rice etc so I think, well I can eat them in between meals, but obviously it's still food, with calories 😂 and I'm just shoving food in mindlessly, throughout the day. Now I have to record every bite I can see how much I actually eat, and to be honest, it's shocking. 

Thank you for the suggestion of the smaller plat I shall give that a go too, 
Zafiro, I also eat fast, always have done, can't seem to slow down either, I'm always the first to finish and then, I'm waiting on the rest of the family 😆

ditty1234

Hi just dropping by to say I had a good food day yesterday, while not the most healthy I mostly stuck with 3 meals, and only had one slice of pizza for dinner, and nothing later. That said I make a home made probably foot size pizza with all sorts of chorizo, cheese, peppers, spinach, goat cheese tomatoes, and red onions and I had about a sixth. So there should be a slide for lunch as well. And I used up some cheese that travelled home with us from holiday and some oldish spinach from freezer, so that was the main reason for pizza. My main weapon is intermittent fasting and walking this quarter, while I will still do a lot of exercise, I am a bit burnt on running so will do a more fun thing like kayaking today. 
Hope everybody is having a good summer so far.

LittleVoice

SIRENS said:

Coveredinbees!!!! said:

My problem is grazing, just can't keep my nose out of the fridge.

I know what you mean. I think with SW there are 'free foods' like veg and fruit as well as potato and pasta, rice etc so I think, well I can eat them in between meals, but obviously it's still food, with calories 😂 and I'm just shoving food in mindlessly, throughout the day. Now I have to record every bite I can see how much I actually eat, and to be honest, it's shocking. 

Thank you for the suggestion of the smaller plat I shall give that a go too, 
Zafiro, I also eat fast, always have done, can't seem to slow down either, I'm always the first to finish and then, I'm waiting on the rest of the family 😆

Do you keep cutlery in your hands all the time you are eating?  
If you do, perhaps try putting them down in between each fork- or spoon-ful and moving your hands to your lap.
In particular, if the food needs chewing do not pick up the cutlery until after you have swallowed.

I haven't been to a slimming class so do not know whether that is ever suggested but think it could help.

Blue_Doggy

Brambling Brambling said:

Blue you obviously go by the ethos that if a jobs worth doing it's worth doing probably!!
 

Absolutely!

I agree on the plate size, many years ago my sister changed her dinner plates and the new ones were huge when she got annoyed about me not eating all of my dinner (as big sisters do) i got her to plate up on her new plate and then transferred it to her old one, she was horrified at how much food she was dishing up in the desire to 'fill' the plate and realised why she was gaining weight. 

 

It’s not just dinner plates which have “supersized” over the last several years, wine glasses have, too, and most of us take our hot beverages from mugs instead of teacups. Some mugs are ginormous, too. I keep meaning to swap back to teacups (to say nothing of coffee cups!) but so far without lasting success. It all encourages over-consumption 😫.
 

LittleVoice said:

SIRENS said:

Coveredinbees!!!! said:

My problem is grazing, just can't keep my nose out of the fridge.

I know what you mean. I think with SW there are 'free foods' like veg and fruit as well as potato and pasta, rice etc so I think, well I can eat them in between meals, but obviously it's still food, with calories 😂 and I'm just shoving food in mindlessly, throughout the day. Now I have to record every bite I can see how much I actually eat, and to be honest, it's shocking. 

Thank you for the suggestion of the smaller plat I shall give that a go too, 
Zafiro, I also eat fast, always have done, can't seem to slow down either, I'm always the first to finish and then, I'm waiting on the rest of the family 😆

Do you keep cutlery in your hands all the time you are eating?  
If you do, perhaps try putting them down in between each fork- or spoon-ful and moving your hands to your lap.
In particular, if the food needs chewing do not pick up the cutlery until after you have swallowed.

I haven't been to a slimming class so do not know whether that is ever suggested but think it could help.

I think you could be on to something, LittleVoice.
 

I find I’m more likely to graze if I don’t eat enough at meal-times, and a glass of wine makes me extra hungry. So do starchy carbs. (Weird metabolism.)
 
Weighing in today with another STS.
 
Eaten yesterday: B - bacon & eggs; L - salmon salad, peach; D - sausages, onion, mushrooms, mixed veg, strawberries & yogurt. No Snacks.
 

Today:
B - porridge with raspberries
D - steak, celery, green beans, carrots; strawberries & yogurt
T - cheese with plain oatcakes; 2 flat peaches

S - oatcakes with marmalade

monnagran

OK.  I eat fast.  Keep the cutlery in my hands. Tend to pick.  Have a sweet tooth.  After a long lifetime of dieting am reluctant to give up favourite foods for the time I have left. Will eat anything if it is between 2 slices of bread.

I AM DOOMED.

I have also lost 1lb this week.

Stepped on the scales yet Blue?

2childmum2

Reporting a 1/2 lb loss this week - it's going very slowly but at least it's going down!

Blue_Doggy

monnagran said:

I have also lost 1lb this week.

Stepped on the scales yet Blue?

1. Well done! 👏 
2. see post directly above yours!
 

2childmum2 congratulations ! 👏