Old Style Weight Loss Challenge - 3rd Quarter 2022

Van_Girl

jennystarpepper said:

T3sco have been selling a chopped bag of coleslaw for £1 it does come the a  ranch / mayo dressing for 75 cal for  1/4 of a bag    -   I have been adding fresh red onion from the allotment and using a tablespoon of light mayo  -  you could use half the dressing and half a bag would be the same 75 cals.  good with a baked potato or chicken salad and great with BBQ turkey or chicken breast.

I'll check out the coleslaw - my Polish ex-housemate used to make amazing, healthy coleslaw which I loved, though I've never been much of a fan of the shop bought stuff. I'm too impatient to chop the veg, so will try the Mr T's one. 

It's been a good week generally, and when I had a slightly naughty Wed by having pizza, I just had two slices with salad so it still fitted my calories for the day. I don't often show such restraint!

jennystarpepper

Van_Girl said:

jennystarpepper said:

T3sco have been selling a chopped bag of coleslaw for £1 it does come the a  ranch / mayo dressing for 75 cal for  1/4 of a bag    -   I have been adding fresh red onion from the allotment and using a tablespoon of light mayo  -  you could use half the dressing and half a bag would be the same 75 cals.  good with a baked potato or chicken salad and great with BBQ turkey or chicken breast.

I'll check out the coleslaw - my Polish ex-housemate used to make amazing, healthy coleslaw which I loved, though I've never been much of a fan of the shop bought stuff. I'm too impatient to chop the veg, so will try the Mr T's one. 

It's been a good week generally, and when I had a slightly naughty Wed by having pizza, I just had two slices with salad so it still fitted my calories for the day. I don't often show such restraint!

I used to make fresh, the human bins who would have eaten it have left home and Mr Pepper hates mayo.  Well done in the 2 slices.  

If anyone has any healthy dressings ideas to go on cabbage type salads I would be very grateful.  

Evening meal will be prawn salad, with slaw and new potatoes. 

Brambling

Jenny I make a vegetable slaw adding the usual veg plus whatever else is in the fridge, pepper, celery, sugar snap peas, fennel, raw sprouts shredded, radish etc and a sharp green apple sliced,  I make a dressing with fat free greek yoghurt (usually a good one for this  rather than a SM own brand)

FF Greek yoghurt
Salt & Pepper
and depending on what protein I'm adding to the salad I add either to taste Horseradish, wholegrain mustard, sweet chilli sauce or chilli jam - I thinking mango chutney may work as well 

jennystarpepper

Thank you @Brambling

Planning to BBQ tomorrow or Sunday, I want to include a few half meat half plant plates, if anything it helps with my IBS.  

Have a good weekend everyone. 

Frith

Struggling a bit at the moment. I think I'm on week 12 of the BSD and there's something quite demoralising about nearing the end but still being 1 stone overweight...

Lunch - poached egg and avocado on sourdough toast ( M and S)

2 miniature cakes

Tea - will be a ready meal

As you may be able to tell, 3 months if cooking everything from scratch is losing its appeal! 

jennystarpepper

Frith said:

Struggling a bit at the moment. I think I'm on week 12 of the BSD and there's something quite demoralising about nearing the end but still being 1 stone overweight...

Lunch - poached egg and avocado on sourdough toast ( M and S)

2 miniature cakes

Tea - will be a ready meal

As you may be able to tell, 3 months if cooking everything from scratch is losing its appeal! 

Apologies, can you remind me again what the BSD is... the CPTSD gives me brain farts, maybe as a group we can give suggestions?

Yes home food / cooking can get repetitive, chicken tikka and chicken kebabs with salad and yogurt have helped me many times.  

Wicked_Lady

BSD is the Blood Sugar Diet; generally as per the book by Dr Michael Mosley.

It's low carb and works well for me.

Brambling

Frith said:

Struggling a bit at the moment. I think I'm on week 12 of the BSD and there's something quite demoralising about nearing the end but still being 1 stone overweight...

Lunch - poached egg and avocado on sourdough toast ( M and S)

2 miniature cakes

Tea - will be a ready meal

As you may be able to tell, 3 months if cooking everything from scratch is losing its appeal! 

TBH I have a great admiration for the way you focus on your weight loss and get it done 🙂 compared with my faffing 😐 as the risk of not practicing what I preach may try and focus on the fantastic loss you have made last challenge.  Maybe have a weekend off and enjoy something you've been craving 

Frith

Thanks, all. 

I'm on the way to Sainsbury's to stock up (before it's too hot) and will begin in earnest again on Monday. 

Gingerlily

Hi
Enjoy your time out from cooking Frith.

Breakfast today was cheesy scrambled eggs and 2 x coffee with cream. Other meal started with a small salad with peanut chilli dressing then a chicken and red pepper Thai red curry with fried minced cauliflower and sugar free jelly for dessert. 

I made a matcha herbal tea thingy with coconut milk and berry juice (from defrosting frozen berries) and served over ice this afternoon and it was quite filling which I didn’t expect so no optional 3rd meal today as rather stuffed.