Weight loss the old style way part 3.

Rose_Wood

Hi All,

Well, after saying yesterday I needed to up my exercise I decided to take the plunge (literally) and went in the sea today. It was freezing!! Surprisingly it was my hands that got coldest. I couldn't stay in long (less than 10 minutes) as my arms and shoulders got really tired but its a start. I used to swim regularly a couple of years ago and could swim non-stop in a pool for an hour so was a bit shocked how hard I found it. OH thinks I am mad but patiently walked along the edge slowly whilst I swam. So I've done about 7,000 steps and had a swim so far today. I may try having a quick walk around the block later to try and bring it up a bit higher.

B: Muesli etc. Fruit juice
L: Egg sandwich (with fresh baguette from the shop). Banana
Cauliflower cheese. Raspberry yoghurt (frozen).
S: Coke, Orange

Hope you all have a good day. Better go as OH is champing at the bit for his lunch - which he made 5 minutes ago and is just waiting for me to be ready.

Rose

saversarn

:hello:

Rose well done on your dip- I always feel like I've done a work out just getting in and out of my cozzie:rolleyes: But you're in the wrong place our Olympic trials are taking place now in Sheffield for the swimming. I'm a big fan and would be there except I'm in Plymouth this weekend for a family party and I am going to Manchester next week to watch the World Championships.
PURPLE HOW ARE YOU DOING???
Good luck Taplady and Toni for your WI's
Thanks for the advice about the Indian I did have Dry spiced Chicken breast with rice and one poppadum...... and half a bottle of wine:p
Today porridge/ ham roll fruit and yoghurt/ shep pie..... then off to pub for a couple of gin and slimlines:o not really a lush!!

My current yoghurt fav is Total 0% fat with a stirred in cadbury highlight sachet- calories 118 but worth it. Thanks to whoever told me that tip:T

My lunchtime walk was 4500 and it's lovely and blustery outside.
Have a good one folks x

purpleivy

Waistcoat nearly done....... salad and pilchards for lunch, shape yog...... now having cuppa with ginger bisc or 2. At least the meals were ok! I didn't have any of the slow carbs with lunch, I think that may be the prob. Or I'm just a greedy c%w.

pigpen

*Slinks back from under the sofa.. *

how long can you survive on cup-a-soups??

*that time* here too.. and I scarfed a whole chocolate orange..

way back up to 11:13 but that is usual for this time of month.. due tomorrow I think.. But it is summer.. and I don't eat in summer anyway.. cold pasta and juice are about all I can manage

rockie4

pigpen wrote: »

*Slinks back from under the sofa.. *

how long can you survive on cup-a-soups??

*that time* here too.. and I scarfed a whole chocolate orange..

way back up to 11:13 but that is usual for this time of month.. due tomorrow I think.. But it is summer.. and I don't eat in summer anyway.. cold pasta and juice are about all I can manage

Pigpen :T :T We thought you'd deserted us:T :T

Cupasoup - YUK (except for Ainsley's mushroom one) full of chemicals and hydrogenated fats :eek: :eek:

I've gone back to SW hoping that a few weeks of paying will get me back on track.

I LOVE cold pasta, whenever I cook pasta I do too much so that I can keep a box in the fridge to nibble on, love it on it's own or in a salad with half LFmayo/half natural yoghurt or fromage frais.

I'm too embarassed to reveal what they weighed me in at when I joined, slightly more than you but I was fully clothed and had scoffed all that day!

esthomizzy

rosy wrote: »

Hello, I've not been on this thread before but the weight's been creeping on and I went on the scales today and !!!!!. Thanks for all the great advice I've read so far!
I did hesitate about posting this because I don't want to be the bringer of bad news the first time I post on here but I thought I'd better mention it - esthomizzy, I think there's a mistake in your calculations, if 3500 calories = 1 lb of weight loss then it's actually 7700 calories to lose a kilogram, so it would take you about 15 days or so to lose a kilo if you exercise an extra 500 calories a day. Oh I hope that's not demotivated you now but I'd hate to think of you looking for your kilo loss after three days and it not happening....

Thanks I'm not in the least surprised my calculations are wrong. Maths has never been my strong point that's a really depressing thought though if it will take 2 weeks to lose a kilo

I went swimming yesterday hooray! and after dreading it I found I actually enjoyed myself. An unexpected bonus. I've done really well today (well not in reality but in the minefield of a meeting filled with krispy cremes and muffins and crisps I ate some twiglets with salsa dip on which I think was very strong willed of me).

cheerfulness4

Pigpen - you only just made it back before the search party was about to start tracking you. And you're right, it is much easier in the summer. There seems to be so much more to keep you occupied than just food and the heat kills my hunger. Hmmm, lets see if I'm still saying that in a couple of months. :rolleyes:

Recovering - shall be finished the first book either tonight or tomorrow. Really enjoying it. Have just picked up 'Big Apple' from the library this morning so I'm all set for a reading fest this weekend. Actually at the same time picked up the latest Rebecca Shaw one (love my gossipy village ones) and Carole Matthews 'the chocolate lovers' club.' It was the title that got me. That lot will keep me out of foodie trouble for a bit...altho bliss to me is a book in one hand and a sandwich in the other.

Rachel - Well done on the 3lbs loss. :T :T :T

Going to go and soak some chickpeas to make some hummus as I've been planning to make some for weeks. They're right at the back of the cupboard and I've been too lazy to get the kitchen steps out and climb up for them.:o

Keeping hopeful for everyones weigh ins this week... and I agree MRSMC, they seem to be coming round faster and faster, mind I like it like that.

mhe

Purple - how you doing???

Cheerfulness - sorry imeant a butternut squash - but it was yum!!


IS anyone elses post times showing the wrong time???

purpleivy

Hi MHE

I can't eat any more ginger biscs because there are none. I 'm desperately trying to get the feeling of control back that I had before Easter. I was sailing along so well.

Have got some dead ends of pastry out of the freezer for meal, going to make quiche, but I don't really want that for me, so will have egg I think and some mushrooms and baked beans. Still have some reduced price spuds (BB 8th March... whatever!!!!) so will do family a few wedges with those.

Trying to have a clear out of the stashed bits and pieces in the fridge and freezer. Holidays is easier doing this than term time.

Nix143

Afternoon everyone. Well as my normal standards go I've not had a bad day today - no time for brekkie because was in car on way to meeting, then by time I came out I was ravenous so I had a panini - but it had tommyatoes in it so that was healthy-ish *coffs* - and a coffee.
Dinner tonight will be.....................actually I have no idea what it'll be. I'm having my hair done after work so expect it's going to be HM pea and ham soup as it'll be late by time I get home.
And that menu for me is positively virtuous compare to what I have been eating recently so nuh!:p

And have just committed to doing the May Day challenge with the two women I work with - me and Debs are going for the half stone (but my 1lb loss counts already) and Teeny Fiona is going for 4lbs as she's so wee. AND we're going to sign up to some exercise class malarkey as well - that's if they can find one that doesn't entail me having to wear a swimming costume OR jig about to music with a load of leotard wearing yummy mummies OR circuits because I don't like them Or..........well I could go on, there is a list as long as my arm of exercise I will not entertain . Basically if they can't find a salsa class on a Thursday night then we're stuffed! Picky? Moi? Never