Weight Loss the Old Style Way! Part 4. Please read posts 1 and 2 before posting.

newlywed

EmptyPurse wrote: »

I had a bad day yesterday and ended up buying a family-sized bag of fruit pastilles and a bar of Cadbury's milk choc, all of which I scoffed within half an hour.

Hi emtpypurse, I try not to buy them. I find if I buy a big bag of sweets I'll eat them all (even a whole party size bag of Haribo ), if I buy a small pack of them I seem more likely to make them last. But I also find that when I'm down I'll treat myself to the smallest bar that still seems a treat - whether it's a curly wurly (I love caramel) or a pack of cherry drops.

Or better still I get fruit I really love instead - eg cherries that are really expensive but I love almost as much as chocolate but don't buy very often anymore because of the price. Or smoked salmon sandwich or expensive jam to go on some toast, or something that's a real treat but not chocolate or cake

Hope that helps. The real big thing for me is not to start eating it or even not to buy it.


Anyway - food today is porridge with tinned cherries (Sainsbugs do pitted cherries in juice instead of in syrup and they are very nomnomnom and not very sweet and suddenly I quite like porridge again).

Snacks: a couple of slices of malt loaf, an apple

Lunch - jacket and beans (had half a tin of beans left so may as well use them up)

Tea - Gammon steaks and veg.


PS. In fact I had a dream about cherries - I went to M&S with a labrador (I don't even have a dog) and saw they had Rainier cherries (which are yellow-blush colour and taste like honey, are absolutely lovely and cost a blinkin fortune) - and I ran up to the shelf grabbed a bag and as I picked on up I realised they were lychee and I was disappointed. I like lychee but they just don't come anywhere close to cherries, especially not the expensive Rainier ones
Sorry, random rambling!!!

MRSMCAWBER

Glad you are Ok newlywed

things like rocket will proabably be happier in your garden.. it doesn't take much to make the little blighters bolt :mad: ... i have had one lot of spinach start to bolt -so i used it all and am setting some more later...
Most things want the warmth rather than full sun so most things should be fine :T

Emptypurse... im with newlywed.... I didn't buy it when i first started eating better ..then i could only eat it if i got my bum off to the shop to fetched it..an hours walk in total . Now i don't very often fancy junk.... fruit is my thing too as long as i have plenty in i will pick that 1st every time.
What are your fave healthier foods? could you keep a small selection in so you always have something nice.
Its that good old viscious circle again :mad:
If you feel down and reach for junk you feel worse so eat more ... once you get plenty of fresh healthier stuff in your system you will hopefully feel a little better and choose fresh stuff again..
Hope you are feeling better soon...come on... you CAN do this :T

Kentish_Maid_2

Afternoon all :wave:

Been AWOL for the weekend but am back now. GLLT - can you kick my rear as well to get me going. I am very positive today - have got the weekend out the way and raring to go. Today have had:
B - Muesli, yog and fruit
L - Salad with some cottage cheese (posh Losely stuff as well ), bit of coleslaw, some new pots and a spoon of couscous. Also a yog, peach and small orange.
D - probably a pasta bake with left over bacon from yesterdays joint.

Have my swimming stuff with me to go straight after work.

Weekend was nice - Saturday went out with SIL for dinner then to the pics to see SATC - loved it - we laughed, we cried - it was fab!:j

Sunday was a quiet day - DH (who is my toyboy - 34 to my 40) came back from his bike show and we had yummy bacon joint with jersey royals and salad, followed by Kentish strawberries and cream:T :T

Am delighted to see all the losers over the weekend - am hoping to be back with you Friday when I next weigh.

Have a good afternoon all
KM:A

saversarn

Hi All,
Kentish Maid where did you go to the cinema- I went on Sat evening too!! Who knows we could have compared pick and mix bags... oh no forgot I didn't eat anything:A
OK well I'm all set for a stonking week, start my PADI course on Sat so I'm going to fit into that wet suit one way or another!!!
B- yoghurt and banana
L- corned beef roll and apple
D tuna fish cakes and veg
S- think someone at work mentioned they'd bought in a carrot cake:rolleyes:

Wher do I go to pick up my toyboy? I've been really good honest:D

Rose_Wood

Hi All,

Well done on the weight loss DroopyDrawers and anyone else I may have missed.I am going to be optimistic and say I will aim for 7lb for JIJ challenge.I say optimistic as I have been losing at a much slower rate than that - only 11lbs since January - but I am going to do my best to increase it. I shall aim to drop my calories from 1400 per day to 1250 per day.

I haven't been out for a proper walk yet today, but did walk up to the doctors to renew a prescription which is around 20 minutes of brisk walking. I shall ring my dog walking friend later to see if she fancies a longer walk.

I've just put on another batch of yoghurt as have almost finished my first lot, which was gorgeous. I must work out the calorie count for it now as I've just been going by the bought Greek yoghurt I've been using. I am going to try making it with skimmed milk next time, but still had some semi-skimmed to use up.

I was up at 5.30 this morning to get an article written and emailed in but went back to bed at 7.30 for a couple of hours. I still feel a bit sleepy now though.

B: Fruit and fibre mixed with muesli, raisins and skimmed milk. Cranberry and raspberry juice.
L: Bowl of tomato soup that needed using up, slice of wholemeal bread. Raspberries with 2 tsps of HM Greek style yoghurt.
Egg, SW chips, mushrooms. Orange.
Snack: Banana.

Rose

JoJoB

Well done all the losers!

I am very envious of the potio and apotment folk, wish I had a bit of outside space to join you - don't even have a windowsill!

Doing well today. Porridge for brekkie and just had a really nice salad for lunch - baby spinach leaves topped with sweetcorn, roast veggies and parmesan shavings in a honey and mustard dressing. No idea what is for dinner as yet. Its a yucky day so a curry may be nice.

Weighing day tomorrow and not fancying my chances!

Nix143

Rose_Wood wrote: »

Hi All,

Well done on the weight loss DroopyDrawers and anyone else I may have missed.I am going to be optimistic and say I will aim for 7lb for JIJ challenge.I say optimistic as I have been losing at a much slower rate than that - only 11lbs since January - but I am going to do my best to increase it. I shall aim to drop my calories from 1400 per day to 1250 per day.

I haven't been out for a proper walk yet today, but did walk up to the doctors to renew a prescription which is around 20 minutes of brisk walking. I shall ring my dog walking friend later to see if she fancies a longer walk.

I've just put on another batch of yoghurt as have almost finished my first lot, which was gorgeous. I must work out the calorie count for it now as I've just been going by the bought Greek yoghurt I've been using. I am going to try making it with skimmed milk next time, but still had some semi-skimmed to use up.

I was up at 5.30 this morning to get an article written and emailed in but went back to bed at 7.30 for a couple of hours. I still feel a bit sleepy now though.

B: Fruit and fibre mixed with muesli, raisins and skimmed milk. Cranberry and raspberry juice.
L: Bowl of tomato soup that needed using up, slice of wholemeal bread. Raspberries with 2 tsps of HM Greek style yoghurt.
Egg, SW chips, mushrooms. Orange.
Snack: Banana.

Rose

Hey Rose

I'd be really wary of dropping to 1250 and increasing your exercise - 1200 calories is around the amount they term 'starvation' level - your body goes uh oh, thinks it's a famine and actually starts to store weight as opposed to losing it. If you are regularly exercising you may need to actually eat a little bit more in order not to screw your metabolism up. Check out what the Daily Plate says your calorie intake should be, I know a lot of people stall their weight loss and think they need to cut more when actaully they need to eat more. Sounds mad but apparently it works. https://www.thedailyplate.com. Good luck xx

saversarn

Nix143 wrote: »

Hey Rose

I'd be really wary of dropping to 1250 and increasing your exercise - 1200 calories is around the amount they term 'starvation' level - your body goes uh oh, thinks it's a famine and actually starts to store weight as opposed to losing it. If you are regularly exercising you may need to actually eat a little bit more in order not to screw your metabolism up. Check out what the Daily Plate says your calorie intake should be, I know a lot of people stall their weight loss and think they need to cut more when actaully they need to eat more. Sounds mad but apparently it works. www.thedailyplate.com. Good luck xx

Oo-er she has gone all evangelical on us again
Excuse me Miss Nix, but isn't today weigh in day? and didn't you make all us poor fatfighters look at the menu you were going to be chosing from at the weekend.... come on girly spill.....
Just had a small piece of carrot cake- can't be that bad can it?
Nixs do you put all your exercise into TDP as it would give me an allowance of about 1700 a day which seems a lot

Nix143

Yeah it is weigh in but I haven't done it! Bad Nixy!

Had an amazing meal, completely mind blowing - and rather a lot of booze as well - well, it would have been rude not to Might shove weigh day til Friday again but to be honest I'm not really bothered this week, can I haz a week off please?

Oh and Sarky, well done on the 2lbs, they guys will be wooting at you in that wetsuit! And well done everyone else who has lost, sorrry I am lurking and not posting a bit at the minute - well apart from when I have chance to stick me oar in that is :rotfl:

frogga

Glad you enjoyed your weekend nixy :T

Mr Frog has had a nice Birthday and I passed on all your congratulations :A I have just cooked him a roast Chicken :eek: I really hate myself but he loves it so I guess I'll just have to get over it The things we do for love eh?

I made Trifle for pud too and I thought I would be OK but my God I want some :rolleyes: Just trying to imagin bugs crawling all over it to put me off.

Was VERY interested to read your post about eating enough Nixy. I have cut down my food intake this week but perhaps that was wrong At snack time at 10.30 I was having 2 pieces of fruit and 6 nuts. Now I'm have 1 piece of fruit and 4 nuts. I've also gone down from 2 oatcakes with p butter to just 1. I have also stopped my evening snack completely. Not sure wether to up it again or see how I go on WD this Friday. What do ya think? I'm glad you're gonna join us on Fridays for WD instead.

Right off to do the washing up, no rest for the wicked

Have a good evening peeps xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Oh yey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!