The Lose Weight The Old Style Way Thread.

BRILLIANT MRS M WELL DONE !!!!

Would be V interested to here of the books too xxx I'm going to try and PM all the other FAWLC members later to tell them about the thread xxx

Well done everyone for their persistence so far whilst I wouldn't join one or buy the products, I think a lot of ww recipes are very good, so thanks for posting those ! Would definitely agree with the soup helps eat healthily the OS way + also lose weight - thats my justification for being such a soup fiend then

As for low fat chicken soup - I don't have a recipe as such, but what I do is just cook everything directly in the stock without bothering with frying stuff off - have done this for years and tastes just as good ! also letting it go cold and taking off any solidified fat helps. I will use a mixture of stock from the carcase and/or Swiss Marigold Bouillon powder, which isnt cheap but its delicious and very good value for money.

So, onto today ! am feeling somewhat better but everything a bit skewiff today, due to the 'rents coming over at lunchtime - but they don't actually want any lunch here so I don't feel I can eat anything either. So, have no idea what time they are staying to and therefore what time I will be able to get out to the shops after they've gone ! The loose plan is ( work permitting)

Breakfast : cereal ( as have milk now, woo hoo )
Not-lunch ( heh ) a banana and handful of raisins around 12.30ish.
Dinner - probably pitta bread with leftover lamb from last night chopped up, salad and greek yoghurt, and I'm going to be making broccoli and cheese soup ( lots of broccoli, not much cheese ! ) and fruit after.

Fingers crossed !

kittyscarlett wrote: »

As for low fat chicken soup - I don't have a recipe as such, but what I do is just cook everything directly in the stock without bothering with frying stuff off - have done this for years and tastes just as good !

This is pretty much what I do, sautee onion, carrot, swede, celery and very finely shredded cabbage (or whatever else is lurking in the fridge) and a bit of garlic in enough Marigold stock to just cover then make up the volume and season with lots of white pepper.
I also give 3 or 4 pulses with my hand blender to just break down a few bits but it still has chunky bits in.
The next morning I add 100g of soaked and boiled broth mix to give it some slow release carb.

Its very nice if you add a handful of shredded roast chicken too

Well done everyone who's already on the right track to weight loss....

I'd like to 'join' if that's ok - I have all the knowledge up here *taps head*.....just find it difficult to apply in the day to day, esp. as I am a born foody!

PS. WRT the 'dry frying' I find the 'low fat cooking spray' you can buy is fabulous, and it lasts for ages....I know you can make one up yourself, but not sure of quantities etc....

Hi there Taplady

Thanks for that .... this is the easiest i have found it so far.....With ww etc i can lose it a lot faster, but never keep it off:o and i get obsessed with food... this time im determined to adopt "a healthy lifestyle" rather than become manic and eat loads of synthetic low fat ready made stuff....

I have loads to go....but at least im heading in the right direction;) .... congratulations to you too....you are doing really well:T .... Hopefully this thread will help keeps us all on track:D

Hi curlywurlygirly (my fave choc bars by the way )

You don't have to make a low fat spray, you just decant your oil into a spray bottle...it just comes out soooo fine... you can make your own flavoured oils to and then put them into the bottles....