I need to Detox the OS way - HELP!

Hop over to https://www.weightlossresources.co.uk and sign up for their free three day trial. Put in all your details and the amount you want to lose, then whilst your trail lasts, fill out their online food diary which not only works out what your daily calorie intake in (and the excercise is factored in), but it also compares the nutritional profile of what you ate to an idealised fat/carb/protein profile for you based on eth info you input. Its a really good way to see if you are fairly close to what you should be eating or way off. Another thing you could do in the free trial is calculate some favourite meals, then you can see if you can make any simple adjustments that mean you can eat what you like but still eat better and with a few fewer calories.

You can do more than one free trial too, so you could do three days at the start, then again in a month and see how you are doing. I actually have a paid subscription to the site and I lost 2 stone without really dieting, just by being very aware of what I was eating and what effect the excercise had.

Otherwise, make sure you get enough water, make sure you get a good walk every day (up and down the street if you have to!), dance gratuitously (bellydancing is ace fun and really good for you) and see if you can cut back a little on the caffeine and the bread, they are both really well known culprits if you are trying to un-podge!

When i first started trying to lose weight, i cut down on my food intake a lot, eating lots of fruit instead of meals etc, but when i was weighed, i wasnt losing anything. When i asked the nurse, she thought maybe i wasnt eating enough, so i started eating a healthy breakfast, lunch and dinner, snacking on fruit, nuts and seeds and the weight dropped off!!! And because i had cut out the caffine, crisps , sweets and alcohol, it was a perfect detox as well!!!!

Aussielass - CV is Carol Vorderman.

I know that bread is one of the worst culprits for that spare tyre

However, when I did the CV detox a couple of years ago, I didn't buy the spirulina or any other supplement. I had some multi vits etc in the cupboard and made do with those. So, it really is OS in that you buy decent food, do very little to it and eat well.

My diet must start tomorrow. We've had chips and nuggets etc for tea followed by jelly and ice cream then I've helped DS2 out by eating a choccy bar he doesn't like (well, I'm assuming he wouldn't have liked it )

I've never had to diet before. But I moved house (had to drive everywhere), had a baby and hit 40 all in a short space of time. Last time i did the detox, it was because i wanted to feel better. I'm not saying it will help everybody, but it worked for me. Off to read my CV detox book (ebay, £3.50:))

PS - I'm assured you don't get stinky breath with this detox.

Drink plenty of water....drink a big glass about 10 mins before you're likely to eat, helps to make you feel fuller.

As for the bread - don't make it - bread is my downfall - I buy wraps or pitta breads for DD's lunchboxes....they don't have the same appeal to me as bread. Since having "issues" with my breadmaker (i.e everything's coming out like breeze blocks) we've hardly used it for anything other than dough. Potatoes are also a huge weakness of mine, DH is now in charge of potatoes as it's the only way I won't cook enough for 10 people and lets face it once they're cooked it's a shame not to eat them.

I don't drink coffee so don't have that issue, I have maybe 2-3 cups of tea a day but have found a sugar free squash that I like and buy fizzy water (yes I know - not very OS but it's only shops value 13p a bottle stuff). I drink several big glasses of that during the day and have noticed I'm not retaining so much water now.

I don't drive so it's either walk or don't bother as bus fares are so pricey here. We have lots of veg but I'm really bad at fruit, so I've found another fruit bowl and put it on a table right in front of where I sit in the living room - this way rather than walk to the kitchen (lets face it, why bother for an apple) it's all to hand and I've been having 3 bits of fruit of an evening whether I fancy it or not.....it WILL become a habit!! :rolleyes:

I've lost a stone and a half in the last 12 months by changing my eating habits rather than any crash diet, hopefully that way it will stay off. I'm hoping that this year I will do another stone. I'm treating my weight loss like my MSE experience, one thing at a time and it will all come together.

Good Luck Kiwichick! Let us know how you get on. Also all those lovely things - don't get rid of them completely just have them less often. I don't have much bread now but when I do I treat myself to a slice of freshly baked. It's a nice treat not a "naughty" . I'm not bothered about cakes & biscuits much but if I do indulge occassionally it's homemade and I know what's in it.
I also suffered after having my two - my tummy will never be the same! But I've learned to live with it - if OH still finds me attractive (although perhaps he closes his eyes!) I can't have too much to worry about.
When I started detoxing I felt like I'd taken off a heavy coat and could move again but perhaps that was due to the fact the the stuff I was eating was making me ill rather than just a diet thing.
Only thing I found that worked for me was that I weighed myself every morning - I didn't get quite so hung up about it then as I could see that it could suddenly jump up a pound and then jump back down. It's not so much about how much you weigh as how well you feel.
And kids can make you surprisingly unactive - could your dh perhaps look after them while you go for an 1/2 hr walk? I've found that a quick walk lets you think and relax and is a great tonic.
Hang in there cos you're going to get there - we're all here for you so you're not alone and you ARE going to do this!
K.