Weight Loss the Old Style Way Part 11

I am a bit late to this party. Hello to everyone :hello:

I have had to watch my weight constantly especially over the last few years since going into menopause. I managed to get to a healthy BMI and size 10 for my daughters wedding in 2015 but over the last few years have crept up to a size 16 especially since taking early retirement. Perils of a thin husband who can eat anything, probably a less active lifestyle and too much eating out and afternoon tea and cake and cruise holidays.


I braved the scales on Monday 5th February and am 2.5 -3 stones heavier than I would like and apart from my birthday this week when my daughter bought me a birthday cake and we had an indian takeaway and wine I have been keeping to a 1200-1400 calorie diet. DH bought me a fitbit so I have been trying to do my 10k steps per day or 2 gym workouts a week and a walk on at least 3 other days in the week. So far have lost 4lb since 5th February so on target for my 1.5-2lb loss a week so far.


Not sure if you can add me to the list but as there are 7 weeks to go until 31 March I think I will be aiming for a 14lb loss by then, already lost 4lb. Lots of occasions between now and then, a 70th birthday party, a holiday to France, two theatre trips to London and meals out to trip me up but if I wait for the calendar to clear I will never do this.


I am using nutracheck to count calories, I know my fitness pal is free and I think I will go on to that but I have paid upfront for the year so will stick to nutracheck which also shows my steps on my fitbit. I like the scanning facility to quickcheck calorie counts.


Today I had 2 Weetabix with 100g of green and black grapes and skimmed milk for breakfast.


Lunch was a ham salad with one slice of wholemeal bread.


Snacks so far are an alpen light bar, banana and clementine. I have a bad cold so only done 5k steps today.


Dinner tonight will be chicken and vegetable stir fry in black bean sauce. DH will get rice or noodles with his.

I am drinking loads of water too and trying to resist biscuits, cake, crisps, chocolate altogether. Am also going to phase out low fat yogurt and cereal bars on the grounds they are high in sugar. My nutracheck diet analysis is coming up usually balanced each day except for sugar and I think these are the culprits plus too much fruit. I have loads of cereal bars and yogurts in the cupboard/fridge though so will use them up first and account for them in my calorie counter.

Any tips for cooking for 2 when one is watching their weight and the other can eat whatever they want? DH buys his own high calorie snacks now so I am not tempted and I just tell him what I am cooking for me and sometimes he will have the same and sometimes he will cook his own. We are both retired so he has as much spare time as me so I feel I am justified in making him cook his own tea sometimes if he does not fancy mine

Final calorie count was 1189 so under by 211. Steps were only 5005 though.