Dieting before Xmas binge

[HeyWayne]

Of course, drinking lots of water can help massively too, as thirst is often mistaken for hunger.

[piskieinboots]

I'm 149lbs of too muchness - only a short bird see, but with a man's appetite

[Winged one]

veg4681, I don't know the slimming world diet, but I am able to eat meat (chicken, beef, lamb and pork are all "free") and fish with my pasta or brown rice (I eat white still, but that's from my luxuries budget). And I'm not the most disciplined about it either - I still have the odd gorgonzola pasta (with added bacon pieces), or creamy sauces. And you are supposed to have 2 teaspoons of fats like olive oil a day (unsaturated?). I still have "normal" meals with a mix of everything, but I try to have really full flavoured cheeses and just a little of them, and I have switched from low fat to skim milk for my cereal and tea at work.

I had been steadily creeping upwards since I got married, but while at college last year, the lure of warm, fresh scones with butter and jam for brekkie, and unlimited muffins and biccies at every teabreak (I was in a great college!!) were just too much. So between those and a hectic lifestyle meaning more takeaways than was good for me, I needed the "re-training" option.

And I found because I had more fresh veg this summer, I was eating better anyway. I've managed to continue that (albeit with shop stuff, not half as tasty) into the winter with a large lunchbox containing a few leaves of lettuce, half a pepper, a carrot and a couple of tomatoes for lunch most days. LOADS of food, but much healthier. So I am not just losing weight but feeling better too.

[HeyWayne]

I'm 149lbs of too muchness - only a short bird see, but with a man's appetite

I'm nearly twice your size! (240lb - ish)

[Hazel at the Hill]

I'm nearly twice your size! (240lb - ish)

Ah - but nearly twice piskie's height too, HW!

[piskieinboots]

Ah - but nearly twice piskie's height too, HW!

Yer indeedy, I'm not overweight just too short

[Winged one]

Well they've got the right google ad attached to this thread anyway!! My fooddiary.com....

[Madasafish]

I'm still the same weight as I was in 1969 .





















Plus a few kg .
:-)

[Flummery]

No-one on the sea-food diet then? See food and eat it!

Have you tried the G-Plan diet? It makes you so hungry you start to eat the furniture!

[smallblueplanet]

....however, I gave up smoking 8 years ago and put on a bit of weight which didn't bother me then but does now.

Hah me too, that where my spare pounds (ok stones!) came from. When I stopped smoking I put on a couple of stones and don't exercise enough (or I drink too much!) to lose it.

Best diet aid ever 20 Bennies! LOL!

[MrsC]

got to agree with a lot of posts here, i do agree that altering your diet for good is right, also HW's comment, drink more water and also dieting to retrain your body, at the end of the day you have to be happy with yourself and your weight, good luck to everyone, would like to know what everyone considers their ideal weight/size? sometimes what you see in the mirror is not what other people see, women often think they are bigger than they are, one of my friends is always commenting about her size, yet i don't see it like she does, what do you think?