The 'Lets lose a few pounds for 2009' thread

[jackie j]

I eat loads of veg and a bit of fruit we have veg nearly everyday and fresh at that unless frozen from lottie, rice and pasta in abundance so much so that I am fed up with it. I always cook fresh never have ready meals, I dont make cakes or biscuits or eat sweets very often we dont have puddings unless its fruit or yougurt and then its fat free.

[Two_Sheds]

Jackie, it sounds like your diet is spot on (unless you're fibbing about not eating chips, pizza and choccy bickies), so you just need to do aerobic exercise for 20+mins three times a week at least. xx

[jackie j]

Today I have had
Breakfast small amount of no added sugar Muesli with a kiwi and a small amount of mango and semi milk
Since 5.30am till now 6 mugs coffe semi milk I sweetner in each ( more than I usually drink in a day )
Lunch Cheese sandwich on granary bread ( at sisters )
Tea small piece pizza a few chips ( oven ) and a small salad cucumber,sugarsnap peas pepper.
Might have one more coffe but thats all for today, Wont have anything else to eat.
I am guilty of just having a couple of choc biscuits grr lol

[Glutton4...]

B - Cereal
11 - Nut bar thing
L - 1/2 tin beans on 1 slice toast with a little cheddar and a poached egg
D - 1 Bowl homemade pasta carbonara

Mucked-out 4 stables, walked dog twice, went to Gym 20 mins on treadmill, 10 on bike 15 on cross-trainer. Then steam room to try and shake off OH's cold which I caught yesterday.

Off to bed now or I'll raid the fridge lol!

[zazen999]

Meal out - it's only fair to share!

olives and wholemeal pitta as nibbles [we don't order them, we just get them]
french onion soup with crumpet crouton [I don't like crumpets so the OH had that]
potato and halloumi frittata with cauli and pepper salad
chocolate, chilli and ginger tart for pudding.

Yummy.

[zazen999]

Today:
b - no breakfast as the milk was out so had brunch instead
l/b - onions, celery, potato and pasta stew - absolutely gorgeous and inspired by the french onion soup last night.
d - OH's chilli and rice after college.

[janeyo]

Yesterday I managed to stop the eating rot and did loads more exersise, got the trampoline out again.
Tody was weigh in and I'd put on half a pound. Not surprised ad last weeks clas swas cancelled due to snow, I did very little exersise cos of thw snow, ate like a demon for a few days when lost my handbag. Could have been worse!

I have now been told I am only 6 1/2 pounds from GOAL and easter is 7 weeks away so that is definitely do-able and i'm all fired up again.

Today, teacake after class as had no brekkie before.
Homemade turnip soups as yesterday (all gone now )
Tea will be twosheds bean burger in a bun with a handful of wedges.

[janeyo]

Had to buy new skirt today as the one I always wear for weigh ins fell off. Well it is a size 18 and the one I bought today was size 10! No wonder it fell off.

Made me feel better that I have come a long way and only got a little bit left to go.

[zazen999]

WOW

You go girl!!

I'm 5 lbs down from my starting position...1 lb per week is absolutely fine by me.

[janeyo]

It has taken me almost 18 months to lose 3 stone. But sometimes I maintain for a couple of months instead of losing (like when we sold the house and then had builders in). I am hopeful that losing it so slowly and totally changing my lifestyle (chickens now and huge garden with the veggies etc) will keep it off.
I am going to get to goal which is set at the heaviest it can be for my height,then maintain for a bit and then decide if I want to go further.

I have yo-yo dieted for years and this time I am positive that I can do it and it won't go on again.

A pound a week is healthy to lose, I am always pleased even if it's just half!

[jackie j]

Well done for loosing all that weight.

[Flummery]

Had no tea at all last night after the Hair-do Party lunch! It was a good 'un.
Had boiled egg, youghurt and fish so far today - no carbs.
Tea will be pasta with veg sauce. I'm finding it very hard not to be tempted to have a slice of bread with the new marmalade on though. Will probably give in! (At least I didn't have butter with my egg like Snadger is trying to tempt me to!)

[bobleponge]

Size 18 to a size 10???
Even though I'm a bloke and I dont really know about sizey things, I do know thats good going. Good effort Janeyo.

[Two_Sheds]

well done Janeyo!

Mr S had a breakthrough today. We missed lunch, and had to make do with bar snacks. He had Pork Scratchings (310 cals a small bag) but I didn't nag him. He worked out that was equivalent of an hour on the treadmill, so he ate half and threw the rest away. Good boy

[kirsty b]

Well done Janeyo!