General Chat

morning all
ive got another pound of

well done if uve lost and ((((hugs ) if u havent

well done Tinky - stayed the same, enthusiasm waned a bit last week, got visitors on Sunday staying for a few days, so will be cooking meals and baking cakes, hope I do not put too much on this coming week.

Joy

Only half a pound for me this week.

Well done Tinky.. stick with it Cariad.

Linda x

Hi, Tinky, Joy, Linda,great stuff, I have had a very bad week family sickness, tried very hard to stay at it
so was relieved to find I have lost 1lb, nearly at my
first goal of one stone off.we go away on the 15th for aweek hope I can keep it going, we are doing self catering so should be o.k.

Jean x

Ive lost 3 pound this week

so thats 1 st 5 lb in total

but i think having all me hair chopped off might of been a big part of this weeks loss lol

Well done everyone who has lost

((((((((((hugs)))))))) to those who are struggling, you will get there.

Jax xx

I've put a pound on this week but I have gone astray quite a few times lol

Well done to those that have lost this week

Jeanette x

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Hi all,

Well done to all that have lost and keep trying for those who haven't, dont give up!

I have stayed the same this week, think it's because I've been ill and eating for quickness instead of healthyness.

Nikki x x

Dont get weighed til Monday but didnt add to last weeks as wasnt on but I lost 2lb last week so 1/2 stone in all (sounds better than 7 lbs)

hi all,

hope you don't mind me dropping in but i have just seen this thread and found it quiet interesting,

can i ask what diet's you are currently following?

for years i have struggled with my weight and have been to countless weight watchers meeting and tried a variety of different diets ,including the atkins diet, and lighter life. i have even had tablets off my G.P but none of them have ever worked.

last october i went to tesco to do my usual weekly shop and i came across a book called 1000 classic low fat recipies, i had a little read an decided to buy it. it was only £4.97. quiet cheap considering all the money over the years on other diets

it wasn't one of you usual diet books with recipies that not many people would eat (which is what i usually find most of them to be like.) but a simply cook book showing you how to cook every day things like casserole's, currie's, fish, pie's, vegetarian meal's and even dessert's and biscuits, all using every day ingrediants a lot of us have in our cuboards already. plus there is plenty of thing's all the family can eat.

i gave it a go for a week and not one of my family complained i don't think they realized it was low fat food, even the kids ate what i gave them.

that 1st week i lost 8 pound

this book has been the best thing that i have bought i and find it easy to follow.

my total weight loss now is 3 stone 11 pounds and i haven't given up yet.

so i would just like to wish everybody here the best of luck, but if you happen to see the book on the shelf in you local supermarket, pick it up and have a look, and maybe even try it for yourself.

karen

Well done Karen

I was in Tesco's this morning - will have to try & remember about it next week!

I go to a Rosemary Conley class & try & follow her theory of low fat & low GI - I don't stick to it rigidly but make my "diet" liveable.

I have lost 30 1/2lbs since last July.

hi penny,

well done to you too,

the book is written by carolyn humphries, you can get it in most book shop's like WH SMITHS and WATERSTONES, but tesco are the cheapest, i think it's normally on sale in these shop's for £6.99 so you are only saving a pound or two

karen

good tip Karen, the recipes must be good if the family didn't notice. I am doing Slimming World, but getting fed up with it already, had a bad day today, craving bread LOL

Anyway will be back on it soon, got to get the bread craving out of my sytem.

Joy

HI JOY

i still eat bread, i have toast for my breakfast and have a sandwich for dinner.

i have switched from white bread to brown though, it makes you feel full for longer because of the fibre in it.

karen

I eat the multigrain bread - it makes you feel even fuller longer than brown bread :-)

i have also changed from butter to olive oil spread, a low fat one if i can get it but bertolli is the one i'm using now.

the secret seems to be home cooking, none of the processed stuff, not weight watchers ready meals, and low fat pre packed sandwiches they are full of added sugar,

also use smaller plates to put you meals on, the bigger the plate the more food you will put on it and even though you aren't hungrey anymore you will still eat everything that is on your plate because your brain is telling you too.

it's true scientific reasearch.

i found this out in january, my grandad had a heart attack and i was talking to one of the dieticains on the ward and she told me about all the right and wrong things to do and gave me a leaflet about it.

karen

i will try that penny thank's

Karen

She's written loads of books - there are 50 odd on play.com!!

I used to save my favourite bit of the meal to last so would eat everything even if I wasn't hungry - now mix it up so if I feel full now stop & so don't feel like I've missed out on the best!

Can I join please? I am fed up of getting nowhere. 3 yrs ago I lost 2 stone with little effort, now it's impossible, it seems.

Last time I stopped eating potatoes, bread, rice and pasta from Monday to Friday and ate what I fancied at the weekend. I also exercised hard for 3 days a week. The weight just dropped off. The trouble is I am so lazy now I don't want to shake my stuff.....

Welcome Helen - anyone can join & encourage :-)

Perhaps you should have a look at Karen's recommended book. I think though different diets suit different people & different peoples lifestyles !