weight loss group

[crowsashes]

ok this is really annoying ! my scales take large button batteries and do you think i can find them?!

[boboff]

Poundland in Royal parade do a big card of them, for ..... wait for it, a £1.

[Marmalady]

11 st 8 lb today. Only one pound down this week - presumably the result of a very enjoyable evening out on the town on Saturday! Still, at least its still heading in the right direction even if rather slowly :)

[Milims]

I weighed myself at 5am this morning - I woke up for the loo and thought "while I'm here....." and I seem to have lost 1lb Not much but it has shown me that I'm heading in the right direction! I've had a great week, cutting down on portion size without feeling hungry, cutting down on treats without feeling deprived, doing more exercise and getting my brain into gear to think of menus to suit the whole family etc. I have more energy and I'm sleeping better too! I'm pretty sure that this week will be better weight loss wise too, as we went away for a couple of days last week and so ate out - therefore not as much control! I have to say that I've found this tread really encouraging - so keep up the good work!

[Milims]

Poundland in Royal parade do a big card of them, for ..... wait for it, a £1.

Hmmmm Poundland - another way of loosing a few pounds!

[Big Al]

Well done to everyone who has lost this week and for those who have " only lost 1 pound" WELL DONE !!!! It might only be "1 pound" but that is virtually 4 STONES IN ONE YEAR. For those who buy large sacks of potatoes from the local veg shops these weigh 25 kg or 4 stone. Have a look at one of those, try lifting it and then say " i've only lost 1 pound!!

[prison break fan]

Well done all, not sure if I have lost any weight,(no scales) but the dog definitely looks slimmer! we are starting agility class on Thursday, so should benefit us both! pbf.

[Big Al]

Well done all, not sure if I have lost any weight,(no scales) but the dog definitely looks slimmer! we are starting agility class on Thursday, so should benefit us both! pbf.

Mrs BA has lost 2.5 pounds this week, 5.5 pounds in total so far which is amazing in many ways. Last yerar she never lost weight 2 weeks in a row, she positivly bounds up our hill these mornings which she crawled up out of breath pre christmas and she tried on a pair of trousers today and they fit again. They were a "little tight here and there" but now they hang slack so that has saved me a few quid for new ones but also it shows that you don't need scales to keep on track with weight loss as you can tell " when the dog looks slimmer" lol.

I weighed myself at 5am this morning - I woke up for the loo and thought "while I'm here....." and I seem to have lost 1lb Not much but it has shown me that I'm heading in the right direction! I've had a great week, cutting down on portion size without feeling hungry, cutting down on treats without feeling deprived, doing more exercise and getting my brain into gear to think of menus to suit the whole family etc. I have more energy and I'm sleeping better too! I'm pretty sure that this week will be better weight loss wise too, as we went away for a couple of days last week and so ate out - therefore not as much control! I have to say that I've found this tread really encouraging - so keep up the good work!

I've just written this weeks menu and wondered what you were all planning to eat for main meals. The rest of the family aren't trying to loose weight so I have to make stuff that we all will enjoy.
Monday - Chicken Stir Fry - lots of veg and lean meat
Tuesday - Broth - boiled a very lean ham to make stock and added lots of veg and broth mix
Wednesday - Chicken curry - lean breast meat, and tomatoes to make the sauce - I did use oil to fry the chicken & onion - but I bought a rape seed oil spray so have managed to cut it right down and there is oil in the curry paste I'll have more brown rice than sauce!
Thursday - Ham and salad (ham boiled earlier in he week -Sainsbugs be good range or something like that)
Friday - Chicken goujons -home made - with either salad or veg - the others can have potato wedges I think I'll stick to steamed new pots.

So what are you all planning - I could do with some inspiration for next week!

For recipe ideas what do you have in the fridge / freezer or are you going to be buying for the menu? I ask as I go to Asda and buy what they have reduced and then make meals from that. Today I got smoked mackrel, belly pork, cod loins, lamb steaks a large pizza, chicken breasts, veg and fruit all reduced. In total I spent £44.62 but full price the items were over £92.00. From this lot i'll get at least 2 weeks meals for 3 of us and some ideas are butterfly the chicken breasts, breadcrumb them and grill. low fat creme freche, low fat cheese and garlic for a parmo. Lamb will be used for a tabouli type stew and some slow roast steaks, fish will be simple fish and chips and mushy peas. Fish cakes, a fish pie, and plain old smoked mackrel for a few breakies. All these will be with boiled or roast veg and potatoes again done in different ways.

If you tell us what you have in we can advise better.

This thread is only as good as the people in it but I'm glad it's taken off as I did have my doubts when I started it. By looking here every day it keeps me from eating and then feeling guilty, eating and then giving up and then eating and staing fat... so thank you all for helping me.

EVEN IF PEOPLE HAVEN'T LOST THIS WEEK STILL POST AND IT WILL HELP.

BA

[boboff]

OK I will.

This is the weigh in Day for Me, Monday diet, Monday weigh in.

So I have stopped drinking for a whole week. Umm, this is the longest without alcohol for me in at least 5 years, and its been an "issue" for me for at least 20 years, so this is kind of important, I am in no way chemically dependant, but I did drink every day, and as much as 8 to 10 pints of cider a day...... Yeah I know. I just turned 40 and decided that I wasn't and couldn't spend another 20 years drinking too much, and I want a six pack and "guns" and be fit and healthy and motivated, and able to get on with the smallholding work. Right thats the background.

So this last week, with no drink, and some exercise, but not a strict diet, more a "everything from scratch" no junk detox type plan, with a few treats and ample Christmas Cake, I lost 3lb.

My target is to loose 50lb in 26 weeks, and be "sober" that long as well. So I think thats a good start. This week, I am looking forward to doing more.

I prefer telling people that I am dieting, rather than trying to sort out a dependance on alcohol, makes you feel better.

I love the internet, I could not admit what I just did to anyone else, except my wife obviously.

[fran]

Should have posted this on Friday:
Lost 3 lbs this week, another 42 to go.
What a great bunch of losers we are

Well done Fran, You have lost 6.71% of your target weight loss.

Thank you Big Al what a great way of looking at it. I was just about to eat a Bounty Bar, but have now given it to hubby

Good for you Boboff, especially with tackling the alcohol. Be careful, my hubby cut out alcohol for similar reasons and found that he had sugar cravings, apparently this is quite common. He found that exercise stopped that. After a long time without alcohol he can now have a drink once a week without any problems.

[Milims]

I've just written this weeks menu and wondered what you were all planning to eat for main meals. The rest of the family aren't trying to loose weight so I have to make stuff that we all will enjoy.
Monday - Chicken Stir Fry - lots of veg and lean meat
Tuesday - Broth - boiled a very lean ham to make stock and added lots of veg and broth mix
Wednesday - Chicken curry - lean breast meat, and tomatoes to make the sauce - I did use oil to fry the chicken & onion - but I bought a rape seed oil spray so have managed to cut it right down and there is oil in the curry paste I'll have more brown rice than sauce!
Thursday - Ham and salad (ham boiled earlier in he week -Sainsbugs be good range or something like that)
Friday - Chicken goujons -home made - with either salad or veg - the others can have potato wedges I think I'll stick to steamed new pots.

So what are you all planning - I could do with some inspiration for next week!

For recipe ideas what do you have in the fridge / freezer or are you going to be buying for the menu? If you tell us what you have in we can advise better.
This thread is only as good as the people in it but I'm glad it's taken off as I did have my doubts when I started it. By looking here every day it keeps me from eating and then feeling guilty, eating and then giving up and then eating and staing fat... so thank you all for helping me.

Thanks for that Al, but it would be a HUGE post if listed everything I keep in my cupboards! Pretty much I keep tins of chopped tomatoes, tins of mixed beans, loads of herbs and spices, lentils, cous cous, rice, pasta, flour etc. About once a fortnight I buy a 2 person grocery deal from a supplier of local foods delivered to my door. It consists of a bag of seasonal veg - potatos, turnip, onions, carrots, cabbage and parsnip ATM, a meat box - 2 chicken breasts (free range and huge!), braising steak, beef stirfry strips, 2 beefburgers (really meaty ones), mince, sausage and bacon, 1/2 doz eggs and 1ltr semi skimed milk. No bad for £28! Apart from adding some more milk, eggs, cheese, some salad veg and some yoghurts that pretty much does us for the 2 weeks. My usual dishes are spag bol, chilli and shepherds pie (the mince goes a long way!), I turn the burgers into kofta, with the addition of some mushed chick peas and spice, and make a curry, chicken makes something like pollo romana and a casserole, the sausages go into a sausage and lentil casserole and a sausage and bean casserole, the beef strips make a goulash and the steak makes a stew. There's always some stock in the freezer to make soups with and I make any bread we need.
I just wonder if it's not all just a bit samey and if I could make something else that might be less fattening.

[Milims]

So I have stopped drinking for a whole week. Umm, this is the longest without alcohol for me in at least 5 years, and its been an "issue" for me for at least 20 years, so this is kind of important, I am in no way chemically dependant, but I did drink every day, and as much as 8 to 10 pints of cider a day...... Yeah I know. I just turned 40 and decided that I wasn't and couldn't spend another 20 years drinking too much, and I want a six pack and "guns" and be fit and healthy and motivated, and able to get on with the smallholding work. Right thats the background.
I prefer telling people that I am dieting, rather than trying to sort out a dependance on alcohol, makes you feel better.
I love the internet, I could not admit what I just did to anyone else, except my wife obviously.

Well done to you boboff! It's such an easy habit to fall into, so good for you for making the decision to change your habits.
This is such a good thread - inspirational and suppportive - I'm really rather enjoying what it's bringing - thanks guys and keep up the good work!

[Graye]

I'm joining in this thread after a serious "telling off" from my doctor this morning. It went something like "Do you really want to be in line for diabetes?" No, not really! I have somewhere around 40lbs to go at. So the diet starts today and I shall try to report what I've lost every Monday. Does anyone keep tabs?

[Milims]

Welcome Graye! I'm not sure if anyone is keeping a tally except from ourselves, but we are reporting! Good luck!

[prison break fan]

I like the thought that no-one keeps tabs, it is just up to us!! pbf.