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As for the picture, I think everyone is summer-body ready! Get out there and enjoy it. And tell us about your exercise plans too.
Please comment on the post of at least the person just above you in the thread - more if you can. We can share hints and advice in a friendly and supportive way.
Here's my Sunday plan. I'm a maintainer and I'm not calorie counting at the moment, just focusing on three decent meals a day, no snacking.
B: muesli, banana, grapes, lashings of coffee
L: 2 poached eggs on grilled courgette slices. 2 chocolates with my coffee.
D: Chicken with goat's cheese and tomatoes, couple of slices sweet potato, salad, fruit compote and custard.
Exercise: gardening most of the day, then cycling to and from a choir rehearsal in the evening.
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Hello everyone ! Thanks for hosting bikegrrrl ! Love the pic and hope the weather is good for your gardening ! Well I was on holiday last week and tried to make some good food choices, the scales will tell in the morning! Arghh! So "Back On It" now with a lchf 16/8 day like this;
Lunch - Scotch egg salad with avocado and olives
Dinner - Bacon with something, not sure what yet, sounds a bit random but im thinking cabbage?
Ditto! I’ve just got back from a holiday and I’m also dreading getting on the scales tomorrow. I’ve had a rather unusual year so far in that we have been away once or twice every month for a few days or a full week, only one holiday but several breaks staying with far-flung family, and my eating has been so hard to control. I have been over my maintenance range for several months now, not by much till now, but I fear that it will be a nasty shock when I get on those scales. So tomorrow needs to be planned carefully, and every day from now on (although we have one final short break in mid-June!)
So, breakfast will be boiled egg and toast. Lunch will be a huge salad with mixed beans, and a yogurt. Dinner will be roast chicken with vegetables and gravy, and some fruit. Bit vague, but I shall need to go shopping first thing!
Ha ha ! I know, its hard when you're away regularly, we go away almost every month and I like to go away each time weighing 1lb less than the last one !
I'll be thinking of you when I get on the scales in the morning and then we've both got to "Get our Heads Down" for the next few weeks ! lol
My meals are going to be alot like yours, salads for lunch and veggie dinners ! We can do it together! x
40 miles, did you end up in the sea? I have had a poor choices day, but now it is all gone and can start my dietdoctor fortnight. What can I say, I am only human, eek!
Oooh now youre talking, everything tastes nicer with a bit of cheese ! but to be honest im trying to cut back a bit on the cheese and cream, its probably not the best idea for me to have it every day (which is what I thought lchf was a license to do!) Lol ! x
Well Thank you very very much, it worked!! ive only put 2lb on after a week away and thats the lowest ever ive put on after a holiday ! (Last time was 5.5lb) so well chuffed with that ! lol x
Ah, I see, my apologies, I hadn't clocked the fruit and nuts
It may be worth trying to get your 1600 calories into your meals, then you won't need to eat in between. Each time we eat, our bodies produce insulin and one of the jobs of insulin is to store fat.
That's an interesting article, I will try to do that. I have been advised by my GP to have some vitamin C with my meals as it helps to absorb iron from food so I have started to have some fruit or a glass or juice with each meal. I normally keep some fruit and a bag of unsalted mixed nuts in my bag too in case I'm hungry while out and about.
You may be best having whole fruit rather than juice as you'll also get the fibre that way. It may be worthwhile, also, googling sources of vitamin C as there are some veg that will do the job e.g. peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, sprouts.
I've been pushing myself to try foods I "don't like" (mostly because I didn't like them when I tried them once, decades ago). This week, it was almonds and it turns out I like them after all
Slapped wrist for you TT. That sort of thing could lead to excommunication
Sounds like you've been having exciting times with all your travel. I'm not sure how you do it, as OH and I went 'up North' last w/e to visit various people and whilst it was good it wiped me out.
Fingers crossed that the scales are kind and good luck with getting back to a regular pattern.
Well I stuck to my food plan yesterday but then it all went out the window when I had some drinks with my mate on Friday night!! unknown amounts! I think I may have to factor in some evenings off plan - lets be realistic
Does anyone know of a decent lower calorie wine that doesn't taste revolting?
So now I have a horrible hangover and just want to eat crap so today is a write off but back on plan for tomorrow (winning in my first week haha):
B - Veggie breakfast box from costa - (212 calories) - coffee with milk (26)
You have some tasty food but I wonder why your calorie target is so low. Have you got a personalised range from the NHS BMI calculator? If you're going by the 1400 figure, that's generic and suits very few of us. Makes sense really: you wouldn't have the same figure for a chihuahua and a Great Dane
I don't know of any good "low-cal" wines but dry sparkling wines have fewer cals than reds.
I also don't know about "evenings off", they sound a bit dangerous to me! I think you might have more success if you factor in a couple of glasses of your favourite wine into your calorie count for those days - that seems more realistic to me, provided of course you can commit to a limit! Maybe alternate them with a non-sugary soft drink in between?
I'm fond of alcohol-free beer, I like it better than alcohol-free or low-alcohol wine. Becks Blue is my favourite and it's low in calories.
Hello, I drink coffee with cream, I am in a pre diabetic range and it is supposed to not cause an insulin spike,so it is my first go to if I am feeling peckish. Good luck with the weight loss
My dog has a few problems, so a car boot would be too stressful. He is great company, but not up to busy. Great at catching vermin and pulling up brambles though
Awe bless him! Mines a JRT and wouldnt spot a mouse if it ran over his tail ! He does like chasing the squirrels in the garden though! Dont tell SquirrelNutkin though ! Its ok hes too slow to catch one ! x lol
Well, yes I joined dietdoctor.com for a 30 day trial as Sexy for summer challenge and this is part of it. Cannot eat eggs for brekka every day, but there are alternatives. Why, do you fancy it, Juppy? Takes the planning out of DD!
Not yet... I’m still ploughing through my summer challenge, so that’s enough for me right now! I may pick it up once I stall. I’m really impressed with you though!
Thanks. The Diet Doctor says it is like showering, if you stop you get dirty. Have a few problems with my health at the moment. So it might prove to be the wrong time for me. But as it is just eating whole food it should be fine. Did you post today? I cannot find you. Have a good day!
Thanks for looking for me! It keeps me going. Yes, just posted as I was on the road til past midnight and slept in this morning. I have to post... it’s my summer challenge! I hope your health challenges improve. That can make it a lot tougher, but I also agree with you that whole food is good.
Mmm porridge sounds good. Enjoy the family. I am waiting for grandchildren to read to and finger paint with again. Hopefully one of my children has it in the ten year plan now
Ive been revisiting the keto/ low carb thing of late.
My carbohydrate consumptio has gone up recently and my jeans are a bit tight around the middle.
I wonder if I need to do the keto induction pla a again?
Well its too late to start tomorrow but I can do one thing -STOP SNACKING !
i dont know why I do it. I dont feel hungry.
In my defence it is usually cheese or an apple, buy as I have been reading it still raises insulin and stops fat burning. I thought to myself, why do I bother running and cyling miles every week, stick to internittent fasting and home cook, if I am going to snack.
So today will be
Breakfast - coffee
Lunch- cannilinni bean and spinach stew with qourn sausages. Grain free granola and coconut youhurt
Tea- aduki bean pie ( witg potato topping - I only have potates today!)
Lovely food bluemat. I understand about snacking when not feeling hungry. For me a danger time is in the evening after supper. I go for olives and nuts ......for me it must be a kind of comfort eating so I need to keep an eye on it.
For me it is between lunch and tea. I'm sure I'm not eating enough, as others have said.
I'm working on that, but it is a long road. I've said before that I feel I am slowly turning a corner then I turn back again.
But I feel confident I can keep trying with all the support from the forum.
I'm going to re do the keto induction again with Hopalong1
Thank you for hosting bimegrrrl.
Ive been revisiting the keto/ low carb thing of late.
My carbohydrate consumptio has gone up recently and my jeans are a bit tight around the middle.
I wonder if I need to do the keto induction pla a again?
Well its too late to start tomorrow but I can do one thing -STOP SNACKING !
i dont know why I do it. I dont feel hungry.
In my defence it is usually cheese or an apple, buy as I have been reading it still raises insulin and stops fat burning. I thought to myself, why do I bother running and cyling miles every week, stick to internittent fasting and home cook, if I am going to snack.
So today will be
Breakfast - coffee
Lunch- cannilinni bean and spinach stew with qourn sausages. Grain free granola and coconut youhurt
Tea- aduki bean pie ( witg potato topping - I only have potates today!)
The recipie is on the forum under 'vegetarian' it's lovely and so filling. You could substitute potato for cauliflower rice and a layer of coconut flour to stop it going soggy.
I definitely found that cutting out the snacking gave me an advantage in weight loss terms. But the important other half of the story is to have enough at meals. Your lunch sounds lovely, Hidden - I am off to look up grain-free granola!
My Granola has appeared out of the oven a couple of hours ago and it's now cool, broken up and in a container, waiting for lunch! It looks and smells delicious.
Sympathise on the carb front. We had one of four family birthdays in the next six weeks, HELLO! Am really going to have to watch myself. If you want to buddy up I am starting dietdoctor. com two week trial. Your aduki bean dish looks fab. Have a good week
I was going to say has anyone availed themselves of the free 30 day DD trial? But then I saw, from a previous post that that you had. I am going to sign up too. I like the idea of accessing more veggi and egg free menus .
And the idea of a shopping list is tempting too- I always forget something and it's usually the game changing ingredient. For example spinach for my canillini bean and spinach bake!
Morning all and thank you bikegrrrl for hosting today's DD.
After reading through everyone's posts today, it got me wondering if I really need to have my breakfast anymore. I can't remember the last time I felt hungry in the morning. Coupled with what I've just been reading on insulin production and when fat burning occurs I'm going to try and skip it for a while (unless I have a heavy work day or exercise planned).
L: Lamb burgers with a Moroccan spiced roast veg (840)
D: Steak and guacamole with a fried egg (1190)
Slightly above mid range of my cals
Exercise: Feel like having a day off but some seed sowing and lawn mowing need to occur.
Likewise, I've only ever made guac as a dip. I was wondering how to add avocado to my meals in a less boring way and thought I'd give this a whirl. I envisage it as a splodge (technical cheffy term) next to my steak. In my head, I think it will go well but I'll let you know.
Lucky you with the rain I think!! My lawn takes about 3 hours to mow at this time of year but the longer I leave it the longer it takes so best to do it's bidding
Loving the sound of your meals, Tiggerr ! Especially lunch.
Will be interested to see how you get on with the "no breakfast" idea.
We have rain here which has kind of knocked my gardening on the head a bit. If it will just stay off a little while I will put cages round the tomatoes. Good luck with your mowing.
Only reading what the likes of our admins are saying, StillConcerned and various links that they've supplied. Although Bridgegirl linked this earlier in this post...
yes, every morning, if I don't forget since ~March this year. I protocol everything in the phone application, to keep track and see how it develops over time.
I feel very energetic and look forward to nature, taking pictures, conversations...
Have a lovely walk (9 miles! respect!) , but don't expect it to shed any meaningful weight disi - your food choices will do an awful lot more for you in that regard. What else are you eating today?
Hi bikegrrrl they are from gail's bakery. Quite small and vegan with sesame seeds and cocoa. The last 3 days I have not been hungry and yesterday apart from black coffee I did not eat until 3pm then finished eating at 9.30pm. I usually like to have breakfast and get up early so have never tried if. Anyway I'm just trying to listen to my body and am trying different things. This is my first month maintaining so just learning.
Thanks for hosting bikegrrrl. Your meals look great.
I’m back online after getting home past midnight last night. A great day at my son’s sports and having a food plan in advance really helped. I brought some raw veg and nuts and that rounded out a burger (no bun). Felt compelled to have a drink even though I didn’t want it and wasn’t part of my plan. (Why do I feel compelled to join in and take a drink when offered to be polite?). On the long drive home had a fried fish (no chips) and that was within my calorie and carb limits.
Today’s challenge: an afternoon party. I’m going to eat before I go.
B: almond berry smoothie (400)
L: egg salad with olives (400)
Sn: nuts and raw veggies (300)
1 drink at the party (150)
D: depends on whether I ate at the party. 550 calories left. Possibly chicken and veg, blueberries and cream to cap off the day.
Exercise: just making sure I close my exercise rings on my Apple Watch. Pretty worn out from yesterday.
Thanks, yes! I’m so glad my summer challenge is posting my plan everyday. It can be hard, but taking 3 minutes to think in advance has really helped me avoid some pitfalls. Soon I’ll be navigating social things automatically after all this practice and planning!
I know, it sounds silly, but once ive said what im going to be eating, I like to stick to it as much as possible ! Sometimes the OH will say are we having xyz for dinner tonight and I say no, ive already put xyz on the Daily Diary! Lol x
Gotcha! Well done with the forward planning. I think the saying yes can be that you don't want to appear a party pooper, or turn down the gift of someone's hospitality. There is something so British in these manners. As you are at the lower end of your allowance I bet it will be fine.
Hi everyone, I'm new here but keen to lose weight. My BMI is 28 and I need to get it down. I have in fact been trying to eat healthily for a while but my weight has gone up, so I think it's portion size that's beating me. So now I am going to start counting calories. Here's what I've had today:
Breakfast - 1 scrambled egg on wholemeal toast, a banana, two tangerines and two tiny apples
Lunch - wholewheat pasta cooked with cabbage, a little bit of cream, and some nutmeg. Some cabbage salad on the side (we've got cabbages growing in the garden, today I cut one for the first time and made these two recipes)
Tea - Wholewheat pasta tossed with chicken livers fried in olive oil and garlic and also with some shredded lettuce.
Sounds super healthy, no? But today I have counted the calories and that lot came to 1400 - my daily allowance. And it's true to say because I was counting I had smaller portions than normal - only one slice of bread, and much less pasta than I would normally have.
The worst is I'm up to my daily limit and can't have a glass of wine tonight!
Hello, just spotted you in time to say welcome and yes, you can have your glass of wine The 1400 figure is generic and suits very few of us so, unless you are very short and have very little to lose, your allowance is likely to be a good bit higher. Find the right range for you at the NHS BMI calculator nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-we... Not eating enough is a major reason for weight loss failure so don;t fall into that trap
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