first day, so far so good!

[catlady78]

tried a new Jamie Oliver recipe tonight on his superfoods show. Homemade spinach pasta with veg. Not too shabby! managed not to binge so far or get too hungry. Feeling pretty crabby though! Just got to get through this first week!

[Diana]

Hello, glad you've survived your first day, now for the evening, have lots of herbal teas or clear no cal drinks in, always helps.

Plan and plan, always have one, whether it's the NHS 12 week plan, or whatever, others will welcome you later I'm sure!

Hoping you've done a bmr ( basic metabolic rate ) calculator, along with the bmi cakculator or waist/ height thing.

Lots of help and support here, enjoy your week !

[rosie-2015 in reply to Diana]

Hi Diana how do you get your bmr? Thanks

[Diana in reply to rosie-2015]

Go to google and type in bmr calculator, it may be with bmi on certain pages, it will give you a calorie amount, based on your weight and your activity lifestyle, dead easy

[rosie-2015 in reply to Diana]

Thanks👍

[nteapea]

That looks delicious. How many calories are you aiming for a day?

[catlady78 in reply to nteapea]

Thank you! it was pretty tasty although I would have less parmasan next time. The meal was 500 cals altogether. Just added up my cals and came to 1627. My limit is 1700 according to the BMI calculator. I hadn't realised how quickly the cals add up though! still peckish-think I will have to just sit tight on this one! How about you nteapea? do you have much to loose? well done on loosing your stone.

[nteapea in reply to catlady78]

Thanks I would really like to lose 2 more 😊 I aim for 1430 which is the lower end of my BMI calculation. I agree the calories add up quickly! I mostly use the hairy dieters books as the meals tend to be under 400 calories but are very tasty and the rest of the family will eat most of the recipes. Still trying to sell mushrooms as a good idea

[catlady78 in reply to nteapea]

that's funny! my daughter is not keen on them either! I love them. That's a good point I know my husband likes the hairy dieters recipes. I think I'll have to dig my book out! It is hard when you have a family as you want to make sure they get enough nutrition too.

[nteapea in reply to catlady78]

I have all 4 of them! Just had the pan haggerty lite and everybody scoffed it. Our work is done 😀

[Zest Healthy BMI]

Hi Catlady,

Your meal looks really delicious. Yum!!!

Lowcal

[catlady78 in reply to Zest]

thanks, it was! even my husband and daughter liked it!

[Hidden]

That looks scummy and I've just eaten so not hunger speaking! Good luck with week one - make sure you don't eat too few calories.

[catlady78 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you, its hard not to go crazy first week and hardly eat anything but I'm determined to make this sustainable. Any ideas for snacks I can nibble on that aren't too calorific?

[Hidden in reply to catlady78]

These two help me but they're not really nibbles:

1) small glass of veggie/tomato juice spiced up with tabasco and black pepper (small glass) only 35cals and one of your five a day (you can only count one glass as part of 5 a day).

2) sugarfree jelly (raspberry is my preference) with berries (frozen cheapie type from Lidl) and sugar free yogurt - depending on the type of yogurt this can be less than 100 calories. (another one of your five a day and a dairy)

If it's nibbles you need - try air popped popcorn...I've got a wee machine to do it but I'm sure you could use an old pan.

[catlady78 in reply to Hidden]

thank you thats great. I will share any good recipes I find!