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Audio Al

01-01-2013, 04:03

Now that Christmas is but a distant memory :D

And the new year is over and done with

Hopefully life will return to normal , so its time to loose some weight

Just weighed myself ,----------------- :o -------- 17 stone :doh::eek:

My aim over the next year is to loose 2 stone and keep it off

Never tried this before as I am OK with my weight but in reality I am classed as obese :(

I will update with my progress once a month , but may if I am struggling ask for some inspiration and menu ideas :)

I managed to quit smoking 27 years ago so hopefully will come to terms with this goal

Feel free to join in , the more the merrier , this way we can see each others progress and be inspired

Looking forward to my small portion of fruit and fiber for brekkey :D

isuckedmandelsonslemons

01-01-2013, 05:48

Al, good luck with it. How tall are you?

My diet starts (as always) on first Monday of the year.

Audio Al

01-01-2013, 09:26

Al, good luck with it. How tall are you?

My diet starts (as always) on first Monday of the year.

Thanks , I am 5 foot 10"

isuckedmandelsonslemons

01-01-2013, 09:34

Thanks , I am 5 foot 10"

Same height as me. Last year I managed to lose over a stone by April 26th. I'd like to lose 20lbs in same time scale this year. Harder as I get older.

Audio Al

01-01-2013, 09:41

Same height as me. Last year I managed to lose over a stone by April 26th. I'd like to lose 20lbs in same time scale this year. Harder as I get older.

Well done , I have been told loosing it is easy ( Not sure if its true ) keeping it off is the hard part as its easy to slip back into your old eating habits :)

isuckedmandelsonslemons

01-01-2013, 11:04

It's all relative. The less body fat you have the harder it is to lose weight. As you get older your metabolism slows down.

It's largely simple physics of calories in/out but there are a few tricks that help.

Six small meals a day.

Decent breakfast.

Don't eat after about 7pm

Drink lots of water.

DSJR

01-01-2013, 12:02

5' 8" (a short-ass) and currently 13 stone (an increase in half a stone over September last)..

Had a lecture from the Diabetic nurse last week, so for my health's sake and to get my blood pressure back down, as well as to stop snoring, which has become an issue again :eek: I have to lose half to one stone at least.

No more cheese scones or sticky pear cake at break time :( The school has a really good cook.............

Gazjam

01-01-2013, 12:03

Good luck mate,
on the same journey here.
Doing "alternate day fasting" which seems to be working. :)

Down just over a stone in 7 weeks, doesnt feel like im missing out on anything.

I was 14 stone, looking to lose another to get down to fighting weight of 12.
Thats the target!

Fi-Wi

01-01-2013, 12:11

isuckedmandelsonslemons

01-01-2013, 12:47

A diet without proper exercise is useless for losing weight.

You're wrong. A diet without exercise is better than no diet at all. A diet combined with exercise is better. Healthy eating and healthy exercise is best.

I covered this by saying calories in/calories out. Simple physics.

I have been known to eat 6000-7000 calories a day for a week and lose a lot of weight.

It's all quite complicated but this forum is probably not the place to expand any further.

sq225917

01-01-2013, 13:09

13,2lb, I'm planning on 12 1/2 for my birthday, Feb 14th

isuckedmandelsonslemons

01-01-2013, 13:34

13,2lb, I'm planning on 12 1/2 for my birthday, Feb 14th

Sensible. 1-2 pounds a week.

Audio Al

02-01-2013, 11:57

Day 1 disaster :eek:

New years day

Went to a club that I am a member of and they had a spread laid on , need less to say to be polite I indulged

New years late afternoon

Went to visit a friend and his family of 22 years standing

As I came through the front door I was asked a question

" Had any dinner yet Al ? "

My reply , " No I am having some salad when I get home -already in the fridge done "

Next thing I know a plate of boiled bacon spuds carrots peas pudding was thrust into my hands and the following comment made

" Get that down you " well not wanting to be rude how could I refuse

So restricted intake starts from today :)

Rare Bird

05-01-2013, 21:05

Oh dear Al thats not great, i hate that with people!

For the sake of being rude or not leave it, the important factor is your on a diet think about yourself...

Right today i weighed in at 15.5 Stone.

Food for Monday
Brekki: Porched Egg/Slice Toast (Most important meal)
Dindinz: sliced Boiled Ham on Brown Bread (Pastrami is mega low fat/calories too) Bread is Burgen Buckwheat & Poppy Seed (109 Kal/1.3Grm fat per slice)
Tea: Stir Fry: Pack Choi, Peppers, Sharwoods Medium Soft Noodlles (Not Egg Noodles), Sliced Chicken Breast (Aldi), Sweet Chilli Sauce (Be carefull with amount)

Fruit with low fat Yoghurt..

isuckedmandelsonslemons

07-01-2013, 13:09

Oh Lord. I knew it would be bad but not this bad. Weighed in this morning for start of diet and I'm a whopping 12st 10lbs. That's very close to the heaviest I've ever been. Need to lose 2st to be at racing weight . . . by April. This is going to be horrible.

MartinT

07-01-2013, 14:55

isuckedmandelsonslemons

07-01-2013, 17:51

Good luck with it Martin but it doesn't strike me as being healthy or sustainable. As a diabetic you are dead right to be vigilant with your weight.

I'll race you to 80kg. I'm 81kg at the moment.

Seriously, my target is 70kg by end of April (my first race) so let's see who gets on best with targets.

Try drinking plenty of water on fasting days and I find chewing gum helps.

Audio Al

07-01-2013, 17:53

12st 10lbs. That's very close to the heaviest I've ever been.I wish :)

I am finding this tough :eek:

Always feel empty even after something to eat

I have cut down from 2 small sugars to one and now the tea and coffee tast like crap :( , Tried sweeteners and they are chemical tasting YUK

Have a few grapes when everything tastes yuk just to cheer me up :)

Audio Al

07-01-2013, 18:03

Right then chaps, I started the Alternate Day diet five days ago. That's one day of normal (but not excessive) eating and one fasting day of 600 calories. The fasting days are hard, no doubt about it, but I decided enough was enough and I'm a diabetic so I can't afford to let my body go runaway - the consequencies are far worse than for a non-diabetic. This diet is supposed to help shock the pancreas back into better performance and mine could do with returning some function.

I'm 1.78m tall and weigh 88kg (I don't do imperial measurements). My target loss is 4kg per month so I'd like to be down to 80kg in two months' time, which would take me from over-weight on the BMI scale just back into the normal zone.

I shall report intermittently on progress but I'm hopeful of some good results.

Group encouragement most welcome!

I was classed as borderline diabetic when I had a medical some years ago

I was told the older you get the less efficient your pancreas becomes at processing sugar I ate a snickers bar every day and had 2 big sugars in every tea and coffee x 10 a day , the doctor told me to go home and shovel 20 big sugars into a cup and see how much I ended up with , It was a shock :eek:

So for the last 2 years only a snickers bar once a month as a treat and down to 1 small sugar has for me returned my BSL to normal

Good luck with you quest Martin :)

MartinT

07-01-2013, 20:48

Hi Al

On the subject of sugar in tea/coffee, I gave it up a long, long time ago. Now, try not to groan at this: the best way to go forward is to give it up altogether, not reduce the quantity. Try very hard to drink your tea/coffee without any sugar. It will be hateful for about a week, but stick with it and keep drinking despite your reluctance.

What you will discover is that your taste buds will recover from the cloying overwhelming sweetness of sugar and start to taste everything more naturally. You will realise how varied and wonderful different teas and coffees taste. You will actually be able to TASTE your drink for the first time. You will never go back!

Thanks for the good wishes. Good luck yourself!

Thing Fish

08-01-2013, 00:19

When I was 13 I used to have 4 heaped sugars in tea. My best mate told me that if I left them out for a week I would never want them again.

I did and I didn't.

Sugar is the Devils dandrull...:mad:

Coundonroad

08-01-2013, 17:56

I guess I might be accurately described as 'a big ol' unit'.

I've tended towards the lardier side of life, er, all my life. I've had spates of shedding the pounds and even got down to a very svelte 12st 7lbs in my mid-twenties (I'll be rumbling past sixty this year), but as of yesterday I tipped the scales at 18st 10lbs.....:nocomment:

So - I've gone on 'the regime' again. It's not quite as bad as it sounds mind you. For about the last 15 years I've pushed weights on a fairly regular basis, and as a result I carry a fair bit of meat and bone these days, and my preferred 'comfortable' weight is now around the 16st mark. I'm 6ft 1in BTW.

The intention is to initially get to about 17st by Easter, and then re-assess (17st is a fairly happy compromise, and depending how I feel, I may stick at that or just under. I actually made 15st 13lb about three years ago but God that was hard).

The 'regime' generally consists of a good porridge-based breakfast, followed by about five or six small nutritionally-sound meals, roughly equi-spaced throughout the day (it helps keep the insulin levels substantially level, thereby avoiding 'crashes'). I shall also be doing about 10-15 minutes fast rowing in the morning (been lax on this lately, and it sure hasn't helped!) and lifting the heavies about three times a week (ditto laxity). As usual I will also be walking the dog every day for a couple or three miles on the beach and road, and cycling occasionally (no car, so not much option :scratch: ). I also deliberately don't weigh-in weekly as I just don't find it helpful - so I may not be reporting progress until about this time next month.
Wish me luck - and good luck to all those having a go too :youtheman:

Tim

08-01-2013, 18:11

the best way to go forward is to give it up altogether, not reduce the quantity.
Agreed, you have to just stop and be strict. When I joined the Navy in 1976 I used to take 2 sugars in my tea and coffee. The line in the mess room at HMS Raleigh for the 'with sugar' tea urn was always long and I hate waiting. The line for the 'without sugar' urn . . . well there wasn't one, so I started drinking it without.... tasted shite, but I stuck with it and after a month the 'with sugar' tea tasted shite. I have not had sugar in my tea since November 1976.

I drink my coffee black without and hate it any other way (unless there's a whiskey in there). Been doing that since 1983 and I didn't like how that tasted to start with either ;)

Just say no, easy to say I know, but that really is the only way to kick a habit, its a state of mind - losing weight is a lifestyle change, its not a diet IMO.

Best of luck too :)

Barry

08-01-2013, 19:56

I try to keep to 70Kg (a nice round 11 stone), which with height places my body mass index towards the upper end of the 'healthy range'.

I weighed myself last Thursday, and found after the Festive eating and drinking my weight had increased to 73.6Kg! :eek:

Crash diet and today I'm on the way back to normal at 71.2Kg. :)

isuckedmandelsonslemons

09-01-2013, 15:11

Oh Lord. 70kg. I dream of that

DSJR

09-01-2013, 17:44

Humph!!!!!

Blood pressure still too high after med increase, (thick neck) snoring now an issue again, rabbit food now a staple and now have an ECG and 24 hour blood-pressure-machine check coming soon! Don't know why I feel so anxious all the time but this must be part of it :(

Haven't dared weigh myself since the Nurse visit on Christmas eve. It's going to be a hard slog from now on, although I do try to trot up and down the three flights of stairs at work and am trying to make time for a lunchtime walk round the block. I haven't felt so unfit and generally cr@p in ages........

MartinT

09-01-2013, 18:55

After cancer surgery and chemotherapy a few years ago, I did once hit a low of 65kg. As my partner says now, I looked emaciated and at death's door. So there can be too low a weight ;)

Barry

09-01-2013, 21:00

After cancer surgery and chemotherapy a few years ago, I did once hit a low of 65kg. As my partner says now, I looked emaciated and at death's door. So there can be too low a weight ;)

It all depends on your height. At 1.7m tall, my prefered weight of 70Kg gives me a BMI of 24.2, which is towards the upper end of the 'healthy' band.

MartinT

09-01-2013, 22:42

At 1.78m tall, 65kg is fine according to the BMI graphs for a man. I didn't look good, though, and had no strength in me whatsoever.

Although I am targeting 80kg, I need to get it down to 77kg for the normal band. Small steps, though.

Rare Bird

12-01-2013, 09:40

O well i blew my diet yesterday. Bottle of Red before i went out to the pub, another there & another when i came in :lol:

Audio Al

12-01-2013, 09:42

O well i blew my diet yesterday. Bottle of Red before i went out to the pub, another there & another when i came in :lol:

Andre . you need to open a wine club :lol::lol::cool:

Rare Bird

12-01-2013, 09:49

It's so morish i can't help misen

sq225917

12-01-2013, 10:11

I did 5k last night on the rower it was shocking. Gotta do 10 today and snap out of this slump.

Thing Fish

12-01-2013, 15:28

I did 5k last night on the rower it was shocking. Gotta do 10 today and snap out of this slump.

Are you sure you were doing it corectly Simon...:lol:

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Haselsh1

12-01-2013, 16:11

I have toast for breakfast with Benecol spread along with two mugs of coffee with one sugar in each. I also have just one main meal during the day which is at around 18:00 and I keep myself constantly feeling hungry as it is the only way I can keep the weight down. I have lost weight since November of last year but I haven't checked how much until I go to my 'Well Man' clinic at the GP's surgery in a few months. I was 85kg's at that time and I am around 5' 10". My BMI came out at 27.

Rare Bird

12-01-2013, 16:13

If you have Egg with brekki this will stop you feeling hungry.. You don't seem to be eating much, do you feel a bit tired or anything?

Alex_UK

14-01-2013, 12:51

Right then chaps, I started the Alternate Day diet five days ago. That's one day of normal (but not excessive) eating and one fasting day of 600 calories.

I'm doing a similar regime Martin - a cross between the Alternate Days and the 5:2 - I call it the 4:3 - Monday, Wednesday and Friday are the "down" days when I stick to the 600 calorie limit - on my "up" days I am aiming for 1,480 calories (which was what the My Fitness Pal app came up with months ago when I first thought about doing just a normal diet.) Saturday and Sunday have been a challenge wanting to have a drink but it is surprising how good you can be on the food if you know you can't have any wine otherwise! ;) Limited opportunity for exercise at the moment but trying to do some walking when I get the chance and will get onto the exercise bike I keep promising...

The most important thing for anyone contemplating weight loss in my opinion is to accurately record everything you consume - just the mere thought that you have to write it down or input it into an app is (for me at least!) enough of a reminder to really think if I actually want to ruin my hard work with the slice of cheese I was about to cut from the fridge, or chocolate I was going to nick from the tin... :)

My plan is probably a bit too aggressive but it seems to be working so far - ideally I need to lose 4.5 stone :eek: - 12lbs gone so far since the New Year, and I didn't really start in earnest for the first few days. Aiming to reach my goal in August, so a good start. :)

MartinT

14-01-2013, 14:18

That's an aggressive target, Alex :eek:

I agree about knowing the calories you're eating and I tend to add them up in my head throughout the day. A good calorie lookup app for the phone is a must, as is a weight tracker. Also, Ruth bought me a little electronic step counter (Omron Walking Style III (http://www.omron-healthcare.com/eu/en/our-products/activity-monitoring/walking-style-iii)) that I keep in my pocket at all times and I can graph my daily activity (I walk around quite a lot during a day at work). It all helps and, as you say, makes you think twice about having that slice of bread or piece of cheese.

A funny thing that I've noticed is that my waistline has started to improve more than the weight loss itself. I really notice the loosening of my trousers but the scales aren't showing a huge improvement - yet.

isuckedmandelsonslemons

14-01-2013, 19:15

First week wasnt too good. It always takes me a few weeks to get into it. Weighed in this morning and exactly 3lbs lost. I'm aiming for average of 2lb per week so pleased with that.

Rare Bird

18-01-2013, 03:02

Amusing thread but i have to say some are just so going wrang :eyebrows:

isuckedmandelsonslemons

18-01-2013, 06:17

Amusing thread but i have to say some are just so going wrang :eyebrows:

Care to elaborate or enlighten us? I'm sure people trying to lose weight would appreciate any help.

MartinT

18-01-2013, 06:50

Well I've only lost 2kg in 18 days so far, but I far prefer slowly-but-surely over getting it wrong and putting the weight back on later. The Alternate Day diet is going to be a lifestyle thing for me so I have to completely settle into it.

Audio Al

18-01-2013, 07:14

I've only lost 2kg in 18 days so far

I think that sound good :)

I am not weighing myself till 1st Feb , Fingers crossed :eek:

rusty bearing

18-01-2013, 07:29

The Alternate Day diet is going to be a lifestyle thing for me so I have to completely settle into it.

The 'lifestyle thing'I have to agree with. Regrettably over the last 20 years I have become somewhat stout veering towards a'portly' 14 stone.:eek: General BMI charts don't work for me 'cos I'm fairly solidly built but I know the weight i feel happy with...12.5/13 stone.
Now Mrs Bearing, may camels never infest her personal space, is not a domestic goddess so I tend to do most of the cooking and of course tasting and so on, plus nibbles in between leading to an excess of waistband.

I love my food so dieting per se is a no no.
So I simply keep a log of what I eat on,

http://www.foodfocus.co.uk/registerprompt.php,

which can be anything by the way but only allow myself a total number of calories per day. Plus upping the excersise, walking climbing and cycling, does it for me.

Beer? I may well be accused of heresy, lashed to an old beer pump and beaten with wet celery but actually I don't like the stuff so no probs with cals there. The only weakness is for a fine single malt occasionally. I can still remember the bottle of Port Ellen we had when we got married 10 year back....mmmmmmmmmmm!:D

Rare Bird

18-01-2013, 14:32

5th Jan i first got weighed in at 15 Stone, 5 LB.. I got weighed this morning before brekki 14 Stone, 13LB..Not a great leap but taking my weekend vino sessions i'm happy..13LB should take that long to get shut of..

For Brekki one slice of Brown bread toasted, two small bacon medalions grilled, scrambled egg..This will keep me going for ages.. For dinner: Probably two Rivita with slice of boiled ham,a spoonful of Cottage cheeze, handful of grapes.

Rare Bird

20-01-2013, 14:38

Are yew lot on this diet or what?? :rolleyes:

Brekki: Scrambled Egg on one brown Toast (No spread)

Dinner: One Weight Watchers Mexican style wrap (107 Cal/0.4g Fat) with chopped Lettuice, sliced Toms & sliced chichen dry fried, tiny bit of lo cal mayo..

Tea: Steamed Salmon with Veg & a few small tatters.

Bowl of Fruit with low cal Greek Style Yoghurt.. (Yog is only 80 Cal/2.7g fat per 5th pot)

Haselsh1

20-01-2013, 14:45

If you have Egg with brekki this will stop you feeling hungry.. You don't seem to be eating much, do you feel a bit tired or anything?

Andr'e I have been told so many times by nice people with well meant attitudes that I don't eat enough. I am OK thanks but would love to really pig out on a takeaway curry. Now we're talking.

Haselsh1

20-01-2013, 14:53

Hey did someone mention Port Ellen...? My God, one of the finest whiskies I have ever tasted. It was a rather fine hotel in Leadenham as I remember.

Rare Bird

20-01-2013, 14:57

Well you need Fat in your diet believe it or not but stay clear of saturaturd fat :nono: If you are good with your calories on the day you can have a takaway but don't go mad & try avoid the Curries imho.. I have a Chinese most every Thursday but i always choose Chicken Chow mein over say Beef.. Moderation: instead of a tray to yourself, share one. To loose 2LB a week i can have no more than 1500 Cal, i don't reach that but i like to leave myself short.. :eyebrows:

Audio Al

20-01-2013, 15:21

I am still trying :rolleyes:

I am now down to 1/2 a sugar from 2 spoons then 1 spoon

Another week and I will try it without

I now only have wholemeal bread with no spread ( butter or margarine )

Lots of veg and only a small amount of spuds and a NO fat yoghourt from Aldi

Not sure I have lost any weight , another 11 days to go before I abuse the scales :)

Audio Al

20-01-2013, 16:19

Hi Al
I don't think there's any solid Medical evidence that sugar gains weight much, it's just not good for your toosey pegs, besides there's enough sugar in food without adding it..

I get the Greek style Yoghurt from Aldi too.. Aldi do some great Pastrami too which is approx 20Cal/0.5g fat per slice..

OK Andre

I will get some of each next time I am in Aldi :)

Audio Al

20-01-2013, 16:31

I have these , they have bits of strawberry's in the mix quite a good flavor as well

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v240/bigboobs/IMG_2171_zps5fb749de.jpg

Barry

20-01-2013, 21:34

Whilst in no way wishing to discourage those of you who feel that they are overweight, I ought to point out that the achievement of a 'body mass index' which lies in the the so-called healthy range, is not the only indicator of an acceptable and healthy weight-to-size ratio.

An alternative is to measure the distance around your waist. If it is no more than half your height, then you are fine. The body mass index, being one's weight (in Kg) divided by the square of one's height (in metres), disadvantages those who have a 'stocky' physigonomy, or are 'big boned'.

rusty bearing

20-01-2013, 22:26

Hey did someone mention Port Ellen...? My God, one of the finest whiskies I have ever tasted. It was a rather fine hotel in Leadenham as I remember.

A very fine whisky indeed. We will always have great memories of the day Mrs bearing and I got married, just sitting around in the late afternoon summer sun sipping this glorious stuff with some good friends....doesn;t get any better!

Right, off for a nice healthy bacon butty........with brown sauce:)

MartinT

21-01-2013, 06:58

Unfortunately I can't use that excuse, Barry. My BMI is in the overweight category and I'm . . . overweight :lol:

Example fasting day:
Breakfast: 30g Ready Brek with red milk (142)
Lunch: Ainsley Harriott Green Pea mug soup with a slice of bread (165)
Dinner: 2 slices pastrami with salad and lo-cal dressing, granny smith apple (195)
Beverage: Cadbury's Highlights 40-cal hot chocolate (40)

Total = 542 calories.

MartinT

21-01-2013, 07:28

Great free app for Windows Phones: Calorie Counter by FatSecret.com (http://fatsecret.com/)

Rare Bird

21-01-2013, 19:58

Teatime:

Stir Fry - peppers, Pak Choi, Spring Onions.Red Chilli
Sharwoods ready to Wok noodles (210 Cal/1.6g fat per bag)
Those big bottles of sweet Chilli sauce (69 Cal/0.2g fat per 30ml serving) don't go mad with it cos you don't need to..
Aldi chicken breast pieces (116 Cl.1.6g fat) per 100g

less than 400 cals leaves plenty room fo lo fat yoghurt & fruit,,

isuckedmandelsonslemons

21-01-2013, 21:25

Monday is weigh in day. Two pounds lost last week. Long way to go.

Audio Al

21-01-2013, 21:41

I just had my first cup of coffee with NO SUGAR :(

And it was I have to say not bad at all , mind it was a weak cup

Looks like I may have kicked the sugar habit :D

MartinT

22-01-2013, 06:35

Well done, Al, giving up sugar is a big jump for most people but you will never look back. Refined sugar is one of the most evil things you can put in your body.

isuckedmandelsonslemons

22-01-2013, 12:38

Well done, Al, giving up sugar is a big jump for most people but you will never look back. Refined sugar is one of the most evil things you can put in your body.

Agreed.

Audio Al

22-01-2013, 12:40

Cheers gents :D

Still doesn't taste as I think it should so I need to reeducate myself to stay off it ;)

Rare Bird

22-01-2013, 15:39

Probably cos your used to how it's not suppose to taste :lol:

Rare Bird

25-01-2013, 10:14

Wow a massive weight loss for me i weigh in at 14stone 11LB this mornin' 11LB to go.. my BMI is now 30.2

I had a think about this, my scales can't have been right last week! anyhoots i know ive lost a lot this week all the same.

isuckedmandelsonslemons

25-01-2013, 15:20

Well done. Just a little bit more to lose and you're officially not obese :-)

I've lost just five pounds in two weeks but I know where I'm going wrong; too much beer and too much food.

Never mind 2.5lbs ave a week will suffice ATM

Rare Bird

30-01-2013, 19:41

I made this for tea tonight. I ran out of Beef Toms so had to use those baby ones..I also used Low Fat Philidelphia Cheese instead of the recipie ingrediant to save on calories..

http://www.itv.com/thismorning/food/salmon-and-leek-parcels/

http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w425/ELPFAN1968/SalmonLeak.jpg

Sorry about the presentation/crap plates :rolleyes: I'll have to get some nice ones..

Thing Fish

30-01-2013, 20:27

Well done Andre...:eek:

I've now reached 12 stone 4 pounds. Thats a weight loss of just over 5 and a half stone. Think i'm nearly there? just a few more pounds and i'll be happy...:)

More importantly my blood pressure has returned to normal for the first time in years.

Alex_UK

30-01-2013, 20:55

Well done Dave!

isuckedmandelsonslemons

30-01-2013, 21:21

Outstanding effort. Well done Dave. Inspirational.

Rare Bird

30-01-2013, 21:25

Yeh very well done Dave. I've got around 11LB to loose yet, i wanna be about 14Stone, as ive got an Holiday abroad coming in September & want to really enjoy myself with the snap, Red Wine & Ouzo :eyebrows:

MartinT

30-01-2013, 21:51

Congrats both of you. It's going to be a long slow process for me.

Thing Fish

30-01-2013, 21:58

Thanks chaps. Once I got going I didn't find it too hard. I now really enjoy food more as well. I tend to favour strong flavours now and less actual food.

Alex_UK

30-01-2013, 22:00

My total lost is 19 lbs so far, which is better overall than my plan, so all going well and finding it reasonably painless, although not having a drink on a Friday night is a bit tough! Still got a long way to go but getting there - it's a marathon not a sprint! ;)

Rare Bird

30-01-2013, 23:29

Hi Alex..Thats a good loss however while on my diet i never totally cut the vino out.

Alex_UK

30-01-2013, 23:30

me neither - Saturday and Sunday are drinking days :eyebrows:

Rare Bird

30-01-2013, 23:31

Aye
The Larger deffo went out the winder.. I like to think im a posh person nar :lol:

Audio Al

01-02-2013, 06:20

Well done to all you gents

Its weigh in time for me :eek:

At midday after my daily dump :lol::lol:

Finger crossed :)

isuckedmandelsonslemons

01-02-2013, 08:11

Well done to all you gents

Its weigh in time for me :eek:

At midday after my daily dump :lol::lol:

Finger crossed :)

Are you familiar with the phrase "too much detail"?

Alex_UK

01-02-2013, 11:30

As I say at work - "There's need to know and nice to know - that's neither!"

Natalie NWA

01-02-2013, 11:35

As I say at work - "There's need to know and nice to know - that's neither!"

Well done Alex 19lbs is fantastic. I need to loose some weight myself.

Natalie;)

Alex_UK

01-02-2013, 11:45

Thanks Natalie - still a long way to go unfortunately! But it's a marathon not a sprint! :)

Audio Al

01-02-2013, 12:33

OK

Just off the scales after my motion :)

Started at 17 stone ( 107.9 Kgs )

now reading 16.5 stone ( 104.7 Kgs )

so I have lost 1/2 stone ( 3.17 Kgs )

I am happy with that weight loss :)

Total change of diet

NO sugar
NO butter
NO margarine
NO Fry ups
NO bacon sandwiches
NO sausage sandwiches
Changed from white to Wholemeal bread and less of it
Changed my work lunch from commercially made sandwiches or chicken curry and rice to
Low fat crispbread / crackers and at Andrea's suggestion pastrami ( very nice if you have not tried it :) )
Zero fat Strawberry yoghourt's
1 Banana a day

I now actually feel hungry as I have cut down on food intake something I cant remember in the past , always ate what I wanted when I wanted :doh:

I feel confident I can continue the loss as I am enjoying the challenge as well

not able to beat Alex with his 19 lb loss but as said I am happy

Keep it up everyone :D

Next weigh in for me 1st March :)

Natalie NWA

01-02-2013, 12:51

Rare Bird

02-02-2013, 08:25

You can have a low fat Greek style Yoghurt - 75Kal/2.6g fat per 100g

We never ever cut out Semi-Skimmed milk with cereal etc but yet we loose weight. When you ate your cereal, people have a bad habbit of drinking the milk that's left, just leave it.

MartinT

02-02-2013, 10:36

I went down to red milk. Although the calorie reduction is not that great, every little helps. It's only for cereal, I never have milk in tea or coffee.

Rare Bird

02-02-2013, 10:38

Same here Martin.. However i only drink very strong tea hence only a bit of Milk..

MartinT

02-02-2013, 11:48

Oh, and my favourite drink when out with Ruth is to treat myself to a mocha at Costa. I always ask for a 'skinny' and it tastes just as good as the full fat version.

Thing Fish

02-02-2013, 11:51

No milk for me for the last 9 years. Since I lived in Asia for 4 years I now only drink green tea.

Nothing to do with dieting I just prefer it.

MartinT

02-02-2013, 11:54

It's good for you too, Dave. I drink Tick-Tock ruibos (redbush) tea. Plenty of anti-oxidants in both.

Macca

02-02-2013, 11:58

It's good for you too, Dave. I drink Tick-Tock ruibos (redbush) tea. Plenty of anti-oxidants in both.

Yes I am a huge fan of that tea - nothing like other green teas and very refreshing. No caffeine either so you can drink it by the gallon, and I do.

Rare Bird

02-02-2013, 12:00

Where do you get this Tick Tock tea from?

Macca

02-02-2013, 12:07

Where do you get this Tick Tock tea from?

Sainsbury's sell it. Don't know about any other supermarkets but I would be surprised if Tesco and Waitrose don't also carry it.

MartinT

02-02-2013, 12:17

Morrisons sell it, too.

Rare Bird

02-02-2013, 13:52

Thanks

Joe

02-02-2013, 14:06

Thanks Natalie - still a long way to go unfortunately! But it's a marathon not a sprint! :)

It's a Snickers these days.

Rare Bird

04-02-2013, 19:56

Just finished my 3 miles walkout on DVD with Leslie Sansone, I'm knakerd nar :eyebrows:

Any weight losses commrades?

Thing Fish

04-02-2013, 20:03

I was pretty much the same this week (ok 2lb up) due to a few days off and frequenting the pub too much...Hic!

I'd rather be a drunk than a Monk...:drunk:

Rare Bird

04-02-2013, 20:12

Not had chance yet but i recon only 1LB this week, im ok with that tho..Few more sessions on the DVD should see a change :eyebrows:

Alex_UK

04-02-2013, 20:49

I'd lost 5lbs Monday to Saturday but by weigh in this morning I'd put 3lbs back on! Still, 2lbs off is better than nothing. Less drinking next weekend!

Thing Fish

04-02-2013, 21:07

I'd lost 5lbs Monday to Saturday but by weigh in this morning I'd put 3lbs back on! Still, 2lbs off is better than nothing. Less drinking next weekend!

2lb a week is good alex. Thats a stone in less than 2 months.

Thing Fish

04-02-2013, 21:09

Not had chance yet but i recon only 1LB this week, im ok with that tho..Few more sessions on the DVD should see a change :eyebrows:

I could lend you a few dvd's that would make you sweat Andre...:eyebrows::eyebrows::lol:

Rare Bird

04-02-2013, 21:15

Alex_UK

04-02-2013, 21:20

2lb a week is good alex. Thats a stone in less than 2 months.

Yeah, I know- 2lb a week is my goal, but it's nice to be ahead of target. :)

Rare Bird

04-02-2013, 21:22

whats you calorie intake a day Alex?

Alex_UK

04-02-2013, 21:26

Well, doing my daftee fast diet - so Monday Wednesday Friday it's 600 calories with 1,500 on Tuesday and Thursday and then "who gives a sh!t" on Saturday and Sunday! :eyebrows: (To be fair, I do still try to not go too mad on the food, but the vino and beer were too much of a temptation this weekend!)

Rare Bird

04-02-2013, 21:27

:lol: yeh 1,500 max is about right you about 5'11''?

Alex_UK

04-02-2013, 21:37

Yes, 5'11" if I put thick socks on! 15 1/2 stone now (was 17! :eek:) and would like to get down to 12 stone really. About 25% of the way there.

Rare Bird

04-02-2013, 21:42

i wasnt far off 19 stone, you don't realise your a fatty till you can't buy jeans that fit you anymore :rfl: i'm about 13 stone 10LB now, same height as you.

Audio Al

04-02-2013, 21:53

I am being good , no booz , and salad so far this week

Serial with semi skimmed milk

and not any sugar for 2 weeks now

so hopefully some weight loss this month

but again I am not getting on the scales until 1st march :D

Rare Bird

04-02-2013, 21:55

Well done Al don't be suprise if you seem to have lost a lot then it looks like you put a bit back on this happens.

Thing Fish

04-02-2013, 22:06

The only sure fire way to loose weight is to get really ill.

Go outside and eat loads of dog poo. Watch the weight just fall off...:lol:

Rare Bird

04-02-2013, 22:08

Tried that, did work for me. Sitting here a week looking at the crap moosik AOS member play did work :rfl:

MikeMusic

05-02-2013, 14:02

I am not getting on the scales until 1st march :D
I get on the scales every night, not so much anal as the variation is up to 4lbs even one day to the next.
I'm 6'1 and currently 12st 10.
Looking to lose the paunch. Don't know what that weight will turn out to be.
One deciding factor was finding out fat around internal organs is a bad thing, possibly a very bad thing.
Decided to lose weight when I was about 14.5 stone. Just felt wrong
Few months ago stuck around 13st 4 for months decided to cut back just a little and it worked.
Worked
Since then I have let the healthy food come up, grapes, nuts and others and the less healthy go down further, biscuits, cake

Thing Fish

05-02-2013, 14:19

Following on from the discussion about the benefits of cutting out sugar...

I found out cutting out potatoes very easy and one of the biggest difference makers.

I just substituted vegetables for them and never really looked back. Hell cauliflower florets even look like potatoes...:)

isuckedmandelsonslemons

05-02-2013, 15:23

I've lost just six pounds in four weeks which is crap. Only one thing for it . . . knock the beer on the head.

MikeMusic

05-02-2013, 15:28

I've lost just six pounds in four weeks which is crap. Only one thing for it . . . knock the beer on the head.
I'd be happy with that loss, but stopping beer will certainly help

isuckedmandelsonslemons

05-02-2013, 15:31

MikeMusic

05-02-2013, 15:39

Mike, last year I lost about a stone and a half by the time the racing season started (cycling). Booze is enjoyable but sadly it's empty calories. If I'm hungry I have a banana. Four or five a day most days.
I stopped drinking without trying to or even knowing why. Assume I don't enjoy it enough. I know bananas are good, but not that keen. I usually go for bread - not good to lose weight on !

Rare Bird

05-02-2013, 19:53

I found out cutting out potatoes very easy and one of the biggest difference makers.

I just substituted vegetables for them and never really looked back. Hell cauliflower florets even look like potatoes...:)

Dave do butternut squash mash inastead of tatterz (approx 11Cal/zero fat/2.3 of carbs per servin) ;)

Alex_UK

05-02-2013, 20:24

Tonight's tea - grilled pork loin steak, broccoli, runner beans, green beans and courgettes - 10g fat (4g saturated) and about 400 calories - a healthy chicken salad sandwich and French Fries crisps at lunch so under 1000 calories today even if I sneak in a tinny later on... :eyebrows:

Rare Bird

05-02-2013, 20:27

O dear that is not a dietry meal, far from it :lol:

Alex_UK

05-02-2013, 20:33

Granted you wouldn't find it in a Rosemary Conley book, and I should have had brekkie, but it'll do the job, as my suit trousers trying to escape to my knees testified today! :lol:

Rare Bird

05-02-2013, 20:40

It's the saturated Fat that's bad & 10g of fat :eek:

:rfl:

Brekki is the most important meal on a diet

Alex_UK

05-02-2013, 20:42

indeed - but it is the only "bad" meat we'll have all week (chicken and fish the rest of the week) and miles better than what we used to eat...

Rare Bird

06-02-2013, 01:22

Tea Time today was:
Chicken breast cooked in Maggi bag
Peppers, Baby Toms, Courgette's , Chopped Red Onions all done with a tad of Olive Oil & plenty Cajun :eyebrows:

Ive not added up but no more than 300 Cal.

http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w425/ELPFAN1968/Jumba.jpg

Barry

06-02-2013, 01:27

I don't count calories - I just watch the saturated fat, salt and sugar.

Tonight, chicken with mushrooms and cashew nuts, boiled patna rice, green beans, sugar-snap peas and broccoli. Plus an acceptable bottle of Rioja.

Now 69.9 - 70.2 Kg and a comfortable 32" waist.

Rare Bird

06-02-2013, 01:46

Barry:
Saturated fat is something a lot seem to overlook..I mention calories as a lot seem to go down the calorie counting route, very rare i go over my calorie allowance anyway, even on Drinkipoo day Friday :eyebrows:

Sugar :spew:

I can't wait to get back into a size 32'' waist again.. Ive gone from growing out of size 42'' into 44'' to Size 34'' waist..

Stir-fry Day tmorrow :thumbsup:

Audio Al

06-02-2013, 13:11

Brunch today

2 slices of wholemeal bread

1 smoked Mackerel fillet with the skin removed

1 Strawberry zero fat yoghourt

1 Banana

:D

Its my day for a treat dinner time so

Cod and 1/4 portion of chips ( I have the chip shop owner trained ;) )

Thing Fish

06-02-2013, 16:57

Just had tea -

2 x chicken breast fillets. Grilled of course.
mound of mixed veg...:)

Rare Bird

06-02-2013, 17:14

Dave:
I bought one of those Halogen cookers, best thing i ever did for the diet..

Small Salmon fillet with Veg for tea. Low fat Greek style Yog with fruit..

Thing Fish

06-02-2013, 17:17

Dave:
I bought one of those Halogen cookers, best thing i ever did for the diet..

Small Salmon fillet with Veg for tea. Low fat Greek style Yog with fruit..

I have been using a George Formby (Foreman) grill. Its been pretty good. I'll look into the halogen thing, Thanks.

Rare Bird

07-02-2013, 23:25

Was'nt that hungry this evening.

Had just two weight Watchers Tortilla wraps (approx 107 Cal/0.6g Fat per Tortilla).. loaded full of Iceberg Lettuice, Baby toms, sliced onion & Chicken breast sliced into strips (dry fried) tiny squirt of Tesco Low Fat Mayo (14 cal/1g Fat per serving).. Love these & suprisingly filling.

Rare Bird

08-02-2013, 16:40

On the search today for something to replace bread with. I came up with Warburtons 'Sandwich Thins' you can get them White or Brown (100 Cal/1.1g Fat per thin)..

Audio Al

08-02-2013, 17:05

On the search today for something to replace bread with. I came up with Warburtons 'Sandwich Thins' you can get them White or Brown (100 Cal/1.1g Fat per thin)..

My eldest daughter told me how nice they were last night

She came to dine with me

We had

Chilli, onions, mushrooms , red peppers and chicken strips , fried first with a very sparing amount of olive oil then add water to steam them

Along with carrot and swede mash

Yum very nice :D

Rare Bird

08-02-2013, 17:12

Hi Al
Ive not tried em yet but they look a bit like Italian 'Ciabatta' !

Rare Bird

08-02-2013, 17:29

For Pancake day Aunt Bessie's Pancakes (approx 95Cal/0.8g Fat per cake)..

Rare Bird

09-02-2013, 11:31

Brekki:
Toasted Crumpet & Poached Egg with 1/4 tin beanz The Egg will keep me going till dinner.

(less than 300 Cal)

DSJR

09-02-2013, 11:56

I have to have my meds and BP checked this week (extra BP one) and shall have to ask if I can weigh myself - our scales are knackered and I don't have the heart (oops!) to buy another set..... I may have lost a pound or two with any luck, although I'm not being manic about it. I do miss the break-time cheese scones though :(

Rare Bird

09-02-2013, 12:57

Dinner two sanwiches made from two Warburtons 'Sandwich Thins' stuffed with tons of salad & Ham, 200 Cal for the Thins, The Ham i don't know but theres hardly any calories in it, the salad is of course free from cals..

MartinT

09-02-2013, 13:16

Breakfast: 30g Ready Brek, 112 cals, plus red milk so about 140 cals in all.

86kg today, so I'm off target but the direction is downwards so that's good.

Audio Al

09-02-2013, 19:09

Dinner tonight ( Now consumed :) )

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v240/bigboobs/IMG_2172.jpg

Sprouts , carrots , leeks and swede , added ground black pepper

Along with 2 slices of pastrami

Grapes and strawberry yoghourt for desert :eyebrows:

Rare Bird

09-02-2013, 19:23

Pastrami yum yum

Thing Fish

09-02-2013, 19:24

Very nice Al

Alex_UK

09-02-2013, 20:01

Yes, pastrami is very tasty and very healthy. Today is "bad" day (Chicken Kebab and half a portion of chips, plus a glass or 4 of red vino...), but I'm still hoping overall I will have lost a couple of pounds this week - we'll find out Monday... Next week isn't looking too promising though as I'm out on a works do Wednesday, and we're having a "date night" steak and trimmings for Valentines. Still, have to live sometimes, and I'm now able to wear my Large T-shirts again instead of XL so plenty of progress to be pleased about. :)

Rare Bird

09-02-2013, 20:04

:lol:

Rare Bird

10-02-2013, 10:45

Brekki:
Toasted Warbutons Thins (which come in two halves) with half metled Mozzarella ball per on each half.. around 200 Cal in all.

Orange Juice..

Barry

10-02-2013, 21:55

Yes, pastrami is very tasty and very healthy.

It has a lot of salt in it! Tonight:

70g of coldwater prawns, tossed in a little olive oil with some oregano, then a a desertspoon full of green pesto sauce stirred in. (A little too much fat for my liking, but it was only a fraction of the RDA). Served with 100g of cooked penne pasta, brocolli, fine beans, red pepper and sweetcorn niblets.

Oh, and two glasses of red wine. :)

Still managing to keep down to 70.2Kg

Rare Bird

10-02-2013, 22:07

It has a lot of salt in it!

Nop 0.3g salt ;)

Barry

10-02-2013, 22:08

Nop 0.3g salt ;)

Per slice? How much per 100g?

Rare Bird

10-02-2013, 22:29

:lol: You don't eat 100g of the stuff unless your a pig. There's only 100g in a full pack. I have one slice

Barry

10-02-2013, 22:48

:lol: You don't eat 100g of the stuff unless your a pig. There's only 100g in a full pack. I have one slice

Does it contain 0.3g of salt per slice?

Audio Al

11-02-2013, 13:42

Brunch today

Low fat crispbreads
Low fat cheese 1 slice
Toms
Celery
Pickled beetroot
1 slice pastrami

:cool: :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v240/bigboobs/IMG_2174.jpg

Rare Bird

11-02-2013, 14:23

No salt on that celery or you'll have Barry to answer to :lol:

Audio Al

11-02-2013, 14:27

No salt on that celery or you'll have Barry to answer to :lol:

;) No Salt :)

Rare Bird

11-02-2013, 14:28

I've a couple of Ryvita with low fat Cottage Cheese, bit of salad..Apple.

I'll be stir Fry tonight with Chicken strips.

Audio Al

11-02-2013, 14:31

Dinner for me tonight will be

VEG FEAST

Sprouts
Swede
Carrots
Savoy cabbage
Cauliflower

:)

Rare Bird

11-02-2013, 14:38

Do some Chicken Breast in the steamer to go with it Al, hardly owt init..

Barry

11-02-2013, 20:01

Brunch today

Low fat crispbreads
Low fat cheese 1 slice
Toms
Celery
Pickled beetroot
1 slice pastrami

:cool: :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v240/bigboobs/IMG_2174.jpg

Ummm - Yum yum!

Barry

11-02-2013, 20:03

No salt on that celery or you'll have Barry to answer to :lol:

I'm a bit paranoic about excessive salt as I have high blood pressure. :(

Rare Bird

11-02-2013, 20:15

Fodder tonight:

Stir Fry: Peppers, spring Onions, Chinese Cabbage
Sliced Chicken Breast, Sweet Chilly Sauce
Sharwoods straight to Wok Noodles (1 Bag:150g)

Approx 350 Cal

............

Low fat Greek Style Yoghurt, sliced Bananas, Grapes & Satsoomahs

I try to keep around 500 Cal for teatime dindin's

Rare Bird

11-02-2013, 20:17

I'm a bit paranoic about excessive salt as I have high blood pressure. :(

So am i but adding salt to cooking is not the same as the amount of Salt in some foods.

Barry

11-02-2013, 20:23

So am i but adding salt to cooking is not the same as the amount of Salt in some foods.

Agree to a point - depend on how much salt you put on your food. There is an unecessary amount of salt in processed food (it's a cheap preservative). It amazes me there is typically 0.5g in each slice of bread.

Apropos pastrami, I rarely eat it, preferring corned-beef, the latter having about 0.4g salt per slice.

Thing Fish

11-02-2013, 20:31

I have never had any salt in my house. Just got used to not having it.

No sugar in my house either or milk come to that. I'm a Green tea lover.

I never had a sweet tooth so there are no cakes or busicuits either.

Alex_UK

11-02-2013, 20:47

Weight Watchers Chicken Tikka Masala - 4.5g fat, 344 Calories - really tasty for a"ding ding dinner" - only problem is I could eat at least two! :lol:

Alex_UK

11-02-2013, 20:50

Away for work too early today for my weekly weigh in so will see where we are tomorrow...

Barry

12-02-2013, 00:25

Oven-baked salmon steak, with three boiled potatoes and steamed brocolli, fine beans, petit pois, red pepper and sweetcorn. And just a little Hollandaise sauce on the side.

Thing Fish

12-02-2013, 00:59

Two pieces of oven baked Fish and a large mound of steamed veg.

Rare Bird

12-02-2013, 01:14

Hi Dave
I do my fresh fish in the Halogen machine wraped in silver foil package. I tend to favour Salmon, Rainbow Trout & Sea Bass (When i can get it)

Thing Fish

12-02-2013, 01:44

Hi Dave
I do my fresh fish in the Halogen machine wraped in silver foil package. I tend to favour Salmon, Rainbow Trout & Sea Bass (When i can get it)

I love salmon Andre but only buy it when it's reduced as its an expensive bit of fish...:lol:

Alex_UK

12-02-2013, 08:34

MartinT

12-02-2013, 08:38

I only use Lo-Salt (potassium chloride). Any problem with that, or can I continue using it?

MikeMusic

12-02-2013, 08:48

MartinT

12-02-2013, 08:52

That's my motto - slow but sure with an eye on holding my target weight.

MikeMusic

12-02-2013, 09:49

That's my motto - slow but sure with an eye on holding my target weight.

Just remembered one of the things that pushed me to lose weight was my waist which I think used to be 42", possibly bigger. Weight was a bit over at 14 st + but the 42" waist meant I was classed as "obese". That came as a surprise and a spur

MartinT

12-02-2013, 09:55

I've only ever maxed on 34" but I'd love to get down to 32" again.

MikeMusic

12-02-2013, 09:59

I've only ever maxed on 34" but I'd love to get down to 32" again.

I'm still up around 37" so will continue to lose weight until that reduces - assuming there is fat around the organs - which I don't want

Rare Bird

12-02-2013, 10:51

4lbs lost this week, very happy with that. Total now running at 24lbs. However I might have a few days "off" as lots of social things coming up - just try to be careful rather than look to slim I think. :cool:

How on earth did you manage that taking into account the crap you've ate? :lol:

I only use Lo-Salt (potassium chloride). Any problem with that, or can I continue using it?

People will always find a problem with anything, you basically have to be rabbit in some peoples eyes :lol:

Audio Al

12-02-2013, 12:17

Rare Bird

12-02-2013, 13:40

Brekki:
Bowl of of Malted Wheaties (118 Cal/0.6g fat per 30g) with Sliced banana (47 Cal/0.6g fat) throw the remaining milk away as that is the amount i have in cuppa Tea throughout the day..

Dinner:
Two Warburtons Sandwich Thins (100 Cal/1.1g Fat per thin) with salad & sliced Pastrami (Approx 20 Cal/0.1g fat per slice)

Some fruit

Plenty Cals laeft for mi nosh up tonight :eyebrows:

Just boiled a dozen egg's to pickle that are about to run out of date, Eggs are ideal for Brekki as long as you don't have high cholersturdral issues about 80 Cal/around 5g fat per egg but they are slow release & stop you getting hungry early..

Rare Bird

12-02-2013, 13:49

Can i just say that if you’re Not Eating Enough Calories? you won't loose the weight.

Audio Al

17-02-2013, 16:09

Just had

Dry fried chicken strips with onion and a finely chopped green chilli
Cauliflower
6 sprouts
1 carrot
Swede

Enjoying the after burn now :lol:

Alex_UK

17-02-2013, 16:33

Just been out for my birthday lunch... :eek:

9oz ribeye steak, chunky chips (6 of them!) half a tomato and 2 mushrooms, then one small piece of stilton and 2 water biscuits. Not at all bad really, apart from 3/4 bottle of Rioja! :eyebrows:

Audio Al

17-02-2013, 16:35

isuckedmandelsonslemons

17-02-2013, 16:40

I've just had two cheese and ham toasties which I'm sure isn't in the WeightWatchers bible but I've just got a nice 75 mile training ride in so that's over 3,000 cals in credit.

isuckedmandelsonslemons

17-02-2013, 16:41

Audio Al

17-02-2013, 16:50

Desert

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v240/bigboobs/IMG_2211.jpg

Greek style lo fat yoghourt
Blueberry's
Raspberry's
Banana

:)

Macca

17-02-2013, 16:54

A traditional local meal of oatcakes with Shropshire Blue cheese, washed down with lashings of stout.

Wait a minute, What am I doing? I'm not even on a diet...

Rare Bird

17-02-2013, 19:42

Special Kebab with Garlic Sauce & Fries :lol:

Alex_UK

17-02-2013, 19:59

I'm sensing a pattern here! :rfl:

Rare Bird

17-02-2013, 20:26

:lol:

Audio Al

17-02-2013, 21:22

Special Kebab with Garlic Sauce & Fries :lol:

Naughty naughty :D

Rare Bird

17-02-2013, 21:27

I did have a millisecond of guilt whilst eating it :rfl:

Audio Al

17-02-2013, 21:29

I did have a millisecond of guilt whilst eating it :rfl:

They have lots of salt in them :eek:

Rare Bird

17-02-2013, 21:30

Even more when i sprinkled some more on mi fries :lol:

Audio Al

17-02-2013, 21:31

Even more when i sprinkled some more on mi fries :lol:

BARRY Barry tell him :lol:

Rare Bird

17-02-2013, 21:33

:eek:

Thing Fish

17-02-2013, 21:48

Worth watching this chaps -

http://www.movie2k.to/Hungry-for-Change-watch-movie-2547240.html

Be warned there are a few annoying pop ups that occur but it's worth it.

When page loads click on 'close ad and continue as free user' then click on 'play movie' twice. Expand to full screen size to elliminate further pop ups.
Allow to buffer for a few mins.

Audio Al

17-02-2013, 21:54

Worth watching this chaps -

http://www.movie2k.to/Hungry-for-Change-watch-movie-2547235.html

Be warned there are a few annoying pop ups that occur but it's worth it.

When page loads click on 'close ad and continue as free user' then click on 'play movie' twice. Expand to full screen size to elliminate further pop ups.
Allow to buffer for a few mins.

It wont play for me unless I enter my phone number . and I wont be doing that :eek:

Thing Fish

17-02-2013, 21:57

Strange i've been watching movies on this site for years and never been asked for my phone number...?

Rare Bird

18-02-2013, 14:23

Suppose id beter behave myself after yesterdays Kebab fiasco :lol: Im not too worried as i did a brisk four mile walk yesterday which should have burned off a few hundred calories at least.

This morning Brekki: toasted crumpet (98 Calories), Poached Egg (around75/80 Calories), small glass fresh orange (approx 50 Calories)

Dinner: Warburtons sandwich Thin (100 Cal) large Chicken Breast dry fried (282 Calories) :eek: still thats ok for dinner.. load of salad.

Leaves me about 890 Calories for the rest of the day..

Rare Bird

23-02-2013, 11:05

Got weighed today on the bathroom scales 14 Stone/8LB (BMI for my height: Approx 29.2).. But i'm going down to Boots today to use their scales..

Audio Al

23-02-2013, 11:06

Got weighed today on the bathroom scales 14 Stone/8LB (BMI for my height: Approx 29.2).. But i'm going down to Boots today to use their scales..

Is that good or bad :scratch: :)

Rare Bird

23-02-2013, 11:23

Only 2LB loss, im quite happy with myself as i was approx 18 Stone 11LB around May last year

MartinT

23-02-2013, 11:55

You've done well, Andr'e. I'm still on 86kg, will need renewed efforts as it seems to have stalled :(

Rare Bird

23-02-2013, 12:01

Thanks Martin, i'll get a definate weight this afternoon.. Just another 8LB & i'll be an happy chappie, as long as i can get to 14 Stone for the holiday in September.

I love Greek food but it can be fattening if you not careful, however i want to go & really enjoy it without worrying about calories, if i put half a stone one when i come back it's no big problem.

MartinT

23-02-2013, 12:16

Where in Greece are you going? Holidays are nice to look forward to, and I like Greek food too :)

Rare Bird

23-02-2013, 16:45

Well it's actually Crete..A nice quiet place called Kalo Chorio, it's near Agios Nikolaos. We stayed in this hotel before i loved it. 2 weeks of peace & quiet away from mainstream hustle and bustle holiday resorts that i really cannot be doing with.

MartinT

23-02-2013, 17:35

Nice. I'm looking forward to 13 days of peace away from it all in July.

Tim

23-02-2013, 18:16

I used to go to Crete a lot Andr'e, small place called Plakias with a great beach - I'm now thinking about returning this year after reading this thread.

I love Greek food too, but that's not unusual, as I love all food, :lol: sometimes I wish I was a fussy eater . . . .

Rare Bird

23-02-2013, 18:19

Plakias is nice it's on the south coast, i love Crete this is our fourth time there..

Rare Bird

23-02-2013, 20:45

Tea:

Chicken breast slit, dry fried in griddle pan, when cooked stuffed with half a 1/2 fat sliced Mozzarella , cheeze melts as you finish browning the breast..

Served with Salad, sliced toms & Sweet Potato chips

Sweet Potatoes are great hardly any calories, hardly any carbs ..Just don't fry em Slice em into Chips, microwave em for 7-8 mins depending on the microwave power, spray them lightly in oil & brown in an halogen oven.. Don't be put off with the turnip colour they are yummy :eyebrows:

Roy S

23-02-2013, 20:50

Just had a big plate of home made Lasagne :D

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss68/Lodger56/4a5a0ab2-5e2d-40d5-b6f0-61b8bd9733ae_zps90b1a814.jpg

Rare Bird

23-02-2013, 20:51

Roy thats naughty :lol:

Audio Al

23-02-2013, 21:12

Its my naughty day

I just had

Indian take away with all the trimmings :D:D

Back on the good things tomorrow :)

Rare Bird

23-02-2013, 21:15

Don't worry Al i get naughty :eyebrows:, the wifes having a bath as i type :lol:

Audio Al

23-02-2013, 21:15

Just had a big plate of home made Lasagne :D

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss68/Lodger56/4a5a0ab2-5e2d-40d5-b6f0-61b8bd9733ae_zps90b1a814.jpg

Roy

That looks so good I could , no hold on I cant :( :lol:

Rare Bird

23-02-2013, 21:16

I could :rfl:

Audio Al

24-02-2013, 15:29

Lunch :)
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v240/bigboobs/IMG_2236-1.jpg

;) Back on the healthy food

Rare Bird

24-02-2013, 15:45

Yum Yum The amount of salad cream scares me a bit tho :)

Audio Al

24-02-2013, 15:48

Yum Yum The amount of salad cream scares me a bit tho :)

Its low calorie ;)

Rare Bird

24-02-2013, 16:08

Yes per servin not 1/4 bottle :lol:

Audio Al

24-02-2013, 16:11

Yes per servin not 1/4 bottle :lol:

OK just for you I wont have any tomorrow :D

Rare Bird

24-02-2013, 16:12

only kiddin buddy i can see your doing well more than i can say for the others :lol:

isuckedmandelsonslemons

24-02-2013, 18:12

*IN RESPONSE TO A POST BT RARE BIRD. NOW DELETED.

After doing a little research, I found that an efficient bike generator pedaled by a reasonably fit person can produce about 100 watts of continuous output. An experienced biker can produce a peak of more than 400 watts, but peaks don’t count for much when it comes to pedal power generators. Assuming an ambitious exercise period of one hour, a person could produce about 100 watt-hours of electricity. That is one-tenth of a kilowatt-hour (1 kilowatt-hour = 1,000 watts for 1 hour).

I suggest that whoever wrote this ill informed garbage does a bit more research.

"An experienced biker can produce peaks of 400 watts".

Really. I'm ancient and not particularly good on a bike but I can hit peaks of almost 1,000 watts. Pedalling along at 100 watts is what a child could do.

My indoor training bike has virtual reality so I can do rides in the Alps and see how many watts I'm pushing out on those big climbs.

Problem with the whole cycling to produce electricity thing is that most people these days are so unfit they could barely generate enough power for a torch bulb.

Alex_UK

24-02-2013, 18:36

Had 9 days off the regime as been on leave and lots of days out, however I have still tried to choose wisely if I can - will be interesting to see what has happened at weigh in tomorrow - I'm hoping that damage limitation will have led to no more than putting 2lbs back on, but that might be optimistic!

Still, I'm 11lbs ahead of my plan, so one bad week won't be a real setback and it has been very enjoyable not worrying too much about what I've eaten or drunk! :)

Rare Bird

24-02-2013, 19:44

Hope you havent put too much on Buddy.. Over the last week ive been hitting a problem where ive got like 2-300 calories left, ive had to like use em with things like a couple slices of Malt loaf etc.. If you don't use your allowed calories i find you don't loose weight...

Tim

25-02-2013, 18:11

Here's one of my favourite low fat, but tasty recipes for you chaps . . . . much nicer than salad and low cal dressings!

Seared salmon with balsamic vegetables
(serves 4)

Ingredients
4 x 160g skinless and boneless salmon fillets
200g baby plum tomatoes cut in half
200g fine French beans
3 cloves sliced garlic
Half a sliced red onion
80ml extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
Juice of half a lemon
2 large sweet potatoes

Method
1. Preheat oven to 180c
2. Peel and cut the sweet potatoes into even-sized chunks and place in a saucepan. Cover with water and add a pinch of salt and bring to a simmer then cook for roughly 12 minutes until tender. Drain and set aside.
3. Whilst the potatoes are cooking, blanch the green beans, bring a pan of salted water the boil and blanch for 5 minutes until only just tender then drain and set aside.
4. Next heat a large non stick frying pan, add a tbsp of vegetable oil and season the salmon fillets and sear for 1 minute on both sides. Transfer to a baking sheet and pop in the oven to just cook through for 5 minutes.
5. Mash the sweet potatoes and add a splash of the extra virgin oil. Season and keep warm on a low heat.
6. Next add the remaining extra virgin oil to the used salmon pan. Allow it to warm. Add the sliced garlic and onion then add the plum tomato halves and beans. Drizzle in the balsamic and add a touch of seasoning. Finally, finish with fresh lemon juice, warm all together.
7. Take warm serving plates and add a spoonful of mashed sweet potatoes to each plate before scattering your mixed vegetables around. Top each plate off with a piece of seared salmon drizzle over the pan juices and serve.

I have varied the above published recipe and I think its much better (and lower fat).
I use baby new potatoes instead of sweet potato and cook them in the micro for 5 mins first. I don't blanch the green beans to keep them crisp and use a whole onion for 1 person. I use hardly any oil and sear the vegetables, garlic and potatoes etc. in hot oil (less than a minute), before putting in the oven. I then sear the salmon which I season with cracked black pepper and sea salt and then place that in the oven with the veg mix. Just before serving I drizzle and toss the mix in a good quality balsamic, using much lees than 2 tbsp and finish with a squeeze of lemon and some freshly milled black pepper . . . . delicious.

:cool:

Audio Al

25-02-2013, 18:16

Sounds very tasty Tim

I may just give that a go on Saturday

Thanks for posting the recipe and cooking method ;)

Barry

25-02-2013, 18:52

isuckedmandelsonslemons

25-02-2013, 19:41

Barry, I'm old and fairly average in racing terms. A site about horses won't tell the picture. I'd suggest you look into what proper cyclists push out (watts). I ride with lads who can hold over 300w for long periods and I have a mate (a former British Lion) who's hit a peak of about 1,600w and he's 57. If Mark Cavendish could only manage that in his sprints he'd be an also ran.

Barry

25-02-2013, 19:54

Still seems high: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17786683.

isuckedmandelsonslemons

26-02-2013, 12:25

What seems high?

Audio Al

01-03-2013, 19:41

Weigh in today at 16st 2lb , so another 5lb lost

Belt getting slightly looser :)

Kicked sugar into touch ;) for good

Still on lots of veg and salad so hopefully will continue the loss

SLOW BUT SURE PROGRESS as planned :D

isuckedmandelsonslemons

01-03-2013, 19:42

Good work Al.

Audio Al

01-03-2013, 19:43

Good work Al.

Cheers Harry :)

isuckedmandelsonslemons

01-03-2013, 19:45

Was that 5lb in a week? If so that's a superb effort. I'm happy with that in a month.

Audio Al

01-03-2013, 19:51

Was that 5lb in a week? If so that's a superb effort. I'm happy with that in a month.

Sadly it was 5lb in a month :)

isuckedmandelsonslemons

01-03-2013, 19:51

Well, it's progress.

Alex_UK

01-03-2013, 21:01

Good work Al :)

isuckedmandelsonslemons

03-03-2013, 10:57

Over four hours steady pace on the bike yesterday making 12 hours this week. That's almost 10,000 calories burned. Eat less. Exercise more. Simples.

walpurgis

03-03-2013, 12:19

I'm feeling a bit porky lately. Definitely got some flab over my belt. I need to get back down to around 11 stone, I think I'm back over 12 stone currently.

I'm not a big guy and anything over 12 stone and I definitely look overweight (I was 14 stone about twenty years ago and looked very plump).

Back on the cereals and fruit I think. I'm addicted to cheese and crusty bread which doesn't help. Not had a beer for a month, seems to make no difference though.

Alex_UK

06-03-2013, 11:33

Well my "naughty" week only resulted in a a 1lb gain, and the following week I lost 3 lbs, so a net loss of 2lbs. That means I've now hit the 2 stone lost mark, but it is definitely getting harder to shift now! Still, with a bit of luck this nice weather will carry on and I can get out and start doing a bit more exercise as well.

Rare Bird

08-03-2013, 12:49

Hows the diets going commrades?

Some stuuf that i eat a lot of on diet is Sourkraut & Pickled Gurkins lurvs the stuuf. These are from Asda. The Sourkraut has carrot too :eyebrows:

Meats:Sopocka Loin (Polish Pork Loin about 17 cal slice), Sliced Wiejska (Polish Sliced smoked Pork sausage 39 cals a slice), Bavarian Ham 25 cals a slice

Meats are from Aldi..

You don't have to starve on a diet like a lot of people seem to do..:mental:

Audio Al

08-03-2013, 13:10

I am still on it

However this month seems to be harder with less enthusiasm :scratch:

Just back from Lidl with some provisions

Greek style yoghourt , red and green grapes

Cherry toms cucumber carrots leeks low fat high fiber crispbreads etc

NEED TO KEEP FOCUSED ;)

Rare Bird

08-03-2013, 13:14

good man.. :thumbsup: Get some Warburton's 'Sandwich thins' you can dump bread forever :eyebrows:

Alex_UK

08-03-2013, 14:31

Still on it, and 3 lbs lost so far this week but the weekend is coming up and the bottle beckons! :cool: :eyebrows:

Rare Bird

08-03-2013, 18:55

:lol: Ive been saved from the mighty bottle im working :lol:

Barry

09-03-2013, 18:45

Still 69Kg. I've been off the vino for the past week.

Rare Bird

09-03-2013, 18:47

No Vino this week i had to work last week straight through weekend till next Friday, only four hours at home a day before back to work :steam: Pays for lots of Fuzzies at the end of the Month i suppose :drool:

However only lost 2KG in three week

Rare Bird

12-03-2013, 12:54

Following on from Beanz on Toast thread.. There's some nice tinned Baked Bean & some horrid ones. I hate sweet tasting Baked Beans, i dislike sugar anyway. Hower Asda do some ok Beans but again a bit sweet for me, now ive discovered a 30% less Sugar & 25% Less Salt version (Light Blue Label), they are a whole lot better imho & the best bit is they save you quite a difference in Calories per tin difference..

Red label: 90 Cal per 100g/Sugar 4.1g per 100g/Salt 0.7g per 100g
Blue Label: 84 Cal per 100g/Sugar 2.2g per 100g/Salt 0.5g per 100g

Does'nt seem a lot but when your eating a full big tin which is 410g it is a difference. However i only do half a big tin which is less that a bought half size tin which is 220g..