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Just wanted to share that I didn't get to my weight loss class last week as both my boys were ill and I was rushing aorund like a blue a**** fly looking after them... and this week I have lost 5 lbs!
Main differene the past few weeks has been having one roll for lunch instead of 2, or oen wrap, with salad instead of crisps.

That makes 35lbs so far! Less than a stone til goal! whoooohoooooo

janeyo

Well done Janeyo!!

Not going to class til tomorrow myself, but was almost back on track last week (had lost the half pound put up the previous week, so only half a pound above previous best, about 4 weeks ago - went up 5, down 4.5, up .5 and down .5 since!) so should be back into proper loss mode this week I hope.

Trust Two Sheds - she's slim!

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Do you have any foods that can trigger you to eat more than you should?

One of mine are Pringles, impossible to have just a few .

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Have had some bad news that has caused me to comfort eat over the last couple of nights.

Right on about pringles though. One is too many and two are not enough!!

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pringles are defo yummy!
I find that if I dont crave and stay away from chocolate contact I can be okay, but if I crave of have some, then I eat massive amounts

Weirdly enough a mate of mine loves baby carrots and apples, but cant eat thme as a snack of have them last in a meal as they will get hungry quickly no matter how filling if was.
I do find the I get hungry quite quickly after eating apples too, so its just pears for me

Managed 18 minutes on the cross trainer this morning - 315 calories burned. (he says scoffing a 'narna)

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New to this thread. I've been trying to lose some of the "relationship spread" on and off for the past 6 months or so - I joined up with <a href="http://www.sparkpeople.com">Spark people</a>, and while some of their motivational stuff is a bit cringeworthy, and I find myself having to add UK foods to the calorie database, I find their tracking tools very useful.

These days I'm really just concentrating on portion sizes (when I moved in with the bloke, I ate the same size portions as him. He's at least a foot taller than me, cycles 20 miles a day, and has the fastest metabolism in the world. Unsurprisingly I started to fill out some) and exercise - cycling either on the trainer or out on the north downs (warning: some of them are actually "ups"), and I'm hoping that this gardening lark'll help with the general activity levels.

I generally don't weigh myself -I found I was beginning to get obsessed with the numbers, feeling bad when they didn't say what I wanted them to, and the irrational part of my brain was glossing over the bit about muscle being denser than fat, so I was just getting moody with it. These days I go by how I'm looking, how I'm feeling, and how my clothes are fitting. So far I've got my waist back, my thighs wobble a bit less, and I have more stamina - gimme a year and I'll be made of muscle

Ooh, and on the veggie, high-protein, low-fat things - tofu! It's fantastic stuff - lovely in a stir-fry with carrot and PSB!

We have a roast dinner every week and my way of dry roasting pots is .. par boil them, shake hard to 'fluff' the outside a little then into a roast tin and sprinkle with salt then cook as normal no oil and very yummy, i also do parsnips and carrots the same way
I use a gravy granual but watch the fat contents, to be honest the small amount you have is not worth worrying about

I think when you have a food cotaining sugar (apples contain frutose) your insulin level rises to cope with the sugar. Then when the sugar level in your system drops you're insulin level lags behind. You then crave more sugar.

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Would you like to see pictures of your fellow dieters. But don't want to share it with everyone who views the Grapevine. My OH doesn't even know my weight and I don't like having my photo taken!

If you PM me I'll send you my email address. Then email me a current picture with your weight, height and goal weight. I'll create a 'rogues' gallery and email it to each of you.

What do you think?

Tracey

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Lost 1Ib last week. Did lot's of excercise and kept below my calorie limit. Naughty last night, had a whole bottle of wine to my self .

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I am so pleased just back from a weeks holiday and I haven't put any weight on, if the scales are correct I have actually managed to lose 1lb.Must have been all the walking I did.

Mr Sheds is back on his regime, daily swim before work. The pool was shut for a month due to gale damage. The exercise will get him back on track ... he eats so much, but doesn't burn it off normally.

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How's everyone getting on with their diets?

I'm down 9lb over 6 weeks and feel a lot better.

Onward and upwards.

Tracey

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39 1/2 off and counting - VERY pleased. ONly 7 ls left to goal, never been there before but I will this time.

OH not very pleased as a) is costing him a fortune to buy me new clothes. and b) my boobs have shrunk! PMSL

janeyo

Janeyo, WOW, 39lbs! Well done. How long did it take you to lose it? You deserve to treat yourself to some lovely new clothes. OH must be please to see you a much healthier weight. I'm lucky really as I've mostly got thin clothes in my wardrobe. If I'd carried on the way I was going gaining, middle aged spread, I would have had to buy a complete bigger sized wardrobe!

Tracey

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I started on 25th Sept. So about 7 and half months. I was carrying the baby up the stairs one day and my knees hurt, and I thought, that's not good -so decided something needed to be done.

OH is really pleased for me obviously! He says it's like having a slinky new woman about the place! Trouble is even though I have dropped almost 4 dress sizes I still think I look the same. Doh! OH has been 'morphing' me on the pc, taking photos from the same angle and in the same clothes every month or so and only then can I see the difference, when he runs them together.

janeyo

Well done Janeyo.

I've lost 1/2 stone so far but I've been the same weight the last couple of weeks due to not enough exercise so this coming week I will be making more effort.

Mine has been at a bit of a standstill for a couple of weeks. Must up the exercise levels, obviously not doing enough. Last time I checked I had put back on one of the 4 pounds I have lost so far.
My goal is a total of 2 1/2 stone by July next year, but if I can get it off sooner, and just stay in better habits all the better for me.

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updated 14 May 2008

How's the diet going Nessie?

Tracey

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Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.

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Long time off the vine so quite surprised to see this thread.

When I gave up smoking 6 years back I piled on the weight. What works for me is is no feeling of sacrifice.
I just eat masses of delicious home grown veg with butter, olive oil. I'm not a veggie so also eat some lean meat. Did learn from my years living in Thailand that a little animal fat viewed as a 'treat' is also good.
Happily use normal Creme fraiche in place of cream.

I use sugar, honey etc and eat real good bread and include a bit of cheese one way or another every day and butter. Slosh red wine in my food and drink a glass or two every day.
recent liver function test came back as 100% BTW.
Heart apparrantly pumping like a lion and the hearty testy bloke said "Nicest clean unclogged arteries I've seen for years"

I lost over 2.5 stone and it has stayed off without any struggle or even thought for two years. I was always massively active even through the porky years. I truly think eating fresh out of the ground veg fills a need in our bodies and stops us devouring endless amounts of excess food searching
frantically for nutrient not there in supermarket veg.

Eat your greens.

Can't find a slightly embarrassed excuse my lecture icon but wanted to share this because I tried every daft book on the shelf before finding eating lots of home grown stopped me wanting to eat rubbish.

Hi Pickledtink

I totally agree, it's not calories most of us are short of, it's nutrients.

Tracey

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Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.

Michael Pollan