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General => The Shed => Topic started by: gunnerbee on January 23, 2008, 00:35:13
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Joined weight Watchers on monday, so sunday night i ate loads of bread with baked runny camembert on top with a splodge of my mums rhubarb and date chutney on top, ate a whole camembert and washed it down with 4 tins of beer!!! and it was pure heaven ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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delicious!! wishing you all the very best good luck with weight watchers,
rach x
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Gunnerbee
Best of luck with the weight loss!!
I found proper fast walking (I think they call it "power walking") really does help enormously! If you can do 20+ minutes a day - luckily I have dogs so I have to go regardless of whether I want to or not - you will notice that your weight drops off quickly and your muscles get toned also pretty quickly - PLUS and this is a big PLUS it makes you feel sensationally alive and good!
Good Luck
Let us know how you do!
Old Bird
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gunnerbeee, if it makes you feel any better, I did my first hour of aerobics last night in over 7 years................ :o :o :o Felt like a puffing old steam train, then I came home and had sausages n mash! ;D ;D Well, I figured it balanced something out somewhere, and the sausages really needed using up, as did the glass of wine left in the bottle! ;) ;D
Off to it again tonight, n the kids want macaroni n cheese for dinner.........but I shall serve it with a salad too!;D
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Good luck with Weight Watchers :)
I like your thinking Doris Pinks, I always tell myself if I have salad with pizza etc it's not so bad ;)
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ate a whole camembert and washed it down with 4 tins of beer!!
:o :o :o LOLOL
Good luck, gunnerbee, I wish you all the best. If you have Sky TV, try catching a programme called X-Weighted on SkyRealLives. It's really informative and helpful.
My sis and I are about to re-join a waterobics class at the local pool. The last time we went, we were asked to leave because we got hysterical giggles and couldn't stop ..... ;D ;D
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Monday is the big "Weigh In" so i will let you know how i get on!! Perhaps we should have a A4A slimming club!!!
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Good luck, but its all about what you put into our mouths.
Vony.
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and how you burn it off throughout the day
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bit difficult when you've mobility probs :( :)
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I' m Emagggie and I'm a weight watcher 8)
If I write down what I eat every day, I stick to the diet. It took me a while to get used to smaller portions and only one glass of wine :(, but I've lost 9lbs ish since early December.
I don't go as far as counting points when I go out - that would be torture in the extreme and just plain daft. ::)
Good luck Gunnerbee.........gis a progress report. ;D ;D
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Thanks all, emaggie i find im CONSTANTLY eating on this weight watchers programme though and always seem to be hungry, do you have the same?
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Morning Gunnerbee. Congrats on taking the first step to WW. If you have enough points and you go for the low pointed stuff, you really can eat all day though I suspect a couple of proper substantial meals a day will be good for you. You shouldn't feel hungry all the time though and you should mention this to your leader when you go for your weigh-in. Emagggi is right - it is easy to follow and you really do need to write everything down. Good luck and keep us posted of progress.
Twinkletoes
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Gunnerbee
Are you drinking loads of water? If you feel a hunger pang have a glass of water. You will pee for England but it does help to keep hunger pangs at bay flush out toxins etc (good for your liver/kidney etc) and it is free and on tap!
Keep going! It does get easier!
Old Bird
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Cheers, yes bottles of the stuff, does fill you up and my skin feels better already, not the same as a bottle of wine though ;D ;D ;D
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actually it i a proven fact that if you feel hungy have a glass of water wait a while if youre still hungry then you probably are truly hungry, humans often mistake thirst for hunger.
I use the slimming world healthy eating option, it works really well for me, the year before last i lost shed loads of weight but last year after pneumonia etc etc and about 6 months on steroids it nearly all went back on, i decided to write the last year off and start again on 1st Jan i dont atend class hubby and i do it at home and thus far I have lost 8lbs and eating lots and enjoying it all, on a nother forum i belong to we have a weekly weigh in no one says what they weigh just what they lose gives everyone some support
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Good luck hun!!!!!
I have lost almost 5 stone in 5 months, i go to the gym 3-4 times a week and have the lottie to dig over to :D
Its hard work but the benifits are brilliant ! i have another 10 stone to lose so going to be a long hall but im looking forward to the summer 2009 :D
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Wow Dawn you have done really well, good luck to you, got any secrets to share?
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Keep busy and STEP AWAY FROM THE LARDER. ;D
It does get easier, I promise. Tesco's Healthy Options have WW points on them usually, also Rakusens do 99% fat free crackers, 4=1 point. Nice with no butter and a smear of Bovril on with a bowl of home made veg soup. Stuffed peppers ( small allowance of rice, mushrooms,sp. onion, tomato, etc.) Suprising how that fills you up for few points.Fruit ,fruit and more fruit if you need a sweet taste. (look up points value first).
Carry on the good work Gunnerbee. ;D
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Don't know about WW, so hope advice doesn't contradict it, but have just started GI diet with Tescos and bitched endlessly the first week because I was starving all the time. Now try to eat pasta a lot, as low GI so lasts longer, and start every day off with two slices of toast, one with low fat marge and marmite, and one with a poached egg. Don't get hungry till nearly lunchtime, and bring in loads of fruit each day to snack on (saves biscuit temptation). Hardest thing for me is portion control as I'm an enthusiastic eater, and when I like something I really, really like it!
Keep it up, it'll give me hope.
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You might try porridge in the a.m. for variety. I find it lasts well and I think the proper type has a low GI
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i dont eat ready meals much, but just for quickness and if i get desperate, Morrisons are doing the weight watchers meals at the moment for 69p each, thats a real bargain!!
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that's the way we eat, barnowl, 'cos Ray's diabetic, low gi is better for him..also,
gunnerbee..from when I used to diet, I used to keep lots of carrot and celery sticks in the fridge to snack on :)
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Having tried every club ! and diet going in my time i have done best on my diet which is based on rosemary connellys low fat diet with exercise and she is the only club that includes an exercise class in the weekly fee !!!!
So im saving my money by not going to a club and spending that on nice fruit and veggies and the money i would have wasted on sweeties, cakes and take aways more than covers my monthly gym fees !
I will say one thing you will never stick to lossing weight unless your head and heart are in it ! having dealt with lossing my sister and mother and had womb cancer which lead to major surgery all in one year and then treatment for 3 months i just could not get myself motivated into dealing with lossing weight, once life calmed down i found my brain clicked and thats it there is NO shaking me now i want the fat gone and i want to run the race for life in memory of my sister next year, no matter how slow i finish it i WILL finish it :)
My top tip is eat plenty drink water and get moving !! my biggest problem was sitting on my fat bum and being very lazy :-[
Come on you can do it :D
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I joined Weight Watchers a few years ago and put 4 pound on the first month, they wanted me to eat more food than I already did and I felt totally stuffed all the time.
I followed it to the T and quit when they said I hadn't. Not for me this one.
XX Jeannine
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good for you flowerofshona and she would be very proud of you, as with you last year for me was a write off due to ill health medication etc so i left it until i was ready which was this year after a pig out at christmas feel better already even after just 3 weeks
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Posted by: manicscousers I used to keep lots of carrot and celery sticks in the fridge to snack on
Im trying to avoid celery at the moment as im very partial to dipping it in the peanut butter jar!!!
I just love food too much!! ;D ;D ;D
Its the first time i felt full tonight, as i had two chippolatas, homemade bubble and squeak, beans and an egg,
The simplest meals are the best and the kids had clean plates too!!
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I eat loads of celery, good for arthritic joints, Ray's nan used to boil it and drink the water :o
just don't obsess about your weight, gb..we ladies need a little weight to help stop osteoporosis :)
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I have great meals including roast dinners with dry roast potatoes and parsnips, currys, chilli, cottage pie, stir fries, spag bols but they are all cooked with no oil or fat, it takes a few days to get used to but its sooo easy, you par boil your potatoes fluff them up and sprinkle with a little salt and into a hot oven you get yummy roasties and i dry fry onions ect for the currys and drain off any fat that comes out of the meat, sounds a lot but its really easy and you dont feel like you are missing anything !!! No one loves food as much as i do and i even enjoy the gym as its a small one and not a yuppy one ! i love the swimm after and im allowed to take my towel to the edge and they pull the blind down so people cant see in and i go on the adults only time :)
Today i had...
Cornflakes and banana
turkey salad, yoghert
chicken stir fry and yoghert
few grapes
One thing i dont eat now is bread its the one thing that will pile the pounds on me very fast !
Cant wait to get growing fresh salads and veggies again they taste sooo much better :D
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Dawn having read your posts.. wow what a result. I am convinced you WILL do that run and I am sure you will finish in style. Look forward to reading more posts from you and the other ladies letting us know how things are going. Good Luck.
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Yes and a non-stick pan is a godsend!!
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Lots of luck to everybody trying to shift some timber.
FlowerofS, you are very inspirational with your weight loss, what great results, well done.
I watched tonight's X-Weighted eating an iced apple danish. I haven't got off to a very good start! :-[ ;D
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Hmmm, SB, I'd forgotten all about apple danish (iced), and how delicious and mouth watering and comforting they are.......I'm going to take the dog out now to try to forget. :'( ;D.
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Weigh In Night tomorrow night!! ill be on here to let you know how i got on!! stuck to this diet like glue, so im hoping ill loose a few pounds so i dont feel disheartened going into week 2, only problems ive had is lack of sleep/insomnia, hoping things will get better the more i go on.
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Yes and a non-stick pan is a godsend!!
You running a pancake race then Fl-of-Shona? :o
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Gunnerbee, if you're anything like me, you'll have one week of no sleep followed by two or three of sleeping all the time! I only seem to be balancing out now, after starting this (and going on the wagon!) on 2 January.
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Good luck with the weigh in, Gunnerbee. I weighed myself today and made a chart to stick on the fridge, going down 2lbs a week. I'd like to lose at least that each week. More than that is good but that's my minimum. Next weigh in, next Saturday :)
I also made myself a picture to stick on the fridge to help me when I'm feeling tempted! ;D ;D
(http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/628/fatvv3.jpg)
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You running a pancake race then Fl-of-Shona?
Not unless they carry me round ;D ;D ;D
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I,v managed to lose 9lb this month so far ;D don,t like clubs and I,v been to most of um in my time but us mature peeps have a friday weigh in on the sagazone which I find very helpfull. a few carbs a bit of protein and lots of veg
and lots of exercise is doing it for me and treating anything with lots of sugar in as poison ( as it is to my diabetic OH) helps
marg
may we all be a bunch of losers ;)
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Good luck for tonight Gunnerbee. DON'T be put off if you don't lose as much as you imagine - next week will be better. If you are pointing you need to eat all your points. Tonight I've got, steamed cabbage and onion (from lottie) with some mixed roasted veg (carrots and parsnip from lottie) and a breast of chicken (steamed). Puds will be plain yogurt and blackberries with sweetener. A feast!
Twinkletoes
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theom, well done on your 9lbs so far, what good work! Aside from the weight loss, do you find that you feel better through eating healthier grub?
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Well ive just got back and guess what, ive lost 4 lbs this week! not bad,
oh, plus i lost £5 on the door going in!!!!!!!
Must try hard this week cause if i loose another 3 lb that will be half a stone altogether.
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Well done, Gunnerbee, that's good stuff!
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Reward yourself with a delicious piece of fruit gunnerbee. ;D
Well done. ;)
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Well done Gunnerbee - now was it truely that painful? Nah course not. ;) Now you reward yourself with an extra helping of 0 point soup at lunchtime. ;D ;D ;D
Twinkletoes
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Well ive just got back and guess what, ive lost 4 lbs this week! not bad,
Gunnerbee - do you realise that that is the equuivalent of two bags of sugar or 8 packs of butter. When you see those you realise that you are doing very well.
Keep up the good work!
Well done
Old Bird
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theom, well done on your 9lbs so far, what good work! Aside from the weight loss, do you find that you feel better through eating healthier grub?
yes definitely! I only wish the feeling could be stored somehow so it could be remembered when the temptation to stuff comes along
marg
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I joined Weight Watchers 13 weeks ago and have lost 22Ib so far. I love it - I do the points and am never hungry and am now finding it difficult to use all of my points in a day. I exercise 3 to 4 times a week plus have a weight watchers pedometer and walk about 6 miles a day. Keep it up, with the warm weather just around the corner, think how great you will feel.
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My walking trousers fall down around my once ample hips now. You may think that must be good, but now I will have to buy some more and as fashion seems to have changed on the w/trouser front ie; low rise as in hipsters with silly little zip fly I see myself stepping out in old trousers, belt + braces. :o
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Snap my trouses are soo baggy i cant believe i used to fill them :o
Just 4 lb to go for my 5th stone :D :D I found out why my weight had stalled !! flipping bread again, i was having 2 bits of toast a week as a treat and a sandwich on Sundays !! stopped all that and the weight is dropping off again so im guessing i have a problem with wheat :(
Well done on the great weight losses and keep it up and the exercise we will have to have a meet next year of the new slim members :D
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-snap about the bread! I really do love the stuff but it just blows me up :'(
the only way I can cope is not to eat any at all same with sweetstuff I found it takes 4 days for the craving to stop and then I am fine till something starts me looking for comfort so please nobody upset me :D
marg
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Lost half a stone and amazed - if I pull my tummy in and hold my breath I can pretend I have a flat stomach ::) Trouble for me is finding time and energy to exercise, as with commuting I leave the house at 7:30 am and don't get home till 7:30 at night, but I'm trying to walk 4km each lunchtime and run up the stairs. Anyone got any tips for squeezing in exercise when you're really busy?
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Just found a stash of chocolate money in daughter 2's bedroom. I paid myself for making her bed. :)