Oooo I like wraps! Good idea!
That's okay then. 1 cup! :eek:. Don't think I could cut down that much!
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Oooo I like wraps! Good idea!
That's okay then. 1 cup! :eek:. Don't think I could cut down that much!
Healthy food is soooooo expensive
Haha... I didn't think I could either! :)
I just stopped drinking tea in the morning and had fruit juice lie apple juice or something and stick to ater through the day and then I have a cuppa when I get home from school to chill me out haha.
I'm making it sound like nicotine or something! :)
wraps are lovely lea, i prefer them to bread although i try not to eat that at all anymore
i had a docs appointment today and i have a LOT of weight to lose! i HAVE to do it for one reason and one reason only.
i feel like now i have the info i wanted i will make myself do it
chocolate is the food of the devil. it is posion ( but ohhhhhh so nice!!) ( thats what im telling myself *drools over a marsbar* :lol:
ill let you all know how im getting on!
my sis read somewhere that its best to eat no carbs after 6pm and nothing at all after 8pm, especially if youre trying to lose weightQuote:
Originally Posted by Em
Em.. I walk about 20 mins every morning and it is really dark as I have to go through a field with no lights but as it is morning there is nobody around.. at night I take the longer way home which add 15 mins more on to my journey..Quote:
Originally Posted by Em
Due to work I don't eat til 8pm either but your body doesn't care when it gets it calories as long as it gets enough.. the only difference about eating late is people feel more sluggish going to bed and takes a bit long to sleep but it is fine to eat late.
I can't afford a gym either so I made myself a little one at home. You just need a mat and a book on how to do the exercises.. not very motivating cause it is just easier to sit on the sofa but if you put on your fav program (for me it is scrubs) then the 30 mins go so quickly that you don't notice you have done it.. this is just what I have done, others on here gave me lots of tips too which helped lots so thanks guys
If you really wanted to know it works, read What Hazey has written in this thread.. she was my motivator so thank you
Me either Lea.. I drink about as much as you.. Black tea is much better for you cause it contains a lot of anti toxins which are actually of benefit for youQuote:
Originally Posted by CrazyLea
Although sweetener does not have calories as such, it is a sugar substitute and will still add unwanted pounds if you use too much. Try going without, took me a couple of days to get used to the taste, now I have no sugar in any drink. Are you using skimmed milk? Try to drink water and not fizzy drinks, add a little lemon juice if you find the taste boring.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kirsty :]
Gives you added vitamins and no calories.
Be careful walking in the dark, certainly don't do it on your own. Is there a walking club where you live? You don't have to use the sticks if you don't want to, I am sure. Use stairs instead of lifts. Do a couple of sit-ups and press-ups in your bedroom when you get up and before you go to sleep. All adds up in the day. :)
Thanks Perdita. I'll certainly try going without sweetner at all. I don't use that much anyway.. half a teaspoon usually. I use whole milk :o.
I do love water so that should be easyish.. and cheaper too.. I'll think of the money lmao!
I really have no idea about walking clubs. I was thinking last night.. that I might go swimming once a week. The swimming pool is about half hour maybe more walk, so that's walking there and back and then the swimming.. that could help I think? I'll do the sit up and press up idea too.
Thanks loads :).
Well my darling fiance bought me an exercise bike for Xmas, so Im trying to use it two/three times a week for half an hour! I mentioned to him about walking home from work and he wants me to wait a few weeks until its lighter outside :( I pointed out my dress fitting is coming up but he was still grumpy (and Idont have any fields to walk through its abusy main road!)Quote:
Originally Posted by SiobhanEm.. I walk about 20 mins every morning and it is really dark as I have to go through a field with no lights but as it is morning there is nobody around.. at night I take the longer way home which add 15 mins more on to my journey..Quote:
Originally Posted by Em
Due to work I don't eat til 8pm either but your body doesn't care when it gets it calories as long as it gets enough.. the only difference about eating late is people feel more sluggish going to bed and takes a bit long to sleep but it is fine to eat late.
I can't afford a gym either so I made myself a little one at home. You just need a mat and a book on how to do the exercises.. not very motivating cause it is just easier to sit on the sofa but if you put on your fav program (for me it is scrubs) then the 30 mins go so quickly that you don't notice you have done it.. this is just what I have done, others on here gave me lots of tips too which helped lots so thanks guys
If you really wanted to know it works, read What Hazey has written in this thread.. she was my motivator so thank you
Oh well at least he cares :o) Am sure I will get there but thanks for the tips guys will keep you updated!
Swimming is one of the best methods for exercise as it does not put a burden on your joints like jogging would do, and riding a push bike is also good for you. You can do a sort of sit-up when you watch TV or work in an office, sit near the front of the seat and lean back and forth, you can feel your tummy muscles tighten when you do that. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by CrazyLea
also i read that when your walking, if you pull your stomach muscles in then it helps to tone themQuote:
Originally Posted by PerditaSwimming is one of the best methods for exercise as it does not put a burden on your joints like jogging would do, and riding a push bike is also good for you. You can do a sort of sit-up when you watch TV or work in an office, sit near the front of the seat and lean back and forth, you can feel your tummy muscles tighten when you do that. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by CrazyLea
Think I am gunna try this weight loss lark. I hve put a stone and half on in past couple of months due to sitting at desk all day working n not much exercise.
Height 5"4
Weight 9stone maybe little more
Target anything less
guys.. need a little help.. I am ok with getting exercise but for some reason my lower abdomen doesn't seem to be changing even with this.. I am not sure if it is cause I had a C- section and my muscle won't tone there due to be cut or if I am not doing something right
Anyone got any good tips for lower tummy exercises???
I'm only 16 so I can't help with the whole c-section thing sorry :)
I can try my best with the lower tummy muscles though.
At dancing we have to lie on our backs and lift both legs as high as we can and then lower them so that our feet aren't touching the floor for as long as we can.
I find that really helps! :)
I can't think of anymore off the top of my head but when I do I'll post them :)
Hope I was a little help if anything :)
My whole healthy eating thing is slowly going down the pan :(
I need to get back on track!!
It doesn't help in school when all my friends are stuffing their faces with crisps and chocolate lol.
Well, I am cooking cabbage soup as I type this to start a 7 day diet as prescribed by a cardiologist. My bellydancing teacher lost loads of weight, so she said, she is quite big and it does not show really but she reckons she lost around 16 kg in 3 weeks. I am desperate to lose at least 7 kg, prefer to lose 10 kg if I can so please keep your fingers crossed for me that I can keep it up for the week and that I lose some weight. :) Posting this here might keep me on the straight and narrow and I won't cheat. Can't have any alcohol and I do like my red wine :crying:
[QUOTE=Perdita;567512]Well, I am cooking cabbage soup as I type this to start a 7 day diet as prescribed by a cardiologist. My bellydancing teacher lost loads of weight, so she said, she is quite big and it does not show really but she reckons she lost around 16 kg in 3 weeks. I am desperate to lose at least 7 kg, prefer to lose 10 kg if I can so please keep your fingers crossed for me that I can keep it up for the week and that I lose some weight. :) Posting this here might keep me on the straight and narrow and I won't cheat. Can't have any alcohol and I do like my red wine :crying: quote]
dont stray too far from the toilet with all that cabbage!!!
:rotfl:
Good luck Perdita! :)
I joined Weightwatchers on Wednesday :)
Woo!
I'm really determined to look better in my dancing costumes for our show in October :D lol
Perdy just be careful huney when you're on the cabbage soup diet. I tried it last year and lasted 3 days I was ill with the trotts, and I only have wine at the weekend not during the week.Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
Thank you Chloe, I have had to stop it because I came down with severe gastroenteritis and spent the last 24 hours in hospital on 5 drips. :sick: I certainly don't feel like continuing but I did lose 3 kg. I will curtail my wine to weekends only now, I believe my eating habits are healthy and low fat, could reduce the portions a little I suppose.
About the portion thing. Eat on smaller plates. Sounds a bit silly :p but if you have a big plate, your more likely to overload it and eat more than you mean. It's the easiest way to reduce portions.
I've just told my mum to stop buying chocolates and rather than snacking on them I'll just have lettuce because I love that :p I think just eating healthily is better than all these silly diets :p
Hope you're feeling better soon Perdita :)
When I tried the Cabbage soup diet I lost a stone within a week but I think most of that was due to being on the loo (sorry to be rude) I would still like to loose around another stone or stone and a half my eating habits are healthy enough I just need to get of my fat butt and do some exercising.
I think that is what I need to do :( I am just always so tired when I come home from work, trying to find the energy is impossible.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chloe O'brien
what is the cabbage soup diet?Quote:
Originally Posted by Chloe O'brien
You basically eat cabbage soup for 7 days, every day you add something to go with it, e.g. day one some fruit, day two vegetable, day three add fruit and veg, day 4 add 3 bananas and skimmed milk, day 5 add one pound meat and 4 tomatoes, drink lots of water, day 6 add meat and veg as much as you like, day 7 eat wholemeal rice, veg and soup. Weight loss between 10 and 17 pounds. I think I made my cabbage soup too spicy and I ended up ill because of it. :( You can repeat those 7 days as often as you like unless you lose more than 17 pounds in one week, you deffo need to have a break of more than one week then. Got this diet from a cardiologist for patients requiring surgery and due to being too fat need to lose weight quickly.Quote:
Originally Posted by sindydollwhat is the cabbage soup diet?Quote:
Originally Posted by Chloe O'brien
i dont think i could survive a weekQuote:
Originally Posted by PerditaYou basically eat cabbage soup for 7 days, every day you add something to go with it, e.g. day one some fruit, day two vegetable, day three add fruit and veg, day 4 add 3 bananas and skimmed milk, day 5 add one pound meat and 4 tomatoes, drink lots of water, day 6 add meat and veg as much as you like, day 7 eat wholemeal rice, veg and soup. Weight loss between 10 and 17 pounds. I think I made my cabbage soup too spicy and I ended up ill because of it. :( You can repeat those 7 days as often as you like unless you lose more than 17 pounds in one week, you deffo need to have a break of more than one week then. Got this diet from a cardiologist for patients requiring surgery and due to being too fat need to lose weight quickly.Quote:
Originally Posted by sindydollwhat is the cabbage soup diet?Quote:
Originally Posted by Chloe O'brien
Soooo annoyed.. put on 3kg over the last 2-3 months.. Near 4kg because I been on holidays, wierd thing is I was very active compared to usual so I think it was all the ice caps and BBQ's we had nearly every night.. =|
I am feeling a bit motivated to do a group session for something at the gym throughout the summer holidays and also mum said there's a gym offer going on so we could go together and work out which I would like too.. Hopefully the words will turn into action!
Meanwhile I will start to use the treadmill and rowing machiene again..
Also going to try eating salads and stuff, which I somehow managed on my holiday and which I usually don't do..
what about this no carbs after 5pm diet? as anyone heard of it working?
the thing is all of my evening meals have carbs in them! so what am i meant to do? have my evening meal at lunch and a sandwhich for dinner? :searchme:
this dieting lark is so difficult as so many things contradict one another. like they say to eat lots of protein (meat etc) but meat has a lot of fat in it. and they say drink a pint of milk a day ( well thats full of fat)
the things we do to loose weight eh!?
Meat does not necessarily have a lot of fat, you need to choose lean meat and don't eat too much of it. Turkey meat is very low in fat, so is chicken.
Choose skimmed milk, again very little fat in that. Eat small portions, drink plenty of water (couple of pints a day at least), not too many treats and little alcohol (:crying: ) and daily exercise of at least half an hour, that way you should have no weight problems. :)
My mum makes fat burning soup. It's for patients to lose weight before heart surgery. It's really nice, and filling.
I'll ask her for the recipe. :)
If it is the cabbage soup, be careful. I ended up in hospital after three days of eating cabbage soup with a bleeding stomach. I have since also learned that unless you get organic cabbage, that vegetable is the worst to soak up all the nitrates and other crap put on as fertiliser. I will not try it again.
that sounds great, i'd really appreciate the recipe stars!Quote:
Originally Posted by StarsOfCCTV
Oohhh yeah could I have that too please? If possibleee :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Bryanthat sounds great, i'd really appreciate the recipe stars!Quote:
Originally Posted by StarsOfCCTV
I really need to get back into this whole slimming thing! It's getting me down again!
Well it has got cabbage in it :p but also swede, carrots, beans, corn. Possibly potato..:p You can also add chicken.Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
I'm sure all that stuff makes you fart... :lol: :lol:
Well...I had a bowl at 1pm. No ill effects so far :lol:
Haha.. I shall take your word on that then :)
If anyone ever gets a sweet tooth
Buy Mullet Light yoghurts like the toffee ones.. they're amazingly nice, and free on Slimming World! :D
Meat contains a lot of protein which the body can't store. That's why the Atkins diet works so well for the first stage. If you're just consuming meat and nothing else then you would be ok with the fat. Lean meat is a good choice if you're eating carbs and veg.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bryan
You need milk for calcium, women especially. Women are more prone to osteoporosis in later life than men because of the high levels of oestrogen in the body. Consuming lots of calcium through milk and other dairy products is important.
If you don't want to drink milk because of the fat, choose skimmed milk. It has a lot less fat than whole milk.
At the end of the day, everything contains fat. Some food groups and products contain more than others. As long as you stay within the recommended daily requirements you should be ok. For men it's 90g of fat and 70g for women.
Not sure of the carbs after 5pm idea. It's a myth that eating late at night causes weight gain.
my sis said she read somewhere that you shouldnt eat carbs after 6pm or anything after 8pm. im quite good at that when im at home but when im at uni at least 3days a week i dont get in til half 7 so unless i have a salad when i get in then i cant stick to that. also, bread contains carbs so having a sandwich at dinner wouldnt helpQuote:
Originally Posted by Bryan
its something to do with your metabolism stopping when you sleep, so if you eat too late in the day just before you go to bed your food wont have time to digest so the calories wont be burnt upQuote:
Originally Posted by Abigail
Oh, can I have the recipe please, sounds different to the cabbage soup I was on. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by StarsOfCCTVWell it has got cabbage in it :p but also swede, carrots, beans, corn. Possibly potato..:p You can also add chicken.Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita