Dieting/Low Carbs

[EmmaG]

Weighed in today 9 stone 6.5lbs lol

So today I have been soo good, no snacking..

breakfast - lemon custards
dinner - salmon and veg
dinner - lamb meatballs and chili tomato sauce :)

Drinks a few drinks of squash and some coffee and tea

Exercise - about 3 hours of housework.

[Donna]

Weighed in today 9 stone 6.5lbs lol

So today I have been soo good, no snacking..

breakfast - lemon custards
dinner - salmon and veg
dinner - lamb meatballs and chili tomato sauce :)

Drinks a few drinks of squash and some coffee and tea

Exercise - about 3 hours of housework.

Thats good!!!! Its gotta work!!! And I bet the house is looking lovely!:-D

[EmmaG]

Apart from the bathroom which I didn't get around to doing it is looking very sparkly !!! lol even the OH commented when he got home ;)

[Donna]

Excellent!!! I will have to try some housework to get fit!!!

[EmmaG]

Have you weighed yourself today??? and what have you had for your food ;)

[Donna]

No weigh in today

breakfast - 2 bacon, 1 sausage, 1 egg
lunch - egg mayo and lettuce
dinner - steak and fried onions with garlic and chive dip (yum yum)

will have a weigh in in the morning!!

How did you day go Emma with the cafe etc?

Already posted this Emma!!!!

[EmmaG]

Already posted this Emma!!!!

Whooppppsss :-D :roll:

Your food sounds nice, like the idea of steak and onions. The cafe went very well, as I had salmon and veg, the rest had either rice dishes or chips and they were all scoffing chocolate this afternoon :D

I am going to cook a chicken curry tomorrow - rogan josh :) looking forward to that!!

I will be keeping my fingers crossed with your weigh in ;)

[Donna]

9 12 still. coconut custard for brekkie. Not sure about the rest of the day.

[EmmaG]

Good that you are still 9 12 :) I am 9 5.5 today so all of that housework and no nuts paid off!!!! lol

breakfast - coconut custard
lunch - bacon and egg with lettuce
dinner - chicken curry

[Donna]

Today eaten:

coconut custard
chicken/mayo

not sure what else for dinner

[Donna]

Good that you are still 9 12 :) I am 9 5.5 today so all of that housework and no nuts paid off!!!! lol

breakfast - coconut custard
lunch - bacon and egg with lettuce
dinner - chicken curry

Heading in the right direction again:-D

[EmmaG]

Yes I feel better today. I am going to cook spaghetti and have it with a mushroom sauce :-D

[Donna]

Just had dinner so can add:

steak and melted cheese on top with ground black pepper.

Thats it for today. Lots of squash and only one cup of tea so far.

[EmmaG]

I am going to cook spaghetti and have it with a mushroom sauce :-D

hint hint... ;)

[EmmaG]

Are you going to weigh yourself tomorrow Donna??? Hmm I haven't had steak for a little while, might get some next time I go shopping

[Donna]

hint hint... ;)

Oh your shopping arrived!!!:D Does it all look good?

[EmmaG]

Yes it arrived yesterday at work, although I left early and missed it!!! lol Looks very good ;). Apart from the Jam and Spaghetti I am going to ration myself with the low carb chocolate bars!!! lol

You should get yours tomorrow ;) (I did it next day delivery ;))

[Donna]

Oh you are a star!!! Cant wait to see - will do my order in a week to ten days, so let me know if you want anything you couldnt get this time, or run out of as you have eaten it all!!

[EmmaG]

lol no problem, thought you might like some of the stuff to try over the weekend ;)

Well if the spaghetti is nice I will have some of that, and also I would like to try the tortilla wraps (still out of stock at the moment :roll: )

[Donna]

Okies will let you know when I am ordering!! Tell me what the spaghetti is like!

[EmmaG]

Donna I sent you half of the spaghetti ;) but I will let you know tomorrow evening what it is like ;)

[EmmaG]

9 stone 5lbs today :)

Breakfast - coconut custards with sugar free strawberry jam ;) very nice!!
lunch - egg mayo and bacon with lettuce
dinner - low carb spaghetti and mushroom sauce.

[EmmaG]

OMG!!!! this spaghetti is amazing!!!! You will love it, I cooked it for about 11 mins in boiling water, can't tell it apart from the normal stuff!!!

[Donna]

Sorry I didnt get on here yesterday Emma with an update, but today I am 9 stone 9 lbs!!!:-D :-D :-D

I got the bits and pieces we ordered - glad the spaghetti is good! Will try that very soon!

I tried a couple of the choccy bars and love the coconut "Bounty" type one. Will have to watch my scoffing of these otherwise the good work will go to waste.

The tomato sauce smells really nice, unfortunately it does not look good splattered all over my beige carpet in my hall. :cry: It slipped out the opened box (opened it at work) and smashed as I walked in from work last night. Had a really bad day at work and that just finished me off for the night. :cry: Was scrubbing the carpet for hours and the whole hall smells of tomatos.

Oh well, I will be ordering soon myself so will get another bottle:roll:

Yesterday I ate: custard, two choccy bars, two vodkas and coke :shock:

[EmmaG]

Oh Donna bummer about that tomato sauce, just typical you would have a beige carpet, did you get it all out???

Excellent news about the 9 stone 9lbs!!!!! way to go!!!! How much have you lost now?? You are catching up to me :)

Yes that bounty one is nice!!! lol I am going to have half a bar today and tomorrow ;)

[EmmaG]

WOOHOOOOOO WOOOOHOOOOOO 9 stone 3.5lbs!!!!!! I have nearly lost a stone since January ;)

[Donna]

WOOHOOOOOO WOOOOHOOOOOO 9 stone 3.5lbs!!!!!! I have nearly lost a stone since January ;)

EXCELLENT NEWS EMMA - IT WAS THE NUTS!!!!! DONT EAT NUTS AND YOU LOSE WEIGHT!!! WAHHHOOOOO!!!! :-D :-D

[Donna]

Oh Donna bummer about that tomato sauce, just typical you would have a beige carpet, did you get it all out???

Excellent news about the 9 stone 9lbs!!!!! way to go!!!! How much have you lost now?? You are catching up to me :)

Yes that bounty one is nice!!! lol I am going to have half a bar today and tomorrow ;)

After the day I had yesterday I just sat staring at the mess. Nearly in tears over it!! But managed to get 95% of it out I would say. After the kitchen has been put in I am going to get my hall and living room carpet professionally cleaned and the sofas, so hopefully the rest will come out then. I am changing the beige carpet in the dining room to wood flooring so not too worried about that one.

I have now lost in total 1 stone and 4 pounds:-D

[EmmaG]

After the day I had yesterday I just sat staring at the mess. Nearly in tears over it!! But managed to get 95% of it out I would say. After the kitchen has been put in I am going to get my hall and living room carpet professionally cleaned and the sofas, so hopefully the rest will come out then. I am changing the beige carpet in the dining room to wood flooring so not too worried about that one.

I have now lost in total 1 stone and 4 pounds:-D

Oh well not so bad if you are going to change it.

WOW 1 stone 4lbs!!! you have lost your weight quicker than me and it is really coming off isn't it!!!

[Donna]

Well it might go up as had couple of Vodkas last night and two choccy bars yesterday, so wait and see....

[EmmaG]

Nah I wouldn't be surprised if you just don't lose anything for a bit, you might have put on a 1lb, never know you might have lost a bit more!!! ;)

You must have gone down a dress size by now??

[Donna]

That dress at Christmas was a size 14. (which is the biggest I have EVER been). Was from Wallis so dont know if their sizes come up small (heres hoping) My work suits have always been a 12 and were getting tight. Now the trousers are not sitting on my waist - they drop to my hips so I feel I am losing them!!

Not noticed tops getting too big - just feel I am fitting into my bras better!! I am probably now still a 12 rather than going into a 14 if you understand me?

HOpefully another few weeks and I will find I am starting to think about struggling into size 10 jeans!!! My size 12 jeans I am wearing now are being held up with a belt that is being done up on smaller notches now.

I have a pair of jeans I was wearing a few years back that I grew out of that I am determined to get into - light coloured demin with sparkly bits on them (bit out of fashion now I suppose but I liked them!!).

Will see how it goes!

[Donna]

Found butternut squash in Asda today (dont normally go there but near Pets at Home and I was going there!) I was gonna buy one but couldnt remember what to do with it - and the shape of it put me off - looked a bit rude!!! LOL!!

[EmmaG]

lol at the shape of the butternut squash!!!! lol now that you mention it.... ;)

Anyway, just peel it cut it into chunks, drizzle with a bit of oil and pop it into an oven (about 200c) and roast for about 30 mins, or you can boil and mash like potato, or steam, it is very nice :)

[yola]

Or you can make soup out of it should you have the time and inclination ;)

[EmmaG]

Yes soup would be a great idea, you can also add it to currys and stews. It is very versitile :)

[EmmaG]

That dress at Christmas was a size 14. (which is the biggest I have EVER been). Was from Wallis so dont know if their sizes come up small (heres hoping) My work suits have always been a 12 and were getting tight. Now the trousers are not sitting on my waist - they drop to my hips so I feel I am losing them!!

Not noticed tops getting too big - just feel I am fitting into my bras better!! I am probably now still a 12 rather than going into a 14 if you understand me?

HOpefully another few weeks and I will find I am starting to think about struggling into size 10 jeans!!! My size 12 jeans I am wearing now are being held up with a belt that is being done up on smaller notches now.

I have a pair of jeans I was wearing a few years back that I grew out of that I am determined to get into - light coloured demin with sparkly bits on them (bit out of fashion now I suppose but I liked them!!).

Will see how it goes!

Sounds good!!!! I am now a size 10 down from a size 12 (although I really think I needed a size 14) Although I have to have a size 8 for skirts from Next and Asda :)

[Donna]

Its when I got that dress and couldnt fit into the 12 that I thought it was time something was done.

UP until then I could kid myself that it was "a small 12" if too tight, but a 14 on a 5'2 frame just isnt right... so am extremely happy that in a few weeks time I will be getting a couple of new suits for work in a size 10 to work my way into hopefully. I have one summer light grey suit that is a 10 I think that will be great to get into that. Might try it on soon and see how small it is/guage how much longer till I can get into it!!

[EmmaG]

You might surprise yourself and manage to get into that suit. After I lost the two stone a few years back I was amazed when i went to Tescos and tried on some clothes (didn't buy anything but just wanted to see what I could get into to :) ) and I managed to get into a size 10 :)

[Donna]

http://www.cosgan.de/images/smilie/sportlich/n025.gifSo now you are an 8 or 10!!! http://www.cosgan.de/images/smilie/sportlich/n025.gifThat is amazing isnt it??? http://www.cosgan.de/images/smilie/sportlich/n025.gifWell done you on all your hard work. http://www.cosgan.de/images/smilie/sportlich/n025.gifNot only have you more or less got to goal weight, you are helping me too!!!http://www.cosgan.de/images/smilie/sportlich/n025.gif

[EmmaG]

Ok, food today

breakfast - vanilla custard with low carb strawberry jam
lunch - 1 sausage and scrambled egg
dinner - chicken, bacon and cheese kiev (most of the breadcrumbs scraped off) with roasted veg.

Snacks - two half bars of low carb chocolate :)

Drinks coffee and tea

[EmmaG]

http://www.cosgan.de/images/smilie/sportlich/n025.gifSo now you are an 8 or 10!!! http://www.cosgan.de/images/smilie/sportlich/n025.gifThat is amazing isnt it??? http://www.cosgan.de/images/smilie/sportlich/n025.gifWell done you on all your hard work. http://www.cosgan.de/images/smilie/sportlich/n025.gifNot only have you more or less got to goal weight, you are helping me too!!!http://www.cosgan.de/images/smilie/sportlich/n025.gif

lol yes I am more or less a size 8 skirt and trousers, and a 10 top, don't think I will ever be smaller than a 10 top as I have quite broad shoulders.

It has been a pleasure helping you Donna, you have done all of the hard work, and I think you have amazing willpower, far far better than me ;)

[Donna]

I have had:

one choccy bar and one bag of carbolite 0.5g of bacon snack thingies that I found in Asda. Thats it so far.

But will have some chicken in a minute. Couple cups of tea, diet coke.

[EmmaG]

what do you think of the low carb chocolate so far???

[Donna]

lol yes I am more or less a size 8 skirt and trousers, and a 10 top, don't think I will ever be smaller than a 10 top as I have quite broad shoulders.

It has been a pleasure helping you Donna, you have done all of the hard work, and I think you have amazing willpower, far far better than me ;)

I will be the same I think. Bigger on top. Not broad shoulders but need the material at the front lol!! :shock: Unless I lose loads of weight there too!!

You underestimate yourself Emma. I WOULD NOT of done this without your help. :-P

[Donna]

what do you think of the low carb chocolate so far???

The woodys bars are nice. Slight aftertaste to them - had the hazelnut one yesterday and the orange one today. Orange one nicer I think. The Bounty type bar was DELICIOUS!! But Bounty is one of my favourite choccie bars anyway!! Will definately get some more stuff soon, but know I cant just pig out on all these choccie bars so will take it easy!:-D

[Donna]

SOON BE THE "BEFORE" AND "AFTER" PHOTO TIME FOR YOU EMMA!!!

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[EmmaG]

Yes I like the orange woodies as well and I love the coconut one!!! lol Best to take then a bit easy although to start with I think it is easy to scoff them.

[EmmaG]

SOON BE THE "BEFORE" AND "AFTER" PHOTO TIME FOR YOU EMMA!!!

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Thanks for the reminder Donna :roll: :-D Well only just under 4lbs now ;) I am not sure how quickly this 4lbs is going to come off, I am very surprised I am 9 stone 3.5lbs today ;)

[Donna]

Keep off the nuts and I will see your photos posted by the end of next week Emma!!!

[EmmaG]

Not sure by the end of the week!!!! lol but hopefully within the next two weeks ;)

[EmmaG]

and yours should be by the end of April ;)

[Donna]

no way. want to get to 8 1/2 I think!

[EmmaG]

lol I think you are going to look great at 9 stone ;) You should take some photos even if you don't post them up, as I think you will be amazed at the difference ;)

[Donna]

Will see!!! Dont do photos!!!

Went to kitchen to cook chicken and had................


sausages, egg and bacon!!!!

found some sausages in Asda that were 0.3g per sausage!! Thats really good isnt it! Asda butchers pork sausages. Could of done with some ketchup though!!

[EmmaG]

That is very good for sausages :) you could always make your own tomato sauce, small tin of tomatoes, a bit of sweetener and cook until reduced right down to a thick paste.

[EmmaG]

9 stone 4.5lbs today :)

Breakfast - vanilla custards with sugar free strawberry jam
lunch - birdseye stream fresh haddock
dinner - lamb chops with roasted veg.

Drinks - coffee, tea, water, 1 glass of white wine

snacks - 2 half bars of sugar free chocolate :)

[Donna]

Been a bit of a funny day today as I have been out a lot at my mums.

Breakfast - custard (too much vanilla tho so hardly ate any!!)
Lunch - choccy bar/handful of peanuts!
Dinner Chicken and veg.

Fell like I have gone up in weight. A lot seemed to have come off, but know thats not the true weight - will weigh in morning.

[EmmaG]

9 stone 4lbs today ;)

breakfast - vanilla custards with sugar free strawberry jam
lunch - unknown at present ;)
dinner - sausages and veg

[Donna]

9 stone 4lbs today ;)

breakfast - vanilla custards with sugar free strawberry jam
lunch - unknown at present ;)
dinner - sausages and veg

Still heading in the right direction!!:-D

[Donna]

Official Monday weigh in -

9 stone 11 again. Had a feeling the weight that seemed to come off super fast was not right. Oh well. Still a pound off of last week so thats good.

Breakfast was custard
Lunch was ham and cheesestring
Dinner chicken and mayo probably

[EmmaG]

You might find Donna by the end of the week you are down a lot again on your weight, could just be the chocolates and vodka, making a difference over the last few days ;)

Didn't have any lunch today, as I wasn't hungry but I have a nice dinner planned for tonight, sausages, mushrooms, tinned tomatoes :)

[Donna]

Not too worried. Slow and steady and all that!!!

Change of plan - spaghetti bolognaise for dinner so will let you know what I think of the low carb spaghetti!!

[EmmaG]

I am having that tomorrow!!!! lol

The next day after having that spaghetti I was down 1.5lb!!! lol

[Donna]

Oh that spaghetti was delicious!!!! Thanks Emma - will definately be ordering more!

[EmmaG]

great isn't it!!!! lol I wouldn't be able to tell the difference, and somebody on ebay sells the lasagna sheets ;)

[Donna]

oooh thats good to know. Will definately be buying some more low carb food!!

[EmmaG]

Apart from the ketchup have you enjoyed everything else?? anything you didn't like??

[Donna]

Choccies are nice. Didnt like the marzipan one much but the rest are nice!! Not tried the jelly beans yet!! Pasta good, will get some definately and the tomato ketchup smelled good!

[EmmaG]

I haven't had the marzipan one yet :)

breakfast - vanilla custards with sugar free strawberry jam ;)
lunch - tuna mayo with lettuce
dinner - spaghetti bolognaise (sp)

no snacks and I have had loads of water today (about 2.5l just in squash ;) ) plus tea and coffee :)

9 stone 4lbs today :)

[Donna]

Not a good day yesterday due to the birthday drinks, followed by a late meal at the local indian restaurant. Oh well!

Today I didnt weigh. Ate - sausage and egg, cheesestrings x 2 and just had a few cheese and biscuits (fairly low ones that you recommended). Had litre of squash too.

How are you getting on Emma?

[EmmaG]

Hi Donna, :)

9 stone 3.5lbs today :)

breakfast - lemon custards with low carb strawberry jam
lunch - tuna mayo with lettuce
dinner - hmmmm this wasn't so good - jacket potato (quiet small) with coleslaw and cheese and a salad

OH decided he wanted to go to Makro (cash and carry type place) and I was very hungry when we got there and gave into a jacket potato. Otherwise I have been eating fairly well, I had loads of water today.

Tomorrow I am not sure how I am going to do as I am meeting a friend in the evening and we are off out for dinner, I will try and eat sensibly.

How was the Indian Donna?? I wouldn't worry about it, it is better that you enoyed yourself on your birthday, you can always get back on track the next day ;)

[Donna]

You are doing well still Emma!! Dont worry about potato. You can afford to have some stuff like that now I am sure.

Indian was nice. Had chicken tikka and had that with salad and lots of onions. Had a bite of naan bread and some of the crispy things. But no rice. So not too bad I dont suppose.

[EmmaG]

Doesn't sound too bad at all!!!! :)

Yes I am pleased with the loss so far, hopefully tomorrow for my dinner I can pick and chicken/meat and veg dish :) and I won't be having any alcoholic drinks as I am driving :)

[Donna]

Doesn't sound too bad at all!!!! :)

Yes I am pleased with the loss so far, hopefully tomorrow for my dinner I can pick and chicken/meat and veg dish :) and I won't be having any alcoholic drinks as I am driving :)

You are good!!!! I cant go out and not have a drink!!!

[EmmaG]

I must admit not drinking has never really bothered me, I think I had my fair share of drinking when I was a teenager ;)

[Donna]

I must admit not drinking has never really bothered me, I think I had my fair share of drinking when I was a teenager ;)

I missed out all those years with the ex - I was always his driver!! Now if I have a night off then I want to have a few drinks. :roll:

[EmmaG]

Don't blame you Donna :)

[EmmaG]

9 stone 4lbs today :)

breakfast - lemon custards with no sugar strawberry jam
lunch - chicken curry (tescos)
dinner - salmon with pesto and new potatoes

I am also going to have half a jacket sweet potato with coleslaw and cheese :)

[Donna]

No weigh in today.

Had:

breakfast - cheese/biscuits
lunch - tuna may
dinner - sausage/egg/bacon

[EmmaG]

So when is the next weigh in ?? ;)

[Donna]

So when is the next weigh in ?? ;)

When I dont feel so heavy and full up all the time.:(

[EmmaG]

lol you might just surprise yourself Donna over the last couple of days I really thought because I felt heavier that the scales had shot up but they haven't so far

[Donna]

I need to eat different foods I think. It cant be doing me any good being like this all the time. What else on this diet can I eat to keep things moving (if you get my meaning).

[EmmaG]

ah I understand ;) Well you could try and eat a bit more fibre, celery is very good for this, you might also need to up your water content.

Also other things that might help, I find that a couple of black coffees work (not decaf), yogurt might also help (plain not flavoured type)

It is because you are eating more protein which your body takes far far long to digest than it does carbs in the form of sugar/flour/rice etc

I am more regular now, at the start of this in January I was going for about a week, now it is nearly every day (sorry if this is TMI !!! ;) )

[Donna]

Thanks Emma.

Its hard to talk about "personal" dieting issues on a public forum!!! Hope everyone dont mind!!!

Drinking about a litre of squash a day now. Plus few cups of tea. Diet is lacking in any veg really as breakfast is egg/cooked breakfast/custard etc, lunch is bit of cheese or tuna/mayo or ham etc, and then dinner tends to be a bit of meat with nothing else. Hardly eating anything compared to how I was before, but nothing is budging (scales included!!)

[EmmaG]

Sounds as if you need to up the veggies, try and have some veg with your evening meal, good ones are green beans, brocholi, cauliflower, Nearly every evening meal I have now I have at least three portions of veg, (butternut squash, carrots, I also have parsnips which are quite carby)

You could always try cooking yourself some cauliflower cheese and have this at lunchtime reheated.

Or how about snacking on some raw veg during the day??

You could always try and have some fruit say in the middle of the week to keep things a bit more regular, sometimes I find having an apple works quite well, and it doesn't effect my weight loss much.

I would also try and drink another litre of water/squash in the evening as well, it might help a bit ;)

[Donna]

Will give it a go from tomorrow Emma. HOpefully those tips will make a difference!!

[EmmaG]

Yes I think upping the water a bit and eating a LOT more veg will make a difference, but you will need to give your body a couple of weeks to adjust to its new routine. Don't forget you have gone from eating a lot of carbs, to low carb, to then eating not many carbs, back to low carb again. The lower carbs you eat the faster you will lose the weight (overall) BUT it takes a while for your body to adjust, but you need to concentrate on eating the right amount of carbs to keep everything moving ;) also you will get a lot of your vitamins from the good carb (veg) which your body needs.

[EmmaG]

9 stone 4lbs today

breakfast - cooked breakfast down the cafe, 2 sausages, egg, mushrooms, tomato
lunch - bacon and avacado salad
dinner - chicken curry minus the rice, might do some roasted veg instead

snack is going to be the other half of the baked sweet potato with coleslaw ;)

Drinks - coffees and an iced frappe in Debenhams which I suspect was loaded with sugar ;)

[Donna]

No weigh in but had egg/bacon for breakfast, chicken salad for lunch and something with veg for dinner. Had one tea, one strong coffee(!!) and a litre of squash.

[EmmaG]

lol at the strong coffee!!!

Food sounds better than what I had today, I feel a bit of a pig!!! lol

[Donna]

Food sounds better than what I had today, I feel a bit of a pig!!! lol

You are more or less at goal weight - you are allowed to be a bit of a http://www.cosgan.de/images/smilie/tiere/c015.gif!!!!

[EmmaG]

lol

9 stone 4.5lb :)

No idea what I am going to have to eat today, might have a jacket sweet potato for lunch. We (well I) have got steak this evening.

[Donna]

Enjoy your steak Emma. Dont cook him anything and sit and eat it in front of him lol!!!

[EmmaG]

lol

Having the steak tomorrow now!!!

I told him he could take me out to lunch so he agreed and I told him where (it is one of the most expensive restaurants nearby! lol) and we did end up having a nice lunch - I had lamb with veggies and I decided on a lemon cheesecake for afters. I am going to have a jacket sweet potato in a min with coleslaw.

[Donna]

Glad you had a good lunch Emma!

Today I had egg mayo for breakfast with coffee(!), missed lunch as I was at haidressers, and dinner was chicken and salad - covered the chicken with some of the curry paste and did it on the George Foreman grill. mmmm delicious!!!

[EmmaG]

thanks Donna,

That chicken sounds good!!!! see how creative you are now!! ;)

[Donna]

thanks Donna,

That chicken sounds good!!!! see how creative you are now!! ;)

Maybe its because I have ingredients now, rather than frozen blocks of processed food in the freezer:oops:

couldnt decide whether to to a plain piece of chicken or chicken curry so did a mixture of both:-D

[EmmaG]

Yes but you are really experimenting with the ingredients now!!! that is what makes a good cook I think, not to be frightening in trying something new ;)