Permanent weight loss...advice from ladies!

[elle-f]

I lost 12 kilos in about 3 months last year because i noted the saturated fat content and sugar content in everything i ate. i had to because of medical reasons. I also went walking daily pushing the limit up a bit. I weighed myself every two weeks and didnt stop myself from eating everything. initially when i wanted chocolate i would have a little piece THEN i got smart and when anybody around me was eating it i would say to them.......can you have a piece for me please and it seemed to stop my craving! odd i know!

i didnt obsess because that would have made me want everything! I still have more to go and thank you because you have made me restart today.

I cut out sugar in coffee - i was having 3 per cup which is quite a few a day and i now either have none or use equal - makes a difference. I also bought one of those plates that have the hands etc on them from woolworths. Um thats about it but my eating healthier went down the plughole during the holidays and i really havent got back into it ALTHOUGH instead of a bag of chips and biscuit for morning tea i take fruit and in the afternoon when i am at my lowest in sugar i have an apple or something OH......and i drink a load of water as well.

good luck and make sure you have a support person
Elle

[Edbear]

Forget the scales! .

I agree! Just when I'd got myself down under the 90kg mark, I noted to the Missus that the old scales we had were a bit inconsistent and the weight varied depending how one stood on them. Well, she went and bought a new set, didn't she? Very helpful, 'cept scales do vary and the new ones weigh 5kg heavier than the old ones!!!!!

Now I gotta start all over again!

Anyways, friends are telling me I'm looking better, slimmer and healthier lately, so I don't feel so bad! Probably a better indicator than scales and a mirror anyway! Remember a mirror is only as honest as the one looking into it...

It's your true friends that mean more than anything Sunhuntin and they'll wuv you no matter wot! Amazing how a happy disposition works for weight loss...

[Jimmy B]

I'm in two minds on that question. On the one hand, FI does not need the constant adjustment and fettling that carbs do. On the other hand when FI *does* go wrong, you are in big trouble and expense.

On the whole I think a *single* carb is better than FI. But FI is better than a 4 carb setup. Twins, it's much of a muchness.

(Eh? what? well, it *is* a motorbike site ? )

Your spot on Ixion, the rest of my post was around the production of Ethanol and how that would relate to Carbs, ie not too well and best with FI as you suggested

[Hitcher]

You're spot on Ixion

Time for the BDOTGNZA's Monday "Gahhh!"

I'm becoming old and increasingly grammatically intolerant. Could everybody please lift their game?

[Joni]

I'm becoming old and increasingly grammatically intolerant. Could everybody please lift their game?

Another sign of old age Hitch, when you think you are right and the rest of the world is incorrect... maybe "everyone" need not adjust their actions at all... but rather the old man complaining?? :spudwhat:

[Jimmy B]

Time for the BDOTGNZA's Monday "Gahhh!"

I'm becoming old and increasingly grammatically intolerant. Could everybody please lift their game?

Thanks Hitcher, quite right. Another sign could be the persistant use of acronyms, especially long ones that are unclear.

[sunhuntin]

gah. well, day one today. crappy tasting complan for breaky [think too much milk] fruit for lunch. ended up with a headache by the time i came home... was sooo hungry. just finished a bowl of rice and noodles. still not full but close enough. same again tomorrow. not sure if im gonna be able to do this....

[Trudes]

Hi doll, I'm no expert, but make sure what you're eating tastes good!! Learn to use herbs and spices to liven bland tasting stuff up a bit, cause otherwise you'll be so bored and sick of what you're eating and start craving bad things, like chocolate or mince pies. Variety is the spice of life too (so I've been told), so try some new things, and everything in moderation. Good luck.

[_Gina_]

gah. well, day one today. crappy tasting complan for breaky [think too much milk] fruit for lunch. ended up with a headache by the time i came home... was sooo hungry. just finished a bowl of rice and noodles. still not full but close enough. same again tomorrow. not sure if im gonna be able to do this....

If you can sort the money out, try Jenny Craig, it works and the food is nicer than Complan....

My meals tomorrow:

Toast, marg and marmite
Chocolate chip cookies
Baked Potato and Brocolli with cheese sauce
Salad with dressing
Fruit
Yoghurt
Salmon and potato mash with steamed or stir fried veg
Fruit

Can have 3 coffees
As much diet soda as I want
oh and don't forget the all important 2 litres of water
and a 30 minute walk


Highly recommended!

[The Pastor]

Stop bitching and get walking.

[sunhuntin]

If you can sort the money out, try Jenny Craig, it works and the food is nicer than Complan....

My meals tomorrow:

Toast, marg and marmite
Chocolate chip cookies
Baked Potato and Brocolli with cheese sauce
Salad with dressing
Fruit
Yoghurt
Salmon and potato mash with steamed or stir fried veg
Fruit

Can have 3 coffees
As much diet soda as I want
oh and don't forget the all important 2 litres of water
and a 30 minute walk


Highly recommended!

sounds like a good menu everything is being done on a budget, so currently jenny craig etc are not an option.

[elle-f]

porridge is low GI which means that it will last til about morning tea and you will feel full. look up in the net what LOW GI is and you will learn what foods will stay in your puku and keep you not starving. i learned that and it was the key to me not wanting to eat everything in sight.

chin up - you will be fine!

[Street Gerbil]

Look up "South Beach diet" and follow it. It works miracles when combined with 4 hours of workout per day 7 days a week for the rest of your life. Worked for me.

[Jimmy B]

gah. well, day one today. crappy tasting complan for breaky [think too much milk] fruit for lunch. ended up with a headache by the time i came home... was sooo hungry. just finished a bowl of rice and noodles. still not full but close enough. same again tomorrow. not sure if im gonna be able to do this....

Maaate, big bowl of carbohydrate for dinner = glucose = stored energy if not burnt off through exercise. Still hungry? eat veg fruit and nuts, in fact as much and as often as you want, remember small gains over the long term.

That doctor who appears on Opra W show said on Cambell live the other week, the people who acheive long term weight loss typically cut only 100-200 calories per day from their daily diet ie not much but its the long term that counts.

[SDU]

gah. well, day one today. crappy tasting complan for breaky [think too much milk] fruit for lunch. ended up with a headache by the time i came home... was sooo hungry. just finished a bowl of rice and noodles. still not full but close enough. same again tomorrow. not sure if im gonna be able to do this....

Doesn't sound very yummy. I ditto what Mrs Kendog said & Elle & Jimmy too. & GG's diet sounds yummy. You are only starting out it will get easier in time & it takes time for the metabolism to kick in. Be strong. Moderation is the key to eating a lot of foods, even the scrummy naughty ones.