Starting again...

bumblebee1990 · 15 January 2015

Hi all

Did SW last year and lost nearly two stone. However, stopped over October, November, December and have put on nearly a stone - but feel like I am almost back at the beginning again! Any tips for starting again?
I am finding it difficult cooking different meals with the limited budget I have (student).

bumblebee1990 · 16 January 2015

Can anybody suggest a budget shopping list, at least? Feeling all by myself here!

Instant_Karma · 18 January 2015

bumblebee1990 said:
Can anybody suggest a budget shopping list, at least? Feeling all by myself here!

Hi bumblebee - you're not alone! This is pretty much my shopping list, which I buy from Asda or Tesco, and it comes to around £25. I didn't eat as healthily as this when I was a student, and probably spent a small fortune on takeaways and Ben & Jerry's tubs which I'm regretting! So:

Meat
Chicken breasts x 4
John West tuna

Veg
Whole green beans (frozen)
Broccoli (frozen)
Garden peas (frozen)
Carrots
A red pepper
Mushrooms
Red kidney beans
Salad stuff - tomatoes, lettuce, cucumber, red onions

Fruit
Bananas
Peaches

Starchy carbs
New potatoes and baking potatoes
Basmati rice
Wholemeal pitta breads

Herbs, spices, seasoning etc
Garlic bulb
Chillies
A lemon
Packet mixes for peppercorn sauce, mushroom sauce

Drinks and misc.
Robinsons squash
Milk
Baked beans
Knorr thick vegetable soup
Red berry cereal (any variety)

Instant_Karma · 18 January 2015

Ideas for main meals:

- Grilled chicken with 3 or 4 veg and peppercorn sauce - 450 cals
- Chicken & veg stir-fry with fine noodles and a soy/ginger marinade
- Mushroom risotto with garlic and white wine sauce, no cheese
- Baked potato stuffed with tuna / peppery mushrooms / beans and some side salad
- Spicy bean burgers with homemade mash and green beans
- Chicken in spicy tomato & basil sauce with 100g penne pasta

Obviously just adapt these to the kind of things you like to eat

. It's worth scouring local markets or grocers if you have any nearby; I buy 3 packs of blueberries for £1, pineapples for 40p etc from the local greengrocer, and a big chicken breast from the butcher for £1.25. I don't buy cheese, chocolate, biscuits or loaves of bread, and I don't drink tea, coffee or alcohol. If you're a vegetarian though...er, please accept my apologies

bumblebee1990 · 19 January 2015

Instant_Karma said:
Ideas for main meals:

- Grilled chicken with 3 or 4 veg and peppercorn sauce - 450 cals
- Chicken & veg stir-fry with fine noodles and a soy/ginger marinade
- Mushroom risotto with garlic and white wine sauce, no cheese
- Baked potato stuffed with tuna / peppery mushrooms / beans and some side salad
- Spicy bean burgers with homemade mash and green beans
- Chicken in spicy tomato & basil sauce with 100g penne pasta

Obviously just adapt these to the kind of things you like to eat . It's worth scouring local markets or grocers if you have any nearby; I buy 3 packs of blueberries for £1, pineapples for 40p etc from the local greengrocer, and a big chicken breast from the butcher for £1.25. I don't buy cheese, chocolate, biscuits or loaves of bread, and I don't drink tea, coffee or alcohol. If you're a vegetarian though...er, please accept my apologies

Thanks a lot for your help and support! Definitely not a veggie, so thank you, will be very helpful!

I'll be using this thread as my food diary too, I think

bumblebee1990 · 22 January 2015

Will be starting Extra Easy SP on Slimming World next week to give my weight loss a much needed boost! have got my electronic scales and all the determination in the world!

healing · 1 February 2015

Starting this year...

So I feel ive finally got the exercise enjoyment back this month! and I ve also stopped smoking!!!
but I now need to start food for thought! fat club aka slimming world back 2moro!

my goal is too lose two stone!
Im currently (or last time I was weighed) 11 stone 5 pounds eek! and I want to be down to 10.7 then 10 and back too 9.7 would be fantastic

here it goes!

Going to encourage my 1st week back with a cabbage soup for the week and then entail slimming world from there... the motivation of been weighed helps me but I need to see some faster movement with the scales! I do enjoy the cabbage soup tho! I know some people don't !

here it goes!
stay in touch

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