Lost 15 Poiunds in Under Two Months on the GI Diet!!!!!!!

[Curvy_Chicken]

I know there are lot of you out there who are doing VLCD with the intention of following a low GI diet upon returning to food...

However I would just like to stress that the GI Diet also makes an excellent diet!

I know this because today as I approach the end of week eight of this diet I have lost 15 pounds. I have lost a fifth of all the weight I want to lose. This diet is great!

And I beat my own target of losing a stone by the time I go on holiday to Malta (next week yay!!!).

Just wanted to share that with all of you!

Luv & Hugs xxx xxx xxx

[Isobel1965]

That's brill, Curvy!!!! Very well done to you, girlfriend!!!!

You must be chuffed to bits!!

[Curvy_Chicken]

Thanks Isobel - I am thrilled! Really happy!

[Isobel1965]

So would I be!!! All that lovely granary stuff and you still lost weight - fanastic!! (erm bread is my BIG weakness so well done to you for controlling your chatterbox!)
xxxx

[KD]

Hey! That's fab. What a great loss considering you are eating all that lubbery food

[Gill-cdthing]

well done, im certainly going to be exploring this gi diet, sounds good

[Curvy_Chicken]

Thanks Isobel Again!

But you've made a good point - diets are personal, indivdual thing - we all have our own unique issues with food or our lifestyle that need to be 'fixed'. No one diet will work for everyone. I am just glad that I figured out what I need!

Luv CC xx

[Curvy_Chicken]

Thanks Karion!

Thank you too CD Thing the GI Diet is an excellent way to lose weight if you can control yourself with food! In retrospect I think I have been getting my head in the right place about food for a long time before I started the GI Diet and I just needed a healthy eating plan to get me to lose weight that addressed all that I hate about diets (weighing stuff and being hungry!!!)...

Thanks again xxx xxx

[lavender]

Well done a" little less" Curvy chicken, I am in awe of you.

Would you mind posting a few examples of a daily food intake? it would be interesting to see how you eat!!

[supergran]

hi and well done you, that weight loss is quiet brilliant, and to think you Eat as well, not tried the G I diet, i agree with Lavender could you give us a little sample.....................................thankyo u

[Curvy_Chicken]

Thanks Lavender!

I try to follow Rick Gallop's book to tee...

Breakfast

Two slices of toast with low fat spread and marmite

or

Porridge with fresh or frozen berries

or

one slice of toast, grilled tomatoes (2) and fried mushrooms (in a little olive oil and at the end of them cooking i put a small amount of low fat spread so they have buttery taste).

or

A tin of plum tomatoes on toast (I am a self confessed tomato fiend).

Lunch

Baxter's healthy choice soup with slice of bread (for a very lazy lunch)

or

One chicken breast, bulgur wheat and roast vegetables mixed together with a little lemon juice and black pepper (did this for my boyfriend who is a veggie with quorn fillets instead)

or

I also eat usually left overs from my GI dinners and at the cafeteria at work (picking low GI options of course!)

Dinner

Chilli Con Carne with Quorn, onion, mushroom, garlic, two tins of tomatoes and kidney beans - cooked in either small amounts of olive oil or water!

or if I am in a lazy mood

Chicken (either plain or lemon and pepper), lots of peas and other frozen veg and three new potatoes

or

Red peppers stuffed with tomatoes, low fat creme fraiche and pesto and topped with pine nuts (a few!) and either brown rice or bulgar wheat and some veggies!

or

or salad with lots of veg and a little protein (quorn, tuna, chicken).

And I do believe I told you about the Quinoa burgers my boyfriend made - they were lush!

I am working my way through Rick Gallops Green Light Cookery book! Oooh and he also recommends snacks which for me are muller light yoghurts, fruit and occasionally skinny cow ice creams (a bit naught as they have sugar - but I am restricting these, but essentially they are very lowfat/calorie...).

Hope that helps lavender.

Hugs xxx xxx

[Eclipse]

Well done CC

Hope you have a great time in Malta!

[Curvy_Chicken]

Thanks Eclipse - I can't wait now - my parents live there and I haven't seen them since March - really looking forward to seeing them and having a break...

[Wobbly]

Wow CC, you're doing great!

Can I just ask though, just as I am one of those who am thinking of GI when I finish Cambridge - do you feel like you're on a diet? Have you tried eating out? And when you're not loosing weight, can you drink alcahol? Have ordered the book off amazon, but its taking aggeeesss to come.

Your menu looks FAB by the way - totally delish.

[Curvy_Chicken]

Hi Wobbly

There are two parts to the GI Diet - there is the dieting bit and then the maintaing bit. At the moment I do feel like I am on a diet because I am actively avoiding certain foods. However once I get to my target there will be much more choice and variety with the maintence part of the diet...

The maintence part does allow alcohol - but mainly red wine! To be honest when it comes to drinking again I am not sure that I'll be able to stick with just wine (I love cocktails!) but when it comes to maintaining I will keep here and blog updated...

I have eaten out and to be honest indian and thai restaurants are a breeze - just avoid creamy choices! Italian is best avoided (very limited choices unless you can find one with a good choice of salads) and any pubs/restaurants that offer meat, spud and veg style meals are easy to navigate!

Thanks for your support!

Luv CC xxx xxx xxx