Thread: Back to Basics to Loose the Last Few Pounds!

OK, so I've got a few little pounds to loose, but I've been going round in circles lately...gaining...loosing...gaining! AHHHH

So this is it - Back to Basics. I've re-read all my books and I'm feeling fresh and motivated.

Any comments/suggestions on my meals would be greatly appreciated.

So here's the last few days food and exercise....

xxx

Wednesday 15th Feb - GREEN

A: 250ml s/s milk (use during the day for coffee)
A: 30g cheese
B: 35g porridge
B: 30g shreddies

Breakfast:- 20g porridge, apple and 100g ff natural yog.
Lunch:- packet of batchelors chicken rice
15g porridge and 50g ff nat yog.
Dinner:- Baked potato, cheese and salad.
Supper:- Shreddies and milk

Green tea / fruit tea and orange squash during day

Exercise:- Davina's Fat Burner Cardio

Thursday 16th Feb GREEN

A: 250ml s/s milk (use during the day for coffee)
A: 30g cheese
B: 35g porridge
B: 30g shreddies

Breakfast:- Shreddies, apple and 100g ff natural yog.
Snack:- 35g Porridge made with milk and water.
Lunch:- Mugshot and then a bit of my sons left over pasta with pasatta
Dinner:- S/W chips, cheese omlette and salad.
Supper:- Shape 0 yog

Green tea / fruit tea and orange squash during day

Exercise:- Hannah Watermans Cardio workout

Friday 17th Feb - EXTRA EASY

A: 250ml s/s milk
B: Wholemeal Pitta

Breakfast - Strawberries, apple, fat free nat yog
Snack - pitta, spread with tom puree and a slice of ham. Shape 0 yog
Lunch - 2 little potatos (baked) half tin of tuna, 1 tbsp red fat mayo and salad - 2 syns
Snack - spicy mixed beans, cous cous and salad
Dinner - rest of the tin of tuna, pasta, green beans and salad

Exercise - Hannah Waterman Cardio and Tone sections

I'm just about to have 2 weetabix with my left over milk (6.5 syns)

have you tried doing a 777 week? A lot have found that has helped them lose the last few pounds

Saturday 18th Feb - GREEN

I was up early with my kids today, and I feel as though I've spent most of the day eating! I know its all free and HEX's, but I still think I've been a bit greedy!


A: 250ml s/s milk (use during the day for coffee)
A: 30g cheese
B: Wholemeal pitta
B: 2 weetabix

Breakfast:- Pitta, boiled egg and beans. Pear and Shape 0 yog
Snack:- Spicy mixed beans and cous cous
Lunch:- baked potato and cottage chesse. 1 weetabix and milk
Snack:- half packet approx (shared with daughter) Pasta and sauce - cheese leek and ham 1 syn. 1 weetabix and shape 0 yog
Dinner:- Homemade (more like made up) lentil curry and boiled rice
Supper:- Curly Wurly 6 syns

Green tea / fruit tea and orange squash during day

Sunday 19th Feb - GREEN (7/7/7)


A: 250ml s/s milk (use during the day for coffee)
A: 30g cheese
B: Wholemeal pitta
B: 2 weetabix

Breakfast:- Pitta, boiled egg and beans.
Lunch:- baked potato and lentil curry (lentils, tinned toms, onion, garlic and curry powder). Apple and Shape 0 yog
Snack:- Lentil curry (half cup) left overs
Dinner:- Pasta, green beans, passatta, sweet corn and 30g cheese
Supper:- Weetabix and milk

Green tea / fruit tea and orange squash during day

Exercise:- Davinas boot camp section

Hi Charlotte, on your EE days you aren't eating enough superfree, they should make up 1/3 of every meal and all snacks are suppose to be superfree foods if possible! your Green days look perfect tho!

Thanks! I much prefer green days. Extra Easy isnt that easy to me ha! xx

Originally Posted by charlotte1985

Thanks! I much prefer green days. Extra Easy isnt that easy to me ha! xx

Yeah it's not easy for me either!

Monday 20th Feb - GREEN (7/7/7)


A: 250ml s/s milk (use during the day for coffee)
A: 30g cheese
B: Wholemeal pitta
B: 2 weetabix

Breakfast:- 2 weetabix, apple, satsuma and ff natural yog.
Lunch:- baked potato and cottage cheese. Side salad. Shape 0 yog
Apple and Satsuma
Snack:- lentil curry (lentils, tinned toms, onion, garlic and curry powder) wholemeal pitta.
Dinner:- Pasta, green beans, passatta, sweet corn and 30g cheese

Green tea / fruit tea and orange squash during day

Exercise:- Hannah Watermans Cardio section

Tuesday 21st Feb - GREEN (7/7/7)


A: 250ml s/s milk (use during the day for coffee)
A: 30g cheese
B: Wholemeal pitta
B: 2 weetabix

Breakfast:- 2 weetabix, apple, satsuma and ff natural yog.
Lunch:- lentil curry (lentils, tinned toms, onion, kidney beans, garlic and curry powder) wholemeal pitta. Pear
Snack:- Mug shot and 2 biscuits (8 sysns) Foxes mint - (1 syn)
Dinner:- S/world chips, omlette, beans, salad and 30g cheese

Green tea / fruit tea and orange squash during day

So I was 2 syns over the 7/7/7 challenge, but I didnt have any yesterday so it should balance out!

In two minds about doing my DVD today...we'll see!

Wednesday 22nd Feb - GREEN (7/7/7)


A: 250ml s/s milk (use during the day for coffee)
A: 30g cheese
B: Wholemeal pitta
B: 2 weetabix

Breakfast:- 2 weetabix, apple, and ff natural yog.
Lunch:- batchelors cheese and brocolli pasta n sauce - 1/2 syn
Snack:- Mug shot and cheese salad pitta. Foxes mint - (1 syn) and extra 2 tbsp milk (1/2 syn)
Dinner:- Boiled rice and lentil curry (lentils, onion, tinned toms, kidney beans and garlic) (finally finished it all)

Will probably have ff natural yog and an apple shortly. - Update...I did have it

Green tea / fruit tea and orange squash during day

Exercise:- Davinas body buff cardio

Thursday 23rd Feb - GREEN (7/7/7)


A: 250ml s/s milk (use during the day for coffee)
A: 30g cheese
B: 30gporridge
B: 2 weetabix

Breakfast:- 2 weetabix, satsuma, and ff natural yog.
Lunch:- baked potato, beans, lettuce and carrotts. FF nat yog, strawberries and porridge oats
Snack:- Mug syn
Dinner:- Pasta, brocolli, passatta and chickpeas with cheese on top.

I've got some maltesers in my hand bag...can't decide if I should have them or not. They are 9.5 syns. I'll update later! - Had them - worth the syns! Ate them one by one!

Green tea / fruit tea and orange squash during day

Friday 24th Feb - GREEN (7/7/7)


A: 250ml s/s milk (use during the day for coffee)
A: 30g cheese
B: 35g porridge
B: 2 weetabix

Breakfast:- porridge, strawberries, and ff natural yog.
Lunch:- baked potato, mixed beans (Cannellini Beans, Flageolet Beans, Chickpeas, Borlotti Beans) Highlights hot choc - 2 syns
Snack:- Mugshot and 2 apples
Dinner:- S/w chips, baked beans, omlette with cheese on top.
Super:- 2 weetabix and ff natural yog

Green tea / fruit tea and orange squash during day

Exercise:- Hannah Waterman Cardio section

I'm hoping to pop to the Saturday class tomorrow to see how I've done. Fingers crossed

OH YEAH, can I just add (even tho I'm kind of talking to myself) that yesterday and today there where shed loads of cakes at work, and I didn't touch a single one!

Saturday 25th Feb - GREEN (7/7/7)


A: 250ml s/s milk (use during the day for coffee)
B: 35g porridge
B: 30g cheese

Breakfast:- porridge, apple, and ff natural yog.
Lunch:- baked potato, mixed beans (Cannellini Beans, Flageolet Beans, Chickpeas, Borlotti Beans)
Snack:- Mugshot and an apple
Dinner:- Pasta, green beans, sprouts, sweetcorn and passatta with cheese on top.
Super:- 25g Cadbury bubbly bar 6.5 syns and shape 0 yogurt

Green tea / fruit tea and orange squash during day (although I don't think I've done so well with the 7 drinks of water)

Didn't weigh in today, so will have to wait until Tuesday to see how I'm doing!

Sunday 26th Feb - RED

A: 250ml s/s milk (use during the day for coffee)
A: 30g cheese
B: Wholemeal pitta
B: Wholemeal pitta

Breakfast:- Pitta filled with bacon and 2 boiled eggs
Lunch:- Homemade Turkey soup:- Turkey, 2 stock cubes, onion, carrot, brocolli, cabbage, sprouts and celery

Then later, I'm planning on having...

Snack:- Cheese and ham salad pitta
Dinner:- Maggis herb chicken (5 syns for the whole thing - I'll be sharing with hubby) and salad - I ended up splitting the seasoning so it was 2.5 syns for the lot, so approx 1.5 for me)
Supper:- Shape 0 yogurt and choccie buttons (8.5)

Fruit tea and orange squash during day

Exercise:- Davinas boot camp section

I'm 9 stone 3 today on my crappy scales. Will check them again next Sunday to see if red days work!