Thread: New healthy hot me :-)

hello, don't get disheartened by the scales. Our weight fluctuates throughout the day and during totm. It is so tempting to scale hop, but I have taught myself to only weigh in once a week on the same day at roughly the same time for a true result!
As I have mentioned before, on a previous diet, i asked my hubby to hide the scales from me to stop me hopping on during the week and feeling disappointed Now I just resist the urge until monday mornings.

You will be losing inches around your body, and in my case, the face is the first place the excess came off (and my hands ) so it is not wishful thinkig or imagination, your body and face will be changing

Have you thought of measuring yourself? I only started to measure myself last week, with hubby's help! I intend measuring myself every 4 weeks. I think if the scales should disappoint me after trying so hard, then the tape measure might cheer me up!

5 times at the gym is fantastic and remember even housework counts as exercise and walking, so don't ever think you haven't done enough!..you are still recovering, so don't overdo it, take care WHEN i get to the gym, i hope to go TWICE a week, you are putting me to shame

I love homemade soup, and in fact am having it tonight. My fave is lentil and carrot.

Have a good day Good luck for weigh in.

Thanks RainbowRose

I think you're right about scale hopping... I hopped on my mums scales yesterday and according to that I've lost 10lb since Monday.... I suspect her scales may be weighing differently to the scales in the gym though... hmmmm I'll weigh myself tomorrow in the gym and go by what that scales has to say... Week 1 nearly over.. hopefully scales tell a good story tomorrow

Any chance I can steal your recipe for the carrot and lentil soup? It sounds yummy

So here's my food diary for yesterday...

Brekkie: Fat free yogurt, banana and granola on top
Lunch: Bowl of veg soup and 2 small slices of homemade brown bread
Dinner: Turkey stir fry

Lots of water during the day, can of diet coke and snacked on mandarin oranges

Recipe for the stir fry if anyone's interested .... it was yum, really really tasty

1 diced turkey breast
about 1cm of chorizo sliced thinly
1/2 yellow pepper
1/2 red pepper
1/2 medium onion
4 mushrooms
handful of beansprouts
1/2 grated carrot
tsp grated ginger
tsp paprika

Add chorizo, ginger, onion first. The chorizo will give you all the oil you need for cooking and gives everything else a gorgeous colour and flavour.
Add in veg and cook til softened...season to taste

It's a new week everyone... good luck, I've a feeling it's going to be a fab one

Yes, definately stick to the gym scales each time, then you are not left wondering if strange scales are correct or not!

Good luck for today's weigh in

You are welcome to the recipe, it is very simple and I make it many times.

A cup of red lentils, soaked overnight and drained.
Add to 1-2 pints of stock, using water and 1-2 stock cubes, vegetable, ham or other.
Add 4 carrots, sliced and chopped.
Add 4 grated carrots.
Add 1 chopped finely onion, or red onion. (or/and half a leek)

Mix ingredients, boil for an hour, then simmer for 30 mins - 1 hour. Add pinch of salt and pepper and serve.

alternatively, add grated turnip and parsnip for added flavour or to thicken.

Have a lovely day, good luck with those scales and the gym!

Off to the gym now... fingers crossed for when I step on that scales

That recipe sounds great... must pick up lentils...thanks

One week down... 4lb 2oz gone forever

Best feeling in the world... I'm thrilled

It even spurred me on to do a little more in the gym. Even after a week, I already feel like I'm able to exercise more without an impending heartattack

Good luck to everyone else with their weigh ins.... it can be done

Good morning all

Weight loss yesterday (4lb 2oz ) is keeping me motivated, and I can't wait til next Monday

Can feel myself able to do a little more each day in the gym so I'm sure that's helping.

My food diary for yesterday:

Brekkie: Muller fat free yogurt with a spoonful of granola
Lunch: Small brown pitta with chicken, chopped peppers,lettuce and beetroot
Dinner: steamed salmon and spicy stir fry veg (peppers,grated carrot, onion, bean sprouts, mushrooms, baby corn)

Snacks: 2 mandarin oranges and half a chocolate brownie my housemate baked (it had a raspberry in it so that's more fruit really!!) At least I only ate half!!

Have a great day everyone xx

Well done, what a great result

On the downward slope now...go for it!!!!

Morning all...

Another day down....hope it was good for you all...

Very quick diary for yesterday

Brekkie: fruit salad and natural yogurt
Lunch: was too busy in work so snacked on a banana and orange
Dinner: turkey stir fry with lots of veg

Snacked on a muller yogurt and drank about 4l of water!

Gym: did a bit more yesterday
15mins on cross trainer
2500m on rowing machine
20 sit ups

Have to run.... happy Wednesday

Wow, you are on a roll! Great loss, great attitude, it's all going to add up. Well done.

I can feel your positive attitude vibes all the way up here in Scotland

Keep at it OTW!!

Morning all...

For some reason I'm absolutely shattered... early night last night and still feel like I was on the tear last night.

Feel like I've very little energy...maybe I need to snack a bit more? Problem is, I don't have much time to prepare snacks so inevitably through fruit into my bag, it's ok...but not very inspiring.

Today will be better I'm sure.... going to work in a little while, I've donated the contents of my sweet cupboard to the savages in work.... they're thrilled! Before, I would have thought...hmmmm well I bought all those sweets so it would be a waste to throw them out, I'd eat them all before attempting a diet!

Diary for yesterday...

Brekkie: Big bowl of strawberries and grapes
Lunch: small round brown pitta with 1 laughing cow, 1/2
chicken breast, lettuce, 2 cherry tomatoes
Dinner: Turkey stir fry, lots of veg and a little chorizo

Snacks: M&S crunchy granola bar - 100 cals... not worth it at all!

Drank about 2 litres of water and 1 can of Diet Coke.

Went to the gym and did my normal routine

Brilliant to see how well everyone is doing... keep up the good work... for anyone struggling, why not restart today.... don't put it off until tomorrow xxx

Hi

in the early weeks i too was shattered in the evenings, i think it was a combination of new eating plan and sudden surge in exercise

It seems to have got better now, but still overly tired as it approaches totm

menu looks great, real yummy!

Fruit is good to throw in your bag, how about little boxes of raisins?, or a cereal bar? A couple of cream crackers and a laughing cow light cheese triangle? A yoghurt or fromage frais?

Finding the time to prepare snacks isn't easy when you are working I know, but maybe at night, before the tiredness kicks in, boil a little brown pasta, cool and add tuna and onion, sweetcorn etc, mix with a little light mayo and put in a container, pop in fridge and grab it in the morning when leaving for work?

Enjoy your day

Evening all

Glorious day in Dublin today

Had a great day... busy in work... went to the gym and was really motivated...

15 mins on cross trainer
4500m on rowing machine
20 sit ups
lots of weights

Food seems to be taking up less of my thoughts which is gooooooood It's really odd, the thought of eating a take away makes me want to gag.... my housemate had a pizza for dinner and I wasn't even tempted... Somehow I've now gotten into mindset that junk food is evil and if I eat it I'm going to get sick again....

Ok I know that sounds mad, it's a weird one... I can't even look at greasy food that I'd normally have loved. I'm so health conscious since being ill and in last week I've noticed a surge in my hatred for evil junk food...

So my food diary for today...

Brekkie: bowl of grapes, strawberries and chopped up mandarins with oats on top

Lunch: oooh I just realised that I made a brown pitta to have in work and I didn't eat it (it's still in my handbag ) I didn't even notice I hadn't had lunch... hmmmm that's odd

Dinner: 2 egg omelette with about 6 mushrooms, a couple of thin slices of chorizo, and i broke a laughing cow triangle over the top, then grilled to brown the top.

Wow I also just realised that I didn't snack at all today I'm not going to have anything else for day as I'm off to bed soon.

Hmmmm appetite is zero at the moment, I've just realised that I really only ate brekkie and dinner because it was time for meals, rather than cos I was hungry

Having said that, the omelette was really delicious... I think it was healthy

Everyone have a great evening, and an even better weekend

Your meals sound really healthy and yum! Especially that omelette, I always wondered what laughing cow cheese would be like with it. Hope you have a good day

Originally Posted by stephhh

Your meals sound really healthy and yum! Especially that omelette, I always wondered what laughing cow cheese would be like with it. Hope you have a good day

The laughing cow was delicious... it was like I'd crumbled feta over the omelette, it went into gooey cheesy deliciousness

Hope you have a good day too