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Look forward to catching up after NY too : )

I don't even want to *think* about the amount of chocolates, sweets, shortbread biscuits, more chocolates, cake, more chocolates that passed through my lips around the christmas period at work. At home I was eating completely sensibly, but as soon as you put me into a room where 20-odd staff...

Sorry I've not been around - with the long hours and the studying, plus Christmas on top of that, I'm struggling to have the time to post here. Merry Chrimbo to everyone : )

:bighug:big hugs from me too Plum. What a mean thing to do, and even meaner just before Chrimbo. Bah humbug!! (Would like a rude gestured smilie just now too....)

that kale sounds delish- I love Kale, but it doesn't seem to have caught on with the Aussies. Last winter I only found it at one market stall where they were using it inbetween the crates as a sort of 'decoration'- the store holder looked at me like I'd gone bonkers when I asked if I could buy...

the super organised-ness wont last :D, I know I'm just a deep down disorganised person, but I'm making the most of it whilst I can ;)! Interesting point on the applesauce Plum - although the walnuts have oodles of fat (of the good kind obviously) so that should help with that side of it, but I...

Another fairly good few food days. Have been at work the last couple of days (and the next few coming), but have tried to prepare by being super-organised and sorting out meals for brekkie, lunch AND dinner at the weekend. Spent most of sunday evening cooking ! Also made all of the mango chutney...

he hee- it's a low carb beer. A bit more enjoyable than drinking hair dye.....

Still hanging in ok Plum?

Have a great weekend Cali, and remeber its ok to be 80/20 : )

It was so ridiculous that it was funny rather than stressful! We have no family here, so it was only me, hubby, and a friend that was joining us after work, so that took the pressure off. Food's been good the last few days post nights. Been off work which helps tremendously. Fri: B:weetbix...

:smiley1842:Cranberry Christmas Challenge 2011 :smiley1842: (3 weeks to go!) Plumfoodie: reach 165 lb (current: 170.8 lb) AshieFan: sort out paperwork and finance (saved £20 a month on energy & gained 3% interest rate & got rid of some clutter) AshieFan: make home-made christmas cards and...

he hee, I like your sailor analogy Ashie. Hope you have a nice relaxed weekend Plum : )

Actually, I have a funny story about last christmas' curry dinner... Hubbie had got me a box of mangoes for christmas (long story, but essentially even though I hate mangoes, over summer I get pathologically obsessed with monioring the price of boxes of mangoes sat outside the local grocers -...

working 8am to 8,30pm on christmas day, but I think I'll make the curry up in advance then have a curry spread when I get home :) :) :)

Made some mini-muffin fritattas the day Plum suggested it - came out yum, but our muffin pan is pretty shallow, and I left them ' rising' space because I'm an idiot, so they were more like circular fritatta discs rather than muffins.... I like the hardboiled egg idea too - I can eat that in the...

well done with sticking to your no mince pie rule!!!

everything's looking great Cali :) I was just looking at your stats and seeing how much weight you'd lost - well done!!!:happy096:

Cali, I don't think the light beer is any more GI friendly! Light here just means lower alcohol - so its 2.5% instead of 4.5%. I think the calories are a bit lower (around 100/bottle) than normal beer because of the lower alcohol content, but it's not 'light' in the diet sense. I think low carb...

Just think of 80/20 and it'll all be good : )

Hi Guys, been working nights for the past 4 days, hence the lack of posting. To be completely honest nights have been very un-diet friendly with quite a bit of random snacking at work- most noteable caramel covered popcorn and crisps. BUT, having said that I guess I've only being eating one...

Plus side: scoured the op shops and found loads of jars, which I've now sterilised ready for the first round of preserve making- tomato and onion relish. Down-side: beer calories then hangover eating have likely scuppered any weight loss this week.

Oh dear - I had entirely too much beer last night, which was un-diet friendly in itself, but then of course spent today nursing a hangover and eating entirely too much bread.... As far as I'm concerned at the moment beer is the devil.

Ooo, there's some great ones there! I particularly like the mini frittatas- that's such a great idea. And I know I should probably invest in some All bran, but I just can't bring myself to do it....

Ooo, I just looked at the nutritional info on the Weet-Bix bites, and the second ingredient is sugar, they might have to go in the bin...

Today so far: B- Protein 1st cereal on low fat berry yoghurt L- homemade spicy lentil, veggie and cannelloni bean soup (also made some extra for work next week) S- sunflower oats and chia seed lunch slice (I'm completely *obsessed* with these, they're sooo yummy. Do you get them in the...

I know you guys are all the northern hemisphere, but down here the weather's beginning to hot up for summer and I can't work out what to eat for brekkie. It's just getting too warm for me to fancy eating porridge in the morning. I don't really like fruit, so that's out too. And most cereals I...

i Know, I forgot to change it to green!

food sounds delish Plum

Sounds like everything is going great with you Molly :)

those deep fat friers big enough to fit a whole turkey in must be huge!! My friend told me she was going to get us an actifry as our wedding present, but then forgot all about it! But they look pretty good.

Its so nice to hear from you all, thanks for your encouraging replies :) Wed (at work): B- museli bar and multigrain cracker with ham on, ate in the car (and then got horrible indigestion which serves me right!) S- bag of roasted chickpeas L- ham and spinach sandwich on german multigrain...

I'm quite lucky that I don't like mince pies / christmas pudding / christmas cake / eggnogg and all those other christmassy naughties! And ever since I was a small child, 'christmas dinner' for our family was a slap-up Indian curry - a tradition that I've got my husband hooked on too : )

:smiley1842: Cranberry Christmas Challenge 2011 :smiley1842: (5 weeks to go!) Plumfoodie: reach 165 lb (current: 171 lb) AshieFan: sort out paperwork and finance (saved £20 a month on energy & gained 3% interest rate & got rid of some clutter) AshieFan: make home-made christmas cards and...

hi ladies! Sorry its been so long... it's much easier to avoid your diet than it is to restart it :o Exams all went great- yay :) Unfortunately I have to start work for the next set about now -boo :( Couldn't get my scrub pants (trousers for those in the uk :p)on over my butt last week- hence I...

Medium couple of days- have been eating fairly low GI, but not really watching portion sizes or thinking that much about the diet. Had a few beers last night too : ) 1 week until exam now, so I'm going to have a little hiatus from the forum until it's over. Diet-wise I think I'm just going to...

oatcakes with peanut butter on top- mmwaahhh! I could eat the whole pack!

I heart garlic : ) (thankfully so does OH!)

My OH refuses to set foot in IKEA anymore :D Peanut butter and jam together - u really are from the states aren't you :D:D - the only other times I've ever seen them eaten together is in amercian movies :) But don't they call it peanut butter and jelly? Our video shop has a big crate of...

hope you're doing OK now Plum : )

Yesterday: B- porridge/jam/skim milk L- large bowl of shoestring fries with ketchup (don't even go there !:() and 3 x skinny lattes D- 1 x sausage, lowGI pot mash, steamed veggie and gravy S- 1 x grainy toast with peanut butter. Glass of skim milk. Was actually too busy yesterday for much...

So much for being in the groove- it's been a bad bad weekend :( Went to work on friday morning, worked a couple of hours or so, then someone had called in sick for the night shift and they couldn't find a replacement. So I volunteered to do it, mainly because they were paying muchos monies :D...

Wow Plum- I love your picture it looks amazing! A couple of years ago when we lived closer to the city, they used to have crack-of-dawn hot air balloon rides across the city at a weekend. I didn't have a car then so I'd be walking to the train station whilst the sun was just coming up with the...

Hope you're feeling better today Cali :) I've been having burritos for brekkie lately too- they're so yum aren't they!

What about a grilled tomato instead Ashie? Or a rasher or two of low fat bacon - yum : ) Calorie-wise, I often have a tinned soup for lunch - quite a lot of them only have 160-200calories per tin, and they're pretty filling, hence saving up some calories for yummy treats later!

One of our cats is also on a diet; we have a big cat and a little cat. The big cat has been getting increasingly tubby over winter, so I have decreased his food allowance. So now he spends ALL day grumping loudly about it. (and he is the noisiest cat I have ever come across)- it's driving me...

Just read that last post back, its seems kinda harsh - sorry I didn't mean it like that :)

I know a lot of people do it, but I think you have to stop weighing yourself everyday- I know its tempting to see how its going, but it seems to be stressing you out over minor fluctuations. Unless you ate nearly 3000calories over and above your normal intake yesterday, you can't have actually...

Hi Crumbs- I really don't know anything about SW so I can't help you there I'm afraid. I find that lowGI/GL really suits me- its all normal healthy food rather than overpriced slimmer ready meals and special supplements and having different coloured days etc. Low GI foods stop you from getting...

So... 1.5Ib down this am :party0038: Obviously proving that I was eating portions that were too big before, and that's why weight loss had stalled! I don't actually feel anymore deprived eating the small portions/keeping an eye on the calories. I think I eat whatever's there - so if its a big...

food sounds great today :) Although not great, I think you handled the lunch with your friend pretty well. In that situation I know I would previously have thought 'well the diet's blown for today I might as well not bother for the rest of the day' - cue major overeating for rest of day! I'm...

Hope your back feels better soon Molly : )

inches down, new smaller clothes at the shops, and the compliment from your friend... you must be feeling AWESOME ! You are doing so well Cali : )

Hi all, been a bit busy today so don't have time to post a message on everyone's threads, but don't think I don't love you guys still :) Mexican chicken recipe is on page 6 of recipe thread :) Today: B- brekkie burrito with scrambled egg, boston beans, spinach in wholegrain stoneground wrap...

Ahh yes, but you haven't seen my mega-sized portions : ) I was suprised though that my daily cals (when watching portion sizing) were coming up at around 1200-1300 - I remember it being much harder to stick to that amount back in my pre-GI days a few years ago. Now I'm suprised that that's all...

it's the same price as other fish, if that makes sense? And its the cheapest fish in the chippie (in fish and chip shops here they have the raw fish (of different types) on display in the counter and you pick which type of fish you want and then they batter and fry it for you) TOday: B-...

that is full on creepy!

And if you do end up just eating a piece of cake, then it is just one piece of cake- on its own it cannot ruin your weigh in this week : )

Cali- the flat teeth are indeed why it is called gummy I have discovered :) Plum- it's not really as meaty as swordfish (another popular fish here), I'd say its actually fairly similar to cod believe it or not :)

yeah, they tell you they're really low cal, but really they're lying.... :D

Or you could just tell her that you ate right before you met her and you're just not hungry. It sounds like if you tell her you don't want it because of the diet she will pressure you in to it anyway, but she can't really argue with you not being hungry.

Could you suggest to your friend that you share a slice of cake? Then you only have to eat a half of it, and could probably get away with just a quarter.

"The gummy shark, Mustelus antarcticus, is a shark in the family Triakidae. It is a slender grey shark with white spots along the body and flat plate-like teeth for crushing its prey :D. It has a maximum length of between 157 cm (male) and 175 cm (female). It feeds on crustaceans, marine worms...

I am LMAO at that last comment Cali!!

I would quite happily consume chocolate daily. Unfortunately if it is in the house it will all be eaten. All at once. And any leftover will be consumed the next day. At breakfast. So until they start selling chocolate in 1 square pieces where I can buy just one piece a day, then chocolate has to...

Maybe gummy sharks are sharks whos teeth have all fallen out?

still haven't actually managed to set any goals for this week yet. Might have to wait til next week now (weigh-in week rather than mon-sun week)

hehe- wouldn't a knee length top in fact be a dress :D? I'm not sure the fish would bake well if it was made of gummy bears :). It's just a species of shark- in fact shark is probably the most common fish here- a bit like cod in the uk. When my folks were over for our wedding my Mom wouldn't...

Food for today: B- usual porridge/jam combo S- 2 x oatcakes with light philly chive and garlic spread. Satsuma L- Campbells wholegrain minestrone soup with 30g added cannelloni beans S- NF yoghurt. 5 x roasted pistachios D- cooking as we speak- lemon myrtle and macademia crusted gummy...

Gosh MFP is quite addictive isn't it? It's so time consuming though- I guess it gets quicker as you have more things 'saved' as meals etc.

except chocolate. Chocolate still tastes amazing! Although I guess it IS quite lowGI, just not low fat or low calorie : )

My weigh in day's a bit variable depnding on how well things are going ;) - it should be wednesday this week, but after the B-movie gore on the scales I'll leave it til thursday morning and see how it goes :)

I've got long skinny legs from mid-thigh down, so skinny jeans look pretty ok from that point of view. However, upper thighs/bum/tum are a different matter entirely- hence the high-waisted-ness to stop the dreaded muffin top, and a floaty long top on top of that : ) Had a sneak-peek weight in...

how are you doing this week Molly?

well done for not eating all the meatball meal or the cheesecake instead of just scoffing all of both of them!

I had a quesedillo for dinner last night too :)

NB. was going to have the username chickpea on MFP, but somebody already had it BAH!

Just joined MFP now so I could see what numbers it came out with. BMR 1494 Calories burnt normally 2020 Calorie intake on diet should be 1520 I haven't been tracking calories, but I might keep an eye on them for the next couple of weeks as I never seem to be losing any weight (however, I am...

I really thought this may be a thread where everyone would just be waxing lyrical about chickpeas : D Maybe Plum, if you randomly and without thinking about it beforehand, each week changed which day of the week was your official weigh-in day, then you could fool the weight demons, and would...

good news that you lost the weight gained Cali! I was interested in what you were saying about fibre, so I looked back at your last couple of weeks food entries, and I think you're probably not getting enough fibre normally. So then when you eat a super fibre rich meal like your Korean meal, it...

glad to hear your cat is doing better Plum. My two kitties assure me that whilst it appeared that they have spent most of the day snoozing in the sun, they have actually been hard at work sending telepathic get well soon messages to your kitty. They are obviously now demanding that all that hard...

Well I had a great time at the BBQ party, but my diet had a downright miserable time...! Rest of food for yesterday : good few slices of turkish bread with hummus couple of crackers with brie 3 or 4 homemade jam biscuits 1 sausage 2 chicken skewers, half a wholemeal pita bread 2 large helpings...

thanks for the suggestions ladies :). OH got up quite early this am, and had been and got everything from the shop whilst I was still asleep- so we have chicken, peppers and onion for skewers which are marinating at the moment in a spicy chilean and light sour cream marinade, and readymade...

sounds great Cali- I don't know much about Asian cooking- but it sounds very healthy. I have to admit I'm very envious of how easy you seem to be finding the diet- I wish I struggled to eat enough each day! Keep up the great work :D

Hope the kitty is doing well Plum. Big hugs from across the globe from me and my cats Xx

Ashie- yes you HAVE to use the maple syrup (although I guess you could you honey instead. I know it was traditionally made with molasses); it taste really odd without as it's needed to balance to worcester sauce and mustard. It's a small amount for the overall size of the dish and the GI of...

Here is the link- I figured trawling through months of diary entries to find it wouldn't be much fun ! Homemade Baked Beans Recipe - Taste.com.au I used mainly navy beans (same ones as in Heinz baked beans) with a few added soy beans (v low GI), doubled the recipe to make an epic potful, used...

That's OK Plum :). I made them from scratch- I loosely followed a recipe I posted a link for in my diary from about 2 months ago. You'll see it if you head back.

I agree Molly and Plum- better off having a small amount of the real deal than fobbing yourself off with a fake copy :) Yesterday: Brekkie- 3 oatcakes- one with chive light philly, two with reduced fat peanut butter Lunch- scrambled eggs (2 yolks, 3 whites, skim milk, herbs and spices) plus...

I have an image of us all sat admiring our chickpeas now...:D

Roasted Butternut Squash Hummus with Cumin 1 small butternut squash, halved, seeds scooped out 1/4 cup tahini 3 cloves garlic 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional) 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon olive oil...

Roasted Butternut Squash Hummus with Cumin 1 small butternut squash, halved, seeds scooped out 1/4 cup tahini 3 cloves garlic 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional) 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon olive oil...

It's been a beautiful day here- sun is shining and it got up to 20C. I think it might be a sign that winter is finally over, hooray! I hadn't really noticed how nice it was as I've been in the study all day, but I needed a couple of things from the shop so I walked into the village (sounds like...

When you feel all funny when you haven't eaten, you're actually not hypoglycaemic (your body's incredibly efficient at maintaining a decent sugar level. Even diabetics only become hypoglycaemic because of the medicine they take, not because of the diabetes), but it's actually due to your body...

hehe- I'm not sure I'm convinced! Although when i tried Atkins a good many years ago, I think I was so desperate for something 'carby' that I could have gone for it.

well done on the 1.8pounds Cali !! That is amazing, so don't beat yourself up about it not being 2 pounds! I think a lot of people start by loosing 2-3Ibs a week in the first couple of weeks, but then it generally tails off to 0.5-1Ib a week, so you are doing fantastically!

Oh my god- I was so busy telling you all about the skating and the pizza bases that I forgot to say that I've had a 1Ib weight loss on the scales this morning YAY :D. Although I still feel a bit frustrated that I still have another 4 pounds of the weight that I put back on a few weeks ago to...

Pizza bases- we did used to make them but as you say it's very time consuming, and then I found these relatively GI friendy ones in the supermarket. They're very thin crust large wholemeal bases by a brand called 'Bazaar'. They're made with wholegrain wholemeal flour and work out at 270calories...

Ice skating was loads of fun- both me and hubby are reasonably good skaters, so I'm sure all that whizzing round the rink at high(ish) speed for about 1.5hours must have burnt of loads of calories. We first met as a holiday romance in Salzberg Austria in the winter, and we went skating on an...

I've always thought mayo was one of the most disgusting foods in existance (along with it's friend coleslaw)- and they sneak it onto so many sandwiches - yuk! I'm up for starting a petition to turn all the mayo into the world into hummus if anyone's with me?

Brekkie today - 2 slices of leftover pizza from last night :o Didn't feel like lunch Late afternoon- skinny cow no added sugar english toffee sundae ice cream (not had these before, but at 110 calories a pot, I thought it would make a nice but not too naughty treat) Planned for dinner- scotch...

Losing the salt as you're doing is the best thing you can do right away. Salt (sodium) causes your kidney to retain more water to balance the sodium out (so your body doesn't get too salty!)- this leads to extra fluid in your body, and in your blood vessels in particularly. Your body then has...

I found some Nairns Oakcakes in the end, in a bigger supermarket. They're nice with philly on them, but I can't figure what else you'd have on them?

I really like the 'yoplait forme satisfy' low fat yoghurts (do they have these in the uk?)- the berry cheesecake one is delish :). Sounds like you are doing fantastically Plum :D. I will have to think about new mini-goals for the coming week too. I like your water one.

thanks guys:). I'm really please on how the nights went foodwise - usually I graze all night on crisps and other junk, so I'm really happy that I resists the junk and grazed on healthy stuff. Feel a lot less bloated than I usually do after nights. To answer earlier question, Zumba went well. I...

Sounds like you're doing great Cali!

so carrying on from last post: sat night: 2am 6 jelly sweets (minor deviation from goal not to eat anything I hadn't taken myself- still I did manage to resist the giant box of crispy creme donuts !) 3am nutbar and fruit strip 4.30am chicken carrot and chickpea tagine 6am roasted chickpeas 10am...

Plum- if you remind me next week I'll post it up for you. I'm a bit brain dead/busy over the next few days (on night shifts, plus study) Yesterday: Brekkie- porridge with NS jam Lunch- out with a friend, there weren't really any low GI choices so I compromised on a tomato lamb pappardelle...

I love Mexican :D Hope your muscles have eased up - 6.5 hours of painting did sound pretty hardcore!

that porridge sounds yum Plum. I have one of the Rick Gallop books but I don't remember seeing that one. I'll definately try toasting the oats first :)

My top 3 contenders are: 1. muffin top 2. thigh cellulite- used to be just a bit orange peel-y which I didn't really mind (I've had it since I was a super skinny size 8 at 17), but has now progressed into large moon crater-like dimples 3. Boobs- get bigger evertime i put on weight, but never get...

that's very lovely of your OH to go out of his way to make you a GI friendly meal - he sounds like a sweetie

Muffin top is my personal demon- hate it hate it hate it! I can't wait til its all gone, so I sympathise with you there! I think your goal sounds pretty reasonable- if you can fit into the new clothes now, even if they're too tight, then hopefully a few more pounds will do the trip. And what a...

Thanks guys, you're all lovely :D Rest of today: Snack- 2 x oatcakes with chive and garlic philly (Yum). Satsuma Dinner- Autumn Veggie, Lentil, Bean and Spinach Soup with 1.5 slices of grainy bread Snack- 1 x oatcake with philly and a satsuma.

that's pretty ok for a TOTM weight in- you're doing really well : )

Gosh, you do seem to be having a bad run of it. Big hugs and hope your sciatica improves soon :grouphugg:

So, popped down the shopping centre this afternoon to buy some track/yoga pants and some trainers for zumba tomorrow (you can tell how little I exercise by the fact that I don't own either of these things already !) Felt very fugly in the changing rooms- unflattering full-length harshly lit...

Thanks Ashie :), that was on my wedding day- I don't normally look quite that nice :D Cali- I've never done Zumba before, but I've heard its loads of fun! Considering I don't do any exercie at all, I'm not sure how I'll last either, but we'll see how it goes...:) Yesterday: Brekkie- 1 slice...

the first one of the two is a better, more interesting documentary- I think that was the one that spent some time looking at weight as a child/no of fat cells/genetic infuences and overcoming them. The second one was a bit more simplistic - eat less calories etc

How's it going Lou?

I watched a really interesting BBC documentary that someone had posted in the main forum as to why people are thin/fat. There was some interesting points made about the effect of being chubby as a child on long term weight. Why Are Thin People Not Fat? | Watch Free Documentary Online 10 Things...

you know Plum, the fresh egg pasta that's filled - ravioli, tortellini etc that's in the fridge section at the supermarket is actually pretty low GI/GL, much more so than any of the dried pasta. So I'm sure you could have that to satisfy those pasta needs - that's what I do! Fresh ravioli, meat...

I'm in total awe of your guy pushups!!! I have such poor upper body strength I wouldn't be able to do even one of them!

finally plucked up the courage to go back on the scales this morning. After 4-5weeks of naughtiness I knew it wouldn't be good:(. So, I've put back on over half the weight that I've lost since starting this (5pounds) I'm very annoyed with myself! Trying to stay positive though: :) At least I...

i know, I really wanted to eat that second piece of toast, and would have ended up picking at it after I'd finished, so I covered it with my dirty napkin - out of site out of mind! Update on the day's diary: Dinner- the Moroccan chicken tagine with quinoa, green beans and mangetout Snack-...

So far today: Brekkie- the usual porridge plus NS jam Snack- 1 x square of milk chocolate, museli bar Lunch- met a friend for lunch. Most of the lunch menu was very carb-y - pastas, sandwiches, gnocci etc, so I had scrambed egg on toast with beans off the breakfast menu and only ate one of...

Pretty good day today other than the beer (is it weird that I drink more when I'm studying? I like to believe that it starves off boredom and increases brain power ;) Although I did accidently try this the other week with a full strength beer rather than a light one- that definately wasn't very...

I'm liking the idea of mini goals - sometimes its easy to get swamped with the bigger picture. I might have to plan some myself for next week...

Well done Molly !! I've found a 'best of british' food website in Aussie that carries Walkers rough oatcakes. Unfortunately they also have Jacobs Cornish Wafers, which I don't think I've eaten since I was a child, but now have an immense craving for!

that sounds great Cali - your mediterranean dinner sounds delish

glad you're feeling better : )

food sounds really yummy plum!

Having said that, reading through the recipe again, it says "225g (8 oz) medium oatmeal, plus extra for dusting " which would imply it would have to be ground oats (as you couldn't 'dust' with rolled oats) ??

Ok girls, I am officially tearing myself away and going to bed.. Have a great rest of the day for those who are still in Sunday!

I know, it's just so yummy! And once I figured out just how easy and CHEAP it is to make, I've never bought the stuff from the supermarket again (often has preservatives and...SUGAR (!!!) in it) I think you may have inspired me to make some tomorrow! Goes with toasted wholemeal pita breads sooo...

I knew you'd know which type Molly!

I don't quite understand why there's a difference, but I double checked the values in the gycaemic index database: 150g serving of canned chickpeas = GL 9 150g serving of chickpeas dried, soaked and then boiled = GL3 30g serving of hummus = GL1 Must be something to do with how its metabolised...

I keep meaning to go bed (it's nearly 1 am), but keep getting sucked back into the forum...

I think you, me and Plum are all hanging out on the forum at the same time - how much fun! I don't get that much because of the time difference!

whoa - I don't quite know what happened with those funny <BLUE COLOUR< bits in the last post !

Plum, I bought the burgers from a small local company that sells them at the farmer's market. However, I did find this recipe that I'm quite keen to try: Sweet Potato Burgers Ingredients 3 cups baked sweet potato cubes 2 cups spinach 1 carrot, cut up into pieces 1/4 cup whole wheat flour 1/4...

I think I might be completely bonkers, but oh well...

Do you think by oatmeal they just mean rolled oats, or actual ground-up oats?

I've found us a recipe Cali: Crunchy Rough Scottish Oatcakes Makes 20 small oatcakes Preparation: 15 mins – Cooking: 20 minutes Can freeze raw dough Ingredients 225g (8 oz) medium oatmeal, plus extra for dusting 1.25ml (¼ tsp) bicarbonate of soda 1.25ml (¼ tsp) salt 15ml (1 tbsp) unsalted...

Hope you're feeling better Plum X

Bumping this diary to the top (got a bit confused with your old one up there earlier) You know its weird but oatcakes don't seem to exist in Aus- I've looked in a few different shops with no success. There are plenty of scots about- you'd think they'd have found their way out here by now...

Spent an exhorbitant amount of money on some posh roller skates last week. All this study has left me clothes shopping deficient so I think the prospect of buying something caused me to go a bit overboard... I really want to join the local roller derby team- I went to watch the finals a...

LOL Molly :D My husband should hide all the chocolate in the cleaning cupboard in that case so I'd never find it...;) (I'm so messy!)

thanks Cali and Plum :) Undid all of yesterdays healthy eating by polishing off most of a large (200g) bar of hazelnut dairy milk last night whilst watching tv. Knew I shouldn't, but did it anyway, then felt supremely guilty. Compounded the naughtiness by eating the remaining chocolate (about...

It's so bloody annoying isn't it!!! My husband's normal to skinny sized and he eats whatever he wants! He doesn't eat particularly unhealthily but the volumes, oh my god !! He has a thing for bread, and for coke - every day he eats roughly a whole loaf of bread and a 2L bottle of coke on top of...

forgot to mention in the last post you might find these 2 books useful -written by Prof Jennie Miller who's head of nutritional unit that conducts the glycaemic index testing. The New Glucose Revolution Guide to Living Well with PCOS New Glucose Revolutions: Amazon.co.uk: Jennie Brand-Miller...

Hi Lou, welcome to the forum! Have you had your thyoid levels checked recently (within the last 6 weeks or so)? If your TSH level is in normal range, then you're on adequate treatment, and your hypothyroidism shouldn't be contributing to weight loss difficulties. If your TSH level is high...

So I'm back. I've been a very naughty girl these last few weeks....:sigh: Haven't been near the scales but jeans that were loose are now tight! However, first exam sat and passed yay :D. There's five weeks til the next exam, plus a string of night shifts heading my way, but I'm going to try and...

hello lovelies, sorry I haven't been around - long runs of night shifts plus these bloody exams have left me without the time to even think about the diet, let alone write about it! First exam in 4 days :argh:, then second lot in 5 weeks. I'm hoping after this first one is done I might be able...

Been getting back on track the last couple of days and feel better for it :) Have been at home which makes things easier! Yesterday: B- 1 x small slice homemade grainy bread with peanut butter L- met friend for brunch. Had scrambled egg and bacon on turkish roll. The roll wasn't low GI I...

Even just one or two days of healthy eating and I feel slimmer and healthier - I'm sure that's mostly pyschological, but it does make you feel good doesn't it?

I haven't had any problems with headaches, but I should imagine abrupt withdrawal of sugar could give you a cracking headache! I'm sure things will improve over the next couple of days.

So yesterday was a bit of a write off all round Started work an hour earlier at 7am - which means leaving the house at 6.15. I'm not a morning person, so this was a painful torture and I elected to spend an extra 10mins in bed rather than having brekkie. BUT, I had planned ahead and took some...

it was a large bar rather than a normal sized bar ;). Unfortunately the rest of it did get scoffed the next day. But it was oh so delish :D

Update to yesterday: Add on 1 x slice grainy bread with spread Small handful of dried goji berries Today Been studying all day which is IMMENSELY boring. Felt like snacking a lot - I think mainly due to boredom rather than hunger. Have been trying to resist. B- porridge and NS jam L -...

I also started off with Rick Gallop - his traffic light system is pretty useful if you're new to GI and aren't sure what's ok. But I never even bothered trying his no caffeine manta- I mean, seriously, this girl needs her caffeine fix!

what about using low fat yoghurt and berries? I love frozen yoghurt!! (Hmmm, I may have to pop out and get some now.....)

sometimes only a sausage butty will do!

I'm with you on the STS - well done!

rest of yesterday: L- campbells roast chicken and winter veg soup with 1 slice grainy toast with LF spread D- 1/2 large chicken breast, potato/bean mash, steamed veggies and gravy Was asleep intermittently for bits of the day- knock on effect of no snacking! Today: Braved the scales this am-...

hello all, thanks for your lovely messages :) Visa paperwork has been done and given in to work - it won't be sorted in time, but apparently they can put me on a bridging visa so I can work/stay in the country etc. :D Went out for a lovely meal and some drinks in the city last friday for my...

Warning: Meltdown Alert! Last couple of days have not been good. In general life, but of course that has a diet knock on effect... Essentially it's been a trifecta of: 1. Incredibly high-pressure job which I'm suddenly thrust back into after months off work with wrist injury 2. Visa...

If u drank 2 glasses of wine Molly in 12mins, every hour, the results could be quite amusing....

feeling better thanks : ) Forgot to add on Sat's diary 1 litre grapefruit juice - prob a bit excessive, but I love it, and managed to ration that the vit C was needed for the impending cold!! Sun: B- porridge L- poached egg, 1/2 can baked beans 1 slice grainy toast. S- fruit strip D- channa...

that sounds really nice molly

As you say, it was just one day. You can put it behind you and move on. Maybe you also need to have a chat with your OH so that he stops putting temptation your way. I had to with my hubby at first - its not that he was being unsupportive or insensitive, but just clueless and kept forgetting I...

so yesterday wasn't great- woke up feeling really flu-ey and spent most of the day asleep on the sofa. Was craving chocolate hobnobs+++ Ended up eating way too much bread in a comfort food style. B- porridge L- 2 open faced cheese and baked bean toasties on grainy bread S- slice of grainy...

1 pound down this week :scale:

So, yesterday evening I had the curry and rice/barley as planned plus a fibre fix bar. Also had 1 mini twix that they had on the desk at work :( then a small slice of homemade white :eek: bread when I got home. Today Missed brekkie again, although didn't intend to - was meeting a friend for...

6Ibs - WOW!!

would you share your recipe for homemade brown soad bread? I'm feeling a lamb and barley irish stew coming on for the weekend!

Rest of yesterday: D- half a low GI pizza (multigrain base, passata, herbs, chopped onion, red peppers, few kidney beans that needed using, sprinkled with LF mozarella) with some nicola pot wedges and salad Late night snack - OH was making pancakes (again!), and this time I resisted them by...

hehe, nice compliment Molly, but my general cooking method usually involves just cobbling together whatever's available in the kitchen. so you might want to stick with Molly's recipe :D My minestrone basically boiled down to chopped onion and diced carrot dry fried with just a bit of spray...

tell him to go away ; )

how did your 'proper' weigh in today go? sounds like it should be good news! Beans are yum yum yummy! Maybe try sneaking a few in here and there to see if you like them first i.e. the mash as mentioned before. some tinned chickpeas / mixed beans / butter beans to a soup Tinned kidney beans to a...

Yesterday B- porridge 50g with jam S- fruit strip L- homemade veggie minestrone soup with 1 slice toast with LF spread D- large portion of spinach and ricotta agnolotti with tomato veggie sauce. Spinach salad. Small sprinkle LF cheddar S- 3 low carb beers Today so far: B- missed as too busy S-...

I totally get you - I made OH an apple strudel this afternoon and just had 2 bites of it. Rest of today: S- fruit strip L- beef bean chilli wholegrain wrap with salad S- 2 bites apple strudel. Piece of grainy toast with LF spread Schooner of beer D- 1pork sausage, butter bean/potato mash...

ok, bit of beating as requested....;) GET YOUR OVEREATING GIVING-IN-TO-TEMPTATION BUTT INTO ACTION NO EXCUSES!!!!! Hope that helped:D

Rest of yesterday: S- long walk mid morning that cumulated at a coffee shop for a skinny latte. Also indulged in a 'brownie bite' - which I though was really clever of the cafe --- take a normal brownie and chop it into 6 pieces then sell them seperately so that women watching their weight like...

Hi Doyle, welcome to the forum :D It's always great to meet someone new in here. I'm loving your approach of you hate being fat more than you love carbs! I'm a carb lover too, but the thing I love about GI/GL is that you don't have to stop eating them completely like with some other diets, so...

don't beat yourself up too much ---> your signature photo looks amazing so you've obviously been doing something right!! Try and focus on how far you've come, not on how far you've got left : )

Well done on your STS And good luck for the Moonwalk - sounds full on! Think of all those calories you'll burn doing 26.2 miles!!

Probably true -but i quite like Rick Gallop's approach of no exercise :D, cos I don't like getting all out of breath and sweaty (except in certain situations ;))! Rest of yesterday: S- 5 pecan halves L- Campbells roast chicken and veggie soup with 2 tbsp added lentils, 1 slice grainy bread...

Over one month with no smoking now- YAY :D. Maybe you're right about the taste buds Molly - I hadn't thought of that. Weigh in day this am - STS for this week. So the plan for the coming week is: :)No more inappropriate snacks!!! :)Measure out portions/be more aware of portion sizes :)log more...

well done - what a fab achievement whilst on holiday!

Not been doing so well over the last few days :( - meals themselves have been good, but there's been snacking on innappropriate items! Tortilla chips and salsa, chocolate (although I did put some of it in the freezer ;)), fruit tart, lots of toast/bread. Need to cut out the crap this week...

thursday: B- porridge L- bean and veggie chilli with quinoa/barley mix S- Skinny Latte on the way home- drank half of it before realising the cafe had put sugar in it (it was super hot, so difficult to tell) -- I really noticed the effect- felt tired and lethargic the rest of the afternoon D-...

Daal Makhani Soak approx 3-400g of black lentils and kidney beans (ratio roughly 3:1 lentils to beans) overnight Drain and put to boil in fresh water for 45mins+. Whilst beans are bubbling away, heat a frying pan with 1 tbsp oil. Add: 2 x finely chopped onions 1 finely diced green chilli 4...

How are you doing Marian? Are things going ok?

Planning's the crutial part isn't it? I've been off work for the last few months with my wrist injury, so I've had lots of free time to plan meals, go to the supermarket, and cook new things. I'm not sure how it will go when I start back in a couple of weeks. I'm trying to cook up lots of...

hows your week going? Are you managing ok? R x

Didn't think there would be much change this week even though food has been good as portion-sizes have been quite large and I think I must be totally hormonal the last couple of days : I have a spot on my chin that is threatening world domination, I bought an 80s white and fluoro pink...

Yes i made the beans- it was the first time I'd done them and they turned out really nice. I sort of amalgamated a few recipes on the web, and eye-balled the amounts of everything, so I might have to make them again and pay more attention in order to write out a recipe! I sort of used this...

Whoops, just googled it - 'Finest' is the posh Tesco own-brand not Sainsbury's

Hi Missjam, The only ones that have been tested are: Burgen Fruit Loaf GI 44 Burgen Fruit and Museli loaf GI 53 'Finest' (this is Sainsbury's isn't it?) Fruit and Cinnamon Bread GI 71- so not so good. Generic malf loaf GI 59. Hope that helps!

More effective weight loss and heart healthbenefits with low GI carbs plus or minus protein The first study to compare low GI and high protein diets head-to-head, systematically varying the glycemic load (GL) from high to low was published in Archives of Internal Medicine July 24. It is...

well done that's great news! There's something very motivating about being weighed in front of someone else- i used to find that when I used to go to RConnelly a few years ago.

B- porridge L- Boston baked beans (totally delicious) with a poached egg and one slice grainy bread. Glass grapefruit juice. S- felt super hungry about 4-30 - I think a combo of it being really cold today and the fact Iv'e been studying all day= need for comfort and distraction! Was really...

So, had the cottage pie for dinner, but unfortunately it was so nice that this evening everytime I've been in the kitchen I've had another spoonful (for two!) of the leftovers. Might have to get my husband to confiscate it...

B- porridge L- split pea and ham soup S- skinny latte D- planning on making cottage pie with Nicola potato/cannelini bean mash on top, with green beans, broccoli, carrots and kale Actually got round to going to the market today, so stocked up on lots of yummy meat and veg for the next few days...

all sounds yummy! Hope things are going well : )

Maybe u need to eat more in the morning to starve off the hunger - when you think about it, 1 slice of bread, a bit of fruit and a yoghurt isn't that much. Do you like porridge? I find it keeps me going all morning usually.

I know what u mean about the multipacks - if they're in the cupboard they get eaten!

3 pounds lost over the last 3 weeks - I'm pretty happy with that given the circumstances! Thursday: B- porridge L- left over channa masala with small amount of rice D- homemade Roast vegetable, borlotti bean and spinach soup. 1 piece homemade grainy bread. yesterday B - porridge L - homemade...

Now that the cast is off, I can start typing out the indian recipes I promised. It might take a couple of weeks cos the wrist is very stiff and I don't want to overdo it. Important tips for all the recipes: 1. DON'T leave any of the spices out/improvise with others - it usually doesn't work...

There are quite a few low GI/GL diets from different books, and they all advise differently. My personal take on GI, is that the principles aren't low carb, but good, low GI carb. Portion-wise, personally I have about 3/4 cup of rice as 1 portion. 3 helping of porridge a day is probably a bit...

Cast off YAY!! Over 2 weeks no smoking YAY!! All is good :D Went to weigh myself this am (now I don't have the cast weight) to find out the scales' batteries have run out -bah! Yesterday: B- porridge L- large seed oat bar, 1/4 chicken and sundried tomato wrap S- slice grainy bread with LF...

well done :D

whoops, gave u the wrong name, it's called the new glucose revolution for diabetes

yesterday: B- porridge mix L- was out and about. had a fibre fix bar, still hungry so had another low GI museli bar from the supermarket. Can of minestrone soup later afternoon when I got home. S- fruit strip (I think these are similar to nakd bars ?? 100% pulped fruit made into a small bar that...

Nixy - hi! I find GI really works for me; I guess the main thing is to find an eating plan/diet that fits in well with your life and isn't too painful! The book I read first is 'The New Glucose Revolution' by Prof Jennie Brand Miller - she is head of the nutritional unit at the university of...

Sounds like a great plan - having a plan to fall back on when temptation strikes is half the battle! Have a great week. R x

B- homemade grainy bread with half can baked beans and a poached egg L- there was enough kangaroo stew left over for one, so we made it into a soup for two with lentils and cabbage. one piece grainy bread toast S- 2 NS sweets, skinny latte D- half a large chicken breast, bubble and squeek made...

Sorry to hear about your GP visit. At least now you know, and you can do something about it. You need to start following a low glycaemic index diet - this basically means that you eat things that don't produce a big insulin response. Prof Jennie Brand Miller has a good book - the GI factor for...

I was in the chemist yesterday and they had some bags of sweets at the counter that caught my eye whilst I was paying. They were no sugar diabetic sweets, and when I looked on the back it said they had 'zero net carbs and do not produce an insulin response' This sounds goodI thought. they had...

Had them mixed with rice for a couple of meals during the week and found them pretty delish!

Don't beat yourself up too much, and have a great weekend ; )

How'd the weigh in go? Hope you get some results from all the hard work you've put into getting back on track. It's a pain for me to wait until after the cast removal - i need to see those scales as a motivator!! I don't think I'll have much of a loss- portion sizes have been way too big...

I love those nutty/museli type bars though- I would never stop at half! The fibre fix bars are made by ' fontelle'; I found them in the health food section at the supermarket. they're an aussie company, but you might find them in H+B or similar. They do have some sugar, but it's right down the...

I did find some yummy museli type bars called fibre fix. unfortunately they're burning a hole in the cupboard as i keep eating them... Looked at the Carmen ones which look totally delish, but were fairly high cal compared to others. wed: B- porridge-oats/triticale/rye mix ; it was yummy, a...

sadly I'm not in the uk, so no holland and barretts unfortunately. i moved to Aus from England 4 years ago. I did end up finding the flakes in the supermarket but at $7.40 (about 4.5pounds - coiincidentally I've only just realised my keyboard doesn't have a pound sign key, how strange is that!)...

Hi red dress- it's depressing isn't it when there's something just delish and lovely hanging in your wardrobe and you can't get into it. I joined mini's just a couple of weeks ago when i realised i couldn't get into a single pair of trousers or jeans in my wardrobe! But a lovely item of...

meal plans look good molly, hope its going well:)

these sound yummy. Not low fat, but next to no carbs Magical Peanut Butter Cookies Ingredients 1 cup peanut butter, creamy or crunchy 1 1/3 cups sugar replacement 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Directions Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a large baking sheet. In a mixing bowl...

RAARRR! Just wrote a fairly long winded post which took forever (so slow left handed) and then promptly managed to delete it !!!! Don't have the heart to rewrite it now, maybe later:cry:

Ok, sounds like there's demand! I'll post them up in about a week after the dastardly cast is off (typing left handed is reeeally slow)

I spent 4 months travelling around india a few years ago and did some cookery classes along the way. I went back to india with my Dad a couple of years ago, and did yet more cookery lessons whilst we were there. True indian cooking is a lot less fatty than the stuff you get in uk restaurants...

new recipes Bored and stuck in the house, so I've been hunting out recipes on the web. Bear in mind I've not actually tried any of them yet. Some of them I've tweaked to make them more GI friendly or low-cal. Tagine of pumpkin and chickpeas Beautifully rich, aromatic, a little sweet from the...

brekkie- porridge yet again as i'm in love with it lunch- was out shopping when i suddenly felt really queasy and hungry. there wasn't much gi friendly stuff available at the fast food cafes in the shopping centre. opted for a pesto chicken pumpkin pasta salad as was probably fairly low gi if...

Hi Molly, thanks for your lovely comments. You're right- it's so easy to say sod it, I'll put off the diet until life calms down, but there's always something going on and there's always an excuse... this time I was determined I wasn't going to let things get in the way. Now at 7 days no...

Last couple of days haven't been too bad; not amazing, but not terrible. I've been fairly limited by the fact that my right wrist and fingers are in a cast after the operation, so i can't prepare most food, or hold cutlery to cut- can't wait to get the plaster off, it's driving me mad...

amazing results- looks like all that hard work is paying off. Not tried zumba yet - been mainly lying round the house doing the bare minimum since operation last week. But feeling much more alert this week, and my friend who is doing WW at the mo is keen too, so I'm going to try and find a class...

i've only tried in the fridge, but i reckon it would freeze fine

I've only seen quinoa that looks like sort of large granules. i'll have to have a look in the healthfood shop for flakes and give that a go

I've never tried quinoa before, but I have heard you can have it for breakfast like porridge. What i was wondering was, would a mixture of quinoa and rolled oats cooked like a normal porridge work? Does quinoa take longer to cook?

sounds like things are going great- well done on all that exercise!

yesterday- brekkie- porridge with jam lunch- roast chicken and veg tinned soup with 2 x grainy toast with low fat spread. Then things disintergrated a bit... Dinner - epic-sized chicken burger and chips. Snacks- handful of chocolate wafers. piece of toast. Vowed to do a bit better today. Its...

its all too easy to get too relaxed isnt it : ( good luck with getting back on track Xx

well done on climbing back on yhe bandwagon - food's looking great!

stopping smoking, an operation, and an overnight stay in the hospital - very un-diet friendly couple of days. Even whilst strung out on morphine, I managed to text my husband,requesting that he bring some crisps in!! Anyhow, decided a couple of days of relatively poor choices isnt the end of...

Moroccan (or not!) Carrot and Sweet Potato Soup Serves 6 The 'moroccan-ness' (I know that's not a word!) is from the spices used - if you don't have them/like them, you can easy substitute herbs and spices you do like - I've tried a few combos with good results. Chop 1- 1 1/2 large red onion...

Spicy Mexican Chicken Serves 4 Preheat oven to 200 C Tip 1 tall jar of passata into a casserole dish (smaller and deeper dish is better than large and shallow). Add couple tsp mexican seasoning +/- chilli powder (depending on how spicy you like it!), 2 tsp sweet paprika powder, 1 tsp mixed...

thanks Molly : ) just noticed on your stats you've lost nearly 40% of your weight - that's absolute amazing *sending you a big salute*

Hi Molly, thanks for your encouraging comments - the tip about eating the veg/prot first is a good one! And portion size is something I'm definately going to have to cut down on- I always eat huge portions of everything!! I just need to be eating healthy, appropriate amounts. I'm not...

brekkie: porridge with jam, seed mix and linseeds. Last ciggie post breakfast.... Lunch: Large bowl of split pea, lentil, barley and veggie soup with 1 slice of grainy toast with lowfat spread Mid-afternoon: had small bowl of leftover soup as cig cravings++. Probably not a good idea to start...