First post so "hello!"
I'm looking for an eating plan that both Hubby and I can follow.
I'll be completely honest I'm a carb addict - I love carbs, so a very low carb diet isn't going to be one I can stick to for any length of time.
I try to eat pretty low fat, have been taking Xenical for a week now (so far no icky side effects).
I suffer with Agoraphobia so no long walks for me. I also suffer with back problems which mean I can't stand for very long (sometimes standing long enough to cook is near impossible).
I'm on a very limited income.
Early last year I hit my peak of 318lbs. In August I bought that down to 302lbs (so close to having a number beginning with 2). Sadly it started to creep back on and at the beginning of this week I was at 308.8lbs - down to 304.4 as of today.
I know I should eat more often, but that's something I have a mental block on - I seem to forget.
An average breakfast would be 30g cornflakes with semi skim milk and 2 pieces wholemeal toast with marmite or low fat spread.
Lunch and snacks just don't happen.
An average dinner would be home made cottage pie, baked chicken (kitties get the skin) with veggies. Or if having salad then 1 bag mixed leaves between the 2 of us with a little feta or wafer thin ham with tomatoes, red onions, red peppers, etc
I need to get a visual reference on any food plan.
For example I have a plastic cup which is exactly 30g of cornflakes. The same cup is enough dry rice for 2 people.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
I'm looking for an eating plan that both Hubby and I can follow.
I'll be completely honest I'm a carb addict - I love carbs, so a very low carb diet isn't going to be one I can stick to for any length of time.
I try to eat pretty low fat, have been taking Xenical for a week now (so far no icky side effects).
I suffer with Agoraphobia so no long walks for me. I also suffer with back problems which mean I can't stand for very long (sometimes standing long enough to cook is near impossible).
I'm on a very limited income.
Early last year I hit my peak of 318lbs. In August I bought that down to 302lbs (so close to having a number beginning with 2). Sadly it started to creep back on and at the beginning of this week I was at 308.8lbs - down to 304.4 as of today.
I know I should eat more often, but that's something I have a mental block on - I seem to forget.
An average breakfast would be 30g cornflakes with semi skim milk and 2 pieces wholemeal toast with marmite or low fat spread.
Lunch and snacks just don't happen.
An average dinner would be home made cottage pie, baked chicken (kitties get the skin) with veggies. Or if having salad then 1 bag mixed leaves between the 2 of us with a little feta or wafer thin ham with tomatoes, red onions, red peppers, etc
I need to get a visual reference on any food plan.
For example I have a plastic cup which is exactly 30g of cornflakes. The same cup is enough dry rice for 2 people.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.