Weigh in ....Best Foods???

[tiamaria0405]

Hi Guys

what is the best foods to eat the day before you weigh in

Thanks

 

[Legomom]

Same as you always eat but avoid alcohol and anything too salty or carby. So not a bag of chips and a beer PMSL

 

[tiamaria0405]

wud this be okay

greggs blt and ready salted walkers crisps - dinner
spaghetti on toast (wholemeal Bread) - tea
Banana - snack

 

[Legomom]

That's really quite carb heavy? But if that's a fairly normal day for you then go for it? Maybe swap the crisps for an apple and a good handful of grapes? You'll cut the salt level way down then?

It might just be me but my body can't cope with that much bread gutted lol

 

[tiamaria0405]

Would weight watchers chicken hotpot be better

 

[Legomom]

Mmmmm it might well be? It's probably got more protein in it which is good as you'll not get as hungry so fast. Plus the carbs in it are less refined than bread so better for your tum.

 

[tiamaria0405]

Hi thanks changed my meal now

4 belvita oat biscuits n a skinny hazelnut latte - breakfast

Chicken hotpot n good handful of grapes

Spaghetti on wholemeal toast with a banana for snack

Sound better?

And plenty of water

 

[Ali*]

What time are you weighing in? Surely you don't mean the following morning? That's not a lot of food there

 

[tiamaria0405]

I weigh in the next morning n that equals about 1250 calories

 

[Ali*]

I weigh in the next morning n that equals about 1250 calories

Does it really? Wow! Well if you feel satisfied then you should be OK hun - I used to try and eat light the night before weigh-in but I think staying away from salt and alcohol is more important (due to water retention).

p.s. Good luck for WI!

 

[tiamaria0405]

Hi thanks

i am going to drink lots of water today as im feeling bloated today and a little trapped wind

 

[Ali*]

Hi thanks

i am going to drink lots of water today as im feeling bloated today and a little trapped wind

Peppermint tea is fab for the dreaded bloat! I buy the Twining variety from the supermarket

 

[goodthingsinsmallpackages]

I don't really cut down on certain things before weigh in as I want a true reflection of my weight and not just a weight because I purposely made myself lighter by doing things a little differently day before weigh in.

But that's just me, my advice would be to:
• cut down on sodium the day before, keep it low
• keep the carbs low
• don't eat too much processed sugar
• drinks lots and lots of water, and then more water

I do all of the above every weekday anyway (apart from the carbs, my diet always has more than 150-225g carbs a day even day before weigh in).

For the first 2 months of losing weight I used to be the one who made herself lighter purposely especially for way in and I also (and I DO NOT recommend this) used to not drink anything at all before weigh in (I weigh at 6.30 in the evening as this is when I got weighed when I was on lighterlife). I would purposely dehydrate myself to weigh less, it worked but I felt really really awful and as soon as I drank it came back on. I am guessing you weigh morning though so I don't have to worry that you will do this he he.

I lost 100lbs overall and lost the last 3 stone 2lbs by good old calorie counting and keeping my processed sugar and sodium down every day. I still eat sweets, cake or choclate but only a small amount.

 

[tiamaria0405]

Lost 2lbs yay really happy must have been that I was bloated when I weighed in few days ago