Diet and Weight Loss General Support #9

Tinsel - thanks for the feedback Hun! I really appreciate it - but do let me know where I can improve too ok? As for your dodgy knee, I'd be inclined to not do lunges as they place alot of force on the knee. Instead, opt for squats which keep the weight distributed evenly through both knees = happier knees :).

Ginger - my option would be fish fillets (the frozen ones) and plenty of steamed veggies. We usually have sweet potato (lower in carbs than white / brushed potatoes), carrots, peas or beans, broccoli, cauliflower and Brussel sprouts (though I haven't managed to get the kids to eat one yet lol). Yay and good on ya for already doing 30 mins on the x trainer. As for breakfast question - I'd opt for a body wise museli bar (lowest in cals I can find) and some water to fill me up, both can be consumed with no preparation and stored in a decent sized hand bag!

MNB - I admit, I had a little giggle too about rolling down the hill. Today is a fresh day, a new start. Get those gorgeous kids of yours together and go for a lovely walk to the park, or get on that Wii :-)

Awesome work Ginger! Could you take a banana or some other fruit? Healthy dinner ideas - mmmmm salmon/steak/chicken with vegetables? Chicken noodle soup (my winter fav!) pumpkin soup? veggie soup? HOme made pizzas?

I am feeling crapola, I have red dry eyes (I hate wearing contacts sometimes) something that feels like a sty swollen on one eye, and just generally feeling run down, trick today will be not seeking comfort food and trying to get some exercise in - off for Izzy's 4 yr old health check and shopping before kinder drop off. Have a great Tuesday all!

Tan - dh gets the same sore eyes from wearing contacts, do you alternate and wear glasses some days by any chance that what he was told to do to help the eyes breathe.
I'm sorry your feeling crappy today, do u take any supplements Hun? I'll put this question to everyone actually.

Who consumes health supplements on a daily basis?

I have garlic (only thru winter months), a women's formula (like a vitamin b tablet) vitamin, glucoscamine (to keep my joints healthy) and two fish oils (because dh tells me too) each day.

I haven't been doing it enough hun so I think I will wear my glasses for a few days without wearing contacts at all. I take ecchinacea if I feel a cold coming on, Swisse womens multi most days (thanks for the reminder, I haven't been taking it regularly recently so that could be it.) I also take a stress and anxiety chinese remedy if I am feeling antsy.

thanks for the tips ladies
I've not heard of those body wise bars before. i'll have to look for them in the supermarket
love bananas too but so exxy!!!

Hi everyone!! Still feeling sick :(.. but apparently thats a good thing coz the scales said 81.4!!!!! Thats like a kg lost overnight!!! Not sure if my scales are right or what, but i am taking it!!! I did manage half an hour on the bike yesterday and my calorie take has been smaller- DH brought home pizza for dinner again last night and was shocked when i said i didnt want it!! lol So i had nothing for dinner, but didnt really bother me coz i didnt feel like much! Still drinking plenty of water, and i have dropped my meds down again so hopefully that helps me again this week!!! :-)

Selfish post from me again - sorry! :redface:

Started slipping off the wagon over the weekend, but managed to stay on. I ate far too much cob loaf dip and a few other naughty things, and I didn't exercise - but it wasn't too bad really. Nothing like before. I've been pretty good since though - have been eating okay, and got on the bike tonight. I have been struggling with motivation, but I think that is mainly due to having a few crappy days and nights with DD - screaming babies are quite draining. I'm keeping on keeping on though. Pram should get here this week, so I have that to look forward to. It will be so nice to get out walking again!

Hi to everyone - even though I don't post much I'm reading and cheering you all on :D.

Ok I'm baaaack. Finally woke up this morning feeling a little more human. I've put the chocolate & chai latte's (my other vice) in a box with a note on top asking if I'm at my goal weight yet :D. And then I stashed the box in the laundry. I hope to reach my goal by the 4th of Sep (DH's birthday) - which given my weight loss is slowing, means I really need to pull my thumb out. I realised that i'd set out my first lot of goals & rewards (which I've reached... but mostly didn't get around to the rewards) but this extra few kg's, I didn't set myself a proper reward.

So I'm in the zone. Time to get serious and do this. Today I have some roast pumpkin soup plus some asian coleslaw for lunch. I've just had a muesli bar with my cuppa, and this arvo if I get peckish I'll have some fruit or yoghurt. And hoping to knock off an hour of exercise, just wish the weather would improve!! Otherwise it'll be an hour on the bike tonight...

Happy healthiness everyone!
P.S. I let myself have 1 diet coke now my month of "none" was up... and have managed not to keep having it, quite happy about that. I want to just have it as my social drink IYKWIM. Going well so far yay. Geesh if I can control my DC AND reach my goal weight I might be the perfect human being hahahahaha :rofl:

Belfie - You are super inspiration hun!! So motivated and so many great ideas ( I love the note idea!)!! Yay for your DC challenge too - I had some salmon the other day for lunch and I thought a bone was stuck in my throat so guess what I reached for to skull and get it out?!! Didn't even last one day! Although I had none yesterday (had red wine instead -that doesn't count does it?) and won't have any today.

I am home from work today - off to the Dr about this eye, I think it is a stye but man it's sore and annoying. Back later for more personals chicks!

Aaaw thanks Tan. Well I found myself feeling ridiculously hungry at 11.30am whilst out at the shops, and the kids were eating wheat stuff that I can't have... so that saved me. Why is it that as soon as you make a resolution to eat better, you feel insanely hungry? Anyway, my roasted garlic & pumpkin soup is cooking, the salad is ready and I'm feeling determined. I think my exercise is going to have to be tonight as i'm ravenous now but have to get the LO up for an appt in an hour so no exercise time during nap time sadly. As for no DC yesterday well good on you! And I've had MANY stop-start attempts in the past. It was only when I finally read it could make my waist fatter that I actually really stuck to it - first time ever lol! And as for red wine, it doesn't have phenylanalalalalalalaalamine (yeah I can never remember how to spell that), so from that point of view, it's all good.

Also when I wrote out my rewards, I was quite specific about the types of things I'm going to buy (some tops) and where I'll go shopping for them. I'm even going to give myself a day off (kid-free) to go shopping. I think that will help, so tangible. Tangible is good.

Belfie: What a great idea with the note! You're so close to your goal weight now - that's so exciting!!! Definitely an inspiration :D. Have you found your thermomix a help or hindrance with your weight loss goals? I was worried it might be a bad thing with so much yummy food being so easy to make - but instead I've found it really helpful in getting me to eat healthier.

Tanstar: Ouch - sounds painful! Hope the doctor can help you out!

I've got a few challenging days to get through. My family are over tonight and I just know they'll bring naughty food with them! Then tomorrow is my little sister's birthday so we are going out for tea (Indian) followed by cake. I think my plan of attack is just to not go overboard - I'll eat what's there, but try not to go back for seconds.
It also means I won't really have time to get on the bike. That's okay though - just as long as I get back to it Friday.

Oh, and we had part of our new pram delivered today! Not the actual pram, just the second seat attachment. The actual pram should be here tomorrow. By the look of the forecast I should be able to get out for a walk Friday or Saturday! I'm excited! I really miss walking.

Belfie great to hear you're feeling better. I have done the notes thing too. I put a note on my sugar canister because I kept on putting sugar in my tea and coffee. I still put half a tsp, but better than a heaped teaspoon! I have also written down some quotes and stuff and stuck them around the house to help me stay motivated. I need to write out some easy to fulfill goals and rewards too. At the moment I'm so focused on trying to just stay the course that rewards are so not on my radar (though I know they should be). I do have loose goals though nothing is written down.

Tan, hope your eye feels better, sty's suck! I think I'm coming down with DS1's conjunctivitis...yuck! I thought we were rid of it and was so proud I had managed to keep it away from everyone else!

Sterla, maybe have some salad or soup or something else healthy, but small before you go out, that way you won't be too tempted to go back for seconds because you won't be starving.

AFM, I'm doing ok. Last night I ate too much I had some yogurt (full fat- and veeerrryyyyy delicious!) and had some wafer bickies too which I shouldn't have had, but today I have gotten rid of them (gave them to the kids to take to day care to share!) But other than that all is going well. I will be doing some wii fit soon, it's all set up and ready to go! Should go and do it now while my tiniest monkey sleeps....

Great idea 3LM - thanks :D.

im struggling a bit today. its just so cold and wet and i want to pig out on comfort food!!!!
i wish sometimes that i didn't love food so much :(

:hug: Me too Ginger - how is this stoopid rain. ALLLL day..... I am just in such a crap head space with work, sore eye and got home from the dr at 2:30 and realised i hadn't eaten ALL day - so then what do I do? Eat bacon and eggs with juice followed up by wafers, choc bikki and a friggin tic toc.... Going to have steamed veg for dinner methinks and about to haul this a$$ off the couch for a zumba dvd

I'm feeling the same ladies. I so want to go out and buy a block of chocolate. Lucky we have no junk left in the house or it would be gone. I'm hanging out for dinner.....

:grouphug: I think we all need this and let's turn it into a can-can while we are at it ;)

yeah me too. And hubby is home late, my head is thumping (ok maybe I called recovery too early) and my toddler is driving me NUTS! I wish the weather was nice! Think I might just aim for 30 mins exercise tonight.

Yeah....I was really looking forward to doing my big walk on the track I usually do when my big kids are in childcare on a Wed, but it's raining. DS2 is being a sooky lala and I want to clean my pigsty of a house but can't with him on my hip all day. So I have been sitting watching tv or jiggling him around and playing silly buggers with him to stop him sooking. As lovely as that is, my house is still a pigsty and I am soooo tired from sitting around all day.

its just one of those days i think...
luckily i did some exercise this morning LOL

Me too Ginger, must be the day for it. made some bread this morning so of course I had a slice of that for breakfast with my homemade hommus. Then I made some anzacs, and have had about half the batch. Bloody ridiculous.

Plus my uncle came over with some bread from the bakery, so I had 2 huge slices of bread with hommus for lunch. Then more anzacs.
I'm useless. I did walk up the street and back - but thats only a 2km walk, that'll do nothing!! LOL

hi all! just popping in to say YAAAAY! 74kg! almost at goal #1!

sorry for no personals... am totally not keeping up. :p

On the bike. Was so tired & cranky. Amazing what some really loud music (headphones!) can do!! Pumping it yeah.

Hi Ladies :hello:

Mind if i join you here, im a self sabotaging dieter, who emotionally eats, and feels guilty for it, do u think i meet the criteria?

I am in need of major support in my journey to loose the weight i have gained over the last 10 years of having babies and yoyo dieting.

My hubby, bless him, says he loves me the way i am, i however dont have the same love for myself, and since i had to loose/maintain my weight to be able to birth at my hospital, i thought it would be easy to keep it going, but alas, its not quite going the way i planned :(

Today i missed breakfast, had like 8 saos with butter and tomoate and cheese for lunch, no morning or after noon tea, and finished it off with an ultimate box from kfc, oh and lets not forget the dohnut, i ate and am about to eat another :( and even though i know i shouldnt, im going to cause i had a bad day, and i need comfort.



so i hope u dont mind me crashing in here, i really need some support

Just a quick hello :)
I've been reading just not posting, the thread has been moving quick and I feel bad if I forget to reply.
Back from a holiday yesterday, so back on track. Don't want to...... But know I have to.
Keep up the motivation ladies. Put the food down!!! Hahaha

Ahhhhhh. Wish I was one of those naturally slim people, damn it!!!
Did anyone else see that fb group, 'not having an amazing body because let's face it, foods better". Haha! Oh that is so true for me!
Love to all x

Hi anila :hug: sorry to hear your day hasn't been good, I'm terrible at emotional eating too. Hope we can help you keep on track and give you some support when you need it :)

Welcome Anila :)! In my experience I found 'habit' to be the biggest factor in weeding out bad eating habits.
I find it easier to be on a strict diet with no treats; as once I open up the door to a sugary treat (or whatever treat for example) it leaves me seriously craving for more. I'm better if I go without treats, but everyone is different.
I use my stubbornness for good purpose and if naughty food is on offer to me when I'm trying to lose weight, I decline it. The harder it's pushed to me with the 'just one won't hurt' or 'you've been eating so well, you deserve a treat' crap the harder I'll dig my heels in and reject the offer.
It's really about mindset and working out those triggers & how u respond. For instance, something happens and you think 'stuff it' and reach for a donut (what u eat in private shows in public ;)), swap that reaction for something more positive and healthy like chewing gum, or going for a walk, an apple etc. Sorry for prattling on ;).

Telly - welcome back hun! Nice to see u back :D.

Afm - I went into work yesterday and saw an older colleague mixing up a Meal replacement drink. She told me her gp wants her to lose 15 kgs by mid sept, and she has a meal replacement shake at breakfast and lunch, and two cups of steamed veg in the evening - and water whenever she wants thru the day (oh the luxury)......I'm bewildered that is all a 'health professional' has advised her to consume. She'd be a size 14-16 currently. Has anyone else received advice like this from a health professional before?

hi anila, welcome hun. i am totally with ladybird11 in that i just go without treats as it's easier to stay focused once the taste has gone from your mind. it is hard though - that first two weeks without were like AAAGGGHHHHH for me, but now is all good! and have lost 10kg in just under 2 months :D

ladybird11 - i don't think that sounds like food frankly.. i figure if my great grandmother wouldn't recognise it as food then it's not. my rule is simple whole foods: fruit, veges (exc potatoes), meat, nuts, carbs in moderation (generally at breakfast only, maybe lunch but not often), soy milk with breakfast as am dairy intolerant, cottage cheese from time to time if am really craving cheese. that's about it. i figure if i stick within those lines and keep my portions to a good size then that is okay, and hey it seems to be working!

have been a bit lazy recently and not done any intervals or pilates for about a week but have been walking a lot, so is okay (not great lol, but okay). plan to get myself back into gear by the weekend!

Livvy - you are rocking it Hun! Ten kilos in 2 mths :D. So so happy for you!!!!

Hitching up my wagon!! Who is getting on with me! Yeeeehawwww! Back later when I'm off my phone with goals for today!

Ok back!!! Nobody else riding with me!? ;) Today I am going to:
do my 30 day shred dvd and zumba - so 1 hour of exercise
drink at least 6 glasses of water
drink NO diet coke
have a healthy lunch - thinking omelette
resist the wafers and 100s and 1000s bikkies.
I caught my profile at the shops the other day and it was good motivation to realise my tummy is definitely smaller than it was a few weeks ago!!! Wooot!
My eye is feeling loads better today too, still at home today though but I don't think it will need the ointment thank goodness.

Have a great Thursday lovelies!

anila, welcome! I have been ina nd out of this thread 10000 times. I think this time I may have managed to find the mindset and determination it takes to do it. I just sick of being fat. Sick of making excuses. I have been self sabotaging too. I eat my emotions BIG TIME! It is a terrible coping mechanism that I have adopted and I need to figure out a new one. But I think the penny has finally dropped. (YAY!) It has taken alot of time and energy (and more than a few tears too!), and will take alot more time effort and tears for me to fully grasp it. Changing habbits that have developed over YEARS is tough. It won't take a week or two to change them. And I am finally realising that. But I will get there. You can do it too hun. If I can, so can you. :hug:

tellytubby, welcome back!! I am facing a week or two away next week. Just going to my mums, but we will be catching up with alot of friends and all of our favourite restaurants and stuff are in Sydney (living in a small remote town makes not eating take away and junk soooo much easier, it's just not here to have!) I'm hoping I can maybe indulge a little, but still control myself. I don't want to feel deprived for the rest of my life just to be slim...but these are the challenges of life aren't they??

ladybird, the advice your friend got is definately dodgy. So many doctors just have no idea! Meal replacements are just wrong. I tried them once and
they so just don't cut it! I neeeed foooodddd!!!!!!! Besides 14-16 not being terribly huge and such a drastic 'diet' (I use the term loosely) is not warrented, what does this doctor think will happen when she begins eating propper nutritious food again?! Plus the fact that only eating veggies is so not going to give her the energy or nutrition she needs in a day, let alone a few weeks! Just wondering, did you set her straight?
I have not been given such terrible advice as that, though I did ask my GP about losing weight (I had the same 30-ish kg to lose, so technically I was/am obese) and possibly seeing a nutritionist a few months after I had DS1 and because I was breastfeeding, she told me 'just stay fat for now, you can lose weight later'. While I see that she was probably just saying it isn't a great time to lose weight with a newborn and whilst breastfeeding, I wasn't asking her for some drastic diet pills or anything, I was asking for advice on doing it the right way. Plus she could have said it in a better way!

livvy, you are doing so well! I can't wait til I can say I have lost 10kg!! I try to stick with natural food too. It does make me feel healthier!

Tan, you go girlfriend!! Glad to hear your eye is better.

I am pleased to report that although I had insane cravings to eat and eat and eat (particularly chocolate or something similar) I DID NOT DO IT!!!!! I am monumentally proud of myself. It was tough. There were tears. And even an argument with DH. But after my delish lamb shanks for dinner, I did not eat a single morsel of food. OMG. Now that is an achievement for me, that's my worst time of day especially when I am tired (I usually get about 4-5hrs broken sleep a night and up at 5.30am) and stressed (from having a fight with DH!). I kept reminding myself that if I don't do this now I will still be fat in 12 months, 2yrs, 5yrs.....from now. I talked to DH, we sorted stuff out and I got a sleep in today (yay for small blessings!). And you know what my reward was (aside from the amazing sense of achievement!)....I finally conqured the 91kg barrier that has been haunting me for the last few weeks!!! 90.2 this morning, and that was with rather-full-of-milk boobies, cause I hadn't fed my usual 2-3hrly feeder for 4hrs lol! I might even crack the 90 barrier by my propper weigh in day! Can you tell I'm excited??? :D

Those I missed, sorry! :hello: but hi!! Hope your day is going well!

Hi there!
I've been in and out, and here I am back in again! Hopefully I'll be better with keeping up with everyone this time!
So, of the 36 kilos I gained during pregnancy, I have THREE (+0.4) to go. Phew! It's getting difficult now because I'm kinda ok with how I 'look', so it's easier to justify putting something in my mouth that isn't going to do anything but add to the total amount eaten for the day! LOL

So the rules I'm sticking with at the moment ARE:
1. This is not a diet. I am putting food in my mouth that will contribute to my overall health. If something doesn't have anything nutritional to add, it's not going in.
2. I will not restrict calories or types of food I eat other than rule #1. If it'll do good for me, I will eat it. It needs vitamins or energy. A fire needs fuel to burn, and a body needs food to function. I will, however, recognise when I am hungry, and eat then.
3. I feel so much better when I drink water. It's not that I WANT to, my body needs water to function properly. I don't feel 'hungover' when I'm hydrated.
4. A walk in the afternoon around 4ish is good for both mine and DS's sanity. He's in the backpack, so it's resistance training ;) It's good for me mentally and physically, and it's a nice way to spend the afternoon with DS looking at the countryside and pointing out the things that take his interest.
5. If I stick to the above 4 rules, there is no reason I can't indulge every now and then. A piece (or 3) of chocolate is better than a block. A couple of glasses of good wine on a special night is a lot more enjoyable than a glass of cask wine every night. Chippies are only to be enjoyed with DH and as I always have some left when he finishes his, I will always offer what's left in my bowl. :D

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3. I feel so much better when I drink water. It's not that I WANT to, my body needs water to function properly. I don't feel 'hungover' when I'm hydrated.

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YES! Me too and I need to remind myself of this because I just forget, almost like I need a timer to hydrate myself! So far today I have only had 2 coffees so even after posting I didn't drink any. :rolleyes:

yay 3LM! you're doing so well! great attitude!

krystals - HOLY MOTHER OF GOD WOMAN! YOU ARE *INCREDIBLE*! well done well done well done! i can't wait to be able to say that kind of thing! go you babe!

tanstar - great goals! you're doing so well!

everyone - keep pushing it! we're getting there! <3

Well, here i am, on the floor next to my wagon with a bacon sandwich in my hand.....*hangs head in shame*.....regrouping and will return tomorrow!!!

Beckoes you can stay on with your sandwich while I finish off my 100s and thousands biscuit. I only had one and will only have one and will stay on the wagon regardless! ;)

hi girls. just popping in to say hi! been exercising every day but i had some hot chips for lunch today :redface::reface: they were soooooo yummy though!!

beckoes - make sure you come back tomorrow ok? back on the wagon!

krystals- you are amazing losing that much! you must feel like a different person?

3lm- well done! keep up the good work!

bbl xo

Hi everyone!!

I have been a bit quiet.. i am still not 100%.. getting dizzy when i try to excercise- not fun!! I am yo-yoing in the 81's (going from 81.5-81.8)- trying to keep my calories down- but all i feel like eating is toast!!!! I have managed a few goes at the bike and some wii fit plus, but i havent done my cardio all week. And i have been really slack at the challanges.. i havent even attempted this weeks!!

Hopefully i feel better soon!!!

Tanster and beckoes - you cracked me up! I love that I'm not the only one who isn't as strict as I really should be! Jump back on the wagon tomorrow though!
Krystals- :o. ... Followed by.... :clap: lol. Well done!!!!

Being SUPER good for a couple of days now. Got a BBQ this weekend. I normally make a potato bake.. Anyone got any good ideas for a low fat alternative?