The secret to 50+ diet & exercise

[ChaffleLifeChanging]

Sorry posting here for traffic. But for the last 3 months I have been doing the daily 4 x 1 minute planking & wall sits as recommended by Michael Mosley, and also been living off chaffles. (Cheesy egg waffles) I had never been massively overweight until my late 40s, I’m nearly 52, but the combination of the chaffles & really simple exercises has been a game changer for me. The weight has dropped off me, chaffles are delicious & you can make sandwiches out of them for work.

I’d really struggled to lose those menopause pounds, but so delighted to see a change.

Gosh that does look good OP. Must add sausages to my shopping list.

Following with interest!

Never heard of chaffels! I need to check them out!

Wafflemaker arrived, had waffles and ice cream and maple syrup for lunch. Yummy. When do I start losing weight??

My waffle maker has arrived too! Far cuter than mine in the attic.

What colours has everyone gone for?

Butter and tiny bit of sucralose (yes, I know it's not great for you).

@HaystackHair a nice mini red one here! We have a red velvet sofa in the sofa so of course it has to match (when it's out the cupboard )

@HaystackHair that looks incredible. @ClawdiaCattipuss looking forward to seeing your photos. @Sadsadworld hahaha, I know you were joking but just adding a general disclaimer on here to remind folks that the chaffle diet only works if you’re low carbing. !

I have two waffle makers but still have waffle maker envy! I will not go on Amazon and buy a lovely red or maybe mint green mini waffle maker.
My plan is to make a load of chaffles today and put them in a zip lock bag for the week. I have some lovely loose leaf tea that I plan to have in the evening after dinner to break my nighttime cup of tea and biscuits habit, so I'll be fasting for 12 hours.
I listened to the Micharl Moseley podcast and I plan to do the planks in my morning break and the wall thing in the afternoon.

I’m food shopping today, going to pick up some halloumi to grate into a new mix as a trial plus smoked salmon & cream cheese for work chafflewiches.
Had a full on day in the garden yesterday with lots of lifting and really noticed how much stronger I am lifting bags of soil, crouching up & down with ease & back seems fine today. Good luck with the batch cooking @DramaLlamaBangBang you could even do your planks & sits while your chaffles cook.

@ChaffleLifeChanging a really good option for me though as I'm lowish carb (under 100 a day usually but not keto) and am gluten free and I love cheese and eggs. Waffle maker on order

you could even do your planks & sits while your chaffles cook.

Good idea! Let us know how the halloumi works out. I have some in the fridge. One of my lunches is grilled halloumi and cherry tomatoes in a Greek wrap. That would be lovely in a chaffle I think

It can be modified for slimming world!
unlimited eggs, use your healthy extra cheese for one set.
A second set can be made with cottage cheese or yogurt or quark blended in.

serve with speed veg and you're on plan! I had mushrooms with mine, but tinned tomatoes are good too.

I can vouch for the mint green!

Like a sheep I have just had my mini waffle make delivered (mint green) and have devoured my first Chaffle 🤣

Mine’s out for delivery any time before 10pm today. The tension!

Beyond excited hearing about everyone’s chaffles & seeing pics.

@thegirlwithkaleidoscopeeyes was it nice!!

Work lunch sorted for tomorrow. Ham, cream cheese, lettuce & tomato.

Forgot to attach the pic ! Been a busy day gardening & enjoying wine in the sunshine ☀️

Well I made a batch of chaffles, and while doing that did the ' chair' exercise ( don't know what it's called). I did the first 30 seconds and thought this is easy- then the second 30 seconds- ouch! I only managed 10 seconds of the 3rd rep!

Could you link to the videos please?

I know I must start doing something!

My chaffles are done and ready for lunch tomorrow. Yum! DP usually makes my sandwiches so he is under instruction to use these instead of bread! I also have ham and cream cheese in for him to use.

@Crikeyalmighty i liked it but I’m a fan of the breakfast muffins from one of his books - and we have chickens so cheese omelette is one of my default lunches! I can see the potential for making these in advance, freezing them then sticking them in the toaster for those days when I would default to toast as the ‘easy’ option.

@PuppyMonkey yay it turned up before 10pm. Your chaffles look amazing.@DramaLlamaBangBang 👏well done for those wall sits. I’ve struggled with the planks more but going a bit deeper with the sits now & it’s killer.