Come forward EatBetterers and unite - it's the second happy healthy eating thread!

[fuzzpig]

Here's the previous thread where it all began!

EatBetterers are trying to improve the diets of ourselves and our families. No weighing, restricting, calorie counting etc - just finding joy in nourishing ourselves by making positive changes one step at a time. All welcome! :)

Less than successful weekend! Managed the first festival of the year with no alcohol which is a minor miracle but easy! That meant if was easier to eat just health stuff on day 1. But I didn't eat enough and although I wasn't hungry until very late, the late nights and tiredness meant I ate anything and everything the next day. Now have a horrible 'how do I get back on track' feeling. And also urge to weigh myself/ declare a 'diet' etc.

Hi everyone, still, I am on holiday for a couple of weeks too, so exercise (usually a daily thing for me) is patchy at best and healthy eating pretty much out of the window...though I did manage to make a salad and some green beans to go with the takeaway pasta we had for dinner last night, amazing how much better I felt for that . I try and relax about it all though, it really doesn't take long to get back into the flow of normal life once we are home. After a few days of eating rubbish I really realise how 'bleurgh' it makes me feel so I always get back home craving veg and a bit of clean eating....it's just a couple of days out still, a blip..no need to panic diet just go back to normal, maybe have a couple of days of having a green smoothie for breakfast or more veg than usual as 'offset'. step away from the scales , whatever they say, if you feel 'fat' they won't make you feel any better!

Morning :)

I've been away for a few days staying with family, eating was okayish,I didn't stress so much about it this time as I knew when I got home I would get back on track. Crap food makes me feel lethargic now, I need tons of salad!

Hi all, have been away from MN for a few days as I couldn't be arsed to keep logging back in when it went all funny.

Food has been ok although definitely harder to keep on track while the DCs are off! So I've just made sure I still include a higher proportion of veg.

I had to stop myself evangelising at work yesterday someone was talking about how bad nuts are as they are full of fat... I held my tongue though. TBH I don't feel like anyone would believe me yet, as I look like one of the unhealthiest people there, and although I could point out I've lost 2 dress sizes already by making these positive changes and ditching the popular advice, I don't feel it's enough (because I still have a good few sizes left to drop!) for people to take me seriously, so I'd just be embarrassed IYSWIM. Does anyone else feel similar?

fuzzpig I think the fact that you've dropped 2 dress sizes is testament enough, and to be honest everyone is entitled to their opinion - yours is consistently across all the "diet" boards a good one...you're hardly saying lettuce is bad and macdonalds is good! But I do understand, the main thing is you know it's working for you.

To be honest one of the reasons I come on MN is because I get a bit bored of the constant discussion around food in RL, people here are OTT obsessed with the latest craze and what is the healthiest stuff to put in your body. It's almost competitive.

Fairly ok day yesterday and I even managed to not snack in the evening - I was stuffed after lentil and black bean chilli but that doesn't normally stop the night time munchies but yay I held out!

Fuzz, yeah me too tbh. I have lost loads but still have loads to go so I am just plodding along quietly with it, apart from on here. When I am as lean as a Whippet then I'll start lecturing everyone on how I did it and they're jaws will be in the floor when I bore them with how many nuts and eggs I eat

I bet you don't look unhealthy, I think you are probably being too hard on yourself and TWO dress sizes? Way to go!!

Two sizes isn't such a huge difference when you are as big as me to start with though :o 24 to 20 is much less noticeable than say 12 to 8.

Thank you though - I am still very chuffed with myself and really happy with my progress. It helps that I can talk about it here though as I've got nowhere else to really except my mum. I don't really want to draw attention to myself among people IRL as I feel like people will then be watching IYSWIM?

Ha, we are the same size I know what you mean, I do think people who see you every day don't tend to notice but my step mother noticed at the weekend as I haven't seen her for 6 weeks at least. I do know what you mean, I don't want people monitoring what I eat either and their pearls of wisdom about low fat food etc!

We can just kick arse and when we have reached our goal suddenly reveal the common sense secret :o

We can

Any suggestions about what to do with cod fillets? Easy preferably!

Oh fuzz workplaces are hilarious about food and diets! Everyone is doing something and nobody gets any smaller. Then suddenly you notice that someone who never joins in the diet talk has lost 4 stone!

I do know what you mean though. I have put on a lot over the last few years and I would feel self conscious in the same way (which is possibly bonkers). My weak spot though is that one of my children is overweight and it makes me feel like a fraud and a failure. But if I could teach her anything it would be to not diet and to love herself.

I made a wheatgrain salad yesterday, which was new for me. But wheat is the one thing I get a bit twitchy about, having long resisted the 'bread is bad' brigade. I am a bit unsure about how much in your diet is a good idea. I reckon as its the whole grain it is ok though.

Hi just checking in.

People at work are always on a daft diet and I do struggle not to comment. They lose lots of weight, go back to their old ways and its all back on. It's sometimes hard though, especially as its getting near to summer, not to be tempted to join in the quick fix. I am too lazy though to calorie count, or weight watch thankfully.

I've had rubbish food day today. Toast, leftover chicken sandwich, cadburys cream (creme?) egg, tea, bacon butty, handful of Doritos.

not too bad today - about to head to bed (it's 10pm) as I'm starting to have a rumbly tummy as yay didn't do any unneccessary evening snacking again.

MASSIVE vegan frittata at brunch with tomatoes, vegan feta, spinach, mushrooms, massive side salad. It was honestly so huge I had the second half for my dinner

topped up with sugar snap peas and homemade houmous, a bit of DC leftover pasta, pesto and spinach, a soy chocolate ice cream sandwich, but a mini one for DC

and spent the evening nursing a hot toddy...

Oooo I've just made some sugar free muffins, I sort of made the recipe up and it's worked well -

2 ripe mashed bananas
1 egg
50g 80% dark chocolate chips
2 tsp coconut oil
8oz cup of wholemeal flour
some soya milk to loosen up the mixture

cook for 15 - 20 mins

Dame, can I ask is coconut oil solid (ish) when you put it in? I have a similar recipe that the kids like (I'm not keen on banana tasting things but like bananas) but I use veg oil which I think tastes a bit claggy. I have coconut oil but it's solid mush and I'm not sure how to cook with it. Is it like using butter but smaller quantities?

Oh sorry, I should've said that I microwaved the coconut oil to soften it before using. It definitely added to the flavour. This is the first time I have ever used it, I used such a minute amount, it was just guess work.

I just mushed everything wet up then added it to the flour, stirred and added soya to soften it a bit. I think I used maybe 3 tablespoons? It made 9 big muffins.

they sound lovely!! I do generally think if you're making cake etc with banana or other fruit you don't really need the sugar

Having said that I followed this recipe the other day and there was too much milk so it was mushy and you really noticed the lack of any sweetner. Maybe the apples I chose weren't sweet enough? It was horrible! But toasted and slathered in honey, the DC happily gobbled it up

I'm trying to do very limited sugar in the run up to my ride now

I forgot to say it also needs 1 tsp baking powder!

They look nice Americas - would soya milk work?

Thought I'd join in after sleep recommend having a look at the thread. Quite hungry after reading some of the posts

Hello :)

Welcome fighting!

Fuzz Two dress sizes is a fantastic achievement. It may not be noticeable to you but it's wonderful. Especially as you haven't done it by depriving yourself or being faddy. I'm well impressed anyway.

Pleased to report my pmt was 90% better than usual again this month.

I am still craving things like refined sugar though and today my mood has dropped. Is the trick to up the protein even more when it gets like this? Suggestions welcome.

That said, a friend announced she was pregnant today by sending me a scan picture. It's an unexpected pregnancy as she's only been with the father 6 months. After all the failed ivf and miscarriages, I can't help but feel quite envious. I know I'm being unreasonable but I wanted to scream at how unfair it all is. So that won't have done my mood much good.

Right, sorry for the moan.

Hello Fighting Welcome to the thread! You might want to have a scan of the old thread (linked in the op to this one) if you fancy it. I did so last week and made some very helpful notes. There's some good meal and snack ideas on there too.

Great recipe Dame I have some super ripe bananas that need using up so might give that a try tomorrow. Do you think almond milk would work instead of soya?

Yeah I think any milk would work tbh.

Coumarin that does suck, I'm sorry I personally think take care I yourself when you're feeling low - lots of feel good food that assuages the comfort eating need but is good for you too.

Dame you could def do soy milk instead of almond but I would only use 1.5cups and add some date paste or honey or banana as they were pretty bland