Come diet with me

[Glenshee]

This thread is for everyone who wants to stick to their diet, and would like to benefit from public support in doing so.

Rules for participants:

1. Define your own limits - post them here or keep to yourself, but be clear and specific about which foods are allowed and which ones are not;

2. Keep your diary - post here on a daily basis what you've eaten, and how this deviates - if it does - from your goals;

3. Be honest;

4. 1 month commitment required - which means that even if you have a diet slip, you are still expected to keep posting your daily reports (and hopefully get back on track in the meantime) until at least 1 February;

Feel free to talk about anything health and diet related - especially the difficulty you're facing when trying to change your eating habits - but please be supportive and sensitive to other people's decisions/choices. Negative or judgemental posts about somebody else's ability to keep to their promises strictly not allowed.

Remember - this thread is more about making it happen than talking about it.

Believe in yourself! You're doing this to become a better YOU.

Congratulations vanfurgston and woolwif!
tilly, look at it this way - no loss maybe, but no gain either! Are you taking your measurements and logging them on myfitnesspal? Maybe you've lost cm rather than lb.

Three day report:
Friday:
B - Oatibix, skimmed milk.
L - cheese toastie, grapes, fat free vanilla yogurt over chopped banana and raisins
D - unexpectedly went out for curry. 1/2 poppadom with pickles, 1/3 portion of boiled rice, 1/2 portion of saag aloo, a couple of spoonfuls of chicken korma. 1/2 pint lager. After eight.

Saturday:
B - as above
L - veg soup, bread roll, butter. Banana.
D - Salmon fish cake, small portion oven chips, carrots. Fat free yogurt.

Sunday:
B - as above
L - chicken and tomato sandwich. Fat free yogurt. Satsuma. Finished up DS's Muller chocolate crunch corner yogurt.
D - roast chicken thigh wrapped in 1 rasher streaky bacon, 3 small roast potatoes, veg, gravy.

well done van-not convinced id spell the whole thing right.sorry!
wolfwif is it you that needs shouting at if youre on the chocolate?i have a lovely sharp pointy stick i poke in the flying thread im on so if you need a jab up the keyster im armed and ready!
todays report
breakfast;special k and sunseeds
snack;yogurt and 1/2 twix
lunch;carrot and sweetcorn soup,baked crisps
snack;2 digestives,apple
dinner;veggie enchilladas,spinach and red pepper salad.banana
ev snack;natural yogurt and almonds

i can see the junk trying to sneak back in when i write it down...maybe i need shouting at or to jab myself!

fluffyanimal - good idea re:measuring. I have done it now and put it on mfp. I do feel smaller and I've had lots of people comment that I am looking trimmer, so maybe its not all loss of lbs that matters

So today

B: Smoothie & cereal bar
L: Bacon (extra lean stuff) & tomato sandwich
D: Roasted cod with lemon, mint & chilli salsa, lentils and roasted toms. 2 circles of garlic bread

Today:

B - puffed rice with dried cranberries and milk, with hemp protein powder
1 coffee
L - chicken, chips, salad
4pm - raw veg salad (cucumber, celery, sweetcorn, onions, lettuce)
8pm - cabbage soup, 3 small bread rolls, a piece of ham, cup of tea with milk

1 green tea
6 glasses of water

oh and 1 biscuit in the evening, with the cup of tea as well....

Shred DVD arrived this morning and I have done it. I think my heartrate has finally returned to normal...it's only been eight hours

Today:
Pre-Breakfast (DS felt 4am was a reasonable time to start our day!) - small espresso
B - 1/2 ww bagel baked w/ tomato slices and feta
L - massive spinach salad w/ lots of roasted peppers & onions, balsamic
D - Ribs, ww rice, steamed broccoli

gomummygo Good God, I think you can allow yourself an expresso after a 4am wake-up call. And why are you still up at midnight?

Monday's report:
Breakfast: Oatibix, skimmed milk
Lunch: Miso soup, vegan salad
Dinner: Tesco ready moussaka, fat free vanilla yogurt with banana and raisins.

hi every1 there is a really good vibe on this thread

the past few days i have been eating very samey food so quite boring but it keeps me from going over the required cals

B- oats+ skimmed milk+ banana or egg white omelet
L- some sort of home made curry with fresh veges
D- either 1/2 a plate of rice or 1/2 a plate of pasta (wholewheat)

snaks- carrots, low fat yougurt, fruit.

exercise- 1/2 an hr pilates daily. i am still too lazy to do any cardio but am motivating myelf towards it

Fluffy I am in Canada, was only early evening here. Thanks for absolving me on the espresso though!

Agree with vanfurgston, great supportive thread!

todays report
breakfast;slice toast and nut butter and banana
lunch;veg soup and bread.apple.baked crisps
dinner;yorkshire puddings with veggie filling.green beans.black grapes and yogurt

Today wasn't great in terms of my diet, but I feel well and happy, and that's important too :)

So,..

B - puffed rice, dried sweetened cranberries, hemp protein, milk
snack - celery
1 coffee to help me stay awake
L - chips, chicken, coke (really wanted it)
another coffee just because
2 green teas
T - dumplings - some with spinach, and some with potatoes
a cup of tea plus 2 pieces of sweet loaf at 9:15pm (but this is because I genuinely couldn't have it before 9)

Really pleased that so many of us are still here - this determination to carry on being mindful of what we eat is in itself an achievement!

...forgot - I had a bagel with butter for breakfast as well, after puffed rice.

...and 6 glasses of water throughout the day!

hi again i dnt have scales to measure, hw much is 30g of cereal? i am thinking of ditching my muesli as i have an inkling i may b eating too much

Hi all

24th January and there's still lots of us here. How good is that ?!

Today, I've had:-

Brekkie - smoothie & cereal bar
Lunch - Ham & Tomato toastie
Dinner - Greek stuffed tomatoes

Did day 2 of the shred dvd and can't move ache

oops I also forgot a 'Go! bar' at midday today...

vanfurgston 30g of cereal is a tiny amount, about what they put in those mini variety packs. I can't get by on that recommended portion, so I have to allow for eating more. Muesli is probably more filling, being oat based and with all the fruit and nuts, I'd stick where you are, if it is a no-sugar version (and not with luxuries like honey nut clusters etc in!).

Tuesday's report:
B - Oatibix, skimmed milk
L - Udon noodle pot with salmon teriyaki
D - 2 pitta breads with salad, reduced fat houmous, tzatziki and grilled chilli lamb. Fat free yogurt.
Snack - an Eat Natural date, walnut and seed bar. I had this because I had a lunchtime appointment and couldn't face waiting so long with nothing to eat, and it looked like the healthiest option from the snack bar. When I logged it in Myfitnesspal, it turned out to be over 200 calories, so that rather ruined things.
On the plus side I did go swimming after work to compensate.

Once again, thanks everyone for your support.

It would be great if you could spend some time to wrap-up your experience and share your thoughts on what you have achieved so far. Please take the time to read through your own reports in this thread (don't assume you just remember!) and tell us how you think it went for you. In particular:

• What have you achieved so far?
• What didn't go as well?
• How do you feel about this month's experience? Was it worthwhile? If you could do it slightly differently/better, what would this look like?
• What are you planning to do next? (carry on, stop, set new/modified goals etc) and why.
• What new habits will you be taking with you to your normal daily life, past 1 Feb?
• What other things, except the diet, you need/want to focus on in the future?

I will be going on holiday this Saturday, returning in a week's time, so will not be here whilst on holiday, but will keep recording the damage, and will come back with my confessions in early February.

Tillys Shred day two was yesterday here, I feel your pain - literally!

Yesterday a bit of a treat due to company:

Brunch - Homemade ww waffles w/ blueberry/lemon compote
Dinner - crispy pork, chow mein noodles, lots of stir fried veg
Evening snack - baked goat cheese w/ apple slices & ww pita

Thanks for starting the thread Glenshee!

Wrapup as requested! :)

My goals were a bit odd, didn't want to lose weight. I had lost a scary amount of weight due to illness a while back and struggled to put it back on with my previously healthy eating habits. Eventually, sick of everyone telling me how ill I looked once I was no longer ill, and my clothes not fitting properly - I developed some very unhealthy habits in my attempts to gain weight. I certainly did gain the weight back that way, but then needed to break the habits (especially late night pasta and cheesecake!!!) I just didn't feel "well" after the way I'd gained the weight back, sluggish...low energy, etc. Very reliant on morning jolts of caffeine.

My weight is 1lb less than when I joined the thread (which is ok but want to stay where I am), but my energy levels are noticably better already, particularly when I first get up in the morning. Think Shred may continue to help with that if it doesn't kill me first!

Definitely worth doing. For me it was about getting back into normal habits and the accountability of reporting on the thread helped that. Biggest challenge was that I had strong carb-cravings at about midnight each night, but it is much better now.

Plan to continue pursuing my old eating habits, but need to get body toned, iykwim - the weight I put back on still feels "puffy" even though my clothes finally fit again. I find it hard in winter (v. cold where I live, so don't get outside much), so will be trying to keep up to Shred until spring finally arrives.

Hope you have a great holiday Glenshee!

checking in with report and round up
breakfast;cornflakes and almonds
snack;low sugar muffin
lunch;marmite sarny,cherry tomatoes,pear and baked crisps
snack;2 ssesame breadsticks
dinner;homemade veg lasagne
ev snack(to eat shortly)natural yogurt and sunseeds

it wasnt my aim to loose weight so i havent weighed myself but my clothes are looser.i have more energy and am getting a better quality of sleep
ive learned i cant have sweet things lying around or i WILL eat them,despite my best intentions.low sugar baking is definately the way forward allowing me to have a treat that is also wholesome
coming here and having to admit indescretions stops me denying eating junk
definately found the thread useful and enjoyed reading others trials and tribulations
would be happy to keep going if others are

enjoy your holiday glenshee and well done with the water yesterday
to the rest of you...keep going and i will "see" you all tomorrow!

Today:
B - 2 barley coffees, puffed rice, hemp protein powder, with dried sweetened cranberries and milk
L - rice, chicken, banana, 2 sweet pastys with jam, coffee
T - chicken, potato pie (veg thing, no pastry)

1 green tea
6 glasses of water

Late evening - tea and 2 Rafaello sweets

Morning all

Yesterday's food diary:-

Brekkie - Weetabix with semi skimmed milk
Lunch - Chicken and salad wholemeal pitta
Dinnner - Thai chicken stir fry with rice

I did nick a couple of the dc's chocolate buttons because i did the shred before lunch and had a bit of a weird dizzy spell

liveinazoo - I would be interested in some of your most successful low sugar baking recipes if you get a moment. I have been trying to avoid baked goods completely but know that isn't sustainable long term !

In terms of my round up, my goal was to lose between 1 and 1.5 stone by the end of March. To date, I have lost 11lb so am well on my way to achieving the goal. The weight loss has slowed right down and I suspect it may be a bit of a slog, but I'm confident I can do it.

I had intended to so more exercise from day 1 and used my Shred dvd being out of stock as a complete bit of an excuse . I have been walking to school more but really should have started some more formal exercise earlier.

I have found this thread and the experience really good. I had set myself to make lots of sacrifices and for my enjoyment of food to be reduced but I have actually really enjoyed finding some new healthier recipes and adding those to my usual repertoire (which, frankly, was getting a bit boring). DH had pulled a right face when I initially said we would be eating more healthily but he has said that he's enjoyed his evening meals this month more than he has for a long time .

I want to carry on in the same way - lose more weight, tone up, drop a couple of dress sizes ideally. I think I need to concentrate more on inch loss rather than weight loss because otherwise, I risk becoming less motivated and slipping back into my old eating habits.

Hope you have a lovely holiday Glenshee

tilly i will post some recipes tomorrow
youve done really well
wheres wolfwif disappeared to?since asking to be shouted at for eating chocolate and i offered to poke with a pointy stick has been absent
todays report
cornflakes,blueberries and almonds
spinach and broccoli soup.cheese and beetroot sarny
2 digestives
lentil bolognese
ev snack(to be consumed shortly)natural yogurt and sunseeds.handful cherries

Today:
B - barley coffee, porridge with honey
L - chicken, roast potatoes, mushrooms
1 coffee and 2 homemade chocolate brownies
T - sauteed cauliflower and cabbage
2 cups of tea and 2 pieces of homemade apple pie
4 glasses of water