Lardy Ladies 2011 Slimming our way to Summer .

[Tortoise]

New thread. Let's keep positive and on track.
Weight today 12st st 8 1/4.

I think one of my problems is not knowing what the hell to eat. Last few days every time I eat a meal I get suddenly overwhelmed by tiredness which does pass.
Walking is more of a struggle. My knees hurt and I feel about 9 months pregnant! All fat and bloated. Can't even bend to pick things up without struggling.

tortoise

I made minestrone soup yesterday and had 2 x bowls. I have linked to it before, but it is very filling, easy and scrummy.

Give us a few typical Tortoise days of food and let smalline and I bend it so it's healthier.

what sort of foods do you like? have you tried doing a menu plan for the week?

A typical day is just snacking on crap.
Making sausage hotpot in slow cooker for tonight.
Dinners when kids are at school is normally anything quick as its just for me. So chips quite often.
There's just nothing I fancy. Nothing I want in a sandwich/wrap/roll etc.
It's no wonder I look and feel like crap

Sorry, that was really negative and un helpful.
I don't like fish erm minds gone blank now lol.
A big problem is having enough money too especially as I don't always get to tesco.
Soups are good.
Slow cooker ideas also good.
I only drink water so thats a positive although I do have a few beers left and baileys!

Ok, has a couple of biscuits and 2 brunch bars this morn.
Finished off dark choc liquors which weren't even that nice!
Lunch is heinz carrot and coriander soup

I'm doing ok too today tortoise

Have 1oz of sultana bran with milk (sounds teeny but is enough)

Had Jacket and tuna, sweetcorn, tomato and cucumber and a small dollop of full fat mayo (I know it's bad, but I hate additives and stuff and it was between ds and I)

Have slimming world chips (potatoes wedges in oven with fry light) egg and beans. yum yum yum

Well done furball.
I've had a few not biscuits .
Have done mash to go with sausage hotpot but I'm not having any with mine. About to put tree down so that exercise bike can go in its space!

Good going Furball

Have done a lot better today,

Porridge for breakfast
ncg veg soup
green mash (potato, cauliflower & broccoli cooked & mashed together with cheese) & gammon steak
2 after 8 chocolates
will probably have a glass of wine later.

Small glass of baileys and a tube of peanut M&ms (ds2 decided he doesn't like them and gave them to me!)

So to make up for it a little, 10 miles on exercise bike in 31 mins. Computer thing on it said 364 calais burnt .

If I can do at least that much every evening it will help I guess! Plus doing school drop off and pick up.

Today so far
2 brunch bars.
Chicken and Bacon pie.
Few polos.
Activia yogurt.
Heinz veg soup for tea.

Really want crisps and chocolate!

Keep at it tortoise you're doing your best I've bought some highlight hot choc for a fix as I don't want to open my kilo bar of galaxy in fear of eating the whole blooming lot

so today =

1 oz of sultana bran

1 small jacket and small tin beans with 1 oz of cheese

smallish plate of home made beef stew with 1 boiled pot

fruit salad

and and and .......... I refused a chunk of my most favourite fudge = now that just in principle deserves at least a stone off this week

well done furball.

I caved in and ate both crisps and choc .

I have done lots of walking today. Too tired to get on bike tonight. Early to bed I think.

Breakfast 2 brunch bars (as usual!).
Snack Activia yog.

Just did 10 miles in 34 mins on bike.

Now eating 5 wine gums!

Soup for lunch.

No idea what to have for dinner!

I put some curry powder in my heinz beg soup which was yummy. Plus 2 slices bread(no butter).
Then went and spoilt it by having 2 penguins and a one finger time out.

Just now I had a raisin brunch bar.

Sweet and sour chicken with pasta for tea.

Didn't do too bad yesterday....
Porridge
cheese & onion omelette with salad, apple satsuma
spaghetti bol
1.5 glasses of wine 3 chunks of chocolate.

Today....
porridge with teaspoon of all bran
minestrone cuppa soup
slice of bread with cream cheese & marmite
mini chocolate muffin

Snacked on 2 satsumas 1 apple and small handful of almonds, lump of cheese

Don't know what's for dinner yet !!!

might go to the gym tonight

You are both doing well, Tortoise you might be having some glitches but at least you are moving more, and your food intake looks a lot healthier, Furball you are being very saintly

just checking in with me days quota

1 oz sultana bran with sliced banana

bean soup - no idea what was what as at a friends house, fruit salad

pork chop (no fat) 1 teeny boiled potato, veg, dessert spoonful of cheese sauce and literally a splash of bisto gravy

Thanks small, that made me feel better. Wish I had read it before I ate a packet of crisps and a bag of snow bites .

But, to make up for it, I burnt another 364 calories doing 10 miles on the bike.

Doing my 2nd morning helping out in local charity shop tomorrow. Lots of walking up and down stairs putting stock out .

Lovely sunny day today here

How are things with you both?

I'm just checking in with me daily dirge

1 oz sultana bran

1 small jacket, prawns with dollop of seafood sauce

1 mug of mugshot packet pasta thingy - blooming starving today

apple

for tea - slimming world chips, and a tin of sardines in tomato sauce (dh and ds are having battered cod [sob] ) with peas.

and I walked for just over an hour delivering leaflets

I've walked miles and gone up and down stairs a million times today! Who knew helping out in a charity shop could.be such hard work!

Food wise, not too bad!

2 brunch bars.
Chicken tikka and lettuce roll.
Snickers!
And just had a custard slice from bakery!
Tea will be chicken and something! Two breasts left in pack I bought yesterday.

Bloody jaffa cakes .

cor you must be desperate to eat them tortoise!

Lol they aren't that tasty I know! Friday always a bad night. Will do better tomorrow!

I have eaten a lot less than I ate over Christmas these last few days plus exercised more. But have gained 2lbs .15st 8.

Oh dear tortoise I honestly feel for you

But please please don't give up, are your clothes feeling looser? I think that is what you should be looking at rather than the scales. It may be that you are retaining water at the moment, or all that walking and cycling you have been doing is toning up the muscles and burning the fat, don't forget that muscle weighs more than fat.

I remember years ago (pre-kids) I had put on a lot of weight when my BF (who is now my DH) moved in with me, it took some time (about a year I think) but I lost all the weight, but do you know what, I didn't have any scales, I went by how my clothes were fitting, it was great because I didn't have that sinking feeling that you get when you know you've been good all week, only to find you have put on weight instead of lost. I kept the weight off by the way and it didn't go back on until I gave up smoking and had kids some 6-7 years later.

Anyway I'm off to weigh myself now, and I will try not to be disappointed if I haven't lost any weight, cos I feel slimmer.

I think we should have a new thread name, what do you think? any ideas? I can't think of any at the moment.

5lbs off