We want to lose 10lbs *NEW THREAD*

[loopity]

A nice new thread for us all and for anyone else who wants to join in our 10lb challenge

I will do 3 day detox with you. Is it no carbs? I will start it tomo.

Loopity I am on day 3 of the 5-day 'beat the bloat' (hah!! as if!!) diet from Prima. I'm a bit fed up with it by now TBH and I've adaped it to suit my tastes and also to make it lower fat. I've just snacked on a couple of cherry tomatoes. I'd much rather have had a mince pie!

I'm not sure if I've lost any weight this week yet.

Hiya texasrose - i looked for that copy of prima today but I think the new one is in (january).

Lornaloo - Tomorrow (day 1) for breakfast - 50g bowlful of oatbased muesli with 100ml orange juice poured over (I might have porridge instead as muesli in our cupboard has wheat in it) topped with chopped apple, melon and orange

Lunch is 1 large bowlful of homemade veg soup plus rice-cake.

Dinner - Large plateful of steamed veg with poached salmon steak. Plenty of water/herbal tea

Day 2 (thurs)
Breakfast - 200ml natural yoghurt, 25g muesli plus chopped fruit

Lunch - large salad of mixed leaves, half sliced avocado, dressing - 2tsp olive oil and 1 tsp lemon juice or balsamic vinegar. Top with 4 almonds and 1 level tbsp walnut halves

Dinner - Stuffed pepper - remove stalk and lid from med red pepper, remove seeds and pith, place in microwaveable dish and cook for 4-5 mins on high. Meanwhile, mix together 3tbsp cooked brown rice, 1 level dsp pine nuts, 1 sml stick finely chopped celery, 1 tsp each chopped fresh parsley and mint, 1tsp mild chopped chilli, 1 chopped spring onion, black pepper and 1 tbsp houmous. Fill pepper, drizzle over 2tsp olive oil and return to microwave for 5 mins on med high.

Day 3 (fri)
breakfast - fruit smoothie with natural yoghurt

lunch - 1 large bowlful veg soup and rice cake

Dinner - baked sweet potato, halved and served on mixed salad leaves. Drizzle with olive oil and add half an avocado. 4 almonds and 3 brazil nuts.

Didn't make the gym, couldn't face it.

Brekkie - 2 w/m and gold (230c)
snack - 2 pink wafers (70c)
Lunch - ww cottage pie (288c)
Tea - 2oz porridge and sugar and 1 crumpet and gold (350c)

Sounds good loopity, Im going to ring dp get him to get some stuff in on his way home.
Does it say how much weight we will lose while doing it?

Today I've eaten

Breakfast: Bowl of branflakes with ss milk.
Snack: Bowl of barnflakes with ss milk.
Lunch: 2 poached eggs with 2 wholemeal pittas.
Had a few mouth fulls od ds mashed potato and one meatball.
Haven't eaten dinner, had a friend over with her little girl we were just chatting away. I think I've had about 1000 today. I want to have a bowl of weetabix as I'm going wheat and diary free as of tomo so shall miss it. But If I don't then I will prob lose weight today. It's abit late to be eating too.

Up to 3lbs I think. Although I would be happy enough if it just got me back on the straight and narrow

Today I've had

Breakfast - 2 small slices of fruit loaf with lurpak lite
Lunch - half pkt of shop-bought cheese and onion w'meal sandwich
Dinner - beef stroganoff and basmati rice (from last night), 1 dairymilk choc bar, 1 glass of red wine

Start 3 day dietplan tomorrow plus going for a swim tomorrow morning.

I reckon I will have to make up extra soup for snacking emergencies as I will be swimming for the next few days and am always really hungry when I get back from the pool.

I love fruit loaf...I'm going to miss the wheat and diary. Don't like the sound of musili with orange juice...
I shall try it though. Dp is in supermarket now getting all the stuff.
What else does it say bout the diet loopity? Does it explain what it does. Does it detox or just help kick start the weight loss?

Will just go fetch my mag....

ok

They've called it the '3 day Miracle Detox Diet' and a miracle is what i need at the mo to shift these blasted few lbs

Seems to be to boost energy levels (yes, please!), reduce bloating, improve digestive function, aid weight loss. BTW it recommends all organic fruit and veg if poss.

Ok sounds good.
Dp is bringing me back a diet coke, I'm going to treat myslef to that before the detox.
Are you going to have the porrige with milk?

I don't like steamed veg or salmon steak. What could I have instead? I suppose I could have the sweet potato salad.

Hi all, hope you all are ok and eeping with the programme! I had a lovely break, ut isnt it cold over with you lot? We went to Eastbourne for 2 days, stayed in a lovely hotel, did give in to the english white toast at brekkie, but balanced out wih fresh fruit as well!, managed to stay good over the lunches with salad and chicken, but completely lost the plot in the evenings, loads of lovely chineses and red wine and baileys!!
Then we headed down to cornwall for the wedding(which was lovely), bloody freezing and raining, and stayed at the inlaws, so no chance of being good food wise there. I did weigh on Sat morning and was up 2lbs so I have been really really good since this morning, will try to lose the 2lbs by Friday?

Hi costababe, glad you had a nice trip

Lornaloo, I'm going to have porridge with skimmed milk/water and just drink the oj! Is it just salmon you don't like, what about other types of fish? Eg seabass or cod, with few tbsp brown rice and some salad. Or rice and mixed bean salad, then big bowl of fruit

I do like salmon but not that much, it would depress me to think I was having steamed veg and slamon for tea iyswim. I'd just prefer something I could look forward to.
Do you have a recipe for bean salad?
I've tried making it before but didn't taste as good as when my mum makes it.

Welcome back costababe. Glad to hear you had a good time.
Its not cold here as far as English winters go. Its been quite warm considering the time of year. I'm in Surrey though perhaps it has been colder else wear.
To warm for snow.
Obviously a shock to you though being used to nice warm spain

Oh no christmas envy emoticon.... at your warm whether in spain

Dp couldn't get a wheat free muesli. Does it have to be completely wheat free? What shall I have instead?

Morning all
Think I'm going to have to be slightly flexible with the menu. I'm having porridge with skimmed milk and glass of oj. Going to have the chopped fruit mid-morn instead, as a fruit salad. Will have the salmon tonight and dh can also have baby potatoes with his while I stick to the steamed veg!

Found this mixed bean salad recipe for you, LL
Can of mixed beans
1-2 cloves garlic crushed
1 red onion choppped
3tbs good olive oil
1 tbs balsamic vinegar
chopped parsley
salt and black pepper

Sweat onion in 1 tbs of the olive oil until just softened. Meanwhile heat beans gently for a few minutes then drain, rinse and quickly combine with red onion and all the other ingredients while the beans are still warm so that they can take in the flavour. Leave to go cold and sprinkle with parsley.

Good luck for today everyone, be good !

Morning,
I'm not sure on what to have for breakfast.
I think I'm going to make a fruit smoothy.
I've started making a veg soup to have for lunch.
Am going to weigh myself this morning so I can see how much I lose on this detox.

I weighed myself this morning 9st 9 and a half. Pound and a half heavier than last week