Common Sense Eating

[SouthernNorthernGirl]

I wanted to start a thread about eating sensibly / healthily etc without any diet fads involved.
Would love a bit of support in this, and I'm sure there are others that feel the same.

I've missed lots of posts! I'm terrible at replying to people individually but hope everyone's having a good weekend. It sounds like everyone's doing well today, reading your healthy Saturday days is putting me to shame!!

I am hungover today, friend's birthday last night so I had a lot of cocktails and I've been so ropey all day. At least hangovers don't make me want to stuff my face but the DP wanted Chinese so I've got egg fried rice and curry sauce. It's not even very nice, blergh. And my legs still hurt from BBG days ago! Lord.

I'm in. I want to eat normal nice meals. Just less and ditch the snacks. Clumsy DH broke the scales so will weight at work Monday

Star Yes - I did do C25K first. At first, I think the key is to just force yourself to go out. Something clicked with me as soon as I got to about week 5 or 6 and I could see how much fitter I was getting. Now, I actually feel like a 'runner' and really do enjoy it - it's great stress relief. I'm going to do my last run of week 11 today, so it's run for 17minutes, walk for 1 minute and repeat 3 times.

Kim It's a far superior woman to me who could ignore a chilled bottle of fizz!

lucky I hope you feel a bit better today. I was terribly hungover last Sunday and the only consolation was that I didn't eat much at all...every cloud...?!

don't Exactly - that is totally what I'm doing.

Hope everyone has had a good weekend, you certainly all sound really positive

I've been quite busy and have managed to keep in control of my eating. Roast pork tonight!

I know I am very late to the party but please may I join you? I've been doing Weight Watchers since the beginning of the year and I just can't count points any more. I have managed to lose 8 pounds so far but I'm losing the will to live as well.

I like the idea of just trying to eat sensibly and healthily so I'd love to give it a go and join you all. I need to lose another 1 1/2 stones to be happy. 😀

kneesup definitely every cloud! I never fancy eating much on a hangover really, though it's probably because I eat tons when drunk

Glad things are going well floss!
& welcome poorpaws :)

Gym tomorrow as it's my day off! DP is away tonight and left me with cookies on the bedside table... I'll just have one before bed I thought... how on earth is there 112 calories in one tiny cookie?! Want to cry.

Welcome poorpaws, well done for losing 8lbs!

Oh isn't it awful lucky! I can't believe the calorie content of some things. Have a good session at the gym tomorrow .

I really hope everyone has had a good start to the week.

I'm really up and down. I've been preoccupied with a bloody tedious situation and although I have been logging everything on mfp, I suspect I may have just maintained this week. But that's OK! At least I haven't been binging like I would have 6 months ago.

Hi to the new joiners - come on in!

Well done floss for not binging when things got tough.

Go kneesup! 3 lots of 17 minutes - you ARE a runner! Are you aiming for a race?

Didn't go running last night but might squeeze one in this evening. Glad the evenings are getting lighter.

Had the most delicious breakfast these last couple of days. Dry oats, stewed rhubarb, plain yogurt and flaked almonds. Nom nom nom! I am fully enjoying rhubarb season, going to make a crumble in the week.

Yum - that breakfast sounds fabulous, Sub. I'm not aiming for a race yet - I just want to be able to run for an hour solid. My aim for this week is to eat more fruit and veg, so I'm trying to have soup for lunch - today I made Cauliflower, Gorgonzola and Mustard and it was really delicious.

Just popping on to give my weigh in - I gained 2lb

I haven't had time to get on here recently, from now on though I will make it my first priority in spare time if I ever get any

Will have a catch up, and be back to post properly

I went out for a lovely meal yesterday. I tried to do damage limitation by having diet Coke instead of wine, no starter, black coffee with no sugar instead of cappuccino. However I did indulge quite a bit by having the most gorgeous creamy sauce with the meat, chips and a fabulous chocolatey dessert.

The main reason I am posting though is because I would normally give up on healthy eating for a whole week after being "naughty". Because I only joined you recently I didn't want to come on here and admit I'd failed for a week because of one meal. Instead I have come to say thank you because I've stayed on track today and I don't think I would've done had I not joined you so thanks a lot I could've turned a corner 😇

Good luck to anyone going out for a meal this week, I find it one of the hardest things.

Nice to see you Southern, I was wondering how you are. Do not despair, 2lbs is easy to turn around!

Sub and knees I'm loving the sound of your breakfast and soup!

Nice one poorpaws, that's exactly the mentality this thread is all about. It's so nice to enjoy a treat without feeling guilty afterwards.

I'm going away for a few days tomorrow. Fully preparing to put on a couple of lbs, but we'll see. I'm looking forward to relaxing and going on some nice walks with my friend.

Can i join this thread! diets have just made me fat, trying to eat healthy and not panic and binge if i dont as well as exercising more. :)))

Star here's hoping

girl Of course - lovely so many are on here now. What's your plan?

floss How was your trip?

Welcome girl!

What sort of a week has everyone had?

I lost half a lb last week, which is better than nothing. It does help that I'm on Metronidazole for an infected wisdom tooth, so have been strictly off alcohol. I've got to have it out tomorrow....:(

Weigh in today - 13st 0.5lb

I really didn't want to go over into the next stone

I think I need a shake up!

How has everyone else done today? Even those who aren't weighing - do you feel different? Healthier / trimmer etc

Come on, Southern, you can do this! Would it help to focus purely on the health benefits of losing weight? Or have you got something in the future that you'd really like to look slimmer for? I really do understand it being such a struggle...I have realised that it's now or never for me and something has just sort of clicked. I might be having a mid-life crisis
I've now lost 10lbs in total and 2 inches off of my waist. I feel sooo much healthier and am starting to be noticeably trimmer. I've also noticed that my mood is better - I just generally feel a lot brighter.

knees Well done! That's impressive. I like tha you say about feeling healthier too - always a bonus. Interesting that you feel brighter, do you think it's due to a confidence in yourself, for managing to do this on your own terms?

I'd like to be slimmer for a number of reasons really - I have a whole wardrobe I cant fit into (shallow!) my knees are painful (health) I want to look good for my husband too (marriage)

Hello all!

Can I join the movement?

I came on to mumsnet this morning wanting to start just this kind of thread, and then this here popped up!

You are all full of very sensible thoughts and good advice! I don't want to force myself to eat in a way that is restrictive or doesn't feel "intuitive" to me, if you know what I mean. It has to be sustainable as well as healthy and natural.

My "downfall" is definitely sugar. I tend to bring out the chocolate and cookies once the kids are in bed and the day is done. And then I just "treat" myself. This would be fine if it wasn't every bloody night!
The stuff I eat is not the worst, it's dark chocolate and homemade cookies - but really the sugar content of home made cookies is the same as any other, so I know I'm just kidding myself here!

I'm not going to stop baking but I would like to have some evenings where I find other ways to relax, which doesn't involve food. I eat a good dinner most days, so I shouldn't "need" it.

I also want to get more in touch with my body - someone mentioned this up thread, that exercising makes them feel more in touch with their body? Sorry, I don't remember who it was.

As a side effect, I'm hoping for some glowing skin!

I am not really overweight, just feeling quite unfit and a little untoned. And I'm going on holiday in four weeks' time, which is a good motivator to get healthier. If I lose a little weight I'd be thrilled, ideally around half a stone, although I don't want to work towards a "target" as such. I'm currently 9.9 stone (I think in kilos, but just converted this so hope it's right).

So, here'e the plan for me:

1. Eat less sweet stuff in the evenings.
2. Move more - maybe some stretching every now and then, and spend as much time as possible outdoors. Cycle to work whenever possible.

That's it really. Should hopefully do the trick and change my attitude to food.

Sorry, this was long!

So is Tuesday weigh-in day, for those who want to check their weight?

knees that is brilliant, well done! From what I can glance you do a lot of running? Would you mind telling me how you started (from zero to...?). I have two young kids (both still at nursery) and a full time job. Putting on some shoes and leaving the house is about the only exercise I might, maybe, just have time for (sometimes).

I used to swim and loved it, but it takes so much preparing that I never find the time for it now.

We do have a (massive) allotment which needs a lot of work, and I've been out there as much as I can. Not exactly exercise, but fresh air (and no snacks!) in abundance.

Hi all!

knees well done! It's great that you're feeling so much better all round. Hope your tooth extraction goes OK today.

Southern you really can do this. Like knees says, maybe you just need something to click.

I came back from France on Sunday. It was so lovely and relaxing. I didn't log anything on mfp and ate what I wanted. Interestingly, I think I'm way more in control of eating even when not using mfp. I even turned down cake and chocolate a few times . It was my birthday yesterday so had a couple of treats. I weighed myself and I'm exactly the same weight. No surprise. And I'm trying to see it as a good thing. Learning to maintain a healthy weight is yet another challenge we will all need to conquer at some point. Weightloss is really only the start of the adventure!

Now I just need a kick up the backside to get back on it and lose some more weight.

Hope everyone is OK

Thanks floss - it was okay, but my jaw is really achey. With a bit of luck it will limit my calorie intake for a couple of days. You did very, very well to go to France and not put on any weight!

Lalunya I am fairly evangelical about C25K - def give it a go if you fancy running. Apart from walking my dogs every day, I was doing no exercise prior to starting and it really does take you from zero to being able to run 5k. I used the free Zenlabs app as I wanted to listen to my own music, but there are several apps/podcasts out there. I'm nearly at the end of the 5 to 10k bridging app now and can almost run for an hour non stop.

Well done knees!
Happy birthday floss! France sounds lovely -glad you enjoyed!
Hi to newbies/everyone else.

I was a bit naughty over the weekend but mainly because I ran a HALF MARATHON! Feeling very sore chuffed.
Trying to get back on the wagon for the next few days before my birthday on the weekend, but not going to be too strict.