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A space to talk openly about weight loss journeys and challenges. Mumsnet hasn't checked the qualifications of anyone posting here. You may wish to speak to a medical professional before starting any diet.

Louise Parker Method thread 2. All welcome

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HardRockOwl · 09/05/2022 11:40

Precious thread is here ... Louise Parker method anyone? I know it's a bit old fashioned now .. http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/weightlosss_chat/4517125-louise-parker-method-anyone-i-know-it-s-a-bit-old-fashioned-now

Just a place to chat about the method, the ups and downs and how it works etc.

I personally have just completed the first 6 week Transform phase and have lost 18 lbs. Not quite 'transformed' yet but on my way Grin

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Firsteatthefrog · 13/05/2022 23:46

I typed a huge message and lost it! Anyway, I’m obviously not great at the screen detox because here I am but I’m trying to be more conscious of it. I’m on week one, I need to focus on exercise next week. I’m trying to take the pillars on board generally though because I think they might help me stick to it. The diet will work without them but for me the problem is staying with it so I’ve really benefitted from paying attention to my sleep. I’m saying that quietly because the people on here with wee new babies can’t do that! I’m not eating standing up. There’s something nice and simple about 3 meals 2 snacks.
On the first page of this thread there’s a link to a pdf of the cookbook. I’m sorry I can’t look to see who posted it because I’ll lose this post again! You can get the other 2 second hand from Amazon or eBay.
What are you aiming for? Louise of course says you have to aim for more than that!

GoodNutButters · 14/05/2022 04:52

@Rainallnight welcome! Personally I love that it's a sustainable, positive and sensible approach to eating and exercise.

I have a preschooler and a small baby and I'm definitely not managing to do everything she suggests! But I have found it helpful to try to follow what she says as much as I can, because it's a nice way of living, and makes me feel good. I'm working up to the 10k steps and doing my own postnatal exercises as and when I can fit them in.

I recommend starting with the Lean for Life book and then, if you like it, reading the 6 Week Programme book as well. I have them both on kindle.

Sutra · 14/05/2022 07:41

Hello <waves shyly>

I’ve been reading but not posting as I’ve basically fallen into and been swimming around a vat of refined carbs for a few weeks. Doughnuts galore…

Today I’m taking a deep calming breath and starting the Prep Week. Again.

I'm glad you’re all still here and still going!

Topazpearlagain · 14/05/2022 09:37

@Rainallnight the link to the cookbook is in my message on p1 of this thread, as @Firsteatthefrog says.
I am one of those whose weight loss is going slowly, but then I keep stepping out of the circle. I am in awe of those like @HardRockOwl who are totally keeping on plan and there is a lesson there for me. Welcome back @Sutra. Like you, I think that I need to reboot the programme 😊

HardRockOwl · 14/05/2022 09:39

@Rainallnight welcome. I'd say that @Firsteatthefrog is right - it's just such a simple diet. I never thought I'd ever let go of calorie counting but it's so simple to just eat three meals and two snacks a day.

I sort of do the other pillars. I am a neat and clean freak so I've got the surroundings one covered. I haven't glanced at any of the exercises and I don't do the steps but I swim 5 times a week. Oh and trying to sleep before midnight is as far as I get with the No tech rule.

It's about tweaking it all to suit you but I promise you'll feel better once you get going and making the plan your own

I'm on week 7 and as of a sneaky weigh in today, I'm 20 lbs down which I'm hoping will hold until official weigh in on Monday.

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HardRockOwl · 14/05/2022 09:43

@Sutra good to hear from you - and you know you can always just post here and pick up where you left off. Life happens and doughnuts are delicious. (Not those ones with jam in the middle though. Not those)

@Topazpearlagain aw thank you. It's a mystery to me how I've not stepped out the circle yet. I'm out for dinner tonight and already looked at the menu and chosen some halloumi with courgette tapenade and tomatoes - and that sounds on plan to me! Although err it doesn't sound as delicious as the triple cooked chips and beer battered halloumi! But I don't fancy stepping out the circle just yet. I will when I want to.

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HardRockOwl · 14/05/2022 09:45

Smoothie bowl for breakfast today. Made with my new ninja foodi blender (in the past fortnight I've bought a ninja air fryer health grill, a ninja foodi and a ninja chopper - I even looked at the ninja creami but had to draw a line somewhere)

Blended frozen berries with chai seeds, almond milk, oat bran and protein powder and topped with crushed walnuts and quark kefir: tasted better than it looks!

Louise Parker Method thread 2. All welcome
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Bet01 · 14/05/2022 09:52

Morning everyone, slightly out of the circle at a friends barbecue last night. I didn’t have a bun with my burger just lots of lettuce and tomato (well done me) but I did have a glass of white wine and a tiny portion of home made ice cream. Not ideal, but really it could have been SO much worse. I did feel quite restrained all things considered, and I did 20k steps although no proper workout as feeling rather knackered.

Despite all the exercise, which sends me to sleep as soon as my head hits the pillow at 10pm, I’ve been waking up super early, like 4.45am, because it’s getting light. Need an eye mask I think. So annoying and makes it sooo hard to exercise the next day.

Interestingly, just for research purposes, I put a typical LP plan day into the MyFitness Pal calorie counter and it came to around 1700 cals (monkey toast and a small cappuccino, beetroot and goats cheese salad, apple/almond snack and an oatcake/nut butter snack then sausages with smashed beans for dinner) so unless you do the exercise and the steps you really are going to be hard-pushed to lose the weight, I think. It was rather illuminating!

GoodNutButters · 14/05/2022 10:04

@HardRockOwl i think that looks great!

I've been thinking of investing in a GOOD blender to make smoothies etc. Does anyone have any recommendations or ones to avoid?

HardRockOwl · 14/05/2022 11:32

@GoodNutButters I own all of the blenders in the world and you need the Ninja Foodi. Smoothies, smoothie bowls, your own nut butters and hummus and dips - easy peasy

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GoodNutButters · 14/05/2022 11:33

@HardRockOwl amazing thank you, I will invest!

Firsteatthefrog · 14/05/2022 11:56

Ah no @HardRockOwl now I’m looking at the ninja blender and soup maker! Look what you did!

HardRockOwl · 14/05/2022 12:40

@Firsteatthefrog Ninja definitely the best! Just make everything so easy. The chopper is good - makes everything same size and it's quick.. makes salads look 'nicer' which Louise would approve of Grin

I nearly went for the creami too as wanted to make sorbets but decided to shelve that idea for now

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GoodNutButters · 14/05/2022 13:12

Just had lunch: a light and summery chicken salad of my own devising. I'm almost two weeks into this way of eating and I can't believe how good it feels. After every meal I feel energised!

Two days until my first weigh-in though, we'll see then how it's going!

PrincessCarolyn · 14/05/2022 18:08

Finally got the right batteries for my scales and discovered I hadn't lost any weight. This could be because I was adapting the recipes or because I wasn't doing enough steps, I don't know but I started calorie counting and have now lost 2-3 lbs over the last 2 weeks - slow but fine with me as long as I'm losing. If I don't restrict my eating, I gain about a pound a month so it's coming off faster than it went on. My current 7 day average for calories is 1528 and that includes a day when I fell right out of the circle and had nearly 2,000 calories.

Favourite recipes so far are salmon tartine and smoked mackerel salad - Louise is right that it goes really well with fruit so I've had smoked mackerel with orange, apple and a little feta and it's so tasty I didn't think it needed a dressing.

Re times for workouts, if working from home I do one before showering and getting dressed (which can be at totally random times of day), or if I've been out, before dinner in the evening. I am only doing short YouTube workouts plus one hour ballet per week - planning to up this to two if I hit a plateau. I'm in it for the long haul so expect to be in Transform for at least two rounds and very likely longer.

ElvenDreamer · 15/05/2022 09:09

Morning all, been a bit rubbish recently as said previously but wanted to share a little family LP win from yesterday. Sunny so DH decided to BBQ and my heart sank. Normally this would involve 3 types of meat, all in brioche buns, maybe a token piece of lettuce and tomato, and none of us able to move for an hour after from stuffed stomachs! . Imagine my surprise and pleasure when he dished up 2 kebab skewers per plate, one was a vegetable kebab (courgette, red onion, pepper, tomato and a little halloumi,) and one was mixed fish/ seafood (GOOD fish, from the fresh fish stall that came to the village) . Delicious, light yet filling. Happy me! Have a great day everyone.

Hobbes8 · 15/05/2022 09:56

Morning gang. I’m not feeling confident about weigh in day tomorrow. My daughter and I have both been ill this week and I’ve been sort of grazing on what I fancied rather than eating properly. I’m also on my period which always makes it hard to lose. Never mind - I think I’m on the mend so back to it. Just planning some batch cooking - might try the Thai beef salad and/or the carrot and lentil soup.

Good work on the BBQ @ElvenDreamer! in theory it should be easy to eat BBQ’d meat and salad, but I usually fall down on lashings of potato salad (and…errr….booze).

florianfortescue · 15/05/2022 11:13

Nice one @ElvenDreamer and hope you manage to step back inside the circle painlessly @Hobbes8!

I did 15k steps yesterday but today it is tipping down with rain so somehow I don't think I'll manage a repeat! Still feeding the baby in bed at the moment.

Food-wise doing ok although I did have a Freddo yesterday and a glass of Prosecco on Friday night. I find evenings so painful with putting the kids to bed that my resolve weakens once it's finally done ... holding steady at 10st13lbs today, very good psychologically to be in the 10 stone something range for the first time in ages.

Today B was scrambled eggs on a slice of toast. L will probably be goats cheese and puy lentils with mint and chilli, D chicken and mango with cos lettuce and sesame seeds. I am going to a birthday party today so need to resist cake!!

Rainallnight · 15/05/2022 12:26

Thanks for all the replies and info!

have ordered two books. Big step out of my comfort zone as have never followed a plan but we shall see!

chloechloe · 15/05/2022 16:06

That sounds like delicious BBQ food @ElvenDreamer , great you’ve got DH onside!

So I am exhausted after spending 6 hours at the zoo with 3 kids. I was super organized and made a lentil salad yesterday to take with me, but then I forgot to take any cutlery as we left early and the kids were all shouting demands simultaneously whilst I was getting everything ready. DH had made sandwiches for all including cheese on wholemeal bread for me. So had that with crudités which wasn’t exactly on plan but not bad.

We’ve now scheduled a pizza delivery on the drive home but I saw they make zoodles with prawns so have ordered that for me.

Weigh in day tomorrow but it’s not going to be pretty as I think I’ve put on weight. I’m not really sure what I’ve done wrong as I’ve been eating and exercising pretty much on plan.

We are off on holiday in 3 weeks so I’m going to try super hard until then.

HardRockOwl · 15/05/2022 19:34

@ElvenDreamer that sounds like a lovely BBQ! Well done on staying in the circle ⭕️

@PrincessCarolyn sounds like you've got a brilliant awareness there. I'm also in for the rather long haul!

@Hobbes8 I'm also not feeling hugely confident about weigh in tomorrow. I think I'm due a stay the same after 7 weeks of losses but who knows? We have to be hopeful!

@florianfortescue did you manage to resist the cake? I absolutely love Freddos - bit pathetic to just eat one though! I'd be there eating a dozen (not even a joke!)

@Rainallnight which books did you go for? And good luck. It doesn't really feel like a plan after a while - with three meals a day and 2 snacks you're sort of always eating or about to eat!

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HardRockOwl · 15/05/2022 19:39

Food times for today ..

Bircher made with frozen berries, protein powder, oats, oat bran, chia seeds + almond milk

Mixed nuts + strawberries

Wholemeal pitta with quorn fillets, salad, cream feta cheese + balsamic vinegar

Apple slices with peanut butter

Chopped veg with quinoa and feta

Feel a bit stuffed tbh. It's weigh in tomorrow and my 'official' loss as of last Monday is 18 lbs. I'm hoping for a little more but dunno if it'll be a stay the same. We will see!

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HardRockOwl · 15/05/2022 19:41

I think there's a paragraph glitch on MN right now. I did paragraph those posts out!

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florianfortescue · 15/05/2022 21:12

I had two mouthfuls of cake, half a glass of cava and some crisps. Not perfect but it could have been much worse. I did also have two slices of garlic bread with my chicken salad tonight but hey ho, tomorrow is another day.

I know what you mean about the Freddos, if we'd had any more in the house I'd have eaten the lot I'm sure...

florianfortescue · 15/05/2022 21:13

By the way ... 18lbs is absolutely amazing, well done, I'll be delighted if I can emulate that!