LOL
It’s surprising what you find when you properly have a look at what you’re eating. That curry sounds really bad, what part of it is supposed to be healthy?.
There are a some recipes online for a low fat veg curry (not sure what they’ll taste like though )
Here’s one http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk.../vegetable.htm
I might give it a try

eta :and here http://www.fatfree.com/recipes/indian/ but no nutritional info
Last edited by Stella Street : 22-04-2007 at 21:56

Saggy sorry to hear about your weight gain.
What are you finding most difficult the healthy eating or the exercise? Maybe you could just try and stick to one. So if you’re going to eat what you want stick to the exercise or don’t exercise but healthy eat. So that way you hopefully won’t gain. Then reintroduce both the exercise and HER together
Last edited by Stella Street : 22-04-2007 at 21:58

Thanks
I really started this in mid february so I guess I expected more loss (if I was good for the 2 months) I lost most at the start but I know I'm not being strict enough with the food I'm eating.
I think I need to get used to the taste of brown rice.

It does take a bit of getting used to but once you start I find it hard to go back to eating white rice again. They say it takes your body 2-3 weeks to adapt to your new habits so I'd definately say try it for 3 weeks and see how you go before you become more strict with the food you're eating.

Morning all. 2 pounds of the 3 pounds gone...nearly back to what I was two weeks ago!

Saggy, I have a new thing with the DVD. I got a bit bored too (you do don't you) but I knew the steps pretty well, so what i do now is put on music I love on my ipod and CD and do the moves to my music, without having to watch the DVD if you get me. Most of the Salsa moves are the same sort of thing, and it just lends a bit of variety.

Putting on a stone doesn't matter as it will come off, and the fact that putting it on has made you realise how much you hate it, is incentive. You've done it once, you can do it again. I put on all the weight I lost a few years ago, but now look, I am back thinner than I have been in 10 years.

Don't know if I mentioned this at the start of the thread, but I will mention it again. the biggest thing that has kept me on this diet is my diet diary. I started it in June and put a photo of myself in looking as bad as I could, no make up, etc. Then I wrote down all my goals and dreams and why I was doing it. I am now up to the end of my second journal and write in it most days. Sometimes just like a diary, but at other times I write how I feel about my weight, update my goals, stick little stickers in to congratulate myself when I have done well, put a new picture of me everytime I lose a stone, or half a stone, to see the difference, hell I even stick pictures in of blokes I have crushes on to give me incentive. It really works and is the main reason I think why I have stuck to this diet longer and better than any other, as food wise I do mess up sometimes and don't always do Rosemary's diet. But just keeping the diary keeps me going on track. If you are miserable and have a bad day you write in it about how you feel, the next day you say 'right....back to the diet!' And you can read back and cheer yourself up at how well you have been doing if you are having a bad week or so.

It is the most useful tip I can give anyone on a diet, I got it from a woman who did the same thing in a slimming magazine, and when I reach target I am going to thank her. See, notice I say 'when' I reach target. i never say 'if' anymore either.

Give it a go, go buy an exercise book and take a photo and start a diet diary.
Last edited by Coody Mow : 23-04-2007 at 10:33

That sounds like a great idea Coody Mow. I'll probably start one my computer somewhere as I can type a lot faster than I can write and I have loads of "fat" pictures of me stored on my computer since I went digital.

Morning all!
Day 3 begins of my HER as have stuck to it so far...

SS,I have trouble with the exercise and not eating too much or eating junk!I can conquer the junk and excess eating by my HER but I've come to dread the half hour exercise dvd,but I reduced it to the 20 min one and I can cope with that without dreading having to do it.
Thank you for the recipe link,will have a look.

Coody Mow,that is a great idea and one I will go and try.Well done on reworkin your head,it sounds like you have your old ways beaten!

I went to quaerobics last night and was worn out by the end so it must have done some good!I have lost 4lbs of the stone regained so only 10lbs to go...Mind you I've been very cold for the last 2 days and my legs have ached,both of which are a sign I'm losing weight for me so if I can stay on HER then I think the incentive of getting back to where I was(good idea too Coddy Mow),will possibly keep me going.I am helping out at cubs tonight,all about St George,so standing around outside will help to burn more calories keeping me warm!

FT and Tamm,how are you doing this week?

Morning everyone. My attempt at exercise this morning was a bit pathetic hot and tired and lacking in energy I gave up before the end of the DVD

I've been wearing a pedometer for the last two or three days and it's amazing how many steps one does just pottering around at home. However, the reason for wearing it is to do some walking at lunchtimes (I've bought some new trainers specially!) so I can try and get somewhere near the 10,000 steps they recommend. The nearest I got was 6,500 on Saturday when I was walking quite a lot around the City so more walking is required (especially if we're doing this 5K run/walk in September Saggy!)

Otherwise I've been very good so far and managed to avoid too much food and drink at the weekend so have stayed the same as I was at WW on Saturday morning. However, I still have 5 pounds to go to get below my goal of 14 stone by May 5th when I drive down to Cornwall for this wedding. Can it be done? Watch this space.....

Well done girls. FT, you must be about the same weight as me and I have 3 wedding coming up, one atthe end of May, one at the end of June and one at the end of July so in my diary I have written three goals for each one, and if I achieve them, I get to get myself a new outfit for each wedding too. I'll need to, I am down to only two pairs of trousers that fit me, the others are all too big now and fall down, but can't be bothered to get new clothes yet as what's the point if ...sorry...when I am going to get thinner.

Saggy, deffo do the diary thing, it really does work, and only write small goals in it (my goals as above now are half a stone for each wedding with is very achievable. If i don't do it, I'll just revise them for something else.

Tammi, don't worry, I am only doing sit ups at the moment as FT (I think it was sadi) as long as you do one or the other (diet or ex) is better than beating yourself up about doing both and then end up doing neither! which is what I used to do.

I was wearing my pedometer to do the housework and it fell off at the top of the stairs, and now I can't find it anywhere. the other one I had I tumble dryed....it looks very odd now and deffo does not work.

Mine went into the washing machine last year! It defo didn't appreciate being washed at 40!!
Never got another one either...

xxx

I am quite half hearted at both just now Still half an exercise routine this morning was better than no exercise at all and though I ate a bar of chocolate I am still off the crisps (3 months now ) Aiming for an earlier night and maybe I will enough energy tomorrow for the whole routine. Also have an extremely long and busy day so there should be no time for snacking

I am not going to tempt fate but just posting today is day 4 of HER...And I've not managed more than 4 days in a row since New Year!I am however still determined to get back to the way I looked before the weight went back on...so hopefully mind will stay in the right frame.
I feel good about myself in that I'm doing something positive for me again and my energy levels are up already so if I can stay unstressed I will behave again without having to work at it too hard!
Have a lovely day everyone.

I've been good so far this week too but out to dinner on Thursday and Friday night so will have to be very careful what I eat and drink or it'll show on the scales on Saturday morning.

Well done you!!! Take it each day at a time.

FT, don't worry, if you eat too much, just don't eat so much at the weekend. Nice to enjoy yourself when you are out...I'm quite relaxed on this diet than I usually am....may be that is why it is working for me. I just think, if I mess up one day or week, I can make it back later.

Have a lovely day everyone.

FT - if this helps, when I go out I can usually assume that whatever main meal I order will probably have at least 1000 calories in it (not including desserts or drinks!), and I hate ordering just a salad, so I order something not too fattening, eat slowly and leave a half to two-thirds on the plate (you'll probably find you're full anyway). It looks wasteful but serving portions are always huge. For dessert I only take 2-3 small mouthfulls (sharing with a friend or hubby helps), so you can enjoy yourself without consuming too much.

I'm planning on only ordering a main course and not eating all of it and trying to stick to one glass of wine. Fortunately I'm driving on Friday, so that gives me an excuse. However, I'm going round to a friend's on Thursday and she always pours wine with a liberal hand and cooks with loads of butter, etc. so I shall either have to be rude and not eat and drink much or go with the flow and then try and be extra careful over the weekend!

But as saggy always says, and Coody Mow too, as long as you get back to the HER straight away, one day isn't going to ruin everything

Definately don't beat yourself up over it if you find you can't stick to the HER. Always think positive!

or just don't leave time to eat which seems to have heppend to me today

That happens to me quite a lot during the week, and then I stuff myself in the evening which is not the way to do it at all.

FT,you have 2 weeks before the wedding.Think of that when you are out!Goal here you come...LOL.

I have now completed day 4 HER.Yipee!I have nothing to munch on in the house so safe tonight.Day 5 and a new record for 2007 beckons.I have 3 children staying on sat night that I looked after 5 years ago so I will have to dig deep to find self control as they'll bring junk.I was the weight am now the year the youngest was born and that was 10 years ago!I lost weight then to go away while his Mum was on maternity leave.Hard to believe I put it and more back on and stayed so large for so long.Where does time go?!

well done Saggy, keep it up I haven't eaten much today as has been a long day (only just home from work now) but did find time for a large glass of wine of course now I am on ths thread I am thinking of food and might need supper as stomach t=rumbling which is not conducive to sleep

Thanks Tamm,oh dear your end...Have somethig light,and the wine can be your proper dinner calorie wise!!I have taken over a whole shelf of works fridge!

I had two oatcakes each topped with one slice (thin) of cheese. the rumbling is stopped now and I am off to bed before it starts again!

Well done.A good outcome!Goodnight!