*The Nags head healthy eating group*

[clare*king]

This is not a *slimming club* really.

I think it would be nice to have a place to come & chat about weight loss ideas (safe sensible ones only please!),
to share personal experiences and achievements, and also to ask for help.

Lindi is our resident expert, and has kindly offered her help.
Just introduce yourself and come on in, you are most welcome!

Clare xx

[ms.minx]

Thanks for that Sarah and michaeljackson45.

I generally drink about 5 pints a day so that sounds okay and my loo is *very* close! 😉

[lily_lass]

catingrass -

I know how you feel as I take medication every day (Crohn's Disease). I was put on steriods allegedly for 2 weeks & stayed on them 6 months, which is how I put on the weight. Never really had a problem before that & now it's h*ll trying to shift it.

I also find it really difficult as I can't eat loads of veg etc which is what you fill up on when on WW.

Try speaking to your Dr again. He might be able to suggest gentle exercise - walking etc which would be a great way to help you loose the weight. Also, have you tried any epilepsy support groups - they might have some good advice about it.

Good luck & hope the seizures stabilise.

[circemagic]

Good afternoon everyone it,s a lovely day here.

My daughter left all her WW cookery books here when she went to New Zealand so I asked my carer if he would cook me something from it he said he would and that he would join me on the healthy eating rageme so that I didn,t feel awkward asking him to do the cooking from the book mind he does not need to lose weight he is how do you say it grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat he has a fantastic body it,s a good job I,m a grandmother over fifty, otherwise I,d be losing weight chasing him around now that would be a sight me on my sticks chasing him around ha ha ha ha ha
oh well must go dinner awaits.

See you later when I have finished laughing at myself.

CAZ. :^O:^O:^O:^O:^O

[sparkle_dust_2003]

lol you go girl!

Yer as old as the man you feel!

happy munching

(having a hectic day Jay but I will post some ideas for you as soonas i can)

[circemagic]

Chance would be a fine thing sparkle and besides I think Anne my lover would have something to say about it as well seeing as she pays his wages.


He did me a lovely salad and lasange for my dinner,he had the same and he had laid the table in the garden and had opened a bottle of wine it was soooooooooooooo nice
to be outside in the lovely weather surrounded by flowers
my son does the garden for me and he has done a good job to, now I can watch the grandsons playing and be a part of everything, you don,t realize what you miss until you have missed it and it has gone for good oh well I won,t miss any more things now or ever again.

Oh shut up you daft git.

CAZ.

[the-black-cat-is-out-on-the-tiles]

Can spmeone pleeeeeeeeaaaaaaaassssssssssssssseeeeeeeee help me lose weight? I have put on so much sitting here and all I think about is food and drink!!!

[sparkle_dust_2003]

Good morning everyone

Hiya Caz' lol! That'l teach me for my assumptions!
*No harm in a bit of window shopping lol*
sorry Anne, only joking!
Besides you can always send him my way, love lasagne lol
(only joking hubz lol)
So glad you are enjoying the outdoor life caz' it's great to hear you have your lovely family around you, it makes all the difference.
I take my hat off to you, being able to stop smoking & get into a healthy plan at the same time!
Keep up the good work chikky & have a fantastic weekend!

Hiya black cat! Is it just this thread making you peckish or all the other one's too? lol.
How about making a big salad sarnie & cutting it into 4's?.
That way you can hold the sarnie & still use one hand on the keyboard or mouse lol.
Or cut up some celery, carrot, tomatoes etc as a snack box? works the same!
What do you usually munch on, whilst sitting here?

Have a great weekend everyone,
not too many points/sins/cal's though lol

[sparkle_dust_2003]

Hi Jay & good morning!

SPEED FOODS:

All vegetables (well almost),
EXCLUDING: Potatoes, plantain,sweetcorn & yams!
These excluded one's are FREE foods although they will not speed up the loss.

SUPERSPEED FOODS:

Beans....ie
baked beans, broad, cannellini, mung.
Garden, mushy & petit pois pea's.
Quorn
FRUIT (not all) only:
Bilberries, blackberrys, blackcurrents,cantaloupe melon, cranberries, galia melon,grapefruit, Guava, honeydew melon, lemons, limes, loganberries, raspberries, redcurrents, rhubarb, strawberries & yellow plums.

A BOX
(choose 1 from this list, each day)

250ml soya milk
250ml rice milk or semi skimmed
28g cheddar, edam or most cheese's.
42g mozzarella or reduced fat
3 x dairylea triangles
& more cheese choices if you need em)

B BOX
(choose TWO from this list each day)

28g high fibre cerial ie, shreeded wheat, weetabix (2), all bran etc (too many to list)
7 x allinson high fibre crispbread,
3 pogen crisprolls,
2 ryvita current crunch,
3 x ryvita multigrain,
2 slices (57g) of any wholemeal bread,
3 slices nimble wholemeal,
4 slices WW brown bread,
average 300g stewed fruit (speed)
can of baxters soups (check flavour with me first but not much in it)
heinz lentil or veg' soup (for one)
28g most normal cheese or 42g of lower fat.
24 peanuts,
28g chestnuts, coconut,houmous (just one choice lol)
12 hazelnuts
12 cashew nuts,
6 brazil nuts
12 almonds
2 level desert sp' sesame seeds
28g tiger nuts (never heard of them lol)
1tbls extra virgin olive oil!

PHEW!!!!

Get munching chikky & don't forget your 10-15 sins on top of that lot lol, as if?

MOST of all, use ALL your choices & weigh your healthy extra's.
scoff as much of the speed/superspeed foods as ya can lol

good luck!

[lily_lass]

Tips for those on WW:-

When you buy canned food, sauce jars, frozen food etc, work out the no of points in the whole item and write it on the bottom.

When you are looking for something to eat in a hurry, you can quickly turn the item over and see how many points are in it.

I've found it a real help as I work 2 jobs and don't often have a lot of time to find something to eat.

[sparkle_dust_2003]

Hi lily
I used to do that too & found it really helpful.
I need to whiz around with the WW calculator again soon, as in the long run it saves so much time!
Although I knew corned beef would be fairly high I was still shocked to find it was 17 points per can!
(unless I pressed the wrong button lol).
Don't eat that now anyway lol.

BTW. The SW foods I wrote down on my last post were for a vegetarian plan, if anyone likes the look of it but still wants to eat meat too, there are more options for meat etc on the B box but I haven't included them.
or you can do the red plan which is the opposite ie eat as much meat, poultry, fish etc as you like but use your b box for potatoes, rice, pasta & bread etc.

I personally like the freedom of the WW diet better, no restrictions, just a little less on your plate of the higher calorie foods.

What's most important is finding a plan that suits you!

Good luck everyone!

[lily_lass]

Hi Sparkle - corned beef hash is one of my favourite dinners - I also couldn't believe how many points were in it!

I've also tried LOADS of diets, maybe lost 1/2 stone on a few & got fed up as it was too restrictive. As you say, WW is great as you're not really restricted.

I'm need a pudding or I just can't stick to diets for any length of time (really sweet tooth!). On WW, I have a dessert every night which is probably why I've stuck to it so long this time (coming up for 4 months).

[sparkle_dust_2003]

Well done Lily
It really does sound like you've found the right plan.
I too am enjoying WW & I don't feel I am missing out on anything.
I don't even feel guilty when I occasionally have a McD's!
As long as you know what you are going to have, you can plan your points around it.
Your low point breakfast is long forgotten by the time you find yourself munching on a big Mc! lol.
(Obviously this isn't an everyday occurance lol.)
I also find that now I CAN eat anything, (if I have enought points left) I don't really fancy it lol.
Why use up 5 points or more on chokky when you can have a whole meal for that lol.
The WW cerial bars are really sweet & take that urge away anyway, at only 1 1/2 points per bar!
What sort of things do you have for pudding?

Many people think that you have to starve, when trying to lose weight but it really isn't bad at all.
I always find on holidays for example, if I eat anything I want, I really look forward to getting back to my healthy eating plan afterwards.
Eating carp, makes you feel sluggish! Well, does me anyway lol.

Take care

[lily_lass]

I totally agree you can have a huge meal for not too many points. One of my favourites is M&S Count on Us Chicken in Maderia Sauce (2.5 points for 1/2 pack), new pots (2 points) and loads of veg - 4.5 points total!

The WW bars are great for a quick treat at lunchtimes.

I mainly have the WW frozen desserts - toffee chocolate (3 points) , choc & toffee ice desserts (1.5 & 2 points), bannoffee (3 points), double choc muffin (2.5 points) - (notice a pattern - the funny thing is I don't like chocolate in a bar but love it in a pud!)

Skinny Cow do really nice ice cream lolly's that are only 1 point (choc & strawberry). Rice Pud is another favourite at 2.5 points.

It's great having a treat & then - I had fish-n-chips the other day and it was soooooo good. I feel if I can have the odd "sin day" then it motivates me to keep going. I also appreciate it a lot more!

[lily_lass]

ohhhh forgot the favourite pud! - M&S Count on Us Choc Sponge Pud with the most amazing Choc Custard.

It's relatively new & only 3 points - shear heaven!

[sparkle_dust_2003]

Lol, off to M&S at the next chance I get.

I use that amount of points on my peanut butter every morning lol.
Bye bye PB! Make way for da chocolate sponge pudding WITH chokky custard too!
Is it frozen, or in the chilled bit? lol
No worries if you don't get chance to post, I will find it if it kills me lol.

[lily_lass]

Sparkle - ROFLMAO. Must go myself as I had my last one about 3 days ago & suffering withdrawal!

It's in the chilled bit. Pack of 2 (£1.79?). You can freeze them which is great (taste just the same too - lots of chilled items loose their flavour once frozen).

[michaeljackson45]

Sparkle, you are a star - thank you.

Just one question: lentil soup is listed in the B box - I make my own, does that count as free food or is it because it is soup based (if you see what I mean) that it counts as a B box? Bet that sounds really thick (which I am lol).

Been stuffing my face with peas today - I eat them like sweets. Mmmmmmmm. Yummy.

Got to go out now (the game we rented from Blockbusters doesn't work) but wanted to thank you again for all your help.

Jay

[sparkle_dust_2003]

Hi Jay

It's heinz lentil soup (for one) that's a B box choice.
Also
Loads of the baxters ones (only 1/2 a tin) too.
I can let you know the flavours if you want (most of the one's that you find in the shops

I forgot to mention (lol, you've got me at it now)
That Lentils are also a SPEED food!
(not a b box), munch 'em as much as you can lol.
They're FREE!

Must be a soup thing lol
If you make your own, it's free!
You could always chuck a tin in for good measures lol.

Thanks for the thanks, you are more than welcome!
Glad it's a help!
lol @ u for stuffin' da pea's!

so
Tinned = H/Extra &
Home made = FREE! (depending what you add to it lol)

Thanks for the tip Lily, will let you know when I get em (in bulk lol)

[the-black-cat-is-out-on-the-tiles]

I eat cheese, and lots of it, Gawd, that's my problem!!!

[sparkle_dust_2003]

Good morning

Ahem! had a chinese & some voddy's last night!
I've got till tomorrow night to repair the damage!
(stopped trying to add the points up when I got as far as 20! lol)
Will refrain myself next week! I hope.
Couldn't eat it all, so that was a bonus!
No roasties for me today lol