Slimming World...

[ToffeePop]

I've bitten the bullet ,instead of the biscuit, and started my SW plan again today.

Mmmmmm. I had forgotten how much I enjoy a green day "breakfast"-had a brunch of

Baked beans
Grilled tomatoes
Fried potatoes (previously baked, cut into slices, covered in Fry light and in the pan they go!)
Quorn Cumberland sausages
Mushrooms -in a pan with fry light and pepper...yuuuuum
3 fried eggs (in fry light) I have now perfected the cooking of these as I have a special little pan...mmmmmm

I'm so stuffed it's unbelievable.

It's a big quorn chilli (already in the freezer) with either rice or potato wedges tonight for tea.

What you having, ladies?!

 

[Toonlass]

Sounds LUSH!!! I'm having a kebab with cheesy chips Mmmmmmmm i'll worry about my fatness once Lucas comes out, then i have 4 month to loose it all before my holiday

Good luck on the diet chick xx

 

[Mamafy]

Atkins so bacon & eggs for me I've been abit of a loose woman lately with Xmas and the carbs got me temporaily but as of Monday I'm back to a mean lean machine

 

[titch]

thats a diet breakfast??? Thats amazing!

Im an atkins fan too, the only way I get results, love the food too. Im finding it a strugle to remember to add carbs to meals now Im pregnant.

 

[Tonks]

Wow, sounds amazing!

I'm on a diet too. Lost 5lbs this week I'm not following a 'diet', just healthy eating and exercise.

 

[Piglet10]

you are all depressing me!!! i wanna lose weight too xxx

 

[Tonks]

You're pregnant, you have the best excuse to eat lovely food

 

[titch]

Wow, sounds amazing!

I'm on a diet too. Lost 5lbs this week I'm not following a 'diet', just healthy eating and exercise.

wow well done! Very impressed!

 

[Mamafy]

5lbs hun, thats amazing

 

[Tonks]

Thanks

I'm hoping for about a 2lb loss a week from now, as I'm sure most of that was water weight from kick starting it all.

I cannot be arsed going for a run tonight though!!

 

[titch]

going for a run in the snow?? you wanna get yourself an exercise DVD and stay in the warm!

 

[Tonks]

I need to run as I have a weekend away with the TA coming up which is important I pass. So I'm running twice a day, morning and evening(1.5/2 miles each time). I'm still not hitting the right times though, so I am getting massively demoralised when I go out. The snow doesn't help!

 

[Piglet10]

lol yes pregnancy is a good excuse.... lol cant wait to get back to slimming world and touch wood i havent put on any weight with preg.... so hopefully after labour ill have lost a bit xx

 

[ToffeePop]

Tonks, 5lbs in a week is really good going - though I bet you don't have much on you to lose, what with all your training!

Slimming world breakfasts - thing is, it's seriously just a healthy way of eating, and not a diet at all. It's just better for you and it's not hard to stick to at all. I was quite happy sticking to it for months and months but when we started renovating our house in May, and then we ended up without a kitchen for quite a while (ladies, we did our entire house in one go...I have an excuse) it went out the window. Then Christmas came along...

But I'm back on track and happy about it.

PLEASE be careful if you're doing Atkins hope you're not doing it long-term! Not really 100% good for you but I promise not to preach. Promise!

I know for me that "diets" don't work and I can't eat like "normal" people thanks to PCOS and for being a total gannet! I am such a foodie it's silly, which is why SW works for me. Take all my fav recipes and foods, and adjust them. And Thursday night is always "treat night" - especially if I've lost weight that week Wine and cheeeeeese

Hm. Hungry now. Must get that chilli on the go

 

[titch]

yeah I know atkins isnt great healthy but Ive adapted it quite a lot over the years, for starters I dont limit the amount of salad/veg I eat. I cant imagine what Id eat otherwise! Usually I have grilled tomato and bacon for breakfast and some days with a fried egg. I'll have carrot stick etc...and guacamole for snacking and meat n 2 veg type dinner (but no potatoes) I feel so healthy on the diet too. I think its cos I cut out gluten, which I know I dont get on with. I think the strict atkins diet tells you to fill up on more fats, like cheese and fried meat. Cant remember its been that long since i read the book!

Someone once told me my diet was more like south beach than atkins but Ive never researched south beach!

 

[Toonlass]

I'm on a see food diet, i see food, i eat it

I've never fancied the atkins, i can' be arsed to cook lol I think i'm just gonna count calories and exercise after bubs is born xx

 

[Mamafy]

Tonks, 5lbs in a week is really good going - though I bet you don't have much on you to lose, what with all your training!

Slimming world breakfasts - thing is, it's seriously just a healthy way of eating, and not a diet at all. It's just better for you and it's not hard to stick to at all. I was quite happy sticking to it for months and months but when we started renovating our house in May, and then we ended up without a kitchen for quite a while (ladies, we did our entire house in one go...I have an excuse) it went out the window. Then Christmas came along...

But I'm back on track and happy about it.

PLEASE be careful if you're doing Atkins hope you're not doing it long-term! Not really 100% good for you but I promise not to preach. Promise!

I know for me that "diets" don't work and I can't eat like "normal" people thanks to PCOS and for being a total gannet! I am such a foodie it's silly, which is why SW works for me. Take all my fav recipes and foods, and adjust them. And Thursday night is always "treat night" - especially if I've lost weight that week Wine and cheeeeeese

Hm. Hungry now. Must get that chilli on the go

Preach to me toffee

I've been mainly on it from july

 

[Rosie's Mummy]

Are you allowed to eat any fruit and veg on Atkins?

 

[titch]

no fruit and a small amount of veg. Thats why doctors dont like it. I ignore that bit to be honest. I cut out the major carbs; bread, pasta, SUGAR!, potatoes, cerals etc... But in atkins there are several phases and the strictest phase where veg is restricted is only for 2 weeks then you reintroduce carbs gradually in the next few phases. A lot of people think the initial strict phase is the whole diet. I dont think any human being could survive on the limited diet for longerthan 2 weeks!

Really works for me.

 

[Mamafy]

As Tiny said the first 2 weeks (induction) the food is very limited but it puts you into ketosis, then gradually you add more and more carbs every week.

I'm in pre-maintenance phase, although I've put on a few lb's since then so I have been having wholegrains like occasional brown bread and all bran. I've started having banana's again as well as they are my absolute favourite fruit.

I was a crisp a holic and even though I've slackened over Xmas I haven't went back on the crisps

I need to go back a bit though just to get in the hang of it again, I was doing very well before Xmas and although hadn't lost weight in a few weeks I was comfortably maintaining

It's not something I'd advocate when pregnant though