Onwards and Downwards April 2012

[AB Editor]

Onwards and Downwards Continues in April

Sorry we are a bit late this month busy, busy, busy!

I have noticed quite a few new members over the last couple of months so welcome to you all and we are glad to have you here to help and be helped:

JimJools, maggibee, notafish, daffy654, lillymoon, jules001, spotit3 and maidup

if I have missed anyone I apologise.

As the days are getting longer and warmer does anyone find it a bit easier to be good and eat more fruit and veg and not pile up on the stodgy food that is so tempting in the winter months?

Here is last months thread

[Jan1957]

Thank you all, it's very encouraging. It's taken me from the beginning of September xstitcher but I am VERY overweight. I have been overweight most of my life but since becoming immobile because of my ankle problems it has just gone up and up and I was at my heaviest when I started. Still want to lose at least another 4 - 5 stone so a long way to go.

[Maydup]

Hi everyone and sorry for setting the cat amongst the pigeions with the marg and the jam! I know that spotit3 was a keen baker before she started her weight loss programme and finds the sweet things the hardest to resist. I was suggesting rice cakes as an alternative to buns, cakes and biscuits because it works for me. I have a scraping of low fat dairy free spread and the tiniest dot of jam to releive the sweet tooth when its at its worse.

Sorry I didn't mean to suggest marg and jam without quantifying it. I'll start another thread which you might all give us a hand with.

As for me i have stayed the same this week. No loss and no gain, but happy with that as the cold weekend has kept me indoors for the last few days. I did resist the Easter Eggs and kept to low fat meals, but apart form a bit of gardening on friday, I did virtually no exercise over the Easter break. I was back to work today and went for a short walk at lunchtime. Its still my biggest challenge.

Congratulations to Jan - I have a long way to go too and you are an inspiration. Onwards and Downwards everyone.

[wendilla]

Jan you said you have a long way to go but think of this way you have done nearly half of it . Keep it up girl.

Maid up staying the same is ok it will probably come off next week .

[Maydup]

Thanks Wendilla

If you have a minute would you ( and eveyone else) pop over to my "Snacks" thread?

Thank you

[spotit3]

Thanks to all for your kind thoughts. My sister is improving slowly so hopefully I will now get back on track. Couldn't bear to stand on the scales today but definitely will next week.

[xstitcher]

Jules, you really are invisible this week....come out, come out wherever you are......

[wendilla]

Hi Maidup had a look through your thread yes some good ideas but the choc banannas well off my list . If you are looking for a low fat cheese triangles Laughing Cow do a extra low one.

Jan you have done very well but watch the boiled eggs very high in carbs. I limit myself to 3 a week or 4 at the most but you seem to be doing ok so just a point .

Spotit I myself know it is fatal to miss a weeks weigh so I hope you will be ok for next weeks weigh. Having someone dear being ill can certainly put you off track .I hope things will keep improving with your sister. Onwards and Downwards for next week.

[TheOtherHalf]

Morning wendilla and all

I stayed the same this week, which is better than going up. Im pleased with that, now onwards and downwards
Good luck everyone

[xstitcher]

Well done TOH the same is good......especially over Easter

[wendilla]

Thats ok TOH. Wish I had stayed the same. Just read the Good Morning Thread see you have to walk today . Just think of the calories you will burn off.

[TheOtherHalf]

Thanks wendilla and xstitcher. I would have been going to Zumba again, but with having to take OH bike in for repair first thing, I will have to miss it today, so Im going for a nice long beach walk before doing my shopping. I do love walking, especially on a nice morning like this ( at the moment )

[pastafreak]

Eggs are not high in carbs....there is only .6 gr in each hard boiled egg. That is very low.

[Old_Geezer]

http://www.nutritiona.../page/nutritional_val
"trace", apparently. Not that I keep count of carbohydrates anyway.

[wendilla]

Pastafreak sorry said that wrong .I should have said high in cholesterol.

[xstitcher]

Eggs have also 13% fat in the yolks

[Old_Geezer]

I suspected cholesterol :-)

[tiggerblue10]

Morning all,

Since re-starting my diet on Tuesday I've lost 1lb. Going to a 1 year old's birthday party tomorrow so I'm going to allow myself a couple of treats. I'll work it off when walking home from work each night :o)

[xstitcher]

One pound off is good Tiger, good for you!!

[tiggerblue10]

Thank you Xstitcher x

[wendilla]

Well done Tigger . It's a pound in the right direction. Good luck for wed .