Onwards And Downwards Continues In August 2013

[AB Editor]

Hello all,

Welcome to this month's Onwards & Downwards. We welcome anyone serious about losing weight and we offer support and kind thoughts - not magic fixes, just sensible help.

Recently, because of the heat particularly, it's been easy to eat salad. Why not try this herby Vietnamese salad-wrap dish:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/char-grilled-pork-neck-with-vermicelli-noodles-bun-thit-nuong-recipe/index.html

Don't forget your weekly weigh on Wednesday.

Remember, we don't judge!

Here is last months thread

[wendilla]

Thanks ED New Month new beginnings.

[mallyh]

thanks for encouraginng words (july)x and yes xstitcher things are good thankyou x

[xstitcher]

Good Morning All,
Thanks Ed. I had a hard time getting on here this morning. I hope that the rest of you find us.
Much to my surprise I have gone down ½ pound...not much but unexpected due to a bout of hot weather ice cream eating even though it was low in everything.

[wendilla]

Morning Xstitcher glad you found us can't lose you after you started all this. I have lost 1lb again. I expected more but not complaining as steadily going the right way.

[xstitcher]

Well done you Wendilla. You are a text book example of how to loose so that you won't put it back on again....slow loss and steady healthy eating...keep on going!!!

[wendilla]

Thanks Xstitcher I know I can't undo all the good work and I just needed that kick start 2 weeks ago.

[Old_Geezer]

Well done both for your losses.

I wasn't sure which direction I'd have gone by Wednesday since I was losing, then I put more on again.

At least some of the difficulty was the soup I made from a recipe on the back of a "soup mix" packet I had and felt I ought to use up. After having a bowlful I checked what the 'damage' per bowl was, and it turned out the chicken legs, which formed part of the ingredients, pushed the total up to about 2.5 to 3 timers that of a tin of commercial soup !!!!!

Scales tell me I've stayed the same, Wednesday to Wednesday, which is disappointing given the large jump up last time. That should have gone by now, really.

[Old_Geezer]

... 2.5 to 3 times that ...
as I typed >:-(

[Maydup]

1/2lb down for me this week. Could be better, so I've just made my lunch to take to work of mixed bean salad with radish, humous and rice cakes.

Onwards and downwards.

[wendilla]

Well done Maydup that is what I have been saying the last 2 weeks expected more but happy it is going the right way .

[wendilla]

OG yes you have to be careful when making soup. So staying the same will give you encouragement for next week .

[Old_Geezer]

:-)
Trusting the recipe is probably not a sensible thing to do. I still have half a packet left but I think I'll add 1 leg rather than 750 gms worth (prior to de-boning) next time. It is rather chicken heavy for a chicken and vegetable soup.

[xstitcher]

I can't understand that with the chicken legs....always thought they were a safe bet (skinned naturally) hmmmmm

[wendilla]

OG Did you take the skin off before cooking ?

[Old_Geezer]

No. I never remove the tasty bit :-) That'd be such a waste.

Just got 5 bowls out of it though, 3 bowls left.

It's not easy to find nutritional info on the Net though; mostly they want to talk of de-boned, or cooked, or both, or horror of horrors, de-skinned !

[xstitcher]

It's the skin that is your culprit and skinned chicken legs are still good. If you want to roast skinned ones here is a good recipe:

first dip your skinned legs in total % which you have flavoured with your favourite spices....I love sambal olek....then roll them in bread crumbs and put on a baking tray lined with baking paper.....they really taste good !!!!

[AB Editor]

OK, the link at the end of the old thread went a little pear shaped.

All fixed now so you should be able to come through from there.

Cheers
Ed

[wendilla]

Thanks Ed

[Old_Geezer]

Ah these were put into the soup, brought back to the boil, simmered for an hour, then removed to chop/separate the meat before returning. No roasting :-(

unsure I understood the "total %" but the sambal oelek sounds nice.

[mallyh]

hi all just a pound this week but ive gone down a dress size people are beginning to comment that i've lost weight so thats lovely (trouble is it's face and boobs that go first )xx