Onwards And Downwards Continues In February 2015

[ABAuntie]

Onwards and Downwards Continues in February 2015

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.

With Valentine's Day just around the corner how about some healthy alternatives to chocolates. Here is one idea from xstitcher:

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/dietetic-banana-nut-muffins/

She says "These are really good and not naughty. I threw in a handful of dried cranberries when I made them yesterday. You could put on a dollop of Greek yogurt drizzled with a bit of honey and stick an edible red heart on the top. These are not naughty and well worth the investment of the Stevia sweetner."

I also did a bit of googling and came up with these:

http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipe/lemon-treats

http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipe/no-bake-thumbprint-cookies

both of which are completely sugar free :-)

Don't forget your weekly weigh on Wednesday and remember we don't judge!

Here is last months thread

[Maydup]

Well done Jomlett, I know I should exercise more and can see how it works so well for you. I will at least keep up with my lunch time walks this week.

[Old_Geezer]

I have just realised I was a day ahead of myself yesterday. The mind is definitely going.

Apparently down 1 lb on the week.

[Maydup]

Congratulations OG, have a good week.

[Old_Geezer]

Thanks

[xstitcher]

Well done Wendilla, OG and Jomlett. Interesting that, about your carbs slight increase, it proves that it can be done.
I'm the same this week. Maybe because of my non walking....I begin again tomorrow.

[Jomlett]

Increasing the carbs I have porridge 4/5 times a week now as opposed to twice a week for the last year. I have switched back to durum wheat pasta for my spag bol/tuna/salmon meals, but find the maize penne was/is an excellent substitute.
12 months and NO bread, biscuits on booze and I feel better for it. I haven't missed pies or pasties either but looking forward to some spuds in the not to distant future...

[Maydup]

Mmmmmm.....i had a sliced pear sprinkled with cinnamon this evening. It was absolutely delicious, I recommend it. Thanks xstitcher!

[xstitcher]

Your mail has given me the perfect start to my day Maydup. Thank you.

[ABAuntie]

morning all,

just to warn you I will be doing the new thread on Monday (even us gnomes have to have a day off) so please bear with me if the thread disappears. It will get done. :-)

auntie xxx

[xstitcher]

Thanks for the info Auntie. We really appreciate you keeping us informed.

[ABAuntie]

Ok ladies and gents, sorry its a bit late in the morning ;-)

I am going to put up the new thread in 5 minutes.

auntie xxx

[ABAuntie]

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