Who is on a diet at the moment

buildersbum wrote:What is the main things that agave is in? we dont really eat much processed food apart from the very odd cooked chicken or pre packed ham.

I don't think it's in many processed foods as it's expensive. It's in Booja Booja Stuff In A Tub*, which I like and thought it must be healthier because it was sweetened with agave.

* Like ice cream only it's vegan.

Just to let you all know I have lost half a stone in exactly four months! I haven't joined a club or anything which is why its a bit slow but I put it down to mainly just keeping active and avoiding processed foods. I have been following this thread from the start and have found some of the comments and ideas very helpful. I shall let you know how it continues to go because if I can finally get down to a 'normal' weight then anyone can!!!
Oh, my BMI is still 33 which is not good. I worked it out on the BOOTS website.

louiseh wrote:Just to let you all know I have lost half a stone in exactly four months! I haven't joined a club or anything which is why its a bit slow but I put it down to mainly just keeping active and avoiding processed foods. I have been following this thread from the start and have found some of the comments and ideas very helpful. I shall let you know how it continues to go because if I can finally get down to a 'normal' weight then anyone can!!!
Oh, my BMI is still 33 which is not good. I worked it out on the BOOTS website.

Well done. The healthiest way to lose weight is gradually. I look forward to hearing about your progress.

louiseh wrote:Just to let you all know I have lost half a stone in exactly four months! I haven't joined a club or anything which is why its a bit slow but I put it down to mainly just keeping active and avoiding processed foods. I have been following this thread from the start and have found some of the comments and ideas very helpful. I shall let you know how it continues to go because if I can finally get down to a 'normal' weight then anyone can!!!
Oh, my BMI is still 33 which is not good. I worked it out on the BOOTS website.

Well done Louise

hi louiseh
well done..i have also lost 9lbs about 7wks.. but have been out today for a family meal and it was so nice all my good intentions flew out the window..i had a pud and all...

Thanks everyone, I will keep plodding along! 4timesanan deserves a big hand too I know how hard it is to keep going !

Ive joined slimming world and lost a HUMUNGUS 1/2 pound......fu king ell!!!


I havent had any wine or chocolate and all i friggin lost was a measely 1/2 pound....

hello slimmers ...10lbs in total over about 8weeks..has anyone else noticed a decrease in appetite..i seem to want to eat less than i used to...wonder what that is about..i'm feeling ok not sick or anything...another plus is my painful ankle is getting much better.

kitti wrote:Ive joined slimming world and lost a HUMUNGUS 1/2 pound......fu king ell!!!


I havent had any wine or chocolate and all i friggin lost was a measely 1/2 pound....

Sorry kitti, it isn't funny, but that made me

kitti..1/2 lb is ok...it takes time to get into the routine of eating differenly..what did you have to eat?

Well done kitti and Nan, keep it up!

Ive lost 14lb this last 8 months, but can I hell as like do any good at the mo, I just seem to want to eat junk food not loads of it but just junk..........................help needed please, if possible!

buildersbum.. well done..you lost a stone that is great...when i get a crave i love 'marmite rice crackers' (Asda) topped with cottage cheese from (Asda), the one that has red pepper and onion in it..It's a tangy very low cal snack and works for me. Only 100 cals for 2 crackers and two large tablespoon cottage cheese. Also what junk food do you crave and what are the alternatives? How many cals a day?
A mini fish from chipie isn't that high in cals and with a salad and one slice thin Bread n butter.


Hope this helps......nan GO TO 'WEIGHT LOSS RESCOURCES' a very good site for calories in all foods.


Calories in Fast FoodOur chart shows how many calories in a selection of fast food products.

Alternatively you can search our food database to find calories in over 40,000 foods and calculate the calories in your serving. Try it Free

Big Mac, McDonald's
Calories in 100g of Big Mac

Calories 229.0kcal
Carbohydrate 20.5g
Protein 12.4g
Fat 10.7g
Fibre 2.5g

Calories in 1 Big Mac (215g): 492kcal

Cheeseburger, Burger King
Calories in 100g of cheeseburger

Calories 269.0kcal
Carbohydrate 30.0g
Protein 15.6g
Fat 13.4g
Fibre 1.4g

Calories in 1 cheeseburger
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2lbs this week!!!!


I think i may be a slow starter lol...i am a veggie so i dont vary my diet much...

this weekend i got fed up and have hit the junk food trail. how are you all doing?.

4timesanan wrote:this weekend i got fed up and have hit the junk food trail. how are you all doing?.

I did that yesterday too : ( Back on it today so hopefully it won't make to much difference.Hope you can get back on yours to day

lubelle wrote:

4timesanan wrote:this weekend i got fed up and have hit the junk food trail. how are you all doing?.

I did that yesterday too : ( Back on it today so hopefully it won't make to much difference.Hope you can get back on yours to day

Within the theories of drug and alcohol addiction there is the Abstinence Violation Effect. The AVE is about the guilt of having strayed and how many people then just give up because they feel bad about themselves. This is an extreme example of what some people trying to lose weight experience after a deviation in their good intentions, but remember, yesterday is gone, and every moment is one in which you can start all over again. If tomorrow you have a burger, then the following day, no burger. Enjoy the burger and then re-make your plans! If you're gonna eat a burger, enjoy it!

AnnaEsse wrote:

lubelle wrote:

4timesanan wrote:this weekend i got fed up and have hit the junk food trail. how are you all doing?.

I did that yesterday too : ( Back on it today so hopefully it won't make to much difference.Hope you can get back on yours to day

Within the theories of drug and alcohol addiction there is the Abstinence Violation Effect. The AVE is about the guilt of having strayed and how many people then just give up because they feel bad about themselves. This is an extreme example of what some people trying to lose weight experience after a deviation in their good intentions, but remember, yesterday is gone, and every moment is one in which you can start all over again. If tomorrow you have a burger, then the following day, no burger. Enjoy the burger and then re-make your plans! If you're gonna eat a burger, enjoy it!

morning AnnaEsse...so true,i think that is why i failed to lose the weight i wanted in the past.I'd have a bad day and then just totaly give up and eat everything in sight. Im doing it differently this time.Im very good all week and have treats with the kids on Saturdays.In our house Saturday is now known as sweetie day.

lubelle wrote:

AnnaEsse wrote:

lubelle wrote:

4timesanan wrote:this weekend i got fed up and have hit the junk food trail. how are you all doing?.

I did that yesterday too : ( Back on it today so hopefully it won't make to much difference.Hope you can get back on yours to day

Within the theories of drug and alcohol addiction there is the Abstinence Violation Effect. The AVE is about the guilt of having strayed and how many people then just give up because they feel bad about themselves. This is an extreme example of what some people trying to lose weight experience after a deviation in their good intentions, but remember, yesterday is gone, and every moment is one in which you can start all over again. If tomorrow you have a burger, then the following day, no burger. Enjoy the burger and then re-make your plans! If you're gonna eat a burger, enjoy it!

morning AnnaEsse...so true,i think that is why i failed to lose the weight i wanted in the past.I'd have a bad day and then just totaly give up and eat everything in sight. Im doing it differently this time.Im very good all week and have treats with the kids on Saturdays.In our house Saturday is now known as sweetie day.

Good thinking lubelle! It's so easy to give up and think badly of yourself for succumbing! We just need to give ourselves a break and decide to choose to have a guilt-free sweetie!

just read your replies and confess to feeling very low because i gained 2.1/2lbs. the miserable weather isn't helping.
back on track tomorrow, swimming with the over 50s at ten.

ps. have you heard of the 'wendie plan'

I got a receipy for home made soup last week and lost 1 1/2 lbs but.......i think it was 1 1/2 lbs off AIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I got up to go to the kitchen and...paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrpppppppppppppppppppppppppp....i ignored it, pity everyone else didnt!!!!


You'd off thought i'd off murdered someone the way they keep harping on about it, god!!

Anway, im NOT making it anymore..one week is enough off that lol

i am still 'off' my diet, seem to have lost my mojo, could it be the weather is just too cold and is having a mood effect.

I've had a pack of very dangerous chocolate given to me. Not only does it call my name, but it demands to sit on my desk and it draws my hand into the pack and won't let go. "Cristaux des Alpes," pays de Savoie, and it's my son's fault for bringing this back from Les Trois Vallées. Be warned!

funny right now my kitchen cupboards are full of dangerous things...biscuites, cakes, and choc..just feeling low and a bit weepy...think its the weather..

4timesanan wrote:funny right now my kitchen cupboards are full of dangerous things...biscuites, cakes, and choc..just feeling low and a bit weepy...think its the weather..

You were got at in the supermarket! I can tell! Those things really shout out and draw you in, yelling, "Take me home. I'm so lonely." There should be signs at the ends of the aisles. "Stay away if you are of a sensitive disposition."