Oh lord-
I did terrible today- I've been trying to stay under a certain amount of calories each day and totally went out the window at about 3pm

Bf brought me a greaat turkey sandwich that had to be 800 cals

And ate a huge dinner-

Ughhh

don't worry Thugz!! today is another day!

i wouldnt be able to resist a great turkey sandwhich either hehe besides think of it as your day of spiking your calories. so your body is tricked into gearing its metabolism to high grade cause thinks food is plentiful!

Yeah Thugz, it's ok. One day off is just a blip in the whole scheme of things. How many calories are you giving yourself per day? This is a pain in the butt to do, but I measure out or do my best guesstimating the amount of the ingredients and then punch them in on fitday to get a good number. The only reason I suggest this is that there have been times where I thought I ate SOOO much and once I guesstimated and found the real number (this is with outside foods), it wasn't as bad as I thought. Or you could just move on and get back on plan today.

well today has been a revelatation girls! a revelation to me!!

i heard about "i can make you thin" from one of the threads, and i was very intrigued, so i googled it. and i'm now a convert!!

i implemented the 4 golden rules. and it works , it really really works!

eating slowly and putting down your fork between chewing, and really being conscious of what you're eating, and not eating infront of the telly and being distracted. well blow me over, but i ended up only eating HALF of what i put on my plate, and that was still me being careful of not getting my usual BIG portions !

i'm feeling satisfied and full. not uncomfortable and not hungry.

i'm a happy bunny
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and for the first time in years, i have had 3 meals in a day!!! but only half of what i would normally wolf down. i am such a fast eater, so was hard to slow it down, but i did it. and it really works.
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my food confession.

breakfast: tuna salad.
1 tin of tuna can, 1 tablespoon of light mayo. squirt of mustard, lemon juice. salad - grated carrots, cucumber, chopped tomatoes, lettuce. lots of black pepper.

snack - 1 plum

lunch - a few bites of rice with abit of yoghurt. cucumber slices with yellow lentill soup (about 1/4 cup), a cup of chick peas curry. 1 small chicken piece.

dinner - a few bites of rice. 1 small chicken piece. cucumber slices with chick peas curry (half a cup).

i was blown away on how little i ate!!! i just couldnt believe it!

i've ordered the book ! and i have got the cd set aswell. and watched the first 3 episodes of the uk show.

its great!

exercise - its TOM and im heavy and crampy, so not doing cardio, or anything. but instead did 2 sets of 15 push ups against the wall. (30 in total).
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and drank about 1.6l of water (need to drink more water!) and 3 cups of peppermint tea (1 cup after each meal).

also i read that you should stop eating 3 hours before you go to bed. so that whilst your sleeping you can be burning fat , instead of digesting your food.

hope you girls had a good day! see you tommorow

Oh boy, do I have to confess...

Yesterday:

breffix - semolina pancake, 1 cup skim milk, 1 tbsp cocoa powder

Lunch - leftover fried rice (1/2 cup) wrapped in an omelet. Hehehe.

Ok, here's where it got ridiculous. I just wanted cookies for some reason and I chose oatmeal raisin because I figured it was the healthiest I could make. Anyway, made 30 of them.

Snack - 1 100 cal popcorn bag, SIX oatmeal raisin cookies, 20 cherries, 1 banana

Dinner - 1/2 cup cooked white rice, 1 cup roasted bell peppers and potatoes, 1/2 cup potato curry.

I was only supposed to eat grapes and cherries for dinner to make up for the 6 cookies, but I smelled the two dishes I made and I just wanted them. SIGH. I accounted for the calories. I was up to 2K and some change. This morning my weight jumped to 165.4. I know it's all the carbs I had yesterday, but still I'm not happy. On top of that, it rained and it was really late by the time we had dinner, so we couldn't go out and exercise.

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Today:

We're going to the beach today, so I'll be eating lunch and dinner out. Will try to control my portions. Actually, I WILL control my portions. Come on, I can do this.

Food:

Breffix - 1 cup skim milk, small semolina pancake.

Snack - 1 cookie

Lunch - 2 small slices chicken pesto pizza (I didn't finish both slices, so I'll say 1.5 honestly) + 1/2 spicy chicky sandwich (not a big sandwich - on the small side)

Snack - 1 cookie

Dinner - chinese food!!! I had maybe 1/2 cup fried rice, 1/2 cup schezuan (sp?) chicken, plus 1 cup mei fun. I hate mei fun. It's the blandest crap EVA.

Exercise: walk/run on the beach. Love the feeling of sand between my toes. I walked and ran on the beach. Didn't think it was much exercise at all, until I got to the ferry and my legs felt sore like they do when I workout at home. Was happy about that. Also, my butt cheeks were super itchy from the sea water and sand. WTH. I felt like I had a flea problem.

lol Sunni i love that devil laugh so funny!

i love oatmeal raisen cookies. yum yum.

aww the beach! nice ! i love the beach
i love the sand on my feet too!!! so nice!

hope your day went well today. as they say today is a brand new day, forget about what happened yesterday, it doesnt matter
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well its day 2 of me following the 4 golden rules, and i feel GREAT!
this morning, i drank 1.6litres of water.

and then around 3pm, i ate. i was REALLY hungry. and in my mind i WANTED 2 fried eggs and like 3 pieces of toast!

but i said, no i will make 1 egg and 2 toast, and if im still hungry i can fry the 2nd egg.

so i made 1 egg, 2 toast.

i ate consciously. no tv. and i ate very slowly. so slowly infact that by the end of it my egg got cold hahaha. i savoured each bite, made sure it was completely mushy, before i swallowed. i took about 13 minutes to eat, i think. usually i would have eaten 2 eggs 3 toasts, in about 4 minutes or so. and STILL would want more!

but not this time.

after i ate 1 and half toast and the egg. i felt SATISFIED and i left half the toast. and did not want a 2nd egg. i then drank 1 cup of peppermint tea.


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and i'm very excited cause today the book - the gabriel method arrived in the post!! cant wait to read it
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hope you girls have a good day! will update later on this evening.

okay my confession:

water - 2 litres.

lunch - 1 and half plain toast and 1 fried egg.

dinner - appetizer - 1 pear. it was scrumptious, bursting with sweet flavour.

dinner - 1/2 cup of cooked veggy rice. 1 tablespoon of chicken curry and 1 small chicken piece. 1/2 cup of chick peas curry. few leaves of iceberg lettuce. 1 tablespoon of yoghurt.

i ate slowly! took me 24 minutes to eat it. and i felt stuffed afterwards! near the end of my meal i drew a deep breath and i read on another thread - someone reported that you take a deep breath or sigh - that means your full. but i ignored it and carried on eating and a few minutes later realised i was stuffed. so next time will not ignore that deep breath !

2 cups of peppermint tea (1 after lunch, and 1 just now)


exercise - not much i'm afraid to report. i only did 30 wall pushups. (TOM) and a few minutes walk in the garden.

but tommorow i'm gonna do a proper workout, hoping to go for a run

goodnight! see you tommorow. i'm off to bed and to listen to the hypnotic cd

You all seem to being doing very well! I on the other hand.. i am not doing so well. I keep giving in Giving in to seconds and junk. Its hard! I will keep trying though. Any advice for temptation? THanks:P { Plus, work out tips?

breakfast - 1.5 cups life cereal
lunch - lean cuisine baja quesadilla
snack - 1 oz blue corn tortilla chips
dinner - 10 wheat crackers and 1 oz cheddar cheese
snack - skinny cow truffle ice cream bar

Hi Julia!! Welcome to our thread!

Hi Hannahboo, welcome to you too! Giving in to those temptations does seem much easier in the beginning. This is what I do and it may not work for everyone, but it works for me. I started calorie counting and really monitoring my portion sizes. So far, I've dropped a couple of pounds in the past two weeks, which has made me happy and determined to keep the downward trend going. I also weigh myself daily to keep myself accountable for what I eat. I use Fitday to track my food and my exercise. It has a nifty program where you can see the caloric balance for the day (total calories in v. total calories out). As long as my calories out column is higher, I'm happy. This didn't start yesterday, it took time for me. It took me a few weeks to realize that just exercising and eating crap or large portions isn't going to make the weight go away. Like this morning, I don't have access to my breffix from home. So I'll have two slices of toast and because I love cake donuts, I'm going to have one ONLY if they have my fave cake donut (plain). After that I'm stopping. Previously, I would've eaten everything and then some. Like Echo, I eat really quickly too and would've no doubt eaten way beyond what I should eat. Try to substitute healthy, tasty versions of your favorite snacks. For instance, if you like potato chips, then substitute veggie chips instead. They still taste like chips, but they are made with natural veggie juices, so it's a step in the right direction. Make fries at home in the oven. There are plenty of lo-cal recipes out there. Start cooking at home to control the fat and calories. Start introducing more veggies into your diet, etc. You can do it!! We're here to support you!!

HannahBoo23 ! lovely for you to join us!! the more the merrier!!!

awww I know its hard when you start off, but slowly you will get there, keep getting back on the horse each day..

well i dont know what works for other people and dont know if this will work for you but i can tell you what i am doing at the moment, that's working for me.

I'm following Paul Mckenna's 4 golden rules (from the show and book - i can make you thin -i'm waiting for my copy to arrive in the post), and also reading about the gabriel method. at the moment i can eat whatever i want. but first i must be truly hungry. and not emotional hunger either. but physically hungry.

you can tell the difference between emotional hunger and physical hunger, because physical hunger, comes on gradually. but emotional hunger, is sudden, and is usually associated with feeling bad, bored, and you want to change your mood through food.

and he also gives these tips on how to stop cravings for bad food, that you just have no control over.. its a sequence of tapings, difficult to explain if you havent seen the show. but there might be a video on youtube maybe.

but bottom line is. i'm allowed to eat whatever i want. but first i check if im really hungry.. than i drink a glass of water, to make sure im not just thirsty. then if i AM hungry. i eat whatever i want. BUT here's the important thing, i eat VERY SLOWLY!! i chew each food until it dissapears!! the slower the better. but i do try to make half the meal "healthy" and half of what i want hehe.

by doing this. i've noticed i'm eating HALF of what i normally eat!

he also says that if you want to stop yourself from eating chocolate, imagine it being mixed in with something you really hate and find disgusting, and then throw in some hair in there, and it will make you not want to eat it lol. its actually really powerful stuff, so make sure you dont gag! i've found myself wanting to gag just by my imagination! so make sure you dont use it on something, you would like to eat now and then! lol

and another rule is, when you're full, STOP eating! you can tell when you're full, you will be more thirsty than hungry (So dont drink whilst your eating) or you will draw a deep breath, or sigh. it will take practice to listen to your stomach. so aim to feel satisfied or full. never stuffed or bloated.

i hope that helps.
the rules are:

4 GOLDEN RULES

1. When You Are Hungry, Eat

2. Eat What You Want, Not What You Think You Should

3. Eat Consciously And Enjoy Every Mouthful (eat SLOWLY, no T.V)

4. When You Think You Are Full, Stop Eating

(added on - if you're hungry, drink a glass of water, to check if you weren't just thirsty).

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Juliastl27 - well done ! that sounds like a very good day for you :Cheer:
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Sunni - great job on welcoming our new recruits hehehe and well done on losing a couple of pounds, thats great!
and i also weigh myself everyday ! hehe
great advice given!!

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I need to .

Hubby planned this spontaneous beach weekend this...um...weekend. So we were gone Saturday and Sunday. I posted on how I thought I did a good job controlling my portions and only eating til I was full and watching how much I ate of everything. We only ate at mealtimes and we did walk on the beach on Sat. We walked in the aquarium on Sunday for a good 2 hours, so that counts, even if it was a stroll. BUT, I checked in on my weight this morning. OMG. It's up to 167.1. Now granted, I usually weigh before breffix and after going to the bathroom blah blah and this morning I weighed before going to the bathroom, but WHAT.THE.****. A month ago when we went with family, I ate really bad food and a lot of it and barely exercised, so I was not surprised to see a hike in my weight. But this time, I was being so careful!!! I hope it's water weight of some sort and just drops over the next few days. I'll have to go back to exercising twice in a day to get rid of it all. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!

Ok, rant over. On to today.

Breffix - 1 cup skim milk, 1 tbsp cocoa powder, 2 slices 12-grain bread.

Snack - 1 cup grapes

Lunch - 1/2 cup cooked white rice, 1/4 serving roasting bell pepper potatoes, 1/4 serving potato curry

Snack - cherries

Dinner - Haven't decided yet...probably homemade noodles with veggies

Exercise: If it's not too sunny out, I'll go for a walk in the morning. If it is sunny, I'll stay indoors and do that Jillian Michaels vid. Evening - 45 mins - 1 hr of tennis.

Echo - congrats on the slow eating!! You had a yummy Sunday... That's awesome that your fam is so supportive! I love this thread - missed it this weekend.

to all us chickies on here.

Thanks Sunni!

awww thanks I'm so happy you love this thread, i love it too!! hehe thanks for all the girls for joining in

and please do not worry about the weight gain. your weight will go up and down..you will see in a few days, it will drop down !! its probably just water or undigested food still in your body.
sounds like you had a lovely weekend at the beach how nice! and i'm so impressed you controlled your portions over the holiday break!
good luck with today! sounds like a great plan