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

[xstitcher]

Total % is a dairy product OG. It is kind of like creme fraiche but with no fat and can be a mayo substitute or in this case a good wrap for your chicken legs...I use a hefty spoon full of sambel olek. The total keeps the legs moist.

[xstitcher]

Maybe it isn't called Total.....help me out here somebody.....

[Marijn]

Well done to everyone!!! No-one has gone up this week. I'm maintaining my weight, which isn't easy, so I'm still looking in on here for good tips and recipes.

[xstitcher]

Your lunch sounds very healthy Maydup. I guess you and I will have to be satisfied with our ½ pound loss this week.

[wendilla]

Well done Mallyh but don't say just a pound as it is a step in the right direction. It gives you a nice feeling when people comment.

[wendilla]

I usually buy asda own brand of 0% fat free yogurt in a large tub but there is a Oikos fat free greek yogurt but not tried it .

[Maydup]

Total 0% Greek Yoghurt is the business. I eat it most days with a piece of fruit - peaches or some raspberries. Its thick and creamy and superior to any other I've tried before. I admit its a bit pricey but it goes a long way.

[xstitcher]

How great to go down a dress size....well done you mallyh. You feel like a whole new world has opened for you don't you.

[Old_Geezer]

Ah spicy yoghurt coating eh. Sounds nice.

Meanwhile I really must try harder. Above goal yet again today. Unsure how I do it, not planning properly I expect. Glad others are having better progress.

[xstitcher]

Thanks maydup that's the one.....Total 0% greek yogurt OG...for your skinned drumsticks...

[xstitcher]

Good Morning All,

Get out the naughty step because here I come! Yesterday we held a belated birthday lunch for me and I didn't hold back!! I think it was the chocolate cake and the creamed potatoes that did it, not to mention the nibbles before lunch. I went up in weight to the tune of 4 pounds.....blimey!!
Yesterday I made up my mind NOT to weigh myself today but knew if I didn't I would spend the next week guessing at the damage.
I shall now shuffel over to the naughty step where I can sit and contemplate the errors of my way.

[Maydup]

Happy belated birthday wishes xstitcher; I hope you had a good one and declare it a holiday week for you rather than a true gain! Nevertheless, i hope you have that step all to yourself.

I have managed to lose just half a pound, but at least its in the right direction I suppose. I'm enjoying the vegetables from the garden at the moment, plenty of delicious dwarf beans and courgettes are lovley to fill the plate.

[Old_Geezer]

Mixed results so far today then.

I've gone down 1 lb, but there again I had gone up last week so was hoping for better this. However I'm hardly ever hitting my daily goal these days.

[wendilla]

Good Morning both Xstitcher you can't have a birthday party with friends and not taste the goodies. You have gained before and rectified it and you can do it again. Happy Birthday again.
Maydup in the right direction. I have stayed the same this week so that tells me after my 3 weeks losing that I must go all out to have a loss next week . I did have a Chinese at the weekend and a couple of bacon rolls when my grandson is here. So that is out for next week.

[Old_Geezer]

I sometimes despair at the difference between what I type and what the computer makes out I type :-(

[wendilla]

Well done OG as you say it is from last weeks gain but it is better off than another pound on.

[xstitcher]

Don't dispair OG. On somedays these pc's seem to go into devil mode.

Well done maydup ½ lb down is just fine. I have just bought a salad book. I am going to try one with butter beans, chicken, green beans, onions and lettuce. I can only get dried butter beans so it is rather a many day preparation so hope to have it on Sat. I shall test it out before giving it to you.

[mallyh]

happy birthday for yesterday xstitcher x well another 1lb this week so i;m quite pleased (at this rate in another 14 months i'll be at a good weight )

[wendilla]

Well done Mallyh that is a good way to look at it as the slower you get it off the better it is .You won't be inclined to put it back on so quick.

[Jan1957]

Popped in to say hello and hope everyone is doing ok. I'm afraid I have not been following the diet for the last week and a half as I have been in hospital with a gall bladder infection. Never been in so much pain in my life! Didn't eat at all for five days, just on a drip for that time and once I was allowed to start eating again I didn't really fancy much. Got home today so I will weigh myself tomorrow morning but not bothered about the weight, just glad to be out of pain.