Onwards And Downwards Continues In March 2015

[ABAuntie]

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.

So Spring is officially here with March and hopefully we can all spend a bit more time out of doors :-).

So what is good to eat in Spring? Apparently, seafood like sardines, mackerel, salmon and oysters. Here are a couple of simple easy and above all healthy fish recipes:

http://www.food.com/recipe/very-healthy-smoked-mackerel-with-tomato-and-mixed-beans-235757
This looks yummy and easy I might try it :-)

http://uktv.co.uk/food/recipe/aid/517003

Also good this months are purple sprouting broccoli, cabbage, celeriac and chicory.

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1415667/veggie-rice-pot
You could add whatever veg you liked to this one!

http://www.besthealthmag.ca/best-eats/recipes/polenta-and-mushroom-grills#rQ1QRFjteErVRbMr.97

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

Here is last months thread

[xstitcher]

Thanks Auntie, you treat us so well.

[ABAuntie]

hi xstitcher,
No problem :-)
have a good week

auntie xxx

[LyndaB]

I definitely back in the dieting zone. I'm delighted to announce that I've lost 3lbs this week - so that's half a stone in less than two weeks. I've given up alcohol and chocolate for Lent and it seems to be paying off :)

[xstitcher]

I can see your halo all the way over here Lynda. Good luck!

[xstitcher]

I was just wondering after I finished my very safe dinner of fish if any of you choose your safest meal the evening before our weigh in?

[Old_Geezer]

:-)

I like mackerel, not to mention tomatoes and beans. (Not the cucumber obviously.) But at 721 kc and 8.5 gms of sat fat per serving, that's over a third of my daily allowance. Definitely for a day I'm not too worried about the diet ;-)

Thanks for the suggestions though Auntie. Always good to have options.

[wendilla]

Morning stuck again. Now that the weather is getting better I might be able to get going on a few salad meals .

[LyndaB]

I always weigh myself on a Monday morning, not a Wednesday. I weigh myself very first thing in the morning - but no, I don't eat anything different the day before

[xstitcher]

Good morning all,
Down a bit and have started my walking again.
I got a good book yesterday with some really interesting salad meals. I'll pick out a couple for you later. The sun is shining!!!

[wendilla]

No I don't eat anything different either the day before .

[wendilla]

Well done Lynda half a stone in 2 weeks . well done xstitcher going the right way will look forward to the salad recipies .

[Old_Geezer]

Yay !

A surprise drop over the last 24 hours has created a loss of 1.6 lbs for the week.

Congrats to all the non-gainers. Next week, no doubt, results will be even better.

[Jomlett]

Well done all the losers...After increasing my carb intake, though taking more exercise, I'm flummoxed to find I've still lost 900 grams this week! That's down to 74.1 (11 stone 9 pounds from 15 stone). There was a swagger in my journey to the supermarket this morning!

After so long (12 months) on this low carb diet, I no longer want bread or biscuits, or a return to all those fattening meals, so I've only been increasing the foods that I've used this last year. This week, though, I'm trying roast chicken with roasted sweet potato chips, so watch this space!

[wendilla]

Good feeling isn't it jomlette keep up the good work .
OG well done I do believe your new scales are giving you true readings. Don't upset them .

[Old_Geezer]

They may be true. But they are still showing around 8 lbs more than the previous ones. Have to keep telling myself trend trend trend... Most of last year I was failing miserably to drop down to the next stone; now I'm fighting not to go up to the next one.

[wendilla]

OG why don't you get a second reading from the chemist . Boots have one here .

[xstitcher]

I can tell you that at our little local airport there are 3 baggage scale and two of them don't agree with our scales at home. The one is 2 kilos less and I forget what the other is.

[Old_Geezer]

They won't let me in there any more. Apparently you are supposed to weigh yourself with your clothes on ?!?!

[Hypognosis]

The plateau in weight loss is a recognised phenomenon and something of a morale-sapper. It got a mention in the 3-part Horizon called "What Diet is Right For You?".

I created a thread about it but couldn't select WL&D from my mobile and the thread got only 4 or 5 replies.

I have since watched another one called "Why Don't Thin People Get Fat?" which had some interesting nuggets of information in it. Interesting to me, that is. The rest of the programme will only make you envious and give you the wrong idea on what is best for yourselves. Avoid it until after you've reached your target.

[wendilla]

Hi hypo we don't call it dieting . The same diet don't work for everyone .We call it healthy eating . The whole object of our posts is to give one another support and also come up with ideas . But thanks for your input we would rather not go too technical .also it helps when we put in our bad days as we try to rectify it for the following week .