august challenge anyone?

[dreamslim]

so what changes is everyone going to make in august to try and make sure they get to their own personal target?

im going to -
go to the gym 3 times a week
make sure 1/3 of my plate is super free food
weigh all healthy extras
limit syns to 10 a day
no days off plan!!!

I've gone off fruit after eating my weight in it so I'm going to:
Eat more superfree veg
Eat Superspeed soup 3 times a week
Go to the gym/walking 3 times a week
Walk when I don't need the car

 

[conlou1]

sounds like a plan dreamslim. to be honest if i eat too much fruit i end up with a bad stomach, i have i.b.s. so have to be careful. i had 2 bowls od speed soup last night and feel a bit sicky and bloated today cos of all the veg so going to buy some containers and freeze most of it and just have it every other day as i dont want to set of my symptoms again. i love it though and could eat it every day but i have to think of my health. i can tell i only had soup for tea my tummy is rumbling today and ive had breakfast think ill make a s.w. quiche for dinner to fill me up!!

 

[dreamslim]

sounds like a plan dreamslim. to be honest if i eat too much fruit i end up with a bad stomach, i have i.b.s. so have to be careful. i had 2 bowls od speed soup last night and feel a bit sicky and bloated today cos of all the veg so going to buy some containers and freeze most of it and just have it every other day as i dont want to set of my symptoms again. i love it though and could eat it every day but i have to think of my health. i can tell i only had soup for tea my tummy is rumbling today and ive had breakfast think ill make a s.w. quiche for dinner to fill me up!!

Yeah, that's why I'm only going to have it 3 times a week - I aboslutely love the soup and although it keeps me full until tea time I always miss the 'chewing' aspect of food, haha. Plus, I don't have IBS and let's just say it keeps me a regular person (as the advert says) so I can't imagine what it must be like with IBS!

 

[conlou1]

Yeah, that's why I'm only going to have it 3 times a week - I aboslutely love the soup and although it keeps me full until tea time I always miss the 'chewing' aspect of food, haha. Plus, I don't have IBS and let's just say it keeps me a regular person (as the advert says) so I can't imagine what it must be like with IBS!

yes i have been on the loo most of the day lol (sorry tmi) wont be having any tonight as planned!

 

[JaneB]

Hi everyone can I join the challenge put myself down for 10lb

Jane x

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[kerry2285]

so what changes is everyone going to make in august to try and make sure they get to their own personal target?

im going to -
go to the gym 3 times a week
make sure 1/3 of my plate is super free food
weigh all healthy extras
limit syns to 10 a day
no days off plan!!!

Hummm, im going to give this a go from next week to follow on throughout aug:
* Eat scan bran at least 2 times a week maybe 3
* Get on my wii again for Zumba
* keep 100% for 6 days min (I normally have a meal out with the bf!)
* Slowly give up bread
* Cut out chocolate!!! My biggest syn!
* Make some super speed food (my version of one anyways)

Heres hoping! Need to get this weight off now otherwise im going to be huge forever

 

[conlou1]

Hummm, im going to give this a go from next week to follow on throughout aug:
* Eat scan bran at least 2 times a week maybe 3
* Get on my wii again for Zumba
* keep 100% for 6 days min (I normally have a meal out with the bf!)
* Slowly give up bread
* Cut out chocolate!!! My biggest syn!
* Make some super speed food (my version of one anyways)

Heres hoping! Need to get this weight off now otherwise im going to be huge forever

you can do it!!! well do it together. i thikn the key is to keep your goals realistic and maybe make a list of them and stick them on the fridge and everytime you do one cross it off that way you will feel like your really achieving something. thats what i plan to do anyway.

i didnt have speed soup today as i almost didnt make it to the toilet earlier so i think ill eat that every other day instead of every day lol. im waiting for my freezer tubs to come so i can start making batch foods, we did have loads but they got lost and used in the move. i keep looking at my lovely size 12 dresses and stroking them. i cant wait to fit in them all again!!

 

[dreamslim]

My freezer tubs are remnants of out weekly curry/Chinese nights. If we ever run out we'll have to order a huge Chinese/Indian to restock. Haha.

 

[kerry2285]

lol. I do love my freezer tubs but they seem to have gone missing over the last few months and I know they are not in the freezer either!! Pound land for me to re stock ready for super speed soup next week

Thanks I have a list on my fridge of what I want to lose weight for and a few pics of skinny and fat me. They work sometimes but then I get used to them being there grrrrr. BUT we can do this

 

[conlou1]

speed soup day for me today!! had fruit and yogurt for breakfast, will probably have salad and s.w. quiche for dinner then speed soup for tea with some wholemeal bread then the gym later. i best have a good loss this week or i wont be impressed lol

 

[Lily42uk]

so what changes is everyone going to make in august to try and make sure they get to their own personal target?

im going to -
go to the gym 3 times a week
make sure 1/3 of my plate is super free food
weigh all healthy extras
limit syns to 10 a day
no days off plan!!!

Not really going to make any changes, but I am definitely going to make sure I stick to what I am doing already:

Exercise minimum of 1 hour - 5 days a week at least
Make sure 1/3 of my plate is super free foods
Use my syns, instead of having syn free days ( the more syns I eat the more weight I lose)
Weigh Healthy Extras
Drink a minimum of 3 pints of water a day (I usually drink 4-6)
Continue to eat soup at least 4-5 times a week for lunch (keeps me fuller longer)
Allow myself to have time off plan but make sure I am 100% the next day and for the rest of the week

 

[conlou1]

Not really going to make any changes, but I am definitely going to make sure I stick to what I am doing already:

Exercise minimum of 1 hour - 5 days a week at least
Make sure 1/3 of my plate is super free foods
Use my syns, instead of having syn free days ( the more syns I eat the more weight I lose)
Weigh Healthy Extras
Drink a minimum of 3 pints of water a day (I usually drink 4-6)
Continue to eat soup at least 4-5 times a week for lunch (keeps me fuller longer)
Allow myself to have time off plan but make sure I am 100% the next day and for the rest of the week

i agree about the syns too, i have had weeks where ive wanted to lose alot and not had hardly any of my syns and havent lost a pound!! then other weeks i have had 15 syns a day and have lost 2 pound-it doesnt add up? i use my syns for stuff like sauces and fat or oil or extra cheese. i dont use it for chocolate cos i would have to be too strict the rest of the day if i did that, and i cant eat my food without salad cream or mayo or gravy lol

 

[Lily42uk]

i agree about the syns too, i have had weeks where ive wanted to lose alot and not had hardly any of my syns and havent lost a pound!! then other weeks i have had 15 syns a day and have lost 2 pound-it doesnt add up? i use my syns for stuff like sauces and fat or oil or extra cheese. i dont use it for chocolate cos i would have to be too strict the rest of the day if i did that, and i cant eat my food without salad cream or mayo or gravy lol

I use my syns for extra cheese or things like yorkshire pudding or the odd extra alpen bar.
I don't use fat or oil other than fry light, I even do fried bread in fry light buttery it's yummy lol. I don't like mayo, salad cream or gravy that much but when I do need them I use the syn free gravy, and quark with loads of added garlic (not keen on quark on it's own) instead, I refuse to use a sauce and use syns on it, except for the odd and I mean very odd time that I have brown sauce (usually in baked beans) or mango chutney with a syn free curry and poppadom (notice I said poppadom singular lol) or on a wrap, but they are very rare occasions xx

 

[rattymum]

Going to go for 8lbs in August! x

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[ffynnon]

10lbs for me in August - first weigh-in will be August 6

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[conlou1]

I use my syns for extra cheese or things like yorkshire pudding or the odd extra alpen bar.
I don't use fat or oil other than fry light, I even do fried bread in fry light buttery it's yummy lol. I don't like mayo, salad cream or gravy that much but when I do need them I use the syn free gravy, and quark with loads of added garlic (not keen on quark on it's own) instead, I refuse to use a sauce and use syns on it, except for the odd and I mean very odd time that I have brown sauce (usually in baked beans) or mango chutney with a syn free curry and poppadom (notice I said poppadom singular lol) or on a wrap, but they are very rare occasions xx

syn free gravy????? where do you get this from?? i would like this it would save me lots of syns!! its funny how were all so different as to what we like to use our syns on. im not a chocolate fan at all, the things i miss is pizza and cheesey cheese burgers and chips cheese and garlic-ok ill stop there mouth watering now lol. but i can adapt all of these to do syn free or almost syn free versions so i do that and i dont miss the ones laden with fat when i can have a healthier alternitive. but i DO miss my bottles of magners, soooo much!!! if im having a drink i have to stick to wine or vodka lime and soda and its just not the same. oh well.

 

[Illbethin1day :)]

Conlou1 i did a ayn free stew the other day in slow cooker just put in beef water bovril oxo cubes onions and smash thickened up and was lovely so i imagine doin gravy wud b same hope this helps

 

[WelshCake]

syn free gravy????? where do you get this from?? i would like this it would save me lots of syns!! its funny how were all so different as to what we like to use our syns on. im not a chocolate fan at all, the things i miss is pizza and cheesey cheese burgers and chips cheese and garlic-ok ill stop there mouth watering now lol. but i can adapt all of these to do syn free or almost syn free versions so i do that and i dont miss the ones laden with fat when i can have a healthier alternitive. but i DO miss my bottles of magners, soooo much!!! if im having a drink i have to stick to wine or vodka lime and soda and its just not the same. oh well.

For my gravy I sweat an onion and 2 cloves of garlic then add a stock cube and 2-3 tbs balsamic vinegar add some veg water and blitz up with my blender add herbs/mint/mustard etc to taste

 

[conlou1]

Conlou1 i did a ayn free stew the other day in slow cooker just put in beef water bovril oxo cubes onions and smash thickened up and was lovely so i imagine doin gravy wud b same hope this helps

is smash free??????? oooh im getting excited!

 

[Lily42uk]

Conlou, I make gravy by putting 2 or 3 Oxo cubes in a bowl and adding hot water (depends how many people you are making the gravy for) and then add smash, mr mash (I know these 2 brands are syn free, not sure about other brands), whichever brand you buy, until the gravy is of the consistency you like, totally syn free and yummy too xx