The 2011 New Year Diet Resolution Thread

Claireack

decides2dream wrote:

no matter how cold the winter, there's a springtime ahead...

Hoorah!!!

chime

Afternoon snacktime (and am feeling hungry) ... so clementine.

Read in the paper yesterday that one of the celebrity chefs from Valentine's day is turning one of his London restaurants into a veggie restaurant so something to look forward to ... now need to find an excuse to give it a visit ... the menu looks yummy

... and d2d yep sarnie, sanger, buttie ... and if you're Scottish piece

dunkman

chime wrote:

... and d2d yep sarnie, sanger, buttie ... and if your Scottish piece

aye, ye cannae beat a jammie piece!! :thumbup:

turns out i've lost 7.5 pounds in 11 days!! weighed myself this morning and was delighted... I'm doing the GI diet with me missus... :thumbup:

decides2dream

chime wrote:

... and d2d yep sarnie, sanger, buttie ... and if your Scottish piece

good to know!
here it's a sandwich, maybe a sammie....and then if it's on the thick bread-roll you get into the sub, hero or hoagie debate.

dunkman wrote:

aye, ye cannae beat a jammie piece!! :thumbup:

turns out i've lost 7.5 pounds in 11 days!! weighed myself this morning and was delighted... I'm doing the GI diet with me missus... :thumbup:

GI diet?
glycemic index?
or like, soldier?
and...awesome for you!
:thumbup:

i've hit 9 down in 18 days.....no 'diet' tho per se....just focused, healthy eating.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

More Special K
More tuna
More chicken
More soup....

And for an added bonus....
I had some spinach....


"Its just another day"

justam

Chicken Parmesan for dinner. Yum.

Lunch wasn't great though. I tried a plain wheatbread and cheese sandwich with an apple and some light lemonade. I really felt like the sandwich tasted like cardboard. Ugh. :? I need to find some better bread if I'm going to eat a sandwich without mayonaise or mustard.

mr.pink

justam wrote:

Chicken Parmesan for dinner. Yum.

Lunch wasn't great though. I tried a plain wheatbread and cheese sandwich with an apple and some light lemonade. I really felt like the sandwich tasted like cardboard. Ugh. :? I need to find some better bread if I'm going to eat a sandwich without mayonaise or mustard.

why would you avoid mustard?

decides2dream

mr.pink wrote:

justam wrote:

Chicken Parmesan for dinner. Yum.

Lunch wasn't great though. I tried a plain wheatbread and cheese sandwich with an apple and some light lemonade. I really felt like the sandwich tasted like cardboard. Ugh. :? I need to find some better bread if I'm going to eat a sandwich without mayonaise or mustard.

why would you avoid mustard?

i second this.
i find mustard is THE recommended sandwich condiment whenever i read about healthy/low-cal eating.
i personally love boar's head horseradish sauce. :thumbup:


btw - i also think you would be better off with a meat in your sandwich rather than just cheese. turkey perhaps? also, depending on how thick you make your sandwiches, you CAN have both. when i have a sandwich, i usually choose 2 slices of turkey breast with one slice of provolone & horseradish sauce (very little) on whole wheat bread (i now LOVE the arnold multigrain deliflats....yummy and only 100 cal).


me, holding steady...things are good.
today, pizza friday...yay.....so all other meals are especially light. tonight, spicy tilapia with yellow squash and scallions. yum. i hope i do as well this weekend as last. last weekend i ate well, but had some truly yummy/indulgent dinners, and yea...a bottle of the wine ....and still managed to lose 1.5 pounds from friday to monday. here's hoping for a repeat!

justam

mr.pink wrote:

justam wrote:

Chicken Parmesan for dinner. Yum.

Lunch wasn't great though. I tried a plain wheatbread and cheese sandwich with an apple and some light lemonade. I really felt like the sandwich tasted like cardboard. Ugh. :? I need to find some better bread if I'm going to eat a sandwich without mayonaise or mustard.

why would you avoid mustard?

I wasn't trying to avoid it, I usually use it but I was trying a sandwich with toasted bread and cheese melted in the broiler.

(My son likes these in his school lunch so I thought I'd just make two.)

It wasn't what I expected. :shock:

decides2dream

justam wrote:

mr.pink wrote:

justam wrote:

Chicken Parmesan for dinner. Yum.

Lunch wasn't great though. I tried a plain wheatbread and cheese sandwich with an apple and some light lemonade. I really felt like the sandwich tasted like cardboard. Ugh. :? I need to find some better bread if I'm going to eat a sandwich without mayonaise or mustard.

why would you avoid mustard?

I wasn't trying to avoid it, I usually use it but I was trying a sandwich with toasted bread and cheese melted in the broiler.

(My son likes these in his school lunch so I thought I'd just make two.)

It wasn't what I expected. :shock:

mmmm...HOT sandwich, grilled cheese....YUMMM.
yea, just not the same under the broiler. sooo much better in the fry pan with smart balance, and that's still not terrible to do. good stuff!

justam

I still haven't gotten used to eating butter substitutes.
I guess I should grow up and try 'em. :geek:
We buy Olivio for my son and husband.

decides2dream

justam wrote:

I still haven't gotten used to eating butter substitutes.
I guess I should grow up and try 'em. :geek:
We buy Olivio for my son and husband.

have you tried smart balance?
it truly is awesome. love it, and actually, pretty healthy.
also, in stick form, smart balance comes in a 50/50 form mixed with butter. i prefer straight up smart balance actually, but my husband uses the 50/50 mix when he makes shrimp scampi.


we like to buy the smart balance omega-3s spread
http://www.smartbalance.com/OmegaFamily.aspx


their microwave popcorn is pretty tasty too.

justam

Hmm.
That's looks interesting. :geek:
Thanks.

decides2dream

hmmmmm....this sounds good:

A is for Alcohol
You booze, you lose: A daily serving of hooch may be better for keeping off weight than abstaining. Alcohol may increase leptin, a hormone that curbs your appetite for sweets. To get the perks with minimal calories, order a glass of sauvignon blanc (119 calories per 5 ounces). See WH's Top Wine Recommendations.




tho it's also said that your body will burn alcohol before fat, so it can slow your progress, but sure....1 drink a day, not bad. thus far, i find my 2-5 glasses of wine a weekend is working for me, so i'm sticking to it.




also...

B is for Buddies
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine compared solo dieters to teams of dieters. After 10 months, the latter were likelier to have maintained their loss (66 percent versus 24 percent). Find a bud 24/7 at weightlossbuddy.com.


so what we're doing right here on this thread...:thumbup:



edit - i also believe in this:

J is for Journal
If you write down everything you eat, research has shown, you can cut your intake by 500 to 1,000 calories a day. And you'll keep the weight off: Food journaling is one of the successful behaviors used by people in the National Weight Control Registry, a list of dieters who have maintained a loss of 30 pounds or more for at least one year.


the one and only time i ever dieted in my life, i did this. lost 35 pounds and was my normal, skiiny self again. of course, i didn't stick with it :? so no more 'diet' for me, but i DO find the food journal VERY informative and motivating...i also record my daily/weekly weight in it, and plan on putting monthly body measurements too. perhaps eventually record my regular exercise. for now, just food/weight is good.


if you want to see this whole A to Z:
http://www.womenshealthmag.com/weight-l ... ss-secrets



this is pretty interesting too:
http://www.realsimple.com/health/everyd ... index.html

Claireack

Up and down kind of week, will have to wait and see on monday (weigh in day for me)

Claireack

Showing physical signs of losing weight, put a bra on that I bought just after christmas in the sale. I was falling over the top of it then, it fits now Hopefully that doesn't mean that I'm going to be the same size everywhere else and just have smaller boobs :x

SPEEDY MCCREADY

I have a gynormous turkey breasticle in the oven....

I have a feeling this will be lunch and dinner for the next 5-7 days............

LikeAnOcean

They say its bad to loose more than 5 lbs a month, but I don't buy it. I have a crazy metabolism. I dropped 10 lbs this past month just by cutting out a few hundred extra calories a day.. two eggs instead of three, no fries with my burger, pasta instead of pizza.. and I didn't even make a resolution. Just wanted to eat a little healthier... Thank god for genetics.

QuarterToTen

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

I have a gynormous turkey breasticle in the oven....

I have a feeling this will be lunch and dinner for the next 5-7 days............

Sounds scrumptious. Love turkey, and never, ever get tired of it.

It's the mashed potatoes and dressing that get me in trouble.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

QuarterToTen wrote:

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

I have a gynormous turkey breasticle in the oven....

I have a feeling this will be lunch and dinner for the next 5-7 days............

Sounds scrumptious. Love turkey, and never, ever get tired of it.

It's the mashed potatoes and dressing that get me in trouble.

Tell me about it...

Was just looking at a stuffing recipe.....

1/2 stick of butter??? hehehehehe

Oh well...No stuffing for me....

I may have to have a helping of potatoes though.....Since Kathy looks like she is about to cook the entire 10# bag of potatoes....hehehehehehehehe