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Handy hints and tips

Savoury treat instead of crisps : Snack A Jacks Cheese Rice Cake 😛 38 calories, 8.1 carbs (of which sugar 0.5g) per cracker

Sweet treats maybe :

- Snack A Jacks, Choc Rice Cake 😛 63 calories, 12.2g carbs (0.3g sugar)

- Hartleys low cal Jelly (love the lime one) per pot KJ 10 (2.3 g calories) carbs 0.4g (of which sugars 0.2g) I never eat a whole pot at once.


Promise yourself when whether is perfect you do an extra short walk each day.
 
cazscot said:
My hints and tips are:- (I apologise if most of these are common sense)...

Dont just weigh yourself measure as well. Sometimes we can stay the same weight but loose inches as we are exercising and toning up.

I keep my largest pair of trousers I bought (size 32 😱) and when I am having a bad day or moment, I drag them out of the wardrope and put them on!! It is amazing how that sometimes snaps me back to reality LOL.

I keep a picture on my fridge of me at my heaviest to remind me before opening the door...

If you have a bad day/week draw a line under it and start afresh, don't beat yourself up about it. It is gonna be a struggle and we will all fall off the wagon at some point. The main thing is to climb back on!!!
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Can I ask what might be a stupidly obvious question? But when reading food labels, should I be noting the Carbohydrates as a whole or "of which sugars"?
 
There’s no such thing as a stupid question, @Autism-Mama. 🙂 You definitely need to look at the whole carb content, not just the sugar content. Carbohydrates become glucose (a type of sugar) when the body breaks them down to be processed in the blood stream.
 
Read about high intensity interval training for good health which also aids weight loss, so bought cross trainer rowing machine hand weights, cross trainer second hand & bought cheap rower from Amazon, hand weight from sports direct. Short bursts of HIIT don't half get heart pumping and works up sweat, you kinda feel good afterwards mind and it does burn fat I'm sure, lost 5Ibs lately but only tweaked diet slightly, swapping out higher fat foods for lower fat ones. Funds allowing its worth the investment in training equipment, needn't cost a fortune and can buy second hand.
 
Bronco Billy said:
There’s no such thing as a stupid question, @Autism-Mama. 🙂 You definitely need to look at the whole carb content, not just the sugar content. Carbohydrates become glucose (a type of sugar) when the body breaks them down to be processed in the blood stream.
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Thank you so much! 🙂 I just wasn't sure if I was looking at the right information! 🙂
 
Autism-Mama said:
Can I ask what might be a stupidly obvious question? But when reading food labels, should I be noting the Carbohydrates as a whole or "of which sugars"?
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As a whole 🙂
 
Twitchy said:
Another more dubious tip, from that book I read (should point out it was a novel lol!!) ...was giving yourself rewards when you reach every mini-goal on the way to your main weight loss goal (bit like those 'syns' someone mentioned) but not food related - something more like a manicure etc - another idea for a treat was buying a 'blank' charm bracelet and buying yourself another charm each time you lost say 1/2 a stone or something - not my thing really but might motivate you if you like that kind of jewelry! 🙂 I think the idea was that it's also a good visible reminder of progress to date & so encouragement to continue...
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Twitchy, that’s a good one with the bracelet charms. When I retired early, in 2018, one of my leaving presents was a Pandora bracelet. There was one charm on there, a “best friends” one and then I subsequently bought a dog one, as I have pet dogs. I’ll have to go to the website and see if there is a poignant meaning charm for when I reach my next goal. Thank you for the idea. 🙂🙂🙂
 
Only weigh yourself once a month , you get a real buzz out of loosing half a stone rather than a downer if you’ve only lost 1lb in a week . Buy new clothes when you drop a size makes you feel like it’s all worth it
 
Freddie1966 said:
Only weigh yourself once a month , you get a real buzz out of loosing half a stone rather than a downer if you’ve only lost 1lb in a week . Buy new clothes when you drop a size makes you feel like it’s all worth it
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Good tip @Freddie1966 - also remember 1lb a week is a good steady weight loss that is likely to stay off.
(I realise LC eaters (like me) would hope for more) but sometimes the body maintains for all sorts of reasons and has nothing to do with your dietary intake.
 
hey i am start a daily vlog can check it out on here --

thanks , i will talk about weight loss and other things
 
Autism-Mama said:
Can I ask what might be a stupidly obvious question? But when reading food labels, should I be noting the Carbohydrates as a whole or "of which sugars"?
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Carbohydrates as a whole. An enquiring question, not at all stupid. x
 
Rhoddavies said:
hey i am start a daily vlog can check it out on here --

thanks , i will talk about weight loss and other things
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Go for it Rhoddavies - you will do great, keep safe and well.
 
FM001 said:
Portion control is essential, and reducing the amount of processed foods, red meat and saturated fats such as cheese and replacing these with fresh vegetables, white meat such as chicken and fish, and go for low-fat options in yogurts and cheese. Cooking everything yourself is equally important as you know what goes in your food, and moderate exercise, no matter what it involves will no doubt go a long way in weight reduction. Toby.
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Great advice .
Ive been reading about fat being a great fat burner so have stopped using low fat cheese etc in match box sizes. Weight loss is my main aim . Any comments ?
 
queenbee01 said:
My tip for the day.........

I hate going to the gym and have never really been one for exercising. However, I love walking. A couple of weeks back in the telegraph there was an feature about getting fit by walking Walk Active. They say that if you walk less than 7000 steps a day you lead a sedentary life stye. 😱
My top tip is, buy a pedometer that not only counts how many steps you take, but how many calories burned, how far in miles or kilometers you have walked and how long it took you to do it.
Having a pedometer, is like having your own cheer leader, it encourages you to walk further, its fun and gives you a goal to work too. Ive gone from doing between a 3 to 8 mile walk a week to 21 miles this week. today, Ive walked 6 miles. Im also keeping a record of my daily walks and each week as suggested by Walk Active, I am now going to increase my target steps by 500 extra steps a day.
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Hi So have you lost weight walking ?
 
I have only read page 1 so this may have been posted. I keep a small packet (about 6 almonds) in my bag - or I did before lockdown. As I am on medication my hyper moments are false -and I find eat an almond or 2 slowly usually does the trick and I never go out without a bottle of water (except my last hospital appointment - which ended up being hours as I was not on the system when I turned up - very strange and unsettling not to exist for a while)!
 
Hello, I have completed 22 round of sun and watched the tips for weight loss such a nice tips I will work on it definitely. Thankyou
 
Enjoy the food that you can eat. Don't see food as an enemy but as a help getting you through each day, selecting carefully and lovingly what you will eat. Careful selection can become enjoyable giving those positive 'anticipation' feelings.

Small portions on small plates or bowls really helps.

Try to plan ahead rather than lurching from one meal (or day) to the next. Again positive anticipation. Don't plan to have foods you don't really like. Plan to have food that you like and know you can have.

If plans/meals change unexpectedly then just 'realign' the rest of the days meals in a positive way. I see it as a challenge, a bit like Sudoku or chess.

Learning about food and all the nutrition stuff really helped me sort out my diet. Before I aimed blind. Set myself up to fail. Now it is all reversed. I aim for the 'good stuff'.

Try new things that people suggest. I recently discovered greek yoghurt with added fruit. A bit too tangy at first, added some cushed ripe banana and it all came good. A bit pricey on the carbs though.

Believe what the nutrition data says. If it says that X has lots of carbohydrates then believe it and avoid it, or reduce it. I never realised before that a simple natural drink, like fresh orange juice, was high in carbohydrates.

Remember that nothing is really banned but all food must be accounted for. You fancy a bag of crisps, well, making meal adjustments in the rest of the day might be required. Is the 'cost' worth it (it may be)

Feeling hungry? Have a small amount of something low carb, low calorie. Always remember that the hunger pangs are (hopefully) temporary. I discovered that grapes are not good news even though they are small individually.

What works for one person may not work well for you and vv.

Be open to suggestions and try new things. Diabetes has opened my eyes (which I thought were open before!)

I found that the reduced readings on the scales, clothes falling off, easier walking, feeling well, etc very motivating.

I found that setting myself achievable goals really helped. However, there is a downside. Eg if weight reduction is a goal and the weight remains static for a while, then that can be quite off putting. Until, that is, you come to the correct realisation that your body may be 're-aligning' itself, which is very positive.

Ignoring the mantra 'no gain without pain' is a real must. This is a long haul game and so it needs to be enjoyable if you are to keep to it.

Using a nutrition or meal planning App can really help. It has certainly helped me, but then I like data. Data is your friend (good job I like Star Trek 🙂 )
 
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