Healthy and Fit

If you go to the main UKY forum menu (http://talk.uk-yankee.com/) and look at the UKY Fitness listing you either will or won't see 'Child Board - Shrinkers' underneath it. If you see it and click on it, that will take you to the whole of the Shrinkers threads. I suspect you *don't* have access. I think you just saw *this* thread, which has now been renamed.

You are right, I don't see it....

Healthy and Fit for the win on the new thread title!

YAY I have contributed *something* in these years 

You contribute loads of stuff on here, ChillyWilly! 

thanks for the PM Mrs. R.... I must have been thinking of Heath Bars for some thing...

thanks for the PM Mrs. R.... I must have been thinking of Heath Bars for some thing...

 

I was well pleased with myself this afternoon at the gym I did 9.2 miles in 20 mins on the spin bike.  

I've lost 8 pounds, slowly, since the holidays.  I haven't had time to count calories because my job has been so busy, but basically I have just cut out a lot of processed stuff (most cereals, bread, crackers, etc.) and started eating more vegetables for carbs (sweet potatoes, potatoes, carrots, other non-starchy veg) and some brown rice or porridge here and there. Plus lean meat and eggs, and non-fat yoghurt and nuts. I've been eating salads or soup for lunch instead of sandwiches, etc. I have really only been drinking fruity herbal tea (it really helps my sweet tooth and is nice hot or cold) and water. I feel healthier and I'm slowly shrinking! 

I've lost 8 pounds, slowly, since the holidays.  I haven't had time to count calories because my job has been so busy, but basically I have just cut out a lot of processed stuff (most cereals, bread, crackers, etc.) and started eating more vegetables for carbs (sweet potatoes, potatoes, carrots, other non-starchy veg) and some brown rice or porridge here and there. Plus lean meat and eggs, and non-fat yoghurt and nuts. I've been eating salads or soup for lunch instead of sandwiches, etc. I have really only been drinking fruity herbal tea (it really helps my sweet tooth and is nice hot or cold) and water. I feel healthier and I'm slowly shrinking! 

Thats Great Jewlz Congrats!!  

I've lost 8 pounds, slowly, since the holidays.  I haven't had time to count calories because my job has been so busy, but basically I have just cut out a lot of processed stuff (most cereals, bread, crackers, etc.) and started eating more vegetables for carbs (sweet potatoes, potatoes, carrots, other non-starchy veg) and some brown rice or porridge here and there. Plus lean meat and eggs, and non-fat yoghurt and nuts. I've been eating salads or soup for lunch instead of sandwiches, etc. I have really only been drinking fruity herbal tea (it really helps my sweet tooth and is nice hot or cold) and water. I feel healthier and I'm slowly shrinking!

I <3 this - what you are doing!  Well done. 

I think that I am going to have to try & do similar, probably with a tendency to lower carb...  Because after much soul-searching, thinking about joining WW again - talking to people who are on it & looking over WW materials, I know it's not something that I really will do & stick with - all that counting & tracking and...well I just know myself.    (Also I was looking over the materials of a gal at work who is doing WW & I was really shocked at how just about every page of their leaflets promotes their own branded ready-made food products - we like to cook our own stuff from scratch.)

Skinny DH really isn't a fan of my doing any particular diet - he doesn't believe any of them truly work, and since he does a lot of the cooking here - he doesn't want to feel limited in what he can make by my only having a certain points allowance left.  He'd rather that I stuff myself with fruit & veg, and get out there on some hard graft exercise.  Which brings me to my second point...

I like to eat and drink!  So I'm going to try & make sure what I'm having is, most of the time, on the healthier side - but I'm also going to make a more concerted effort to start increasing my activity levels for burning off what I am consuming.  I feel so much better when I am exercising regularly - I just get so lazy & let it slide.  This is what worked for me before, in my early years of being here in the UK - I just need to get back to it & more of it.

I <3 this - what you are doing!  Well done. 

I think that I am going to have to try & do similar, probably with a tendency to lower carb...  Because after much soul-searching, thinking about joining WW again - talking to people who are on it & looking over WW materials, I know it's not something that I really will do & stick with - all that counting & tracking and...well I just know myself.    (Also I was looking over the materials of a gal at work who is doing WW & I was really shocked at how just about every page of their leaflets promotes their own branded ready-made food products - we like to cook our own stuff from scratch.)

Skinny DH really isn't a fan of my doing any particular diet - he doesn't believe any of them truly work, and since he does a lot of the cooking here - he doesn't want to feel limited in what he can make by my only having a certain points allowance left.  He'd rather that I stuff myself with fruit & veg, and get out there on some hard graft exercise.  Which brings me to my second point...

I like to eat and drink!  So I'm going to try & make sure what I'm having is, most of the time, on the healthier side - but I'm also going to make a more concerted effort to start increasing my activity levels for burning off what I am consuming.  I feel so much better when I am exercising regularly - I just get so lazy & let it slide.  This is what worked for me before, in my early years of being here in the UK - I just need to get back to it & more of it.

This sounds like a great plan!!

Mrs. Robinson - that's basically what I've been doing.  I've been counting calories, but find that when I'm good all day at work I can basically eat whatever when I get home.  I have also been exercising a lot.  I'm addicted to my new Wii Fit and will play for hours with out realizing it!  I'm also fan of the 30 day shred.  Anything to get me off my couch. 

I've lost 11 pounds since Jan 23.  I don't feel like I've been going with out (Crumbs cup cakes call to me) but, I also have no longer been eating entire pizza's alone.  And, I've cut out alcohol.  The latter is definitely not a permanent thing, and I'm allowing myself to drink when I'm with DF.  However I find that the dream of being a skinny bride is keeping me away from my lovely beer!

I'm leaning pretty hard towards getting a Wii/Wii Fit - I'm due my annual bonus in next week's paycheque which should cover a Wii Fit nicely.  (I've wanted one for awhile now, but DH was balking at the price.)

Any tips on getting a good deal, stuff to look for, etc?  I'm a techno-dummy!  

(This train of conversation has moved over to the 'Wii anyone?' thread.  )

I must be a glutton for punishment I'm going to the gym an its not even 7:30am I have a Dietitians apt later on this morning so I want to get in 1 more gym session before then. hopefully I will have lost some weight by then.   

I <3 this - what you are doing!  Well done. 

I think that I am going to have to try & do similar, probably with a tendency to lower carb...  Because after much soul-searching, thinking about joining WW again - talking to people who are on it & looking over WW materials, I know it's not something that I really will do & stick with - all that counting & tracking and...well I just know myself.    (Also I was looking over the materials of a gal at work who is doing WW & I was really shocked at how just about every page of their leaflets promotes their own branded ready-made food products - we like to cook our own stuff from scratch.)

Skinny DH really isn't a fan of my doing any particular diet - he doesn't believe any of them truly work, and since he does a lot of the cooking here - he doesn't want to feel limited in what he can make by my only having a certain points allowance left.  He'd rather that I stuff myself with fruit & veg, and get out there on some hard graft exercise.  Which brings me to my second point...

I like to eat and drink!  So I'm going to try & make sure what I'm having is, most of the time, on the healthier side - but I'm also going to make a more concerted effort to start increasing my activity levels for burning off what I am consuming.  I feel so much better when I am exercising regularly - I just get so lazy & let it slide.  This is what worked for me before, in my early years of being here in the UK - I just need to get back to it & more of it.

Thanks! I haven't been doing too well this week, just feeling down and whiney post-surgery and have been eating anything I want, but it really hasn't ended up being too much since I've been sick to my stomach anyway. Somehow the idea of eating salad doesn't sound appealing when you feel nauseous.  So I've been having the odd Sprite or Coke and ramen noodles or whatever sounds ok at the time.

How is the Wii? Or have you bought it yet? I'd love to get one. It's on our wish list for sometime when things are a bit better for us. I do get plenty of thumb exercise on our Playstation, though. 

A coworker is doing Slimming World and has loads of weight just eating salads and lots of fruit, fish, etc. I found it pretty inspiring, so decided to do something similar. I don't know all the particulars of that diet, but it focuses on home cooking and fresh food. They do recipe exchanges and stuff, I think. I don't have £20 a month to spend on the meetings, and if I did, I'd rather put the money toward a gym membership instead. But I did start thinking more about salads and other fresh food rather than sandwiches and crisps, and that helps a lot. I'm sure the meetings would be a nice way to meet some new people and maybe find a walking partner, though. So I still have the idea filed away in the back of my mind for future reference. 

On another note... Jenn Bean and I have decided to do the 5k Race for Life in Durham this year on 3rd July. I'm really looking forward to it!