mrskatiepowell

Wow harsh! It was mainly that I drank a lot of calories and made bad food choices. Yes I ate more then, but this has changed for the better. I'm not starving myself - just struggling to force down high quantities of healthy food to meet the calorie goals. Thanks to other posts I do feel that adding nuts and olive oil into…

haha sorry to worry you! You'll be fine as long as you find a Lidl or Aldi by the sound of things :laugh:

I'm definitely going to give Aldi and Lidl a try - lots of good things being said about them! My weekly food shop is so much more than that list and i have to pop in midweek for fresh salad. 1 kg frozen chicken 1 250g frozen king prawns 1 425g pack turkey 2 packs of smoked salmon fillets 5 tins tuna 1 tin mackerel 1 tin…

Thanks Stacey. I never buy impulse items - i'm pretty strict, i agree with you though. It would be nice to see a BOGOF on berries rather than bakery items :happy:

Thanks Baz, ultimately I know I need to increase my activities, be it cardio / weights. The problem is that I trained solidly for so long initially that I fell out of love with fitness and it became a real chore and a burden financially. So now I begrudge it! Particularly because even though my measurement and my body fat…

This will sound odd but i have a phobia of eating meat on the bone so thighs, wings and legs are a no go

We get our milk from our local shop. £1.00 for a huge carton :smile:

That's not a bad idea. We go to Tesco out of habit. We changed to Asda for a while but found that the fresh fruit and veg generally had a poor life span. I always though Sainsburys was more expensive than Tesco & Asda

it wouldn't kill me to add some olive oil into my salad :) thanks

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Loads of good advice here. I think the problem is that we don't eat staples like cereal, pasta or potatoes. My OH and I eat mainly salads with chicken/turkey/prawns/salmon usually twice daily so it's pretty costly. I try and buy frozen chicken breasts rather than fresh but that's still approx £5 per kg. Of course we save…

Thanks for this! That's a good suggestion. I find that I am eating crap late at night to bump up the calories. I'm not eating because i'm hungry but because I have to get my intake up. I also don't record some of my exercise because it ends up giving me too much surplus calories and I can't keep up! Nuts seem to be the…

Thanks all! We generally buy Tesco value too but with the amount of protein we eat it seems like chicken/turkey alone can be £10.00 per week. Throw in things like tinned mackerel and salmon fillets and the prices just rockets.

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The advice is definitely great. Although we all really know what we should be doing, it helps to get a brutal and honest outside view. My diet has changed dramatically, particularly with alcohol and junk food. So i do allow myself the odd treat from time to time. i.e. a milkyway at 198 calories instead of an entire 120g…

Thanks for the advice Jester! I definitely need to add in some nuts etc. Jordan bars are pretty good, they are oats and fruits and a quick fix if i have no appitite - better than nothing I guess :) Baz, if you look at my exercise pages i do exercise at least 30 minutes everyday and either do a 6 mile walk with my dogs or…

Thanks for the advice - couple of questions: What is wrong with getting calories from beverages? I only drink a couple of glasses of wine per week & the only other drink is coffee. What do you mean by 'cheat sweets'?

I've fluctuated a few pounds since my wedding in October but I've only just started the really strict diet for the last month

My main exercise now is walking - not just down the street, mainly inclines for 1 - 6 miles per day. I had a personal trainer for a year leading up to my wedding but stopped as it was costing a fortune in time and money. Since then I dance, walk and do weight training at my convenience.

Thanks for the reply. I know your advice is right, but I struggle to add calorie high food when I have fought for so long with my weight. I try to keep everything to a minimum in case I slip up - like today - the sun is out so I have had some Rose wine, instead of going over my calories I've ended up skipping dinner....

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