Pandy1962 Member

mine was easy, my sister came for dinner in Jan this year and took a picture of me and hubby and posted on facebook the picture thanking us for the dinner with the caption 'the cooks'. I was absolutely horrified by the picture as it was a sideways one of me which I have never looked at myself that way. I looked smaller…

what I do is, weigh my toast, bread, bagel or whatever I am putting spread onto before hand then weigh it after I have put the spread on, the difference tells me how many grams I have added of spread, I do like to log correctly :bigsmile:

Hubby is buying me some Jillian Michael DVD's and weight to use while doing them.

How can you eat Rudolf especially at this time of year... :sad: (Cube, Marinade in red wine, Cook in crock pot with red wine marinade then reduce the wine to make a red wine sauce)

Thanks, me being a bit thick, underneath this brunette hair I think it must be blonde. I often need idiot proof instructions and saying that, what oven temp and for how long? LOL

I'm 4' 11 (OK, 4' 10.5 if I am completely honest LOL) always my ambition to get to 5', big epic fail on that one. My ideal weight taking account of my age (50) is 120lbs. I was that 6 years ago and felt feminine, healthy, sexy and all the good things. That is at the top end of the scale for what I should be but it was were…

Anything by Queen, Meatloaf or Bon Jovi, :love: I am a product of the 70's / 80's. My kids say if it was recorded after 1985 Mum won't know it.:laugh:

I was thinking the same not heard of sausage crumbles in the UK, will try it with cut up bacon, or thinly sliced sausage though, sound lovely

I log everything, fruit, veg, black coffee,gum, ketchup, mustard, spices, herbs the whole lot. It can take a while sometimes but mostly the stuff is in my 'Recent' list so it's not a problem. I am not a huge fan of ketchup or mustard although I do have a nice Ham and Mustard sandwich occasionally. And ketchup occasionally…

When I gave up smoking, 6 years ago I was 120lbs, I gave up smocking 18th Nov 2006 and in the 6 years since went up to 170lbs.

Go onto the BHF website the info is on there. I added it to my exercise tab when I started and it seems pretty accurate for me as I eat my exercise calories back and I have been losing. Maybe it is not for someone who is quite fit as the BHF tends to be looked at by people who have had Heart Attacks etc, so are often…

Buy a pedometer, log how many steps you take, The British Heart foundation say that if you do 10,000 steps a day you burn 400 cals, That is my preferred form of exercise and it is working for me.

If you have the cups measure it them weigh it on your scale afterwards to give the measurement in g, write it next to the recipe so next time you will know the g weight For the database entries If you look through the list you will find the same thing in a different measurement form, the generic one is often for 1g so you…

I have the book have made a few things and enjoyed them, really tasty, I would recommend it, my only little annoyance with it is that they are for lots of portions where as there are only 2 of us in my house, so trying to work out 1/2 teaspoon of something for 6 down to 2 is not the easiest, I end up just adding a pinch…

Age:50 Height: 4'11" Starting weight: 170 Current weight: 148 Goal weight: 120 : ) Daily calorie goal: 1200 (MFP set that and I will only lose 0.8lb a week, damn my height :grumble: ) Exercise of choice: walking min 10,000 steps a day, occasionally jog (only just started that)

So are you telling me that the calories don't fall out of a broken biscuit, I have been lied to. :grumble: :sad:

I really want to make this now after reading the recipe, I would'n't adjust anything, keep it as it is but just eat a small amount and savour the flavour.

I make mine 40g oats (I use Scotts porridge oats) (142 Cals) 150ml of semi skimmed mIlk (75 cals) top the milk up to 275ml with water. (0 Cals) 1 dessert spoon of golden sryup. (60 Cals) The figures come in at 277 Calories (including the sryup), for a huge bowl of delicious creamy sweetness, it satisfies my sweet tooth so…

Just read this, brilliant idea, I love watching cooking shows, so please do it

anyone mentioned Falafels yet? I have copied this recipe off a website as mine in downstairs and i am feeling to lazy today to go and get it, but it is basically the same. One 15-oz. can chickpeas, well drained 1 red onion, very finely chopped 1/4 cup whole-wheat flour (you could also try using panko breadcrumbs or whole…

In the UK anything that contains nuts (even bags of peanuts) have to state 'May Contain Nuts' as there are quite a few people with nut allergies who have quite a severe reaction including death (which is quite severe) It also have to state whether things are made in an environment that could contain nuts as well, even if…

Celery even the smell turns my stomach, Coriander (Cilantro to all my US friends) don't mind a little but if it the main flavour no chance.

For us in the UK, using google, :bigsmile: BECEL= Margaine or oil Silhouettes yogurt cups= Danone yogurt - sugar and fat free. So use a low cal oil, and low fat yogurts.

I posted on fb when I lost 20lbs, and put a picture up, mainly because my family are very spread out (England, Scotland and the USA) so it was a useful way to show them . The next time will be once I lose another 20 lbs

Yes it is just a Muffin tin, in the UK the small one we use for fairy cakes are called Patty Pans, so a large patty pan is a muffin tin.

Rice and Pasta are my two NO NO foods, once I start eating them I have a problem stopping, so I find it easier not to start.

I weigh most mornings before eating or drinking and after bathroom duties have been sorted. I only record my weight when it drops as my scales only show whole lbs and because I lose less than that a week it might say the same reading for 2 or 3 weeks. Then suddenly drop. I try not to be too obsessive about the reading, as…

the British Heart foundation state that for every 10,000 steps it;s 400 calories used. I added that to my exercise database on MFP as I wear a pedometer everyday as it is my main exercise, As I have lost weight MFP has adjusted the calories used so now I work off 352 per 10,000 steps. It must be about right as I have been…

If you have upped your exercise try taking your measurements, you might not have lost weight but you may find you have lost inches.

Try adding a small amount if your coffee back say 5-10 cups not the 20 you were on before.