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    I was a fantastic meat eater, as most men "love their meat" i would be cooking it 5 days out of 7, and not in small quantities. You know the old saying " feed the man meat", or " the way to a man's heart is through is stomach". But the effect it had on me took me from a 10 - 14 very quickly.

    Of course junk food, especially when your in a hurry, or can't be bothered cooking, or feeling a bit down, it seems to be perfect but of course that's 30 grams of fat just there.

    Now i can't live of of salad alone, no one can and no one would advise it either.

    What i learnt to do was portion my food a bit more, drink loads of water.

    I was getting married, ah size 14, only 12 weeks to be a 10, congratulations to i did it, and didn't starve or exersise excessively, well walking the dogs for 10 mintues 3 times a week was all i managed really...

    I found these foods or eating patterns assisted in that lose and it has to be healthy time wise to, not try to lose it in 2 - 3 weeks and watched the inches come of every week.

    Not saying you'll like all of this but:-

    I didn't use diet pills, they made me dizzy and irritable.


    Meat portions: - never more than 200gram, check the weight on the packet, if there are two pieces and it's 400grams, then you know you can have 1.

    Tuna in springwater - on lettuce, with any thing green, celery, cucumber etc. I would add in tomoto, red onion, for colour and added different tastes, but no bread. Then only 1 teaspoon of oil and 2 of balsamic vinegar. Or, soy and lemon juice is better and tastes good.

    Boiled potatoes, with low fat sour cream, instead of mashed.

    Not a fish eater, so i'd go for prawns in a tomato based sauce, or just with a bit of garlic and spray oil.

    Cabbage soup. Ahhh i know, but it's not too bad, as you are only drinking the cabbage water and suprisingly it fills you up and has no calories or fat. I'd drink it when hungry in between meals, not as the celebrities state they do, for 1 week, breakfast, lunch and dinner....

    Braised chicken with stir fry veg. If you slowly cook the chicken strips on below low, for say an hour, stiring it, with some water covering it, it melts in your mouth but also is not full of oil, then add small diced vegs to it fresh at the end, so they are still crisp.

    So the keys i found were, small meat portions, reading every lable for low fat, keeping the fat content therefore to 20 grams per day, and mixing with next to no fat foods, such as tuna...

    You can still therefore have your meat, potatoes, seafood, just cut out the oils, use spray oils, cut out the butters, cream and mile and use low fat sour cream, the soy and lemon as a dressing is great.

    I worked 17 years in Management of restaurants so you can imagine, i have always have to be mindful. Only once did i get to size 14 and well, bad timing before a wedding!~!!

    Hope some of these tips help if you need a few inches of......






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    Wow! I think I'ma have a diet like yours!! i have already started though, but was doing the calorie counting one. All best and keep it up!!!
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    Good for you CW!!!! Some great advice to pass along.

    "Be what you're looking for."

    "The next time you're thinking of kicking someone when they're down, offer them your hand and help them back up instead."


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    Okay everybody...make a fist. Now hold it palm up so you are looking at your curled up fingers....The total area you see = a serving of fish.
    Now turn it right side up, with your thumb and first finger on the top....that total area = a serving of chicken or turkey or other non-red meat. Now flip it over so you are looking at your little or pinky finger....that total area = a serving of red meat.

    In the U.S., the size of the plates we eat dinner off of have grown 30%+ in less than 40 years. Put away the "dinner" plates and use your salad plates or something similar as your dinner plate. Buy and use desert plates as your salad plate and skip desert altogether since you no longer have a plate for it.

    Another way to look at meat portions? About the size of a deck of playing cards.
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    Oh dear ha, 2008 thread and yay no spammers

    Thanks BD & Raycia & Seeker for your added thoughts.

    Well given it's 2011, 3 years later, I can tell you that i am currently a size 10, weigh 63 kilo's at 5ft 8 inches and pretty much, still stick to this except I believe one day a week, you eat what you want, no exceptions, Roasts are my favourite, or Pork Belly.

    I also eat eggs, boiled or poached on wholemeal bread, for breakfast....

    And, now I do add, chips, on occasions, but I spray the tray with Canola Oil in-fact my stomach can't tollerate deep fry oil anymore.

    So, not much has changed in 3 years, I do walk at least 5 times a week though...

    And I definately eat loads of greens, and small amounts of meat still
    Do we not realise that in order to find a soul
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    Like everything in life that's hard to achieve
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    NOTHING beats a living breathing example of what is possible IF we all are willing to make the necessary changes and stick to them.

    CW a "hottie" now and a "hottie" for years to come !!

    Way to go CW you are an inspiration to all !
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    the way i look at it, is that meat is a side dish and veg's and whole grains are the main meal.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Seeker_Advice View Post
    NOTHING beats a living breathing example of what is possible IF we all are willing to make the necessary changes and stick to them.

    CW a "hottie" now and a "hottie" for years to come !!

    Way to go CW you are an inspiration to all !
    haha, I'll take that compliment Seeker

    I agree Cyndie, although actually when I started out, I tried the 5 meals a day, that being, after breakfast if hungry, I'd grab fruit, after lunch, if hungry, I'd grab some celery, or a few nuts, I still do that as well...

    Tip:- Never, ever, go food shopping when hungry, all the naughty food wants to go into your trolley
    Do we not realise that in order to find a soul
    It doesn't happen over night
    if truth were to be told.

    Like everything in life that's hard to achieve
    you must believe!
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