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harr

hi
i need some help on what foods to eat as i need to get rid of about 3 stone of weight.i have a knee op in 4 months time the doctor told me that i would have to lose the weight before the op can be done due to the location of the op he said the extra weight would not help my recovery after the op.at the moment i am 16 stone so i would need to get nearest i can to 13 stone.where do i start i have lost weight before nearly 4 stone at one stage but that was through gym work,at the moment i can ony walk maybe a mile or 2 before my knee gives up.HELP:eek:

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harr

DAY 69

BREKFAST: Porridge = 250 kcal

5 km walk

LUNCH: 2 slices of lean roast beef,with cheese and mustard on whole meal brown bread=420 kcal

15 lengths of the pool (slow pace)

DINNER: vegge lasange= 520 kcal

SNACK: Apple= 80 kcal

weighed myself for the first time in 2 weeks today down another 1 lb only, well at least it is not a gain.hope to do a lot better this week.:(

lubie76

Glad to hear the op went okay anyway but sorry to hear you are still suffering pain with it.

Swimming is a great way to lose weight if you can swim fairly well ie. do a good few lengths at a time. If not, you can practice them until you are like a fish in the water. You can also do interval training in the water which is great for weight loss and should be fine for your knee. You can google a few programmes.

The only problem with swimming is some people find it increases their appetite so undo all their good work by eating more. You have the advantage of having your diet sorted already so you know you can't increase your calorie intake and just have to make the right food choices to compensate.

harr

DAY 68

BREKFAST: Porridge = 250

LUNCH: Home made prawn salad with lemon,honey and evoo dressing ( yum)=430 kcal

DINNER: chicken stir-fry in a whole meal wrap= 560 kcal

SNACK: Apple= 80 kcal

had a small op on the knee yesterday all went ok,they confirmed i have bad arthitis in my left knee ( i could have told them that) and there is not a whole lot they can do for me at the moment they are puting me on meds for swelling and pain.I am haveing another op in december to clean the knee joint up.Doctor said that i am to young for a knee replacement yet(34) but will need one in the futher.I am not to do any training that causes heavy impact to the knees so he said to stick to light walking and swiming:(.plus he said it would be helpfull if i could drop another stone before the op.Does anyone know is swimimg any good for weight loss or do people just swim to keep fit because i know people that are fairly large who swim 30-40 lenghts of the pool every day.Sorry for the long post:o

Dixie Chick

Nothing worse than fasting. Ill be joining you tomor cos ill be fasting for an op as well. Sure you will be eating again before you know it!

Good luck with it

harr

DAY 67

Cant have anything to eat today as i have a small op on my knee later
i am so HUNGARY.:(

harr

DAY 66

BREKFAST: None

LUNCH: Roast chicken breast with carrots and cabbage with chicken gravy= 520 kcal

DINNER: curried eggs on brown bread=680 kcal

SNACK: Apple= 80 kcal

5 km walk

6 pints water

harr

DAY 65

BREKFAST: porridge= 250 kcal

LUNCH: a cully and sully cottage pie=412 kcal (yum yum)

DINNER: turkey rashers,2 low fat sausages,beans,mushrooms and fried tomatoes with 2 slices of brown bread= 620 kcal

SNACK: some grapes= 220 kcal

harr

DAY 64

BREKFST: Porridge= 250 kcal

LUNCH: turkey stir-fry on a whole meal wrap= 540 kcal

DINNER: 2 egg omlatte with veg with brown bread= 670 kcal

SNACK= apple = 80 kcal

harr

DAY 63

BREKFAST: porridge= 250 kcal

LUNCH:half chicken breast mixed with teaspoon of mustard,low fat mayo and tomato sauce on 4 slices of mc cambridge brown bread=544 kcal

DINNER: Chicken breast in home made tomato salsa and cheese in a whole meal wrap= 670 kcal

harr

DAY 62

BREKFAST: Porridge= 250 kcal

LUNCH: 2 slices roast beef(thin),lettuce and tomatoes on whole meal warp=520 kcal

DINNER: 2 hard boiled eggs with 3 slices mc cambridges bread= 610 kcal

SNACK: APPLE= 80 kcal

WATER: 8 pints

5 km walk

Dixie Chick

7 pints of water? i dare you to weigh yourself!:D

harr

DAY 61

BREKFAST: Porridge= 250 kcal

LUNCH: Home made lasange( made with turkey mince and lots of veg no white sauce just tomato)= 620 kcal

DINNER: large veg stir-fry in whole meal wrap= 450 kcal

SNACK= Apple= 80 kcal

7 pints of water.5 km walk and 30 min swim.:)

harr

lubie76 wrote: »

I noticed you hadn't posted diet or a day or two and had a feeling you may have went of the rails with it being the weekend and everything.

Don't worry though, its only a temporary set back. You are back eating well plus you done a 5km walk yesterday. Thats great. Could you try and get out a couple of evenings this week to do a similar walk? It will reverse some of them excess calories but more important it will make you feel better after the weekend.

i will hope to get out for the 5 km walk most eveings this week that is if the knee holds up i will also be going for a swim on tuesday,wednesday and thursday.its very tempting to cut calories but i know this wont work in the long term.14 stone now, i know i will be 12 and a half by christmas well this is what i keep telling myself,its all about mind over mater and lots of will power.:p

lubie76

I noticed you hadn't posted diet or a day or two and had a feeling you may have went of the rails with it being the weekend and everything.

Don't worry though, its only a temporary set back. You are back eating well plus you done a 5km walk yesterday. Thats great. Could you try and get out a couple of evenings this week to do a similar walk? It will reverse some of them excess calories but more important it will make you feel better after the weekend.

menoscemo

harr wrote: »

Any good detox tips?

There is no good way to detox. Just get back to healthy eating and drink lots of water.
I wouldn't worry about the weekend, we all have blowouts and it probably does you good psycologically. Most diets recommend a cheat day per week at this stage.
You have probably put on a bit of water weight over the weekend (retaining water due to toxins in your body) so don't weigh yourself over the next few days, but with healthy eating this week you will proably be back to normal weight by thursday/friday.

harr

DAY 60
Wont bother putting down what a had yeaterday i made a pig of myself nearly for the whole weekend. i am so pissed off with myself,it was the first weekend that i had to prove to myself that i could do this whole new lifestyle and i failed at it.:mad:.i only get to see this group of friends i had staying every 6 months or so.i drank most of the friday and had a good few last night with a take away and a full irish yestereday morning.starting from scratch today.wont weigh myself this week will leave for another week.ps.my body feels like ****.

BREKFAST: Porridge with milk and honey =260 kcal

LUNCH: chicken breast,salad om brown warp= 529 kcal

DINNER: steamed cod in home made tomatoe sauce and veg=520 kcal

SNACK : APPLE= 80 kcal

5K WALK

Any good detox tips?

harr

DAY 58

BREKFAST: none to sick

LUNCH: None to sick

DINNER: home made beef satay with rice= 865 kcal

harr

DAY 57

Forgeting about diet today just for the one day,heading out with some old friends for lunch then a few beers then dinner and then more beer .will still fill the food diary later wont be good but has to be done.

BREKFAST: porridge= 250 kcal

LUNCH: Chicken korma with rice= i think around 850 kcal

SNACK: Kinder bar and pack of hunky doarys= 410 kcal:eek:

so far 3 bottles of bud= 480 kcal ????

will fill the rest in later when i get home or in the morning.:D

DINNER: 10 pints bud= ????????????????? kcal

SNACK: half pounder with chips with onion rings=????????????? kcal

harr

DAT 56

BREKAST: Porridge= 250 kcal

LUNCH: 3 slices of mcCamebridge brown bread with 1 egg,onion,mustard and soft cheese= 520 kcal

DINNER: chicken stirfry with brown rice= 820 kcal

marathonic

Dixie Chick wrote: »

Dont be. To be honest id nearly have expected it cos you ahve had so many losses very quickly. Everyone has a week like this, its when it goes into 3 or even 4 weeks that you need to start wondering whats causing the plateau.

Agreed... I wouldn't worry unless you don't drop weight for another few weeks. If that happens, it may be the fact that you're now lighter so your maintenance calories has reduced. You'd then need to reduce calories a little more or, preferably, add a little extra excercise.

You've lost a lot though and should definately expect the rate to slow down a little so I wouldn't change anything yet.

Dixie Chick

harr wrote: »

Thanks dixie,i will be grand i was just used to steping on the scales and seeing a loss.i was ahead of my target weight loss anyway so does not make that much differance.

Dont get me wrong, i know how disappointing it is to stand up and see a minimal or small loss but be lucky it isnt a gain, that would kill me!!

harr

Dixie Chick wrote: »

Dont be. To be honest id nearly have expected it cos you ahve had so many losses very quickly. Everyone has a week like this, its when it goes into 3 or even 4 weeks that you need to start wondering whats causing the plateau.

Thanks dixie,i will be grand i was just used to steping on the scales and seeing a loss.i was ahead of my target weight loss anyway so does not make that much differance.

Dixie Chick

harr wrote: »

DAY 55

BREKFAST: Porridge= 250 kcal

LUNCH: 4 wholemeal crackers with chicken and soft cheese= 520 kcal

DINNER: home made chicken curry with rice= 670 kcal

SNACK: apple= 80 kcal

NO weight lost this week,dont know why.have not changed my diet or anything,how can this be i have lost something for the last 8 weeks or so and this week nothing.so pi**ed off now

Dont be. To be honest id nearly have expected it cos you ahve had so many losses very quickly. Everyone has a week like this, its when it goes into 3 or even 4 weeks that you need to start wondering whats causing the plateau.

harr

DAY 55

BREKFAST: Porridge= 250 kcal

LUNCH: 4 wholemeal crackers with chicken and soft cheese= 520 kcal

DINNER: home made chicken curry with rice= 670 kcal

SNACK: apple= 80 kcal

NO weight lost this week,dont know why.have not changed my diet or anything,how can this be i have lost something for the last 8 weeks or so and this week nothing.so pi**ed off now

harr

DAY 54

BREKFAST: Porridge= 250 kcal

LUNCH: 4 slices wholemeal brown bread ham and cheese= 560 kcal

DINNER: pork fillet warp with lettuce,peppers,honey and soy sauce=660 kcal

SNACK: Apple= 80 kcal

harr

DAY 53

BREKFAST: Porridge: 250 kcal

LUNCH: chicken wraped in parma ham with veg and spuds= 750 kcal ?

DINNER: 4 slices mccamebridge bread with turkey and tomatoes = 620 kcal

SANCK: Apple= 80 kcal

harr

DAY52

BREKFAST: none up late

LUNCH: 2 rashers,soft light cheese,lettuce and tomatoes on a whole meal wrap=464 kcal

DINNER: Beans on whole gran toast= 408 kcal

SNACK: 1 homemade meatball in sauce=260 kcal

SNACK: apple= 80 kcal

harr

THE BIG 50

BREKFAST: porridge = 250 kcal

LUNCH: Chicken with veg on a whole gran wrap= 620 kcal

DINNER: lean mice with fine choped veg wraped in lettuce leaves= 720 kcal

SNACK: peanut butter on brown bread= 220 kcal:(

harr

DAY 49

BREKFAST: Porridge with milk and honey= 250 kcal

LUNCH: Home made soup with chicken,mushrooms,sweet potatos,peppers and onions=475 kcal

DINNER: Larger chicken stir-fry with peppers,onions,baby corn,manugot,ginger,honey,soy sauce and brown rice=850 kcal

SNACK: Apple= 80 kcal

lubie76

Well done, you've worked really hard and the good results are deserved. If the weight you carried did play a role in your knee problem, then after losing another few pounds and the op, you will be a new man. Keep up the great work