OV Slimming Club part 2

[fiona]

Morning all, well done to those who have lost weight [clap] (sorry had 3 pages to catch up on, gosh don't we natter!) welcome Karen.

Meet with YD went fairly well, she came home for supper and I then drove her back to where she was staying so I could see it. Very late back home and down in Bournemouth at a funeral yesterday so not had time to check in. YD is coming home for 3 days tomorrow to see how things go, so we will see.

Not done too well on the diet front yesterday as lunch was M&S grub at the home of DH's cousin. Ate the veggies (carrot, toms, celery & cauli) plus koftas & mozzerella balls, had 2 ¼s of smoked salmon and cream cheese sandwiches and some raspberries and strawberries - not covered in cream and sugar like the others did!
Supper was fresh tortellini stuffed with cheese with low fat cheese sauce, plenty of fruit.

Am sitting down to plan everything and go shopping according to list as with all the trauma of the last 10 days that has been the problem.

Bank Holiday weekend so this is not an excuse to eat tons everyone - speaking from the voice of experience! As always planning is the key to this isn't it gals?

Quick question for everyone - hope you don't mind me asking, but my supermarket bills are in my view quite high, so just wondered................

How much do you spend at the supermarket each month????

I will tell you mine later when I have added it all up![msnwink]

[Kazzie]

Morning all,

I have downloaded the 7 day menu, thanks Mizzy, I cant believe how much it says you can eat!

Am I right in thinking that you have a green day followed by a red day? I will buy the magazine today so I can learn a bit more. Can anybody recommend a SW book?

None of the classes nearby are at a convenient time unfortunately, so I will probably have to go further afield to find one. Too busy being a taxi service for my daughter and all the activities that she does[msnoo]

Hope everybody has a good weekend.

Karen

[Somerset]

Pleased to report I had a good first day yesterday - and started today with a leisurely brunch of bacon, poached egg and tomato! Planning to spend the BH weekend in learning about SW before I go back to work... I too downloaded the free 7-day plan from the SW website. Will have to ignore the green days - they don't work for me, too carb-heavy.

We have a lovely farm shop close by where I work - the meat is fantastic, also the fruit and vegetables.....what a difference to 'supermarket stuff'.... for this reason I really don't have a large supermarket bill - I only tend to nip in for a few basics (bread, milk, marg etc!) and there are only the 2 of us now. A £30 spend in the farm shop will last just over a week for us... so don't think that will be of any help to your question Julie?![msnsmile]

[Paula D-S]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Mach 2
Quick question for everyone - hope you don't mind me asking, but my supermarket bills are in my view quite high, so just wondered................

How much do you spend at the supermarket each month????

I will tell you mine later when I have added it all up![msnwink]
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I did an online asda shop a few weeks ago Julie and was astonishedto find my final bill was over £300.00, that wasn't even a months worth of shopping, just filling the cupboards. I tend to shop daily for fruit, veg and meat...... now I'll get the calculator out[msnscared]

[Paula D-S]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Kazzie
Am I right in thinking that you have a green day followed by a red day? I will buy the magazine today so I can learn a bit more. Can anybody recommend a SW book?
Karen
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Karen you could have all days green or red it really doesn't matter as long to stick to which ever you choose for the day.

[thornton]

Morning all, sorry afternoon now, been busy this morning walking the dog then agility classes with her. Now catching up on the news. Glad to hear things are going well with YD Fiona, hope the next three days pass smoothly, remember lots of deep breaths and counting to 10.

Les, I think you will find that green days will work, it is surprising how eating the carbs does help and does not put the weight on. Then don't forget you can always have some quorn on a green day, if you are not keen, just disguise it with various flavourings and you will not be able to tell the difference. The quorn sausages are quite good too.

Having a red day today:-

Bacon, tomato and fried eggs (no fat) for breakfast
Lunch cold meat and salad
Supper steak, veg and new potatoes.
Plus the usual fruit, lots of, and yoghur.

Paula have a relaxing time with your daughters away, enjoy the peace and quiet and spend some time pampering yourself.

Julie, my supermarket bill varies each week, it just depends on how much shopping I do locally and how much I have in the freezer. I would guess an average is £60-70 for the two of us.

Jill

[mizzy]

yes Karen you can alternate between red and green or you can do all red or all green, i tend to stick with green with the occasional red day for a change
then there are two other plans but like the consultant says much better mastering the red and green before you complicate things with the mix to max and success express

Julie, i'm always shocked by how much we spend in the supermarket, i think mr morrison gets most of my dosh, my husband is paid weekly and we usually do a big shop on fri/sat spending about £80 and then 2 or 3 smaller top ups during the week spending about £15-20 each time so thats approx £120-140 each week[msneek]
i do pay slightly more as i buy organic whenever i can, sadly there's no farm shops near me but i do visit the farmers market when it comes to town

Mizzy

[jovi]

Hi, I goto Morrisons too and spend between £80-£100 each week[:O] Plus bread and milk in the week, I come home from shopping and still seem to have nothing I fancy for tea[msnmad]

OMG!!!! I spend approx £300 per week and over £1000 per month for 5 of us[msneek][msnoo][msnembarrased]

I spend a fortune on fruit/yogurt/fruit juice etc as we all have our 5 a day plus the children all take packed lunches which I make x 3 daily[msneek][msnoo][msnembarrased]

I shop daily too to avoid waste, but compared to everyone else I am spending way too much[msnsad][msncry]