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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 144586" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>It's a really god way of doing it, to actually set out that much in groceries of some sort, to picture how much you're losing. We had ads for a weight loss program on TV a few years ago, they showed the woman carrying two string bags of potatoes and as she put them down on the bench she said, "I was carrying around this much extra weight, everywhere I went. Imagine climbing stairs carrying all this! No wonder I was breathless!"</p><p></p><p>Mind you, there are tricks to looking good, making yourself look slimmer than you really are. For the wedding husband & I went to just as I started on my diet, I bought myself a pair of those really stretchy (and very tight) long leg knickers. They really hold me in, so the bulges are smoothed out.</p><p></p><p>Also, you see in those photos, how the women trying to show how slim they are are standing partly turned from the camera, one leg in front of the other, knee bent. And in the "before" shots, they're standing front on, wearing the dowdiest, baggiest clothes to make themselves look even bigger.</p><p></p><p>I've mentioned the CSIRO diet book - I went into more detail on Nomad's thread. It's currently the top authority on diets in Australia because it's the output from our major scientific organisation. They've really researched not just diets but human metabolism and found some interesting things. First, men lose weight more easily than women, so that will be why your husband is losing faster than you. It's got a guide for helping you calculate your energy expenditure per day, so you can tailor a diet plan to your own calorie needs. The book says there are three factors to how many calories you burn per day.</p><p>First, your metabolic rate. Low, with us. But we still burn calories just by living and breathing.</p><p>Second, the energy we burn when we eat. Third, the energy we burn when we exercise.</p><p></p><p>Here is the calculation: </p><p></p><p>Women</p><p>655.1 + (9.56 x your weight in kilograms) + (1.85 x your height in cm) - (4.68 x your age in years). Multiply this by another factor based on your activity level. For us (sedentary) that factor is 1.2.</p><p></p><p>Men</p><p>66.47 + (13.75 x weight in kilograms) + (5 x height in cm) - (6.76 x age). Again, multiply this by his activity level factor. Sedentary is 1.2, mildly active (moderate exercise or sport 3-5 days a week) is 1.55, professional physical athletes the factor is 1.9.</p><p></p><p>To lose weight you then should aim to eat 500 to 1000 calories less per day, than the number you calculated.</p><p></p><p>This info is from "the CSIRO total wellbeing diet" by Dr Manny Noakes and Dr Peter Clifton (hey, I quoted from it so I must give attribution).</p><p></p><p>Another important thing this book said - diets with more protein are more successful. Yes, cut back on fat, yes, cut out refined carbs, but you should have more protein. It says we should eat 2 x units (100 g serves) of lean red meat (beef, lamb or veal) 4 times a week, 2 x units of fish twice a week and 2 x units chicken (skinned, boneless) once a week. Vegetarians can substitute but need to really do it carefully.</p><p>A summary from somewhere else - we should have two units of lean protein for dinner each day, and one unit at lunchtime. We can substitute 2 eggs for one unit, or a serve of low-fat dairy.</p><p></p><p>That's a lot more protein than you're eating now. Even if you eat less than that, in proportion this is a diet higher in lean protein than most diets have been in the past. But this diet is based on years of research and experimentation.</p><p></p><p>Fruit - one serve a day, max. I do admit I sometimes have a second serve of fruit. And loads of vegetables, some as much as I want.</p><p></p><p>So do the calculation on yourself (and on husband too, for interest) and see how your results tally with the calorie intake your doctor wants you to stick to.</p><p></p><p>I also have fussy eaters, I'm finding myself eating separate meals to the others in a lot of cases. It seems to be easier. For example, last night I made risotto for the others but I wouldn't dare eat any myself because it's white arborio rice, plus butter. I didn't put any cheese in this batch (I forgot) so it's not quite as bad as it could have been, but one serve would totally blow my diet out of the water.</p><p></p><p>Tonight I've got easy child 2/difficult child 2 grilling some beef sausages and lamb chops. I won't eat either, because both are too fatty (for me). Instead, I might cook up a batch of fried rice, using my pre-cooked brown rice. And my luxury treat item - prawns! They can be my protein serve for tonight.</p><p></p><p>Another important thing - if we're dieting this strictly, we must take supplements to make up for the nutrients we're not getting. I'm taking cranberry caps (for my constant bladder infection problem); calcium with Vitamin D (we don't get enough Vitamin D because we're not out in the sun enough); multivitamin loaded with B & C, alternating with one also loaded with Vitamin E.</p><p></p><p>The recipes in this book really push for flavour. I'll rummage through and find one that uses ginger. There is a ginger soy marinade listed, it's different to my teriyaki marinade. This one uses quarter cup soy, teaspoon grated ginger, 2 teaspoons honey, 1 tablespoon lemon juice. It's for 800 g (eight serves) of meat or fish so that amount of soy gets spread over a fair bit. marinate for up to 24 hours. You then cook the meat however you want to. Your family should like it.</p><p></p><p>As you said, with your summer coming up you will find losing weight much easier. I do tend to crave 'comfort food' during colder weather. Big bowls of buttery mashed potato, using leftover mash to make gnocchi, lots of buttery risotto. Not this winter. I'll cook it for the others, though.</p><p></p><p>Maybe you and I can adapt recipes, so we can use some ingredients in common. For example, bolognese meat sauce can be turned into tacos, spaghetti bolognese, nachos (difficult child 3 style), lasagne and chilli con carne. You & I could have the chilli con carne without the pasta but with the beans, or as tacos while everyone else has lasagne or spaghetti bolognese.</p><p></p><p>I'm glad you're buying a lot of fresh ingredients. It's fun, it's good exercise, it should work out cheaper (as long as it all gets eaten) and you will learn many more new recipes. Buying more supplies every few days is good - it means it's all fresh.</p><p></p><p>Hang in there, you will get there. Have fun calculating!</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 144586, member: 1991"] It's a really god way of doing it, to actually set out that much in groceries of some sort, to picture how much you're losing. We had ads for a weight loss program on TV a few years ago, they showed the woman carrying two string bags of potatoes and as she put them down on the bench she said, "I was carrying around this much extra weight, everywhere I went. Imagine climbing stairs carrying all this! No wonder I was breathless!" Mind you, there are tricks to looking good, making yourself look slimmer than you really are. For the wedding husband & I went to just as I started on my diet, I bought myself a pair of those really stretchy (and very tight) long leg knickers. They really hold me in, so the bulges are smoothed out. Also, you see in those photos, how the women trying to show how slim they are are standing partly turned from the camera, one leg in front of the other, knee bent. And in the "before" shots, they're standing front on, wearing the dowdiest, baggiest clothes to make themselves look even bigger. I've mentioned the CSIRO diet book - I went into more detail on Nomad's thread. It's currently the top authority on diets in Australia because it's the output from our major scientific organisation. They've really researched not just diets but human metabolism and found some interesting things. First, men lose weight more easily than women, so that will be why your husband is losing faster than you. It's got a guide for helping you calculate your energy expenditure per day, so you can tailor a diet plan to your own calorie needs. The book says there are three factors to how many calories you burn per day. First, your metabolic rate. Low, with us. But we still burn calories just by living and breathing. Second, the energy we burn when we eat. Third, the energy we burn when we exercise. Here is the calculation: Women 655.1 + (9.56 x your weight in kilograms) + (1.85 x your height in cm) - (4.68 x your age in years). Multiply this by another factor based on your activity level. For us (sedentary) that factor is 1.2. Men 66.47 + (13.75 x weight in kilograms) + (5 x height in cm) - (6.76 x age). Again, multiply this by his activity level factor. Sedentary is 1.2, mildly active (moderate exercise or sport 3-5 days a week) is 1.55, professional physical athletes the factor is 1.9. To lose weight you then should aim to eat 500 to 1000 calories less per day, than the number you calculated. This info is from "the CSIRO total wellbeing diet" by Dr Manny Noakes and Dr Peter Clifton (hey, I quoted from it so I must give attribution). Another important thing this book said - diets with more protein are more successful. Yes, cut back on fat, yes, cut out refined carbs, but you should have more protein. It says we should eat 2 x units (100 g serves) of lean red meat (beef, lamb or veal) 4 times a week, 2 x units of fish twice a week and 2 x units chicken (skinned, boneless) once a week. Vegetarians can substitute but need to really do it carefully. A summary from somewhere else - we should have two units of lean protein for dinner each day, and one unit at lunchtime. We can substitute 2 eggs for one unit, or a serve of low-fat dairy. That's a lot more protein than you're eating now. Even if you eat less than that, in proportion this is a diet higher in lean protein than most diets have been in the past. But this diet is based on years of research and experimentation. Fruit - one serve a day, max. I do admit I sometimes have a second serve of fruit. And loads of vegetables, some as much as I want. So do the calculation on yourself (and on husband too, for interest) and see how your results tally with the calorie intake your doctor wants you to stick to. I also have fussy eaters, I'm finding myself eating separate meals to the others in a lot of cases. It seems to be easier. For example, last night I made risotto for the others but I wouldn't dare eat any myself because it's white arborio rice, plus butter. I didn't put any cheese in this batch (I forgot) so it's not quite as bad as it could have been, but one serve would totally blow my diet out of the water. Tonight I've got easy child 2/difficult child 2 grilling some beef sausages and lamb chops. I won't eat either, because both are too fatty (for me). Instead, I might cook up a batch of fried rice, using my pre-cooked brown rice. And my luxury treat item - prawns! They can be my protein serve for tonight. Another important thing - if we're dieting this strictly, we must take supplements to make up for the nutrients we're not getting. I'm taking cranberry caps (for my constant bladder infection problem); calcium with Vitamin D (we don't get enough Vitamin D because we're not out in the sun enough); multivitamin loaded with B & C, alternating with one also loaded with Vitamin E. The recipes in this book really push for flavour. I'll rummage through and find one that uses ginger. There is a ginger soy marinade listed, it's different to my teriyaki marinade. This one uses quarter cup soy, teaspoon grated ginger, 2 teaspoons honey, 1 tablespoon lemon juice. It's for 800 g (eight serves) of meat or fish so that amount of soy gets spread over a fair bit. marinate for up to 24 hours. You then cook the meat however you want to. Your family should like it. As you said, with your summer coming up you will find losing weight much easier. I do tend to crave 'comfort food' during colder weather. Big bowls of buttery mashed potato, using leftover mash to make gnocchi, lots of buttery risotto. Not this winter. I'll cook it for the others, though. Maybe you and I can adapt recipes, so we can use some ingredients in common. For example, bolognese meat sauce can be turned into tacos, spaghetti bolognese, nachos (difficult child 3 style), lasagne and chilli con carne. You & I could have the chilli con carne without the pasta but with the beans, or as tacos while everyone else has lasagne or spaghetti bolognese. I'm glad you're buying a lot of fresh ingredients. It's fun, it's good exercise, it should work out cheaper (as long as it all gets eaten) and you will learn many more new recipes. Buying more supplies every few days is good - it means it's all fresh. Hang in there, you will get there. Have fun calculating! Marg [/QUOTE]
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