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maryroset1
9 years agoMember
Need assistance with my weight
Hey ladies. Its been a while hope you are all keeping positive. I need help with my weight. I finished treatment 3 years ago and been on arimidex for nearly two years. For the past year i seem to have...
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Romla
9 years agoMember
Hi @maryroset1 am good at the theory but in this weather practice is not good - cabin fever brings out the munchies in me .Re food I learnt that I don't like bland food and I like variety - I scour supermarket shelves for something lower in calories that fits the bill. Here are some of my favourites " Goodies" rice crackers lot less calories than chips and tasty , cup a soup like Dutch curry and rice / cauliflower , Sirena tuna Italian style ( tuna in oil is good for the brain ) , chobani yogurt low fat if I'm craving ice cream , there's some Indian packet stuff vegetarian which is quite flavoursome. Basically I eat porridge for breakfast as keeps me going till lunch , find something like the aforementioned for lunch and eat what the family does for dinner avoiding the obvious . I don't think any food is bad unless full of fat/ sugar and figure I should be able to eat it as long as I hover around 1200 calories a day - 3 fruit in between of any kind I fancy - bought myself a punnet of strawberries to day.I drink a lot of tea - Yorkshire for preference - warming and fills up when the munchies descend. I think the worst thing about dieting is boredom . I eat whilst on a diet - pasta , potatoes , bread , dry biscuits but not cake , sweets , deep fried food etc I try to eat what I enjoy within those limits - loathe iceberg lettuce but like mixed leaves salads , I try to avoid cheese and don't drink alcohol which is a bit of wasted calories.Go to your supermarket one day when you are not doing the big family shop and have a good look around to see if anything tickles your fancy and happens to be reasonably low calorie . I think diets need to be as close to everyday eating as possible and with enough variety so you don't feel like you are missing out too much. Finally - walking every day helps with how you feel and helps with losing weight but to be of value needs to be 30 minutes daily. PS My new addiction - pastelli - an Ancient Greek sesame/ nut square from my local fruit and veg - 2 of those and am full for lunch - yes I eat nuts , dried fruit - portion control goes without saying on everything.Last word Vegemite bagel crips in the biscuit aisle yum but portion control tough atm as quite addictive.
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