Onwards & Downwards: Summer Heat Edition

[AB Editor]

Today is the first break in the summer heat round these parts, which means that I might be able to actually cook something.

It's such a difficult thing to turn on the hobs or oven while the heat was in the high-twenties.

What did you eat during the heatwave?

We ended up with takeaways when the evening finally dipped in heat - or salad.

Here's the last thread: http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Body-and-Soul/Weight-Loss-and-Dieting/Question1551839.html

[Old_Geezer]

Cheers Ed.

I ate much the same types of items but less of them. Didn't feel like eating so much as drinking in this heat. Cooler today though.

[agchristie]

Less food and a bit more drink and ice cream!

Didn't turn oven on - a few microwave meals and sarnies.

[Tuvok]

No heatwave here!

[xstitcher]

Cheers Ed and thanks OG.
I eat about the same. It's sounds strange but in Spain when it was hot you'd very often find the Spaniards eating hot soup in the restaurants. We tried it out and have done so ever since even though we still think it sounds strange.

[xstitcher]

.........see what I mean OG.

[Old_Geezer]

:-)

Not having the best of weeks this week. Had a way past best before date packet of whatever to put on chicken. So I defrosted some chicken from the freezer so it wasn't wasted. Ok, the chicken was 2 legs when the packet specified 4 breasts, but chicken's chicken. But it meant this was going to end up as 2 meals not 4. Prepared it all, slung on the spices oir whatever they were, and baked it all up as instructed with the onion and peppers: but that ended up as 2 days of quite a high calorie evening meal. To make things worse I had a mad moment and bought a large pot of a yogurt brand I don't usually have, without checking the figures; just for a change/treat. Turns out 1/3rd of the pot was even higher in fat/calories than the small pots of yogurt my woman buys (and that's saying something) !!! I still have a third of it left for later today. This is not going to be a good week; not hit goal any day so far.

[Old_Geezer]

.. OR whatever...

[ummmm]

How much weight do you want to lose OG?

[Old_Geezer]

From where I presently am ? Ideally 2 stone. But any progress would be nice. It would even be good to get back the the stone figure lost lower than I presently am, since I was there, my weight inexplicable jumped up, and I've yet to get back. Rather cross about that. Not that I help being near exerciseless, and not finding most traditionally diet foodstuffs palatable. I was hoping my intake would have reduced in the heat but I guess liquid also has calories. I wish I could stop feeling peckish mid morning and afternoon though. I usually catch up the weekend sins during the week but not this time.

[Tilly2]

I used the slow cooker instead of the oven. Chicken and gammon both cooked perfection. They were then used for a number of salads. Also did a pan fried salmon and pasta. My oven has only been on for twenty minutes in the last week.
Also, I have not had an alcoholic drink for the last fortnight. I got sick of drinking and decided to stop. I have been drinking soda and lime. When I weighed myself this morning, I was five pounds lighter than I was two weeks ago.

[Islay]

I have eaten mainly cheese and chicken this week with a little salad

[Old_Geezer]

Sometime it amazes me the garbage I see posted in my name which I clearly did not write.

........It would even be good to get back the stone figure lower than I presently am........

[ummmm]

2 stone is not a lot and that's probably why it's not shifting so well.

Get yourself a dog. You'll have to walk it twice a day.

[Old_Geezer]

Nice thought, but not really practical. Charging between locations, not permanently home. I could try to take a walk anyway, but it's so boring walking around the same residential streets just because it's good 'medicine'.

[ummmm]

I know how boring it is. I hate walking unless I'm with someone to chat to.

[AB Editor]

O_G, do you have much interest in podcasts or similar? I usually take one on a run or a walk with me - especially if I am trying out a route I've not experienced before.

I suppose finding somewhere new to explore and flaneur your way through is part of the key here. Can you drive out a little and then take a route from somewhere new?

Just an idea!

[xstitcher]

Good morning all,
I'm up 100 grams. I told myself that it's too little for the naughty step but enough to get me out for a walk.

[wendilla]

Forgot to weigh this morning .
On a mission for next week as tonight I had a take a way as I forgot to take out chicken to defrost .also to late to defrost anything else as I prefer to defrost slowly .

[Old_Geezer]

Wow, Wednesday's come around so soon these days.

Was fuming this morning at yet another rise over the last 24 hours. Adds up to a rise of 2.6 lbs over the week. I need to analyse why, but a lot of it is eating the wrong things I think.

Not had a good day all week, but Sunday was particularly atrocious since I was given a bowl of strawberries and clotted cream; and I have no idea how much cream and what it was nutrition wise. I hate it when I have to guess. Didn't help in the pub Saturday night either when I was offered a bag of scratchings and I was too weak to resist: well I've not had a bag for yonks. Enjoyed it but ...

[wendilla]

Just like the cream cake OG that I find in my trolley when I get to the check out . Too late to put it back .