My girlfriend is a doll. She will help you where ever she can. If you need it she'll give you her last buck, she's there when you call. Doesn't matter the reason or hour. She is also a woman that is in the here and now a days. She doesn't look back except for when a history documentation is on TV.
I called her up for a chat this morning and told her about my Vintage Weight Watching. That I actually woke up hungry for a change, and that I had energy and didn't need my coffee to "wake up".
She is on the modern up to date plan and it works really well for her. So she's my weight loss buddy when I want or need to talk and I'm hers. We joined together, and have had a similar starting weight. Where she's lost a good kilo to 2 kilos a week, I've been struggling from the get go. Simple start my arse.
Well anyway I told her about my vintage plan discovery, and that it was just as simple as today's plan. I have lists of trade able foods in each group and I can have 200 Calories extra if I want to eat them.
She almost flipped. *laughing*
She started out with if I don't eat my total allotment I won't lose weight. I will be malnourished, I will lose weight to fast, I won't get enough calcium, my bones will get brittle, I can't eat modern foods, and how do I go out to eat?
OK the last question is a bit tricky.
I told her to calm down, this isn't a fad diet the way she makes it sounds. I had a lot of calcium yesterday, the only thing is what is called calcium foods today was protein sources back then. Like hard cheese, Yogurt, cottage cheese is listed in the protein list. Where as buttermilk, milk and sour cream is in the milk list. That kind of made a bit of sense to her since her trainer did tell her that a lot of milk products are rich in protein too.
Next off I said is that I had trouble losing weight with the daily allotment that I had. I ate a lot of high sugar or/and fat foods to meet it. That can't be the weight loss key here. Your supposed to learn to eat right and the right portion size to make it a lifetime commitment. Not eat so and so much. No wonder so many people go back after they've reached goal. I asked around with the ones that came back after reaching goal, they had the same problem I do.
There is no way I will be malnourished. I have a wide range of foods to choose from, and not one food is dominant in the 365 day plans. Yes the fruit and veg are chosen according to season, to insure that you get the highest vitamin and mineral content that you can. It also saves you money to buy in season fruit and veg. I also told her I did some modern twists on the plan. I will not cut off 20 grams from a 50 gram slice of bread just to fulfill the amount stated, that would be a waste. They don't use 20 grams of bread in any recipes they have. I will take one piece of fruit or veg and not weigh it. I will only eat three pieces of fruit a day, for that I will eat veggies when hungry. A lot of women in the meetings have problems with the unlimited fruit per day. I asked. I did too, so why not limit fruit? The group leader preaches the same thing.
As for modern foods. What modern foods do you mean? I can cook. I don't need the spice packets to cook. I can make my own sauces and dressings. I know how to bake I don't need a cake mix or premade frosting. Chocolate of any kind is listed. For 50 calories I can eat some. I just have to check the package. Cookies are listed too.
OK going out to eat can be a bit tricky. They didn't state anything about that in my book I guess BK's and McD's wasn't an option. If we go to a nice restaurant I can order a nice healthy meal and make sure it has 1 carb, 3 protein, 1 fat, and veggies. Fast Food isn't a craving that I've had much of.
OK she said but your still going to lose weight to fast.
Oh that sounded a bit snarky.
Sweetie I told her, according to the book I can lose up to a kilo per week. The same amount according to now. So I don't think that will be a problem. I will promise to make sure I up the amount I eat here and there if I do though.
Make sure you do, was her answer.
I think I may have found out that my friend here needs me to make herself feel empowered. She's losing weight better than I am, now I'm breaking out of the modern regime and it might work wonders for me. Now she's scared she'll lose her weaker other in weight loss? Maybe.
Maybe she's just truly scared I might hurt my health.
We dropped the subject and moved on to what we have planned the rest of the day.
Later out of curiosity I checked with the modern system how much I used up. I still had 18 left over.
Wow that's a load. Almost two meals worth. I wasn't hungry, I was satisfied, I ate till I was pleasantly full. Let's see how today goes.
Breakfast was nice. I had 20 grams of crisp bread. I have a very light crisp bread in the house so 20 grams was 4 slices. If I had a heavier bread it might have been one or two. 50 grams of harzer cheese, 2 slices of chicken in jelly, a handful of grapes, 2 tsp half fat margarine and my plain cup of Joe. I am delightfully full but not stuffed. Midmorning snack will be plain yogurt with a tsp of Jam. Lunch will be my left over fennel and cellery veggies made into a soup with some rice in it, and a tablespoon full of light shredded cheese. Afternoon snack and dinner will be planned later. I need to do some shopping first.
Today will be harder than yesterday to keep up with the plan. I'm visiting my mom in law, together with DD and DH. We will be shopping together, and I'm sure MIL will want to have coffee and cake. Maybe I can talk her either out of it, or into healthy options. Like fruit and yogurt or buttercookies. I would bake a light cake before I go except I'm out of eggs and milk.
I'll check my book to see what they would plan for that. Maybe I can find something buyable.
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