 jackiee 12 years ago | Good morning from italy, how are you all. I’m just eating my porridge will catching up.
Good to see you on board Liberated, Billylinn & Sher, enjoy getting to know the site. Billylinn I love the primavera pasta dish. Sher, I’ve lost 3 kilos in 3 weeks – may not sound a lot but I have been trying to lost weight for nearly 4 years now and never lost anything till trying this out. Little tip – when you do your menu planner remember theres a refresh button after each food item,that gives you an alternative to any food you don’t like. Plus there’s a free vegtable list at the end of each menu which you can use too.
Thanks for the info Ginnerlou, think I’ll swap a chicken meal for that beef stew one night sound tasty.
Keep up the hard work Njob22, it’s a hard slog for many of us, but your right, we’re get there with supporting each other, have you tried any of the yummy recipes yet?
R2b2, your weight loss is an inspiration :-D, hows the wrapping going Kelz? Glad you found you nuts and pears apensa. So glad to see you back on Seaborn, have a fun day with your lunch box in tow 😀 Hows everyone in the Uk? Rebeccadors, Harbourview and Dawnrosie, thinking of you all…
well best getting going, get munchkin ready for nusery and get my walk down ( happy it’s not raining here today) Happy Healthy Eating 😀 |
 r2b2 12 years ago | Hi Sher, my name is Robyn. I have lost 9 lbs in around 10 days then have been seriously food challenged by social events. Have been doing well as I have maintained the weight loss. When you do lose it you do feel better. If you are like the rest of us you won’t have heard of half the food so just check some basic items on your menu planner and expand it as you find the food items.
Seaborn, so glad you are OK. I have been very concerned for you as nothing seems to stop your regular updates. Glad you enjoyed your grandchildren. Went and saw Parental Guidance on the weekend. I laughed and cried. A friend did not enjoy it and I wonder if we saw the same film.
How are you going Kelz? Hope all is well for you. This cooler weather is very easy to take!
Jackiee, I thoroughly enjoy your news. |
 apensa 12 years ago | Sher, Welcome to the site. You will have to forgive some of the rambling on that you find now and then and select those items that add some valuable information as it relates to healthy eating. I suggest you start by doing the downloads and put them on your desktop for future reference. Read through them as you have time. Go into the “Community” section and subscribe to the Forums that interest you….this one is excellent. Do the Menu PLanner to get an idea of what this is all about. This is just my take on things. I too am relatively new but most of the others have been around for a while and probably have a different way of using the site. You will probably have lots of questions as you dive in and it may seem overwelming, but just start doing some of the things you learn. If you have it in you, follow the menus and recipes as presented. If ou do, my hat is off to you. |
 Seaborngirl 12 years ago | Wow…it feels like I have been away for ages!!! Well I guess that is because it has been ages hasn’t it? Been reading all the comments….so much going on as usual…you are a great bunch!!!
Ginger, not quite like Noah yet love…haha….but some of my friends in other places might have duck feet!!! Jackie I saw the boys off to school this morning…was very exciting….and a little emotional! I didn’t cry…just got moist!!! I was up at 5.30am, took Bill to work at 6.45, went around to my daughter who lives around the corner and took photos of her and the kids…as Stephi was starting today…then drove the 40 minutes out to the other daughter’s, and off to school with them. I am so pleased I went there.
The roads have been messed up a bit, but not as bad as I expected. A lot of schools around Queensland are not open today as the kids can’t get to them….I am sure they don’t mind!!!
Our two townships here (Boyne Isand and Tannum Sands are joined by a large bridge)got a lot of rain as Ginger said, and our dam was over 8 metres above the top. So the rush of water in the river was something we hadn’t seen here before…we don’t get floods here! But cities and towns 1.5 hours in any direction cop it every year. So we live in a very good spot!!! But this year was very different, and the aerial shots of the towns showed a seriousness to it all that we couldn’t see from the ground. We fared very well in comparison to other areas, where people had to be airlifted from their roofs in the middle of the night, etc. The rain depression moved down into New South Wales and terrorised the southerners for a while, causing many rivers to flood, and is now about finished.So while it shakes itself dry, the whole east coast of Australia is in cleanup mode, although some are still flooding as the water makes its way down to the coast. Been a busy time.
We all get extreme weather at times, and so poor old Britain is still struggling under their extreme conditions.And other parts of Australia are still coping with fire problems!
I do hope all is going well with you Dawnrosie? And all those effected by the winter problems up in the northern hemisphere.
As far as eating right goes….I couldn’t even think of it….I even forgot to eat a couple of days…and realised I was receding back into my old lifestyle…so today I packed a lunchbox with lots of goodies, and I have been nibbling as I do what I have to do. Today I start again…getting my brain back into the right place!!! Lol…it is so hard sometimes!
Must go…got heaps of washing now that the sun is out!
Welcome all the newbies…great to have you all on board…catch you all later…Bev. |
 Sher 12 years ago | Hi, my name is Sher. I am new to this site! Just joined tonight! So what are some good tips for a newby?! How much weight have you lost? So, does the fat melt off like they say??..curious?
Thanks,
Sher |
| apensa 12 years ago | CHIA….yes. I did that and I see what you mean. Very helpful. |
 CHIA 12 years ago | apensa: there are 2 tiny arrows in a circle to the right of each food. Click on that circle of 2 arrows and it will bring up a list of substitutes. |
| CHIA 12 years ago | OSSIE; I accidently came across a flourless Honey Almond Cake. Here is the website. Just wondering if this is okay to eat on this diet, or not?
http://www.cooking.com/recipes-and-more/recipes/Flourless-Honey-Almond-Cake-recipe-11664.aspx#axzz2JKiDOy28 |
| apensa 12 years ago | CHIA. Thanks for pointing that out to me. I’ll see if I can find a menu that will show what you are saying. thanks. |
| CHIA 12 years ago | apensa: Pears and Pistachio nuts are on the menu. Go to a menu that has some kind of nut on it and click the little icon at the right of it and it will bring up other kinds of nuts you can replace it with. The same with fruit. Go to one of your fruits and click on the icon at the right of it and it brings up other fruits that you can have. Have fun 🙂 |
| apensa 12 years ago | Liborated, I finally found that list of OK foods. It is part of the download titled Food Shopping the Proper Way. It is on the last pages. At least that will give you an idea of “approved” foods….but heck, you are a grown up….eat what you want…..LOL. Here is a question for anyone that has an answer. Why are pears and pistachio nuts not on the list? |
 Liberated 12 years ago | Thank you Apensa. I am going to see if I can find out what you can and cannot eat on this diet program. |
 ginnerlou 12 years ago | Jackiee, made the beef stew in the crock this evening and my husband says it’s the best thing he’s eaten on Trim Down. Maybe because all we have eaten has been chicken for 3 weeks! It is very tasty though. Didn’t think 2 cups was going to be enough but boy am I stuffed. Billylynn, I use the Ezekiel bread and it is a sprouted whole grain bread so I’m going on that. We love it toasted. Well I’m off here now and will post when we try another recipe. Night all. |
 Billylynn 12 years ago | I´m new too. I’ve stopped gaining weight and for the last month I’ve been stable. Now it’s time to go the weight back down. I know diets don’t work for me, and I´m not a fan of vegetables. I need help with menus to improve my nutrition and my eating habits. I’ve just tried the Cashew Chicken Wraps and that was great. I’m looking forward to see what works for other people.
I wondered if the Ezekiel 4:9 bread qualifies as SWG. It will probably take awhile to find raw dairy products. Also,I am concerned about the amount of water that is recommended. I have epilepsy and on one diet I drank too much water and washed out my medication. |
| apensa 12 years ago | Liberated, you are asking the same question I have been wondering about. Somewhere there is a list of “approved” and no no’s, but I can’t find it. I’m waiting for a response from someone. In the meantime, WELCOME. I hope you find some good assistance in your quest, whatever that might be. I am on a quest to find the holy grail of dieting. That ellusive elixer that will melt away blubber fat around one’s middle. |
