 Ossie-Sharon 12 years ago | Hi, Janet. Have you been on diets before? Since many of these are based on too few calories, it could be that your metabolism has slowed. You can jump-start it with exercise, even 20 minutes/day.
In the meantime, if you wish to post your height, weight, age, and a sample day from your menu here, I can do a quick evaluation. |
 janetv 12 years ago | Hi have only been on the trimdownclub for a few days and gained a lb more, it seem like a lot of food to eat . What am I doing wrong? |
 apensa 12 years ago | Hey, thanks!!!!! Care for a marshmello?…..LOL |
 Seaborngirl 12 years ago | Welcome Apensa…just click on the 1 and it will take you to the last posting in the forum….you will get used to it…lol. |
| apensa 12 years ago | I’m a little confused about using the forums. I get an email when someone posts to one that I have subscribed to but when I click on the link given me, I don’t see the post that was sent to me so I can respond to it. |
| Seaborngirl 12 years ago | R2b2….I think you might have read thanschke temperature wrong love…she said minus 32 degrees celcius!!!! Yes the rain is great…started really raining last night, and never stopped…bucketed down this morning, and still raining now! Hope you guys get some soon too. Pity Coonabarabran didn’t get the rain they have been having down there last week! But up north have been really getting it. That is where all our relatives are…between Cairns and Ayr…some in Tully area! There are amazing photos being shared on FB of the roads, and beautiful ones of the Barron River Falls near Cairns in full flood. What they are getting now is localised flooding though, but the big stuff is still coming…the rain fell in the rivers to the west and it is still making it’s way down to the coastal areas!
No r2b2, I have been really slack…I haven’t tried any recipes yet…I hate cooking, preparing food…my brain goes mushy when I have to do that!!! I have meals that I have cooked for years that take no thinking about, but to actually do new stuff, that throws me!! I am not a cook!!! But I just got out in the pouring rain (after dropping Bill at work) and for 40 minutes, had the spade, the hoes, the pitchfork and dug away grass and dirt from the edge of the carport and the drain so the water would run away and not come in there….the man never thinks of it, because he is so caught up in his vegie garden up the back!!! Lol…my shoulders and back will know about it later!!! I was drenched, but I love being out in the rain! Shoulda grabbed the cake of sunlight soap (remember the ones with the little baby on them) and washed my hair!!! We used to do that as kids in Cooktown, because we had to buy our water. Every kid in town had a cake of sunlight ready for the monsoons!!! hahha….
Anyway…enough rambling…gotta go…will let you know about the quinoa carrot patties.
Welcome all you newbies…see you all later on the cruise when we are smaller, wiser and healthier. |
| Seaborngirl 12 years ago | Morning to all you happy cruisers….first up…It’s pouring rain here…we are getting the rain depression off a cyclone that went through the north the other day….yay!!!! This is wonderful for the whole state! Okay…now I can settle down.hahah…
LynM, quick oats are refined and you need the traditional ones love.
Hi Ginger…..I haven’t lost any more either yet, but I can tell by my clothing that I am smaller!!! Yay!!! And I agree about those guys…it just falls off Bill. He has been losing weight for months, but making sure he loses it very slowly…he has just cut his quantities down.He can’t understand why I have to eat so much to lose the weight!!! Lol…. |
 ginnerlou 12 years ago | Hello to all. It’s been a while since I’ve been on but I’ve been reading all the blogs. Wow look at all who have come aboard. I am on my my fourth week and only lost a couple of pounds but I’m not giving up. Love eating all the good stuff to eat. I have made many of the recipes and can’t say that there aren’t any that we didn’t enjoy. We really liked the fruit salad shake. I try to incorporate a new recipe each week. I’m still working on adjusting my menu plans. Just hang in there guys and gals. This is for the long hall. Oh my husband has lost 10 pounds the bum :-). I’m envious of the way the guys can loose faster. I think it’s because I haven’t been exercising like I should (not at all in the past two weeks). Well gotta run. It’s time for a snack! Happy sailing to all. |
 r2b2 12 years ago | Ossie, Do we have a list of how many carb, protein, fat serves per day. Can you provide a list as it would be helpful when adjusting the menu. |
 LynnM 12 years ago | Ossie, I have quick cooking oats, since this must be refined in some way, is it OK? |
| Ossie-Sharon 12 years ago | Hi, Chia. “Whole grain” can be any grain(s), whereas “whole wheat” refers to the wheat being whole – be sure to look for “100%” to be sure the product doesn’t have refined flours in it. |
 AngelaSlim 12 years ago | Im a newbie and I need help with some dinner ideas for days that I have to go straight from school to work?? I work at Mimis cafe and we get %50 off food, so as a struggling college student , i trend to eat there most nights i.I need some good ideas that won’t ruin my diet but keep me full. HELP!! |
| r2b2 12 years ago | Back again! Just read all the posts and you have been so busy again.
Welcome to all the newbies. I am looking forward to making some of the recipes but every time I have a spare moment, it is too hot to cook.
thanschke – I know 32 celsius is hot for you – it is all relative. Can’t you walk the dogs early in the morning. I can still do that at 6 a.m. when we have 46 degrees. Congratulations on the fabulous weight loss. The indoor exercise sounds good.
Seaborn the quinoa carrot patties sound interesting. I might try them. Have you made any other good recipes. Good you had some rain. We had a little one day but we are down for our averages. Need to top up the rain water tanks.
Elislaw – the story sounds familiar. I think you will start feeling wonderful on this cruise. Did you know that life can begin at 54? It sounds like it has been a bit scary for you. Sometimes we need something to push us to be motivated enough to stick to something like this. Do you like walking. The experts say that exercise helps all the health ailments. I live in South Australia. Good luck. |
 CHIA 12 years ago | OSSIE: When it says, “Whole Grain” is that the same as Whole Wheat? Just wondering if I can’t have Wheat, Can I still have whole or multi grain??? |
| Ossie-Sharon 12 years ago | Hi, Yvonne. Your husband will need different portions – his size, gender, and individual activity level all make a difference. Yes, the portions for men are generally larger. |
