tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33434647246961964942024-02-19T05:58:46.830+00:00New Beginnings with Food - The Harcombe DietMrs Thriftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262448676261474746noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3343464724696196494.post-38802098849183503022012-07-09T09:03:00.003+01:002012-07-09T09:03:39.358+01:00Starting again<i>Good Morning Lovely Readers</i><br />
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<i>Staring again .... sort of .... I am still 11lbs down but I did lose the plot last week. Mr Thrifty pointed out that I do better on a more limited choice of foods and so we are doing phase 1 (3rd time) but with some additions.....</i></div>
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<i>I am including low-sugar fruits and dairy. I am hoping that this means I will stick it for longer and my plan is - at this moment in time - to carry on beyond 5 days.</i></div>
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<i>How are you doing? Hanging on in there .... or fallen off the wagon?</i></div>
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<i>It would be great if we could help each other through this - thank you Sue for your offers of support!</i></div>
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<br />Mrs Thriftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262448676261474746noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3343464724696196494.post-14327375515343819682012-07-04T21:43:00.003+01:002012-07-04T21:43:48.949+01:00Help<i>Hello ....is there anyone there?</i><br />
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<i>You guessed it ..... I have fallen off the wagon and I NEED to get back on .....</i></div>
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<i>Advice?</i></div>
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<br />Mrs Thriftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262448676261474746noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3343464724696196494.post-15432575391662537392012-06-30T14:14:00.001+01:002012-06-30T14:14:29.668+01:00Half a Stone in 5 days<i>Hello Lovely Readers</i><br />
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<i>Well ... I weighed in this morning and ...</i><br />
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<i>...I kind of expected it - I did eat that baguette after all - you guessed it; I didn't lose weight yesterday. I don't mind too much after all I have lost 7lbs in 5 days which I am really happy about. As Sue says, <a href="http://thehowlowcanyougofooddiary.blogspot.co.uk/">http://thehowlowcanyougofooddiary.blogspot.co.uk/</a><span style="background-color: white;"> and of course Zoe Harcombe agrees with her, it's Fat meals that shift the weight, not the carb ones. So, as I go on to phase 2 I am going to try and eat more of the fat meals and restrict the carb ones. It will be interesting to see if this does make a difference.</span></i></div>
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<br />Mrs Thriftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262448676261474746noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3343464724696196494.post-29874145212410487412012-06-29T21:14:00.003+01:002012-06-29T21:19:14.023+01:00Day 5 - phase 1<i>Good Evening Lovely Readers</i><br />
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<i>I lost another pound yesterday which I am really happy about.<b><span style="color: lime;"> Weight loss so far = 7lbs in 4 days </span></b>(plus 4lbs not gained from the original 12lbs I lost). It is the last day of phase 1 and to tell you the truth I couldn't be happier - I am ready for the next phase and proved this by "cheating" tonight.</i><br />
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<i>I did okay all day but then Mr Thrifty and I spent all afternoon in the garden and I was tired. So when I went in to make our dinner, I couldn't be bothered to go to the effort of making a salad and instead I warmed up some mini baguettes and we had those with butter and sardines. Oh well.... it could have been worse (I think). I will wait until the morning to weigh and see if the demon white bread made a difference! I'll let you know.</i><br />
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<i>Interestingly, it filled a hole but I really haven't missed bread at all. Back on track tomorrow..</i><br />
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<i>I have awoken to a beautiful sunny morning here is Suffolk and that always makes the world seem brighter - don't you agree? I have lost another pound, so that takes my total in 3 days on phase 1 of this diet to 6lbs. I am only 1lb off my original SMART target and so I have added another ticker to my side bar ready for tomorrow (hopefully)... have you got yours yet? I do like to see a visual display of what I have lost. </i><br />
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<i>I have tried so many diets over time - in fact, there possibly isn't a diet I haven't tried..... but this is working for me and I don't feel cheated or hungry. How are you finding it? Today's menu is at the bottom of the page.</i><br />
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<i>I have now lost 5lbs in 2 days - actually I have also lost 0.2 of a pound (my scales are digital) but I will save that towards tomorrows lost to keep in round pounds. So again I say, if you follow the rules, this diet works. How are you doing? I would love to hear, so do leave me a little comment to let me know your progress.</i></div>
<br /><br /><br /><br />New to the Harcombe Diet? Here are the rules for Phase 1<br /><br /><b><span style="color: lime;">Rules for Phase 1 </span><br /><span style="color: blue;">● Unless specified, eat as much as you like so that you don't start to feel hungry.<br /> ● You're allowed to eat unlimited unprocessed meat, fish, eggs, salads and vegetables, apart from potatoes and mushrooms. Mushrooms feed Candida albicans, while potatoes are very high in carbohydrate so they encourage Candida albicans and hypoglycaemia. Olives and tomatoes are also allowed, as is olive oil for cooking and dressings.<br /> ● You can have 50g brown rice or rice pasta per day or 75g porridge oats.<br /> ● No caffeine is allowed. But you should drink about 1.5 litres of water, herbal tea, decaffeinated tea or coffee (without milk) a day. <br /> ● And no sweeteners or sugar-free drinks - they can stimulate the insulin mechanism in a similar way to sugar and just perpetuate your desire for sweet things. <br /> ● Unless specified, all foods can be cooked in any way - roasted, fried, grilled, baked, poached etc. <br /> ● You can snack between meals on vegetable crudités or natural live yoghurt, but try and get used to eating just three big main meals a day so your body has time to digest them properly. Make meals as regular as possible so your body feels no need to store food. <br /> ● If you're following the fixed plan, you can switch around any of the meals - as long as you're only having one meal a day with rice, rice pasta or porridge oats. </span></b><br /> <br />Have a wonderful day - I am off to Norwich to find out about laser eye surgery ...ooohhh scary!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
<i><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Love Mrs Thrifty</b></span></i></div>
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<i>Just a quick post to let you know that when I<strike> jumped</strike> stepped on the scales this morning I had lost 4lbs! I am thrilled to bits. </i><br />
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<i>This means I have another 3lbs to go to get down to my pre-Canada weight. I have to admit that I was very naughty out there, and when I came back too... I am talking butter tarts (yum), cookies, maple syrup and pancakes, cookies, cup cakes, ice cream (oh my, that was good!), cookies, and Tim Hortons at every stop! Did I mention cookies? Oh yes, chocolate too! There, that's my confession and it cost me 5lbs in Canada and 2lbs since arriving home. I need this diet and <span style="color: lime;"><b>IT WORKS!!</b></span> I must admit that I am surprised that I lost 4lbs in just one day, but there you go, what more proof do you need that this diet works.</i><br />
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<i>Today, when the tidying jobs are done, I am going to do some sewing to keep my mind off food. Do remember though that you don't have to be hungry on this diet - in Phase 1 you can snack on veggies, natural yoghurt, and even slices of meat if you are not vegetarian. Today's menu is at the bottom of the page.</i><br />
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<br />Mrs Thriftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262448676261474746noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3343464724696196494.post-34684913375380040962012-06-25T10:24:00.003+01:002012-06-29T21:17:29.232+01:00Phase 1 - round 2<i>Good morning Lovely Readers</i><br />
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<i>Well, I am back and raring to go... this is it! Phase 1 - 2nd time around. Are you in? If I need to snack it will be on natural yoghurt, cherry tomatoes and cucumber sticks. Drinks: water and herbal teas.</i><br />
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<i>My first goal is simply to get off the weight I gained in Canada. My weigh-in today revealed that I am 8lbs heavier than when I went so that's the goal - a SMART target. I use SMART targets on school and for anyone who hasn't come across them they are:</i><br />
<span style="color: lime; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Specific</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Measurable</i></b></span><br />
<b><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><i>Achievable</i></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: orange; font-size: x-large;"><i>Relevant or Realistic </i></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><i>Time-bound</i></span></b><br />
<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">The theory is that a goal must be realisable within a short, specific time frame to be achievable. In other words, if you have 5 stone to lose then do it in small steps. If you are paying off a mortgage then £500 is a good goal, not £200,000 straight away. De-cluttering a room or an area of a room is a </span>manageable<span style="font-family: inherit;"> target; a whole house in one go probably isn't. The goal should be good for you. So, some people might feel able to clean a whole house in one go; others might need to tackle one drawer or shelf. A SMART target means that we are more likely to achieve because we see success. </span></i><br />
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<i>On my internet wandering I found the weight loss bar you can see at the side of the page. The great thing about this is that you don't have to display your weight if you don't want to. You can add BMI and waist measurements if you choose and there a lots of great designs to choose from.</i><br />
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<i>Good Luck if you are starting or continuing with the diet .... see you later</i><br />
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<b><span style="color: lime; font-size: x-large;"><i>xxx</i></span></b></div>
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<i>Well needless to say I DID put on weight in Canada! However, I am thrilled that it was only 5lbs and not the whole 12lbs that I had lost. I am back on the diet on Monday.... are you in? Or have you been good and are still on it? I'd love to hear how you are doing...</i><br />
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<i><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>xxx</b></span></i></div>Mrs Thriftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262448676261474746noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3343464724696196494.post-47118157273937462392012-06-04T07:43:00.002+01:002012-06-04T07:44:38.100+01:0012lbs in 9 days!Good Morning Lovely Readers.... and my apologies for not blogging yesterday<br />
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We went out for lunch with the family so that I could see them all before my trip to Canada, and we did go a bit off track....<br />
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<span style="color: lime;">Meals - Day 4 (phase 2)</span><br />
Breakfast - natural yoghurt + strawberries, blueberries + raspberries, boiled egg<br />
Lunch - vegetarian breakfast (restaurant meal ..... not strictly diet because we had toast AND butter with protein)<br />
Dinner - falafel sandwich (wholemeal pitta bread, felafel, shredded iceberg lettuce + yoghurt dessing) - if you haven't tried these they are to die for.......<br />
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This morning we are off to Hearing Dogs in Bucks to drop Zena for some booster training and then heading for Gatwick tomorrow where Mr Thrifty will drop me to start my journey to Canada. My diet is now on hold until I return, although I am hoping to be careful while I am away.<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Weight loss to date: 12 lbs!</b></span><br />
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Take care and keep going if you are on the diet - see you when I get back in 2 weeks<br />
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Just a very quick post to let you know today's menus - I have a hundred and one things to get done today...<br />
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<span style="color: lime;">Meals - Day 3 (phase 2)</span><br />
Breakfast - yoghurt + fruit<br />
Lunch - cheese salad<br />
Dinner - ratatouille + brown rice<br />
Snacks - if needed - natural yogurt/fruit/veggie sticks<br />
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Day 2 of phase 2 and all going well here at diet-city! I will only post my weight loss once a week from now on as I expect it to slow down now that we are in the 2nd phase of the plan.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #8fc2c1; font-family: Lobster; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;">Lunch: cheese salad salad, natural yoghurt</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #8fc2c1; font-family: Lobster; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;">small portion of 85% dark chocolate and some strawberries</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #8fc2c1; font-family: Lobster; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;">If you want more information on this diet, do go and have a look at Sue's blog - she has written fabulous explanations over there...</span><br />
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We are there at last - it's phase 2 time. Hurrah!<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Weight loss today: 2lbs</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Total weight loss for phase 1: 11lbs</span><br />
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It wasn't so bad you know and we both definitely feel healthier. I am really thrilled with this weight loss. I am glad we managed phase 1. It was encouraging watching Sue's progress and thinking that she and LH had done it, so we could too. I really enjoy that on-line support. Yesterday was the first day that we had both felt quite hungry but we really didn't fancy yet one more pot of natural yoghurt. I went to bed around 10pm because I thought if I didn't I was going to eat and I know MrThrifty might well. Since he really doesn't need to lose any weight and was doing this diet for health, I did tell him to eat of he was hungry. I found it quite hard to get to sleep, very unlike me, in fact I was almost a bit hyper. Seems to have passes this morning though. Anyway, here are today's menus:<br />
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Breakfast: oat bran porridge + natural yogurt + blueberries (yum)<br />
Lunch: feta + olive salad<br />
Dinner: Aubergine boats + side salad<br />
small portion of 85% dark chocolate<br />
Snacks: if needed - natural yoghurt + raspberries/apple<br />
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I know a few of you are watching this blog with interest. I would encourage you to give this diet a try. It isn't that hard and that is coming from a self-confessed food addict.; a serial grazer. I am far too embarrassed to share my weight with you at this time, but I will as it becomes more respectable. I will tell you, however, that I had just gone into size 22 clothing (ouch) and now my size 20s are feeling loose on me .... wonderful. I am delighted with that. More importantly, my BMI has gone down by 1.6 points. As an aside, #3 told me yesterday that he was thrilled because he had put on a whole stone last term at uni taking his BMI just into the normal range. He has been trying to gain weight for a long time and maybe he has stopped going up in height now, so can expand a little. He does look better for it - the kids all seem to have their father's metabolism!</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Lobster; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;">This is our last day on phase 1 of the Harcombe Diet and I confess I am looking forward to having a wider range of foods to choose from. Sue has given a wonderful explanation of the diet on her blog, so I won't repeat it here. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: Lobster; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;">Weight loss today: 1lb</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: Lobster; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;">Weight loss to date: 9lbs</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: lime; font-family: Lobster; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;">Menu Day 4 (phase 1)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #8fc2c1; font-family: Lobster;"><span style="font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;">Breakfast - poached eggs on spinach (eggs Florentine)</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #8fc2c1; font-family: Lobster; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;">Snack - natural yoghurt with cherry tomatoes and cucumber sticks</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #8fc2c1; font-family: Lobster; font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;">Lunch - salad nicoise </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #8fc2c1; font-family: Lobster;"><span style="font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;">Dinner - Mediterranean roasted vegetables and fish Provençal </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #8fc2c1; font-family: Lobster;"><span style="font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px;">The strange thing is I haven't really missed other foods. Mr Thrifty and I love a piece of cake with a cup of tea in the afternoon and I think we have missed the social aspects of food more than the actual food itself. The trouble is we got into the habit of having it every day, with maybe a biscuit or two. I also over-eat on chocolate. I think I self-medicate with it - it is my drug of choice. What I do notice, is that when I don't consume chocolate, I am calmer.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Weight loss today: 1lb</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Weight loss to date (3 days): 8lbs </span></div>
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So far so good. The only difficulty for me has been the feeling of not being full which I am not used to - how unhealthy is that? I felt a bit grumpy on day 2 and think I was hungry - I say think because it is so long since I have felt real hunger that I don't recognise it. Yesterday I felt fine. Achieved quite a lot in the house. Mr Thrifty felt tired in the morning but got better as the day progressed. I feel a bit more alert, definitely, and this can only be good. We are definitely not starving. The diet allows you to eat plenty of food - there is no counting of calories or portions. The only exception to this during phase 1 is the 50 gram brown rice allowance daily (can be swapped for oats or quinoa).<br />
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Breakfast - scrambled eggs and natural yoghurt<br />
Snack - natural yoghurt with cherry tomatoes and cucumber sticks<br />
Lunch - sardine salad<br />
Dinner - butternut squash curry with lettuce and yogurt<br />
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Good Morning Lovely Readers<br />
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All good so far. No headaches or suchlike, but I rarely drink coffee and I guess that would be a major withdrawal for a lot of people.<br />
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I jumped on the scales this morning (well, I didn't really jump because if I had I would probably have broken them.... I stepped) and discovered that I had lost another 2 lbs, so that is<br />
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I feel empty a lot of the time but then I would because I am a grazer, but the food is good and I feel healthy and somewhat more alert. I feel that the mental fog is lifting and I don't seem to be as forgetful.<br />
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Breakfast - unsmoked haddock and tomatoes<br />
Snack - not needed<br />
Lunch - poached egg salad<br />
Snack - not needed
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Dinner - salad Nicoise<br />
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<span style="color: lime;">xxx</span></div>Mrs Thriftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262448676261474746noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3343464724696196494.post-7492563582183652012-05-27T16:37:00.001+01:002012-05-28T20:14:50.714+01:00Diet Dairy - Day 2<i>Good Afternoon Lovely Readers </i><br />
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<i>Well it's only day 2 and I have had 47 hits and 3 followers - hurrah... I am not talking to myself. So far so good. Sue from Our New Life in the Country is blogging her Harcombe Diet Diary here <a href="http://thehowlowcanyougofooddiary.blogspot.co.uk/">http://thehowlowcanyougofooddiary.blogspot.co.uk/</a> - she couldn't leave a comment and I am hoping that I have fixed this. If you are trying to comment and can't, please leave me a comment over at my other blog and I'll try to sort it.</i><br />
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<i>I got on the scales this morning and was DELIGHTED to discover that I had lost<span style="color: red;"> 5lbs in one day</span>. The diet's author talks a lot about the effects of processed foods and particularly refined carbohydrates (which can force the body to store excess water) and has observed amazing weight loss in phase 1 of the diet, which lasts just 5 days. I know I store a lot of water because I suffer from bloating and when I went on one of these 'fat camps' I lost a huge amount of weight in a week (which I managed to put back on reasonably quickly). </i><br />
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<i>Mr Thrifty is suffering; he feels tired and achy. He doesn't feel hungry though - but then again he never does. They do say that thin people don't really think about food. I am fine physically but I want to eat ... this is 100% habit. I should have been a cow because I happily graze all day long. As a child we didn't snack in my family. We ate 3 meals a day. When I went off to uni that all changed! There is no sugar of any kind on the diet for the first 5 days (phase 1) and that includes all fruits. This encourages flushing of the system, but it is hard.</i><br />
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<i><span style="color: lime;">Meals Day 2 (phase 1) </span></i><br />
<i>Breakfast - poached eggs on spinach</i><br />
<i>Snack - natural yoghurt</i><br />
<i>Lunch - sardine salad</i><br />
<i>snack - cherry tomatoes and natural yoghurt</i><br />
<i>Dinner - Butternut squash curry and brown rice</i><br />
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<i>We are eating fish on this diet which we don't normally do because otherwise the choice is so limited. Sue is managing brilliantly without eating fish though, so you don't have to. If you are a meat eater there is an even wider choice available to you. </i><br />
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<i>If you need to lose weight, why not join in? As I said yesterday... all you (or I) have to lose is weight!</i><br />
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<i><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>xxx</b></span></i></div>Mrs Thriftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262448676261474746noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3343464724696196494.post-50284579287932732342012-05-26T19:25:00.000+01:002012-05-30T13:43:49.726+01:00The Harcombe DietI am linking with Sue from Our New Life in the Country and her new blog on the Harcombe Diet. This seems as good a time as any to give this a go and if you want to find out more, just pop over to Sue's blog at<br />
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I bought my copy on kindle at Amazon here:<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Harcombe-Diet-Counting-ebook/dp/B00584MST4/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1338054985&sr=1-1">http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Harcombe-Diet-Counting-ebook/dp/B00584MST4/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1338054985&sr=1-1</a>
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DAY 1<br />
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Mr Thifty does not need to lose weight. Like all of our children, he is long and lean. However, he suffers from many of the 'niggles' talked about in this book and so thought he'd give it a go with me. I, on the other hand, have a substantial amount of weight to lose, am classified medically as obese and need to lose weight for my health as well as for my self-esteem. I will attempt to chart my trials and tribulations here.<br />
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I was a low birth weight baby, born 3 weeks early and breach. My mother was told to feed me (formula) 2 hourly and so I guess that was when the rot set in and my natural ability to gauge appetite was well and truly sabotaged. I remained a slim child until about the age of 8 and then developed 'puppy fat'.... mmm... so am guessing it's now dog fat and it hasn't shifted!<br />
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My "dieting" started with my meals being restricted - I am talking late 1960s, when we ate 3 meals a day, no convenience or processed food, no snacks - we had cake and biscuits at Christmas and pocket money sweets on Saturdays. My mother was very health conscious and 4 out of my 5 siblings are of normal weight. I think I learned to use food as an emotional crutch and have tried almost every diet going over the last 40 years, including...<br />
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Weight Watchers<br />
Slimming World<br />
The Cambridge Diet<br />
Slim Fast<br />
The Atkins Diet<br />
The Cabbage Soup Diet<br />
Rosemary Conley<br />
Fasting<br />
Counting Calories<br />
The You Are What You Eat system<br />
The Food Doctor Diet<br />
A week at a "Fat Camp" (cost £1000)<br />
Food counselling<br />
NLP (cost £300 for 6 sessions)<br />
Chinese traditional medicine<br />
Appetite suppressants<br />
Natural remedies<br />
Xenical<br />
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My book shelves are cluttered by every imaginable diet book and none of them has worked for me! My weight has continued to steadily climb over the years and I am not going to blame pregnancy since I only put 14lbs on with each baby which disappeared the minute they were born (their weights were 8lbs 5oz, 9lbs 1oz, 9lbs 7oz and 9lbs 15oz). All the children have good BMIs although the younger 2 (17 and 19) are somewhat low, which I put down to their heights. They were all breastfed, on demand, and allowed to wean when they chose. They were breastfed exclusively for 6 months and then weaned gently using vegetables and fruit. They had no dairy, wheat or sugar until well after the first year of life. I add this because I believe that this has impacted on their health as young adults. Apart from chicken pox, none of them has ever been ill, needed an operation, or has allergies or food sensitivities.<br />
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Right now, I feel like I always do at the beginning of a new regime .... 'This is the one' and 'This time I am going to do it'. Well, lovely readers, join me and see........<br />
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Breakfast - scrambled egg + natural yogurt<br />
Snack - tub of natural yogurt and a handful of cherry tomatoes<br />
Lunch - hard boiled eggs with tomatoes, cucumber, mixed lettuce leaves and olives.<br />
Dinner - rainbow trout, brown rice and asparagus with home-made mayonnaise and cherry tomatoes.<br />
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Drinks - water and herbal teas<br />
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Wish me luck xx<br />
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