iDaves Diet Plan Members…

SFB,"I think it's mostly fibre and water" does that make it a fruit 😉

from wikipedia "Its brown coloration comes from a combination of bile and bilirubin, which comes from dead red blood cells."

does that make it a fruit

arsebiscuits ?

arsebiscuits ?

Carbs then.

from wikipedia "Its brown coloration comes from a combination of bile and bilirubin, which comes from dead red blood cells."

but that's the colour, not the main component

I'm not on the plan – I fear with as a veggie it would be too difficult to get the variety but i am trying to eat some meals along these lines.

last night had a salad last night with the usual stuff; onions, peppers, lettuce (from the garden), celery etc. etc.

then chopped a whole courgette, griddled it and dumped it on top.

lovely

apparently I was wrong:
"Strassburger has demonstrated that quite one-third of the weight of dried faeces consists of bacteria, chiefly dead, and that 128,000,000,000,000 are evacuated daily."

Not doing the diet, but thought I'd share an easy salad:

Base:
* Rocket
* Yellow pepper (not sure if this is a fruit or not!)
* Spring onions
* Celery

Dressing:
* Juice of half a lemon (yeah, that's definitely a fruit)
* Small pot of natural unsweetened yoghourt
* Mashed garlic clove

Salt and pepper to taste.

You could stick some cold grilled chicken in there, too. Probably not tuna.

SFB "apparently I was wrong"

my work here is done, what do i win?

my work here is done, what do i win?

I will post you some redolent samples…

Probably not tuna.

try not to get too fond of this, we've nearly eaten them all 🙁

enjoying my home made soup, it was supposed to be Chicken and Leek, but i only had Turkey and not alot of Leek.

So it's

Turkey
Onion
Leek
half a bag of left over stir fry veg
two handfuls of perl Barley (left over from Tea)
Carrot
Half a Red Pepper.
Rosemary
Salt & Black Pepper

It's Excellent!

* Yellow pepper (not sure if this is a fruit or not!)

Applying the Custard Rule establishes that it is not.

Ah !, the custard rule.

Excellent !.

That one's a keeper 🙂

Dinner: Venison steak with a red wine, leek and (teaspoon of) redcurrant sauce, spicy lentils as per richmtb's choice recipe, and a lettuce, red pepper and raw beetroot salad. Aaahh, bliss.

Breakfast and Lunch were the eternal spinach and chorizo omelette, and carrot and jalapeno hummus.

new to this. Is corn (sweet / baby) a cereal?

And, what do you have for pudding. No fruit, no dairy….

Vinnyeh.

Just showin-off now 😉
That sounds real good 😀

ToJV.
I took the cereal remark to refer to box'd breakfast food, with milk, etc.

Stick your baby corn into whatever you're making, see how you get on.

Its a long thread now, but if you've the time, it may be worth a read.

Cheers.
😀

S

baby corn – I just love raw as a snack.

OK, not as good as Walkers, but that I guess is the MTFU bit.

I just had my nicest soup ever:

Asparagus, Baby corn, mange tout, runner beans, onion, garlic, chili, pepper, kidney beans, black eye beans, peas, leek, carrot all cut up chunky, simmered for 2 hours in a nice veg stock, bit of balsamic.

Ace.

chorizo and whatever vegetable omlette is ace. Spicy lentils were not so great need more spice.

I made those spicy lentils, I used harissa paste i had left over from my morrocan chicken soup as i didnt have garam masala, chucked in a load of piri piri sauce for good measure as i had that to hand and they were really nice and spicy. I have those with a salad and some chicken for lunch.

Singapore fried lentils anyone reckon that's a goer?

I took the cereal remark to refer to box'd breakfast food, with milk, etc.

now thats really pushing the plan!!

this is cereal

this is breakfast cereal

all IMO

so we have fruits that aren't fruit AND cereals that aren't cereal ? Would I be right in thinking that chocolate is a vitimin ?

Steve-g.

I admire youre resourcefulness, which seems to result in some tasty, spin-off recipes
🙂

TT.
Yeah, I listen to an early morning, agricutltural radio program, most days, so I've a grip on the distinction between spelt and shreddies.
🙂

I'm choosing to cut-out the breakfast cereal stuff, as well as the bread, etc. (The one day a week thing, not withstanding)

I didn't really need that part of the advice, I just needed a nudge to get off that stuff, as it was leading to my putting on just a little weight.

I'm not saying that stuff is bad or anything, just that it wasn't good for keeping my weight as I want it.

I've known for years that bread puts it on me, but its also what I have with it. It all leads me into eating stuff thats makes me heavier.

So I've used the guidlines to just shake up my choices and get me thinking more about what to prepare.

Some of the suggestions submitted here have been ace, very helpful.

I'm not planning on spending my life standing at a chopping board.
For me, the next stage will be to streamline some of these recipe ideas so that I can prepare stuff for during the week.
Hence the soup for lunch. Which I really enjoy.
Once I've made a batch, which takes less than an hour, I have my lunches for the entire week sorted, which I think actually saves me time during the week.
😉

My evening meals weren't actually too bad, I was on salad, stir-fries and sutff anyway.
The suggestion to eat legumes just got me looking at alternative/additional things to prepare.

Most difficult is breakfast. I've stopped the two toast and at the moment. So its almond nuts instead, as I don't want to eat eggs and meat first thing in the AM.
Long term I will need to find more than just almond nuts for breakfast, but for this initial 3 weeks, its no problem, especially as I'm still assessing the effectiveness of what it is I'm doing, with regard to weight control, within an acceptable daily diet.

Cheers
🙂

S

SFB.

It would seem that I possess the kind of mind that has no issue with the guidlines someone has kindly given to me.

You on the other hand appear to have issues

I've seen your contribution to a recent picture thread here on the STW forum.
May I suggest that you are much better at taking pictures than you are getting what we're doing here.

So perhaps play to your strengths and go take a picture and post it on a relevant thread.

😉

S

Would I be right in thinking that chocolate is a vitimin

sfb – chocolate probably is a vitimin, but it's unlikely to be a vitamin

on another note, has anyone stuck to the plan and lost any weight?

So perhaps play to your strengths and go take a picture and post it on a relevant thread

unfortunately you're not in the universe where that happens 🙁

May I suggest that you are much better at taking pictures than you are getting what we're doing here.

may I suggest you don't know what I do and don't get ?

has anyone stuck to the plan and lost any weight?

judging by their posts they're eating themselves silly :o)

Ooh, is Barnes finally annoyed? Good on you 🙂

ooh, iDave, as you're here.

Can you clarify if corn is a veggie or a cereal?

And is there anything acceptable to eat for puddings??

Yes, SFB seems a little grumpy this morning.
I don't know. You try and let someone down gently by complimenting their photos. 🙄

He probably hasn't heated something up, sufficiently.
Or perhaps its something to do with the fact he's always hungry.
😆

iDave.

I'm sticking to what I think the plan is, and yes, it seems to be working, but want to go the full 3 weeks just to complete the suggestion and reflect on this exercise.

Cheers.
😉

Solo

judging by their posts they're eating themselves silly :o)

judging by your posts you're a tragic figure simon, but posts are hardly the basis for judging anything, hence my asking the question. and its not a carlorie restrictive plan, which of course you know, but never let knowledge stand in the way of a petty dig…….

And is there anything acceptable to eat for puddings??

If I am assuming that you are trying this 'lifestyle change' to lose some weight, then maybe knocking the puddings on the head for the foreseeable might be a good idea?

so we have fruits that aren't fruit AND cereals that aren't cereal ? Would I be right in thinking that chocolate is a vitimin ?

…and as much as it pains me sfb, albeit in an trademarked annoying fashion, has a point. Solo does seem to be deviating from the spirit of the plan in my eyes. Of course there is no hard and fast rules and adaptions can be made to suit the individual, but it seems pointless cutting one grain while still nailing another.

Personally I am following the no grains thing to the lentil letter. Might as well do it for the first week at least and see what occurs.

on another note, has anyone stuck to the plan and lost any weight?

Day 3 at the mo, will be weighing in once a week so will let you know monday.

has anyone stuck to the plan and lost any weight?

2 days in 2 pounds gone!! 😀

I have "mucked up" couple of times though had some pineapple in a salad and had a banana without thinking.

Can't say I'm a fan of all these beans but once their gone I'll change it slightly in favour of normal veg.

Last night I enjoyed buffalo burger and a medley of fresh veg including spinach. 😀

i haven't read much of the thread, but didn't think the plan was that hard to follow or needed much interpretation? solo can do what he/she wants, but i suggest you just follow the stuff i set out originally.

Ooh, is Barnes finally annoyed?

here's a clue – if I'm grumpy I don't post on STW :o)

and its not a carlorie restrictive plan, which of course you know, but never let knowledge stand in the way of a petty dig…….

it wasn't a dig, I was just entertained by the way people were posting recipes and getting excited about food!

i haven't read much of the thread, but didn't think the plan was that hard to follow or needed much interpretation?

You gave us too much credit.

it wasn't a dig, I was just entertained by the way people were posting recipes and getting excited about food!

Which seems to be the crux of the matter really. If people are enjoying something then fair play. Who are you to sit on the sidelines sniggering? Not to labour the point, but if this thing holds no interest for you, then why not stroll on and post yet more pictures of ladies bottoms?

on another note, has anyone stuck to the plan and lost any weight?

7 days today, stuck pretty religiously to Dave's instructions I think, gone from 15.6 to 14:13 – bathroom scales seem to have some fluctuation though, so not precise. I put on nearly 1.5 stone this year, nearly half a stone in the last 3 weeks- not sure whether there's any relationship to putting that extra on, and it coming off so quickly.

Not to labour the point, but if this thing holds no interest for you, then why not stroll on and post yet more pictures of ladies bottoms?

who said it held no interest ? Were that the case I'd not be reading it.

i haven't read much of the thread, but didn't think the plan was that hard to follow or needed much interpretation?

right from the start iDave has claimed indifference, and to not be involved or to be reading the thread, but then he pops up with another post which seems to indicate otherwise 🙂

Vinney – that is some wildly fluctuating weight. Maybe salty food leading to water retention, and by the sound of it severe constipation too!