Frugal February

Who said I did a dry January David? It’s a silly idea when all that Christmas alcohol needs to be used up ?

Welcome Greenfinch a girl after my own heart I see - waste not (or should it be waist not?)

I’m using these last few days in January to look out a few recipes and ideas and use up anything tempting in the house.

My eating regime is already considered frugal by some peoples' reckoning but I now consider it as my regular lifestyle so, sorry, won't be joining you but good luck to all of you who indulge and hope you have a satisfactory outcome.

Going on big birthday trip to America with my son, his 30th my 60th, in May and want to be a stone lighter if I can so will gladly join in. Trying to keep calories to around 1200 per day with no snacking apart from 2 pieces of fruit.

gillybob - a trick to ration butter (which I love and will not supplement). I buy those plastic boxes that have butter wrapped in portions - 10/15gr, the kind they give you in hotels. It costs more but I put it in the freezer so it stays fresh until finished. I remove one before I go to bed. In the morning it is soft. I cut it into FOUR pieces and spread these on 4 buckwheat or rice cakes to which I add apricot jam. That is my breakfast with good old builders' tea. No good for baking cakes though!

OldMeg

DH is on a 16:8 and has lost quite a bit, dont know how, as he eats all sorts of things during the eight hours he is allowed to eat, cream in food, also a lot of cheese dishes and loads of eggs, maybe these are good for you, but I am doubtful, any thoughts on this gratefully received

Nanny41, I'm living the 16:8 too and finding it suits my lifestyle perfectly. One of the beauties of it for me is exactly as you describe with your husband in that I can eat anything I fancy and that most certainly includes items which would be a huge no on any other weight loss programme I've ever seen. I've lost the desire to over indulge but I still do rather well. The secret seems to be in the 16 hours when the body 'rests'. I'm so grateful it's working for me. I've had failure in the past after real effort and now I'm finding this effortless. Joy!

Merry March sounds good to me - enjoy

I generally stick to 16:8 but with only having about 7lbs to lose I find that’s more about maintainence. This is just to skim off that extra few pounds so I’ll be 16:8 but being frugal for those 8 hours.

I read about the 16:8 diet but I did wonder if it would be dangerous for anyone prone to anorexia. The buzz the promoter of it described by not eating breakfast reminded me of the buzz that keeps people with anorexia high and addicted to endorphins that encourages them to starve.

I'd love to join you but I'm afraid I blotted my copybook by buying a packet of five white chocolate cookies and I ate all of them.
I'll go and sit on the naughty step.

How delicious lbc but it is still only January and February is another month !

16:8 works for me too.. and it is worth taking a more 'focused' approach on going down to frugal eating during the 8hr window every now and then with weight loss and money savings as added bonus! I am joining

I'd like to join you please. I do the 16:8 and was doing well but I've lost focus a bit lately.

I'm with you. I'm doing Slimming World, its working slowly.
It can certainly be pretty frugal.

OldMeg I think that February is a much better month to be frugal and/or try to lose weight. There seem to be so many things left from Christmas and I can never understand how some people manage to start a diet on 1st January.
We've nearly finished the Christmas cake, should be well gone by 1st February.
We still have some bottles of wine that may need finishing though.

Everyone welcome.

Use these last few days to eat/throw out/ feed to the birds or grandchildren/compost that left over Christmas cake/Quality Street/mince pies ???

Roll on next Thursday

Chocs/sweet have gone to DGC ( not good for them really, I should have eaten them myself and saved their teeth), only two pieces of cake left but DH bought himself a trifle today (M&S £10 meal deal).
We have until Thursday.

I have been a member for a long time now but have never joined any conversations I would love to try Frugal February

I'll join too. I'm supposedly maintaining on Weightwatchers but following Christmas I'm 2.5 pounds over goal. Might incorporate 16.8

Hello megbelle

Have you got a diet you are following?

I’m doing the NHS diet 1400 calories a day.

2.5lbs over blimey I wish!!

Try 3 stone

I think i will join you. Ive got thos on off flu bug so dont feel like eating much plus with being off work im skint too so frugal it had to be.

ethel get well soon and more prosperous!!

I reckon vegetarian is the most frugal and slimming way to go.