I ordered Lite'n'Easy...

[Melinda]

I started it on Tuesday and havent looked back, nothing else has passed my lips.....:) i know its only been 4 days but i'm happy with that...:hehe:

for me its worth it, i cant fault it so far.....
it was good this week as i was so busy so come in very handy.

[Mad Old Cow]

Melinda, i spoke to my SIL a few nights ago & that is the one she was on for about 10 months, she said the meals were okay although small servings & then she started to gain again & decided to go back to the LnE meals but found they were not at all the freshest so instead of complaining as most would she just gave them a miss. She said she thought if she complained they may think she was trying to get freebies (i thought that was a silly attitude)
Good luck with it all Melinda you will do well with your positive attitude

[Melinda]

there is a lot of frozen food with it.....

[Mad Old Cow]

Melinda i think it was the fruit that she found not fresh

[Melinda]

oh..okay.

i guess you could just get the dinners...
it depends on where your problem lies with meals...
i think in a few weeks i will make my own breakfast, as i have always eaten ceral anyway.

[Mrs B]

Good on you Melinda ..
I herd that lite an easy is good..and yes may be a lot of frozen foods but see how you go!!

[Melinda]

its been a lifesaver this week....

[Mrs B]

its been a lifesaver this week....

Im sure it has.. well your always so busy at least you wont have to worry about cooking ..

[Melinda]

Im sure it has.. well your always so busy at least you wont have to worry about cooking ..

i normally just buy takeaways....
so i have saved heaps this week.....not to mention the health side of things

[Mrs B]

Yes and take away is not health for you !!

[Frannie]

I have only heard good things about *Lite 'N Easy* and know of a few people that have tried it and swear by it........:D

Melinda please excuse my ignorance but for a long time I thought you were a sahm&w and am now interested in what work you do???

[Mad Old Cow]

Melinda, i know what you mean about getting your own cereal, just watch your serving potions, take note of the weight of the L&E ones & stay with the same weight as theirs

[jenr]

What is Lite and easy? A diet program?

[Heather]

A weeks worth of meals are delivered to you door Jen....portion and calorie controlled. Definitely a bonus when you are tired and you just reach into the fridge and heat it up in the microwave.

[jenr]

Gee I would be interested to see how you go Mel I suppose its expensive?

[Melinda]

Gee I would be interested to see how you go Mel I suppose its expensive?


about $150 for the week, but when i think about what i was spending on takeaways.....(sigh)
i am ordering DH and DD some main meals which we will just top up....

[Naomi]

That's for all meals and snacks? I ordered a bunch of frozen dinners while S is away. They are better than the supermarket ones, cost a bit more (around $8 a dinner I think) but definitely cheaper than take away! This week instead, I ordered some meals from gourmet dinner service (someone suggested it recently when I asked about L&E). I love it - they aren't full meals on a plate, more like a specific dish that you reheat in the oven and add your own veges or salad (or can order from them as well). They are big enough for 2 serves so I can get a left-over for lunch the next day. It does cost more, but is much tastier (IMO). It is not calorie controlled (though they do offer that option), so it's a different category of frozen meal but it really suits me at the moment.

[Melinda]

yes Naomi it covered everything i couldnt eat all that was given, there was extra mini meals if you were hungry and i havent opened any of them DD will eat them....

all i have bought is skim milk.

[jenr]

So Melinda are you eating fresh fruit and vegies as well?

[Mad Old Cow]

The corner take away is going to think you ran away lol

[sandydee]

they will being missing the $$$ for sure lol

[Mad Old Cow]

Sandy, i bet they have noticed their proffits drop :runs: :hehe:

[sandydee]

they might have to close the business:hehe:

[Melinda]

So Melinda are you eating fresh fruit and vegies as well?
sort of...more fresh fruit than veg...but there is a huge amount of frozen veg in the meals.:yes:


The corner take away is going to think you ran away lol
do you think they'll put a missing persons report in for me.....:brow:


they might have to close the business:hehe:

hope not i will be rewarding myself at the end of the month with a treat from there0:)

[sandydee]

:hehe:you better just call in just so they know you havent forgotten them :)

[Melinda]

:hehe:you better just call in just so they know you havent forgotten them :)

i thought i should walk past and wave :) so they know i am okay....0:)

[jenr]

Just walk pass and flash a Lite and Easy pack through the window LMAO

[Melinda]

Just walk pass and flash a Lite and Easy pack through the window LMAO


haaaaaaaaaa

[Melinda]

just had satay chicken and rice for dinner.....it was yum.

i had corn fritters for breakfast it was the first meal i have had that i didnt like....

i think i will organise my own breakfast and not order brekkie from them, i only ever have ceral anyway and i always have a good low fat high fibre one.....just need to add a piece of fruit or youghurt.....

[Mad Old Cow]

Oh very sensible thinking there Melinda :D

[Melinda]

and i drove past the takeaway and there was at least 30 people there at lunch time so not sure they've missed me.....:blink:;)

[Mad Old Cow]

Hey Melinda i bought some of those crackers & asparagus today :hehe: thought i had some in the pantry last night but alas! there wasn't :(

[Melinda]

Hey Melinda i bought some of those crackers & asparagus today :hehe: thought i had some in the pantry last night but alas! there wasn't :(


so did you have a snack.....

[Mad Old Cow]

i had 2 bloody corn things last night with tomato :(

But tonight will be crackers & asparagus :D

[Melinda]

its a great snack...and low low fat.

[Melinda]

these meals look good also if you went for the lower fat ones...

http://www.tlc.org.au/

might get a few and try them....

[Mad Old Cow]

gee be alright if they taste as good as they look

[Melinda]

gee be alright if they taste as good as they look

yep i thought they looked okay...
DD and i could just share the large size and add extra veg....

[Frannie]

just had satay chicken and rice for dinner.....it was yum.

i had corn fritters for breakfast it was the first meal i have had that i didnt like....

i think i will organise my own breakfast and not order brekkie from them, i only ever have ceral anyway and i always have a good low fat high fibre one.....just need to add a piece of fruit or youghurt.....

Yoghurt is all good in what ever you have and please do not divert from the Lite n Easy to www.tlc.org.au as you will undo all the good you have done......:D

[Melinda]

i was looking at the meals that had under 10 g of fat Frannie...
i know there was a lot of heavier type meals there.....

thanks for caring...

[ezmay]

A few girls at work get that as well. They live alone and like not having to cook and the lunches are good as well because they dont have to think about it.

SIL tried it once but complained to them that she wnted to hace more than 2 cans of diet coke a day. She gave up and went back to her 48 can slab a week habit.

Iv always wanted to do it but I think then I still have ot cook dnner for DF and DS so it kind of defeats the purpose.

Good luck with it.

[Melinda]

SIL tried it once but complained to them that she wnted to hace more than 2 cans of diet coke a day. She gave up and went back to her 48 can slab a week habit.
Good luck with it.
oh Ezmay that gave me the biggest laugh:hehe:......48 cans by golly..:brow:

[ezmay]

I find it amusing that she actually rang tem to complain that her diet plan didnt allow for her usual amounts of chocolate and coke. I think the person on the other end of that call would have had a good laugh as well.

[Melinda]

I find it amusing that she actually rang tem to complain that her diet plan didnt allow for her usual amounts of chocolate and coke. I think the person on the other end of that call would have had a good laugh as well.

how did you keep a straight face when she told you...:blink:

[ezmay]

I went to make a cuppa so I could leave the room until I calmed down and could keep my face straight.

[Melinda]

I went to make a cuppa so I could leave the room until I calmed down and could keep my face straight.

some relatives....:uhno:

[Naomi]

48 cans a week?! Wow ... just wow.

[Melinda]

weight is on wednesday night so the proof will be in that i guess...

i am craving something sweet ATM

[Mad Old Cow]

Melinda just have crackers & asparagus LMAO

[Melinda]

Melinda just have crackers & asparagus LMAO

yes i might.....that might tide me over....

[Mad Old Cow]

well i was bad today
i had 3 very big Lindt chocolatea at a friends house & a TimTam
then tonight i have had 3 M&M bisciuts :(
But i will be good tomorrow :D

[Cackle]

Mel, I'm thinking of doing this too. What is the fruit like and what is the cost of delivery?

[Melinda]

Mel, I'm thinking of doing this too. What is the fruit like and what is the cost of delivery?

the delivery is included in the price, just a one of $5 cost for the esky......

go to the website and have a look there is diffrent calories and also if you want 3 meals a day.....
best of luck...
the fruit was okay, there is quite a bit of the goulburn valley type fruits in it.....

[Cackle]

Oh ok I'll phone them tomorrow, can you pay COD?? Are you still happy with it?

[Melinda]

Oh ok I'll phone them tomorrow, can you pay COD?? Are you still happy with it?

i pay by CC i would say no to the COD as their only the delivery men........
i am happy with it, but the proof will be in the pudding , otherwise when i weigh in...

weigh in tonight....

[Naomi]

Cackle, give them a call, they were incredibly helpful on the phone to me.

Melinda, a bad day is fine, just hop back on track tomorrow :)

[Mad Old Cow]

Good luck today Melinda :)

[lucyloo]

good luck with the weigh in :fx:

[ezmay]

Good luck with the weigh in.

[Melinda]

thanks ladies......

[sandydee]

how did you go?

[Heather]

Come on http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z208/Ochamade/Messages/Days/Smilies/girl-smiley-foot-tap-gigi.gif

[Melinda]

good news i lost 1.3 Kilos so i am happy with that....

the only thing i didnt do is use skim milk i used lite white and i didnt use margarine i used butter.....

[Mad Old Cow]

Congrats to you melinda you are a good kid :D

[Melinda]

i am going to do my own brekkies after this week and also only order 5 lunches and do my own on the weekend...

thanks MOC

[Heather]

Well good for you.

[Melinda]

thanks Heather..

and the good thing is i do feel fitter as i have been going to the gym for a month now...

[Heather]

They do say that successful weight loss should be measured by the tape measure not the scales.

[Melinda]

They do say that successful weight loss should be measured by the tape measure not the scales.

yes thats true Heather.....
they measured me at the gym last week...

[Heather]

But you'll know by the way your clothes fit.....those were the days when I could step into a pair of jeans without the need for a coat hanger LMAO

[Melinda]

But you'll know by the way your clothes fit.....those were the days when I could step into a pair of jeans without the need for a coat hanger LMAO

yes i have a few things that i would like to fit back into...

[lucyloo]

well done Melinda :y:

You can be our next Cherie :)

[Melinda]

You can be our next Cherie :)

yep she's my role model....

[SocialGirl]

Well done Mel.... good on you girlie:)

[Mrs B]

Melinda ..well done ..:clap:

[Melinda]

thanks ladies...

[redrobyn]

Congrats Mel you've done well I'm going to work on the health issues first hubby and I need to make some lifestyle changes then I'm going to work on my weight and fitness levels..you and Cherie have motivated me that and few home truths from my doctor.

[Melinda]

Congrats Mel you've done well I'm going to work on the health issues first hubby and I need to make some lifestyle changes then I'm going to work on my weight and fitness levels..you and Cherie have motivated me that and few home truths from my doctor.

good on you Red , i think once you start its amazing how motivated you become....
yes its not easy when the doc has to give you a push...i know

[Mad Old Cow]

Well when am i going to be Motivated huh ?? LMAO

[Melinda]

Well when am i going to be Motivated huh ?? LMAO

were trying to motiavte you....or is that mooootovate LMAO

[Mad Old Cow]

Oh god your good for this time of night Melinda. i am mooing off to bed :)

[Melinda]

Oh god your good for this time of night Melinda. i am mooing off to bed :)

okay.....not watching any mooovies tonight.....

[redrobyn]

We better mooove our self off the cowch.

[SocialGirl]

:haha: - oh Mel, that cracked me up :yes:..... LMAO

[Melinda]

:haha: - oh Mel, that cracked me up :yes:..... LMAO

good nothing better than a good old laugh......
we have to inspire MOC not to eat lollies.....

[Melinda]

just had the lite n easy version of a cheese burger for lunch...
gees i enjoyed it.....

it was a sourdough roll with a beef patty which looked like it had onion through it
and a slice of cheese and salad....

[Cherie]

Mel, I apologise for not coming into this thread earlier. Tell me, what was your starting weight and how much have you lost altogether.
I thought you were just going to the gym for some reason.
Am pleased to see you have lost over a kilo recently.

[Melinda]

Mel, I apologise for not coming into this thread earlier. Tell me, what was your starting weight and how much have you lost altogether.
I thought you were just going to the gym for some reason.
Am pleased to see you have lost over a kilo recently.

well as i am shy Cherie i will PM you, my weight.....

[Stormy]

But you'll know by the way your clothes fit.....those were the days when I could step into a pair of jeans without the need for a coat hanger LMAO

What is the coat hanger for? Other than hanging them in the cupboard? :blink:

Congratulations Melinda! :clap: I'm thinking of doing the lite n easy meals myself for lunches. I never seem to get myself organised to make lunch before I go to work. I know John doesn't either....dinners we are usually pretty good with. :hmm:

[Cherie]

We used to put the hook of the coat hanger into the top of the zip..Lie on the bed and pull it up.LMAO Yes I did it.

[Melinda]

thanks Stormy...

[Stormy]

Serious? :blink: I've never thought to do that. Surely that can't be a comfortable pair of jeans to wear if they need to be done up like that. :uhno:

[Cherie]

Strangely enough, once they were on they felt ok.
The style has seriously changed from 1970..

[Melinda]

just had seafood pasta, yummy.

[Cherie]

Those meals sound yummy Mel.:)

[Melinda]

Cherie on WW is corn still a 'free" food that you can have anytime.....

[Cherie]

Corn cob 50grams is 1 point..
Hang on I will get you a list. brb.lol

[Melinda]

Corn cob 50grams is 1 point..
Hang on I will get you a list. brb.lol
thanks
okay i thought it was a "free" food.....
is that because they class it as grain..
i did add a corn cob to my dinner.....

[Cherie]

These foods are all good foods to eat. You can eat as much as you want without putting on weight.
http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff137/CherieBlossoms/001.jpg

http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff137/CherieBlossoms/003.jpg

[Melinda]

thanks Cherie i will print it out....

[ezmay]

In regards to the jeans thing what happened when you had to go to the loo or was the denim loose enough by that time that it was easier to do the zip up? Just curious.

[Cherie]

They loosened up after a short while Ez

[Leilani]

Good work Mel!!! on the loss

[Melinda]

had another weigh in last night and lost another 1.3K...
very happy with that.....

[Mad Old Cow]

Oh good for you Melinda :D

[Melinda]

i was so worried as i had had the freddo and eaten out for lunch one day.....

[ezmay]

I thnk as long as you dont stray too far from the dietary plan a choccie or meal out every now and then is fine. If you chastise yourself over every indulgent then the diet wont work. As part of a healthy eating plan a choccie would not be frowned upon.

[Cackle]

Wow Melinda. you're going great, I've still done nothing. Do you cook for your hubby?

[Melinda]

Wow Melinda. you're going great, I've still done nothing. Do you cook for your hubby?

i have bought the dinners for the whole family.....
i just add to his or he has extra snacks.....sometimes both...

Cackle before you go on it, ring them and ask for a special offer as a new customer, i did and i got a discount on my first order.
i will find the link i used and send it to you......

[Cackle]

RIGHTO Ta Hubby won't go on it, so I still have to cook for him. Or ......let him cook for himself and then use up extra calories cleaning the kitchen.....

[Mrs B]

had another weigh in last night and lost another 1.3K...
very happy with that.....

well done:clap:

[Melinda]

thanks ladies...