Alli takes the scenic route to maintenance
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alexmummy07
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Hi Alli
Def considering trying the recipe as have a few presents left to do and really got to the 'no idea' stage now - so fancy doing something different
I am 5lbs above my goal weight and like you it's just toooo much, I know exactly why and what I need to do, but the picky fingers have been a bit of a devil, but clamping down on it and getting back into the right frame of mind and determined to lose some before Xmas Day, and to be sensible over the actual festive period.
Your tree actual sounds very sweet - and you will have very fond memories for years to come xx
Def considering trying the recipe as have a few presents left to do and really got to the 'no idea' stage now - so fancy doing something different
I am 5lbs above my goal weight and like you it's just toooo much, I know exactly why and what I need to do, but the picky fingers have been a bit of a devil, but clamping down on it and getting back into the right frame of mind and determined to lose some before Xmas Day, and to be sensible over the actual festive period.
Your tree actual sounds very sweet - and you will have very fond memories for years to come xx
It's Christmas week!!! :Christmas02r:
Hope you are all well! I'm doing OK although takeaway last night which wasn't, strictly speaking necessary. Still, I was fairly controlled for the rest of the day so I'm hoping it won't do too much damage.
Today I'm doing housework - first day off from work and it's so nice not to have to go out in the cold this morning. We'll probably go for a walk later with a quick dip into the bakery for a cuppa and maybe a small cake. I don't want to binge or overeat this week, but I don't want to diet either so will try and relax now until the 27th when I will start using WLR again in anger.
Today I'm planning on eating:
B/f - CD Cappuccino shake or porridge
Snack - freshly made snowball from bakery (YUM)
Lunch - Sweet potato, Squash and cocounut soup
Dinner - something with chicken and rice
Snacks - grapes,
Hope you are all having a lovely start to the Xmas week!
Hope you are all well! I'm doing OK although takeaway last night which wasn't, strictly speaking necessary. Still, I was fairly controlled for the rest of the day so I'm hoping it won't do too much damage.
Today I'm doing housework - first day off from work and it's so nice not to have to go out in the cold this morning. We'll probably go for a walk later with a quick dip into the bakery for a cuppa and maybe a small
cake. I don't want to binge or overeat this week, but I don't want to diet either so will try and relax now until the 27th when I will start using WLR again in anger. Today I'm planning on eating:
B/f - CD Cappuccino shake or porridge
Snack - freshly made snowball from bakery (YUM)
Lunch - Sweet potato, Squash and cocounut soup
Dinner - something with chicken and rice
Snacks - grapes,
Hope you are all having a lovely start to the Xmas week!
Katycakes
Stubborn tortoise
Aw, smiled at the WLR in anger bit!!! Your menu sounds great, I think a teensy cake will slip in there just fine. (God, not that I am trying to encourage you... sorry!) Enjoy your days off and have a great day... snow still thick on ground here so it's FREEEEZING and very pretty!
xxx
xxx
Umm...me too, with some delicious special Wine Society's Beaujolais we were given....and then there was the cheese and biscuits....sigh...did I mention the chocolate covered brandy snaps? :copon:
Have a lovely day Alli, I'm still working, weather lovely and sunny but ice and frost everywhere so not sure about venturing out this evening......
Have a lovely day Alli, I'm still working, weather lovely and sunny but ice and frost everywhere so not sure about venturing out this evening......
Why is it that when I'm around and regularly checking the board, no one is posting, but when I have a busy day with no time to check in the board has gone mad! There's loads of posts that I haven't read - I feel completely out of touch
Had a day of cooking and baking yesterday as well as braving the supermarket. The traffic was so bad and I had the genius idea of getting DH to drop me and DD off before the worst traffic started and told him to pick me up in the same spot. Walking there was fine, but I went a bit mad with the shopping and then had to lug 2 large heavy bags back up a hill while listening to DD complain about having to carry a bottle of Ribena! We still ought to go back for more drinks but I might just have to rely on the little shop in the village for that...
Today is cleaning day and I don't want to make a start! It has to be done and I doubt it will take more than a couple of hours, but I know I will end up procrastinating for a while and then do 10 minutes here and there and it will drag on for the whole day. I wish I enjoyed cleaning. I know some people love seing their house all neat and tidy making the effort worth it, but I like my house like it is. It's clean (ish) but full of things. I hate having to find a home for things that are perfectly fine in a basket on top of the piano etc. Oh well it has to be done, I guess...
Food wise I'm all set for Xmas now. Yesterday I got the turkey and the fruit and veg box. I made the pigs in blankets, cooked the ham, red cabbage, stock for gravy, stuffing and Christmas cake. Now I just need to prep the veg and get the pudding ready and I'm done.
"Eating wise" I haven't been too bad - a bit of chocolate in the evening, but I was so busy cooking yesterday I forgot about lunch altogether. Still I'm sure licking the cake bowl and tasting the cabbage and ham could count as lunch.
I'm trying to decide what to do for pudding. I was going to do a pavlova as it's easy and can be done in advance, but DH thinks it's too summery (trust me to have a DH with an opinion on everyting) and he suggested sticky toffee pudding instead. Surely that's too heavy after a big meal? However, considering that DH doesn't like Christmas cake or mince pies I might just go for the sticky toffee pud. I can always have ice cream with the children instead...
Sorry about all the talk about food but it's all I think about at the moment! Still have lots of wrapping to do and....despite all the typing I still haven't managed to forget...the cleaning:jelous:
Had a day of cooking and baking yesterday as well as braving the supermarket. The traffic was so bad and I had the genius idea of getting DH to drop me and DD off before the worst traffic started and told him to pick me up in the same spot. Walking there was fine, but I went a bit mad with the shopping and then had to lug 2 large heavy bags back up a hill while listening to DD complain about having to carry a bottle of Ribena! We still ought to go back for more drinks but I might just have to rely on the little shop in the village for that...
Today is cleaning day and I don't want to make a start! It has to be done and I doubt it will take more than a couple of hours, but I know I will end up procrastinating for a while and then do 10 minutes here and there and it will drag on for the whole day. I wish I enjoyed cleaning. I know some people love seing their house all neat and tidy making the effort worth it, but I like my house like it is. It's clean (ish) but full of things. I hate having to find a home for things that are perfectly fine in a basket on top of the piano etc. Oh well it has to be done, I guess...
Food wise I'm all set for Xmas now. Yesterday I got the turkey and the fruit and veg box. I made the pigs in blankets, cooked the ham, red cabbage, stock for gravy, stuffing and Christmas cake. Now I just need to prep the veg and get the pudding ready and I'm done.
"Eating wise" I haven't been too bad - a bit of chocolate in the evening, but I was so busy cooking yesterday I forgot about lunch altogether. Still I'm sure licking the cake bowl and tasting the cabbage and ham could count as lunch.
I'm trying to decide what to do for pudding. I was going to do a pavlova as it's easy and can be done in advance, but DH thinks it's too summery (trust me to have a DH with an opinion on everyting
) and he suggested sticky toffee pudding instead. Surely that's too heavy after a big meal? However, considering that DH doesn't like Christmas cake or mince pies I might just go for the sticky toffee pud. I can always have ice cream with the children instead...Sorry about all the talk about food but it's all I think about at the moment! Still have lots of wrapping to do and....despite all the typing I still haven't managed to forget...the cleaning:jelous:
Merry Christmas everyone! Hope you had a good one - I certainly did.
I have eaten non stop for the past few days - and the scales are not happy. Today is the last day of indulgence though and I'm planning on going back on 1300 or so cals as of tomorrow. I have packed away some of the sweets (the house is full of them) to avoid the temptation and the rest are in cupboards so that I don't have to look at them all the time.
I'm going back to my CDC for a weigh in on the 2nd Jan - I know I've put on about about 6lbs since I last saw her a month or so ago. Hopefully going back on plan will mean that I lose 1-2lbs before I stand on the scales of doom!
Off to see friends today - they love food and cooking and so no doubt there'll be a feast!
Happy holidays everyone!
I have eaten non stop for the past few days - and the scales are not happy
. Today is the last day of indulgence though and I'm planning on going back on 1300 or so cals as of tomorrow. I have packed away some of the sweets (the house is full of them) to avoid the temptation and the rest are in cupboards so that I don't have to look at them all the time. I'm going back to my CDC for a weigh in on the 2nd Jan - I know I've put on about about 6lbs since I last saw her a month or so ago. Hopefully going back on plan will mean that I lose 1-2lbs before I stand on the scales of doom!
Off to see friends today - they love food and cooking and so no doubt there'll be a feast!
Happy holidays everyone!
Hi all (actually who am I kidding - I'm the only one around at the moment )
I'm on day one of "back to normal" - although it's not massively different as my food choices are still very christmassy (leftovers) just smaller quantities today. I weighed myself this morning and it seems I've only put on around 4lbs. Considering that I had a big meal last night I'm hoping some of that is just bloatedness and food weight. Will see what the scales say tomorrow.
Food today:
B/f: poached egg and 2 rashers grilled bacon, mini mince pie
Lunch: Thick slice ham with chilli jam and salad
Dinner: Turkey curry with rice (made yesterday)
Snacks: Clementines, maybe a small slice of christmas cake.
It should come to around 1300 calories or thereabouts.
Am making stock from the turkey bones now to freeze for killer gravy in the new year. If only I had enough cals to dip a slice of stale bread (of which I have plenty) into the stock before I freeze it - YUM!
Yet another post about food LOL!
)I'm on day one of "back to normal" - although it's not massively different as my food choices are still very christmassy (leftovers) just smaller quantities today. I weighed myself this morning and it seems I've only put on around 4lbs. Considering that I had a big meal last night I'm hoping some of that is just bloatedness and food weight. Will see what the scales say tomorrow.
Food today:
B/f: poached egg and 2 rashers grilled bacon, mini mince pie
Lunch: Thick slice ham with chilli jam and salad
Dinner: Turkey curry with rice (made yesterday)
Snacks: Clementines, maybe a small slice of christmas cake.
It should come to around 1300 calories or thereabouts.
Am making stock from the turkey bones now to freeze for killer gravy in the new year. If only I had enough cals to dip a slice of stale bread (of which I have plenty) into the stock before I freeze it - YUM!
Yet another post about food LOL!
Laura Croft
Happily maintaining
I hear you Alli. Hope today goes well for you Good luck with the transition.
Good luck with the transition.Well my good intentions went to pots about 2 hours ago! We decided to "pop" into Bluewater this afternoon. We knew it would be busy but it was just ridiculous! DH refused to leave when I got fed up around 5pm as he didn't want to sit in traffic for hours getting out, so we ended up eating at Gourmet Burger. It was lovely but way too much and my 1300 calorie allowance was at least doubled...I might as well have a glass of wine now
I'm off now to try and get 2 very tired and very over excited kiddies to bed...
I'm off now to try and get 2 very tired and very over excited kiddies to bed...
My plan to start "cutting back" this week has not panned out the way I intended. There is just so much food around and there's still Christmas spirit in the house and so I choose to eat what I want but not overdo it. In all honesty having eaten so much these past few days my body is craving lighter foods. I'm still eating leftover turkey and we're having turkey chilli tonight - it should last us today and tomorrow and then we're having friends over for lamb tagine on NYE.
I'm seeing my CDC on Saturday and really wanted to stay the same on her scales, but realise that it is not realistic and a couple of lbs up is not the end of the world.
I hope you are all well and enjoying the last few days of 2009!
I'm seeing my CDC on Saturday and really wanted to stay the same on her scales, but realise that it is not realistic and a couple of lbs up is not the end of the world.
I hope you are all well and enjoying the last few days of 2009!
alexmummy07
Silver Member
Alli are there threads missing from here? I posted on here earlier...and I'm sure porgeous did too...umm can't find it...unless I've lost the plot...also possible lol x
