*butterfly*
Silver Member
Well done on the food recently, you're back on track so can igore the wobble for now! Hope the usually tempting night went ok? xx
Alli takes the scenic route to maintenance
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Katycakes
Stubborn tortoise
Hope that pineapple did the trick!
Which cardi was it Alli, & what colour? You are lucky because so many of their lovely jewel cols will look amazing with your fair hair. Want a pic! (Spot the cardi-addict amongst us...)
Agree with Butterfly, you are doing great, keep on going and there will be many more cardi days ahead!
xxx
Which cardi was it Alli, & what colour? You are lucky because so many of their lovely jewel cols will look amazing with your fair hair. Want a pic! (Spot the cardi-addict amongst us...)
Agree with Butterfly, you are doing great, keep on going and there will be many more cardi days ahead!
xxx
Hi Alli, lovely to have more compliments at work!
I love cardi's too, but can never get quite right what I wear underneath them. I realy love plain square necked t shirts, but they are hard to find. I think Nigella looks great in them too, she wears a lot - mind you she'd look great in a bin bag really, wouldn't she? I read somewhere that her husband, Charles Saatchi, only eats fruit and very simple food, so she only cooks for her children and herself. What a waste!
So, did you eat all the pineapple? I love them and they are coming into season now aren't they? Market day on Saturday I think for me......x
I love cardi's too, but can never get quite right what I wear underneath them. I realy love plain square necked t shirts, but they are hard to find. I think Nigella looks great in them too, she wears a lot - mind you she'd look great in a bin bag really, wouldn't she? I read somewhere that her husband, Charles Saatchi, only eats fruit and very simple food, so she only cooks for her children and herself. What a waste!
So, did you eat all the pineapple? I love them and they are coming into season now aren't they? Market day on Saturday I think for me......x
Hi everyone!
I've been without internet all day today - Boo! Some problem with the cabling on our street. Still it's back now.
Katy - I have the cropped cashmere cardi in hot pink. It's so lovely...if I could afford it I'd buy another couple as I want to wear it all day. It's like wearing a teddy bear - I just keep stroking myself
I might get DH to take a pic tomorrow - I'm never in photos as I normally hate myself in pictures, but I guess now that I've lost weight I need to change that attitude..
Bess- the main reason I needed a cardi was to go over work dresses. I have plenty of normal cardis but I wanted a shorter one that would look good over a dress. This one is quite Nigella-esque really although unfortunately I neither have her hourglass figure nor her lovely colouring!
I went to see my CDC this morning and I lost 1lb in the past 2 weeks, so it's all good. It would have been nice if I'd lost a couple of pounds but a loss is a loss and so I'm not going to complain.
I've had a banging headache today so have taken it easy. We went for a walk while the weather was still OK. When it started raining we played UNO for ages and then DH took the kids out for a little while so that I could rest. I cooked lamb stew today and the whole house now smells of cinnamon and oregano - YUM! I'm debating whether to have a glass of wine now but I'm not sure it's going to do my head any good so might stick to water.
Hope you're all having a lovely weekend!
I've been without internet all day today - Boo! Some problem with the cabling on our street. Still it's back now.
Katy - I have the cropped cashmere cardi in hot pink. It's so lovely...if I could afford it I'd buy another couple as I want to wear it all day. It's like wearing a teddy bear - I just keep stroking myself
I might get DH to take a pic tomorrow - I'm never in photos as I normally hate myself in pictures, but I guess now that I've lost weight I need to change that attitude..Bess- the main reason I needed a cardi was to go over work dresses. I have plenty of normal cardis but I wanted a shorter one that would look good over a dress. This one is quite Nigella-esque really although unfortunately I neither have her hourglass figure nor her lovely colouring!
I went to see my CDC this morning and I lost 1lb in the past 2 weeks, so it's all good. It would have been nice if I'd lost a couple of pounds but a loss is a loss and so I'm not going to complain.
I've had a banging headache today so have taken it easy. We went for a walk while the weather was still OK. When it started raining we played UNO for ages and then DH took the kids out for a little while so that I could rest. I cooked lamb stew today and the whole house now smells of cinnamon and oregano - YUM! I'm debating whether to have a glass of wine now but I'm not sure it's going to do my head any good so might stick to water.
Hope you're all having a lovely weekend!
Morning all,
Had a spectacular fall off the wagon last night! My poor tummy is feeling abused and I don't blame it. OK it was no worse than binges of past but still. DH came home with a tub of pringles and we shared that. Then I got some ice cream out that I'd bought for the children and we shared that. I then ran out of junk food so started on the grapes. Went to bed after that...
I'm going out tonight and am planning to enjoy the already paid for popcorn and chocolates (we're going to the movies tonight and have gallery seats) so will eat lightly during the day and try to recover during the week.
No other plans for today - need to get some petrol for the car and some fruit and snacks for the children for next week. It's fairly bright outside so maybe we will get a walk in as well.
Had a spectacular fall off the wagon last night! My poor tummy is feeling abused and I don't blame it. OK it was no worse than binges of past but still. DH came home with a tub of pringles and we shared that. Then I got some ice cream out that I'd bought for the children and we shared that. I then ran out of junk food so started on the grapes. Went to bed after that...
I'm going out tonight and am planning to enjoy the already paid for popcorn and chocolates (we're going to the movies tonight and have gallery seats) so will eat lightly during the day and try to recover during the week.
No other plans for today - need to get some petrol for the car and some fruit and snacks for the children for next week. It's fairly bright outside so maybe we will get a walk in as well.
Katycakes
Stubborn tortoise
Ah, hugs Alli... I did something similar with a cheese pasty and a king-size snickers last night, tried and huffy and slightly psycho on the trains coming home from NE... I knew it was bad. And I didn't care. Ah well!
Enjoy the cinema, and the chocs, if they are planned it's fine... yum.
xxx
Enjoy the cinema, and the chocs, if they are planned it's fine... yum.
xxx
*butterfly*
Silver Member
I think there's a fair few of us chasing that wagon at the moment. Hey, as long as we keep running, it has to run out of fuel sometime! Sending hugs xx
Good Morning! I did have a good day yesterday but only because a friend came over last night so I couldn't overeat. Still I hope to continue in this vein for a few days now. I know it's 2 steps forward and 1 step back (and sometimes the other way around) and so must just accept a few days of eating too much and get on with getting the balance right.
I'm trying hard to keep a positive attitude, but it doesn't help that I've hurt my neck somehow and the pain is radiating through my head and shoulders. It's been there for 3 days and no amount of hot baths or massage seems to help. I'm thinking I should go and get a professional massage but that's yet another cost I can't afford.
Oh well - feeling like Eeyore today.
Right, enough of my moaning - it's time to start getting the monsters ready for school!
I'm trying hard to keep a positive attitude, but it doesn't help that I've hurt my neck somehow and the pain is radiating through my head and shoulders. It's been there for 3 days and no amount of hot baths or massage seems to help. I'm thinking I should go and get a professional massage but that's yet another cost I can't afford.
Oh well - feeling like Eeyore today
. Right, enough of my moaning - it's time to start getting the monsters ready for school!
Wales
Silver Member
Hi Alli, hope the pain in your neck is easing. If you have really hurt the muscle though you might benefit from a massage or maybe an acupressure massage?? I see an acupunturist and she has cured a muscle pain I had in my forearm in one treatment and some deep massage, hurt at the time but much better now.
Hope you had a good day with your eating today, some days are easier than others aren't they. Sometimes at work my mind is chattering for food, relentless, then I get something interesting or complicated to do and a few hours has gone by and I haven't thought about food once. Then as soon as I think about it again I want it, have to have it. Perhaps I just need to ask for more work to do??? Nah, maybe not!
Here's to a good day tomorrow too x
Hope you had a good day with your eating today, some days are easier than others aren't they. Sometimes at work my mind is chattering for food, relentless, then I get something interesting or complicated to do and a few hours has gone by and I haven't thought about food once. Then as soon as I think about it again I want it, have to have it. Perhaps I just need to ask for more work to do??? Nah, maybe not!
Here's to a good day tomorrow too x
Good Morning! I did have a good day yesterday but only because a friend came over last night so I couldn't overeat. Still I hope to continue in this vein for a few days now. I know it's 2 steps forward and 1 step back (and sometimes the other way around) and so must just accept a few days of eating too much and get on with getting the balance right.
I'm trying hard to keep a positive attitude, but it doesn't help that I've hurt my neck somehow and the pain is radiating through my head and shoulders. It's been there for 3 days and no amount of hot baths or massage seems to help. I'm thinking I should go and get a professional massage but that's yet another cost I can't afford.
Oh well - feeling like Eeyore today
Right, enough of my moaning - it's time to start getting the monsters ready for school!
Oh poor you, that's horrid. You could try Ibruprofen gel rubbed in? And the hot wheat bag Lelly suggested -both as a home remedy.
Reading back through your posts I saw the comment about the wagon...wagon what wagon? Haven't seen that for a while.
Hope everything is better for you tomorrow Alli. xx
*butterfly*
Silver Member
Hope you're doing ok and the pains have eased. I used to get similar every now and then, figured that sometimes it was sitting at desk/pc that contributed i think. xx
My food week so far has gone someting like this:
Good
Bad
Good
Bad
Good
:devilangel:
I seem to overeat loads, then have a good day after to even it out. This isn't even about weight now - I just need to figure out how to do balance!
Oh well - if it was easy we wouldn't be here would we?
Christmas fair - skipped the mince pie and mulled wine but had a little bit of chocolate. A bit of shopping, some walking before the rain started and generally chilled out.
Hope you are all having a lovely weekend.
Good
Bad
Good
Bad
Good
:devilangel:
I seem to overeat loads, then have a good day after to even it out. This isn't even about weight now - I just need to figure out how to do balance!
Oh well - if it was easy we wouldn't be here would we?
Christmas fair - skipped the mince pie and mulled wine but had a little bit of chocolate. A bit of shopping, some walking before the rain started and generally chilled out.
Hope you are all having a lovely weekend.
Katycakes
Stubborn tortoise
Alli, I had a 6 week run of this in the summer... it was horrible and very unsettling. I snapped out of it by reading back over my diary from the early maintenance days when I did everything by the book, and that pulled me back into the zone. I haven't managed to stay there as you know, but at least broke the binge/starve cycle. Not sure what to suggest hun but do know this was a part of the journey for me, and that it doesn't last forever. You can break the pattern, and focussing on maintaining rather than losing any more does help.
Sending a hug.
xxx
Sending a hug.
xxx
Wales
Silver Member
Morning Alli, you just need to bring the balance closer together so that the see saw doesn't hit the ground with a hard bump and doesn't fling you off the top at the other end. Ha ha ha, I make it sound so easy don't I.
Perspective will come back to you, and you have done so well - look at you at goal. It's a good idea of Katy's to read back through your diary, see if that helps you.
Have a super Sunday Alli x
Perspective will come back to you, and you have done so well - look at you at goal. It's a good idea of Katy's to read back through your diary, see if that helps you.
Have a super Sunday Alli x
