Beelishy's VLCD Weight Loss Adventure!!

Morning! Happy November everyone!!

Woot! STS today. So I start my November Challenge today, 1st Nov at 238lbs. Im going to move my goal to 230lb by thanksgiving. Its only fair.

Back on it and fully in the zone today. We have some haribo and a few treat sized choccy things in the house left over/that tabby got. Not even remotely interested in any of it. LOL.

Had my coffee and a babybel light to take my iron tablet. Tabby's 4th birthday is on the 10th (a week on sunday) and she wants a princess ariel cake where the ariel doll in in the middle and the cake is the dress. yeah. that. LOL. So i got a pyrex bowl but ive never maked a cake in one so i got a box of cake mix to test it out. im going to bake it today as a test cake and see how it comes out and whether i have to make another round cake to make it tall enough to fit the doll in etc etc. they girls can then have a slice of cake each and its going in the BIN. :D I hate hate hate to waste but the girls dont need it (after all the sweets they have!) and i dont need it hanging around.

Ive already taken down 2/3 of the halloween window decorations and cleaned those windows. I only have a bit left to do and its not even 9am yet. lol. Im full of LETS DO THIS SH!T today. hahahah.

So planned "days" off. Im having a nice, traditional (ish) meal on thanksgiving, completely with pumpkin pie, although i will make it crustless and with splenda instead of sugar. I will probably just have eggs for breakfast and a little quorn for lunch. Then my meal for dinner followed by pie. Left overs in the bin and straight on the day after. And I FULLY intend on having a (small) slice of tabby's actual birthday cake on her birthday. Because life IS for living after all. But I will not muck about stuffing my face all day. I will have nothing but quorn/eggs/protein all day. No packs. And a bit of cake in the evening. Then, a couple of slices will be saved for the girls to have the day after (its not a proper birthday unless your mom lets you have birthday cake for breakfast the day after!! lol) and the rest will go to my friend and her kids and/or in the bin. Then STRAIGHT back on all the way to christmas eve. :D

Food today -

2x babybel light
2x boiled eggs
Exante Vanilla shake (with a bit of cinnamon, yumm)
S&S Spag bol
Quorn with green beans, peppers and mushrooms and philly "sauce".
SF jelly

coffee, water.

Cal 885 - Carbs 58

have a great day everyone!
 
woo maintained this week's loss!! wa hoo!

could you freeze the cake in slices instead of throwing away? Then you can't binge on it as it'll be frozen but you can get some out in the morning sometimes for the girls.

Why does the thought of throwing food away freak me out so much!! hahaha - although I did throw away 1 1/2 sausages that Layla's friend left last night at dinner as they were covered in sauce, it hurt, boy did it hurt haha!! I couldn't be bothered to cut them up for the cats, to my shame!! They've ripped the bin bag trying to get into the bin so I guess they can smell the sausage in there!! the other day there were chicken bones in the bin and they managed to lift up the lid and pull the whole bin bag out! Genius cats :)

Good luck with the cake! I've got to make cupcakes for my cousin's son's birthday next week (age 3) trying to decide what design :)

What DOES pumpkin pie taste like? does it taste anything like pumpkins smell like when the candle is burning inside it - cos I love that smell. But hate the smell of raw pumpkin when we're scooping the middle out - uggh. I've never eaten pumpkin
 
My cats do exactly the same Lou. I have 2, but one of them (Tish) always goes in the bin, so when i throw away chicken, ham etc i always have to make sure it goes in the big bin outside. Its very annoying but whats more annoying is waking up on a morning to find the contents of my kitchen bin everywere.
Hey Kelly, nice to hear you had a happy halloween and your focused for the november challenge. I hope you have a good day xoxo
 
LOL. Lou...its in the bin! Goodbye cakey! None went in my mouth. Not even licking of the spoon. NADA. :D haha

Im very pleased with my progress and only 8lbs away from my Thanksgiving goal. Pumpkin pie is...er....tastes like...erm....nothing else. lol. It doesnt taste like a pumpkin smells, at all, i dont think. Its got a custard-ish texture and is...sweet but not sickly and cinnamon-y and ...i dunno. Its really really good and something i think everyone should try once if theyre curious. Im going to make mine as low carb/cals as possible this year. Im focused on November right now. but I REALLY want to meet my Dec goal, too. So Im really going for it.

My cat goes for anything you put in the bin thats meaty, too. hot dogs, chicken..anything. so we have to take it out too. we dont ever leave chicken bones in because he is relentless and he WILL get to them...and of course, they can choke on bones much easier than dogs can/do...so we just take them straight out to the bin outside. He's a proper little oinky-boy. haha

how is everyone doing today??
 
Goood grief! My littlest slept for just over 3 hours today! She must have been utterly exhausted. And my eldest is asleep now and been asleep for about 2 hours!! My babies are so sleepy! lol.

So. The cake. I am SO glad i did the test run. I now know that I CAN make the cake in the bowl and HOW to do that (reduce the temp and bake longer) and I also know that it isnt deep enough and I will have to make a couple of round cakes as well to layer underneath to give it height/depth so that it comes up to the doll's waist as it should. furthermore. I didnt touch it. Did I say this already? Anyway. yeah. I was pretty awesome. Unfortunately, the cakey smells HAVE made my tummy kick into full gear and Ive been starving since I got up from my non-sleeping nap (lol). So Ive had a coffee and an egg and Im going to have an extra sf jelly if I REALLY feel cave-y later. But Im going to try to just motor through it. Its already 3:17 now...hubby will be home in about 2 hours and then we can have dinner and I still have 1.5L of water to get down anyway. So...I should be ok. I could easily have my 3rd egg but Im kinda trying not to.

8lbs away from my Thanksgiving goal and as I WILL be having a small bit of cake on the 10th...I must focus and be as good as possible. Eyes on the prize. lol
 
Right. Another successful day. TOTM is due sometime within the next week and Im starting to really feel it. Bleh. I hope it doesnt stop my losses but I know that if i do have unexpected results on the scales despite sticking to plan, not to worry about it. So onward I go!

The cake was horrible. The smell of it really sent my hunger into overdrive. But I did manage to resist and only ended up having an extra babybel (and actually that was in lieu of my 3rd "back up" egg. lol so i actually SAVED myself cals lol). But its gone now. Thankfully. :)

Im pretty sleepy so Im going to head to bed with Zoe around 8:45 (haha. how sad am i?). I would go now but its only 20 past 8 and thats just...so lame. :/ hahaha. On the other hand....I have been kinda busy today with the cake baking and the decoration putting away and the window cleaning....hahaha.

Have a great weekend, everyone! :) x
 
Morning!

Up 1lb today. 239.4 - clearly TOTM is on its way this week. Bleh. So Im competely NOT at all bothered by it. Im sticking to my part of the deal...my body will get itself right and follow along again when it is ready. lol. Tomorrow is official weigh in and Im still 5lbs down for the week as of today. So its no biggie.

Nothing at all to do today. Feels nice. lol.

Food today -

A&C porridge
Spag bol
2x babybel light
2x boiled egg
sf jelly pot
quorn with peppers, onions and mushrooms
coffee, water

have a great day everyone :)
 
Freeezing this morning! Just tucking in to a lovely warm bowl of A&C porridge. :)

Had an egg and a babybel earlier.

Its gloomy out today. i just want to crawl back into the bed. But my eldest needs a bath and my littlest isnt tired yet anyway. lol. So after this, will give Tabs her bath and then after lunch - nap time. Im shattered! lol
 
Ive just done a stock check and realised I have LOADS of Exante banana and vanilla shakes but very little S&S spag bol :( Im going to check the forum and the facebook swap/sell page to see if I can get some more spag bol. Im loving that stuff lately. LOL
 
Sorted my spag bol anyway. Phew! lol Ive got a lovely 20 packs. :D

So. I had my "bbq" quorn with peppers and mushrooms and onions for dinner and im stuffed. BBQ fry light is AMAZING. lol

Im going to have a cuppa in a bit and see if we can spot any fireworks from our front window. there are a few Guy Fawkes displays happening tonight (although i dunno..its been raining a lot, off and on...) and last year we could see loads from our window. :D

Right...cuppa. Oh..and tehre was a BOOM. Night all! :D
 
Ooo where did you find BBQ fry light? Sounds interesting! Xx
 
Morning! Weigh in day!

I woke up this morning feeling crampy, with a dull ache in my lower back and feeling heavy and bloated. I know 100% for a fact that I am retaining water. How do I know? Because I had all my usual water yesterday plus an extra coffee and half a glass of tescoc xero cola. And I ALWAYS go to the loo between 1-2am and again between 4-6 am. Always (since starting this diet in sept). And (TMI) I takes ages cuz I wee and wee and wee. HAHA. Ew. Anyway. I went at 1am....but it wasnt much. And then Zoe was being restless at 3am-ish and threw her binky (er...dummy) across the room in her sleep. So i got up to search for it (in the dark. with my mobile phone screen as my only light. so fun. NOT! lol) (oh lord, how my night time antics have changed since being a mom! haha!) and decided i may as well go to the loo as then maybe i could then sleep through the rest of the night. So I went and I hardly ....er...went! And i slept through and i wasnt bursting for the loo this morning when I got up, like normal. Anyway. Definitely holding water. Tempted to get some water balance tablets. I HATE feeling uncomfy and bloated. Anyone used them? Recommendations/Reviews? Horror stories? share with me, folks!

I digress...

So I got weighed and I still managed to get my 6lbs off this week! Yay! 238.6 *dance dance*.

Have a nice Sunday all :) x
 
Whoopeee that's so cool! It seems like your body just didn't wanna let go and then suddenly it was like wham! Fine! I'll let it go! Yay on the 6lbs. Definitely a happy dance! Bet it's lovely to see that number!

I'll keep an eye out on the fry light. My tescos only dies the normal one as I've been looking for the salad one and haven't found it. Might try asda or sains this week and see. The BBQ one sounds really nice.

Like you, I am due on and have been having a few warm up cramps (the trailers before the big event!) and nightmares. Nearly yelped last night as I dreamt a spider jumped on me!! Luckily contained myself as I would've kicked myself if I'd woken my poorly baby up after spending an hour getting her off to sleep!!

I've never tried water balance tablets either, but would be interested to see if anyone has any advice or views on them... I'll check back on your diary later to see if there's a response.

Hope you're ok today. Xx
 
Just having my banana shake with a bit of cinnamon in it. Had an egg before I left and one just now with a babybel light. Im having chili for lunch and an egg in the afternoon. Then quorn with onion, mushrooms and peppers in philly sauce for dinner and a sf jelly pot tonight. Wish my TOTM would start already...I feel so bloated! Ugh :/
 
Well, as usual I was pretty much unable to sleep. BOOO. I dont know why. I feel exhausted! lol. So im trying to get the last of my water down - just over 1L to go. Then I will have my last boiled egg and a cup of coffee. Its 3:30 now. That should easily take me until time to go make dinner. TOTM. GO AWAY!!! (Well, start first and then GO AWAY!)
 
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