Cali Sweden's Diary

[CaliSweden]

I could be wrong but I think the only cravings that men really have to deal with (apart from mental/emotional ones, same as us) are those caused by eating the wrong foods (sugar and other white carbs). As you say they don't have the same massive hormone swings that we do. But on the other hand, they do have a fairly active 'appendage' that can lead to visible embarassment and sometimes controls their thinking/decisions so maybe it all balances out in the fairness stakes. I think I'd rather bloat once a month than have to randomly walk around with my folder held in front of my trousers.

HAHAHA, omg, too funny:8855:. It took me a moment to figure out the appendage part. I was just outside in the cold for 20 minutes talking to the neighbor in Swedish. So I think the brain wasn't thawed out yet. Then I was like Ohhhhhhh appendage I get it. Lol, total blonde moment I had. I agree I'd rather not deal with the appendage problem:8855:.

Talking to my OH and his friend (he's doing low carb), it seems men have a harder time with their beer cravings. Like drinking beer while watching a movie, or with a certain food, or hanging out. Thank goodness I don't like beer. But I sure do love all the bad sweet fatty foods.

 

[Plumfoodie]

Ah a little like smokers who are used to smoking in certain situations!

 

[CaliSweden]

I've been hungry all day, hints the more than usual snacking today. Though I am keeping it to a little bit and not huge amounts of snacking.

Got some sunshine today so I was able to go on a walk Felt lazy though, but I had to take advantage of the sun while it lasted. I'm getting better at the new level of yoga, but not quite ready to do a whole hour of it yet. At least I'm not waking up stiff and sore this week

Breakfast: Oatporridge with blueberries, flaxseeds, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, raw honey and milk.

Snack: Handful of crisps, and a satsuma.

Lunch: Last night's leftover Korvstroganoff with barley/oat/basmati rice mix.

Snack: 2 pieces of dark chocolate.

Snack: Cottage cheese with pumpkin seeds, and a peeled apple.

Dinner: Pot Roast with lots of carrots, parsnip, bellpeppers, leek and garlic, and barley/oat/basmati rice mix.

Snack: 1 piece of dark chocolate.

Exercise: 27 minutes long walk, pushups, crunches, 30 minutes of yoga.

 

[Plumfoodie]

Mm, pot roast, yum!

 

[CaliSweden]

I was really hungry all day, the little monthly monster was just too hungry. I did eat naughty things today, but I did keep the portions in check. So it wasn't the best low GL day, but it's way better than eating whatever I want and as much as I want. I could have totally went for some milkshake, cookies, donuts, cake, french fries, and a lot of other stuff.

I really dislike dieting and totm, it's when you get tested the most. The worst is you crave it, and really can't help it. It's a fine line of just giving in a little bit to your cravings and making sure it doesn't go out of control.

Breakfast: Oat porridge with blackberries, flaxseeds, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, raw honey and milk.

Snack: 2 pieces of dark chocolate.

Lunch: Leftover korvstragnoff with barley/oat/basmati rice mix.

Snack: A peeled apple with peanut butter.

Snack: A handful of japanese rice crackers with peanuts wasabi flavor.

Dinner: Leftover pot roast with barley/oat/basmati rice mix.

Dessert: Vanilla ice cream with baked apple cinnamon dark chocolate thing.

 

[CaliSweden]

Mm, pot roast, yum!

The pot roast came out really yummy. The meat just falls apart and basically melts I plan to do more pot roasts this winter. Not sure why I haven't done it more often before.

 

[Plumfoodie]

Cali, you say your day was naughty, but it doesn't look that bad to me. I think you're doing a good job with your cravings.

 

[CaliSweden]

Awww thanks Plum. That is the best part of low GL, that we can have days where we're allowed to be naughty

 

[CaliSweden]

Another not perfect low GL day. Though I did pass up on McDs McFlurry.

Breakfast: Oat porridge with blackberries, flaxseeds, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, raw honey and milk.

Snack: 1 piece of dark chocolate.

Lunch: Leftover pot roast with barley/oat/basmati rice.

Snack: Handful of japanese rice cracker and peanut mix wasabi flavor.

Snack: 1/2 Kaki (Japanese Persimmon), handful of salt and vinegar crisps.

Snack: 1 Chocolate covered marshmellow coconut ball.

Dinner: Baked cauliflower, falukorv and a slice of rye bread.

 

[CaliSweden]

Today was a much better day for me, thankfully. Had way less cravings today, and was able to keep myself pretty good all day. I did have one non low GL snack, but ate it during the early part of the day.

We had good weather here, so I was able to go on a walk I also felt much better today and got to do my yoga Just about two weeks of this harder yoga, and I'm starting to feel that it's not as hard as the first 5 days. It's still tough, but I'm getting stronger.

Breakfast: Oat porridge with blackberries, strawberries, flaxseeds, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, raw honey and milk.

Snack: Handful of salt and vinegar crisps. Half a kaki (Japense Persimmon).

Lunch: Last night's leftover baked cauliflower, falukorv with 3/4 slice of rye bread.

Snack: Cottage cheese with pumpkin seeds, and a peeled apple.

Dinner: Leftover baked cauliflower, falukorv and 3/4 slice of rye bread.

Snack: 1 piece of dark chocolate.

Exercise: 26 minutes normal walk, pushups, crunches, and 42 minutes of yoga.

 

[CaliSweden]

Dinner is still in the oven, it took a lot longer than I thought to put the pie together. So tonight I'm going to have to eat dinner alot later than I want, right before weigh in day >_< I am making broccoli and ham pie (quiche), though I decided to try making the crust from wholegrain spelt flour and oats. It was a lot of playing around with how much butter, spelt, oats and water to get the pie dough just right. Wholegrain spelt flour and oats are really dry and absorbs a lot of moisture to get it into a dough.

On a happy note, I was able to go on a walk today The weather was beautiful but cold (9-10 degrees Celsius). I have to enjoy these walk days while I can. Soon it'll be way too cold for me to go out there for walks.

Breakfast: Oat porridge with strawberries, flaxseeds, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, raw honey and soy milk.

Snack: 1 piece of dark chocolate.

Lunch: 1 slice of rye bread with peanut butter and jam.

Snack: Cottage cheese with pumpkin seeds, and a peeled apple.

Snack: 1 piece of dark chocolate.

Dinner: Broccoli and ham pie(quiche), with plenty of onion and garlic, and crust made from oats and wholegrain spelt flour.

Exercise: 27 minutes long walk, pushups, crunches, and 30 minutes of yoga.

 

[CaliSweden]

It's been a rough food week with lots of high GL foods. I was good the last three days, and luckly my monsterous cravings were gone by then. Amazing how the hormones can make foods that you normally can turn away so easily into something you must have.

I'm glad that the weight came off the last 3 days. I was starting to think I was going to be stuck in the 161s for awhile. Thankfully it was only for about two weeks. It's great to see the scale go down again, after all that is the reason why I am dieting So today I'm going to be walking on sunshine all day long, even though the weather outside is dark and cold

Here's the 17th weekly weight update:


-1.8 lbs (-.82kg)


Total amount since started: -18.8 lbs (-8.55kg)

 

[Plumfoodie]

Well done this week Cali, that's a great loss!

 

[CaliSweden]

Tuesdays are like my weekends when it comes to food. I tend to eat the most naughtiest things on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, so I have the rest of the week to burn them off. My OH has been wanting to make dessert since Saturday but I asked him to wait until Tuesday night to make it. So tonight we ate his baked pineapple thing, it had pineapples, walnuts, sliced almonds, and dark chocolate. It was really yummy

I probably went a little over board on my naughties today. Tomorrow I will not be as naughty with the sweets. I still have the Xmas Challenge goal to meet

Breakfast: Oat porridge with strawberries, flaxseeds, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, raw honey and soy milk.

Snack: Chocolate covered marshmellow fluff ball thing.

Lunch: Last night's leftover Broccoli and ham pie.

Snack: Cottage cheese with pumpkin seeds and a peeled apple.

Dinner: Last night's leftover Broccoli and ham pie.

Dessert: A handful of crisps, and some baked pineapple with walnuts, dark chocolate and ice cream.

Exercise: Pushups, crunches, and 30 minutes of yoga.

 

[CaliSweden]

I wasn't planning to do exercise today, but I thought to myself "why not!?!". So I did do my yoga and felt alive soon after I love my yoga!

I took some pictures yesterday to mark my new weight, and to keep track of my progress. It's hard to see exactly how you look just by looking in the mirror everyday. A lot of times pictures will show things that we don't want to see. I emailed the pictures to my parents, and they gave me a lot of compliments They said that I look more like 150lbs instead of 160lbs, so that really made my day. They were shocked at how far I've come from the last picture they saw of me which was from early August. They say I look much younger than my age and from earlier this year, my skin looks great and it glows, and I look much thinner and healthier. So it really made my day, and it made me realize just how far I've come

Dinner plans didn't go well tonight. The freezer downstairs seems broken and everything was room temperature. Luckly I had some frozen seasoned chicken in the freezer upstairs. I was going to cook my family's old recipe for calabasas (squash, onion, garlic, tomato and cheese on top), but when I cut open the squash it was firm and oozed slime. Very strange, since they weren't old and were still firm and crisp, just had clear slime. So of course I tossed them out, and had to change dinner plans again. Luckly I had some bellpeppers in the fridge and made fajitas instead Woot for improvising.

Breakfast: Oat porridge with strawberries, flax seeds, sunflower seeds, cinnamon, raw honey and soy milk.

Snack: Handful of crisps.

Lunch: Leftover Broccoli and ham pie.

Snack: Cottage cheese with pumpkin seeds, peeled apple and a piece of dark chocolate.

Dinner: Chicken fajita, pinto beans, and multigrain tortilla.

Exercise: Pushups, crunches, and 30 minutes of yoga.

 

[irish molly]

Cali!!!! You are a star!! A great loss this week, almost two pounds. GL seems effortless to you now. You are doing so well both with food and exercise.
Looking good for your cranberry challenge!

 

[CaliSweden]

Hi Molly! Thank you for the compliment! I don't feel quite a star yet, but I do feel more confident now I really hope to make the goal for Cranberry Challenge.

 

[Plumfoodie]

Sounds like you had a really positive day yesterday Cali, hurray. And well done on improvising in the face of freezer meltdown and slimy squash, instead of turning it into an excuse for takeout or something.

 

[CaliSweden]

Sounds like you had a really positive day yesterday Cali, hurray. And well done on improvising in the face of freezer meltdown and slimy squash, instead of turning it into an excuse for takeout or something.

I was really determined to win the situation. Though I was in a bleh mood because all the chicken I bought on sale was ruined:cry:

 

[CaliSweden]

Low GL has changed the way I view food. There was a huge whole page ad in the newspaper yesterday for McDs sale. I had no interest in it what so ever. I told OH "ewww I can't believe I used to crave eating that stuff." Ok I lied, the sundae looked good, but I do have a weekness for sundaes and mcflurries.