Dairy Of a Lardy kid aged 43 and 3 quarters...

Awww!! What a lovely thing to say (type) :) xxx

You my lovely matey have dragged me right out of the depths of dark despair some days just by being honest open and thoughtful, if I can even get within a smidgen of making you feel as good as you have me when I've felt hissed off with the world and his diet then Ive accomplished more than just weight loss. Some people just click :) xxxxxx

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Yes they do and I'm soooo glad for it. Thank you loads x
 
Busy day again - 2 loads of washing on the line and every single room polished, hoovered and mopped within an inch of its life. Trouble is when the house is sparkling clean like this I don't want the kids and hubs to come home and mess it up again!!...I am a bugger for a place for everything and everything in its place - I like neatness and symmetry BUT I'm not a clean freak I do a basic hoover and wipe round everyday generally because I have 5 cats and they're really rubbish at shedding hair in the bin :D but I do a mega clean once a week everything is scrubbed or hoovered or thrown in the washer, 4 adults and 5 house cats in a little 3 bedroomed Victorian terrace gives me no other choice....ANYWAY! Why am I prattling on about this and telling you? Lol..

Breakfast was a lovely piece of seed sensation bread with chopped egg and laughing cow cheese all mashed up with salt and black pepper and spread nice and thick. Followed by a caramel coffee and one of the biggest green apples I've seen in ages but its British and I bought it at the local market...you can't go wrong buying fresh veg and fruit at the local market which luckily is only 15 minutes walk (for the average person) about 30 minutes for me. But I will be going there after my SW class on Friday to buy my blueberries, grapes, apples, tangerines and pears - bought some gorgeous strawberries last week albeit they were Spanish but they where huge! and very sweet and only 90p a punnet.....I'm waffling again ain't I? : D

Lunch was left over sweet potato and carrot soup that I made yesterday morning. Had that with another slice of seed sensation bread with some laughing cow cheese.

Dinner is going to be a huge mixed salad, with baked potatoes, corn-cobs and quorn burgers maybe with a little homemade barbecue sauce drizzled over the top of them.

I've got 2 of my friends coming round tonight to drop some things off that they have bought for the little Grandbaba - they're are more like nieces to me to be honest - my mum was the life long best friend with their nan, and she treated me like a daughter so they see me has an auntie :) I don't know where I'm going to put all this stuff that people keep passing onto me for the little jelly bean...it's only 12 weeks old lol..anyway they're coming at around 8.30pm but me being a creature of habit lately and to keep my insomnia at bay I'm usually chilling with my book by 9pm ready for lights out at 10.30...I've not always been this boring but have learned the hard way after years of rebound insomnia that routine is THE only thing that beats insomnia not sedatives, so even though I love my friends very much they're half my age and I don't have even half of their energy lol..

Whatever you are doing on this lovely springlike Tuesday...enjoy it!

xxx

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Good Morning! Off to the hospital to see my friends premature little girl she's now been transferred to the local hospital so that will be a 4 mile round walk for me - that's my exercise sorted for today then :) will have knees like dinner plates this evening I bet!.

Breakfast 2 kiwi fruits, banana and a Asda fat-free syn-free apple crumble style yogurt and a caramel coffee.

Lunch is going to be a homemade broccoli and minted pea soup - I've just got to make it first. Going to have a piece of seed sensations bread with that...yum!

Dinner is hopefully going to be SW wedges with a spray-light fried egg, beans and a piece of bread.

Another busy day and it don't help that I'm a day ahead of myself been thinking its Wednesday for the last 2 days and now it IS Wednesday I keep thinking its Thursday lol.

Have a good day you lot!

xxx

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This was absolutely gorgeous ....homemade broccoli and minted pea soup x

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This was absolutely gorgeous ....homemade broccoli and minted pea soup x

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Hi Lisa queen of soups! Seems like you've had a good and busy day. Hope the knees held out!! You will be like a gazelle in no time.

Waiting for my friend. It's one of those where I'm not sure why I see her. I feel mean but she is so serious and studious & not a laugh. She's a nice girl but just so unlike my other friends. The reality is that the evenings are ' pleasant' but she is only a friend because I moved here 12 years ago and haven't actually met that many people outside work. I have one good friend here and one who moved to NYC. I could go out with anyone at work and see people through the community garden work I do etc etc but there are a couple that really I see out of politeness. Feel mean but sure you know what I mean?! The evenings are always ok but sometimes she'll sit and not talk!!! I want a giggle!

Anyway better go and cook pasta! Speak soon mx
 
I'm beginning to believe we where separated at birth! lol ....I am sooooo hearing you on this one and you sound like me and its the kind of thing I'd be saying to Tony right now. I've a few 'friends' like that - the type I don't see very often (thank god) the type that make your eyes glaze over after half an hour you know what I mean the staring into space falling asleep with your eyes open kind of yawny boredom. I like a laugh a giggle about daft things, rude things, plain silliness, these 'friends' use big words and tell intelligent serious political jokes and take everything so seriously you end up suicidal with them lol...when you've had a long day you need some light relief....lets hope she hates your meatballs and leaves early lmao! but I doubt it.

I'm really into my soup at the mo - they're so easy to make too but give it a few more weeks when Im sick to death of them and they'll go onto my most hated list along with pasta n sauce and muller lights :D

xxxx

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Good morning! :)


Breakfast is fruit and yogurt.

Lunch is broccoli and minted pea soup with bread.

Dinner is I've no idea - in thinking homemade sweet and sour quorn or pasta.

No doing much today it's my 15th wedding anniversary though and Tony got me a beautiful watch and matching necklace with little crystals and cubic zirconia's in them because this year it's crystal. I got him a tiny crystal angel to hang from his wing mirror - proper crystal ain't cheap!.

Not doing anything for it though - I could go for a pub meal but have only 5 syns left and I don't need the temptation. I will still be married next year - but I don't want to be fat....we can do something for our 16th with me looking fabulously curving :)

No waffling today - nothing much is happening

xxx

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This was gorgeous :) x


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Sweet and sour quorn with SW chips and noodles..

Well it's nearly tomorrow!! I'm excited for my weigh in because I've been a million percent on it so I'm expecting 2lb and don't mind saying I will be hissed off with less - getting that 2lb will give me my half stone award in 2 weeks and that will spur me on for the next half stone....of course if I lose more than 2lb tomorrow I will be absolutely made up.

So I will log on as soon as I can depending on if my 3G is playing nice. So until tomorrow...

xxx

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This was gorgeous :) x

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Sweet and sour quorn with SW chips and noodles..

Well it's nearly tomorrow!! I'm excited for my weigh in because I've been a million percent on it so I'm expecting 2lb and don't mind saying I will be hissed off with less - getting that 2lb will give me my half stone award in 2 weeks and that will spur me on for the next half stone....of course if I lose more than 2lb tomorrow I will be absolutely made up.

So I will log on as soon as I can depending on if my 3G is playing nice. So until tomorrow...

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Have a great evening- my prediction puts you in at easily 2 lbs!! I will write it down now and show you tomorrow!! Good luck- I will be waiting! Mx
 
2 lb off!!!!! That's half a stone gone in 2 weeks!!...Im chuffed to little butties :D :D :D :D

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Hooray I'm so so pleased that is fab progress. Half a stone gone and has it been tough and a struggle? Have you has hunger pangs and wanted to eat buns and sweets? See how far you've come in such a teeny tiny space of time. What I think is 'this week has been easy and I can do this over and over til I get to goal no problem'. Yes we will have bad days, yes we will have times when we are plopped into impossible food situations or have a do we want to let our hair down at but generally it is totally doable! I'm really excited about it and about getting slimmer!!

I used to take a pic in my undies front, side and back at start and every stone afterwards which was great for motivation but couldn't face it this time but if you can it is worth it. Also gives you the stark reality and its good to have when you get to goal.

Woohoooo - drinks are on me my little chickadee!! Champers all round
 
I've found it so easy Mitch seriously!. But I think my mind set now is this is it for me I shall probably not stray far from eating like this for the rest of my days. My head wasn't in the right place at the beginning of the year, I was on ridiculous amounts of medication that increased my appetite when I was already comfort eating loads of chocolate cakes and sweets to begin with and I suddenly stopped drinking a huge amount of alcohol that I was using has a crutch after my mum died and the timing was all wrong, I was trying to remedy all my problems by going on a diet and it failed. Three weeks of illness and being told you're a walking cardiac time bomb and on the verge of diabetes at 43 really did give my head a wobble!.

Since I started again two weeks ago my reasons for doing it have dramatically changed its not about vanity or control it's about health and longevity now, that's why it's working.

To be honest I'm really enjoying it, cooking from scratch and walking into town for the ingredients and I'm LOVING my SW class which has got to be the biggest shock for me!!!

We are doing good and you missus have been my rock on here.... my little bit of inspiration and perspective everyday. They should have you on prescription :)

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Okay Friday has normal is busy busy for me.

Don't do breakfast on weigh in day - just coffee and juice, but don't have anything after 8am. Yeh! I know it's bordering on obsessive but as soon as I weigh in at 10.30am I have a bottle of water and coffee and fruit, so I suppose I do have breakfast just later in the morning :).

Lunch was at our SW friendly cafe. Baked beans on 2 whole meal toasted bread from a 400g loaf with 2 griddled eggs on top abit of brown sauce and a cuppa tea made with skimmed milk, and it was lovely and they even asked how I'd got on at weigh in - I'm becoming waaay to sociable lol.

I bought my usual fruit and berries from the market and some ingredients to make a curried chickpea loaf.

Got home about an hour ago and have basically just put the jacket potatoes and the curried chickpea loaf in the oven. Will post pics and recipe and let you know what it's like.

Asda shopping tonight and going to treat myself to half a bottle of brandy well actually it will be a half of a half bottle because I share it with Tony, it keeps the syns low and the hangover isn't too bad either that way and also Tony as got to be up for work tomorrow at half 6 so will only have probably 2 doubles.

Anyway shall report in with pics of dinner and no doubt to waffle about more nonsensical rubbish later on!..

Hope you're all having a brilliant Friday!!!

xxx

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CHICK PEA DAHL LOAF.

This was gorgeous! Clean plates all round x

I've heard that's yummy in several places now - must try it! It's weird isn't it how the diet just clicks in. If we can do two weeks we can do it all and yes it's when it's not vanity you realise it's got to happen not just wed like to do it.

On prescription haha!!! Just say it how I see it! Last time you said loveliness I cried I was so touched xx
 
You wanna hear me in the morning when I'm reading what you've put on my diary... It's all awww's and ohhhh's like a big softy lol.

The chickpea Dahl loaf is seriously yummy. I did tweak it a little because I already had some ingredients in the cupboard. The original recipe calls for bachelors curry flavoured savoury rice but I used risotto rice simmered in veg stock and curry powder, a lot cheaper for the amount I wanted. I threw in some tomato purée and garlic once all the stock had reduced and then mixed in 2 tins of chick pea Dahl and 6 eggs I did this all in the same pan and just transferred it to a lasagna dish and baked it for 30 mins on 200, next time I think I might add some cheese to the top I think it would make a lovely crunchy chewy lid. It fed 4 with huge portions and there's loads left which me and Tony are going to have for lunch with some baked beans. The kids gave asked for it again which is a major plus..you could even get away with just buying tins of chickpeas and adding your own herbs and spices but the chickpea Dahl is only a few pence difference xxx

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You wanna hear me in the morning when I'm reading what you've put on my diary... It's all awww's and ohhhh's like a big softy lol.

The chickpea Dahl loaf is seriously yummy. I did tweak it a little because I already had some ingredients in the cupboard. The original recipe calls for bachelors curry flavoured savoury rice but I used risotto rice simmered in veg stock and curry powder, a lot cheaper for the amount I wanted. I threw in some tomato purée and garlic once all the stock had reduced and then mixed in 2 tins of chick pea Dahl and 6 eggs I did this all in the same pan and just transferred it to a lasagna dish and baked it for 30 mins on 200, next time I think I might add some cheese to the top I think it would make a lovely crunchy chewy lid. It fed 4 with huge portions and there's loads left which me and Tony are going to have for lunch with some baked beans. The kids gave asked for it again which is a major plus..you could even get away with just buying tins of chickpeas and adding your own herbs and spices but the chickpea Dahl is only a few pence difference xxx

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Right that's it I'm trying it this weekend. Asda here I come!
 
Good morning! :)

Looking forward to a lovely lazy day today - nothing to do apart from a bit of laundry. Not had breakfast only woke up at 10.30 so gonna have a brunch kinda thing when Tony gets in from work at midday.

Breakfast 2 hazelnut coffees and orange sugar free cordial.

Lunch left over chick pea Dahl with scrambled eggs and baked beans and a slice of seed sensation bread spread with laughing cow cheese.

Dinner quorn sausages, mash, onion gravy and cabbage with a slice of seed sensation bread spread with laughing cow cheese.

Will be having various bits of fruit etc through the day.

Hope you have a fab Saturday!

xxxx

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So my plans have gone to pot thanks to my 3 off spring and their impatience for Mother's Day... I'm sitting here half cut on very good brandy after being taken out for steak and prawns and now my eldest is encouraging the opening of a bottle of white he brought round. I think I'm within my syns and have about 20 left until next Friday but that's without taking into consideration that I still have to get through tomorrow with having breakfast, lunch and dinner prepared for me :O!!!

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It's soooo difficult but hey, sometimes we can't be 100% and it won't fit round events etc. don't worry, try not to go crazy & just get straight back on it Monday. It'll be fine. You should see what one people duo in the week and it still turns out ok!!
 
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