Gail's diary and thoughts on her SW journey
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Thanks Val, Jules and Bess,
Today was fine. Lunch could have almost been designed for SW
. Obviously some fat on foods but not bad. Pan fried chicken, poached salmon, pasta in tomato sauce with olives, salad, veg (which had run out ), fruit salad (and a chocolate brownie which I didn't have). Fantastic . So I tucked in and didn't have to eat garnish (which I too would have done Jules - you are not alone !!!). I also spotted a Tesco metro on the way so I could have gone there if there was nothing suitable.
Bess - foodie weekend is 2 weeks. Yummy. Marcus Wareing at the Berkley and Gordon Ramsay Hospital Rd. Yum yum yum *drools* ! Whilst the last times I only gained 1 or 2 lbs (and lost it all and more the following week), I had about 36 hrs in between the meals and weigh in. This time it will only be about 12 hrs -EEEEK !!! I fully expect to gain 4-6lbs or even more. But, I will get straight back on plan and lose that as soon as I can. It will be worth it
Hope you're all having a good weekend.
Gail x
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Today was fine. Lunch could have almost been designed for SW
. Obviously some fat on foods but not bad. Pan fried chicken, poached salmon, pasta in tomato sauce with olives, salad, veg (which had run out ), fruit salad (and a chocolate brownie which I didn't have). Fantastic . So I tucked in and didn't have to eat garnish (which I too would have done Jules - you are not alone !!!). I also spotted a Tesco metro on the way so I could have gone there if there was nothing suitable. Bess - foodie weekend is 2 weeks. Yummy. Marcus Wareing at the Berkley and Gordon Ramsay Hospital Rd. Yum yum yum *drools* ! Whilst the last times I only gained 1 or 2 lbs (and lost it all and more the following week), I had about 36 hrs in between the meals and weigh in. This time it will only be about 12 hrs -EEEEK !!! I fully expect to gain 4-6lbs or even more. But, I will get straight back on plan and lose that as soon as I can. It will be worth it
Hope you're all having a good weekend.
Gail x
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Pinkie1973
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Ooh, I went to Claridges a few months ago - the food was exquisite.
gl12282
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Update from this weekend.
Had friends over but think I did pretty well with a bit of planning.
Yesterday (green): 2 slices wholemeal bread, 1.5 tsp butter (3.5 syns), 1.5 tsp golden syrup (1 syn), 1 pear, raspberries
A couple of tasters of things in Costco (!) - est 2 syns
Baked potato, cottage cheese, baked beans (yummy combination !), salad, raspberries
Lentil shephards pie with 2/3 HexA reduced fat cheddar cheese
2 chocolate cornflake things (5 syns), 4 pringles !!! (4 syns I think ?)
Today:
Mullerlight cheescake yoghurt (1 syn), 1 pear, 1 passion fruit, raspberries
wholemeal roll (HexB) - small amount of butter (est 3 syns - wasn't buttered by me), chicken, 1 fruit pastilles lolly (3 syns), apple
Lentil shepherds pie including 1/2 HexA (it was a small portion) with salad and mushrooms/onions fried together. Still hungry so going to have lots of fruit and use the rest of my 8 syns on chocolate because I had a run tonight !
Lost 2.5lbs today which takes me just over 5 stone. I am delighted (although a bit nervous because the scales dropped today from how they had been all week so I always worry a bit that they'll go back up after today which puts me under a bit of pressure ! However I am always telling other people to take no notice of the sneaky peeks so I will take my own advice for once !!!!). Need to get as far away from 5 stone as poss before Easter weekend so fingers crossed !!!
Gail x
Had friends over but think I did pretty well with a bit of planning.
Yesterday (green): 2 slices wholemeal bread, 1.5 tsp butter (3.5 syns), 1.5 tsp golden syrup (1 syn), 1 pear, raspberries
A couple of tasters of things in Costco (!) - est 2 syns
Baked potato, cottage cheese, baked beans (yummy combination !), salad, raspberries
Lentil shephards pie with 2/3 HexA reduced fat cheddar cheese
2 chocolate cornflake things (5 syns), 4 pringles !!! (4 syns I think ?)
Today:
Mullerlight cheescake yoghurt (1 syn), 1 pear, 1 passion fruit, raspberries
wholemeal roll (HexB) - small amount of butter (est 3 syns - wasn't buttered by me), chicken, 1 fruit pastilles lolly (3 syns), apple
Lentil shepherds pie including 1/2 HexA (it was a small portion) with salad and mushrooms/onions fried together. Still hungry so going to have lots of fruit and use the rest of my 8 syns on chocolate because I had a run tonight !
Lost 2.5lbs today which takes me just over 5 stone. I am delighted (although a bit nervous because the scales dropped today from how they had been all week so I always worry a bit that they'll go back up after today which puts me under a bit of pressure ! However I am always telling other people to take no notice of the sneaky peeks so I will take my own advice for once !!!!). Need to get as far away from 5 stone as poss before Easter weekend so fingers crossed !!!
Gail x
LittleSausage
is not so little
Your planning for your work trip was amazing. So inspiring! Am so pleased for you and your loss. 5 stone is incredible. Well done you!
Your NSV sounds just like me... I there is a seat between two people on the train, I will always stand up. It must feel great that you can squeeze in there!
My little bro commented on my weight loss over the weekend, although I'm not sure if he was just being kind as I've told him about SW. This morning, my mum said the same, too, that I have lost a noticeable amount of weight. I hope so! I can't see it yet, so it's nice if others can.
Xx
Your NSV sounds just like me... I there is a seat between two people on the train, I will always stand up. It must feel great that you can squeeze in there!
My little bro commented on my weight loss over the weekend, although I'm not sure if he was just being kind as I've told him about SW. This morning, my mum said the same, too, that I have lost a noticeable amount of weight. I hope so! I can't see it yet, so it's nice if others can.
Xx
gl12282
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Hi Spanx,
All quanties approximate (apart from the lentils and you can choose the amount of cheese that you use !),
Serves 6-8 depending on how hungry you are. Syn free no green and EE apart from the cheese which I use as part of my HexA but can be synned if wanted.
3-4 carrots sliced
3-4 sticks celery sliced
2 onions
2 vegetable stock cubes
8oz red lentils (although I'm going to try with green ones too at some stage)
some green herbs - oregano, thyme for me but take your pick
Dash or two of worcester sauce
A few shakes of tabasco (optional)
about 650-700mls boiling water
To top, Approx 750g potatoes - mashed with a few spoons of very low fat fromage frais and 1-2 tsp mustard to taste (I only know 750g because they come in a bag ready peeled)
Approx 168g reduced fat cheddar (either 0.5 HexA per person if serving 8 or equivalent syns - you can work it out !!!!)
Fry onions in fry light until starting to soften. Add carrots and celery for a few mins (with a little bit of water), then add lentils, herbs, stock cubes and rest of water plus tabasco and worcester sauce if you're using (the worcester sauce was my addition to the recipe - a bit random I know but leave it out if you don't want it). Boil for about 10 mins until lentils are cooked (or until you've finished mashing the potatoes !).
Meanwhile cook the potatoes (about 10-15 mins boiling time if they are cut into chunks), mash with fromage frais and mustard to taste (again optional if you dont' like it). Put lentil mixture into a dish, top with potato then add however much cheese you want to add. Put in oven for about 30 mins in a hot oven and grill cheese if needed at the end.
This may be anecdote but yesterday I made it all, then let it cool and then reheated for 40 mins (from a cold oven) and it was better in that the cheese was much more crispy ! Might be chance but I've shared it with you anyway !!!!
Enjoy. Yum yum.
Gail x
All quanties approximate (apart from the lentils and you can choose the amount of cheese that you use !),
Serves 6-8 depending on how hungry you are. Syn free no green and EE apart from the cheese which I use as part of my HexA but can be synned if wanted.
3-4 carrots sliced
3-4 sticks celery sliced
2 onions
2 vegetable stock cubes
8oz red lentils (although I'm going to try with green ones too at some stage)
some green herbs - oregano, thyme for me but take your pick
Dash or two of worcester sauce
A few shakes of tabasco (optional)
about 650-700mls boiling water
To top, Approx 750g potatoes - mashed with a few spoons of very low fat fromage frais and 1-2 tsp mustard to taste (I only know 750g because they come in a bag ready peeled
)Approx 168g reduced fat cheddar (either 0.5 HexA per person if serving 8 or equivalent syns - you can work it out !!!!)
Fry onions in fry light until starting to soften. Add carrots and celery for a few mins (with a little bit of water), then add lentils, herbs, stock cubes and rest of water plus tabasco and worcester sauce if you're using (the worcester sauce was my addition to the recipe - a bit random I know but leave it out if you don't want it). Boil for about 10 mins until lentils are cooked (or until you've finished mashing the potatoes !).
Meanwhile cook the potatoes (about 10-15 mins boiling time if they are cut into chunks), mash with fromage frais and mustard to taste (again optional if you dont' like it). Put lentil mixture into a dish, top with potato then add however much cheese you want to add. Put in oven for about 30 mins in a hot oven and grill cheese if needed at the end.
This may be anecdote but yesterday I made it all, then let it cool and then reheated for 40 mins (from a cold oven) and it was better in that the cheese was much more crispy ! Might be chance but I've shared it with you anyway !!!!
Enjoy. Yum yum.
Gail x
gl12282
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Hi Lil Sausage - I couldn't see mine for ages (although I could feel it) however it's about this stage that others started noticing in me so I suspect that they can see it. I couldn't see my face changing for absolutely ages but it's what others said to me that they noticed first. There may be quite a few others who notice it too but aren't quite sure so don't say anything. Some may say things like 'you look well' which you need to start taking as a compliment because it's all some people will say for now. When people finally started noticing at about 3-3.5 stone some said that they had spotted it before but weren't sure so didn't say anything. It will start coming fairly soon so definitely something to look forward to. It happened all of a sudden for me - can't wait to hear about it from you
Gail x
gl12282
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Awwww Jules. I know I keep saying it but you really are so lovely
. Thanks.I nearly texted/emailed you today to say will you run with me
I was finding it all a bit daunting before I went out..........!!Gail x
Chelsea Lou
Gold Member
What a fantastic achievement Gail? Very well done to you...you must be on top of the world now and, rightly, very proud of yourself. x
x
Honey39
Phoenix Rising
Oh yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You're awesome, that's amazing, five whole stones? How fantastic is that!! Am so pleased for you, hope you appreciate how terrific you are
gl12282
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Oh my gosh. I'm a bit overwhelmed by the lovely comments from you all. I know it's stupid as it's 'only' a website but it is great. I just still can't believe that I could be helping others to feel good too. It's doesn't feel like long since I was looking at the people who posted who had lost 4, 5 and more stone and thought Wow. So, Wow to me !
Thank you so much to Clareel, Jane, Surreygal, Chelsea Lou (and welcome to my thread !), Bess and Honey. Your comments are really much appreciated. I am so chuffed but it's hard to talk about it sometimes with others because I feel like I spend my life talking/thinking about food. Whereas the people here really understand.
Today has been another good day. I'm feeling a bit stiff from my run yesterday. Did a short run tonight to Pilates class (last one tonight) but now the whole of me aches (esp quads, hamstrings and belly). Obviously done me some good then...........! Bit anxious because I can't believe that I can run more than 2-3 minutes (and didn't believe that yesterday) so it really is mind over matter but will I be able to find that 'mind' again ???
Food wise, all fine again. I am worrying a bit at the moment that I seem to eat at least half my food in the evening (and often after 9pm because I am usually back late for various reasons). Today, I had loads of food but most of it after 9pm.
Todays' food (green):
Muller light cheesecake yoghurt (1 syn), 2 passion fruit, 1 pear and an Alpen light (0.5HexB1)
Lentil shepherds pie with 1/2 HexA low fat cheddar, lettuce, pepper and tomato
Baked potato, cottage cheese and salad, pear, raspberries
1 Butterscotch HiFi bar (0.5HexB1), Chocolate HiFi bar (HexB2), 2 Babybel light (HexA2)
3 cornflake chocolate things (7.5 syns) and 1 chocolate miniroll thing (5syns)
Total syns: 13.5
Am going to post updates about how the journey to the size 12 trousers is going ! Tried them on again today. They will do up however at the waist, I have to breathe in and pull them up to be able to fasten them and they make my legs like sausages - they are quite tight ! But I will post whenever I have something new to say about them.
So am tired now. Going to try and read a couple more diaries before I go to bed but if I don't get to yours, please don't worry, I will get there during the week ! I think I'm following almost everyone's who has posted here (Chelsea Lou - I'm going to find yours this week).
Thanks again.
Gail x
Thank you so much to Clareel, Jane, Surreygal, Chelsea Lou (and welcome to my thread !), Bess and Honey. Your comments are really much appreciated. I am so chuffed but it's hard to talk about it sometimes with others because I feel like I spend my life talking/thinking about food. Whereas the people here really understand.
Today has been another good day. I'm feeling a bit stiff from my run yesterday. Did a short run tonight to Pilates class (last one tonight) but now the whole of me aches (esp quads, hamstrings and belly). Obviously done me some good then...........! Bit anxious because I can't believe that I can run more than 2-3 minutes (and didn't believe that yesterday) so it really is mind over matter but will I be able to find that 'mind' again ???
Food wise, all fine again. I am worrying a bit at the moment that I seem to eat at least half my food in the evening (and often after 9pm because I am usually back late for various reasons). Today, I had loads of food but most of it after 9pm.
Todays' food (green):
Muller light cheesecake yoghurt (1 syn), 2 passion fruit, 1 pear and an Alpen light (0.5HexB1)
Lentil shepherds pie with 1/2 HexA low fat cheddar, lettuce, pepper and tomato
Baked potato, cottage cheese and salad, pear, raspberries
1 Butterscotch HiFi bar (0.5HexB1), Chocolate HiFi bar (HexB2), 2 Babybel light (HexA2)
3 cornflake chocolate things (7.5 syns) and 1 chocolate miniroll thing (5syns)
Total syns: 13.5
Am going to post updates about how the journey to the size 12 trousers is going ! Tried them on again today. They will do up however at the waist, I have to breathe in and pull them up to be able to fasten them and they make my legs like sausages - they are quite tight ! But I will post whenever I have something new to say about them.
So am tired now. Going to try and read a couple more diaries before I go to bed but if I don't get to yours, please don't worry, I will get there during the week ! I think I'm following almost everyone's who has posted here (Chelsea Lou - I'm going to find yours this week).
Thanks again.
Gail x
Spanx
Pea on legs!
Size 12 trousers!!!!
Sorry, just felt that was worth stressing, and celebrating!!!! Wowzers - I can still only dream of that!
Well done on your run and pilates - I failed miserably on the exercise front today, as I was out for a meal straight from work. Never mind, will go for a run tomorrow to make up for it!
I too eat late at night - we are peas in a pod! I read somewhere once that it doesn't make a huge amount of difference, so that's what I choose to believe, despite also having read elsewhere that you shouldn't eat after 7pm! If we followed all the advice out there on food and dieting we'd just end up going round in circles, so I think that if it hasn't made a difference to your losses (and you've had such good losses I don't think it can have!), you shouldn't worry about it. Maybe if your losses slow at some point you could try changing your routine...
Thanks for the Shepherd's Pie recipe. It's due to get colder again from tomorrow, so I feel some warming comfort food may be in order...!
Sorry, just felt that was worth stressing, and celebrating!!!! Wowzers - I can still only dream of that!
Well done on your run and pilates - I failed miserably on the exercise front today, as I was out for a meal straight from work. Never mind, will go for a run tomorrow to make up for it!
I too eat late at night - we are peas in a pod! I read somewhere once that it doesn't make a huge amount of difference, so that's what I choose to believe, despite also having read elsewhere that you shouldn't eat after 7pm! If we followed all the advice out there on food and dieting we'd just end up going round in circles, so I think that if it hasn't made a difference to your losses (and you've had such good losses I don't think it can have!), you shouldn't worry about it. Maybe if your losses slow at some point you could try changing your routine...
Thanks for the Shepherd's Pie recipe. It's due to get colder again from tomorrow, so I feel some warming comfort food may be in order...!
Pinkie1973
Starting over again......
Gail just been flicking back and wanted to say WELL DONE!!! 5 stone is immense. My 8 year old doesn't even weigh that much. You have effectively lost the equivalent of a junior school child in weight. Am so pleased for you. And it is true, that does contribute to you being an inspiration to others who are still facing the 5 stone ahead of them. Fantastic. Well done! Xxxx
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