Goldilukes Diary of a food zombie

[Goldilukes]

Oh you poor thing, sounds really awful. Is it something to do with low sodium levels. Do you have much salt? Try drinking a Bouillon before bed. I think if you're low in sodium it can affect adrenalin which could give you sweats?

Caroline, I've no idea it could be because I am scared to eat salt but I do eat loads of bacon and feel that it's full of the stuff??? I had some veg stock once and felt better the next day so may take some more. I woke today fine so no drenching as far as I know but I've woke with another headache and its depressing me now.

 

[Goldilukes]

I've been having a similar dilemma, Lauren. I want the last two stone gone, but with what I'm doing currently I'm just maintaining. I've done vlcd on and off for years and frankly can't face going back on one (even though I've got 30 porridge sachets sitting in a cupboard). For now I've decided on 5:2 until I get desperate!

Yeah it's so frustrating isn't it. We have maintanance cracked but losing forget about it, driving me nuts. I'm not exactly relishing the thought of vlcd either but I'm just in despair here over my weight. You have more sachets than me I've got around 6 sachets and 6 bars from Cambridge. I'm tempted but scared il mess everything up but I'm already messing things up because my weight is creeping this week and peeing me right off ahhhhh

hope you are in great spirits today?

 

[Goldilukes]

Goldi, if you do CD I will help you and support you as much as I can. Do you do any abs exercise?! Just a thought!!!


Started CD 4 June
5ft 1" 13st 2 BMI 37.2
Day12: -1st 1 12st 1 BMI 31.9
Dont like knowing weight, so staying off scales. Want to bypass 11s so not weighing until 2nd Aug!

Awe thanks bubbly, that's lovely of you. I'm so tempted because I'm not moving in the right direction here. I haven't done ab exercises but have been waiting to get one if those roller cruncher things. When I did my last lot of sit ups I didn't have the correct matts and the top of my spine felt like I'd cracked it open, plus I must be putting strain in the wrong place because my jaw felt like it was going to explode and my stomach had no problem. Clearly doing it wrong.

 

[Goldilukes]

Having some green and blacks 85% dark chocolate, it's very nice and can't believe it's only 22g for a whole bar. I'm eating A few squares and cutting the bread out completely. I know my weight won't go down but this week has been dreadful and I am kind of rebelling until my food supply is gone then think about Cambridge to shift that last bit...ch

hope you've all had a great day?

 

[ScarlettStar86]

Hey hun, you sound really down today. Just try and remember how far you've come and remember that we all have times where no matter what we do, the scales go the wrong way. Really hope you feel better soon, you are doing fab, you are not a fat twat! (But that phrase did make me laugh! ) xx

 

[Forever fat n 'bubbly']

Don't beat yourself up chick.

Please stay off those scales :-/ That's precisely why I don't weigh because it pees me off! Stick to the plan and don't weigh for a week maybe?

Hope you're feeling better x


Started CD 4 June
5ft 1" 13st 2 BMI 37.2
Day12: -1st 1 12st 1 BMI 31.9
Dont like knowing weight, so staying off scales. Want to bypass 11s so not weighing until 2nd Aug!

 

[Goldilukes]

Hey hun, you sound really down today. Just try and remember how far you've come and remember that we all have times where no matter what we do, the scales go the wrong way. Really hope you feel better soon, you are doing fab, you are not a fat twat! (But that phrase did make me laugh! ) xx

Im so glad I made you laugh. Tonight I feel obeast!
I know we all have down times I'm just so upset, I managed to get 10.4.2 which was my lowest ever and I'm just slowly drifting back Away from it oh poo!

 

[Goldilukes]

Thanks bubbly, I know I shouldn't jump the scales but I think i kind of maybe must be addicted to them you know it's my first thought when I open my eyes so I make sure I don't get dressed yet.....and do a loo then ta da ruin my whole day lol

 

[Goldilukes]

Anywho best write my menu down for today

B 2 x cream coffees
L 1 baby bel Gouda and 1 pepperami, half pack ox tongue, 1 small piece of red Leicester
D salmon, rocket, olive oil, Diablo chilli, garlic, red pepper and a drizzling of sour cream
S 5 squares of green and blacks 85% dark choco so I've eaten around 7g carbs in those squares

water at least 3 1/2 litres plus 4 more creamy coffees.

tomorrow I want to have 2 bulletproofs for breaky but the coconut oil I got from Sainsbury's isn't all that nice like il just glug and gag whilst thinking of England

 

[here_i_go_again]

Those bulletproof coffees sound interesting. Do they fill you up........or help with weight loss?

You've done so well losing all that weight so don't beat yourself up about it. I wish I had your willpower with the chocolate though. I wouldn't be able to just have a few pieces lol, it would be the whole bar or nothing!

 

[Goldilukes]

Those bulletproof coffees sound interesting. Do they fill you up........or help with weight loss?

You've done so well losing all that weight so don't beat yourself up about it. I wish I had your willpower with the chocolate though. I wouldn't be able to just have a few pieces lol, it would be the whole bar or nothing!

Hia what's your name?
The bulletproof coffees are a god send.

they are basically coffee, butter and coconut oil whisked up until frothy. They are so filling and if I have them for breakfast I can go until around 1pm then eat. Loads of people are drinking them now with great results.
Plus coconut oil is really good to help with weight loss.

heres the recipe should you want to try them

2 tsp coffee- if you can get organic better
2 tbs grass fed unsalted butter or organic unsalted, rachels do one but they are hard t get hold of. I'm using president unsalted at the moment. oh and Yeo valley do a nice unsalted one too.
2 tbs coconut oil, if you can manage more great but if you struggle with the 2 initially build up with tsp measures. It can make you queezy until you are used to it plus it cleans out any bad but bacteria which is something a lot of high carb eaters would have in their guts- this makes you feel nauseous but it's a good sign so don't worry.
500 ml boiling water and whisk it all together, you don't need milk or cream.

it tastes gorgeous and t gives a strange amount of energy.

I sometimes lack will power and its been totm s that's knocked me out a little only because of the headaches I get with it, I always find I need to eat a lot more to help with the headaches....so strange but annoying and sets me back.

the great thing about the dark choc is you can't eat a lot, it's so rich! I suck on a couple of squares and its amazing how filled of sweet you feel and honestly anyone that knows me will tell you I am the biggest chocolate monster that roamed the earth, easily eat 2-3 big cadburys or galaxy's a day

 

[here_i_go_again]

Hia what's your name?
The bulletproof coffees are a god send.

they are basically coffee, butter and coconut oil whisked up until frothy. They are so filling and if I have them for breakfast I can go until around 1pm then eat. Loads of people are drinking them now with great results.
Plus coconut oil is really good to help with weight loss.

heres the recipe should you want to try them

2 tsp coffee- if you can get organic better
2 tbs grass fed unsalted butter or organic unsalted, rachels do one but they are hard t get hold of. I'm using president unsalted at the moment. oh and Yeo valley do a nice unsalted one too.
2 tbs coconut oil, if you can manage more great but if you struggle with the 2 initially build up with tsp measures. It can make you queezy until you are used to it plus it cleans out any bad but bacteria which is something a lot of high carb eaters would have in their guts- this makes you feel nauseous but it's a good sign so don't worry.
500 ml boiling water and whisk it all together, you don't need milk or cream.

it tastes gorgeous and t gives a strange amount of energy.

I sometimes lack will power and its been totm s that's knocked me out a little only because of the headaches I get with it, I always find I need to eat a lot more to help with the headaches....so strange but annoying and sets me back.

the great thing about the dark choc is you can't eat a lot, it's so rich! I suck on a couple of squares and its amazing how filled of sweet you feel and honestly anyone that knows me will tell you I am the biggest chocolate monster that roamed the earth, easily eat 2-3 big cadburys or galaxy's a day

Helloooooo, my name is Claire

Thank you for the recipe. I'll definitely give it a go next week as I enjoy coffee with cream in the morning. Tea is my favourite but don't like it without milk and daren't try the soya incase it knocks me out of ketosis.

I'm with you on the choc bar front. On a Sunday I would just sit and eat chocolate all day plus any other cr*p I could get my hands on. Hence where I am right now I've never tried the dark chocolate but to be honest I don't trust myself to even go looking for that stuff lol.

Just feel like I'm eating constantly at the moment and will never lose weight. I had 2 frankfurters for breakfast cooked in oil, a chicken salad (lettuce, spring onion, cucumber, mayo and grated cheese) for lunch and dinner was chicken with a full bag of cabbage and leek (9g carbs) cooked with philli. Had a coffee with cream and just ate a stick of celery as peckish lol. Drank loads of water and out of curiosity weighed myself and weigh 6lbs heavier than I did this morning lol. I know it's food and water but just feel like a total pig!

Anyway, I will stick it out and hopefully it will work. Otherwise I'll have to try atkins and fasting 2 days a week. I've finished blabbing all over your wall now

 

[Goldilukes]

Hi Claire,
Blab away, honestly the more the merrier in this game because dieting can feel so lonely.

Never ever weigh half way through the day after eating.....ahhh never.. I did once Nd I'd gained 8lbs.....trust me it's just water Nd food but can really knock the confidence, if your going to weigh daily do it first thing after a pee and before anything else.
you will love the coffees then


you sound so like me with the eating habits, I was getting so bad before I started dieting in March this year that I was buying 12? Box of Krispy kremes......they have just opened a kiosk over the road grrr and I was in a habit if eating short bread (whole box) throughout the day with copious amounts of coffee with sugars that was just my snacks....absolutely disgusting and no wonder I was obeast!

You will honestly not be Able to gorge on 85% dark choc....but I'd advise if you are taking induction seriously to stay clear until later on the next phase otherwise you could kick off cravings again and be back to chocolate square one
what's your current weight? Goal weight etc? I can't see your stats.

 

[here_i_go_again]

My current weight is 11-7. I would like to get down to 10stone but to be honest I'd be happy at the weight you're at now. It just seems to far away.

I'm a big binger. I love wine so drink on a Fri & Sat then basically stuff my face all day on a Sunday. I think about food as soon as I wake and when I go to bed. But I also think about how much weight I lose. I'm a nightmare!

How have you lost all that weight? A mix or all atkins?

 

[here_i_go_again]

Where abouts in Co Durham are you? I'm from Darlington originally

 

[Goldilukes]

Have you dieted before? If not you could easily lose and get to 10 stone or below because it will be a shock to the system on low carb, t works very well for most if induction is done properly.
as for thinking about food all the time, I hear yah! it's not nice but I will say this, after a week on this diet your cravings will subside and that is when you need to be extra careful not to eat any hidden carbs or sugar as it will set the cravings back off and it can be a vicious cycle.... One of the things about this diet is its not very forgiving if you have cheat days let me tell you, been there and spent a good month and half playing the same ball game

i always know when I am in the grip of it too because I will find myself keep looking in the fridge or cupboard even though I'm not hungry,,,stupid but true.

it takes me a full week to clear them and be free of any sweet food thoughts, I never thought I could go a day without thinking of something sweet but I can and I do. Totm does tend to throw a curve ball though so beware

get them bulletproofs down your neck and those too will curb the hunger pangs. Also when on these properly using as much of the coconut oil and butter as you can you may notice you are not as needy for sweet stuff, it honestly works wonders.

I started Cambridge in march, did 6 weeks Ss and Ss+ lost one stone then shifted the rest since in Atkins. Just this week I got down to 10.4.2 lowest ever but I'm rising back up and I'm at 10.6 this morning. Totm has never been such a bit...ch to me I'm determined to get to my goal of 8.12 by my 32nd birthday in December, I reckon if I behave I will blast that easily....but... I know only too well how fast months fly by so I best get back in the zone and get on with it.

 

[here_i_go_again]

I've been dieting since I turned 24. I joined the army at 16 and was very active but even then I weighed 9st12. Oh how I wish I was as thin as I was when I thought I was fat! I've looked back at the pictures and although I was never slim (I'm well built, broad shoulders and only 5ft3) I was all muscle. Now it's all gone south.

So I dieted once I left. Put a fair whack of weight on when pregnant and have been dieting ever since. I'm now 34. At my heaviest I was 13st4. I got down to 11st4 doing LL 2 years ago. I then got down to 10-10 following atkins. Then I got bored. I tried so many different diets, Exante, SW, WW and the 5:2 fast diet. But I panicked as soon as I gained initially and switched to another. A year down the line and I've gained a stone :cry:

Oh well.............as Dory says, just keep swimming........just keep swimming

 

[here_i_go_again]

How did you find the Cambridge plan? That's one I've never tried, along with S&S

 

[Forever fat n 'bubbly']

Morning Goldi!

Hope you have a fab Friday (and don't go near them scales!!!) you must be mentally exhausted watching the ups and downs on the scales?!

So, any plans for weekend?

Claire... Nice to meet you. Similar height and weight goals!

Have a good day ladies x


Started CD 4 June
5ft 1" 13st 2 BMI 37.2
Day12: -1st 1 12st 1 BMI 31.9
Dont like knowing weight, so staying off scales. Want to bypass 11s so not weighing until 2nd Aug!

 

[slaj]

Morning Goldi sorry to hear you have been feeling down, unfortunately we all have those days but don't throw the towel in yet, you have been doing so well, totm always gets me wanting sweet things, especially chocolate and ice cream!
The weekend is meant to be gorgeous so lots of lovely salads and maybe cut down on the coffees with cream just for a day to see if that makes any difference to weight . Take care x