I need to do this - primal eating & heavy lifting.

[porkscratching]

Resurrecting my diary as I am absolutely broke this month - so I'm trying to plan my week out with the food in the fridge/cupboards. It might not be all primal but as close as I can afford to at the minute!
Tuesday - glass of revive. Bootcamp 30 mins (it's free and right by my dd's creche) and walk dog 45 mins. Banana. Lunch - 2 grilled skinless chicken thighs with rocket, date and tomato salad. Snack - oxo drink, celery and cashew butter. Dinner - ham carbonara using egg yolks and quark with courgette spaghetti.

Wednesday - glass of revive. Aqua aerobics. Lunch - leftover carbonara. Snack - blueberries and quark. Dinner - sweet potato and quick steak.

Thursday - glass of revive. Bootcamp. Brunch - Frittata with toms and peppers. Apple. Snack - vegetable soup. Dinner - Shepherd's Pie and green beans.

Friday - Frittata. Kettlebells and swim. Late Lunch - meeting a friend so not sure. Dinner - Sweet potato chips, green beans and whatever I can pick up cheap.

Lots of water, green tea with fresh ginger and peppermint tea. And 3 inches of vodka if things get tough ...

That leaves me with a chicken, 2 chicken legs and a duck breast in the freezer box , which should get me through the weekend with the leftovers of the veg and the salad box.

 

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Scales have me back to 11 stone and 23% body fat.
I need to break through this stone mark for good - I think there's some sub conscious thing going on about "being thin". I guess having been fat for so long you see thin people as being somehow different, that they're perhaps vainer or more self absorbed than fat people, have more control or are willing to sacrifice to be thin - I know this isn't true but that's how I think I used to see it. So in my mixed up head becoming skinnier means I am going to become vain, self obssessed and self depriving - all of which I see as causing me pain not pleasure, so think I am bouncing around the 11 stone mark as it's not really fat but not really thin either.
I am back on track and focused food wise. Picked up Paul McKenna" I can make you thin " and if I take nothing else from it then learning and actually sticking to mindful eating would be a real step forward for me. Even when I am eating well, I am of the sit down and shovel it in until your plate is empty school of eating. Or even stand up and shovel it in, or on the phone, or laptop etc.
The book is easy to understand - reminds me of a less restrictive version of Tony Robbins and also Marissa Peer. Interested in learning more about the NLP techniques, I tried them before but don't think I reinforced enough and the tapping stuff seems weird but hey I'll give it a go - I guess it's all about breaking your habits.
Today I have had ginger tea, porridge with dandelion honey (this stuff is just gorgeous and is going to be my primal "cheat"). Dandelion honey is stewed dandelion flowers with sugar, lemon and touch of ginger - I'm also going to try and make a lemon and dandelion marmalade as the bits of lemon leftovers were delicious. I know it's sugar but I'm not beating myself up about it and intend to have it twice a week not with every meal - probably on the mornings I am doing bootcamp.
For lunch I really fancy mushrooms with garlic - I have some wild garlic leaves I picked when walking the dog - I'll add some eggs and perhaps some quark. Then serve with some home cooked ham. Sort of a carbonara. Without the pasta.
Dinner - Shepherd's Pie and green beans.

 

[porkscratching]

Eating well. Exercising well. Better weather has had me out walking as well. Happy - going to try and get an appointment to see the back to work officer about finally starting my own craft and stationery business. Fear of failing has kept me from taking action for too long - not trying is more of a failure now.
Decided I'm not that bothered about my weight anymore, if I can just get more toned I'll be happy, my bodyfat is 23% which isn't too shabby and I want to be able to enjoy a couple of drinks and the odd dessert if I want it. Going to try a primal friendly apple and rhubarb crumble on Tuesday, with homemade caramel sauce (that's my 80% compliancy for this week!) and I've picked the dandelions for my lemon and dandelion marmalade.
Want to make a couple of t-shirts this week and get a new camera sorted, I can't really afford it but I need to take photos of samples to get a FB page going.

 

[Plumfoodie]

Eating well. Exercising well. Better weather has had me out walking as well. Happy - going to try and get an appointment to see the back to work officer about finally starting my own craft and stationery business. Fear of failing has kept me from taking action for too long - not trying is more of a failure now.
Decided I'm not that bothered about my weight anymore, if I can just get more toned I'll be happy, my bodyfat is 23% which isn't too shabby and I want to be able to enjoy a couple of drinks and the odd dessert if I want it. Going to try a primal friendly apple and rhubarb crumble on Tuesday, with homemade caramel sauce (that's my 80% compliancy for this week!) and I've picked the dandelions for my lemon and dandelion marmalade.
Want to make a couple of t-shirts this week and get a new camera sorted, I can't really afford it but I need to take photos of samples to get a FB page going.

Sounds like you're doing great with a very sensible attitude. I must say I'm envious of your 23% body fat, lol! Super that you're moving forward in so many positive ways.

 

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Sounds like you're doing great with a very sensible attitude. I must say I'm envious of your 23% body fat, lol! Super that you're moving forward in so many positive ways.

Thanks - keep thinking the bodyfat is wrong but I guess when I look, I am quite lean in my top half - just I'm naturally broad & in my head having a low BF must involve being waif like which I'll never be. I just need to keep toning up for the next 6 months or so, got phenomonal bingo wings and of course post baby belly (and post eat like a pig belly!).
I've been making lemon and dandelion marmalade, lots of spoon licking and chewing on syrupy lemons.
Breakfast was chorizo, bacon and sweet potato pancake with tomato. Dinner is going to involve chicken and stir fry vegetables - not sure what with, I've never found coconut aminos and don't fancy curry. I might just have some terayaki sauce and garlic.
Done Kettleworx week 2 day 1 this morning and 50 mins walking. Today is Day 6 of the 30 day squat challenge - so have to do 75 squats today.

 

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Squats done with 100 crunches for good measure.
Think I'm just going to fry my chicken and veg in some coconut oil and ghee - not feeling like anything fancy but buttery veg has taken my fancy.

 

[Plumfoodie]

Food and exercise both looking great; how did the marmalade come out?

 

[porkscratching]

Food and exercise both looking great; how did the marmalade come out?

The marmalade was a great success - not the best looking in the world as I left some of the lemony insides in as well as the peel, so it's a bit cloudy but it tastes great. Dandelion adds a slightly not medicinal but quite distinct tang to it. Gave a jar to my new neighbour and have one in the cupboard - we ate what was left in the pot on sweet potato pancake. yum.
Just realised tonight I've not seen any elderflowers yet - quite late for them, wondered if arrowroot would make a batter to fry them. I do like elderflower cordial in summer as well - lovely with soda and fresh lemon.
Did bootcamp this morning, 50 minute brisk walk with dog and 15 mins kettlebells. Having real chips with real mayonnaise as a late treat dinner. Not too many. It's just what I fancy though.

 

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Apart from my squat and crunch challenges, I think it's 90 today - I'm having a rest day. Couple of cards made. Taking kids to the park, old clothes sorted and off to charity shop - spring cleaning is going great.
Tonight I really need to get cracking on my business plan.

 

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Foodwise I've not had a good 12 hours .... it's all been primal but way too many calories. And I'm cross with myself as it's emotional not hunger driven. Plus I need to sort it out before it becomes 72 hours.
Had a long talk with a really old friend - haven't seen her in years but we chat on FB and she's had a bad year with her mum having alzeimers and then her dad died suddenly. Plus she's struggled to bring up her kids and her ex wasn't that supportive - then a couple years ago she met a new guy and even though I never met him, there's something reading between the lines that I didn't quite feel he was the sweetness and light she portrays. He has health issues and takes a lot of meds but I didn't realise how bad stuff had got.
So she appears last night on FB and was really down, having probs with her ex, her best friend and some other pals. Still missing her dad. So I offered for her to come stay for a few days, that I'd pick her up from airport but she says her OH can't fly - a mix up already, I meant just her but felt mean to say that - so say I'll meet them off the ferry and is she bringing her kids.
Then the full story came out.... her OH had a "rage episode" at one of her kids in Asda, police called and he was charged and cautioned. Some time later she's visited by social services and - in her words - "house was a mess and a **** hole". Kids been placed with their dad and she's got a monthly day access, her OH obviously not allowed any conact with them.
She justifies what happened by saying it was a combo of his illness and his meds that have led to these rages and he's now on different meds. She's sticking by him but her best friend who was with her when this happened has been telling people what happened and she feels like everyone is against her.
I still think she's in a mess regarding her house, getting a routine together etc - neither of them work and are together most of the time, I've told her to go back to GP as I'm sure there's some need for bereavement counselling but not sure what else to suggest. I asked her repeatedly was she happy with her decision to stay with OH and she wouldn't give me a definitive yes.
I'm not happy at the prospect of them visiting now I know all this but she already feels everyone has turned against her & don't think I can do the same. Then again I know I am not going to be comfortable around her OH given what I know.
So I ate sweet potato pancakes and a shed load of bacon last night and have been picking all day - but guess what, I still have the problem!
On the plus side - I did bootcamp this morning and walked dog, so a little redemption.

 

[GothGoddess]

Re: I need to do this - primal eating & heavy lifting.

Haha! You thought it was safe to start a new diary... Alas... I have found you... Lol... How the devil are you? X

 

[Plumfoodie]

Foodwise I've not had a good 12 hours .... it's all been primal but way too many calories. And I'm cross with myself as it's emotional not hunger driven. Plus I need to sort it out before it becomes 72 hours.
Had a long talk with a really old friend - haven't seen her in years but we chat on FB and she's had a bad year with her mum having alzeimers and then her dad died suddenly. Plus she's struggled to bring up her kids and her ex wasn't that supportive - then a couple years ago she met a new guy and even though I never met him, there's something reading between the lines that I didn't quite feel he was the sweetness and light she portrays. He has health issues and takes a lot of meds but I didn't realise how bad stuff had got.
So she appears last night on FB and was really down, having probs with her ex, her best friend and some other pals. Still missing her dad. So I offered for her to come stay for a few days, that I'd pick her up from airport but she says her OH can't fly - a mix up already, I meant just her but felt mean to say that - so say I'll meet them off the ferry and is she bringing her kids.
Then the full story came out.... her OH had a "rage episode" at one of her kids in Asda, police called and he was charged and cautioned. Some time later she's visited by social services and - in her words - "house was a mess and a **** hole". Kids been placed with their dad and she's got a monthly day access, her OH obviously not allowed any conact with them.
She justifies what happened by saying it was a combo of his illness and his meds that have led to these rages and he's now on different meds. She's sticking by him but her best friend who was with her when this happened has been telling people what happened and she feels like everyone is against her.
I still think she's in a mess regarding her house, getting a routine together etc - neither of them work and are together most of the time, I've told her to go back to GP as I'm sure there's some need for bereavement counselling but not sure what else to suggest. I asked her repeatedly was she happy with her decision to stay with OH and she wouldn't give me a definitive yes.
I'm not happy at the prospect of them visiting now I know all this but she already feels everyone has turned against her & don't think I can do the same. Then again I know I am not going to be comfortable around her OH given what I know.
So I ate sweet potato pancakes and a shed load of bacon last night and have been picking all day - but guess what, I still have the problem!
On the plus side - I did bootcamp this morning and walked dog, so a little redemption.

Have they been to stay yet? Hope it worked out ok! Sounds like you did the best you could to be a good friend in a really difficult situation. It is difficult when you want to shake someone and say 'what are you doing! look at what's going on!' but oftentimes if people won't see it for themselves it doesn't do any good and indeed can go the other way.

 

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Spent a lovely day with the kids (who had tonsillitis) and OH, doing mundane stuff and eating junk - no pressure - brown bread, chips, an ice cream and half a can of coke aint going to kill me yet. Feel awfully full and bloated though so looking forward to detoxing tomorrow! Bootcamp and jogging with the dog is the plan - foodwise, I fancy a green smoothie to get some good stuff in and then spicy beef and lettuce wraps for dinner.
Had my hair bleached & shaved this evening - photo is rubbish due to bad light but these are the before and afters.

 

[GothGoddess]

Spent a lovely day with the kids (who had tonsillitis) and OH, doing mundane stuff and eating junk - no pressure - brown bread, chips, an ice cream and half a can of coke aint going to kill me yet. Feel awfully full and bloated though so looking forward to detoxing tomorrow! Bootcamp and jogging with the dog is the plan - foodwise, I fancy a green smoothie to get some good stuff in and then spicy beef and lettuce wraps for dinner.
Had my hair bleached & shaved this evening - photo is rubbish due to bad light but these are the before and afters.
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Very nice Mrs... What do you put in your green smoothie? X

 

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Hey hun - I got a free 7 day detox plan from an Irish company called Revolution Fitness. The guy knows his stuff! So I tried his version but added in some dandelion leaves as well, cos well I'm on a dandelion thing at the moment! It's half a celery stick, half an avocado, 1 tsp cashew nut butter, 1 tsp coconut oil, handful spinach and young dandelion leaves, 3 strawberries and a splash of coconut milk - lots of good fats and nutrients in there. And quite yummy - I'm not a smoothie fan as a rule but love the bit of coconut milk in this, it's not packed with sugars either.
Have a lovely day - we've got fab sunshine and am off out to the park with the youngest to enjoy it.

 

[GothGoddess]

Hey hun - I got a free 7 day detox plan from an Irish company called Revolution Fitness. The guy knows his stuff! So I tried his version but added in some dandelion leaves as well, cos well I'm on a dandelion thing at the moment! It's half a celery stick, half an avocado, 1 tsp cashew nut butter, 1 tsp coconut oil, handful spinach and young dandelion leaves, 3 strawberries and a splash of coconut milk - lots of good fats and nutrients in there. And quite yummy - I'm not a smoothie fan as a rule but love the bit of coconut milk in this, it's not packed with sugars either.
Have a lovely day - we've got fab sunshine and am off out to the park with the youngest to enjoy it.

Thanks for that... You have a good one too...xx

 

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Made some almond milk today - it was really super easy. Soak almonds in water overnight then blitz in blender. Put in nutbag and squeeze the heck out of it. And all that lovely creamy stuff is almond milk. Planning to have some in my mid morning smoothie tomorrow. I dried the remainding almond meal residue and rubbed in some butter for a crumble topping - used rhubarb and strawberry sweetened with some stevia, it's cooking as I type and is my evening treat. I think I deserve one as I got up before the kids this morning and did day 2 of 30 day shred, then bootcamp for 30 mins and a lazy swim. This evening I braved the heat and nearly died doing half hour kettlebells. I have a feeling that I wont be able to roll out of bed tomorrow .....
Foodwise - had some pineapple and almonds at 11am, lunch was the shape green smoothie and dinner steak with stir fry veg and roasted broccoli. Snack was half a banana and a few strawberries.
Happy with today's effort.

 

[GothGoddess]

Made some almond milk today - it was really super easy. Soak almonds in water overnight then blitz in blender. Put in nutbag and squeeze the heck out of it. And all that lovely creamy stuff is almond milk. Planning to have some in my mid morning smoothie tomorrow. I dried the remainding almond meal residue and rubbed in some butter for a crumble topping - used rhubarb and strawberry sweetened with some stevia, it's cooking as I type and is my evening treat. I think I deserve one as I got up before the kids this morning and did day 2 of 30 day shred, then bootcamp for 30 mins and a lazy swim. This evening I braved the heat and nearly died doing half hour kettlebells. I have a feeling that I wont be able to roll out of bed tomorrow .....
Foodwise - had some pineapple and almonds at 11am, lunch was the shape green smoothie and dinner steak with stir fry veg and roasted broccoli. Snack was half a banana and a few strawberries.
Happy with today's effort.

The girl done good if you ask me which you didn't but I will say it anyway... Intrigued with the almond milk...xx

 

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The girl done good if you ask me which you didn't but I will say it anyway... Intrigued with the almond milk...xx

Well worth doing - no effort at all & tasty too and I am not a fan of milk in general.

 

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Bit stiff this morning - I did 30 mins of kettlebells but no shred yet. Laundry and shoe sorting - since I lost weight my feet have got smaller and it's time to get rid of my size 8's - breaks my heart to get rid of my bright pink heels and my red glitter shoes!
Hungry today, the girls wanted sausages for breakfast and then hardly touched them - so I ate 2 with the last third of my shape green smoothie. After KB's I had a nectarine and come grapes. Already I am waiting for lunchtime to roll around - going to be one of those days I think. Roasting a chicken for later - have it with salad I think. I also made homemade sausage rolls for the girls lunchboxes this week and they are tempting me from their little tupperware on the fridge! And there's another portion of rhubarb & strawberry crumble - maybe I should freeze it to put it out of reach.