IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, try try try again and again (and again...)
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** Chief WITCH **
oooh Mouse, I like both those items. When will you be wearing them?
Any idea what triggered the bingeathon? (what did you get through, you light weight you!!!).
If anyone ever doubted my sanity, here's proof: Yesterday I was called by the contact person at the travel agency I use for my bosses. We often chat about life, loves, country, veg etc while waiting for her computer to give us times and prices, so when she asked what I was doing for this long weekend, I thought nothing of it and rambled on telling her my THRILLING plans for the weekend (involving car boot sale, housework, windows to clean, weeds to pull up, etc etc.).
"Shame", she responded, "cos we've a place on a four day weekend to Dubai in a 5 star hotel all expense paid".
I must love my man to have still said "sorry".
Any idea what triggered the bingeathon? (what did you get through, you light weight you!!!).
If anyone ever doubted my sanity, here's proof: Yesterday I was called by the contact person at the travel agency I use for my bosses. We often chat about life, loves, country, veg etc while waiting for her computer to give us times and prices, so when she asked what I was doing for this long weekend, I thought nothing of it and rambled on telling her my THRILLING plans for the weekend (involving car boot sale, housework, windows to clean, weeds to pull up, etc etc.).
"Shame", she responded, "cos we've a place on a four day weekend to Dubai in a 5 star hotel all expense paid".
I must love my man to have still said "sorry".
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** Chief WITCH **
Love my man yes, love my scales? grrr... This morning, in my carpetted bedroom (where I've always weighed myself - and had tested them elsewhere in the flat without problem), I weighed between 66.8K and 67.5K. On the tiled bathroom surface, between 66.2K and 67.7K. Take your pick. What do I weigh? New batteries. €60 scales only seven months old. Now will I be able to find the receipt tonight when I get to the house? I hope so!!!
Back on Monday!
Back on Monday!
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** Chief WITCH **
Funnily enough, although they did upset me last Friday (and might well have caused my mega wobble this past weekend), I was ready for them and "armed" this morning, and I merely smiled at them.
Perhaps time for me also to take a step back from what the scales are saying and what my eyes are seeing... without taking that to extremes either.
Knowing me, I'll have new scales sorted by next week.
Thanks Vicky! Have a good weekend
x
Perhaps time for me also to take a step back from what the scales are saying and what my eyes are seeing... without taking that to extremes either.
Knowing me, I'll have new scales sorted by next week.
Thanks Vicky! Have a good weekend
x
I got through the following in one evening Jo:
1 batch savoury muffins with 0% cheese spread
1 pack baked chicken pieces
2 salmon steaks
1/2 a chicken
2 portions of jelly with a 250g tub of quark
All allowed stuff but really not normal behaviour to be stuffing like that
The new clothes I think I will wear on holiday - and bought another dress today that I may wear to work on Monday - that'll cause a stir
I have also ordered a maxi dress form M&S - The one I tried on was too big and they didn't have any smaller ones I am hoping the next size down will eb a bit shorter as it was touching the ground Also a new bra sized bikini top (for the garden only and to be teamed with big surf shorts)
Have a good weekend - although I think I may have missed you by now!
1 batch savoury muffins with 0% cheese spread
1 pack baked chicken pieces
2 salmon steaks
1/2 a chicken
2 portions of jelly with a 250g tub of quark
All allowed stuff but really not normal behaviour to be stuffing like that
The new clothes I think I will wear on holiday - and bought another dress today that I may wear to work on Monday - that'll cause a stir
I have also ordered a maxi dress form M&S - The one I tried on was too big and they didn't have any smaller ones
I am hoping the next size down will eb a bit shorter as it was touching the ground Also a new bra sized bikini top (for the garden only and to be teamed with big surf shorts)Have a good weekend - although I think I may have missed you by now!
Maintainer
** Chief WITCH **
Yes you had missed me... I hope you're ok!
My four day weekend went well. I weighed myself the first morning on my scales at the country house (68.5K) AND those which were messing around in the city and they're the same ish. I'm just going to take that weight now as I really think my scales in the city have been kidding me for a while as I've definitely been seeing more tum wobble since the UK funeral wedding. So that's fine.
I overate Dukan most of the four weekend as I've been starving hungry! Mind hunger? A bit of that as usual, but some REAL hunger too! I'm obviously out of ketosis, and so will stay out now for the foreseeable as I've some social stuff coming up that I will find it easier to calorie count for... So back to my "old way" and see whether that might even help with the Dukan overeating I've been practising for a while now.
Five day work week for me this week... my only one in June!
My four day weekend went well. I weighed myself the first morning on my scales at the country house (68.5K) AND those which were messing around in the city and they're the same ish. I'm just going to take that weight now as I really think my scales in the city have been kidding me for a while as I've definitely been seeing more tum wobble since the UK funeral wedding. So that's fine.
I overate Dukan most of the four weekend as I've been starving hungry! Mind hunger? A bit of that as usual, but some REAL hunger too! I'm obviously out of ketosis, and so will stay out now for the foreseeable as I've some social stuff coming up that I will find it easier to calorie count for... So back to my "old way" and see whether that might even help with the Dukan overeating I've been practising for a while now.
Five day work week for me this week... my only one in June!
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LVLLM
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Jo - glad you are feeling ok about the weight, and good for not getting stressed about up coming social events and dukanning, but cal counting instead.
So whats happened to your goal on the side?i dont miss a trick do i? xxxx
are your clothes feeling ok apart from the tummy wobble??
So whats happened to your goal on the side?i dont miss a trick do i? xxxx
are your clothes feeling ok apart from the tummy wobble??
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** Chief WITCH **
You know me, Vicks... I'd be quite happy to put myself back into ketosis pronto, and cancel my meals out this weekend, BUT (as Tan just put), it's not real life and I've been living on the edge for too long.
I was reading in someone else's diary about doing PPs in Conso, and that's really not good slipping in and out of ketosis so - because I can see the meals coming up - I'm not going to allow myself the ketosis crutch for a while. I'm not kidding myself (or you) that I won't find it hard and/or that I won't still overeat on the protein/oatbran to keep my humungous appetite in check.
I was ready, in my head, to accept reintroducing carbs when the scales said the right words - just because they no longer do, I will still persevere.
If I can't hack it, I'll know what to do, right?!
I put the goal of 10 stone 7lbs back in. But, to be honest, the whole weight thing isn't as important to me at the moment cos I don't have reliable scales! My food behaviour is appalling though. I just troughed far too much lunch, just because I'd brought it all in "in case". hmm.
I was reading in someone else's diary about doing PPs in Conso, and that's really not good slipping in and out of ketosis so - because I can see the meals coming up - I'm not going to allow myself the ketosis crutch for a while. I'm not kidding myself (or you) that I won't find it hard and/or that I won't still overeat on the protein/oatbran to keep my humungous appetite in check.
I was ready, in my head, to accept reintroducing carbs when the scales said the right words - just because they no longer do, I will still persevere.
If I can't hack it, I'll know what to do, right?!
I put the goal of 10 stone 7lbs back in. But, to be honest, the whole weight thing isn't as important to me at the moment cos I don't have reliable scales! My food behaviour is appalling though. I just troughed far too much lunch, just because I'd brought it all in "in case". hmm.
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** Chief WITCH **
Yet I'm scared of cutting down what I bring into work "in case". In case WHAT? Why am I so afraid of "hunger"!! Anyone would think I'd been starved as a child or something. I guess that's where it all stems from - dieting as a child, being hungry and not having access to food! Sad but true. So now, I have to overeat before I get hungry...
Ketosis shelters me well... but not real life and given how much weight both you and I regain in such a short time, those glycogen stores are back anyway so might as well befriend and adopt them cos they come back anyway
Ketosis shelters me well... but not real life and given how much weight both you and I regain in such a short time, those glycogen stores are back anyway so might as well befriend and adopt them cos they come back anyway
LVLLM
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Jo Im exactly the same, if i dont have stuff to eat in my drawers at work I panic!
re the glycogen i agree - definately i have been this weight (well posted weight) before and i could fit rings on etc but now i cant. so i do think we are actually heavier on low carb than we would be if we ate normally (IYKWIM)
re the glycogen i agree - definately i have been this weight (well posted weight) before and i could fit rings on etc but now i cant. so i do think we are actually heavier on low carb than we would be if we ate normally (IYKWIM)
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** Chief WITCH **
Do you eat the emergency stuff in your drawers each day? week? (without even wondering whether you're hungry?)
At the moment, for instance, I'm eyeing the clock on the bottom right of this very screen until it's time for my jelly snack. Am I hungry? (Am I what???!)
I do think we've been using and abusing these low carb diets for a long time, Vicky, yes. I figure that some of my 2K "gain" is change of scales, some glycogen returned, some blub... who knows what proportion. Today is PP. We'll see.
"Eating normally" can mean an increase, without necessarily overdoing it. I will have to be very careful not to overdo it. Plan plan plan just as I do in ketosis...
At the moment, for instance, I'm eyeing the clock on the bottom right of this very screen until it's time for my jelly snack. Am I hungry? (Am I what???!)
I do think we've been using and abusing these low carb diets for a long time, Vicky, yes. I figure that some of my 2K "gain" is change of scales, some glycogen returned, some blub... who knows what proportion. Today is PP. We'll see.
"Eating normally" can mean an increase, without necessarily overdoing it. I will have to be very careful not to overdo it. Plan plan plan just as I do in ketosis...
Sorry youre not having the best time of it. But very pleased to hear you are looking at life without the ketosis crutch. Even if just short term.
I have no clue how to do the normal life thing and much as I'd love to follow out successful stab people I'm not sure I will., but its a long way off for me.
I'm good at deprivation when it suits me, the emergency tuna has remained in my drawer for months, I like being hungry, problem is when I want to eat and cant feel full and have an empty fridge.
I have no clue how to do the normal life thing and much as I'd love to follow out successful stab people I'm not sure I will., but its a long way off for me.
I'm good at deprivation when it suits me, the emergency tuna has remained in my drawer for months, I like being hungry, problem is when I want to eat and cant feel full and have an empty fridge.
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** Chief WITCH **
Thanks for your words Jaq. Just the THOUGHT of an empty fridge horrifies me. My fridge is always packed solid! Weekends up at dawn as ever, I spend the first hour or so preparing food so that there are no emergencies later on.
I actually do have an emergency tin of tuna and a pack of (non Dukan) rice cakes! (But I'd have to be REALLY starving to eat either!!).
It's interesting to be "out" (of ketosis) as these issues are far more at the forefront of my mind at the moment. Whereas when under my warm cosy duvet (aka ketosis), I feel "cured". So dangerous to think that way!
I actually do have an emergency tin of tuna and a pack of (non Dukan) rice cakes! (But I'd have to be REALLY starving to eat either!!).
It's interesting to be "out" (of ketosis) as these issues are far more at the forefront of my mind at the moment. Whereas when under my warm cosy duvet (aka ketosis), I feel "cured". So dangerous to think that way!
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** Chief WITCH **
I don't eat after dinner weekdays either - not difficult given that I'm an early to bed girl!
