It's Now Or Never

Sorry to gear about your gain but I feel you have a very healthy attitude and glad you're not too disappointed! Agree with Laura, you have plenty of time to reach your target and I'm sure you'll shift the 1.5 in no time! Xxxxx
 
Pinkie1973 said:
I still can't get over your 4.5 stone loss Gail - that is immense!!! Well done!
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thanks Pinkie, I'm pretty chuffed with it myself too :)

The amazing thing is that I didn't do anything special. I didn't think about it much, I just started SW for the first time and here I am 7 months later and >4.5 stone lighter. I have always been overweight, all my adult life (and some of my childhood too - still am now obviously) suddenly thinking that maybe I won't always be like that. I will always be someone who has to watch what I eat (I think I have accepted that now) but I hope that I have now found something that works for me. I hope to continue and lose the rest, then maintain on the plan and if I can help any others on the way, then that's a big bonus for me :D

Well done for your great attitude to your gain. I'm sure if you continue like that it will be off in no time.

Gail x
 
A gain is so disappointing, but your positivity is awesome... and with that attitude it'll be all gone in no time! Yay you! xx
 
Thank you all for your kind comments! I'm too tired to chat much now - work has been a b*tch, dealing with adults who behave like children is wearing. So quick food diary entry, then I'm off to snuggle up in bed.

Early morning cuppa (splash of skimmed milk from HEa)
Breakfast:
mixed fruit, canned prunes (2 syns), brankflakes (HEb), low fat yoghurt.

Snack:
Apple and banana

Lunch:
1/2 tortilla with lunchbox full of salad leaves and about 6 cherry tomatoes.

Snack:
Banana

Dinner:
Another large portion of last nights minestrone soup (pasta gone a bit soft by now), banana milk shake (banana - 4 syns, 200ml sweetened soya milk - rest of HEa).

I've worked out that I've drunk about 4 pints of fluid today in the form of tap water and herbal teas. I'm taking a pint of water to bed with me though.

Exercise - zilch - other than my usual hour walk to/from work/stations/childminders etc.
Total syns: 6

Yawnnnnn......... Nighty night all! xx
 
Looks like a great day food wise! Sleep well x
 
Had a lovely long sleep. Prob turned light off about 9pm, woke just before 6.30am. Que que? And I didn't get out of bed till gone 7, so how luxurious was that!

Started working at 7.30 though to make up for it! ;-)

Anyway - food for today, seeing as I'm perched in front of my PC.

Breakfast:
mixed frozen fruit, canned prunes (2 syns), branflakes (HEb), low fat yoghurt. Cup of tea with splash of skimmed milk (part of HEa).

Snack:
Apple and plum

Lunch:
Bit huge but - another astroturf omlette, huge plate of salad leaves for it to sit on, a dozen grilled mushrooms (they were absolutely gorgeous, I could eat another dozen). 2 clementines, 2 plums

Tea:
Currently have 2 portions of SW carbonara defrosting - I will have that with salad and 2 tspns of parmesan sprinkled on top (3 syns)

So so far I have 5 syns planned.
It looks like I won't be getting to the pool - I am still working on poxy test documentation (whilst hand holding the numpties) - but I walked the bairn to school this morning, and will be walking later to pick him up.

It has also occurred to me that I am not on call for the next few weeks! Yay yay yay! I feel like a free woman. So want to come up with some good activities for this Sunday and next weekend. I feel a row coming on with my ex husband. He is currently on sick leave (had about 3 weeks so far) for whiplash. Remarkably though, he appears to endure the pain well - can move his neck with ease, and it doesn't stop him working on the refurb for his house (i.e. he is a skiving *****, who would rather risk losing his job, than getting off his lazy arse and earning a living to help support his son). ahem! lol Anyhoo - the row will come, because the weekend after next, he was due to be on call (is a plumber) and wouldn't have had the bairn - I know he is going to say that as he isn't on call, he assumed he would have him for his day that weekend, and I realise that is quite reasonable. Now I know this will sound really mean, but I hardly ever get to see my lad - and it kills me that most of the time, his Dad does sod all with him on his day a week anyway. I have been really looking forward to having a whole weekend with him - like I say, have arranged to be off call so can actually go out, and I don't see why I should give it up for that waste of space. So often our Sundays have to be at home because I am on call for work.

So does that sound really *****y? I try not to moan about the Dad too much (certainly never in front of the barin) - I accept him for what he is, and know that he loves the bairn as much as he could love anyone. But at the same time, I don't think it's enough and my son deserves much more. Humph!

Anyway, sod him - I am now looking for things to do places to go - am so excited! :)

Hmm, probably sound like a ***** ex-wife, but I feel better for having got it off my chest lol
 
Pinkie, I just followed the supernoodle omelette link (guess what I'm going to have to try? ;) ) . Love the idea of the spinach one - I'm obsessed with spinach too I just love it. I must start reading your diary, you are clearly very inventive and I noticed you are considering a philosophy course on the OU, sounds good. Something I know a fair bit about :D I think you'll enjoy it.
 
Hey Pinkie, I think it's only natural that you want to spend quality time with your son, especially if you know you are going to do something productive where his dad may not. You don't sound bitter at all, you sound like a very loving mummy. Unfortunately to be a mummy, you generally need a man, and we all know what pain in the **** they can be!!

I like the idea of your milkshake, but I've never been massively keen on them before... My flatmate has an unused smoothie maker I make take advantage of... Just a bugger to clean lol xxx
 
Red Riding Hood said:
Pinkie, I just followed the supernoodle omelette link (guess what I'm going to have to try? ;) ) . Love the idea of the spinach one - I'm obsessed with spinach too I just love it. I must start reading your diary, you are clearly very inventive and I noticed you are considering a philosophy course on the OU, sounds good. Something I know a fair bit about :D I think you'll enjoy it.
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Hey Red, thanks for stopping by.
Yes I love the spinach, love the way it wilts and tastes all juicy. Do versatile too. I have unfortunately scoffed my big bag of spinach this week though, and salad leaves. May need to panic buy before the week is out.

I think any inventiveness on my part is quite sporadic though. I an trying to make an effort to try more recipes out with this diet, which I think breeds a little creativity.

Yes I'm really looking forward to doing the course. I need s sense of purpose, and would like to feel when my son is older that I achieved something during the years I've berm more confined to home. My mum did the course too (or rather a previous version of it), she think I'll enjoy it too. We did a little philosophy on the OU arts foundation that I did a few years back. I enjoyed it, did better in assessments for that discipline than in others that I thought seemed easier. Rousseau got on my nerves though. I felt there were huge flaws in the social contract, and I had done trouble understanding how JD explained these away. So we shall see. :)
 
Maverick said:
Hey Pinkie, I think it's only natural that you want to spend quality time with your son, especially if you know you are going to do something productive where his dad may not. You don't sound bitter at all, you sound like a very loving mummy. Unfortunately to be a mummy, you generally need a man, and we all know what pain in the **** they can be!!

I like the idea of your milkshake, but I've never been massively keen on them before... My flatmate has an unused smoothie maker I make take advantage of... Just a bugger to clean lol xxx
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I just you one of those little hand blender things. Think I picked up a dirt cheap one in Sainsburys. But here is a link for the sort if thing I mean......

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produ...587|Blenders+and+smoothie+makers|14418604.htm

I use it for omlette and all sorts of things.

Thank you for saying that about Beanie's dad. I do feel a bit mean, but given he didn't even bother calling him this week when he said he would, sod him. My poor baby. I'm not anti men or anything. I made a very bad choice with the bairn's dad, love is blind and all that. :)
 
I must also add in a bowl of fruit topped with low fat natural yoghurt.

Can I also please say, for all my moaning and whinging etc, I feel so incredibly lucky. I have a beautiful boy and my health and live in a safe environment, with a job that most of the time I very much enjoy. I see the news with these poor people in Japan and everything they're going through. My niggles just pale into insignificance. As if it weren't bad enough its started snowing now too. And Gadaffi has issued a warning that they'll basically raze civilians participating in the uprising. Very easy to feel despondent. I'm trying to be thankful for what we have. But it does leave you feeling very pathetic and helpless eh. Certainly puts my 1.5lb gain into perspective anyway.

Cheery little b@gger aren't I? :)
 
Hi Pinkie, I totally get what you mean. If I had a son I know I would love having full weekends doing fun stuff with them as i know you like doing with Steven! Dont worry about sounding moany- that's what your diary is for. Totally agree with you about the japan thing putting things into perspective- makes you realise how lucky you are doesn't it?!
 
Yet again I'm in bed - baby its cold outside!

Early morning cuppa (part of HEa for soya milk)
Breakfast:
Mixed fruit, canned prunes (2 syns), branflakes (HEb), low fat yoghurt

Lunch:
Other half of Tortilla, huge serving of salad leaves, half a dozen or so cherry tomatoes.

Snack: about 6 clementines and 1 banana

Tea:
Apple
Rest of minestrone soup with 2 tspns parmesan (3 syns)
Banana milkshake - 325ml unsweetened soya milk (rest of HEa) and banana (4 syns)

A few herbal teas

Total syns
 
Well I'm off to a partaaay tonight (note the excitement, I don't often get out you see!) ;-) So thought I'd quickly update now.

Am shattered though - I was in bed by 20:30 last night, and asleep shortly after, slept through till 6am too! That's the second time this week. And right now my eyes are struggling to stay awake as well! So have been on the builders tea to get me through today. What I have done a bit differently though, is I measured out my unsweetened soya milk in a jug, and have been pouring from that. Just to be 100% certain I don't go over my allowance. Nowhere near it so far, and I should have enough left for a sneaky banana milkshake before I go out. Work (like for many of you) is horrendously busy at the moment. I was up working at 7am this morning while the bairn was playing some football game. I am purposefully working at home to avoid the Comic Relief mania that hits our office every year. OTT does not cover it! (Maverick - I believe they may be showing our IT team doing their flashmob thing outside our building again - I am most definitely NOT involved! lol)

Re the annoying ex-husband - I have just sent him a text, reminding him he won't be having the bairn next weekend at all. No response - but he does that. So I can start planning stuff now. Am really looking forward to this Sunday too. And I have THREE WHOLE WEEKS without being on call. It is so liberating! I have every intention of being out of the house as much as possible in that time. So the weather had better blimin cheer up.

Food so far:

Breakfast:
the usual - mixed fruit, canned prunes (2 syns), branflakes (HEb), low fat yoghurt. Tea with soya milk (from HEa allowance).

Snack:
apple

Lunch:
jambalaya rice with pan fried salmon (GORGEOUS!)
2 clementines, apple

Not sure what I am going to do for food this evening.

So far had several cups of tea (1/2 pint mug say) and a pint of water - so need to try and drink some more water.

As I am boring teetotaller (wow that sounds strange saying that) I will be sticking to the slimline T&Ts this evening - so at least nothing to worry about there. It will be interesting to see if I still manage to disgrace myself nevertheless though. Let's hope so eh?

Have a lovely evening all anyway!

xx


Anyway, my food.
 
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