JanD's dietchef diary

Well done you :D Sleep well :)

Btw, re the baby spinach - I know I've seen it somewhere, but

1. Do you cook the spinach?
2. Is it fresh spinach or frozen?

I've only ever had adult organic spinach that I've had to slave over removing all the stalks, etc., not to mention a few catapillars that kind of put me off eating it hehe!
 
Jan it's so good to hear that you are back on track ! Well done :clap:

You are all certainly helping me as I had a quick preview this am and I am another 2 lbs down. At the moment I look forward to weighing myself! When I was at SW last summer I had really fallen off the dieting wagon - so to speak! - I used to dread weighing in night!

Feeling much better this evening not sure what yesterday and the COLD was all about!:confused:

Jan introduced me to the spinach - I buy the cook in the bag in the microwave one - and chop it up and eat it all mixed up with whatever main meal I have chosen! It is in the salad section at our Tesco's but M and S sell it (def) as do Sainsbury's I think???
 
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Ooh thanks Laura - I shall go have a look for it when I next go shopping. I love spinach but my attempts to cook it do not turn out well so microwave sounds good to me hehe!

Jan - hope you have a good night tonight :D
 
Thanks Caroline - I intend to!!! (diet-wise anyway! :))

Yes you can get the baby spinach in tescos or sainsburys and as Laura says it's in the salad section, not the veg one. I'm not fussy on it cooked, There's a very fine line between cooked (which is really just 'wilted') and slimy. I don't know about the cook in the bag one Laura mentioned but I might have a look for that and see if it's more successful. Although having said that, all I do is put a big pile straight from the bag onto my plate (it shrinks a hell of a lot I'm sure you know) and when I pour the meal over it from the pouch I try to cover as much of it as I can. That which is under the food wilts beautifully and the raw stuff round the edges has a nice crunch to it.
The idea of this WOE is to spend as little time in the kitchen as possible so this is an easy and quick answer rather than chopping and cooking veg. I DO run the risk of getting bored with it though coz have it every day and rarely have anything else, but it's working at the moment :):)
 
I just stick mine in a colander and pour boiling water over it from the kettle just to wilt it slightly, it's not worth sticking it in a pan as it doesn't need much cooking, have gone off micro veg as it always seems to come out soggy lol I get the big bags from the salad places too, I'm pretty sure our tesco has it, sainsburys in denton definitely does. Plus the more you cook it, the smaller it looks on your plate so you might aswell try and eat it as close to raw if not raw, as possible :)
 
hello everyone just to let you know i have lost 1 lb - cannot believe it and im happy as i went of track a few times and being due on, thought id have put on. hope evryone doing ok im off now to do some research arrggh!!! xx
 
Well done kelfie, great result!!! :) :)
 
;)Thats xcellent! and just goes to show that you can turn around a few small relapses !
 
Still sticking to the straight and narrow despite my husband asking me if I needed any comfort food as he went out to the chippie. You see I heard just before I went to bed this morning that a very old friend of mine - from school, known her for 42 yrs - died last night. It was expected but nevertheless v v v sad. She was only 53, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer last easter. Of course by the time that shows any symptoms it's usually too far gone to be fixable. :(:(

I feel like a huge chunk of my past has been cut away - it's really strange - she's just always been there ..........

Strangely though it hasn't weakened my resolve and normally I don't need much of an excuse. There's so much she wanted to do and didn't get to ..... I mustn't let that happen to me.

My lovely daughter just turned up with a bunch of flowers for me and somehow that made me realise how upset I was ..... weird or what?? ......

Oh well ......... that's life (??!!) I suppose. xx
 
hey sorry to hear about your friend its hard, my grandad died in august as i have already wrote but as well as that i have lost my cousin when she was 4 she had muscular astrophe/distrophe she was a gorgeous brave girl who i adored we were like sisters that was in 1987 and everyday i always think of her. this christmas another cousin who was only 15 was killed in a car crash as well as her boyfriend, this thread seems really morbid sorry if it appears that way, just really trying to say i understand!! and it is hard xx
 
Jan I am so sorry to hear your sad news. It is always hard to know what to say to people. So I won't go on too much. I am pleased to hear that you have a supportive family, who are there for you. Well done for staying strong and on track even when the odds are against you. When I feel that I want time with my memories I go for a walk on my own usually along the sea front and the windier and rainier the better. I always feel much more at peace afterwards. I lost my dad suddenly 7 years ago and he and I were very close - I still miss him so much. But I try and remember all the good times we all had!
 
Thanks guys I really appreciate your support. xx
 
Not one for words either :(

*hugs* Look after yourself hun, keep up your hard work x
 
Thank you soooo much. Hugs are great, much appreciated.

Normally something like this would be a good excuse to pig-out but this goes much deeper ...... ****Humungous sigh****

I AM having my planned wine tonight and will do the same tomorrow but I still count that as being 100% because it's planned and was before this happened.
I'm still on track, the only thing I can see might 'pause' this is the funeral. Don't know when it is yet but I'm sure I'll cope. I'm hoping it'll be on a day my husband is working so I'll have to drive and therefore won't be able to drink. Otherwise I just know I won't be able to resist that temptation, unless it's a day I'm working at night.

Once again thank you for your kind words and hugs. xxxxxx
 
Good to hear that you are coping. Also well done for being so positive about things. Life is tricky at times, and I always try to get thro the bad days as best I can, not be too hard on myself, for none of us are perfect and enjoy and remember the bl**dy good ones!! Sometimes it does seem so unfair what happens to some people and not others and OMG I am starting to get very deep and meaningful ! - What I am trying to say is keep your chin up! and we are here if you need us.
 
Nothing wrong with the occasional wine or even deviation - as long as it is not persistent. It is wise imho to plan and make that choice because chances are if you say you won't, considering the emotional pressure that a funeral entails, you will end up having a drink anyway. I don't drink often but had a couple at my dad's funeral.

*hugs*
 
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