Jaqys - dusting off the diary

[jaqys]

How long do they keep, or do you just make a days worth normally?

I am soooo sleepy, tom making it worse today, been so busy my head is scrambled spagetti. Hopefully some new tasks next week(far far more interesting ones and a little less stressful I hope).

Just want to curl up on sofa with a book and some wine. I'll have to make do with fruit tea I suppose.....

 

[robinhood]

I think the bad weather has made this week really hard for us all. xxx

Slow cooker sounds good - *almost* as good as real comfort food.

 

[jaqys]

Made stock overnight and made a tonne of soup today to freeze.
So getting organised.

Will make something pp friendly to freeze tomorrow.
Though hardly need a freezer right now so cold still.

Ate a carrot forgetting was a pp day. Need to get back in a proper pattern.

 

[anjuschka]

That sounds great and very organised! Now, to make stock can you use the bones of chicken that's already been cooked (like in a stew or roast)- is there anything 'left' to make stock with? I just pulled the bones out of my chicken curry made from cheap drumsticks but didn't fancy making curried soup / stock...

Not quite so cold here today - back to rain :-(

 

[BREN]

I make 2 days worth of Quiches each time.

Thinking after reading your post jaqys I need to perhaps write out a weekly menu? Haven't done one of those in ages.

 

[jaqys]

I know some plan a whole week but It makes me feel too constrained.

Anja I usually buy a tray of cheap cooked chicken pieces and pull the skin off, this week kept the bones of the ones I ate and pulled most the meat off the ones I still had left used those for stock and the last bit of meat when it was being turned to soup. Not sure I'd want curried stock either.

All weightgain from being bad gone, new low today Updating stats today, signature tomorrow(linked at work not here -doh).

Pv day
B eggs and maybe a mushroom
L chicken and leek soup
D don't know with parsnip and peppers
Snack from frais with bran or might make muffins.

I know parsnips are starchy and so risky but so cheap and tasty and I hope they don't interfere too
much this week.

 

[anjuschka]

That looks great and well done on the new low! I think parsnips are okay as long as you only have them once a day not in every meal and not every day. Same for carrots and other root veg I think. Our fave winter veg I suppose, just to make life easier - NOT!

I tend to plan a whole week, based on a (theoretical this time) veg box delivery and a weekly shop, but then I sometimes find myself re-jigging things on occasion when things don't go quite as planned...

 

[jaqys]

I feel like I got through the weekend much better than the past 2 weeks.
I wasnt 100% good but about 90, which is okay with me. Slightly up this morning putting it down to the parsnips and other veg and total lack of exercise all weekend. Barely moved a muscle, stayed in away from the cold and christmas shoppers.

Busy week ahead. Night out wednesday, chrimbo party friday and chrimbo meal sat too. I'm in a good frame of mind but will be drinking even if I might skip the carby bits.

PP today
B diet cola
L Tuna, From frais
D chicken casserole

Must make muffins tonight, I've been a bit lax with the oatbran and breakfast, so coffee muffins it will be.

 

[LVLLM]

morning Jaq - well done on the weekend. thats the hardest battle especially when you are sat indoors like me x

 

[jaqys]

I find weekends easier if I stay in, as there isnt anything too bad there, well there is but mostly its not tempting (bean, lentils, noodles etc that wont go off before conso) as it requires effort.

Had too many parsnips and had some peanut butter - its all gone now which is good.

But when I'm out and about theres more temptation.

 

[LVLLM]

yes i suppose so Jaq - i dont really tend to go anywhere but my friends or mums or shopping. rarely go out for a meal. I suppose i dont have anything naughty in either only pork scratchings and nuts but they are ok.

mm i love parsnips

 

[Maintainer]

When/if I go back on Dukan properly after the holidays, I'll refuse each and every invitation for a month or so. It's so much easier that way for me. It irritates me persuading people that I can't have this or that, and hearing their feelings about the Dukan diet, so I keep away... not everyone's cup of tea of course, and it's why I just can't do it right now as I refuse to be a total hermit at this time of year... but, in January, I'll hibernate for a while... become Miss Unsociable again... and eat [STRIKE]worms[/STRIKE] chicken...

pffft!

 

[LVLLM]

Lol Jo. You are right though. you need to have a time when you can be a hermit!

 

[jaqys]

January and Feb are currently empty for me at the mo so should get a good run of loss done. March is busier but not unmanageable.

In general I'm entirely unsociale preferring to go out alone to eat or the cinema, when I'm in london I'm generally with a fellow dieter who thinks my diets bonkers but is used to me being fussy when eating normally.

The most testing times for me are my walk home through the citycentre after a long day at work. The temptation to stop somewhere for dinner is strong and in the weeks before xmas M+S is open later and so I walk through (warm shortcut) and try and avert my eyes to the bad (oh so good) stuff whilst eyeing meat for reduced labels.

Starting to think of next set of goals. Dont want to be aimless in January, but am totally clueless.

 

[LVLLM]

maybe wait and see what happens over xmas before you set next goals?
Its hard esp when you cold, you want something quick and hot and yummy and they have all nice wintery food (omg ive just got a craving for dumplings )

 

[jaqys]

Dumplings - another thing on my I'm very fussy list

Had a good night the pp casserole was lovely, added veg to rest and its on timer for tonight. Didnt make muffins though.
Weight back to ticker, hope its lower tomorrow.

Lunch today is tuna and from frais - should be celery too but was in too much of a rush this morning.

Tomorrow planning to have cottage cheese and salmon for lunch and eggs for tea before heading out. Going to try and stick to just 2 drinks and dance them off (ha ha I'll need more than 2 drinks to start dancing me thinks). Okay maybe stick to 4 drinks

I think my next goal will be 75lbs gone, which is 184, not sure on timeline until I know how much extra chrimbo makes me (okay how much more I make me over chrimbo).

 

[LVLLM]

ah lol sounds good
you seem to be a bit more back on track now hon?

 

[jaqys]

Yeah I'm resisting resisting, this week will be hard but I'm not too fussed about the food coming up(will be easy to leave I think) and drink dosent affect me tooo badly...

 

[LVLLM]

what sort of food do you have to avoid hon?

 

[Maintainer]

When I started the serious diet back in 2002, it was the journey home which worried me the most. I was so used to popping into one of the numerous takeouts/bakers'/supermarkets/restaurants on the way home that I really feared falling off my diet perch. So...

I stopped carrying money/cards/anything...

Short of shoplifting, I was well and truly snookered!

(OK I know some people would say it's dangerous not to have any money on you - "what if" etc etc. Yeah right!)