Juju_doll's Diary - Day One - Again!

[Kath]

Well done for getting back on track! I've eaten like a pig all weekend, I know I planned to eat whilst I was away but I didn't need to eat quite so much!!!! I'm still stuffed. Started back SS'ing this morning, weighed myself and I have a massive 12lb gain in 4 days:sigh: . Hope to get that straight back off as it's made me right fed up and I feel very fat!

Will be interested to see how your counsellor sessions go, sounds like a great idea

 

[FatFairNForty(ish)]

Sorry to hear about the tonsillitis (all that screaming at Mc Fly eh? ) Well done for getting back on track so quickly and loving that you love your new car

You'll be crashing headlong back into those 13's this time next week!

Ps thanks for the lovely message on my diary x

 

[juju_doll]

Thanks Kath and Jennie,

Kath, I think it's sometimes good for us to remember how easily it can slip back on, but we also have to let our hair down once in a while. Plus, i bet the majority of it is water and most of it will be gone by this time next week.

Jennie, you had such a fab loss this week so the tiny blip really meant nothing - just don't steal my chatterbox who will convince you that doing it regularly won't do any harm! Keep going, you're doing so well.

Have made rather a miraculous recovery today, am like a different person in 24 hours. The tonsils have gone down, the yucky blisters are gone and i have just got a very strong ketosis buzz and feel like bouncing around the room. Perhaps my parents slipped something in my tea after being such a miserable cow for so long!
I'm off home from their house tomorrow and to be honest I'm very sad because so much of my time with them has been wasted by being ill. The time I spend with my parents is very precious to me, and i do find it very hard living so far away from them. I think you learn to appreciate their support and love so much when you grow older and it is so peaceful down here in their house by the sea.
But tomorrow I have to wind my weary way back to Thrapston, but I think i might pop into a few shops on the way, see if I can get myself a few bargains.
Then it's off to Ailsa's in the evening for my weigh-in. I'm hoping it will be a good one, at least the 4lbs i put on last week and maybe a little more.
Off to pack my suitcase and generally tidy up a bit I think.

 

[Kath]

Ooh good luck with your weigh in!!

Glad you're feeling better too

I'm already 3 and a half pounds down this morning, hopefully shift some more of that glycogen today

 

[juju_doll]

Just a quick post as I have absolutually tons to do tonight. Well, after last week's disaster gain, i managed to lose 7lbs! so well and truly in to the 13s now, half a stone in, and rocking towards
the 12s! Whoo Hoo! I'd better get tonsilitis every week!

 

[Kath]

Just a quick post as I have absolutually tons to do tonight. Well, after last week's disaster gain, i managed to lose 7lbs! so well and truly in to the 13s now, half a stone in, and rocking towards
the 12s! Whoo Hoo! I'd better get tonsilitis every week!

Woohooooooooooo :bliss: :wow: :bliss:

Fantastic - let's have another brilliant week and you'll be ever so every so close to the 12's

 

[juju_doll]

Just a quick post, as i've been a bit rubbish at keeping my diary over the last few days. Have spent the day painting the lounge, which I have discovered is a great distraction from eating! This has been the first day in ages i've had any time to myself and although it's nice to have some peace and quiet, it has meant i've felt very hungry today.
Went to my second counselling session yesterday, which was good, but quite emotional. I link my eating very much to how people view me and my emotions so I do find it hard to deal with some of these issues. I think it is helping though. Plus I haven't binged for over a week now, which is very good news.
Had a great day on Thursday. Went with my friend Vanessa to order her wedding dress. She has been doing Cambridge since January and has lost 4 stone! She looks amazing and was able to order a size 12 wedding dress. She tried it o and looked so beautiful, it was lovely to see her so happy, when 4 months earlier she was dreading getting her dress. Just a reminder of how fantastic this diet can be I guess. Well, i'm off to bed now, very tired after excessive painting!

 

[juju_doll]

Not much to report i'm afraid, been busy around the house, got in to the garden this afternoon to start getting it sorted and spent far too much on plants in the garden centre! Still feeling hungry, but i'm going in to school tomorrow to get some tidying and work done so hopefully that will be a good distraction ... another day closer to being thin!

 

[FatFairNForty(ish)]

Not much to report i'm afraid, been busy around the house, got in to the garden this afternoon to start getting it sorted and spent far too much on plants in the garden centre! Still feeling hungry, but i'm going in to school tomorrow to get some tidying and work done so hopefully that will be a good distraction ... another day closer to being thin!

hee hee.. must be something in the air ... I got plants today from a garden centre on the way home from job 2 and planted them out before heading off for weigh in, but still have lots left over so that's tomorrow evening sorted too now I guess! lol

doing decorating and housework is a great way to keep your mind (and hands) occupied! My house (well, downstairs) has never looked so freakin tidy! lol

you're doing so brilliantly and within a hairs breath of 12's - incredible

 

[juju_doll]

Sodding starving today, don't know why! Have been glugging the water like a devil and spent all day busy at school sorting out my classroom, but had all my packs by 4.30 today cos i'm so damn hungry. Even had a sneaky cup of tea to keep me going. Am going to attempt to sort out my bedroom tonight as a way of distracting me. Hopefully that will work. Then a shower and an early night I think.

Thanks Jennie, we must have had the gardening bug yesterday! It is indeed a good idea to keep your mind and hands busy on this diet! Well done on another fantastic weight loss, you're only a stone away from me now and will be overtaking soon i'm sure! Keep it up my dear!

 

[juju_doll]

Well,just got back from my weigh in and lost another 3lbs which is great. After my half stone loss last week I wasn't expecting a huge loss so was pleased with 3. Have continued to feel very hungry today, but hopefully it will start to fade soon. Felt really tired today too and had to have a cat nap this afternoon.
Went to work today and took down all my classroom displays ready for new ones next term. Need to get them sorted soon, because we have an open day in about 3 weeks time and the school has to look fab for that! Saw a couple of people who said lovely things about the weight loss, but for some reason i've felt a bit low today. Just at times this diet can be very hard. I'm really feeling very sick of it at the moment and am trying very hard not to binge - has been 2 weeks since my last one which is good.
Well, i'm off for an early night tonight I think as i'm taking my car in to the garage tomorrow to have the glove box fixed and then go to work and write an English policy! Whooppeee!!!

 

[juju_doll]

A busy day today. Got up early to take my car to the garage I bought it from in Stamford to have the glove box fixed. When I bought it, the damn thing wouldn't shut and then i slammed it shut and it wouldn't open! So they had to replace the whole thing, but it was all done free of charge so that was good. My work friend Tina came and picked me up from the garage and we went to school to write our English policy. It wasn't the most exciting of tasks, but we got it done and now feel very smug! Then i got my car back and did a bit of retail therapy in Peterborough. Didn't buy much, but it is just so bizarre and exciting going in to shops like warehouse and river island and being able to try on clothes. I seem to be a size 16 or 18 now depending on the shop. It was even nicer to walk past Evans and know I have promised myself never to go in there again!
So now i'm at home chilling out with my slendertone belt on zapping my tummy! Have been doing it for just over a week now. Haven't seen any huge improvements yet, but it is supposed to take at least 4 weeks. Luckily my stomach has gone back pretty well and i don't have any loose skin there, so just trying to make it as smooth and toned as possible.
Off to see my counsellor tomorrow for session number 3 so will let you know how it goes.

 

[juju_doll]

Had a rather strange day today. Went to my third counselling session first thing and it was quite an emotional one. Alot of talk about my relationships and how they have effected my self image and relationship with food. Got a bit upset talking about the recent break-up and then felt a bit teary for the rest of the morning. Got myself in to school to get a few bits sorted before term starts again on Monday and then decided i needed disctracting and made my way to Milton Keynes for some retail therapy! I am so shocked that I actually fit in to a size 16 in most shops now, and even a size 14 in some others! Really very bizarre .... I always automatically go for the largest size and i'm going to have to stop that now!
Got home about 7.30 and paraded around the house in my new clothes, had my last muffin and now i'm off to bed. Hope everyone else had a good day.

 

[MissPiggyFi]

Way to go on the 14s!!!!
Bring on the 12s hey??!!!!!

I'm sure the counselling is very emotional and quite difficult, but hopefully it will be of great benefit in the long run.

xxx

 

[juju_doll]

Thanks Fiona, I hope it will because i'm determined not to put this damn weight back on and learn to cope with things without binging on food! Have turned into a shopping binger instead though!! Well done on your weight loss, you're doing really well. Ju x

 

[Bekie]

Hi Ju xxx

I just wanted to pop in and say hello now i've found your diary I didnt realise how close we are in age as well

Have a had a quick read and am so pleased your so close to goal you'll be in those 12's in no time at all Your doing so well and your such an inspiration chick xxx Thank you

Bekie

 

[juju_doll]

Ah, thanks Beckie - can't imagine being an inspiration to anyone! No one is more surprised at this weight loss than I am! We are indeed similar ages, i've got a few years on you though ... wish i'd done this when I was 23!

Today has been quite a quiet day really. Have had tons of work to do as I start back at school on Monday and have plenty of marking and planning to do. But it's just so boring! And when i'm bored I just want to eat! Have the image of a yummy chinese dinner ... hong-kong style chicken and egg fried rice! Want it so much ......
Oh dear, guess i'd better drink some more water because chinese meals do not equal a 12 stone Julia!!!

 

[juju_doll]

What a busy day. First day back at school and it was the usual manic routine, plus a whole afternoon of Joseph rehearsals and then a staff meeting! Had lots of lovely comments from staff about my weight loss and someone said it was like having a new member of staff in the school. But, perhaps the most emotional was when a group of year 5 girls asked to speak to me and said, "we just want to say congratulations on how you look, we think you look beautiful now!" How nice is that and a very teary teacher gave them all a big hug!
When I got home, my tub of psyllium husks had arrived so I decided to try the porridge and OH MY GOD. I actually feel full for the first time in six months (well apart from my binges!). I can't say it was the most delicious thing i've ever had but it tasted fine. So this might be the thing that gets me through the last few months! Hoorah!
A bit of bizarre news, one of my boys at school had his springer spaniel stolen over the weekend. It has been on the local news today. A man grabbed their dog as they were on a walk, stuck him in the car and drove off ... isn't that dreadful! I just can't believe anyone could be so cruel, they are offering a reward for it, but I just hope they find them and lock them up for it. Poor little George is distraught and wasn't at school today, i'm not surprised ... I would be in pieces. How can some people be so dreadful.

 

[Bekie]

Thats just awful, i really dont get how people can do such awful things to other people, that poor boy must be distraught... if anyone ever touched my cat i'd be furious and so so upset. I hope the boys dog is returned as soon as possible xxx

On the porridge... how did you make that i have the husks (do you have powdered?) and i really struggle to get them down!

Bekie

 

[juju_doll]

I blended 350ml of hot, not boiling water, with a pack. I did chocolate ... obviously! Then i sprinkled on 2 dessert spoons of psyllium husks and whisked it up, it took a minute or two to thicken, but was very filling.... i'd have a go, it's very filling! Got the recipe from Russiandoll's thread on the Cambridge Diet thread! Good luck, how's day 4 going? Got the ketosis buzz yet?