Kath's Diary

[natayou]

oh yes you can have a big portion of mushrooms for sure, dont know of anything else that you could have as a mixer apart from maybe slimline tonic but i dont like that , maybe you do?
good luck
nat xx

 

[Kath]

oh yes you can have a big portion of mushrooms for sure, dont know of anything else that you could have as a mixer apart from maybe slimline tonic but i dont like that , maybe you do?
good luck
nat xx

Yay I love mushrooms, can have egg and mushrooms for my breckie when we're away yippeee!

Eek I don't like slimline tonic either :jelous: well I don't like tonic full stop lol.

 

[nina]

in terms of staying in ketosis, Nat is right by sticking with proteins -- you can even have nuts (portioned controled by the 1 handful!) -- peanuts are not as carb friendly as almonds, waluts, or cashews...

also, wanted to remind you to keep chugging your water when you do go off SSing, otherwise you may gain all that water and then freak out! we wouldnt want that happening to you...

also, atkins suggests keeping salted prepared meats to a minimum (water retention oh dear!), so ham, bacon etc is salty...i dont eat pork at all...but thats me...

as 4 easter chocolate -- it will always be there after your program!!! anyways, i would rather eat godiva choc than a hollow easter bunny...heheheheh

 

[nina]

carfeull....carefull....


just something to make you smile...cuz it did me

 

[FatFairNForty(ish)]

Duh! I've just realised I'm due on - now I'm starting to notice a pattern. Every time I'm due on I get a strong temptation to lapse, don't realise why until I come on and then I'm like WOAH, that's it! Soooo in future, I need to check when I'm having these rough patches and if they coincide with TOTM I can just ride the wave and know that it will soon be over. Phew it's a revelation

DITTO!!! Bit of a 'penny dropping' moment innit

Hi Kath

Just had to say - steer clear of cheese if you can - very very high in fat and calories.. you need to be careful that you don't fall into the dreaded 'it keeps me in ketosis so is safe' trap.

Work out calories and fats as well as carbs.

No point avoiding carbs to find you've scoffed your way through 2000 cals in one hit!

I'd also steer clear of nuts - when was the last time you managed to limit yourself to a spoonful of the darn things!! If you're anything like me the answer is - NEVER! So.. be careful sweetie.

Have chicken, have mushrooms, have the odd egg (watch cholesterol levels too hon).. have salad and pickles, have fat free dressings, fish, just be careful.

Hope you don't mind my butting in, but I know where you're at and what you aim to do is admirable but you need to be real wary. xxxx

 

[Kath]

in terms of staying in ketosis, Nat is right by sticking with proteins -- you can even have nuts (portioned controled by the 1 handful!) -- peanuts are not as carb friendly as almonds, waluts, or cashews...

also, wanted to remind you to keep chugging your water when you do go off SSing, otherwise you may gain all that water and then freak out! we wouldnt want that happening to you...

also, atkins suggests keeping salted prepared meats to a minimum (water retention oh dear!), so ham, bacon etc is salty...i dont eat pork at all...but thats me...

as 4 easter chocolate -- it will always be there after your program!!! anyways, i would rather eat godiva choc than a hollow easter bunny...heheheheh

Ooh a woman after my own heart GODIVA CHOCOLATE mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
:drool:

You know usually, after easter they reduce the eggs don't they, so I'd be buying them on the cheap and stuffing my face with them NEVER AGAIN!

Asda are selling big easter eggs for a £1, yes a £1 for a whole big cream egg/mini eggs/dairy milk/rolo etc etc egg and I thought to myself yesterday..well normally I'd have bought a few 'just in case' I had to give them to someone. Now what was I really doing? I was buying them for my greedy mush of course! No way jose, I'm not going to let myself do that again!!!

 

[Kath]

DITTO!!! Bit of a 'penny dropping' moment innit

Hi Kath

Just had to say - steer clear of cheese if you can - very very high in fat and calories.. you need to be careful that you don't fall into the dreaded 'it keeps me in ketosis so is safe' trap.

Work out calories and fats as well as carbs.

No point avoiding carbs to find you've scoffed your way through 2000 cals in one hit!

I'd also steer clear of nuts - when was the last time you managed to limit yourself to a spoonful of the darn things!! If you're anything like me the answer is - NEVER! So.. be careful sweetie.

Have chicken, have mushrooms, have the odd egg (watch cholesterol levels too hon).. have salad and pickles, have fat free dressings, fish, just be careful.

Hope you don't mind my butting in, but I know where you're at and what you aim to do is admirable but you need to be real wary. xxxx

Thank you chick I'm not a big cheese or nut lover anyway and I don't eat meat, well I didn't eat meat before this diet but I may try some when I go into management. Oddly it's something I crave Haven't eaten it for a good 22 years! I do eat fish though. So my intention is to have an egg and mushrooms for breakfast, then I'll have a pack for lunch if we're 'in', if we're out I may have a tuna salad plain. Even if I just push it around the plate. I'll get a tuna steak I think to put on the bbq when we're away easter. I can spend ages chewing on a bit of tuna steak!

When I took a week off this diet over Christmas as we were on holiday I stuffed my face for a whole week with everything possible! Put a stone on then lost it the next week.

When I ate for my medicals I also ate loads for 4 days but managed to stay the same.

So I've got my head around this, during April I will eat if I feel it's necessary whilst I'm away, I'm not going to eat anything and everything though, but if I'm away and I am getting grumpy and snappy because others are eating then I will have something off the above lists. During the week when I'm at home I'll sole source and drink water like a fish. If I can maintain my weight throughout April I'll be happy. I know that both times I've planned to eat I've got straight back onto sole source. I am lucky that I can do that as I know it's not that straight forward for everyone.

My first weekend away is Easter, so I've got 3 weeks I think til then to lose some more weight so I'll be closer to goal for when April is over. We're going to go swimming when we're away easter too as there is a pool at the site not realy looking forward to showing the public my horrid body in a costume!!! But at least it will help balance out any food I do have.

Anyway Jennie, of course I don't mind you butting in! I love people posting in here, it makes me feel a bit more loved - sad aren't I

 

[FatFairNForty(ish)]

Nope, not sad at all - normal!!

Glad you have it all sussed - I'm off to Wales for Easter and my mate is the best cook in the freakin world but she's also a fabby mate so I'm lucky that she won't try and tempt me.

Know what you mean about the swimming thing - the tough part is changing room to pool and back. In the water - no probs. (I guess I'm having a 'hippo' crisis) lol

Anyway - really love the sound of BBQ'd tuna - yummy!! (drooling now and its 9.15 on a Tues morning.. lol) Can understand the craving for food not eaten in years.. it's almost a 'gimme anything' time. (apart from offal and celery).

Perhaps I should stock up on those and each time I open the fridge I will grimace - a bit pf pavlovian conditioning! lol fridge light on = nasty food! hee hee.. sorry.. waffling off there... have a great day and keep on it! You'll be down in the 13's in a blink!

 

[Kath]

Nope, not sad at all - normal!!

Glad you have it all sussed - I'm off to Wales for Easter and my mate is the best cook in the freakin world but she's also a fabby mate so I'm lucky that she won't try and tempt me.

Know what you mean about the swimming thing - the tough part is changing room to pool and back. In the water - no probs. (I guess I'm having a 'hippo' crisis) lol

Anyway - really love the sound of BBQ'd tuna - yummy!! (drooling now and its 9.15 on a Tues morning.. lol) Can understand the craving for food not eaten in years.. it's almost a 'gimme anything' time. (apart from offal and celery).

Perhaps I should stock up on those and each time I open the fridge I will grimace - a bit pf pavlovian conditioning! lol fridge light on = nasty food! hee hee.. sorry.. waffling off there... have a great day and keep on it! You'll be down in the 13's in a blink!

Ooh Wales will be lovely, you can get out and do lots of walking in the beautiful scenery there

Oh yes, the changing room to the pool and back again, that's awful isn't it! Once I'm in I'm fine too. Maybe I need to get a tan to make myself less sparkly white and noticeable on the pool side

Eugh I feel quite sick at the thought of offal and celery lol :jelous:

 

[Kath]

Well today I wore my size 14 coat on the school run. I could do it up all the way up to just under my bust lol - so technically I'm not really in it but my friend said that she would never have know I couldn't do the top button up if I hadn't said

Got lots of comments about my weight loss and how well I've done so I was super chuffed

Have been splitting my packs today as I'm suffering terrible PMT, so figure by splitting my 4 packs into 8 then I feel like I'm eating more and it'll help me get through it.

Just off to bed now as the hunger is returning

 

[Kath]

Woohoo 6lb loss this week, thank god for that! Was beginning to think I'd never shift it at this 2lb a week lark

So panic over, it's all go again Don't think I'll make my March challenge as that would need a 5 and 3/4 loss for next week but I'm not going to let it get to me!

My LLC also said she's not worried about me eating as I'm one of the few she knows will get straight back on to it

 

[Kath]

:bliss: :wow: What a fantastic day I had yesterday! I went to the fort shopping centre and normally I can only go to evans or new look as they do big sizes too. Well yesterday I could go into EVERY shop there, yes every one. Warehouse, Topshop, Oasis, River Island etc - all of them! I was there from 10.30 til 2.30! Just kept going into the next shop and trying more clothes on as I was soooooooo excited

I bought another new coat, this was a size 14 black jacket and it did up perfectly, I was like a cheshire cat. I bought a VERY close fitting top from River Island and my husband says I look really thin in it It's a bit seethrough though so need something to wear underneath.

Also my husband's friend came over last night and as he walked through the door he said 'look how thin you are now!' OMG I WAS SO CHUFFED So I pretended not to hear him so he'd repeat it

So now I'm a size 14 to 16 and I can't tell you how ecstatically happy I am. I'm going out tonight to see a comedian so I have a planned day off the diet, don't panic I'm not falling off the wagon - that clothes shopping has really inspired me and I can't wait to be a size 12 to 14

 

[natayou]

oh wow kath how cool is that, you must be sooooooo happy, that is a dream come true , you are doing so so well and are really a shining example of how to make ssing work for you!!
hope to join you in slimdom myself one day, this fort place sound sfab. where is it?
well done again kath
nat xxxxxxx

 

[FatFairNForty(ish)]

I am so so so chuffed for you kath - that's fantastic! What a wonderful day!! :clap::clap: another 6lbs gone too! you are a total star!! It must be amazing to be a size 14, you deserve to feel a million dollars!! Hope today is as wonderful as yesterday for you well done!

 

[nina]

you are a :superwoman:!!!!

celebrate as the :queen:for a week in slimdom...you're doing so well and deserve to feel great about yourself!!!

I wanted to ask if you still plan to use this board when you relocate to Oz...??

 

[Kath]

oh wow kath how cool is that, you must be sooooooo happy, that is a dream come true , you are doing so so well and are really a shining example of how to make ssing work for you!!
hope to join you in slimdom myself one day, this fort place sound sfab. where is it?
well done again kath
nat xxxxxxx

Thanks Nat The fort is in Erdington/Birmingham - it's not that fantastic a place to be honest but it's got enough shops there for a couple of hours shopping

I am so so so chuffed for you kath - that's fantastic! What a wonderful day!! :clap::clap: another 6lbs gone too! you are a total star!! It must be amazing to be a size 14, you deserve to feel a million dollars!! Hope today is as wonderful as yesterday for you well done!

Thank you

you are a :superwoman:!!!!

celebrate as the :queen:for a week in slimdom...you're doing so well and deserve to feel great about yourself!!!

I wanted to ask if you still plan to use this board when you relocate to Oz...??

Thanks Nina Yes no doubt I'll still be on this board when I'm in Oz, providing I can get an internet connection of course!

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Ok update for the weekend...well Friday I only had 1 and a half packs as I knew I was going to eat on the evening, I spent most of Friday shopping again and bought a fantastic pair of jeans from Mark 1, only £15 and I love them. I got a size 16 and a size 14, I can get into the 14's but they're still a bit tight to do up so decided to buy the 16's too to last me the next few weeks.

Husband cooked me a cheese and mushroom omelette before we went out but I only managed half of it. Then when we were at the Glee Club I asked our friends to get me a dry white wine and soda water...they came back with a bottle of red wine! I drank it slowly, lasted me the whole night and then I went onto just water, now I used to be able to drink loads but I just can't anymore although I'm aware a whole bottle is rather excessive! I did eat after the pub, mini fish and chips hardly very diet worthy are they! I'm fine with it though, I'm not feeling guilty about it On Saturday I decided to stay eating as I was going out with my sister to get her some new clothes for her 40th birthday, I had muesli for breakfast then we went out for lunch to a carvery and I really enjoyed it but couldn't eat it all, eyes too big for my belly! I did have a pudding too and I left about half of that.

On the night I had a cottage cheese sandwich but couldn't eat all that either.

I am back SS'ing today and have to say I'm relieved to be! I felt so full and bloated yesterday, although I'm starving today lol. Hopefully I won't have done too much damage and if I can manage to not put weight on I'll be pleased - if I do I do, such is life and it'll come off next week.

For anyone out there ss'ing - please don't do this! I know a lot of people can't get back on track once they eat and I don't know why it is that I have no problem getting back on track so just don't follow my example in case you struggle too! Also, it is really just prolonging the agony of ss'ing cus it'll take you longer if you eat

So I'm feeling good still, really enjoying being my new size. When we were at the glee club there were the tiniest of spaces allocated to us, we all had to squash in to this line and I thought to myself, thank god I'm no longer a size 28! I would never have fitted behind the table, I would have had to stand at the back or something, it would have been awful. I was taken aback the first time I went to the toilet, I was standing next to a girl and looked in the mirror and thought, omg I look normal! I don't look fat, just normal, looked the same size as the normal looking girl next to me - it was just so bizarre. Great though, really really great - I felt fantastic!

Can't wait to get this last 2 stone off now Yipppeeee - bring it on!!!!

 

[angelxx]

Kath you look amazing!!
like a different person well done, !!!
im not sure if im brave enough to put my photo of before or after up, but what an inspiration!!! keep going at it not much more.

 

[Kath]

Kath you look amazing!!
like a different person well done, !!!
im not sure if im brave enough to put my photo of before or after up, but what an inspiration!!! keep going at it not much more.

Thanks Angel I've lost a bit more since that last photo..will be posting another one when I get to goal

 

[AngieBabie]

OMG look how much weight you have lost since October! Well done! Angela x

 

[Kath]

OMG look how much weight you have lost since October! Well done! Angela x

Thanks Angela you're doing pretty fantastically yourself