Having a late night - watching Bridget Jones' Diary - that scene with her big knickers has stopped me from raiding the cupboards I think!!
Good morning peeps. I am feeling bruised and battered from the inside today. After eating my hot chillified veg tagine for dinner last night the chilli attacked me! Oh the pain the pain. It lasted until after 1am. All I could do was lay in bed and wait for it to go off. As much as I like the dish, I must dispose of all the remaining portions. Can't go through that again. It's the same as last time I ate it but this time it was worse. Even this morning it feels like there is a red hot football inside my stomach.
I am going to eat yogurt and fruit for breakfast despite no hunger because I will be out working until probably 2pm with no opportunity to eat. I will have soup and bread for lunch. Not sure about dinner yet as I may be working late. Play it by ear.
Only two days to WI. Only one day for you, fat2go! Keep going everybody. We can do this! Let's combine losses this week and see how much we lose between us.
Have you ever filled a bag with tins or something equivalent to the weight you have lost when you are dieting? It's quite shocking how heavy that bag gets. I always feel amazed that I was carrying that much around every second of every day. No wonder being overweight is so tiring! A tin of beans is about a pound. It would need a strong bag to carry 22 tins. I am so glad that those 22 tins have been dropped off my body. That's why I can now walk up the two flights of stairs to my flat in one go without dying. I have a LOT more tins to go. I will be floating by the time I reach goal!
Hi Everyone - had a lazy morning then did some visiting this afternoon - so just been catching up on everyone's posts - OH says I'm hooked and he's right - but how often is it that things u enjoy - do u good??!!
LJ - hope ur premonition for good WI's for us all comes to fruition. Like u all I've had a good day too but can't take all the credit - explanation later.
What a nuisance ur eczema is - didn't realise fruit was so toxic and with CJ also suffering too - must be in the genes as well as a love of gadgets!
Yogurt sounds good and I'm sure u'll perfect it soon - I think that's the difference between a mediocre cook (like me) and good ones (u and CJ) the first just follows the recipe to the letter and lives with the result - the 2nd adapts it and turns an ok dish into something special!
I have been on a Vibe Plate thing - as the name suggests it wobbles until u think ur fillings will fall out - only joking - but it does wobble and at various speeds - highest setting almost damages ur fillings LOL. I found it effective - I think I bought a course of 10 or so just b4 a hol - all the girls at work were raving about it - and it definitely toned my body.
Went to a friend's today and she showed me an article about relieving the pain of arthritis in Woman's Weekly - one of the things was that research had proved that yoga provides relief - I think it was a recent copy. Realise exercise will have to wait until u feel stronger - which will hopefully be soon when your body feels it's had a good feed!
CJ yes I'm ok at collecting recipes but the results often disappoint - altho' RC's beef & ale stew turned out ok.
Glad ur day's been good and u got a walk in - do u find that exercise and being on plan go hand in hand?
Bet ur glad ur Mum's coming up soon - maybe u can hold a garden party - no not for ur Minimins friends - April's a great time to start planting and sowing - and Feb/Mar good opportunity to burn off the cals by preparing the ground! Ready for ur Mum to help with the planting/sowing LOL
I bought lots of seeds from Lidl this week for under a pound, cheapest were under 20p a pack - I'm more an enthusiastic gardener than a good one - we don't have a big patch but it's my domain as OH has no interest - he was even happy for me to dig up part of the lawn for a small veg plot! I like to grow stuff that's expensive in the shops and easy to grow - like salad, herbs, peas, beans etc. The mizuna (a Japanese salad leaf) I sowed last September is going strong - and will withstand a light frost!
fat2go - Glad ur sounding fully committed and up for a good WI this week - so much to aim for - it's motivating isn't it! I'm going to try ur sweet & sour - but guess the meat isn't covered in batter the way I like it? Never mind it sounds good without it! I'll post on ur thread later.
Jules - hope ur ok - give us a shout if u need support - loads to be had here!
My food intake follows but need to explain that I have a problem with my throat - you'll laugh at the medical term - it's Globus Sensation (sounds like a sex toy or something to me) but that's better than the term I was given when I was diagnosed 30 years ago - Globus Hystericus!!
It manifests itself by having a sensation of something stuck in ur throat - it's there all the time & makes swallowing, even saliva, uncomfortable - there's no known treatment - it first occurred when I had my third child - I'd had a diff pregnancy and almost lost the baby. Luckily I don't get it often.
It can occur when stressed and colds exacerbate it - so with dealing with my late parents' house plus having this bug for over 3 weeks is the likely reason - but at least it's helping me stay on track!
B'fast - an orange
Snack - choc biscs - 5 syns (funny how I can manage those dry things!)
Tea - RC Beef and Beer Stew - didn't syn yest but need to count them as it inc 500ml of beer 8 syns - made 8 portions so 2 syns for today + yest
HEA - ss milk - HEB not used (yet)
Total Syns = 7
May have some couscous cake later - hope everyone has had a good day today and stays on plan 2moro.
I do find eating better makes me want to exercise, eating rubbish makes me wanna lounge lol! I really want to get on the treadmill again, but just eaten and my foot has been hurting a little so giving it a rest.
Your throat thing doesn't sound pleasant, I get a similar kind of thing if I eat lots of ice cream, feels like there's something there but you swallow and it doesn't go. It usually goes by the nest day, but it is not nice!
I will have to get some tips from you when I brave the back garden.. It's a bit of a jungle lol! I am determined to tackle it this year.
I do find eating better makes me want to exercise, eating rubbish makes me wanna lounge lol! I really want to get on the treadmill again, but just eaten and my foot has been hurting a little so giving it a rest.
Your throat thing doesn't sound pleasant, I get a similar kind of thing if I eat lots of ice cream, feels like there's something there but you swallow and it doesn't go. It usually goes by the nest day, but it is not nice!
I will have to get some tips from you when I brave the back garden.. It's a bit of a jungle lol! I am determined to tackle it this year.
I am watching I see a year to save my life. They are inspiring! As are my minimins chums it's amazing how loosing weight can change other things and not just how you look!
I have been 100% on plan today! even though I've had a hideous day at work! A boss that does not hide his bad moods and stress!!
Breakfast 2 small bananas 1/2 a shape yogurt (it was a bit to cold for first thing in the morning lol)
Jacket potato with beans and cheese (hexa)
snack blueberries
Tea Moroccan meatballs in tomato sauce, added peppers. Rice with peas and green beans. It was actually a smaller portion that I would have usually dished up.. Was the last of the rice lol! But it was just right.
might treat myself to a mug cake for pudding
do far no syns...! I'm either all or nothing lol
LJ I have tried a wobble board thing, it was like being slowly turned into a jelly lol! It's supposed to be good. If it's what I'm thinking. You stand and do different exercises on it and it intensifies it so you squat.. But it's like doing loads of squats. It wibbles your muscles.
People at the gym used it a lot.
I kind of have the opposite thing. If I exercise then I want to eat properly.
And icecream? Icecream or hot steam from a shower triggers my asthma.
I know someone who has the lump in the throat thing. I had no idea it had a name.
Soon I will have a garden to potter in. It's going to be lovely after living in a flat for all these years. I miss having outside space of my own.
That is so organised of you to phone ahead and know that you can stay on plan despite going out to eat, upndown. Go you!
I had a busy work day and stayed on plan.
Breakfast: yogurt and mango
Mid Morning Snack: banana
Late lunch: soup and bread
Afternoon snack: grapes
Haven't decided whether to eat dinner yet. Not really hungry and my hands are so sore. The eczema is getting worse. Knuckles of both hands and palms of both hands are dry, cracked and sore.
Hope you are feeling better today LJ -
I've booked the rest of the week off- need a break from the office right at this moment in time.
Weigh in day for me :/
Thanks fat2go, I am feeling a lot better today. Just had fruit and yogurt breakfast although I wasn't feeling like eating it. As usual I will be out for several hours so I felt it best to force it down.
You will be fine at weigh in today. You know you have had a great week on plan! We are all waiting to clap you on your return!
Something wonderful happened overnight. Last night I hunted out what hand cream I had around the flat. Found a jar of almond and pistachio oil body butter. Smothered that on my hands before bedtime. This morning my hands feel so much better! Going to put some more on after I write this and hope the improvement continues.
Have a good, on plan day, everyone. Weigh day tomorrow for the rest of us. We are nearly there!