LoChan's diary - hello!

[LoChan1984]

Hmn f-word, minimins went and ate the post I was typing up then my internet died on me

WI result - 2.5lbs off this week = 3.5st shiny

I went and overate last night 'cause I peeked at the scales and knew I was pretty much guaranteed a loss so I kidded myself it didn't matter. Maybe it didn't numberswise but in my head and for my mental attitude it has caused a bit of a dent and I don't feel like I really deserve that shiny right now, annoying!

But not going to drop into a funk again today - intend to get on with my week 100% and claim my half-century loss next WI, will get my pride on then

Had my first listen of the slimpods properly last night (drop 2 dress sizes, chillpod and choc cure)... chillpod made me cry a bit as it made me think of things I didn't want to and it's carried on in my head this morning. Will persevere though and I'm keeping a slimpod thought diary in a word doc. It was a bit too personal a thing to share properly on here, bit vulnerable feeling

 

[tillymax]

Well done on the loss

That might be part of the thing with the slimpods. Maybe they take these negative or sad thoughts away or put them into some kind of perspective. I suppose you have to go through the bad bit first. Hope you don't feel too sad today.

Oh and by the way I know how what you mean about feeling guilty about the loss. I didn't deserve mine last week. This week I did deserve a loss and got sts. It's like Lily or someone put on their diary about in a years time not remembering each weeks loss or gain cos all you'll see then is the big number.

 

[LoChan1984]

Well done on the loss

That might be part of the thing with the slimpods. Maybe they take these negative or sad thoughts away or put them into some kind of perspective. I suppose you have to go through the bad bit first. Hope you don't feel too sad today.

Oh and by the way I know how what you mean about feeling guilty about the loss. I didn't deserve mine last week. This week I did deserve a loss and got sts. It's like Lily or someone put on their diary about in a years time not remembering each weeks loss or gain cos all you'll see then is the big number.

Thanks Tilly

Mn I'm one for bottling things up so I'm trying to ignore the sad thoughts today as don't want to go off on one again so soon after the last one

That saying is something I should start saying to myself everyday I wish I wasn't in such a hurry to get to a year from now, need to learn to relax a bit more so hope the slimpods start helping me with that soon if I keep it going - have put the three weeks in my sig now so they're an official challenge to keep up for 21 days

 

[JackieN]

Lo I am not sure if I said in my diary but I did find I had a few days at the beginning where I was teary. Over a few things but the main one for me was my Dad :cry:

I wonder if they subconciously remove our food issues. Does this make sense? THings that perhaps sometimes even we don't realise. Like I had hang ups with food that related to my Dad dying so suddenly so young. The fact that I comfort eat and why I do. I am convinced all this unfolds. I found most of this was in the first week. I think its important to work through this stage and look at the positive side to it, that hopefully these pods could remove our food hang up for good

I have done the 21 days now and I seriously feel the way I look at food has totally changed. I no longer think about food between meals unless I am genuinlly hungry. I tend to eat my meals only and healthy ones at that.

Last night I worried as I ate a large tea, but half my plate was veggies It just looked alot but I was starving.

Other than the crisps the other day I haven'[t wanted bad food at all. Not once. The only thing I wanted last night was my potaotes cooked in olive oil with the knorr stock cubes rather than frylight. That was it.

You have all seen the difference in me and my attitude to food Okay i've had no huge losses each week but hopefully I will plod on. They say you will lose at a weight you can cope with etc etc so I am putting it partly down to this.

Blimey sorry lo I have waffled away on your diary x

 

[broadsbean]

:banana dancer::banana dancer::banana dancer::banana dancer:

brilliant loss lo xxx

I think the pods will affect your subconcious thoughts which may have a negative affect to start with xx hopefully not for too long thougth xx

Almost tempted to try them myself

 

[LoChan1984]

Lo I am not sure if I said in my diary but I did find I had a few days at the beginning where I was teary. Over a few things but the main one for me was my Dad :cry:

I wonder if they subconciously remove our food issues. Does this make sense? THings that perhaps sometimes even we don't realise. Like I had hang ups with food that related to my Dad dying so suddenly so young. The fact that I comfort eat and why I do. I am convinced all this unfolds. I found most of this was in the first week. I think its important to work through this stage and look at the positive side to it, that hopefully these pods could remove our food hang up for good

I have done the 21 days now and I seriously feel the way I look at food has totally changed. I no longer think about food between meals unless I am genuinlly hungry. I tend to eat my meals only and healthy ones at that.

Last night I worried as I ate a large tea, but half my plate was veggies It just looked alot but I was starving.

Other than the crisps the other day I haven'[t wanted bad food at all. Not once. The only thing I wanted last night was my potaotes cooked in olive oil with the knorr stock cubes rather than frylight. That was it.

You have all seen the difference in me and my attitude to food Okay i've had no huge losses each week but hopefully I will plod on. They say you will lose at a weight you can cope with etc etc so I am putting it partly down to this.

Blimey sorry lo I have waffled away on your diary x

Waffle away hun I appreciate the advice re slimpods I'm so nervous about it all as I've never looking into anything like it before. I don't know what I'm more afraid of - noticing changes or it having no effect on me whatsoever
Also fretting what if I start losing less because of them, will I be able to deal with it etc...

But it's too early on to be worrying about it yet, we'll see what I'm like after a week for starters. I hope I can be a Good Pod and not a Bad Egg

:banana dancer::banana dancer::banana dancer::banana dancer:

brilliant loss lo xxx

I think the pods will affect your subconcious thoughts which may have a negative affect to start with xx hopefully not for too long thougth xx

Almost tempted to try them myself

Thanks Mandy - I'm feeling happier about it now and I like the blue colour of my new shiny

You could just let us be your guinea pigs first then see for yourself if the Way of Pod is appealing

 

[Lily42uk]

Well done on your loss hun , and your new shiny silly billy you earned the loss and the new shiny no matter what you did last night hun xx
Not had a chance to even put mine on my player yet, and am now not sure I want to be a pod person, I am at the happiest I have been in ages and now you're saying we might end up sad cos of the pods ah s0d it I'm only kidding, well not about not having time yet cos I haven't lol
Tomorrow is pod loading day for sure :giggle: xxxxxxx

 

[LoChan1984]

I feel okay now though so the sad stuff hasn't lasted all day You might just end up in Blackpool like Tilly, which is more disappointing than upsetting lol

Unless I get really horrible nightmares I'm definitely sticking it out for the 21 days

 

[Lily42uk]

I am thinking of just leaving it on my portable cd player and putting the headphones on and having it next to me got to be much easier and I am dying to try it out, glad the sadness hasn't lasted phew lol xxx

 

[WelshJojo]

Well done on your fab loss chick xx

http://www.minimins.com/slimming-world-weight-loss-diary/187905-jos-journey-infinity-beyond.html

 

[tillymax]

The pods haven't made me sad. Does that mean it won't work

 

[LoChan1984]

Well done on your fab loss chick xx

http://www.minimins.com/slimming-world-weight-loss-diary/187905-jos-journey-infinity-beyond.html

Thanks Jo

The pods haven't made me sad. Does that mean it won't work

Have you got anything to be sad about?

I'm fine today - I didn't pay the pods much attention last night. Maybe my unconscious is being sad but keeping out of my conscious self's way today heehee

 

[LoChan1984]

Food diary for Saturday - EE day

B - activia yoghurt

L - Bacon, potato wedges, salad, baba ganoush (kally's recipe :thankyou. Muller greek corner (4 syns)

D - Pan-fried liver with rosemary, caramelised onions with balsamic vinegar, smash potato (forgot to put potatoes on the boil ), carrots and leeks. Pink Lady Apple (didn't like it much, don't care if they're big, size ain't everything when it comes to apples ).

Evening - Muller corner (4 syns). Milky coffee (hexa), fibre plus (hexb), mini crunchie (4 syns).

Exercise - 30 mins wii free step.
3ltrs of water target met (keeping this challenge up where possible).
Syns for the week 15/105.

Might go over syns a bit today with being out most've the afternoon with a farmer's market and walking and stuff. Will be careful

 

[Mumma K]

Aww brilliant Lo
Many congrats to you
Have a fab Sunday enjoy the liver

 

[blackwidow]

om nom nom that liver looks amazing.. i want some!

is the blue label ribena free? ive always avoided it cause i thought it was still very high sugar?? x

 

[broadsbean]

Waffle away hun I appreciate the advice re slimpods I'm so nervous about it all as I've never looking into anything like it before. I don't know what I'm more afraid of - noticing changes or it having no effect on me whatsoever
Also fretting what if I start losing less because of them, will I be able to deal with it etc...

But it's too early on to be worrying about it yet, we'll see what I'm like after a week for starters. I hope I can be a Good Pod and not a Bad Egg



Thanks Mandy - I'm feeling happier about it now and I like the blue colour of my new shiny

You could just let us be your guinea pigs first then see for yourself if the Way of Pod is appealing

that lo is exactly what i am doing
watching and waiting, if i am honest i am not sure i believe in them and think that might mean i would resist.

but hey i am easily convinced when presented with the evidence, so i am watching with interest as all my little guinepigs try them

 

[LoChan1984]

Aww brilliant Lo
Many congrats to you
Have a fab Sunday enjoy the liver

Thanks Kally

om nom nom that liver looks amazing.. i want some!

is the blue label ribena free? ive always avoided it cause i thought it was still very high sugar?? x

I was very careful not to overcook the liver and spent a couple of syns on a bit of flour to dust them and a dab of olive oil and olive spread to make it 'reet tasty

As far as I know the no added sugar squashes are all free on SW. I am trying to have a couple of glasses of water between the ribenas now though just in case

that lo is exactly what i am doing
watching and waiting, if i am honest i am not sure i believe in them and think that might mean i would resist.

but hey i am easily convinced when presented with the evidence, so i am watching with interest as all my little guinepigs try them

In all honestly I'm like you Mandy - I feel hopeful but I don't 100% believe they'll work on me but it's worth giving them a chance. Hard to resist with Jackie being such a great postergirl for their benefits

 

[LoChan1984]

Getting my food diary in now before I go trying to nibble some more yummy artisan bread from the farmer's market

Sunday - EE, maybe this was an accidentally successful flexible synday since I went over but counted everything and didn't go completely bonkers like I would normally do??

B - Grapenuts (hexb), milk (2 syns), sultanas (2 syns), bananas

L - Chicken and vegetable soup (went back for a 2nd bowl ) & some onion bread with olive spread (7.5 syns)


D - Chicken and vegetable soup, parmesan pepper sweet potato fries (2 syns). Orange and mandarin segments jelly (1.5 syns)


Evening - Milky coffee (hexa), multigrain bread (6 syns) with alderley edge honey (2 syns), 3 petit fours (approx 6 syns, they are so tiny and cute!)


Syns for today - 29
Syns for the week 44/105

Will play it by ear re catching those up, will let some go if it makes me irritable though.

Had a lovely time out at the farmers market, felt terribly posh being out in footballer territory though lol Bought quite a bit including a wild boar chop which I'm not sure what to do with yet. Gorgeous bread, some yummy micro petit fours cakey thingies, some cake things for m'son and some lovely honey and a beeswax candle from a very nice lady who recognised my unicorn bag from chorlton so a fellow co-op supporter Kinda wishing I could just live on soup and bread and honey all week but not very Slimming Worldy heh.

Got work in t'office tomorrow, not sure if m'manager'll be springing a meeting and minute-taking on me, it might just be the on-team training for a new system thing which shouldn't be too bad. Don't think I've got any horrible ongoing cases at the moment so the normal work bit should be okay too Just the managing food bit that's tricky but that's not anxiety-provoking at least!

Got to get myself up to bed to try and get Trevor listened to 'fore sleep and hope I -can- sleep. Decided to have a little snooze at 4pm and didn't wake up until just before 8, must have been in need

 

[Mumma K]

I can't help giggling at all these diary's going to bed with Trev ahahaha!!
Trev certainly gets around a bit don't he ?

that Liver looks fab
I could gobble that all up right now
as well as the rest of that food
its all looking FAB FAB FAB

 

[blackwidow]

that soup sounds lovely.. can i beg a recipe from you? it looks delish and i want a nice warming soup today!! xxx