carrieclaus
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Thanks kira, hope everything is going well at your end. Xxx
maintenance with 5:2
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carrieclaus
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So 15 mins cardio done, 15 mins arms done, 2 x pikelets with 15g strawberry jam between them and 2 black coffees = 137kcal breakfast. Got my ww chicken noodle soup for lunch @51kcals and planning to have seabass with cauliflower, broccoli and carrots for tea. Water with lemon to drink today too 
hula after work. Xxx
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Trying hard 2014
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Ur doing great Carrie.
Glad uv decided not to chase the 8s. You look great as u are. Eating clean, training well. Go with how you look and feel, not with a number.
It's funny how ur head can get mixed up and u can't see the woods for the trees.
I've decided to do 4:3 because there's no point in arriving at my destination (goal) if I hated the journey. I want to enjoy the journey, appreciate it, enjoy feeling the here n now. And I can say that I am enjoying my journey. Learning all the time.
I have a male friend. He was 20st, kebab eating, beer swilling bloke who was into drugs and all sorts petty crime. He changed his life around.
Lost 8st. Is a vegan now. Has just completed a 100m run at the weekend. Yes, 100 miles within 24 hours.
The problem is that he's gone too far. He has replaced drug/alcohol addiction with exercise/food addiction. He has become a recluse which is a worry. He doesn't see his friends and family. Doesn't even watch TV any more. He only wears training kit. Gone are the jeans, tshirts, jumpers. He looks like a skeleton in a high vis t-shirt. When he was losing weight, he'd go to the movies or out for night with his mates n drink softies but now he doesn't do that. He's constantly striving for the next goal but losing sight of the scenery and journey on the way (his baby daughter, friends, family and life in general)
He made me re-evaluate the way Im doing things. And your posts have affirmed that I'm making the right choices for me. Go for how you look and feel, not numbers. Be happy with where your at
Sorry that was long winded! Have a good day
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Sorry, that was a long one! Have a good day x
Glad uv decided not to chase the 8s. You look great as u are. Eating clean, training well. Go with how you look and feel, not with a number.
It's funny how ur head can get mixed up and u can't see the woods for the trees.
I've decided to do 4:3 because there's no point in arriving at my destination (goal) if I hated the journey. I want to enjoy the journey, appreciate it, enjoy feeling the here n now. And I can say that I am enjoying my journey. Learning all the time.
I have a male friend. He was 20st, kebab eating, beer swilling bloke who was into drugs and all sorts petty crime. He changed his life around.
Lost 8st. Is a vegan now. Has just completed a 100m run at the weekend. Yes, 100 miles within 24 hours.
The problem is that he's gone too far. He has replaced drug/alcohol addiction with exercise/food addiction. He has become a recluse which is a worry. He doesn't see his friends and family. Doesn't even watch TV any more. He only wears training kit. Gone are the jeans, tshirts, jumpers. He looks like a skeleton in a high vis t-shirt. When he was losing weight, he'd go to the movies or out for night with his mates n drink softies but now he doesn't do that. He's constantly striving for the next goal but losing sight of the scenery and journey on the way (his baby daughter, friends, family and life in general)
He made me re-evaluate the way Im doing things. And your posts have affirmed that I'm making the right choices for me. Go for how you look and feel, not numbers. Be happy with where your at
Sorry that was long winded! Have a good day
X
Sorry, that was a long one! Have a good day
x
carrieclaus
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Thanks so much TH, I can totally sympathise and understand where your coming from as my focus has really been my fitness to the point where it started with 30day challenge then incorporated cardio, then added in more challenges and double cardio and then hula? Where does it end? It's soooooo addictive and I wanna weight train ( I really really do ) but worry doing it alongside cardio as I really really love my cardio :/ I need to do some research into it more as I don't wanna burn the candle at both ends xxx
carrieclaus
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weebuns
Fasting Rocks
Maybe not technically a fast day, but one bit of millionaire's shortbread doesn't make it a bad day x Not being able to have lunch wouldn't have helped. My fast days in the past went up to 750 calories and to be honest it didn't make a huge difference And with maintenance I would imagine maybe even less so?? You're doing great Carrie x
And with maintenance I would imagine maybe even less so?? You're doing great Carrie x
carrieclaus
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Ended up finishing on 1041, will attempt a fast again tomorrow. I'm not going to feel guilty for giving in I just need to plan better. Need a few low cal days over the next few though as last week was quite high. Gosh I'm glad I exercise lol xxx done davina arms, cardio, 30mins hula and 50 squats xxx
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carrieclaus
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Going to really try harder on the nutrition tomorrow. So.... Rhubarb, mango and koko milk smoothie. Not 100% sure how it'll turn out, but if it's awful, I'll hold the nose and gulp lol, hummus and carrots and a couple oatcakes with an apple for lunch, tea is going to be ham n egg salad with sweetcorn. Snacks will be fruit and I have my peanut bars to have one with a cuppa tomorrow night xxx
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carrieclaus
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Tomorrow's attempt might be up there! Lol xxx
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Trying hard 2014
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I hear what ur saying about exercise.
I think there comes a point where u may have to change what ur doing. My friend, who I mentioned above, spent yesterday in A+E because he ran the last 30miles of the 100mile run with an injured ankle. Now he is forced to rest. He has no choice, whatsoever. I think that's fates way of making him stop because he is damaging himself. He is going to do meditation in the meantime because this will hit him hard psychologically.
Hope u find a weights programme to suit x
I think there comes a point where u may have to change what ur doing. My friend, who I mentioned above, spent yesterday in A+E because he ran the last 30miles of the 100mile run with an injured ankle. Now he is forced to rest. He has no choice, whatsoever. I think that's fates way of making him stop because he is damaging himself. He is going to do meditation in the meantime because this will hit him hard psychologically.
Hope u find a weights programme to suit
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carrieclaus
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It's always gonna be a difficult balance but I do feel I've got it now ( at least with exercise ) the food has been terrible again today. I'm sooo exhausted and picking at junk... Will try harder tomorrow but to be honest I'm feeling so drained and mentally exhausted ( work ) I just want convenience. Working 7:45am till 7pm tomorrow so not going to fast as work is crazy busy just now. As long as I try to get 1 good day in... feeling low and outta control
feeling low and outta control
Trying hard 2014
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It's always gonna be a difficult balance but I do feel I've got it now ( at least with exercise ) the food has been terrible again today. I'm sooo exhausted and picking at junk... Will try harder tomorrow but to be honest I'm feeling so drained and mentally exhausted ( work ) I just want convenience. Working 7:45am till 7pm tomorrow so not going to fast as work is crazy busy just now. As long as I try to get 1 good day in...
Don't feel like that chick. Count ur blessings: OH, great kids, good job, fab weight loss, great fitness, and so on...
Look at ur positives cos they far outweigh the negatives.
Get a good sleep and plenty of good food to nourish u through ur busy times
x
weebuns
Fasting Rocks
It's always gonna be a difficult balance but I do feel I've got it now ( at least with exercise ) the food has been terrible again today. I'm sooo exhausted and picking at junk... Will try harder tomorrow but to be honest I'm feeling so drained and mentally exhausted ( work ) I just want convenience. Working 7:45am till 7pm tomorrow so not going to fast as work is crazy busy just now. As long as I try to get 1 good day in...
Chin up Carrie xxx :hug99:Sometimes life just doesn't go to plan no matter how hard you try and how much you prepare. Sounds like work is a lot to cope with at the minute. Even healthy ready meals (M&S?) and snacks could fill in for now. Clean eating takes a lot of prep. Do the best you can and you know I'm here if you need to offload.x
carrieclaus
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Thanks chick, no cardio this morning as I don't want to over do it. Sometimes I wish I had a job where I sat down lol. So today's plan is not to eat junk. That's it, plain and simple. Had my puffed wheat, banana, raisins, and koko milk for breakfast. Will prob have the same for tea as by the time I get home and get the eldest sorted ( he's off to Edinburgh tomorrow ) and do his ironing etc I'll be ready for something quick. Only working 8-12 tomorrow so at least I'll be able to catch up properly with housework etc tomorrow after he's gone.
I know after a good few cleaner eating days and having this amount of processed junk in my system isn't helping my mood and energy levels but work is too tough to fight the sugar withdrawals. No more excuses though... Taking grapes into work and have put some in the freezer to snack on tonight. I'll replace processed sugar with natural sugars today. I hope I can, eeek!
Thanks for all the support, I know I'm crap at posting on your diaries just now.
In the words of the terminator... "I'll be back!"
Xxx
I know after a good few cleaner eating days and having this amount of processed junk in my system isn't helping my mood and energy levels but work is too tough to fight the sugar withdrawals. No more excuses though... Taking grapes into work and have put some in the freezer to snack on tonight. I'll replace processed sugar with natural sugars today. I hope I can, eeek!
Thanks for all the support, I know I'm crap at posting on your diaries just now.
In the words of the terminator... "I'll be back!"
Xxx
Trying hard 2014
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Sounds like uv got a great plan. Have a good day x
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yoyoagogo
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I'm so pleased to read this Carrie I was reading your posts and wondering why you were still being so hard on yourself when you should be so proud of your achievements and enjoying your new body and fitter self. I think you're right -- maintaining is so difficult and sometimes a lonely place and there's nothing exciting about seeing the scales stay the same. I'll be with you in maintenance soon and we can crack it together..
I was reading your posts and wondering why you were still being so hard on yourself when you should be so proud of your achievements and enjoying your new body and fitter self. I think you're right -- maintaining is so difficult and sometimes a lonely place and there's nothing exciting about seeing the scales stay the same. I'll be with you in maintenance soon and we can crack it together..
carrieclaus
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Thanks ladies, finished on 926kcals yesterday which I was pleased with. Just had 300g pineapple with 150mls koko milk blended into a smoothie. Gonna do 15mins arms just now then shower n work. Feeling like my house is like a pigsty with teenagers dissing around whilst I'm at work. Will get stuck in tonight hope y'all have a good day xxx
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