Moo's year - 24 st start and restart

[solange]

Rita, just popped on for my daily fix! OH is in London having his scan. He saw his oncologist yesterday who is amazed how well he looks and that he never lost all his hair, it did get a little thin though, and he kept his beard too. I love all the recipes you show and really must try some!
Hez, I think you said you will join SW. I think I may too as it will get me out of the house.
I must thank you all for your support and kindness. I think really crisis is over, I feel it in my bones. Happy days!! :bighug:Big hug to all. Bev x

 

[Destamia]

Rita, just popped on for my daily fix! OH is in London having his scan. He saw his oncologist yesterday who is amazed how well he looks and that he never lost all his hair, it did get a little thin though, and he kept his beard too. I love all the recipes you show and really must try some!
Hez, I think you said you will join SW. I think I may too as it will get me out of the house.
I must thank you all for your support and kindness. I think really crisis is over, I feel it in my bones. Happy days!! :bighug:Big hug to all. Bev x

Fingers crossed Bev hope all the best , hugs

 

[Destamia]

Day 6 dinner

Steak night with potato chips. Fresh salad. Mushrooms. Ketchup and mayo ( 3 syns )

And for dessert
Eton mess - my way with fromage frais 5 syns ( for 2 meringue 's )


Total today 14 syns.

Tonight my hubby asked me where can he see my food diary. Hm. He wants to show hes mother what we eat. One thing is sure I would like to keep my mother-in-low away from my diary. Lol. And anyway you need to have 50 post before you can see someones diary. So thinking to make FB page. And put all the food photos up for her to see. Kind of exciting too. Think will start today

See you all tomorrow

 

[solange]

Rita dinner and pudding look so yummy I think we will have that tomorrow night! Yum. I have managed to lose 3lbs. Yippee! Saying that my appetite has not been very good due to fretting! Hope we all ok. Going to look for nearest SW meeting. I am no longer Paleo!! Hugs to all. Bev x

 

[Destamia]

Rita dinner and pudding look so yummy I think we will have that tomorrow night! Yum. I have managed to lose 3lbs. Yippee! Saying that my appetite has not been very good due to fretting! Hope we all ok. Going to look for nearest SW meeting. I am no longer Paleo!! Hugs to all. Bev x

Hey Bev 3 lbs. well done. And going to sw - I hope you like it there and get your target with eating and enjoying Dont forget about yourself hun. Take care of you too - you need to be strong what ever they say. All fingers crossed here for you hun. Hugs for now

 

[Destamia]

Day 7
Late breakfast
Slow cooked chicken with fresh salad and chilly dressing (0,5 syn). Coffee 1 syn.
Total 1,5 syn


Thing is I am little worried. For week now I have been 100% on plan. And havent lost a gram. I know will have 1 lbs or 0,5 lbs tomorrows weight in but still. I guess its all about me being ill and not doing as much work-out as I did before. I only manage to get my 15-30 min walking done to get my sw platinum award. Other then that I have been gentle with my ankle.
Wish I could see this 18 st on scale already. … Can not wait any more

 

[Blondcat]

Hi GURRRRRRLLLLLLLLSSSSSSS

I'm BAAAAAAAAAAAAACKKKKKKKK

Long story short of my week away:

- Ended up in a scene that could have come straight from the Hangover on Saturday night on holiday - don't ask!!!
- 4 days relaxed with no exercise, and not really watching food / drink
- 4 days of 1000 calories burned (maybe more) and being fairly careful food wise
- Saw the man last night - was amazing. Felt skinny this morning
- Out tonight (boozy but will be good food today), tomorrow hen do at a spa (groan) will be good exercise wise and food wise and no boozing, massive boozy day sunday but will be very good food wise
- Will be back to saint Cat on Monday ready for weds weigh in

I really hope I haven't put on weight and obviously would love to have lost some. Not holding out much hope for that. Just over a month until the holiday want to be as close to 9stone as humanly possible.

Will read through the thread and all your diaries etc tonight on the train.

Over and out.

 

[solange]

Rita, you are doing so well, a magical journey. That ankle is holding you back with the exercise I know but perhaps its just a little blip! I'm sure you will be losing well again soon. Could it be a plateau? It does happen I know as it has done to me and I read on the forum people who have followed their plan and still get stuck. You have come so far and I am right behind you all the way. Try not to worry or get down. You have done it perfectly taking your time. Patience my lovely! :bighug:

Blondcat, are you sure you are not my daughter? She is on a train right now. LOL what a week you've had! :wavey:

 

[Blondcat]

Hello my friends. How are you doing? Bev how are you ? Hopefully you enjoying family time and everything is fine.
Day 6
Breakfast
Another try oh Shakshuka with bread and tuna sw. (He for soft cheese and 1 slice of bread ) 4 syns for another slice if bread.
Coffee 2 syns
Total 6 syns
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Lunch
Cauliflower soup syn free
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Time to get my sun newspaper and visit morroson's. have a nice day everyone , see you soon.

Hey dollface - can you help me with the cauliflower soup recipe please ? Love cauliflower

 

[Destamia]

Hey Cat - long time no seen =) welcome back - Seems someone had nice week of - good for you , you deserve all the fun Im little interested in Hangover on Saturday ... but wont ask
As for soup I make it really easy and simple - all I use is cauliflower, onion, garlic , veggie or chicken stock, pepper, salt ( if needed ) and if you like, you can add bacon or as I did - little pork to give it extra taste.
You could make soup creamier by adding milk or cream or even soft cheese - but I want mine to be light and dairy-free
1-2 onions
4-5 clove of garlic
1 -2 cauliflower
water, salt, pepper, veggie/chicken stock
/ bacon , cream, milk,soft cheese / - optional
So peel onions and garlic , cut onion into big chunks and fry in pan until onion gets golden ( why I use big chunks is that I will blend soup later anyway . no need to worry about size of onion =) )
Same time cut cauliflower how ever you wanted and boil up some water in kettle ( not important, but will make it little faster ) When onion is golden add cauliflower and water. I add water until it covers cauliflower by 2 cm . Add stock and let it boil until cauliflower is cooked ( 10-15 min) I use fork to check if cauliflower is soft for blending . Take off from heat and blend it. If you need more water use boil water Or if you like add cream at this point. Only if you add cream at this point , let soup to boil again. Taste add salt and pepper if needed and enjoy =). If you like to add bacon or any other meat - do it after the soup is blended. For bacon you need to cut bacon in small cubes and fry on pan until bacon is crispy - drain out fat and add bacon to your soup. Its so good and works very well with cauliflower soup. I used pork only because I did not have any bacon in house.

Hope you find it helpful =)

 

[Destamia]

Let me tell you what happened today - not a big deal but still ..
So as I told you girls before Im little anxious about weight in tomorrow , and as my ankle have been bad this week I was thinking its been 7 days now- I need to test my leg. Going back to work in wen.. So we still had few morrison coupons left and I was thinking to walk there and back. its 14 km (8 mile). Something I would never done 6 month ago but did today. And I needed my last body magic too - for my shiny new award
Took us 2 hours and 48 min to do it. I used app to track my road Leg hurt badly - Im not happy with it and will give it rest but its not so much pain as it was. So here I am - thinking of printing out my fit log for tomorrow and guess what- I have this fir log only in sw web page - and no where else , 8 weeks of workouts - and I manage to RESET it - I deleted all. Everything.
So much for my award .. dont know what to do even. Will speak to my consultant tomorrow but honestly Moo - how stupid are you ??
There is one good side of this too - I will need to push myself again , if I need to start it from week 1 again , oh well - everything happens for a reason and I know what the reason is here ...
Not pointing finger to myself .. but lol - it wont change to results. Its only my own stupid mistake
Now its time to go and start with my dinner =)
Have a good evening everyone xx

 

[Destamia]

Day 7 dinner

Chicken leftover and melon - tomato- cucumber salad with chilly dressing 0,5 syns.
Coffee 2 syns
Total 2,5 syns.
Feeling good

 

[Destamia]

New week is here and I have things to share. First of all I did not lose any weight this week , nor did I gain any so all is good =)
and I won Women of the Year award. Can you believe it - it just magic =)
I asked my sister to send me photos of me from last year as I dont have any, to see how far I have come and here they are


And look me now - today =)

I wanted to say thank you all who you here with me , reading my diary and looking at food photos. You are so helpful , you are - even if we are on different diets and weights, we still after same thing. Love you all for being with me and hopefully we all can go to target together =)

As for food , its Day 1 again and I had my lunch
Pan fried salmon with zuccini and mushrooms, fresh salad with chilly dressing. fromage frais and dill sauce. bread and soft cheese ( he) and 4 syns for second slice of bread. Coffee 2 syns, Syn free yogurt



Helen dear - for you I have one big hug xx

 

[solange]

Words cannot say how happy I am for you or how proud to know you! I have been shedding tears of happiness because I am a sentimental old fool!! Sending you much love and a big hug. Sniff, sniff, big grin!! :bighug:

 

[Destamia]

Words cannot say how happy I am for you or how proud to know you! I have been shedding tears of happiness because I am a sentimental old fool!! Sending you much love and a big hug. Sniff, sniff, big grin!! :bighug:

thank you Bev xx

 

[Destamia]

Evening. What a day it have been. Still smiling.
Dinner tonight was amazing. I had little treat too.
Syn free dinner
Onion and potato mash with pan fried salmon, fresh salad and dill and cottage cheese.

And as a treat I made fried banana with ice cream. Total 13 syns. 4 syns over todays limit but will cut back from tomorrows


Hugs

 

[Destamia]

Good morning everyone.
Day 2 and breakfast
Omelet with mayo 1 syn. Beans, salad and salmon. Coffee 1 syn and syn free yogurt.



I was so carried away yesterday that even didnt plan my weekly meal- plan. Will do it today. Had nice chat with family and friends and they all so extremely happy for me. Honest O smiled so much yesterday that all my face was in pain by evening. Lol. Sweet pain.
Right time to go and do some plaining. Will see you later

 

[hez]

Well done you, I'm so proud of you and what you have accomplished in such a short time. You truly are inspiring! I do not doubt for one second that you will inspire loads of people with your diary, and weight loss. You make it look so easy.
Your photos OMG, you look a completely different person! So much healthier and happy. I cant wait until you reach your goal, as i know you will, in no time at all. xxx
sending big hugs to you too.
ps now i see where you live on FB, i have it in my head to go home sometime in the future either later this year or early next year. And i wont be too far from you! So we will meet up, thats a promise (and a date) XXX

 

[hez]

Bev, how are you doing hun? Hows things with OH? I couldn't forget you and not say "HI" xxx

:grouphugg:

 

[Destamia]

Thank you Hez for so many kind words and its a date

Being home for this week and an half have been good for me and my hubby. I dont remember when last time we had so much fun like we have had this week. I need to remember this. When things are hard and tension is in the air for one reason or another we try to protect ourself's and building walls around us. We acting by believes that best defense is attack and sometimes we hurt our loved one. We have had worries about my hubby not working. We did not expect that he can not work here after working on that fid for 20 years. This was big back-fire for us. As our savings are not forever lasting. I have been so worried about money that I havent even notice how rude and cheeky I can be. I havent blamed my hubby for not being able to find job. I am supporting but I havent really been there for him. This week and a half made us close again. Im so happy I have him. And ofc we have calmed down a little - we manage to survive on my salary only. Just wish he could get job too.
As long as we have one another we will be fine.

Day 2 lunch.
Yesterday for raffle price in our sw meeting was everything you need for "Burger in a bowl"
Have made it before and its amazing thing. Nice treat. So that we had for lunch
Potato chips. Beef mince. Fresh salad. And dressing. Coffee and 2 alpen bar as he.
Total 2 syns.


How are everybody else doing ?

Bev I wanted to ask same question as Helen. Hope everything is good. Hug