roosnanny wombles back :-)

[roosnanny]

hay guys.
the ones with the red bellies are mildly toxic,so i wouldn't
lick one lol and the tree frogs,not sure on.
i handle them only when necessary,and i wear gloves
as much to protect them from anything i may have on my hands,
i always wash my hands after even with gloves,then i use that hand spray stuff bit ocd but better safe than sorry.
most home bred frogs lose potency toxicity as the food the are fed is not poisonous,but i would always air on caution.
i would love some poison dart frogs one day,the colours
are outstanding.
i'm going to stop waffling with the science lesson now
still not decided on exercise machine as yet,as anyone
know if calories come into this WOE ?

 

[ladyfelsham]

Re calories, not really - it's a fat burning WOE, basically you eat less because the protein fills you up more than other foods...or maybe it's time for me to re-read the book

Katie will be able to tell you more about the science, I do what she tells me

 

[roosnanny]

was chatting about calories with OH,and we got to wondering
how many i was likely to be on,and weightloss and
stuff.

 

[Alpaca]

Morning Lainey ... Gorgeous pics ! Katie's our resident scientist - I just do what she says - like Susie! Lol xx

 

[roosnanny]

morning lovlie
didn't lose sleep over it,had stupid dreams instead mehhhh
sozzies
eggies.
bacon.

 

[Jim]

Morning Lainey, some people do have difficulty in believing that we don't need to worry about calories, but I never bothered, just stuck to carbs counting, even when I had stalls

 

[roosnanny]

well somethings shifting
just flying by to say splenda is only £i.69 125g in waitrose
got my flaxseed,wild organic please tell me that was right
to make me bread,or i'm going to cry,in and out of shops
getting baking tins ready and for my oopsie rolls,then remembered i forgot the containers,so out again,then ready to make oopsies and yeah you guess it,no cream of tartar :sign0007:
so in and out like a yoyo,having my hair done at 4
prawn salad for lunch,will put it on thread laters.
xx

 

[Alpaca]

Love your diary Lainey! Makes me smile xx

 

[coffeelover]

Menu looks great Lainey. You've been busy today.

I did track my calories for almost a week on Atkins. I was surprised that it was about 1300 most days although did get up to 1400 on a couple. Think I was meant to be on 1280 calories to lose weight on a low calorie diet. Didn't work though lol.

 

[Kat1e]

Hi Lainey, hope all well

Reference calories - as always the answer is that depends!

Some thoughts:
Although atkins said dont count calories he didnt mean that calories dont count
Although it's technically true that the calories you ingest get used somehow (energy or stored) not a very helpful concept as the body is a strange and wonderful thing and burns them in different ways
Typically when low carbing you can have (far) more calories and still lose weight
Eating fat and lc-ing lowers your appetite so you eat less
Exercise may burn calories but makes you hungry
If you have the "wrong" sort of food (carbs spiking blood sugar) you will feel more lethargic and burn fewer cals plus be hungrier

All of which says:
Stay low carb
Eat legal food when hungry
Avoid alcohol as empty cals and make you hungry
Dont count cals and do count carbs
Dont think this is a free for all for low carb alcohol (spirits) and cheese - it will sit on your hips

HTHs
Xxx

 

[Kat1e]

Oh yes forgot to say:
You already know that if you drop cals body thinks it's famine so hangs on desperately and stores extra fat as it can
Recent research shows breakfast is part of what body uses to tell itself what to expect for day - so good breakfast of bacon and eggs or jims leftovers means it knows it can recklessly burn energy. So you have tons to use and enjoy plus you are burning fat

 

[roosnanny]

thank you kate,you're a star.
Alpaca you darling, pop along any time
coffee after reading kates post i'm not going to worry about it.
oopsi poopsies are made,and i had a couple with whipped
cream
had garlic chicken quarter with veg for dinner
didn't eat it all yeah get that i didn't eat it all,
then had oopsie and cream,and put one of them back too.
and wasn't worried when i made the kids pancakes

 

[Alpaca]

You are SO in the Zone Lainey!!! Well done xxx

 

[Kat1e]

Well done lainey - didnt eat it all and put it back - isnt it amazing to be able to say that. This isnt about will power - this is about satisfying your body

 

[Jim]

Morning Lainey, that was good, well done love.

 

[roosnanny]

thanks guys,yeah was pleased with myself for a change.

went out to primarnie today for some new vest tops
for under my jumper,as mine were in need of visiting
the great vest top bin in the sky
in a strange mood today,lethargic and just can't be asked
really,cold looming as blocked nose tells me :sigh:
however let be up here and smile coz i ordered my
wii fit plus from aunty amazon,cheaper than game
so waiting for that,and my fish food arrived so a least
i have happy fish lol
pork chop on the bone tonight with veg.
hold onto your hats/wiggies,it sure is windy out thar today.
xx

 

[Quak]

lol at having happy fish xx

 

[roosnanny]

poor sods have been living off the catfish pellets,

still that's not as bad as realising i didn't replace the lid of the locus pot,and yep you guess right,the little blighters made
a run for it.....well hoped off actually

 

[slaj]

Locust's on the loose!

 

[roosnanny]

yeah,but don't tell anyone it's a secret.