Scrumbles' diary...life after losing a third of me...
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moonlights
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Look after yourself. Voltarol gel on the hip and a warm bath?
Scrumbles
Dancing Queen
^^^ good advice, which I will probably regret not having taken 
I went off for my gentle mile, but as my muscles warmed up they stopped hurting, so I went for 2 miles instead. It wasn't gentle either - I actually knocked a whole 3 minutes off my previous best time somehow - and I'm paying for it now, limping like nobody's business
Oh well, I will definitely rest tomorrow, possibly Sunday as well depending how much damage I've done. And there's no reason I can't do some core work instead, or even the lifting programme that I keep mentioning and never do! My problem with exercise has always been that if I have to stop for some reason (injury/illness) I find it SO hard to get going again - much harder than getting back on an eating plan after a break.
Ate more than I intended to yesterday - 1640 cals instead of 1400 - but I hope to balance that by eating a bit less today:
B - almond bread and butter
L - mushroom soup
D - Atkins meatloaf with cabbage and carrots
S - 60g Edam
Should be 1320 cals and 18g carbs.
Have a great day, y'all!
I went off for my gentle mile, but as my muscles warmed up they stopped hurting, so I went for 2 miles instead. It wasn't gentle either - I actually knocked a whole 3 minutes off my previous best time somehow - and I'm paying for it now, limping like nobody's business
Oh well, I will definitely rest tomorrow, possibly Sunday as well depending how much damage I've done. And there's no reason I can't do some core work instead, or even the lifting programme that I keep mentioning and never do! My problem with exercise has always been that if I have to stop for some reason (injury/illness) I find it SO hard to get going again - much harder than getting back on an eating plan after a break.
Ate more than I intended to yesterday - 1640 cals instead of 1400 - but I hope to balance that by eating a bit less today:
B - almond bread and butter
L - mushroom soup
D - Atkins meatloaf with cabbage and carrots
S - 60g Edam
Should be 1320 cals and 18g carbs.
Have a great day, y'all!
coffeelover
Gold Member
Your doing great Scrumbles. I'm very much the same with exercise. If I have to stop, soooo hard to get motivation going again. x
ladyfelsham
Back to SW again
Hope your aches and pains have faded away hun - but crikey well done on keeping on at that hill (bad, nasty hill)
Scrumbles
Dancing Queen
Thanks guys - still aching a bit today so I'm resting up (and it's raining, so that played a part in my decision to slob out, not gonna lie ). However, I have an exercise ball and a bunch of weights lurking in the corner of my lounge making me feel guilty, so maybe, just maybe, I will do something with them.
Yesterday's food came in under 1300 cals without me feeling in any way hungry or deprived, so that was good. Today should be pretty much the same:
B - cheese omelette, coffee and cream
L - green peppers, garlic, onion and tuna fried in coconut oil
S - 50g Edam
D - leftover meatloaf with salad
Lots of water - been slacking on that of late.
Should be about 1300 cals and 21g of carbs.
). However, I have an exercise ball and a bunch of weights lurking in the corner of my lounge making me feel guilty, so maybe, just maybe, I will do something with them. Yesterday's food came in under 1300 cals without me feeling in any way hungry or deprived, so that was good. Today should be pretty much the same:
B - cheese omelette, coffee and cream
L - green peppers, garlic, onion and tuna fried in coconut oil
S - 50g Edam
D - leftover meatloaf with salad
Lots of water - been slacking on that of late.
Should be about 1300 cals and 21g of carbs.
ladyfelsham
Back to SW again
Is coconut oil low in cals? That menu sounds delish
Scrumbles
Dancing Queen
Afternoon!
@ Di, I'm thinking of maybe just copying whatever moonlights eats 'cos she's losing loads!
@ Susie, according to FitDay coconut oil has 117 cals per tablespoon, so def not low cal. I use it to up my fats and because there are supposedly a host of other health benefits (don't know if that's true, but I'm happy to use it on the off chance!).
No walk today - still resting my hip. I finally did my upper body workout yesterday, and I'll be doing it again this afternoon. I know that I'll need some serious toning if the vanity aspect of this weight loss endeavour is going to be satisfied: all very well being lighter, but unless I actually look good in my clothes I ain't going to be much happier (I've given up on ever looking decent without clothes...that boat sailed a long time ago I'm afraid).
Got around to throwing away some of my biggest clothes today. I've dropped about 4 dress sizes since I started losing (I'm about 14/16 on top and 18 on the bottom) so those 22's and 24's really need to go! I'm determined not to keep them as some kind of "safety net" in case I put the weight back on because that is not an option, and keeping them will probably only encourage me to think that it is! Not having that, not this time.
Food today:
B - coffee with cream, cheese omelette
L - mackerel with salad
D - creamy chicken curry with steamed broccoli
S - 30g Blue Stilton
1380 cals and 17.5 carbs
@ Di, I'm thinking of maybe just copying whatever moonlights eats 'cos she's losing loads!
@ Susie, according to FitDay coconut oil has 117 cals per tablespoon, so def not low cal. I use it to up my fats and because there are supposedly a host of other health benefits (don't know if that's true, but I'm happy to use it on the off chance!).
No walk today - still resting my hip. I finally did my upper body workout yesterday, and I'll be doing it again this afternoon. I know that I'll need some serious toning if the vanity aspect of this weight loss endeavour is going to be satisfied: all very well being lighter, but unless I actually look good in my clothes I ain't going to be much happier (I've given up on ever looking decent without clothes...that boat sailed a long time ago I'm afraid
).Got around to throwing away some of my biggest clothes today. I've dropped about 4 dress sizes since I started losing (I'm about 14/16 on top and 18 on the bottom) so those 22's and 24's really need to go! I'm determined not to keep them as some kind of "safety net" in case I put the weight back on because that is not an option, and keeping them will probably only encourage me to think that it is! Not having that, not this time.
Food today:
B - coffee with cream, cheese omelette
L - mackerel with salad
D - creamy chicken curry with steamed broccoli
S - 30g Blue Stilton
1380 cals and 17.5 carbs
moonlights
Gold Member
Lol. 2lbs per week isn't quite loads. I've lost just over 2 stone in my first 3 months - I am pleased with that rate though.
I have in fact lost over 30 percent of my body weight but sort of in stages over the last 6 years or so, with regains in-between. That's my trouble, I get to a point where I'm feeling ok-ish, lose motivation and it's a year before I start dieting again - with a 1 stone regain to lose. Am really hoping I manage things differently this time. I am thinking I'll give up grains and sugar for life except the odd special occasion - I feel so much better without them I'd be an idiot not to. But RL can be distracting and grains and sugar make up the majority of the west's comfort foods so who knows if I'll stay on the rails forever. I do know what way of eating to come back to, however.
But I would really like to stay firm on Atkins until I'm a healthy weight this time, not an obese weight that's just a bit less obese than I was before.
I have in fact lost over 30 percent of my body weight but sort of in stages over the last 6 years or so, with regains in-between. That's my trouble, I get to a point where I'm feeling ok-ish, lose motivation and it's a year before I start dieting again - with a 1 stone regain to lose. Am really hoping I manage things differently this time. I am thinking I'll give up grains and sugar for life except the odd special occasion - I feel so much better without them I'd be an idiot not to. But RL can be distracting and grains and sugar make up the majority of the west's comfort foods so who knows if I'll stay on the rails forever. I do know what way of eating to come back to, however.
But I would really like to stay firm on Atkins until I'm a healthy weight this time, not an obese weight that's just a bit less obese than I was before.
moonlights
Gold Member
Eta: also, I know I'm going to need surgery before I'll ever be ok taking my clothes off on front of someone. I'm a hideous, child-scaring mess. That's a process I'll start once I'm under BMI 30. My doctor is very supportive but says it's very hard to get aesthetic surgery from my pct but I think if I was given the chance to talk to the funding people about what impact having this body has on my life then I might qualify.
Scrumbles
Dancing Queen
BIB - that's what scares me if I'm honest, especially now that my weight loss is moving at a snail's pace. I keep thinking, what if I get to say, 12.5 stone (which would be sort of all right, but not what I'm ultimately wanting) and find myself totally stuck and losing interest? Would I have the diligence to keep tracking (which I must do) to preserve the weight loss I have achieved or would I find myself backsliding because I haven't attained my real goal and still don't feel satisfied? I honestly don't know.
I wish you all the luck in the world with that, moonlights - really hope you get the funding for it when the time comes. xx
Scrumbles
Dancing Queen
Weighed in this morning and I've lost half a pound. Not exactly doing cartwheels over it, but hey, better than a gain or a STS.
And at least I'm eating again to a level that keeps me happy after my two nightmare weeks of JUDDD. As long as I keep my fat percentage close to 70%, I seem to do fine on 1300-1400 cals.
Going to have to walk in the rain today...ugh. My hip seems okay so I really have no excuse to get out of it
Not sure what I'll be eating yet but I started the day with creamy coffee and scrambled eggs with cheese - I'll edit in the rest later.
Have a good one, folks!
ETA:
Went for my walk. Only did a mile and a half, but with squally showers driving into my face for most of it, that was enough - "old" me wouldn't have gone at all, so I guess that's progress! And on the bright side, at least there was a reason for me to be sporting a soggy, dripping face today, so it wasn't as embarrassing as usual, lol.
I kinda skipped lunch and instead grazed on cheese, peanut butter and...erm...85% chocolate. I haven't remotely blown my carb target, but I feel I shouldn't have given in to the desire to reward myself with chocolate just 'cos I went out walking in the rain (big deal!). Bad psychology - need to nip that in the bud.
Dinner will be a mince beef concoction with steamed broccoli, then I can have an ounce of Edam later as a snack if I need it (probably will knowing me!)
Should all come to 1270 cals and 19g carbs.
And at least I'm eating again to a level that keeps me happy after my two nightmare weeks of JUDDD. As long as I keep my fat percentage close to 70%, I seem to do fine on 1300-1400 cals.
Going to have to walk in the rain today...ugh. My hip seems okay so I really have no excuse to get out of it
Not sure what I'll be eating yet but I started the day with creamy coffee and scrambled eggs with cheese - I'll edit in the rest later.
Have a good one, folks!
ETA:
Went for my walk. Only did a mile and a half, but with squally showers driving into my face for most of it, that was enough - "old" me wouldn't have gone at all, so I guess that's progress! And on the bright side, at least there was a reason for me to be sporting a soggy, dripping face today, so it wasn't as embarrassing as usual, lol.
I kinda skipped lunch and instead grazed on cheese, peanut butter and...erm...85% chocolate. I haven't remotely blown my carb target, but I feel I shouldn't have given in to the desire to reward myself with chocolate just 'cos I went out walking in the rain (big deal!
). Bad psychology - need to nip that in the bud.Dinner will be a mince beef concoction with steamed broccoli, then I can have an ounce of Edam later as a snack if I need it (probably will knowing me!)
Should all come to 1270 cals and 19g carbs.
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ladyfelsham
Back to SW again
Well done hun on the walk and the loss - and I did smile at your soggy face description - that's me, regardless of the weather!
coffeelover
Gold Member
Well done on your walk, yuck to the driving rain. x
moonlights
Gold Member
I've had the odd square of dark choc recently too. I think this weather requires it somehow.
