Scrumbles' diary...life after losing a third of me...

[Alpaca]

I feel like I'm reading a scientific boffin's maths tables Scrummie ... The charting is so brilliant and so clear and helpful!

Incredibly interesting - you can definitely see the correlation between cals and carbs on your weight - clearly you've found the sweet spot and with a slight adjustment you'd be losing easily - I reckon keep carbs around 50 and cals at 1500? What do you reckon? Xx

 

[Scrumbles]

Final numbers:

Day 1 - 1849 cals, 73g carbs, weight 180lbs
Day 2 - 1653 cals, 64g carbs, weight 180.6lbs
Day 3 - 1611 cals, 52g carbs, weight 179.6lbs
Day 4 - 1543 cals, 58g carbs, weight 180.6lbs
Day 5 - 1549 cals, 55g carbs, weight 180lbs
Day 6 - 1647 cals, 83g carbs, weight 179.6lbs
Day 7 - 1808 cals, 101g carbs, weight 180lbs
Day 8 - 1603 cals, 71g carbs, weight 179.4lbs
Day 9 - 1374 cals, 83g carbs, weight 180lbs
Day 10 - 1516 cals, 83g carbs, weight 179.2lbs


daily average = 1615 cals, 72g carbs. final weight = 179lbs

So, I lost a pound over the 10 days. Not a loss I would be celebrating had I been trying to lose weight, but given that I wasn't...yay! Looking at my averages I don't know that I will have done enough to shake things up much, but it was really the mental break I was wanting, and I feel I've had that.

The interesting thing to me is that nothing I had caused me to overeat, much less binge. I thought the Wispa bar (which I didn't risk until the very last day) might send me into an eating frenzy, but no. I didn't even notice any sugar high/low from it, and I thought that would be a definite considering how long it's been since my body has had to deal with concentrated sugary stuff.

The one thing I didn't touch was wheat - no bread, cake, biscuits or pastry. Bread and biscuits have always been my worst binge foods, and I didn't want to test myself that far. Too many revolting memories of mindlessly shovelling in half a packet of digestives or half a loaf . I don't think I can ever trust myself with those things.

Incredibly interesting - you can definitely see the correlation between cals and carbs on your weight - clearly you've found the sweet spot and with a slight adjustment you'd be losing easily - I reckon keep carbs around 50 and cals at 1500? What do you reckon? Xx

I'm thinking maybe a little lower than that for "shock value" coming off the break but not as low as Induction levels - I'm shooting for 25-30g carbs and 1450 cals for the next few days at least, then see where I want to go from there. I'm not going back to strict Induction foods either, unless I'm suffering from cravings after those sugary treats (quite possible when I think what I've had ). I'd still like to keep things like carby veg (carrots, beetroot), nuts, berries and maybe even the odd oatcake just for variety's sake. I find it way too easy to get into a food rut where I just keep eating the same stuff over and over again, and I don't think that's helpful in any way.

I'll keep the daily weigh-ins going for now to see what's happening (or not happening!).

Onwards and downwards...hopefully!

ETA:

How can I have forgotten this - my BMI is now under 30! I am no longer officially obese! Woohoo!!! arty0011:

 

[ladyfelsham]

I'm the same with bread - could just eat it and eat it....especially with unsalted butter and home made blackberry conserve...STOP it Susie, stop!

 

[Scrumbles]

Now I'm thinking...buttered toast with raspberry conserve, toast and marmalade, and my all-time favourite fresh granary bread with home-made damson jam....gahhhhh! :cry:

Boy, have I crashed this evening. I feel like I'm sleep-walking. No headache, but so, so tired as if I haven't slept all week. Probably carb-detox, but I don't remember being this zombified last time. Need my bed! :zz:

 

[Alpaca]

Well done Scrummie on the BMI!!! So proud of you!! Xx

 

[ladyfelsham]

Sorry on the food porn, Scrummie!

 

[Scrumbles]

^^^ No worries! Considering I've spent the last week and a half yapping about Magnums and Wispa bars I don't think I have much room for complaint anyway, lol!

Morning weigh in and I'm up - 179.8lbs (seems like my 180lbs prediction was a day early, lol)

Post-break:

Day 1 - 1426 cals, 28g carbs, weight 179lbs
Day 2 - weight 179.8lbs

Cals and carbs were pretty much spot on yesterday, so hopefully I can get close again today. Don't seem to be having any cravings or excessive hunger following the break, just abnormal tiredness - still tired today, now I think about it. I don't recall drinking much water yesterday so that might not be helping.

Anyway, must get on...have a good one folks!

 

[ladyfelsham]

Magnum mmmm - actually right now, I'd kill for a Solero

 

[Alpaca]

Morning Scrummie... I'm almost coming to the conclusion that there's no science to support the ebbs and flows of our bodies... And it is about adjustments over time rather than daily... Wish your scientific brain could get a handle on it! I could do with understanding it better... Lol xx

 

[Scrumbles]

^^^ I have to admit that the daily weighing is for "fun" more than anything. It can't really tell you much because what you weigh at any given moment depends mainly on how much matter you have kicking around in your digestive tract and how much water your cells are retaining, and there's no way of quantifying those things. But, eh...it keeps me amused, lol, and I have been surprised by how little my weight seems to fluctuate on a daily basis - I wouldn't have known that if I hadn't started recording it.

Day 1 - 1426 cals, 28g carbs, weight 179lbs
Day 2 - 1365 cals, 26g carbs, weight 179.8lbs
Day 3 - weight 179.2lbs

Nearly back to 179lbs this morning. I was a bit light on cals yesterday but carbs were good. I'm still not drinking enough water, but the temperatures forecast for this weekend should sort that out

We're spending the day at my mum's on Saturday so that will be a bit of a challenge food-wise - her house is full of cake, sweets and biscuits :cry: I'm taking some Atkins-friendly stuff with me, but I'm gonna have to be strong to resist all the temptations, especially as I'm only just off a break and still a tad fragile. Wish me luck.....

 

[Alpaca]

good luck Scrummie ... yes, I completely understand the fragile state! I'm feeling the same right now... but hopefully it will soon pass. xx

 

[Dietkitty]

At least your loss so far is obvious so your Mum will appreciate how far you've come and not try to force feed you lol.

 

[Ange7367]

Wishing you luck....horrible being surrounded by cakes and yummy things xx

 

[ladyfelsham]

Hope all goes well at your mum's today, Scrummie - big hugs xxx

 

[Scrumbles]

Thanks guys! My mum is supportive of my loss and she definitely wouldn't force-feed me, but having to watch the rest of the family guzzling treats is never easy. Ho hum.

Not that I'll have to face it today after all - OH got a call yesterday evening and is having to work this afternoon, so the visit's been postponed. I think I'm disappointed and relieved in about equal measure, lol

Numbers update:

Day 1 - 1426 cals, 28g carbs, weight 179lbs
Day 2 - 1365 cals, 26g carbs, weight 179.8lbs
Day 3 - 1258 cals, 27g carbs, weight 179.2lbs
Day 4 - weight 178lbs

Down a pound this morning, yay! Carbs are rock solid in the range I want, but not sure what's going on with cals. I'll have to eat a bit more to compensate for yesterday because I don't want to end up starving myself - my tendency to do that is one of the reasons I started tracking in the first place.

Don't know what we'll be eating today - plans are out the window now we're spending the day at home. To complicate matters, OH is now doing that fasting thing from the Horizon programme, so I have to factor in low cal meals for him whilst I'm doing standard Atkins-y stuff for me - hurrah.

Anyway, off to make the most of this lovely day...a spot of sunbathing beckons ...

 

[Alpaca]

Well done in the loss Scrummie!! You rock chick!!! Xx

 

[ladyfelsham]

OH is now doing that fasting thing from the Horizon programme, so I have to factor in low cal meals for him whilst I'm doing standard Atkins-y stuff for me - hurrah.

How's he getting on with it? I know you're not a fan of JUDDD but the thing I really liked was that you could still eat 500-600 cals a day and still get all the health benefits of fasting.

Enjoy the sunbathing - and put on some sunblock!

 

[Scrumbles]

Morning!

My shrinkage continues...another pound down this morning:

Day 1 - 1426 cals, 28g carbs, weight 179lbs
Day 2 - 1365 cals, 26g carbs, weight 179.8lbs
Day 3 - 1258 cals, 27g carbs, weight 179.2lbs
Day 4 - 1368 cals, 27g carbs, weight 178lbs
Day 5 - weight 177lbs

Had a feeling I was going to lose because yesterday I was showing definite signs of being back in ketosis - mild headache for most of the day plus drinking/weeing for Britain! And today I feel much more...settled...relaxed about what I'm eating. (Would still like an ice cream though, but that's just 'cos it's hot )

How's he getting on with it? I know you're not a fan of JUDDD but the thing I really liked was that you could still eat 500-600 cals a day and still get all the health benefits of fasting.

Enjoy the sunbathing - and put on some sunblock!

He did one day at 600 cals last week, spent the other 6 pigging out as usual and lost 3lbs - men, eh? Just drops off 'em And he isn't even overweight - he's doing it for the health benefits more than anything.

He did struggle a bit, mind you. He's a naturally slim person who's used to raiding the kitchen whenever he gets hungry, so it goes very much against his nature to ignore the hunger.

I'd love to be able to do it with him - would certainly make catering a doddle on fast days - but after my JUDDD experience I get the creeping horrors just thinking about it. Maybe when I get to my ultimate goal weight I'll try the 5:2 pattern as part of my maintenance strategy, or perhaps even just the one day per week if it would deliver some health benefit...new brain cells - could certainly use those!

 

[moonlights]

You are shrinking, Scrummie!

I was reading that one of the paleo/low carb guys has a post up with studies showing low carb can have similar results when it comes to lowering cancer markers etc as the 5:2 fast. No idea if it's accurate as I haven't looked yet, will try to find the link later.

 

[Scrumbles]

Oooo, be great if you can find it, ML. I'd much rather low carb than starve myself, gotta be honest!

I've worked out that I've been losing weight now for 39 weeks (started end of November last year) and my average weekly weight loss over that time is slightly more than 1.5lbs per week. I think of myself as a really slow loser, but I guess I can't be all that slow - just erratic!

I reckon my ultimate goal will be 10st 7lbs, so I have about 30lbs to go. When I get there - hopefully next Spring sometime - I'll have lost a grand total of 95lbs, or 6st 11lbs. I seriously can't get my head round that. Very glad I never thought about it in detail back when I started...

Just realised it's time for a progress pic. I think I was 13st 9lbs when I got OH to take the previous one, and I'm a stone down. Not that I'm posting them btw...no chance! Not until I'm finished losing, anyway....then I'll see