Size 10 screaming to get out!!

[Jubbly]

Hey sweetie I'm ok thanks.

Well done on your 100% day yesterday! I have found myself on a bit of a slippery slope, in that I didn't allow myself protein nibbles at the start but after the pasta incident bought myself some so that I could have something to turn to if I needed to eat something, and now I have had a little bit every day since! Not good. There's not much left now so I can finish it over the next day or two, and then try having nothing in the house again

As for Bristol, you're right, people often do STS or lose a little when they go off the wagon for a day, I think if it is planned then it's easy just to go straight back to shakes the next day, and realistically as long as you have time to get rid of your water/glycogen before the next weigh in, you will surely lose, as one days worth of food and drink cant push you over your weekly calories?! A STS would be enough I reckon though.

I see you're still struggling over your target weight...Maybe lowering it a bit isn't a terrible idea, as long as you stay within BMI healthy range, cos it gives you leeway when you refeed. What dress size will you be in at the lower target? Cos if it's gonna push you one down then it might be annoying cos maintaining it could be a struggle and you will be constantly between sizes, but if its just gonna make you a small 10 or whatever then it would be ok. Haha I don't even know if that all makes sense.

Have a great time at Nando's tonight xx

Well I got down to a 10-12 the first time - usually 10 on bottom and 12 on top although there were some shops I was a 10 on top. It makes me laugh that I have to be 9 stone be a size 10 and some people the same height will claim to be a size 10 at 11 stone or something!! I will never get smaller than that. Size 8???? Never!!!! I think that it's good to have some leeway weightloss actually now you mention it but maybe I should see how motivated I feel in a few more weeks!!!

Bits of protein nibbles are really OK, don't beat yourself up about it. I frequently have them and I'm not having worse losses than on Cambridge when I didn't. It does become habitual though doesn't it?? If you really want to TS 100% then I guess the best solution is to not have it in the house!! xx

 

[Jubbly]

****NANDOS UPDATE***

Well, I'm back from Nandos. I wasn't massively restrained and didn't have the recommended quarter chicken without skin - I had a medium hot half chicken with a mixed leaf salad. I doused it all in, no doubt bad, garlic peri peri sauce which was spicier than I anticipated!! Gave my tomatoes and peppers to Rach (they are not leaves??). Had a sparkling water with it - no lemon slice . Rach had a much less chicken heavy chicken salad and I felt bad that hers looked smaller than mine and I'm the one on the diet!!! Ho hum. Didn't break any rules - just had a bit more than I could have done. It was delish but not in reality the best thing ever. Rach laughed as I picked literally every single morsel of chicken off the bone (in fairness I do this when I'm not on a diet - I hate it when people leave loads of chicken on the bone. I've even been known to eat the knobbly white bit on the end of the leg and chew small bones ). I certainly don't get full after 2 mouthfuls which is the biggest myth I hear about being on a diet (or maybe I'm just greedy!!).

Sadly I found myself discussing my diet in great detail and think I'm a bore!! She says I'm very cheerful, much more so than usual. It must be the high level of motivation and feeling of achievement. It was nice to catch up but wish we did more often, especially considering she works in Chelmsford. Maybe she won't want to meet if I just talk about dieting though!!! Thank God for all you guys - you don't mind me going on about it.

Conclusion - I feel a bit bad really. I feel really bloated since I've got back. I know I made a rule about the packs but I'm probably not going to have my third one now. I just almost wish a little bit that the meal hadn't been the night before WI as I'm worried I'm going to have a bad loss now and then a bad loss next week because of Bristol. Too many allowances being made I think...xx

 

[DustQueen]

Sounds like you enjoyed your chicken missy hope the WI goes OK
And yes I am a huge diet bore!!

 

[Jubbly]

Hello!!! Well I woke up feeling bigger than yesterday (because of chicken and salad????) and was 9 stone 11 lbs - I am convinced I would have been 9 stone 10 lbs and at next mini goal if I hadn't have gone to Nandos as I was only 4 ozs off, damn it!! Nevermind - it is still a 2lb loss which, when the BBQ AND the Nandos is taken into consideration, plus the salmon salad and the avocado and tuna the other night, is not bad going really. Fingers and everything massively crossed that I lose something next week, despite Bristol. I'm worrying about it now. I gave up last time when I reached this weight - must not do that this time under any circumstances. You are all at liberty to shout at me if I do so...

Carly, glad to see that you got your ceiling all done xx

 

[Jubbly]

Current BMI 22.45 xx

 

[nomoremuffintop]

Current BMI 22.45 xx

Wow, you are doing fab. You're healthy weight now you should stop panicking xxx

 

[DustQueen]

Hello!!! Well I woke up feeling bigger than yesterday (because of chicken and salad????) and was 9 stone 11 lbs - I am convinced I would have been 9 stone 10 lbs and at next mini goal if I hadn't have gone to Nandos as I was only 4 ozs off, damn it!! Nevermind - it is still a 2lb loss which, when the BBQ AND the Nandos is taken into consideration, plus the salmon salad and the avocado and tuna the other night, is not bad going really. Fingers and everything massively crossed that I lose something next week, despite Bristol. I'm worrying about it now. I gave up last time when I reached this weight - must not do that this time under any circumstances. You are all at liberty to shout at me if I do so...

Carly, glad to see that you got your ceiling all done xx

And 90% of the walls

 

[DustQueen]

Current BMI 22.45 xx

Wooooooo!!!

 

[ladygaga]

Well done indeed and what a fab BMI....you must be so pleased! Nando's choices sound great too. Big pat on the pack xx

 

[DustQueen]

Yeah I was debating that. I have my big blow-out next weekend in Bristol so I thought I might TS until then to lose as much as poss before I do the damage on the 14th. Having said that I'm defo eating this Saturday at my BBQ and I was considering treating myself to a salmon or chicken salad this evening . Don't be jealous - you'll get there. And besides, I'm very, very skint and red bills are comin' in so although I'm in the 9s, life sure isn't perfect (if that makes you feel any better??!!). And my car STILL isn't fixed argh!

Have a good day and give that gorgeous cat a kiss from me xx

Well done indeed and what a fab BMI....you must be so pleased! Nando's choices sound great too. Big pat on the pack xx

pat on the pack? lol

 

[Rebirth_Lozza]

That nandos sounded great! I wouldn't of regretted a thing LOL! Xxx

 

[Jubbly]

Heehee, pat on the pack!!! Packs on the brain!!

I know the choices were good but I articulated it this morning when I said to Jodie that given the choice between having it or seeing 9 stone 10 lbs on the scales this morning, I would have chosen the lower weight for defo. I don't know if I've knocked myself out of ketosis (can only blame either the marinade or garlic peri peri sauce) but I feel like sh*t today. I am also quite grumpy, possibly precisely because I feel like sh*t. I have spent all day in a peer meeting re sex offenders which, believe me, was nowhere as interesting as it sounds. I had to really struggle to stay awake and ate my bar and had shake by 11.30am. There was a buffet lunch so I nibbled on a few small bits of celery, a tiny bit of sausage and about a quarter slice of ham out of a sandwich. It made me feel a bit better but I was sooooo bored and kept yawning, which made me look uninvolved and uninterested and generally unprofessional!!

Back to the office now, boss has been messing with everything on my desk. Don't want to do any work. Just want to go home but have to wait for Boo as usual, do the stupid allotment and not get home until about half seven, whereupon I will probably sit and watch TV. Just for a change. Grrr.

Friend has texted re this weekend and looks like we're set for yummy Thai mmmm. Then it looks like roast for Sunday - now I've never understood the obsession with roast dinners and am not that fussed. I could eat it and leave the potatoes but sadly they are one of the best bits (as well as the yorkshires and gravy). Looks like it's gonna be an indulgent one. Well, I may as well fall off the wagon in style...!!

Will update later. Thinking today about how maybe I should eat a bit every night because of my weight. I ate 4 out of 7 days last week but maybe I shouldn't really TS at all now??? xx

 

[teapig]

Noooo, don't think about falling off the wagon big time, you are in danger of heading into that binge mode 'while I'm at it i'll eat as much as I can'. An occassional hic-cup / treat won't do any harm, but don't go mad. Try to keep your chin up, and work through the bad mood without resorting to food.xx

 

[Jubbly]

Well hopefully I won't still be in a bad mood when I get there - I'm really looking forward to it. Won't have anything tonight after nibbling at buffet - my choccie order should have turned up so choccie all the way now hurrah!! But I do think that this weekend is going to be muchos food and BOOZE xx

 

[Jubbly]

Oh and also, despite it not all being as bad as I thought, my guts have finally caught up and I'm defo in need of some PH now. There are these little things like rabbit droppings in the loo sometimes (sorry TMI)... xx

 

[JennieC]

Lol gross. But PH is a herbal remedy of the gods. I take one capsule a day xx

 

[Jubbly]

I ordered some PH before I started as I am well aware of the effects but they didn't turn up and I never chased it so wasted my money . Ordered more today, hope they hurry up, need the loo properly and hopefully it might knock off a pound or two .

Jesus, I bought Boo a pizza as he's fed up of leftover bean salad and sausages that people left from the BBQ and OH MY GOD, it smells delish. I won't be nice like that again...!!

Have just eaten a couple of chicken thighs (you know, the weird cold brown ones you get near the pate). I suppose technically it's AAM week so I'm not stressing and I'm hoping it's going to make me feel a bit better. A few bits of celery, about half a sausage, quarter of a slice of ham, some chicken today.....pah, it'll be OK!! To be honest I'm doing so much damage this weekend it doesn't matter much now anyway . I have a lovely Coke Zero (free fridge magnet in the box, yay!!) and my wonderful, wonderful choccie shakes came and I was sooooo excited (far more excited than milkshakes warranted frankly). Gonna have one in a mo so I defo get all my nutrition for the day .

Cheered up now since we went to the allotment and saw all the little plants growing and going to have a lovely long bath and some fun bed action tonight as I've persuaded Boo to come to bed earlier (have been so knackered have been asleep by the time he comes up!) . Cheeky. xx

 

[Jubbly]

Wow, you are doing fab. You're healthy weight now you should stop panicking xxx

Thanks Muffy, I don't know why I'm panicking!! I think it's because I'm scared I'm just going to put it all back on this weekend!!!

Annoying, thin, probation woman said to me today "you know you will put it all back on as soon as you come off that diet". Like it's any of her business!! I said "actually I kept it off for 3 years before" which I appreciate isn't quite the same as keeping it off forever but better than straight back on and back to 12 and a half stone like I was in 2006. xx

 

[namaste]

You're doing sooooo well......... yeah, don't stress about the weekend, just enjoy and do what ya gotta do after.... have a great time

 

[Jubbly]

Thanks Namaste xxxx