Susie and Orbit's daily dribble
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ladyfelsham
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A bit better now - the boss calmed me down, agreed with me and provided some great advice. I need to learn not to get so wound up and basically just care less!
The boss is the same, we've agreed that we need an office supply of St Johns Wort
B - bacon and eggs - wolfed it down!
L - leftover chicken and steak pieces with curry and mayo
D - pork and cauli mash - or maybe a salad
The boss is the same, we've agreed that we need an office supply of St Johns Wort
B - bacon and eggs - wolfed it down!
L - leftover chicken and steak pieces with curry and mayo
D - pork and cauli mash - or maybe a salad
coffeelover
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It's difficult when you do care and hard not too isn't it!
Must be wine o'clock and you've got a 3 day weekend! x
Must be wine o'clock and you've got a 3 day weekend! x
moonlights
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Yes, weekend now, time to unwind!
ladyfelsham
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Thanks all - no wine but just had some naughty s/f jelly and cream - Atkins comfort food
ladyfelsham
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Morning all
Urrrghh totm has arrived, with fierce pain, and WI showed a gain, mostly water I guess. This is the side of Atkins I don't like, two totm in a month
Not much happening here today, got some tax stuff to do, but otherwise am just going to lie about, gobbling nuroefen...
Urrrghh totm has arrived, with fierce pain, and WI showed a gain, mostly water I guess. This is the side of Atkins I don't like, two totm in a month
Not much happening here today, got some tax stuff to do, but otherwise am just going to lie about, gobbling nuroefen...
moonlights
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Two a month every month? I've had probs in the first month before but then it usually calms down. Might be worth having your hormones checked if it happens again next month.
Poor you, just look after yourself this weekend.
Poor you, just look after yourself this weekend.
ladyfelsham
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Thanks babes, I've been doing low carb on and off for a couple of years - and every time my totm comes more often, blah. I have endo and think it's that plus increased iron levels, or something...if only they weren't such an ordeal...Might be time to look at JUDDD.
moonlights
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But it doesn't happen when you've tried other diets? I read about the hormone stuff a while ago - the first time I did a vlcd I had crazy totm - and I think it's that fat cells store estrogen so releasing the fat releases the energy into your body. Which would mean it would happen on any diet you lost a significant amount of weight on, maybe? But still you'd think it would calm down after a month or two... I don't know really, maybe you're very sensitive.
I'm still not completely sure what I make of juddd. It's definitely a diet that should work if stuck to - doing his average guideline of 2000 cals on up days and 500 on down days leaves you with a weekly average of 1400-ish per day which is a good sized calorie deficit for most people, and the recommended calorie intakes on his site seem geared to give a weekly calorie deficit similar to the one MFP gives you when you want to lose 2lb a week. So sticking to it should give anyone losses - rather than sticking with 1200 calories daily your very low day means you can have a higher day and treat yourself the next. Not sure I completely buy into the skinny gene idea because people would lose what i see them losing by calorie deficit anyway. But that doesn't mean it doesn't work (the reverse) and I'm sure it's an easier way of calorie counting for some people, and a harder one for others. I think I'd have problems eating 500 cals without ketosis to dull my appetite, and I know my own likelihood to binge if allowed to eat 'anything', but if I get to a point where I stall for 3 weeks or more I may throw in the odd week and see if it would break a stall. It's interesting to read up on, anyway.
Hope your painkillers are kicking in!
I'm still not completely sure what I make of juddd. It's definitely a diet that should work if stuck to - doing his average guideline of 2000 cals on up days and 500 on down days leaves you with a weekly average of 1400-ish per day which is a good sized calorie deficit for most people, and the recommended calorie intakes on his site seem geared to give a weekly calorie deficit similar to the one MFP gives you when you want to lose 2lb a week. So sticking to it should give anyone losses - rather than sticking with 1200 calories daily your very low day means you can have a higher day and treat yourself the next. Not sure I completely buy into the skinny gene idea because people would lose what i see them losing by calorie deficit anyway. But that doesn't mean it doesn't work (the reverse) and I'm sure it's an easier way of calorie counting for some people, and a harder one for others. I think I'd have problems eating 500 cals without ketosis to dull my appetite, and I know my own likelihood to binge if allowed to eat 'anything', but if I get to a point where I stall for 3 weeks or more I may throw in the odd week and see if it would break a stall. It's interesting to read up on, anyway.
Hope your painkillers are kicking in!
ladyfelsham
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Thanks so much for your advice ML, really helpful.
As long as I do low carb I have two a month, and it stays like that (I did 12 months in a stretch so know it doesn't settle down back to one). It doesn't seem to happen on other diets - not that I stuck to them long enough to really know!
I've been reading up on JUDDD too, and following Val's progress. I hated the one whole day of vlcd I did a while ago, but might go better if I know it is only for one day at a time, followed by an up day and do like Val and keep it low carb. As you say, I just need to make sure I don't go mad on those days
Painkillers are working finally, but making me very sleepy - nap time
coffeelover
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Aww Susie, hope your relaxing and feeling better. I worked so had an early start, home now and off for a nap with a ooh la la vanilla options.
DD on JUDDD for me but I'm getting quite creative
DD on JUDDD for me but I'm getting quite creative
ladyfelsham
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I'd love to hear what you have on your DDs Val, if you have time to post some in?
I did the calculation and because I've got so much to lose, it gave me 504 on DD and 2520 on UDs - I read that you need to eat up all your calories on UDs but that seems like a lot!
If I feel better tomorrow am hoping to go to Canary Wharf to see a demo of the Thermomix - the hugely expensive but does everything gadget that I've been drooling over for ages - but will leave the credit card at home
I did the calculation and because I've got so much to lose, it gave me 504 on DD and 2520 on UDs - I read that you need to eat up all your calories on UDs but that seems like a lot!
If I feel better tomorrow am hoping to go to Canary Wharf to see a demo of the Thermomix - the hugely expensive but does everything gadget that I've been drooling over for ages - but will leave the credit card at home
coffeelover
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Lol on the thermomix Susie, bet you get one!
My DD were supposed to be 382, but I can't go that low. The book said just go with what you can deal with. I just read the book and he says you don't have to eat all your calories on UP days, I thought you had to as well? It just says not to overeat, which I did a few times. Maybe will have a look at reigning it in next week lol.
Some of the things I eat on DD are stir fry, prawns and rice, soups, wheat free crispbread and laughing cow cheese, veggie sausages and brown irish soda bread, low carb tortilla, wraps and bread for sandwiches and pizzas etc. I'm putting my mfp link onto my avatar (apparently something new on mins) so you can click on and see what I've been eating and my calorie and stats. I started JUDD on June 11th. No wine since then, but I have had crisps.
Hmmm don't know if the social network link is working Susie, but on mfp I'm sammycat1 Could have sworn I just clicked on it and it came up a 35 year old male lol.
My DD were supposed to be 382, but I can't go that low. The book said just go with what you can deal with. I just read the book and he says you don't have to eat all your calories on UP days, I thought you had to as well? It just says not to overeat, which I did a few times. Maybe will have a look at reigning it in next week lol.
Some of the things I eat on DD are stir fry, prawns and rice, soups, wheat free crispbread and laughing cow cheese, veggie sausages and brown irish soda bread, low carb tortilla, wraps and bread for sandwiches and pizzas etc. I'm putting my mfp link onto my avatar (apparently something new on mins) so you can click on and see what I've been eating and my calorie and stats. I started JUDD on June 11th. No wine since then, but I have had crisps.
Hmmm don't know if the social network link is working Susie, but on mfp I'm sammycat1 Could have sworn I just clicked on it and it came up a 35 year old male lol.
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ladyfelsham
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Thanks hun - I am really tempted to give it a go (and hopefully it will mean just one totm a month!) - fancy lots of veg soups for DDs
Right, am knackered from all the nurofen so it's off to bed for me - have a good night! xxx
Right, am knackered from all the nurofen so it's off to bed for me - have a good night! xxx
ladyfelsham
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LOL they just rang and said placed are all taken - just as well, it's hugely expensive - think I'll just buy an Argos blender instead
LMAO oh dear, that's not good! what's his food like?
I'm ladyfelsham (surprise surprise).Right, so after a crapola night's sleep (more painkillers and towels on the bed - nuff said
), I decided to give JUDDD a go - today will be an UD so I can get some soups and shakes made up for DD tomorrow. 500 cals seems doable. I notice from their forum that Laura is there too, will pop over and say hi Similar threads
