SW with ME/CFS

[cupcakedaisy]

Hello lovelies! My new start is going ok, thanks. I don't want to get on the scales for at least 2 weeks though, as I dishearten easily. The good news is that I'd only put on a little more than I was when I started in January, if that. (My skinny hubby told me that the scales were wrong as he got on them and it was out by a few pounds (heavier), so he started weighing stuff on them that he knew the weight of... brand new they were too! Anyway, I digress.)

I started again on Monday and I have been on track with the EE plan since then. I'm proud to say that this is in spite of a very stressful week! I'm sure you're all familiar with what stress does with CFS/ME... so on top of that I have been harbouring a fear of relapse: Double whammy!

I'm starting to get cravings for a takeaway curry though. I'm not sure if it would be too early to start using Syns on full meals. I suppose if I had one third salad/veg and plain rice it could work... What does everybody else think/do?

I can completely relate to the bad spells. It's like food is the only thing you have to resort to when you're stuck at home with symptoms. Be kind to yourselves though: It's easier for people with a higher activity level (and better concentration!) but we can do this. You have both already proven that you can lose so just stay focused on that. I haven't lost anything yet so I don't know why I'm being so blooming positive, ha!

ha so you weigh less than you thought ,thats something at least.
i did start on thursday but ended up stuffing cashew nuts in my face before bedtime.just got to get organised again and eat more free meals.dont seem to like the full feeling after a bigger meal at all,my son dished up last night and because i nearly ate everything on my plate i felt awful.
i decided to have a takeaway curry last week after a very long time but i had veg biriyani (sorry cant spell it) instead of veg korma and paneer+pea (cheese)curry.i only ate half and threw the rest away 9(my partner only eats organic and poor chap is allergic to garlic,he has a muscle disease called mitrochondrial myopothy and tries to eat very naturally).the first mouthful was a shock -the grease ! i did actually enjoy it and dont think i'll be craving one for a long time again now .you can either think right i'll have one and then try not to for say a month or two or think i'll have one in a month as a reward. chicken tikka,rice and salad or veg curries that are tomato based are better choices.
cooking a curry ? there are loads of recipes on sw.
i made a tomato and coconut (i know ) curry recipe i found online and it was just like the sauce i have in my favourite restaurant and only the cocont was syned.
the main curry i make is very basic but tasty.spray a large frying pan with oil(1 syn for 7 sprays),put one teaspoon cumin seeds (and mustard seeds if you have) in but dont burn them just fry to release the flavour. chuck in a chopped onion,mushroom or any veg,fry till theyre browned.cover with boiling water,put in a teaspoon of ground coriander,half a teaspoon ground turmeric,between a quarter to half a teaspoon chilli powder.put in a cup(ish) of washed red lentils.bring to boil and then cover and simmer till the lentils are cooked (about 20 mins).the lentils soak up the water and are prone to sticking to the bottom of the pan so check ,stir ,add a little more water if its looking too thick.you can stir garam masala (1 tsp)into a small glass of natural yog(fat free) and stir this in before serving or squeeze in lemon juice or a piece of creamed coconut block(syns).add salt to the curry to taste.sorry its not very exact but its one of the things i can make without thinking.
its wonderful that youre feeling positive.im really going to try again today.my arms particularly painful this week ,i moved some furniture last week (with my son)and did some major cleaning,nothing has got done in my flat for so long.its in major need of a change.
going to make soup and chop my sad pineapple up now...
daisyx
p.s im not getting notifications at the moment,must be the site.

 

[cupcakedaisy]

I had a really bad few weeks put on nearly everything I lost but really hoping to start again on thurs how's your new start going?

hi dustqueen,
hope youre doing better than me (i started thurs again too),todays another day,just told myself i can make a difference before next thursday still.
have a good weekend.
daisyx

 

[Tab]

Hi All *waves*

Im new although actually I guess Im not as Ive been here and away and back and away etc.

I have ME/CFS as well as other problems and I know my weight is making things worse so time to make a difference.
Im a bit worried about the amount of cooking involved in slimming world as I have hand and wrist pain so I cant chop veg and also cant stand too long. Im hoping to get round that by doing things like veg stew. Pre chopped casserole veg with a few others thrown in like peppers and tin tomatos. Add a couple of tins of beans or chickpeas and hopefully that will be ok on sw

I hope youre all doing well at the moment

 

[DustQueen]

Hi All *waves*

Im new although actually I guess Im not as Ive been here and away and back and away etc.

I have ME/CFS as well as other problems and I know my weight is making things worse so time to make a difference.
Im a bit worried about the amount of cooking involved in slimming world as I have hand and wrist pain so I cant chop veg and also cant stand too long. Im hoping to get round that by doing things like veg stew. Pre chopped casserole veg with a few others thrown in like peppers and tin tomatos. Add a couple of tins of beans or chickpeas and hopefully that will be ok on sw

I hope youre all doing well at the moment

Hey Tab welcome!!!
Make sure you stock up on pasta n sauce, I also find pasta with passata (sometimes with chilli or basil etc thrown in) easy or pasta and pesto. Otherwise I've got a huge stock pot and bulk cook bolognese, soup and stews to keep in the freezer to reheat

 

[DustQueen]

Hi All *waves*

Im new although actually I guess Im not as Ive been here and away and back and away etc.

I have ME/CFS as well as other problems and I know my weight is making things worse so time to make a difference.
Im a bit worried about the amount of cooking involved in slimming world as I have hand and wrist pain so I cant chop veg and also cant stand too long. Im hoping to get round that by doing things like veg stew. Pre chopped casserole veg with a few others thrown in like peppers and tin tomatos. Add a couple of tins of beans or chickpeas and hopefully that will be ok on sw

I hope youre all doing well at the moment

Have you got a food processor? great for bulk chopping and if you do it in bulk then the cleaning of the food processor seems worth it lol

 

[Tab]

Thank you I do have a food processor but lifting it to a place I can use it hurts even more than chopping and I cant leave it out as theres no room lol
I try to bulk cook and freeze though.
I dont think Ive tried pasta n sauce so I will look for it. I seem to remember from last time Asda's chickpea dahl was quite good but I cant find it now lol
Im very lucky though as my parents were getting a bigger freezer so I now have 2 small freezers which helps with stocking up bulk cooking
love
Tab

 

[DustQueen]

Thank you I do have a food processor but lifting it to a place I can use it hurts even more than chopping and I cant leave it out as theres no room lol
I try to bulk cook and freeze though.
I dont think Ive tried pasta n sauce so I will look for it. I seem to remember from last time Asda's chickpea dahl was quite good but I cant find it now lol
Im very lucky though as my parents were getting a bigger freezer so I now have 2 small freezers which helps with stocking up bulk cooking
love
Tab

Yeah I think they moved the chickpea Dahl but no idea where to, but they do still do it

 

[DustQueen]

hi dustqueen,
hope youre doing better than me (i started thurs again too),todays another day,just told myself i can make a difference before next thursday still.
have a good weekend.
daisyx

Oh no sorry it's not going well I'm finally back on track now, 1st week's wi was -3 so going in the right direction every day makes a difference darling x hope you're doing better x

 

[Tab]

Im doing really well.. One day of trying the next I have nausea and a headache so its toast and vegemite to try to stop it.... Bah hate not knowing what tomorrow will bring lol

 

[DustQueen]

Im doing really well.. One day of trying the next I have nausea and a headache so its toast and vegemite to try to stop it.... Bah hate not knowing what tomorrow will bring lol

Oh bless you hope you feel better tomorrow

 

[DustQueen]

Hello lovelies! My new start is going ok, thanks. I don't want to get on the scales for at least 2 weeks though, as I dishearten easily. The good news is that I'd only put on a little more than I was when I started in January, if that. (My skinny hubby told me that the scales were wrong as he got on them and it was out by a few pounds (heavier), so he started weighing stuff on them that he knew the weight of... brand new they were too! Anyway, I digress.)

I started again on Monday and I have been on track with the EE plan since then. I'm proud to say that this is in spite of a very stressful week! I'm sure you're all familiar with what stress does with CFS/ME... so on top of that I have been harbouring a fear of relapse: Double whammy!

I'm starting to get cravings for a takeaway curry though. I'm not sure if it would be too early to start using Syns on full meals. I suppose if I had one third salad/veg and plain rice it could work... What does everybody else think/do?

I can completely relate to the bad spells. It's like food is the only thing you have to resort to when you're stuck at home with symptoms. Be kind to yourselves though: It's easier for people with a higher activity level (and better concentration!) but we can do this. You have both already proven that you can lose so just stay focused on that. I haven't lost anything yet so I don't know why I'm being so blooming positive, ha!

It's so true that any diet is much harder with ME
How are you doing? Hope it's going well

 

[cupcakedaisy]

Hi All *waves*

Im new although actually I guess Im not as Ive been here and away and back and away etc.

I have ME/CFS as well as other problems and I know my weight is making things worse so time to make a difference.
Im a bit worried about the amount of cooking involved in slimming world as I have hand and wrist pain so I cant chop veg and also cant stand too long. Im hoping to get round that by doing things like veg stew. Pre chopped casserole veg with a few others thrown in like peppers and tin tomatos. Add a couple of tins of beans or chickpeas and hopefully that will be ok on sw

I hope youre all doing well at the moment

hi tab,
just wanted to say hi.chopping's a bugger,my arms are killing at the mo.
whereabouts in manchester are you,i go to chorlton nearly every week.
i make a quick tomato and pasta soup,its really filling ,theres a bit of chopping....
1 small red onion,celery 2 sticks,a carrot or 2,courgette,peppers (sliced).
chuck them in a pan or if you feel up to it,brown the onion first in a few sprays of olive oil,add a tin of chopped tomatoes,boiling water and a veg stock cube bring to boil then simmer till carrot is cooked then break up spaghetti into 5cm pieces (about a handfuls worth,add herbs like oregeno at this point) and pop into soup. leave to simmer for about 10 mins or till pasta is cooked.season with a little salt and serve (no blitzing).
i sometimes grate my 30g of cheese HE on top.
im not doing very well recently but have managed to start my food diary and keep with-in syns today !
daisy x

 

[cupcakedaisy]

Oh no sorry it's not going well I'm finally back on track now, 1st week's wi was -3 so going in the right direction every day makes a difference darling x hope you're doing better x

cheers dear that makes me feel a bit better,my second week of putting on,im very stressed but today was much better.made couscous and new potato salads.
minus 3 is wonderful ,well done !!!
daisyx

 

[DustQueen]

hi tab,
just wanted to say hi.chopping's a bugger,my arms are killing at the mo.
whereabouts in manchester are you,i go to chorlton nearly every week.
i make a quick tomato and pasta soup,its really filling ,theres a bit of chopping....
1 small red onion,celery 2 sticks,a carrot or 2,courgette,peppers (sliced).
chuck them in a pan or if you feel up to it,brown the onion first in a few sprays of olive oil,add a tin of chopped tomatoes,boiling water and a veg stock cube bring to boil then simmer till carrot is cooked then break up spaghetti into 5cm pieces (about a handfuls worth,add herbs like oregeno at this point) and pop into soup. leave to simmer for about 10 mins or till pasta is cooked.season with a little salt and serve (no blitzing).
i sometimes grate my 30g of cheese HE on top.
im not doing very well recently but have managed to start my food diary and keep with-in syns today !
daisy x

Glad you've done well today daisy 1 day at a time x

 

[cupcakedaisy]

Glad you've done well today daisy 1 day at a time x

ta D.Q,
im just going to watch the dieting hairy bikers on catch-up and then try to get some sleep.
nite x

 

[DustQueen]

ta D.Q,
im just going to watch the dieting hairy bikers on catch-up and then try to get some sleep.
nite x

Night sweetie hope you sleep well x good luck tomorrow

 

[cupcakedaisy]

hi everyone,
well i weighed myself today,ive lost 2.5 pounds.
had dental appointment for deep cleaning,i 'm having a quarter of my mouth done a week,with adrenalin free anesthetic.it was bearable .got in bed when i got home at 5.30 just woke up 5 hours later,my mouth seems to be numb for hours and hours.has anybody else got gum problems ? thank god i didnt let her do more,she did ask.
last winter i had half an hour without pain relief and then injections.i had a huge relapse and was sleeping 19 hours a day.
didnt eat before and its not looking like i'll eat much today now.had the added joy of my son failing his as levels OH HAPPY DAY ! never mind !
x daisy

 

[DustQueen]

hi everyone,
well i weighed myself today,ive lost 2.5 pounds.
had dental appointment for deep cleaning,i 'm having a quarter of my mouth done a week,with adrenalin free anesthetic.it was bearable .got in bed when i got home at 5.30 just woke up 5 hours later,my mouth seems to be numb for hours and hours.has anybody else got gum problems ? thank god i didnt let her do more,she did ask.
last winter i had half an hour without pain relief and then injections.i had a huge relapse and was sleeping 19 hours a day.
didnt eat before and its not looking like i'll eat much today now.had the added joy of my son failing his as levels OH HAPPY DAY ! never mind !
x daisy

Oh daisy sorry about your son's results
How are you feeling now? Hope the teeth haven't wiped you out too much cxxx

 

[cupcakedaisy]

Oh daisy sorry about your son's results
How are you feeling now? Hope the teeth haven't wiped you out too much cxxx

hi dustqueen,
how are you doing this week ?
ive managed to lose 2.5 again as of yesterday (thurs) but had a few days of being greedy because of days out/tiredness.
back to writing everything i eat down.
trying to get son into college - i think it was easier when he just wanted some milk and his nappy changing ! Xx

 

[DustQueen]

hi dustqueen,
how are you doing this week ?
ive managed to lose 2.5 again as of yesterday (thurs) but had a few days of being greedy because of days out/tiredness.
back to writing everything i eat down.
trying to get son into college - i think it was easier when he just wanted some milk and his nappy changing ! Xx

Hey daisy not so great piled loads of weight on after some bad family news and this week is my 30th lol so diet has gone out the window :S
Hoping to start afresh on Monday
Well done on the 2.5 that's great