Tess' Cambridge Diet Journey to a healthy me

[Tessieg1]

Tess' Quest to be a Yummy Mummy!

Hello everyone, I'm finally back on the wagon! Yay!

I saw my CDC at 10:30 this morning and have all my packs ready. I put on a whopping 13lbs since I stopped at the end of November! Oh well, line drawn and I'm now on a mission to see how much weight I can lose this week. My first restart weigh in is going to be Thursday morning, so I have 8 days to give it a good go. I feel much more positive today and raring to go. Right off to have some soup - Veg maybe? Anyway, I'll keep you posted on how my first day goes. Chat soon.

 

[Tessieg1]

G'morning, woke up full of cold this morning and feeling quite rough. However, it's actually a blessing in disguise as I have no appetite and can't smell any food! My little girl let me have a lie in this morning and we got up at 10am. So far today I've had two cups of coffee and my Choc Mint shake. I think I'm going to have a soup for my next "meal". Haven't managed to drink much water yet, but I'm going to drink some Rooibos tea in a mo as it's going to help my water intake. So far, so good. Determined to be 100%. I'm keeping a food/thought journal too to try and establish what my triggers to overeat/comfort eat are.
Anyway, will update you later on today. Bye for now.

 

[Goreygirl]

Hey Tess

Sorry to hear about your cold; hope you feel better soon.

I've just found this Centre for Clinical Interventions (CCI) - Psychotherapy, Research, Training and am going to print it out and start working through it ... you might find something in it to help too?

 

[Tessieg1]

Thanx Gg, I will have a look at it a bit later. I'm on my way to the cinema to take my little girl to watch Tangled. Sooo glad I won't have the sense of smell today! Lol. Hope you're well.x

 

[Tessieg1]

Well, I'm very happy to report that the movie at the cinema was very good. Would definitely recommend Tangled 3D. I'm a big kid! LOL. I feel very virtuous that I resisted all the cinema snacks and I sipped on my bottle of water throughout the movie.
So far today I've had my choc mint breakfast shake, my veg soup for lunch and a banana tetra now for tea. I'm going to have a hot choc mint shake before bed, and that will be me for the day. Haven't fared that great with the water and I still have a litre and a half to go, but I'm confident I'll get there.
Anyway, catch up later. x

 

[Felix]

Well done on resisting cinema snacks!!!! My OH is dying to see Tangled for some reason! We watched the trailer and he keeps going 'prepare for the smoulder!!!' and giving me a smouldering look like he does on the film haha.

Glad you're back on CD. You sound happy be back

 

[Tessieg1]

Well done on resisting cinema snacks!!!! My OH is dying to see Tangled for some reason! We watched the trailer and he keeps going 'prepare for the smoulder!!!' and giving me a smouldering look like he does on the film haha.

Glad you're back on CD. You sound happy be back

Hi Felix, nice to hear from you Hon. Hope you're doing ok. That part of the movie was absolutely hilarious. The grown ups were laughing out loud for most of it (yours truly included! ). I would definitely advise you to go see it. It was my first experience of 3D as well. Brilliant.
Chat soon. x

 

[Tessieg1]

Day 2 of restart

Good morning all!
I have still got this stinking cold and my poor little girl woke up with a very chesty cough this morning, bless her.
However, on the diet front things are going well. I've just had a strawberry shake for breakfast. I am planning on having Leek and Potato soup for lunch; maybe another soup for dinner and my hot choc mint shake before bed. I've already had a pint of water and 2 cups of coffee today too.
I am still working through the Becks Diet Solution. It's very good and I think it's really helping me with my issues with food. I've also recently purchased the Hypnodiet. It's not a diet, but it's a self-help hypnosis book. You have to listen to the CD every day till you reach your goal weight. Very very good! I tried the Marisa Peer book, but I didn't like it very much. Maybe I'll try it again at a later stage.
I am still feeling really positive and for once in my life I actually feel confident that I will reach my goal this year. That's a big step for me, as before I hoped I could do it, but never really believed it. I think that may be why I strayed? Mmm, sorry - just putting my thoughts down to see if any of this makes sense.
Right, off to have another glass of water, and then I've gotta start tidying up upstairs and sorting the washing out!
Chat soon.

 

[Tessieg1]

Hi again. It's been another really good day so far. I was really hungry earlier and my daughter's crisps at lunch tried their best to entice me to eat them. However, I managed to resist! I did have a wafer-thin slice of chicken breast to keep myself going though, so I'm pleased. I've just had my "tea" which was a Banana Tetra, and I'm still planning on having my hot choc shake a bit later too. I've drank about 1.5litres of water so far and I've had 4 cups of coffee. I'm going to try and cut down on the coffee tomorrow and have more Rooibos tea, I think. My stomach's been a bit dodgy today, but I think it's just getting used to the diet change. My stomach feels less bloated already!

Anyway, hope you're all ok and I will catch up again soon. x

 

[Tessieg1]

Ok, so I gave in! Instead of my last CD shake, I had a SS+ meal - small chicken breast with some broccoli. Bit disappointed in myself as I wanted to just stick to shakes, but don't think I would've done too much damage as I AM, after all on SS+. :sigh: I really did enjoy it, though! oh well, still technically 100% so let's see if I can manage on just shakes tomorrow.
G'nite all. x

 

[Tessieg1]

Day 3

G'morning everyone. It's been an extremely blustery night here and it's been quite scary at times. Jessie (my daughter) and I woke up feeling rough again this morning. I can handle it, but poor Jess doesn't want to eat and she's got an awful chesty cough and sore throat too. She won't even eat her yogurt. :sigh:

Anyway, I'm doing ok, though. I have sore throat and my ear really hurts, but luckily I'm still not hungry. On the menu for today:
Breakfast:
Banana Tetra
Lunch:
Omelette
Tea:
Veg Soup
Before bed:
Hot choc mint

I feel I need to have the omelette today just to try and keep me on track. I want to make it another 100% day and hopefully Ketosis will be on it's way soon. Don't think I'll really be able to tell at the mo, as there's been a strange taste in my mouth for a few days due to my cold and I've had a headache for the last few days too!

Anyway, hope you guys are all ok. Will check in later. x

 

[Tessieg1]

Well, it's been a tough old day today to be completely jonest. My ear is still hurting like hell. Pharmicist has advised me to take Sudafed to try and prevent this becoming ear infection. Now to top it all off Jess is also saying her ear is hurting. All this made me want to grab her Doritos, but I managed to resist. I had some Tuna instead. Pretty pleased with myself now. Going to bed early tonight as I'm back to work at 6am. 3 days 100%! G'nite all.x

 

[Tessieg1]

Morning all, what a rough night! Jess and I spent most of the night up and coughing. I ended up taking some cough medicine as I couldn't take it any longer. I managed to get about a half hour's worth of sleep overall, and I'm feeling pretty knackered today. Will have to keep a firm eye though, as it's usually when I'm really tired that I tend to snack! Luckily I am at work until 6pm tonight, and have only brought my shakes along, so no temptation to stray.

I'm about to have my breakfast of Banana Tetra and I've already had a large cup of coffee (at 4:30 this morning) and a cup of Rooibos tea. Have only had a glass of water so far though...

Right, will update later on how it's going. Chat soon. x

 

[Tessieg1]

So far day 4 is going ok. I'm feeling REALLY hungry today, though. I wonder if ketosis is nearby? I've had my banana tetra this morning, and midmorning I had a golden veg water flavouring and I've just had a strawberry shake too. Three cups of coffee down, a cup of Rooibos tea and a litre and a half of water. Right, off to glug some more water. Laters.

 

[Mishi]

Hi Tess im gonna follow your diary as Ive just started cd. Keep going your doing really well x

 

[Tessieg1]

Hi Mishi, thanks very much for your post and for taking the time out to read my ramblings. Haha. I wish you every success on your CD journey. It will be sooo worth it in the end.

 

[Kels_85]

Hey Tessieg1,
So sorry that you and your daughter are sick. Doing Cambridge alone is hard enough without being ill too!! I hope you both get better soon!
Well done on your re start, your doing so well, keep up the good work and I'm sure that you will reach your goal in no time chick

Hope you have a lovely Sunday xxx

 

[Tessieg1]

Hey Tessieg1,
So sorry that you and your daughter are sick. Doing Cambridge alone is hard enough without being ill too!! I hope you both get better soon!
Well done on your re start, your doing so well, keep up the good work and I'm sure that you will reach your goal in no time chick
Hope you have a lovely Sunday xxx

Aaah, thanks very much Kels. I am actually feeling a teeny bit better today, thankfully. I am sitting at work wishing away my 12h shift at the moment. (Roll on 6pm!) The good thing is that we're not allowed to eat at our desks, so there NO temptations about in the office today. I'm hoping that my little girl will be better today too, and she did sleep much better last night. Fingers crossed, hey!
Hope you have a great Sunday. Catch up with you soon.

 

[Tessieg1]

G'morning lovely people.

It's officially day 5 of my restart today. So far so good. Did have a teeny meltdown last night, though and had a tiny mini egg! What started it off was that my eyes were really hurting and scratching whilst I was at work yesterday, despite using the antibiotic eye drops. On my way home I kept getting a "film" go across my eyes blocking my vision. I was seriously panicking! By the time I got home my eyes were almost swollen shut and I really panicked then. In a moment of insanity I just grabbed one of my daughter's mini eggs and popped it into my mouth without thinking! :sigh:
I decided the best thing for me to do was go to bed. I washed my eyes with cotton wool and water and put some more drops in. When I woke up this morning I couldn't open my eyes at all! They felt glued together! :cry: After some more drops and cotton wool and water, I managed to get them open. I must admit that I look rough as hell today.

Gosh, sorry for the ramble! Anyhooo, I am now at work and I've just had my first shake - Strawberry Tetra (yum) and I've had a liter of water already too. I've got Leek and Pot soup for lunch and a choice of banana shake or choc mint shake for "tea". I am not planning on eating today, but I did bring a small portion of chicken in incase I felt the need to grab something savoury.
Have a good day, all and I will catch up with you later.

 

[Mishi]

Lol one tiny mini egg! Its insane how much we beat ourselves up about the smallest things when in real life we would have polished off a whole tube of mini eggs. So look on the positive side it was only one and it wont make a difference at all.

Have a good day

x