The First Diary of Trudy C age 40 something!
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trudyc
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Could have been worse I suppose..... Despite going to bed at 8.15pm last night still felt tired this morning - maybe a bit hungover!!!! LOL..... Good day for me food wise though tons of temptation in my way......... Met my friend for breakfast as she was having Ben today at the OK Diner so had some steak and eggs to start the day....... was extra lean and lovely but felt a bit naughty.... Then worked through till 3.30 before picking up my car from the hotel and heading to Queenswood for a lovely walk with Ben, his friend and Mummy, Mel and the dogs which was good fun... Then headed to the OK Diner again for tea but I took my trusty muffins and didn't eat anything just had a Diet Coke - nearly caved when I saw that they do a malted milkshake (their milkshakes are amazing in anyway but malted is my absolute favourite!) but stayed strong and in control so v happy with that....
Going to see a friend of mine tomorrow who has fallen off the wagon big time after having a gastric band followed by a tummy tuck and a hip replacement..... I had heard that she was putting weight on and arranged to see her tomorrow but actually saw her today and bless her, she has gone from a neat size 12/14 back up to a 20 I would say..... god I can soooo relate to her struggle - been there and got the t-shirt sooo many times but can't bear to see her put it all back on after working so hard to get rid of it..... thing is you can cheat the gastric band (which has been loosened at the moment) so no point getting it tightened again if the brain not in gear! Also she was sooo depressed about not being able to eat a 'proper' meal when she had the gastric band that going back to that will depress her even more.... Gonna try and persuade her to try Dukan as I found it the best one ever for getting rid of cravings and you can eat..... We will see, she is on a bit of a limited budget so maybe not possible but gonna try and help..... Made some Lemon Muffins to take with me....... Boy I can relate to her struggle - honestly this weight thing is really a mental issue!!!!! Sorry enough of my blabbing on...
So PV day to help my hangover!!!!!
B - steak and dry fried egg
L - home made burger/swede and carrot/ mushroom and onion sauce
D - 4 muffins
Tomorrow is my first day off without Ben!!! Not sure how I feel about it - gonna miss Ben and Mummy day though I have promised that we will go to Play Planet after school for tea and a play!!!! He is muchly excited!
Going to see a friend of mine tomorrow who has fallen off the wagon big time after having a gastric band followed by a tummy tuck and a hip replacement..... I had heard that she was putting weight on and arranged to see her tomorrow but actually saw her today and bless her, she has gone from a neat size 12/14 back up to a 20 I would say..... god I can soooo relate to her struggle - been there and got the t-shirt sooo many times but can't bear to see her put it all back on after working so hard to get rid of it..... thing is you can cheat the gastric band (which has been loosened at the moment) so no point getting it tightened again if the brain not in gear! Also she was sooo depressed about not being able to eat a 'proper' meal when she had the gastric band that going back to that will depress her even more.... Gonna try and persuade her to try Dukan as I found it the best one ever for getting rid of cravings and you can eat..... We will see, she is on a bit of a limited budget so maybe not possible but gonna try and help..... Made some Lemon Muffins to take with me....... Boy I can relate to her struggle - honestly this weight thing is really a mental issue!!!!! Sorry enough of my blabbing on...
So PV day to help my hangover!!!!!
B - steak and dry fried egg
L - home made burger/swede and carrot/ mushroom and onion sauce
D - 4 muffins
Tomorrow is my first day off without Ben!!! Not sure how I feel about it - gonna miss Ben and Mummy day though I have promised that we will go to Play Planet after school for tea and a play!!!! He is muchly excited!
sarafvrm
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Bless Ben! Don't know abut model pageboy - model says it all!
Terrible about your friend. To have gone to such lengths and still to be in the throes of an eating obsession. I really hope she can sort herself out so she can start living her life.
Have a great week, Trudy, and enjoy your work-free, child-free day xx
Terrible about your friend. To have gone to such lengths and still to be in the throes of an eating obsession. I really hope she can sort herself out so she can start living her life.
Have a great week, Trudy, and enjoy your work-free, child-free day xx
trudyc
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Well my first day off without Ben was nice, if a little strange.... Went to visit my friend - boy I can totally understand her struggle with her weight. Wasn't able to say much she didn't know but I did make her promise to keep in touch and up to speed with how she is going and I will see her again on Sunday.... She said mentally everything had clicked into place for her yesterday and she had had a good day so fingers crossed that is the case. She can't do Dukan because of the medication she is on atm but loved the muffins and I left her with a couple of other recipes to try... Then had a nice catch up lunch with another friends which was fun - she couldn't believe I sneaked in my hard boiled eggs and cottage cheese to jazz up the meal - made her giggle!
Picked up Ben from school and headed for Play Planet which was fun - Ben insisted we joined him in the climbing thing and I ended up in a new bit of it that was teeny tiny and managed to feel a bit claustrophobic - had to keep telling myself I wouldn't get stuck now!!! LOL! Glad to say Georgia felt trapped in there too!!!! LOL.... Came home via Sainsburys to buy a new microwave - realised the plate on the old one wasn't going round anymore as it had corroded into the bottom of the microwave!!! Hmmmm that was safe! Also bought a new iron to replace the rubbish one I had been using which marked all the white show shirts with yellow!!!!! So an exciting day!!! LOL
PV day
B - 2 boiled eggs/ 1 muffin
S - 1 muffins with lemon cream cheese icing
L - HUGE steak/ salad/ dollop cottage cheese/ 2 boiled eggs/ balsamic
D - ham and mushroom omelette/ 2 muffins with cream cheese icing and custard
Ate a lot today but not unhappy with what I ate - gonna see if I can do another run of PP days but will play it by ear as would rather continue on PV cruise days and stick with it than not stick to Dukan! Ben got another star from school today - every time I ask him what they are for he says he doesn't know - bribed him to find out today - got a gold star for reading his book so beautifully!!! Trade off - now sleeping in Mummy's bed - ARGH!!!! Promised not to wriggle like a puppy tho!!! LOL!
Picked up Ben from school and headed for Play Planet which was fun - Ben insisted we joined him in the climbing thing and I ended up in a new bit of it that was teeny tiny and managed to feel a bit claustrophobic - had to keep telling myself I wouldn't get stuck now!!! LOL! Glad to say Georgia felt trapped in there too!!!! LOL.... Came home via Sainsburys to buy a new microwave - realised the plate on the old one wasn't going round anymore as it had corroded into the bottom of the microwave!!! Hmmmm that was safe! Also bought a new iron to replace the rubbish one I had been using which marked all the white show shirts with yellow!!!!! So an exciting day!!! LOL
PV day
B - 2 boiled eggs/ 1 muffin
S - 1 muffins with lemon cream cheese icing
L - HUGE steak/ salad/ dollop cottage cheese/ 2 boiled eggs/ balsamic
D - ham and mushroom omelette/ 2 muffins with cream cheese icing and custard
Ate a lot today but not unhappy with what I ate - gonna see if I can do another run of PP days but will play it by ear as would rather continue on PV cruise days and stick with it than not stick to Dukan! Ben got another star from school today - every time I ask him what they are for he says he doesn't know - bribed him to find out today - got a gold star for reading his book so beautifully!!! Trade off - now sleeping in Mummy's bed - ARGH!!!! Promised not to wriggle like a puppy tho!!! LOL!
sarafvrm
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Cor Trudy, you really know how to live, don't you! Boiled eggs and cottage cheese at lunch, then treating yourself to a new microwave and iron too. Steady on, girl!
Seriously, don't go doing any more pp days. They make you miserable and they lose their magical powers after a while. I've lost much faster on Conso, ie every day pv, than I did on Cruise! Plus, the important thing is to stay on plan (any plan!) rather than jeopardising the whole thing by pushing yourself too hard.
I hope old 'wriggle-bum' gave you some sleep last night! XX
Seriously, don't go doing any more pp days. They make you miserable and they lose their magical powers after a while. I've lost much faster on Conso, ie every day pv, than I did on Cruise! Plus, the important thing is to stay on plan (any plan!) rather than jeopardising the whole thing by pushing yourself too hard.
I hope old 'wriggle-bum' gave you some sleep last night! XX
trudyc
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Awww poor Ben hit himself in the eye with something at school - got the biggest black eye ever!!! Looks like he has done 10 rounds with a good boxer!!! Horses good today including the babies but then got completely lost trying to view a horse in Wales - no signal and not a clue where to go - eventually made contact and saw the horse! Might work for one of our clients so have put them in touch! We will see!
Didn't feel like a PP day today so did stick to PV which was nice...... Had a weak moment with the blimmin white choccy cake that Ben had after tea - he didn't eat it all and boy was I tempted just to finish it off!!!! But stayed strong and proud of myself!
B - 2 muffins
L - steak/beansprout/mangetout/soy ginger
D - home made burgers/ swede/carrot/ onion and mushroom sauce/ courgette/ 2 muffins
Made enough burgers and swede etc and sauce for another meal - yummmmmmmmmmy!
Didn't feel like a PP day today so did stick to PV which was nice...... Had a weak moment with the blimmin white choccy cake that Ben had after tea - he didn't eat it all and boy was I tempted just to finish it off!!!! But stayed strong and proud of myself!
B - 2 muffins
L - steak/beansprout/mangetout/soy ginger
D - home made burgers/ swede/carrot/ onion and mushroom sauce/ courgette/ 2 muffins
Made enough burgers and swede etc and sauce for another meal - yummmmmmmmmmy!
trudyc
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So there I am just happily cruising along - feeling fine and then wham - get hit by the junk demon - boy was sooooo close to getting in the car and heading for the nearest shop for as much rubbish as I could get my hands on.... Thank goodness my sensible head kicked in just in the nick of time before I got in the car!!!! SOOOO annoying and irrational and out of the blue - honestly - what is it about? I just don't get it.....
Didn't have my planned dinner as knew I couldn't wait for it to cook so made a v quick and speedy alternative which filled a gap!!! Pleased I resisted but hmmmmmmmm you always have to be on your guard.....
PV day
B - 2 muffins
L - hamburger/swede/carrot/onion and mushroom sauce
D - ham/turkey/mackerel/cottage cheese/ balsamic/ 2 muffins/ cream cheese icing and dukan custard
Phew!!!! Full up now!
Didn't have my planned dinner as knew I couldn't wait for it to cook so made a v quick and speedy alternative which filled a gap!!! Pleased I resisted but hmmmmmmmm you always have to be on your guard.....
PV day
B - 2 muffins
L - hamburger/swede/carrot/onion and mushroom sauce
D - ham/turkey/mackerel/cottage cheese/ balsamic/ 2 muffins/ cream cheese icing and dukan custard
Phew!!!! Full up now!
Timetogetserious
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trudyc said:
I've just done exactly the same thing and instead of caving in I cleaned the living room! Lol!
I'm giving us both a big pat on very small and staying like that bum!!! Xxx
Great you choose not to. Trudy your looking fab and amazing and you have been inspiring with your weightloss and drive to succeed. And its a warning to us all, always be aware not to get to settled, these cravings will always be there we just have to as you have done and find the willpower to say NO!
CheeseGirl
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Trudy the only thing that's saved my life a few times is the nearest fast food place to me is about 20 miles! Well done for finding the strength and resisting
