Viking Supergirl's Last Two Stone Diary! Edit: 7lb down!

[Bostik]

Well done!

 

[Viking82]

All the friendly responses to this thread mean A LOT! THANKS! I've always tried to lose weight alone and not even told people most of the time (embarrassment/shame at admitting I need to reduce my size, I think). Thanks everyone, I really do appreciate it and I feel a lot less shamed and weird about CCing.

And I will HAVE to look into cooking with tofu. I've heard of some awesome deserts you can make with silken tofu. I quite like the stuff if it's cooked well as I don't like meat all that much, and it's a fun different kind of food to try.

Today was a great day. It wasn't raining, even better, it was SUNNY! O! M! G! So I leapt out of the office and marched off like a woman possessed for a swift power walk. And after work, I always have half an hour to kill before my train. So I did another power walk, and found some steps to go up and down for a few minutes. Felt like Rocky! RAAWWW!

I also did a 'normal' thing that I wouldn't have done six months ago - I stopped eating some of that 'skinny' popcorn that I wasn't really enjoying (even though it was okay) and tossed the rest of the bag. Previously I would have mindlessly munched through the lot, so I feel quite pleased.

And last but by no means least, someone left a massive, posh Deluxe Celebration Chocorama Diet-killer Gateaux in the kitchen at work. With about 12 varieties of chocolatey decorations and thingies on it. Although I sort of twitched a bit, and nearly nabbed a little slice, I didn't really feel like it. Eating food like that is more of a habit, not a real 'yum! I'm hungry!' thing. I don't even really like most cake, TBH...

So good in terms of good habits

Breakfast was porridge made with water, yogurt and grapes.
Snack - sandwich with soft cheese and grapes and rocket (need more leafy green stuff)
Lunch - mushroom risotto soup
Snack - massive Itsu salad with sticky rice and avocado, which I nibbled all afternoon and halfish of a bag of popcorn.
Dinner - fish and chips!

Comes in at 1363 cals, exercise 357, making a slightly low 1003 net. I think I'll have some toast...

 

[Squeezyweezy]

Wow. Well done for avoiding all that temptation, and on the Rocky style exercise!! Great work

 

[Bostik]

Well done on avoiding the cake!

 

[lindseydodd408]

I'll have your slice... pass it over!!! x

 

[happyhealthy]

Only just discovered your diary! You're doing awesome - I see I'm not the only one who makes my porridge with water! I do sometimes make it with milk, but that's usually to boost my daily calories. I do, however, much prefer it just with water.

Good luck, I'll be popping in on your diary from now on now

 

[Viking82]

I see I'm not the only one who makes my porridge with water! I do sometimes make it with milk, but that's usually to boost my daily calories. I do, however, much prefer it just with water.

Awesome! I started making it that way because when I lived alone, I couldn't be bothered to keep that much milk around for porridge as it would usually go off before I finished it. Then I realised I liked it better with water. I make it occasionally with milk for a really rich breakfast.

Today was okay, it rained again, but I'm just going to ignore it!

Pre-breakfast: woke up at 5:40 feeling really hungry, ate half a slice of bread.
Breakfast: two egg omelet with reduced fat cheddar (I am a cheese addict, which is why I very carefully weigh it and make sure I don't go OTT)
Snack - small sandwich
lunch - WOW I found a yummy Covent Garden soup - Bloody Mary with 1.7% vodka! It's really warming and spicy, and only 138 calories a carton It's only available for one month and it's really expensive, though. I might have to fill the fridge with the cartons or invent my own recipe!
Snack - a Pret salad
Dinner - pitta bread 'pizza' (I really fancied pizza and decided to do a recipe from Cook Yourself Thin.)

Overall - 1567 in, 326 exercise, 1241 net

I've made a big roast veg and lentil salad to take into work tomorrow. I just hope it stays dry so I can go for a walk!

 

[Squeezyweezy]

Awesome! I started making it that way because when I lived alone, I couldn't be bothered to keep that much milk around for porridge as it would usually go off before I finished it. Then I realised I liked it better with water. I make it occasionally with milk for a really rich breakfast.

Today was okay, it rained again, but I'm just going to ignore it!

Pre-breakfast: woke up at 5:40 feeling really hungry, ate half a slice of bread.
Breakfast: two egg omelet with reduced fat cheddar (I am a cheese addict, which is why I very carefully weigh it and make sure I don't go OTT)
Snack - small sandwich
lunch - WOW I found a yummy Covent Garden soup - Bloody Mary with 1.7% vodka! It's really warming and spicy, and only 138 calories a carton It's only available for one month and it's really expensive, though. I might have to fill the fridge with the cartons or invent my own recipe!
Snack - a Pret salad
Dinner - pitta bread 'pizza' (I really fancied pizza and decided to do a recipe from Cook Yourself Thin.)

Overall - 1567 in, 326 exercise, 1241 net

I've made a big roast veg and lentil salad to take into work tomorrow. I just hope it stays dry so I can go for a walk!

I too, am a cheese monster. I haven't been brave enough to try the reduced fat version though. From one cheese lover to another, what is it like??
I am always surprised how far 50g of cheese goes!!

Soup sounds amazing, where did you find it? Vodka for lunch sounds like a brilliant idea

Your food today sounds great. My fingers are crossed that you get some decent weather tomorrow.

 

[Samalama]

You, my dear, are totally rocking this! Your cooking is inspiring me to think about doing more cooking myself if I can get Hubby to stand aside, your lentil salad sounds good for tomorrow, enjoy!

 

[stripedsocks]

Awesome! I started making it that way because when I lived alone, I couldn't be bothered to keep that much milk around for porridge as it would usually go off before I finished it. Then I realised I liked it better with water. I make it occasionally with milk for a really rich breakfast.

Today was okay, it rained again, but I'm just going to ignore it!

Pre-breakfast: woke up at 5:40 feeling really hungry, ate half a slice of bread.
Breakfast: two egg omelet with reduced fat cheddar (I am a cheese addict, which is why I very carefully weigh it and make sure I don't go OTT)
Snack - small sandwich
lunch - WOW I found a yummy Covent Garden soup - Bloody Mary with 1.7% vodka! It's really warming and spicy, and only 138 calories a carton It's only available for one month and it's really expensive, though. I might have to fill the fridge with the cartons or invent my own recipe!
Snack - a Pret salad
Dinner - pitta bread 'pizza' (I really fancied pizza and decided to do a recipe from Cook Yourself Thin.)

Overall - 1567 in, 326 exercise, 1241 net

I've made a big roast veg and lentil salad to take into work tomorrow. I just hope it stays dry so I can go for a walk!

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[stripedsocks]

Argh! Phone screw up there! Anyway, just wanted to say I adore the sound of that soup!!! :-D

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[Viking82]

You, my dear, are totally rocking this! Your cooking is inspiring me to think about doing more cooking myself if I can get Hubby to stand aside, your lentil salad sounds good for tomorrow, enjoy!

Thanks! The Weight Watchers cookbooks are pretty good for low-fat versions of things, and the Cook Yourself Thin book is turning out to be great.

One of the reasons I gain weight is that I got too fed up and tired to cook, but I still didn't want to eat ready meals, so I ended up eating odd not-quite-a-dinner snacks and nibbles that didn't really satisfy me, and then I ate more junk to fill up.

The lentil salad is roast vegetables and green lentils. I like making it with tomatoes, aubergines, courgettes and red onions, drizzled with balsamic vinegar and a couple of teaspoons of olive oil, roasted for 15 mins. Then you mix with the cooked lentils, add more balsamic vinegar and voilá! It can be a full meal if you add accompaniments (goats cheese, bread, feta cheese, chicken).

It's my perfect meal because you can grab 3 - 4 vegetables and don't have to stick to a set list, and you can choose any kind of extra protein or carbs to go with it. So really, it can be whatever you like...

 

[Viking82]

Hey Squeezy! I always have about 3 -4 kinds of cheese in the fridge at minimum. (Currently, cheddar, parmesan, soft cheese and feta cheese )

I too, am a cheese monster. I haven't been brave enough to try the reduced fat version though. From one cheese lover to another, what is it like??

I have been eating the M&S Reduced Fat Medium Cheddar. It's about 30% less fat and tastes quite passable. Similarly, Low Low, Cathedral City, etc low fat are nice. It's not identical and they do melt a bit less oozily, but worth a try.

The 50% less fat versions (half-fat) are like ... erm ... plastic. Half-fat cheese is on the same taste level as the SuperValu 30p cotton-wool spongey white bread from the bottom shelf. They are a substance that is almost, but not entirely, unlike cheese.

 

[Viking82]

Funny kind of day! Managed to set off the fire alarm at home cooking chicken. Why does chicken burn before it's cooked all the way through? I'm a bit incompetent at cooking meat sometimes!

I sometimes get a bit naffed off with CCing and thinking about food all the time. But if I WASN'T slimming down, I'd still be thinking about food all the time, just miserably obsessing about being overweight and eating too much instead. CCing is better!

Breakfast:
Porridge, yogurt, grapes
Snack -small sandwich
Lunch - Bloody Mary Soup
Snack - most of a serving of lentil salad
Dinner - Pitta breads stuffed with (semi-cremated) chicken, feta cheese, tomatoes and olives.

Food: 1394, exercise 186, net 1208. Good stuff!

Tomorrow night it's leaving drinks for someone from an old job, so I'm hoping to stick to G&Ts and not too many of 'em! Oh who am I kidding, it'll be another massacre... gotta have one every so often.

What follows is one of the greatest songs - nay, things - ever:

GIN by the TIGER LILIES
[YOUTUBE]XFZcO_YhxFY[/YOUTUBE]

 

[Squeezyweezy]

Im gonna try the M&S cheese then and maybe the cathedral city. Have you tried that LO or whatever its called. Green wrapper with a mouse???

Your food sounds fab today, even if you did cremate the chicken. I see you had the boozy soup again , where did you get it from?

I say go for it tomorrow night. Like you said, it can't hurt once in a while. Stick to slimline tonic and you'll be fine.
Absolutley love the video. My Mum loves Gin and can drink copious amounts of it. I on the other hand just have to smell it and I feel sick.

 

[Viking82]

Your food sounds fab today, even if you did cremate the chicken. I see you had the boozy soup again , where did you get it from?

It's Covent Garden brand soup, I usually buy it in Sainsbury's or Morrisons, but Tesco and the other supermarkets have them. It's with the fresh soups in the chiller cabinets. I nearly had a jump-up-and-down "yay" moment when I spotted it.

I told my husband I was going to try recreating it, he is worried this will lead to a vodka surplus

I've not tried the LO one with a mouse, but it sounds interesting!

 

[Squeezyweezy]

It's Covent Garden brand soup, I usually buy it in Sainsbury's or Morrisons, but Tesco and the other supermarkets have them. It's with the fresh soups in the chiller cabinets. I nearly had a jump-up-and-down "yay" moment when I spotted it.

I told my husband I was going to try recreating it, he is worried this will lead to a vodka surplus

I've not tried the LO one with a mouse, but it sounds interesting!

When you mentioned the soup yesterday I went and looked for it in Tesco, but it wasn't there I might try sainsburys tomorrow. I love covent garden soups, but one with vodka sounds amazing!!!

that LO cheese is just a reduced fat one, but thats all they do, so its supposed to taste like normal cheese. I might try it and let you know waht its like

 

[happyhealthy]

Tomorrow night it's leaving drinks for someone from an old job, so I'm hoping to stick to G&Ts and not too many of 'em! Oh who am I kidding, it'll be another massacre... gotta have one every so often.

[YOUTUBE]XFZcO_YhxFY[/YOUTUBE]

Hahaha! I'm going out tomorrow night too. WE CAN DO THIS!

 

[Samalama]

Thanks for the Lentil salad recipe I'm also wondering that it may sound good with cous cous too although obviously the lentils are better for protein. Hope you have a great night tonight!

 

[Viking82]

I'm on the way home and Instead of rolling in with a chocolate bar in one hand and something fried and indescribable in the other, I left before clubbing commenced, stuck to 3 shots and only ate half my post-pub snack! And I really enjoyed myself! I felt so confident and chatty.

Who is this person?!

Anyway, assuming late- night munchies don't strike: 1320 in, 186 exercise, 1141 net ... I think.