Less is more...so I'm told.

Sundays

2009-01-18T20:31:00.002+01:00

Sundays are always a strange day for me, church takes up a lot of time so we tend to just eat whatever is easy to throw together.

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Apple.
LUNCH. Veggie soup.
DINNER. Cereal! Also I ate pork crackling...which is a supposed no-no but I have to eat it! I roasted a pork joint for tomorrow and Sophie and I ate the crackling.

Snacks. cracker breads and cream cheese.

friday

2009-01-16T23:25:00.002+01:00

BREAKFAST. Slimfast.
LUNCH. Pizza hut. One slice pizza, salad bar. 2 spoons pasta.
DINNER. BAked Cod, green beans.

Snacks. 70 cal sweet and salty snack. Special K cereal.

Thursday again.

2009-01-15T20:46:00.002+01:00

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Banana.
LUNCH. Peanut better ( reduced fat) sandwich.
DINNER. Chick pea burgers ( which are really delicious!) baked fries. Baked beans ( yes, bad side effects)

Snack. Special K cereal. Mixed seeds and nuts ( 70 cal snack pack)

I did it..sort of.

2009-01-14T21:26:00.002+01:00

I went walking with Sophie, not far, but fast and with purpose and it is a beginning!

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Grapes.
LUNCH. Veggie soup. ( tried making them with yellow split peas and some black eyed peas, pretty good) 10 Cal jelly.
DINNER. Pasta bolognese.

SNACK. Special K bliss cereal.

What a difference a day makes!

2009-01-13T21:33:00.002+01:00

Wow, I made an appointment today to get weighed. I have avoided getting weighed since Christmas because I felt such a blimp, I want to avoid ever being weighed and seeing a gain. SO I have plodded from day to day sort of sticking with it and feeling very hard done by. Mutter mutter grumble moan.
Today I told myself that enough was enough, I need to get with it and be enthusiastic again. SO I called and I have an appointment for next tuesday, as soon as I made the appt, I was back on the plan. I feel excited again and am eager to see if I have lost weight. ( I think I got rid of any I may have gained over christmas. )
It feels so good to be ready to work at it again.
One strange thing that I notice every day is the shock of clothes fitting. I get my PJs out and because I have so many comfy PJs I have a lot of choice, some looser than others but suddenly all of them are loose. I look in the drawers and every evening I am amazed that I don't have to rooth though to find the comfiest. Then I realise that it is entirely in my control to make it that I never have to worry about them being tight again.
I also threw away the 'safe' jeans, my lovely at least one size too big, stretchy safe jeans. I just knew that I have to start believing that I am getting smaller, the longer I keep wering the huge baggy clothes, the longer I am going to feel huge and baggy. So they went in the bin and I haven't missed them a bit.

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Banana.
LUNCH. Crackerbreads with cream cheese and jam.
DINNER. Chicken, roasted courgettes, peppers, parsnips and tomatoes.

Snacks. Goji berry flapjack. Special K cereal.

I have increased the levels of water I am drinking too, means lots of peeing but it must be done!

Hopeless!

2009-01-13T01:19:00.002+01:00

It feels like I update here all the time and then I see I missed a day...gah!

SUNDAY
BREAKFAST. Slimfast, Satsuma.
LUNCH. Veggie soup and crackerbreads.
DINNER. ground beef and carrots, mashed potato and sweet potato mix, cabbage.
Snack. Cheezit snack pack. 10 cal Jelly.

MONDAY.
BREAKAST Slimfast grapes.
LUNCH. Veggie soup.
DINNER. Home made beef and mushroom burgers, baked homefries and baked beans.

Snacks, Special K cereal, 10 cal Jelly.

Speaking too soon!

2009-01-10T21:56:00.002+01:00

I has a bad day today, one of those where the ultimate goal seems too far away, I felt ugly and fat and just defeated by how long this is taking and will continue to take. A long road. The past few weeks have been on a standstill, my doing of course because I have been cheating and not giving my all to it.
I need to get weighed so I know if I have gained weight and what I have to do to rectify that.
The great thing is I am not giving up, I am not giving in to the voices that tell me I am wasting my time. If I am fat and ugly, then stuffing my face is not going to help that is it? If, in the past I have been pathetic and not able to do it, if I always give in and am never one of those success stories, well now is the time to prove that it is never too late isn't it?

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Grapes.
LUNCH. Tuna pasta salad.
DINNER. Baked beans, 2 slices toast.

Snacks, Special K cereal. Cranberries.

Good day

2009-01-09T23:52:00.002+01:00

.At last I feel as though I am back on track, that was a tough road back onto the straight and narrow!

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Satsuma.
LUNCH. Vegetable soup, crackerbreads.
DINNER. Soya ' fake' chicken cooked in a low fat sauce with mushrooms and garlic.
Snack. Special K cereal. Cranberries and dried mango.

Delicious.

2009-01-08T00:32:00.001+01:00

BREAKFAST. Slimfast, Banana.
LUNCH. Vegetable soup, crackerbreads and cream cheese.
DINNER. Baked smoked haddock, roasted vegetables ( sweet potatoes, tomatoes, parsnips)
Snack. Special K cereal.

Crackerbreads.

2009-01-07T01:59:00.003+01:00

Delicious crackers, taste great with savoury or sweet toppings, my favourite is a low fat cream cheese with black pepper or with low fat cream cheese and a scraping of strawberry jam.
19 cals each which is a great way of crunching on something without blowing the healthy eating.

Tuesday....

2009-01-06T21:46:00.003+01:00

I am feeling pretty awful, some kind of cold/ flu thing. Yesterday I ate very little, soup and cereal seemed good.

Tuesday.
BREAKFAST Slimfast. Satsuma.
LUNCH. Sainsbury's 3 bean and tomato soup. Crackerbreads and ham.
DINNER. Beef casserole, carrots, potatoe, parsnip and carrot mash.

SNACK. Special K cereal.

Thank goodness!

2009-01-03T23:07:00.002+01:00

The switch is flipped back on! I am as excited to get going again as I can be, looking forward to perhaps putting more thought and affort into getting fitter and thinner, feeling younger and more able to cope with the needs of 3 energetic little boys.

BREAKFAST..actualy I forgot breakfast today because I wanted to get the shopping done before the usual saturday rush. I hate missing breakfast but that feeling when it is 11 am and I realise that I haven't eaten yet is priceless, food was always first and fore most in my mind!
LUNCH. Vegetable soup, ( this batch has chick peas and some red beans in too) Crackerbreads and cream cheese. Banana.
DINNER. Roast chicken, stir fry vegetables and 2 roast potatoes. ( roasted with drizzled olive oil)
Snack Speical K cereal,

Back in the saddle again.

2009-01-02T19:13:00.002+01:00

I'm back, boring or not I have to write what I am eating or it all goes to pot.

BREAKFAST. Slimfast.
LUNCH. Vegetable soup, crackerbreads and low fat cream cheese with turkey.
DINNER. Half fat sausages, cauliflower cheese ( made with skimmed milk and half fat strong cheddar)

Snacks, Special K cereal. Grapes. Satsuma.
It feels SO good to be back on track.

Boston..

2008-12-13T23:14:00.002+01:00

Oh I had such a great time in Boston, I ate really well, I did have 2 cinnamon bagels and shared a spinach and cheese dip a couple of times but other than that I had great food, apricot chicken with asparagus, Steak and a crab cake with broccoli, Pan asian chicken salad, oriental orange salad...I avoided breads and potatoes ( excpet at the Olive garden because you would have to have a will of steel to not eat some of that but I only ate one of the mini bread sticks and loved every mouthful.
I kept with slimfast and fruit for breakfast every day, the day we left I ate eggs and 2 rashers of bacon.
I snacked on some great 100cal snacks from Target. I drank water and diet coke, I felt great.
I hate that since coming home it has been a huge battle to stick with it...why is that? For heavens sake I can't stand that I want to eat anything that isn't locked away ( and nothing is locked away!)
I am going to get weighed on tuesday, I sort of dread it because the last 3 days have been such a struggle, however I now have another 2 pairs of jeans that are ridiculously loose, so it must still be working. I am glad not to have scales at home, I weighed myself while I was away on a scale in the public restrooms and I wish I hadn't, it didn't mean much as it was in pounds and I am always weighed in kilos.....so who knows if I have lost and it wasn't the same scales as usual so...stupid move all together! OK so I just went to a weight conversion site, the scales in Boston make me 1.4 lbs heavier than my last weigh in here...we'll see what the Drs scales tell me!
I think I might start noting what I eat here again ..it makes a big difference to do that for me.
I am so determined to see this through to the very end, to feel that satisfaction of seeing that I can do it, of feelig that thin and that light, of knowing what a huge favour I have done myself, I want to see my BO come down so far that I no longer need medicine. I want to know, if I feel ill that it is not just being overweight and unhealthy. I want to be able to shop with my friends and choose clothes off the rack and be sure that they will fit, not buy something huge and then be horrified that it is still too tight..I want those days behind me. Sooner rather than later.

Still with it!

2008-12-03T03:19:00.001+01:00

I am sticking with it, still enthusiastic, drinking more water but very bored with blogging about it. I am taking a break from the blog and dreary recording of it all, will be back to record weight loss and anything that is remotely interesting.

ouch!

2008-11-29T22:00:00.003+01:00

Shhhhhh, I have started to exercise, hate to admit it so don't tell too many people. It hurts too, my goodness and people do this for fun?!

BREAKFAST. Slimfast.
LUNCH. Vegetable soup and crackerbreads.
DINNER . Home made beef and mushroom burgers, home baked fries. Baked beans.

Snack. 2 strips mint aero.
Cereal ( special K)

the day after...

2008-11-28T23:10:00.002+01:00

It's a great feeling when you manage to stick with a plan in a day known for eating to excess! Today was great, I almost feel like I am recharged with enthusiasm, that certainly doesn't hurt.

BREAKFAST. Slimfast.
LUNCH. Turkey sandwich, fruit salad.
DINNER. Pasta bake with ham.

Snack. Crackers and cream cheese.

Thanksgiving..

2008-11-28T09:36:00.001+01:00

I did it1 got through the day without eating too much or going off track! I did have a great day though.

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Banana.
LUNCH. Vegetable soup, crackerbread and cream cheese.
DINNER. Turkey, 1 slice ham, sweet potatoes, roast potatoes, bacon and stuffing, green beans.
1 slice pumpkin pie small slice cherry pie.

No snacks!

day before thanksgiving...

2008-11-27T01:51:00.001+01:00

BREAKFAST Slimfast, banana.
LUNCH. Veggie soup, crackerbreads cream cheese.
DINNER Baked beans on toast.

Snack. Crackerbread and peanut butter.

YEAY!!

2008-11-25T13:49:00.002+01:00

Another 4lbs lost this time....I really can see that this is possible and I am actually doing it! It is so great to be weighed every 2 weeks, not so close that the numbers are depressing but close enough that I keep on track.
The total is 23lbs, I know it has been slow but it is steady and even when I have lost all the weight I need, I can keep living like this, it doesn't hurt.

BREAKFAST. Slimfast.
LUNCH. Veggie soup, crackers, cream cheese and tomatoes
DINNER. Fish ( baked cod) vegetables.

Snack Special K. sugar free jelly.

monday

2008-11-25T00:07:00.001+01:00

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Pear.
LUNCH. Veggie soup, crackers and ham.
DINNER Roast chicken, roasted vegetables.

Snack, special K.

lets not..

2008-11-23T00:40:00.002+01:00

Talk about today! It was a day of bloody mindedness, meals were great, joined in too heartily on some movie time snacks...chocolate and mini cheddars.

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Satsuma.
LUNCH. Veggie soup, crackers and tomatoes.
DINNER Baked fish.

Snacks. crackers and PB, chocolate, mini cheddars, Special K ......ptttthhhhhh!

friday.

2008-11-22T00:17:00.002+01:00

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Satsuma.
LUNCH, Cold chicken, crackers.
DINNER. Beef, mushrooms, broccoli stir fry , stir fry veggies.
SNACK. Special K.

boring.

2008-11-20T23:18:00.002+01:00

I know this is the dullest blog on the block but it's helping me....

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. satsuma.
LUNCH. Half WW blt sandwich, veggie soup.
DINNER. Chicken, carrots and peas,

Snack. Special K. Pear, satsuma.

wednesday....

2008-11-19T21:44:00.001+01:00

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Pear.
LUNCH. Vegetable soup, crackers and cream cheese.
DINNER. Sausage casserole, mushrooms, red cabbage and apple.

SNACK. Special K.

I think...

2008-11-19T00:21:00.002+01:00

I think I have been cooking too many carby vegetables, parsnips and sweet potatoes etc, delicious and great but too many may be slowing me down. I am going to use more green vegetables, beansprouts, mange tout, sugar snap peas, cabbage etc.
I am really trying to listen to how my body feels, the last week or so I can feel that the diet isn't working, so I am changing and trying different choices.

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Pear
LUNCH. Vegetable soup, crackers.
DINNER. Roast chicken, stir fry veggies ( mushrooms, mange tout, green peppers, pineapple, bean sprouts.) I heated some olive oil and added mustard seeds, those gave the veggies a great flavour and a kick too!

Snack. Satsumas, red berry Special K.

Long day

2008-11-17T23:52:00.002+01:00

This is just so hard lately, I wonder why, my mood is low and that is when I am tempted to pick and graze.

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Pear.
LUNCH. Veggie soup, crackers.
DINNER. Delicious mushroom and soya chunks fricasse ( and no-one knew it wasn't chicken!) mushrooms cooked with one cal spray, garlic, add the soya pieces, cream of mushroom soup ( low fat condensed) dilute with water. Black pepper. Served with white rice.

Snacks ( oh..ppthhhh 5 heroes chocolate) and 4 cheese straws. Crackers.

What happened to saturday?

2008-11-16T21:30:00.002+01:00

I guess I missed yesterday!

Saturday.
BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Banana.
LUNCH. Veggie soup, crackers and ham.
DINNER. Spaghetti, sauce made with soya meat substitute.

Snack. Ready brek.

SUNDAY.
BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Satsuma.
LUNCH. Half ham sandwich. 1/2 pack ready salted crisps. ( yum!)
DINNER. Pork, parsnip, potato and butternut squash fries.

Snacks. 4 'heroes' chocolates. Readybrek.

Friday...

2008-11-14T22:32:00.001+01:00

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Satsuma
LUNCH. Vegetable soup, cold meats and crackers.
DINNER. Pork roast, swede, carrots, roast potatoes and sweet potatoes.

Snack. Ready brek.

good day.

2008-11-13T21:05:00.001+01:00

I feel back on track today, that was a tough few days!

BREAKFAST. Slimfast.
LUNCH. Baked potato cheese and baked beans.
DINNER. Veggie soup, crackers.

Snack. Oatmeal.

Tuesday

2008-11-11T23:46:00.002+01:00

-2lbs at weigh in today, I hate that I mind that. I really want 2lbs a week but know that I am probably hoping for too much unless I get up and start exercising! I was kind of disheartened, which showed in a bloody minded eating of a pasty for lunch right after I got weighed! ( yeah that shows YOU stupid scales, I'm going to eat crap and THEN what? HUH?!)
I came home, thought about it and for heavens sake I still lost weight! If I stop or heaven forbid gain I can get depressed....if I am losing it's cause to celebrate!

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Satsuma.
LUNCH. Small ( at least it was a small...my head wanted a BIG one!) Pasty. Fruit.
DINNER. Liver, sausage, cabbage, leeks.

Snack. Oatmeal.

Not doing that again!

2008-11-10T18:15:00.003+01:00

That bread at dinner last night...made me SO sick, the longer I go without bread the more my body reacts when I do eat it, I'm done with it, wholmeal doesn't seem to hurt the way white bread does so in a fix I will eat wholemeal ( if I am out and subway is the option for lunch etc)

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Satsuma.
LUNCH. Vegetable soup, crackers and cream cheese.
DINNER. Pork loin cooked in tomato, mushroom and onion sauce, roasted parsnips, sweet potato and butternut squash.

Snack. Oatmeal.

sunday

2008-11-09T19:13:00.001+01:00

Sundays are hit and miss in our house, we pretty much eat what is easy to grab, I try to make something on saturday that I can just reheat, sometimes that doesn't happen though!

BREAKFAST. Slimfast.
LUNCH. Veggie soup and crackers.
DINNER. 2 slices toast and baked beans.

Snack. Special K.

It's time!

2008-11-08T14:13:00.005+01:00

To post some pictures...I avoided doing this until I saw that there is a change. I hate having my picture taken but I want to blog this journey to show myself why I am doing it. I have a plethora of 'before' pictures courtesy of my trip to Boston....I hated them but now I am glad they are there so I can compare. It's beginning to show! YEAY!

Boston airport June 08

This morning.

Boston.08 With Sara P.

This morning...with a stolen sweet from Seth's saturday stash!!

I can see a difference, I know that I have a long way to go and even then will have to battle with the baggy clothes issue, I can't imagine being confident enough to stop hiding but I am sure that when I have lost another stone or two it will be easier to do!!

Back later to blog todays food!

BREAKFAST Slimfast. Satsuma.
LUNCH. Veggie soup, crackers.
DINNER. Bar-b-q chicken, roasted veggies ( sweet potatoes, marrow, potatoes, cherry tomatoes)

Snack. Special K. Milky way stars ( 65 cals) and 3 of Seths sweets! ( thank goodness those chocolate stars have all gone now!)

2 in one

2008-11-07T21:57:00.003+01:00

Looks like I forgot to write yesterdays blog....

Thursday.
BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Banana.
LUNCH. Vegetable soup, crackers.
DINNER. Veggie curry, white rice.

Snacks. Oatmeal.

Friday.
BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Satsumas.
LUNCH. Veggie soup and crackers.
DINNER. Vegetable Lasagne. Tomatoes and sweet peppers.

Lasagne was leftover from the other day, it freezes really well, reheat, top with grated cheese and grill 'til bubbling and browned.

I look at the days of meals and imagine it must seem boring to have the same breakfast and lunch every day, the thing is I vary the flavours, the soup especially, I make the soup twice a week, every time I use very different vegetables, it never tastes the same, it is always filling, always satisfying and always very low in calories and fat free, can't beat it!
On the days when I am out and about and maybe have a sandwich instead, I feel very cheated and hungry much sooner than I would had I eaten soup.

Every day that this stays possible, each day I eat well and feel good is such a great day for me. I so want to be able to change the way I think and feel about food, I know it can be done and I really do already think very differently. I so hope this is a change that will stay and become completely normal to me.

Vegetable day!

2008-11-05T20:15:00.002+01:00

BREAKFAST. Slimfast, banana.
LUNCH. Vegetable soup, crackerbreads and cream cheese.
DINNER, Vegetable curry, white rice.
This curry was packed with so many veggies, butter beans, celery, peppers, mushrooms, courgettes, spinach, carrots. Delicious and so chunky it was easy to forget there wasn't a bite of meat in it!

Snack, 65cal pack min stars. Oatmeal. Banana

Burger, beans and chips!

2008-11-04T19:01:00.001+01:00

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Satsuma.
LUNCH. Vegetable soup and crackerbreads.
DINNER. Beef and mushroom burgers, sweet potato and parsnip chips and baked beans. Low cal custard and banana.

3. HOME MADE BEEF AND MUSHROOM BURGERS Really good, very filling, and so quick! - throw the following into a food processor until finely chopped: 1 onion 5oz mushrooms Add 1lb lean minced steak 2oz wholemeal bread crumbs 1 teasp mixed herbs 1 tablesp tomato puree salt and black pepper Process for a few seconds more. Divide into 8 with floured hands and firmly shape in burgers, cook for 12-15 mins turning once carefully until cooked through evenly.

These were SO good! H was impressed and we both enjoyed this filling dinner.
I sliced the sweet potatoes and parsnips like fries, sprayed with 1 cal spray, used some onion sea salt and some onion powder and baked. Perfect!

Snack. Oatmeal. 10 cal jelly.

another day done!

2008-11-03T21:05:00.002+01:00

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Apple.
LUNCH. Veggie soup, cracker breads.
DINNER. Vegetable lasagne ...I used Quorn which turned out really well, very tasty and super filling. ( I do cheat and use some beef stock cubes though!) Salad.

Snack. 65 cal pack milky way stars. Oatmeal.

Sunday

2008-11-02T21:31:00.004+01:00

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Apple.
LUNCH. Baked chicken and vegetables, ( marrow, sweet potatoes, tomatoes) 10 cal jelly.
DINNER. Crackers, cream cheese, ham. Cottage cheese.
Snacks. oatmeal.

Oh I made these...they were SO good warm, when they cooled, not so good, slightly bitter which is probably a good thing, stops me eating too much of it!

Better day today.

2008-11-01T18:49:00.002+01:00

Always a good feeling when you not only manage to walk past leftover party food ( and cakes, especially cakes) but don't even realise you are walking past it!

BREAKFAST. Slimfast, satsumas.
LUNCH. Veggie soup.
DINNER. Turkey rashers, scrambled egg, sausage, baked beans, mushrooms and beefsteak tomato. Breakfast for dinner, how splendid.

Snack. Oatmeal. 65 pack milky way stars.

I am fast becoming a holier than thou shopper, looking in other peoples' trolleys and tsk tsking about how unhealthy all that stuff is ( in my head of course, never out loud I hope!)

Extraordinary day...

2008-11-01T00:23:00.002+01:00

Party time, so busy!
BREAKFAST, Slimfast. Satsumas.
LUNCH, sliced ham, chicken, corned beef. tomatoes.
DINNER....um, none!
Party. 2 cupcakes, sausage roll.
Snack. Oatmeal.

hate that !

2008-10-31T01:19:00.003+01:00

Gah, dinner today was horrible, I thought I made a great dinner but it failed, somehow when dinner is bad it feels much worse because that's it....it's so important to enjoy what you eat while you are trying to hard to stick with a plan because if you don't, that's when you'll be tempted by the junk food.

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Apple
LUNCH. Veggie soup and crackers.
DINNER. I softened and slightly browned some leeks, onion and courgette ( zuccini) and then put poached Alaskan pollock on the top of it, topped it with cheese sauce and baked for 20 minutes. I think if I had made the cheese sauce thicker, or even just grated cheese on the fish it would have been great, the problem was all the liquids from the veggies made the sauce so thin, it was like a horrible soup. Won't be doing that again!

Snack. 65 cal mini pack of milky way stars. Oatmeal.

busy day, beautiful colours.

2008-10-29T18:55:00.002+01:00

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Apple.
LUNCH. Subway ( the dreaded and adored bread!) turkey breast and ham. Sweet onion sauce. We were out and about and Subway was the best option.
DINNER. Vegetable curry, white rice, 1 poppadom.

Snack. Oatmeal.

another 4lbs down!

2008-10-28T17:49:00.002+01:00

It really is working now, I think I have found what works! Yeay!!

BREAKFAST. Slimfast.
LUNCH. Veggie soup, crackers and ham.
DINNER. Baked sausage, cabbage with baked apple, butternut squash, cherry tomatoes. Delicious, the apple and cabbage together was really good.

tough day

2008-10-27T21:05:00.003+01:00

Today was tough, I really wanted to eat today, all the wrong things. That makes for a looooong day!

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. 1 crumpet.
LUNCH. Veggie soup.
DINNER. Full roast chicken dinner. Chicken, roast potatoes ( organic new pots and sweet pots) parsnips, green beans, carrots, stuffing. ( veggies roasted with 1 cal spray and sprinkle of olive oil.) gravy.

I did NOT eat any of the delicious desserts, profiteroles, trifle or ice cream ( and I was very sad and grumpy about it too!)
Snacks, oatmeal 1% milk.
Weigh in tomorrow, don't feel at all positive this time, but will wait and see.

All over the place today!

2008-10-26T20:34:00.004+01:00

Weird day, not too hungry at all and can't face cooking!

BREAKFAST, Slimfast.
LUNCH. Veggie soup, crackerbread cream cheese and wafer thin ham.
DINNER. 2 mini rolls, one ham, one vegemite. 10 cal jelly.

Snacks. Oatmeal 1% milk.

And the weekend...

2008-10-25T20:19:00.003+02:00

Tough start today, whenever I am stressed my immediate reaction is to eat, whether I am hungry or not. Hard to fight but I did it!

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. satsuma.
LUNCH. Veggie soup, crackers and cream cheese. 10 cal jelly.
DINNER. Turkey rashers ( you can eat SIX rashers and its 150 cals, virtually no fat!) scrambled eggs, beefsteak tomatoes.

Snacks. 10 ( mingles mint chocs, cals work out at 150-ish so it could be worse and the chocolates? Delicious!) oatmeal 1% milk.

busy day

2008-10-24T18:46:00.003+02:00

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Satsuma
LUNCH. Veggie soup, egg salad sandwich ( wholemeal bread)
DINNER. 2 lean pork chops, vegetables ( organic baby pots, butternut squash and beefsteak tomatoes) Baked apple.
Core and cut into 4, cooking apples, sprinkle with brown sweetener ( or sugar) small dots of butter, sultanas, sprinkle with ground ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg. Small amount of apple juice to avoid burning. Bake for 20 mins covered with foil.

Snack oatmeal.

another day down!

2008-10-23T20:30:00.002+02:00

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Satsuma.
LUNCH. 2 slices toast, baked beans ( that's what happens when you are rushing about and it gets to 3pm, eat what's quick!)
DINNER. Prawns, salad, 10 cal jelly.

Snacks. Oatmeal, 1% milk.

I hate that feeling!

2008-10-22T19:39:00.004+02:00

I have had the worst case of the munchies today, I just wanted to graze all day! Ikept busy and did my ironing and went out so I wasn't tempted by anything I might have found in the cupboards.

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Plums.
LUNCH. Crackerbreads, W/T ham and tomatoes. veggie soup. 10 cal jelly. ( actually ate the soup an hour after the crackers to space it out and make it feel like I ate more, seemed to work. Hope I don't feel so in need of munching tomorrow.)

DINNER. Baked fish and peas ( so unsatisfying, just a quick meal to make) 10 cal Jelly.

Snack. Oatmeal 1% milk. satsuma.

Oh great thing though, I am between clothes, only have 1 pair trousers that fit OK, they were being washed and I had to leave the house, put on a pair of jeans that did fit but HURT ( cutting into my waist terribly) THEY FIT! Comfy fit, no need to undo the button / zip to take them off fit...WHOOHOO!

good day.

2008-10-21T21:20:00.002+02:00

BREAKFAST. Slimfast.
LUNCH. Veggie soup, added some soya beans which were delicious ( but have an unfortunate side effect!) 10 cal jelly. Pack Ryvita limbos.
DINNER. Moussaka, made this with half fat ground beef, low fat cheese, low fat spread for the sauce. Tasted just as good as with all the full fat ingedients.

Snacks. oatmeal, 1% milk.

Monday, another week begins.

2008-10-20T19:47:00.002+02:00

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Plums.
LUNCH. Lemon chicken and black pepper baguette with salad.
DINNER. Pasta baked in a tomato sauce with onions, turkey rashers, mushrooms, peppers.

Snacks. Oatmeal. Fruit. Goji berry flapjack.

The last 2 days I have felt quite bloated and as though I have eaten way too much but honestly, I haven't overeaten at all. Incredible!

Sunday.

2008-10-19T20:04:00.003+02:00

BREAKFAST. Slimfast.
LUNCH. Veggie soup ( added some crispy turly rashers in there today!)10 cal jelly.
DINNER. Pork tenderloin, cooked with cranberries and ginger. Roast vegetables,( potatoes, sweet potatoes and tomatoes) 10 cal jelly.

Snacks. Plums, oatmeal 1% milk.

Saturday.

2008-10-18T18:49:00.002+02:00

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Banana.
LUNCH. Veggie soup packed with extra kale and peas. Crackerbread and cream cheese.
DINNER. Chicken curry, white rice and Mango chutney. 10 cal jelly.

Snacks. 3 Quality street chocolates. Oatmeal 1% milk. Fruit. ( watermelon)

Friday.

2008-10-17T18:28:00.002+02:00

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Banana
LUNCH. Crackerbread, cream cheese, wafer thin ham and tomatoes. Pack of Ryvita limbos.
DINNER. Sirloin steak ( grilled) tomatoes and mushrooms with salad. 10 Cal Jelly.
Snack. Oatmeal, 1% milk, sweetener. Water Melon and apple.

A great find!

2008-10-16T23:08:00.004+02:00

Oh my, I found THIS and life is so much sweeter! I love this on my porridge, I bet it would be great in baking or desserts too, apple crumble maybe.

BREAKFAST. Slimfast.

LUNCH. Veggie soup. 10 cal jelly.

DINNER. 3 x low fat sausages, carrot and potato mash, steamed veg and some onion gravy.

Snack. Oatmeal 1% milk, delicious brown sweetner.

I want to say that this is really working out as a great eating plan. I never feel hungry or deprived at all, I am really happy with finding what works for me. Huge relief!

Looking good!

2008-10-15T14:11:00.003+02:00

I went to see my Dr today, just to get the OK to, you know, do that whole exercise thing ( gah!)...she weighed me on her scales, the ones I was originally weighed on 44 days ago. I have lost 13.2lbs, which is GREAT, I can keep doing this! I even WALKED to the the doctors and home again, up that HILL..without stopping to gasp for breath. Oh joy!

BREAKFAST. Slimfast.
LUNCH. Vegetable soup, crackers and cream cheese.
DINNER. Baked smoked haddock with cheese and tomatoes, sliced baked potatoes ( drizzle with olive oil and rock salt.

It looks sort of pale and uninteresting but it is SO good and very satisfying.

Hartley jelly x 2!
Snack ( with meds) oatmeal and sweetner ( tate and lyle do a brown sweetner, I love porridge with brown sugar, delicious!)

Whoohoo!

2008-10-14T20:09:00.003+02:00

This was me, 2 years ago, I need to lose 34lbs to get here again....makes me both happy to know that it is entirely achievable and miserable because I did it once and GAINED IT BACK! Gah!

I went to get weighed today, wasn't looking foward to it, as every other time it has been 1lb, 2lbs....this week I have AF on top of everything else....4lbs DOWN! Yeay! I knew that I felt better without the bread, if I could just keep this up, 2lbs a week is all I ask! I know at that rate I would feel better and look better in a reasonable amount of time. I feel a renewed determination today, hooray!

BREAKFAST. Slimfast.
LUNCH. Baked potato, cheese and baked beans.
DINNER. Spaghetti bolognese. 10 cal Jelly.

Snacks. Oatmeal, skimmed milk.

Today is monday! that other post was sundays!

2008-10-13T22:07:00.002+02:00

I had a conversation with myself I never imagined having. It was 1.30pm, "Gah, should eat lunch...not hungry though , should eat though because that whole metabolism thing...don't want your body to panic and start hoarding etc etc....well yeah but what to eat? I'm not HUNGRY, oh just have a couple of crackers and cream cheese then...oh alright"
Yes! Me...not HUNGRY....good heavens, miracles never cease do they?

BREAKFAST. Slimfast.
LUNCH. Crackers, cream cheese, wafer thin ham.
DINNER. Baked cod in breadcrumbs, green beans, weight watcher chips.
10 calorie jelly ( oh so delicious, my new best friend!!)

Feels so good!

2008-10-13T00:26:00.003+02:00

To stick with it, even when out and about! Went out with all the big kids today and still stuck with the plan. I was so pleased that even driving for 3 hours I didn't snack...that's a big achievment for me, snacking is always part of driving a long way!

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Banana
LUNCH. Baked butternut squash, sausages ( low fat pork ones that were REALLY tasty) I threw in some onions and cherry tomatoes and sprinkled some mustard seeds on ....delicious, H and the boys had white rice with theirs but I stuck with the sausage and veggies.
I actually made a dessert today, craving sweetness! So I made rhubarb and apple crumble, added cinnamon, nutmeg and little ginger, used sweetener instead of sugar and low fat spread instead of butter and it was so good, I even had some low fat custard with it. Huge treat!
DINNER. Turkey and ham sub ( subway) with sweet onion dressing.
Snack. Quavers ( 85 cals, very low fat)

about to hug a tree!

2008-10-11T23:29:00.003+02:00

Oh my, if I don't seem to be able to listen to my body....how splendid! It certainly tells me that it does not like bread, at all. I have not touched bread at all this week, not pitta or wholemeal or any kind of bread. I cannot say just how good I feel. What a difference. Strange that bread is one of my most favourite thing in the world to eat, I can never get enough bread, any kind of bread.....I love it.
This week I haven't been bloated, irritable , sluggish.
Today I made an omelette and as great as it was ( 2 full eggs, 2 extra whites) it made me feel really ill, I knew right away that eggs have to go on the list of things that aren't good for me.
I am certainly going to try and listen hard to what makes me feel good or not and go with it more.

BREAKFAST. Slimfast Water melon.
LUNCH. Omelette, ( wafer thin ham, peppers, mushrooms, spring onion, 1/2 oz cheese)
DINNER. Stir fried chicken, noodles, sugar snap peas, stir fry veggies.

Snacks. Avocado, crackers and cream cheese.

Friday

2008-10-10T21:43:00.002+02:00

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Watermelon.
LUNCH. Good old Vegetable soup.

Crackerbreads and cream cheese.
DINNER. Baked potato, tuna steak and salad.

To die for!

2008-10-09T19:22:00.004+02:00

Todays recipe was one of the best meals I have eaten, it was divine! Try it! I even took pictures because it was THAT good!

BREAKFAST. Slimfast.
LUNCH. Veggie soup ( about ready to give that a rest for a few days!) Crackerbread and cream cheese.
DINNER.

CranApple Pork Tenderloins
1 cup cranberries,
fresh1 cup cooking apples, coarsely chopped and peeled
/3 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/2 cup water1/4 cup onion, chopped
1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced and peeled
1 teaspoon curry powder
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
2 (3/4-pound) pork tenderloins1/4 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon black pepper
cooking spray

1. Preheat oven to 350°. 2. Combine first 8 ingredients in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. 3. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Uncover and simmer for 2 minutes or until thick. Cool 10 minutes. 4. Place mixture in a blender or food processor and process until smooth. 5. Trim fat from pork and sprinkle with salt and pepper.6. Divide cranberry mixture in half. Brush pork with half of the cranberry mixture. 7. Place pork on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray.8. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until thermometer registers 160°. (Slightly pink). 9. Serve pork with remaining cranberry sauce. Makes 6 servings.

Serving size: 3 oz pork and 2 Tsp sauce. Cal 243, Fat 3.1g, Pro 24g, Carb 29.5g, Fiber 1.0g, Chol 74mg, Iron 2.10mg Sod 164mg

I used dried cranberries and ground ginger and it was absolutely delicious. Really filling and perfect for a cold evening!

and another good one.

2008-10-09T01:22:00.004+02:00

I think this new regime is the one that will work, I feel so different this week, I am peeing which means the excess water is at last leaving my bloated body!
I just feel SO much better. I must try to remember to drink more water too.

BREAKFAST. Slimfast.
LUNCH. Vegetable soup ( not a bit bored with having this every day I just add extra different veg as I fancy it, cabbage is the fave at the moment!) 4 cracker breads with low fat cream cheese.
DINNER baked cod in breadcrumbs and good old peas.

Snacks, cracker bread ( 4) with cream cheese and scraping of strawberry jam ( so good and satisfying) Bowl of special K and skimmed milk.

Very good!

2008-10-07T20:55:00.003+02:00

BREAKFAST Slimfast.
LUNCH. Homemade veggie soup.
DINNER. Roasted vegetables ( carrots, parsnip, courgettes, tiny new potatoes, cherry tomatoes, red onion) with chicken. Drizzle olive oil over vegetables, sea salt and black pepper , even a drizzle of honey, roast til cripsy and gorgeous!

Snacks. Crackerbread ( 19 cals each!!) very low fat cream cheese, can even spread a thin layer of jam on them. Delicious!

Mmmmmmmm! That was SO good.

2008-10-06T18:05:00.002+02:00

I decided that 2 slimfast measl would be a bad idea, I may well lose weight more quickly but then i would come back on just as fast. I decided that I would try something else.

BREAKFAST. Slimfast.
LUNCH. Homemade chunky vegetable soup, filling and FREE .you can eat as much as you like. Make sure you use all your favourite veggies and plenty of seasoning.
DINNER. Oh this was SUCH a good meal.
Smoked Haddock on onions and tomatoes.
In olive oil, soften some coursely cut red onion and chopped, ripe cherry tomatoes, when they are soft, place in an oven proof dish, season with black pepper and some coarse sea salt. Place smoked haddock ( or any fish, cod would great too) on top of the veggies and sprinkle some string mature cheddar n the top ( really only need maybe 1/2 oz per person, using stronger cheese means you only need a very little)
Bake for 15 minutes or so, I served our with spinach for H but that's one thing I cannot eat! H also had crusty bread and butter.

Snacks Yoghurt and banana.

Sunday

2008-10-05T21:59:00.003+02:00

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Banana
LUNCH...whoops was so busy sweing I forgot lunch!
DINNER. Pasta bake with bacon, mushrooms, tomatoes, peppers.
Fruit bowl.
Snack. Wholemeal toast.
I am going away in 8 weeks, I want to feel good when I go, I am thinking of having slimfast twice a day and then an evening meal, just for the 8 weeks before I go away. Might be a mistake though. Hmmmmm.

Back in the saddle again.

2008-10-04T20:54:00.001+02:00

It's tough, but what choice is there? I can give in, cave and grab the momentary heaven that is fat and chocolate, be miserable as I get bigger and slower and more restricted. OR I can get back into it, try harder, keep keeping on.
So, keeping on it is then.

BREAKFAST Slimfast. Nectarine.
LUNCH. Delicious truely sandwich, wholemeal bread, home made onion dressing and salad.
DINNER. Lemon chicken, white rice, Yoghurt.

Snacks. Cereal and skimmed milk.

Oh Pttthhhhhhhhhh!

2008-10-04T01:10:00.001+02:00

Oh rubbish, yesterday was pretty good, Today? Not even going to try and write down what I have eaten, I tried to keep it to 'good' stuff but blah! Hopeless, will be back tomorrow.

Smack in the head time!

2008-10-01T21:30:00.002+02:00

Yes, we have the first hurdle to get over, the time where it all seems a waste of time, too slow, too depressing, not fun. Mashed potato with butter, yorkshire pudding and gravy, cauliflower cheese...these are comfy winter foods.
I love eating, I adore food and sometimes I just want to do it, a lot.
I am losing weight, inches anyway, but this is so cripplingly slow and unsatisfying, I am very cross about it today because I am worried about other stuff, food helps when I am low, for a second or two.

BREAKFAST. Slimfast.
LUNCH. Half sub, beef, tomatoes and cucumber. Horseradish sauce ( hot hot!)
DINNER. Roast beef, carrots, brussel sprouts, yorkshire pudding ( yes, I did!) and spoon of mashed potato without butter!

Snack. Go ahead fruit bar. Fruit.
Didn't eat chocolate, roast potatoes, crisps, more chocolate and anything else I really wanted to eat, like CAKE!

SO slow!!

2008-09-30T20:34:00.002+02:00

I was weighed today and I lost a HUGE 1lb! in 2 weeks....it is baffling to me because I see and feel a difference and if the actual pounds are not coming off, how is that so? Oh well.
Anyway, what can I do but keep going and hope it speeds up or something, that said, this eveing I caved and had a chinese takeaway..like that's going to help!

BREAKFAST. Slimfast
LUNCH. turkey rashers, poached eggs, baked beans, toast.
DINNER. Sweet and sour chicken, fried rice and beef and cashews.

Snack, apple crisps. Yoghurt.

Monday

2008-09-29T21:16:00.002+02:00

Weigh in tomorrow, wonder what that will show?

BREAKFAST. Slimfast.
LUNCH. Pitta, low fat cheese, wafer thin ham, salad.
DINNER. Shepherds pie, cabbage. 1 scoop vanilla ice cream.

Snacks. Special K skimmed milk.

I think I see.....

2008-09-29T02:17:00.002+02:00

That my face is getting thinner! Whoohoo!
First pic was in June, second one is tonight ( at 1am, so no make up and weary eyes!) but look, I swear the neck isn't as fat! YEAY!
So difficult to get a self pic, but it shows what I want to see.

JUNE '08

SEPTEMBER '08

Sunday

2008-09-28T23:01:00.001+02:00

BREAKFAST. Slimfast.
LUNCH. Pitta with low fat cream cheese, ham and salad.
DINNER. Low fat chicken soup, whole wheat bread.

Snacks, 4 rich tea biscuits, Muller light yoghurt.

Saturday

2008-09-27T21:34:00.001+02:00

BREAKFAST. Slimfast, fruit ( you think that this would get dull after a while but for me, it is a great way to start the day and I never feel like eating until lunchtime)
LUNCH. Prawns, avocado and salad.
DINNER Kung po chicken ( made at home to make sure it is low fat) Delicious! White rice, am trying to keep portion size down and use a smaller bowl, using the fist size portions for carbs, which is tough for me because I LOVE CARBS! Muller light apricot yoghurt.

Snack special K cereal, skimmed milk.

Catching up

2008-09-27T06:57:00.003+02:00

Thursday ( before I forget!)

BREAKFAST Slimfast, fruit.
LUNCH. Baked potato, cottage cheese, beetroot.
DINNER. Macaroni cooked in tomatoes ( tinned) with turkey rashers, garlic, yellow and red peppers.

Snacks. Cereal skimmed milk.

FRIDAY.

BREAKFAST. Slimfast, fruit.
LUNCH. Pitta with low fat cream cheese, ham and salad.
DINNER. Grilled pork chop, home fries ( sliced baking potato, softened in microwave, sprayed with one cal sunflower spray, black pepper and speinkle of sea salt and baked...YUM!) Red cabbage and apple.

Snack. 2 slices whole meal bread. Fruit.

Wednesday...

2008-09-24T21:30:00.002+02:00

Today has been one of those days where I just wanted to eat, have food to bite on and enjoy...it was tough not to give in, although I did make allowances. I stayed well within allowance though. Very good!

BREAKFAST. Slimfast, banana.
LUNCH. Sub with low fat cream cheese, wafer thin ham and salad ( and today I ate the whole sub, I usually eat half and freeze the other half)
DINNER..oh dinner was SO good!
I poached some chicken breasts, then when they were white right through ( which makes them so tender) I heated some olive oil, made it good and hot, I fried the chicken cubes and drizzled 3 dessert spoons of honey over it, I used some ground ginger, black pepper and pinch of salt.
I added red pepper, green pepper and broccoli and at the last minute some noodles. What a great dinner, big old chunks of delicious food!

Snacks, apple chips. Bran cereal and skimmed milk.

Hopeless!

2008-09-23T21:28:00.002+02:00

I am hopeless at getting this updated every day but I AM sticking to it. Today I took Sophie, Jordan, Mel and Joshua out and they chose to eat sausage and chips.....Oh how I miss chips, real ones from the chip shop....I sat while they ate and I wanted to eat some, I ate 3 of Sophies and then I took a Xenecal..hah that stopped me in my tracks, no more chips or even temptation to eat them!

Monday.

BREAKFAST.Slimfast, banana.
LUNCH. Prawn salad 1/2 wholemeal sub.
DINNER. Weight watchers chips and baked cod.
Snacks Muller light yoghurt, 2 slices wholemeal bread.

TUESDAY.
BREAKFAST. Slimfast. grapes.
LUNCH. Weight watchers chicken hot pot, peas.
DINNER. Manchamantel chicken and rice.
Snacks, wheat cereal skimmed milk.

I do eat a lot of fruit throughout the day, I don't list that because it is so healthy and good for me and I can never remember what I ate!

Saturday and Sunday...

2008-09-21T19:01:00.004+02:00

Two for the price of one!

Saturday.

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Banana.
LUNCH. Wholemeal sub, turkey and salad.
DINNER, Wholemeal sub, Tuna and salad.
Snacks, Wholemeal toast and banana.

Sunday.

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. pear.
LUNCH. Prawn salad, 2 slices wholemeal bread.
DINNER. Baked potato, 3 reuced fat sauasges, baked beans.

Snacks. Apple crisps, cornflakes and skimmed milk.

No...TODAY is friday!

2008-09-19T21:55:00.003+02:00

WTH? Oh well, this one better say Friday because it IS friday and it's 10.55...so there!

BREAKFAST. Slimfast, orange.
LUNCH. Ham sub with salad. Yoghurt.
DINNER. Stuffed marrow.

Snacks. Grapes, cornflakes and skimmed milk.

Annoying!

2008-09-19T00:16:00.002+02:00

The days and dates on these posts are all over the place because sometimes it's after midnight when I post...today is thursday, yesterdays post is under thursday too....oh well!

BREAKFAST. Slimfast.
LUNCH. Turkey breast sub with salad, Muller light yoghurt.
DINNER. Baked potato, cottage cheese, salad.

Snacks, cornflakes with skimmed milk, fresh fruit salad.

So satisfying...

2008-09-18T00:59:00.002+02:00

No, not some miracle food that fills your belly and your soul and satisfies every craving you may have..but close.....the feeling you get when you are in a place surrounded by food and not only do you stick with the plan but it actually isn't hard, at all.
That was me today and I loved it!
I went out for the day with a friend, knowing that lunch time would be an easy time to cave and opt for fish and chips, I took a Xenical and like magic, any temptations were quickly pushed aside and we ate subway ( I am such a fan of subway!)
This evening I went to a Harvest supper with a lot of lovely friends from church, it was a potluck and there was SO much great food there....I didn't touch a single thing that wasn't good for my new life...it felt great and I didn't feel even a touch of being deprived.
What a great day!

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Pitted dates ( which although are high in sugar, are SO filling, 3-4 is enough to make me feel totally sugar satisfied)
LUNCH . Subway, Turkey breast wheat sub with salad.
DINNER. Med baked potato, 1/2 oz cheese, baked beans and salad.

Snacks, 2 small wholemeal rolls, bowl of cheerios. Grapes.

Did I do mondays? What day is it?!?

2008-09-16T23:36:00.002+02:00

Today is tuesday, I went to get weighed today and have my BP taken, the great news is my blood pressure is already coming down! Still higher than it should be but better than it was.
I have lost weight but it's unsure how much, my initial weigh in was on a regular scale in the Drs room , on carpet, today was on a solid floor on some snazzy digital scales, so from now on I get weighed on those, so I will know how it is going when I am weighed on the same scales every time.

BREAKAST. Slimfast.
LUNCH. Ham pitta.
HUGE MISTAKE!!!! I went out after lunch and came home 5 hours later, didn't eat any snacks or fruit and I was starving, so hungry I was shaking and felt ill...so I grabbed 2 bread rolls and just ate them like a pig.....then had a yogurt. Then I was too full for a good dinner, the day was just shot.
I have to make sure that I eat at regular intervals, it is a big no no to wait until I am starving and then eat whatever is at hand!

Hey...THIS is saturdays....must have posted fridays after midnight!

2008-09-13T21:39:00.004+02:00

I am absolutely astounded that today I noticed that my hair, in the front, where it had thinned and was really sparce..has GROWN, I kid you not, the front has filled in and thickened up....it is a miracle! Here's hoping it is the better eating.

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Orange.
LUNCH. Prawn cocktail, 2 slices wholemeal bread.
DINNER. Roast chicken, corn and mashed potato.

Snack No snack BUT I was babysat for Mel and Jordan...Sophie came round and we ate chinese! Yes I did and it was DELICIOUS!

And another one down.

2008-09-13T00:13:00.003+02:00

I could have murdered fish and chips today, all day I thought about it, but I didn't do it and it didn't hurt.

BREAKFAST. Slimfast, grapes.
LUNCH. Wholemeal sub, chicken breast, salad.
DINNER. Baked potato, 1oz grated cheese ( must remember to buy some cottage cheese tomorrow!) baked beans. Muller light cherry yoghurt.

Snacks. Grapes, 2 slices wholemeal toast and lime marmalade. Fry's turkish delight.

Oh, cool thing, washed my jeans....when I put them on, if I didn't notice that they were already done up when I put them on! Hooray...had to lie down to button them 3 weeks ago!

Thursday

2008-09-11T23:31:00.003+02:00

I love thursdays because it's shopping day so there is always a great choice of things to eat, fridge full of good food.

BREAKFAST. SLIMFAST, plum.
LUNCH ( at Fermoys with mum and Leah) Baked potato with tuna and salad.
DINNER. Baked fish, peas.

Snacks, Wholemeal bread and vegemite and fruit. ( apple slices and grapes)

Super.

2008-09-10T23:59:00.002+02:00

Today flew by and was one of those rare and wonderful days where I forgot about food entirely, I ate when I should have eaten and then gave it not a thought until it was time to eat again.
I have to eat when I take my medicine at 10pm and tonight I really had trouble eating anything.
2 weeks I have stuck with the plan, it is getting easier most days.
I am not getting weighed because I don't want to get despondant by numbers. I am going to just stick with it and enjoy the good feelings. When my clothes tell me that I have lost a good amount of weight, I will go and get weighed.

BREAKFAST Slimfast ( that are 1/2 price right now, YEAY!!) Grapes.
LUNCH. Pitta with ham and tomatoes and cucumber.
DINNER. Pasta, chicken breast cooked in condensed low fat mushroom soup, mushrooms, I discovered celery salt which adds a great flavour to sauces, black pepper and small amount of garlic.

Snack. Ryvita and vegemite.

Another day down.

2008-09-09T23:16:00.002+02:00

I was thinking about all the things I can look forward to, by sticking with this new plan. So many things that will change!
I hope that I sleep better, I snore so much right now, I wake myself up by not breathing and then snoring...I hope as the weight goes, that will get better.
I want my hands back, I used to have such lovely hands and now they look like fat old butchers hands, I can't wait to have my rings feel loose!
I already feel better, my clothes are already more comfortable, that's so great to feel that so quickly.
I can't wait to get a neck back! Fat old double chins and wobbly turkey neck...yuk!

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Pear.
LUNCH. Red bean soup and stuffed pitta ( tomatoes and wafer thin ham)
DINNER. Spaghetti bolognese ( low fat sauce, no cheese) Yoghurt.

SNACKS. Fruit, shredded wheat with skimmed milk.

School days.

2008-09-08T18:28:00.004+02:00

I love mondays!

BREAKFAST. Slimfast.. Grapes.
LUNCH. 2 slices wholemeal toast. Baked beans.
DINNER. Chicken curry and white rice. ( made the curry using tinned tomatoes, onions, garlic and curry paste.) Darn it if a popodum didn't fall in my mouth while I wasn't looking!

Snacks. Shredded wheat and skimmed milk.

Boring days are the toughest ones.

2008-09-08T01:56:00.001+02:00

BEing busy makes eating well and eating less much easier. Long days at home, with nothing much to do make things much tougher!

BREAKFAST. SLimfast. Banana.
LUNCH. Egg and pasta salad
DINNER. Baked potato, turkey rashers, tomatoes and spring onions.

Snack, Vegemite sandwich ( wholemeal bread)

I did it!

2008-09-07T00:35:00.003+02:00

We took Seth and a friend ( and Isaac) to a basketball game in Plymouth tonight, we went for dinner first and the boys chose McDonalds ( how boring when they had a whole city for great places to eat!) I didn't touch any of that food thankyou, I went along the street and bought a ham and chicken salad....which was delicious. It feels rather splendid when I am marvellous and strong willed, I certainly did want to eat junk food ( the KFC smelled so great! ) and I had a battle in my head right the way to Plymouth ( 30 minute drive) about how I could eat some KFC because I had eaten so little all day blah de Blah. But I didn't, and I feel good about that.

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Banana.
LUNCH. Chicken sandwich. Yoghurt.
DINNER. Chicken salad with ham. 2slices wholemeal bread.

Snacks. Grapes.

Tough one today....

2008-09-06T00:28:00.002+02:00

For some reason today was tough and I so could have eaten anything not nailed down, but I didn't. Very good.

BREAKFAST. Slimfast, grapes.
LUNCH. Turkey wholemeal roll. Muller light yoghurt.
DINNER. Roast chicken, sprouts, cauliflower, boiled potato.

Snacks. liquorice allsorts. Apricot wheats skimmed milk.

What I can't live without...

2008-09-04T23:17:00.004+02:00

When I am eating well and cooking good food, there are a few things that I must have to hand,
I always make sure that I have...
Tinned tomatoes.
Garlic.
Onion powder.
Mushrooms.
One cal spray / oil.
Black pepper.
Turkey rashers.
Onions.
Of course there's always the obvious like salad and fruit etc but if I have those other things I can make any kind of delicious meals, with fish and chicken.
It's possible to make most recipes with low fat alternatives and once you get in the habit it is pretty scary to see how bad your choices were..I am astounded by the way I eat 'badly just because I am not thinking. I am a butter freak, I love it, lashings on baked potatoes, dollops on vegetables, dripping from toast, thickly spread on crusty bread.....it amazes me how food tastes every bit as good without it, so why do I slip back and fall back into that terrible habit?

BREAKFAST. Slimfast and grapes.
LUNCH Chicken breast sub with salad.
DINNER. Baked potato small sprinkling of strong cheddar, baked beans.
Muller light yoghurt.

Snacks. OH MY!!! I didn't have ANY snacks today!!! Oh yes I did have apricot wheats with my medicine....great day though. Feels very good indeed.

One week later.

2008-09-03T21:07:00.002+02:00

So one full week on, are there any benefits yet?
Well, my nails are really long and not splitting, I feel better about myself although there are no outward signs that I have been a veritable angel in the low fat heavens.
Actually my jeans are very comfortable, not digging in at all. I will get weighed next week so I will know then how many pounds have been lost.
I know that I am going to wish I had measured myself later on but would be too horrified to put it down on paper.....maybe I will persuade myself to do that soon though.

BREAKFAST. Slimfast, grapes.
LUNCH. Wholewheat cucumber and vegemite sandwich, Muller light yoghurt.
DINNER. Oven baked cod in breadcrumb, peas

Snack, pitta and sliced turkey. Cranberry wheats and skimmed milk.

Even on days out!

2008-09-02T19:23:00.002+02:00

Went out for the day today and survived, love good old Subway and their low fat choices!

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Nectarine.
LUNCH. Subway sweet onion teryaki chicken sub.
DINNER. Chicken breast cooked in low fat mushroom soup, with mushrooms, garlic and broccoli.
Snacks. Fruit ( grapes, plum, pear.) Cranberry wheats, skimmed milk.

September already!

2008-09-01T23:11:00.002+02:00

Which means back to school....which means nothing as far as diet is concerned, I don't think it will make any difference at all, I stuck with the not buying crisps and cookies etc right through the 6 weeks so wonderful that this hasn't been a temptation, it has also become a habit. Seth had a pack of salt and vinegar crisps as a treat for being patient whilst school shopping today ( and it took a whole 13 minutes to get 3 pairs trousers, 3 shirts, and shoes. ) He was in fatty heaven while he dug in to those crisps, I shall certainly be trying to find alternatives for his lunch box but he eats so little and is so skinny I actually think that he needs that bunch of calories more than not.
Anyway another great day.

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Nectarine and grapes.
LUNCH. Prawn salad with avocado, 2 slices wholemeal bread.
DINNER. Spaghetti, sauce made with tomatoes, turkey rashers, green peppers, garlic and a splash of chili sauce...really delicious!

Snack Cranberry wheats and skimmed milk. Pear and banana.

All over the shop!

2008-08-31T18:22:00.002+02:00

One of those horrible days where you feel hungry and yet everything you plan goes to pot. I was so organised and prepared stuffed marrow for dinner, all I needed to do was put the filling in and cook it. All was going well, was so looking forward to it and then the 'orders' began, why my family simply cannot eat what is given to them and be grateful is beyond me ( it is not, actually beyond me, it is because I pander to them like some sort of unpaid short order cook)
"I don't want cheese, too much fat" Said H who eats ice cream at every opportunity and whipped cream and butter. He would not be persuaded by the fact that it was low fat cheese, god and strong so a mere sprinkle would add wonderful taste, no, no cheese.
Isaac said no cheese too, Eli has trouble with the physicalities of stuffed marrow so I took the filing out, took he flesh off his marrow and put it all in a bowl so he could shovel it in. Still didn't want it.
Seth wouldn't touch it with a barge pole so he got cheese, tomatoes, melon, etc etc.
By the time I got everyone's dinner to the specific blasted requests, my long awaited dinner was burnt to crapola. So I had a banana sandwich an avocado ( click that link and see just what avocados can do for you, the fat content is actually of no real worry) and indigestion followed by a dessert of bad temper and door slamming.
I loved stuffed marrow and to make it more diet friendly, I replace half the minced beef with various veggies, mushrooms are the poor man's meat, you can get away with using 1/3 of the meat if you put in plenty of mushrooms, peppers, broccoli, carrots etc, it is truly delicious and incredibly healthy. I used 1/2 lb minced beef for stuffing 4 halves of marrow, still really filling and tasty ( if you don't burn it!)

BREAKFAST Slimfast, Melon, orange.
LUNCH. Banana sandwich on wholemeal bread, avocado.
DINNER. Pitta with ham and salad.
Snacks, Muller light yoghurt and fruit. Apricot mini wheats.

All things bright and beautiful.

2008-08-30T17:55:00.003+02:00

There is a TV show called 'You are what you eat' I love this show, the woman who goes to peoples' homes, she has the poor soul parade in underwear, tells them how fat and unfit they are and then she takes them to a room where she will have had a whole weeks worth of what they usually eat on a table.
What strikes me every time I see this show ( after I have marvelled at how these people really DO stand in the nearly buff while a camera encircles them showing every lump, bump and dimple) is that the what a greedy slob you are table is always heaving with every shade of brown.
Brown and more brown.
Chips, curries, burgers, chocolate, cookies, fried chicken, fries, crisps, toast and thick butter, gravy, sausages, bacon.
Brown and beige and brown.
When she then makes them cry by showing them just what utter scarfing pigs they are and how along with their own downfall they are dragging with them their innocent children....then she shows them what they will be eating.
That table is so different, every colour under the sun, I swear the sun itself shines off that table, groaning with green, orange, yellow, red, beautiful colours and never a bit of brown to be seen.
I am living proof that many fat people do not eat because they like that particular food, more because they are miserable and lazy, perhaps uneducated. In my case it is the former. I can tell you that I am all knowing when it comes to what to eat, when to eat it and how to cook it so it makes you hum and jig your legs in delight as it hits your taste buds.
I can give lists of things not to ever be without, tips to make things look and taste extra delicious, how to eat so that you never feel hungry, what to do if you DO feel hungry to stop you caving, how to do this without spending a fortune ( and yes, eating well costs money but so does eating like a glutton, for every organic treat you buy there will be one fat laden unnecessary treat you don't even realise you ARE eating or even buying. ) The surest way to shame yourself is to tell yourself that for just ONE week you will eat well. ~You will cringe at the amount of times you stoop to pick up a chocolate bar, packet of crisps, left over something from a child's plate. You will be horrified at the sheer amount of junk you almost put in your shopping trolley, you really will. I always am. ( how sad that this happens over and over again, get with the programme, do it well and then whoops, down we go again. However, if I didn't keep doing it, I would be on a documentary about how it takes a team of firefighters to haul me out of the window in order to weigh me down at the local freight weighing center. Phew for yo -yo dieting then I suppose.
So, today has been another good day on the aren't I splendid front.

BREAKFAST. Slimfast. Banana ( Oh Lacey, that fruity item is the actual fruit as opposed to the flavour of the slimfast, I am as dull as the choices available, Vanilla, Strawberry and chocolate I'm afraid, it is possible to buy a Cafe au Lait one but, ewwwwww, no thanks. I wish they did a peach one or an apricot, that's be delicious.) Also, I actually buy the supermarkets own brand which is 59p instead of £1.26 for actual slimfast, unless SF are buy one get one free.

LUNCH. Pitta bread stuffed with wafer thin ham and tomatoes, 2 slices of ice cold melon.

DINNER. Vietnamese river cobbler ( white fish!) baked with lemon juice and black pepper, broccoli. Muller light apricot yoghurt.

Snacks. Fruit ( strawberries, red grapes and melon) Wholemeal bread and vegemite.

Who'd have thought?

2008-08-29T23:34:00.004+02:00

That the good feelings would kick in so fast?

Today was a great day, I went out with my friend and thanks to the magic blue pills with the power to cause eternal humiliation, it was easy to avoid or even look at anything containing fat.

BREAKFAST. Slimfast, orange.
LUNCH. Baked potato and baked beans.
DINNER. Pilchards on 2 slices wholemeal toast.

Snacks, Apricot mini wheats, skimmed milk. Pear and strawberries.
Not feeling any hunger today, just sheer excitement. Flippin' marvellous.
Actually I am sort of getting a buzz from reading what different foods can do for, or against us. Interesting indeed.
I am also glad that we don't have any scales that work ( weighed 20lbs more on the DRs scale than I do here!) and that I will only know every 2 weeks how much weight I have lost. When I have lost a good amount I may invest in some good scales so I can drive myself crazy with weighing myself 3 times a day but for now I shall just plod on and work for success.

Oh, walked a lot today and I did indeed, conquer the hill at great speed, without stopping. Hoorah.

Beginning again

2008-08-28T19:31:00.002+02:00

I suppose that although to start again it means I gave up the time before, beginning again is better than not. Is it?
SO here we are again, with as much ( in fact more ) weight to lose in order to feel and look better. Health is an issue and so I hope that will be an added fact to keeping me at it.

BREAKFAST. Slimfast, banana
LUNCH. Pitta bread, wafer thin ham and tomatoes.
DINNER. Spaghetti, prawns cooked with seeded tomatoes, red peppers, spring onions, garlic and chilis.

Snack, fruit, slice whoemeal bread and vegemite.