I didn't post my weigh in last week because there was no change ... I couldn't see the point of just copying and pasting the previous weeks figures.
This week however, there is a change ... but not one I want.
I've gained again, and am almost back to my pre-break weight.
I know why ... it's a combination of my body still rebelling from that 4 day high mobility time, so that my activity since then, and in the last week in particular, has been severely curtailed, and a week of emotional eating for varying reasons. But it's still frustrating.
It's frustrating too to note that, other than the 2lb glitch as I think we'll have to call it, and the adjustment for the more accurate new scales, my weight hasn't budged for 2 months now.
It's apparent that I've reached the limitations of diet, but also that exercise is not an option other than in very short and widely spaced out bursts, the effects of which are lost long before the next burst is possible.
I promised myself I would keep this weight loss blog separate from my health blog, but it's becoming obvious they go hand in hand.
So, I'll keep to the diet, the weight tracking and all that, if only to ensure I don't gain even more back, but I'm not sure where to go from here.
(The boring bit)
Percentage of starting weight lost this week - -0.4%
Total of starting weight now lost - 6.8% (or 17.2lbs)
And of target weight loss - 22.4%
New weight is 107.2kg ... which is 16st 12 2/3, or 236.33lbs
Wednesday, 13 August 2014
Tuesday, 29 July 2014
A grumble about clothes sizing
Why can't everyone make clothes to the same sizes ... even within the same store ... or from one year to the next ... or even one style/colour option to the next? I know that there is a standard set of measurements supposedly out there in the ether, but no-one seems to pay any attention to them *sighs*
Now, I know this is an old complaint, one echoed by women all over the world almost every day, but it still bears repeating.
Take my recent shopping attempts. I was a UK size 22 when I started my weight loss. My weekly weigh ins prove I'm losing weight. The fact that the size 22 jeans I was wearing at the beginning now fall off me, and that I've got one pair of slim fit 20s that are beginning to get lose, backs that up.
So why have I today had to go UP to a 24 to get a pair of jeans to fit? And why when I bought two pairs of denim jeggings the other week - same shop, same style, just different colours - did one pair fit perfectly and the other not even make it up to my bum?
Size 22 tops I bought last year hang off me, but the 20s I've tried this year have, on the whole, been too small, forcing me to buy 22s still, despite me knowing I'm smaller.
It's all very disconcerting to put all this effort into losing weight, only to find that, apparently, clothes manufacturers are losing 'weight' off their clothes sizes too.
Now, I know this is an old complaint, one echoed by women all over the world almost every day, but it still bears repeating.
Take my recent shopping attempts. I was a UK size 22 when I started my weight loss. My weekly weigh ins prove I'm losing weight. The fact that the size 22 jeans I was wearing at the beginning now fall off me, and that I've got one pair of slim fit 20s that are beginning to get lose, backs that up.
So why have I today had to go UP to a 24 to get a pair of jeans to fit? And why when I bought two pairs of denim jeggings the other week - same shop, same style, just different colours - did one pair fit perfectly and the other not even make it up to my bum?
Size 22 tops I bought last year hang off me, but the 20s I've tried this year have, on the whole, been too small, forcing me to buy 22s still, despite me knowing I'm smaller.
It's all very disconcerting to put all this effort into losing weight, only to find that, apparently, clothes manufacturers are losing 'weight' off their clothes sizes too.
Wednesday, 23 July 2014
Holiday Weekly Weigh In
I was at the seaside this weekend with the kids, eating all things seasidey - chips, ice creams, sugar donuts, more chips. I honestly expected to have gained something ... a lot of something ... despite my attempts to eat small portions all the time and avoid fried food where possible.
So imagine my surprise this morning when I weigh myself to find I've LOST 2lbs! WOOHOO!
How you ask? Well, along with eating more/heavier foods, I was also walking around far more. Even with using taxis for all the longer (to me, sometimes the ride only cost £3) journeys, and taking breaks every chance (every bench) I could, I was still on my feet far more than normal, and for four consecutive days at that. I am paying for it now, I've been home 2 days and can barely move, and day four of the holiday was tough(er). And I've had to take every pain med I could from day one up to now to keep it going. But ... wow, I did it.
Imagine what that activity would have meant in terms of weight loss if I'd been eating my usual diet. Such a shame it's not something I can sustain, but it does give me hope for the occasional good week.
(The boring bit)
Percentage of starting weight lost this week - 0.8%
Total of starting weight now lost - 7.3% (or 18.5lbs)
And of target weight loss - 24.2%
New weight is 106.6kg ... which is 16st 11, or 235lbs
So imagine my surprise this morning when I weigh myself to find I've LOST 2lbs! WOOHOO!
How you ask? Well, along with eating more/heavier foods, I was also walking around far more. Even with using taxis for all the longer (to me, sometimes the ride only cost £3) journeys, and taking breaks every chance (every bench) I could, I was still on my feet far more than normal, and for four consecutive days at that. I am paying for it now, I've been home 2 days and can barely move, and day four of the holiday was tough(er). And I've had to take every pain med I could from day one up to now to keep it going. But ... wow, I did it.
Imagine what that activity would have meant in terms of weight loss if I'd been eating my usual diet. Such a shame it's not something I can sustain, but it does give me hope for the occasional good week.
(The boring bit)
Percentage of starting weight lost this week - 0.8%
Total of starting weight now lost - 7.3% (or 18.5lbs)
And of target weight loss - 24.2%
New weight is 106.6kg ... which is 16st 11, or 235lbs
Wednesday, 16 July 2014
Weekly Weigh In - new scales are amazing
Yes, I know I've not blogged my food diary this week - suffice to say it's not been too bad, though I did spend the last two days eating out due to being away - I'll try to get better.
On to the weigh in. I got a nice surprise this week ... I've been using a set of analogue scales for a long time - they were good ones, not cheap, but it was getting wearing having to twiddle the dial to recalibrate them each time, so I decided to invest in a set of digital scales instead.
When they arrived, I weighed myself to find they told me I was lighter than the analogue scales had been saying. So I did a test at the suggestion of a friend, and weighed a full bag of sugar (in the baking cupboard - I don't use sugar in my day to day diet) ... it turns out the analogue scales weigh over - in fact on one of the three times I tested them, they weighed the 2kg bag at 3.5kg! (the digital scales were spot on all three times)
So, whilst I don't have an actual weight loss to report this week (as this all happened a few days ago and todays reading is the same), I do have amended figures. The scale glitch was adding over 5lbs to my weight.
(The boring bit)
Percentage of starting weightlost adjusted down this week - 2.2%
Total of starting weight now lost - 6.5%
And of target weight loss - 21.6%
New weight is 107.5kg ... which is 16st 13, or 237lbs
(and yes, I know that technically I should rejig my weights from day one, but seeing as I don't know if the variance was constant, I'm going to leave them as is)
On to the weigh in. I got a nice surprise this week ... I've been using a set of analogue scales for a long time - they were good ones, not cheap, but it was getting wearing having to twiddle the dial to recalibrate them each time, so I decided to invest in a set of digital scales instead.
When they arrived, I weighed myself to find they told me I was lighter than the analogue scales had been saying. So I did a test at the suggestion of a friend, and weighed a full bag of sugar (in the baking cupboard - I don't use sugar in my day to day diet) ... it turns out the analogue scales weigh over - in fact on one of the three times I tested them, they weighed the 2kg bag at 3.5kg! (the digital scales were spot on all three times)
So, whilst I don't have an actual weight loss to report this week (as this all happened a few days ago and todays reading is the same), I do have amended figures. The scale glitch was adding over 5lbs to my weight.
(The boring bit)
Percentage of starting weight
Total of starting weight now lost - 6.5%
And of target weight loss - 21.6%
New weight is 107.5kg ... which is 16st 13, or 237lbs
(and yes, I know that technically I should rejig my weights from day one, but seeing as I don't know if the variance was constant, I'm going to leave them as is)
Wednesday, 9 July 2014
Weekly Weigh Ins x 3
Between health and ISP issues, I've not blogged here for a couple of weeks, so I have three 'weekly weigh ins' to report.
They are not bad, and not so good - the first week I dropped half a kilo, or 1lb, and the other two weeks I stayed put, no loss. I'm not surprised, I've not been as mobile, and I will admit to a fair bit of chocolate biscuit comfort eating. But at least there's been no gain either.
So, onto the ...
(The boring bit)
Percentage of starting weight lostthis week since last blog- 0.4%
Total of starting weight now lost - 4.3%
And of target weight loss - 14.4%
New weight is 110kg ... which is 17st 4.5, or 242.5lbs
They are not bad, and not so good - the first week I dropped half a kilo, or 1lb, and the other two weeks I stayed put, no loss. I'm not surprised, I've not been as mobile, and I will admit to a fair bit of chocolate biscuit comfort eating. But at least there's been no gain either.
So, onto the ...
(The boring bit)
Percentage of starting weight lost
Total of starting weight now lost - 4.3%
And of target weight loss - 14.4%
New weight is 110kg ... which is 17st 4.5, or 242.5lbs
Wednesday, 18 June 2014
Weekly Weigh In ... don't stand on the carpet!
You heard me ... don't weigh yourself on carpet. So far, I've always weighed myself on hard flooring, but today I just grabbed the scales and plonked them down, not thinking the different flooring would make a difference ... but how else do you explain me weighing almost 2kg more in the living room to the kitchen ... trust me, the rooms are not that far apart, it's not a marathon to get from one to the other.
So, proper weight (taken in the kitchen as usual, cause I couldn't believe I'd gained this week, so double checked with the kids) is 110.5kg ... not quite as much as I'd hoped, but still going in the right direction ... woohoo!
(The boring bit)
Percentage of starting weight lost this week - 0.6%
Total of starting weight now lost - 3.9%
And of target weight loss - 12.9%
New weight is 110.5kg ... which is 17st 5.5, or 243.5lbs
So, proper weight (taken in the kitchen as usual, cause I couldn't believe I'd gained this week, so double checked with the kids) is 110.5kg ... not quite as much as I'd hoped, but still going in the right direction ... woohoo!
(The boring bit)
Percentage of starting weight lost this week - 0.6%
Total of starting weight now lost - 3.9%
And of target weight loss - 12.9%
New weight is 110.5kg ... which is 17st 5.5, or 243.5lbs
Smoothies R Us
Here are the base recipes for the smoothies I mention in my food diaries ...
As a general note, I've found the recipes work better when a significant proportion of the fruit is frozen ... better texture and flavour. Also, it means the prep time is far less, and it's easier/cheaper to keep a variety of fruits available.
Just drop the ingredients in the blender, in the order listed, pulse a few times, then blend to the required consistency (for those who don't use blenders often, if you don't pulse first, you run the risk of getting large pieces of fruit caught in the blades, and either having a lumpy/poorly mixed smoothie, or as I once did with a cheap blender, unwittingly burning the motor out).
Bananaberry
Initially based on a Weightwatchers recipe, I vary the berry part of the recipe to use up whatever I have ... I've used raspberries to top up when I've been low on the strawberries, and also used a forest fruit mix which contains blackberries, raspberries, black and red currants and dark cherries (though be aware, this give a very seedy/bitty mix, and it's not really a consistency that can be strained if you don't like things like that). So far, all have been tasty ... in fact, I prefer the tanginess the different berries bring over the straight strawberry mix.
Basic proportions ...
half cup blueberries
1 cup apple juice
half teaspoon vanilla essence
1 cup other berries
1 cup banana
(Note 19Jun2014 - I've now discovered that using just frozen blueberries, frozen raspberries and a fresh banana, along with the juice, gives a smoothie the consistency of a mcdonalds milkshake - that is, you can eat it with a spoon *yum*)
Mango-Peach
Another Weightwatchers recipe, this time I've not played with it much. I use frozen mango, and tinned peaches (in juice, not syrup), purely because it's what I have, and haven't yet used the ice, and it tastes fine.
1 cup mango
1 cup peach
half cup orange juice
2 teaspoons honey
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup ice (softened)
(Note 20Jun2014 - Rather than waste the juice from the peaches, I used it in the smoothie, topping up to the right measurement with OJ ... came out very nicely, as sometimes just OJ can make it a bit tart)
Banana-Honey
This recipe came from a general Google search, and was found here ... it brings up a nicely flavoured, mid-thickness, milkshake, that I picked more as a way to get the kids blending and drinking with me as anything else.
1 banana
1 tablespoon honey
1 cup milk
(ice optional)
Oreo Smoothie
I have one child who isn't fruit-friendly, hence this recipe as a treat. It's nice, but I'm not sure yet if it quite works taste wise ... I'd prefer something a bit creamier, but that may just be the yogurt I'm using, as I don't have any Greek style at the moment, just regular 'vanilla', or that bananas don't hang around this house long enough to freeze them *chuckles* I'm also contemplating adding some chocolate milkshake powder, as aforementioned child says he can still taste the bananas *facepalms*
1 banana (chopped and frozen)
quarter cup yogurt
half cup milk
blend these, then add 2 Oreo biscuits and pulse until crumbled.
I have another recipe that uses frozen chocolate yogurt, which sounds nice, if only I can find it here in the UK without piles of added bits and pieces (think B&Js).
As a general note, I've found the recipes work better when a significant proportion of the fruit is frozen ... better texture and flavour. Also, it means the prep time is far less, and it's easier/cheaper to keep a variety of fruits available.
Just drop the ingredients in the blender, in the order listed, pulse a few times, then blend to the required consistency (for those who don't use blenders often, if you don't pulse first, you run the risk of getting large pieces of fruit caught in the blades, and either having a lumpy/poorly mixed smoothie, or as I once did with a cheap blender, unwittingly burning the motor out).
Bananaberry
Initially based on a Weightwatchers recipe, I vary the berry part of the recipe to use up whatever I have ... I've used raspberries to top up when I've been low on the strawberries, and also used a forest fruit mix which contains blackberries, raspberries, black and red currants and dark cherries (though be aware, this give a very seedy/bitty mix, and it's not really a consistency that can be strained if you don't like things like that). So far, all have been tasty ... in fact, I prefer the tanginess the different berries bring over the straight strawberry mix.
Basic proportions ...
half cup blueberries
1 cup apple juice
half teaspoon vanilla essence
1 cup other berries
1 cup banana
(Note 19Jun2014 - I've now discovered that using just frozen blueberries, frozen raspberries and a fresh banana, along with the juice, gives a smoothie the consistency of a mcdonalds milkshake - that is, you can eat it with a spoon *yum*)
Mango-Peach
Another Weightwatchers recipe, this time I've not played with it much. I use frozen mango, and tinned peaches (in juice, not syrup), purely because it's what I have, and haven't yet used the ice, and it tastes fine.
1 cup mango
1 cup peach
half cup orange juice
2 teaspoons honey
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup ice (softened)
(Note 20Jun2014 - Rather than waste the juice from the peaches, I used it in the smoothie, topping up to the right measurement with OJ ... came out very nicely, as sometimes just OJ can make it a bit tart)
Banana-Honey
This recipe came from a general Google search, and was found here ... it brings up a nicely flavoured, mid-thickness, milkshake, that I picked more as a way to get the kids blending and drinking with me as anything else.
1 banana
1 tablespoon honey
1 cup milk
(ice optional)
Oreo Smoothie
I have one child who isn't fruit-friendly, hence this recipe as a treat. It's nice, but I'm not sure yet if it quite works taste wise ... I'd prefer something a bit creamier, but that may just be the yogurt I'm using, as I don't have any Greek style at the moment, just regular 'vanilla', or that bananas don't hang around this house long enough to freeze them *chuckles* I'm also contemplating adding some chocolate milkshake powder, as aforementioned child says he can still taste the bananas *facepalms*
1 banana (chopped and frozen)
quarter cup yogurt
half cup milk
blend these, then add 2 Oreo biscuits and pulse until crumbled.
I have another recipe that uses frozen chocolate yogurt, which sounds nice, if only I can find it here in the UK without piles of added bits and pieces (think B&Js).
Days 44-46
I didn't feel 'right' after that McDonalds meal ... in body or mind ... and stupidly I let it affect what I ate. But even so, I think I got back on track, in some degree at least.
I've also been trying out (or using up) some milk based smoothies for the kids ... think personally I prefer the fruit ones, but they're ok for a change.
Day 44
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack - banana honey smoothie
Lunch - Small 'tiger' bloomer cob, leerdammer, ham and salad leaves
Afternoon Snack -
Tea - banana honey smoothie
Evening snack - Small 'tiger' bloomer cob, leerdammer, ham
Day 45
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack - half graze punnet
Lunch - MR Shake
Afternoon Snack - Go Ahead Chocolate thins
Tea - Half a (griddled) beef burger (no bun etc), handful of fries (leftovers meal)
Evening snack - banana honey smoothie, 30g greek yog with 2 oreos crushed, 30g pretzels
Day 46
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack - 60g mixed fruit and nuts
Lunch - MR Shake
Afternoon Snack - Go Ahead Chocolate thins
Tea - lrg bananaberry smoothie
Evening snack - sml Oreo smoothie, 2 sugared 'fingerella' cakes
I've also been trying out (or using up) some milk based smoothies for the kids ... think personally I prefer the fruit ones, but they're ok for a change.
Day 44
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack - banana honey smoothie
Lunch - Small 'tiger' bloomer cob, leerdammer, ham and salad leaves
Afternoon Snack -
Tea - banana honey smoothie
Evening snack - Small 'tiger' bloomer cob, leerdammer, ham
Day 45
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack - half graze punnet
Lunch - MR Shake
Afternoon Snack - Go Ahead Chocolate thins
Tea - Half a (griddled) beef burger (no bun etc), handful of fries (leftovers meal)
Evening snack - banana honey smoothie, 30g greek yog with 2 oreos crushed, 30g pretzels
Day 46
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack - 60g mixed fruit and nuts
Lunch - MR Shake
Afternoon Snack - Go Ahead Chocolate thins
Tea - lrg bananaberry smoothie
Evening snack - sml Oreo smoothie, 2 sugared 'fingerella' cakes
Sunday, 15 June 2014
42 & 43 ... and a significant change
I've realised two things this week ... one, smoothies are the way to go for me with regard to curbing my appetite, and two ... I don't like 'bad' food any more.
The spam fritters (day 40) were greasy and stodgy, the hotdogs (which are canned ones) were meh, and the McDonalds meal, whilst I did enjoy the chicken (which being the least processed meat they sell is one of their healthier options) at the time, I actually felt ill after and craved fruit (hence the major smoothie hits once I got home again).
I didn't even enjoy the lemonade (day 42) as I normally do - and it's an organic, all natural, lightly carbonated version, no nasties. I actually found myself pouring some Dandelion & Burdock away the other day, it felt cloying to the taste, when normally I've found it refreshing.
Can't be a bad thing though ...
Day 42
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack - half serving (kids leftovers) weetabix and coco pops with semi skimmed milk
Lunch - MR Shake
Afternoon Snack - Banana honey smoothie
Tea - 2 small hotdogs, glass 'proper' lemonade
Evening snack - graze punnet, bananaberry smoothie
Day 43
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack -
Lunch - McDonalds - wedges, 4 chicken selects, strawberry milkshake
Afternoon Snack -
Tea - Mango peach smoothie
Evening snack - Banana honey smoothie (small), mango peach smoothie (large)
The spam fritters (day 40) were greasy and stodgy, the hotdogs (which are canned ones) were meh, and the McDonalds meal, whilst I did enjoy the chicken (which being the least processed meat they sell is one of their healthier options) at the time, I actually felt ill after and craved fruit (hence the major smoothie hits once I got home again).
I didn't even enjoy the lemonade (day 42) as I normally do - and it's an organic, all natural, lightly carbonated version, no nasties. I actually found myself pouring some Dandelion & Burdock away the other day, it felt cloying to the taste, when normally I've found it refreshing.
Can't be a bad thing though ...
Day 42
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack - half serving (kids leftovers) weetabix and coco pops with semi skimmed milk
Lunch - MR Shake
Afternoon Snack - Banana honey smoothie
Tea - 2 small hotdogs, glass 'proper' lemonade
Evening snack - graze punnet, bananaberry smoothie
Day 43
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack -
Lunch - McDonalds - wedges, 4 chicken selects, strawberry milkshake
Afternoon Snack -
Tea - Mango peach smoothie
Evening snack - Banana honey smoothie (small), mango peach smoothie (large)
Friday, 13 June 2014
Days 40 and 41
It's hot ... so hot, that meal-sized food isn't really something I'm even thinking about much of the time - and I'm drinking so much water I'm all but sloshing *chuckles* which also helps with the appetite, as you can see.
Day 40
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack - 30g 'skinny' chocolate popcorn
Lunch - MR Shake
Afternoon Snack - Graze punnet
Tea - Spam fritter, baked beans. Glass orange juice. small slice strawberry cheesecake
Evening snack -
Day 41
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack -
Lunch - MR Shake
Afternoon Snack - ice cream cone from van (no sauce etc)
Tea - 2 slices luncheon meat, large bananaberry smoothie
Evening snack - large bananaberry smoothie, one apple
Day 40
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack - 30g 'skinny' chocolate popcorn
Lunch - MR Shake
Afternoon Snack - Graze punnet
Tea - Spam fritter, baked beans. Glass orange juice. small slice strawberry cheesecake
Evening snack -
Day 41
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack -
Lunch - MR Shake
Afternoon Snack - ice cream cone from van (no sauce etc)
Tea - 2 slices luncheon meat, large bananaberry smoothie
Evening snack - large bananaberry smoothie, one apple
Wednesday, 11 June 2014
Day 39 Food diary, and a surprising weekly weigh in
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack -
Lunch - MR Shake
Afternoon Snack - 30g 'skinny' chocolate popcorn
Tea - Cod fillet in breadcrumbs, small portion mashed potato, serving peas and carrots. Glass weak squash. Single scoop vanilla ice cream with half a peach.
Evening snack - 30g mixed fruit nuts and seeds
I've added the snacks to the 'snacks' blog, but otherwise there's nothing much to say about yesterdays food.
But when it comes to my weigh in ... wow. I'm not sure how, but apparently I lost 3lbs this week ... that's the gain from last week gone plus another pound ... and yes, I double, triple, quadruple checked it, twiddling the little dial that calibrates the scale and getting two of the kids to read it too.
So ... I have now lost over 10% of my target loss .. woohoo!
(The boring bit)
Percentage of starting weight lost this week - 1.2%
Total of starting weight now lost - 3.4%
And of target weight loss - 11.1%
New weight is 111.5kg ... which is 17st 7, or 245lbs
Morning Snack -
Lunch - MR Shake
Afternoon Snack - 30g 'skinny' chocolate popcorn
Tea - Cod fillet in breadcrumbs, small portion mashed potato, serving peas and carrots. Glass weak squash. Single scoop vanilla ice cream with half a peach.
Evening snack - 30g mixed fruit nuts and seeds
I've added the snacks to the 'snacks' blog, but otherwise there's nothing much to say about yesterdays food.
But when it comes to my weigh in ... wow. I'm not sure how, but apparently I lost 3lbs this week ... that's the gain from last week gone plus another pound ... and yes, I double, triple, quadruple checked it, twiddling the little dial that calibrates the scale and getting two of the kids to read it too.
So ... I have now lost over 10% of my target loss .. woohoo!
(The boring bit)
Percentage of starting weight lost this week - 1.2%
Total of starting weight now lost - 3.4%
And of target weight loss - 11.1%
New weight is 111.5kg ... which is 17st 7, or 245lbs
Monday, 9 June 2014
A Bad Week, So A Fresh Start (Day 38)
Yep, as you may have guessed from the lack of food diaries, it's been a bad week ... the weekend in fact was so chocolate- and snack-laden, I didn't even keep my diary privately.
But, today is a new day, as they say, and so I'm back on track, and wanted to post todays food diary before going to bed, rather than tomorrow.
I know I still have a few glitches (like the coated fruit), but otherwise, I'm fairly happy with it. Oh, and tea wasn't intentionally just a smoothie (which came from a Weightwatchers recipe), I simply wasn't hungry for more once I'd had it.
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack - Approx 60g mixed dried fruit and nuts
Lunch - MR Shake
Afternoon Snack - Go Ahead Chocolate Orange Thins
Tea - A large (double serving) mango-peach smoothie and a Dairylea Strip Cheese
Evening snack - 25g pack caramel coated raisins
But, today is a new day, as they say, and so I'm back on track, and wanted to post todays food diary before going to bed, rather than tomorrow.
I know I still have a few glitches (like the coated fruit), but otherwise, I'm fairly happy with it. Oh, and tea wasn't intentionally just a smoothie (which came from a Weightwatchers recipe), I simply wasn't hungry for more once I'd had it.
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack - Approx 60g mixed dried fruit and nuts
Lunch - MR Shake
Afternoon Snack - Go Ahead Chocolate Orange Thins
Tea - A large (double serving) mango-peach smoothie and a Dairylea Strip Cheese
Evening snack - 25g pack caramel coated raisins
Wednesday, 4 June 2014
A Wet Wednesday, and a weigh in to match
You may have noticed that I've not done my food diary this week - I have tracked it, but I snacked so much, and missed several shakes, that it was depressing. As a result, I have no loss to report, but a 2lb gain *sighs* Better luck next week, huh?
(The boring bit)
Percentage of starting weight lost this week - -0.8%
Total of starting weight now lost - 2.2%
And of target weight loss - 7.2%
New weight is 112.5kg ... which is 17st 10, or 248lbs
(The boring bit)
Percentage of starting weight lost this week - -0.8%
Total of starting weight now lost - 2.2%
And of target weight loss - 7.2%
New weight is 112.5kg ... which is 17st 10, or 248lbs
Wednesday, 28 May 2014
Another Wednesday
And it's weigh in day again ...
It's not entirely surprising, if you read the last 7 days food diaries, that I haven't lost anything this week.
On the up side, I haven't gained either!
(The boring bit)
Percentage of starting weight lost this week - 0.0%
Total of starting weight now lost - 3.0%
And of target weight loss - 9.8%
Current weight is 111.8kg ... which is 17st 8, or 246lbs
It's not entirely surprising, if you read the last 7 days food diaries, that I haven't lost anything this week.
On the up side, I haven't gained either!
(The boring bit)
Percentage of starting weight lost this week - 0.0%
Total of starting weight now lost - 3.0%
And of target weight loss - 9.8%
Current weight is 111.8kg ... which is 17st 8, or 246lbs
Days 22 to 25 - I must blog more often, I must blog more often ...
Day 22 started well ... started that is ... the end wasn't so good *blushes*
The rest of the week - well, the second shake disappeared, but only because I had some very nice bread, ham, and some cut&come again salad leaves to enjoy. And I seemed to develop a sweet tooth for a few evenings.
Day 22
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack -
Lunch - MR Shake
Afternoon Snack - 40g salted pretzels, go ahead choc orange thins
Tea -
Evening snack - 14 choc fingers (half pack), 2 mini choc filled croissants, handful mini choc chip weetabix as snack, 1 dairylea strip cheese
Day 23
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack - 50g dried fruit mix
Lunch - 2 slices Danish loaf, 1 slice leerdammer, 2 slices ham, salad leaves
Afternoon Snack -
Tea - 2 fishcakes, potato scallops, baked beans. Glass of dandelion & burdock. Vanilla cheesecake topped with pomegranate seeds
Evening snack -
Day 24
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack -
Lunch - 2 slices Danish loaf, 1 slice leerdammer, 2 slices ham, salad leaves
Afternoon Snack -
Tea - mashed potato, baked beans, corned beef, grated cheese, salad leaves. Glass fresh apple & elderflower juice. 2 Kipling Viennese whirls
Evening snack - half a dozen cream-filled biscuits
Day 25
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack -
Lunch - 2 slices Danish loaf, 1 slice leerdammer, 2 slices ham, salad leaves
Afternoon Snack -
Tea - 3 slices takeaway pizza, half a small portion chips with cheese, half a can diet coke
Evening snack - 2 breakfast biscuits (half a pack). Half a can diet coke
The rest of the week - well, the second shake disappeared, but only because I had some very nice bread, ham, and some cut&come again salad leaves to enjoy. And I seemed to develop a sweet tooth for a few evenings.
Day 22
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack -
Lunch - MR Shake
Afternoon Snack - 40g salted pretzels, go ahead choc orange thins
Tea -
Evening snack - 14 choc fingers (half pack), 2 mini choc filled croissants, handful mini choc chip weetabix as snack, 1 dairylea strip cheese
Day 23
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack - 50g dried fruit mix
Lunch - 2 slices Danish loaf, 1 slice leerdammer, 2 slices ham, salad leaves
Afternoon Snack -
Tea - 2 fishcakes, potato scallops, baked beans. Glass of dandelion & burdock. Vanilla cheesecake topped with pomegranate seeds
Evening snack -
Day 24
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack -
Lunch - 2 slices Danish loaf, 1 slice leerdammer, 2 slices ham, salad leaves
Afternoon Snack -
Tea - mashed potato, baked beans, corned beef, grated cheese, salad leaves. Glass fresh apple & elderflower juice. 2 Kipling Viennese whirls
Evening snack - half a dozen cream-filled biscuits
Day 25
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack -
Lunch - 2 slices Danish loaf, 1 slice leerdammer, 2 slices ham, salad leaves
Afternoon Snack -
Tea - 3 slices takeaway pizza, half a small portion chips with cheese, half a can diet coke
Evening snack - 2 breakfast biscuits (half a pack). Half a can diet coke
Saturday, 24 May 2014
Days 19, 20 and ... ummm ... yeah, well ... 21
Days 19 and 20 were bad health days. I slept through both lunchtimes, and ended up ordering in for tea both nights because I couldn't cook (but didn't enjoy the food, hence half servings) - which explains, but doesn't excuse, the lack of good intake. Of course, that then affected yesterday, Day 21, where hunger, stress and foul weather combined to make it a stuff-my-face day *sighs* back to the drawing board.
Day 19
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack -
Lunch -
Afternoon Snack - Go Ahead Choc Orange Thins
Tea - Half a bacon cheeseburger, portion of fries
Evening snack -
Day 20
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack -
Lunch -
Afternoon Snack -
Tea - Half portion HM pasta with meatballs and tom sauce. HM ice cream strawberry milkshake.
Evening snack -
Day 21
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack -
Lunch - 2 slices of bloomer loaf with 2 slices smoked ham and 2 slices Leerdammer cheese. 400g can of Ambrosia Rice Pudding with sultanas and nutmeg.
Afternoon Snack - Flapjack
Tea - 2 slices bloomer loaf with 2 slices smoked ham and philadelphia cheese
Evening snack - remains of yesterdays tomato pasta. Muller corner yogurt. Flapjack. Half can Coke.
Day 19
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack -
Lunch -
Afternoon Snack - Go Ahead Choc Orange Thins
Tea - Half a bacon cheeseburger, portion of fries
Evening snack -
Day 20
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack -
Lunch -
Afternoon Snack -
Tea - Half portion HM pasta with meatballs and tom sauce. HM ice cream strawberry milkshake.
Evening snack -
Day 21
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack -
Lunch - 2 slices of bloomer loaf with 2 slices smoked ham and 2 slices Leerdammer cheese. 400g can of Ambrosia Rice Pudding with sultanas and nutmeg.
Afternoon Snack - Flapjack
Tea - 2 slices bloomer loaf with 2 slices smoked ham and philadelphia cheese
Evening snack - remains of yesterdays tomato pasta. Muller corner yogurt. Flapjack. Half can Coke.
Wednesday, 21 May 2014
Weigh in Wednesday
So, it's the day I stand on the scales in my PJs. The result isn't as spectacular as last week, but I knew that the first week or so on meal replacement shakes is big weight loss, then it levels.
This weeks result is ...
Another 2lb lost!
Woohoo!
And when I look at what I've eaten this week, it's not been that healthy, and I've done very little exercise or got out the house much even, so I reckon it's reasonably respectable.
My aim now is to improve my meal content, more veg and fruit, less carbs and processed stuff. Exercise is going to have to be as and when I'm able, so I can't rely on that.
On the exercise front, I've been using the pedometer I mentioned for a little while now. All the guides say to aim for 10,000 steps a day. On house days, I'm lucky to hit 1000-1500, but yesterday, when I had to go out on a longer journey (see my main blog post, Frightening Fibro Fog), I amassed almost 3000 on top of that (final reading 4316) ... I'm paying for it today, and couldn't do it again for a while, but at least I now know my limits.
(The boring bit)
Percentage of starting weight lost this week - 0.8%
Total of starting weight now lost - 3.0%
And of target weight loss - 9.8%
New weight is 111.8kg ... which is 17st 8, or 246lbs
This weeks result is ...
Another 2lb lost!
Woohoo!
And when I look at what I've eaten this week, it's not been that healthy, and I've done very little exercise or got out the house much even, so I reckon it's reasonably respectable.
My aim now is to improve my meal content, more veg and fruit, less carbs and processed stuff. Exercise is going to have to be as and when I'm able, so I can't rely on that.
On the exercise front, I've been using the pedometer I mentioned for a little while now. All the guides say to aim for 10,000 steps a day. On house days, I'm lucky to hit 1000-1500, but yesterday, when I had to go out on a longer journey (see my main blog post, Frightening Fibro Fog), I amassed almost 3000 on top of that (final reading 4316) ... I'm paying for it today, and couldn't do it again for a while, but at least I now know my limits.
(The boring bit)
Percentage of starting weight lost this week - 0.8%
Total of starting weight now lost - 3.0%
And of target weight loss - 9.8%
New weight is 111.8kg ... which is 17st 8, or 246lbs
Days 16-18
I didn't realise I hadn't posted these yet, so, here goes.
Day 16 (Sunday) was another BBQ trial day - this time a recipe I've been wanting to try out for over a quarter of a century. Yep, that's right. Way back in the stone age, otherwise known as the 1980s, barbequeing was just getting started here in the UK, and that venerable institution of children's programming, the BBCs Blue Peter, did a piece about it in their cooking section. I still remember it now - take a banana, still in its skin, cut a deep slit in it, stuff said slit with chocolate buttons, wrap in foil, chuck on barbie. We happened to have some mini fudge pieces as well, so they went in, and just enough ice cream in the freezer for a smallish scoop each ... very nice it all was too.
Day 18 was a little heavy on the evening meal, but I saw the chicken, yorkies, and dessert, reduced earlier that day, and I made the cardinal mistake of shopping when hungry, so into the basket they went.
Day 16
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack -
Lunch - MR Shake
Afternoon Snack -
Tea - 2 small fishcakes, half a dozen potato shapes, 2 sml spoons baked beans. Glass of dandelion & burdock. BBQ ChocFudge Banana with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Evening snack -
Day 17
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack - mini chocolate croissant
Lunch - MR Shake
Afternoon Snack -
Tea - 6" square piece of thin crust home made ham pizza, two small hotdogs. 1.5 glasses of apple juice.
Evening snack - individual bakewell tart.
Day 18
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack -
Lunch - MR Shake
Afternoon Snack -
Tea - Roast chicken breast with stuffing, mashed potato, 2 small yorkshire puddings, peas, carrots, gravy. Glass D&B. Small pot After Eight chocolate pudding
Evening snack - remains of roast chicken (4-5 small slices) and a mini chocolate croissant.
Day 16 (Sunday) was another BBQ trial day - this time a recipe I've been wanting to try out for over a quarter of a century. Yep, that's right. Way back in the stone age, otherwise known as the 1980s, barbequeing was just getting started here in the UK, and that venerable institution of children's programming, the BBCs Blue Peter, did a piece about it in their cooking section. I still remember it now - take a banana, still in its skin, cut a deep slit in it, stuff said slit with chocolate buttons, wrap in foil, chuck on barbie. We happened to have some mini fudge pieces as well, so they went in, and just enough ice cream in the freezer for a smallish scoop each ... very nice it all was too.
Day 18 was a little heavy on the evening meal, but I saw the chicken, yorkies, and dessert, reduced earlier that day, and I made the cardinal mistake of shopping when hungry, so into the basket they went.
Day 16
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack -
Lunch - MR Shake
Afternoon Snack -
Tea - 2 small fishcakes, half a dozen potato shapes, 2 sml spoons baked beans. Glass of dandelion & burdock. BBQ ChocFudge Banana with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Evening snack -
Day 17
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack - mini chocolate croissant
Lunch - MR Shake
Afternoon Snack -
Tea - 6" square piece of thin crust home made ham pizza, two small hotdogs. 1.5 glasses of apple juice.
Evening snack - individual bakewell tart.
Day 18
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack -
Lunch - MR Shake
Afternoon Snack -
Tea - Roast chicken breast with stuffing, mashed potato, 2 small yorkshire puddings, peas, carrots, gravy. Glass D&B. Small pot After Eight chocolate pudding
Evening snack - remains of roast chicken (4-5 small slices) and a mini chocolate croissant.
Sunday, 18 May 2014
Days 14 and 15 ... 2 weeks in
I'm making a concerted effort to get back to 2 shakes a day, though yet again, I've had a day of agonising stomach pains ... I'm beginning to think it's the rhubarb rather than the milk, as I only seem to get it when I have that flavour with any regularity, and this time I'd also had the crumble previously - which is a shame as it's my favourite, but 'thems the breaks'.
It's very rare we have ice cream from the van, but we were just making it home after a very long docs trip as it pulled up outside our house, it was Friday, and I thought the kids deserved a treat. I did forgo the super-sugary syrup - yay me! *lol*
I watched a film with the kids yesterday, which is traditionally when we open a packet of biscuits ... I left the chocolate ones to them, but my willpower wasn't good enough to not eat any at all. *sigh*
The s'mores were a bit of an adaptation ... I've never seen Graham Crackers over here, but I did have some chocolate topped rich tea biscuits, some marshmallows coming up on date, and wanted an excuse to try lighting a bbq for my first time ever. They were nice, very moreish ... good job I only had the one, along with another three toasted marshmallows.
Day 14
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack - Go Ahead Chocolate Orange Thins
Lunch - MR Shake
Afternoon Snack - Ice cream cone with flake (from van)
Tea - Mashed potato, 1.5 thin slices of corned beef, handful grated cheese.
Evening snack -
Day 15
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack -
Lunch - MR Shake
Afternoon Snack - half dozen plain biscuits
Tea - Mashed potato, chargrilled chicken, baked beans, handful grated cheese.
Evening snack - S'mores and toasted marshmallows
It's very rare we have ice cream from the van, but we were just making it home after a very long docs trip as it pulled up outside our house, it was Friday, and I thought the kids deserved a treat. I did forgo the super-sugary syrup - yay me! *lol*
I watched a film with the kids yesterday, which is traditionally when we open a packet of biscuits ... I left the chocolate ones to them, but my willpower wasn't good enough to not eat any at all. *sigh*
The s'mores were a bit of an adaptation ... I've never seen Graham Crackers over here, but I did have some chocolate topped rich tea biscuits, some marshmallows coming up on date, and wanted an excuse to try lighting a bbq for my first time ever. They were nice, very moreish ... good job I only had the one, along with another three toasted marshmallows.
Day 14
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack - Go Ahead Chocolate Orange Thins
Lunch - MR Shake
Afternoon Snack - Ice cream cone with flake (from van)
Tea - Mashed potato, 1.5 thin slices of corned beef, handful grated cheese.
Evening snack -
Day 15
Breakfast - MR Shake
Morning Snack -
Lunch - MR Shake
Afternoon Snack - half dozen plain biscuits
Tea - Mashed potato, chargrilled chicken, baked beans, handful grated cheese.
Evening snack - S'mores and toasted marshmallows
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