Bad bad girl

Well not sure exactly what hit me but yesterday I ate like a pig.  Circumstances of the day may have let me get too hungry - unability to get hold of healthy food when out and about with mother.  New day today though and not all is lost.

Hope everyone is having a good week :D

Oookaaaayyyyyyyy

I think someone or something sneaked up on me in the middle of the night and fumbled my brain - how else do I explain waking up with a massive craving for broccoli.  And why broccoli!?  So, have asked the hubby to pick up a nice big head of the green so I can have it with my dinner tonight - yummy!

So it's Friday and it's a three day weekend coming up so that means going out and about and facing temptation.  Right now I'm still stoked so think I'll do okay.  I'm really trying not to eat out right now because of the lack of control over the food plus the expense.  Want lots of spending money for the vacation.

Thank you everyone for your comments

*hugs* to you all.

Yo, go me :D

I'm going to praise myself today.  I'm chuffed, chuffed and did I say, chuffed   Not one to give myself a good pat on the back but I've decided I should do it more often, when due of course.

3.5lbs this week - that's the shocker loss on the scales this morning.  Woohoo!  I may still be heavy but I'm floating over the moon right now.

I'm glad I've got a good result as it made last night's torment worth it.  I was happily sitting on the wagon next to all my EP friends heading towards Slimville when I saw this good looking, albeit rather naughty, Italian sneaking up on a horse.  Fortunately, thoughts of my fellow travellers stopped me diving overboard into the doughy fatness and Mr Pizza went on his way to Fat Town.  Phew!

Hope you all have a good day

What I eat :)

Had a great day yesterday.  I do seem to be going through a hungry moment though but I am snacking healthily and not starving.  Here's my food for today for instance:-

Breakfast: 50g granola with skimmed milk, 50g of prunes and a massive cup of coffee

Snack: Peach and a big mug of tea

Lunch: Diet Chef pea and ham soup, another mug of tea and a Nakd Cocoa Bar

Snack: Banana and you guessed it, another big mug of tea

Dinner: Diet Chef sausage casserole with lots of broccoli and cauliflower

Snack: Grapefruit

I take a 100% RDA multi-vitamin, Ginseng and Ginkgo Biloba, and yes, on top of all that tea I still manage to drink loads of water.  I've always been a fish haha

I've taken to the rule of eating my snacks like a meal - I chop the fruit up with a knife and eat it with a fork.  Seeing my mother's face on Saturday when I was eating my peach was amusing but she didn't say a word - mind you, eating fruit with a fork is probably something she is used to and was no doubt just surprised to see me doing it.

Hubby in London all day so not back until late - means that I don't have to cook for him hehe  Night off, yeah!

Have a good day all - will catch up with your blogs later.

Stones and Enjoying the Hunger

Thank you everyone, thank you

Stones - there are 14lbs in each stone.  I like having the stones as there's something nice about jumping down that number, although there's also something nice about going into the next ten bracket when counting in pounds hehe

I'm getting used to feeling hungry in the afternoon.  Yesterday, once I'd finished work, I had an hour and a half before dinner and so sat cross-stitching feeling the hollowness.  It was not a desperate growling but it was a hollowness.  I am becoming more aware.  I guess what I am really enjoying is the exercising of control.  I can see why some become anorexic, although that is seriously not something in my makeup so no worries - I don't see myself enjoying the hunger that much.

Here's to another day of healthy eating and hitting the Wii and treadmill.

Have a great day everyone *hugs*

EDITED: Whoops, sorry - typo - me bad

Tough Day

Yesterday was difficult.  I was really really hungry in the afternoon.  Fortunately, I had some work to distract me.  Accidentally ended up delaying dinner - I put a pan with some chickpeas on the left-hand ring and switched on the right, doh!  Guess dying my hair red brown does not erase the fact that I am blonde haha

Have taken Tatumsmom's advice and upped the water.  Seems to be going well

Watched some of the Olympics yesterday - the regatta.  Britain are doing so well - go us   I've been reading about some people breaking their rowing machines trying to gain Olympic standards - needless to say, I'm not one of them haha  I do like rowing though - perhaps I should set up the rowing machine.

Have a good day all!

Still on a roll

Once again, I find myself surprising myself by sticking to it for more than a couple of days.  It's day 5 of being back on track and I'm still fired up.

Yesterday went well - mother was so supportive I was glowing.  Ended up leaving early due to not feeling so good - was just tired.

Discussed the holiday and our plans - it's proving to be a great motivator.

I'm also thinking about getting one of those "after" photo alterations done - it's only £19.99.  I'll be really interested to see what the thin me would look like - I just can't picture it and whilst I love the idea of seeing myself evolve over time, I think I'd like the spoiler of seeing the potential end result.  Would be an excellent addition to my motivation board

Hope everyone is having a good weekend.

Happy Happy Happy

I've hit the 19 stone mark on the scales so that means I stand a very good chance of being into the 18 stone bracket come Thursday

Going to see mother today and I'm taking my Diet Chef soup and my fruit with me.  Explained the diet to her on the phone yesterday and I think she's definitely onboard.  That really make a big difference - mum's mean so much and well, I don't have to feel guilty refusing her cakes, etc., cos although I can be stern and stroppy knowing that to be honest she should be supporting me, I still get upset over it all.  So today will be a good day with no cake - woohoo!

It's so good to be back to being fired up

Have a good day everyone.

Whale Syndrome

Seriously, my hubby actually ended up waking me up at 0745 hours this morning - doh!  I got out of bed feeling like a beached whale on steroids - had to remind myself that it was bloat not sudden regain haha  Let's just say I'm suffering from fibre overload right now   Times like this I'm glad I work at home!

I'm not cutting down on the fibre though - I'm not eating excessive amounts and it's a good mix of smooth and rough.  Just got to get used to it I guess.

It's sunny   And in time for the weekend - woohoo!  I'd love to go geocaching on Sunday if the weather is good or maybe go to a National Trust place.

Diet going well - the Diet Chef food is incredible!  I had beef meatballs with butter beans and 50g of wholewheat spaghetti and was in heaven - it was just incredible.  I did the McKenna thing of concentrating on every mouthful and chewing it loads.  If the rest of the food is just as good, then I may never want a pizza again

No loss this week

But I didn't gain   And TOTM has actually arrived so I can put the cravings behind me and knuckle down to some serious weightloss for next week and do the yellow team proud.

Got my Diet Chef box yesterday so starting today.  I noticed that it's not actually "Diet Chef" product but a brand called Look What We Found - that's the soup and meals anyway - they are not "diet" food which is fantastic, but they are low/zero added salt and natural/organic.  The bars and cereal are also available elsewhere.  I guess it is worth paying that bit extra to get it all from one place though.

Another British summer's day, i.e. rain haha  Do not mind the rain too much but so wish it was warmer.  It feels like stew and dumbling weather already and it's still August.  Oh well, guess this is practice for those dark winter months.

Have a good day everyone