Hi All
I've mastered the colours so I'm nabbing purple! This week has been like one long condemned woman's breakfast. I've been saying goodbye to all those foods that I won't be able to eat for the next three months and probably longer.
I've read Marilyn Granville's book 'Fat round the middle' and was so struck by it ( she describes my symptoms exactly - very scary) that I've decided to take the plunge and change my eating habits, possibly for good, my exercise habits and start taking some useful supplements. It means cutting out sugar completely for at least the first month, cutting out wheat (which I already do) and learning a new way of eating.
I do have a few misgivings, such as being able to buy enough fresh fruit and veg, not easy in a small village, and possibly feeling a bit weird as my diet is going to be so different from a 'normal' person's. I'm also worried about how much the supplements and some of the food is going to cost, as a lot of it you can't get at a supermarket.
Having said that, I am going to give it my best shot. If it helps to ge me where I want to go then it has to be worthwhile. I'll write up a more detailed plan when I've got the energy ( I've had three poorly kids and not enough sleep recently) to remind myself of what I need to do.
In the meantime I'm saying goodbye to potatoes, ice-cream, alcohol, sugary food and everything else that I have to let go of. It's a bit of a lingering goodbye, like the one on Brief Encounter, and I'm going to miss them all. I hope the promised banishment of cravings, increase in energy and weight loss materialise. And SOON!
Liz
Tuesday 29 January 2008
how it's been going here.
hi folks. one handed typing, so no capitals!
Well, generally I've been eating lots of healthy stuff ... but as soon as I'm near the crap i'm often eating it as well.
Lani has been struggling with sugar, so I pulled the kids off it, which left me with two pieces of chocolate cake. Did I bin them? No! I don't even really like chocolate cake!
Anyway, it's gone now and since the kids are sugar free again, it helps me to stay off it. When I stay off it long enough I don't want it any more.
Let's live in hope.
Don't think I've really lost any weight yet ... maybe 2 lb. But I need to get the stuff in place for the long stretch before I see any major change, I think.
Friday 25 January 2008
bang crash
bang crash wallop
I fell off my diet in a big way today - I didn't have time for breakfast eek bad thing to do. Let the girls go to the shop , they bought me minstrels and I didn't manage to say no, I said no for a while and then I asked to be given them and before I hardly knew it at all I'd eaten the whole packet. . . . . . . . then we did the food shopping and i bought biscuits, i let Lana choose them and hide them at home. . . . . . . . . .after alovely big salad for my tea I had coffee, nothing but balsamic vinegar on my salad , 2 slices of chicken, low fat cottage cheese, cabbage and carrot, tomato, cucumber . . . . . . . followed by coffee, coffee and 2 choc biscuits, and then 2 more choc biscuits . . . . .. . . i feel sick now and really angry at myself.
OK I was doing so well, so why did i do that , if there isn't any stuff in the house I can do it, but as soon as there is a choice of healthy or sugar/choc , I always make the wrong choice. aaagggghhhh chunter chunter.
I fell off my diet in a big way today - I didn't have time for breakfast eek bad thing to do. Let the girls go to the shop , they bought me minstrels and I didn't manage to say no, I said no for a while and then I asked to be given them and before I hardly knew it at all I'd eaten the whole packet. . . . . . . . then we did the food shopping and i bought biscuits, i let Lana choose them and hide them at home. . . . . . . . . .after alovely big salad for my tea I had coffee, nothing but balsamic vinegar on my salad , 2 slices of chicken, low fat cottage cheese, cabbage and carrot, tomato, cucumber . . . . . . . followed by coffee, coffee and 2 choc biscuits, and then 2 more choc biscuits . . . . .. . . i feel sick now and really angry at myself.
OK I was doing so well, so why did i do that , if there isn't any stuff in the house I can do it, but as soon as there is a choice of healthy or sugar/choc , I always make the wrong choice. aaagggghhhh chunter chunter.
Thursday 24 January 2008
Urgelt
I've found this chat on you tube , what he has to say is very interesting ,
take a look at these two vids
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=U48s_UJ0gio
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jgiyVeRgzmI&feature=related
he has loads of clips on you tube and I can really relate to what he is saying.
take a look at these two vids
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=U48s_UJ0gio
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jgiyVeRgzmI&feature=related
he has loads of clips on you tube and I can really relate to what he is saying.
Wednesday 23 January 2008
tuesday
today it seems easier to eat food that is doing me good, or I think it's doing me good. Porridge with a teaspoon of golden syrup, the porridge made with water, because they're good oats it's a lovely texture and I can't believe how much I'm enjoying it. Dinner was carrot and parsnip soup (yummy do you want the recipe?) with a slice of wholemeal bread.
supper was a biscuit and a pink lady apple.
A few coffees with skimmed milk and just one sugar.
I don't know if what I am eating is good or not, but it's just what I fancy.
Yesterday it was salad with pilchards.
Balsamic dressing is the magic thing in making things taste good but with no fat :o)
I managed again to avoid chocolate - I really am amazed at myself, it's harder to stop chocolate than it was for me to stop smoking.
I made scones for the children and I didn't have any.
watched 'supersize, superskinny me' on channel 4. The girl on there was only 6 and a half stone, she ate microamounts - I can't imagine eating so little.
My friend helps run weight watchers, it seems good , has anyone tried it? I can't afford the fee for going, I need my money for other things. Life on a tight budget is demanding as it is, trying to eat low fat, low sugar things on a low budget is a real challenge.
Are there any recipies that do healthy and cheap , that's my next task then.
supper was a biscuit and a pink lady apple.
A few coffees with skimmed milk and just one sugar.
I don't know if what I am eating is good or not, but it's just what I fancy.
Yesterday it was salad with pilchards.
Balsamic dressing is the magic thing in making things taste good but with no fat :o)
I managed again to avoid chocolate - I really am amazed at myself, it's harder to stop chocolate than it was for me to stop smoking.
I made scones for the children and I didn't have any.
watched 'supersize, superskinny me' on channel 4. The girl on there was only 6 and a half stone, she ate microamounts - I can't imagine eating so little.
My friend helps run weight watchers, it seems good , has anyone tried it? I can't afford the fee for going, I need my money for other things. Life on a tight budget is demanding as it is, trying to eat low fat, low sugar things on a low budget is a real challenge.
Are there any recipies that do healthy and cheap , that's my next task then.
Monday 21 January 2008
Hiya Sal,
nice to read your post :o)
yes totally I have to do that cos I dip and dive about emotions wise if I don't eat enough complex carbs - which today I didn't and I had a real freak out at Stef, by the time we had done the food shopping my calories were so low I felt faint, and a hungry dawny is not a nice person to know.
I've done well with eating the right things, but then I didn't eat enough because we'd used most fresh stuff up and I ended u diving into a hobnob packet. So now I'm really angry at myself for eating hobnobs; I'm also worried about the effect it's going to have on me because of the orlistat. I find that up to now the Orlistat has been a real help, It's unerving having fat passing straight through, but i've not had any poorly tummies or anything. Any fat content I eat comes out just like olive oil. Yes really.
I must say I am enjoying eating a lot of fresh salad stuff, but I don't enjoy winter grown tomatoes much , they just aren't as good as they are in the summer. I'm using my master-chef for grating carrots - I could eat them until they came out of my ears.
It's nice having you to do it with :o)
nice to read your post :o)
The author says little and often, of complex carbs (wholemeal and brown rice, etc) ... to keep your blood sugar level and stop cravings and to encourage a faster metabolism, better transit of food, etc.
yes totally I have to do that cos I dip and dive about emotions wise if I don't eat enough complex carbs - which today I didn't and I had a real freak out at Stef, by the time we had done the food shopping my calories were so low I felt faint, and a hungry dawny is not a nice person to know.
I've done well with eating the right things, but then I didn't eat enough because we'd used most fresh stuff up and I ended u diving into a hobnob packet. So now I'm really angry at myself for eating hobnobs; I'm also worried about the effect it's going to have on me because of the orlistat. I find that up to now the Orlistat has been a real help, It's unerving having fat passing straight through, but i've not had any poorly tummies or anything. Any fat content I eat comes out just like olive oil. Yes really.
I must say I am enjoying eating a lot of fresh salad stuff, but I don't enjoy winter grown tomatoes much , they just aren't as good as they are in the summer. I'm using my master-chef for grating carrots - I could eat them until they came out of my ears.
It's nice having you to do it with :o)
Allergies and weight gain/loss
I have also had to give up choc for breastfeeding/screaming reasons (like Ann).
I'm allergic to wheat in pregnancy and actually struggle to gain weight! Since I've been back eating it, I'm piling it on! So, I'm trying to keep wheat low in my diet.
My dh just lost 8lb in a few weeks of having to cut dairy. He has coeliac's (sp?) so is always wheat free. It means he went for a lot of dairy for fast/accessible stuff for lunch. I had no idea how much he ate. Now he is off because it may be raising his blood pressure.
Being wheat and dairy free is incredible, because most crap food has both.
Dawny says about eating more to raise metabolism ... I've just been reading that in the book Liz posted about (here). The author says little and often, of complex carbs (wholemeal and brown rice, etc) ... to keep your blood sugar level and stop cravings and to encourage a faster metabolism, better transit of food, etc. She also says it's important to eat foods that have not been stripped of vitamins and minerals otherwise your body has to provide them from it's stores for breaking the food down. I'd not thought of vitamins and minerals in this role before. In actual fact, I know little of their role in my body.
I find I lose weight well when I take a supplement (our soil is badly depleted from farming and even organic veg do not give the vits and minerals you'd have once expected to get from them). I like a supplement with chromium as that is found to be essential for fat metabolism.
Exercise also raises metabolism, so park some distance from the store, rather than right next to the door in the sought after, lazy spots! Run up stairs to get stuff for the kids when they want you too! I have a tendency to avoid these things, but they are natural ways to increase exercise in everyday home ed life.
UPDATE:
I'm allergic to wheat in pregnancy and actually struggle to gain weight! Since I've been back eating it, I'm piling it on! So, I'm trying to keep wheat low in my diet.
My dh just lost 8lb in a few weeks of having to cut dairy. He has coeliac's (sp?) so is always wheat free. It means he went for a lot of dairy for fast/accessible stuff for lunch. I had no idea how much he ate. Now he is off because it may be raising his blood pressure.
Being wheat and dairy free is incredible, because most crap food has both.
Dawny says about eating more to raise metabolism ... I've just been reading that in the book Liz posted about (here). The author says little and often, of complex carbs (wholemeal and brown rice, etc) ... to keep your blood sugar level and stop cravings and to encourage a faster metabolism, better transit of food, etc. She also says it's important to eat foods that have not been stripped of vitamins and minerals otherwise your body has to provide them from it's stores for breaking the food down. I'd not thought of vitamins and minerals in this role before. In actual fact, I know little of their role in my body.
I find I lose weight well when I take a supplement (our soil is badly depleted from farming and even organic veg do not give the vits and minerals you'd have once expected to get from them). I like a supplement with chromium as that is found to be essential for fat metabolism.
Exercise also raises metabolism, so park some distance from the store, rather than right next to the door in the sought after, lazy spots! Run up stairs to get stuff for the kids when they want you too! I have a tendency to avoid these things, but they are natural ways to increase exercise in everyday home ed life.
UPDATE:
- I've not been doing too badly.
- I've generally avoided sugary things.
- I've also been keeping wheat to a minimum and my dairy intake is a bit lower due to having to cook dairy free meals for the family (we usually cook wheat free anyway).
- I need to stop skipping breakfast by lolling about.
- I'm targeting eating little and often, rather than little and seldom (interspersed with rubbish).
- I'm also managing to get my fluids up by filtering the water (I like it better at room temp and it tastes better.) I've taken to lining up three different drinks at a time.
Friday 18 January 2008
birthday - no diet
Oh dear , well i planned a day out for Lana's birthday, once slipped though the diet has stayed slipped for 2 days now , chocolate, crisps, cheesecake, cakes, biscuits, all that I could eat i did eat. So sidetracked was I, funnily enough the cake tasted fatty though and some things tasted too sweet. tomorrow is a new day and i must get back on it.
Isn't it right that eating boosts the metabolism? well if it is maybe that's what it'll do , my resolve is still as strong as ever, I must lose weight.
Isn't it right that eating boosts the metabolism? well if it is maybe that's what it'll do , my resolve is still as strong as ever, I must lose weight.
Thursday 17 January 2008
Ideas for fast and healthy breakfasts...
Fish is great, especially the oily varieties. Excellent on vits, mins, healthy oils, for helping with depression, and healthy heart, etc. Tinned mackerel fillets in spring water are ideal for snacking, and sit on the shelf all the time just nicely!
You can add smoked mackerel fillets to quark (a fat free cheese) and make a mackerel pate which is delicious on high fibre ryvita.
I eat sesame ryvita broken up in milk with raisins for breakfast (too often probably, as it is good to vary what you eat).
Another great breakfast is fat free fromage frais with fresh mango! You can also drop some oats in there, or top it with some crunchy oat cereal instead.
If you want to make your own crunchy oat cereal ... soak oats and cinnamon (for example) in a bit of fruit juice then roast it slowly on a low heat, turning it periodically until it dries out. Then add dried fruits and some nuts (maybe, as they are quite high in fat but excellent in minerals, etc~). You can be sure there is no added rubbish and you can sprinkle it on top of yoghurt or fromage frais, and even use it as a crumble topping on stewed fruit. It can help you to avoid all those prefab cereals that are really bad for you because of the processing.
Eggs are always great for breakfast, but time is sometimes and issue: you can make a quiche with bacon as a base instead of pastry. Aldi sell some continental hams that have no fat to trim and are ideal for lining your dish. Then combine two eggs with a little milk, s & p, herbs (like thyme or basil) and a pot of quark (very low fat cheese) and pour into the dish. A small amount of mustard in with the eggs makes the cheese cheesier! Add some chopped ham, a little cheese, onion rings, etc .... and bake about 180 degrees for about 30 mins until set. You may want to foil the top or drop the heat if the oven runs a bit hot.
Quiche eaten cold is delicious for breakfast, lunch when you are out, snacking even (put it in front of the biscuit tin!)
Tortilla omelette is another standby that can be kept in the fridge for an alternative breakfast. Also, use 'sprylight' to saute a few par boiled potato slices and have quiche with salad. Go out of your way to buy interesting salad ingredients, and think of a nicoise (eggs, olives, anchovies, etc!) ..... but maybe not for breakfast !!!
You can add smoked mackerel fillets to quark (a fat free cheese) and make a mackerel pate which is delicious on high fibre ryvita.
I eat sesame ryvita broken up in milk with raisins for breakfast (too often probably, as it is good to vary what you eat).
Another great breakfast is fat free fromage frais with fresh mango! You can also drop some oats in there, or top it with some crunchy oat cereal instead.
If you want to make your own crunchy oat cereal ... soak oats and cinnamon (for example) in a bit of fruit juice then roast it slowly on a low heat, turning it periodically until it dries out. Then add dried fruits and some nuts (maybe, as they are quite high in fat but excellent in minerals, etc~). You can be sure there is no added rubbish and you can sprinkle it on top of yoghurt or fromage frais, and even use it as a crumble topping on stewed fruit. It can help you to avoid all those prefab cereals that are really bad for you because of the processing.
Eggs are always great for breakfast, but time is sometimes and issue: you can make a quiche with bacon as a base instead of pastry. Aldi sell some continental hams that have no fat to trim and are ideal for lining your dish. Then combine two eggs with a little milk, s & p, herbs (like thyme or basil) and a pot of quark (very low fat cheese) and pour into the dish. A small amount of mustard in with the eggs makes the cheese cheesier! Add some chopped ham, a little cheese, onion rings, etc .... and bake about 180 degrees for about 30 mins until set. You may want to foil the top or drop the heat if the oven runs a bit hot.
Quiche eaten cold is delicious for breakfast, lunch when you are out, snacking even (put it in front of the biscuit tin!)
Tortilla omelette is another standby that can be kept in the fridge for an alternative breakfast. Also, use 'sprylight' to saute a few par boiled potato slices and have quiche with salad. Go out of your way to buy interesting salad ingredients, and think of a nicoise (eggs, olives, anchovies, etc!) ..... but maybe not for breakfast !!!
The story so far
I watched the Jamie Oliver thing last night and it gave me quite a boost.
I've also ordered a new copy of Nourishing Traditions (Sally Fallon and Mary Enig) so that I can refresh my memory about why sugar and refined stuff is really bad for you. They have it all spelled out well enough to convince me, I just lent the book out and I can't remember who to!
Meanwhile, I think in balance I'm probably getting on ok. Baby steps!
I took to lining up three drinks at a time (not alcoholic ones
) ... and that is progress enough for me, as I find it difficult to remember to drink at all. That is a real problem with I'm breastfeeding. Miyuki has to work hard to get the amount of milk she needs. When I remember to drink, consequently I have a huge amount of milk suddenly, spraying everywhere! Just goes to show how short my body is on fluids.
Meanwhile, I'm making sure we walk everywhere and not being so shy of the flights of stairs I usually avoid indoors!
That's three things isn't it?
I need to write down what I eat as I think I'm probably skipping meals quite often and then eating the wrong stuff in between. Difficult to know until I see it in black & white.
I've also ordered a new copy of Nourishing Traditions (Sally Fallon and Mary Enig) so that I can refresh my memory about why sugar and refined stuff is really bad for you. They have it all spelled out well enough to convince me, I just lent the book out and I can't remember who to!
Meanwhile, I think in balance I'm probably getting on ok. Baby steps!
I took to lining up three drinks at a time (not alcoholic ones
) ... and that is progress enough for me, as I find it difficult to remember to drink at all. That is a real problem with I'm breastfeeding. Miyuki has to work hard to get the amount of milk she needs. When I remember to drink, consequently I have a huge amount of milk suddenly, spraying everywhere! Just goes to show how short my body is on fluids.Meanwhile, I'm making sure we walk everywhere and not being so shy of the flights of stairs I usually avoid indoors!
That's three things isn't it?
I need to write down what I eat as I think I'm probably skipping meals quite often and then eating the wrong stuff in between. Difficult to know until I see it in black & white.
Hard day today
today has been a hard day, I've been craving sugar and wanting to eat rubbish carbs. I'm pleased I haven't givenin too much. I did succomb to having some gourmet jelly beans and Lana did give me two squares of chocolate, I felt really bad after I had eaten them.
Today I had Breakfast : porridge made with water and half a spoon of golden syrup
dinner : carrot and parsnip soup - home made ooh it was yummy.
supper : carrot, cabbage , celery salad with a slice of hame and a bit of salad cream - I know , I know I didn't need the salad cream - my period started yesterday and I normally passify myself with chocolate , so a bit of salad cream is better than a bag of mistrels and a twirl.
3 cups of coffee, some squash.
I already feel less fat, I don't feel slimmer, I just feel less fat, it's been really hard sticking to it today.
Wednesday 16 January 2008
tip for the day - day 3
I made porridge with half porridge oats , half tesco muesli , made with water and a sprinkle of salt with 3 chopped up dried apricots - oooh it was yummy :o)
dinner : shredded cabbage, grated carrot, tomato , cucumber and some savoury rice with 2 salad little new potatoes - I find if i have some rice /potatoes it stops me cheating later in the day.
handful of dried apricots and a couple of cashew nuts (not salted or roasted ).
a kiwi fruit
Only 2 cups of coffee - YAY pat myself on the back , I normally have about a dozen cups, all with sugar and milk.
does anyone out there know anything about nutrition , how am i doing ?
I am finding myself less hungry than i expected, not sure if it's the orlistat. I haven't had any of the bowel probs with it either.
I'm not sure how i'm doing for calorie intake, I haven't a clue if i'm losing weight , but i am losing tummy. I feel less tired. I feel really good that as yet i haven't cheated.
dinner : shredded cabbage, grated carrot, tomato , cucumber and some savoury rice with 2 salad little new potatoes - I find if i have some rice /potatoes it stops me cheating later in the day.
handful of dried apricots and a couple of cashew nuts (not salted or roasted ).
a kiwi fruit
Only 2 cups of coffee - YAY pat myself on the back , I normally have about a dozen cups, all with sugar and milk.
does anyone out there know anything about nutrition , how am i doing ?
I am finding myself less hungry than i expected, not sure if it's the orlistat. I haven't had any of the bowel probs with it either.
I'm not sure how i'm doing for calorie intake, I haven't a clue if i'm losing weight , but i am losing tummy. I feel less tired. I feel really good that as yet i haven't cheated.
Tuesday 15 January 2008
Easing myself into it
Hi
Thanks for inviting me to contribute. I had one of those moments after new year when I knew that I couldn't put it off any longer and that I had to do something. I have a real horror of dieting because of past issues so I'm telling myself it's all about getting healthy and hopefully losing a bit of weight along the way. My main problem is that I have a thyroid imbalance which means that my body effectively sabotages any attempt to reduce calories by slowing my metabolic rate even more, so I'm going to have to find a way to trick it into letting go of some of the ballast. I don't feel that i've properly started on my journey yet though I am taking a few tentative first steps like trying to include some form of exercise for the whole family into our everyday routine and not buying 'rubbish' food. I'm watching what I eat and drink in the evenings, as it has become a reward system for me. I'm reading a really good book instead and for the last 2 evenings I've only had half a muller rice and last night had no alcohol at all. I've got a couple of books on order at the library:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Natural-Alternatives-Dieting-Diets-Dont/dp/1856263177/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200396581&sr=1-2
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fat-Around-Middle-Lose-Bulge/dp/1856266559/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200396628&sr=1-2
http://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Natural-Alternatives-Marilyn-Glenville/dp/1856264610/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200396628&sr=1-3
And I'm also going to check out Sally's book suggestion.
I read the natural alternatives to dieting a long time ago and it made a lot of sense.
I won't be weighing myself, but I do have a goal; a pair of black jeans that I want to get into . I also want to work up to going on bike rides either on my own or with my son and daughter. I'm also searching out a Pilates class, as my main problem areas are round my middle and I need to get my back and tummy muscles working better. This blog entry can be my reminder to myself of what I want to do to support my physical and mental health for the years to come. And having the support and companionship of others who are on similar journeys will be great.
Thanks for inviting me to contribute. I had one of those moments after new year when I knew that I couldn't put it off any longer and that I had to do something. I have a real horror of dieting because of past issues so I'm telling myself it's all about getting healthy and hopefully losing a bit of weight along the way. My main problem is that I have a thyroid imbalance which means that my body effectively sabotages any attempt to reduce calories by slowing my metabolic rate even more, so I'm going to have to find a way to trick it into letting go of some of the ballast. I don't feel that i've properly started on my journey yet though I am taking a few tentative first steps like trying to include some form of exercise for the whole family into our everyday routine and not buying 'rubbish' food. I'm watching what I eat and drink in the evenings, as it has become a reward system for me. I'm reading a really good book instead and for the last 2 evenings I've only had half a muller rice and last night had no alcohol at all. I've got a couple of books on order at the library:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Natural-Alternatives-Dieting-Diets-Dont/dp/1856263177/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200396581&sr=1-2
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fat-Around-Middle-Lose-Bulge/dp/1856266559/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200396628&sr=1-2
http://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Natural-Alternatives-Marilyn-Glenville/dp/1856264610/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200396628&sr=1-3
And I'm also going to check out Sally's book suggestion.
I read the natural alternatives to dieting a long time ago and it made a lot of sense.
I won't be weighing myself, but I do have a goal; a pair of black jeans that I want to get into . I also want to work up to going on bike rides either on my own or with my son and daughter. I'm also searching out a Pilates class, as my main problem areas are round my middle and I need to get my back and tummy muscles working better. This blog entry can be my reminder to myself of what I want to do to support my physical and mental health for the years to come. And having the support and companionship of others who are on similar journeys will be great.
Monday 14 January 2008
Comfort Eating
I've been managing to get some quiet time, of sorts and the late night comfort eating urges that begin when the kids are finally asleep have been much better.
I only realised they had stopped thus:
The only one still awake was Miyuki, who had just woken as the others had begun to sleep (maybe my comfort eating urges were not there because they weren't all in bed LOL!). Jon then said to me "Right, I need to go and do some work." (which means I'm still on duty) and instantly, at that very moment, I GOT A HUGE URGE TO GO TO THE CUPBOARD AND FIND SOMETHING TO COMPENSATE ME FOR SOMETHING!
I'm thinking this morning that I need to tie my cognitive behaviour therapy into this one and try to overcome it by overcoming the automatic thoughts that keep confirming my sense of deprivation or something. Not responding to the urges also helps wean me off so that I don't have them so much.
Getting off sugar makes a huge difference.
I'm not eating particularly well as we had Becs' family birthday dinner out yesterday. However I avoided pudding again (three times in a row!)
I only realised they had stopped thus:
The only one still awake was Miyuki, who had just woken as the others had begun to sleep (maybe my comfort eating urges were not there because they weren't all in bed LOL!). Jon then said to me "Right, I need to go and do some work." (which means I'm still on duty) and instantly, at that very moment, I GOT A HUGE URGE TO GO TO THE CUPBOARD AND FIND SOMETHING TO COMPENSATE ME FOR SOMETHING!
I'm thinking this morning that I need to tie my cognitive behaviour therapy into this one and try to overcome it by overcoming the automatic thoughts that keep confirming my sense of deprivation or something. Not responding to the urges also helps wean me off so that I don't have them so much.
Getting off sugar makes a huge difference.
I'm not eating particularly well as we had Becs' family birthday dinner out yesterday. However I avoided pudding again (three times in a row!)
Going well - for now
I'm pleased with how not hungry I am , and strangely I haven't been craving anything today.
I'm not craving anything today, actually really enjoying the fact that my tummy isn't bloated/distended. I even watched the others eating steak pie without feeling jealous. I'm determined. Saw Sarah Green on dancing on ice and was determined to be more healthy for this year - she is 4 years older than me. I couldn't skate if i tried.
Breakfast: porridge made with water and a sprinkle of salt, with half a spoonful of golden syrup.
Dinner : and lots of it. White cabbage, grated carrot, pickled cabbage, pickled beetroot( last two are some of my very favourite food), sweetcorn (a bit out of a tin.), newmans light balsamic dressing, cucumber, tomato, tuna, 2 salad potatoes(only 39p a bag at Aldi at the mo.)
drinks : diet ginger beer, 3 coffees, squash.
supper : a cup of hot chocolate so good. (the nearest to chocolate I intend to get)
I'm not craving anything today, actually really enjoying the fact that my tummy isn't bloated/distended. I even watched the others eating steak pie without feeling jealous. I'm determined. Saw Sarah Green on dancing on ice and was determined to be more healthy for this year - she is 4 years older than me. I couldn't skate if i tried.
Saturday 12 January 2008
M&S food advert
Wow here am I'm sitting here with lana and we've just seen a M&S advert for their chocolate bread and butter pudding, ooooh melying chocolate and my favourite pudding. If or when I reach my target BMI then I'll go and treat myself to one of those ooooh yum.
so am i hungry - yes , have i a pounding head - yes, my body is craving sugar and choc - I don;t m=need - i can' even type lol. I can't think straight , I need the choc - sad isn;t it , a grown woman can't hack lack of sugar and crap.
what have I eaten today?
I've had one coffee, a salad with white cabbage and tuna and Paul Newmans light Balsamic dressing (only a bit), and apple, a fruit smoothie, half a slice of wholemeal bread with lime marmalade and no butter.
In a bit I'm going to have some porridge made with water with a pinch of salt and then half a tsp of golden syrup on the top - as sinful as i'm going to get.
we've taken up looking for yummy clips on you tube as a laugh , dreaming of choc pudding lol
so am i hungry - yes , have i a pounding head - yes, my body is craving sugar and choc - I don;t m=need - i can' even type lol. I can't think straight , I need the choc - sad isn;t it , a grown woman can't hack lack of sugar and crap.
what have I eaten today?
I've had one coffee, a salad with white cabbage and tuna and Paul Newmans light Balsamic dressing (only a bit), and apple, a fruit smoothie, half a slice of wholemeal bread with lime marmalade and no butter.
In a bit I'm going to have some porridge made with water with a pinch of salt and then half a tsp of golden syrup on the top - as sinful as i'm going to get.
we've taken up looking for yummy clips on you tube as a laugh , dreaming of choc pudding lol
Sally's Plan
I am right there with you, you are encouraging me. I've had to cold turkey sugar since xmas as it may be causing my mood swings and definitely is making me feel crap. terrible sugar cravings. my body doesn't do well with sugar!
Dieting is ok when pregnant and breastfeeding as long as you are not keeping fat too low and eating enough of the right stuff. I did Slimming World and it is recommended by doctors and midwives during pregnancy and breastfeeding because you eat lots, but lots of good stuff. I found it was incredible for getting you eating veg and fruit and the support is great, but I find the fat is still too low and I suffer from depression on a low fat diet, and I worry about vitamin and mineral deficiency as many are fat soluble ...
So, my plan is:
I'm going to give myself one bit of crap to eat a week, and otherwise eat really healthy wholemeal stuff, lots of fruit and veg (of the less starchy variety), limit my dairy but keep it full fat, and watch out for too much starchy stuff. Lots of nice oily fish too. Keep my vits and minerals up (excellent for weight loss) and drink lots more fluids (also excellent for weight loss). Cutting out sugar altogether too is the way for me ... and avoiding wheat as much as possible.
I found it all works best if everyone at home is on the same sort of eating plan and you just don't buy the crap. Let's be honest ... our kids are going to have the same problems we are having if we train them to eat crap! I'm trying to keep their palates liking good food ... and I think that feeding them toward heart disease is not far off teaching them to smoke really ... and I WOULDN'T do that!
It just takes a whole lot of concentration and self discipline to keep to it for the length of time it takes to slowly lose the weight and keep it off. It's really a life change you are looking at. I find the book 'Nourishing Traditions' (be very careful ... it could put you off the idea of low fat = weight loss!!!) really useful for convincing me to keep off sugar and processed foods! I've lent my copy out and cannot remember who to! Must get it back to get me back on track!
today: so, today I had a mother daughter date with Mialani ... at pizza express! Not such a great start? However, I will certainly try to make that my junk moment for the week. I also made Staffordshire Oatcakes when I got home ... but I didn't eat them, much! I'm going to try to make them with oats only ... so very wholemeal, so they are good for the kids. Then I'm going to largely steer clear of them!
ps: would it be a good idea if we all have a colour that we usually post in, then we'd know straight away who we are reading???? I'm happy to take green.
x
Dieting is ok when pregnant and breastfeeding as long as you are not keeping fat too low and eating enough of the right stuff. I did Slimming World and it is recommended by doctors and midwives during pregnancy and breastfeeding because you eat lots, but lots of good stuff. I found it was incredible for getting you eating veg and fruit and the support is great, but I find the fat is still too low and I suffer from depression on a low fat diet, and I worry about vitamin and mineral deficiency as many are fat soluble ...
So, my plan is:
I'm going to give myself one bit of crap to eat a week, and otherwise eat really healthy wholemeal stuff, lots of fruit and veg (of the less starchy variety), limit my dairy but keep it full fat, and watch out for too much starchy stuff. Lots of nice oily fish too. Keep my vits and minerals up (excellent for weight loss) and drink lots more fluids (also excellent for weight loss). Cutting out sugar altogether too is the way for me ... and avoiding wheat as much as possible.
I found it all works best if everyone at home is on the same sort of eating plan and you just don't buy the crap. Let's be honest ... our kids are going to have the same problems we are having if we train them to eat crap! I'm trying to keep their palates liking good food ... and I think that feeding them toward heart disease is not far off teaching them to smoke really ... and I WOULDN'T do that!
It just takes a whole lot of concentration and self discipline to keep to it for the length of time it takes to slowly lose the weight and keep it off. It's really a life change you are looking at. I find the book 'Nourishing Traditions' (be very careful ... it could put you off the idea of low fat = weight loss!!!) really useful for convincing me to keep off sugar and processed foods! I've lent my copy out and cannot remember who to! Must get it back to get me back on track!
today: so, today I had a mother daughter date with Mialani ... at pizza express! Not such a great start? However, I will certainly try to make that my junk moment for the week. I also made Staffordshire Oatcakes when I got home ... but I didn't eat them, much! I'm going to try to make them with oats only ... so very wholemeal, so they are good for the kids. Then I'm going to largely steer clear of them!
ps: would it be a good idea if we all have a colour that we usually post in, then we'd know straight away who we are reading???? I'm happy to take green.
x
Friday 11 January 2008
accepting that I can't put it off any longer
yesterday I plucked up the courage to go and talk to my doctor. Prior to now I've mentioned my weight to my psychiatrist who has said it's normal to put weight on with my meds. The more I've convinced myself that I still have the ability to eat a chocolate bar Aand not put any weight on, like when I was younger, the more i've put the weight on. The times I've thought 'Well I'll eat what I want now because it's my birthday, or my sister's birthday, or christmas or easter . . . . . . there's always the exception that I can fool myself with, "When this day is over I'll stop." must have been in my head so many times, I always manage to concoct an excuse. Now I have to stop, I hate not being able to eat what I want, but i'm now just over the 'obese' category and into the 'clinically obese' time to wake up. I cried on the scales, no wonder I find it hard to keep up with the children.
My doctor has put me onto orlistat, it will make my stomach so that it doesn;t want to absorb fat, instead it will come out of my bowel as the same fat it went in as. Very good motivation to not cheat, eat right or get the shits.
Weight thursday 96kg, BMI 36, weight to lose . lots.
today (Friaday) eaten :
My doctor has put me onto orlistat, it will make my stomach so that it doesn;t want to absorb fat, instead it will come out of my bowel as the same fat it went in as. Very good motivation to not cheat, eat right or get the shits.
Weight thursday 96kg, BMI 36, weight to lose . lots.
today (Friaday) eaten :
salad with some little new potatoes, balsamic vinegar sprinkle instead of anything oily.
Jelly and pineapple.bowl (rather a large one) of porridge with a tea spoon of golden syrup , no milk , made with water and a pinch of salt - i love it and it filled my tummy for my danger time which is mid evening.
2 coffees and some apple squash
I'm not hungry and no reaction to the orlistat yet.
rather pleased with myself , not a bad day.
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