Here I go again

Ah dear dear me.
Cant really be bothered talking about why I haven't lost weight, I'm not going to start excusing myself for getting caught up in general life etc etc etc. ANyway I lost 2lbs this week , just by doing my own thing really. I couldnt cope with the amount of fat on IPD, I read everything there was to read about it, but still something in my head said no.
So thats it for another week
will report back soon

Fed up

I have lost all motivation, I am not loosing on this diet at all, know people keep saying oh it wil come off soon, t just isnt, and my period started again today thats only 2 weeks after the last one. I feel bloated , crap and I am going to go and have a cry in the shower now. I am sick of it. I have tried so hard, telling myself ths is the last diet I will ever go on. It just hasnt worked. Time for a new strategy, havent decided what yet but will have a thnk. have walked for 2 weeks now and lost 1lb, but thats just not enough. I saw myself in the mirror today and I was disgusted. and how can I be 5 inches off round my tummy and still look as bad as I do. My shape has changed but its worse. I just dont get it at all

walking

So I have walked again today, another 6 miles, so thats 30 miles since last week, things had better start toning up soon. I just wish the bit at my hips would go, the bit where my apron folds over. I can breathe it in perfectly fine, but as soon as I put my knickers on then my leggings , the knickers go under it, the leggings go over and it just creates a lump then whatever I wear you can see it. Its my most hated thing about myself. So really hoping walking works. My fitness pal says I use up 590cals doing that, so surely I will start noticing soon.

hmm

it did it, bet it doesnt stay on though

new measurements

Ok havent been on for a while, just not motivated, purely because the scales aren't moving, I wish I could have a blank in my head about scales but I cant, 32 years of stepping on the scales doesnt go easily.
Anyway, thought I would measure myself today

Neck- was 14, now 13.5 lost 0.5
wrist-was 6.5 now 6.5 lost 0.0
under bust-35 now 35 lost 0.0
round bust 44 now 42 lost 2.0
waist 40 now 38 lost 2.0
stomach was 41 now 36 lost 5.0
hips 46 now 44 lost 2.0
total lost 11.5 inches

slowly but surely lol, , just started walking too I did about 6 miles today probably slightly more, did same yesterday too, this weight has to start shifting for my holiday, wonder if I can get a ticker for this blog

Just tagging something

http://www.dietdoctor.com/lchf
I like this to keep looking back on

Natural dye for homemade playdough | Mini-eco

Natural dye for homemade playdough | Mini-eco

Hello, been AWOL sorry-1st of June

Yes I am so sorry I have been AWOL. I slipped off the wagon after my last ov episode.
(should have re read my last entry) Then I went into town with my friend and we were so hungry and we had a panini in Debenhams and I asked for a coffee a white coffee, can you belive that? a white coffee, I havent drank white coffee for months. Ah well, then ate jelly sweets when I came home and on Saturday I drank wine. Then I came to my senses again.
I have taken the battery out of my scales and I am not weighing myself till the 1st of July I would love it to read 185lbs, I am keeping that figure in my head. Its quite liberating this not weighing thing. I feel so much better already knowing I wont feel sad in the morning. I have completely put them out of my mind. I have been reading lots about why the weight loss takes so long to show on the scales, and why you need to drink plenty water etc, and it makes so much sense, so I am giving myself a month. I will measure in a fortnight, see what happens. I really must drink more water, Have to, have to, have to. I think it will be fruit teas though, its really Autumnal outside and I dont fancy drinking cold water so decaff coffee, tea & fruit teas for me.

I am busy with my soap just now too. I have a hotel interested so I sent off some samples and he said they were spectacular lol, he said he has enough soap to do him a month so he will call in a couple of weeks and order soap, but for now he wanted 100 bath bombs, yikes, So I have most of them made, will get them finished today, then packed up, I am waiting for him to send me his logo though, but silver lining is I have hardly any card left for the labels so for now the longer he takes the better :/ its crap timing also because it means I have run out of bicarbonate of soda to make bath bombs for my market stall on Saturday, which is a pain, but still nothing I can do about that. I have enough soap (just) and I have ordered, bottles for room spray and roller balls for perfume oils, and of course I have my whipped bath butter and my whipped shea cream.
Right I had best go and get on with it
Will be back tomorrow
x

Bloggers back phew (and on to week 7)

Well ggrr still not much of a weight loss, but I measured myself, I am just copying over my pig to twig forum message, cant be bothered writing it out again

Morning all. Well another odd week in the cathy41 household.
After my loss last week (loosing the 4lbs I had put on the week before) My period turned up on Tuesday ggrr, but I havent had period pains or anything, anyway I carried on being extra good diet wise, didnt have any nuts at night, or snacks (2 glasses of wine on Tuesday) but apart from that nothing, anyway I got my shred dvd, and started doing that, so today I am +2lbs, so it must be the exercise & period causing weight gain *sigh* I had better loose next week or I will be so cross. This is week 7 now and I am only 4 lbs lighter, but if I hadnt put on that 4lbs and then it come off I could have lost 10. I am getting really hacked off now. But still marching on and trying to keep positive, my pink cook book came yesterday, so I am making onion bhajis(sp) today might make a some kind of fish cakes too.
My blog is having issues apparently and it is down for maintenance, but I will write my measurements down just now I think I have lost more, (its all in inches)

Neck was 14 now 13 lost 1
Wrists was 6.5, still 6.5 lost 0
Bust was 35 under 44 round,now same under 42 round lost 2
Waist was 40, now 38 lost 2
Stomach was 41 now 36 lost 5 (wow)
hips 46 now 45.5 lost .5

So I have lost 10.5 inches allover which TBH s bloody good, I notice it off my tummy when I sit down, I dont have that extra roll. Wish it would show on the scales though :(
I have also been very good and drank 3litres of water every day, and I even like it. So hopefully I am holding onto water because I am 1)flushing fat out, 2)drinking it and my body thinks I am going to stop because I dont usually drink that much and 3)I exercised the last 2 days pretty intensely.
I will try and find that article about why you put on weight after exercising.

So thats it from me, pi**ed off I havent actually lost in weight, but the measurements are keeping me going, it HAS to come OFF at some point, I cant be the same weight and 10 inches smaller surely :?

Please let me have lost something next week.
have a bit of a sore tummy today :( I had a bit of smoked mackerel yesterday for lunch, it was only a bit, and was full up all the rest of the day. I didnt have dinner, and went to bed at 10ish, I woke at 5am feelng really sick so went down to the bathroom and was sick. Oh I am sad, I love mackerel, I just cant eat it anymore. I told dh when he got up and he reminded me that the last twice I have had fresh Mackerel I have been sick after, so no more for me, shame, I adore it, but its just too rich, its the only food that does that to me and only in the last 3-4 years too, very annoying. Still I can have herring, salmon, sardines etc, so but dh and Sandy catch loads of mackerel in the summer and I wont be able to have any.
Oh well, so I feel a bit dainty today. Oh well it all counts towards a loss, silver linings and all that (what am I like???)

I got India Knights thrift book too yesterday and love it, I decided I am going to make some cheese and f it turns out ok I will make some for my CHristmas hampers , cant wait :) ok over and out for now

Week 6

Phew I managed to loose the 4lbs I put on last week. I must say I did think it would just fall off , but it didnt. Anyway its gone, so I can carry on with loosing fat now :)

I am so busy today I am selling my soap at the village market tomorrow, so need to get ready for that. Just need to make whipped shea body butter and whipped foaming body wash, , but loads and loads of labels. So better get on with it
Bye for now

Week 5 Day 7

Weigh in tomorrow, dont know how I am feeling about it really, it could go either way I think, I hope I have lost what I put on last week though, and if not I think I will take a look at my diet and go on Fitday again, maybe cut down on cheese a bit, its just too easy to eat.
http://www.fitday.com/fitness/FoodLog.html?_s_NewLogin=1

I was chatting to some others about BMI and how it wasnt the best way of measuring weight /health etc and somebody said the Ashwell chart where waist measurements are used overall, is much better, so me bing me I googles and hey I only have 4 more nches to loose lol
Heres a link
http://www.ashwell.uk.com/shapechart.htm

Right best go and get on with some work, I had allowed myself till 10am on here and its ten past *rolls eyes*

Nice weather

well its week 5 day 5.
Still feeling blobby, I keep seeing myself in reflections of windows and mirrors, yuck.
I have been seriously good since Sunday had wine at weekend. Back to it, next week I may splash out and buy vodka. I dont live anywhere near any shop I could buy a non food treat from , and no way I am buying a food treat, so alcohol is keeping me going :/ probably not going though thats the trouble. Wine is stalling me I know. But dont have any now so cant drink it.
Food wise everything is fine, enjoying what I am eating and have no desire to stray.
I have ordered my 30 day shred dvd its out of stock ggrrr but hope they get it back in soon then I can have a go.
Right best go, need to get on then go winkling

Bad times week 5 day 2

So I weighed on Friday, and I had put on 4 lbs. no I know I blipped at the weekend and on Wednesday I had a Burger king (unforeseen circumstances on the way home, meant a traffic jam for about 3 miles, and a wait of 4 hours, so back we went to town and every eating place was closed but burger king :/ )
So even still I know I didnt eat an extra 14000 calories to put on 4 lbs of fat.
I know what it is though, On Thursday I was teary, got spots and my tummy was really bloated, I thought aha, the coil still hasnt settled down and my period was about to start again. But no, My ovaries started being painful and so I must be ovulating, I have had painful ov before but not this bad, its still sore today. Apparently this WOE can do this , as the fat comes out of the cells more hormone is there so messes things up a bit.
Just found this too:
Studies have shown that some women who suffer from PMS may become more sensitive to insulin during the luteal phase leading to hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) which could be one of the reasons why they eat 62% more refined carbohydrates and 275% more sugar than those women who don't suffer from PMS. It's believed an increase in estrogen levels may enhance the efficiency of the insulin action. Insulin also aids in fat storage in adipose tissue making weight gain an additional problem.

Maybe this is what is happening to me. I am soldiering on, its got to come off, its got too, it did the first 2 weeks, it will again. But I need to find out more about this menstrual cycle and fat & hormone thing.

Week 4 day 4

First things first, I am on my phone so will make it quick.
Had a baaad weekend. Saturday - had loads of wine and ice cream,
then yesterday I had chocolate, I wasn't going to, but I sat with
my daughter playing games at the kitchen table and the chocolate egg was wafting up my nose and I gave in.
Good news though kids are back to school tomorrow. Also I have a job on the cards with great potential,
So off to a meeting about that on Sunday, hope I get it.

Week 4 day 1 - weigh day

Weight loss 0 ggrr

Start of a new week, always think I will have a treat on the first day of a new week, but so far I havent, I just cant seem to do it , very strange. Even this morning I thought sod it I am having a coffee with milk, and I couldnt bring myself to have one :/ very odd.
I've just had creme fraiche with a spoon of sweetener and a couple drops of lemon juice for breakfast, along with 2 decaff black coffees and a hand full of almonds.
My goal this week, (though I am taking it a day at a time) is to drink more water.

I was reading something somebody posted on a forum and it makes sense totally, I will quote

"Fat cells are resilient, stubborn little creatures that do not want to give up their actual cell volume. Over a period of weeks, maybe months of "proper dieting", each of your fat cells may have actually lost a good percentage of the actual fat contained in those cells. But the fat cells themselves, stubborn little guys, replace that lost fat with water to retain their size. That is, instead of shrinking to match the reduced amount of fat in the cell, they stay the same size! Result - you weigh the same, look the same, maybe even gained some scale weight, even though you have actually lost some serious fat."

So I need to start drinking more water so the fat cells dont think there is a drought on and dont let go of it.
It seems pretty logical to me- fat cells keep hold of fat when the body is on low fat diet, flood the body with fat and the cells no longer need to keep hold of the fat as there is plenty. OK so they keep their size and fill up with water instead, so flood the body with water so the fat cells wont need to hold on to so much.
Think I have ahad a bit of a light bulb moment about that.

Ok so lots of water today, plus the weather is very deliciously gorgeously warm just now.

Oh I had a quick measure of my waist & boobs, I have lost an inch off my waist, and some off my boobs half an inch I think, so thats good. I also will start my walking again when the kids go back to school on Tuesday .

Week 3 day 7

Feeling ok today, finished my soap order and that has gone off to be delivered to the shop, ahhh, waiting for my payment now, I so need it soon. Hope she doesnt take too long sending it.
Diet wise I have found 'Fitday' a great site a bit like my fitness pal, but it gives you a breakdown on a pie chart to show what you are eating. I have been having too much protein and not enough fat, so upping it a bit, today I am having
Breakfast Scrambled eggs
Lunch sardine & salad
and dinner homemade burgers & salad
obviously eggs with butter, salad with oil and burgers fried in Butter & oil


also I am uploading a BMI chart I need to loose 19lbs before I am no longer obese, :( hopefully I can do that in 10 weeks, yes I think thats my medium goal, my first being to get to 189lbs, my big goal is to get to 150lbs then see how I feel if I want to loose the last 7lbs

Mid week Wednesday

Morning all, had a great day Sunday but drank too much wine, I didn't have any pudding and ate venison, roasted butternut squash, and broccoli. I have put a lb on at my mid week weigh in, aarrgghhh so annoyed. I am finding it hard this week, well actually the diet itself is easy, and I'm not craving carbs or anything, I am totally in this way of eating now, trouble is I'm just not hungry anymore, so I don't think I am eating enough, I don't know what to do about it though.
I wish the kids would go back to school, I haven't exercised, I have a huge order I am trying to get out, I haven't cleaned my house for days, I am constantly clearing up food plates so I can try and work, then having to clear my work so people can prepare food, it's driving me crazy.
Nothing I can do about it though, once this order is sent off, hopefully tomorrow, I can have a good tidy up, and get back to normal.

Right best get on with some work if this order is going tomorrow, if I get on I will go and take some pictures of around the place, and the kids.

Day 15 weigh in day and measure in day

Well I lost a pound this week, bit disappointing but there you go. My measurements have changed though so I will write them down here now

Neck 13.5 inches -lost .5

Wrist 6.5 inches- same

under bust 35 inches,same,

round bust 43 inches lost 1

waist 39.5 inches- .5

stomach 38 inches- 3 inches (wow)

Hips 45 -lost 1

so this week all over I have lost 6 inches from all over my body hooray.
Still pissed off I didnt loose on the scales more than I did but hey ho, I cant stay the same for ever if I loose inches can I? so pretty happy here. Will measure again in a fortnight and weigh in a week. so I will weigh at the end of the month.

Still feeling positive too.

Day 12

I think? lol, ive lost count of the days.
Still feeling good, sleeping really really soundly, though my 5 yr old keeps waking up around 5am, today she woke up and said "mummy, what does 'activity ' mean" this was at 5am, so I just said "I have no idea go back to sleep" the next thing it was 6.30am and dh was saying goodbye on his way to work. Normally I would have tossed and turned after being woken like that.
My 5HTP also seems to be working again. I got a book from Amazon called 'Living low carb, its very good explains everything thoroughly. He recommends 5HTP , though I need to get some vitamin B6 too it helps with the conversion or something.
Big news, I measured myself and I have lost inches, not saying how many just yet, will wait for Friday to do that, but it's pretty good.
Right now I am getting a headache so need to go and drink water, or hot water & lemon as I have, and have 2 paracetamols.
Its a sunny , showery day today.

Good morning day 11.

Wow cant belive its day 11. I am really enjoying this WOE (way of eating).
I just had creme fraiche with lemon juice & a bit of sweetener , so yummy.
I dont feel any thinner, thought I would by now, nobody has commented either, but I am keeping in my mind the people I dont see instead of the people I do see. Every one I see everyday, wont notice such a gradual weight loss. But I think of my mum and dad, my brother who lives in the village, I hardly see them, they work, I live 12 miles away, we speak often but I keep thinking I cannot wait till they see me and hope they notice have lost weight. When I have lost a stone I will buy myself a new top and new jeans and hope somebody notices.
We had a lovely weekend here. The weather was hot on Saturday and we had a barbecue. I got some chicken legs, roasted them and then put them on the barbie, yum. I had a burger too, but without the bun.
Dont know what to eat today, had my breakfast which was the creme fraiche. Might boil a couple of eggs incase I need a snack. I bought smoked salmon & cream cheese so maybe have a wee slice of that. Oh and 4 avocados I had better have a salad with those today actually, they were reduced, I will have that for dinner I think, and fry some bacon to go along with it. I got ground nut oil too. Ive already made a salad dressing with white wine vinegar, garlic, herbs de Provence, ground nut oil & lemon juice. its in the fridge. Will use it later

bye for now

God Friday(weigh day) seems miles away

Oh gosh

That soup was gorgeous, I ate it all, mind you it was a little squash, only 2 bowls full, but wow yummy. I didn't have bacon so made parmesan crisps, and crumbled one into the bowl of soup and ate the others because I love crunchy stuff.
I am so stuffed. right back to work, wrapping and labelling soap. Emma came along and took a load for Saturday. Think I will have a shower after that then zoom round with the vacuum , make some pancakes for the kiddlets coming in.
Then let the holidays commence yayyy x

Mwah ha haaa Day 8

Whooop day 8 time to step on the scales, drum roll please








195 oh yeah :)

all is good. Not taking chances anymore though. I'm on the second week now yay. I feel really good if I'm honest, I do have the metallic taste in my mouth so thats sort of good, means my body is burning its fat that it's been cheekily storing for the past 5 years.

I've had salami, pate & cheese for breakfast with some almonds first thing and just now for a snack. Just going to make the butternut soup sounds yummy.
Tonight I will have fish & pesto I didnt have it yesterday, I wasnt hungry, I was so full of energy too, and I just had what I had for breakfast, which was salad with cheese, avocado & little gem lettuce & chopped salami. Must get pepperami's tomorrow try and change my salads a bit. I am a bit gulty opf really enjoying the food at the start of a new way of eating, then I get fed up of the food and go off track. So next week I am having things like prawns , smoked salmon, cream cheese, smoked mackerel things like that, and get stuff in for mushroom soup.

So excited about this, I'm nervous about being thin. it's weird. I picked my daughter up to take her to bed and she weighs maybe 17-18 kilos which is nearly 40lbs, she was really heavy and I thought, if I need to loose another 48lbs, thats more than she weighs, she felt really heavy, I dont know how I will feel being that much lighter, its weird. don't feel like I am carrying that much extra weight round with me, very bizarre.
Right best go & put my oven on for the butternut
I just cut it down the middle , scoop the seeds, roast it for an hour at 190 the n scoop it out of the skin (brushed with olive oil before I roast it) then add stock chicken or veg, then blitz, then heat , then sprnkle bacon & parmesan on top, havent got bacon, but parmesan is fine. MMmmm can't wait xxx

So hacked off

Still 197 I cant believe it, why wont those 2lbs come off? I drank all my 2lts water the last couple of days, had no carbs didnt cheat, havent lost any inches, I do feel better in myself today though with my periods being a bit erratic they make me feel bloated, I havent had any cravings for carbs at all. I am just mystified, I am going to carry on though, something has got to go right eventually. Why hasnt it come off though I put it on and should have lost it straight away, I lost those 4lbs straight away at first, and yes I had sausages that were borderline not great plus I had curry that I thought would be ok but possibly wasnt, but it should have come off in the last 2/3 days, I havent cheated at all, I know I havent, its upsetting me a bit.
I know if I say people will think I cheated somehow, but I know what I have eaten and all I had that was 'wrong' was 3-4 vodkas on Sunday then those sausages on Sunday & Monday, then the Curry, which TBH I really dont think was that wrong, I counted the carbs and it shouldnt have been many, plus I had been really good the rest of the day.I havent even snacked :(
SO today will be

Breakfast- boiled egg, crispy bacon & avocado salad

Lunch is going to be, tuna salami, cheese, couple olives some nuts

Dinner baked fish with pesto

it has to be down tomorrow

Hello day 6

Day 6, I have decided not to weigh till morning of day 8, then I have been on the diet for 7 proper full days.
I feel good today.
In the book there is a section called 'Are you ready' ? where there is a space for you to write in all your details measurements etc.
So Today I am going to write here the measurements, if I do it in the book people will see, people such as Dh who I dont want to know how fat I am. I wont write my weight though till Friday, I will do them all again next Friday then every fortnight after that.

So here goes
Todays date is- 06April 2011

I am 5' 4" tall

I weigh

My neck measures 14 inches

my wrists measure 6.5 inches

My bust measurements are 35(under) and 44(round)

My waist measurement is 40 inches

My hips measure 46inches

My stomach measures 41 inches

Shite I am a fat bloater.

NO MORE THOUGH

Next week will be good


Menu for today
2 poached eggs & ham
Cauliflower cheese
Tuna salad
lots of water
and a fitness dvd

Afternoon all

Feeling slightly better this afternoon. I have been really good today, not so much with the water thing , but it seems the more I drink the thirstier I get, and its making me feel sick.
So I wont be drinking 3 litres a day I think thats far too much anyway.
Oh I dont take the supplements either, I dont feel lacking in vit B, I would take the husk stuff if I felt I needed to, and the chromium I took that for 6 months before and it had no effect what so ever, so not taking it again.

So today I had breakfast which made me feel sick, I am going off spinach a bit, todays wasnt as nice as the stuff I had last week, but I was full up then till 2.45 when I had parmesan crisps yum, and a couple slices of turkey, and some philadelphia cheese, that was very nice. Just making a chocolate cake for the kids when they come in, I dont want any of it, I was a bit worried I would want some but I have no desire to eat it, soI obviously dont need chromium to help with cravings lol.

I'm not hungry at all now, but at least when I come in tonight I can have some cheese, olives and salami before I go to bed, I am taking some almonds with me in my bag, I will have that along with water and some gum then I wont be tempted.
Right best go , need to shower shortly.

AAAARRRGGGHHH

SHIT, 197 this morning, so bloody annoyed, was it the sausages??? was it the curry??? I dont know, maybe its water retention??? I was really thirsty yesterday too and drank loads of water. I have period pains too. Why whenever start a diet do I get my period after the first week, I get bloated and sore so never loose much, I am so sodding well pissed off.
Right today its egg mushrooms & tomato for breakfast, lunch is salad with cheese ham & quail eggs, and dinner will be not sure cauliflower cheese maybe. I am off to the cinema tonight so thats good, I dont take snacks.
Bye for now x

Oh good

That worked. Well I shall choose some tighter clothes and wear them each week on a Wednesday morning weigh in day, and hope I see a big difference by the end of the month.
I am having a snack of cucumber, pate, walnuts and almonds, just a wee bit of each to tide me over till 6pm.
Looking forward to wednesday. Tuesday night is good because I am going to the cinema and wont take any food, just a bottle of water and will be back at bed time so then day after is weigh in hooray

Hi

here I am again here is me (hopefully) I was just out of the bath so forgive the blotchy face and wet hair :)

Monday 4th April

DAY 6

I feel fine today very very thirsty though, especially this afternoon.
Diet wise everything is fine, feeling good today. Hopefully getting a fortnightly stall to sell my soap on at the village market every other Saturday from 7th May to end September, so building stock up just in case, I will hear by the end of today, I don't think I will hear till about 7pm.

So today I have had turkey soup for breakfast
2 sausages 2 rashers bacon and some mushrooms for lunch
and for dinner its turkey curry I am making korma.
Just going to dry my hair then I might upload a couple of photos of me
Yikes

Mothers day -Pah

I have had Mothers day bigged up all week and when the day comes I have been so let down. Every day last week the kids were going on about mothers day every day and breakfast in bed. I told them I would like sausages , mushrooms and a tomato, and I got nothing, because they wanted pancakes and I didnt , they decided not to bother.
I even went back to bed , just in case. But no.
I was expecting Dh to say he would cook dinner, I would have said no its ok, I will do it, but he didnt, he just asked "what time are you putting the dinner on" and I thought oh, I guess that means I am making diner. It would have been nice to have been asked. I feel so unappreciated. I also feel selfish and ungrateful, I shouldnt be expecting flowers and gifts. But the fact I have been going on about this diet all week and they all know I am fat, so what do they do? buy me chocolates.
Honestly, and then try and make it sound like they tried by dh saying, he would have bought flowers yesterday but he would have had to give them to me then and not today, as they would have wilted. Good grief, he has a cool shed beside the house, why couldnt he have out them in there? He just couldnt be arsed. I'm obviously not worth a shit.
Anyway I'm close to tears so best close.

Diet wise everything is fine

Day 4

I feel fine today. I would have had a good sleep but My daughter came into my bed at 5.30 this morning so I went into hers. I hate that.

But yes I feel fine, no problems in the toilet area either , some people get constipated, but I have been eating plenty nuts and spinach and drinking plenty too.

I weighed again today naughty but I cant help it, can you believe this 195.2 thats nearly 2lbs since yesterday, and 4 since Wednesday. Its fabulous.

Dh killed our male turkey last night , he got really aggressive the last couple of months, I had to stop feeding the hens because he was going mad at the fence to me. Then the last 3 times dh has gone to either lock them up for the night or let them out, he has just flown at dh and attacked him, so he is no more, and we have a 22lb turkey to eat lol. And that is after he has been plucked and gutted. So loads of low fat high protein for me the next few days, hooray.
Right best go wake ds1 up for drama group.
I will return xx

I'm no fool

Ok so first of April day 3, I did weigh myself today even though I have another 4 days to go, I wanted to see how much would loose in a month.
Ok here goes today I am 197lbs, I never want to see that on my scales again, I was on Wednesday morning 199lbs so I have lost a lb a day, bloody Hell, I hope I can carry on loosing 1lb a day in 2 weeks on phase one I would loose a frigging stone. Wow.

Any way I wont so who knows maybe in a month I can, 29 days to go.


Yes day 3 of the idiot proof diet, it really does seem easy, I am loving it, I need to plan what to get though as I dont want my treats to become part of my every day food meal, I love my treats, like olives, cheese, avocado, though I will have lots of avocado , I have just discovered it really, and I thought I didnt like it, but I do lol. I feel a bit odd really today, I got up and my friend called and said she needed to go to a dentist appt, just a check up so only 10 mins, and would I come , we could go for a coffee, she would treat me to breakfast. I said sure I would come but no brekkie for me I'm low carbing, had some cheese olives and ham for breakfast.
We went to the cafe at 10ish and had a black coffee, she had black coffee 2 sugars and a bacon roll. I didnt drool. Then we came home and she came up for a cuppa, she had a biscuit and 2 teas with 2 sugars, I had 2 black teas, not decaff, but weak.
We chatted we both have issues with an ex friend, so we sat and mulled the situation over. Next thing I looked at the clock and it was 3pm, stuck the cooker hob on and rustled up some griddle scones for the kids coming in at 4.
E (friend) then left and I realised I hadn't eaten since 8.30, so rustled up the same as breakfast, I should have had more, but it was more of a large snack. I'm having haddock for dinner. So now I feel slightly light headed, I have drunk 6 cups of water today, which is good for me. I actually feel lighter, I like the feeling, so I am sticking with it. I also love the food. I got my book this afternoon and I love it,its like talking to an old friend.
So off to make my dinner now, haddock wrapped in smoky bacon on a bed of creamy mushrooms and wilted spinach. I reaaally want a vodka and slimline tonic, I will try not to though eeek. See you tomorrow for day 4.

1st of the month

Weight 197.8 thats 2lbs down since Wednesday

books to read

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1402768257/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=uselinforhome-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1402768257

Trick & treat, how healthy eating is making us ill by Barry Groves

Any cabbage
Brussel sprouts
salad things
pak choi
spring greens
kale (fantastic and in season)
broccoli but not a whole head at once!
cauliflower
butternut squash
aubergine
tomatoes in small quantities
mushrooms
herbs liven things up
green peppers (not red or yellow)
spinach
chard etc



that was a list of veggies that are allowed on phase 1 the first 2 weeks,
heres a recipe for cheese sauce mmmm
You can make carbonara sauce just by using cream and and egg yolk and some grated cheese, mixed up and put in a bowl. Put the bowl in a steamer over some boiling water and keep an eye on it, stirring all the time.

Add that to some cauliflower, fried leeks with bacon bits, grate some parmesan over the top and put in oven for about 15 mins.

corned beef hash

Corned Beef Hash

Just occasionally I fancy something a bit 'trashy' and this fits the bill nicely when I don't feel like bangers and mash.

1 cauliflower separated into florets
1 green pepper, seeds removed, diced
1 medium onion, halved then thickly sliced
olive oil
tin of corned beef, diced

Put the cauliflower florets, diced pepper and onion slices into a mixing bowl. Pour over a couple of tablespoons of olive and mix around until everything is evenly coated.

Spread out in a shallow and roasting dish and put in a hot oven, Gas 7-8 for 20 mins or until everything is tender and tinged here and there with brown.

Scatter over the diced corned beef and put back in the oven for five mins to heat through.

Stir in the chopped parsley and serve.

I like this with chopped chillis in too and topped with either a fried or poached egg.

Basic Quiche

Basic Quiche

Using the base recipe from the cheesecakes:

100g hazelnuts
150g ground almonds
125g butter

Make the base in the same way as before:

Base line a 24cm springform tin with baking parchment. Put the hazelnuts in a dry frying pan and heat gently until they change colour and go a slightly darker brown. You might hear a faint sizzling too. Put them straight into a food processor and whizz to the size of digestive crumbs. Pour them into a bowl, add the ground almonds and a pinch of salt. Melt the butter then pour over the nuts and mix thoroughly to combine. Tip into the base-lined tin and spread out gently with the back of a spoon trying to get it evenly covered across the base and up the sides - the sides are resistant to this but do the best you can pressing firmly with the back of the spoon to pack down as evenly as possible. Put into the fridge for about half an hour to set.

My standard filling for a quiche is:
3 large eggs
250ml double cream
150g grated cheese

Beat the eggs into the cream. Scatter the cheese evenly over the base then pour in the custard and bake for 35 mins at gas mark 4.

To this basic mix you can add whatever you like: ham, smoked salmon, crispy bacon, prawns, chopped up sausages, oven roasted veggies... the list is literally endless.

My only proviso is to chill the cooked quiche before trying to remove the tin. You can always bring it back up to room temperature afterwards

cheese toasty using almond bread

Croque Monsieur (cheese and ham toastie)

This is one of those ideas that had me giggling like a child and praising the Lord for showing me this WOE

You need:

1 quantity of cooked, cooled almond bread (150g ground almonds, 2 eggs, two tbs olive oil, 1 tbs groundnut oil, beaten together, baked at gas 4 for approx 20 mins in a non-stick tin - wet the back of a tablespoon and level the top before baking)

grated cheese - preferably gruyere but strong cheddar is fine

cream cheese

mustard

good quality thinly sliced ham

softened butter

groundnut oil for frying

Using the largest pastry cutter you have, stamp out as many rounds as you can from the bread, then carefully cut each round in half through the middle. Butter each one and lay butter-side-down on a board.

Mix together the cream cheese, grated cheese and mustard then spread on one half of the sandwich. Top with sliced ham and cover with the other half of the sandwich, butter side out. Press together as firmly as you can.

Heat a small splash of oil in a frying pan and fry gently over a low heat until golden on both sides and the filling is hot.

recipes

Cheesy Garlic Bread

Thanks to Gothikins for the original inspiration. Although this is Phase 1 friendly, it does still contain carbs so I wouldn't advise eating a whole one :D

You will need:

2 x 20cm non-stick cake tins, oiled

300g ground almonds
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
4 eggs
4 tbs olive oil
2 tbs groundnut oil
water

3 (or more!) garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
75g softened butter
handful of fresh parsley, chopped
100g mozzarella cubed

Mix together the ground almonds, salt and baking powder. Beat in the eggs and oil (I used a wooden spoon). If the mixture is a bit stiff, beat in some water a tablespoon at a time until the mixture drops off the spoon easily when you tap the spoon on the side of the dish (known as 'dropping consistency').

Divide the mixture between the two prepared cake tins and level the tops. Bake for 20 mins at gas 4. Remove from the oven, loosen in the tin and turn onto a cooling rack.

Mix together the garlic, butter and parsley.

Place one disc on a large piece of tin foil and spread with the garlic butter. Scatter over the mozzarella and place the other disc on top. Wrap with foil.

Return to the oven for another 10-15 minutes until piping hot and the cheese has melted.

Leave out the cheese and add some grated lemon zest if you prefer.

Or use a different type of cheese - gorgonzola would be fab.

Here I am lol

I havent exploded, I am here, I couldn't be bothered writing anything because I felt like I was failing all the time. I have failed but I am back again, I have found a diet called the 'Idiot proof diet' then I heard people talking about it on my cyber slimmers group, so thought I would buy the book, I have looked at the forums and found loads of recipes, they sound great, its what I have been trying to do by myself but gave up because I couldnt figure it out. SO 2 women have written a book that I have been waiting for , hooray, its a low carb, high protein diet with plenty veg. I am going to copy some recipes into here because I cant remember where they are on the forum, so when I find them I will copy over some menus.
Cheery o for now
Cathy xx
Oh I need to start writing how I am feeling here too, I should really, then I can look back and see whats up
xx

Grr

Typed a load and it got deleted. Basically its weigh in tomorrow and I have failed big time, meh :( I am just so tired, I have no energy what so ever. No motivation.
Still a wee bit of motivation today my mum is coming over with a tv unit for me, shes had so many problems to get it delivered that I cant remember what it looks like any more lol, She ordered 2 one for her , one for me, and because the delivery company sub contracted it got lost , anyway months later its finally arrived so shes bringing it round, if it fits in the car that is.
Right best go its 3pm , need to get dinner on and a hoover round the place.

Hi

Here we/I go again.
My name is Cathy married with 3 children, living in the Highlands, on the road to weight loss once again. I have no motivation , not even a holiday in Turkey with my size 8 friend is making the weight come off any easily.
I am a stay at home mum, who makes soap as a hobby though it has turned into a bit more than that.
I have also just enrolled on a home learning nail technician course. I have finished and sent in my first module, I think I did it really well, but I'm a bit worried , in case the 15 years of not studying show :/.
so dieting yes. I had my first son at 25, my sister got married 21 months later and I had lost all the weight I had gained in my pregnancy and a bit extra.It wasnt too hard though as I mainly walked and cycled a lot, plus I worked and only took fruit to work with me to have for lunch. It was the last 20 lbs that were stubborn and I went to a diet club and did my aerobics dvd religiously, and it came off over the winter.

Then I had my 2nd son, and things were a bit more difficult loosing weight wise, I had more to do, couldnt really walk as far as I had a 4 yr old who would rather read than go walking, then when he went to school, I couldnt really go anywhere, he came back at 12.30pm and was too tired after school.
I managed to stick around 11ish stone, then I became pregnant again, by 29 weeks I had gained a stone which was fine, I was pleased.
Unfortunately we lost the baby, a little girl, whom we named Catherine.
I ddnt care about the weight, all wanted was to be pregnant and have my baby in my arms, I knew it wouldnt be her, but it felt like the wrong ending to a perfect story, and I knew I could put it right.
So I got pregnant 4 months later and had a beautiful baby girl whom we named Emma, unfortunatley I also gained another 2 stone on top of the one I hadnt lost after my 3rd pregnancy, plus the one I havent shifted since I had Sandy, makes 4 :(

So 200lbs, (i think I am 196 just now but 200 for rounding off purposes) I weigh, I need to loose about 55lbs it total.

I have a goal to focus on which is 185lbs. I dont care when I get to it, but I will. Starting today. I am just about to go and do my aerobics dvd first time in years wish me luck. I also have been running on and off, and started out not being able to run more than one minute, and today I got to 3 minutes and 15 seconds or maybe 10 seconds cant remember anyway it was more than usual, so I was very proud.
I am trying to eat, low fat/ low carb, see how I go, I wont cave in for a few days, but when I get the usual cravings, I will try and last it out, but if I cant and I know I will fall, I will have a biscuit or maybe even 4 but I'm not beating myself up anymore. I am nearly 42, I'm an actual grown up :/