Piglet to Gazelle - My weight loss journey

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purpleshoes wrote: »

What are your portion sizes like?

What is the base for the quiche? My thoughts on the above is that you have a good variety of fruit and veg, but its still carb heavy and if you dont weigh your portions, I think you should start.

You could be potentially eating a lot of calories without realising it

Yes I always check what the serving size is on packet and weigh or measure the correct amount.
The exception is Porridge I always have 25g oats as I can never eat the full 50g serving.
I never used to but started at beginning of April measuring my portions and was shocked at how much bigger my portion would have been compared to how much I should be having.

This quiche didn't have a base. I got it from a gluten free veggie and vegan food stall at a local food market by work.

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Had a nightmare getting home from work didn't get in until 8:30 (usually get home about 7). Luckily I had some nuts to snack on but I was still very hungry when I got home. The old me was sitting on one shoulder saying "go on just get a pizza, or chips, you remember chips, you know you want to" the new me was on the other shoulder saying "you may want to get a takeaway and you may enjoy it, but that run you went for this morning will have been for nothing." So I cooked enchiladas instead. Quite proud of myself for not succumbing to bad habits. Will update in a bit as they are almost done and I am very hungry now.

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Food and exercise

B: smoked salmon & cream cheese multi grain bagel
L: LO carbonara & green beans
1 enchilada - chicken breast, fajita mix, onion, peppers, wheat tortilla wraps, passata, cheese (was halfway through eating and realised that I had bought kidney beans and spinach to put in as well but forgot. Oh well there is enough LO for lunch for tomorrow so can fit it in then.
S: 4 Brazil nuts, 5 almonds, nectarine, 4 dried apricots, coffee
E : 2 mile walk, took stairs, run week 2

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Saturday Food & Exercise

B: half 3 egg omelette with spinach
L: 2 echiladas with half tin kidney beans
Marinated lamb with salad
S: Banana, 4 brazil nuts, 1 avocado
E: 2hrs House work

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Sunday Food & Exercise

B: Banana & Nectarine
L: Veggie Garlic Spaghetti - Spaghetti, Mushrooms, Onion, Spinach, Garlic, Eggs, Nutmeg, Cheese
Fakeaway - 2 slices Thin crust Veggie pizza & 3 hot wings
S: No snacks today
E: 2 hr housework & 40 min dog walk

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Monday Food & Exercise

B: Coffee (with full fat milk) & Greek Yoghurt with Granola and Apple&Cinnamon compote
L: LO Veggie Garlic Spaghetti
LO Fakeaway - 2 hot wings & 2 slices pizza
S: Banana, 4 brazil nuts, 5 almonds, 1 tbsp cranberries, Peppermint tea and ginger&lemon tea
E:2 mile walk, took stairs, 40 mins housework

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First_Trouble wrote: »

Monday Food & Exercise

B: Coffee (with full fat milk) & Greek Yoghurt with Granola and Apple&Cinnamon compote
L: LO Veggie Garlic Spaghetti
LO Fakeaway - 2 hot wings & 2 slices pizza
S: Banana, 4 brazil nuts, 5 almonds, 1 tbsp cranberries, Peppermint tea and ginger&lemon tea
E:2 mile walk, took stairs, 40 mins housework

On looking at your intake for the past few days I think you could do with having less wheat and a couple of more snacks.

I think you might struggle to drop weight on your current plan, given that you arent doing strenuous exercise and I know you have spoken about the reasons why.

Perhaps worthwhile investing in something like a fitbit or similar so you can track cals in and out, or use my fitness pal (you might already be doing this).

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purpleshoes wrote: »

On looking at your intake for the past few days I think you could do with having less wheat and a couple of more snacks.

I think you might struggle to drop weight on your current plan, given that you arent doing strenuous exercise and I know you have spoken about the reasons why.

Perhaps worthwhile investing in something like a fitbit or similar so you can track cals in and out, or use my fitness pal (you might already be doing this).

I already use my fitness pal but can only track what exercise I am doing deliberately. (If this makes sense).
I have purchased a pedometer today to track how many steps I do on a day-to-day basis to start and build up from there.

Same with my 'deliberate' exercise I will be gradually building up week by week my exercise regime. So my ankle can adjust. So far so good on this front though, it is definitely getting stronger.
I had to run half the station platform to get my train yesterday and it wasn't until I was seated did I realise that I wasn't out of breath. Small win for me.

With regards to the wheat I think I am definitely going to have to cut out the white pasta (have already cut white bread) as I have noticed having an uncomfortable feeling after consuming which is how I used to feel after eating white bread. Visiting family for 2 weeks so will make the switch to brown/wholemeal when I get back and reduce to once a week.

I plan on having this for breakfast with natural yoghurt & scrambled eggs while I am away can you advise on how 'good for you' it actually is. Will be leaving out the coconut and vanilla extract.

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1590/goodforyou-granola

I am going to Cumbria so am expecting to do a lot of exercise (mainly walking) while I am there.

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Today's food and exercise

B: Greek yoghurt, granola, apple&cinnamon compote plus coffee
L: Cauliflower, broccoli & Red Leicester crust less quiche with variety of roasted veg (from stall near work all gluten&wheat free)
LO 2 slices fakeaway pizza (last of this now)
S: banana, nectarine, apple, 4 almonds, 3 dried apricots, 4 Brazil nuts
E: run week 3, 2 mile walk, took stairs 3 times, 40 mins housework

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You are doing really well making the adjustments this quickly! The results will follow not just looking better, but feeling better too!
I have just been away for a few days and haven't stuck with it and feel really sluggish as a result. Yesterday I ate much better (almost no carbs and more protein) but was traveling and doing chores so got very little exercise. So I am about to have a couple of scrambled eggs and hit the gym for a major workout.
I now feel I NEED to eat like this and exercise as I feel so much better when I do. For me the aim has always been feeling better and the fact my body shape is improving is a bonus. I have had intermittent bouts of clinical depression most of my adult life and this is a good way of managing it, although still need tablets. About six months ago I (slowly) weaned myself off them, thinking that the healthy eating and exercise would manage it without them, but I was wrong and I am back on them although at half the dose I was on.
You are doing just great......keep going.