Get a grip !

savingwannabe

Dont worry we are both the same. I ate rubbish on Friday with my 12 packets of crisps.12?????? My Dr will shoot me!!! What planet was i on? I have just bought one bag of crisps was half way through and i read your post. I have now put it in a sealed tin in the kitchen as i want to fit in my clothes. So you have had a good impact on me and we will do this together.  I hope your foot get's better my friend has the same condition. V painful. 

Irenadler

Hey Skinty
Don't be rough on yourself, I think we have all been there, stress eating. What I am beginning to learn is, it's ok if you want to stress eat, I can snort down half a packet of (vegan) biscuits whilst dunking them in my tea at one go, with the dog 'helping'... For me, the crucial mistake is, 'Well, I fell off the wagon, so, it doesn't matter if I get that bag of chips/scoff chocolate/mindlessly munch in front of the t.v.'.

If it helps, what I now try to do is say, 'Ok, you've had that treat. It's not the end of the world. Now don't beat yourself up (wet fish on standby). Climb back on the healthy eating wagon and don't look at the scales for at least a week....' And then its only a blip, and the scales aren't as scary.... 
Don't forget how much you are achieving, that you need downtime and recovery too...  Take care

savingwannabe

I agree with that. We always beat ourselves up it's what keeps the beauty industry going and what are we comparing ourselves to?  a bunch of models who are paid to just look good and are most probably anorexic anyway! 
It is overcast by me i hope it is ok by you. 

Skint_yet_Again

Cool grey morning. The sun is just starting to break through the clouds but there is no wind, not even a gentle breeze. 

Walked the dog this morning and was having a lovely time until she found a huge bone & ran off. I couldn’t get near her, then thankfully some other dog walkers came along with about 6 dogs between them & she went over to say hello & they managed to grab her. Otherwise I’d have been there for hours! They said people throw bones out to feed the foxes. This was a large knuckle bone the size of a small football. I picked it up with a bag & put it in the bin. 

Managed to get 2 loads of washing dried outside yesterday. Was hoping to do the towels today but they will not dry without any wind. 

Food plans today 
b - poached egg on toast 
L - breaded fish from freezer, oven chips & mushy peas
D - Microwave curry & rice
snacks - fruit, nuts 

I’m not really trying to lose weight, more trying to making changes to my diet to improve my health. It would be good to lose a little weight & get out of the overweight BMI and into the healthy category.  

Once I’ve used up the last of the fish & chips today I can replace them with something more healthy. I can’t bring myself to throw food away & this will be the last of the less healthy stuff in the freezer. Maybe I will get some plain cod fillets & sweet potatoes to make wedges with mushy peas, may be a healthier option for me. 

MovingForwards

How could PD resist free food 😁 we used to throw cat food out for the foxes at the last flat, haven't seen any here 🤔

With food it's so easy to think I will have a frozen pizza, chips etc and there isn't a need to dispose of the less healthy food, merely team it up with something which is. Do fish, rice and salad, sausage casserole, bacon and pasta sauce, pie and greens, even do a vegi day the day after a non-healthy day to balance it out again. 

You already meal plan and I'm sure you will find a way to balance good with not-so-good.

Enjoy the rest of your bank holiday 🤗

Irenadler

Skint_yet_Again said:

Cool grey morning. The sun is just starting to break through the clouds but there is no wind, not even a gentle breeze. 

Walked the dog this morning and was having a lovely time until she found a huge bone & ran off. I couldn’t get near her, then thankfully some other dog walkers came along with about 6 dogs between them & she went over to say hello & they managed to grab her. Otherwise I’d have been there for hours! They said people throw bones out to feed the foxes. This was a large knuckle bone the size of a small football. I picked it up with a bag & put it in the bin. 

Been there, my dog clamps her teeth down on stuff she finds and will not let go, I have to bring a bribe treat and wave it in front of her nose before she drops anything and grab it quick whilst she eats the treat....

Managed to get 2 loads of washing dried outside yesterday. Was hoping to do the towels today but they will not dry without any wind. 

Food plans today 
b - poached egg on toast 
L - breaded fish from freezer, oven chips & mushy peas
D - Microwave curry & rice
snacks - fruit, nuts 

I’m not really trying to lose weight, more trying to making changes to my diet to improve my health. It would be good to lose a little weight & get out of the overweight BMI and into the healthy category.  

That's a far healthier outlook - I think we are all brain-washed that skinny=healthy, not always the case judging by the amount of people with disorders...

Once I’ve used up the last of the fish & chips today I can replace them with something more healthy. I can’t bring myself to throw food away & this will be the last of the less healthy stuff in the freezer. Maybe I will get some plain cod fillets & sweet potatoes to make wedges with mushy peas, may be a healthier option for me. 

I hate food waste too, Skinty, I guess its all about finding the right balance between healthy and not so healthy stuff. Why aren't biscuits healthy? Sigh....

Onwards and upwards....

Skint_yet_Again

She could only just pick the darned thing up Ren.  It was huge! If I could have caught her I could have got it off her, but she was having none of it & ran off every time I got near her ! 

Been shopping this afternoon total spends £30.99 / £120 at Aldi Including 
milk 4 pints             1.09
cauli cheese.          1.59
potatoes roasting    85p
lamb Rogan josh 1.81 (30% off)
600g chicken fillets 2.99
gammon joint         2.99
cheese 50% less fat 1.49
cheese soft 59p (like philli)
tikka meal. 1.19
tikka meal.  1.19
sweet & sour meal 69p
basmati micro rice 35p x 2
ham 1.19
bag onions  72p
galia melon. 95p
smoked peppered mackerel 1.59
4 baking potatoes 45p
bananas 69p
1kg carrots.  43p
batteries Duracell 4 AAA 1.59
racer.     55p
food waste bin liners 1.25
box balsam tissues. 89p
tuna in spring water 75p
tin sweetcorn.  37p
sardines in Tom sauce. 31p
shower gel juicy mango 55p
Bottle of peach squash  69p
hairspray.  85p

I will cook the gammon in the slow cooker tomorrow. It’s 750g & should do 5 meals and some with wraps for lunch. 

The chicken fillets should do 6 meals including some wraps for lunch. I will get 2 lunches from the tin of tuna with a jacket potato & some salad (left over in fridge) or tinned sweetcorn. 

Breakfasts will be porridge or weet bics from stores with banana or scrambled/ poached egg (4 eggs left from last week) or sardines on toast. I will get a few dinners with the gammon, roast potatoes & veg/cauli cheese. I still have some broccoli in the freezer that I cooked & froze 2 weeks ago. 

I still have 2 x chilli and 2 x paprika pork & bean stew in the freezer. 

Snacks will be Philadelphia style cheese & wheat crackers (carried over from last week), peppered mackerel, nuts & fruit 

I had to buy batteries as the ones in the kitchen tv remote control had gone flat. I dropped off a load of used batteries for recycling. 

Tonight will be the 30% off lamb rogan josh with 1/2 pack micro rice. 😋

MovingForwards

All looks good Skinty, I do like their racer bars and can highly recommend their apple crumble or rhubarb crumble yoghurt.

Enjoy your curry!

savingwannabe

I'm hungry. 

Skint_yet_Again

The racer bars were a little treat / test run.  (They are like little snicker bars). I bought them as a weekly treat on the understanding that once they are gone that’s it. I’ve had 3 already 😳 so I now know that I still have no willpower. 🙄 I suppose the calories are the same over a week whether I have one a day or 6 in one day, but I would rather not spike my blood sugar that much in one go. I will not buy any multi packs next week. I am going to try & get to b&m and get some options hot chocolate. Hopefully that will hit the spot instead. 

Fed the dog at 5.30, gosh it’s dark & cold in the mornings now. I will have another snooze then walk her at 7.30, then work 8.45 - 2.45 before I go to the hairdresser at 3pm. Hair will be paid out of annual bills. I think it may have gone up a little for PPE to £44 so it works out at £22 a month (every 6-8 weeks).