Weight Loss the Old Style Way! Part 4. Please read posts 1 and 2 before posting.

EmptyPurse

Just weighed myself: it's as bad as I feared but at least it's not worse! Have organised my meals for today already; just need to pick up some fruit/other healthy snacks to stop me eating biscuits in between meals.


Breakfast: porridge oats with s-skimmed milk, 1 tsp sugar Lunch: pea soup thickened with brown rice (sounds weird but tastes nice!), fruit
Dinner: spaghetti bolagnese, broccolli


Not sure that's enough fruit/veg or that it's particularly diet-friendly but hey, it's my first day of eating properly - if I manage to stick to it it'll be a major miracle.

Rose_Wood

Hi All

A busy week for me so might not get chance to post much though I am still reading every day. Welcome all newbies and well done anyone who has lost weight this week.

I have my Mum staying this week and then OH and I are off to Bruges on a mini cruise but I am doing my best to stick to sensible eating. Mum treated me to lunch out yesterday but I still managed to stick to under 1400 calories for the day. We shared a panini and I resisted a cake, though she had one. It's really wet and miserable here today so no chance of any nice walks which is a shame.

I bought a yoghurt maker from Lakeland yesterday as I am eating a lot of Greek yoghurt at the moment. A batch went in last night and is currently straining to make it into Greek style as we speak. It was ever so quick and simple so hope it tastes ok.

I am not sure of what we'll be eating today so can't post a menu. I expect Mum will want to go out for lunch again so I shall have to be good.

Rose

cheerfulness4

We seem to have just got the tail end of that thunder storm which has put paid to my gardening planned this morning.

Frogga - finding another way in my case has been the most difficult thing because I've used food for everything but feeding hunger all my life, so I get how hard it is for you.
This past few weeks has been like living in a pressure cooker in our house but, apart from a bit of chocolate, I haven't turned to food.
The first night DS went missing and we had no contact I was beside myself and finally did 'make that call' to a friend (you know, the one they always tell you after you were stupid for not making when you were at breaking point).
It was very late at night and I was worried about breaking up his family evening or even waking him but he picked up and when he heard DS was missing he said he was coming straight over. Within 15 mins he was here and cuddling me. That night I realised that food could never feel that good.
He and another friend of DH stayed well into the night while other friends were out searching miles around.
Since that night I've asked for help and the response has been amazing. I didn't realise how great my friends were. They've made us feel so loved...food has never made me feel that way.
I guess my specific problem was never wanting to appear that I couldn't manage or feeling I was needy. Now I don't care. Pride is a bummer and I'm glad I've decided to shove it. I'm happier for it.

Ooops I'm prattling again but sometimes you get things straight in your head just by seeing it in print. Know wot I mean. :cool:

saversarn

Cheerfulness stop making me well up I have a hard faced cow image to protect!
My sisters husband suffers the same as your DS and it is soo hard, I'm so glad you have allowed your friends to help, when my sister asks for help it's actually a relief to be able to do something other than watch the family struggle. Well done for not turning to food, it does not help your problem just enlarges another;)

bobbadog

Morning all! Cheerfulness, you're one strong lady you are

I was practically ANGELIC yesterday! No snacks, except fruit, and made a lovely fruit salad for dessert with OH - dragon fruit, apricot, pear and apple. YUM! I weighed my pasta (100g of wholemeal) and have enough for lunch today too - so I probably had 65g last night? With courgettes, pepper, onion and mushrooms

Today:

B: 1 slice toast (white), smidgen of philadelphia light, apricot
S: pear
L: leftover wholemeal veg pasta, orange, apple
HM chili con carne with slice of HM garlic pizza bread

Am feeling rather good today! xx

MRSMCAWBER

Morning all

Made it back eventually ..have been out of sorts for e few days..not poorly or anything just my head all over the place.... and i may be about to "go missing in action" for a few weeks :eek: ...
As some of you know one of my sisters is going through chemo at the moment.. well after the bad reaction last week her specialist has decided she needs to go on the regime where she will get chemo every day for 7-10 days have a scan and then probably start again...due to begin on monday
The new growth is in her abdominal cavity and she has been suffering really bad back pain and now this morning the pain in her stomach is so bad she is having to call the doc out as she is crying in pain..
The thing is that I don't actually believe she is telling us the whole story and have a really bad gut feeling!!! I was only saying to hubby last night that i was thinking about going back for a couple of weeks "just in case".. would rather go and spend some quality time -we lost my dad without time to say goodbye..got up on my birthday he was fine..he went out did the shopping came back and just fell off his chair and i don't want to risk that again..would rather be on the safe side..and then this all kicks off this morning :eek: ....
At the moment when she goes for her treatment she goes on her own :mad: as her hubby is very emotional and she doesn't want to put him through it ..and really she needs some support -not to be supporting everyone else..and it appears im the only one who can treat her as normal and not become a wreck well not outwardly anyway . I have been with her once and we thought we were gonna get thrown out for laughing ....
Hubby has rung me this morning to let me know that i can get a compasionate flight from the army... £18 to fly from padderborn - birmingham and then £28 to fly back ..which helps a lot.... the flights are Sundays..so if i do go it could be in a few days :eek: ..just waiting to hear back from mum to see what is happening.. then i can decide what to do.... think mum could do with some support -not to mention my niece..she is only just 17 and a very deep little soul..but i know she will talk to me
If i do go im going to tell sis it is because hubby is on a course and i don't want to be stuck on my tod for weeks ....
so i will try and keep up with what is happening..but i need to get a plan sorted for if i do go... leaving plenty of ready made meals for huby etc -even though he is more than capapble of looking after himself..you know what its like don't you..can't leave em too it..
right folks...sorry for the miserable post , will let you know if im going as soon as i know and will try and keep up with you all -and my head out the fridge
have a good one all..and keep up the great work

purpleivy

Morning everyone. Feeling a bit tired this morning, didn't sleep too well last night, just having a few more mins here before I 'get on'. Housework day today ahead of imminent stream of visitors.

Have had lots of breakfast, so should have plenty of energy (eeerrrrrgh! You can tell I have LOL!)

Breakfast orange and large bowl of granola and oats. crust end of new loaf I just sliced (very thin, with peanut butter)

Snack: Think I should do without!

Lunch: Hope salad

Dinner: Liver, sim to recipe in Weezl's thread.

saversarn

Sounds like a good plan MRSM, go spend time with your sister and mum xxxxx

queenpig

Hiya guys:j

I know I havet been round much but with the school holidays they have taken so much of my time, i cant believe it my self lol. Gods sake i have been getting MSE withdraw lol.

I haven't weighed my self, but going to a week on friday when the kids are back at school, is that ok?
I did buy a pair od size 10 pants which I though I was risking buying, but they fit me with room around the wasit so maybe I have lost weight, tell you what I'll weight my self later and put on the score.

B - nothing
L - sarnie or roast chicken dinner.
T - what ever i didnt eat from the above.

Snacks yogurt, fruit, teas.

Well' the result looks like I have gained 2lbs but not to fussed actually.

recovering_spendaholic

Hello everyone - quite alot going on at the moment on the thread -

Cheerfulness - what sense you made to me when I read your thread! You have done so well to cope the way you have it's truly awe inspiring. I too have fed my emotions with food and shied away from asking for help so I know exactly what you are talking about.

Mrs M - there really are no words in a situation like yours at the moment. I think you are definitely doing the right thing in going back home to see your sister and be with your family, particularly your neice. It is truly the stuff of nightmares. I will be thinking about youand praying for good news.

I went for my colon camera exam this morning and it was fine. I didn't have any sedation because I don't have an adult at home with me (you need someone at home for 24 hours afterwards) and was expecting it to be really painful but it was a bit uncomfortable but okay. I had a polyp removed 3 years ago but this time there were none thank goodness. My Grandmother and Aunt both died of bowel cancer and my other Aunt had it but recovered after surgery, so they keep an eye on me. I have IBS too which doesn't help. So, one less thing to worry about for the time being!

Food yesterday was not great TBH - I was on a light diet because of the camera this morning, but I still managed to eat about 4 flapjacks which DD1 had made for her bf - they were soooooo yummy, but they gave me mad wind, particularly when combined with the laxative stuff:o Anyway, today I had a bit of breakfast at the hospital - a small bowl of Special K and 2 slices of wholemeal toast with apricot jam and a cup of tea. Lunch will be bulghur wheat turkey mixture thingie (bulghur wheat, onions, apple, curry powder, mango chutney and turkey all mixed up together) and I am not sure what to do for tea - I have some diced chicken breast defrosting and might do sweet and sour for the kids, but I don't fancy that - might have cottage cheese baked potato and salad (Longley Farm very nomnomnom).

Hope you are all okay - Frogga you are doing amazing resisting the urge to binge - well better than me.

My JiJ target is 1 stone, which will be great if I can do it as I will have lost over two and a half stone then and should be seeing a difference - still a long way to go but at least I'll be on the way and will not want to jeopardize my efforts as much.