Emily Rose: The Reboot

M4, D5 amendments: Chamomile tea. 5 cigs.

M4, D6:

1. How did today go?
I was just thinking the other day, 'Wow, this would be the worst time possible for me to have a college reunion or something.' Lo and behold, got an invite to the afters of a wedding that's on at the end of March today. It will be more or less everyone I knew in college who I haven't seen in forever. Oh life, you really have a good sense of humour. Anyway, despite some reservations, I am going to go and I am going to have a marvellous time at it, despite having very little to show for myself of the last 10 years.

Expectations:
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Reality:
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Haha, anyway, one thing I can say for it - it's a major motivator to look as good as I can at it, because that's the only card I have at the moment.

2. How was your food and exercise?
Exercise was a spin/kettlebells class.

Cigs: 10

Food was splendid, my best food day in forever.
Today's food: tomato - prevents UV damage

- porridge, raspberries, blueberries, maca powder, flaxseed, milk; instant coffee and milk
- steak with baby potatoes, broccoli and fried mushrooms and onions
- greek yoghurt with dried fruit and chia seeds
- omelette with tomatoes, parsley, chillis, pepper, feta cheese, onions, mushrooms and 2 slices of toast with butter
- herbal tea and chamomile, vanilla and manuka honey tea

Weight has skyrocketed to 11 stone 9 3/4 pounds, hopefully today will help alleviate the situation.

3. Are you any closer to reaching your goals?
New goal: Look and feel as good as I possibly can for that party. 19 days and counting.
 
Emily if you knuckle down & stick to really healthy eating & exercise for 19 days you will feel not only physically better but mentally much stronger & better able to cope with the reunion. You can do this hon. This may just be the catalyst you need xo
 
Thanks Cate, you're right. :)

M4, D6 amendments:
12 cigs (couldn't sleep). Chamomile tea. Slept then.

M4, D7:

1. How did today go?
Finally feel like I am back in a good place and a good routine, so I'm really happy with that. When you're feeling sad, it is difficult to see that in a few days, the sadness will have passed, and it always does. I must remember that when I hit the next roadblock.

2. How was your food and exercise?
Abs circuits this afternoon. Killing. Tennis and 20 laps in the pool, with a bit of jacuzzi time. Feeling really great tonight but a bit hungry.

Weight: 11 stone 7 3/4 pounds. 2 pound drop. Great.
Cigs: 5

Food wasn't as good as yesterday, but I was at home with loads of stuff I don't have in my own place at my disposal.

- greek yoghurt, blueberries, raspberries, flaxseed; 1 slice toast and peanut butter; coffee and milk
- porridge and milk; 1 slice toast and butter; coffee and milk
- salmon with wedge of lemon, roast potato slices and oregano, roasted tomatoes, asparagus and courgette, carrots, relish
- 1/3 blueberry muffin, 1/3 croissant and jam, 2 scoops carte d'or vanilla ice cream, cream; coffee and milk
- glass of orange juice; 40 g oat flapjack; handful of cashew nuts; 32.5 g dairy milk; tea and milk
- 2 x chamomile, vanilla and manuka honey tea

3. Are you any closer to reaching your goals?
Hopefully.
 
M4, D8:

1. How did today go?
Not a bad day. Had a nice chat with my housemate tonight. I missed her.

2. How was your food and exercise?
Exercise was a legs class at the gym - really torturous and I'm not a fan of the teacher, but if it gets me results, whatever. Also did a iyengar yoga class with a really nice teacher, so swings and roundabouts.

Food:
Today's food: olive oil which defends against UV damage

- porridge, flaxseed, chia seeds, milk; 1 slice toast and peanut butter; coffee and milk
- 2 rice cakes and tomato; coffee and milk
- steak with fried mushrooms and tomato, pak choi, spinach and baby potatoes
- slice of red velvet cake; americano and milk
- sweetcorn chowder with mushrooms, peppers and spinach; tea and milk
- yorkie bar; chamomile, manuka honey and vanilla tea

Weight: 11 stone 6 3/4 pounds
Cigs: 7

3. Are you any closer to reaching your goals?
No, but feeling pretty good.
 
I'm glad you are feeling a bit better about things Emily. Feeling pretty good will help you move closer to your goals xoxo
 
Glad things are looking up lovely - nice to spend time with people you love/who love you and the exercise will be helping your mood! :)
 
Thanks Cate, it sure will (and is).

Hey Sunflower - exercise is my saving grace. I was in a spin class once and that Kelly Clarkson song My Life Would Suck Without You came on, and I really feel that way about exercising.

Thanks LaMa, yep, I agree. :)

M4, D9:

1. How did today go?
Lads, you would be so proud of me. I was invited out for a few pints tonight and I said no! Part of the reason is because I am so physically tired from all the exercising I've been doing, another part is that I've decided to put myself and my goals first for once. Most times, I would feel obligated to go, grateful to have been invited perhaps, maybe a fear of missing out. But always giving in to other people's desires is getting me nowhere. I often think of myself as a selfish person, and you know what? I really don't think I am, and I think I deserve better than letting other people dictate what I'm doing with my life. I've had a really tough time of late, people have let me down a lot, and I've decided to let them do what they do, but I am going to do my very best to not let myself down, adding more fuel to the fire. Anyway, I'm feeling really good.

2. How was your food and exercise?
The scales are reacting wonderfully - 11 stone 5 1/4 pounds today. Really happy with that.

Exercise was an insane bodyweight circuits class, my favourite gym teacher led it, she is brilliant. And she's not unreasonable - she's like, 'Make it easier on yourself if you need to, but just keep going.' Really encouraging stuff. As opposed to the teacher yesterday who said we weren't allowed to go below 4 kg with the weights. (I ignored her and went with 3 kg anyway - I know what my body can handle.)
I also played tennis for an hour.

Food:
Quinoa: aids in cell growth and repair
- porridge, chia seeds, flaxseed, milk; coffee and milk
- vanilla protein shake with 1/2 avocado, 1/2 banana, spinach, water
- quinoa and chicken salad with sweetcorn, tomatoes, peppers, spinach and avocado
- giant piece of flourless chocolate cake and cream. Really regret having it as I was planning on making a lovely chicken and lentil soup for tea and I was just too full after it. Tomorrow.; pot of tea and milk
- 2 slices of toast with butter and 1/2 banana

Cigs: 8

3. Are you any closer to reaching your goals?
A real breakthrough day today.
 
Emilyrose said:
I think I deserve better than letting other people dictate what I'm doing with my life. I've had a really tough time of late, people have let me down a lot, and I've decided to let them do what they do, but I am going to do my very best to not let myself down, adding more fuel to the fire. Anyway, I'm feeling really good.
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Emilyrose said:
. Are you any closer to reaching your goals?
A real breakthrough day today.
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I think so too :) xoxo
 
Emilyrose said:
Lads, you would be so proud of me. I was invited out for a few pints tonight and I said no! Part of the reason is because I am so physically tired from all the exercising I've been doing, another part is that I've decided to put myself and my goals first for once. Most times, I would feel obligated to go, grateful to have been invited perhaps, maybe a fear of missing out. But always giving in to other people's desires is getting me nowhere. I often think of myself as a selfish person, and you know what? I really don't think I am, and I think I deserve better than letting other people dictate what I'm doing with my life. I've had a really tough time of late, people have let me down a lot, and I've decided to let them do what they do, but I am going to do my very best to not let myself down, adding more fuel to the fire. Anyway, I'm feeling really good.
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That is awesome! Well done girl! :)

Take care of yourself first, grow stronger and then you will be able to take care of other people more. In the meantime, just be you, you sound like a nice person, so you probably can't help to be kind to the people around you, and that already makes a difference.
 
Thank you so much for the supportive comments guys!

M4, D10:

1. How did today go?
My body is broken from exercising. I decided to take tomorrow off, so I have eaten a lot of crap and drank a bottle of wine tonight. But at the same time, even if I had had a shit week, I would probably have done this anyway, so I don't feel like I've 'ruined' anything, just slowed down my progress a little bit. Anyway, I won't be too bad tomorrow - 1 bottle of wine is manageable, anything more and I have a hangover. Teetering on the edge. That's how I like it.

2. How was your food and exercise?
My body is broken today, as I already mentioned. In agony. The wine has dulled my senses somewhat, but even as I type this, I can feel that slight burn in my arms. Really physically tired. In summation, I did: 4 gym workouts, 1 swim, 1 running session, 2 tennis sessions and 2 yoga sessions this week. It's a lot. My body is tired.

I had my first day at running club today, it was so hard. I am reluctantly going to stick with it though because I know it is going to push me on so much. I also did yoga, it was excruciating because I was so wrecked. I am really looking forward to a nothing day tomorrow and then an 8k on Sunday to finish off the week on a high.

Food:
turnip - reduces redness and UV damage (in the soup)
- scrambled eggs, 2 slices toast and butter; coffee and milk; watermelon slices
- 2 huge bowls of homemade chicken and lentil soup (delicious but too much)
- Goodfellas mozzarella and pesto pizza
- 1/2 easter egg (about 50g), creme egg, large fistful of doritos red, tea and milk
- bottle of white wine

11 cigs. Weight was 11 stone 5 1/4 pounds.

3. Are you any closer to reaching your goals?
Maybe.
 
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M4, D11:

1. How did today go?
I feel a little bit out of sorts tonight, I'm not sure why.

2. How was your food and exercise?
Rest day, although my muscles feel 10 times better today.

Food was pretty terrible, no booze at least.
- 1/2 easter egg (around 50 g); can of Lucozade
- brunch of black pudding, sauteed potatoes, tomato, spinach, onion, poached eggs and hollandaise sauce; coffee and milk
- 2 slices toast with butter and marmalade; 2 biscuits
- magnum white; cheese and onion crisps; tea and milk
- chicken and prawn pad thai; can of coke

Weight was 11 stone 6 1/2 pounds. Annoying.

Cigs 9.

3. Are you any closer to reaching your goals?
No.
 
Emilyrose said:
4 gym workouts, 1 swim, 1 running session, 2 tennis sessions and 2 yoga sessions
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Wow, that's awesome! That's more sessions than I do! You definitely deserve that rest day!

You may not be losing weight, but I think that you may very well be gaining muscle due to all that exercise. So you're probably making progress anyways, even though it's been invisible so far.
 
Magnum whites? I love them! That sure is a lot of exercise Emily. No wonder you felt tired & broken hon xoxo
 
Hi LaMa, did my run today, so yep, 11 it was.

Hi Tri, very annoying weigh-in today, you can't out-exercise a bad diet I guess, but I'm happy with the work I did this week regardless.

Thanks Sunflower. Yeah, it was like a summer's day here yesterday, so ice cream was on the cards.

Haha, yeah Cate, really felt by Friday evening that I'd overdone it. I'm completely recovered now though, so that's great.

M4, D12:

1. How did today go?
Spent loads of time out of doors today by the sea. It was so lovely.

2. How was your food and exercise?
I did an 8k run today, it felt great. At around kilometer 3, I thought my stomach had gone a bit funny again, but I persevered and it was all good. It was really sunny and I felt great afterwards.

Weight was 11 stone 8 3/4 pounds, so annoying.

Cigs 5.

Food:
- watermelon; porridge, flaxseed, maca powder, milk; coffee and milk
- chips with loads of salt, vinegar and ketchup; coffee and milk; bottle of sparkling water
- 1 bottle Corona
- roast dinner of lamb, gravy, roast potatoes, normal potato, carrots, tender-stemmed broccoli
- lindor egg, milky way crispy roll, 3 double choc cookies
- tea and milk; chamomile tea; chamomile, manuka honey and vanilla tea

3. Are you any closer to reaching your goals?
On the exercise front, it will be a lot lighter week this week. I did so much last week because I wasn't working and I wanted to have a good routine going, which I did, and I was in a lot better form all week because of it. Tomorrow is another rest day, Tuesday will be tennis/swim, Wednesday run/yoga, Thursday circuits/tennis, Friday run, Saturday probably off cos I will be going out on Friday, and then Sunday I have signed up for a 4 mile race. So a more manageable 8 sessions, should be a lot less intensive, but still busy.
 
Emilyrose said:
Hi Tri, very annoying weigh-in today, you can't out-exercise a bad diet I guess, but I'm happy with the work I did this week regardless.
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Well, you can also say that you got half of the process right now (the exercise side), now the only thing that remains is the diet side. I found that the more difficult side too. Eventually I started to improve it step-by-step, replacing the bad habits with better ones. The biggest step was starting to cook for myself again, using (a bag of) 400 grams of vegetables (that you can buy in the supermarket) as a basis, adding a bit of fish, meat or cheese to that and then some pasta or rice, and some kind of sauce. The strength is it's simplicity (I can cook it in less than 15 minutes), and the vegetables greatly reduce the calorie density (so it doesn't matter if I eat a lot), and it's very tasty as well. I often eat 2-3 days from those meals.
 
Emilyrose said:
very annoying weigh-in today, you can't out-exercise a bad diet I guess
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True, but also remember that when you´re exercising more than you´re used to your muscles hang on to extra water until they get to relax again (either because they get used to the load or because you stop exercising for a while). Also salt from overeating. I agree that eating healthily is the main part of losing weight but a a single remarkable weigh-in is usually to do with water.
 
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