Milestones (Amy's diary)

aiminglow said:
It's all oddly linked - allowing myself a frivolous new dress, and allowing myself the fresh, delicious, healthy food, not the rubbishy stuff. Puzzling, but true.
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Love it! And agree with Cate: more info on the dress please, especially now that we know it's frivolous:)
 
I agree totally with Liza . Whilst your food may sound indulgent it’s probably a lot less than pre diet . I was actually pondering this yesterday and today as I am amazed I have maintained. But however why would I not ? I do not eat bars or chocolate, cakes , crisps , ice cream , toast , chips . Even if I am eating a little more than diet days it’s all controlled and thought about . Amy I think you have totally got this !
congrats on buying a nice dress .
 
Banana-walnut loaf baked - and I didn't eat a lot of the walnuts while I was mixing it! I've had one slice, and it was extremely good (the walnuts were straight from the grower, and didn't have the bitterness that sometimes comes with old walnuts). Now the challenge is to not have any tomorrow, or the day after. :)

Brand names: I wrote about the expensive moisturiser I've been using, as part of the skin care focus; I thought you all might be amused to know that its brand name is... get ready for this... "Renewed hope in a jar" :smilielol5: (Also, for @LaMaria - the brand name of the brie I ate was "Paysan Breton" - got to be authentic with a name like that, right? ;) )

I think you're right, @liza and @Petal001, about my current "indulgent" eating being less than my previous "ordinary" eating - not having more than a couple of bits of walnut while cooking is a case in point - in the past I would have probably nibbled quite a few more, and whole half-walnuts, too, not just bits.

Thank you, @Cate and @LaMaria and all, for being interested in my dress! It's in a very light fabric, fairly close-fitting from a bit below the waist up, but flaring out loosely from there down - I could swirl it out very enjoyably if I span around. :) And it's dark blue with touches of embroidery in a pale, soft, embroidery-thread gold (ie not a metallic thread, but shining the way embroidery thread does) at the neck and on the three-quarter length sleeves, and as a feature on the front. A dress for being mildly "dressed up" in, but not stiff or formal.

And thanks all for reading and being so good at understanding what's going on! :beating:
 
aiminglow said:
I'm not sure how many people here are actually in maintenance
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I guess it depends on how you define maintenance, but it seems to me there are a fair number of you. At least Jack, Vic and even Rob B in addition to your list. I think of any of you who have lost most of the weight you need to as being there, even if you want to lose more slowly. A kind of landing pad place, including some folks who are still in the process of landing. Spoken however as someone who is still short of being there.

I find reading about how people deal with maintenance interesting and helpful. I hope to be there some day, and am very well aware that it will likely be harder for me than losing weight. So even though I am not in maintenance I'd appreciate the thread and hearing from people who are.
 
aiminglow said:
Banana-walnut loaf baked - and I didn't eat a lot of the walnuts while I was mixing it! I've had one slice, and it was extremely good (the walnuts were straight from the grower, and didn't have the bitterness that sometimes comes with old walnuts). Now the challenge is to not have any tomorrow, or the day after. :)
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I'm a little bit hungry while reading this and man that sounds good! Good thing its not in my house! And walnuts from the grower! Lovely!
 
Lovely sounding dress Amy , go somewhere where you can show off a bit , don’t hide it .
those walnuts sound delicious. I’m really think of coffee and walnut cake now . One of my favs lol
 
I haven’t had coffee and walnut cake in ages. My aunt used to make a simple homemade version that was amazing. I find coffee cake in most cafes very disappointing - huge slices and too much icing.
 
I used to love going out dancing. No where good to go here though. It's so fun and such a good way to burn some calories!
 
Thanks for that Petal. I don't know about the recipe Amy, but I can ask my dad, and I'll post here if I find it. :)
 
I like that recipe, Petal! I especially thought they (Odlums) are really thoughtful to note the different cooking times that different tins might call for. Three eggs looks like a lot, though, for a cup and a half of flour - does it come out a very rich cake? And thanks, Emily, for offering to ask your dad for your aunt's recipe - the more recipes the better! :D

The banana loaf is still extant - which is a good thing, because at least it means I didn't eat it up in two days, which I'm sure i could have (with help - there's two of us here).
On the less good side, I've probably over-indulged in yummy, nutritious but undeniably fattening chilli beans. I should have had lots and lots of salad first, not gone straight for the beans and rice. Mind you, the beans were there and ready to go (I cooked them a day or so ago) whereas the salad is in separate bits in the fridge - lettuce here, capsicum there etc. It was impatience that let me down. Bother! :confused:
 
Yep we all know about impatience .
I don’t know about eggs really but we always add eggs to cakes here . Usually 3 or 4 . Odlums recipes are not to heavy .
 
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