Put that down, fatty! (again!)

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Hi, sweetie. Your Christmas sounds like G's family Christmases. We don't go to them anymore. They were TOO much. There was always someone in tears. A lot of that was to do with his Mum though & she's not around anymore. What is is with people commenting on size? Being family does not give you the right to be offensive.
I'm glad life feels back to normal again too. Now to knuckle down & lose some weight. I feel like a manatee too! My stomach actually hurts a little today :( xoxo
 
Hope we both feel less like manatees soon, Cate!

I was absolutely saintly yesterday. Also, I had my first alcohol free day in forever! I'm so pleased with myself. Poured myself a glass around 21:00 to have in the bath but just did not want it at all so I poured it back out! Felt great to be in control for a change..

Calories as a result were excellent!

28th December:

Breakfast: 0% fat yogurt. Chicken breast (210)
Lunch: Lime and coriander rice with plain subway salad, no dressing. 1 apple (387)
Dinner: Hana's Homemade McBagels! bagel thin x 2, 1 egg, 2 quorn sausage patties, low-fat cheese slice (515)
Snack: baked crisps (103)
Total: 1215

Steps: 11,000

Volunteering at the soup kitchen tonight - will keep me busy til 20:00ish and then home for bath and bed! Had an early night last night which is really helping with the drinking/smoking.. I read for 2 hours in bed with the cats and Yank last night instead of watching TV mindlessly whilst drunk - as a result I slept great, didn't wake up with dry mouth in the night and am full of energy today! Lunch and breakfast is all planned for today and the plan is to crack on with my law essay and listen to Talking Heads all day and ignore my colleagues. Work has been very quiet..too quiet!
 
Yeah, the fresh feeling without the booze is amazing. You're going to want that more and more. Unfortunately, I don't have that myself this morning as I seem to be steamrolling through until Dry January! Well done girl.
 
Thanks ladies! Yesterday also saintly! I've eaten well for two days..am I thin yet? No? Right..better carry on.

29th December

Breakfast: pineapple in juice, no added sugar jelly and fat free coconut/lime yogurt (163)
Lunch: WW soup, baked crisps, graze box (310)
Dinner: Veggie burger, bagel thin, home-made chips with low-fat cheese (cheesey chips are da bomb.) (820)
Snacks: 187ml chardonnay (123)

Total: 1416
Steps: 9000

Steps were poor for yesterday as I got the bus into work as the roads are really icy and I'm as graceful as an epileptic wildebeest so injury is likely. Caught the bus into work again this morning but will walk to the coach station after work to go to my friends so that'll bring my steps up. Felt great being healthy again last night - I'd brought two 2 little bottles of wine to have but only wanted one. Having a low alcohol day after a no alcohol day is unheard of for me.. can't quite believe it.

Had a chat with Yank this morning about the coming weekend - I said I wasn't really looking forward to going away for two nights as I've had two really positive days and want to carry on riding on the back of that success..I'm not at a point with the drinking where I can just "not drink" whilst I'm at my friends but I can try and limit the damage (hence the two days of no/low drinking this week.) We'll see.. Food should be fine as my friend is making south american curry tonight which will be far too spicy for me to have much of.

Got a new cat sitter having Luca-Marie & The Judge as ours is poorly..generalised anxiety about them getting out the house or the new cat sitter doing something to make them ill.. i live in feaaaaar of my furry children getting poorly. Animals are better than people.

Will check in via my phone tomorrow (I'll probably just screenshot myfitnesspal for ease) - hope everyone has a lovely weekend <3 x
 
Sunflower_ said:
1: I've eaten well for two days..am I thin yet? No? Right..better carry on.
2: Felt great being healthy again last night - I'd brought two 2 little bottles of wine to have but only wanted one. Having a low alcohol day after a no alcohol day is unheard of for me.. can't quite believe it.
3: i live in feaaaaar of my furry children getting poorly. Animals are better than people.
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1: LOL How I know the feeling...
2: Very well done hon!
3: I don´t think I understood that until a week ago; any animals in my circle tend to be very hardy, easy-to-care-for creatures. But I´m sure the sitter will do fine!
 
Hi Hana. Honey, you are doing SO well with cutting down. Habits are very hard to break. It will be one of my new year's resolutions to cut down my drinking as well. I don't drink much, but I know it is mainly out of habit. I have nothing but admiration for you getting your drinking under control sweetie xoxo
 
Hello beauties - had a gorgeous break with my friends. We went cave exploring and a long walk and pub meals with open fires, etc etc. All that good good. Drinking was not horrendous... I had around a bottle and a half of wine on the Friday night and then less than that last night. Food on the other hand had has been VILE. So much cheese. Although, I woke up this morning and was straight back to good habits - I was genuinely excited to turn down whatever treats I was offered. We stayed at my friends til midday and she made everyone pancakes with maple syrup and bacon - I had egg whites on one slice of toast! Felt smug and happy. I really enjoy feeling smug..I'm sure I'm a joy to be married too.

Came home on the coach and it was completely full so Yank had to sit at he back and I sat next to this older chap...was hoping to read my book but he immediately launched into conversation about this woman he'd met on his 5 week cruise (5 week cruise...criminal!) and then I had to show him how to download whatsapp on his phone and then he asked us for a lift home from the coach so it was all a bit hectic! So dropped him home in our taxi and I got in the door around 1700 and wanted a bath, a smoke and a glass of wine. Had a hot shower instead (which was awesome..literally haven't showered in years..I have two baths a day like a decadent walrus..) and then played PS4 and the "craving" passed really quickly. New habits, new routine, new Sunflower (she says with optimism!) And then Yank wanted burritos so I made him a very calorific meal and I had the skinny version!

ALSO: BOOZE FREE DAY! Here is a photo of my giant head to celebrate.

1st January

Breakfast: egg whites, one slice toast (223)
Lunch: Pasta, half-fat cheese (328)
Dinner: chilli, home-made potato wedges, mixed vegetables, half-fat grated cheese (548)

Total: 1099
Steps: 7,000 (have been mainly on sofa or couch today!)
Alcohol: Alcohol free day!
 
Emilyrose said:
Are you off alcohol for January or just taking it step by step? Lovely photo.
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Hey sweet - no, don't think I'm at the stage for dry January yet :( I did it a few years ago and lost 10lbs in the month! I should do it again but I think my drinking is a bit more of a "problem" than it was then so I'm doing it with my wellbeing workers plan of reducing slowly. I've had like 3 alcohol free days in the last 7 days though, really is unheard of for me. My friends were really supportive and had brought me lots of nice soft drinks to have in between my glasses of fizz and a tiny Great Gatsby style glass for me to drink out of so I wasn't having big glasses. Love them <3
 
January the 1st we both were smug & happy. It's a nice feeling. You & your friends look lovely sweets. I think cutting down slowly is a great idea. Kudos to your friends for supporting you xoxo
 
Having supportive friends is pretty awesome, isn´t it? But will you stop comparing yourself to sea mammals already? If you must, pick dolphins. You´re tall, not massive.
 
Thanks Cate & LaMa - The smug feeling has continued into today! I should be Sainted at any minute..

Today I got up after 10 hours sleep (longest I've slept in forever, felt amazing!) and cleaned the house, hangover free! I started the slow-cooker going around 10am and actually have measured and weighed my food today so I know exactly what I'm eating. Turns out a cup of brown rice is waaaay smaller than I've been guesstimating. Go figure! I weighed in this morning at 199lbs - still clinging to Onederland! Have been drinking hot water and herbal teas like a fiend today so hoping that number will go down.. I was very naughty over Christmas and New Year so not worrying too much. I'm feeling positive about the coming week. I dragged Yank around the January sales and got a gorgeous new coat for Iceland (it's so fluffy!) and Yank got a coat too, and some jeans. I got two new dresses for work and we did just over 14,000 steps (hours walk round trip and and hour around the shops!). I made some vegetable soup at 45 calories a serving and had 3 servings and have saved one for work lunch tomorrow (to go with other things as well obviously!).

Just finished watching "The Girl with all the Gifts" which was a good zombie horror type. I love all things horror. time for bath and bed!
2nd January

Breakfast: alpen light bar (70)
Lunch: vegetable soup (135)
Dinner: Quinoa, brown rice, home-made tikka masala sauce, mushrooms, peppers, chickpeas and 1/2 naan bread (700)
Snacks: halloumi (117) 187ml wine (123)

Alcohol: 1 small wine - after a drink free day yesterday I'm super impressed with that :D
Total: 1145
Steps: 14,800
 
Heya hun. I've just started reading your first page and had to just stop and comment before I carry on! OMG I forgot how totally bloody hilarious you are. I'm gonna go back and carry on.......may take me a few days though. :D
xoxo
 
Hello beautiful women! Thank you <3 Kate, so good to see you back!

Today has been another excellent day. Me and Yank went to bed very early last night and read for a bit and both woke up at 5am wide awake. It was hilarious. Cats then woke up so we started our day very early! Will be going to bed a bit later tonight...I'm flagging now and it's only 1800 but can't have another 5am wake up! I was incredibly excited to get home from work and find my bamboo towel had been delivered. I spent a sickening amount of money (for me) on this damn thing and it was worth every penny. It is so soft and so good and I love it. Downside is that all other towels will now feel like broken glass on my skin. I saw my wellbeing worker today as well and she looked at what I drank last week and patted me on the head and was very pleased. Smug levels dangerously high. Also, I weighed in today at 195.5lbs! So I have lost 3.5lbs! Hoping it will be the same tomorrow :) I'm now in the 13 stones instead of the 14 stones :D

Will pop back later to post my food - am feeling excellent still. Also, I poured myself that wine last night and threw it away! So it can come off my food diary for yesterday. I'm off to figure out dinner (thinking halloumi, falafal pitta wraps with hummus) and I'll pop back later with my food log.
 
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