Put that down, fatty! (again!)

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17th January 2017 (day 16)

Right, I have not practised what I preach and ate a silly amount of calories yesterday. FOR SHAME. In my defence, I am really not feeling very well (temperature and tummy ache) so am a bit of a sad bean and went to bed at 2030 last night

Breakfast: pineapple and peach pot (58)
Lunch: 1 cup celery, 1 cup mandarins in juice, 2 small scones (358)
Dinner: 3 egg omm, low-fat cheese, celery and carrot sticks (411)

Total: 895
Steps: 15,000

Planning on having a treat meal of pesto pasta tonight - I love it :) Working til 5 and then home for snuggles and early night again - GP has given me some antibiotics (yay for free healthcare) so hoping I'll be perkier in a few days.
 
Hope you get well soon!
 
Sorry to hear you're a bit under the weather.

Can I ask you a question? I always get the impression from your diary that you actually don't have a massive appetite. Would I be right? Do you find it easy enough to keep your calories in check?
 
Thanks LaMa - sure I'll be back to normal in a few days :)

Hey Emily - thanks for the wellwishes <3 I'm just a bit of a weird eater - I tend to have nothing to eat until after 11am as I don't get hungry before then.. then usually a small lunch and I do most of my eating in the evenings. I think I have a normal appetite but I've struggled with portion sizes in the past (hence the weight gain) and the amount I've drunk hasn't helped things.. I've found that now I'm drinking less I'm able to listen to my body a lot more instead of eating when I'm not hungry because I'm a bit boozey and snacky. I was having around 600 calories of wine a night before Christmas so now that is gone I'm finding it much easier. I don't have a sweet tooth and tend to keep all my calories for the evening and then just sleep early or get distracted and don't snack after dinner. Works for me at the mo but know it's healthier to eat breakfast and spread calories over the full day.
 
Sunflower_ said:
I tend to have nothing to eat until after 11am as I don't get hungry before then.. then usually a small lunch and I do most of my eating in the evenings.
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SOunds like my appetite, Sun, and everyone tells me to eat more in the morning to quell the appetite in the evenings. I call bullpoop; if anything, I'm more hungry.
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Agreed LJ. Werrrrrrd.

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Still feeling like a fucking butt - it's nearly 8pm here and I'm hitting ze hay. I've eaten much better today though. Work was busy - one of my boys is being released from prison next week so lots to organise (housing, mental health appointment) and I'm running out of time! Last day is next Friday and lots to do before then...Feeling the pressure and feeling poorly - a thrilling combination!! Got volunteering tomorrow to face the dreaded Hil..Hopefully will feel better by tomorrow.

18th January 2017

Breakfast: pear halves in juice, seed mix (290)
Lunch: chickpea curry, cheese string (264)
Dinner: pesto pasta, broccoli, parmesan, 1 glass wine (627)
Snacks: wotsits, cheese string (146)

Total: 1327
Steps: 13,000
 
Oh, honey. You have such a full-on job. I hope you feel better really, really soon. Would you consider taking the day off volunteering ( & thus also avoiding Hil).......just this once? Take good care of yourself sweets xoxo
 
A fucking butt is not the worst butt to be, I guess, but I still hope you'll get through the day easily. Also: "breakfast is the most important meal of the day is slowly being rolled back. Everyone's different! Call it intermittent fasting and you're on the crest of the wave.
 
Hope the early night cured you. Best of luck with Hil - maybe she won't show up? You never know! Or you could try this when you see her coming:
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I love googling things from your food log. Today it was Wotsits, aka Cheese Puffs. Hope you survived the day!
 
cate said:
Would you consider taking the day off volunteering ( & thus also avoiding Hil).......just this once?
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Thanks for your lovely comments gorgeous people - I'm feeling a lot better after lots of sleep last night. Dinner was lovely, broc pesto pasta with parmesan is delicious. Had to measure out my sad little portion whilst Yank ate two bowlfuls. The injustice of it all. Antibiotics have kicked in and feeling perkier - this not drinking a bottle of wine a night shindig means I'm bouncing back a bit quicker I think :)

Work has been a sorry state of affairs today - insanely busy (she writes from her desk, procrastinating horribly). Going into work with Yank tomorrow (one of my cases is at the same place Yank works) so an early start and a late night tonight..will see how I get on. Off to face the dreaded Hil - maybe she will ask her god to heal me, that would be nice. Lordy lorrrrrrdy.

Will post food later - want to lose 2lbs a week and MFP is saying 1300 calories..this seems low to me. Any ideas? I'm 5'10 and lightly active (like a large, meandering snail.)

See ya later x
 
So... are chokers coming back? I see it in your profile, and I saw a woman wearing one in the cafeteria today. I hope they're coming back, I'm a fan.
 
Possibly because losing 2 pounds a week means a daily deficit of 1000 kcal. 1300 kcal/day is NOT enough for a 5ft10 woman so I'd recommend aiming for a pound a week. Or exercising.
 
I would recommend eating 1500-1600 calories and become a bit more active. For example, if you walk for 30 minutes each day (5-6 km/h), you could burn an additional 200-250 calories per day. I don't know where you live, but if you live close to town, you could walk to the supermarket instead of biking/driving, and to the library/city center or perhaps even work (that said, everything is within 1.5-2 kilometers distance from my home). And you can also walk in the lunch break. All these little bits add up. I do all of these things, and because of this I burn around 2000 extra calories per week.

And it has become a habit, so I don't have to push myself to do it. It just feels natural. I recommend doing this approach, because it requires not a lot of willpower (after you get used to it) and you can still get proper nutrition.
 
Little John said:
So... are chokers coming back?
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They are - mainly for women in their mid 20's like myself who feel past and are clinging onto their teenage years or for slutty teenager girls with low self-esteem. I tick two of the boxes so feel within my right to wear one. Me and El Yanko were into the whole "scene" for a little while when I was but a tender youuuuth and we first got together..chokers remind me of happy times!

Hey La Ma and Tri - I exercise quite a lot already :( I do between 10,000-18,000 steps a day, 8-10 mile hikes on the weekend and trampoline 2/3 times a week on top of my steps. I walk to work and back every day which is 2 miles each way and usually walk on my lunch too. I don't drive Tri so walk everywhere already. I'm already doing what you're recommending - maybe I'll start swimming again but I just really don't have the time for gym or anything at the moment, I work 50 hour weeks and study full-time and have other commitments a few nights a week. Thanks though - all good suggestions!

LifeHouse was fab tonight - we had a power cut just before everyone was let in so we ended up serving in near complete darkness. Felt very "community spirit - esque". Had a good laugh and Hil didn't curse me (Christians curse folk, right?) so I am a happy girl.
 
Ah... I remember. n that case "lightly active" is the wrong box to tick. Should at least be moderately active. Plus a pound a week is usually a normal, healthy amount :p
 
I don't want normal healthy amounts LaMa, I WANT TO BE THIN IMMEDIATELY.

That's good to know - I just looked up the whole lightly active thing and I have certainly been ticking the wrong box.. Now it says 1600. That seems better. Thanks xx
 
Right - yesterdays stuff.

January 19th (day 18)

Breakfast: skipped
Lunch: madarins in juice, chickpea curry (330)
Dinner: smamm portion of leftover pesto broc pasta (405)
Snacks: 187ml wine, string cheese, graze box and niknaks (450)

Total: 1185 (too low).
Steps: 14,100

Got my leaving drinks with the work lot tonight - not going til next Friday but have plans then so doing it tonight. Feeling quite sad leaving everyone and my cases. Know it's only for 5 months but feels like a long time. I love my current job and the people I work with (for the most part..people are hard work!). Imagine I will be rather drunk - my tolerance will be way down and I'm likely to get quite boozey as this is the first night out I've had since Christmas! Looking forward to treating myself.

Tomorrow we are walking around Portsmouth. We technically live on an island and you can walk around the whole thing - it's about 16 miles. Hopefully won't be hungover otherwise we will be doing it Sunday instead!
 
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