Well im feeling better this morning. I lost 2 lbs! I should stop feeling so sorry for myself hey. Maybe i am due on!
I've been up walked the dog and done an hours zumba and its only just gone 9.30!
Lets hope i have a better day!
x
26 March 2011
25 March 2011
Food Diary - Day 7
I have the blues today
This morning i got on the scales to have a peek, and ive lost nothing and gained nothing. The weights not likely to change overnight so that means that for 2 weeks ive not lost anything. Ive been down today anyway so this news has not helped my mental attitude (maybe im due on?).
I was very naughty today in terms of my food but i felt crap - i had a bag of crisps and KFC small popcorn chicken for dinner. Not the end of the world you might think, but its a step in the wrong direction. I felt like 'fuck it'.
I have surgery, i eat about 1000 calories a day, and ive not lost weight for 2 weeks. I mean what the fuck? Maybe i can eat too much? I read earlier about a sleever who is a few weeks ahead of me...she says she can only manage a third of a large tin of soup. I think i could manage the whole tin!!! Is it that she just stops at a third? Or that i just keep going? It's kind of frustrating.
I did an hours zumba on Monday, even jogged a teeny bit. I did half an hour of Zumb yesterday too. I mean what the fuck has a girl got to do to loose a few pounds?
As ive mentioned, im feeling blah today. The no loss has tipped me over the edge.
I have also realised that i no longer have any coping mechanisims - i gave up smoking in January. I've been missing it this week. I know thats stupid, and i wont go back to smoking, but in those certain times where it all just gets to much, a faithful friend wouldnt go a miss. Also i can no longer fall into the arms of my lifetime lover, food. I cant mae myself feel better by eating or smoking. Ive never really been a drinker but im thinking maybe this is the time to start!! I used to smoke the odd joint, and i cant tell you how a joint would sit perfectly with me right this second. Hoever, the inevitable munchies would not be good post sleeve.
So im left feeling a little lost and blue today.
Anyway, heres today stupid food diary x
This morning i got on the scales to have a peek, and ive lost nothing and gained nothing. The weights not likely to change overnight so that means that for 2 weeks ive not lost anything. Ive been down today anyway so this news has not helped my mental attitude (maybe im due on?).
I was very naughty today in terms of my food but i felt crap - i had a bag of crisps and KFC small popcorn chicken for dinner. Not the end of the world you might think, but its a step in the wrong direction. I felt like 'fuck it'.
I have surgery, i eat about 1000 calories a day, and ive not lost weight for 2 weeks. I mean what the fuck? Maybe i can eat too much? I read earlier about a sleever who is a few weeks ahead of me...she says she can only manage a third of a large tin of soup. I think i could manage the whole tin!!! Is it that she just stops at a third? Or that i just keep going? It's kind of frustrating.
I did an hours zumba on Monday, even jogged a teeny bit. I did half an hour of Zumb yesterday too. I mean what the fuck has a girl got to do to loose a few pounds?
As ive mentioned, im feeling blah today. The no loss has tipped me over the edge.
I have also realised that i no longer have any coping mechanisims - i gave up smoking in January. I've been missing it this week. I know thats stupid, and i wont go back to smoking, but in those certain times where it all just gets to much, a faithful friend wouldnt go a miss. Also i can no longer fall into the arms of my lifetime lover, food. I cant mae myself feel better by eating or smoking. Ive never really been a drinker but im thinking maybe this is the time to start!! I used to smoke the odd joint, and i cant tell you how a joint would sit perfectly with me right this second. Hoever, the inevitable munchies would not be good post sleeve.
So im left feeling a little lost and blue today.
Anyway, heres today stupid food diary x
24 March 2011
Food Diary - Day 6
So yesterday and today i didnt have a protein shake. I am very nearly hitting 80 grams of protein just by eating food! I think this is a good thing!
Today i had a pub lunch with the girls from work - i chose a small jacket potato with tuna and some grated cheese on top. I think because the food was 'soft' i ate too much which left me feeling quite sick, bloated and uncomfortable. For about an hour after i kept thinking i would chuck up...then suddenly the icky feeling just vanished. Lesson to be learnt there me thinks!! I wont do that again!!
Anyway, heres todays food diary
x
Today i had a pub lunch with the girls from work - i chose a small jacket potato with tuna and some grated cheese on top. I think because the food was 'soft' i ate too much which left me feeling quite sick, bloated and uncomfortable. For about an hour after i kept thinking i would chuck up...then suddenly the icky feeling just vanished. Lesson to be learnt there me thinks!! I wont do that again!!
Anyway, heres todays food diary
x
23 March 2011
21 March 2011
Food Diary - Day 3
Ok back to work and no food dramas today! Did an hours intense zumba at work with the girls and bloody loved it!! Just had to remember to sip water rather than gulp it down! I then took my lovely girl for a walk, and you wont believe me, but i actually jogged! Yes me! In daylight too!! 2 mins jogging up the road, and 2 mins jogging back! (Little steps!)
And heres my girl!
And heres my girl!
Heres todays food diary x
Food Diary Day 2
Ok so before i post yesterdays food diary, please note it is NOT a typcial days food! My best friend invited me out to lunch where i made the unwise choice to have the breaded mushrooms...Anyway, when i got home i researched the offending meal only to find out i had polished over 500 calories worth of mushroomy goodness. Im still not feeling ready for bread, so avoided sandwiches etc. Should have gone for a jacket potato with tuna mayo...
Lets just say lesson learnt...i shall now thoroughly research the menu BEFORE i go to an eatery!!
So here it is....yesterdays food diary eek! x
20 March 2011
Food Diary Day 1
In a bid to see where i may be going wrong, i will be posting a food diary on my blog for a week.
So yesterdays food consumption is as follows:
So yesterdays food consumption is as follows:
My dinner calories were quite high (i blame that gorgeous susage) but i should be aiming to have between 800-1000 calories a day now. So overall, its still quite low. Is there a chance im not having enough calories???! Onwards and upwards
x
19 March 2011
Weigh In Day
Well frankly, i wish i hadnt bothered! I have lost FUCK ALL! Zero, Nada! Arghh!
Now i know why normal dieting was never going to work for me - i've had surgery and im loosing weight soooooo slowly, especially compared to others who've had the same op. Ive been walking between 20-40 minutes a day, trying to encourage things along too!
It's just such a frustrating process! I almost miss my one pound losses now hah!
I must be going wrong somewhere me thinks, so im going back to basics and recording everything i eat on fitness pal and posting it up on here.
Im not happy about this not loosing malarky, but at least im not putting on. Always a good thing!
x
Now i know why normal dieting was never going to work for me - i've had surgery and im loosing weight soooooo slowly, especially compared to others who've had the same op. Ive been walking between 20-40 minutes a day, trying to encourage things along too!
It's just such a frustrating process! I almost miss my one pound losses now hah!
I must be going wrong somewhere me thinks, so im going back to basics and recording everything i eat on fitness pal and posting it up on here.
Im not happy about this not loosing malarky, but at least im not putting on. Always a good thing!
x
13 March 2011
Constipation...
I dont know about you, but i have no problem talking about poo, so if you cant cope, skip this post!
A couple of weeks ago, i went 3 days without pooping - i started to get worried so i emailed Michael from Cosmetic Bliss, asking for advice. He told me to try Movicol and make sure im drinking plenty.
So i bought some but nature took care of itself and there wasnt a need to movicol myself.
So yesterday morning, i got the urge to go as normal. I sat on the loo, and waited as per usual. A few minutes later i was thinking hmmm....things are not as they should be. I have never been a strainer, and thought im not going to start now. So i grabbed my phone and went back to try again. 5 minutes later and nothing. I realised at this point that i was going to have to work for this poop. After much straining, i finally squeezed it out.
A couple of weeks ago, i went 3 days without pooping - i started to get worried so i emailed Michael from Cosmetic Bliss, asking for advice. He told me to try Movicol and make sure im drinking plenty.
So i bought some but nature took care of itself and there wasnt a need to movicol myself.
So yesterday morning, i got the urge to go as normal. I sat on the loo, and waited as per usual. A few minutes later i was thinking hmmm....things are not as they should be. I have never been a strainer, and thought im not going to start now. So i grabbed my phone and went back to try again. 5 minutes later and nothing. I realised at this point that i was going to have to work for this poop. After much straining, i finally squeezed it out.
Honestly, my bum ached the whole day and made me very sad. I really thought i'd have the same problem today, as i dont know how this constipation works. I freely admit, i have never suffered from constipation and totally underestimated it! Last night i drank as much water as i could and had a movicol. This morning i had a weetabix with milk (that was not nice) and some fruit juice.
It came to 'that' time again - i sat on the loo in fear and anticipation of the pain that potentially lay ahead. You'll be glad to hear that there was nothing to fear today! Pooping was a pleasant affair!!
The moral of this tale is to:
Drink plenty of water!
Eat plenty of veggies!
Eat fibre!
x
12 March 2011
Weigh In Day
Good morning world! (or my lovely 10 followers hah!)
Today is weigh in day, and i have lost 5lbs!! So pleased after 2 weeks of 1lb losses!
This week ive been mainly having:
Protein shake for breakfast
A muller yoghurt around 10.30am
Spanish chicken and a light baby bel cheese thing for lunch
Spanish chicken and cauliflower cheese for dinner
A cadburys light chocolate mouse at about 7pm
I cooked up some chicken with tomatos and olives on Monday, i used approximately 2 chicken breasts, and its lasted me all week! Ive not had it everyday, infact i tried some home made mashed potatoes with chicken pie (i just ate the inside of the pie) - it was lovely, i have to admit, but it really sat heavy on me. I think i may have got excited and eaten more than i should of really. It was worth it though, it was lovely mmmmmm
I am actually enjoying my protein shake for breakfast. I am currently using MuscleFury Designer Whey in chocolate. I dont usually like chocolate flavoured anything, but this is really sitting well with me.
Today is weigh in day, and i have lost 5lbs!! So pleased after 2 weeks of 1lb losses!
This week ive been mainly having:
Protein shake for breakfast
A muller yoghurt around 10.30am
Spanish chicken and a light baby bel cheese thing for lunch
Spanish chicken and cauliflower cheese for dinner
A cadburys light chocolate mouse at about 7pm
I cooked up some chicken with tomatos and olives on Monday, i used approximately 2 chicken breasts, and its lasted me all week! Ive not had it everyday, infact i tried some home made mashed potatoes with chicken pie (i just ate the inside of the pie) - it was lovely, i have to admit, but it really sat heavy on me. I think i may have got excited and eaten more than i should of really. It was worth it though, it was lovely mmmmmm
I am actually enjoying my protein shake for breakfast. I am currently using MuscleFury Designer Whey in chocolate. I dont usually like chocolate flavoured anything, but this is really sitting well with me.
I am still feeling really good in myself - im shocked that i am feeling so well! Especially with such little food. Clothes are beginning to feel loose, i can see that my giant gut and the junk in my trunk are going down.
I really do have a weird shaped body, im all tummy, ass and thighs! - im hoping that when i loose weight it will start looking normal!
x
6 March 2011
Quorn Mince - Devils Delight
In the never ending search to increase protein, i had noticed that quorn was high in protein and low in fat. How fabulous!
So today i thought id batch cook for next weeks mushy phase! Bolognaise and shepherds pie. I cooked for an hour, it kind of smelt ok and kinda looked ok.
I have just had bologanise sauce with mash potato and it was DISGUSTING. Now i love most foods, but i seriously couldnt take the quorn, twas vile! I then tried the shepherds pie, and again, urgh! Im gutted ive firstly wasted good money on quorn and secondly, my batch cooking has gone to waste! Ive decided on a light chocolate mousse instead. I suppose at least ive tried quorn mince, and i know we do not get on.
I've tried quorn pieces in things like fajitas and curries, and it was passable. I just love my meat too much! x
So today i thought id batch cook for next weeks mushy phase! Bolognaise and shepherds pie. I cooked for an hour, it kind of smelt ok and kinda looked ok.
I have just had bologanise sauce with mash potato and it was DISGUSTING. Now i love most foods, but i seriously couldnt take the quorn, twas vile! I then tried the shepherds pie, and again, urgh! Im gutted ive firstly wasted good money on quorn and secondly, my batch cooking has gone to waste! Ive decided on a light chocolate mousse instead. I suppose at least ive tried quorn mince, and i know we do not get on.
I've tried quorn pieces in things like fajitas and curries, and it was passable. I just love my meat too much! x
5 March 2011
2nd Weigh In
And ive lost another pound! It's going slowly, but its coming off! I'm feeling good about this one little pound, because i will never see it again!
I've not been hungry this week and ive been feeling good in myself, so i really cant complain. I'm a gonna catch me my monkey x
I've not been hungry this week and ive been feeling good in myself, so i really cant complain. I'm a gonna catch me my monkey x
3 March 2011
Looking Good
Maybe its because i straightened my hair today, or because i wore leggings and a long jumper, but lots of people today (including those that dont know ive had a gastric sleeve) were feeding me compliments of how good i was looking. I must admit, i lapped up the compliments! So far ive lost 27lbs (this includes the pre op diet).
Yesterday my skin on my inner thighs felt weird when i crossed my legs...i couldnt figure it out. I went to moisturise and noticed my skin was different there - when i crossed my legs before, the fat kind of bulged out. Now there is no bulging..its so very strange i cant really describe it! But it goes to show me that im loosing weight!
As ive mentioned before, last week was a slow loss week. But im feeling positive about it all - any weight loss is fine by me. Im looking forward to eating healthily and normally, not worrying about calories etc. I think this sleeve has acted like a key. Its opened this door to a food reality. I honestly never realised exactly how much i consumed in terms of calories - i didnt always eat mountains, but i certainly ate high fat, high calorie junk food. So now i physically cant eat loads, it makes me want to try and eat well instead, so that what i put into my body is good. I accept that there will be days where i dont eat as well as i should, but i imagine these days to quite rare.
Today, all is looking like unicorns and rainbows! x
Yesterday my skin on my inner thighs felt weird when i crossed my legs...i couldnt figure it out. I went to moisturise and noticed my skin was different there - when i crossed my legs before, the fat kind of bulged out. Now there is no bulging..its so very strange i cant really describe it! But it goes to show me that im loosing weight!
As ive mentioned before, last week was a slow loss week. But im feeling positive about it all - any weight loss is fine by me. Im looking forward to eating healthily and normally, not worrying about calories etc. I think this sleeve has acted like a key. Its opened this door to a food reality. I honestly never realised exactly how much i consumed in terms of calories - i didnt always eat mountains, but i certainly ate high fat, high calorie junk food. So now i physically cant eat loads, it makes me want to try and eat well instead, so that what i put into my body is good. I accept that there will be days where i dont eat as well as i should, but i imagine these days to quite rare.
Today, all is looking like unicorns and rainbows! x
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