So, as the title says - I feel like I've eaten a small house today. I'll write it down and let you make your mind up whether I've gone way over my points as I'm paranoid I have!
Breakfast: 2 eggs (3pts), 1/2 pint of milk (1pt), 1 slice of wholemeal bread (1pt), tomato ketchup (0.5pts) = 5.5pts
Lunch: 2 WW pitta breads (3pts), 10 slices of wafer thin ham (1pt), mayo (1.5pts), 2 cheese triangles (1pt), Walkers French Fries (1.5pts) and an apple (0.5pts) = 8.5pts
Dinner: Butternut squash (made into chips with fry light) - (0pts), chicken (4pts), 1 tsp of OO (1pt), pasta (3pts), balsamic vinegar (0.5pts), chopped tomatoes (0.5pts) and a snack a jack (1pt) = 10pts
I also had a lemon slice (1pt) and some sugar free jelly (0pt) which brings my total today - 25.5pts
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Anyway, enough of that. If anyone can advise as to whether I've just eaten a million points, please let me know!
I went for a longish walk this morning with my iPod playing a selection of upbeat tunage. I have decided to join the gym too, as I find it really motivates me and spurs me on!
As I write my boyfriend is sitting here with his caeser salad with salami and garlic bread....and it smells so damned good! I am feeling a bit weak today so I shouldn't imagine it'll be long before I dive into bed and fall asleep! Wednesday is weigh in and I just want to get the first week over and done with so I can say I survived...heh.
Hope you've all had a good Monday.
Happy Slimming =)
MissyB xxx
Monday, 8 March 2010
Sunday, 7 March 2010
hello lovelies!
Hello lovely ladies and gents (if I have any gent readers) :)
Yesterday was a good day; Rob was over and we went for a walk around town just poodling about. We went for a drink (Rob cider, me tea) at our favourite place and then went for lunch at Pizza Express! (!!!) - I was armed with my Eat Out book and had the Pollo Vendure salad with dressing and doughsticks (7.5pts) and a small glass of wine (2pts) - I also had a tiny bit of Rob's pizza (he happened to have my favourite, meanie!) so counted that as 2pts too. So lunch for 11.5pts and was lovely indeed!
I had an omelette for breakfast and noodles for dinner then zonked out about 8pm, I was so tired after my dinner!
Today being Sunday is usually the day my Mum comes over to visit and we usually cook something like risotto or roast dinner - today I decided to do her a WW receipe so we did prawn, pea and smoked salmon pasta and it was lovely! We also had a pot of ice cream from WW for dessert which was very indulgent and I also had a lemon slice from the eat smart section in Morrisons - only 1pt! I had two slices of wholemeal bread and some spread for breakfast which was 2.5pts. Tonight I'm going to have some baked oven chips (4pts), chicken (3.5pts) and some beans, so should be well within my points.
We also went for an ambling walk by the cathedral with Alfie (Mum's dog) which was nice as the sun was shining, so I think we will do that more often, although my back is killing me now!
I hope you've all had good weekends, I'm nervous and excited about my weigh in on Wednesday!
Happy Slimming =)
MissyB xxx
Yesterday was a good day; Rob was over and we went for a walk around town just poodling about. We went for a drink (Rob cider, me tea) at our favourite place and then went for lunch at Pizza Express! (!!!) - I was armed with my Eat Out book and had the Pollo Vendure salad with dressing and doughsticks (7.5pts) and a small glass of wine (2pts) - I also had a tiny bit of Rob's pizza (he happened to have my favourite, meanie!) so counted that as 2pts too. So lunch for 11.5pts and was lovely indeed!
I had an omelette for breakfast and noodles for dinner then zonked out about 8pm, I was so tired after my dinner!
Today being Sunday is usually the day my Mum comes over to visit and we usually cook something like risotto or roast dinner - today I decided to do her a WW receipe so we did prawn, pea and smoked salmon pasta and it was lovely! We also had a pot of ice cream from WW for dessert which was very indulgent and I also had a lemon slice from the eat smart section in Morrisons - only 1pt! I had two slices of wholemeal bread and some spread for breakfast which was 2.5pts. Tonight I'm going to have some baked oven chips (4pts), chicken (3.5pts) and some beans, so should be well within my points.
We also went for an ambling walk by the cathedral with Alfie (Mum's dog) which was nice as the sun was shining, so I think we will do that more often, although my back is killing me now!
I hope you've all had good weekends, I'm nervous and excited about my weigh in on Wednesday!
Happy Slimming =)
MissyB xxx
Friday, 5 March 2010
whoops, day trois.
I managed to fall asleep about 6pm last night with a horrible headache (detox and M.E induced) and didn't wake up until 1am - although I managed to have a very sleepy chat with Rob about half seven, apparently (I don't remember this). So yesterday, I ended up with more points left that I had eaten (13.5pts eaten, 14.5 pts left) - when I woke up at 1am I nearly fell down the stairs in dizzyness! I decided not to eat anything then as I couldn't work out what I wanted to eat and I wasn't sure what day it would count as ;)
As for today, I still have the headache and feel a trifle dizzy, but that's to be expected when you embark on a new way of living. I made the most of the morning sunshine and went for a briskish walk (although I counted it as gentle, I can't walk very quickly or very far without pain) and stopped by a cafe to enquire about wedding venue hire with which I was pleasantly surprised at the price.
For breakfast I boiled two eggs with two slices of toast and some low fat spread - However, the eggs didn't cook properly so I had to scrap them (after opening and eating most of the yolk before realising the egg white was still gooey...eek) and ended up only having one the second time round (still counted two though as I'd eaten the yolk near enough) - it was nice, and it's really good to know I can still have things like that. 5.5pts for breakfast, anyhow.
When I got back I made some soup - Thai Sweet Potato as created by WW - 4pts and pretty nice. I made 4 portions (although there is LOADS!) and have stuck the rest in the fridge for tomorrows lunch or dinner. I also had a packet of Walkers FF (1.5pts), a cheese triangle (0.5pts) and an apple (0.5pts) I then went to meet my Auntie for a coffee (although I had green tea) and my brother who was looking at wedding rings today. Lunch - 6.5pts
For dinner I have 14.5 pts to play with as I've had 2 P&W's (1.5pts) and have worked out 150g of the mince I bought is 3.5 pts, which I'll put with a tomato sauce, mushrooms, onions and some pasta. Friday night I usually either go to the pub for a drink, but I'm not drinking at the moment (neither of us are) as it's making us feel crap (me with headaches, Rob doesn't like taking them on his tablets) so I'll just stick to green tea. It's annoying fresh orange juice isn't zero points as I loved guzzling that! Hehe.
Hope you're all doing well, and looking forward to the weekend.
Happy Slimming =)
MissyB xxx
As for today, I still have the headache and feel a trifle dizzy, but that's to be expected when you embark on a new way of living. I made the most of the morning sunshine and went for a briskish walk (although I counted it as gentle, I can't walk very quickly or very far without pain) and stopped by a cafe to enquire about wedding venue hire with which I was pleasantly surprised at the price.
For breakfast I boiled two eggs with two slices of toast and some low fat spread - However, the eggs didn't cook properly so I had to scrap them (after opening and eating most of the yolk before realising the egg white was still gooey...eek) and ended up only having one the second time round (still counted two though as I'd eaten the yolk near enough) - it was nice, and it's really good to know I can still have things like that. 5.5pts for breakfast, anyhow.
When I got back I made some soup - Thai Sweet Potato as created by WW - 4pts and pretty nice. I made 4 portions (although there is LOADS!) and have stuck the rest in the fridge for tomorrows lunch or dinner. I also had a packet of Walkers FF (1.5pts), a cheese triangle (0.5pts) and an apple (0.5pts) I then went to meet my Auntie for a coffee (although I had green tea) and my brother who was looking at wedding rings today. Lunch - 6.5pts
For dinner I have 14.5 pts to play with as I've had 2 P&W's (1.5pts) and have worked out 150g of the mince I bought is 3.5 pts, which I'll put with a tomato sauce, mushrooms, onions and some pasta. Friday night I usually either go to the pub for a drink, but I'm not drinking at the moment (neither of us are) as it's making us feel crap (me with headaches, Rob doesn't like taking them on his tablets) so I'll just stick to green tea. It's annoying fresh orange juice isn't zero points as I loved guzzling that! Hehe.
Hope you're all doing well, and looking forward to the weekend.
Happy Slimming =)
MissyB xxx
Thursday, 4 March 2010
day two....deux, etc.
Hello fat fighting friends.
On my first day I managed to eat 26pts out of 28pts. Not too bad for a first day, especially considering I packed away two biscuits before I even made the decision to go.
The tofu stir-fry was pretty mediocre but I wasn't going by a reciepe so that may be half the problem. It was just a knock-up job so I didn't really spend much time on it, and the sauce was pretty blergh. You live and learn, eh!
Rob was over last night so we tried to watch the football and failed because of the damned freesat cutting out - it's such a pain in the ass it's untrue - it works when you don't want to watch anything in particular but when there is something on, you can guarantee it'll cut out. I would get Sky again but I don't know how long I'll be in this flat so seems a bit pointless if I'm just going to move in a couple of months time. I don't really watch that much TV anyway.
We went and did a food shop earlier, stopping off for a mocha (Rob) and green tea (me) at the Forum; it's a lovely sunny day today which makes the world of difference to me. I'm still finding it a struggle walking; I don't get out of breath but my legs just feel woefully tired, so I'm still not sure what I'm going to do about exercise. I guess my energy may improve the more weight I loose, so perhaps after I've dropped a stone or whatever I can review it.
All in all, my main motivation for doing this is I do not want to be 30 and fat. I have spent all of my 20's being overweight, so five long years of feeling shiteous about myself. I feel I have missed out on so many opportunities because I'm too scared of what people may think of me, and I know a lot of my anxiety towards perception is down to my weight. I also have the incentive in that I will be helping my PCOS, which will help my fertility when me and Rob want to have children, and also because I'm getting married :) I do NOT want to be a fat bride!
We're going to have a really low key do so something like a registery office and then a party somewhere, but that suits me fine, and I want to wear a 50's tea dress =) As long as there is a bit of polkadot encorperated somewhere in there I'll be happy!
I should really go for a walk but my back is playing up majorly today, so I'll make it a mission for tomorrow.
Happy slimming :)
MissyB xxx
On my first day I managed to eat 26pts out of 28pts. Not too bad for a first day, especially considering I packed away two biscuits before I even made the decision to go.
The tofu stir-fry was pretty mediocre but I wasn't going by a reciepe so that may be half the problem. It was just a knock-up job so I didn't really spend much time on it, and the sauce was pretty blergh. You live and learn, eh!
Rob was over last night so we tried to watch the football and failed because of the damned freesat cutting out - it's such a pain in the ass it's untrue - it works when you don't want to watch anything in particular but when there is something on, you can guarantee it'll cut out. I would get Sky again but I don't know how long I'll be in this flat so seems a bit pointless if I'm just going to move in a couple of months time. I don't really watch that much TV anyway.
We went and did a food shop earlier, stopping off for a mocha (Rob) and green tea (me) at the Forum; it's a lovely sunny day today which makes the world of difference to me. I'm still finding it a struggle walking; I don't get out of breath but my legs just feel woefully tired, so I'm still not sure what I'm going to do about exercise. I guess my energy may improve the more weight I loose, so perhaps after I've dropped a stone or whatever I can review it.
All in all, my main motivation for doing this is I do not want to be 30 and fat. I have spent all of my 20's being overweight, so five long years of feeling shiteous about myself. I feel I have missed out on so many opportunities because I'm too scared of what people may think of me, and I know a lot of my anxiety towards perception is down to my weight. I also have the incentive in that I will be helping my PCOS, which will help my fertility when me and Rob want to have children, and also because I'm getting married :) I do NOT want to be a fat bride!
We're going to have a really low key do so something like a registery office and then a party somewhere, but that suits me fine, and I want to wear a 50's tea dress =) As long as there is a bit of polkadot encorperated somewhere in there I'll be happy!
I should really go for a walk but my back is playing up majorly today, so I'll make it a mission for tomorrow.
Happy slimming :)
MissyB xxx
Wednesday, 3 March 2010
Argh!
19st 8lbs. Which means I am 6lbs heavier that my heaviest weight 6 months ago. Whoops. I suppose at least it isn't more, but rubbishy.
First weigh-in went okay, weight as above. The leader is really nice, and the group is much bigger than my previous one. I couldn't believe how many non-fat people there were there; I was probably the biggest person there which was a bit daunting, but hey, at least it's a start.
I had some sushi for a snack as I missed breakfast, and then some tuna pasta for lunch and an apple which was really nice. I think we've got tofu stir fry for dinner tonight...
So far - 12.5pts out of 15pts used.
First weigh-in went okay, weight as above. The leader is really nice, and the group is much bigger than my previous one. I couldn't believe how many non-fat people there were there; I was probably the biggest person there which was a bit daunting, but hey, at least it's a start.
I had some sushi for a snack as I missed breakfast, and then some tuna pasta for lunch and an apple which was really nice. I think we've got tofu stir fry for dinner tonight...
So far - 12.5pts out of 15pts used.
The time has come (and gone)...
Today I rejoin WW. The meeting is at half ten and I'm dreading weigh in. But I'm going to do this, and I've got to do this.
Will be going for a food shop and am armed with my old books to get some inspiration.
Wish me luck!
Will be going for a food shop and am armed with my old books to get some inspiration.
Wish me luck!
Tuesday, 12 January 2010
A fat girls first post.
Hello, bloggers.
Here I am; it's 7:30am and I've been up since 4am alternating between cursing the fact I have allowed myself to get this big, and looking at the clock wondering when it'll be the afternoon.
My diet history is thus; I've joined Weight Watchers several times, always promising to go back, and never actually doing it. I'm not 100% sure if I'm going to revert back to WW, purely because I want to adopt a different way of eating. In short, I don't want to feel like I am on a diet, because in laymans terms, I'm going to have to eat like this for the rest of my life. I am one of those poor souls who only has to sniff at fattening foods and it's there, right on my already ample hips (or mainly my stomach). It's a pain, but ultimately there is bog all I can do about it and after much consideration (although it didn't take a lot) I have made the attempt to say 2010 HAS to be the year I do something about my weight.
Ironically, in my teens I was anorexic. 10 years ago I weighed half what I do now. It's sort of a sorry state of affairs really - I always said even if I put weight on I'd never be larger than a 14 and I certainly wouldn't be a 16 - Now I'd love to be a 16! Currently I am somewhere between a 20-22 (in that 20 can be a bit snug, and 22 is usually a bit loose) - It's slowly creeped up on me, 6 years ago I was a size 16 more or less in everything, which was fine - I looked fine, I was overweight but didn't look it (I've always had an issue with weighing more than I look, even when I was starving myself my lowest weight was only 8.5 stone) and I was comfortable. I'd be quite happy to be back at that point, perhaps a little slimmer if only so I can kick start my periods.
Oh yes, I also have PCOS. I had this as a result of the anorexia, so I guess in some respects I've not binge eaten my way to this size - it's come on slowly as a result of eating the wrong foods, drinking the wrong liquids and not getting enough exercise. Exercise is going to be the hard part - I also have M.E so my energy levels are shot to shit, but in the summer when I made more of an effort to be more active I actually felt better, so there is an incentive.
Anyway, I'm mainly going to adopt a low GI diet, as that is supposed to be good for PCOS suffers - my issue with WW is that although you have points, you can subsitute those points for whatever - pasta, bread, etc. When I did do WW I didn't eat a lot of those things, but knowing I could means I'm more likely to indulge. So, I am armed with Low GI books, and will loosely follow WW by means of a point tracker (I have a calculator) and I may or may not sign up for meetings.
All this is a bit redundant at the moment as it's my birthday in two days, so I will slowly try to ease myself into the Low GI way of thinking so it's not a total upheaval!
Here I am; it's 7:30am and I've been up since 4am alternating between cursing the fact I have allowed myself to get this big, and looking at the clock wondering when it'll be the afternoon.
My diet history is thus; I've joined Weight Watchers several times, always promising to go back, and never actually doing it. I'm not 100% sure if I'm going to revert back to WW, purely because I want to adopt a different way of eating. In short, I don't want to feel like I am on a diet, because in laymans terms, I'm going to have to eat like this for the rest of my life. I am one of those poor souls who only has to sniff at fattening foods and it's there, right on my already ample hips (or mainly my stomach). It's a pain, but ultimately there is bog all I can do about it and after much consideration (although it didn't take a lot) I have made the attempt to say 2010 HAS to be the year I do something about my weight.
Ironically, in my teens I was anorexic. 10 years ago I weighed half what I do now. It's sort of a sorry state of affairs really - I always said even if I put weight on I'd never be larger than a 14 and I certainly wouldn't be a 16 - Now I'd love to be a 16! Currently I am somewhere between a 20-22 (in that 20 can be a bit snug, and 22 is usually a bit loose) - It's slowly creeped up on me, 6 years ago I was a size 16 more or less in everything, which was fine - I looked fine, I was overweight but didn't look it (I've always had an issue with weighing more than I look, even when I was starving myself my lowest weight was only 8.5 stone) and I was comfortable. I'd be quite happy to be back at that point, perhaps a little slimmer if only so I can kick start my periods.
Oh yes, I also have PCOS. I had this as a result of the anorexia, so I guess in some respects I've not binge eaten my way to this size - it's come on slowly as a result of eating the wrong foods, drinking the wrong liquids and not getting enough exercise. Exercise is going to be the hard part - I also have M.E so my energy levels are shot to shit, but in the summer when I made more of an effort to be more active I actually felt better, so there is an incentive.
Anyway, I'm mainly going to adopt a low GI diet, as that is supposed to be good for PCOS suffers - my issue with WW is that although you have points, you can subsitute those points for whatever - pasta, bread, etc. When I did do WW I didn't eat a lot of those things, but knowing I could means I'm more likely to indulge. So, I am armed with Low GI books, and will loosely follow WW by means of a point tracker (I have a calculator) and I may or may not sign up for meetings.
All this is a bit redundant at the moment as it's my birthday in two days, so I will slowly try to ease myself into the Low GI way of thinking so it's not a total upheaval!
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