14stone 7lbs / 203lb and kidding myself that I am on top of this :(
So, a restart is required: 11.05.15
1. 2 weeks JUDDD restart
2. Couch to 5K
3. Keep this diary!
4. Weigh in day = Wednesday (unless I change and go to Mon/Weds/Fri )
Goal One: 199lbs
Overweight for years. A sports scientist. I really should practice what I preach!
Sunday, 10 May 2015
Saturday, 5 October 2013
Update
I am now just 5lbs away from 13 stone, 3 stones lost in 22 months.
I can't say it has been difficult or that I feel I have been dieting for ages, as it hasn't and I haven't! I have eaten less on 2 days of any week I have felt up to it and eaten what I wanted if I haven't.
No guilt as I spent decades gaining the weight and want this to be a lifestyle change rather than a quick loss and fight to maintain. I am happy that this is doable forever. I may even be in maintenance early next year - my target is Valentine's Day, but I'm not really banking on it. I'll get there when I get there.
So, 2.5lbs down this week and about 1 - 1.5 stones to go before I have hit a reasonable target weight.
I like this JUDDD thing :)
I can't say it has been difficult or that I feel I have been dieting for ages, as it hasn't and I haven't! I have eaten less on 2 days of any week I have felt up to it and eaten what I wanted if I haven't.
No guilt as I spent decades gaining the weight and want this to be a lifestyle change rather than a quick loss and fight to maintain. I am happy that this is doable forever. I may even be in maintenance early next year - my target is Valentine's Day, but I'm not really banking on it. I'll get there when I get there.
So, 2.5lbs down this week and about 1 - 1.5 stones to go before I have hit a reasonable target weight.
I like this JUDDD thing :)
Sunday, 18 August 2013
Salad in jars in the fridge
.... and I am all set for the week.
3 salads for Down Days, 220kcals.
2 salads for Up Days waiting protein addition. We are having crispy duck for tea so I will be adding the remains of that plus a little soy dressing, maybe some croutons too.
All I have to remember is to chop some cucumber, take some tomatoes and add some dressing.
Oh, and a fruit bowl at work will have to wait. My office is being used as a store room at the moment. Still, by the end of the week it should be clear.
I will begin losing again!
3 salads for Down Days, 220kcals.
2 salads for Up Days waiting protein addition. We are having crispy duck for tea so I will be adding the remains of that plus a little soy dressing, maybe some croutons too.
All I have to remember is to chop some cucumber, take some tomatoes and add some dressing.
Oh, and a fruit bowl at work will have to wait. My office is being used as a store room at the moment. Still, by the end of the week it should be clear.
I will begin losing again!
Saturday, 17 August 2013
Oops - again!
Fell off the wagon a little bit, back to work and all that. So I went off across t'internet to find some ideas and motivation.
Woman magazine's meal plans
This does have some good stuff in it. Food that really is food and a clear recognition that you do have to go hungry on your Down Days, so find a way of dealing with it - not that it is hard, to be honest!
But what I found was very American sites that have hundreds of really sweet snack things. Stuff I would never, ever eat, even if I was looking to gain a stone or 4. Apple dipped in caramel, pecan bars at 200kcals??
Overly complicated recipes for things that I think are best kept for Up Days, pancakes for breakfast may not be my favourite but why on Earth make them with non dairy dairy products and non sugar sweeteners, non flour flour etc? Especially when they still have 20% of the day's kcals in them? Not a good way to start your day.
And who would feel the need to eat pizza on a DD? Especially when the base has to be made of cauliflower or something equally daft. Fer goodness sake, just eat less! It is only 2 days a week!!
So far we have found that the Hairy Biker's first diet book has some very nice recipes that are just good food that can be eaten on any day of the week. So he who is not dieting gets to eat good food and I eat well even on Up Days. Mix that with the original Fat Girl Slim book - Ruth Watson details meals that I eat the main recipe and he gets the additional kcals. A very nice book for anyone who is a bit of of a foodie and lives with someone who is not dieting.
Add to that the GL books, anyone's GL books but NOT any GI books - GL includes portion sizes in its glyceamic load information, so it is much more realistic and 'doable'. With these as source material we can eat together every night and he never feels as though he is being put out. Of course some nights he eats things I don't like, fish fingers and beans or something. So we really have found my diet is easy to live with.
So why do I fall off? Easy. I forget to plan! So my next post will be a weekly shopping list....
Woman magazine's meal plans
This does have some good stuff in it. Food that really is food and a clear recognition that you do have to go hungry on your Down Days, so find a way of dealing with it - not that it is hard, to be honest!
But what I found was very American sites that have hundreds of really sweet snack things. Stuff I would never, ever eat, even if I was looking to gain a stone or 4. Apple dipped in caramel, pecan bars at 200kcals??
Overly complicated recipes for things that I think are best kept for Up Days, pancakes for breakfast may not be my favourite but why on Earth make them with non dairy dairy products and non sugar sweeteners, non flour flour etc? Especially when they still have 20% of the day's kcals in them? Not a good way to start your day.
And who would feel the need to eat pizza on a DD? Especially when the base has to be made of cauliflower or something equally daft. Fer goodness sake, just eat less! It is only 2 days a week!!
So far we have found that the Hairy Biker's first diet book has some very nice recipes that are just good food that can be eaten on any day of the week. So he who is not dieting gets to eat good food and I eat well even on Up Days. Mix that with the original Fat Girl Slim book - Ruth Watson details meals that I eat the main recipe and he gets the additional kcals. A very nice book for anyone who is a bit of of a foodie and lives with someone who is not dieting.
Add to that the GL books, anyone's GL books but NOT any GI books - GL includes portion sizes in its glyceamic load information, so it is much more realistic and 'doable'. With these as source material we can eat together every night and he never feels as though he is being put out. Of course some nights he eats things I don't like, fish fingers and beans or something. So we really have found my diet is easy to live with.
So why do I fall off? Easy. I forget to plan! So my next post will be a weekly shopping list....
Thursday, 8 August 2013
Birthday Challenge - get to halfway
My mini challenge is off to a good start.
The challenge is to lose half my goal weight by September 19th. So I will need that ticker to read 39lbs lost!
1lb lost, 6 to go.
The challenge is to lose half my goal weight by September 19th. So I will need that ticker to read 39lbs lost!
1lb lost, 6 to go.
Tuesday, 6 August 2013
An abundance of eggs...
I have just sent 3 boxes of eggs up the lane for sale and am now pondering what I can make/bake for freezing with the remaining dozen - although 3 of those are still inside the chickens :D
I have used up most of the leftover panettone: Panettone Bread and Butter Pudding
Deep ovenproof dish
Roasting pan
Pre-heat oven to 170C
Thick slices of panettone
300ml of milk - any milk, 1/3 cream would be good too.
3 eggs
75g dark brown sugar
sprinking of dried fruit, zest, etc
Icing sugar
Whisk all ingredients together in a large bowl, soak the panettone for a few minutes.
When most of the liquid has been taken up by the bread pack into a deep oven dish, pour over remaining liquid, and tuck dried fruit into the bread. sprinkle with icing sugar
Half fill a roasting tin with boiling water, put the panettone in and bake for about 45 - 60 mins.
If I make egg tarts (I will if can find out if they freeze) they will leave me with 3 egg whites. So I will make meringues and have Eton mess over the weekend. The fresher the eggs the better, mine will be chicken fresh, today and yesterday's offerings.
Meringues
Pre-heat oven to 150C
Grease free spoon and mixing bowl
Electric whisk
For each egg white measure 50g of sugar.
With the whisk on slow whisk the egg whites for about two minutes, or until everything has become bubbly, I'll have 2 or 3 egg whites, it may take longer for more whites.
Then turn the whisk up to medium speed for another minute, then whisk at the highest speed and continue whisking through the soft peak stage until stiff peaks are formed, that is the mix should form a stiff peak without falling off the whisk. Don't over-whisk the whites or the bubbles in the mix will burst and it will collapse into liquid.
Still on fast whisk the sugar in, about a tablespoon at a time, until you have a stiff and glossy mixture, it should really shine.
Spoon onto a baking sheet. I try to make little nests so they are quite versatile. I always line mine with silicone sheets but baking parchment will be fine.
Put them into the oven at gas mark 2, 300°F, 150°C and immediately reduced to gas mark 1, 275°F, 140°C, once baked, turn the oven off and leave them alone until the oven is completely cold.
Timings will vary, about 1 - 1 1/2 hours, you want the skin of the meringue to be crisp, not burned, and the centre should be all chewy :)
They'll keep in an airtight tin for a couple of weeks, but they freeze! So I will also take the berries out of the garden and make coulis etc to fill the meringues with!
Biscuits
My general biscuit recipe also leaves me with an egg white!
Large bowl
Lined baking trays
Cookie cutters
Pre-heat oven to
250g unsalted butter, softened
140g icing sugar
1tsp vanilla extract
1 large egg yok
375g plain flour
Beat butter and sugar until pale and fluffy . Add the vanilla and egg yolk, mix in well.
Sift in the flour and mix until you get a firm dough. Work the dough into a ball and pop it into the fridge for an hour or so. It freezes well at this point.
Roll the dough out until it is about 3mm thick and cut out whatever shape you want. Place on baking sheets and bake for 10 - 12 minutes, they should be pale golden.
Today I will try rolling it into a log, the diameter I want my biscuits to be. Then I will freeze the log and simply cut off the biscuits as I want them. If it works that will save me having to defrost the whole thing - there are only 2 of us and 24 biscuits is too many. Especially with my Down Days and him working away a lot :)
Custard creams next!
Oh, and Portuguese egg tarts of they freeze. But I need more milk first.
I have used up most of the leftover panettone: Panettone Bread and Butter Pudding
Deep ovenproof dish
Roasting pan
Pre-heat oven to 170C
Thick slices of panettone
300ml of milk - any milk, 1/3 cream would be good too.
3 eggs
75g dark brown sugar
sprinking of dried fruit, zest, etc
Icing sugar
Whisk all ingredients together in a large bowl, soak the panettone for a few minutes.
When most of the liquid has been taken up by the bread pack into a deep oven dish, pour over remaining liquid, and tuck dried fruit into the bread. sprinkle with icing sugar
Half fill a roasting tin with boiling water, put the panettone in and bake for about 45 - 60 mins.
If I make egg tarts (I will if can find out if they freeze) they will leave me with 3 egg whites. So I will make meringues and have Eton mess over the weekend. The fresher the eggs the better, mine will be chicken fresh, today and yesterday's offerings.
Meringues
Pre-heat oven to 150C
Grease free spoon and mixing bowl
Electric whisk
For each egg white measure 50g of sugar.
With the whisk on slow whisk the egg whites for about two minutes, or until everything has become bubbly, I'll have 2 or 3 egg whites, it may take longer for more whites.
Then turn the whisk up to medium speed for another minute, then whisk at the highest speed and continue whisking through the soft peak stage until stiff peaks are formed, that is the mix should form a stiff peak without falling off the whisk. Don't over-whisk the whites or the bubbles in the mix will burst and it will collapse into liquid.
Still on fast whisk the sugar in, about a tablespoon at a time, until you have a stiff and glossy mixture, it should really shine.
Spoon onto a baking sheet. I try to make little nests so they are quite versatile. I always line mine with silicone sheets but baking parchment will be fine.
Put them into the oven at gas mark 2, 300°F, 150°C and immediately reduced to gas mark 1, 275°F, 140°C, once baked, turn the oven off and leave them alone until the oven is completely cold.
Timings will vary, about 1 - 1 1/2 hours, you want the skin of the meringue to be crisp, not burned, and the centre should be all chewy :)
They'll keep in an airtight tin for a couple of weeks, but they freeze! So I will also take the berries out of the garden and make coulis etc to fill the meringues with!
Biscuits
My general biscuit recipe also leaves me with an egg white!
Large bowl
Lined baking trays
Cookie cutters
Pre-heat oven to
250g unsalted butter, softened
140g icing sugar
1tsp vanilla extract
1 large egg yok
375g plain flour
Beat butter and sugar until pale and fluffy . Add the vanilla and egg yolk, mix in well.
Sift in the flour and mix until you get a firm dough. Work the dough into a ball and pop it into the fridge for an hour or so. It freezes well at this point.
Roll the dough out until it is about 3mm thick and cut out whatever shape you want. Place on baking sheets and bake for 10 - 12 minutes, they should be pale golden.
Today I will try rolling it into a log, the diameter I want my biscuits to be. Then I will freeze the log and simply cut off the biscuits as I want them. If it works that will save me having to defrost the whole thing - there are only 2 of us and 24 biscuits is too many. Especially with my Down Days and him working away a lot :)
Custard creams next!
Oh, and Portuguese egg tarts of they freeze. But I need more milk first.
Sunday, 4 August 2013
Back to work food shopping
I really must get all the plastic tubs sorted out again - tubs with their lids would be really useful.
I want to have my foodbox under my desk again. I don't know why I stopped doing that it really helped. It is a big box with a lid filled with smaller boxes that held all the non perishable bits that made it possible not to eat in the canteen.
I need cutlery too. I'll use a couple of cheap tea towels to make a cutlery roll, easy for washing up then :)
I'll need to read the Rose Elliot 5 fruit/veg book again. Pick 1 or 2 each week. MFP them for kcals first though.
Drinks
Miso soup
Rooibus teabags
Rooibus earl grey or similar
Dried Goods
Thread noodles - for DIY soup/pot noodles
Ryvita: 1 sweet, 1 savoury
Nuts
Dark chocolate
Biscotti
Every week
Cherry tomatoes
Olives
Artichoke hearts
Fruit
Cheese of some sort
Soups - Glorious Skinny or otherwise
Mini pepper mill - it's at work somewhere!!
Bowl for fruit
Soup mugs - split the soup into 2 mugs --> microwave
I have some storecupboard stuff that needs using up
Make
Flapjacks - oats and dried fruit
Over time I will also make batches of stuff that can be frozen
Freeze
Batch bake muffins and freeze back
Make biscuit base and freeze back
Med veg, including the cous cous
Veggie curry
Sweet potato - baked, for DIY pot noodle
Kale - it is in the veggie patch, chopped small and blanched for DIY pot noodle
Empanadas - when there is a bit of 'stuff' leftover for fillings
I have collected all the plastic together, funny how I now have more lids than boxes! Next week I'll buy the dried goods and take them in, ready for use. So I should be good to go :)
I want to have my foodbox under my desk again. I don't know why I stopped doing that it really helped. It is a big box with a lid filled with smaller boxes that held all the non perishable bits that made it possible not to eat in the canteen.
I need cutlery too. I'll use a couple of cheap tea towels to make a cutlery roll, easy for washing up then :)
I'll need to read the Rose Elliot 5 fruit/veg book again. Pick 1 or 2 each week. MFP them for kcals first though.
Drinks
Miso soup
Rooibus teabags
Rooibus earl grey or similar
Dried Goods
Thread noodles - for DIY soup/pot noodles
Ryvita: 1 sweet, 1 savoury
Nuts
Dark chocolate
Biscotti
Every week
Cherry tomatoes
Olives
Artichoke hearts
Fruit
Cheese of some sort
Soups - Glorious Skinny or otherwise
Mini pepper mill - it's at work somewhere!!
Bowl for fruit
Soup mugs - split the soup into 2 mugs --> microwave
I have some storecupboard stuff that needs using up
Make
Flapjacks - oats and dried fruit
Over time I will also make batches of stuff that can be frozen
Freeze
Batch bake muffins and freeze back
Make biscuit base and freeze back
Med veg, including the cous cous
Veggie curry
Sweet potato - baked, for DIY pot noodle
Kale - it is in the veggie patch, chopped small and blanched for DIY pot noodle
Empanadas - when there is a bit of 'stuff' leftover for fillings
I have collected all the plastic together, funny how I now have more lids than boxes! Next week I'll buy the dried goods and take them in, ready for use. So I should be good to go :)
Sunday, 28 July 2013
Day 1 of week 1 of 12
I am being restrained. I have started my gradual reintroduction of exercise today and, as usual, after my walk I am feeling all 'up and at 'em'. But this time will be different. I will ignore the SuperWoman feelings and NOT do any more than is in the programme. I will NOT fail because I make my CFS kick in!
Week 1:
Day 1: walk 1 mile at a steady pace.
Well, I walked 0.8 mile in 14 minutes 30 seconds, 109kcals.
It felt absolutely fine, the equivalent of 4 miles and hour, apparently a brisk pace. It didn't feel all that brisk, breathing rate increased but not too much and I did make an effort up the hill. So I think I will throw caution to the wind and add power arms on Tuesday. See how that goes.
The 0.8 is because I live in the middle of nowhere and have mapped out the local routes. The short, circular route is 0.8 of a mile. I can't remember which tree I noted to make it a full mile :)
I must take my Polar watch in for a new battery - might make it easier to see how much I have really done.
Week 1:
Day 1: walk 1 mile at a steady pace.
Well, I walked 0.8 mile in 14 minutes 30 seconds, 109kcals.
It felt absolutely fine, the equivalent of 4 miles and hour, apparently a brisk pace. It didn't feel all that brisk, breathing rate increased but not too much and I did make an effort up the hill. So I think I will throw caution to the wind and add power arms on Tuesday. See how that goes.
The 0.8 is because I live in the middle of nowhere and have mapped out the local routes. The short, circular route is 0.8 of a mile. I can't remember which tree I noted to make it a full mile :)
I must take my Polar watch in for a new battery - might make it easier to see how much I have really done.
Saturday, 27 July 2013
Sunday is Day One
... of my gradual reintroduction to exercise.
I have 2 mini goals, cardio and muscular endurance.
Muscles will be done with resistance bands and my kickboxing bag.
Cardio will be powerwalking.
Tomorrow is walking, just 1 mile at a steady pace. So tonight I check I have my kit, HR monitor and route all sorted (I know I have but will check anyway). Must remember to dig out my journal too, it has the route distances in it.
I have only one thing to remember
Gradual is the key term. Do NOT push it! Well, not just yet :)
I have 2 mini goals, cardio and muscular endurance.
Muscles will be done with resistance bands and my kickboxing bag.
Cardio will be powerwalking.
Tomorrow is walking, just 1 mile at a steady pace. So tonight I check I have my kit, HR monitor and route all sorted (I know I have but will check anyway). Must remember to dig out my journal too, it has the route distances in it.
I have only one thing to remember
Gradual is the key term. Do NOT push it! Well, not just yet :)
Saturday, 20 July 2013
Screwed my courage to the sticking point...
... and won!
I am 8lbs below my old all day every day weight and, having leaped back on the wagon, am again losing about a pound a week.
Knees are feeling good again and the Darth Vader breathing seems to have gone, even with the hayfever. So exercise is my one and only goal for summer.
I will do some, simple as that :)
OK, so the workout schedule won't be that simple but the target is.
I'll be back, for a short while at least.
I am 8lbs below my old all day every day weight and, having leaped back on the wagon, am again losing about a pound a week.
Knees are feeling good again and the Darth Vader breathing seems to have gone, even with the hayfever. So exercise is my one and only goal for summer.
I will do some, simple as that :)
OK, so the workout schedule won't be that simple but the target is.
I'll be back, for a short while at least.
Sunday, 13 January 2013
Take that!
I have lost all but 1 of those lbs and am happily gallivanting on to lose more.
I am nearing my sticking point, so I might have a stall but hopefully adding regular exercise will sort that out!
So 4lbs down and 4lbs to go for January! Yee and ha!
I am nearing my sticking point, so I might have a stall but hopefully adding regular exercise will sort that out!
So 4lbs down and 4lbs to go for January! Yee and ha!
Wednesday, 2 January 2013
New Year and a restart
Well! I gained 5lbs in 2 months for not keeping my eye on the ball. OK the last 4 weeks have been a bit OTT with all sorts of Christmassy goings on! I can't really complain, but I must get a grip again!
So, I will give myself this month to lose those 5lbs again.
I need to get myself all organised, so here goes:
So, I will give myself this month to lose those 5lbs again.
I need to get myself all organised, so here goes:
- Get my gym bag re-packed
- Make a shopping list for quick lunches and big bulky teas
- Make a proper effort to stick to Monday, Wednesday and Friday as Down Days
- Use mfp to check all days kcal intake
There. Short and sweet, nothing to it, just get to it!
And good luck to anyone else who drops in to read this!
Wednesday, 26 September 2012
1.5lbs down
So that's 4.5lbs so far this calendar month.
September's last weigh in will be next Tuesday (Oct 2nd) so hopefully I will lose another lb. My big aim was for 8lbs overall, but, over time, I will be very happy with a single lb a week. so this month I am ahead :)
And yes, JUDDD is still very, very easy to do!
September's last weigh in will be next Tuesday (Oct 2nd) so hopefully I will lose another lb. My big aim was for 8lbs overall, but, over time, I will be very happy with a single lb a week. so this month I am ahead :)
And yes, JUDDD is still very, very easy to do!
Friday, 21 September 2012
3lbs down
And a week to go before the end of the month!
I wouldn't mind but I fell off a few times, including this week (it turns out it was my birthday) so I'm having a weekend of fun, food and wine!
5lbs to go before I get to Onederland.... sometime in October... for the first time in decades!
I do love JUDDD!
I wouldn't mind but I fell off a few times, including this week (it turns out it was my birthday) so I'm having a weekend of fun, food and wine!
5lbs to go before I get to Onederland.... sometime in October... for the first time in decades!
I do love JUDDD!
Saturday, 1 September 2012
Just the one
Ah well. That's still a pound a week on average, which is after all what I worked out all those kcals for!
I am not sure why I was expecting more. I did lots of calculations to ensure I lost slowly and permanently. Now I want to see the kind of fast weight loss that I know is not sustainable!
Just greedy I suppose.
Anyhoo: September's target is purely based on DD successes as I go back to work and it might prove a little difficult until I get into the swing of it.
I am not sure why I was expecting more. I did lots of calculations to ensure I lost slowly and permanently. Now I want to see the kind of fast weight loss that I know is not sustainable!
Just greedy I suppose.
Anyhoo: September's target is purely based on DD successes as I go back to work and it might prove a little difficult until I get into the swing of it.
- 8 - 12 DDs
- 4 - 8lbs
Sunday, 26 August 2012
Oh it has been such a long time
I'm still JUDDDering along.
Went back to work, fell off a little bit, didn't gain anything - weigh in Tuesday, so we will see what really happened.
I am enjoying this diet - is that allowed? It has had a lot of weird side affects, the return of a full button, total loss of carb cravings, increased fruit and veg consumption and an all round good feeling.
Miso soups turned out to be a good buy, odd taste, lovely smell and totally satisfying at 12kcals.
Chai teabags - who knew they could replace hot chocolate? Lovely warm, cinnamony taste... great for supper!
The 2 meals I have are doing well and fruit and miso during the day is enough - still got to drink more water though!
Onwards and downwards :)
Went back to work, fell off a little bit, didn't gain anything - weigh in Tuesday, so we will see what really happened.
I am enjoying this diet - is that allowed? It has had a lot of weird side affects, the return of a full button, total loss of carb cravings, increased fruit and veg consumption and an all round good feeling.
Miso soups turned out to be a good buy, odd taste, lovely smell and totally satisfying at 12kcals.
Chai teabags - who knew they could replace hot chocolate? Lovely warm, cinnamony taste... great for supper!
The 2 meals I have are doing well and fruit and miso during the day is enough - still got to drink more water though!
Onwards and downwards :)
Thursday, 9 August 2012
Down Day veggie curry 250kcals
Another DD and another recipe.
I went to Morrisons and bought packs of the £1 veggies - OK the carrots were only 50p.
1 cauliflower, 5 parsnips, 5 carrots, 5 potatoes all chopped up and a pack of fine beans plus an onion, sliced, and about a third of a pot of patak's balti paste.
Fry the onion in a little bit of oil until soft, add the curry paste fry off for a couple of minutes, add the root veggies and water to cover. Simmer for 20 - 30 minutes, add the cauli, simmer fo another 10 minutes add the beans.
I turned off the heat at this point and just left it to sit. Tonight I will eat one protion and bag up at least 5 others for the freezer. I may take the sauce and thicken it up with a little cornflour, I may not!
I thought about adding a tin of chickpeas and, if I get 8 portions I may add a tin as it will still come in at less than 300kcals.
So that's 6 meals for about £1 each, or 8 meals for a bit less.
And this is dieting? It smells delicious and I know it is filling!
Food so far today is one apple and a cup of chai! I'm getting a little hungry now so may have a banana! I'm staying off the slimfast for a couple of days.
I went to Morrisons and bought packs of the £1 veggies - OK the carrots were only 50p.
1 cauliflower, 5 parsnips, 5 carrots, 5 potatoes all chopped up and a pack of fine beans plus an onion, sliced, and about a third of a pot of patak's balti paste.
Fry the onion in a little bit of oil until soft, add the curry paste fry off for a couple of minutes, add the root veggies and water to cover. Simmer for 20 - 30 minutes, add the cauli, simmer fo another 10 minutes add the beans.
I turned off the heat at this point and just left it to sit. Tonight I will eat one protion and bag up at least 5 others for the freezer. I may take the sauce and thicken it up with a little cornflour, I may not!
I thought about adding a tin of chickpeas and, if I get 8 portions I may add a tin as it will still come in at less than 300kcals.
So that's 6 meals for about £1 each, or 8 meals for a bit less.
And this is dieting? It smells delicious and I know it is filling!
Food so far today is one apple and a cup of chai! I'm getting a little hungry now so may have a banana! I'm staying off the slimfast for a couple of days.
Tuesday, 7 August 2012
Horizon: Eat, Fast and Live Longer
http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2012/aug/06/eat-fast-and-live-longer?newsfeed=true
Well! I think there are a couple of people at work who completely ignored the fact that I am scientifically educated and told me I was a fruit loop for believing any of the Intermittent Fasting info I had read.
Well, being childish for a moment, Na Na Na! Sometimes when I tell you I know what I am talking about it is because I actually do!
So now you know why I want to lose another 10 - 14lbs before the beginning of September - start of term and they won't have seen me for a few weeks - surprise!
I did say I was being childish. And I am not really sure which part of one particular conversation Td me off most: a young know it all male colleague who told me I was wrong, no matter what I thought I knew, cos he knew better, because he was rude or because he called my intelligence into question! I'm just not used to dealing with rude, self centred people!
So to focus: I can get lighter.... JUDDD is working for me!
Well! I think there are a couple of people at work who completely ignored the fact that I am scientifically educated and told me I was a fruit loop for believing any of the Intermittent Fasting info I had read.
Well, being childish for a moment, Na Na Na! Sometimes when I tell you I know what I am talking about it is because I actually do!
So now you know why I want to lose another 10 - 14lbs before the beginning of September - start of term and they won't have seen me for a few weeks - surprise!
I did say I was being childish. And I am not really sure which part of one particular conversation Td me off most: a young know it all male colleague who told me I was wrong, no matter what I thought I knew, cos he knew better, because he was rude or because he called my intelligence into question! I'm just not used to dealing with rude, self centred people!
So to focus: I can get lighter.... JUDDD is working for me!
It's a Down Day
Not sure what happened yesterday but I fell of the DD wagon and ate out!
Never mind. I put the figures into MFP and decided it was a Medium Day - not quite a DD but lower calories than I would normally eat. That means I haven't fallen off anything, ruined anything or failed!
Today has bee a bit odd. I have been a bit busy, cleaning the kitchen and have so far eaten:
2 peaches
Tiny tin of tuna, spring onion, olives, red pepper, mayo and a ryvita
I should also eat another 230kcals, but so far I am not hungry. I will have a Slimfast shake as supper I think.
That will be about 480kcals for the day.
I need to drink more water.
I need to buy some Miso soup, packets or buillon for thise hungry moments - it's about 12 kcals a cup!
Never mind. I put the figures into MFP and decided it was a Medium Day - not quite a DD but lower calories than I would normally eat. That means I haven't fallen off anything, ruined anything or failed!
Today has bee a bit odd. I have been a bit busy, cleaning the kitchen and have so far eaten:
2 peaches
Tiny tin of tuna, spring onion, olives, red pepper, mayo and a ryvita
I should also eat another 230kcals, but so far I am not hungry. I will have a Slimfast shake as supper I think.
That will be about 480kcals for the day.
I need to drink more water.
I need to buy some Miso soup, packets or buillon for thise hungry moments - it's about 12 kcals a cup!
Sunday, 5 August 2012
First Cto5K
OMG!
I had Sunday breakfast: coffee, bacon, scrambled eggs and toast (really must reduce that by about a third) and an hour later went out on my first Cto5K, a whole day early... see how eager I am?
Well who knew you could be that unfit??
I'm not saying I expected to run like Mo Farrar, but I did expect to be able to jog just a little.
So I did a great brisk walk for 5 minutes, no thoughts of oh dear, this is a bit much crossed my mind, honest! I did the first jog, died a death just as the nice lady said I could walk again. So I did, possibly a little slower than I should have!
90 seconds later she said 60 seconds of running/jogging gently again, so again I did..... and died another little death at about 50 seconds. I stopped and turned at Colways Drive - must remember that!
90 seconds of really not so brisk walking and she urged me to run/jog again. I apologised and said I would be hapy to brisk walk all the way home! She continued to urge me to walk/run all the way home. I listened politely and walked, quite briskly I am happy to report.
So there it was. Not quite a fail. I completed a third of the run/jogs, myfitnesspal reckons it was all worth a measly 152kcals! I think it might take about 3 weeks for me to complete the first week properly :(
If anyone is reading this you can get free downloads from the NHS link and there is a HUGE list of other good stuff for the iPod in iTunes store. Loads are free and, in my capacity as a sports scientist, I can confirm that most of them are really good at a lot of different levels.
So thank you Laura, I will disappoint you again on Tuesday :)
Oh, and I most definitely do not sparkle - I radiate, tomato like!
I had Sunday breakfast: coffee, bacon, scrambled eggs and toast (really must reduce that by about a third) and an hour later went out on my first Cto5K, a whole day early... see how eager I am?
Well who knew you could be that unfit??
I'm not saying I expected to run like Mo Farrar, but I did expect to be able to jog just a little.
So I did a great brisk walk for 5 minutes, no thoughts of oh dear, this is a bit much crossed my mind, honest! I did the first jog, died a death just as the nice lady said I could walk again. So I did, possibly a little slower than I should have!
90 seconds later she said 60 seconds of running/jogging gently again, so again I did..... and died another little death at about 50 seconds. I stopped and turned at Colways Drive - must remember that!
90 seconds of really not so brisk walking and she urged me to run/jog again. I apologised and said I would be hapy to brisk walk all the way home! She continued to urge me to walk/run all the way home. I listened politely and walked, quite briskly I am happy to report.
So there it was. Not quite a fail. I completed a third of the run/jogs, myfitnesspal reckons it was all worth a measly 152kcals! I think it might take about 3 weeks for me to complete the first week properly :(
If anyone is reading this you can get free downloads from the NHS link and there is a HUGE list of other good stuff for the iPod in iTunes store. Loads are free and, in my capacity as a sports scientist, I can confirm that most of them are really good at a lot of different levels.
So thank you Laura, I will disappoint you again on Tuesday :)
Oh, and I most definitely do not sparkle - I radiate, tomato like!
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