Petals diary

Petal001 said:
so we got in the car and drove to a forest and walked for 1 hour 10 mins . Yes it was bitter cold , yes it poured rain after a while and sleet too and the wind howled at times . But I felt so good after it
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Firstly!!! Love the nails!!!They look fabulous :) oh the mamma Mia soundtrack is everything! LOVE LOVE LOVE Abba. That forest walk sounded lovely!! Delighted you enjoyed it :) I love that feeling you get after accomplishing something you really didn’t want to do! Hope you sleep better tonight :)
 
A walk in the forest! It sounds absolutely brilliant! So does the whole day - even the vacuuming! :) Oh, and the bag of mandarins - I have tiny ones here, and I eat several at a sitting - I love them!
When does "away" start? today? Have a wonderful time! :)
 
Hi Petal, so nice to hear you are doing so well with temptation - that's inspirational as a the moment I feel like eating even when I feel full. Have to figure that out! I haven't been listening to the news lately, so was wondering who Dennis is and how you had an angry one at your house - good it's a storm, not a person! Hope you are having a lovely vacation and that eating goes great!!!
 
Hi everyone thanks for the nice comments. The trip is now over. I'm sorry it all was just busy from the time I left here early Tuesday morning so didn't get a chance to post. Unfortunately the first day I was extremely tired. I think everything caught up on me and I ended up eating little as I couldn't face food but I enjoyed the time with my friends catching up. I made up for it on Wednesday and had lots of lovely food . I had loads of food I really like like hummus and artisan breads for lunch with 2 pina colados ! Yum. Dinner I had prawn cocktail, cod and lots of veg . And because I never actually ate my cake that I had planned I had some polenta cake with a lemon curd type bar with a scoop of pistachio ice cream. And lots of wine. And followed by chocolate truffles .
Yesterday I ate maybe a little too much but mostly got back on plan.

I feel relaxed after my little trip even though it was mainly chatting and catching up with folk. Weather was bad so sadly no walking for me.

Back to the grindstone today and try to minimise any of the damage I have done scale wise.

Oh Wednesday night I wore some dressy black dressy trousers with a nice floral sleeveless top and a black jacket with ruffled sleeves . Some strappy sandals. I felt fantastic . The restaurant was very warm and for the first time ever I didn't feel self conscious taking off jacket . Yeah my arms still flabby but I didn't worry.
 
That is all so wonderful Petal, especially this-
Petal001 said:
Oh Wednesday night I wore some dressy black dressy trousers with a nice floral sleeveless top and a black jacket with ruffled sleeves . Some strappy sandals. I felt fantastic . The restaurant was very warm and for the first time ever I didn't feel self conscious taking off jacket . Yeah my arms still flabby but I didn't worry.
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Petal001 said:
I didn't feel self conscious taking off jacket
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I sure understand that feeling, until recently I always wore a jacket for business or my shirt untucked otherwise, felt like that was somehow hiding my fatness. It didn't really work. Now I often tuck my shirt in, and only wear a jacket when its cold. Feels good.

I am sure your arms look fine, and you were beautiful in "dressy black dressy trousers with a nice floral sleeveless top"!

Good to see you back on track, and I doubt much "damage" was done "scale wise". Sounds like you had a good time, that's what matters.
 
Don’t be sorry you didn’t post Petal! Although I missed hearing of how you were getting on! So lovely you had a great time with your friends! I love hummus oh yum! The chocolate truffles oh they sound amazing right now ( I’m off chocolate 3 days heheh)

Yay for the moment you didn’t feel self conscious taking off your jacket!!! Oh that must have felt wonderful!!! So happy for you
 
Petal001 said:
Oh Wednesday night I wore some dressy black dressy trousers with a nice floral sleeveless top and a black jacket with ruffled sleeves . Some strappy sandals. I felt fantastic.
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I love this. This is the kind of thing we need more of. :) Delighted for you Petal.
 
Lama actually the getting back on track didn't happen too well yesterday but today it will. Determined.com
Rob yep we all dress to hide things it's nice to relax that a little
Kate I love hummus too and well no more chocolate for me now for a few days I think. Maybe my SW bar . Thanks Marsia .

Had a lovely day yesterday with my daughter. Went for a walk in the mud . 4km and it was so good . I got a load of brambles stuck to my legs and she had to pull them off me . Then we went for pizza but I had their low cal option which is a pizza ring so the middle has no dough just loads of salad. 600 cals for the lot.
However i
 
I had to swap to my phone as my iPad was so slow the words showing ages after I typed them.
I was going to say however I found yesterday evening harder and had a lemon tart and nuts . But do feel i can get back in the groove today . This is where me attending a sw class helps as I know i have to face the scales .
It’s not ideal that I need that discipline but I feel I still need it . Hopefully not forever but there are worse things than meeting a nice bunch of people once a week and weighing in a scales I suppose .
Em your post just came up and thanks for your lovely comment . I admit those feelings do motivate me more .
 
Petal001 said:
Had a lovely day yesterday with my daughter. Went for a walk in the mud . 4km and it was so good . I got a load of brambles stuck to my legs and she had to pull them off me . Then we went for pizza but I had their low cal option which is a pizza ring so the middle has no dough just loads of salad.
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Both of those sound so good!
Petal001 said:
It’s not ideal that I need that discipline but I feel I still need it .
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Everyone needs help sometimes. Acknowledging that and finding help IS being strong.
 
Petal001 said:
Oh Wednesday night I wore some dressy black dressy trousers with a nice floral sleeveless top and a black jacket with ruffled sleeves . Some strappy sandals. I felt fantastic . The restaurant was very warm and for the first time ever I didn't feel self conscious taking off jacke
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That sounds great, Petal. All your hard work is paying off :)
 
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Petal001 said:
we went for pizza but I had their low cal option which is a pizza ring so the middle has no dough just loads of salad
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That really sounds good! A great idea, I have never heard of it. I know a local pizza shop owner, I think I'll suggest it to him. I'd order one if they had it on the menu.
Petal001 said:
It’s not ideal that I need that discipline but I feel I still need it
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I agree with LaMa on this one, knowing you need help with discipline is a strength, one you have. I think I will probably always need help to stay on track, and not start bingeing again.

You are doing great! Keep it up girl.
 
Sunflower19 said:
Oh did you go to Milanos! Was the pizza with the middle bit out of it filling?? Never had it :)
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Yes Milanos . I don’t have starter or dessert . I had the one with goats cheese and onion relish . Yum.
Thanks Jack .
LaMa I definitely need help . Out of interest I downloaded an app to journal my food and cals today . I eat a lot of calories ! I’m going to track there for a little bit whilst following my plan out of curiosity. Based on my current weight and target weight it says I should have about 1600 cals a day to get me there in 10 weeks I think.
I have gone over by 109 cals today but can see where I can easily take them out .
Rob I am attaching a oic for the pizza .
Agh it won’t attach . Google legarra pizza Milanos and you should find it .
 
If your current plan works just keep a strict(er) food journal for a week and don't calculate the calories until afterwards so it doesn't throw you off? 1600 kcal/day sounds eminently sensible, by the way.
 
LaMaria said:
If your current plan works just keep a strict(er) food journal for a week and don't calculate the calories until afterwards so it doesn't throw you off? 1600 kcal/day sounds eminently sensible, by the way.
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maybe LaMa . I know my plan works was just curious to cal count it . 1600 is very sensible I think .
 
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