Amy's weight loss diary

I'm so proud of you for checking yourself out in the mirror. I catch glimpses of myself now and love what I'm seeing...and I'm still 100lbs away from goal. Lol. I can only imagine how awesome you feel. Great job!!

"Plaudite, amici, comedia finita est."
 
Thanks :) I see myself all the time, to be honest (catching glimpses as you say), it's just that that day, for some reason, it actually clicked with me what my boyfriend has been talking about for at least six weeks about me looking better as I lose weight (side note, he's a funny one- I asked him when I started to lose weight if it was making me look better, and he didn't want to have to admit that it did because he thought that meant he didn't love me and accept me as I am. He still acts like it's a bad thing that yes, he thinks I'm more attractive than I was). I did actually check myself out for a little bit in response to that, I'm slightly embarrassed to say :eek:.

I think it's part of the evolution of Amy. My self esteeem was really low as a child- I thought I had no merit and did nothing but damage the people around me, no exaggeration. As the years have gone by I've worked out good things about me, little by little. My appearance is the last vestige of that. If I'd been asked (and if I felt like sharing) when I joined here, I would've told you I was ugly- except for a few things like my eyes (and my boyfriend was clearly blind). Now, I'd probably concede that I'm reasonably attractive. For the first time in my life. That's huge.

I sort of envy you being able to see the beauty in yourself at this stage in your journey :)

In other news, despite Wednesday, I'm another half a kilo down.
 
Thanks :)

In more other news, can anyone (especially Brits, Australians, or people who've lived/ know people who've lived in both places) suggest confectionary that's quintessentially British that I can take home as presents to friends? No one really wants anything, but I can't bring nothing. Sweets and chocolate only- no biscuits or other food, as Australian customs is incredibly strict. As an additional complication, need it to survive (ie, not melt or be destroyed) on my over 25 hour plane journey, and I need to get it in the next week (I fly out a week today, aargh!)
 
:banghead: That is what my head feels like right now. Or that something's smashing into it. And I'm trying really hard not to take painkillers at the moment. :nopity:
 
Oh boo! Poor chicken. Why are you trying to avoid the painkillers? Maybe it's because you drank such an enormous amount of water yesterday? Just wondering... though not sure!
 
I've been taking a lot of painkillers recently, what with the RSI and then the bad effects of the sleeping tablets, and I read that if you take them more than that then you run the risk of having rebound headaches. So I've been trying alternate measures- including lots of water. I don't know what's causing it, but I can't take it anymore, so I'm taking painkillers.
 
Any suggestions on what to make for dinner tonight? Preferably (shockingly for me) something I can cook for one or two. I'm trying to deplete my supplies, as this time next week I'll be (... gulp...) in the air on my way back to Australia.

Edit- preferably for about 400 calories including a starch to go with it.
 
I'm making a chicken cacciatore (spelling?). In order = Olive oil, Onion, italian herbs, garlic, chicken pieces, a little white wine, a tin of tomatoes, a little tomato paste, a little chicken stock, lots of chopped kalamata olives (or whatever you have around - even capers works).

I like it because it generally is things I have in the cupboard already. I'm serving (in about 5 minutes) with some egg pasta, steamed zucchini and green beans.
 
I also put in lots of fresh sprigs of thyme and rosemary from my little herb pots, and sprinkle with chopped parsley to finish. It's nomnomnom
 
Ooh, I love chicken cacciatore. I've made this one (with alterations- less meat) before, and it's awesome:

The big bummer about living on your own is that they only really sell meat for families. Which is fine normally- I normally cook for a family and eat lots of leftovers. I like it that way- less work. But at the moment I've got five dinners left (going out one night with my boyfriend)- possibly six because there's a chance a good friend of mine will come over for a meal this week before I leave. I've got one leftover beef and veg stew but want something different tonight.

I also desperately need to get some potted herbs when I get back, and hope they survive in a flat with central heating.

I really need to learn to convert recipes to serve less people. Cooking skills- upgrade required.
 
Oh, and getting myself prepared for when I'm in Australia...

I can eat 6209 kilojoules per day. I know that's exactly the same thing as 1483 calories, but that number blows my mind.
 
Meal/ not going out/ not wanting repetition/ not wanting to make a big thing solution- salmon. I've got frozen fillets in the freezer. I'll put some lemon juice on it and have it with a big pile of veg and hopefully still be within calories.
 
Wow, that recipe is actually really similar to what I concocted tonight. YUM! I really think that rosemary and thyme make it totally awesome though... And I'm not a bony meat kinda gal, so I love the stuff that's pre-diced, when it's on special.

Kilojoules... my god... good luck with that!
 
I buy the skinless boneless thighs, saves me the hassle, and not as expensive as pre-diced meat (though I don't mind chopping it).

Dinner was really good. And I've still got 200 calories to play with :D
 
So, I was just googling 6000 kilojoule meal plans to see if there were any alternatives out there to the kind of stuff I'd seen before, maybe give me some ideas on how to eat as I need to on this calorie/ kilojoule intake.

And what was coming up? 6000 calorie meal plans. :smilielol5: :smilielol5:
 
Sometimes I feel that my body is punishing me during its monthly episodes. (Nor every month, but it's getting increasingly more common) I am, after all, in my prime childbearing years (evolutionarily speaking) and am going to further lengths than most people to make absolutely certain I'm not childbearing.

On that note:

"Dear body:

Me having a baby anytime in the next 3-5 years would be a complete and utter disaster for everybody concerned. No matter how much pain, misery, or other hormonal bullshit you choose to put me through, I don't have the time, the finances, the job (let alone career stability!), the savings, the security in country of residence, or anything else that I would regard as remotely close to a prerequisite to even considering the notion of contemplating reproducing without being incredibly irresponsible and/ or out of my mind. So you're not going to get anywhere with this nonsense, no matter how much of a tantrum you throw.

Love,

Amy"
 
Food diary, night tea, bed. And hope that this foul disgusting headache doesn't stop me sleeping.

Saturday 25 June

Breakfast and coffee:
Sainsbury's porridge oats 40 g 142.4
Water, tap, drinking 310 g 0.0
Tesco frozen raspberries 60 g 16.2
Water, tap, drinking 414 g 0.0
0.1% milk 54 g 18.9
Coffee, brewed from grounds, prepared with tap water 238 g 2.4
Sweeteners, tabletop, sucralose, SPLENDA packets 1 g 3.4
0.1% milk 100 g 35.0
Tesco natural low fat yoghurt 90 g 63.0
Sweeteners, tabletop, sucralose, SPLENDA packets 1 g 3.4
0.1% milk 57 g 20.0
Coffee, brewed from grounds, prepared with tap water 252 g 2.5
0.1% milk 53 g 18.6
Coffee, brewed from grounds, prepared with tap water 243 g 2.4
Sweeteners, tabletop, sucralose, SPLENDA packets 0.7 g 2.4
Subtotal: 330 calories, 19g protein, 49g carbs, 5g fat. 24/62/14

Lunch:
Boiled potato with skin 248 g 178.6
BBC Vegetable curry for a crowd (24 June)- 470.125=1/8 470.12 g 227.9
Pears, raw 170 g 98.6
Subtotal: 406 calories, 9g protein, 71g carbs, 11g fat. 8/66/25

Snacks:
fruit tea bag (fruit tea 2g, fruit plus calorie free tea 1g) 2 g 6.0
Celery, raw 201 g 32.2
Water, tap, drinking 270 g 0.0
Graze Beach 25 g 90.1
Water, tap, drinking 423 g 0.0
Subtotal: 226 calories, 2g protein, 49g carbs, <1g fat. 4/94/2

Dinner:
Tesco frozen salmon (a fillet- 90g) 120 g 138.0
Frylight Sunflower Oil Spray (1 spray- 0.18) 3.06 g 16.8
Onions, raw 203 g 81.2
Frylight Sunflower Oil Spray (1 spray- 0.18) 0.54 g 3.0
Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw 145 g 24.6
Peppers, sweet, yellow, raw 104 g 28.1
Lemon juice, canned or bottled 6 g 1.3
Subtotal: 292 calories, 29g protein, 30g carbs, 7g fat. 37/39/7g fat.

Dessert:
Hartleys sugar free orange jelly- 140=1/4 280 g 16.0
Green and Black Butterscotch chocolate 9 g 47.6
Water, tap, drinking 437 g 0.0
Tesco frozen blueberries 80 g 25.6
Tesco natural low fat yoghurt 101 g 70.7
Subtotal: 159 calories, 10g protein, 18g carbs, 4g fat. 26/49/25

Total: 1416 calories (96%), 71g protein (77%), 218g carbs (97%), 29g fat (84%). 3826.3ml water, 928.5mg sodium (62%). Final split 19/62/19
 
amy1985 said:
"Dear body:

Me having a baby anytime in the next 3-5 years would be a complete and utter disaster for everybody concerned. No matter how much pain, misery, or other hormonal bullshit you choose to put me through, I don't have the time, the finances, the job (let alone career stability!), the savings, the security in country of residence, or anything else that I would regard as remotely close to a prerequisite to even considering the notion of contemplating reproducing without being incredibly irresponsible and/ or out of my mind. So you're not going to get anywhere with this nonsense, no matter how much of a tantrum you throw.

Love,

Amy"
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That made me laugh so much :D

English sweety nom noms..... They might not be as quintisentally english as I think they are, but here are my ideas....

Flying saucers
The old fashioned, floury milk bottles
Fudge
coconut ice
green and blacks chocolate
Tunnocks milk chocolate tea cakes
 
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