Amy's weight loss diary

:smilielol5: I've got enough on my hands with my flat and my boyfriends! We're such packrats, it's disgraceful.

I'm discovering more of the joys of really bad food in moderation. I just had two poppy seed crackers with peanut butter on them, an apple, and a cup of tea. Those poppy seed crackers are pretty :reddevil: (20 calories a cracker, and a lot of that is fat), but they hit a psychological spot and I have no desire to eat any more than the two I've had.

I think my mindset has changed a lot. A few months ago, I could not have had anything like that in the house, I would've inhaled the whole packet. They're 479 calories/ 100g- it's a 150g packet. :puke: I have no idea how I didn't pile on even more weight than I did.
 
RIGGGGHT? I'm so proud of you. I'm the same. Moderation is key. That's how people that eat bad stuff stay thin. But now you are thin. And you dont inhale for anymore haha.
 
I don't know how it happened, to be honest. I think it's partly thinking of the calories, and partly just having a better relationship with food- I enjoy it, I don't feel guilty about it, so I don't have a binge/ purge response (I've never had an eating disorder, but I'd eat lots and lots and lots of crap and little else, then deprive myself of everything I might possibly enjoy for as long as I possibly could because I was guilty, then the cycle would start again because I couldn't take it anymore).

Have just gotten back from helping my boyfriend. He's a serious packrat, more than I ever could've realised. Got a lot of exercise in going up and down his stairs to take stuff to the bins (I could've taken the lift, but... third floor! cardio!) His flat has now become significantly bigger looking.
 
Oh, and my boyfriend measured me again today. The change is less dramatic, but it's over a much shorter period of time.

I've tried to format this like a table, but for some reason it's not working. (Measurements are standard except thigh, which is the widest part of my left thigh)

26th March
Hips- 95cm (37.4 in)
Waist- 81cm (31.89 in)
Bust- 94cm (37.01 in)
Thigh- 64cm (25.2 in)

6th May
Hips 87cm (34.25in) loss of 8cm, or 3.15in
Waist 76cm (29.92in) loss of 5cm, or 1.97in
Bust 91cm (35.83in) loss of 3cm, or 1.18in
Thigh 61cm (24.02in) loss of 3cm, or 1.18 in

30 May
Hips 85cm (33.46 in) total loss of 10cm, or 3.94in (additional 2cm lost)
Waist 76cm (29.92 in) unchanged loss of 5cm, or 1.97 in
Bust 88cm (34.65in) total loss of 6cm, or 2.36 in (additional 3cm lost)
Thigh 59cm (23.23 in) total loss of 5cm, or 1.97 in (additional 2cm lost)
 
Thanks :) I'm losing inches a lot faster than I was before, I think. (At least some of those changes are comparable to the March-May change, which was 6 weeks as compared to 3 weeks)

Food diary time. I'm writing up a script for a video on weighing food and finding recipes (I rarely do videos unscripted, they come out unbearably awkward and I hate that).

Monday 30 May

Breakfast: 45g oats made with 304ml milk, 67g forest fruit and 109g natural yoghurt. Subtotal: 378 calories, 22g protein, 57g carbs, 5g fat. 24/62/14

Snack: Tea (262ml) with 45ml milk, 2 poppy seed crackers with 6g peanut butter, and a 113g apple. Subtotal: 147 calories, 4g protein, 21g carbs, 5g fat. 12/57/31

Lunch: 2 wholegrain rice cakes, 56g cottage cheese, and 81g tomato. Subtotal: 119 calories, 8g protein, 19g carbs, 1g fat. 28/64/8

Snacks (at my boyfriend's, while helping him clean): 95g banana, and a Lindt milk ball (he gave them to me for Valentine's day. There's making them last, but this is a little ridiculous. I still have four left!). Subtotal: 163 calories, 2g protein, 26g carbs, 6g fat. 5/60/35

Dinner: Chicken and spinach risotto. Subtotal: 469 calories, 15g protein, 78g carbs, 10g fat. 13/67/20

Dessert: a nectarine (89g), then 96g Cox apple, 80g frozen blueberries, and 115g natural yoghurt with a dash of cinnamon (the yoghurt and fruit was in part an attempt to get my protein up a little). Subtotal: 177 calories, 8g protein, 35g carbs, <1g fat. 18/78/3.

Total: 1457 calories (82%), 61g protein (too low!), 239g carbs, 29g fat. 1762.5mg sodium (117% of allowance- that risotto is a killer here), 1582.6ml water (nowhere near enough- although I think I should tweak my milk because I'm sure it contains water, but that's not reflected here). Final macronutrient breakdown: 17/65/18
 
Hilariously, two days ago I pushed myself really hard in the gym, yesterday I just did some cleaning, and today I have DOMS.
 
How funny. No aches from gymage, aches from cleaning. Guess the angles are different. Hmm. I love how technical you are. Most people would be like: my thighs are burrrning. You're all "i have doms".
 
Sometimes technical words just slip themselves into my vocab and make more sense to me. Particularly so with my subject area, sometimes I don't realise I'm talking in jargon until people start looking at me like I've lost my mind.

I want to make something. I hate having the same dinner more than a few days running. But all my meat is frozen and I don't want to go shopping. I might go vegan tonight (and hope the protein works out ok)
 
Best of all, that's 2 inches off one thigh. They're about the same size and always have been. So I'd guess 4 inches off my thighs total :D
 
I remember now why I don't make that lentil patty recipe very often. Not only is my kitchen more messy than it's ever been right now, but you really do need all that oil (which I didn't think you did). I'm not sure how to calculate "the oil I had to pour into my pan because it smelt like it was about to catch fire". There was a lot of it. This is going to be really bad :(
 
I've just done the numbers. 539 calories per serve. Given the obscene amount of olive oil I poured in (I reckon about half a cup in total), I'm relieved. Although that's on the high end of what I'd like to be eating, it's within range of what I'd like to be eating.

Edit to add: a friend of mine has suggested I bake them next time (her suggestion is 425- which is just shy of 220C- for 8-10 min on each side, on a lightly greased sheet). As she says, that'd probably make it less messy, and I'm sure as hell it'd slash the calorie count on this, the oil is the killer here.
 
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amy1985 said:
Sometimes technical words just slip themselves into my vocab and make more sense to me. Particularly so with my subject area, sometimes I don't realise I'm talking in jargon until people start looking at me like I've lost my mind.
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lol I totally understand dropping jargon in, I do the same thing despite trying to keep most of my jargon out of my forum posts, most people already think I am a freak so including jargon would make it worse.
 
Who thinks you're a freak? Lemmee at 'em! :cuss: I think you come to this forum with a different skill set and background from the rest of us, and so can do things that most of us could never even dream of ( :svengo: ), but that you're not only an asset to this community, but also an inspiring figure for those here who want to seriously lift (I think maybe I want to get out of girly lifting, so maybe including myself in that? It's mostly for vanity reasons in my case though- I wouldn't mind a little bit of muscle)

I like precision in my language, in general. Aches and pains can be caused by all sorts of things- and I'm pleased that I recognise the difference between DOMS and other sorts of aches and pains (for example, my knee is twinging right now. I don't know why that is, but it's not DOMS. I think it's because my knees suck). This is true for all sorts of other things as well.
 
Oh, and I had 6 hours sleep last night. I needed more- I'm still exhausted, and I've been getting by on much less lately- but anything is an improvement.
 
Damn it, I forgot to post yesterday's food, didn't I?

Tuesday 31 May

Breakfast: 40g oats, 208ml milk, 60g blueberries, 101g yoghurt. Subtotal: 257 calories, 14g protein, 41g carbs, 3g fat. 22/65/12

Snack: 129g pear with two cups of coffee (249ml coffee and 54ml milk and 228ml coffee with 43ml milk). Subtotal: 113 calories, 4g protein, 24g carbs, <1g fat. 15/82/3

Lunch: 3 wholegrain rice cakes with 61g cottage cheese, 124g capsicum (green pepper) and an 83g tomato. Subtotal: 177 calories, 10g protein, 31g carbs, 1g fat. 23/69/8

Snacks: an 87g nectarine, a cup of coffee (233ml coffee, 53ml milk), and 282g raw carrots. Subtotal: 174 calories, 5g protein, 38g carbs, 1g fat. 11/84/5

Dinner: 1/4 of the low GI lentil patties, a 94g tomato, 12g sweet chilli sauce, and a Bundaberg diet ginger beer. Subtotal: 605 calories, 22g protein, 90g carbs, 28g (!) fat. 12/51/37.

Dessert: 10g chocolate, 152g yoghurt, 80g raspberries, and hot chocolate with 280ml milk, 6g unsweetened cocoa, 2g sucralose, a dash of cinnamon, and (a bad experiment :puke: ) 15g yoghurt. Subtotal: 292 calories, 22g protein, 39g carbs, 5g fat. 30/54/5.

Total: 1621 calories (91%), 79g protein, 267g carbs, 40g fat (over!). 2168.7ml water (ok but not enough), 1142.5mg sodium (76%). Final split 18/61/21 (always unhappy when fat is more than protein)
 
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