Diary of a cheese Soldier

I absolutely love Hitchin. My first husband who I split with when I was only 23 is from Hitchin. I still go there for a visit every year to stay with my ex sister in law who is also one of my best friends. I only lived there for a couple of years but I also worked for 3 years is Walsworth, Hichin in the Provident Mutual insurance offices which aren't there any more. When I was young I used to go over to the market from Luton all the time. Hitchen is one place that has managed to keep it's charm. I was last in Hitchin in December for a wedding in the Sun Hotel and I will be there for a couple of days in January. Small world eh.
Just remembered that I was in Hitchin for 4 days at the beginning of May which I think I wrote about in my diary. :)
ps just checked and I didn't start my diary until the end of May so I didn't talk about it. It was great though as weighed about 2 stone more in December than I did when I went in May and it was nice to see the shocked faces. I've lost another stone since then and hope to lose a bit more so will surprise them all again :)
 
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Thanks for stopping by my diary. Your meals are looking great! Have you tried yogurt? I have heard that some lactose-intolerant people can have a little yogurt. It might help the cravings.
 
Hey cheesemisfit!! How are ya? So glad to have made your acquaintance! lol =) Wrote this in my journal, but where in the UK are you from? What's your favorite cheese or do you even have one? It's so difficult to single out one...no? I shall have to adopt a nickname for you as well. You can call me soccer or rox if you like! Will try to write a more extensive post later...have to go study (unfortunately) for my final exams! Bye for now cheesy! =)
 
Ecky - Yeah I totally agree. Hitchin has always been large on the charm offensive. I absolutely cannot wait for Christmas here because it's looking SOOO cute in the town square with lights dotted here & there... And the tree will go up soon... Then of course there will be Christmas galas & fetes to browse around! Not usually a big Christmas fan as I've had a lot of bad things happen at Christmases gone by.. But am starting to warm to it. So how did you end up in Mallora? Certainly sunnier & more well off than Luton land! :)

Want2lose - actually, yoghurt isn't a bad idea! It's one of those foods I buy, but it sits in my fridge all lonely & unnoticed until I've devoured a full bowl of fruit & have no other healthy alternative available. So... I took ye advice today & popped a pot in my lunchbag & to be honest, I've not even thought about milk today! :) yay! And most importantly.. Not had any "yuck" (as cabbie would put it, hehe) side effects. Muchos thanks for the advise darlin! It sure is a step in the right direction! *hugggss* :)
 
Roxy roxy roxina my dear'a! :) Thanks for stopping by & it's also an absolute pleasure to meet you too darlin'! Well, I'm originally from the North of England (Sheffield) but then lived in the big smoke down in London for 6 years.. And am now living in a lovely little town in the Hertfordshire countryside called Hitchin... Been here just under a year. I did stop by yr diary to see ye reply briefly but will probably reply a lil later as I've been all-over-the-shop with work & then NVQ study work on top. So yr from Louisiana? Pardon me for asking.. Isn't that Britney Spears land?! I'm a huge fan.. Although, not huge enough to ever attend a concert as she mimes too much for my liking! Have always loved & admired her production, her crazy ass antics, her sound in general, her outfits & her stunning dance routines though! :) My favourite cheese has to be without a doubt Halloumi.. Or mature cheddar. Mmmm. How about yours? :D anyhow, Good luck with your studies love! :) Will pop by your diary later and reply to yoooo-hoooo *huggs*
 
Yer very welcome day & thank you for your kind acceptance. :) Do you have a diary round here love? I've been searching & cannot seem to locate it.. x
 
I was in Hitchin just before Christmas a couple of years ago and they had a Christmas Fayre thing on all day. There were people dressed up in Victorian clothes all over the place and a pearly king and queen and Morris dancers. It was my husband's first trip to England and I told him that it was the way the English normally dressed on Sundays!!! They usually have a lovely xmas tree in Market Square. Were you down there last year at the beginning of December when the groups were playing in Market Square. My friends husband played there in 2 different groups and we were there most of the morning watching them. It's funny to think that we may have been in the same place at the same time :)
I came to live in Mallorca 28 years ago. My sisters were both here already and my Dad decided that his job was getting too stressful and he wanted him and mum to move abroad so they decided to come here and open a bar as my sisters were already here. At the time I had just split with my first husband and had a young son so I came with them. I love living here and although I like to visit England I really wouldn't like to live there again.
 
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Yer very welcome day & thank you for your kind acceptance. :) Do you have a diary round here love? I've been searching & cannot seem to locate it.. x
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Yes she has got a diary but to find out if people have a diary I click on their user name at the top of their post, then click on 'View Public Profile' from the drop down box, then in statistics click on 'Find all threads started by soccerrox' and you will see all the threads started by her including a diary thread.
 
Oh that sounds sooo lovely Ecky! :) Morris dancers are mental! They get up at the crack of dawn on Mayday to shake their little hankies about. I remember we got up at insane-o-clock in May just to go see some in a village near us... although I can't remember for the life of me the village name. Think it starts with an "I" - maybe! My brain keeps telling me Ickleford but I'm not 100%!

Oh and I was wondering if Daybehaviour had a diary.. not soccer cos I've already been and harassed her on hers :) I've done what you said to search and still can't find Days diary. Maybe all this healthy eating is sending me blind?! :p
 
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Oh that sounds sooo lovely Ecky! :) Morris dancers are mental! They get up at the crack of dawn on Mayday to shake their little hankies about. I remember we got up at insane-o-clock in May just to go see some in a village near us... although I can't remember for the life of me the village name. Think it starts with an "I" - maybe! My brain keeps telling me Ickleford but I'm not 100%!

Oh and I was wondering if Daybehaviour had a diary.. not soccer cos I've already been and harassed her on hers :) I've done what you said to search and still can't find Days diary. Maybe all this healthy eating is sending me blind?! :p
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Looks like Day doesn't have a diary. Ickleford is just outside Hitchin so that was probably where you went. My husband thought that the Morris dancers were hilarious with their little bells on their legs. They were dancing in the street outside Woolworths. I miss that shop everytime I go back to Hitchin.
 
TUESDAY 23RD NOVEMBER
BREAKFAST
1 bowl of Special K Red Berries with skimmed milk – 150cals
MORNING SNACK
1 banana – 100cals
1 peach – 60cals
LUNCH
2 Quorn Sausages with mixed veg (carrots, broccoli & sweetcorn) – 175cals
1 packet of Walkers Baked low-fat crisps – 146 cals
1 clementine – 40cals
DINNER
1 cup of Covent Garden winter vegetable soup – 163cals
1 pot of fat-free cherry yoghurt – 72 cals
EVENING SNACK
1 banana – 100cals
1 light digestive biscuit – 65cals
2 cups of tea with skim milk - 4cals

Total cals: 1075
Tuesday exercise: Sadly, none. Far too tired today!

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Today I’ve been feeling really drowsy. Especially after lunch.. almost felt like I was going to fall into slumber whilst on the damn phone to clients – oopsy! Guess I was sleepy from a culmination of things. All this exercise is catching up with me, plus work is in busy period.. and I forgot to take my multi-vitamins this morning.. and it’s “that time of the month” *groan* Kept making stupid mistakes whilst working and getting stressed out with myself. Usually a time to punish myself further and binge like mad, but I didn’t do *too* bad. :)

Have downloaded a nifty little app for my iPhone today called FoodScanner. It allows you to scan bar codes on food, and then searches through an online database to find out all the nutritional info! Neat huh?! Of course, as the majority of food values are entered manually by other users, there is room for speculation or human error so I’ve been adding my most frequently consumed foods myself. It’s absolutely perfect for me as I’m never sat in one place for too long. I’m going to try and count the calories I’m stuffing into my stomach. I recon, I shouldn’t go over 1200 calories a day.. but I’m not certain or clued up on this so will have to do some research before I set a definite goal. Does 1200 sound about right or is that too many/too little? Bearing in mind I work with computers so sit on my butt all day!

No exercise tonight. I did want to but I’m just too tired & think I need to stick an early night in. Might do a few push ups before bed but no promises. It’s weigh day tomorrow.. I’m interested/nervous to see what I’ve lost this week. Keep your fingers crossed for me lovelies! :) x
 
Hey Cheesy!!! Thank you for the support!! *hug What does NVQ stand for btw? Yep, I'm from Louisiana...live in a small town in the northern part of the state. Can you believe the weather we've been having here? It was so warm today. Warm in November! Not complaining though...love it warm. But it is so unpredictable always. How about there? Is your town so small a town that you know most of the people living there? About Britney Spears, lol, yes she was from our state...a different city from mine though. You're right about her...glad to see she's turned her life back around (for the better)! Halloumi cheese? Hmmm have never tried it. With our luck, it probably is not sold here (like the Triscuit situation for you lol). Now cheddar I have heard of! Ha! I love all sorts of cheese actually. And there are so many kinds I have not tried, but, of the ones I have, I am partial towards feta cheese! Yummm! Oh, what is your line of work Cheesy (if you don't mind me asking)? I need to take my multi too...I always forget. I take that and a magnesium pill. That's neat about the FoodScanner system. Sounds like a cool gadget. Not sure about the calorie intake thingy! Sounds like you are doing great though based on your meal plan and all!! Hope you have good news to report on the weighing in. Me, on the other hand, I might need to avoid it for a few days and work harder!! Keeping my fingers crossed for all of us! Take care cheesy!! =) (P.S. Sorry if my entry is so disorganized...)
 
Hey roxy! *waves* Hope yr feeling better today darlin? Fingers crossed you are. Don't worry about disorganised entries because I'm the same.. And they're the bestest & most interesting posts to read :) NVQ stands for National Vocational Qualification. I'm doing a level 2 in customer service. My skills with customers are good, but I though it'd be nice to put them down on paper for my CV etc. I work for a large taxi company in London on the VIP/corporate client booking desk. Although I don't mind the workload, company politics & long hours grind me down. Wow! Can't believe you're having such freakishly hot weather over there girl! Can you please send some my way??? Hahaha! It's freezing here & there is forecast for snow tomorrow which sucks because it means my trains will be totally screwed & I'll get stranded.. And I don't get paid if I don't go into work.. No matter what the circumstance -Eep!!! Not sure if our town is the kinda one where everyone knows everyone.. I don't know anyone here yet :( Only lived here just under a year & am always working so haven't really had time to make friends. We do have Ryvitas over here :) They're pretty nice.. With cheese ;) Anyhow, gotta run & do my weigh in. Will harrass you later Roxy. Hope yr having a fabbo day! *hugs* x
 
Today was weigh day and.. A bad one, to say the least. *sigh* I haven't lost a single thing since last Wednesday (a week ago). Zilch, zip, zero. I just feel so.. Upset. :( I've been trying. I've divulged every morsel in my diary. I've been more active than usual... And I've lost 1 measly lb in two whole weeks?! What's wrong with me? Am I eating the wrong things? Has my metabolism curled up in a corner and died? :( ARGGG. Had a little cry about it. Just feeling so incredibly sad right now. Don't really know what else to say.
 
Hey Cheesy!!! Am feeling better today but must start moving some!! That's neat about the taxi company...hope your customers are usually friendly folk! There's a show in the states that takes place in a cab...the driver quizzes people on the way to their destination and they have the opportunity to win money. Have you seen it before? Maybe you can set that up in your cab! lol Just kidding! As for the weather, I wouldn't get too envious of ours! It changes constantly...so I never know whether to wake up and wear a jacket or t-shirt!! I'm sure it will get cold again soon though. Is "fabbo" British slang Cheesy (know it means fabulous but haven't heard it used before)?!

Now about the weighing in part...I wouldn't worry too much about it. Sometimes the body is just stubborn!!!! The way you've been eating seems like you're doing great! I think it'll just take more time. Hey, you've lost 1 pound!! That's fabbo! =) Think of it that way. Now continue like you've been doing and go from there! You can do it Cheesy!! I have those days (obviously yesterday!! lol) too but we just gotta keep moving forward and take each day at a time. As you told me, tomorrow will be a bigger, brighter day. No? So get your sunglasses ready! =)
 
Hey Cheesy, don't be down, you just have to be consistant and just keep going. One week I barely lost anything, but the next I lost 2 kg's, so don't stress, next week might be the big one! You're doing the right things...

I love the idea of the foodscanner dealie, how cool is that! I so want to buy an iPhone, but am still saving for a kayak right now :)

Haloumi cheese is soooo good! I love it cooked and with some pepper and lemon juice on the top :beating:
 
Hey there Chessy don't be too disheartened by the weigh, if anything see it as some thing to spur you on to work harder and getting more used to your eating plan. Anything is better then a gain, so don't worry you will get there!!

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Roxy – Hahaha, Fabbo isn’t English slang really.. I think it’s a word I’ve thrown up from the depths of god-knows-where! Like a variation of fab :) I’m often random with words, hehe. Never heard of the cab show but it sounds like fun! Do you remember what it’s called? Maybe I can find it on youtube? And hun, thanks SO much for the support. It really means a ton. I’ve been more miserable than Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Street for most of the day.. but am just winding down.. and your kind words really have helped. I’ll get my sunglasses, sun lotion and a pina colada ready for tomorrows brighter day. I might even try posting you a shifty margarita too. I’ll have my special bartender remove all the calories just for you ;) *huggss*

Jess – thanks so much love. Much appreciated. And you’re right.. maybe next week I’ll get on the scales and be over-the-moon-and-back with the results.. and if not, who cares? I’ve got t get used to this. I’ve NOT given in and I’m NOT going to comfort eat.. even though I’ve been craving chips, cheddar and all manner of evil calorific things tonight. I’m sat here eating raisins and digesting a whole load of support from fantastic people like yourself :) The best meal, EVER!!

DMR – thanks for dropping in me’dear and thanks for the kinds words of encouragement. I suppose you’re right also. I could have put on my 1lb loss and then I would have been hella fuming and gone the nearest shop that sold cheese and.. *deep breath* :p Do you have a diary round here? If so, I’ll be sure to come and pay a visit :)
 
WEDNESDAY 24TH NOVEMBER
BREAKFAST
1 slice of granary toast with almond butter - 232cals
1 clementine – 30cals
1 cup of green tea – 0cals
MORNING SNACK
1 banana – 100cals
LUNCH
Lemon sole with lemon juice, parsley & ½ tsp honey, roasted sweet potato, ¼ small can on sweetcorn – 439cals
1 cup of gunpowder green tea - 0cals
DINNER
1 pot of no-fat cherry yoghurt – 72cals
Small pack of vegetarian sushi – 135cals
EVENING SNACK
40g of raisins – 120cals
1 cup of tea with skim milk

Total calories: 1131
Exercise: No exercise today I’m afraid.

Hey peoples! Hope everyone is having a happy (and healthy) Wednesday? :) Cripes.. it sure is COLD in the UK! It’s so cold, the air literally bites at your skin as soon as you leave the door!! We’re forecast for snow any time soon so I’m going to be up at silly-o-clock the next few days to ensure my train into work isn’t knackered! They tend to mega-delay or cancel trains when the white stuff comes down. *grumbles*

Anyhow, after the total shock/upset of my weigh in this morning.. I’ve pretty much been in a grumpy as hell mood all day through. Then I called my Dad on the way home.. and he gave me bad news. He’s been suspended from work, for what I can understand, some crap that’s not really his fault. It’s just been a really crappy day and I seem to have been carrying the world on my shoulders. Saying that.. got home this evening and I’ve been so touched by the support system I have round me, that I’ve started to perk up again. My partner has been.. AMAZING. He let me cry on his shoulder and talk it out, made me a cup of tea, gave me cuddles.. and just genuinely made me feel stronger. My best friend has been non-stop text reassurance today.. and then there’s you guys in here *throws hugs randomly around the forum* :) I’m not giving in. I’ve only been at this 2 weeks. I’m sure my body is just re-adjusting to what’s going on. My poor lil metabolism has been in hibernation for so long and needs a good kick up the arse and a SSHHHHAAAKKKEE! Regardless of todays hiccups, I’m looking forward to other things. Let’s see what tomorrow brings :) x

PS - you know the saddest thing about not losing today? Not being able to move my poor little fishy up the ticker in my sig! :( Poor little fishy!!! lol
 
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