General hysterical diet related rambling: From Flab to Fab.

If your ever in a situation where you feel like throwing your bike into a field again, I think you should tell him the rollercoaster link :)

I know, it has gone fast! I am SO excited! Ever since I decided to get it done I am noticing them more and more, can't wait to be rid of them.

Another day of being hungry... I'm berating myself for going off the rails. I should've known this would happen. I am craving sweet stuff big time.

I got the dress, and just about managed to get it on, very long way to go till it does up though. It is much much shorter at the back than at the front cos of my bum, but I'm hoping it will be just a little bit longer once I lose weight. Not very good pics as I toko them myself on my phone as I've lost my camera charger.....

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Will look good with bright(ish) red hair and plain accesories.

Food
Porridge 306
eat natural apricot and yoghurt bar 235
sushi 371
2 plums and a large banana 181
6 coffees 150
=1244

Exercise
45 minutes hardcore cleaning
0.7 miles walking
10 minutes trampoline
5 minutes strength training
 
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I agree with the bright hair and simple accessories..that dress is so sassy..you are gonna rock it!

I have noticed in thinning out my tee shirts all so seem longer not just bigger...I so I am sure that the dress will hang properly when it zips and it looks like that is not going to be that long!! :hug2:

So what doses this "eye bag" removal ..consist of? Will you have to limit your activities for awhile..like no jarring/bouncing? Just wonder...sounds wonderful and scary at the same time.
 
You aren't far off wearing that dress though!!! It won't be long and its going to look cracking!

Glad you had a nice few days away. I do like a bit of british seaside too - Blackpool and Lytham St Annes is the nearest to me to head off to for a few days. Chips and doughnuts though....hmmm....!!!

I am also intrigued as to the eye bag removal! Tell alL!
 
Where are u rainbow???
the dress is gorgeous!!!its not going to be so long till it fits!and i belive yes that when u loose more wight it wont be so much shorter as u said behind!
I think u look great!!!
 
I love Blackpool.... got so many great memories of being there as a kid, standing out the sunroof and looking at the illuminations and eating chips and giggling :)

Yesterday Virgin cut off the internet cos my bf was downloading too much stuff. He had to fax something over to them. Not quite sure what... but the net is working now woohoooo. I tried coming on on the phone, but touch screen typing makes me want to scream. So I gave up lol.

I feel terrible, not with it, woozy, hazy etc... WAKE UP RUTH, WAKE UP! I just haven't got the energy to even open my eyes properly.

I've measured the waist of the dress, and its 30 inches, so I've got about 3 inches/20 pounds to go before it fits, which is what I have to lose to be a healthy BMI. Glad your tops are getting longer tetm! It gives me HOPE!!!

My heart isn't in eating healthily right now, but I will plod on.... I know I wouldn't without you lot though. I just feel like I am biding time till I am skinny and I can finally stuff my face with chocolate again, which I know is SO wrong! I am always full of dramatic diet highs and lows though, I'm sure that if I lose a couple of pounds this week I will be back on track. I think that losing less than half a pound in the last two weeks has made me a bit apathetic. I need to really try hard this week.

And the bags under my eyes.... Its only a temporary measure, but the good news is there are no scalpels involved! A gel is injected in the eyebags/tear troughs which raises the skin and flattens them. People are always saying "you look tired" when I'm actually wide awake! The full effect lasts for six months, then it gradually disappears over a year. They can also take fat out of your back, and inject it. That can be permanent, sometimes its reabsorbed by the body though. I would like that done eventually as its more economical, but there is a risk that it could go lumpy. Hmmmm. Its better than looking like a dying Aids woman though, which is what I look like when I am slim, with dark rings under my eyes. My bf's dad was always telling me I looked gaunt (thank you, Ian! Like I didn't know that!).

So, yesterday....

Food
Porridge
plum
2 chicken drumsticks with half a jacket potato and loads of sweetcorn
banana and apple
lots of shreddies.
4 coffees
=1614

Exercise
15 minute workout
3 hours cleaning and tidying and organising
 
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Firstly- It has been really quiet here today! People haven't even commented on there own threads all this afternoon and evening, with the exception of ken. Has there been an announcement that the world is about to be hit by an asteroid? Are UFO's hovering over the planet? HELLLLLLO OOUUUTTT THERE! Can anybody hear me???????????????

Not done badly today calorie-wise, hopefully I'm on an upwards turn again.

Tomorrow I am going Japanese for the week, I am SO excited, as I've never made Japanese food at home before. I know its not exactly low gi, mostly, but the Japanese are the healthiest bunch on the planet, so they MUST be doing something right! Here's some info on Japanese food in case anyone's interested.... http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/diets-of-world-japanese-diet I have read lots about the Japanese culture and I find it fascinating. Also read a holiday guide book lol. Probably the reason I'm looking forwards to eating their food so much.

Food
80g shreddies 200mls whole milk 384
packet of yoghurt coated fruit flakes, 2 mini twisters 251
Small amount of roast pork and roast potatoes with a huge pile of veg and gravy 421
2 peaches 132
4 coffees 100
=1289

Exercise
15 minute workout
0.7 miles walking
1 hour hardcore housework
 
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I'm here! I'm here! don't panic, darlin. No asteroid coming. Just all that sunshine that I had to go wander around in.

Firstly, JAPANESE week! I love it! Can't wait to hear ALLL about it! Edamame, baby. Sushi photos! Awesome. Have you seen the sex and the city 2 movie? Where samantha makes sushi? Hilarious. This is the vision I have of you.

You said (I still haven't figured out how 'quote'):
"My heart isn't in eating healthily right now, but I will plod on.... I know I wouldn't without you lot though. I just feel like I am biding time till I am skinny and I can finally stuff my face with chocolate again, which I know is SO wrong! I am always full of dramatic diet highs and lows though, I'm sure that if I lose a couple of pounds this week I will be back on track. I think that losing less than half a pound in the last two weeks has made me a bit apathetic. I need to really try hard this week. "


Ah, my darlin, I reckon we have all been hit with this. In fact, I think this is a feeling I struggle with a LOT. But I am too scared to actually voice it. You are a strong girl, you are. Remember that, yes, doing this is a rollercoaster, but look back at your journey. Read it. READ IT. You are awesome. You are awesomer than awesome. And as much as you are motivated my all of us here to keep going, you have been my biggest motivation ever, truly. I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you. I wouldn't have lost what I have without you. I cant rave enough about what an angel you are in this journey of mnine.:Angel_anim:

I feel bad that I am going away for a week when, a) you are struggling (though you had an AWESOME day today!) and b) you are about to embark on the Japanese challenge! Have you gone to china town yet?

xx love love. You know it.
 
Phew, thank god for that!

I have 3 sentences for you madam, and they are:
1. Have a flipping great time!
2. I'm going to miss you... who's going to bother reading all of my random crap?
3. Screw me - have a great time!

:D

I said awwww at least 3 times when I was reading that :) Me? Motivation? That can't be right lol. I feel exactly the same about you, you always have exactly the right words to make me feel more positive, thanks so much for being here xxx

And do you know what's weird, I did read back my entire diary last night, and it did give me loads of vavavoom! So that was just the right advice! It is hard to change the habit of a lifetime, and you shouldn't be scared to say it. ITS OKAY FOR EVERYTHING NOT TO BE COMPLETELY PERFECT!!!

Hahaha, I could put the rice in between my spare rolls, and and put a pile of seaweed underneath my boobs :) See samantha, flab DOES have its uses! I remember watching that, and like dear old sam, I definitely wouldn't be getting any.

On the subject of not getting any- I'm not :) I have only had sex once since I have started this blimming diet. On the subject of Japanese related sexual vibes- Omg, the man who helped me out in the wine section of the posh supermarket was FIT. F. I. T. Fit. All muscley, and blonde (in a bad boy way), and with a Scottish accent, which makes my womb quiver with delight. I was on the search for saké. They didn't have any (For fucks saké), was chatting to him for a few minutes. I definitely pulled haha :D Which is nice.

I have figured out why Japanese people are so skinny, its takes hours to find the right ingredients, then it takes hours to bloody cook- they just don't have the chance to eat. I went to Finchley, on the bus (as that was the nearest Japanese food shop according to google), which took over an hour as the bus went all round the houses and the traffic was slow. Then, it had shut down. So I got the tube to Chinatown, and it turns out that Chinatown only do chinese food (That was a shock lol). So I spent ages and ages and ages walking, then I finally found this big posh, organic only, expensive, whole foods shop. It was like a market, only a supermarket, I've never been anywhere like that before. I spent 25 quid on a few ingredients (bringing my weeks shopping to almost £100!), and also bought a really nice ceramic frying pan which had been reduced from £50, to £25.

THE SUSHI WAS A SUCCESS! Abso-bloody-lutely delicious, and much nicer than the pre-packaged stuff :D The inside out california roll wasn't quite perfect, and I definitely needed a sharper knife to cut it into sections, but I'm really happy with it :D It takes so long to do such a tiny little finger food though, and its the first thing I've cooked that needs a hairdryer :)




Food
Porridge
Wasabi coated peanuts (so yum that I yummed until I couldn't yum any more)
Sushi with a Japanese salad
Exercise
20 minute workout
3 hours walking
 
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Sorry I haven't been commenting so much, Ruth, I've been reading but haven't been with it enough to comment (everything's still a bit all over the place with me, and I feel like a damn hypocrite coming on here when my diet's been completely shot to pieces). Glad you're getting your vavoom back.
 
Hey rainbow - japanese food is OMG delicious. Get down to your local fishmonger and buy some raw salmon or tuna...bit of soy sauce in a dipping dish with a dab of wasabi mixed in, thick sices of the fish after you've washed it...and ouila! It sounds disgusting but is so much more tastier than cooked fish. Everyone should try it - its also super healthy.

Quivering wombs hahahah that made me laugh! There's something about a drop dead georgeous bloke that can just DO IT FOR YOU haha. I do feel sorry for guys though because I guess if they get that same sensation...it can be a little more embarrassing/visually apparent!

Keep going hon. You just need a bit of refocus. Its all worth it. I know exactly what you mean about feeling like you are waiting to get skinny to then eat all the nice stuff again. I think the trick is not to deny yourself things you like completely but build in a little treat now and again - like 100 cals of chocolate a few times a week...or a nice meal that you really like, but half the size and measure out the cals so its reasonable.
 
That's alright :) Thanks :D

It really is delicious, well.... so far, I don't wanna jinx it! I had exactly the same dinner as yesterday today, as the bbc food website was down... Still enjoyed it just as much tho.

I'm doing a salmon recipe tomorrow, I think I will cook it lightly, I'm really squeamish about eating raw fish (actually, I'm squeamish about eating fish, full stop lol- although I have de-squeamished myself from prawns) so I think that I will bake it for a little bit less every time. Maybe braving it raw at the end of the week.

The funny thing is, that the two weeks I have eaten large amounts of chocolate cake (like 1000 calories worth :/) I have lost the most weight! 2.8, and 2.6 pounds. Maybe having treats just makes me try harder on the other days or something. I know its wrong to use food as a reward (blahblahblah), but if I've lost over 2.5lbs this week, I'm going to have a chocolate. Actually, I might get some yoghurt coated peanuts/raisins. Nom.

Food
Lots of shreddies with chopped banana 489
Handful of jelly beans 205
3 bits of california roll sushi with big salad 327
2 plums, peach and a satsuma
5 coffees 125
=1308

Exercise
1 hour dance central on the kinnect
 
Um, excuse me missy, but are those EDAMAME MAGIC POWER BEANS in your salad? NOM NOM NOM did you like them? so tasty...

You make me giggle. And 'Aww' too. You and your three sentences for me. :D I am so so happy that you went back and read your diary. You see how awesome it is? How awesome you are? I think that reading back on my stuff, I realise that it really is as simple as one day at a time. Which is why I'm (usually) on here all the flippin' time. At least it is like that at the start - I am sure that these things become good habits eventually, but at the start it is tough. And I still consider myself well and truly at the start. 'Decisionmaker', right? Every little thing I do with food, every day, is my choice.

YAY for successful sushi! And I laughed SO LOUD with the fact that you needed a hairdryer! Awesome.

Did it annoy you that everything took so long to find and to make? Well, of course it would be freaking annoying to travel by bus to a place that had shut down... but I know myself that if something takes a long time to make, I love it. I tend to not eat very much and still feel like I'm... I dunno... kind of... well, I still feel like my time has been revolving around food. Weird... but I like it. When I make my huge fandangled all-out wedding rice, it takes hours, and it's like this. I love it. :)

Will miss you, babe. Wonder if you'll have that dress zipped up by the next time I get on here (umm... six days I think, haha) ;)
 
love the idea of a week dedicated to a countrys food!!!!i dont like sushi,cause its raw fish.The idea puts me of , but i have heard it is delicious!The food in the photo looks really neat and tasty,i think i would try it!
I really wanted to brag about hte sex thing you mentioned but im not,cause i really dont want to work myself up this time of night...and yes you probably got the picture that the same goes for me 2!
Anyway....change of subject!
I LOVE salmon!post the link to the recipie pleeeeaaasssseee!!!!
 
They are indeedy so, and they are beautiful :) Definitely in my favourite 5 veggies, after carrots, cucumber, bananas, and courgettes ;) You know what I mean, don't you Jasper lol.

I must wash my mouth out with soap.

Joh, I love your user-name, so does my bf actually :) It so true, we make the decisions, no bad food can be bought, chewed or swallowed without a concious decision.

Well, the ingredients trip would have gone smoother without Charlie with me. As I thought I was only getting a bus going in the direction of suburbia, I brought him with me as he loves busses. He is quite severely autistic though, and he hates crowds, so he was quite spinny, flappy and hum-my. It gets a bit much for him and he puts his hands over his ears. Everyone stares. Which frazzled me further, if I had known exactly where I was going it would've probably been better than walking the streets in confusion, like a tourist, but without the touring.

And as I was trying to make the sushi, I was also making another dinner for everyone else, and Lily does try to help, bless her, but when you have so many things on the go and so many "times" to keep an eye on, I was ARRRGGHHHHing slightly. :eek:

Teeheee, I wish that dress could fit in 6 days!

This is the salmon recipe I'm going to do tomorrow....


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Here's the promo code: KMVN878

And here's the link:

I'm so excited I'm going to be getting random healthy free foods delivered :D Its coming on Wednesday. I'm not sure if its only England, you may as well try if your from another country.
 
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Hiya Ruth, just popping in to say g'day.
rainbow said:
I have figured out why Japanese people are so skinny, its takes hours to find the right ingredients, then it takes hours to bloody cook- they just don't have the chance to eat.
This really made me giggle. And I think you have a very good point! :D

The removal-of-the-bags procedure sounds really interesting. I really hope it makes you look young and gorgeous. More gorgeous.

Cheers, matey.
 
I'm with Jasper...loving the different country idea...think i'll start with Italy..or american Italiano ..haha PIZZA and OLIVE GARDEN whoo whoo..JOKE...I love your pic ..so..so pretty...makes me want to try some new flavors!..I really need to broaden my palate..lol :p
 
Love the weekly cooking idea. I love japanese food but my taste buds are too used to the fantastic japanese we have in vancouver. I took a one day course on making sushi and it just wasn't very good !!

I think also japanese people walk a lot, just like any asian city. Everyone takes public transit and everyone walks a lot daily. Unlike the western world where a guy like me drives 4 blocks to buy groceries...

Courgettes eh?? :D I had to google that one...We call them Zuchini's here in Canada! Love 'em too.
 
Love the weekly cooking idea. I love japanese food but my taste buds are too used to the fantastic japanese we have in vancouver. I took a one day course on making sushi and it just wasn't very good !!

I think also japanese people walk a lot, just like any asian city. Everyone takes public transit and everyone walks a lot daily. Unlike the western world where a guy like me drives 4 blocks to buy groceries...

Courgettes eh?? :D I had to google that one...We call them Zuchini's here in Canada! Love 'em too.


cant stop laughing....omg....healthyfeetken i am sure u love the zucchinis but NOT the ones rainbow is speaking of!!!!!!!!!!!!:smilielol5:
 
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