Indian Summer's Diary

Grrrrr, did my workout dvd, but think i started in the wrong frame of mind, only managed 20mins cos I just could not be bothered to push myself.

So, to compensate, im gonna do some bums and tums stretches this evening, and then the same dvd again tomora, cos its the funnest one ive done so far, but i just messed it up today!!

Right, tis finally lunchtime!!!

K x
 
Way To Go!!

Hey Kate! It's Tara. Thanks for writing in my diary. I am just starting my morning , my new morning with no chips today :) and decided to look around and get some motivation so thank you, I am proud of you for losing what was it 5 lbs!! Now I need to catch up to you :) Well, off to work! Have a good day my friend and I will be checking back in to see your progress.

Take care Kate:)
 
There are a lot of British folks on this forum. That's kind of cool. But I don't know how to think in "stones".
 
Tara and Alee,

Thanks for the encouragement, means a lot to know there are people checking in, kinda makes me more determined to keep on track, dont wanna have to come back on here n say ive quit lol

Hungry Joe,

A stone is 14lb, but its a kind of depressing unit to think in, so big!! So, im now defo thinking in pounds, well no, my weight will always be as stones and pounds in my mind, but weight loss I definately think of pound by pound!

N for the record, just eaten a lovely scrummy yummy homemade vegetarian indian dish, had to alter my old recipe a bit to make it healthy, but it still tasted great :D Had half a small naan with it, but i dont have rice, so dont think its erm too bad! was going to have a grilled chicken portion on the side, as i was feeling real hungry, but after the curry was satisfied, so now put the chicken to one side and i can have it as a snack later, yay!!

K x
 
I wouldn't say you are obsessing, especially seeing as how you aren't counting calories.

Don't stress about it. Enjoy it.
 
Oh bugger, got to that time of day again. The chicken I saved over from dinner is gone, but i'm 'hungry', i know im not REALLY hungry, but it feels that way, and i really want to go to the shop and get a massive bar of choccie, BUT I WONT, not tonight, im stronger than that urge. I will NEVER feel happy when i look in the mirror if i keep giving in to this stupid bloody chocolate urge.

I need to find heatlhy snack foods that satisfy me enough to act as this chocolate need replacement. Every evening i am miserable, craving like mad.

I am now gonna look at my calorie intake, I dont want to have to calorie count everyday, I dont have the disapline for htat, but think i need an idea of where i am with calories, and see if i need to change things......

I WANT TO DO THIS, I REALLY DO, so why oh why is it so hard??

:(
 
Phew,

I did it, no bad snacks today, yay!! (my bedtime seems to get earlier and earlier just to avoid the food urges!!)

Tomora is Friday, so thinking of organising myself a little treat in advance, then that wouldnt be a binge right? Or maybe, to get the kick start I really want this week, it should be a no treat Friday, hmmm!! Well, will think more about that one tomora!!

Right, off to bed now with Paul Mckennas i can make you thin book to have a look through, picked it up cheap ages ago and not even looked at it yet, not sure i believe in his way of doing things, but giving it a read and maybe a listen surely cant do any harm.

Right, heres todays Food Diary:

BREAKFAST
Raspberry Oats so Simple

LUNCH
Home made soup (lentils, veg and chilli)
half a multigrain bread bap

TEA
Veg and Chickpea Curry (homemade with a teaspoon of oil and a sauce base of 1% nat yog and tinned toms, yum yum!)
half a plain naan bread

SNACKS
1 banana and summer fruit smoothie (400ml, home blended)
1 grilled chicken portion
1 handful of seed mix

DRINKS
Lots of water - been REALLY thirsty today
2 coffees
1 oj

EXERCISE
20 mins cardio box, must do better!!

All in all, not too bad a day, but i want tomora to be better, just not felt good about it all today.....hmmmm

Na nite x
 
Sweet dreams...

Planning ahead is a great idea - It helped me tremendously - I knew what I was eating that day and what calorie range I had to "play" with if I did want a treat... really helped to keep me honest, and saved me some money at the grocey store too :) because I wasn't buying extra stuff I didnt need
 
Good Morning World,

Day 3 here we are.

Mal, thanks for that, i think i am going to try planning, I really really fancy a fish pie for tea, so gonna pick up the healthiest one they have in the supermarket, and eat it with a ton of veg. N then a small chocolatie treat, mmmmm!!

This morning i've woken up feeling ok about my new lifestyle, im achy tho, so think im gonna make today my exercise rest day, but will make sure i do some walking somewhere instead.

Right, off to get brekkie then the chore of the supermarket, arrgh, gonna be tough!!

back later x
 
NOOOOOOOOOOO!!! NOOOOOO!!! NOOOOOOOO!

Today has gone all wrong, why does friday in brain triggera whoooo hooooo bad food here i come attitude? I CANT HELP IT, n i'll never lose weight, damn me!!

K x
 
indiansummer said:
NOOOOOOOOOOO!!! NOOOOOO!!! NOOOOOOOO!

Today has gone all wrong, why does friday in brain triggera whoooo hooooo bad food here i come attitude? I CANT HELP IT, n i'll never lose weight, damn me!!

K x
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Yes, you will! Do not say that, I had some urges to just snack and snack today, but instead I snacked on healthy stuffs- and increased my walk by a lap^.^. I really have no clue why Fridays make me feel like that, but you can do it!
 
Hello,

Thanks for the post alee :)

Well Friday wasnt a great day, but yest i was back on the band wagon, worked all day so didnt have time to think about food, but didnt overeat, so im happy.

Gonna make today a busy day too, and the food healthy, and hope things are ok come tomora. NExt week will involve lots of walking, and back on the workout dvds too :)

I will do this, i will. I need a little of United's determination to come back from 2nil down n win 4-2!!

K xx
 
Hi Kate!

It seems like we have a lot in common (Ive said that lots of times browsing the diaries today, lol!)

Im also 22, at uni in Birmingham, final year. I also do Davina McCall dvds! (The newer one, with the 3 workouts. I like the first two but the last one is IMPOSSIBLE!)

I spent my gap year teaching in Kolkata, then backpacking. I fell in love with India, I really did! It just grips you doesn't it. This sort of passionate love-hate sometimes relationship with the country, but it really was incredible and I miss it like hell. Im going back early next year for a couple of months, as part of year long round-the -world adventure! My partner says we shouldn't go there as he'll never get me ont he plane to leave, but I've insisted we spend at least 2 months there, longer than anywhere else!

Anyway, I stop rambling now...

In terms of weight loss, don't worry about the friday bad food days too much!

Maybe, instead of overeating on a Friday then mentally beating yourself up about it after, you could SCHEDULE every Friday to be a break day (not too much of a break mind you!) then you won't feel guilty about it.

Eg, one thing I did for a while is 1200-1500 cals monday to saturday but allowed 2000cals on Sunday.

Just a thought!

Anyway, good luck, with all the help and support from this forum you're gonna do great, you'll be flitting around in floaty saris like a skinny little butterfly in no time lol!!

.... tumbleweed......

Soz, random image that came into my head that I felt I must share!

Kez.
 
YAYAY!!! Someone else with the passionate love/hate amazing feelings for India!! I hope to be in Kolkata in Jan/Feb getting my Tefl actually, small world!

N I just posted in your diary before i read your post here, so have done the exact same, we have lots in common thing lol

Yeah, I think I am gonna plan for 'naughty firday' each week, but now i gotta work on sat-thurs been damn good to make up for it!!

Davina rocks!! (cant believe i just said that, must be up for finding the skinny sari clad me this morning!!)

Ta for the post, got me thinking Indian thoughts so im all happy!!

K x

PS, Im teaching in Mapusa in North Goa, lived in Bangalore last year working for BT and spent many a weekend in Goa in the tourist season, but by all accounts its pretty f*cked up in monsoon when the tourists aren't there. So, thought I should go n give a little back to my weekend party haunt lol also seeing a few mates in pune and bangalore, n travelling around the south. Just dont have time to get up North yet, that is my 2008 plan :)
 
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I've only been North so far, not South!

In gap year I sorta 'did' Kolkata, Orissa, Varanasi, golden triange, gujarat, and shimla and Manali.

So, when we go early next year I intend to spend a couple of weeks doing whistle stop tour of North for the benefit of partner Dave who's never been, and revisiting the orphanage I worked at, old friends etc, then spend the rest of the time getting to know the South a bit!
 
Oooohhh Sure you'll have an amazing time Kez, give us a shout if you want any ideas on what to/ not to go see n do, I could talk India all day, if nothing else, its my magical weight loss tool too, just falls off out there!!

Anyway, back to today, going ok, im in a really odd mood food wise, just dont fancy anything, n my love of food means i have to fancy what i eat, i cant eat for the sake of eat, or eat things i dont enjoy.... So, had a yoghurt for brekkie n mussels for lunch, didnt know what i wanted to go with em so just ate them outta the pack, n as for tea, i have no idea yet, suggestions on a postcard please!!

Spent the morning literally scrubbing, sweeping, mopping and scrubbing the kitchen somemore. Two of my housemates left on Friday, n they were disgusting, so decided in celebration of them leaving I would blitz the kitchen, n even if i do say so myself, it looks pretty amazing, n grime busting must have been good for fat busting too!!

Now, i have to get on with uni stuff, while watching Grease is the word, so a staple Sunday afternoon really!

Not looking forward to weigh in at all tomora, esp not with the immense amount of crap i ate on friday, n then today not eating properly or really drinking water today or yest, think its all gone a bit to pot. But only tomora will tell, and then can reassess from there, n get a proper action plan in place!!

Better dash, I love this site, but it aint half a distraction from revising!!

K x
 
I know, I should really be revising too! What degree are you doing? I'm Medical Science bleugh.

There's only been me+one housemate living here over summer, the other two got back yesterday and the house is a tip already!

I lost LOTS of weight in India, (No idea how much, as I never used scales out there! But my once tight trousers would literally slither off me without a belt.) It was an unhealthy way to loose weight mind you! I am hoping to achieve my final weight goal by beginning of September, just before we leave for travelling again. Possibly not sensible as it won't leave me much fat to lose on the way round!
 
Hiya Kez,

Im doing Human Resource Management, a month yesterday and it'll all be over, bring it on!! Find revising and exercising/healthy eating have never gone well together before, but this time it will be different!! I had the exact same trouser issue in India too, was amazing how it dissapeared without ever once thinking about it, but also piled back on back here, Im going out there middle of July, so no way will I have got to where I want to be, but I want to make a good start, especially on the fitness side of it, and sorting out my food relationship to some extent, so when i am out there I continue to lose in the 'right' way.

Decided on stir fried chicken n veg with udon noodles for tea, the housemates that left were chinese n left tons of food, so we are experimenting with it this eve, nice ot be able to have fun with food n be healthy!!

k X
 
Sunday 29th April

Breakfast
Muller Healthy Balance Corner
Coffee

Lunch
Mussels 1 88p pack, no idea how much it weighed.

Tea
chicken and veg in five spice with udon noodles

Snacks
1 lil mousey creamy fruit pot

Exercise
Strenuous cleaning for 2.5hours this am, but nothing otherwise.

Hmmm 'ok' day, just. Hardly eaten anything, left half my tea as well as the mini lunch n brekkie. Not like me not to fancy food, hopefully appetite will be back tomora.

N a lil bit annoyed at my lack of 'real' exercise too.

Aims for next week:
EAT MORE FRUIT - atleast 2 pieces per day
EXERCISE - walk to uni and back whenever its not raining (fair weather walker, sorry!!) Do 30 mins davina 3or4days, and use ab toner/thigh toner and exercise book (flat mates but gonna take the plunge with them!) the other days. Days I dont walk to uni, do extra davina.
FOOD - no choccie/crisps UNTIL FRIDAY, Friday will be cheat day, as long as I behave til then.
GENERAL - try not to obsess over food, get sleep.
WATER - 2 litres plus a day, pretty easy one for me actually.
SMILE!!!!! with the week i have ahead, this could be the hardest one to manage!!

Pooing ma pants about weigh in tomora, did my weigh in late last week (weds) n was 15stone1 (211lb) after my awful Friday and rubbish effort at exercising since then, my dream of breaking 15stone is very unlikely to happen this week, gutted! Well, fingers crossed i havent gained anyhow.

Na nite

xx
 
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