Kez tries again!!!

sounds like you've got yourself a good motivation method :D the busybody in me wants to check to make sure you are eating enough though... just want youo to be a healthy you :D
 
Thanks Mal it feels so nice that someone (or even many people!) half way round the world who have never met me actually care about my health!!!

Well, don't worry, today has been/is higher, as am going to a water aerobics class in an hour so I could afford a few more calories throughout the day!!

Tomorrow will also be higher I have no doubt, what with it being pancake day an' all!! :rolleyes:

Yesterday I was GOING to eat more, actually. I was at work (a little supermarket) and at work I tend to get very tired and stressed and am surrounded by not-healthy food which I always want!!! I was craving badly yesterday so I practically ran out of the shop at the end of my shift, even though I needed to do some shopping, coz I knew that if I tried to go shopping in that state I would regret it!!!

Anyway, when I got home I was going to have some toast as well, but I really wasn't hungry and didn't want to eat just for the sake of it. That also shows that the cravings I was having at work really weren't hunger at all!!!
 
Yeah I'm daydreaming about it already!! My calorie book says a lemon and sugar pancake is 120 cals, so I think I'm gonna have 3, and keep my calories for the rest of the day under 1100 to make up for it!!!
 
And another thing...

Oh, I have one little rant from today to get off my chest.

My friend and lab partner, who I have to spend most of every day with, is VERY skinny. She is short and petite, a size 6 (UK, I think thats US size 2 or 4?) So I do feel like a bit of a heifer next to her at the best of times lol!!

Anyway, she was talking to me about her housemate, who seems to be having a few mental health probs. And Emma (lab partner) says about the housemate "yeah, she's gotten REALLY fat recently too, she weighs 11 stone now!" 11 stone is 154 pounds, about where I am now (actually I am probably over that but am too scared to weigh myself but anyhoo...)

So yeah, that made me feel a bit crap, and I think she realised what she'd said coz she kinda started to backtrack, saying things like " well, y'know, some people look GOOD big, but she doesn't" and it didn't really help!!! Why does weight have to be such a defining issue for people. Like, "Have you seen such-and-such, hasn't she put on weight!!" Said usually by skinny vapid plastic girls who just love bitching coz they're not intelligent, confident or secure enough to validate themselves any other way!!!!

*phew*!!! That rant felt good. :D Maybe not completely justified but in some cases, yeah, that's how I feel :D
 
I must confess - once I accidentally talked in front of one of my larger friends. I was talking about my old boss and said "He was a really big guy - like 350 pounds!" without even thinking that this must be about where my friend was. I know mentally that she's a big girl - but when I'm around her I don't see that, I just see her, so I spoke without thinking.

Try to think that maybe your friend said what she did because she doesn't think about your weight much. It was insensitive, but probably unintentional.
 
:)

Thanks I know you're right!! I HAVE actually done a similar thing myself, but only talking about myself, not anyone else. I was talking to my sister in law, who is only 10-20lbs bigger than me, but she is a LOT shorter, so she looks much bigger than me, and I was moaning about my weight and she got a bit annoyed!! I think you can only moan about your weight to people who are the same size or skinnier than you!! (not including this forum which is just great!!!!)
 
haha i have totally been in that situation - but both sides of it if that makes sense. and i havent been in here before so i didnt realise you were from brum!
 
Yes, been there, done that, have been done that..
I complained about my weight once to a friend who was a lot taller than me, so I never thought she had any issues about her weight, I didn't consider her "fat" in any way. Turned out she was really conscious about her weight and had had both anorexia and BED and was desperately trying to heal from those, and currently about 15 kilos overweight. Boy, did I feel stupid and insensitive.
I've also been the target. Friends with BMIs around 20 have made it really clear that they shouldn't eat that second potato (meaning: You shouldn't have eaten the first one either, or that's how I heard it at the time). Usually a sarcastic look is what is needed for them to shut up. And sometimes they do it totally unconsciously, with no meaning at all. :rolleyes:
So just go on with what you're doing and take no notice!
Juliette
 
hiya,

what annoys me (kinda the same thing) is a mate who is normal weight, starts complaining to me about being fat...all the time, and her idea of a diet is to not eat all day, then eat whatever she wants at night, its crazyness, id rather be comfortably full all day than hungry all morning, and bloated all evening...lol, anyway

and about the freind who supposedly put on weight....Id love to be 11 stone :(:(
 
I know!

I just gotta keep plodding on, knowing that what I'm doing is the right way to do things, and it will pay off in the end!! (as long as I can resist any MORE major f*** ups!!!)

Yeah Sophie!! Well, I'm actually from Norfolk but at uni here. Living in Selly Oak. Where bouts are you?

Anyway, here's for todays journal stuff:

Food

Sultana bran = 250
Coffee = 7

Soft cheese sarnies = 320
Melon = 30
Kitkat = 107

Small piece friends birthday cake = 230

Sausage, roast veg and pasta casserole = 620
Lo fat trifle = 148

Total calories in = 1712

Exercise
Walk 1 hour, burns 250
Water aerobics class burns 240

Calorie deficit = 1712 - 2490 = -778

More than 700 so this is my 4th good day in a row!!!
 
kez "so I practically ran out of the shop at the end of my shift, even though I needed to do some shopping, coz I knew that if I tried to go shopping in that state I would regret it!!!

Anyway, when I got home I was going to have some toast as well, but I really wasn't hungry and didn't want to eat just for the sake of it. That also shows that the cravings I was having at work really weren't hunger at all!!!"

Great move. *cut and pastes to List of Ways to Deal with Cravings" Thanks.

I liked the discussion about Weight Moaning Rules too.View attachment 2679
 
:)Janez said:
hiya,

what annoys me (kinda the same thing) is a mate who is normal weight, starts complaining to me about being fat...all the time, and her idea of a diet is to not eat all day, then eat whatever she wants at night, its crazyness, id rather be comfortably full all day than hungry all morning, and bloated all evening...lol, anyway

and about the freind who supposedly put on weight....Id love to be 11 stone :(:(
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Howdy Kezz,
Howdy girly it's been awhile.I can really relate to that quote up there but whats crazy I hear this from my mother all the time I talk to her about how my diet is going nd talk about walking exersicing and she always say's I nned to tone up I need to lose a couple lbs she"s 5"3" 115 lbs geeesh and she's always saying she looks fat in certain clothes she can wear a bag and not look fat lol! I don't know why she feels like that she's never been overweight.Me and my little sister(she's 15) weigh about the same I think we inherited our dads genes.
My sis N law complains alot to she's 5"1 151 she kind of has a tummy (she has had 2 kids) and you can see it in her face a little but I would love to be in the 150's and I swear I wouldn't complain lol.
Your doing great and don't let your friends getcha down I thought you looked great from the beginning.Have a nice day Tammy:)
 
Hey everyone!

felici said:
Great move. *cut and pastes to List of Ways to Deal with Cravings" Thanks.
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Yeah, physically running away from them!!! It works!!! :rolleyes:

Sophie335 said:
im in stafford. are you at the uni campus there? im looking to go birmingham uni next year :)
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Oh great!! What do you want to do? You doing a levels at the mo? I am living on the edge of Selly Oak, the student area, but still half an hours walk from uni. (Which is great coz I don't have a car so it forces me to walk at least an hour a day, burns 250cals yay!!!) :D

niapage said:
Howdy Kezz,
Howdy girly it's been awhile.I can really relate to that quote up there but whats crazy I hear this from my mother all the time I talk to her about how my diet is going nd talk about walking exersicing and she always say's I nned to tone up I need to lose a couple lbs she"s 5"3" 115 lbs geeesh and she's always saying she looks fat in certain clothes she can wear a bag and not look fat lol! I don't know why she feels like that she's never been overweight.Me and my little sister(she's 15) weigh about the same I think we inherited our dads genes.
My sis N law complains alot to she's 5"1 151 she kind of has a tummy (she has had 2 kids) and you can see it in her face a little but I would love to be in the 150's and I swear I wouldn't complain lol.
Your doing great and don't let your friends getcha down I thought you looked great from the beginning.Have a nice day Tammy:)
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It is frustrating I agree, though it is all relative. Coz I'm in the 150s now and am not happy with myself!!! Thanks for your lovely compliment though :)


So, yesterdays food first. (I was too knackered last night- my bf had me read his whole dissertation for spelling/grammatical errors etc (he's dyslexic)- took 3 hours!!!)

Tuesday's food
Banana and strawberrys with cherry yogurt = 260
Coffee = 7

Soft cheese sarnies with ham and spinach = 330
Kitkat = 107

Coffee = 7

Veg curry and rice = 530
2 x lemon and sugar pancakes = 240

Total calories in = 1481

Exercise
Walk 1 hour = -250 cals

Calorie deficit = 1481 - 2250 = -769

5th good day in a row :)


Today's food

Sultana bran with milk=180
Strawberries = 20
Coffee = 7

soft cheese, ham and spinach sarnies = 440
Half banana = 50

Half fruit bar = 50

Grilled turkey+baked sweet potato with roast veg and steamed spinach=480
2xlemon and sugar pancakes = 240

Total=1467

Exercise
Walk 1 hour = -250cals

Calorie deficit = 1467-2250 = -783

6th good day in a row, over half way to my treat day!!!


A little victory
So, about 15 minutes ago, I was sitting on the sofa watching telly and eating my leftover pancakes-yum!! And I felt like I still had the munchies afterwards and I really wanted some lo fat trifle and a kitkat!! So I was on my way to the fridge to get them, justifying it in my head etc. And suddenly thought, why am I doing this? This is silly!! And so I walked straight past the fridge into the bathroom and brushed my teeth instead!! I'd heard tooth-brushing helps by giving you a kinda oral stimulation, and taste of the toothpaste, also distracting you and making it so food would taste nasty, and to mentally signal to your brain that you are done eating. It seems to be working! I donot want any more food now :) (especially good or I'd have had to start my 'good-days-in-a-row' count all over again!)

Extra help please!
So, I'm gonna be totally on my own this week/weekend coz all three of my housemates, and my boyfriend are all away for various reasons!! This lonesomeness would usually be a great excuse for me to curl up under the duvet in front of a movie with a huge tub of Ben and Jerry's!! So I will probably be on here lots instead asking for help and distractions!!!


Lots of forum hugs and support to everyone!!! And thanks for all the comments and support people have been giving to me :)

Kez
 
wow good call seeing the munchies and calling it
Another thing that helps me with it (apart from a ciggy lol)
Is going for a walk or some mild exercise. Not to sure why but it takes a heaps of cravings away for me.
 
I agree with wishes. Well done. (I'm sure you won't mind me adding teethbrushing to my list!). I've also found exercise really brings down my sense of hunger. Sometimes I've really ready for dinner and my tummy's even grumbling but I don't have time to eat, wait for the food to digest and exercise - so I exercise first - as long as I make it out the door I just somehow forget about being hungry. I feel ready to eat afterwards but not "staaaarving" any more. I saw in a thread here (Maleficent's 50 tips?), that they've done studies and that this is normal.
 
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