Losing the vanity 5kgs

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I've had a bit of a turbulent start to the year, was laid up with a back injury/ made redundant at work/ went straight into getting my wisdom teeth out. Had about 8 weeks where I was completely bedridden in between the injury and the wisdom teeth! Only thing that has been going for me is my weight, started the year at roughly 75kgs and now down to between 63-65kgs. I seem to have an awesome week then go absolutely mental on my "cheat meal" so I keep bouncing up and down instead of trending down, urgh! 62kgs was the initial goal I set with my nutritionist, the lowest I've seen has been 62.8kg. I think I'd really like to get down to 60kgs and assess from there- I'm normally really active but rehab makes it a really slow process! I've been weight training for years but now having to stick with low weight/high rep for at least another month is doing my head in. So I'm waaay jigglier than normal, even then when I was at a higher weight!

SO! Want to really get it so my normal weight fluctuations are between 60-62kgs instead. I'm still seeing a nutritionist, felt I needed to while I was stuck in bed unable to move so she has been INSANELY helpful with my weight loss. I have a plan to stick to that absolutely works, just need to stick to it! I also start uni in a month (yup, starting uni for the first time at 29... I'm a bit afraid!) and I'm really desperate to get a casual job too so the bills don't start piling up too high around me! I think it's going to be an interesting year.

Will weigh tomorrow to get a proper weight to start off on, I guess that'll make my weigh in day Thu each week!

Todays food has been good.

Breakfast 120g beef, homemade peanut satay sauce w 20g PB
Snack Protein shake w greens powder
Lunch 120g salmon, 2 cups stir fry mix with anchovies, 1/4 avocado
Snack 1/2 cup blueberries, 30g ABC nut spread
Dinner Beef and 2 bean chilli with 2.5 cups winter veg mix

Drinks 2 black coffees (really need this to be more like 1 or none, I got braces a few weeks ago and OMG THE STAINS), 1 mug beef bone broth, 2 cups chamomile tea, shitloads of water (3L?)

Also totally obsessed with the Wisdom Natural stevia water flavour drops, I add them to sparkling water in between meals if I'm desperate for something sweet. So good. (Guessing it's similar to crystal lite? Can't get that here)
 
Haven't figured out how to edit a post yet and wanted to add no exercise today. Back was being a bit dodge yesterday so rest day.
 
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Trusylver said:
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Ah, that'd be why I couldn't figure it out!

DietAccountability101 said:
Best of luck with starting! :) What sorts of things has your nutritionist recommended?
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She has actually given me a meal plan that I stick to, I'm fairly sedentary even with training so it suits me. My lunches and dinners are 120g cooked meat, 2 cups veg and either a fat on non training days or a carb on training days (plus whatever I season or sauce the meal with). Snacks are things like mini frittatas, fruit and 30g nuts, hard boiled eggs with a handful of veg, veg sticks with hummus, 100g coconut yogurt with 1.5tbsp lsa. Switched a few things out now I have braces, I can't have crunchy veg anymore so I use a greens powder or I make veg purees that I freeze in large quantities. Oh and brekki is usually some form of fat and protein, at the moment its 3 eggs with 20g nuts and a cup of veg/ 120g meat with 20g nuts/ protein pancakes with nut butter. I also have a protein shake on training days. I plan on logging all my food so I guess you'll see how I eat anyway!

It's pretty flexible, I end up being able to what I want. I mean, I sat down with her too and told her all my food likes and dislikes. I also get a cheat meal once a week but recently I've been letting it trip me up - instead of just having a dessert or a meal out its turned into an obscene amount of takeaway food plus icecream or whatever else I fancy! I haven't gained weight but it's pretty ridiculous. Got to stop!!!

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It is FREEZING here this morning in Aus. I was not prepared.

Don't have much on the agenda today, I've been selling a lot of my old too-big wardrobe on EBay and have a couple of things to send away and I might go to the gym and train chest/tris. Back is still a bit twingey today but it's my lower back, as long as it doesn't bother me while walking around I'll be fine going to the gym. Going to watch Wonder Woman tonight, not sure if I'm excited about that or not! Guess I'll see!

Will post food and activity tonight.
 
Oh and weigh in this morning was 64.8kg, I know a lot of that is fluid too so if I have a good week it'll probably drop a kg or more by next week. I made a ticker but for whatever reason my signature won't save.



 
cate said:
It wasn't quite so bad here this morning. Yesterday it was -2! I'm in Tas. Welcome to the forum allthefoods :)
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Oh that's crazy!! It was 10C here and I thought I was going to freeze haha!!

Not going to the gym today, went to the PO so got in a 30min walk. Tomorrow I'll train legs at home (can still only do body weight stuff with lower body with my back) and will train chest on Sat. I've booked in to see the dentist at 10.30 tomorrow which will be about a 40min walk round trip also. I'm supposed to be seeing a hygienist once every 1-2 months now because I'm prone to scale build up and staining... had braces for a month now and my teeth have only really mostly calmed down now- so sensitive! I'll try and get in for another clean before my next tightening appt. in 5 weeks. But holy crap, the stains! It's a lot worse around the actual wires despite the fact I'm brushing 2-3x a day, then going between my teeth with a special little brush and using mouthwash. My tooth ritual takes ages! I'm going to have to give up coffee I think, I'm too vain to have brown teeth :rotflmao:

Thought I'd enter food etc now as I'm going out later... Going to the movies which is no big deal for me. Can't eat lollies or popcorn with braces!

Breakfast Flapjacked protein pancakes with 30g smooth PB
Snack 100g Nudie coconut yogurt with 1.5tbsp LSA and 1/4 tsp cinnamon
Lunch Beef and 2 bean chilli with 1/4 avocado and corn/broccoli/pea/green bean mix
Snack 2 hardboiled eggs, Amazing grass greens powder with 1 cup almond milk
Dinner Chicken, turkey and apple meatballs with veg sauce served with 1 cup green beans

Drinks 1 long black coffee, 2 green teas, 1 cup beef broth, heaps of water, will likely have a chamomile tea or two at night

Exercise 30min walk
 
Yesterday went exactly as planned so that's good! Wonder Woman was actually surprisingly good, I've found all the other recent DC movies lacking but was pleasantly surprised.

Today I have already trained legs and had an early morning tea so I can brush my teeth for the dentist. Normally I have a weird blueberry thing- I mash up blueberries with almond butter and cinnamon and its kind of like low carb super rich blueberry muffin. Because blueberry skins are the worst and sneakiest things to try to get out of my braces I blended the blueberries and nut spread with my post workout protein shake. It was really good but so cold, and now I'm freezing again!! Haha!

No plans for the day after the dentist, I did washing and other house work yesterday so I'm all good. Meal prep is also done for the week.

Breakfast 3 eggs, 1 cup stir fry mix, quick satay sauce made from 20g cashew butter/
1 tsp tamari/ sprinkle each of garlic powder, salt and pepper
Snack/post workout smoothie with 30g vanilla WPI, 1/2 cup frozen blueberries, 30g almond butter
Lunch Chicken, turkey and Apple meatballs with cherry tomato and veg sauce, 1 cup green beans, 1/2 cup cooked basmati rice
Snack 60g tin of salmon in springwater, Amazing grass cacao greens powder with 1 cup almond milk and 15g WPI (wouldn't normally add protein but dinner only has 1/2 the serve its supposed to according to my nutrition plan)
Dinner White bean, broccoli and pistachio soup

Exercise 45mins legs, approx 40min walk going to the dentist and back

Drinks 1x long black coffee, 1x green tea, 1x cup of beef bone broth, 1-3l of water, 1-2 chamomile teas
 
Dentist was fine, they think the tooth staining is from me reacting to something in the mouthwash since that's the only thing I've changed... fingers crossed! Teeth are all white again now and changed my mouthwash.

Ended up going for another half hour walk this arvo with the housemate and decided to switch my dinner for this week's cheat meal, had 2 slices of homemade gingerbread with butter and a latte. Was great Means I have to be really good for the rest of the week though! It's only 5 days, should be fine!
 
Sunflower_ said:
food is looking great - lovely combinations and very healthy! Glad dentist was okay xx
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Thanks for dropping by Sunflower!! I always try to make my food as interesting/tasty as possible... if I'm being really careful on portions, it has to be something I enjoy eating! Makes me less likely to want to cheat/eat more. I find tasty food more satisfying! Also I think I'm the only person I know that actually enjoys the dentist, hahaha. I think lying down and getting my teeth cleaned for half an hour is equally as relaxing as getting a facial, maybe because I've never had a cavity though!

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Today has gone well so far!! The mornings here have gotten quite chilly so I'm more inclined to stay in bed longer but the days are gorgeous. Had breakfast, went to the gym and trained chest/shoulders/tris, then came home and watched another couple of episodes of House of Cards. Ahhh, love that show so much. Feeling a little puffy from eating the carbs last night but I'm proud I didn't also eat a pint of ice cream and a jar of peanut butter on top of that (I can eat a lot of food. All the foods, in fact) Also feel a lot better after exercising and walking outside!

Not much on for the rest of the day at this stage, I've just got lunch heating up now. I might skype a friend later on the other side of the country that I haven't spoken to in forever.

Here's todays intake so far/ planned for the rest of the day.

Breakfast Paleo cooked cereal- 1/3 cup almond meal, 1/8 cup LSA, 1 banana, 1 cup almond milk, 1 tbsp. chia seeds, mixed spices- cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, pinch of salt, stevia. I cook this till its thickened and starting to bubble then I attack it with the hand blender, it's so good and warming. Both because of the heat and the spices!
Snack/ Post workout Got back from the gym at around 10:30 so made a smoothie with my post workout protein and planned morning tea- 30g chocolate WPI, 20g hazelnut choc spread (this is very dark and a bit bitter, how I like it... very low sugar. Awesome health food shop find! It's 81% hazelnuts, then raw cacao and sugar is the last ingredient), 100g coconut yogurt, 150ml water
Lunch Same soup as I would have had last night, broccoli and pistachio, plus half a cup of basmati rice (measured after cooking)
Snack 2 hardboiled eggs, drink with 25omls almond milk/ scoop of Amazing grass cacao greens powder/ 15g choc WPI (to make up for only half a serve of protein at lunch)
Dinner Chicken enchilada soup with 1 cup cooked carrots

Drinks 2 long black coffees, 3L water, will likely have 2x chamomile teas (too late in the day for me to have green tea now, I'm SUPER sensitive to caffeine), cup of beef bone broth

Exercise 40mins total walking (to the gym and back), 45mins chest/shoulders/tris
 
Oh hey, I took measurements the other day I was going to post too.

Bust 94cms
Waist 73cms
Hips 93cms
Widest part of thigh 57cms

I'd reallllllly like to lose 5cms from my waist!! All my other measurements can do whatever the hell they want. Would be great to lose some off my bust too but even with the weight I've lost, that's where I've lost cms the least and only from my back. I'm very chest heavy. Urgh.
 
Yesterday was another good day, didn't have the planned dinner because I decided to roast a chicken instead. So dinner was 120g roast chicken breast, 1 cup of cauliflower puree/mash with 1tsp butter, 1.5 cups mixed broccoli/carrot green beans. So good. The soup is something I made as meal prep so just popped it back in the freezer before it had the chance to defrost.

Last night I stayed up till midnight watching the rest of House of Cards but still woke up at 630 because even though I've been unemployed for a few months, I am physically incapable of sleeping in.
All good though, today is a lazy day as my partner has the day off so we are chillin at home watching movies. I did go for a walk though as we needed groceries. Really wanted pineapple for morning tea but there wasn't any at Woolies yet, probably because it's still early on the weekend. Damn.

Here's current intake and plan for the rest of the day!

Breakfast 3 eggs, 1 cup stir fry mix, cashew stir fry sauce made with 20g cashew butter/ garlic powder/ 1tsp tamari/ salt n pepper
Snack 1/2 cup blueberries, 30g ABC spread (thats almond/Brazil nut/ cashew spread), sprinkle of cinnamon
Lunch 120g roast chicken breast, 1 cup cauliflower puree with 1tsp butter, 1 cup mixed broccoli/ carrot/ green beans with another tsp of butter
Snack 60g tin of salmon, 1/2 cup mixed veg puree
Dinner 120g pulled beef (I pre-cook a heap of meat and divide it into freezer bags) with 2.5 cups stir fry mix and tamari, garlic, maybe some sesame seeds.

Drinks 2 long black coffees, 1 green tea, 1 cup beef bone broth, 3L water, 1-2 chamomile teas

Exercise 40min walk
 
Yesterday didn't end well. Because I started this journal for full honesty with myself -

It got to afternoon tea time and I was desperate for something sweet. Decided to head to the supermarket and get some Halo top- expensive but I wouldn't consider it a cheat meal - my partner wanted to come too, bad idea as they are the biggest junk food junkie that ever lived.
Stopped at a drive - thru coffee place first, I grabbed a decaf long black. Went to the supermarket and got the Halo top, E (partner) grabbed a box of shapes, dip, 1L vanilla ice cream and a pastry you cook in the oven. Some strudel thing.
Got home, I ate my Halo top after my coffee and felt fine, thought that'd be it. The oven had only just finished preheating for E's pastry at this stage. After that was cooked I kind of list all my self control, dammit. Had about 1/3 of the pastry (which was 400cals just on its own), a few generous scoops of the ice-cream, then grabbed the tub of ice cream and ate a heap, then grabbed a bowl and put a pretty big scoop of PB in the bowl (I reckon 60g from eyeballing it) and then added a fuck load more ice cream to that. Then I needed something savoury so I had 4 pieces of toast with butter and a couple handfuls of shapes- probably would have eaten more but they were too had for my teeth. Would really like to say it ended there, but about an hour later I went back and finished off the rest of E's ice cream- I reckon E probably ate less than a quarter of that tub and I ate the rest.

So yea, that was my day. I'll be honest, I don't really have many binge triggers anymore- food doesn't trigger me like it used to and we don't keep junk food in the house so this doesn't happen often, especially to this extreme (don't even normally have bread in the house)- but my biggest trigger is absolutely tiredness. Turns me into a bottomless pit. So having around 5 hours of sleep the night before definitely set me up for failure! I'm normally in a great routine, I can't sleep in so I try to go to bed around 10ish each night and wake up at 7. So totally my fault. Oh well, today is a new day.

Now I've said I can't sleep in, woke up at 8.30am today because I was in a major food coma Oh dear. Just had breakfast - I don't like to restrict after a binge, just go straight back into my regular routine- I'll get up and train legs shortly. I was going to train back but my upper body is still pretty sore from chest on Sat, I think I'll train back tomorrow.

Here is what I have organised/prepped/sorted for today

Breakfast Flapjacked protein pancakes with 30g nut butter
Snack/post workout Shake with 30g WPI, 20g nut butter, 100g coconut yogurt
Lunch 120g pulled beef, 2 cups stir fry mix, 1/2 cup rice
Snack 1/2 cup veg puree with 30g hummus
Dinner Bean, broccoli and pistachio soup

Drinks 1 long black coffee, 1 green tea, 1 cup beef bone broth, 3L water, 2 cups chamomile tea

Exercise 45min legs, 30min walk
 
Smashed it at the gym, had a lot of carb energy haha! Felt really puffed and red through the whole thing though, that's what happens when I overeat. By the time I got back from the gym it was 11.30am and I still wasn't hungry so I had a protein shake and skipped the yogurt/nut butter, then went to the post office and had lunch when I got back. So walked a lot more today than planned and ate a bit less which is ok. Still not hungry now, erhh. Guess it'll put me off doing that again for a while!
 
Still feeling puffy this morning. I hate that I store all my water weight in my chest and my thighs, suddenly I'm busting over my already enormous bras and my thighs are trying to split my pants. Haaaa. My legs are killing me from gym though, was the first time since my back injury that I've used (light) weights to train. I have a heap of other restrictions though, like no single leg loading exercises (such as lunges/split squats) and nothing that puts weight load through my lower back (deadlifts, bent over rows). I have to be pretty creative with my workouts to make them interesting and challenging, and legs always feels like cardio (I HATE cardio).

Had protein pancakes for breakfast again, supposed to rotate my brekkis but that's what I felt like! Going to the gym shortly to train back/bis. Just trying to warm up, on my second cup of coffee. Chilly morning!

Breakfast Flapjacked protein pancakes with 30g peanut butter
Snack/ post workout protein smoothie - 30g WPI, 1/2 cup blueberries, 30g almond butter
Lunch Bean and pesto soup with 2tbsp parmesan and 1/2 cup cooked basmati rice
Snack Drink of Amazing grass cacao greens powder with 250ml almond milk and 30g nut butter
Dinner 120g grilled salmon, 2.5 cups stir fry mix cooked in a bit of butter with 4 anchovies and garlic (sounds gross but this is one of my fav sides. I melt the butter in the pan, add the anchovies and cook for about a minute so they break down, then I add garlic and the stir fry mix. Savoury goodness)

Drinks 2 long black coffees, 1 green tea, 1 cup beef bone broth, 2 chamomile teas 3L water

Exercise 40min walk, 45mins back/bis
 
Good for you for getting straight back to normal after the binge episode. I related to the 4 pieces of toast needed after all the ice cream to balance out the sugar. In my hardcore binge days, that was what I was like. I don't miss it.

I don't think I binge anymore, just overeat, or maybe I do binge but it's so much less than before that I don't consider it a binge. Hmm. Anyway, your day sounded good.
 
Emilyrose said:
Good for you for getting straight back to normal after the binge episode. I related to the 4 pieces of toast needed after all the ice cream to balance out the sugar. In my hardcore binge days, that was what I was like. I don't miss it.

I don't think I binge anymore, just overeat, or maybe I do binge but it's so much less than before that I don't consider it a binge. Hmm. Anyway, your day sounded good.
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Yea I used to eat like this 2-3x a week and be super healthy the other days and exercise like a fiend. Kind of just maintained a slightly overweight body and frustrated myself lol. I prob eat like that once a month now so its much improved! My cheat meals are usually still too big though.
 
Ok so yesterday definitely wasn't perfect but wasn't crazy. I stuck to all my food all day then did a bit of meal prep last night which included a new protein waffle recipe which I ended up deciding to try... ended up having 2 with an unmeasured amount of PB (guessing around 40g).

Today I have already gone for a 1hr walk, think the rest of the day will be pretty chill. Started playing Horizon Zero Dawn again because I enjoyed it so much, going to stretch it out more this time and do all the collectibles and anything else I missed the first play through!

Breakfast 120g pulled beef, satay sauce made from 20g PB, tamari, garlic
Snack 20g WPI, 1 scoop Amazing grass cacao greens powder, 1 cup coconut milk (the carton stuff)
Lunch 120g grilled salmon, 2 cups veg puree with butter
Snack 1/2 cup blueberries, 30g nut butter
Dinner Beef and 2 bean chilli with 1 cup corn

Drinks 2 cups long black coffee, 2 chamomile teas, 1 cup beef bone broth, 3l water

Exercise 1hr walk
 
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