Losing Weight in the Land of Chocolate and Cheese!

Welcome home Joh.

I like to try to eat without doing anything else. I think its important especially for people trying to lose weight or not gain. My mother had an italian friend once who owned a restaurant. If we ate together, as we did on occasion at his restaurant, he would not talk while eating his meal. I think he was concentrating on the food and savouring it. It seems a bit rude but if you think about its actually more rude to talk over the food than to pay attention to it.

Anyhow, i'm glad to hear you had a great time in FLorence. I'd like to get there one day. I envy you your relationship with your mum.

Its excellent to see that you didn't gain any weight whilst enjoying all that italian deliciousness. Whenever people say things like that about a place, i almost immediately start planning a trip to get there lol. I've got a bit of a queue happening now.

I haven't got to your blog yet but maybe now i will make hte first move.
 
Hi honeybunch thanks for stopping by :) Yeah I'm feeling MUuuUch better now. My evening with my man has been truly lovely. And you are totally right - I think a lot of people out there might think before they act if they knew how it effects us.

Don't want to write my food today. But will. Because I haven't chickened out of posting my food EVER. I was just REALLY hungry all day. Will write it down, and move on.

FOOD TODAY
-special K with skim milk
-leftover vegetarian chilli with brown rice
-small bowl of pasta with mushroom cream sauce
- 2 italian finger biscuits, big spoon of mascarpone, scoop choc ice-cream
- bruschetta, green salad, pork loin with a garlic and thyme rub.
 
Your probably just feeling extra horrible and down because your mums gone back to Australia :(

If people are rude and ignorant for no reason I find myself making excuses for them, like maybe someone close to them has just died or they are in loads of debt and about to lose their house or something. They are probably just rude and thoughtless people. But I try to give them the benefit of the doubt, even if I am over sensitive to it all.

I'm having a particularly fat horrible and bloated day today too. I've tried tarting myself up, but I still feel fat horrible and bloated underneath it all. Oh well.

Stop thinking that your legs are big, they are not big for your height! Your waist is just tiny!!! I would LOVE a waist like yours. You are gorgeous, don't go nit-picking at the bits you don't like, focus on all your fabulous bits. I know it is easier for me to say that than for you to do it, it makes me so sad that you were feeling so down about yourself today.

Oooooh, loads of people have had an attack of the hungries today (and yesterday). You, me (majorly), Jasper. Eerika hasn't posted :( Jjjay and Ken have totally dissappeared. Someone on facebook said that the moon looked like it was going down rather than up. Maybe thats it... when it starts oing up again we'll all feel better.

Glad Dunc is making you fill loads better :D
 
Hi Joh, I know that I would LOVE your mother- what an angel! As of tomorrow I'm going to do the same with my breakfast. I have almost the same as her "her usual breakfast (a combination of oats, quinoa, cranberries, linseed, sunflower seeds, chia, pepitas and flaked almonds)," but also with yoghurt & a little stewed fruit. Tomorrow I will not read as I eat & I will contemplate & appreciate my breakfast & be grateful for it. I love it!
Joh we have similar issues with our legs. My legs & thighs are sturdy & strong & I have never loved them but now I am grateful for them. I'm glad that I am not frail. You're gorgeous & you have a small waist. You look like the athlete that you are. You look fit & healthy & you are lovely,
xoxo Cate
 
Andrea hehee - I love that you are so easily influenced when it comes to travel-ideas! You could do a little cycling tour through tuscany, going from villa to villa and learning all the Italian Mama's secrets on the way... mmm heaven!

Ruthie you know, as soon as you said that thing about making excuses for rude people, I realise that is exactly what I USUALLY do. So why didn't I do it yesterday? I dunno... maybe because I was having a fat day and felt vulnerable.. I think this is a really great way to be, though - empathetic, always trying to look for the good in others. and :D Thanks for your lecture about my and my legs. I know - you'd love a waist like mine, I'd love legs like yours... oh the joy of genetic diversity.

Cate I KNOW that you and my mum would be friends. You sound really alike - I often think that the things you say remind me of her. I'll tell her that she inspired you to try her breakfast meditation - she will be really proud of that. Let me know how it goes! And yes, 'strong' legs... but then why are my ankles so freaking enormous if they are completely shot to pieces and are the weakest thing on my body? GRR. I think that my legs LOOK strong, but aren't really. It's a facade. ;)
"You're gorgeous & you have a small waist. You look like the athlete that you are. You look fit & healthy & you are lovely."

You're an angel. :)

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So I don't know if they put a bunch of thyroid-enhancing hormones in the mascarpone yesterday or something, but I lost 0.8kg this morning. Eighty one point nine. Eighty ONE. Holy f*. I know, I know, it'll go up tomorrow. But I'm enjoying it anyway :)
 
Blooming heck!!!! Your almost a 23!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just went back and looked at your first photos, and you've lost LOADS of weight off your legs. You have come so far, look at the difference from when you first started cohens as well. You have such a nice figure, and I WISH YOU COULD SEE IT!!!!!!!!!

Has you skinny day today cancelled out yesterdays "fat day"?

I wish we could swap waists one day, then legs the next :) I would be swanning around in bikinis all day, every other day if we could do that :D

I like to eat breakfast on my own. I think that's just cos I hate mornings tho :)
 
LOL :D noted. I DID post in the morning though!

hahaha - you'd be swanning in bikinis and I'd be swanning in those awesome little mini dresses that are everywhere these days! Like that glitzy little number you've got yourself that you'll be able to fit into in just... I dunno... I'll give you a fortnight ;) Then I'm gonna come kick some arse.

Been busy today doing three weeks worth of washing. How interesting. One thing to come out of that,though, was that all my sport clothes were in the wash, but I really felt like going for a big walk. So I put on my big brave face, threw on my netball unifrom (teeeeny tiny skirt and a very fitted top) and just went for it. WISH I could have jogged, I was feeling great! Had to stop early to get ready to go out to dinner at our new friends' palce, but otherwise would have kept going for ages. And even with all that body exposed, I felt fit and great. SCREW FAT DAYS - I felt great today!

So... dinner made by someone else... I told her I'm on a bit of a health kick, and it was a yummy veggo dinner, though the dessert was a killer. And of course I ate it.... but she made it for us, so I suppose it was only polite, right?

Food Today - 1577cal
- small skim decaf coffee (60Cal)
- slice of vegetable loaf with salad (480Cal)
- asian chicken noodle salad (227cal)
- spaghetti with fresh tomato, garlic and basil sauce, with mozzarella (410)
- stroopwaffels (do you guys know these? Dutch waffles? If you don't, stay far away and never open yourself up to them. They are heaven and you just don't want to open that door. They are my seaside donuts.) (400??)

exercise
40 min fast walk
30 min huge climb up the side of the mountain to our friends' place
 
Hi Joh, I had my breakfast sitting in my dining room as it was raining & wild & woolly outside but I looked at the mountains & the wind blowing the trees around & I took 20 minutes to eat my breakfast & I thanked the growers, the pickers, the packers, the truck drivers, the storemen, the staff in the warehouses, supermarkets and was full well before I finished. Smart woman your Mum!!
**Wolf whistle to you in your netball skirt!!**
Well done getting over that hurdle sweets!
***8Kgs down***
You are going really well & must be gaining strength in your ankles & legs. You'll get there Joh. Slow & steady wins the race.
xoxo Cate
 
Your weight loss journey is so inspiring. I can only hope to have your kind of success on my own weight loss journey. Keep up the great work.
 
A 30 minute climb up the mountain to your friends house? Jeeeesus!!!! They must be superfit having to climb a mountain every time they need to pop out for some milk!

I'm happy that you still went out for a walk, for no reason other than to walk, even though you can't jog yet :) And in your netball skirt :hurray:

Stroopwaffels- the name of them is enough to make me fall in love with them. They sound like something willy wonka would invent. You still had a good day despite them tho :)
 
Cate I am so so glad to hear that you tried it, and that it worked really well! My mum will be so so happy! :) And thanks for being such a cheersquad. :Angel_anim:

Fiftypounds Hi! Thanks so much for the message and for dropping by! It is strange to think that little me, who has such huge ups and downs, who has plateaus and still manages to eat stroopwaffels, can be considered a real inspiration! You make me blush. :)

Sexy-sequin-dress-girl I KNOW, right? Like SUPER FIT! When dunc and I first came to Switzerland we were in a situation like that, and I thought it'd get me really fit in no time. Instead, it just made me buy long-life milk ;) haha. In truth, though, we caught the wrong train - the one that goes to the bottom of the hill and not to the top. Whoops. Could have caught a bus up, but would have to wait half an hour... and we'd be there anywhere... Good decision, I say! And yeah, willy wonka is an egit for not thinking of them before the dutch! :)
 
I like the sound of villa to villa in tuscany. I just need someone to pay the rent.

I've got to find those recent pics.

I noticed that when you cram all your food together, it doesn't look like much lol. Good on you for posting. I think it helps knowing we have to tell all. I wish i could say it to those who fall off the wagon that they should keep on posting the details, it will help them. It sure helped me, even though i haven't yet posted it. But just the decision to post my gluttony helped me enormously.
 
Andrea you are totally right - yes, I cram it all together and it seems less! hahaha - is it that transparent? But that accountability definitely makes a difference...
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So I've been HUNGRY today! Went to my new lovely little cafe and got back into my writing. YAY! Had to spend about an hour reading up all of my stuff to remember where I'm up to, haha. Also went to a housewarming later on with MASSES of incredible food!

Oh! Strange thing... I seem to have gone off coffee. Like... I'm having decaf and not noticing the difference. Awesome! I hate feeling dependent on something, so that makes me happy :)

FOOD
- Small decaf soy coffee
- small bowl whole-oat porridge with dried cranberries
- tapas: ricotta-stuffed mushroom, 2 meatballs, 2 mini-toasts with olive tapenade
- 1/2 slice of banana-chocolate cake with fresh raspberries
- pasta with tomato,garlic,basil, mozzarella sauce and a small green salad
- scoop lemon sorbet

EXERCISE
none ... but hiked up our stairs many times (more laundrey in the basement), and noticed that I'm not as puffed anymore. Also had a moment when riding my bike to the cafe, riding down the banks of the river listening to Arcade Fire... wanted to raise my arms to the sky and sing like mad! But... that's how a girl in my novel has a terrible accident, so not doing that! hehe.
 
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Gee, for someone who's been hungry all day you don't seem to have eaten a lot! And you're doing really well with the exercise- how's your ankle coming along? (I've been keeping myself out of the loop lately because I'm on hiatus, apologies for not keeping up)
 
Thanks Amy! Nice to hear from you!

GOOD NEWS! Just got back from my physio and she says I can start running again!!!!!! YAYYYY! Gently, gently... but I'm going to go back to netball on wednesday and not play the actual game yet, but do the drills and things. WOOOOP!

Mum just called me. She was sad. Says she just really realised that I'm not coming home. :(

Happy and sad all at the same time...
 
OMG that's awesome about the running!!! Now's my chance to spur you on with the C25K!!
I am doing 8 min intervals tomorrow and then on thurs (my birthday) i have to do a 20 min run. Think how amazing that will make me feel if i manage that one!!!!
I bet you were made up when you left the physio, proper skipping.

Aww, bless her. I can imagine it's hard for both of you. Big hug! Xx
 
KatieHahaha I KNOW! And my physio just dropped it into the conversation so casually... like 'well how are the exercises going? Yes? and you've been doing lots of walking, which is great. You can probably start to run again... and how is the weather?' :D She says that with my kind of bone bruise it is very hard to tell when it is the right time to start, so I have to not be an idiot about it. She says just start with a few minutes once a week (ie. me doing drills at netball) and see how it goes before I build it up. If it gets really swollen (which it might) it is too early. But I'm still uber happy! Not as happy as YOU will be when you hit that TWENTY MINUTES! Holy Cow!!!!

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Meanwhile... I cheated yesterday. I had some chocolate ice-cream too, after I posted, and then didn't add it to my day's food as an edit. So here I am admitting it.

Knew I was so bloomin' hungry for a reason - I figured either preggers or pre-menstrual. It's the latter. Didn't think it was going to happen until the 13th though, so... I was thinking it might be the former... but nup. oh well. No biggie! It's not like we had masses of opportunity while my parents are around! Bring it on for this month, I say :)

Seems there are a couple of us claiming 'I'm not pregnant' on this forum today. ;)
 
OH MY GOD!!!! THATS BRILLIANT NEWS!!!!!! HORAAAAY :party: And you'll be back to playing netball in no time at all :D I know how lost you feel without it, I am so glad that soon you'll be part of the action again :)

I honestly can't tell you how happy I am for you! YOU CAN JOG AGAIN!!!!!!!!!
 
Chocolate ice-cream is allowed, it is exempt from calories especially Ben&Jerry's Phish food.
It's like biscuits if you break them in half and shake them all the calories fall out!!!!
 
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