Lou Lou's Diary

3lbs? Well done Lou Lou! Soon you'll be saying goodbye to the 160's, never to see them again! Chin up sweetie. Keep doing what you're doing & keep looking forward xo Cate
 
Wow well done on 3lbs!! That's an amazing effort! :D
And well done into fitting into your old jeans - must be an awesome feeling!
 
Thanks all :D

Ever heard of the expression "feed a cold..."? Well, that is me right now. I have somehow picked up this cold (I blame London Underground!) and it's kicked me arse! Last night I felt so sorry for myself I ate toast, crackers and TWO cereal bars. And I had already eaten dinner! Oops.

Given I feel so rough I haven't exercised. It's like 4 weeks ago all over again. Does anyone have any insights to exercising whilst unwell. This is only a common cold so it's not like I'm going to do myself any damage by getting on with my usual routine but I just feel wiped out. Would exercise help shake the illness? Or should I be "resting"?

Anyway, I anticipate this will only last a few more days (fingers crossed) but still. Wow I've been FREQUENTLY unwell this year. Very unlike me.

Diet today hasn't been too bad. Hopefully it will make up for yesterdays blip!
Breakfast: Cereal
Lunch: Shepherd's Pie. Small piece of cake.
Tea: Toast and grapes.
 
If your ill you need to slow down your workouts. Your body needs the energy to heal. However its hard for me to stop to so I will do low scale walking. However I use a treadmill so I am not outside. You can do low scale strength also. What can be really bad is if you start stressing the body and sweating.
 
Sorry to hear you're feeling poorly - rest up, the more you can rest, the quicker the healing :)
If you can make it; fresh lemon, ginger, honey and hot water together. Sip that, it'll help the cold :)
 
Thanks all. I haven't gotten on the bike at all...and I'm super busy this weekend so I guess I can just write off the exercise for this week. Never mind. I aim to get back to it on Monday!
 
Eeeek been absent for a bit. And in that absence, no exercising and no balance diet. No excuse, just lost motivation I guess.

Back to it now! I dread to think how much I've gained. I'm resolved to weigh in Friday morning and face the music :\

Right! List of new motivational goals to keep my going!!!
Fit into skinny jeans.
Exercise to maintain positive mood.
Improved energy and concentration levels


Breakfast: Cereal
Snack: Apple
Lunch: Noodles and chicken
Snack: Cereal bar
Dinner: Veg rice & crackers
 
Well I've gained a few lbs. To be expected really and I wasn't too bummed out about it. I'll spend the next couple of weeks working my butt off to get back on track and then continue to work towards my goals :D

I'm incredibly busy with work and uni and SEND courses so hopefully I'll run out of time to pick-eat (my greatest weakness!)

I promise I'll start catching up on other peoples diaries/progress over the next few days! Hope everyone is well :D
 
Good for you getting back on track! I wouldn't worry too much about it, it happens sometimes. You're back on track now, and that's what matters. :)
 
Try to make sure you have access to some healthier snacks for when the mood does strike. Good luck with all the busy time, hopefully you are able to relax soon!
 
Yeah, I'm normally quite good with the healthy snacks but those last couple of weeks I just lost the motivation to prepare them. But I'm back to fruit, raw veg and cereal bars, if needs be.

Breakfast: Cereal
Snack: Apple
Lunch: Roast gammon, potatoes and veg
Snack: Cereal bar
Dinner: Soup and crackers
15k on the bike
 
Breakfast: Cereal
Snack: Apple, slice of bread
Lunch: Tuna salad, crackers, yogurt
Dinner: Fish finger, bread slice, couple of crackers. - bit uninspiring but I'm not all that hungry!

The Christmas countdown is really getting underway in my household at the moment! The "elves" come to decorate the house for December 1st and the advent calendar "they" make is filled with daily Christmasy activities. I slightly think that I made a rod for my own back here! Whilst the excitement of my son is totally worth it, I work full time, am doing a degree and have a side module in Autism to get through as well! Eek! He's 9 now though, so I think he doesn't so much "believe" as he is "humouring" me. In fact, I almost made up my mind that last year was the last year of true magic for our household. Still, I'm desperately trying to make it wonderful for him still.

Anyways, part of the problem with Christmas is the non-stop festive treats and snacks that inevitably become part of the countdown. I'm worried I might overdo it - any tips?!
 
Its so true about the non stop treats. It can be so challenging to stop. For me I always have a favorite that I only get this time of year. So I want to eat and eat until its gone.
 
I weighed in yesterday. I wasn't going to, becuase I figured I hadn't been quite as sensible as I'd hoped...but I figured why not. I'm only 1lb over since a few weeks ago. Whatever I had put on in my weird blip fortnight has been given the old heave-ho and I'm almost back on track :D I'm happy with that. It may look like a gain on the scales but I was expecting it, I've shifted it and I'm learning from it. Hopefully by next week I'll have dropped the extra lb AND lost a little more and FINALLY be in the 150's!

Breakfast: Cereal
Lunch: Fish pie. Apple.
Snack: Crackers
Dinner: Fruit and oat bagel. Um x 2 (oops) but they were yummy.

I'm getting the decorations out this weekend. Then I'm making Nutella & Cinnamon swirls for Kye's 'North Pole Breakfast'. I'm going to try to be good and not eat too many of them. They need quality control though obviously ;p
 
"Quality control" ... I'm using that. haha! Good job getting back on track! I'm sure that other pound will be gone very, very soon. :)
 
Thanks :) Here's hoping!

Yesterday was a great day (mostly). My mum had Kye so I went shopping, ate a little but not a lot and then went to my Grandma's for dinner and watched Strictly Come Dancing. We had chili and rice. I limited my portions sensibly and I was happy with it. A friend of mine was coming over later on so I got home and poured us a glass of wine each (yup, totally buggered my Pick Your Poison challenege, oh well!). THREE BOTTLES later we were pretty drunk and having a good old giggle. It was very excessive drinking for a quiet Saturday in, but I don't do it often anymore.

I think I was partly drowning my sorrows. I was happily scrolling down my facebook newsfeed when BAM a picture of my ex boyfriend popped up. He was out with mutual friends having drinks. It's the first time I've "seen" him in 3 months and it stung pretty bad. I miss him dreadfully and every time I start feeling a little more positive about things something crops up to drag me back into sadness. So annoying!!!!!

Xmas decorations are going up tonight :) Well, some of them are. My son has requested we do them together this year instead of the "elves" doing it whilst he sleeps. Just as well because he goes to bed later than he used to and I'm not sure I want to be up until the early hours of the morning decorating TWO trees and hanging lights in all the windows. It will be nice to have some help doing it for a change actually!

Didn't eat much today, too hungover. But did enjoy scrambled eggs and toast for dinner mmmmm.
 
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