Lucy's Fit Life (Contains large amounts of nut butter and coffee)

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NEW DIARY!!!

Yes, I'm back from holidays and ready to start fresh for the new year. You can view my old diary here: http://weight-loss.fitness.com/threads/54857-Put-DOWN-the-Nutella!/page39 (I go from 73-ish kgs to 64.7kgs)

Stuff that will happen this year-

- I WILL reach my goal weight!
- I'm moving interstate- 4 and a half months to go in this horrible town!
- I'm enrolling in Uni to be a naturopath (getting my bachelors degree in health science)

No, I'm not overweight but I have excess body fat I'm super keen to get rid of. This will be me losing the last few pesky kgs. I haven't weighed in for a fortnight- going to weigh in on Friday as that is my normal weigh in day! Hoping for a bit of a loss as I was really well behaved while I was away, but will see!!!

My plan is to continue with my 5 day split strength training (which is really rough, argh!), swim 4 days a week for 30mins (mainly physio for my dodgy leg muscles- I have chronic patellofemoral syndrome and swimming helps a heap!) and my half hour of physio exercises every morning which aren't intense, it's a few balancing exercises, a lot of stretching and then a few minutes on the foam roller... still takes another half hour. I don't move around a heap the rest of the day as my legs keep my activity pretty limited, but I do what I can!!

Food-wise- I'm gluten intolerant and find that my stomach is much better if I avoid ALL grains. I've been completely grain free for almost 2 months now and not even missing them! I don't eat ANY form of refined sugar, starch, don't eat most fruit... I'll be aiming for specific macro amounts now too, I usually just eat to them anyway as that's just what happens with my diet but here it is: 60% fat, 30% protein, 10% carb. I also make sure I get 30g fibre every day and at least 100g protein. I'll be aiming for around a 600cal deficit every day (so an average of 600 over the week, some days I'll eat more/less). Also I do a lot of experimental baking/ cooking and have a food blog- http://www.lucysfitlife.com - that's what keeps me busy during the day!

So here we go!! (pics/weight/measurements will go up on Fri)

Food plan for tomorrow

B- Homemade coconut flour scone experiment with almond butter
S- Homemade almond milk with protein powder (kinda like protein ice-cream?? Need to do a shop so scraping the cupboards at the moment)
L- 1/2 a chicken breast with shirataki noodles, broccoli, cauliflower in garlic and tamari
S- Homemade coconut bread with almond butter
D- Homemade pizza on an almond meal base with cheese, spinach, mushroom, chicken, chilli and tomato paste

I drink 2 coffees in the morning with homemade almond milk and 2-3 cups of green or herbal tea in the afternoon!

Total calories: 1759 Total deficit: 647
 
I'm first, yay me!

Good luck on the new thread and the final drive toward your goal. One of these days I'm going to try this almond butter, but I'm a little worried what would happen if I liked it too much.
 
Congrats on the loss so far! Just been having a flick through your site, and lots of lovely looking recipes! I have to ask though, what's uncheese?

Steve
 
Wow new diary!!! YAY!! You go girl! Your plans for the new year sound exciting!!! & You are moving places too! Awesome. i have 16 months 12 days to go here. Not that I am counting...haha!
I love you food choices for tomorrow!! You seem to be liking homemade & "from scratch" food too, just like me. & your homemade coconut bread sound deelish!!!! Is it hard to make?

Good luck with your challenges for the new year Lucy! :hurray:
 
MrVee said:
I'm first, yay me!

Good luck on the new thread and the final drive toward your goal. One of these days I'm going to try this almond butter, but I'm a little worried what would happen if I liked it too much.
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OMG. Almond butter = mouthgasm. I've actually found the generic supermarket brand here that does their version of the 100% nut butters (in the health food section) are the best, they also do an AMAZING ABC butter (almond, Brazil nut and cashew). NOM!

Steve21 said:
Congrats on the loss so far! Just been having a flick through your site, and lots of lovely looking recipes! I have to ask though, what's uncheese?

Steve
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Thanks Steve!! When I was trying to figure out what I was reacting to I had to go on an elimination diet, the first 2 things I had to cut out were grains and dairy (2 biggest allergens apparently!) I can't go without cheese so that was a homemade nut cheese! Actually wasn't bad at all, just nowhere near as good as the real thing. All good now though, I've reintroduced dairy without a problem... so YAY for real cheese!!!! The funkier the better!!!

Justina said:
Wow new diary!!! YAY!! You go girl! Your plans for the new year sound exciting!!! & You are moving places too! Awesome. i have 16 months 12 days to go here. Not that I am counting...haha!
I love you food choices for tomorrow!! You seem to be liking homemade & "from scratch" food too, just like me. & your homemade coconut bread sound deelish!!!! Is it hard to make?

Good luck with your challenges for the new year Lucy! :hurray:
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Hey Justina!!!! Yea the old one was WAY too long, felt a new diary was needed. I make most things myself as most pre-packaged stuff has things I'm avoiding (or things I'm allergic to!) The coconut bread is easy as! Here's the recipe: I LOVE it with nut butter and a sprinkle of cinnamon, it tastes like cake! Also great toasted with butter!
 
Ah, I feel kind of rank this morning. Had a really awful sleep as our precious little balls of fur (cats) were so excited to see us after being away for 10 days that they were jumping all over us and purring us awake (that happens... 2 of our cats sound like lawnmowers when they're really happy!) Think TOM is coming too, I woke up super bloated which sucks, I would hate it if my first weigh in tomorrow is a little blown out from fluid retention. I actually want to see a loss dammit!!! (been WAY too long!)

My scones turned out really well!!! What an awesome breakfast. Just psyching myself up to start my physio exercises now and then swim before it's 40C and too hot. I'll be back later to post my HRM readings and tomorrows food plan!!!
 
~Tasha~ said:
goodluck sounds like a great plan you have :)

look foward to reading your progress :)
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Thanks Tasha!!

Here are the HRM results!!

Physio- 27mins 8secs, 89 calories, HR average 97bpm, HR high 111bpm
Swim- 35mins 41secs, HR average 125bpm, HR high 142bpm

So burned more than I thought! Tonight I was supposed to be going to a 'make your own pizza party' so I made a pizza base from this recipe: I can't buy almond flour in Aus so I used almond meal and it still came out great! Here's a pic- View attachment 19642

Don't know if I'll be going now though, we went to the supermarket and husband said he'd only be a few minutes so I waited in the car... Erm, 40 minutes later (me sitting in 40C heat) he finally comes back and I'm just about dead. I have the worst headache EVER now and have had a heap of water but it's not helping much. Bleh. So I might stay home while he goes out. (I would've just gone into the supermarket but it was a huge trek from where he parked, also I kept expecting him to just turn up. Argh. I was so angry and upset when he finally came back)

So anyhoo... weigh in tomorrow, really unsure how I'm going to go. Feel really heavy still. Just having a bit of a bad day I think!

Food Plan For Tomorrow

B- 2 pieces homemade linseed toast with 2 eggs and 2 beef chevups
S- Piece of coconut bread with almond butter
L- 2 pieces of leftover homemade pizza (topped with organic preservative free sauce, home-cooked chicken breast, spinach, mushrooms, capsicum, onion, fresh chopped tomato and cheddar)
S- Small bowl of Greek yogurt mixed with protein powder, psyllium, unsweetened cocoa powder and vanilla stevia drops
D- Slow cooker beef stew with broccoli, cauliflower in chopped tomatoes and spices

I drink 2 coffees with almond milk in the morning and usually 2-3 teas during the day, either green tea or herbal teas

Exercise- 30mins physio stuff and a 30min swim

Total calories- 1851 Total deficit- 605
Calorie deficit average for the week- 605
 
Good luck with the weigh in!!

PS/ checked out your food blog. You are beautiful!! :) & food looks yummy too!
 
40 C! :svengo: Well at least you got in a good swim today :) the pizza base looks good....I can just picture some cheese, spinach and tomatoes all over that thing :D
 
Justina said:
Good luck with the weigh in!!

PS/ checked out your food blog. You are beautiful!! :) & food looks yummy too!
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Thanks Justina! I do love my food hahaha!!


Xenon said:
40 C! :svengo: Well at least you got in a good swim today :) the pizza base looks good....I can just picture some cheese, spinach and tomatoes all over that thing :D
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Here's a pic of the pizza- View attachment 19653 It was really good, would've been a lot better if I'd used mozzarella though. I only had cheddar. Grr. I'm actually about to go for an early swim now, it's 7am and already 32C. Just trying to pick my moment as it's also pissing down with rain because of the cyclone off the coast!

Woke up super bloated again today, weighed in at 65kgs... My body fat % was much lower than usual though which usually means I'm retaining fluid and have actually lost weight rather than just a drop. Anyway, worked out to be 600g less than last time I checked, so will just wait till next weigh in. Hoping that'll mean I get a big drop next week! (TOM is about due, I'm blaming that for now) Here are measurements too:

Weight- 65kgs
Body fat % 27.3%
Bust- 96cms
Waist- 75cms
Hips- 92cms
Thighs- 58cms (thickest part right around the top, just under my butt)
Arms- 30cms (thickest part right around the top of my bicep under my shoulder)

I wear a pretty definite au size 10 at the moment too. Hoping I'll be a comfy size 8 by the time I get to my goal!

Thought I'd set myself a bit of a challenge this month- I want to be 62.5kgs by the 8th of Feb so that's 4 weeks to lose 2.5kgs. I worked out I need a daily deficit of 689cals, also want to keep my net carbs below 40g (if I stick to the macros I'm aiming for they should be below 38g anyway. Net carbs = carbs minus fibre, so I'm aiming for 30g of fibre a day so that's up to around 70g carbs per day with fibre)

Just for fun last night I wore my HRM to bed- here were the results:

8hrs and 55mins (not how long I slept for, I put it on before settling down and think it took me about an hour to get to sleep last night!)
718cals burned, 65bpm average heart rate, 102bpm highest heart rate (looks like it reached that a few times in the last quarter of my sleep, there's a little graph that comes with it and it looks like I was doing intervals in my sleep! Lol)

Anyhoo... Going to swim now and have a breakfast cook up! I'm eating 1 less piece of toast for brekki to get the deficit I want- if I eat to plan I get a 694cal deficit today.
 
Had a really good swim today! Unfortunately my HRM must've stopped detecting my heart rate a few times as it didn't get a good reading. Grrr. I actually swam intervals today- I always count my laps and whenever I got to the last 2 laps of a set of 10 I went all out. Got my heart rate pretty high too! But yea, there's big blank spots where my heart rate was 0 and I'm pretty sure I didn't die a few times while swimming. Oh well, I just put my calorie burn as the same as yesterday! Here is the big cook up I had afterward: View attachment 19654

Going to do my physio stuff soon, not using the HRM though as I put the strap in the wash after my swim.

Food Plan for Tomorrow

B- Breakfast smoothie experiment
S- 2 hard boiled eggs
L- 2 pieces toasted coconut bread with butter, tuna and beans
S- Bowl of almond milk ice-cream with a bit of yogurt
D- Last 2 pieces of leftover pizza

I have 2 cups of coffee with homemade almond milk during the day, also 2-3 cups of green or herbal tea.

Exercise- 30mins physio, 30mins strength training (Day 1 of my 5 day split is legs day)

Total calories: 1802 Total deficit: 692
Calorie deficit average: 693
 
MysticRealm said:
Wow! I feel so behind!! Gotta get caught back up!! Yay for your new diary!
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Yea me too, didn't get to anyones yesterday!

MrVee said:
Holy mackerel that looks like a good breakfast.
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It so was!

Justina said:
oh swimming!! I miss it! I used to go 2x a week! well done you! :)

what was your smoothie experiment?
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It was a big green thickshake, turned out pretty well actually!!

Guys... I have a cold. I haven't been sick in SO long!! Not for months!!! So I'll be doing my physio today but not my workout, not going to let myself get sicker. Hoping if I rest a bit for a day or two it'll disappear quickly! Cutting my calories right back to make up for it though as I won't be doing anything. Ate a bit extra yesterday too but I still have a decent average for the beginning of the week.

Food plan for tomorrow

B- 2 pieces homemade linseed bread, 2 eggs, 1/3 avocado
S- Homemade cinnamon roll (I use this recipe and HIGHLY recommend it- if you get 8 out of it, they're only 107 cals each and SO filling from the fibre: I follow the second video and make them with coconut flour and xylitol)
L- 200g yogurt with protein powder, psyllium meal and almond butter
S- 1 piece homemade almond meal bread with 1/3 avocado
D- Homemade meat loaf with cauliflower and broccoli (making a half recipe of this one- it's my mum's recipe: )

Exercise- at this stage if I feel better tomorrow, I'll be doing physio, having a swim and doing day 1 of my strength program

Total calories- 1680 Total deficit- 996
Calorie deficit average- 527
 
Hey Lucy! Hope you feel better soon! Get in the Vitamin C!! Broccoli, orange & the rest!!! :hug2:

I was all over your food blog last night drooling over LOL :drool5: (while doing fasting LOL)
You have loads of yummy things!!! i am so going to try some of them soon!!!

As for your excercizing: if you manage to go swimming - why dont you go to the sauna after - its great for cold!!

Laters! :)
 
That cold made it all the way to Australia. Mine is more or less gone, but it's remnants are still lingering a bit.
 
Justina said:
Hey Lucy! Hope you feel better soon! Get in the Vitamin C!! Broccoli, orange & the rest!!! :hug2:

I was all over your food blog last night drooling over LOL :drool5: (while doing fasting LOL)
You have loads of yummy things!!! i am so going to try some of them soon!!!

As for your excercizing: if you manage to go swimming - why dont you go to the sauna after - its great for cold!!

Laters! :)
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Thanks Justina! Actually I'm having broccoli with my meatloaf for dinner!! I love broccoli. Not a huge fan of fruit though, I've had a tbsp. of juiced lemon in my water yesterday and today. Haha and vitamin C in tablet form.

Actually the pool is at our house! Wish I had a sauna though, that would rock! I've just decided to stop exercise for a few days, I'm doing my physio exercises for my legs but that's it. Going a little mad though- I haven't missed a single workout since I started in June- shows you how long it's been since I've been sick!


MrVee said:
That cold made it all the way to Australia. Mine is more or less gone, but it's remnants are still lingering a bit.
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Haha super cold!! Frustrating that I managed to get one in 40C heat though, I wonder if I seriously lowered my immune system when Ash left me in the hot car.

I won't lie, food has been poos since I've been sick. Not really bad, just at maintenance. I feel worse today though, can't see myself eating great amounts of food. Going to try and do my best today and keep my protein up- Didn't spend months working hard to lose my precious muscle mass while I was sick!

Actually I've decided a little change of pace is needed. I've been pretty slack in the vegetable department recently- actually kinda feel like I've started lacking a bit of imagination (haha- in some things anyway... I had homemade chocolate fro yo for breakfast!) I really need a dramatic change at any rate since I've been stuck in the same 500g range for close to 3 months now. I'm going to start Atkins induction next week from Fri- It's actually really similar in macros to what I'm eating anyway, only thing is there's a certain amount of veg I have to eat every day and I'm pretty keen to get some structure back. And have a fortnight of culinary challenge haha. Also I'm not allowed caffeine or nuts (so no baked goods unless I get tricky with egg whites) for the fortnight either. I really don't think switching to decaf and getting the caffeine out of my system will be a bad thing. So yea- that's what I'm doing! After induction you reintroduce more carbs and eliminated foods every week to see if certain foods trigger you to binge or stop you losing weight. You're supposed to add 5g of carb a week (in induction you're allowed 20g net carbs -which is total carb grams minus total fibre grams- and most fibre has to come from veg) but all the research and books I've read, I don't really think I want to go over the 30g-40g a day of net carbs I'm eating. Too much insulin affect. Most days I have trouble eating up to that anyway since I don't eat grains and nut flours are very low in carb/ high in fibre anyway. Don't laugh, but the husband was pretty excited about it. He's already fantasising about steak every night with my homemade mushroom sauce... Already told him I'm not a big enough fan of red meat to eat it every night but I don't think he heard me lol.
Actually if anyone is interested in some reading material, I highly recommend books by Maria Emmerich (I've tried a few of her recipes too, pretty impressed!) I've read 2 of her books- Secrets to a healthy metabolism and Secrets to controlling your weight, cravings and food. She has a blog here where she shares recipes: . She also has several cookbooks which I haven't seen but my mum has ordered for herself as she was pretty stoked with the recipes we tried too! Another couple of good books to get onto (that are much easier to find) are Wheat belly by William Davis and Sweet Poison by David Gillespie (though I don't agree with a few of their sweetener choice suggestions). I've read a heap of good articles from googling further info on a few topics in all the books I read though I don't have any way to link to them (didn't save anything!) Research is never a bad idea though! Lol those books all made me ok with having to give up grains too (I'm intolerant, those books pretty much tell you that you shouldn't eat them allergic or not).

Anyway- there's still 5 more days in the week to get it right so I'm going to do the best I can until then. Not sure of my chances of seeing a loss (who knows, maybe a rest is all I need?) but I'll be happy maintaining while I'm sick and TOM getting ready to strike. Actually no- I weighed 65 and I would like to at least be back at 64.7 again since that was the weight I was stuck at and I had more than a 7000cal deficit while on holidays. I think I'm entitled to get rid of that 300g without much effort since I should've been well below that upon coming back! Grr.

Food Plan for tomorrow (going to be a light day to make up for my not doing anything and being sick!)

B- 200g Greek yogurt, 1 serve protein powder, 1 tbsp. psyllium, unsweetened cocoa powder
S- 1 pc homemade linseed psyllium toast with 1/3 avocado
L- Slim pasta with tuna, tomatoes, spinach and herbs/ spices
S- Homemade coconut bread with 1 tbsp. nut butter
D- Leftover meatloaf, cauliflower and broccoli

Exercise- Just my 30mins physio stuff

Total calories- 1288 Total deficit- 992
Calorie deficit average- 484
 
I hope you feel better quickly, it sucks to be sick when you really want to be giving it your all! You have been doing so well I hope the scale shows your efforts!
 
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