Mady1911's diary

Hello everyone!

Yesterday's meals:

Breakfast:
60g low fat oats+200ml semi skimmed milk 300kcal
1 instant coffee with sweetener and skimmed milk

Lunch:
Steamed mixed vegetables 100g 45 cal
70 g hard cheese 100 cal
5 green olives in salted water 30cal

Dinner:

Oven baked chicken breast drizzled with olive oil 1/4 of breast 100cal
An attempt of low fat potato stew (that's onions, tomatoes and potatoes boiled for 20 min...1 tablespoon olive oil at the end) seasoned, salted and sprinkled with parsley and dill...delicious 150cal. Initially I topped the plate...then put back half of it ...
So that's under 800 kcal :(
Had 2 plain green tea...1 bottle of low sugar fruity water...and a terrible stomach pain.
The pain went on since noon to 12 at night...I think I went to wee about 25 times yesterday...I was bloated like a balloon. I had 2 laxatives in the end.
Had to bake a sponge cake for my family. The smell was everywhere...I was drooling next to it..I even cut it and served them, but didn't ate. It's damn hard...but I keep telling me:' Mady, what's more important for you? a yummy sponge cake or the fat on your arse?'

Today I'm hopping to have fresh fish, oven baked...have to go to supermarket!

Current weight: 77.2 kg
BMI: 26.4
 
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If you were sick then it's excusable to eat so little, as long as you don't normally do that.

What kind of oats do you use? I was just looking at mine- I use regular porridge oats and skimmed milk- and if I used 60g of oats and 200ml of milk I'd be over 300 calories. Asking as much out of curiosity as anything else.

And well done on resisting that cake, that's seriously hard to do. :)
 
amy1985 said:
If you were sick then it's excusable to eat so little, as long as you don't normally do that.

What kind of oats do you use? I was just looking at mine- I use regular porridge oats and skimmed milk- and if I used 60g of oats and 200ml of milk I'd be over 300 calories. Asking as much out of curiosity as anything else.

And well done on resisting that cake, that's seriously hard to do. :)
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Morning, Amy!

Special k Original 30g with 125 skimmed milk comes to 114 cal...so my mistake...cereals not oat!

Still haven't had my breakfast...I'm not hungry!:smash: But I'm gonna have a salad even if I have to push it down with my fork!
 
Morning!!!

Yesterday I messed it up :banghead:. Kept on my fish but...had a slice of sponge cake and about 10 teaspoons of raspberry sorbet. Don't ask me what was I thinking..I WAS NOT THINKING!!! Obviously!! My stomach is still bad... and I feel like a complete failure right now. Drank 2L of water afterwards..but damage was done.:cuss:

So today gonna keep to my cereals at breakfast, salad at lunch and still don't know what to have for dinner but today is shopping day so I'll probably find some ideas in store.
 
Everyone makes mistakes, don't stress out about it.

Would it be a good idea to plan what you're going to eat before you go shopping? I find I need to or else I end up buying things I don't really want. Have you looked at recipe books or recipe websites for ideas?
 
amy1985 said:
Everyone makes mistakes, don't stress out about it.

Would it be a good idea to plan what you're going to eat before you go shopping? I find I need to or else I end up buying things I don't really want. Have you looked at recipe books or recipe websites for ideas?
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Yes...that's what I've been up to lately...but when u drizzle or add olive oil 3 times in a recipe...stops being low fat!! I'm trying to take essentials and convert them to what I'm meant to eat. Yes, I'll make a list...but since I started dieting I notice that the fridge is more empty on other foods and heavy with various veggies. Even my hubby noticed the difference :)). That's for the better, I think.
I've always cooked, at least for 6 years now everyday, so I don't have problems in adapting my old recipes to healthier options. Since dieting I haven't fried anything..I even put my frying pan on a top shelf :Angel_anim:. I either grill it or bake in the oven...but to be honest..I haven't had so much meat lately..I limit myself to a very small portion IF I do eat.
cheers!
 
27/06/2011

Chaotic weekend!!

Saturday was disastrous...had 3 forks of potato salad at lunch and felt sick almost immediately... continued with bloated stomach.
Sunday...we went to Margate...finally some sunshine!! Don't ask what I ate..rubbish things that I wouldn't normally eat.
Breakfast: fried eggs+bacon+hard cheese+salad( lettuce+radish+ spring onions+tomatoes)
Lunch: chicken and tuna mayo sandwich
Dinner: McChicken meal and Diet Coke( like would actually matter it was diet after all the above rubbish).

This is an example of: do not try at home!! this morning I was hesitant in going up the scales...but was happy to see I've actually lost 100g :)).

Today's menu
Breakfast:
cereals+ semi skimmed milk + raspberries
Lunch: oily fish+eat smart melba toast
Dinner: salad(tomatoes+cucumber+spring onion)+ canned Tuna ( IN BRINE!!!!) and 1 custard doughnut
Hubby is having roasted chunky chips+ pork meat oven cooked+ salad :(((((( :drool5:.
No idea about the calories..hopefully is under 1000.
OOOO...and loads of water today...5 beer glasses..giant ones 500 ml each!
Guys...sorry! weekend is like dead end for me..can't keep up with my diet! :banghead:
 
Just do the best you can. Think about it this way- if you eat well during the week and badly (or like you used to) on weekends, you're still making improvements more times than not. Yes, it's probably better to find a way to eat better all the time, but these things happen. And being better 5/7 days is a big change.
 
Jesus Amy..it's so hard to say NO! I know it's better than before..but still I thought I'm gonna be able to keep this diet all the time not just weekdays...I've let myself down...hopefully I'll do better from now on! I wonder where my enthusiasm left...:piggy:

I can do this...I have to...bloody hell! Don't wanna be fat anymooooooore!:rant:
 
28/06/2011

Today I've been to the dentist..I've dreaded this day...but it's was done really quick..it was just a filling.

Breakfast:
half coffee with skimmed milk and sweetener- about 25 kcal from milk
30g cereals kellogs special k with 100 ml semi skimmed milk_ about 114 kcal
Lunch:
Half pack tuna, sweetcorn and mayo sandwich- 195kcal ( the other half was eaten by my daughter)
Ice caramel coffee cooler_ bet this one was 3 times more than the sandwich :((

Dinner:
Have some chicken breast out from the freezer...don't know yet what to cook for dinner, but it's either gonna be roasted or grilled...may'be with a tomato sauce (canned tomatoes+ garlic+ basil+ seasoning+sprinkle of parsley on top).
I don't feel hungry for now...but if I do...I've got my fridge packed with fruits...and prunes seem more likely as they help with digestion.

Today I received my order..I bought a blouse that I wouldn't normally dare to buy...and am pleased to say I'm not that bad in it..I thought I'm gonna be disgusting..but I'm not :chillpill: it's the kind you normally wear with legging and stretched on your bum and a shoulder outside. I've put a belt on my waist and I was impressed! I can tell the difference already....:hurray:
Cheers!
 
29/06/2011

This morning, still steady at 77.1 kg even if I would've loved to see that scale at 76.9...but I suppose that's too much to ask in such short time. I'm trying to tell myself that loosing weight takes time..but it's quite hard. I think we would all love to wake up with few stones less, But as they say...all good things come with sacrifice and in this case with time.
Every day I ask myself: Will I ever going to make it???:chillpill:
 
02/07/2011

I was happy this morning to see the scale down at 76.5! hoorayyyy :hurray::hurray:. heavy to follow road...but hopefully I'll keep it up and not fail. First of all for myself and then for my mum...she is the only one supporting me in this and thinks I can really do it! The most difficult for me to handle is the evening. My last meal is at 5:30-6 pm and at about 8 I'd kill for something sweet. last evening I've cut an apple into small pieces and chewed it as much as I could. the other evening I took a huge carrot from the fridge and started eating it...I wonder what would I do tonight to avoid the sweets cupboard. May'be the best thing would be to just put everything in the trash and not be tempted when I see it over there full with goodies.
What I noticed is that since I'm on diet, we don't buy as much food as before and especially bread, butter, sweets and mostly meat.
Today I'm making for my husband cumberland sausages( chipollatas) and mashed potatoes( no butter, just skimmed milk) and cabbage salad dressed with 1 teaspoon olive oil, 2 of vinegar, salt and pepper. So, since I haven't had meat in a while now..I'll allow myself 1 sausage , a spoonfull of mash and salad I can eat as much as I please. they say cabbage is brilliant in diets.
exercise: yesterday 30 minute mainly for legs and tummy, 250 jumps on jump rope
Today 30 minutes general training, 250 jumps..I'm beat and my muscles are in pain.

I wonder how will I get through tonight without sweets! :banghead:
 
A big sad face...

...someone was telling me at one point...such a drastic diet is definitely not sustainable...yes, she was so right and I knew it since then I couldn't continue with such low amount of calories:(. that was actually the reason why I didn't wrote anymore in my diary...because there was nothing but disappointment to write.
Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday went out running: 3 park laps about 30 min of running. Monday felt some pain in my ankle and my hip but Tuesday was maximum I could hardly finish the 3rd lap...on Tuesday I messed it up with sweets..I probably had sweets for the entire month that passed...as I rarely allowed myself anything sweet..was going for the sugar in the fruits! Wednesday did some small shopping and found myself eating meat and bread..the smell was out of this world...felt like a stupid cow when I was done...

so...after so many mistakes..and not keeping up with my diet..I'm 200 g plus..so 76.6 again...was thinking yesterday in the shower that may be I'm not meant to be a thin person ever..that I'll never manage to reach my target and that I can't make it...food is to good to stuff yourself forever with veggies and sweeteners and skimmed milk that tastes like horse wee.

But then...was happens with all the promises I've made, and all the dreams that I'll have a flat tummy and some not so wide hips...and my ticker..and my July challenge that I've taken on?????:banghead:
I realize that changing your diet is a constant battle with yourself in front of all these stupid temptations. U need the strenght to say: that's bad for my body...it is..but it tastes so bloody good! :piggy::piggy::piggy:
 
no exercise yesterday or the day before so today I'll definitely have to go...trying to be in position...and that is NO JUNK allowed anymore.
I'm gonna try not to be so drastic with calories and go to 1200 per day but with exercise.

Today's breakfast I will attach...no calorie counting today..but will be precocious with what I eat.

That's 1 pointed pepper stuffed with 20 g cheese, cucumber, radish, and sesame chicken breast baked in the oven..not fried. wasn't bad at all! could've used some bread :((
 
what a weekend full of rubbish!!! I don't even want to remember what I ate and how much...was not within limits of a diet...I wonder why is it so hard for me to maintain it during weekend! today's scale showed 77.0 kg....so all the hard work getting to 76.3 is screwed for good.
On saturday went to next and bought a pair of trousers...12 seemed so big.may'be because it was wide leg but seemed bloody big..like a car cover! bought size 10 instead...without going to fitting room...was a huge queue...got home and didn't had the nerve to put them on...I knew they wouldn't fit...managed to rise them up...but a space of about 10cm remained when tried to fasten the zip and buton...MY GOD! Wll I ever fit in them or shall I go back and exchange them for that car cover? I feel dissapointed with myself...how will I ever get to 59? it's bloody impossible...I aven't exercised since early last week..and don't feel like it...
 
12/07/2011

yuhuuuu!!! last evening 4 park laps running...that's about 6km (hubby says)! Today I'll take my phone with me to count steps.
Yesterday's menu
Breakfast:
special k beries 40g with 150 skimmed milk
1 cofee with sweetener and skimmed milk
Lunch:
one huge salad:spinach, 2 tomatoes, cucumber,radish, 100g low fat cheese
Dinner:
Rissoto
chicken breast oven roasted
cabbage salad with vinegar and a teaspon of olive oil.

Felt so guilty after dinner that went out for running...and left hubby to give my daughter a bath...we're progressing as it's the first time he's doing it from scratch :hurray:he gave her the pijamas blouse the other way round :willy_nilly: :))
 
Yesterday's doings
Breakfast:
40 g cereals+160 ml semi-skimmed milk
1 coffee with sweetener + milk
Lunch:
2 slices smoked bavarian ham cheese+ half can cut green beans
1 tea with 1 teaspoon linseed
Dinner:
steamed spinach+1 fried egg
1 nectarine

exercise: 4 park laps+ 30 abdomen work-outs.
 
oh...My God!!!

Yesterday's doings:

Breakfast:
2 chicken breast frankfurters
2 slices of toast with tiny amount of benecol
1 coffee with sweetener and skimmed milk
I think that's probably around 400cal if not more because of the bloody frankfurters.
Lunch:
Skipped lunch but had one big apple. I was preparing for what was to come.
Dinner:
oven roasted potatoes
a kind of shish kebab
roasted peppers in vinegar
after eating I felt sick...the thought of minced meat turned my stomach upside down. may be because I know I'm not allowed to have it.

Went to a specialty shop and bought food..the only thing I can touch is cheese and bought about 4 shopping bags. ooooh, and the blueberries! :drool5:
No exercise yesterday..had huge pain in my lower back that I couldn't bend. I know it sounds like a stupid excuse but I can't run in pain!
I failed to weight myself on 8th (or may'be the bloody scale didn't show what I wanted) and tomorrow is weighing in day for July's challenge. I know I'm gonna be plus! :(
Hopefully today I'll do better...:banghead:
 
Hey Maddy,

How are you? I've had a read of your diary. You've had one bad day, don't beat yourself up about it. if we don't allow ourselves a cheat day or a day where we eat a little bit more than normal we'd all go insane - or I would anyway. I look forward to the days where I eat a steak pie for dinner with roast potatoes etc it's my treat dinner for all the cous cous salads and roasted veg I eat the rest of the week. Good luck for you weigh in today...i'll see how you get on. It may not be as bad as you think xx
 
sky bunny,

I appreciate your optimism but the scale doesn't lie it seems...I'm 78.5! so I'm up almost 2 kg. it wasn't just a cheat day...were so many of them when I fell of the wagon...I feel I can't do it anymore...it doesn't worth so much sacrifice and no weight loss. I feel very disappointed!

cheers!

Yesterday went to my maximum of exercise...5 park laps..that was huge for me...I'm learning how to control my breath when running and got rid off the muscle pain. Pain in my back still on and off...today I went with my daughter to the park..and when returning I felt I couldn't go on walking...that big the pain was!
Huge stomach ache last night, bloated and cramps, couldn't sleep properly at all! I have to write in July challenge thread about my weigh in...I'm useless...
 
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