Mrs Shadow's Diary

I really hope you get better soon!!!! Sounds like Dom is right, stick to cycling if it is less painfull for you!! Keep eating clean and you will still have results!
Take care.
 
Thanks, Xenon and Veronique.

But cycling? Moi? <wild giggles> I haven't ridden a bike in over 40 years, so it ain't happening! Not that it isn't a good idea. And before anyone mentions swimming, that's also a good idea, but not for me because of the arthritis in my shoulder. I swam regularly until a few years ago, when I had to give it up due to the increased soreness. Oh poor me! Doesn't it sound pathetic? :D
What I need to do is get fitter generally, and that means just more walking. But steady walking, not walking with lots of standing thrown in. Lots of resting along the way is fine - indeed it is necessary at the moment - but standing is terrible for my back.

I had a bit of a miserable day yesterday, and didn't make the best choices foodwise. Grabbing a couple of bread rolls from the freezer was the easy option. Today I WILL NOT take the easy option. EasIER perhaps, with protein shakes. I'm not really sure though. Too early in the day for me to think about today's food.

Yesterday's food:
bread roll with cheese and bacon
bread roll with cheese and Vegemite
beef curry

1600 cals, 97 carbs :eek:
 
Whispers *Mrs Shadow?* :D Just checking in on you and wondering how you are doing. Just a little worried about you as I know you were in pain and not feeling well last. Hope all is better now and you are just having too much fun to check in *hugs*
 
Thanks, Xenon. {{hugs}} back.

I'm actually fine now. But oh boy did I fall off that wagon! But the good news is that I have scrambled back on board. I weighed and measured myself again today, and am 97.6 kilos - 1 kilo heavier. Ugh. It just shows how much I need to track my food every day. I was a bit bad just one day, but instead of tracking the bad bit and carrying on, I just "allowed" myself a few days off. Ridiculous!

So I am now back to tracking, and posting, and exercising.
 
We all have those weekends!!! Now that you are back that kilo is gonna disapear!!! Glad you are feeling better!
 
Hiya Veronique. Yes I'm hoping that much of the kilo is water, and will soon float away.

I was almost good yesterday. Mostly.

Yesterday's food:
crustless quiche
prawns with salad
2 (I only needed 1!) toasted ham and cheese sandwiches
a couple of Easter eggs...

I couldn't bring myself to track the actual calories etc, but at least I'm writing it here. And a part of me thinks I should say I regret eating the choccie, but how can I regret something I enjoyed so much? :blush5: :p
 
Cheers, Xe. :D

Today's food:
protein shake
frozen fish, hash browns and salad
roast beef, with potato, cabbage and bok choy

1400 cals, 42 carbs
 
How did I go 6 days without tracking!? <smacks self>

Yesterday's food:
protein shake
ham and cheese on toast
beef stroganoff, with cabbage

1300 cals, 35 carbs
 
Hoo boy, I let another week get away from me. :blush5: And I regret to say it was a week in which I was baaaad. Very bad. Too much cake, too much chocolate, too much lots of bad things.

So. I chose not to weigh myself yesterday, and am not going to weigh in until next Monday, at which time I shall hope for a pleasant surprise.

I'm also choosing to not weigh and measure my food, which means I won't be tracking every carb and every calorie. I know very well the portion sizes I need to stick to, and also know only too well what sort of food is "right." So for this week at least, I'll record what I'm eating, just not the actual macros. The plan is that by doing this I'll be seeing this as more of a lifestyle change than a "diet." Because even though it was just for a few weeks this time, I was feeling a little cast down by feeling guilty if I didn't weigh and measure every little morsel of food.

Yesterday:
salad with cheese, cold lamb and ranch dressing
frozen fish with 2 hash browns
spag bol - very small portion of spag

Mood yesterday: good. And hopeful. I didn't get in a work out, but did manage over 20 thousand steps on my pedo.

Today's mood is also hopeful. I plan to work out this afternoon, and aim to get more than 20 thousand steps again.
 
Good idea not weighing until you've given yourself chance to sort it out.
I ate waaay to many easter eggs and left it a super long itme for me (10 days) before I weighed myself, and I'd lost a further 2 pound. I think I'd put on over Easter, then dropped maybe about 4 pounds or so.

But I felt better than I would have if I'd seen my weight creep up.

And wow! 20 thousand! That's brilliant. I've not done much today and mine says...4773, and it's bedtime!
You put me to shame!
 
Thanks for the visit, Ruth. :) I have to make a major effort to get more than 10 thousand steps, but if I don't exercise, I don't lose.

Yesterday's food:
protein shake
salad with cold lamb and Caesar dressing
chicken and vegie (onion, tomato, mushroom and zucchini) casserole

And again, despite my best plans, the workout didn't happen. :smash: But I did get almost 21 thousand steps, so am not too unhappy.

Today's mood: a little down, but that could just be the rain. Means my walking will have to be done inside today, probably mostly on the rebounder while watching a bit of TV.
 
This month has sucked for me so far Mrs. Shadow! But like you, I'm not giving in and still working at it! Keep it up :)
 
Thanks for the visit, Xenon.

Today has been reasonably good.

Eatings:
protein shake
cheese and salmon sandwich
pork chop, green salad

I did get a 30 minute workout in. :hurray: And although it's only 7.30 PM, I have already done 15 thousand steps.
 
Yesterday's food:
protein shake
HB egg sandwich
pub meal - chicken schnitzel, salad and chips
one low carb beer

Way too many carbs! No wonder I'm feeling a bit sluggish today. I must try to do another workout as penance. Plus I didn't walk enough yesterday either. Got less than 8 thousand steps. :ack2:
 
Still plugging along here, and still feeling sluggish. Probably shouldn't have eaten those scones yesterday...

Yesterday's food:
protein shake
ham and cheese sandwich
3 scones, with honey
rump steak, with salad

I somehow think it's time to go back to counting everything.
 
Come tomorrow...well today lol (it is tomorrow already here) I'm going to start counting everything as well. I think it makes a major difference! Happy Saturday Mrs. Shadow!
 
Thanks, Xe. I was going to go back to counting it all on Monday, but now you mention it, tomorrow (Sunday) is a much better idea.

We are just home from a very pleasant evening out. I somehow think my tummy will stay full all week, after the enormous steak I ate!

Today's food:
salmon and cheese on toast
enoooormous steak, potato with sour cream, salad
1 Pure Blonde Naked beer (low carb, low alcohol)
1 glass champagne
2 coffees with cream
 
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