Put DOWN the Nutella!

Haha I didn't take it as being mean, your comments always give me a bit of a giggle! Actually that comment wasn't directed at anyone but myself, I don't like being a downer. I'm all for sharing struggles along the way (cuz I mean, everyone has them!) I just don't like it when I struggle for days at a time. Really just got to get out of my own way and get it done!


Yea I can put away a fair bit of food even if it isn't 'junk' food, hahaha! Hey, at least no damage done. I'm just going to keep going as I always do...
 
I just finished my day at just under 2200 calories!! I am eating the same types of foods as before just too much of them (generally in yogurt!) so I undertand!!
 
Good morning! And new week, YEWW! Ok so weigh in was as I expected (but better) I was exactly the same, rather than some scary huge blown out number like I was expecting. I'm aiming to lose 700g this week so 64.1kgs. Also aiming for a fantastic week- not going to get in my own way! It'll be a lot easier, Ash has 3 days off with me this week but they're spread out (Sun, Tue and Wed) and I'm less likely to get into the food with him around.


Decided to adjust my workout schedule and have today off exercise completely- cuz I'm doing a 5 day split, it would mean that I was working out 6 days a week with 3 swims... which is a massive jump up. So going to have a 2 day break at the end of every completed workout sequence (I swim the day after the last workout). Can't be bothered going back a page to change my daily deficit, I'll end with 825cals today.


Food plan for tomorrow


B- Apple and ginger breakfast cookies

S- 2 hard boiled eggs

L- Tuna casserole

S- 2 wheat free crackers with 1/3 avocado

D- Homemade burgers on mountain bread with salad


Exercise- Day 1- legs day


Calories also include 1 cup of almond milk for my 2 cups of coffee and I drink 2 cups of tea during the day


Total calories: 1545 Total deficit: 829

Total deficit for the week: 1654
 
You can do it Lucy! I have been in a funk over the last year I kind of know how you are feeling! If you are anything like me you want everything done perfect and if it`s not it`s hard to keep going!!!

I have had to learn that perfect isn`t always an option...do the best that you can do and the lb will comme off!
 
ARGH! Don't know why I keep doing this to myself. Yesterday was terrible. Was tempted to just not come in and post, and then was wondering why I was thinking like that? Gave myself a stern talking to and came in here to let you all know lol. Changed up my goals too for the month of Dec- set some non-weight related ones too so it's not my only focus. Here are my goals for the month-


- To see 63 point something (should be easy enough but it's a bit of a milestone for me, 63.5kgs is the lightest I've been in recent years. I got there last year for a week, and about a month when I was 18. Don't know what it is about that weight!?)
- To not have a day over maintenance calories (going to stop bingeing- NOW! I went for months without doing it, don't know why the last week and a bit have sucked so hard!)

- To double my blog visits from last month

- To get a new recipe up every day

- To stop beating myself up for being human!


I also wrote next to my weight tracking chart a big list of reasons why I'm doing this, actually they kind of read more like affirmations so going to make sure I read them a couple times a day! Head BACK in the game!


Food plan for tomorrow- Day 37 of 112


B- 2 eggs on 1 piece wholemeal spelt sourdough with uncheese and 1/3 avocado

S- 2 hardboiled eggs

L- Omelette with tuna and beans, spinach and tomatoes

S- Veg sticks with 40g uncheese

D- Leftover meatballs and salad


Exercise- 30mins swimming, strength day 2


Total calories also include 1 cup of almond milk with my 2 cups of coffee, I also drink 2 cups of tea during the day


Total calories: 1513 Total deficit: 1010

Total deficit for the week: 184 (yes, yesterday really was that bad! At least I know by the end of tomorrow I'll be in deficit land again!)
 
Just did my workout which was DEFINITELY punishment. Managed a 1 min plank with 30 sec side planks in my first circuit, a 1:30 plank with 45 sec side planks in my second, and managed my personal best time in round 3- 2 minute plank with 1 minute side planks each side. So I know I'm going to hurt tomorrow (today was legs day, that was in between my leg stuff!) I was aiming to get a 2 minute plank by the end of the year- maybe now I should aim for 3! Woohoo!
 
Great job coming on here and 'confessing' to a bad day!! Being consistent and honest is one way to help get us through this journey!!

And you kicked your butt in your workout, so it's all good. You and I DO need to get our eating on track though!! We can do it!
 
Good job on the planking. It always seems to me the harder I workout, the less likely I am to eat more than I should or otherwise deviate from the plan. But that may just be me.
 
Thanks Mystic, I used to be bad at having a blow out and then disappearing for a few days... and then keep going because I wasn't planning on telling anyone lol. Today I decided NO!


Have to agree MrVee, though I wonder if I did so badly yesterday because I was out of routine since I was exercising every day before (alternating swimming and strength). Maybe I'll have to keep swimming on my strength days off too! At least for a while.


I'm sooooooooooo tired. I had pretty bad sleep after eating so much yesterday and it's hitting me now. I find it impossible to nap, considering getting into my bathers and sitting in the pool to get some sun and recharge a bit.


Had a really good day, been pretty lazy but only because yesterday I scrubbed the house so there isn't much to do! Also out of ingredients to have a recipe play around... probably too tired to function anyway lol.
 
Morning all! Had a good day yesterday (which feels like the first one in forever!) Todays workout is back n bis, then I have to swim as well so one of my exercise-heavy days.


Food plan for tomorrow- Day 38 of 112


B- 1 piece wholemeal sourdough spelt with 2 eggs and 1/3 avocado

S- Banana baked with 1 tbsp. ABC butter and cinnamon

L- Omelette with 2 eggs, tuna and beans, tomato and spinach

S- 2 wheat free crackers with 1 tsp brazil nut and linseed butter

D- Chicken meatballs and pumpkin


Exercise- 30mins strength training


Calories include 1 cup almond milk for my 2 cups of coffee, I also drink 2 cups of tea during the day.


Total calories: 1377 Total deficit: 997

Total deficit for the week: 891
 
Ok so today wasn't the greatest... but nothing on the fail of last week. Had a 200cal deficit. I've decided to be a bit easier on myself- doing 'no binge December' which is pretty much a whole month of not going over maintenance which I think is achievable. I am going to try to be as good as I can, but got to stop beating myself up as well. Guilt trip helps no one! Also I'm fully rocking the exercise, haha maybe unintentionally getting a bit of a slow bulk on with the extra calories! Crazy amounts of protein are consumed when your snack food of choice is spoonfuls of nut butter. CRAZY.


Reaching the new goals I set for myself should be MORE than achievable, just got to know when to work hard and know when to be a bit looser with the reigns!
 
Yay Mystic! Let's hold each other to it!!!!


Pretty proud of this morning's breakfast- I decided to make a bread/ pancake type of thing, I guess it was a flatbread... Had it with my eggs n avocado and it was really good! When I added up the macros to get ready to post it on my site this morning- it only had 1g total net carbs because of the amount of fibre in it lol. That might end up being pretty popular!


I've decided to push myself a little the rest of the week- I've planned a 1000cal deficit for 4 days, but if I want something extra I'm allowing an extra 300 (so aiming for 700+ really). Dying to get rid of some of this extra fluid I'm carrying around, I feel so bloated!! At least if I get through today as planned I'll be back in deficit land again. I know todays workout was the one I found the hardest last week to so will be getting a serious burn on!


Food plan for tomorrow- Day 39 of 112


B- Blueberry muffin for 1 (breakfast experiment!)

S- 2 hardboiled eggs

L- 1 piece spelt toast with a tbsp. ABC butter and a salad with chicken breast meatballs, tomato and spinach

S- 2 wheat free crackers with 1/3 avocado

D- 2 egg omelette with chicken breast meatballs and pumpkin


Exercise- Day 4 of strength training program, 30min swim


Total calories include 1 cup almond milk for my 2 coffees, I also have 2 cups of tea during the day


Total calories: 1514 Total deficit: 1009

Total deficit for the week: 1134
 
So I'm experimenting at the moment at making low carb bread... my first attempt tasted way too amazing and I ended up eating 3 and a half slices. So all the way up to maintenance yesterday. Funny though, I think I'm finally getting rid of some of the extra fluid as I don't feel so huge and bloaty today. Have today and tomorrow with Ash at home and pretty determined for 3 good days to get rid of the extra fluid! Should be easier with him around to distract me.


Food Plan for Tomorrow- Day 41 of 112 (I've gotten a day behind somewhere, 41 is correct)


B- 1 piece toast with 2 eggs and 1/3 avocado

S- 40g nuts

L- Tuna and bean omelette with 2 eggs

S- Homemade bread with 1 tbsp. almond chia butter

D- Fish with salad


Exercise- Day 5 of strength program


Calories include a cup of almond milk for my 2 coffees and I also drink 2 cups of tea


Total calories: 1386 Total deficit: 988

Total deficit for the week: 1115
 
Well this thunderstorm that was supposed to be ripping us apart hasn't hit, so I've managed to do both my workout and my swim today. My workout took less time than last week so I did a couple rounds of boxing afterward too.


Food was a bit different, been nomming on my low carb bread which toasts beautifully and tastes amazing with nut butter! Had a couple pieces of that for lunch. Not affecting calorie intake though, will still easily get 1000 cal deficit today. It's incredibly filling from the obscene fibre content too!


Watching the new Bourne movie now, wonder how it'll go without Matt Damon. Hmm.
 
Keep up the good work. I think I'm going to start trying some of your mug muffins and cookies. They seem easy enough for me not to screw up.
 
Arrhghghggh Just what I DON'T like to wake up to- the whole forum changed around and everything reverting back to settings I had years ago!! Grr. I used it as an opportunity to update my profile and avatar though, also apparently you can display tickers now but I still can't see images! I added one, we'll see if it pops up sometime soon.

I had my first perfect day in forever yesterday, YAY! Just what I needed. FINALLY in deficit land for the week. Had a really shitty sleep last night though, I was so tired and went to bed but it took me hours to get to sleep... and I kept waking up all night. Grr.

Day 5 of my strength plan today and then 2 days of just swimming, hurray! Decided not to take a day off as last week that ended in disaster when I messed around with my routine. Actually I think routine is the only thing that makes me get up and shower and clean stuff etc, keeps me going through unemployment lol. Also had to be super organised and organise my food plan for the next fortnight- bit short of money this fortnight so had to plan what meat/ longlife stuff we need for the fortnight and then keep money aside for veg. So I'm all super planned out! I'm planning a 900 cal deficit every day next week (but can eat an extra 200cals if I need it) and the week after I'm rotating- it'll be a day of 600, then 800, then 900. I'm repeating that twice just to mix it up a bit.

In other news, I had a long conversation with an advisor/liaison from the uni I want to attend next year and then another huge convo with immigration- I was born in Aus but my parents were NZ citizens and I carry a NZ passport, so I had to get information on what my actual citizenship status is (don't judge, I've never had to worry about it till now). Apparently I WAS an Aus citizen from birth which was then surrendered when my parents got me the passport when I was young, I just have to fill out a form requesting to resume my citizenship. I need it so I don't have to pay for uni myself- It's crazy expensive, like $3400 every 4 weeks or something! Eek! If I can get it sorted quickly I can get started straight away and do the first semester from home then go on campus when we move mid next year. Apparently it's better to do that anyway cuz I can stagger out my subjects and just do 2 at a time- if I do semester 1 on campus I have to take 5 subjects at once. Bit worried about chemistry but Wade tells me he's a whiz at it, I'm awesome at biology and I've done human bio several times... Think bits in between can be filled in by Ash n Wade if I get stuck. Otherwise I have a hoard of nerdy friends on FB I can hit up for tutoring hahaha. Exciting!!!

Food plan for tomorrow- Day 42 of 112

B- Chocolate pancakes
S- 2 wheat free crackers with 1/3 avocado
L- Last piece of low carb bread with almond butter and 2 hard boiled eggs
S- 30g mixed nuts
D- 140g fish fillet with a salad of cucumber, tomato and capsicum

Exercise- 30mins swimming

Calories also include 1 cup almond milk for my 2 coffees, I also drink 2 teas during the day

Total calories: 1385 Total deficit: 989
Total deficit for the week: 2136 (finally getting out of the other side of this week! I'll be happy if I weigh the same as before and no extra fluid is hanging around!)
 
Todays workout was much rougher than I was expecting, I was sweating like crazy and completely destroyed by the end of it. 2 days of just swimming and rest now, YAY!

I think I may have finally gotten my high protein/ low carb bread right, I just got it out of the oven so haven't cut into it yet... but here it is in the tin!

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