Week 22

 

Weekly Round Up 21

So trying to get back on track with the eating and exercising post our "off plan" week in York.

Not as easy as first thought, it awoke lots of cravings I didnt know I had! and Im still struggling with them, however I have realised that things just dont taste the same anymore and I feel a bit crud if I dont exercise!

Plus the guilt element is enormous!!

So back to plan this week with some tasty meals. A couple of stand out favs have been the chicken/pepper curry which I packed out with kale & BNS instead of the rice.

Another firm fav is the veggie burgers with salad..... Skippy had a Wagu burger but was still eyeing up my dinner!

They are packed full of fibre too so really fill you up!

My love of salad has come back with a vengeance and this week I will be starting to walk to and from work, not just one way! but with the dark nights now closing in I have bought myself a little Hi-Viz backpack cover so I glow in the dark!

My stats this week show my struggle with the bread/carb craving but will be knocking that on the head this week!

Week 21

 

Weekly Round Up 20

So this week we went on a mini holiday to York.

Beautiful city with the opportunity to do lots of walking, but also eat, hopefully I would now feel in control.....

Meh, not so much!

We booked an apartment so that we could plan 90% of our meals, which worked well for the most part, but sadly the hob/cooker was not up to much and I am (apparently) spoilt at home with 5 gas rings and able to cook multiple pans at once.

This only really became a problem on the first night (my expectations were high), we arrived, unpacked and then went for our first outing on a Ghost Tour, on the walk home we decided to stop for a beer in a micro brewery. I under estimated how hungry I had become (mostly having not eaten more than one pitta and some cheese spread all day whilst traveling) and was severely tempted by the bar snacks of wings, chips, etc.

We decided to come back to the apartment (it was nearly 9pm) to eat - that's when the old snappy dragon in me came out.... the hob was only supporting one pan and not getting hot quick enough - Im used to cooking the prawn/cabbage melt in 20mins this took nearly 45!!  

I was not impressed with myself and the lack of control; it left a sour finishing note to an otherwise brilliant day.

Over night we discussed; this was a "holiday", I was to relax a little and have the odd treat.

The next day was planned with bfast, snacks and a yummy at home dinner, we were so busy walking and sight seeing (and falling in love all over again, easy to do with my Skippy) that food was not an issue, although I did feel, a bit, that I was missing out on all the amazing smells as we walked markets and the river banks.

We had an evening/dusk river boat tour and both decided that if we saw a nice place to eat on the way "home" we would go for it.....

We found a Chinese HotPot!  omg what an experience!  Basically a big pot divided into 3 sections with differing flavours/heat of broth, you then choose from various meats, veggies and seafood to dunk (like a fondue!)..... what fun we had! and I calorie guestimated most of it.

Tuesday was supposed to be our day of chilling out, laying in, vegging on sofa with loads of movies and doing not much!  But Skippy was keen to explore, so off we went again!  Uh oh, we found the food market! Lots of little treats later and we did eventually end up on the sofa watching films.

Wednesday was a full on walking day, nearly 20k steps! We decided to go by train which forced us into walking everywhere! It was an exploring day of fishes and castles; once home we were in bed (and asleep) by 10pm!

Thursday was time to leave, but we managed a good roam in town before the drive home and back to normality.

I have found, since being home, that getting back into my change of eating has been a bit difficult. So basically bad habits of a lifetime are still with me. But I enjoyed a "naughty" lunch (shop cooked chicken with bread rolls and mayonnaise!) with Skippy yesterday, even some chocolate on the sofa in the afternoon, which tbh I didnt really enjoy, and today is a fresh start for my next few months of journey on the weight loss, keeping my sugars under control and increasing fitness.

We have another mini break booked for November, we should have been lazing on a beach in Morocco, but with current Covid thats a no go, so we have decided to decorate the lounge and have a few days in London seeing the Museums. 

We have opted for a B&B so good choices on lunches and some treat dinners are going to be in the plans.... thats NINE weeks away, so I am aiming another stone off (plus the 1lb I put on this week) and hopefully be more in control of my choices, not desperate to munch on anything naughty or feel I am missing out.

My Ultimate Aim is for the new way of eating to become a lifestyle not a diet, for my goal weight to be achieved, my Diabetes to continue to be in full remission, my Liver to be fully healed (having no clotting issues or fatty deposits) and for my fitness levels to be in a much more healthy range - The Ultimate Date for this is 4th May 2021 - this would be a year after diagnosis.   Its an aim......

Month 5

 

Week 20

 

Week 19

 

Week 18

 

Weekly Roundup! 6th September 2020

So my first weekly round up of thoughts, new menu bits, plans etc!

Its been a bit of a mental struggle this week. I think mostly as a come down from the amazing achievements being confirmed last week, followed by:

Monday being a first trip to the cinema since all this started which was usually a pig out fest for me. We would always have the large serving of nachos with triple cheese, a bag of chocolate bits and large fizzy drink  (each!) and on the way home we would get a MacD or KFC bucket.  However, this first trip back was a part success, we did have our large nachos but neither of us could finish the portion (previously I would have finished off Hubbys too!) plus we obviously didnt get a fast food takeaway but neither of us wanted dinner (a planned chicken salad) when we got home.... the guilt was still great!

Tuesday was insomnia day and whilst I got lots done and managed to exercise alot I was also very hungry most of the day. Not to mention the guilt from the day before  munchies.

Wednesday just felt meh as I was over thinking the diet macros (carb, fat, sugar etc)

I need to remember that this is NOT a diet but a change of life, part of me is still in diet mode, but I think this is driven by other people to be honest.

Lack of a booked holiday also has mucked my head up with not having a set date goal now. We have had to cancel our trip to Morocco in November due to travel restrictions and as we still dont know where we can go we have decided to just not book anything; this alone, was making us both a little sad; however, we have since decided to decorate the lounge/bedroom and include a short/cheap to London.

The change in weather has also, for the first time ever, triggered a sad response for me. Not sure why, I usually love the autumn and coming of winter, glad to see the back of the incessant heat and sunshine.

In addition, you would think that having the majority of my clothes no longer fit would be a brilliant thing but I have lost some firm favourites, my comfort/hidey zone for so long and my unwillingness to spend money on  new clothes when I'm in transition. Ebay has become my friend.

I worked days at the weekend instead of nights and this was my eating plan for the two days 😁

And finally my stats for the week