15th November 2020

 I’m disgusted with myself 😡😖

Put on and then some, have done nothing but eat total crap this week

Now feel bloated, sluggish, headaches, Nauseated, had a few Ergh sweaty moments etc 

Carbs, sugar n fat - nothing remotely healthy or in the “diet” zone

Got my lemon hot water to start the day, finally been for a walk (been ages 😕) 

Feel I need to confess and admit 

It’s been too freaking easy to slip into those old habits, but now I see why I felt so shite all the time! 

Two weeks AL, apart from the odd Twillight and decorating (which should keep me busy!) it’s all about me 

Just concentrating on today, like the addict I am

Mon 10th Nov 2020

 Lots of night shifts this week - so basically my meals are going to be boring and the same 😐 lazy on my part, but convieniant.

Breakfast will be my usual toasted pitta with dairylea light cheese spread and marmite, I often have this with raspberries/blackberries and greek 0% yogurt.

Lunch has been and will be a salad combination of mussels or prawns or pickled herrings.  Filling and tasty!

Dinner will be spicy chicken thighs with red cabbage, mushrooms, pak choi and peppers.

At work I have been having a hard boiled egg, 2x Alpen bars and an apple; more than I was having before, but I have been noticing I was getting very snacky at night - I don't think I am eating enough at dinner and will address this on my next run of shifts.

So, until Friday this will be my last blog as my meals are all the same and I wont be in the land of the living for cohesive thought!

Week 26 stats

 

Sun 8th Nov 2020

 Well I kind of failed this week on my blog plan!

Not so much actually DOING the plan! I managed to lose half the weight I put on..... go me!

Tomo' starts another week, so another chance to get back into the swing of daily blogging and taking pix, mostly for MY benefit, as is all of this.

As can be seen by my weekly stats my figures are a little off still, but next weeks meals are already planned.

Onwards and downwards 😀

Fri 6th Nov 2020

 Busy day today, lot of little chores that needed doing.  So managed to "forget" about breakfast - its been a long while since that happened!

Had scrambled eggs on pitta for lunch with an Alpen bar and raspberries

Dinner  was spicy chicken with red cabbage, mushrooms, Pak choy, broccoli and courgette.

I think it will take me a week to get through the courgette my friend gave me out of her garden!

Later I had another pitta with cheese spread and marmite whilst the Hubby had real cheese on toast! 

Thurs 5th Nov 2020

 Nearly forgot my food post today!  better late than not..... 

Breakfast was smoked salmon on pitta with scrambled eggs - comfort food.

Lunch, I did forget to take pix - but it was homemade tomato soup with mixed nuts, berries and greek yogurt with an alpen bar as a snack later.

Dinner was veggie burgers and mixed salad.

Feeling full and very healthy today!

Wed 4th Nov 2020

 Realised today I was not taking pix or blogging! this is not good, as this means I am so far OUT of being aware of what Im eating.

Not going to deny that this week is proving difficult.

Lots of work, life and general stress going on at the moment, and my goto comfort has always been food. 

But each meal, day, week is a new one and chance to pull it back and get back to where I want to be.

So today I have made a conscious effort to take pix and write this! its a small but significant start 😀

Breakfast was only an Alpen bar and coffee - not great but was over tired from staying up all night watching the USA election!

Lunch was very basic; prawns, low cal dressing and lettuce!

Dinner was an old fav of comfort food; prawn & cabbage "melt" with salmon.

I’m so pleased I was able to stick to plan today;  first of many! 

November 2020

So, I seem to have lost my way a little this month. 

Been Yo-Yo-ing on the scales - down 2lbs up 2lbs etc - infuriating and exhausting.

So today is the 1st of the week, 1st of the month and the start of the next 6 months in my journey.

I have basically had a month off; although it was reluctantly, angry at times, sulking at others and frustrated most of it!!

Week 26 starts a new, clean sheet.

I will go back to basics with the every day blog, weekly round up, food prep and meal photos!

I will go back to planning each day/week, each meal and each snack to get a balance and also some order.

I will go back to the intermittent fasting so my tummy knows who is Boss!

I will go back to the 20/20 walking (post and for how long) instead of the random times for the last month.

Gone are the long summer days/evening, easy to walk in - but I have lots of wet weather gear!   and now I have the long dark evenings of hiding in my conservatory dancing my little socks off! 

I have achieved SO much in the last 6months but now I need to finalise my journey, cement my new choices and add a few more good practices into the mix!

onwards and downwards!