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Andy HB's Conscience Thread
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Hmm! One is feeling a bit of a fraud!! It's plummeted to ....
200.2 lbs
Does anyone know if you put weight on quickly, does it then come off quickly if you're making a bit of an effort?
But I can't help thinking my weight gain and loss over the last fortnight is a bit out of the ordinary!
Andy 🙂
p.s. I wonder if there is any link to my calf muscle problems?
p.p.s. I am not starving myself by the way. My diet is unaltered (except for the lack of any 'fancy' things that I'd had the week before!)
200.2 lbs
Does anyone know if you put weight on quickly, does it then come off quickly if you're making a bit of an effort?
But I can't help thinking my weight gain and loss over the last fortnight is a bit out of the ordinary!
Andy 🙂
p.s. I wonder if there is any link to my calf muscle problems?
p.p.s. I am not starving myself by the way. My diet is unaltered (except for the lack of any 'fancy' things that I'd had the week before!)
I would just be well pleased Andy.
The other week when I really put my mind to it I lost 5lbs in 5 days and have to say the biggest part came of in the first 2 or 3 days. I think sometimes after being naughty and then being excellent, we can find a good loss. I intend having another excellent week next week, but just being good for now. I have also continued to lose (little bits) since then by being rather good and not excellent, so for now that works for me.
I am expecting a very good loss from you this week - well done for turning it around. Have you seen the doc yet with the legs?
The other week when I really put my mind to it I lost 5lbs in 5 days and have to say the biggest part came of in the first 2 or 3 days. I think sometimes after being naughty and then being excellent, we can find a good loss. I intend having another excellent week next week, but just being good for now. I have also continued to lose (little bits) since then by being rather good and not excellent, so for now that works for me.
I am expecting a very good loss from you this week - well done for turning it around. Have you seen the doc yet with the legs?
Thanks Lucy.
Just been to see him. No answers yet, but he suspects some sort of circulation problem because he couldn't feel a pulse in my foot (which is also feeling a bit number than usual come to think of it!). I've been booked in for a doppler test in a fortnight. Meanwhile, I'll try different things to see if I can get any improvement.
I can't row at the moment anyway! It is just too uncomfortable.
I'm going to keep my lunchtime walks going for a bit longer though, but if my other attempts at finding a solution fail, I may just take a rest for a fortnight to see whether that helps.
A maintain today (even despite a little diet failure yesterday - I had some un-recorded pringles! Ok, it was a lot of un-recorded cheese and onion pringles!).
200.2 lbs
I also had the sudden urge to do a little rowing. I decided to rattle off a medium/quick 2km. There was no adverse reaction from my calf muscles, so that was good.
I'm sticking to a better diet today :-
Breakfast - Porridge & honey, orange juice & coffee
Elevenses - Lemon green tea
Lunch - Mackerel on toast (2 pieces) with two clementines
Main - Chilli-con-carne with new potatoes, carrot, broad & green beans. Apple.
Bedtime - Small cup of drinking chocolate (half milk & half water)
200.2 lbs
I also had the sudden urge to do a little rowing. I decided to rattle off a medium/quick 2km. There was no adverse reaction from my calf muscles, so that was good.
I'm sticking to a better diet today :-
Breakfast - Porridge & honey, orange juice & coffee
Elevenses - Lemon green tea
Lunch - Mackerel on toast (2 pieces) with two clementines
Main - Chilli-con-carne with new potatoes, carrot, broad & green beans. Apple.
Bedtime - Small cup of drinking chocolate (half milk & half water)
Well done Andy - I have maintained this week - that I am quite pleased with.
Breakfast - cinammon and raisin bagel (fancied a change!)
Lunch: Leek Soup and 1 granary roll
Main - Homemade chicken curry and brown rice and cranberry and soda
additionals: chicken salad sandwich (post gym and tennis)
Breakfast - cinammon and raisin bagel (fancied a change!)
Lunch: Leek Soup and 1 granary roll
Main - Homemade chicken curry and brown rice and cranberry and soda
additionals: chicken salad sandwich (post gym and tennis)
I sneezed this morning and seemed to have lost 0.2lb as a consequence.
200.0 lbs
Something different diet-wise today
Breakfast : Porridge with mixed dried fruit and nutmeg. Orange juice & coffee.
Lunch : Lentil & Smoked Bacon soup, 1 small venison burger. Clementine & apple.
Main : Half a guinea fowl, new potatoes, broccoli, carrot & broad beans. apple.
Bedtime : Still got some drinking chocolate left!
Correction :- (didn't work out as planned!)
Breakfast : Porridge with mixed dried fruit and nutmeg. Orange juice & coffee.
Lunch : Lentil & Smoked Bacon soup, 1 small venison burger. Clementine, apple & pear.
Main : Whole guinea fowl, new potatoes, broccoli, carrot & broad beans. apple.
Bedtime : Nothing
200.0 lbs
Something different diet-wise today
Breakfast : Porridge with mixed dried fruit and nutmeg. Orange juice & coffee.
Lunch : Lentil & Smoked Bacon soup, 1 small venison burger. Clementine & apple.
Main : Half a guinea fowl, new potatoes, broccoli, carrot & broad beans. apple.
Bedtime : Still got some drinking chocolate left!
Correction :- (didn't work out as planned!)
Breakfast : Porridge with mixed dried fruit and nutmeg. Orange juice & coffee.
Lunch : Lentil & Smoked Bacon soup, 1 small venison burger. Clementine, apple & pear.
Main : Whole guinea fowl, new potatoes, broccoli, carrot & broad beans. apple.
Bedtime : Nothing
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I didn't move for an extra couple of hours this morning, so my weigh in was two hours later than normal.
Anyway, it came out at ....
199.0 lbs
I was a bit bad on Saturday because the guinea fowl was sooo nice, I just had to gobble down the other half too! Anyway, I had done a bit of extra walking, so that countered the extra protein calories a bit. I also didn't have the drinking chocolate at bedtime.
Because the second half of the guinea fowl was meant for today's meal, I am going to have a restricted diet today (the veg will be reduced too, but it'll only be for today).
Breakfast : porridge & honey, orange juice & coffee
Elevenses : Lemon Green Tea
Lunch : Lentil & smoked bacon soup. 1 small venison burger. 1 clementine & 1 pear.
Main : Mackerel in tomato sauce on toast (2 pieces). 2 apples
Bedtime : Drinking chocolate (the one I didn't have yesterday!)
Anyway, it came out at ....
199.0 lbs
I was a bit bad on Saturday because the guinea fowl was sooo nice, I just had to gobble down the other half too! Anyway, I had done a bit of extra walking, so that countered the extra protein calories a bit. I also didn't have the drinking chocolate at bedtime.
Because the second half of the guinea fowl was meant for today's meal, I am going to have a restricted diet today (the veg will be reduced too, but it'll only be for today).
Breakfast : porridge & honey, orange juice & coffee
Elevenses : Lemon Green Tea
Lunch : Lentil & smoked bacon soup. 1 small venison burger. 1 clementine & 1 pear.
Main : Mackerel in tomato sauce on toast (2 pieces). 2 apples
Bedtime : Drinking chocolate (the one I didn't have yesterday!)
Good weight loss Andy, how much have you lost this week, seems a lot?
I must say you are very strict on your diet and to me it does not seem a lot of food for all the activity you are doing. But maybe i just have a big apetite
In theory, I've lost 5lbs this week, but am pretty sure that it was a fluid adjustment and has little to do with loss of fat. The previous week, my weight had gone up by 6lbs! So over the two weeks, I have put on 1lb which feels much more sensible based on my diet and activity over that period.
Yes, because I was a little overindulgent yesterday, the diet is strict today, but generally I aim for an average of 1,800-1,900 calories per day. I may weaken and have a little extra, but that is not my intention.
I'm also only going for a walk today. No rowing or cycling.
Thanks Lucy, I'm sure you'll do well next week!!
I've got my quorn sausages, bacon, mushrooms and egg at the ready too! I think that's going to be my 'treat' for Monday and Tuesday mornings.
tracey w
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Ok, just keeping an eye on you thats all 😉
Always good that someone is looking after us Tracey - thanks!!
Just a little mention that I kept to my plan today (well almost).
I had to bake a new loaf for my mackerel on toast and, well, the first two slices weren't big enough to put the mackerel on. I couldn't leave them could I? Freshly baked slices of bread (with extra sun-flower and pumpkin seeds). Heaven! 🙂
Andy
p.s. 'Ere! Who keeps voting for 3+ weeks!!
I had to bake a new loaf for my mackerel on toast and, well, the first two slices weren't big enough to put the mackerel on. I couldn't leave them could I? Freshly baked slices of bread (with extra sun-flower and pumpkin seeds). Heaven! 🙂
Andy
p.s. 'Ere! Who keeps voting for 3+ weeks!!
Darn those extra two slices of bread! 😉
Today's weigh-in was ....
199.6 lb
Actually, it's probably more to do with me weighing myself 2hrs later than normal yesterday. Tomorrow's weigh in is going to be the crucial one. I'd like that to be less than 199.6 lbs.
I think that I'm back down to the difficult to lose weight now (give or take 0.5 lb).
Breakfast : 3 Quorn sausages, 2 slices bacon, mushrooms & fried egg. Orange juice & coffee.
Elevenses : Lemon Green Tea (last tea bag!)
Lunch : Moroccon Tagine soup. 1 small beef burger. 1 clementine.
Main : King Prawn, with onion & tomato. New potatoes, carrots & broad beans. 1 apple.
Bedtime : 1 small drinking chocolate (almost finished now!).
Today's weigh-in was ....
199.6 lb
Actually, it's probably more to do with me weighing myself 2hrs later than normal yesterday. Tomorrow's weigh in is going to be the crucial one. I'd like that to be less than 199.6 lbs.
I think that I'm back down to the difficult to lose weight now (give or take 0.5 lb).
Breakfast : 3 Quorn sausages, 2 slices bacon, mushrooms & fried egg. Orange juice & coffee.
Elevenses : Lemon Green Tea (last tea bag!)
Lunch : Moroccon Tagine soup. 1 small beef burger. 1 clementine.
Main : King Prawn, with onion & tomato. New potatoes, carrots & broad beans. 1 apple.
Bedtime : 1 small drinking chocolate (almost finished now!).
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