Weight loss ups and downs - 800 Calorie - Newcastle

[grovesy]

I'm really rather buoyed by the fact that BG levels have been pretty stable throughout. It's been a mix of work stress, court case stuff, family stuff and a bout of flu - definitely flu and not CV19 as I tested negative. And I think I'm suffering a little from the lack of light as this is a north facing room so even with a massive window (roughly 12ft high by 4ft wide) the light levels drop as the day goes on. I may invest in a SAD desk lamp at some point to see if that helps.

I always find this time of year more difficult, but this year I am fearing more that it might be longer and darker. I have been fortunate this last week as have been able to get out and do tidying in the garden. The walks over the fields are begining to get a bit muddy.
May 32 year old son has been using his light for a few weeks he finds it helps.

 

[Ditto]

Your spirit animal made me LOL I'm now trying to decide what my spirit animal is. Keep logging your weight, I need the inspiration.

 

[ConfusedCraig]

So even with a massive window (roughly 12ft high by 4ft wide) the light levels drop as the day goes on. I may invest in a SAD desk lamp at some point to see if that helps.

Do you live in a church, or a building that used to be a church? Only kinds of places I have ever seen such oddly shaped and sized windows before.

 

[ColinUK]

Do you live in a church, or a building that used to be a church? Only kinds of places I have ever seen such oddly shaped and sized windows before.

Georgian house. I’ve got the ground floor and it’s pretty much north/south facing. Unfortunately the space where I work is north facing so very little light later in the day this time of year.

 

[Drummer]

I got a led lamp to put in the corner where I work, as it is dark and I am working in my own shadow. It is like having bright morning sunshine coming in and it makes a big difference to the ambiance.

 

[ColinUK]

Quite a few wobbles recently but overall still not bad.

This morning I weighed in at 88.2kg.

My lessons come thick and fast from tracking my weight and how I feel. I know that if my weight creeps above 90kg I feel awful. I’m hot, sleep is worse than normal, I don’t like what I see in the mirror.
89kg I feel better but still don’t like what I see in my reflection.
88kg I can see a hint of a defined jawline.
87kg I have more energy.
86kg I sleep better.

I’m looking forward to spending time in the 85 and below zone to see how that feels 🙂

 

[ColinUK]

Been slow but today 87.5kg. This is getting harder and harder to sustain. So....
I’m easing off the shakes and switching to a more conventionally low carb way of eating. I’m not aiming for full blown keto because I wouldn’t ever bother tracking macros etc but I’m currently defrosting salmon and chicken and I’m heading out to buy eggs, ghee and a couple of heads of broccoli and cauliflower.
I’m probably going to batch cook something with the chicken, I really fancy some kind of chicken and mushroom pie, topped with cauliflower mash of course, and eggs and salmon means I can rustle up something decent and warm for lunches during the week.
I’ll still use the shakes but I’m not intending on buying anymore.

 

[ColinUK]

So now in the fridge I have a huge beef roasting joint, chicken, salmon, asparagus, spinach, mushrooms, avocado, cream, unsalted butter, swede and eggs, Parmesan, aged Gouda, mozzarella and vintage cheddar.
I’ve always got tonnes of spices and oils in the cupboard.

Now of course I’m not hungry in the least but I’ll start cooking again during the week. Working from home with the roast in the oven on a bed of swede etc would be lovely I think.

 

[rebrascora]

I'm on my way Colin.... what's your address?
My fridge is pretty much empty. I really should have gone shopping today but couldn't face the hoards. Going to tide myself over till Monday with some stuff out of the freezer and cupboards but only got a tiny amount of cheese left which is going on some cauliflower tonight and then I will be cheeseless!!! This is the diabetic equivalent of a desperate woman with no chocolate! Seriously concerned for the wellbeing of anyone who crosses my path tomorrow.... 😱
Added to that I am reduced to having tinned evaporated milk in my coffee, which needs a bolus of insulin, because I am out of both milk and cream.... things are not good here.
That said, I have cracked open a bottle of wine and I am having a rack of lamb with my remaining celeriac chips from the other night which I am hoping will crisp up in the oven and some Brussel sprouts and the cauliflower cheese, so I am at least dining well tonight!

 

[ColinUK]

You’re welcome anytime @rebrascora

Just let me know when you’re pulling into Kings Cross and I’ll come and meet you! Lol

 

[rebrascora]

How very kind!
Sadly at this time of year I am tethered to home by my animals, but will definitely give you a shout if I am ever heading to the big smoke during the warmer months. X

 

[ColinUK]

Struggled with diet since December.
I made the conscious decision to relax over Christmas and “reward” myself with whatever I wanted and I got into low carb baking in a big way as I’ve mentioned elsewhere.
Throw in the stresses of January and weight has returned. Clothes are tighter, blood pressure is up, I’m less “comfortable”. Nowhere near as bad as it was this time last year but it’s time to get strict again and take back control. So I’m going to declare 2021 Fatxit lol and will be going back to the VLCD regime for a short while.
Weight this morning, I’m almost embarrassed to say, is 95kg and I want to drop 12kg. I know I can do it but the next step will be finding a balance in the maintenance phase.

I expect I’ll have to adopt a strictly low carb way of eating and keep it relatively low fat and not scoff tonnes of cheese and nuts.

That’s all for today folks.

 

[Deleted member 21371]

Fats were always my problem. Anything puts the weight straight back on for me.
A tub of butter will last me more than 6 months, 1 litre of oil over a year now. I confess to eating cheese, and bacon after cutting the fat off.
But it keeps the weight off, the BS and BP down, so I'm good with it.
And once you've mastered a stricter diet, and realised it is quite easy to control what you put in your mouth as you have found out, it's easy to switch it on and off as required.
You're be back on track before you know it.

 

[Vonny]

Sorry to hear you're struggling @ColinUK. I'm sooo tempted to relax a bit myself having had a couple of treats in January. They were fine, but a little voice is telling me "go on, have a few more". If I hadn't just got myself an entire new wardrobe and sent my old clothes to the charity shop I'd be more inclined to relax but as things stand I daren't!

You have been one of my main motivators since joining this forum with your great weight loss and commitment. I know you can do it again x

 

[ColinUK]

Thanks @Vonny

I know I can do it too. This is the end of the blip I had over Christmas and into January.

 

[ColinUK]

96kg on the nose today.
Going back to daily weigh-ins and the 85kg target.
Yes it’s tougher this lockdown around but the determination is there. I do need to be accountable though and posting here helps with that accountability.

 

[rebrascora]

96kg on the nose today.
Going back to daily weigh-ins and the 85kg target.
Yes it’s tougher this lockdown around but the determination is there. I do need to be accountable though and posting here helps with that accountability.

Be assured Colin, as regards to accountability, we are are following and watching your progress and ready to celebrate with you at every target reached and perhaps give you the odd kick up the bum, as we all need occasionally, when it looks appropriate. 😉 We know you can do it!

 

[ColinUK]

Be assured Colin, as regards to accountability, we are are following and watching your progress and ready to celebrate with you at every target reached and perhaps give you the odd kick up the bum, as we all need occasionally, when it looks appropriate. 😉 We know you can do it!

Kick away!

 

[Leadinglights]

Sorry to hear you're struggling @ColinUK. I'm sooo tempted to relax a bit myself having had a couple of treats in January. They were fine, but a little voice is telling me "go on, have a few more". If I hadn't just got myself an entire new wardrobe and sent my old clothes to the charity shop I'd be more inclined to relax but as things stand I daren't!

You have been one of my main motivators since joining this forum with your great weight loss and commitment. I know you can do it again x

One of the tips somebody gave me years ago was to get rid of clothes that were too big and if things then started to get a bit tight then you knew you had to double the effort to get back on track. It does seem tragic when you really like something. You have to hope somebody else will like it when you send it to the charity shop.

 

[ColinUK]

One of the tips somebody gave me years ago was to get rid of clothes that were too big and if things then started to get a bit tight then you knew you had to double the effort to get back on track. It does seem tragic when you really like something. You have to hope somebody else will like it when you send it to the charity shop.

That's fine in usual times but these are unusual times. If I threw away all the old clothes I'd have nothing to wear! And it's nippy around these parts lol