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Not outside! That’s where all the evil food is!!!
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Weight loss ups and downs - 800 Calorie - Newcastle
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I had Caramel Slimfast for breakfast, Banana Slimfast for lunch and rubbish fries and two doorsteps for dinner. Felt quite ill after. I refused the choccie biccies and the CurlyWurly, go me. Keep going Col, and I am with them lot on the water. One pint of water and nobody wants to eat!
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@Ditto You have this too.
Been checking BG throughout the day today and I’ve stayed 5.4 and 4.6 all day. That’s a good thing but I get disheartened that the weight’s been stable the last few days. Intellectually I know that if the BG is that good and consistently that good the weight will drop but days like today it’s tough to keep the faith. Glad I did though!
Been checking BG throughout the day today and I’ve stayed 5.4 and 4.6 all day. That’s a good thing but I get disheartened that the weight’s been stable the last few days. Intellectually I know that if the BG is that good and consistently that good the weight will drop but days like today it’s tough to keep the faith. Glad I did though!
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98.8
That’s 800g or 1lb 12oz off in a day. I forgot quite how effective the Newcastle diet is once it gets going.
First few days are tough that’s for sure and my weight bounces around a bit as if my body is just resisting the inevitable before the weight starts to fall off.
Of course I’m now thinking of Friday and lunch out. Part of me wants to be good. Part of me really wants to stop using language like “good” or “bad” to describe food choices. Part of me also just wants to relax and enjoy time with people who’ve become friends over this last year/eighteen months.
I’m thinking I’ll probably end up somewhere in the middle of sticking to the regime and relaxing completely. I can’t imagine having a pudding for example.
I could treat this as a warm up for long term food choices once the weight is off and have my wise head on. On the other hand one lunch of whatever I fancy won’t derail my weight loss journey completely but might just send me off on a branch line for a while.
I am cognisant that if I do make unwise choices then I will probably experience elevated BG levels and a regain of some weight which may result in my having to double down on my resolve to drop it again.
The dietician said to just knuckle down and stick with the plan in “exactly the same way you do for your half marathon” and I guess that’s the key. Perhaps not quite in the way she intended however.
The training plan I followed and will follow again acknowledges that you can’t be totally rigid with it and that you have to be flexible and responsive to those days when you really just can’t. Maybe Friday lunch will be just one of those things I have to embrace, learn from, reset and continue on from afterwards.
It’s a learning curve that’s for sure.
That’s 800g or 1lb 12oz off in a day. I forgot quite how effective the Newcastle diet is once it gets going.
First few days are tough that’s for sure and my weight bounces around a bit as if my body is just resisting the inevitable before the weight starts to fall off.
Of course I’m now thinking of Friday and lunch out. Part of me wants to be good. Part of me really wants to stop using language like “good” or “bad” to describe food choices. Part of me also just wants to relax and enjoy time with people who’ve become friends over this last year/eighteen months.
I’m thinking I’ll probably end up somewhere in the middle of sticking to the regime and relaxing completely. I can’t imagine having a pudding for example.
I could treat this as a warm up for long term food choices once the weight is off and have my wise head on. On the other hand one lunch of whatever I fancy won’t derail my weight loss journey completely but might just send me off on a branch line for a while.
I am cognisant that if I do make unwise choices then I will probably experience elevated BG levels and a regain of some weight which may result in my having to double down on my resolve to drop it again.
The dietician said to just knuckle down and stick with the plan in “exactly the same way you do for your half marathon” and I guess that’s the key. Perhaps not quite in the way she intended however.
The training plan I followed and will follow again acknowledges that you can’t be totally rigid with it and that you have to be flexible and responsive to those days when you really just can’t. Maybe Friday lunch will be just one of those things I have to embrace, learn from, reset and continue on from afterwards.
It’s a learning curve that’s for sure.
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...Some food for thought...('Scuse the pun!) - Above all, enjoy tomorrow...
Also consider Calorie intake...consider dropping 1 product possibly 2 (not sure if you're on 4 a day or 3) but either way, you drop 200 Cals off per product, so if on 4 a day consider dropping 2 products for 400 Cal reduction to take into consideration 'Real Lunch' - which if it's 1000 Cals, then your net intake for the day is only 600 Cals more...But then there's Saturday too...Drop one product and that's another 200 Cal saving, so net additional Calorie intake of 400 Cals over 2 days (Or swap that for Sunday for 3 products) - thats IF you swallow 1000 Cals for lunch in the first place - enjoy and be mindful...
You choose... 😉
Of course, your dietician is correct to stick to the plan, but you can be clever with it also...which is what I do now to maintain - you can have the special occasions - and they are 'Occasions' (not all the time) and still maintain long term...
You deserve to enjoy yourself once in a while and still remain on track 😉
FYI - I have done the 'Good Food, Bad Food' thing also - and concluded ALL food is good eaten in a mindul moderated way...
Hope this helps ya 🙂
Also consider Calorie intake...consider dropping 1 product possibly 2 (not sure if you're on 4 a day or 3) but either way, you drop 200 Cals off per product, so if on 4 a day consider dropping 2 products for 400 Cal reduction to take into consideration 'Real Lunch' - which if it's 1000 Cals, then your net intake for the day is only 600 Cals more...But then there's Saturday too...Drop one product and that's another 200 Cal saving, so net additional Calorie intake of 400 Cals over 2 days (Or swap that for Sunday for 3 products) - thats IF you swallow 1000 Cals for lunch in the first place - enjoy and be mindful...
You choose... 😉
Of course, your dietician is correct to stick to the plan, but you can be clever with it also...which is what I do now to maintain - you can have the special occasions - and they are 'Occasions' (not all the time) and still maintain long term...
You deserve to enjoy yourself once in a while and still remain on track 😉
FYI - I have done the 'Good Food, Bad Food' thing also - and concluded ALL food is good eaten in a mindul moderated way...
Hope this helps ya 🙂
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And the damage done by lunch yesterday has put me back to 99.9kg
My BG was good as I had a whacking great lump of jerk cauliflower as my main and just one fork full of chocolate brownie.
I did have a glass or two of Tattinger though.
My BG was good as I had a whacking great lump of jerk cauliflower as my main and just one fork full of chocolate brownie.
I did have a glass or two of Tattinger though.
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The weight is falling off my daughter, she's lost stones, she's not doing any thinking at all, no cals or carbs, she just does one healthy meal a day, usually fish and salad and she knows it's bad for her but it keeps her going so she drinks lots of Diet Coke but also water with lemons in. 🙂
I am still eating myself ill but starting the SlimFast today. Famous last words. Keep going all. 🙂
I am still eating myself ill but starting the SlimFast today. Famous last words. Keep going all. 🙂
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Finally back down to 98.8 after an annoying stubborn post meals out weight gain. Then again I did eat out Friday, Sunday and Monday.
Planning a break for later in June maybe to Inverness so idea is to keep dropping kgs between now and then as that’ll inevitably result in a slight increase.
I could take shakes and a nutribullet with me but I won’t do that. I’d rather have eggs or yoghurt at breakfast and have the intention to eat lower carb where possible (whilst fully accepting that I’ll also have cake in some gorgeous café I’m sure!).
Still, it’s good to see the scales at 98.8 again.
Undecided if I’m working today or if the black dog is too loud. Meanwhile I’m not even out of bed yet.
I have a yoga class booked for 6pm and the intention was to work, go to the gym and do some weights and light cardio before heading into yoga so I’ll see how that goes.
Planning a break for later in June maybe to Inverness so idea is to keep dropping kgs between now and then as that’ll inevitably result in a slight increase.
I could take shakes and a nutribullet with me but I won’t do that. I’d rather have eggs or yoghurt at breakfast and have the intention to eat lower carb where possible (whilst fully accepting that I’ll also have cake in some gorgeous café I’m sure!).
Still, it’s good to see the scales at 98.8 again.
Undecided if I’m working today or if the black dog is too loud. Meanwhile I’m not even out of bed yet.
I have a yoga class booked for 6pm and the intention was to work, go to the gym and do some weights and light cardio before heading into yoga so I’ll see how that goes.
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Neither of us should be disheartened really. The weight will continue to come off even with the odd blip in the other direction.
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My other half calls it the weekend effect, no justice as eating etc no different so WHY??????
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