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The inbetween BC BC for those who didn't do as well as they should on the real BC

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SayraT · 06/04/2015 18:41

Ok, some of us (me) didn't do very well on the real actual BC and some others just feel the need to have a little extra push before the next real BC so this is our inbetween BC BC Grin

I'll start, I'm currently 222 lb and want to be 217 lb by the start of the real BC (11th May). I will be recording my food daily to keep on track, I am also going to weigh daily.

Food

B: Flax wrap with butter, coffee with cream
L: M&S salad, ff yog
S: S&V peanuts (none left now so I'll have normal nuts or none at all)
D: Cauli-rice with hot smoked salmon

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MrsKoala · 20/04/2015 20:23

Sorry BIWI i missed your post about your dad - hope he recovers soon.

Lex - That sounds so sad. My dad was 70 last week and he's never looked after himself. I've been waiting for 'the call' for the last 20 years.

Dark - those keks sound flipping amazing. I doubt i would be Shock at your wardrobe unless the clothes were ridiculously impractical and uncomfortable. I studied art and design at college, then fashion at London School of Fashion, then did a foundation year in art and design, then studied for a degree in history of art and design. I am a design obsessive; fashion, interiors, architecture, kettles, anything basically. But my main obsession is things which work for their purpose, fulfil their job and are easy/comfortable to use. Anything which does that is by definition beautiful. I don't see why functional things are considered ugly

DarkEvilMoon · 20/04/2015 20:35

Actually i find it quite cheering to hear positive things about clothes. I am an awkward shape and find clothes shopping an absolute nightmare. I will confess I live in black trousers but own only 2 pairs , v-tops and hooddies. I find female fitting tops uncomfortable and thus often buy blokes t-shirts about 3 sizes too big Blush I might come pick your brains when I feel confident enough to brave the hell that is clothes shopping MrsK but right now I just occassionally pin the odd thing that pops up that i think ooo i like the idea of that. And in the mean time I am koko trying to fix my disordered eating.

Grin @ Gok Wanamo Bay - i just got shouted at by ds for laughing at that. Apparently he is trying to sleep

Gcalgske · 20/04/2015 20:46

Gok wanamo bay! Priceless Grin

Romeyroo · 20/04/2015 21:09

sass, you are allowed a moan! You are doing a fab job, honestly, so go easy on yourself Flowers

Lex, good that your DH was there but it must be difficult with the distance.

Biwi, I hope your dad gets better soon

I like the clothes chat too, especially as you know what you are talking about MrsK. I hadn't bought anything for about six years because of well, I guess being with xH who was pretty controlling. Last summer my CBT counsellor basically said just go out shopping and try things on, see what suits you, you don't need to buy it. That presumes time to do that, which I seldom have, but there is nothing stopping me browsing the internetSmile. Though as I said, I am saving for other stuff, so not buying there either.

LexLoofah · 20/04/2015 21:18

sass that sounds tough, 4 small kids enough work without being on your own half the time no wonder you dream about moving elsewhere for presumably a better lifestyle with DP around a bit more.

I definitely know what you mean about adult conversation, MN must keep you sane.

Have been without DH this week - single parents everywhere I salute you! Including the part time ones like Sass and army wives etc. Will make sure I tell DH how much I appreciate him being around, mostly I just joke about not having to take out the rubbish myself but there's nothing like a death to remind you to let someone know how you feel is there? Tracking his flight now, only 3 more hours to go ...

Preminstreltension · 20/04/2015 21:31

sass that is hard. Single parent here but with half your number of DCs. I must say I give thanks for my work - I get to speak to mostly sensible adults every day and drink coffee in peace. It does save my sanity.

Home is hard - and lonely at times. I think that's where hot cross buns became my partner Grin. Comforting, always there, kids like them...But sadly this could not be a long term relationship so I ditched the buns in favour of bootcamp.

sassandfaff · 20/04/2015 21:37

Thanks everyone.

Not quite 4 young kids, but slightly worse. 3 young kids (under 5) and a bloody teenager!

He's away for 7 weeks but hopefully back for some of the weekends.

I have more things planned for this year than I have had for the last 6 years, so it is getting easier. But in reality that's still less than 10 things saddo heyho.

It's just the endless monotony of the housework and the arguing and crying and whining and no-one to give you a break. I totally understand how people just walk off and never come back. I use to think it was selfish but I don't anymore. How bad is that? I would never do it mind.

Watching sweet home Alabama for a non thinking easy watching. Be alright tomorrow.

Gcalgske · 20/04/2015 21:40

Food today was a bit rubbish. DD decided 02:00 was wakey wakey time and kept me up till 05:00. Today was the start of our new dance class term at 10:15 so when we woke at 09:30 we just made it by the skin of our teeth with bubs eating a cereal bar and a banana on the way. Had planned eggs for breakfast but nothing remotely lc was portable so I just had water. Good shopping after lunch with a grumpy toddler was FUN but I got some good LC stuff. I had a strange (but delicious) lunch - a bowl of yoghurt with crunchy curried okra croutons. Dinner was two skin on chicken thighs cooked in basil olive oil with aubergine/ tomato/ mozzarella stacks drizzled with more basil olive oil.
Had a handful of smoked almonds and some 80% chocolate too.

sassandfaff · 20/04/2015 21:41

For you lex

Be reet int mornin

Grin
Preminstreltension · 20/04/2015 21:43

God that's a huge workload sass. Three under five and a teenager. Bloody norah!

My youngest is 5 now and I'm so happy about that. The fog is lifting. I still don't get a spare moment (other than MN!) but I quite enjoy being with them now and I honestly used to dread it. You know when you have a job you hate and you'd get the Sunday night fear - the dread of having to go back to work and deal with all the crap on Monday. Well I used to have Friday night fear - a week at work was a rest and then I had the dread of having to get through the weekend with them! It was such a slog.

But I'm past that now. And not yet in the teenage years. I think this is the good bit.

MrsKoala · 20/04/2015 21:44

Sass that sounds so tough. DH is ex-Army and has a job where he travels a lot now. I know no-one where i live and have no friends anymore. The only people i speak to re my mum, dad and DH. DS says we are best friends and the sad fact is it's the truth. He is my only friend...one which hits me and screams at me and punched me full on in the boob today Hmm . I really miss having adult non-family conversations. That's why MN is a life line for me.

I hope you feel better. If i was nearer manchester i'd come and meet you for a chat :)

Gcalgske · 20/04/2015 21:44

Sass I get very anxious when hubby is away and that's with one small.
Preminstral hats off! Seriously. I really don't know how single parents do it. It was just my dad and me when I was a teenager.

Gcalgske · 20/04/2015 21:48

Lex condolences
Biwi hope your dad is on the mend soon x

sassandfaff · 20/04/2015 21:53

preministrel I love hotcross buns. It is the only thing I have had to use superhero willpower too. That and coke.

I have/had a major addicted to coke. It was the reason, despite knowing about keto over 2 years ago, that I could not do it. I could not physically give up coke at that time. I have only done it since this Jan. And I'm creeping back with a few swigs here and there with the diet coke I have in for any spirits.

I know why, apart from it possibly being addictice , it's because I associate it with helping me when I had a hypo moment whilst pregnant. (Gestational diabetes) I don't know if anyone else has every had it? But it feels awful. Shaking, jelly, weak etc and I would have to guzzle coke and munch down sweets. One time, it wasn't working so I guzzled more ended up going the other way and spent a night on a ward whilst pregnant with the twins. I've also blacked out, whilst pregnant with the twins and when I came too, my brother had called me an ambulance. He said my eyes were going aroundy head like a poltegist! Grin

All things I think that have made me grab coke when my blood sugars play up, but in the end, just started to cause it, iyswim?

If anything trips me up, it will be coke.

sassandfaff · 20/04/2015 22:16

mrsk Thanks a chat about non family or not child related things is great isn't it?

I don't miss working, but I do miss colleagues.

trashcanjunkie · 20/04/2015 22:27

Evening ladies. Aah sass it's important to come on here and have a vent I think. Where about are you? I used to be a toddler group whore, and I managed to have a semblance of friendships from them. Can you do the same yes I know they can be like pulling teeth if the dcs are too old for toddlers, are there any other groups you could join? If I was in your position I might even consider church - the ones round here don't give a shit if you're religious, especially the Pentecostal Christians. We were even in their nativity one year co they were short of a Joseph. My friend who is a member of the church asked me if my cd could take part. We had a blast, and didn't feel any religious message was pushed onto us at all.

Well, my party dress arrived from asos today, and the bastard thing just fits.... Size 18 and from their tall range supposedly possibly too tight on the upper arm. What to do? We are driving to Poole on Friday for a 40th birthday, and I really want to look nice. I might try it on and post a pic for group critique mrsk that means you when my shoes arrive. I do have back up outfits so all will not be lost if the decision goes against the dress.

I am going to do my hair like Legartha from Vikings. Grin

Food has been fine I think today.

Up at 7.20 this morning for a dog to be dropped off for the day. Dp and I had a lovely cuppa together before he had to leave for work. Breakfast was one boiled egg and some salad from last night, which had allsorts through it like cornichons and feta.

Lunch was half a tin of tuna mayo with avocado.

The one egg and half a tin of tuna was simple circumstance, not intention, so after work but before dinner I was frigging starving and had a pot of egg and bacon mayo from sainsburys, which is. Something like 1.6 carbs and then I had the last few scraps of smoked salmon from the fridge wrapped around a few lil scoops of cream cheese.

Dinner was pork steaks slow cooked with garlic, red cabbage and mayo, a serving of another salad with feta and olives through it, plus some Greek yoghurt on my pork steaks.

Drank three litres water, and had two cups of tea with cream.

Haven't weighed for two days, but will do tomorrow. Also going to attempt to be organised enough to walk dcs into school as opposed to driving, plus then go for extra morning dog walk with friends, before I do another dog walk for work, and then later walk back for dcs.

We shall see.....

sassandfaff · 20/04/2015 23:08

I'm in Preston trash

I am in a group. Triathlon. Just not been for nearly a year due to weight, hips and back. Plus dp being away, means I can't go consistently as no one to have the dcs. Which in itself is a major barrier, as you have to keep starting again with the fitness.

It will get better, I'm sure. Thanks

Dumdedumdedum · 21/04/2015 05:38

Hello, everyone! Thanks to all for the advice about salt, will go and check out supplements out and keep to the low-salt.

I have lost 6.5lbs in a week, though I rather think the first 4lbs went overnight after the first day, as I decided to begin BC after a very heavy evening the night before! Anyhow, 2.5lbs down and not feeling hungry is a great thing, so onwards and downwards, hopefully!

"Low-carb flu" seems to be on its way out today, thank goodness. I have another question, for BIWI (or anyone else who can kindly advise): I love eggs but they have a hugely binding effect on me so I've probably lost at least 2lbs more than I think - TMI, sorry, is there anything I can eat to counteract this, given that prunes or syrup of figs are clearly off the menu?

Second week of LCHF - wish me luck!

Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Wishing everyone a lovely day Grin

Dumdedumdedum · 21/04/2015 05:58

To all of you looking after elderly parents, particularly if you live far away from them - I take my hat off to you, it is often extremely different to know what to do for the best.

To those of you staying at home looking after children whilst your other halves are working away, or those who are permanently single parents - Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Sass, I just had the one, but for many years, was often on my own in a city I didn't feel was home, and not working and eating and drinking for consolation were the two main reasons I have ballooned to my present weight. Now, I'm empty nesting and also feel friendless and alone whilst the husband travels, but at least it's sunny and the skies are blue most of the timeGrin I sooooo get what you say about not missing work, but missing nice colleagues Grin

I have no choice with clothes buying, I have to get what fits me, of which there is not a lot to be found. Trouble is, deep inside me, I am still the size 10-12 I was for a few decades until the rot set in (see above). That obese woman I occasionally catch glimpses of in mirrors is clearly not me.

OK, what low-carb food will I have for breakfast?

sassandfaff · 21/04/2015 07:00

Thanks dum it might have only been 1 DC, but being in a foreign country brings it's own set of problems. Must be hard. ((()))

I have found linseeds help me in my yogurt. They taste nice too. They're about 25g of fibre per 100g, but weigh next to nothing, so I do put a good helping on.

Water is my downfall and usually the reason I can't go.

Dumdedumdedum · 21/04/2015 07:13

difficult, not different :)

Sass thanks for the linseeds tip - not sure if I can get them here, will have a look when supplement chasing this pm.

LexLoofah · 21/04/2015 09:12

Morning all well it is 3am here and looks like I am up for the day, DD crept in With us at midnight which woke me up but was dozing when DS came in to report a wet bed. They are all back to sleep, I am up with the washer on and a cup of tea, going to be a long day. Also brain freeze yestrrday, FIL was 70 not 75.

DH got back OK, glad it was only a week and not 7, geez that is tough, it is the relentlessness of it isn't it? No one to say ' I'll cook tonight' or 'do you want a cup of tea'

when my DC are fighting and whining I just put the waste disposal on so I can't hear them

MrsKoala · 21/04/2015 09:29

Morning all. I hate when you are up far too early Lex. It hits me about 3pm and i just can't go on and want to eat biscuits all afternoon.

DH got back late last night after being away for 4 days visiting MIL. She is very very poorly now but still clinging on. I didn't expect her to still be here. It's so hard for DH. DS1 misses him so much and really needs him atm. I have a meeting with his pre-school this avo to discuss the ASD. I know i will cry. I'm welling up now just thinking about it. I don't really know what to say. I think i will post on the SN boards.

DS2 is refusing to eat all my food So i have spent ages batch cooking then chucking most in the bin this weekend. He only wants smooth baby cereals mixed with milk and petit filous. He wont eat greek yog or pureed fruit. He also had 3 bouts of runny nappies in the night.

This morning i had a yummy spinach and cheese 3 egg omelette for breakfast. I've got some chicken livers for lunch/dinner - anyone got any ideas? I thought liver, bacon, mushrooms, parsley and cream?

sassandfaff · 21/04/2015 09:30

Dp text me this this morning . daily fail- time to start eating carbs again article

TheHappyCamper · 21/04/2015 09:58

Mrs K - please don't worry if you do cry. I am a teacher and have had many many parents and/or students cry. Sometimes I've cried with them (bereavements usually). They will not think anything of it except that you are obviously a lovely parent who cares about their child. Perhaps consider a little notebook a) to jog you mind later and b)to give you something to focus on. Good luck xx

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