Nothing Tastes As Good As Slim Feels Part 3

[knottyhair]

Hope it's OK that I've started this new thread, but the old one is now full! Not sure if my entry went on the old one, but anyhoo - let's keep going people! Here's to eating tasty healthy food, finding and sticking with exercise we enjoy and getting fitter, stronger & hopefully slimmer! xx

Everyone?? It looks like its your dp who's having all of them

Shaxx, May and June are full of birthdays etc in my family, so we've had cake etc for my sister, my dad, me, my DP (2 for him!) and then we've got DP's brother and sister, plus my parents' wedding anniversary. Sorry, I didn't explain well, just shouting thinking out loud!

Shaxx, he is nearly 7. I def. think it was the running that did it. I'm trying to do lots of pilates and stretching but did a yogalates dvd the other day and I think I'm going to bin it. The instructor was rubbish and really annoying and I had really stiff shoulders the next day.

I've ordered Jillian blast fat dvd but have yet to take it out of the cellophane.

Knotty, think you are my twin after looking at your profile-we both have one DS, are the same age and we look a similar shape! Also, am impressed with the your exercise today! On the birthday theme, it's mine on Friday too altho when I think about my age!!

Thanks for asking about DS-it's been very stressful. I didn't say anything before as I was afraid I would go on and on as I got myself into a bit of a state about it. He's ok but i think it will take him (and me!) a while to feel totally settled. There seems to be quite a lot of "physical" stuff that goes on (quite a big school and lots of boys)-it's not been plain sailing.

Sorry Knotty I was just being cheeky as you're dp seems to be having 3 celebrations for his birthday and rightly so as its his 40th!
I'm impressed that you're even contemplating resisting a slice of yummy homemade cake. Pass me a slice of your willpower

I've just been to the dentist and had a filling. Beurgh. I hate needles so much and I have a numb mouth and lips.

I'm going to make some mini carrot muffins today for lunchboxes and order some books off Amazon to make me feel better.

iluv, have a lovely birthday on Friday. And I'm not surprised you got yourself in a state, I'd be exactly the same! Has he moved from a much smaller school? Hope he settles soon. And go on, unwrap Jillian!

Shaxx, yes DP appears to be holding onto the birthday baton for a while yet ! Re: the cake, I have worked out that I can probably have a piece if I take the frosting off, which I'm not all that bothered about. Yay!

Hi all
iluv hope things are getting better for you and DS, I would have worked myself up too, probably will do exaclty same when my DS grows up (he's only 9 months) but I have all that worry to come, when I finally take him out of the cotton wool I've placed him in .

Wow Knotty you are being extremely good, I wouldn't have thought twice about having the cake and the frosting, in those cases I would think sod it and I never feel guilty when it's a special occasion. I know we all want to lose weight but we've all got to live as well.

Mind you that's probably why I was a sts last week, cos my willpower is not that good.

I'm finally getting to grips with running a home, having a LO and being back at work, may even have more time to pop on here. DH is over at the moment which is nice, but he goes back Sunday morning, so going to have like a brunch style picnic type thingy which the LO can join in for father's day, not much but can't think of anything else that a 9 month old can do which is before 1030 in the morning, when my DH is due to leave.

Hope everyone is well and staying in the zone, ta ta for now.

Im struggling to eat healthy food, had a macdonalds last night and an ice cream, not good!! I've heard drinking warm water stops you feeling hungry??
Can anyone recommend any good clubs in Warrington for www.slimming-guide.co.uk

iluv hope you have a good birthday on Friday

knotty i would have to leave the cake and have the frosting

My body seems to be helping me diet, i started grazing on Sunday and took a huge bite of chocolate but bit my cheek at the same time and now have a whopping great ulcer so eating hurts, I've made the mistake of not counting my allowance this week but at the same time I don't think i've been too bad - the scales will tell me either way on Friday anyway!

I think my worst days are when i have nothing on i'm still on maternity leave and am at home most days with the 2 little ones and thats when i pick, i need to start going out for walks to keep out of the fridge I think - and the exercise will help too.

Back to the gym tonight!

shaxx hope the feeling has returned in your mouth.

belleend how lovely being asked to be godmother

Ooooh this thread is racing along today! :)

knotty I may only be a young 'un, but as I was born forty-eight, I'm actually far older than you :o I have been the recipient of countless "oh I thought you were years older comments over the years...
I am ridiculously in awe at your choc fudge cake resistance. Family birthdays do not count as diet days (I am soooooo looking forward to DC1's birthday in a few weeks...) :o

iluvcake, don't worry at all about going on about things other than diet on here- I do it all the time. How is your son? And how are you? My DS1 is 5 and school always worried me as he is a sensitive soul and not a bit burly. Luckily, he seems to have slotted in well at his lovely school, but it did take a while.

Shaxx Did you dribble after your filling? :o Last time I went in for one, the scary dentist said "No! Bad tooth! Must come out!" and ye yanked it out with a pair of pliers. So now I have a gap, and if I smile widely I look like an old toothless yokel...

dogwalker Have a lovely time with your DH! I asked mine what he wanted to do for father's day and he wants to go to Leicester. No idea why. I'm sure it's a lovely place, but it's three hours away. ?!??!!!

LadyBuzz Biting your cheek whilst eating chocolate! That's rather unfortunate! Do you think it'll put you off? I really fancy a bar of fruit and nut at the mo, something that's going to make a nice solid sound when I bite into it. Won't give in, though. Am going to let myself have what I want this weekend in... Um... Leicester... :o Hope your cheek feels better. I am the same as you, grazing when I'm at home. I actually work from home, which means I am a biffer!

all bran
Quorn sausage salad with 1 slice oat wholemeal bread
Quorn sausage, some raisins
Roast chicken and stuffing salad with 1 slice oat wholemeal bread

(I know having a roast chicken and stuffing salad is a bit like having diet coke with a big mac meal. And I did pick at the boys' roast dinners' as I was dishing up, but resisted the yorkshire pud and only had half a roastie.)

belleend I very much doubt it

well done resisting the yorkshire puds, i love yorkshire puds mmmmmmm

BelleEnd, apparently I had enough calories left today to have a small slice WITH frosting! To be honest, I wouldn't have wanted anything bigger, it was very rich! 250 calories for my small bit though - just hope I've worked everything else out correctly! I really want a loss this week, even just a small one...

One bit of cake will have been ok knotty it's when you eat the whole thing that there's a problem . I baked earlier this week and alot of it has found it's way into my tummy after dinner . Plus TOTM arrived yesterday so I don't think I will have lost this week, but hey ho it won't take me out of the zone. I'm feeling it today, feeling good and going to drink lots of water, Dinky would be proud.

Ladybuzz Biting me cheek wouldn;t stop me I'm afraid as chocolate can be slowly melted on the tongue, yum yum, no I am defo staying in the zone, will not let the TOTM munchies get the better of me.

Hope everyone has a good day x

Morning! TDW, an actual slice of this cake according to the recipe was 500 calories , hence I only had half a slice, but it was enough. Did L2 6W6P at 7.30 this morning as I've got a busy morning - was a sweaty panting mess! Had cereal & skimmed milk for breakfast, don't know about the rest today as I've got to go shopping but probably soup for lunch, and I'm thinking some kind of veggie curry with the spinach from our veg box for tea. Have a good day! xx

I am proud of you TDW !

Hi Dinky how are you? I think the last time I was on here you were going on holiday. Did you have a fab time? Hope my memory isn't failing me

Ooh ooh ooh. My Jillian cookbook has arrived! I will have a read this evening and feedback. I know Dinky will be waiting with bated breath .

I will apologise in advance as what I'm about to ask has nothing to do with dieting, but ideas are desperately needed. It's my 2nd wedding anniversary next week and I haven't got anything yet . 2nd is normally cotton (traditional) or china (modern). Does anyone have any great gift ideas that I can get my DH, as I am useless.

Sadly the Jillian cookbook wouldn't be appreciated by DH but it did cross my mind. Give us all some info on it Knotty

Hi TDW - holiday was great, v hot in NY - managed not to shop and only to put on half a pound, and had fab time! Second wedding anniversary... erm, a nice new cotton shirt? China mug? Or if you're in London, sod the traditional route and go for knotty's speed boat down the thames with james bond music blasting approach

Knotty - love that you're so excited about your cookbook Its when you start taking it to bed with you I'll start worrying properly...

TDW, Chinese takeaway ? Cotton pyjamas? But would certainly recommend the speedboat trip!! Dinky, I was planning on reading my new book in bed .

Having a crap day after being good all week. Craaaaaap. Why do I do this to myself?
mushroom, onions and broad beans on 1 piece toast
1 apple
loads of yog covered peanuts and raisins
loads of trail mix
1 piece of bread with peanut butter
1/4 of a milky way crispy roll.

BelleEnd - stop, think about why you overate like that. You still talk of "good days" and "bad days", "being crap" - that's not a healthy attitude to yourself or your food. Are you drinking enough water? Trying distraction when the munchies hit?

Remember 2 things my friend: mindful eating (not mindless eating) and sustainable long term healthy living decisions, for you, your body and your life. So draw a line under what's happened, pick yourself up, dust yourself off and back into the zone with you.

Oh dinky, you are good. My attitude to food has never been healthy. I've never been this slim, and I've never been this miserable- I think about food constantly, and I don't like being this way. Two people have asked me "are you okay?" today in that I-don't-think-you-are voice, and I know it's because I'm looking unhappy.
You have hit the nail on the head with mindful not mindless eating. It's a compulsion, and I feel vile afterwards.
To be honest, last weekend, when I had my Very Bad Day, I was so full and ill and disgusted with myself that I tried to make myself sick. :( I stuck my fingers down my throat, and didn't bring anything up. I was about to try again when I caught my own eye in the bathroom mirror, and I thought, I can't do this. I can't do it to my boys.

Sorry about bringing the thread down... I just want to stop thinking about this all the time. DH has booked a night away on Saturday, and I'm already thinking of the hotel breakfast on sunday instead of the lovely time we'll have. I just want to stop thinking of food!

belleend the good thing is that you stop yourself when you caught your eye. That in itself is positive.

It is hard when you are dieting, your whole life seems to revolve around food and what is 'good' and 'bad' I am exactly the same in that respect with good and bad days.
It is very difficult to change your whole outlook on food and the eating habits that you have built up.
Lots of wise ladies on here to listen to, if you vent its off your chest and will hopefully help - Don't give yourself too hard a time!

Thanks LadyBuzz. I do try to tell myself that it's not a diet, it's a whole new way of living- But I can't help myself from obsessing about food all the time. One of the big things is that I used to bake almost every day- Cakes, biscuits, flapjacks- And loved doing it. I really miss that, but know I wouldn't have the self control to bake them without eating them!
Feel a bit better now. I mean, that list I wrote above is not as if I ate a whole chocolate gateau is it.
Thank you.

BelleEnd - then stop thinking about food. It shouldnt all be about control and restriction and being miserable and hungry and depriving yourself - life is quite simply too short to be sad all the time. So, to use one of my mum's sayings - turn that frown upside down and focus on positives in your life. Think about your lovely boys, your good friends and your god-daughter to be! Think about how you want to be a happy healthy active mum to your boys and wife to your husband. Think about how you want to show a happy healthy living model to your kids. So go for things in moderation - have smaller portions of things the rest of your family eat but dont restrict yourself ridiculously. Find some exercise you enjoy doing - gardening, yoga, swimming, pilates, zumba, body combat, running, wakling, nordic walking, whatever - and commit to doing it at least 3 times a week. Take a holistic view to your body - its not about the scales - its about YOU, treating your body the way it should be treated so it is happy and healthy and lets you do everything you want to do. Hope the pep talk helps. And if it does, please do go see your GP to talk about it - maybe having some counselling to help with your food issues of old will help you break out of the sad cycle. In the meantime, hugs. x