Nothing Tastes As Good As Slim Feels Part 4

[knottyhair]

Whoops. Managed to fill it up again! Hope it's OK to start a new one. Let's keep going everyone - big zonetastic push up to the festive season!!

Afternoon! TDW, 3lbs on isn't that bad, and you know why, and you'll lose it soon enough I bet. And just to echo Dinky's advice about swimming & pilates . JAM, 1lb on could be due to lots of things and your running isn't in vain - you could have had a much worse result without it. Dinky, you've got a goal to aim for and I'd bet all my Jillian DVDs that you'll do it, and that's saying something . And Dr Belle, well done on losing half a pound!

Quarter of a pound on for me, which I'm OK with given that I went over my allowance nearly every day! Decided to be spontaneous this morning and although I was all ready to Shred, my friend talking me into going out for the morning with her instead (did involve 40 min walk, but also a cappuccino & half a Divine chocolate bar ). Had a lovely morning, and a salmon sushi wrap for lunch. Will probably end up over again as DS is on a sleepover tonight so we're going to have an Indian takeaway I think, although I won't go too mad. Felt quite nice to have a "day off" so to speak. Maybe I should just try to maintain this weight now? Not sure, will just see how it goes. Hope everyone's having a nice day x

Sorry to hear people are feeling crappy, sending you all get well wishes and good luck ones to TDW and JAM.

Oops posted a little early there!

1.6 lbs off here i'm really pleased, but away all weekend so I will need to be careful I don't put it back on.
One of the mums commented on my size this morning and it gave me a happy little glow. Those tiny things can really give you a boost!

Hope you all have a fab weekend!

Fabulous LadyBuzz! And it must have felt great getting that comment .

Yay LadyBuzz! That's loads!

Morning! Well, yesterday turned out to be a write off! I made a decision in the afternoon to not worry about the calories for the rest of the day, mainly because a big uncut white loaf was winking at me from the corner of the kitchen, and well, I went about 300 cals over by bedtime. It was nice to have a "day off" so to speak, but back in the zone today though. Going to Shred before I pick DS up from his friends and walk into town with him. Something low calorie from Pret for lunch and burger & salad for dinner later. Hope everyone's having a nice weekend x

Hello everyone! Had a lovely mate staying over last night so I made a nice prawn thai curry and an apple crumble. Went over my allowance but not by too much. Going to a food festival now so will do my very very best to behave, but cannot promise anything... :o

Ooh Belle, your curry & crumble sound lovely! Hope you enjoyed the food festival as well . Had a better day yesterday, although I was slightly over at the end of the day but not too much. Had a lovely soup in Pret - broccoli & italian cheese, yum. Got a Waitrose veggie soup for lunch today, then we're going over to DP's sister's after lunch for "tea & cake" so I'll try my best . Roast chicken, boiled potatoes & veg for dinner later. Managed 4 circuits of BFBM this morning which will hopefully count towards the cake! Have a good day x

Well, I just typed a loooong message and deleted it by mistake! Will try to be more succinct this time...
DH suggested a fish supper for dinner, and, as I do, my thoughts were that I may as well have a full day of biffing if I'm going to blow it in the evening anyway. So I had a big baguette with quorn sausages, and a bit of crumble at lunchtime. By the time it came to dinner, I was too full for fish and chips- IN fact, too full for anything. It sounds like such a little thing, but I always eat whether I'm hungry or not, and I was pleased that I could refuse something nice just because I didn't need it. Baby steps in the right direction, ladies :)
Went to see my new baby brother yesterday and had a lovely meal with my dad and his gf- soup, and didn't have the accompanying pizza. Tesco sushi for dinner... I love it! Mmmmmmm......

Hope you all had a good weekend.

Sounds like you had a lovely weekend Belle! And you too Knotty! I agree - its good to relax sometimes.

Had a hectic saturday involving dance class, swim class, hair cuts and shoe shopping (£££) then dinner out with some MN friends - had a few drinks and some chicken skewers then fish and chips which was v filling! Then had a dodgy tummy yesterday so didnt manage much at all - which I guess was a silver lining of sorts. Back on it again today though...

Ooh Belle, congratulations! How exciting to have a baby brother! And well done on the food front. Dinky, hope your tummy's feeling better today.
Had a lovely afternoon at SIL's. She's getting over a major op so (luckily for me!) wasn't up to making cakes etc. which she usually does. So it was a Tesco jobby which wasn't particularly nice, so I just had a small "polite" piece.

Did a Shred first thing, got the rest of the veg soup from yesterday for lunch, and pasta with roasted squash, chorizo, cherry tomatoes & sage for dinner later. Have a good day x

Belle you were very good declining the food, and a baby brother to oh and ahh over, how exciting. Dinky hope the tummy is better today, you need to fill up after all that exercise, phew just reading it. Oh Knotty you got me drooling, the uncut white loaf. I don't eat much bread as wheat bloats me, but if I do have a blow out then the uncut white it is, drool drool, oops, back to the screen .
Well I've had a mixture of a weekend, wasn't good or bad, I find it harder to be virtous when DH is home as he eats constantly. AM going to really try this week though since Dinky threw down the gauntlet, so I'd best get watching what i eat.
hope everyone is having a good day, take care x

TDW, hope you didn't make too much mess on your keyboard . Good luck this week, you can do it!

I've just made a big batch of "syrup crunchies". Trying to cut back and so raided the cupboards to see what biscuits I could make for DP & DS. Found a recipe that uses a few bits up, but those bits are half a tin of condensed milk, a packet of butter, golden syrup, wheat flakes, porridge oats & flour. Tried very hard not to keep licking my fingers and I think I can have half a one (they are quite big!). They do smell nice....

Lol at TDW and her drool covered key board. Syrup crunchies sound very tempting Knotty!

mmmm knotty they sound lovely!

Had a lovely weekend with my DB SIL and 2 DNs but ate loads of very nice but very bad food. I figure its fine as it is once in a blue moon but i'm praying for a STS this week at best.

First day back at work today, full days course and I am totally shattered. I was proud that I avoided the coffee time biscuits (save a couple). 2 more weeks then i'm back into my new job [scared].

dinky hope you feel better today.

belle awww hope you enjoyed seeing the baby.

tdw good luck this week!

Yee hah at last managed to stay under calorie limit today, pat on back to me . Hope everyone else has had a good day xx

Hi everyone. Had a weird day today.
You probably won't remember, but at the beginning of the summer there was a car accident outside my home involving two very elderly people. They were stuck upside down for a good 15 minutes whilst waiting for the emergency services, and I phoned the ambulance, and held the lady's hand and talked to her as we waited. She and her husband was airlifted to hospital. I was told she got better.
Turns out she died in hospital a few days later :(

People have not told me this to spare my feelings, but someone mentioned it to me today, thinking I knew. I can't stop thinking about it, about her hand in my hand, the way she was yelling out, the way her husband held her hand. It sounds so weird but I feel so desperately sad knowing that I was part of the story of someone's death iykwim... I know I did all I can, I know it's not my fault but it's just so sad.

I'll feel better after a night's sleep.

Otherwise, I had a good day. Steamed veg with crackerbread for lunch, snacks of more crackerbread and an apple, and pasta with a tomato and balsamic sauce for dinner. Will have a packet of snack a jacks in a bit.

Belle, I do remember those people, so sorry to hear that the lady died. It's not surprising that you feel the way you do. Hope you have a better day today.

Going to do 4 circuits of NMTZ after the school run. Minestrone soup for lunch, and going to make a shepherdess pie for dinner later. Have a good one x

Lady glad you avoided the temptation of the biscuit tin and hope you're not too tired today, work hey who needs it

Oh Belle yes I remember you telling us all about that accident, what an awful outcome. Hope you slept well and you feel better today, sending hugs x

Hi to everyone else and hope we are all in the ZONE today.

Oh and by the way it's only 13 weeks until Christmas, so even less time for the Christmas parties and the slinky party frock, that's enough to get me motivated .

Whoops, meant to say well done to Ladybuzz for avoiding the biscuits, and to you TDW for staying under your allowance. And DS advised me gleefully yesterday that it was 13 weeks until Christmas, as he wrote down most of the Lego catalogue for his Christmas list. Well, a boy can dream .

Oh bummer, I'm really hungry today, I've eaten 15 grammes of chashews and had one organic rice cake, plain, which funnily enouugh has NOT hit the spot, arrrrgh. Need to hide away so that I cannot be tempted.

TDW, do you know what you're having the rest of the day? When I have days like that (and they are many!), I try to plan and log the rest of the day's food on MFP then I know how many calories I've got to play with so to speak, then I try and have something filling for the calories, e.g. rather than 1 biscuit, have a small bowl of cereal & skimmed milk. You've probably already done this so feel free to ignore me!

Just had home cooked herby chicken and funny you should ask Knotty but for dinner I'm cooking the mince, spinach and potato curry you posted on here a while ago. I really like it and the recipe gets aired every now and then.

I am definitley a protein type person, as that is what fills me the most, carbs don't do much for me. I am trying to plot the calories etc, but my work computer is so very old, that I can't always access all of MFP, but I will log everything tonight to ensure I'm staying good, need to think of Dinky and the slim down before birthday challenge .

Thank you all for being nice! I'm feeling far better today. I'm sad about the woman, but I know I did all I could, and at least I held her hand and spoke nicely to her when she was stuck.
AF arrived last night so that probably made everything feel a bit worse too!
You lot are far cheaper than a therapist... :o

Had a ham salad and two slices of bread for lunch. Feel a bit guilty about the bread, but hopefully I won't need a snack at 4ish as I usually do. Sausage and lentil casserole for dinner. May have an apple if the munchies do strike.