The 'Avoid The Quiche' Quiche- Part 2!!!

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Hi all!! (waves!)

Cant believe our last thread filled up so quickly!

For those of you who don't know us, the 'Avoid the Quiche' Quiche is a group of people who all want to lose a substantial amount of weight (no coming on here complaining about the half a stone you desperately need to lose, thanks very much!) We all have different personal goals and reasons for wanting to lose weight, whether it be for a special holiday coming up, to aid fertility or to be healthier. This thread is a place to share your highs and lows, talk to like minded people, get encouragement and offer support to others when they need it!

Official weigh in day is Wednesday- Slimmer of the week will get a virtual bunch of flowers, woohoo!!

I personally am aiming to lose 6 stone. It wont be easy but i've got a great bunch of ladies behind me keeping me focused and for that i'm very grateful!

I will post some recipes too over the weekend. Do we want to do it on here or on a Not-quiche recipe thread for ease of reference?

It is Leftover o'clock here and I am in the danger zone. dS is eating pasta with a lemon and pepper cream sauce and some of that nice hot-smoked salmon. I could definitely hoover his leftovers, possibly resisting the cold broccoli though... But I am going to Scrape. It. Into. The. Bin

Self-sabotage day here

Fuck knows why and I'm really pissed off about it but can't stop! I think my period is due- I literally have no control today

Sorry, rant over

I managed the race in under 30mins!!! So pleased! I did feel a little sick at the end but enjoyed it so much!! And I have a shiny medal!

what kept me going tonight was that I kept thinking about standing on the scales 13 weeks ago and looking at myself naked in the mirror for the first time since falling pregnant with ds1, and I made myself 2 promises, first to lose weight and second to get back into running, which I enjoyed so much before having my babies. I'm getting there!

Well done yellow- you must feel so proud of yourself

Debs75 you may say 'only' 1 stone 6 since March, but if you had not decided to do something then, you would have probably put on another stone since then.
Imagine weighing 2 1/2 stones heavier than you do now! You know you made the right choice when you decided to diet....

Birdingwidow go and squirt some washing up liquid on those leftovers!

Phantom tomorrow is a new day. Falling off the wagon is not failure; not getting back on it is.

Haha LayMizz, I thought about that but did manage to just chuck it. No pasta crossed my lips. (Will defo do that another time when I feel danger!)

I definitely did not send that last post in twice, weird.

Yellow, the last time I broke into a run was when I almost missed a flight connection. That was newark airport, 1999. I am dead impressed... You must feel great!

Well done yellow that's amazing! Keep on running. :)

Debs75 - well done on the 1stone 6lb - that is a substantial amount! LMR pretty much said what I would have.

Right then, all of us who have fallen off the wagon or put on weight for seemingly inexplicable reasons, let's all take inspiration from others who've been there and get back to it! Today I will probably have some wine but will try and compensate with some extra activity and not use the weekend as a excuse to stuff myself (although I'm seeing my mum tomorrow and I still associate her with the root of all my weight problems, but that's another story).

Moonshine I totally get what you are saying abount your Mum.

I was a curvy12/14 until I was in my twenties, yet all my teenage years she was forever trying to get me to diet. She has always been morbidly obese, and from being at secondary school her mantra was ringing in my ears 'oh don't let being overweight ruin your life the way it has mine'

What a message to give a schoolgirl, that if you are overweight your life is ruined...
FWIW, despite being seriously overweight, it has NOT ruined my life. Her negative ranting has had an impact though...

LayMizzRarb - I'm guessing a lot of us will be able to trace our weight 'problem' back to our mothers, which I find frightening, having a daughter now.

My mum was a feeder - she would pile my plate high from a very early age and encourage me to eat it, and more. Consequently I was fat from about 5/6 years old and never understood portion control or that eating 4 mars bars in a row or huge piles of food wasn't normal (yes, my mum would actively encourage me to do all this!) I suspect it had something to do with her almost starving to death during the war and misguided love, although she's never been above almost gleefully telling me if I'm getting fatter .

I would never berate my dd whatever size she is (she is slim) or talk about large people negatively but I must admit I do try and educate her about what consequences eating too much food, especially the wrong kind constantly might do to her, health-wise. My motto is everything in moderation, that there are no 'bad' foods, but it is a difficult line to tread. (I do have similar conversations with ds but he has other food issues atm ie major fussiness!)

To keep myself motivated for the last stone (stone and a half for dream weight) home stretch I have packed away most my 'big' clothes and have got down all my pre-baby clothes! I now have a wardrobe full of my lovely gypsy skirts and country girl type tops (sorry to any style gurus I am country girl through and through and not fashionable at all!). I only fit into about one fifth of them so the more weight I lose the more I have to wear again! Currently in a lovely skirt which I last wore over 3 years ago! [Smile]

Hehehe, Yellow - your post reminded me of a beautiful skirt I bought when I was about 20 as motivation. It was my second year in college, and I remember getting down to about 10 and a half stone before my diet ended the way so many have before and since. But somehow I've never been able to bring myself to throw out the skirt, so it's stayed with me. Anyway, I went and got it down from the suitcase over the wardrobe after I read your post, and I can fit into it! Sadly I don't think I can wear it outside the house. Think mutton dressed as 1980s lamb and you'll get the picture. But I think I shall wear it occasionally around the house anyway. All I need is one of those high-necked blouses to go with it and maybe get my hair all frizzed up... I am so impressed with your running, by the way - well done, you must feel great about that.

LayMizz and Moonshine I also trace a lot of my eating problems back to my mother, lifelong dieter and secret eater. And I worry like anything that my two daughters now in their early 20s are saying (or will say as they get older) the same thing about me. I really, really tried not to pass on all my hang-ups about food and eating, but I'm painfully aware that the whole issue became a no-go area, never talked about, from the time my kids reached early adolescence, just as it was in the family I grew up in. It was and is one of the things I found hardest about parenting.

I suppose you are right Laymizz it just feels so darn slow. Had a good week but off to pub now so better stick to diet cokes or it will just pile back on.

I was a 'fat' kid by 70's standards in primary school. Probably about 10 lbs overweight, so target for bullies. But there were probably 2/3 kids who were in my infant/junior school. It seems it is almost half of them now . You just didn't see so many people who were overweight.
My Mum would get stared at, and I remember that acutely, but nowadays there are so many more people with weight problems.
Can't keep harping about the past though; we have to look forward!
It's like if we have a bad diet day- you need to leave it behind when you fall asleep at night, and start the new day in a good positive mood. You can't let the past drag you down.
Hope everybody is having a happy weekend and looking forward to the slimmer versions of themselves!

Well yesterday I decided I wanted to give 5:2 a go as I'd been stuck for a little while. I drank a lot of water through the day and had a lovely courgette and tomato bake for dinner, and you know what? It was fine. I was slightly hungry, bug when my tummy rumbled I drank a pint of water. And tbh by dinner time I wasn't any more hungry than usual. So I'll be doing the same but I'll change my days to mon and weds (non-running days) and much less likelyhood of DH suggesting takeaway.

Today I've been very good, I skipped breakfast as me and ds1 did our local parkrun (5k) and by the time we were back and both bathed it was 11.45 so had scrambled eggs with quick fried cherry tomatoes and asparagus. Then dinner was lasagna with lots of tomatoes, grated carrot and grated courgette in it. With a lovely lettuce, spinach, pepper, tomato and carrot salad. I did treat myself to a few squares of green and blacks sea salt chocolate. So yummy.

Tomorrow I've got a 10k race at 9.30 so will have porridge before we leave and I've made a lunch of melon and Parma ham salad to take with me. and a lovely ginger biscuit for if I need it after the race

I'm not sure where the route of my eating comes from. Although I am 26, so was brought up with a lot of convenience foods. My mum was a pretty poor cook (very overlooked meat, no marinades/taste with anything) and I think we turned to convenience foods for something that tasted good tbh. Thankfully I've managed to get out if that rut with the dcs but if I'm emotional I just think 'fuck it, I don't want to cook' and get convenience rubbish.

Sorry that was pretty long.

I'm a comfort eater. I can more or less pin point when it started.

I grew up in South Africa, we had a great diet, lots of fruit and vegetables, everything from scratch and sweets and crisps were a rare (expensive) treat. Moved to the UK when I was 15 and the choice of foods, the cheapness of chocolate and crisps and me not having friends, getting bullied etc, food was my only comfort. Wish it wasnt.

I have son with SN and always turn to food when the going gets tough. Struggling this weekend, but trying my hardest. DH at work all weekend.

Hi ladies. My night away went a bit better than I thought, but could have been better than it was IYSWIM. The buffet dinner was chili (so I had a veg chili), rice, potato wedges, and salad. All good on SW, I even skipped the garlic bread. Then I drank a half bottle of wine. The wine then made me have dessert so instead of as well as the fruit salad I had some cheesecake :( Breakfast was fine - eggs, baked beans and 1 slice of wholemeal toast, and I avoided the biscuits at the coffee break. Lunch could have not been too bad - I had a pesto houmous and grated carrot sandwich (low fat), then we could each have a cereal bar (Alpen light), a piece of fruit (both fine), a bag of crisps and a cake. Did I ignore the crisps and cake? Did I hell :( Ah well, never mind, hopefully it won't be enough to derail the whole week.

Anyway, I am just planning my meals for the week and it reminded me people wanted recipes. Here is one for an egg curry - very quick and easy.

Hard boil 4 eggs, set aside.
Chop and 'fry' an onion in Fry Light, add about 1tsp of medium curry powder, then add 1 or 2 tins of chopped tomatoes (depending on how much food you want to end up with - I use two as DH and I like big portions). Add a stock cube and some salt, simmer for about 10 mins.

Peel the eggs and slice in half lengthways. The recipe says to serve the eggs as they are and put the sauce on top, but I prefer to gently put them in the sauce to warm through.

Serve with salad or rice depending on what diet you are on :)

If you feel like eating lego please come on this thread and just leave a few words? By the time you have done that, the urge may have passed? It makes total sense what you say about moving from SA. Is there some kind of activity you can plan with your son when your DH is working to take up your time? Does he like swimming? Walking? Crafts/painting?

I comfort eat too. Sugary fatty food was used almost as a reward in our house. If we did something good, we got treats. My mum is very power crazy and controlling and rationed them strictly. I think it was almost rebellion when I earned my own money to go and buy my own and flaunt them in front of her. It even is now. If I ever used to shop with her, I almost deliberately choose a high calorie treat, as I was subliminally saying 'hey you can't control me'. I don't do it any more.

This morning (early) I had a lovely cooked breakfast.
Small bowl (27g) porridge, 2 slices bacon with all fat cut off, some mushrooms and scrambled eggs (made with a splash of milk in the microwave)
I've just had a bowl of raspberries, with natural yogurt and a Nigella american style pancake made without butter. (Kids had them yesterday and there was batter left over)
I feel like I have been really indulgent, but its all part of the SW plan. (Apart from the pancake which will be my treat today.)

Lunch I will be having Brocolli and Mushroom Soup.
Dinner will be :
Roast Chicken Thighs

I buy the skinless thigh fillets, and use stock instead of wine. Its utterly gorgeous. I dont have fresh thyme in, but dried works just as well.

I sympathise with others! I am definitely an unaware eater. I could look back on my day and think I'd been good but forget finishing off ds's dinner, picking at biscuits, a sandwich as a snack, cheese and biscuits in the eve, etc! Becoming aware of my food intake and thinking about it, as well as learning the truly healthy foods, not just those labelled as healthy has been my life saver! I also carry my mothers eating issues. She is very body aware and gone up and down in size her whole life. As a teenager I was forever being put on diets etc!

Part of my motivation for losing weight now when dc's are so young is that they can always remember me as healthy and we never make an issue of it. We really concentrate on the children growing up understanding about food in a self sufficient way (having a farm really helps this!!!). Ds helps us pick veg for dinner. Actually just got back from blackberry amd apple picking to make a healthy blackberry, apple and oat crumble for tea, though ds is absolutely covered in blackberry juice so not sure how many actually made it into the basket!

My relationship with food is really dysfunctional.
I'm not so much an unaware eater, but definitely an emotional eater.
I am not sure where it comes from. Binge eating when sad or disappointed was standard for me. I come from a "you can't leave the table til you are finished your dinner" family. I think I will always struggle.
I am fully aware of what I am eating when I am binging but I don't care - until afterwards, when I am very ashamed. And that starts the cycle all over again.
It is that that makes me fear food slightly, I am worried that a poor choice will start me binging again.

I really wish I could appreciate food for foods sake all the time. I love food and testing flavours and cooking. But always at the back of my mind is the thought that this is the meal that will start off the cycle again.

Hello, can I join?
I've been lurking on this thread and the original but now it's time to jump in.

I'm one of those people who can't seem to stick to a diet for any longer than a week or two due to my issues with food.

Anyway, I'm about 6st overweight. I don't know if I can even think about trying to lose all of that weight and would probably be very happy if I just lost 3 or 4st.

My eating is currently quite chaotic so at the moment I'm just trying to get some structure back into my eating,and cut down on simple carbs. I am trying to avoid wheat as I find that it seems to set off food cravings. Apart from that I'm not being too strict or banning anything because I know from past experience it will make my binge eating worse.

My food issues stem from growing up without much money.

Food was basic and cheap.

As soon as I moved out and started earning my own money I would treat myself by buying junk food and take-aways. Food has been my way of spoiling myself and I spoilt myself a lot!