Healthy Revolutionaries!

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Oh Okay, hardly original. :)

But describes us all. :)

Me today,

B- apple, yogurt, cashew nuts and honey
L- salmon and salad
D- honey sesame chicken legs with a greek salad.

O&DW FRs!

Wellies try not to stress about it. Do you remember what you were thinking about at the time - were you stressed, bored, absent-minded etc? I'm a boredom eater, so over the years I've realised I need alternate activities, knitting is my favourite at home.

Amanda hope you're feeling more energetic today. I vividly remember the feeling of total exhaustion during pregnancy & while DD was still small, caused by lack of sleep etc, it's so easy to reach for biscuits (they were my major downfall that caused epic gain during pregnancy). Have you spoken to a doctor about the tiredness, any chance you could be anemic or something?

I do feel rather odd today, had awful earache last night & took some paracetamol & tramadol, so I slept ok-ish. Woke this morning & it wasn't any better, spent an hour on bathroom floor before finally being sick which woke DH up. Ears still horribly painful, can barely swallow. Am going to doctor tomorrow if not better. I was going to make the Christmas cake today, can't face it (too dizzy & not sure about germs).

Hope everyone is having a better weekend than me!

Hi All,

Sorry for absence over last week – it’s been manic. Can’t remember all my food but it’s not been good. I’m weighing every day and it’s depressing me. I cannot shift this last half a stone. Nothing fits properly and I either look like I’m wearing a sack or I have a lovely spare tyre around my waist.

Healthy eating starts again today – ok, I will probably eat cheese this week as I have a soft, stinky one open and it is so yummy . Rather than saying “no alcohol” I have a goal to stay within the recommended daily amounts. I’m hoping I’ll naturally come off the alcohol. Meeting a friend for coffee tomorrow – must avoid all the high calorie yummy Christmas themed coffees and stick to something low cal.

Today:
B – pain au chocolat
L – homemade butternut squash soup with a slice of bread
D – no idea but DH will do something healthy I’d imagine
S – packet of crisps so far, 3 cups of tea.

Lego It’s lovely to have you back. How are you feeling today?

Wellies I can’t resist eating when I go to McDonalds. I could honestly just eat and eat and eat. I love it.

Amanda how are you today?

Hi.
Quickly before bathing DCs.
I have eaten homemade cake and cookies today. Vicar was round. Honestly.
No meals. I have had a small amount of welsh cheddar and a quarter of an apple and a mouthful of spaghetti puttanesca which I made for DS.
Went to costa. My tip is to have tea, which I find bolstering, and avoids the delicious but deadly caramel latte type offerings.

Ok thanks.

lego are you feeling any better?

Hello! I agree, tea is very good for a warming low cal drink, no temptation to add any calories.

My cold has gone. However I've got horrendous earache, both ears. Plus a sore throat, can't swallow. Always a silver lining Having to take Tramadol & paracetamol just to get to sleep at night. (not kicked in yet) At least I've got this week booked off work, I wouldn't be able to go in (partly deaf ATM) & it's phone work.

I suspect Christmas is not going to help my diet. The Christmas cake has now been made & smells yummy!

O&D FRs

Lego you poor thing, are you any better? I hope you get a decent week off, not a week where you are ill.

Hazel my healthy eating starts this week too. :) I wrote a food diary for the counsellor this week and realised that I snack more than I realise, and that I was low on fresh veg. I have been kicked into gear!

Hope everyone is fine and well. Hope you are getting some sleep Amanda.

Hi Wellies. Am feeling a bit better, thanks. However, this has been negated by this morning's weigh-in. Am back up to 9st. grr. Not fair. I can't swallow without it hurting & I've put on weight. Nothing to do with scoffing Wispa bars while laid on the sofa the other day, too dizzy to stand up, oh no

Am going out for a walk today, to burn off the Wispa bum tis bloody cold here. Following Amanda's example in the hope it will give me some energy - please say it works Amanda! Hope you are feeling better today BTW.

I may keep a food diary. Just on paper, I suspect I snack more than I think. You've given me food for thought there, Wellies. (pun wasn't intended!)

Pie & Peas for dinner. No gravy though. that would be weird.

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Hi lego a walk in the cold sunshine is a great idea. It's all I have
No sleep. Tbh I am starting to worry about my mental health. Also, half a day on a p&cparking thread didn't help.
I don't know why i do it .
But why do people say such horrible things about parents. There's so much anger. I really hate reading stuff that talks about "precious mummies" and being "entitled" "just because yoou're pushed out a couple of sprogs" it's such ugly terminology. Maybe I'm over sensitive but it seems so aggressive and sneery. It gets me down.

In other news: I need a fasting day.

Well done with your diary wellies

I've just done a little plait on the top of DD's head for the first time ever, she looks so cute! (Much better than hair all over her snotty nose as well!) Am trying to teach her not to pull it out... I sense this is going to be a long, slow process!

Hello!

Amanda how do you feel today? I hope you got some sleep.

Me- nothing to report- have loads of tasks and chores today, and no time it seems.

Food wise- planning to make roast chicken with cheesy potatoes and carrots.

Wellies Hope you're managing more fresh veg. How about vegetable pizza, or Ratatouille, or do they have to be raw?

Amanda If you're concerned about your lack of sleep, have you spoken to your doctor? Can you get someone to help sometimes so you can rest, even just a couple of times a week? I suspect fasting while you're so exhausted may be counterproductive as well. You've sounded so tired for so long now.

Try to ignore silly people who blather on about P&C parking. Until they've had a child or looked after one, they aren't really in a position to comment. They should keep their noses out. (I speak as a non car owner BTW, so I'm not defending 'my' right to park.)

Hi Lego, yes, it was a wakeup call! Yesterday I made veg soup and have just had a bowl. I also have some fresh spinach that needs eating so thought I would put it in the cheesy pots as well. It is funny, I would always have said I eat loads of veg, yet last week I was very very low on.

I agree with lego also, Amanda about maybe just dropping by the GP and telling them how you have been so exhausted. You have sounded really tired and low for ages.

Hello!

Amanda I just want to give you a big hug. I can’t really give any advice as I have no idea what it’s like to be so constantly tired but I’m here if you want to chat xx

Wellies Well done on upping the veg intake! Sometimes I go through periods where I sit back and think “Jeez, I’ve hardly eaten any veg this week!” and that gives me the kick up the bum to start eating it again.

Food diary:

Monday:
B – pain au chocolat
L – homemade butternut squash soup with a slice of bread
D – Sausage and mash with carrots. I had 2 sausages but gave ½ of one to DH.
S – packet of crisps, 3 cups of tea, 3 crackers with cheese , 1 glass of red wine

Tuesday:
B – pain au chocolat
L – homemade butternut squash soup, no bread
D – chicken fajitas
S – packet of crisps, toffeenut latte (with cream ) in starbucks. No alcohol.

Weighed in this morning, no loss but no gain. Ideally I’d like to lose 2lbs by 5th, then another 2lbs by 12th. I’m not sure if this is going to happen but I’m going to try. I seem to have hit a plateau though. I’m due on this Saturday so that won’t exactly help my motivation.

Felt really energised last night (probably still on a sugar rush) so I finally sorted my wardrobe and drawers out, did a load of washing, made lunch and painted my nails. I feel pretty good today to be honest.

Hi everyone, sorry for the long silence. Have had a hard few days. Our cat has gone missing and we have been door knocking and leaflet dropping and I have not been on the net at all.

How is everyone?

Hi
Sorry to hear about your cat. I hope he's home soon.

Thanks for everyone's kind words.
I am staying with my DSisIL for a while as the decorators are in at home.
I have therefore relinquished a good deal of responsibility for meals.
But I am still very tired. I would love a few nights of decent sleep. Hey HO.
O&D FRs.

Hi all.

Hazel am at the pastries & latte. yum. And the painted nails. Mine have not been painted for 3 weeks. Am lazy!

Wellies Hope your cat turns up alive & well soon.

Amanda You're going to have a lovely newly decorated house for Christmas (or at least, partly decorated). How lovely!

We're repainting the living room ATM, bit by bit, tis taking a very long time though. DH is doing some today. (Hope he doesn't do what I did, & drop a glass vase in the pot of paint, splashing it all over the laminate floor of our rented house!) Cue mad panic of me, alone in the house, trying to wipe it up before it dried & lost me my £750 bond. Thankfully, I managed it. The TV came off worst as I didn't bother wiping that until the floor was sorted (it's ours so no-one is going to fine me for that!)

Sore throat & earache still here, I think they are very slowly getting better. I'm glad I stashed some Tramadol after an op I had last year though, paracetamol isn't enough.

I'm going to try to buy a fleece jacket today to wear under my smart work coat. The walk up to work is bloody cold & if previous years are anything to go by, I'm going to need another layer.

Hope everyone has a good weekend.

O&D FRs

Hi Ladies, sorry I fell off the thread......
Wellies any news on the cat? Mine went missing a month ago. I was so upset. Searched high and low. He was missing 48 hours. Finally took the car out and went to the main road about half a mile away and there he was, sitting on the side of the road, totally lost. My son saw him as I didn't. Put him in the car and took him home. He has had so much fuss and food ever since. Silly Tom!!!

Lego hows the weight loss. A couple of questions for you:
how often do you listen to your PM cd and do you practice mindful eating always? Just wondered as you have done so well this year.

Amanda hows things with you. Have you always been a tired type of person or is this just a result of having kids. You sound so bad. Is there nothing you can do to get more sleep. Could your DH do the night wakes for a few days so you could get some quality sleep maybe?

Hello! Sorry, I have been awol too. Yes, thankfully we found our cat, under the floorboards of a neightbour's house. She has been badly spooked by something... she is quiet, and sleeping a lot but seems fine.

I have just eaten prawn toasts, spare ribs and chicken with cashew nuts at a Chinese place while out shopping. :( Grrrr.

hope everyone is well, R

I'm so glad you found her Wellies

Hurrah. I'm so pleased you found your cat Wellies

Ok here.
B: toast and marmalade, 1 American pancake (small), apple
L: roast tomato soup with bread
D: chicken pie, veg, yogurt
Snacks: lots of tea, m&s chocolate marzipan, chocolate seashells.

Me:....

Red pepper omelette with grated cheese

2 small slices pizza

4 pieces of Terrys chocolate orange

plenty of cups of tea.

Hi everyone!

Wellies I'm so glad you found your cat.

Milly I used to listen to the PM track every night, but less often now, probably once or twice a week. And yes, mindful eating all the time. But TBH, it's not so much about stopping eating before I feel full, just paying attention to when I start to feel full IYSWIM. My appetite has reduced so much since doing the PM that I can't physically accommodate the same volume of food I used to be able to eat. I used to be able to eat a full adult pub meal & pudding, now I would be happy with a decent starter, or a light salad with protein, & a glass of fizzy water. I still love my dark chocolate though!

Morning everyone.

Me today:

bk - muesli and banana. full fat milk
L- steak and ale pie
D- sweet chicken, apple and raison curry with rice and raita.

Thanks everyone for the good wishes about our cat. :) We are so relieved. Now however she is telling me she wants to go outside again. Not yet I think. I can't cope with the stress!

Lego that's the same for me. I just cant eat much anymore. After a couple of mouthfuls I check in and find that I am satisfied and not hungry anymore so I stop. Am slowly losing the weight without having to deprive myself of anything. All Good.

Have had a difficult day. Stormy here (northern England). Had agreed to meet DH in between his classes today to go to supermarket, couldn't get there. Was windy in town, sideways rain, cover coming off buggy. Carried on (I know, aren't I stupid). Left main town area, came out from behind a tall building onto a long straight road, the wind nearly took DD in pushchair straight into the road. A lovely older couple saved us, I couldn't keep it upright & facing the right way, I was holding the handlebar & the wind was just dragging us closer to the road, full of cars. The older couple helped me get her back into the last shop on the corner & I burst into tears. Lovely shop lady called DH on my mobile to let him know I wasn't coming. Horrible experience. DD was screaming, & I don't think I've ever been so frightened in my life.

Hope the rest of you have had better days than I have!