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[SunshineCake]

Apologies for the terrible title but I wanted to encapsulate the boss and how supportive everyone is.

well done to everyone!
all's well over here. legs feeling better.
not sure about today's food, good but probably over due to oatmeal and bread (the numbers can't be right).
either way some tomato soup will be made and will be helpful at 122 calories.

Your Moroccan meal sounds like it will be a lovely treat, *@MrsJonesAndMe. My kids are desperate for Dominos!

We have done the caterpillar pack and it was a lot of fun. Last year I cleared out the shed and got a shock when a beautiful butterfly suddenly flew out. Not sure how he got in there.

I need to get up really and get on so it isn't too hot while I walk the dog. I slept a bit better, only waking up once, but I was so tired I could have gone to sleep at six. Today I will finish off the utility room as I missed two cupboards.

Have a good day everyone. Tomorrow is weigh in day for me.

Just weighed. Thought has I weigh before I run might as well do it today as I ran yesterday. Up half a pound. Pretty disappointed but I know I'm reacting to food so it really is the intolerance food I am eating as I have run every other day for eight sessions but still a bit upset nothing has come off, especially as I have been on the go more than normal these last few days. Will have to console myself with the fact I am getting fitter the runs are easier.

Well done on the running @SunshineCake and sorry the scales aren't showing the results of your hard work yet. Is your DH helpful with cooking to support your intolerance - just wondering if you could bring him on board with it a bit more, by adapting recipes maybe?

Glad your leg is on the mend @fallfallfall. I have some sourdough baguettes which need eating up and butternut squash to make soup with, that should be tomorrow's lunch.

Can I ask where you got your caterpillar pack @MrsJonesAndMe? I think the DTs would love that! And ooooh, Moroccan food... really any food that I haven't cooked would be a treat at the moment, but that sounds delicious. We do have a few McDonalds open near us now but the queues have been enormous

Almost the bank holiday weekend and I'm struggling to find my weight loss/ exercise mojo. Done nothing this week with the DC in terms of schoolwork, didn't get this week's topic through from their teacher till Tuesday afternoon anyway, and just couldn't find the energy/ motivation to start anything. I'm hoping that DP's lethargy and general apathy will spur me on to better efforts over the weekend, if only with the force of my annoyance at his laziness!!

I've been upset all day, not so much the lack of weight loss, but the thought of how difficult it is to eat while avoiding the foods I can tolerate. I'm so tired, was so proud for my running, walking for two hours each morning with my dog, not beating myself up over a biscuit or chocolate treat and now I have to start again and it is all the extra work. For years I cooked twice a night as the kids ate earlier and it has been so much better cooking once since dh got a job nearer to home. Now I'm back to having to cook different things for me as the kids won't eat following my plan.

I have to go out later to the vet and really don't want to but dh can't do it as he needs to food shop and we can't leave the cat in the car and he's working until later on.

Just feel like crying today.

Hope everyone else is feeling better than me, sorry for the moaning post.

Oh no @SunshineCake Sending you a big (((hug))) We've had a pants day too. No schooling done with DS at all despite attempting it 3 times. Confiscated his switch and resigned myself to it being half term now.

@RubySlippers77 it was through these people:
www.insectlore.co.uk/butterflies/live-butterfly-kits.html

I just read through the whole list of Costas that have reopened and we are not on the list, but I thought maybe the next town over's drive through might be??? NO of course not! My mojo has well and truly gone which is probably lucky with all the food lined up this weekend. I have gained 1kg now but I still feel that 9 weeks of upset/stress means I've done fairly well

Glad to hear the foot is better @fallfallfall

I have got a bit more into coffee @MrsJonesAndMe and I've got some ground coffee subscribed for delivery. I think I might have to pause it though as I'm not getting as much time for it when I'm in work early. The first pack came with a coffee dripper set which I'm having fun trying. :) Not quite the same as a nice Costa made for you though I guess!

That's a disappointing result @SunshineCake, but you've done well with getting out and about so you'll still be getting fitter overall. :) I've not done much the last couple of days. 🙈

Now hitting my weekend of probable gluttony. I had to go to the supermarket after work and got treats because I shopped hungry. Hate shopping now, too much stress and rush!

I'm still hovering between 59 and 60 kg. Slightly annoying as I'd just got under 58 a few months ago, but still just have to be happy to maintain and anything else a bonus.

Ah, I don't do coffee (though I love the smell) I would normally have a hot choc and while I've made my own, it's not the same.

Shopping hungry is dangerous

Have a good weekend @galvantula

I converted my weight as so many of you talk in kilos and I'm in stones and pounds. I think I'm the heaviest on here .

Sunshine, NOT. I’m 158.? This am. That’s OVER 71kg

Mm, I'm over that .

I think I started at 77/78kg. I randomly aimed for 56kg because once upon a time I weighed that, when I was a student 🤣🤣 I have since then gone between 58 and 63, losing and gaining the same few kg over and over. Could be worse, I suppose if I'd put them all back on. 🤔

Everything feels too much at the moment.

I'm loving the running. Excited to run tomorrow. Hormonally I am struggling, menopause is a bitch, plus I am shattered as not sleeping very well. Getting things in the house sorted. Love having everyone home. But stressing about shopping. Dh just went for the the smaller list and spent £160. Wasn't even the full list! A friend has upset me this week and I don't know why she is being like she is. Feel like I want to cut off from the world. In my head I feel I would be happier if I just are fish, veg and fruit but then it is engrained that when I'm sad chocolate is the answer.

Sorry, this is a just a waffle. Moaning. Annoying. Really could do with my therapy and a slap around the head.

sunshine surely it's a good thing that you can identify the things that are bugging you.
i'm pissed about the bread and oatmeal!! oh and more; here's my rant. i have two rhubarb plants a young one and an established one...the young will provide a few stalks the established one is struggling and likely only a few stalks as well. dh chopped it in half to see if a kick in the pants gets it going. i was thinking low cal, toast and egg for breakfast, the bread claims on the nutritional info per 2 slices (70g) 170 calories...great i can have one BUT...one damn slice weights 70g not two and i was aiming for a plain 200 cal breaky not closer to 300.
fine move onto the oatmeal. i like my oats as a breaky choice. new bag, new supply 25lb huge bag great price. organic and locally milled.
404 calories for 100g now i use 1/3 of a cup (per person for a small bowl each) 1/3 of a cup of dry oats weighs 75g so again by the time i add in some milk (half milk half water) some fruit compote (made with the dear rhubarb) my go to breakfast is closer to 500 calories.
move on to a minor piss off. i need to clear out the freezer as soon i'll be filling it up with new produce, went to make my tried and tested carrot bran muffins which call for crushed pineapple...what i thought was a baggie of crushed pineapple is....unknown? no taste or smell, fibrous texture, i spotted one fine seed...suggesting possibly zucchini.
i hate altering tried and true recipes...

Hi everyone

I am always shocked how many calories there are in bread, and how small a potion size really is, *@fallfallfall and i can't blame you for being fed up. Hope your rhubarb grows. I've only grown it once. Dh repotted my peas the other day and I'm shocked how much they have grown in such a short space of time. I have spring onions and parsley to sow today. I would have put the courgette in the muffins. Veg in cake is a thing as it always adds good stuff and they don't taste of veg. I once made an amazing chocolate cake with beetroot in and the colour was stunning but the cake tasted as pure chocolate.

Now I'm really puzzled. DD said, during her pep talk to me as she saw me upset, that I am to weigh daily then average it out so I will try that for a week. That's is to explain why I weighed again.

I thought I was looking a bit smaller in the mirror so I just got the tape measure out. 4 inches off my tummy and 1 and a bit of my thigh . How?!?!? But 0.4 lb up on yesterday. How?!? Obviously my tummy bloats when eating stuff it doesn't like but I'm so confused. Is there anything to gain, and understand, by measuring at the end of the day? I sometimes weigh then and then tell myself I weigh less, and dh always weighs at night if he is weighing, usually hardly ever, but I don't see the point.

Today I run again which I am pleased about, I forgot to go on the bike yesterday, which I am annoyed about, I slept all night which psychologically helps and I have found some stuff in the first aid box which may help my tummy so my head is almost back in the game and I hope for a better day. Also, fingers crossed for an appointment soon as I need that.

Hope all are well and apologies again for my pathetic winge.

Hi all
Apologies for going AWOL again, I fell into a bit of an abyss when I got home and ate everything. Weighed myself and managed to gain 6lb in a week! But hoping most of that is bloat.

Back on it as off yesterday. I’m back at work which felt good yesterday if slightly overwhelming as it was very busy, back to pre COVID standards but I enjoy that. It felt good to be busy and use my brain again. Luckily I’m easing in as only have 3 shifts this set then 4 next before a few days of leave as my partner is coming to visit.

Not weighing again until the day she arrives (11 days) and hoping I’ll of lost the regain and an extra pound. That’s my aim.
Went for a 5km run this morning and about to have brunch of a bacon and cheese omelette with veg and some fruit, veggie sticks and hummus to eat at work and probably some toast when I get in.

I’m back to counting calories as I think that works best for me now I’m in a rhythm, going for around 1600 although work days are often lower if I don’t get a chance to eat (like yesterday when I ended up only having 1200). I could be done with this in 6-8 weeks if I just buckle down!

Nice to hear from you *@Foreverlexicon. Hope you had a lovely time with your GF and she is doing okay.

I can't do calorie counting as I cook nearly 100% from scratch and it would take me forever to weigh everything before hand and then after to work out my portion size would make it impossible to separate everything.

I had a large banana after my run and lunch was just mixed salad leaves, tinned anchovies and courgettes. Weird but lovely. Ruined by making Nigellas chocolate chip cookies but it is the weekend and I am allowing myself two all day. I may go on the bike to offset the biscuit and/or walk my dog later.

Hi all

Uhm I weighed 81.1kg last summer when I started (1 Aug) on Thyroid medication and IF. I have got as low as 68kg, currently 69kg. In my youth I was around 58-62kg, but I don't think I'll see that again...but I've managed to get my BMI back in the healthy range.

Don't be so hard on yourself @SunshineCake just keep going and you'll see overall results.

Glad to hear you are OK @Foreverlexicon how is your GF?

Keep going @fallfallfall

Waves to everyone else. Been a busy day. Stuffed full of the most delicious take away and pudding

Thanks all, gf is doing okay. She seems a bit brighter than we both were at the weekend. When she visits next we’re going to have a chat about the future so hopefully we can put a bit of a time frame on the long distance thing.

I’m glad to be back at work, it’s been very busy and feels good to be using my brain!
Good day yesterday, managed to resist the muffins at work.
I’ve woken up far too early given I’m on a night shift tonight but hopefully I’ll get a nap later.

I think counting calories works for me as I just find it too easy to justify a treat otherwise or I go the other way and try to eat too little to justify it. It’s a faff but it’s taken a year to lose 25lb and I just want these last 10/15lb gone. Ideally before the gf comes back as I think it’s likely she’ll move in with me and we’re both massive foodies so will be much harder!

I still do calorie counting with estimates for the home cooked meals. I can do breakfast and lunch with stuff weighed out usually and snacks too. Dinner if we have a side of rice, pasta, veg or whatever I can do that fairly accurately. There are a lot of My Fitness Pal things entered in cups by US users, so if you can visualise, or even use an actual cup measure I guess that can work. (I have a half cup spoon that i picture when I'm serving myself!)

Then I just have to search for curry/chilli/stir fry or whatever that sounds close to what I'm eating. I try to get a portion size that's about right, then if there's a few options I pick one around the middle for calorie content. Rather than being optimistic and picking the lowest. Sometimes I substitute a 'ready meal' version in mfp of what I'm having depending on portion size.

I'm sure it's not as good as precisely weighing and measuring every ingredient, but I just don't have time or patience for that when we also have home cooked food almost every day.

But when I started on mfp, the biggest problem definitely stood out as the calories I was adding with what I thought were small snacks, but altogether they were like another meal every day. 😱

The other contributor was cheese! I bloody love cheese 😂 So I've tried to reduce my cheese portion sizes - no more sandwiches with massive slabs in

I also like the visual feedback from MFP. Weekly bar chart for nutrition showing your daily calorie and average for the week. So if I've had a good week I feel ok for treats at the weekend. Or even helps me to balance out the day - lower calorie lunch if there's a big dinner planned.

Plus the graph of weight shows a trend for me. I love a bit of data too

Sorry I get a bit evangelical about it. Every now and then I message my friend who suggested it for me and say thanks 😂😂

Hi all

That sounds like a good balance for you both @Foreverlexicon and @galvantula

We went for a walk by the river - just in the next town over and it was so nice to have a change in 9 weeks! Got busy by the time we were leaving, so we timed it well.

Breakfast was DH's birthday cake, then a pain au chocolate for snack, bacon and cheese croissant for lunch and tea is lasagne A real write off. I've lost the will to live on food really. Must sort my head out, but hard at the moment.

Hope everyone else is OK. How are things @SunshineCake?

Hi all

I've just done 7km on the bike and gutted I didn't have my phone in my pocket so it doesn't count. Might do it again later. Walked the dog this morning for about 75 minutes and I'm excited as tomorrow I get to run again.

Measurements had me as 2 inches bigger in my tummy than yesterday but that I still two off from the start. Weight the same.

I have a ridiculous problem in that there isn't enough time/meals in the day as sometimes I fancy a biscuit or some crisps but after I have had my usual soup I am full so don't get to have crisps and then I feel I am missing out and this is how I end up eating when I'm not hungry after listening to my body saying I am full at lunch time.

I have made us a roast beef lunch today so tea will be salad with a couple of slices of beef and some tomato.

My little weight scale is in the center of my table. Measuring best I can. Down 3.9lbs since the 12th. That’s all the weight I put on with 6 weeks of no walking AND eating extra to promote bone growth! I’m impressed. Thought it would be much much worse.
Now I’m battling AGAIN the UK holiday gain. I’m looking forward to seeing my numbers on the 30th and starting a new month.
DH is claiming my bike needs an annual service before it’s safe to ride, he’s being a tad bit over cautious...

i sent off an email to the Grain Miller's company about my oatmeal and calories. they've replied and asked for more details as to which of their many products i'm inquiring about :)
the rep answered that most of their oatmeal products are 140 calories for 1/4 cup and that my 1/3 cup should be 160 calories.
but that's not how i interpret the online web nutritional info.

Oh, that's confusing @fallfallfall Well done on your loss, that's great going! I'm going the opposite way

Well done @SunshineCake you sound like you've found your exercise groove at least. The food will fall into place, don't worry too much. You've done so well recently.

I'm sat watching Killing Eve with slice of cake!