So who knew! Rye bread, as I mentioned previously, is disgusting. But, you toast that sucker and suddenly it turns into this delicious, slightly chewy, tasty bread thing! I tried it out yesterday on fat day. Nigella had tweeted some toasted rye bread and I figured it was worth trying before I forever condemned it to the bin, and it was really nice. I repeated it this morning for breakfast but sadly under toasted it so it was slightly sour (the sour taste almost goes completely when it's cooked too, winner!).
I also had a clementine and a yoghurt drink with it for brekkie. Dinner was Ryvita. I have four of them at a meal time because they're only 30 calories each so why the hell not! I had ham on three of them, two had beetroot as well and the last one had honey. I've not had honey for a while so I enjoyed it a lot. I think I might have honey on my rye 'toast' tomorrow for breakfast. I also chomped my way through an apple and a malteasers bunny at dinner time and I think that was still under 500 calories so winner!
Tea tonight is going to be bangers and mash. Some diet sausage things from Morrisons which we've had before and I believe are only 50 calories each. Looking forward to that! I have to eat mine post rehearsals though. I don't know if I've mentioned but I'm trying to keep my evening bloating (which has gotten out of control recently!) down to a minimum...not that it's working very much. So I eat my tea quite late. Probably not the best idea in the world but I need to try and control this IBS nonsense as much as I can. I'm assuming that the stress of working on the show is what is causing me to bloat up like I am at the moment. I hope so anyway because I am trying to cut out dairy and wheat from my diet at the moment and it isn't doing much..so I'm going to have to hardcore mode it if it doesn't get better post show.
Other than that today I haven't snacked on anything. Oop tell a lie, I did have two hazelnuts earlier..I'm planning on eating a soy yoghurt and maybe another Ryvita because I am pretty hungry at the moment and I have a long time to go before I'm going to get my tea. But I have exercised as well so it should cancel itself out hopefully!
Right, I'm off to get dry and sort my hair out. For today, good boo.
Thursday, 31 January 2013
Monday, 28 January 2013
Getting there...
Weigh day today...and what do you know I've lost some! I honestly don't know how much I have lost because I stupidly didn't make a note of the last weigh in. I'm thinking I was about 14 stone 5 and a quarter...which would mean I've lost four pounds this week. But that sounds a little too epic so I might be wrong. Anyway, I now currently weigh 14 stone 1 pound and a quarter! How exciting! I wasn't expecting a loss at all so to get a result like that made my little fattened heart soar!
It always gives me a boost when I lose weight. I have just done my exercise and worked harder than I do usually for my 40 minutes. I always go at a pace, don't get me wrong, but I went a little faster today for knowing that. I have gone a little overboard on the dinner calories I think. I had cereal this morning for breakfast and dinner was a carrot and coriander soup (which apparently had cream in it...I need to read labels before I just eat. I'm not used to this dairy free diet yet and my stomach is paying for it currently). I had three Ryvita crackers with it and another kitkat bar. So around the 600 mark which is what I usually have for dinner, but I'm thinking it's slightly over with the extra little calories I don't really account for in my estimations. Still, tonight's post rehearsal tea is going to be a jacket potato with low fat cottage cheese so it will be nowhere near my tea 700 calories. I'm thinking of whacking a bit of chorizo on there because I have some I need to use up. But still I should be well under.
So a good day all round I feel! Very happy with that result. I just need to keep it up for another week now and I may even get to be in the 13 stone category. Which is mental to me, and somewhere I haven't been since I was maybe...12/13? I know, I was a fat child.
On my way there! Just need to up my willpower.
Think that'll do for tonight. I'm off for a quick pre-rehearsals shower.
So for now, good boo.
It always gives me a boost when I lose weight. I have just done my exercise and worked harder than I do usually for my 40 minutes. I always go at a pace, don't get me wrong, but I went a little faster today for knowing that. I have gone a little overboard on the dinner calories I think. I had cereal this morning for breakfast and dinner was a carrot and coriander soup (which apparently had cream in it...I need to read labels before I just eat. I'm not used to this dairy free diet yet and my stomach is paying for it currently). I had three Ryvita crackers with it and another kitkat bar. So around the 600 mark which is what I usually have for dinner, but I'm thinking it's slightly over with the extra little calories I don't really account for in my estimations. Still, tonight's post rehearsal tea is going to be a jacket potato with low fat cottage cheese so it will be nowhere near my tea 700 calories. I'm thinking of whacking a bit of chorizo on there because I have some I need to use up. But still I should be well under.
So a good day all round I feel! Very happy with that result. I just need to keep it up for another week now and I may even get to be in the 13 stone category. Which is mental to me, and somewhere I haven't been since I was maybe...12/13? I know, I was a fat child.
On my way there! Just need to up my willpower.
Think that'll do for tonight. I'm off for a quick pre-rehearsals shower.
So for now, good boo.
Sunday, 27 January 2013
Typical Sunday
I am a fake and a fraud! Wednesday should have been my only exercise free day but I couldn't bring myself to do it today. I got home from work fairly whacked with the intention of letting my roast go down and then getting on the bike. But then I got cold and literally must have been in my bed for about five minutes, and then got woken up by my mum three hours later giving it 'you won't sleep tonight if I leave you any longer'.
She's quite right of course. But then by that point it was 7pm and I just didn't want to play. As I've said this weekend was my first days of having my evenings free in a week due to the rehearsals, so I didn't want to waste them. Which I have done to some extent by napping but I can't say I didn't enjoy a cheeky sleep.
But, I should be under 2000 calories today hopefully. I mean the roast throws me, I genuinely don't know how many calories there is in a roast. But I love them and as I've said I'm not giving them up. Once a week ain't a problem. Breakfast was rye bread. My god that stuff is disgusting. I read somewhere that replacing bread with rye bread would be good for bloating..I'm willing to give it a try but I had to choke that stuff down. It has a sour quality to it. And the texture is pretty rank. It's damp and bitty and also dried your mouth out. I had one piece with ham on it and one with jam. It's good calorie wise in that it's 150 or so a slice. But crikey. I'm going to toast it tomorrow possibly and give it another go...or I might just have some cereal. For tea I had leftover beef from the roast but not in a sandwich for once. I didn't want another round with the rye so soon, so I had it on four Ryvita crackers instead. They're only 30 or so a go so I reckon it didn't total too much. Those with some beef, mustard and tomatoes. Lush.
I also had a Kitkat bar. They're 250 calories so I figured I'd be fine to have it with the Ryvita..but never mind if not. Other than that I've eaten a fair few clementines today. Four maybe since this morning. One I just opened was mouldy which is lovely..But that's it food wise I think. Oh and a yoghurt drink. I forget those things because I drink them as almost medicine..which is mental but still I got told them probiotics will help and so help me I will continue drinking the little bastards till they do!
Anyways, I think that's me for tonight. Like I've mentioned I don't know how often I will be able to squeeze these posts in over the next fortnight. Intensive rehearsals all this week and then it's show time baybay! I'll be happy when it's over. I do love the theatre but it doesn't half take it out of you.
For this evening, good boo.
She's quite right of course. But then by that point it was 7pm and I just didn't want to play. As I've said this weekend was my first days of having my evenings free in a week due to the rehearsals, so I didn't want to waste them. Which I have done to some extent by napping but I can't say I didn't enjoy a cheeky sleep.
But, I should be under 2000 calories today hopefully. I mean the roast throws me, I genuinely don't know how many calories there is in a roast. But I love them and as I've said I'm not giving them up. Once a week ain't a problem. Breakfast was rye bread. My god that stuff is disgusting. I read somewhere that replacing bread with rye bread would be good for bloating..I'm willing to give it a try but I had to choke that stuff down. It has a sour quality to it. And the texture is pretty rank. It's damp and bitty and also dried your mouth out. I had one piece with ham on it and one with jam. It's good calorie wise in that it's 150 or so a slice. But crikey. I'm going to toast it tomorrow possibly and give it another go...or I might just have some cereal. For tea I had leftover beef from the roast but not in a sandwich for once. I didn't want another round with the rye so soon, so I had it on four Ryvita crackers instead. They're only 30 or so a go so I reckon it didn't total too much. Those with some beef, mustard and tomatoes. Lush.
I also had a Kitkat bar. They're 250 calories so I figured I'd be fine to have it with the Ryvita..but never mind if not. Other than that I've eaten a fair few clementines today. Four maybe since this morning. One I just opened was mouldy which is lovely..But that's it food wise I think. Oh and a yoghurt drink. I forget those things because I drink them as almost medicine..which is mental but still I got told them probiotics will help and so help me I will continue drinking the little bastards till they do!
Anyways, I think that's me for tonight. Like I've mentioned I don't know how often I will be able to squeeze these posts in over the next fortnight. Intensive rehearsals all this week and then it's show time baybay! I'll be happy when it's over. I do love the theatre but it doesn't half take it out of you.
For this evening, good boo.
Saturday, 26 January 2013
Hot chocolate and Harry Potter
So I have my evenings back for this weekend at least. I have to go through work to get to them which is fine by me. Means that come 2pm I am free to do whatever I want...once I've squeezed in my exercise and shower of course.
I'm currently wrapped in towels writing this post (sorry for that mental image, but sharing is caring) post exercise and pre-Harry Potter and hot chocolate. I have been on the bike for three days whilst watching the second one and tonight I'm going to wrap that up and watch the third. I'm not an actual massive fan of the films. I'm sure most people who love the books won't be entirely thrilled with the big screen adaptions. But I haven't watched them for a long time and I found that the final one wasn't actually too bad. The first two are perfect for me. The acting isn't amazing being that they were all hand picked random kids but the ambiance of the films is awesome. That and they managed to get the important stuff to come to life. After that they lost their magic, excuse the pun. I always left with a feeling of 'well why did they leave THAT out'.
Anyway, Potter tangent aside I feel today has been a good day food wise. I started with a bowl of probably super sugary but masked as good for you crunch and fruit cereal with soy milk. Post work dinner was a Morrisons Beef and Horseradish sandwich (a new discovery of mine which I love!) with a malteasers bunny and some diet wafer things posing as crisps. I think they're Special K. I remember the salt and vinegar ones not being half bad but these, I think they're, cheese and onion ones are pretty rank. Still they added some crunch to my sandwich. I also had an epic coffee. Decaf coffee and lactose free milk. Don't know if I have mentioned the combo but I am thrilled to have my coffee back! Even if it is without the buzz. I actually was thinking about a lovely hot coffee yesterday evening, to the point of drooling. Ran downstairs to find mum had used all my lactose free milk to make a sauce for tea. I was gutted. Soy just separates in the coffee for some reason I am still yet to fathom. But today I've had my fill.
Tea was a sausage casserole thing with liver and onions. Probably a little over my 700 calorie limit but a good dose of iron! I like a little liver but anymore than a little and I'm done thankyouverymuch.
Anyway tea was sandwiched with exercise and now I am finished, clean and ready to have a quick clean of my room before I settle. I have let it get right messy again with me just not having the evening time to keep on top of it. Still, I'll make a dent tonight and hopefully finish tomorrow.
I'm planning a breakfast of rye bread in some concoction or other. I haven't had it I don't think but I read that cutting out bread and substituting rye might help somewhat with my IBS bloating. Fingers crossed anyways. I've had a few bloaty episodes this week and frankly, I can do without that come the opening night of the play!
For now though, I'm off for a dry. Good boo.
I'm currently wrapped in towels writing this post (sorry for that mental image, but sharing is caring) post exercise and pre-Harry Potter and hot chocolate. I have been on the bike for three days whilst watching the second one and tonight I'm going to wrap that up and watch the third. I'm not an actual massive fan of the films. I'm sure most people who love the books won't be entirely thrilled with the big screen adaptions. But I haven't watched them for a long time and I found that the final one wasn't actually too bad. The first two are perfect for me. The acting isn't amazing being that they were all hand picked random kids but the ambiance of the films is awesome. That and they managed to get the important stuff to come to life. After that they lost their magic, excuse the pun. I always left with a feeling of 'well why did they leave THAT out'.
Anyway, Potter tangent aside I feel today has been a good day food wise. I started with a bowl of probably super sugary but masked as good for you crunch and fruit cereal with soy milk. Post work dinner was a Morrisons Beef and Horseradish sandwich (a new discovery of mine which I love!) with a malteasers bunny and some diet wafer things posing as crisps. I think they're Special K. I remember the salt and vinegar ones not being half bad but these, I think they're, cheese and onion ones are pretty rank. Still they added some crunch to my sandwich. I also had an epic coffee. Decaf coffee and lactose free milk. Don't know if I have mentioned the combo but I am thrilled to have my coffee back! Even if it is without the buzz. I actually was thinking about a lovely hot coffee yesterday evening, to the point of drooling. Ran downstairs to find mum had used all my lactose free milk to make a sauce for tea. I was gutted. Soy just separates in the coffee for some reason I am still yet to fathom. But today I've had my fill.
Tea was a sausage casserole thing with liver and onions. Probably a little over my 700 calorie limit but a good dose of iron! I like a little liver but anymore than a little and I'm done thankyouverymuch.
Anyway tea was sandwiched with exercise and now I am finished, clean and ready to have a quick clean of my room before I settle. I have let it get right messy again with me just not having the evening time to keep on top of it. Still, I'll make a dent tonight and hopefully finish tomorrow.
I'm planning a breakfast of rye bread in some concoction or other. I haven't had it I don't think but I read that cutting out bread and substituting rye might help somewhat with my IBS bloating. Fingers crossed anyways. I've had a few bloaty episodes this week and frankly, I can do without that come the opening night of the play!
For now though, I'm off for a dry. Good boo.
Thursday, 24 January 2013
Another quickie..
Crikey, I'm finding it hard to fit these things in on a day to day basis at the moment. They're going to be a tad sporadic for the next fortnight as well at least. I'm at rehearsals almost every night this week and then every night for the next two. Crazy days.
I had my day of eating everything yesterday too which is why I didn't bother with an update. No one needs to know about all the chocolate I got through... (although I did break a chocolate orange properly for the first time ever!).
Today I was off work again with the prospect of rehearsals looming over me. I had cereal this morning with lactose free milk, dinner was butternut squash soup (one I'm going to make myself next time. I reckon it'll taste better) with three rivetas in place of bread and a yoghurt. Tea was just cottage pie with another yoghurt. I've also had a yoghurt drink (all the yoghurt ever today it seems!), a couple of fruit pastels and a clementine. I don't think I've snacked on anything else..not that I remember anyways. I did walk the dogs and do my exercise however so I should be covered hopefully.
Not an awful lot more to say really. It's just been a case of vegging and then theatre. I was playing with the idea of going shopping but I leave the house at quarter to seven for rehearsals and it just feels like I don't have the time to do anything daft as that sounds. I'll be thrilled to have my evenings back again I think.
My stomach is playing up again today as well..I usually skip my evening meal till I get back to try and negate and problems but it hasn't worked today. I don't know if the butternut soup maybe had some dairy in it...I have no idea what's set me off. I'll be eating nothing but rice and bloody leaves in a moment (probably help the size of my arse if nothing else..).
Anyways, think I'll leave it there tonight. Good boo.
I had my day of eating everything yesterday too which is why I didn't bother with an update. No one needs to know about all the chocolate I got through... (although I did break a chocolate orange properly for the first time ever!).
Today I was off work again with the prospect of rehearsals looming over me. I had cereal this morning with lactose free milk, dinner was butternut squash soup (one I'm going to make myself next time. I reckon it'll taste better) with three rivetas in place of bread and a yoghurt. Tea was just cottage pie with another yoghurt. I've also had a yoghurt drink (all the yoghurt ever today it seems!), a couple of fruit pastels and a clementine. I don't think I've snacked on anything else..not that I remember anyways. I did walk the dogs and do my exercise however so I should be covered hopefully.
Not an awful lot more to say really. It's just been a case of vegging and then theatre. I was playing with the idea of going shopping but I leave the house at quarter to seven for rehearsals and it just feels like I don't have the time to do anything daft as that sounds. I'll be thrilled to have my evenings back again I think.
My stomach is playing up again today as well..I usually skip my evening meal till I get back to try and negate and problems but it hasn't worked today. I don't know if the butternut soup maybe had some dairy in it...I have no idea what's set me off. I'll be eating nothing but rice and bloody leaves in a moment (probably help the size of my arse if nothing else..).
Anyways, think I'll leave it there tonight. Good boo.
Monday, 21 January 2013
+1.5
So got on the scales this morning and like I said, I wasn't feeling this week. I put on one and a half pounds. Thing is, I know I have been over eating slightly but I have also been exercising every single day bar one...so I'm thinking I need to get my rower back. I think burning around 400 calories on the bike must be an over estimation regardless of what the fitness websites say...I'll stick with it for now because I have some trips coming up soon which mean I need my monies, but I think the second I have some spare cash I'm going to go get me a new rower. At least then I know I'll be burning around 400 calories in a session.
Not a massive knock back though. It's only a couple of weeks into the new year so far so I have plenty of opportunity to get back in the groove. At the very least I should be building up my fitness with all this exercise so that's a plus.
I'm going to have to keep this one short today because I'm cold and I also have to dash shortly for the theatre again. But I have kept within my calorie boundaries today fo sho so far.
Thinking of having a cheeky bit of toast pre-theatre or something though because I don't like to eat my tea before I go in case my stomach starts mis-behaving.
For now though, good boo.
Not a massive knock back though. It's only a couple of weeks into the new year so far so I have plenty of opportunity to get back in the groove. At the very least I should be building up my fitness with all this exercise so that's a plus.
I'm going to have to keep this one short today because I'm cold and I also have to dash shortly for the theatre again. But I have kept within my calorie boundaries today fo sho so far.
Thinking of having a cheeky bit of toast pre-theatre or something though because I don't like to eat my tea before I go in case my stomach starts mis-behaving.
For now though, good boo.
Saturday, 19 January 2013
Hard day
Today has been a hard one on this little lifestyle adventure. I think I may have gone way over my calorie limits, not necessarily through conscious over eating but just because of the meals.
Let me explain. I had a breakfast of crumpets again and went to work. Came home and had soup for dinner. Sweetcorn chowder to be precise. I also had a Malteaser bunny which would have left me within my limits. But I also had a hunk of bread with it. Not a massive piece but not one I know the calorific value of. I could maybe estimate it around 200 but I don't know. It's one of those freshly baked type jobs so it doesn't have ingredients or information of any kind (which I never understand how companies can get away with but oh well). Then tea consisted of a curry, rice, weight watchers naan bread and a samosa thing. Which again I just don't know the calories of. I would like to pretend that it was around 700 but I think there's about 400 in the rice alone and so I hold out little hope.
I found it hard to care too. I was in bed earlier absolutely freezing. The heating has gone again. Wrapped up in top to bottom clothes, a coat and with my duvet and I was still frozen. This house, god bless it, is just draughty as hell. My fingers are slowly numbing over now as I've dared to take them out from under the covers to type. Anyway I was lying there knackered as last nights sleep was ridiculous (I was over tired. To the point where I couldn't sleep. I wanted to shout at everyone..or do a little cry) and I fell asleep for a couple of hours. Woke up with a frozen nose and feet and I just couldn't be arsed to move. I didn't want to go on the bike for certain. I pretty much determined that the second I woke up again with a fuzzy head. And I just had one of those 'piss it' moments which I'm sure anyone who's tried healthy eating or living in any sense will have had.
But I had to walk the dogs tonight. Not usually my night but I traded with dad because I couldn't take them yesterday seeing as I was at the theatre. The cold air woke me right back up again and I decided I would get on the bike the second I got in before I got all wrapped up and lethargic again. So I did. To the tune of Harry Potter and the deathly hallows (part 1). I had resolved to watch it tonight all bundled up, and I was having a moment of if I do that I won't have time for the bike (seeing as it was half seven when I got back with dog) but then I had the epiphany of exercising along to it. So I did. I've done my 40 minutes but I feel it will be a token gesture today. I don't know. This week doesn't feel good. I think I'm going to be disappointed when I get on the scales. I really need to reign myself in more when it comes to eating.
Again, take today. Mum's made a tray bake cake thing and I just NEEDED it. Like, all I could think about. To the point where I gave in and cut a bit off to stop myself wanting it. It's that which I need to put a stop to. I don't know how I'll do it. Might try that nonsense rubber band slapping against the wrist thing that is all the rage in Hollywood currently. Or I'll figure out a good way to sate my sugar cravings. Yoghurt and fruit just don't cut it. Might be a case of raisins or something similar..there's not a lot of dried fruit I enjoy however.
Anyway, I need to go to sleep now. Again I find myself in the position of being genuinely knackered in general, but not feeling like I want to go to sleep now at bedtime. My brain is an actual fuck sometimes.
Here's to a better tomorrow! Good boo.
Let me explain. I had a breakfast of crumpets again and went to work. Came home and had soup for dinner. Sweetcorn chowder to be precise. I also had a Malteaser bunny which would have left me within my limits. But I also had a hunk of bread with it. Not a massive piece but not one I know the calorific value of. I could maybe estimate it around 200 but I don't know. It's one of those freshly baked type jobs so it doesn't have ingredients or information of any kind (which I never understand how companies can get away with but oh well). Then tea consisted of a curry, rice, weight watchers naan bread and a samosa thing. Which again I just don't know the calories of. I would like to pretend that it was around 700 but I think there's about 400 in the rice alone and so I hold out little hope.
I found it hard to care too. I was in bed earlier absolutely freezing. The heating has gone again. Wrapped up in top to bottom clothes, a coat and with my duvet and I was still frozen. This house, god bless it, is just draughty as hell. My fingers are slowly numbing over now as I've dared to take them out from under the covers to type. Anyway I was lying there knackered as last nights sleep was ridiculous (I was over tired. To the point where I couldn't sleep. I wanted to shout at everyone..or do a little cry) and I fell asleep for a couple of hours. Woke up with a frozen nose and feet and I just couldn't be arsed to move. I didn't want to go on the bike for certain. I pretty much determined that the second I woke up again with a fuzzy head. And I just had one of those 'piss it' moments which I'm sure anyone who's tried healthy eating or living in any sense will have had.
But I had to walk the dogs tonight. Not usually my night but I traded with dad because I couldn't take them yesterday seeing as I was at the theatre. The cold air woke me right back up again and I decided I would get on the bike the second I got in before I got all wrapped up and lethargic again. So I did. To the tune of Harry Potter and the deathly hallows (part 1). I had resolved to watch it tonight all bundled up, and I was having a moment of if I do that I won't have time for the bike (seeing as it was half seven when I got back with dog) but then I had the epiphany of exercising along to it. So I did. I've done my 40 minutes but I feel it will be a token gesture today. I don't know. This week doesn't feel good. I think I'm going to be disappointed when I get on the scales. I really need to reign myself in more when it comes to eating.
Again, take today. Mum's made a tray bake cake thing and I just NEEDED it. Like, all I could think about. To the point where I gave in and cut a bit off to stop myself wanting it. It's that which I need to put a stop to. I don't know how I'll do it. Might try that nonsense rubber band slapping against the wrist thing that is all the rage in Hollywood currently. Or I'll figure out a good way to sate my sugar cravings. Yoghurt and fruit just don't cut it. Might be a case of raisins or something similar..there's not a lot of dried fruit I enjoy however.
Anyway, I need to go to sleep now. Again I find myself in the position of being genuinely knackered in general, but not feeling like I want to go to sleep now at bedtime. My brain is an actual fuck sometimes.
Here's to a better tomorrow! Good boo.
Friday, 18 January 2013
Another late one..
I'm finding it a little difficult to type at my usual speed currently because my fingers are genuinely that chilly. I have just gotten back from my amdram gig and what little heating they do have doesn't tend to fill the epic room that we rehearse in. So I've spent a less than active couple of hours there and then home to a house which is thoroughly chilled. Absolutely smashing.
Anyway, today has been a good one I reckon for calories. I started off with a couple of crumpets. The sort of thing I forget how much I really like until I haven't had them for a while, and it has been ages. I don't have them dripping in butter like my mum does (she has everything dripping in butter..) but I do like a nice amount on there. I tend not to even look into butter calories to be honest. Probably a downfall but I don't eat it that often. I had a yoghurt drink with that and then dinner today was provided by Morrisons cafe.
I had some stuff which needed buying..namely hamster based supplies and a ton of Malteser bunnies. I know, I KNOW but they're bloody delicious little things and they're only out once a year! Anyway, mum and I decided to swing by the cafe like we used to often do. It's good now because they provide the calorie content of all their food now so it's a lot more useful for me these days. We used to go quite often back in the day. Mum picks me up from work around 1pm and if she needed anything or we were peckish in general we would head there. We don't do it so often these days, one because there's not an awful lot of spare money kicking about (although we can quite easily feed us both well for a tenner with drinks) and mum had a gastric bypass almost a year ago and it's screwed her over. I'll go into greater detail another day. It's a topic that deserves its own post.
So we were there and I decided I'd have my 'big meal' for dinner because I knew that I was going to theatre tonight and wouldn't be back till late, and also I knew mum was grilling up sausages for tea. So I had me some fish and chips. Not the best choice however it's a chilly sort of a day and I wanted something warming. Plus it is 700 calories and change which is what I allocate for my evening meal.
Anyway, I got home and it took some real self persuasion to get me on the bike. It's freezing in here and also I'm knackered. This theatre thing I love but I forgot how much it takes out of you (and I'm not even acting!). But eventually I did get on it and did my rowing and then I had about two hours before I was due to go so I had a warm in bed.
I've just got, back like I say, from theatre to a tea of sausages, tinned tomatoes and toast...and a Malteaser bunny. I reckon I'm covered calorie wise for the bunny with the exercise so I don't even care. I also had an Irn Bru (sugar and therefore calorie free) because I was chatting to a Scottish pal of mine and he loves the stuff and I've been craving it ever since. Genuinely don't remember the last time I had it.
Right anyway, it is time for my bed seeing as how I'm up at seven tomorrow for work. Joy. At the very least there won't be any drama hopefully because we don't have the 'help' of the weekday staff to look forward to.
From a freezing me, good boo.
Anyway, today has been a good one I reckon for calories. I started off with a couple of crumpets. The sort of thing I forget how much I really like until I haven't had them for a while, and it has been ages. I don't have them dripping in butter like my mum does (she has everything dripping in butter..) but I do like a nice amount on there. I tend not to even look into butter calories to be honest. Probably a downfall but I don't eat it that often. I had a yoghurt drink with that and then dinner today was provided by Morrisons cafe.
I had some stuff which needed buying..namely hamster based supplies and a ton of Malteser bunnies. I know, I KNOW but they're bloody delicious little things and they're only out once a year! Anyway, mum and I decided to swing by the cafe like we used to often do. It's good now because they provide the calorie content of all their food now so it's a lot more useful for me these days. We used to go quite often back in the day. Mum picks me up from work around 1pm and if she needed anything or we were peckish in general we would head there. We don't do it so often these days, one because there's not an awful lot of spare money kicking about (although we can quite easily feed us both well for a tenner with drinks) and mum had a gastric bypass almost a year ago and it's screwed her over. I'll go into greater detail another day. It's a topic that deserves its own post.
So we were there and I decided I'd have my 'big meal' for dinner because I knew that I was going to theatre tonight and wouldn't be back till late, and also I knew mum was grilling up sausages for tea. So I had me some fish and chips. Not the best choice however it's a chilly sort of a day and I wanted something warming. Plus it is 700 calories and change which is what I allocate for my evening meal.
Anyway, I got home and it took some real self persuasion to get me on the bike. It's freezing in here and also I'm knackered. This theatre thing I love but I forgot how much it takes out of you (and I'm not even acting!). But eventually I did get on it and did my rowing and then I had about two hours before I was due to go so I had a warm in bed.
I've just got, back like I say, from theatre to a tea of sausages, tinned tomatoes and toast...and a Malteaser bunny. I reckon I'm covered calorie wise for the bunny with the exercise so I don't even care. I also had an Irn Bru (sugar and therefore calorie free) because I was chatting to a Scottish pal of mine and he loves the stuff and I've been craving it ever since. Genuinely don't remember the last time I had it.
Right anyway, it is time for my bed seeing as how I'm up at seven tomorrow for work. Joy. At the very least there won't be any drama hopefully because we don't have the 'help' of the weekday staff to look forward to.
From a freezing me, good boo.
Thursday, 17 January 2013
Blame the Avengers..
Ohh I entirely forgot to post an update today. I got caught up in the mad world of doing sod all and watching the Avengers (I love that movie).
I have had such a lazy two days it's unreal. Yesterday I spent mostly in bed in an epic duvet day fashion. Predictably eating all the everything I could get my hands on. Today though I have been good again. For the most part. I had me a weight watchers bagel with butter and jam on it for breakfast, soup, bread and a yogurt for dinner and for tea some beef thing my mum made. It was delicious but that probably means it was calorie laden. White rice too. I've sporadically nibbled on a lot of grapes and some jelly as well today. And a 35 calorie boiled sweet thing from a Christmas themed bag I got in my stocking...
There's doubtless been other nibbles as well but nothing epic or chocolatey. I've done my biking and my 'rowing' too in a proactive fashion so it's been a good day diet wise. I'm alternating between feeling hungry and feeling sick at the moment in a bizarre fashion. My stomach has been rumbling in an IBS way for the last few hours..and I'm thinking it's because I dared to have coffee...with milk in it. I don't recall a direct correlation between milk and my stomach getting angry before..but there has been two occasions now where I've had 'sod it' moments with dairy..and it's resulted in it kicking off a bit. It might be a case of cutting it out of my diet and then shocking my belly with it not being the best idea I've ever had...on the part of the milk and the caffeine. I need to get some decaffeinated coffee..and figure out a milk substitute. So far I've tried almond, hazelnut and soy milk and they've all separated. I'm led to believe that this doesn't mean that you can't drink it, but it looks so god damn unappealing I just can't force myself to sup it down.
Might try some of that..is it lactolose or something? The cow milk with the lactose taken out of it. That might work. My problem is they don't sell small bottles any of them. The only time I used milk was on rare occasions of cereal, or when I had coffee. Now I open a giant bottle of almond milk and then never get round to finishing it...not good on the purse strings. But doubtless the second I don't have any will be the second I crave some coco pops..
Anyway I'm rambling now. I really should be heading for bed. Let's just round it up with haven't over eaten, have done my exercise but have had a very lazy day (again). I spent my 'weekend' catching up on all my previous lost sleep. Don't feel much better for it though to be honest. Laziness breeds laziness it seems.
On that note anyway, good boo.
I have had such a lazy two days it's unreal. Yesterday I spent mostly in bed in an epic duvet day fashion. Predictably eating all the everything I could get my hands on. Today though I have been good again. For the most part. I had me a weight watchers bagel with butter and jam on it for breakfast, soup, bread and a yogurt for dinner and for tea some beef thing my mum made. It was delicious but that probably means it was calorie laden. White rice too. I've sporadically nibbled on a lot of grapes and some jelly as well today. And a 35 calorie boiled sweet thing from a Christmas themed bag I got in my stocking...
There's doubtless been other nibbles as well but nothing epic or chocolatey. I've done my biking and my 'rowing' too in a proactive fashion so it's been a good day diet wise. I'm alternating between feeling hungry and feeling sick at the moment in a bizarre fashion. My stomach has been rumbling in an IBS way for the last few hours..and I'm thinking it's because I dared to have coffee...with milk in it. I don't recall a direct correlation between milk and my stomach getting angry before..but there has been two occasions now where I've had 'sod it' moments with dairy..and it's resulted in it kicking off a bit. It might be a case of cutting it out of my diet and then shocking my belly with it not being the best idea I've ever had...on the part of the milk and the caffeine. I need to get some decaffeinated coffee..and figure out a milk substitute. So far I've tried almond, hazelnut and soy milk and they've all separated. I'm led to believe that this doesn't mean that you can't drink it, but it looks so god damn unappealing I just can't force myself to sup it down.
Might try some of that..is it lactolose or something? The cow milk with the lactose taken out of it. That might work. My problem is they don't sell small bottles any of them. The only time I used milk was on rare occasions of cereal, or when I had coffee. Now I open a giant bottle of almond milk and then never get round to finishing it...not good on the purse strings. But doubtless the second I don't have any will be the second I crave some coco pops..
Anyway I'm rambling now. I really should be heading for bed. Let's just round it up with haven't over eaten, have done my exercise but have had a very lazy day (again). I spent my 'weekend' catching up on all my previous lost sleep. Don't feel much better for it though to be honest. Laziness breeds laziness it seems.
On that note anyway, good boo.
Tuesday, 15 January 2013
Definitely stew weather..oh wait!
Going to do a quick update because I'm off to my amdram thing in a bit for rehearsals. I kind of regret saying yes to this thing now. I love the theatre and everything that goes with it, but I get bigger wood for the building side of it (lolpun) than I do the props. I had a blasty blast doing the last production, but it just eats so much of my free time! I had forgotten. Plus when they asked me in like November, February seemed MILES away...hmm. So much for that theory.
So the next four weeks are pretty jammed. I'm there two nights this week, possibly three or four the week after, and then every night for a fortnight...gah! Still, it's all experience right?
Today has been pretty standard. Although I did have a (small) piece of my mum's homemade chocolate cake. I just really needed a sweet hit. But we're having chicken stew for tea and it's basically just a bunch of chicken and veggies in a gravy so it won't be anywhere near 700 calories. I'm only going to have a bowl of it when I get back from the theatre so yeah, it should work out. That and I have done my exercise for the day.
When I got back from work, my room smelled really strange. Like, damp and I wasn't impressed. This house that we rent is pretty wet all the time. It has some major problems in one room in particular with mould and the like but my room usually isn't too bad. In the winter, and especially with how wet outside has been for months, it tends to get worse. So I stripped all my bedding and sorted that along with my washing and sprayed some awesome room spray and it seems to have done the trick. The upside of that little spout of activity is that my naked bed is nowhere near as inviting as it is when it's made. Which means I haven't gotten into it and therefore haven't napped. Much as I definitely could do with it. It also means that tomorrow, on lie in day, I am going to be surrounded by fresh bedding. I literally cannot wait. It's borderline sad.
Anyway, after I'd finished with that I figured it would be a good time to exercise. Which went really quick today. I love it when that happens. I've not really over eaten at all today. Maybe I'm under counting a handful (like ten) of wasabi almonds I had with my cake and sandwich for dinner but I'm guessing I'm going to average out ok for the day calorie wise.
My stomach is kicking off at the moment for some reason. I've been getting weird gurgling noises when I'm hungry over the last few days. Like hardcore versions of normal stomach rumbles. Teamed with that, today I've had a bit of bloating after dinner and now my right side is hurting again like it hasn't for a while. I'm thinking it might be apprehension for tonight because I really could just do with getting wrapped up in bed with a hot chocolate but oh well..
Tomorrow is fat day..i.e. the day I eat what I like and don't bike. So I doubt I'll bother updating. It would just be along the lines of 'ATE ALL THE THINGS' anyways so there's no point. I am thinking about gutting my room properly for a spring clean tomorrow however so I may burn off a good few of those chocolate calories...here's hoping.
Anyway, I gotta go get ready. For tonight, good boo.
So the next four weeks are pretty jammed. I'm there two nights this week, possibly three or four the week after, and then every night for a fortnight...gah! Still, it's all experience right?
Today has been pretty standard. Although I did have a (small) piece of my mum's homemade chocolate cake. I just really needed a sweet hit. But we're having chicken stew for tea and it's basically just a bunch of chicken and veggies in a gravy so it won't be anywhere near 700 calories. I'm only going to have a bowl of it when I get back from the theatre so yeah, it should work out. That and I have done my exercise for the day.
When I got back from work, my room smelled really strange. Like, damp and I wasn't impressed. This house that we rent is pretty wet all the time. It has some major problems in one room in particular with mould and the like but my room usually isn't too bad. In the winter, and especially with how wet outside has been for months, it tends to get worse. So I stripped all my bedding and sorted that along with my washing and sprayed some awesome room spray and it seems to have done the trick. The upside of that little spout of activity is that my naked bed is nowhere near as inviting as it is when it's made. Which means I haven't gotten into it and therefore haven't napped. Much as I definitely could do with it. It also means that tomorrow, on lie in day, I am going to be surrounded by fresh bedding. I literally cannot wait. It's borderline sad.
Anyway, after I'd finished with that I figured it would be a good time to exercise. Which went really quick today. I love it when that happens. I've not really over eaten at all today. Maybe I'm under counting a handful (like ten) of wasabi almonds I had with my cake and sandwich for dinner but I'm guessing I'm going to average out ok for the day calorie wise.
My stomach is kicking off at the moment for some reason. I've been getting weird gurgling noises when I'm hungry over the last few days. Like hardcore versions of normal stomach rumbles. Teamed with that, today I've had a bit of bloating after dinner and now my right side is hurting again like it hasn't for a while. I'm thinking it might be apprehension for tonight because I really could just do with getting wrapped up in bed with a hot chocolate but oh well..
Tomorrow is fat day..i.e. the day I eat what I like and don't bike. So I doubt I'll bother updating. It would just be along the lines of 'ATE ALL THE THINGS' anyways so there's no point. I am thinking about gutting my room properly for a spring clean tomorrow however so I may burn off a good few of those chocolate calories...here's hoping.
Anyway, I gotta go get ready. For tonight, good boo.
Monday, 14 January 2013
What's a quarter of a pound amongst friends?
I keep weighing myself early. Usually it's on the Wednesday that I used to weigh myself but I've started doing it on Monday's for some reason. Doesn't really matter because it was a week ago I weighed myself so it's been a full seven days. Not cheating myself out of any potential lost weight..
Anyways, when I last weighed I'd used a Wii fit board which I thought was pretty accurate but doesn't really give you numbers. More like it shows you the scales like a ruler and has you figure it out. I thought I was about 14 stone 6, but then mum got some fancy Weight Watchers scales which give you quarter pound increments as well as pounds. So it turns out I was actually 14 stone 7.5 pounds. Boo right.
However, got on the scales today and I'm 4 pounds lighter. Well..almost four pounds. I now weigh 14 stone 3.75 pounds. Hurrah. I went off to work with a skip in my step. So we're finally back on track. I did almost encounter a set back though. Like I have said, I have been soo sodding knackered recently and it seems to be getting worse. I can be absolutely shattered all day but the second I settle for bed, my brain starts whirring. Firing all sorts of nonsense at me. At the moment it's work related crap I don't really want to get in to (unless it develops, then I certainly will!) but it won't let me sleep. It's been a few weeks now so I guess it's just catching up to me. I'm off for my 'weekend' soon though so I definitely will not be setting my alarm for that. Can't wait.
Anyway, getting home from work today I had my dinner and then went upstairs with the express idea of not getting under my duvet because I knew it would be lights out. But it's so frigging cold in this house at the moment. I couldn't resist. Add to the mix my darling old, smelly, grumpy westie coming up and actually wanting cuddles (usually she gets too hot to be under the blanket, never mind actually touching bodies) and I passed out. For like an hour and a half. It was that sort of weird nap state where you're almost aware of stuff around you but I did need it. Luckily for me I got hollered or I would have probably been asleep now..
I'd pretty much decided I wasn't going on the bike. I just couldn't bring myself to. It's so cold that the thought of changing into my shorts and t-shirt just made me shudder. But I was lying there thinking of my (almost) four pounds and how happy that made me feel this morning. And I hauled my arse up and got myself changed and I've just finished my 40 minutes. A small battle of wills victory, but a victory none the less. I have over eaten a little today. I had toast for breakfast with a yoghurt drink, my poison of choice recently. Dinner was a sweetcorn chowder (which apparently contained some cream and kicked my stomach off somewhat) with a piece of bread, some doritos on top...and then I had a Malteser bunny. I don't really know the definite numbers but I'm thinking it's about 600/700 calories all told...which isn't good. Also I'm planning on pasta for tea which isn't amazing either. But the exercise did happen so whilst I won't be anywhere near 1500 today, I think I'll still be below 2000 so all is not lost.
I've also cut back my reps with the rubber thing to 30. I do enjoy the workout it gives my arms (one of my problem areas) but that plus the cold is absolutely killing my shoulders. My upper back in general. So until I'm either used to it or I figure out a proper warm up for them I'm going to halve the total. It's more for toning anyway over proper calorie loss so I'll still see some benefits hopefully.
Right I'm thoroughly chilled writing this in my work out gear. Time for a lovely long hot shower before I cook me some tea.
For now though, good boo.
Anyways, when I last weighed I'd used a Wii fit board which I thought was pretty accurate but doesn't really give you numbers. More like it shows you the scales like a ruler and has you figure it out. I thought I was about 14 stone 6, but then mum got some fancy Weight Watchers scales which give you quarter pound increments as well as pounds. So it turns out I was actually 14 stone 7.5 pounds. Boo right.
However, got on the scales today and I'm 4 pounds lighter. Well..almost four pounds. I now weigh 14 stone 3.75 pounds. Hurrah. I went off to work with a skip in my step. So we're finally back on track. I did almost encounter a set back though. Like I have said, I have been soo sodding knackered recently and it seems to be getting worse. I can be absolutely shattered all day but the second I settle for bed, my brain starts whirring. Firing all sorts of nonsense at me. At the moment it's work related crap I don't really want to get in to (unless it develops, then I certainly will!) but it won't let me sleep. It's been a few weeks now so I guess it's just catching up to me. I'm off for my 'weekend' soon though so I definitely will not be setting my alarm for that. Can't wait.
Anyway, getting home from work today I had my dinner and then went upstairs with the express idea of not getting under my duvet because I knew it would be lights out. But it's so frigging cold in this house at the moment. I couldn't resist. Add to the mix my darling old, smelly, grumpy westie coming up and actually wanting cuddles (usually she gets too hot to be under the blanket, never mind actually touching bodies) and I passed out. For like an hour and a half. It was that sort of weird nap state where you're almost aware of stuff around you but I did need it. Luckily for me I got hollered or I would have probably been asleep now..
I'd pretty much decided I wasn't going on the bike. I just couldn't bring myself to. It's so cold that the thought of changing into my shorts and t-shirt just made me shudder. But I was lying there thinking of my (almost) four pounds and how happy that made me feel this morning. And I hauled my arse up and got myself changed and I've just finished my 40 minutes. A small battle of wills victory, but a victory none the less. I have over eaten a little today. I had toast for breakfast with a yoghurt drink, my poison of choice recently. Dinner was a sweetcorn chowder (which apparently contained some cream and kicked my stomach off somewhat) with a piece of bread, some doritos on top...and then I had a Malteser bunny. I don't really know the definite numbers but I'm thinking it's about 600/700 calories all told...which isn't good. Also I'm planning on pasta for tea which isn't amazing either. But the exercise did happen so whilst I won't be anywhere near 1500 today, I think I'll still be below 2000 so all is not lost.
I've also cut back my reps with the rubber thing to 30. I do enjoy the workout it gives my arms (one of my problem areas) but that plus the cold is absolutely killing my shoulders. My upper back in general. So until I'm either used to it or I figure out a proper warm up for them I'm going to halve the total. It's more for toning anyway over proper calorie loss so I'll still see some benefits hopefully.
Right I'm thoroughly chilled writing this in my work out gear. Time for a lovely long hot shower before I cook me some tea.
For now though, good boo.
Sunday, 13 January 2013
Curse you Maltesers bunny!
Today has been preetttyyy good I think. Did work and that this morning and had a repeated breakfast of jam and bread with a yoghurt drink. I wasn't hungry at all come break time and then when I did get hungry later on in the day I snacked on a tangerine. Post work on Sundays is always a roast! Today's offering was beef.
My mother cooks a mean roast and seeing as it's mostly veg, I don't mind stacking up my plate. I refuse to limit or minus the roasties however. I only have them once a week and it's not tons. Maybe two small potatoes worth if that. I figured a roast would be around the 700 calories I allocate for big meals, but I read somewhere about roasts being closer to 1000 if you have all the trimmings...I don't know if they're including things like pigs in blankets and the like (which we don't have) but still that's quite a lot. I guess it's mostly the potatoes and the gravy. Never mind though, I do an active work day as I have mentioned before, and I have exercised too today. I didn't think I was going to. Used to be that Sunday's were my day off from exercising and that feeling has stuck somewhat. I was knackered from my early start, the house is freezing because the heating is broken again so I was under my duvet and I'd just knacked a massive roast. I was three blinks from sleep when mum shouted me for a trip to Morrisons.
Whilst I could have kicked her, it did motivate me to exercise as soon as I got back before I got back into the duvet trap again. I biked and 'rowed' (which is killing my neck/shoulders...I warm up before I use it but maybe I'm doing it wrong..I don't know) and I'm currently in my pjs post tea contemplating a movie. At Morrisons I ran into my easter nemesis. Well both of them but mostly the Malteser bunny! (The second one being mini eggs..). I love that little bunny. Maltesers are my favourite sweets I think. They're only 150 calories a piece so I figured I'd work it off with the bike. Or just not care. Part of the calories were covered by my tea 500. I had pumpkin and chili soup, a piece of bread, a tangerine and a weight watchers yoghurt. All told, around 400 without the bunny. So I don't feel bad.
I do also have a hazelnut kitkat (one of the new flavour things) which I am dying to try but I'm out of calories so it will have to wait till tomorrow. Well I say I'm out. I am planning on cooking up some popcorn to have with a film in a little bit. It's about 100 calories for the bag which came with one of my Graze boxes a while back. About time I used it I feel!
Right my hands are literally getting too numb to type right now. Need to get this heating sorted asap good lord. Breaks just in time for the cold snap. Perfect.
From a chilly me, good boo.
My mother cooks a mean roast and seeing as it's mostly veg, I don't mind stacking up my plate. I refuse to limit or minus the roasties however. I only have them once a week and it's not tons. Maybe two small potatoes worth if that. I figured a roast would be around the 700 calories I allocate for big meals, but I read somewhere about roasts being closer to 1000 if you have all the trimmings...I don't know if they're including things like pigs in blankets and the like (which we don't have) but still that's quite a lot. I guess it's mostly the potatoes and the gravy. Never mind though, I do an active work day as I have mentioned before, and I have exercised too today. I didn't think I was going to. Used to be that Sunday's were my day off from exercising and that feeling has stuck somewhat. I was knackered from my early start, the house is freezing because the heating is broken again so I was under my duvet and I'd just knacked a massive roast. I was three blinks from sleep when mum shouted me for a trip to Morrisons.
Whilst I could have kicked her, it did motivate me to exercise as soon as I got back before I got back into the duvet trap again. I biked and 'rowed' (which is killing my neck/shoulders...I warm up before I use it but maybe I'm doing it wrong..I don't know) and I'm currently in my pjs post tea contemplating a movie. At Morrisons I ran into my easter nemesis. Well both of them but mostly the Malteser bunny! (The second one being mini eggs..). I love that little bunny. Maltesers are my favourite sweets I think. They're only 150 calories a piece so I figured I'd work it off with the bike. Or just not care. Part of the calories were covered by my tea 500. I had pumpkin and chili soup, a piece of bread, a tangerine and a weight watchers yoghurt. All told, around 400 without the bunny. So I don't feel bad.
I do also have a hazelnut kitkat (one of the new flavour things) which I am dying to try but I'm out of calories so it will have to wait till tomorrow. Well I say I'm out. I am planning on cooking up some popcorn to have with a film in a little bit. It's about 100 calories for the bag which came with one of my Graze boxes a while back. About time I used it I feel!
Right my hands are literally getting too numb to type right now. Need to get this heating sorted asap good lord. Breaks just in time for the cold snap. Perfect.
From a chilly me, good boo.
Saturday, 12 January 2013
Quickie
Just a quick one today. I've left it a bit late and to be honest I'm knackered. I went to bed at 11 last night, in time for my 7am start but I don't know if I was just not properly asleep for a while, or in a deep cycle when my alarm went off this morning but I could not get up. I kept hitting snooze to the point where it got silly. Then I had to rush to get ready when all I wanted to do was sleep.
I managed to squeeze breakfast in though. Jam on bread. Basic but it still counts! It's some sort of uber seeded brown number anyway because my dad has diabetes so white bread is banned. Although I'm sure the fibre content is much higher and I have been told to avoid fibre with my knackered belly. Still, this morning only bread would do and I was in no mood to refuse me.
Work was a more stressful affair than usual today. The weekend crowd is a different bunch from the weekday barring a few of us and the atmosphere is much better. Lot less drama. But one of the particularly back stabbing types was in this weekend as extra and she ended up storming off early with her teeth bared. Not that I care in the slightest. Can't stand the girl. But it means I'll probably be in trouble again come monday because her mother is friends with the boss...
Anyway, that aside, work went quickly but I was starving when I got home. Sometimes I swear having breakfast makes me hungrier later on. Dinner was a simple sandwich affair and tea was chilli con carne. There's been snacks in between but I did do all my exercise today on top of my work day so I imagine I've come out on the right side of the calorie scale. Hopefully anyway. The thing is, calorie burning websites tell me that biking for forty minutes burns about 400 calories at the weight I'm at. I don't know if I believe that to be honest though because there's been times where I haven't lost any weight and I've been fairly good with the calories and ace with the bike. But oh well. I really need to get my rower fixed/a new one.
Right I think that'll do for now. Bed is calling and I'm off to answer it. Absolutely whacked.
From a sleepy me, good boo.
I managed to squeeze breakfast in though. Jam on bread. Basic but it still counts! It's some sort of uber seeded brown number anyway because my dad has diabetes so white bread is banned. Although I'm sure the fibre content is much higher and I have been told to avoid fibre with my knackered belly. Still, this morning only bread would do and I was in no mood to refuse me.
Work was a more stressful affair than usual today. The weekend crowd is a different bunch from the weekday barring a few of us and the atmosphere is much better. Lot less drama. But one of the particularly back stabbing types was in this weekend as extra and she ended up storming off early with her teeth bared. Not that I care in the slightest. Can't stand the girl. But it means I'll probably be in trouble again come monday because her mother is friends with the boss...
Anyway, that aside, work went quickly but I was starving when I got home. Sometimes I swear having breakfast makes me hungrier later on. Dinner was a simple sandwich affair and tea was chilli con carne. There's been snacks in between but I did do all my exercise today on top of my work day so I imagine I've come out on the right side of the calorie scale. Hopefully anyway. The thing is, calorie burning websites tell me that biking for forty minutes burns about 400 calories at the weight I'm at. I don't know if I believe that to be honest though because there's been times where I haven't lost any weight and I've been fairly good with the calories and ace with the bike. But oh well. I really need to get my rower fixed/a new one.
Right I think that'll do for now. Bed is calling and I'm off to answer it. Absolutely whacked.
From a sleepy me, good boo.
Friday, 11 January 2013
Lay-ze
I did a bad thing. I could not be bothered getting on the bike for a full 40 minutes so I didn't. I know, I'm terrible. I had ten minutes of an episode of Supernatural left from yesterday. I figured I would dye my hair as I exercised and the dye was a little uncomfortable for some reason..even though I did the patch test! So I thought it best to wash it off at thirty minutes rather than keep it on for forty. And then I just didn't finish the ten minutes yesterday. So I've done ten minutes on the bike and 30 reps of the rubber rowing thing. I'll add another 30 later before bed and I've also got the dog(s) to take for a walk. All in all not a terribly bad day for exercise but I really just can't bring myself to bike for another 40 minutes.
I got home from an annoying day at work. I have had my wrist slapped three times recently, one which had nothing to do with me, one which was unfounded and today because I had the audacity to have a laugh at work whilst cracking on with the mundane jobs. Forgive me, I am exceedingly grateful to have a job. But after two and a bit years of the same thing day in and day out in a job which is essentially a stop gap, it's becoming a tad tedious. Usually there's a bit of cracking on at work because for the most part people are cheerful (when not bitching or backstabbing). But apparently I was messing about a bit too much on the weekend..something I find annoying because my work got done as it always does, and there's people who get away with being a lot more rowdy than me. If there's one thing that annoys me it's a double standard.
Anyway, work woes aside, I got home and had a dinner of ham sandwich with cob bread (is that right...cob?), a packet of space invaders and a doughnut. Yes I know unhealthy but within my calorie limit! Breakfast was none existent because I literally made myself hurl last night with a hot chocolate and marshmallow combo before bed. I figured that seeing as it's in those wonderful Christmas films so often there must be something delicious about it. It was just well sweet. But I persevered with the thought of not adding them again ever again, but about an hour later I was actually sick with it. Cue an evening in bed feeling sorry for myself which extended somewhat to this morning. So I had some biscuits at break time instead with my tea.
Tea tonight was two sausages, mushrooms, tomatoes and a bit more cob. About 500 calories worth I think. So if I've done the maths correctly I should be under 1500 or thereabout. I don't really feel hungry right now...a little sick more than anything (I think it was the doughnut from earlier...it was a little fatty). I don't feel so bad not exercising properly knowing I haven't really over eaten today. I am absolutely shattered though. I ended up wrapped in my blanket and teetering on the edge of sleep for about three hours post work. Not doing much. Hence why I couldn't be arsed to bike. I'm going to not do much of anything this evening after I've walked the dog(s) and showered. Might even watch the Avengers (I probably wont. Even when I really want to watch a film I get so distracted by anything that I end up just not watching it..).
For now though, good boo.
I got home from an annoying day at work. I have had my wrist slapped three times recently, one which had nothing to do with me, one which was unfounded and today because I had the audacity to have a laugh at work whilst cracking on with the mundane jobs. Forgive me, I am exceedingly grateful to have a job. But after two and a bit years of the same thing day in and day out in a job which is essentially a stop gap, it's becoming a tad tedious. Usually there's a bit of cracking on at work because for the most part people are cheerful (when not bitching or backstabbing). But apparently I was messing about a bit too much on the weekend..something I find annoying because my work got done as it always does, and there's people who get away with being a lot more rowdy than me. If there's one thing that annoys me it's a double standard.
Anyway, work woes aside, I got home and had a dinner of ham sandwich with cob bread (is that right...cob?), a packet of space invaders and a doughnut. Yes I know unhealthy but within my calorie limit! Breakfast was none existent because I literally made myself hurl last night with a hot chocolate and marshmallow combo before bed. I figured that seeing as it's in those wonderful Christmas films so often there must be something delicious about it. It was just well sweet. But I persevered with the thought of not adding them again ever again, but about an hour later I was actually sick with it. Cue an evening in bed feeling sorry for myself which extended somewhat to this morning. So I had some biscuits at break time instead with my tea.
Tea tonight was two sausages, mushrooms, tomatoes and a bit more cob. About 500 calories worth I think. So if I've done the maths correctly I should be under 1500 or thereabout. I don't really feel hungry right now...a little sick more than anything (I think it was the doughnut from earlier...it was a little fatty). I don't feel so bad not exercising properly knowing I haven't really over eaten today. I am absolutely shattered though. I ended up wrapped in my blanket and teetering on the edge of sleep for about three hours post work. Not doing much. Hence why I couldn't be arsed to bike. I'm going to not do much of anything this evening after I've walked the dog(s) and showered. Might even watch the Avengers (I probably wont. Even when I really want to watch a film I get so distracted by anything that I end up just not watching it..).
For now though, good boo.
Thursday, 10 January 2013
'Takeaway'
So I didn't bother posting yesterday. Yesterday was my 'treat' day and I basically just ate whatever I wanted when I wanted to without thinking about the calories. I didn't bother with the exercise either. I exercise six out of seven days a week so I don't feel bad for giving myself a day off. Especially when I still went for a walk with the dogs (my westie even deigned to honour me with her presence, go figure).
Today I have spent the day sorting out my room. I am perpetually cleaning my room because I am such a messy person by nature. I go through a stage of having a show room clean room for like three days and then it slowly just gets messy. To the point where I'm having to pick paths to get across the room. So today I decided to clean it properly. I also went through a couple of things to try to get rid of some stuff. I always think I have more stuff than I do (well I do have a crap ton of stuff..) but I mean stuff I want to get rid of. I sorted out my entertainment corner (untangled several million wires and all my games/consoles and the like), went through my dvds and also a box of stuff I have under my bed. I got rid of some of it (by got rid I mean donated to my mum to either ebay or take to a charity shop) but there's not an awful lot of clutter. I use most of it.
I still have my clothes to go through again. I've gone from a size 24 to a size 18 so I'm constantly having to go through my wardrobe to remind myself what I have and to weed out some of my bigger clothes. I have a steady wage and a spending habit too which doesn't help matters...I regularly go through it maybe every three-four months so I don't think that I should find too much stuff in there. But there's always a top or two which I really liked which is a size 22/24 and really is too big for me but I've kept because I loved it. So I must be brutal!
I have done 30 of my 60 rubber rowing reps (ALLITERATION!) and I'm just waiting for my tea to go down before I crack on with the bike. Today I've probably kept within my calorie limit? I don't really know because some things aren't calorie specific. I had avocado on toast this morning (cheers Nigella) for breakfast. But it's a bloomer loaf you cut yourself so I had three small pieces. Probably about 300/400 calories all told. For dinner I had a bowl of leftover stew and another cut of bread (I've had a lot of bread today...) and a jelly to follow. The jelly is ten calories but I don't see the stew being tons because it's mostly vegetables. Maybe 200/300? With about 150 for the bread. Tea has just beek a 'take away' chow mein noodle thing from Iceland. Probably full of salt but this is the first time we've had them so I'm not too fussed. Only about 300 calories for it too which was ace (with another bit of bread..I told you it's been a bread day). Probably about 200 for the bread. Another jelly for desert with some fruit in it, like four segments of clementine so negligible calories again.
I did have a 60 calorie packet of space invaders earlier too and I've nibbled on a couple of dark chocolate buttons. Literally like three of them out of a graze box packet I have. Graze is a website which sends you a nibble box in the post of things to eat throughout the day which you're supposed to swap with your regular snacks to be a bit healthier. They vary from around 50-200 calories each and they're pretty tasty. I do enjoy them but they're expensive at £4 a pop (the only reason I have them again is because whenever I cancel they send me a voucher for three half price boxes and they're well worth £2). They're a novelty really, I couldn't afford to have one every day but once a week is no harm to the bank.
One of the punnets was a dark rocky road which is cranberries, dark chocolate buttons and walnuts. Normally I hate dried fruit but cranberries and raisins I actually really like. Dried apricots remind me of like cut off areole and I just can't stomach them...Anyway, about 180 calories for the whole punnet I believe, but I've only eaten three of the buttons and a couple of walnuts so I don't know..maybe 100 ish calories.
I reckon I've worked a few of them off today. I've barely been off my feet sorting my room. Plus my planned biking and I reckon I'm good to go. I'm thinking of making another batch of sweetcorn soup tomorrow for dinner. I did enjoy it and I know what to do this time to make it better tasting so there's that. Definitely not going anywhere near the Doritos until it's done though. Those cool flavoured ones are an absolute menace to my self control...
Hopefully this week I can get back on track with my calories and actually lose a couple of pounds! Here's hoping.
For this evening however, it's good boo.
Today I have spent the day sorting out my room. I am perpetually cleaning my room because I am such a messy person by nature. I go through a stage of having a show room clean room for like three days and then it slowly just gets messy. To the point where I'm having to pick paths to get across the room. So today I decided to clean it properly. I also went through a couple of things to try to get rid of some stuff. I always think I have more stuff than I do (well I do have a crap ton of stuff..) but I mean stuff I want to get rid of. I sorted out my entertainment corner (untangled several million wires and all my games/consoles and the like), went through my dvds and also a box of stuff I have under my bed. I got rid of some of it (by got rid I mean donated to my mum to either ebay or take to a charity shop) but there's not an awful lot of clutter. I use most of it.
I still have my clothes to go through again. I've gone from a size 24 to a size 18 so I'm constantly having to go through my wardrobe to remind myself what I have and to weed out some of my bigger clothes. I have a steady wage and a spending habit too which doesn't help matters...I regularly go through it maybe every three-four months so I don't think that I should find too much stuff in there. But there's always a top or two which I really liked which is a size 22/24 and really is too big for me but I've kept because I loved it. So I must be brutal!
I have done 30 of my 60 rubber rowing reps (ALLITERATION!) and I'm just waiting for my tea to go down before I crack on with the bike. Today I've probably kept within my calorie limit? I don't really know because some things aren't calorie specific. I had avocado on toast this morning (cheers Nigella) for breakfast. But it's a bloomer loaf you cut yourself so I had three small pieces. Probably about 300/400 calories all told. For dinner I had a bowl of leftover stew and another cut of bread (I've had a lot of bread today...) and a jelly to follow. The jelly is ten calories but I don't see the stew being tons because it's mostly vegetables. Maybe 200/300? With about 150 for the bread. Tea has just beek a 'take away' chow mein noodle thing from Iceland. Probably full of salt but this is the first time we've had them so I'm not too fussed. Only about 300 calories for it too which was ace (with another bit of bread..I told you it's been a bread day). Probably about 200 for the bread. Another jelly for desert with some fruit in it, like four segments of clementine so negligible calories again.
I did have a 60 calorie packet of space invaders earlier too and I've nibbled on a couple of dark chocolate buttons. Literally like three of them out of a graze box packet I have. Graze is a website which sends you a nibble box in the post of things to eat throughout the day which you're supposed to swap with your regular snacks to be a bit healthier. They vary from around 50-200 calories each and they're pretty tasty. I do enjoy them but they're expensive at £4 a pop (the only reason I have them again is because whenever I cancel they send me a voucher for three half price boxes and they're well worth £2). They're a novelty really, I couldn't afford to have one every day but once a week is no harm to the bank.
One of the punnets was a dark rocky road which is cranberries, dark chocolate buttons and walnuts. Normally I hate dried fruit but cranberries and raisins I actually really like. Dried apricots remind me of like cut off areole and I just can't stomach them...Anyway, about 180 calories for the whole punnet I believe, but I've only eaten three of the buttons and a couple of walnuts so I don't know..maybe 100 ish calories.
I reckon I've worked a few of them off today. I've barely been off my feet sorting my room. Plus my planned biking and I reckon I'm good to go. I'm thinking of making another batch of sweetcorn soup tomorrow for dinner. I did enjoy it and I know what to do this time to make it better tasting so there's that. Definitely not going anywhere near the Doritos until it's done though. Those cool flavoured ones are an absolute menace to my self control...
Hopefully this week I can get back on track with my calories and actually lose a couple of pounds! Here's hoping.
For this evening however, it's good boo.
Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Theatre daaahling
Sitting digesting my tea in a zombie like manner. Thought I might as well have an update.
So I got on the scales this morning aaaaand...I'm exactly the same weight. Which means that the exercise has only been getting rid of the excess calories and not actually helping towards weight loss so far..Which means I need to stop being silly with my nibbles and crack on with this healthy food thing! It's no setback to me. I was exercising every day anyways and I've been more or less the same weight now for a good few months because I'm not actively being strict with my calorie consumption. I've decided though, it's time to get back into seriously trying to lose weight again. Just a couple more stone and I could be almost normal looking!
Today has consisted of toast, fruit and yoghurt drink for breakkie. Chicken and stuffing sandwich and fruit for dinner, and then a bit of a big tea. Chicken 'salad'. Only the salad included pasta. Should still be around the 700 calorie mark though I think because I had like a handful of shredded chicken, a small avocado and a big handful of mixed salad, and then the pasta. I'm yet to exercise because I spent a couple of hours backstage with the amdram theatre group I'm a part of. Ideally I would love a job in a theatre. A paying job. Working on creating the sets and props. But until I'm ready to actually actively apply for those kinds of jobs, I'm getting some experience by working with the amdram group (and I love it).
I was tired enough to consider skipping it today mind after going to work as well this morning. But I'm glad I went. Even if I am wiped right now. I want to get under my blanket for a warm..but I know if I do I'll either pass out or just get even more tired. So I'm giving it another thirty minutes and then it's exercise o clock.
I had some strawberries and a 50 cal weightwatchers yoghurt for desert. Quite tasty and I'm stuffed right now so I shouldn't have to snack anymore today. Should I want to though I have a 60 cal hot chocolate and some tasty tangerines downstairs for later..if I'm not instantly asleep post shower. I'd quite like a green tea but I know it would fill me right back up again to uncomfortable levels so I'm saving that for later too.
My brain's a bit all over the place at the moment so I apologise for disjointed nonsense! Think I best go and prepare for my exercising and such.
From a tired me, good boo.
So I got on the scales this morning aaaaand...I'm exactly the same weight. Which means that the exercise has only been getting rid of the excess calories and not actually helping towards weight loss so far..Which means I need to stop being silly with my nibbles and crack on with this healthy food thing! It's no setback to me. I was exercising every day anyways and I've been more or less the same weight now for a good few months because I'm not actively being strict with my calorie consumption. I've decided though, it's time to get back into seriously trying to lose weight again. Just a couple more stone and I could be almost normal looking!
Today has consisted of toast, fruit and yoghurt drink for breakkie. Chicken and stuffing sandwich and fruit for dinner, and then a bit of a big tea. Chicken 'salad'. Only the salad included pasta. Should still be around the 700 calorie mark though I think because I had like a handful of shredded chicken, a small avocado and a big handful of mixed salad, and then the pasta. I'm yet to exercise because I spent a couple of hours backstage with the amdram theatre group I'm a part of. Ideally I would love a job in a theatre. A paying job. Working on creating the sets and props. But until I'm ready to actually actively apply for those kinds of jobs, I'm getting some experience by working with the amdram group (and I love it).
I was tired enough to consider skipping it today mind after going to work as well this morning. But I'm glad I went. Even if I am wiped right now. I want to get under my blanket for a warm..but I know if I do I'll either pass out or just get even more tired. So I'm giving it another thirty minutes and then it's exercise o clock.
I had some strawberries and a 50 cal weightwatchers yoghurt for desert. Quite tasty and I'm stuffed right now so I shouldn't have to snack anymore today. Should I want to though I have a 60 cal hot chocolate and some tasty tangerines downstairs for later..if I'm not instantly asleep post shower. I'd quite like a green tea but I know it would fill me right back up again to uncomfortable levels so I'm saving that for later too.
My brain's a bit all over the place at the moment so I apologise for disjointed nonsense! Think I best go and prepare for my exercising and such.
From a tired me, good boo.
Monday, 7 January 2013
Sleepy...
Oh boy am I tired. I've not been sleeping well for the past fortnight and it is finally catching up to me it would seem. I've said before how I'm not a good sleeper and because of that I'm almost used to it. But now I don't have the luxury of being able to sleep in when I want to (like at uni) and actually have real life responsibilities (like at work) it tends to hit me in the face every so often.
Hey ho though, my 'weekend' is soon and I should be able to catch it up a little. Today has been a bog standard day again. I found a recipe on youtube by Nigella (have an epic girl crush on that woman. She is so beautiful) for a sweetcorn chowder. Nothing too hard, dairy free and it looked delicious so I figured I'd give it a shot today. I managed to screw up a pretty simple recipe in two ways. Not dissolving my vegetable stock cubes before adding them, resulting in a gloopy ball of brown gunk floating about in there till I dealt with it. And also I blended the sweetcorn too much. I'm planning on giving it a round two go come Thursday when I have the time to play about again.
Still, I had a big bowl of that with some bread, and too many nachos. She adds melted cheese nachos to hers but I figured I'd forgo the cheese. But the soup took so long I was nibbling at the bag and went over the calorie allowance a bit I reckon. I managed to get breakfast this morning of toast, clementine and a yoghurt drink so all in all it's not been too bad so far I guess. I've done my 40 minutes and 60 reps so I'm on track with that. I haven't had tea yet but I'm planning tomatoes on toast with a TON of mushrooms. I love mushrooms. I'm such a hobbit (aside from the hairy feet).
So there's still time for some calorie reconciliation. I hardcore want ice cream and malteasers so hopefully I can fit it into my calorie allowance. If not then I'll save it for Wednesday. I've decided Wednesday will be my cheat day/no exercise day (besides walking the hounds). It used to be Sunday but because of the way the festive period had fallen, it's screwed the routine somewhat. No biggie though. It falls on my 'weekend' so I'm going to eat all the cheese and biscuits ever for dinner!
Right anyway, my stomach is a growling so I'm going to go have a quick shower and then go dry fry some mushrooms.
So for now, good boo.
Hey ho though, my 'weekend' is soon and I should be able to catch it up a little. Today has been a bog standard day again. I found a recipe on youtube by Nigella (have an epic girl crush on that woman. She is so beautiful) for a sweetcorn chowder. Nothing too hard, dairy free and it looked delicious so I figured I'd give it a shot today. I managed to screw up a pretty simple recipe in two ways. Not dissolving my vegetable stock cubes before adding them, resulting in a gloopy ball of brown gunk floating about in there till I dealt with it. And also I blended the sweetcorn too much. I'm planning on giving it a round two go come Thursday when I have the time to play about again.
Still, I had a big bowl of that with some bread, and too many nachos. She adds melted cheese nachos to hers but I figured I'd forgo the cheese. But the soup took so long I was nibbling at the bag and went over the calorie allowance a bit I reckon. I managed to get breakfast this morning of toast, clementine and a yoghurt drink so all in all it's not been too bad so far I guess. I've done my 40 minutes and 60 reps so I'm on track with that. I haven't had tea yet but I'm planning tomatoes on toast with a TON of mushrooms. I love mushrooms. I'm such a hobbit (aside from the hairy feet).
So there's still time for some calorie reconciliation. I hardcore want ice cream and malteasers so hopefully I can fit it into my calorie allowance. If not then I'll save it for Wednesday. I've decided Wednesday will be my cheat day/no exercise day (besides walking the hounds). It used to be Sunday but because of the way the festive period had fallen, it's screwed the routine somewhat. No biggie though. It falls on my 'weekend' so I'm going to eat all the cheese and biscuits ever for dinner!
Right anyway, my stomach is a growling so I'm going to go have a quick shower and then go dry fry some mushrooms.
So for now, good boo.
Sunday, 6 January 2013
Lasagna
Today has beeennn ok I guess. Calorie wise it hasn't been amazing so far but I have yet to eat tea so it can be saved somewhat.
I had another taxi ride this morning and mr. taxi showed up five minutes early. That is usually the time I take to find something to grab for breakfast so I didn't get to have any. Not a great start. I had a clementine kicking about in my bag (which I always seem to these days..) and coupled it with a strong coffee this morning when I actually got to work. I'd had a rough night. When I know I need to be up for something and have to rely solely on my alarm clock to do so, I tend to be on edge when I'm asleep. So much so that I found myself leaping out of bed, heart racing and whacking all the lights on because I was SO sure I was late for work...at 1.30am. Needless to say my eyebags are looking particularly attractive today.
For break I indulged in a couple of biscuits. Just digestives, because by that point I was pretty hungry with another four hours of work in front of me. I have to say on a side note, being a domestic in a care home is a pretty active job. I'm on my feet for five out of six hours and, on a weekend, constantly doing laps of the building on a quest for dirty washing. During the week I tend to clean which is also as active when you have 11+ rooms to clean, mop and hoover. So I reckon I probably burn off a fair whack at work. At least a couple of hundred more than a desk worker I reckon.
When I got home, my mum had arrived and in place of our usual Sunday lunch because they'd been traveling, we had lasagna, with garlic bread. Not the healthiest of meals I grant you but it has filled me for the day and I haven't eaten anything else aside from two milky way celebrations..(I told you, it's the nibbles that are getting me). I whacked on a salad with the lasagna too so I have had a good couple of portions of veggies and fruit today and I'm looking to add to it in a moment after I've had my shower. I've done my 40 minutes again. Currently working my way through Supernatural season 7...at what point did that show get so bad? Such a shame, I used to bloody love it!
I've done 30 reps so far with my rubberised rower and I'm just about to do another 30. It hasn't worked out so well with me squeezing them into my morning routine because I keep forgetting. I have about half an hour to get ready on a morning because I refuse to get up any earlier...And with my additional attempt at getting my breakfast sorted and with this mornings taxi stresses I just haven't got round to doing it. But I will, it will click in eventually. I'm still doing 60 reps per day though and it is surprisingly hard sometimes! Who knew it was a legit piece of equipment.
So as I say, it's shower time for me. The laundry room at work tends to get soo hot with me working away in there and six machines going so I have felt pretty grotty all day. For tea I'm thinking of having some cold toast (sometimes I just love it cold) with butter and marmite and then some jelly and fruit. Maybe a green tea. I need to get some decaf coffee. I miss it hardcore but I don't want to piss off my insides. The spag bol we had yesterday did not agree with me. I was Captain bloaty but not for as long a period as I have had before. Maybe the pasta doesn't love me? I dunno, I have some experimenting to do.
For now though, I'm off to get clean. Good boo.
I had another taxi ride this morning and mr. taxi showed up five minutes early. That is usually the time I take to find something to grab for breakfast so I didn't get to have any. Not a great start. I had a clementine kicking about in my bag (which I always seem to these days..) and coupled it with a strong coffee this morning when I actually got to work. I'd had a rough night. When I know I need to be up for something and have to rely solely on my alarm clock to do so, I tend to be on edge when I'm asleep. So much so that I found myself leaping out of bed, heart racing and whacking all the lights on because I was SO sure I was late for work...at 1.30am. Needless to say my eyebags are looking particularly attractive today.
For break I indulged in a couple of biscuits. Just digestives, because by that point I was pretty hungry with another four hours of work in front of me. I have to say on a side note, being a domestic in a care home is a pretty active job. I'm on my feet for five out of six hours and, on a weekend, constantly doing laps of the building on a quest for dirty washing. During the week I tend to clean which is also as active when you have 11+ rooms to clean, mop and hoover. So I reckon I probably burn off a fair whack at work. At least a couple of hundred more than a desk worker I reckon.
When I got home, my mum had arrived and in place of our usual Sunday lunch because they'd been traveling, we had lasagna, with garlic bread. Not the healthiest of meals I grant you but it has filled me for the day and I haven't eaten anything else aside from two milky way celebrations..(I told you, it's the nibbles that are getting me). I whacked on a salad with the lasagna too so I have had a good couple of portions of veggies and fruit today and I'm looking to add to it in a moment after I've had my shower. I've done my 40 minutes again. Currently working my way through Supernatural season 7...at what point did that show get so bad? Such a shame, I used to bloody love it!
I've done 30 reps so far with my rubberised rower and I'm just about to do another 30. It hasn't worked out so well with me squeezing them into my morning routine because I keep forgetting. I have about half an hour to get ready on a morning because I refuse to get up any earlier...And with my additional attempt at getting my breakfast sorted and with this mornings taxi stresses I just haven't got round to doing it. But I will, it will click in eventually. I'm still doing 60 reps per day though and it is surprisingly hard sometimes! Who knew it was a legit piece of equipment.
So as I say, it's shower time for me. The laundry room at work tends to get soo hot with me working away in there and six machines going so I have felt pretty grotty all day. For tea I'm thinking of having some cold toast (sometimes I just love it cold) with butter and marmite and then some jelly and fruit. Maybe a green tea. I need to get some decaf coffee. I miss it hardcore but I don't want to piss off my insides. The spag bol we had yesterday did not agree with me. I was Captain bloaty but not for as long a period as I have had before. Maybe the pasta doesn't love me? I dunno, I have some experimenting to do.
For now though, I'm off to get clean. Good boo.
Saturday, 5 January 2013
Falling slightly..
Ok, so today I kind of fell..or leapt off the wagon a little bit. I got home from work at 2pm as I do on the weekends. I had a grabbed breakfast of toast and marmite but by the time I'd finished work I was pretty hungry. I got home late because I had to rely on a taxi today (I didn't *have* to strictly speaking..but the thought of spending an hour to get home by buses made me die a little inside) so I basically raided the kitchen.
Dinner was mostly just crap. I had a couple of left over festive chocolates, a cheese and salad sandwich (we literally only had cheese or bacon sandwich wise and I figured the cheese was quicker..it was pre-grated though and I did only have a sprinkle so not awful). But then I decided I wanted cake too. So I had a bit of Christmas cake. It's home made so it shouldn't be as terribly sugary as it would be store bought but it's still bad.
I did however have to walk uphill home from where the taxi dropped me (I instantly get sweaty at the thought of directing people. Even on a route I've done almost every day for over two years..I just KNOW I'll get it wrong at some point so when he didn't know my road I picked the closest landmark). I've also done my 40 bike minutes (today to the tune of Supernatural), 60 reps on the rubber rowing thing altogether and I am going to walk the hound this evening. Sooo I figure that should I just eat my tea of spag bol momentarily and avoid eating anything other than my 10 calorie jelly later I'll probably be ok. Not great but ok. I really need to just eat fruit at dinner time. I'm planning on giving that a go soon. It's just recently it's been too easy to instantly gratify a sugar craving which clearly makes your body start to expect them. I'm not one to instantly give up on a diet because of a set back. I just need to walk a little quicker to burn it off..
Anyway, I'm not going to sweat it too much. I'll just be better tomorrow. Plus mum is convinced that we're going to start eating from the Hairy Biker's recipe book Santa brought her. It's the time of year when she has us all on diets for five minutes before she gives in herself. But I'm hoping that I will be able to motivate her into keeping up with the healthy diet thing. My older brother is severely overweight and he's only 28 years old. We're all knackers but he is worryingly so. He doesn't leave the house much (due to being lazy and not working and the like) but that's no real excuse. We don't get along much but I am going to try to put that aside and help him how I can. I'm not entirely healthy myself, as today has proved, but I have lost five stone on my lonesome so maybe something I can say can help.
Anyway, I think that'll do for now. Time for tea almost! Good boo.
Dinner was mostly just crap. I had a couple of left over festive chocolates, a cheese and salad sandwich (we literally only had cheese or bacon sandwich wise and I figured the cheese was quicker..it was pre-grated though and I did only have a sprinkle so not awful). But then I decided I wanted cake too. So I had a bit of Christmas cake. It's home made so it shouldn't be as terribly sugary as it would be store bought but it's still bad.
I did however have to walk uphill home from where the taxi dropped me (I instantly get sweaty at the thought of directing people. Even on a route I've done almost every day for over two years..I just KNOW I'll get it wrong at some point so when he didn't know my road I picked the closest landmark). I've also done my 40 bike minutes (today to the tune of Supernatural), 60 reps on the rubber rowing thing altogether and I am going to walk the hound this evening. Sooo I figure that should I just eat my tea of spag bol momentarily and avoid eating anything other than my 10 calorie jelly later I'll probably be ok. Not great but ok. I really need to just eat fruit at dinner time. I'm planning on giving that a go soon. It's just recently it's been too easy to instantly gratify a sugar craving which clearly makes your body start to expect them. I'm not one to instantly give up on a diet because of a set back. I just need to walk a little quicker to burn it off..
Anyway, I'm not going to sweat it too much. I'll just be better tomorrow. Plus mum is convinced that we're going to start eating from the Hairy Biker's recipe book Santa brought her. It's the time of year when she has us all on diets for five minutes before she gives in herself. But I'm hoping that I will be able to motivate her into keeping up with the healthy diet thing. My older brother is severely overweight and he's only 28 years old. We're all knackers but he is worryingly so. He doesn't leave the house much (due to being lazy and not working and the like) but that's no real excuse. We don't get along much but I am going to try to put that aside and help him how I can. I'm not entirely healthy myself, as today has proved, but I have lost five stone on my lonesome so maybe something I can say can help.
Anyway, I think that'll do for now. Time for tea almost! Good boo.
Friday, 4 January 2013
Achey arms
Post work out (if you can call it that) blogging again. I have had a pretty good day today all round. Apart from being tremendously tired. Like walking zombie type tired. I could not sleep last night for anything. I went about 1am and I saw half two roll round at the last glance. Not good when I wanted to get up fifteen minutes earlier to try and get some breakfast fitted in.
As it was I did manage to get the breakfast thing done in record time. I had some porridge which I had to make with water for the first time ever. My doctor advised going dairy free with the IBS thing so I have been trying that. The last time I had porridge I made it with soy milk which tasted absolutely fine. But I was out of fake cow juice so I had to go with council pop. It was pretty grim at first but I adjusted quite quickly. It just made it almost a tad more gluey if that makes sense, and it tasted of nothing until I added a bit of sugar. Not much, just over a teaspoon full.
Dinner was a tomato and basil soup thing mum got me which probably had the world's supply of salt in it but it was only 200 calories for a big old bowl of it so I didn't mind as a one off. I had a small crusty bun with it, some grapes and a clementine...and then I fell off the wagon slightly and had a couple of biscuits with my green tea. But I figured I would work them off today. I've just done my 40 minutes on the bike and 30 arm reps and tonight is my turn to walk the hound(s). Incidentally, my shoulders are killing me. I didn't think that little rubberised rowing thing would actually do anything but just 30 reps yesterday and my shoulders and neck are quite sore. I didn't make the connection until I did this mornings reps when I was like..ow. Clearly I need to warm up a bit in the arms even to do something which seemed so trivial.
I have a lot of problems with my shoulders and neck. Nothing I've been to the doctor about but they can be quite painful on occasion. Mostly my left shoulder and the back of my neck. My shoulder I did get investigated years ago actually thinking about it, (which ended up in me getting referred for heart tests and the like which all came back ok) but I've put it down to arthritis. Unfortunately my family is riddled with it so it's a case of when not if. My neck I don't know. I think it's down to stress and anxiety. I know I sound like a health wreck but this year, as I think I've said, was pretty stressy for me. I got to a point where I convinced myself I was having a heart attack for two days until I went to see a doctor who said it was a panic attack. Anxiety related. Reading up on that it all seemed to fit. Like for example, me half waking up in the middle of the night to find my entire body vibrating (one of those things you're never sure is real because it happened when you were half unconscious). Apparently that's your body attempting to get rid of nervous energy.
Anyway, that's another blog post entirely and I'll probably get to that at some point. Needless to say though, I'm going to focus on warming my shoulders and arms up prior to doing any sort of exercise with them again. Definitely means the thing is working though which is good to know!
Right now I can smell garlic roasting. Mum's cooking a goulash for tea. I'm going to halve the portion of rice she normally gives us I think. Try to get the calories down a bit. My snack with probably be jelly again and the leftover pineapple from the tin I had yesterday. Might chuck in some of the fresh fruit too if I'm really peckish later on but my bedtime is earlier tonight on account of my 7am start tomorrow (in theory..).
For this evening though, good boo.
As it was I did manage to get the breakfast thing done in record time. I had some porridge which I had to make with water for the first time ever. My doctor advised going dairy free with the IBS thing so I have been trying that. The last time I had porridge I made it with soy milk which tasted absolutely fine. But I was out of fake cow juice so I had to go with council pop. It was pretty grim at first but I adjusted quite quickly. It just made it almost a tad more gluey if that makes sense, and it tasted of nothing until I added a bit of sugar. Not much, just over a teaspoon full.
Dinner was a tomato and basil soup thing mum got me which probably had the world's supply of salt in it but it was only 200 calories for a big old bowl of it so I didn't mind as a one off. I had a small crusty bun with it, some grapes and a clementine...and then I fell off the wagon slightly and had a couple of biscuits with my green tea. But I figured I would work them off today. I've just done my 40 minutes on the bike and 30 arm reps and tonight is my turn to walk the hound(s). Incidentally, my shoulders are killing me. I didn't think that little rubberised rowing thing would actually do anything but just 30 reps yesterday and my shoulders and neck are quite sore. I didn't make the connection until I did this mornings reps when I was like..ow. Clearly I need to warm up a bit in the arms even to do something which seemed so trivial.
I have a lot of problems with my shoulders and neck. Nothing I've been to the doctor about but they can be quite painful on occasion. Mostly my left shoulder and the back of my neck. My shoulder I did get investigated years ago actually thinking about it, (which ended up in me getting referred for heart tests and the like which all came back ok) but I've put it down to arthritis. Unfortunately my family is riddled with it so it's a case of when not if. My neck I don't know. I think it's down to stress and anxiety. I know I sound like a health wreck but this year, as I think I've said, was pretty stressy for me. I got to a point where I convinced myself I was having a heart attack for two days until I went to see a doctor who said it was a panic attack. Anxiety related. Reading up on that it all seemed to fit. Like for example, me half waking up in the middle of the night to find my entire body vibrating (one of those things you're never sure is real because it happened when you were half unconscious). Apparently that's your body attempting to get rid of nervous energy.
Anyway, that's another blog post entirely and I'll probably get to that at some point. Needless to say though, I'm going to focus on warming my shoulders and arms up prior to doing any sort of exercise with them again. Definitely means the thing is working though which is good to know!
Right now I can smell garlic roasting. Mum's cooking a goulash for tea. I'm going to halve the portion of rice she normally gives us I think. Try to get the calories down a bit. My snack with probably be jelly again and the leftover pineapple from the tin I had yesterday. Might chuck in some of the fresh fruit too if I'm really peckish later on but my bedtime is earlier tonight on account of my 7am start tomorrow (in theory..).
For this evening though, good boo.
Thursday, 3 January 2013
Early post
Well I feel the need for an early update. Usually I like to leave it to the end of the day because then I can get everything that happened into it at one go. But Thursdays happen to be my 'Sundays' so I'm fairly certain all my activity for the day is already done and dusted.
I have just gotten out of the shower after my 40 bike minutes. I like to get them out of the way these days as opposed to how I used to do it which was the evenings. It leaves me with my evenings free and without the idea of it looming over me. It used to be the case that I sometimes left it just too late with it being almost an hour some nights when you factor in the shower and with my early mornings at work. Getting it in an hour after dinner ish has proved to be the optimum time for me.
I have added a new addition to my daily exercise also. Dad was going through the loft (why is it everyone's loft is chock full of crap?) and found a bag of Avon themed equipment mum bought ages ago. There's some device that looks like round scales that you're supposed to stand on and like..swivel your hips about a bit. Doesn't do much for me. But she also has one of those rubber almost rowing machine type things. The ones you stick your feet in and then it's attached to a handle bar that you pull towards your chest. It's actually a lot more effective than I thought at getting an arm workout done. So I have added 30 repetitions of that post bike and I'm thinking of doing 30-40 on a morning when I wake up because it doesn't take long to do, gives a good workout and also I don't end up sweaty after. Let's see anyways, can't hurt any.
Today started with more chocolate than I meant it to. I woke up around 11am (I'm a night bird by habit. If I don't have to be up in the morning then my bedtime easily ends up in the wee hours so I didn't get to sleep last night till around 2am..) which meant I had missed breakfast. So I figured it wouldn't hurt to use that to eat some empty calories because it was close to dinner time anyways. Not many mind, only four so I was within my boundaries. Dinner consisted of a sandwich of low fat cheese spread and cucumber and a couple of biscuits...and some pickled onions thrown in for the heck of it. Again, not a healthy choice I know but still within my calorie boundaries. We don't have a lot of fruit kicking about at the moment. Well none I want to eat, it's all gone a bit ripe and I hate mushy fruit. So I figure might as well help deplete the last of the Christmas bounty as long as I don't over indulge. Tea tonight is going to be a freezer mash up affair. Mum's trying to clear it out a bit before she restocks it. So it's potato wedges (homemade) and whatever else she can find in there. Won't go over my 700 calorie limit I reckon so I'll be alright in that respect.
Last night I had a hot chocolate and some jelly as an evening snack with a clementine thrown in about 1am. I reckon a repeat of that could happen. I might just whack open a tin of pineapple with the jelly and replace the hot chocolate with a green tea instead. It would be coffee which was my beverage of choice, but caffeine exasperates bowel type problems apparently. Plus I cannot figure out how to milk it up without using milk on the days I rebel against my stomach and have one anyway. I've tried soy and almond milk but they both instantly separated and made it look undrinkable...
Anyways, for today I feel that will do. Good boo.
I have just gotten out of the shower after my 40 bike minutes. I like to get them out of the way these days as opposed to how I used to do it which was the evenings. It leaves me with my evenings free and without the idea of it looming over me. It used to be the case that I sometimes left it just too late with it being almost an hour some nights when you factor in the shower and with my early mornings at work. Getting it in an hour after dinner ish has proved to be the optimum time for me.
I have added a new addition to my daily exercise also. Dad was going through the loft (why is it everyone's loft is chock full of crap?) and found a bag of Avon themed equipment mum bought ages ago. There's some device that looks like round scales that you're supposed to stand on and like..swivel your hips about a bit. Doesn't do much for me. But she also has one of those rubber almost rowing machine type things. The ones you stick your feet in and then it's attached to a handle bar that you pull towards your chest. It's actually a lot more effective than I thought at getting an arm workout done. So I have added 30 repetitions of that post bike and I'm thinking of doing 30-40 on a morning when I wake up because it doesn't take long to do, gives a good workout and also I don't end up sweaty after. Let's see anyways, can't hurt any.
Today started with more chocolate than I meant it to. I woke up around 11am (I'm a night bird by habit. If I don't have to be up in the morning then my bedtime easily ends up in the wee hours so I didn't get to sleep last night till around 2am..) which meant I had missed breakfast. So I figured it wouldn't hurt to use that to eat some empty calories because it was close to dinner time anyways. Not many mind, only four so I was within my boundaries. Dinner consisted of a sandwich of low fat cheese spread and cucumber and a couple of biscuits...and some pickled onions thrown in for the heck of it. Again, not a healthy choice I know but still within my calorie boundaries. We don't have a lot of fruit kicking about at the moment. Well none I want to eat, it's all gone a bit ripe and I hate mushy fruit. So I figure might as well help deplete the last of the Christmas bounty as long as I don't over indulge. Tea tonight is going to be a freezer mash up affair. Mum's trying to clear it out a bit before she restocks it. So it's potato wedges (homemade) and whatever else she can find in there. Won't go over my 700 calorie limit I reckon so I'll be alright in that respect.
Last night I had a hot chocolate and some jelly as an evening snack with a clementine thrown in about 1am. I reckon a repeat of that could happen. I might just whack open a tin of pineapple with the jelly and replace the hot chocolate with a green tea instead. It would be coffee which was my beverage of choice, but caffeine exasperates bowel type problems apparently. Plus I cannot figure out how to milk it up without using milk on the days I rebel against my stomach and have one anyway. I've tried soy and almond milk but they both instantly separated and made it look undrinkable...
Anyways, for today I feel that will do. Good boo.
Wednesday, 2 January 2013
Bandwagon
First day back on the bandwagon and it has gone pretty good so far. I jumped on the 'scales' (read: wii fit board) this morning and the verdict is in: 14 stone 6 pounds... +3 pounds. Considering the sheer amount of crap I have subjected myself to this past week, I can't say I'm not unhappy with that number. Like I said at the start of this blog, the media over demonises the Christmas period to the point where people feel guilty even for letting go just on the big day. Calorie counting should be the very last thing on your mind during the festive period!
I had porridge this morning for breakfast (I have a mid-week day off so I could have my breakfast as and when I wanted it) with some raisins in it and a clementine just because there's lingering festive feelings. Dinner consisted of a tin of tomatoes on toast...with five Roses. I know, I know. But I did technically cater for the calories. Tea has just happened about an hour ago and it was a small pie (homemade and gluten free. I have an uncle who is a celiac), mash and some veggies. Not a bad day calorie wise. There has been moments where I have wanted to dive into the chocolate pile but I think that's more out of boredom over anything else when I'm stuck at home all day.
I did just venture out to Tesco and blow some money on stupid things I didn't really need. I don't have an awful lot of money to play with but I have mentioned my lack of a social life, so it's not like I have to save money for nights out and the like. Not always a bad thing when I NEED a particular pair of shoes.
As it is, I have just gotten back from walking my little dog. I have two terriers and one, being an old and distinguished lady of 9, doesn't bother coming along on chilly, wet evenings such as you find during winter. The youngest of the pair would go walkies all day every day if she could. I didn't go on a long trek, with it being dark and wet there's no routes I can safely take to be honest. But it was a good 25 minute walk and there is a hill involved so, whilst not massively strenuous, I think it can still count as exercise. I'm planning on finishing up this blog and possibly digesting for maybe another thirty minutes before blowing the week old dust off the exercise bike and busting out another 40 minutes. I have just set up the blu ray player Santa brought me (I was seriously spoilt this year) and it even makes my normal dvds look more interesting. So no doubt the Alias episode I choose to bike along to will look pin sharp!
After that I think I may have a cheeky hot chocolate and some fruit or jelly should I want a snack post shower. Potentially whilst watching the Snow White and the Huntsman blu ray which was included in the things I don't really need splurge at Tesco. Tomorrow will be another day of not being a glutton but I think this will be easier to get back into than I assumed it would. I just have to avoid being bored enough to nibble on random crap and all should be well.
For this evening though, good boo.
I had porridge this morning for breakfast (I have a mid-week day off so I could have my breakfast as and when I wanted it) with some raisins in it and a clementine just because there's lingering festive feelings. Dinner consisted of a tin of tomatoes on toast...with five Roses. I know, I know. But I did technically cater for the calories. Tea has just happened about an hour ago and it was a small pie (homemade and gluten free. I have an uncle who is a celiac), mash and some veggies. Not a bad day calorie wise. There has been moments where I have wanted to dive into the chocolate pile but I think that's more out of boredom over anything else when I'm stuck at home all day.
I did just venture out to Tesco and blow some money on stupid things I didn't really need. I don't have an awful lot of money to play with but I have mentioned my lack of a social life, so it's not like I have to save money for nights out and the like. Not always a bad thing when I NEED a particular pair of shoes.
As it is, I have just gotten back from walking my little dog. I have two terriers and one, being an old and distinguished lady of 9, doesn't bother coming along on chilly, wet evenings such as you find during winter. The youngest of the pair would go walkies all day every day if she could. I didn't go on a long trek, with it being dark and wet there's no routes I can safely take to be honest. But it was a good 25 minute walk and there is a hill involved so, whilst not massively strenuous, I think it can still count as exercise. I'm planning on finishing up this blog and possibly digesting for maybe another thirty minutes before blowing the week old dust off the exercise bike and busting out another 40 minutes. I have just set up the blu ray player Santa brought me (I was seriously spoilt this year) and it even makes my normal dvds look more interesting. So no doubt the Alias episode I choose to bike along to will look pin sharp!
After that I think I may have a cheeky hot chocolate and some fruit or jelly should I want a snack post shower. Potentially whilst watching the Snow White and the Huntsman blu ray which was included in the things I don't really need splurge at Tesco. Tomorrow will be another day of not being a glutton but I think this will be easier to get back into than I assumed it would. I just have to avoid being bored enough to nibble on random crap and all should be well.
For this evening though, good boo.
Tuesday, 1 January 2013
Last night of the eat everything diet..
Tonight marks the last day of my Christmas festivities diet. Tomorrow I'm back on the normal foods. We have a pretty major Christmas table every year, laden with all kinds of chocolate and other treats and there's still a fair bit left. I can ignore it though for the most part. I'm not saying it's going to be easy to get back on the bandwagon, but as I have mentioned I'm actually looking forward to getting back to somewhat normality concerning food.
No more party foods or pasties and the like. Today hasn't been too, too bad. We had our traditional New year's roast (lamb). Pretty much stuffed me up for the day. I did have another bit of Christmas pudding mind. I'd forgotten about that. Tea has just consisted of a corned beef and beetroot small bread roll sandwich type deal and nibbling on the chocolate. Not massively healthy granted but it hasn't been the crap on crap that I have been eating. Tomorrow is going to start with a weigh in. I reckon I might have put quite a bit on this week but we'll see. I don't mind in the slightest. I don't mind letting go at Christmas because I don't eat like that all the time anymore.
I come from a family of big appetites and bigger portions. Mum's always wanted to feed us up and feed us up she has. Too much but hey ho. She never made me put the fork in my mouth. Her problem is she has such a sweet tooth. She's the kind of person who can just have a jam sandwich for dinner. I can't just do sweet for a meal, I need savoury. But it means that come the trips to the Supermarkets, she can't resist the cake and sweet deals. And being that there's not an awful lot of willpower in the house, neither can anyone else. I did used to eat a lot of crap too. I don't anymore but even at uni I always had some sort of confectionery in my cupboard. I feel if I were to live alone or with friends again it would be much easier this time. I know if I don't buy it then I can't have it. Like I've said though, my willpower isn't terrible. The expanded chocolate stash on my wardrobe won't be depleted for quite some time I'd wager. Just them nibbles which get me.
I think I'm going to aim to try and get up a tad earlier before works and get some porridge in me. I don't do breakfast as a rule apart from some clementines or other fruit and a yoghurt drink thing with the healthy bacteria. But that tends to have melted away come breaktime and I then find myself with biscuits on top. With my IBS, I've read that oatmeal is a good food to eat and can help keep the system moving a bit easier. So I will try that. See if I can't get a good breakkie in me and avoid biscuity temptation. I don't eat biscuits at any time other than work. It's usually just because I'm a tad peckish at that point. If I was at home that would be breakfast time. It takes me the two hours from waking up to get hungry. But yes, we'll see how the breakfast plan goes this week.
Anyway, I think we're going to have us a family night of Monopoly or something equally as dangerous (there's a couple of table flippers in the family).
Happy New year once again and good boo.
No more party foods or pasties and the like. Today hasn't been too, too bad. We had our traditional New year's roast (lamb). Pretty much stuffed me up for the day. I did have another bit of Christmas pudding mind. I'd forgotten about that. Tea has just consisted of a corned beef and beetroot small bread roll sandwich type deal and nibbling on the chocolate. Not massively healthy granted but it hasn't been the crap on crap that I have been eating. Tomorrow is going to start with a weigh in. I reckon I might have put quite a bit on this week but we'll see. I don't mind in the slightest. I don't mind letting go at Christmas because I don't eat like that all the time anymore.
I come from a family of big appetites and bigger portions. Mum's always wanted to feed us up and feed us up she has. Too much but hey ho. She never made me put the fork in my mouth. Her problem is she has such a sweet tooth. She's the kind of person who can just have a jam sandwich for dinner. I can't just do sweet for a meal, I need savoury. But it means that come the trips to the Supermarkets, she can't resist the cake and sweet deals. And being that there's not an awful lot of willpower in the house, neither can anyone else. I did used to eat a lot of crap too. I don't anymore but even at uni I always had some sort of confectionery in my cupboard. I feel if I were to live alone or with friends again it would be much easier this time. I know if I don't buy it then I can't have it. Like I've said though, my willpower isn't terrible. The expanded chocolate stash on my wardrobe won't be depleted for quite some time I'd wager. Just them nibbles which get me.
I think I'm going to aim to try and get up a tad earlier before works and get some porridge in me. I don't do breakfast as a rule apart from some clementines or other fruit and a yoghurt drink thing with the healthy bacteria. But that tends to have melted away come breaktime and I then find myself with biscuits on top. With my IBS, I've read that oatmeal is a good food to eat and can help keep the system moving a bit easier. So I will try that. See if I can't get a good breakkie in me and avoid biscuity temptation. I don't eat biscuits at any time other than work. It's usually just because I'm a tad peckish at that point. If I was at home that would be breakfast time. It takes me the two hours from waking up to get hungry. But yes, we'll see how the breakfast plan goes this week.
Anyway, I think we're going to have us a family night of Monopoly or something equally as dangerous (there's a couple of table flippers in the family).
Happy New year once again and good boo.
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