So, What Do You Want?

I gave up trying to lose weight and went back to my old habits. It's my pattern, I start off well and then tail off. I abandoned blogging as a tool to obtain a healthy life and I thought I was finished with it. It feels like unfinished business though. I am going to turn forty in six months and, the thing is, I cannot bear the thought of reaching March 16th 2008 with this issue still hanging over my head (and around my waist!). BUT, I don't want to make one last ditch attempt. I don't want to gird my loins and start again. I would like to do this calmly and peacefully and finally.

I should never have gone no-carb as I have had kidney problems. I had a kidney removed!! High protein, low-carb diets are dangerous for people with kidney issues. I am going to do my version of all the books, programmes and articles I've watched, read and absorbed over the years. I have found the Lee Janogly books on binge eating and the mental, emotional side of over eating helpful. I would like to try forward planning and preparation. I am going to use this blog to plan what i am going to eat rather than record what I have eaten. Much more proactive. I think I should do this a day in advance. I did kind of promise to take the kids to the all-you-can-eat Chinese restaurant on Saturday. D'oh and Double D'oh!

Today I had scrambled eggs and tomato for breakfast. For lunch I am going to have a smoked mackeral salad and I am going to have a tuna steak with something(?) for dinner. I'll have to think about what I can have for a snack.

I'll have to get my head around the exercise question too!

Working Late

Long day at work today but I am prepared and I brought my lunch with me. Beloved is going to pick me up a Chinese takeaway for dinner. If I pick something low carb I can have it with salad leaves.

Today I ate: -

• 2 rashers of bacon, vine tomato, mayo
• Smoked mackeral fillets, dressed salad leaves, cucumber

Roast pork with mixed vegetables

Now where were we?

Too much has happened in the last week or so for me to report, so lets get back to the low-carb thing: -

Today I ate: -

• Chicken thigh, salad leaves, mayo
• Smoked mackeral, cuecumber, salad leaves, mayo
• Ham
• Lasagne (I extracted the pasta and gave it to Eldest), salad leaves
• Cheese

Project Snackfree - Day 10

I lost 0 pounds. Does my face look bovvered?

Today I ate: -

• Sausage, vine tomato
• Broccoli and Stilton soup
• Mini-salami
• Cheddar
• Can't remember what I had for dinner

Project Snackfree - Day 9

Mixed results on trying not to snack, hormonal hunger at the moment.

Today I ate : -

• 3 chipolatas, vine tomato
• Creamy cod stew, dressed lollo rosso
• Roast duck in plum sauce with pineapple, lollo rosso
• Camembert

Project Snackfree - Day 8

23rd May 2007

Today I ate: -

• Asparagus and melted butter
• 3 mini-salami
• Emmenthal
• Broccoli and Stilton soup
• Smoked sausage carbonara, dressed lollo rosso
• 2 squares Tescos Finest dark chocolate with ginger

Project Snackfree - Day 7

Tidyfriend lent me a recipe book called Fish Food as I want to cook more fish. I made the creamy cod stew for lunch today and it was delicious. I have heaps leftover.

Today I ate : -

• Scrambled egg, baby avocado, mayo
• Creamy cod stew, dressed salad leaves
• Thai green chicken curry, sugar snap peas, dressed salad leaves
• Cheddar
• 2 squares Tescos Finest chocolate