Thread: My metamorphosis log - final stage

Well done on your weight loss and what you have already achieved. You have done so well and i certainly believe that maintenance is the hardest part of this whole journey. Look forward to reading your updates.
Take it easy x

Originally Posted by sleepybird

i certainly believe that maintenance is the hardest part of this whole journey.

Agree with you there.

12.11.09
Well, sorry guys, i didn't quite heed advice.....but i did not clean! Which felt great. I did get out my pilates ring and the 'beginners' dvd and do a quick session. It's just mat work and toning so not too exhausting, and i really enjoyed it! I've got about 10dvds of the Windsor pilates with mat/ring and resistance band stuff on as well as cardio routines, my dear mother bought it from qvc with good intentions that failed, but at least i'll benefit! I agree i need to chill out sometimes, and listen to my body but hoped toning wouldn't be too strenuous.
Been meaning to start doing something for ages, it is no lie that i am a lazy sloth when it comes to exercise, so i hope for this to be my starting point. I did a 0.5hr toning and 0.5hrcardio session this morning too! My stomach is a bit achey now though. Aim to try to do at least one session a day.

Bess, you made me chuckle, i do that when i am trying to pretend i've not been on minis for the last hour before OH comes home!

Shopped yesterday and found a lovely black dress, (just a plain wrap one) which is a potential standby for the Christening at which I am a Godparent. Its a size 10!!! My first EVER! Ok, so its a wrap so its cheating a bit and none of the other 10's fit very well but none the less, i was chuffed. Feel really good in it.

Food: Chicken kebab and wilted greens yesterday,100% day.
Today have been good, keeping up with the water, so tempted to nibble several times (moms lasagne for DD's lunch) but saving self for tea. Have had bar already and just going to get tea ready. Going to have rest of kebab, with bit of cottage cheese (as chicken is under stated amount) and salad. Looking forward to it.

I couldn't agree more about maintenance being the hardest bit, i spend as much time as i can reading books/diarys to begin to build up and idea of the things that may help or hinder me. At the end of the day, i just don't know how i will cope when i've finished losing and just want to stay static. The thought that i could fail terrifies me... I can only imagine how hard it really is, reading your logs gives a really good insight. Have never calorie counted before, so need to look into that a bit more. I can only take it one step at a time and try my hardest, which i am determined to do. Thanks for your help xx

One step at a time is all you need poppet x

Congrats on the size 10 dress.
I think you are doing really well.

Well done on the size 10 dress, yay!!!!!

xxx

Size 10 is still size 10! Go you!! x

13.11.09
Good morning diary and all! I am feeling wonderful, DD up at 5 but fell back asleep with me till 9, so feel like a new woman this morning. My legs and stomach are still in agony, sitting and standing unaided kills me, so not sure what exercise to do today, will think of something.
Planning on another 100% day but not decided on food plan yet, will do when get back from town, before i think about going to bed again for a couple of hours, oh...what luxury! Back later xx

Well, now at work, so had lots of time to catch up on here. Nice job eh!!?
Did have a moment where i lost my halo today. Silly fool. It was purely reactional to the fact that i was annoyed with OH.

Had a row about DD's tea. She still has her cold, but is doing ok in herself. Wouldn't eat her reasonably healthy lasagne and salad for lunch. Then it turns out OH and DD were going out to his folks for the afternoon (while i have a kip- pre night shift) and they asked him to stay for tea, a chip shop treat. I said i wasn't happy about her having a chippy, we struggle to get her to eat anyway, but its been worse the last few weeks, so i don't think she should have a chippy if she will not eat healthier options. When she is hungry, she will eat, and i'd rather that the only option she has is not purely junk food and is balanced. He argued 'she's ill- she can have a bit of what she likes', i argue that if she's hardly eating, its better that what she does have is healthier. She has already had this once this week (and i normally limit it to once per 1-2 wks). Anyway this carried on for ages and he took her anyway, haven't spoke since so don't know what they ate but i was just so angry. Realistically, i do still think i am right, but not sure if my viewpoint is being a bit skewed by my own issues, i just want to avoid the development of any bad habits early on.
Anyway, after this i nibbled, picked the nuts/seeds out of some bombay mix, and had a square of dark chocolate, and about 8 yoghurt coated raisins. Felt bad immediately, and so wish i hadn't done it. I new it wasn't what i wanted, and was more to do with being p'd off with OH. What a stupid way to react, know i need to stop this emotional eating. Especially as apart from that i had been so very good all day. didn't let it continue though, and got back to plan and had tea.
Food: nibbled (as above). Quorn/courgette/mushroom mix with mush soup/ topped cottage cheese. Split into half, and this helped me not feel so bloated. Yet to have a bar and shake, but save for through the night.
Waffle over, having good night at work, so quiet have managed to spend loads of time on here! Going to do some exercise on break soon. Back soon xx

Hope you get some rest now the night shift is over, and make up with OH... can see both sides of this, but it's natural to be concerned if she is such a picky eater... hope it all works out OK.

xxx

Hope your shift went well, and understanding what triggers unwanted off plan eating is a great start. I too also congratulate you on a Size 10 dress - brilliante!!!

Hi Lorna - I love reading your diary, you write really well.

Firstly, well done on the size 10 dress!! I love wrap dresses - did you get yours in a high street shop? If so, would you mind telling me where you got it as I'd like another one!

I can so understand your argument with your DH. I have had the same "discussion" with mine many times. He was brought up very differently from me and seem to think that it's all about quantity and doesn't seem to have the first idea about the nutritional qualities of food (his parents are the same). My children get praised at their grandparents house for eating 3 sausages, when quite frankly at their age 1 sausage would be sufficient (and would leave room for potatoes and veg!).

Having said that, your DH has a point in that if she is not well any food would do her well as she needs her strength. It's one of those times where you are both right (although Mums are always a bit more right) depending on how you look at it. I've had to learn to let go of a few my principles since becoming co-parents (oh what a modern word LOL) with DH as we have different views on a lot of things. I decide most things but have realised that not doing it my way sometimes won't ruin the children .

As for your post-row binge - it was pathetic. 8 yoghurt coated raisins!!! Honestly I could teach you a thing or two

Oh and as far as the cleaning thing is concerned - Bess' hoover idea is brilliant and I've used it many times! Also, your DD is 3 years old - If she can walk she can hoover!! My children are regularly running around the house with wipes (they clean with baby wipes) and feather dusters and my son probably does more hoovering than I do. I'm not sure whether I should say that with pride or with shame...

My children earn points that they can trade for money or Playstation time - they have been doing this since they were about 2 years old (although when they were really little they worked for a box of raisins ). They dust, hooever, empty the dishwasher, put the washing on (I do the detergent bit), lay the table, make beds, clean the bathroom (except the toilet) and scrub the floor. There's no way my DS is going to grow up to become one of those young men who has never used a washing machine.

Anyway - sorry for writing an essay! I've been off line for a few days and I've had Mini withdrawals

14.11.09
Back again, much to my dismay.....Much rather be tucked up in bed still sleeping. Got to sleep about 10, but been awake since about 2.30, can't get back to sleep and have raging headache. Only just started doing 2 shifts together again, and just can't get used to having to sleep for longer periods.
Thanks for all your support guys-
Things ok with OH now, just let it drop and never spoke of it again. Looking back i know i over-reaacted (a bit) and it was probably about being annoyed with other things as well as the eating issue. On the up side, she seems a bit better today, and has eaten better. Still no veg, but no junk.
I know my binge wasn't the worse i could have done, but just peeved me as i had really intended a 100% week to really see what 810 can do for me. I do just love those raisins, they are the blueberry dusted yoghurt coated ones fron julian graves and they are delicious, in fact....i was quite restrained to not eat the whole packet!
Have woke up to find OH cleaning, as quite right too, hes off sick at the moment and has loads of time to do things and is still very capable- so not too bothered by it all now. I try to get DD to help, but she is normally a bit of a hinderance with her unique style of tidying!
I do waffle when writing stuff- I'm always the one guilty of writing essays in patient files at work and care plans that are so explicit it takes 10mins to read them, drives everyone mad i'm sure. I know i can be quite irrelevent sometimes but my mind will bounce around a bit and go off topic, writing it down stops me reaching for naughty foods! Finding it really useful to keep a log, and read others, although i do probably spend a lot of time doing this and very liitle else! (need to learn to speedtype!) Glad to see you about Alli, hope you and yours are all feeling better now.
Back for more waffle later. Have questions to ponder about maintenance-

• is anbody doing low GI or GL diets as well as calorie counting? I'm thinking that a combination of the two would be ideal but not sure how it will work out-and how best to effectively combine the two? Are there any tools which also look into the GL/GI rating of foods along with all the usual nutritional stuff?

Anyway, off to lounge in bed for an hour and read! xx

Originally Posted by *butterfly*

14.11.09
is anbody doing low GI or GL diets as well as calorie counting? I'm thinking that a combination of the two would be ideal but not sure how it will work out-and how best to effectively combine the two? Are there any tools which also look into the GL/GI rating of foods along with all the usual nutritional stuff?
Anyway, off to lounge in bed for an hour and read! xx

Yes, I'm trying to. Trying being the operative word. Got a very good low GI book, Patrick Halford ( Holford?) I think. Would like to learn more about it too.

On the daughter and food issue - not such a big deal really, but Mum's are mostly right of course!!

Originally Posted by herewego

Hi Lorna - I love reading your diary, you write really well.


My children earn points that they can trade for money or Playstation time - they have been doing this since they were about 2 years old (although when they were really little they worked for a box of raisins ). They dust, hooever, empty the dishwasher, put the washing on (I do the detergent bit), lay the table, make beds, clean the bathroom (except the toilet) and scrub the floor. There's no way my DS is going to grow up to become one of those young men who has never used a washing machine.

Quite right too, although I'm mainly the home maker I've always felt that a man should be able to feed and care for his children albeit in his own way. All for child labour too, ours have had their own 'jobs' since they could walk.
Emptying the dishwasher, putting away the washing, feeding the dogs, hoovering, ironing (when older.) etc etc. I think that everyone should help out in a family. Mind you, I have one little darling who seems to have avoided quite a lot of work because she works long hours and has an overactive social life, but now she's finished all her exams there's no excuse any more and I don't think her sisters will let her get away with it for much longer!

I love reading the things you write as well Lorna, so interesting, like Alli's!

Am also on nights Butterfly, so feel your pain!
Hope you have a decent shift x