Thread: Couteaux - Consolidation time!! :)

Fingers tightly crossed, trudyc

I went to the shops this morning and bought some finn crisp to have instead of bread and feel good on my pp day - hoping it will help to get those extra lbs off from my little excursion off plan...

Breakfast - Chicken thigh & coffee

Lunch - More chicken (I see a pattern emerging)

Dinner - Omelette

Hey well done on turning the corner. You'll be fine. If Apples don't appeal - diversify :-) I am having (frozen) blueberries on my morning porridge quite a lot at the moment. I have also cooked 'conso casserole' with pork loin and apples, nice and wintery. And fruit yoghurt (ideally the diet kind) allows for some variety too.

Great to see you're planning now. Any questions - ask away, you can also send private messages as I don't always log in any more.

I have a PP day schaduled for tomorrow myself. Now where did I put that chicken??....

Thats the way to do it, looks like you're back on track again....

But I wouldn't fret too much about 3-4lb variation on conso - thats what I'm getting and I've not gone big time overboard (yet!) I think its just the body readjusting to 'normal' healthy eating and a range of different foods. The day after my 'starch' meal last week - it was whole oatmeal porridge, and yes I did put full cream milk on top, but no brown sugar just sweetener, yum! - I actually lost a pound, but today following my gala meal yesterday (quail, reduced price in Waitrose, made a nice change from chicken), I put on 2lb, so it doesn't seem to bear any resemblance to what I'm actually eating.

I want to be a bit more stable weight wise before Christmas day and then I can relax, its like a see-saw at the moment and it feels distinctly unsteady! Work in progress, as they say.

Thanks Supertonic, that is good to know. I had dropped the 3lbs today after my pp so that was a relief. I am going to try and only weigh once per week after a pp so I don't have the emotional ups and downs of seeing the scales go up.
Re your porridge - great idea!! I love proper porridge, how much did you have if you don't mind me asking? I miss a nice big bowl and I'm very tempted to have that as my starch too! Would be great to know a rough idea of quantity we can have

Another good day here.
Muffins for breakfast
Lunch - lamb shank and extra veg, no potatoes (out with friend)
Dinner - chicken and veg soup
Finn crisp and cheese portion

Xx

Good I'm glad weight settled down!
Porridge is old favourite, I used to make it with coarse pinhead oatmeal and half skim milk and water, pinch of salt, difficult to say quantity as I always did it by look.
Last week was an experiment, used oat groats which are sort of whole grain and pretty mega looking. Again pinch low sodium salt, about 2x water, then long slow cook in bottom of Aga overnight, then he presto, lucious soft porridge for breakfast! Worked out ok, so I may try it again.

The reason for the groat experiment was a recipe for something called groaty pudding, (groaty dick!)which is apparently a traditional Midlands/Black country dish with beef, leeks onion and groats slow cooked. Wanted to try it but wasn't sure how the groats would cook. Will have a go at the savoury dish this Friday as my starch meal this week.

I like Finn crisp, must get some as an alternative to bread which I have to confess I sometimes miss out! So much to remember on conso!

I do love my Aga, it's such a comfort

Hi Couteaux hope you are OK and not too stressed with the festive preparations x

Where's she gone?!!

Couteaux where are you - OK i hope x

Have a good Christmas Couteaux xxx

Almost wish mine were small again, its not quite the same at 22 and 20 but we still have a good time

Hi all, sorry for radio silence from me, we've had a rather rubbish Christmas here with family problems. Little ones are fine, but major issues with adult step- son.

As a result I haven't been focussed on my food but luckily it has mostly been in my mind, so haven't gone crazy at all with what I am eating even though I have had a humongous binge in my head!! The scales have stayed around 11.12/11.13 over the festive period so I am ok with that.

Back on it 100% on Monday and starting to run the following Saturday.

Hope you are all ok, have missed you! Xxx

Originally Posted by couteaux

Hi all, sorry for radio silence from me, we've had a rather rubbish Christmas here with family problems. Little ones are fine, but major issues with adult step- son.

As a result I haven't been focussed on my food but luckily it has mostly been in my mind, so haven't gone crazy at all with what I am eating even though I have had a humongous binge in my head!! The scales have stayed around 11.12/11.13 over the festive period so I am ok with that.

Back on it 100% on Monday and starting to run the following Saturday.

Hope you are all ok, have missed you! Xxx

So glad to see your post and that you are OK. You have done really well on staying the same - wont be long before I need your advice x

Pleased you are steady on the scales, if a little bumpy elsewhere! I've still not weighed in after Xmas, so will approach with some trepidation....

Happy new year, with all troubles (and weight) behind you!

aaaah glad to read you Couteaux... sometimes when real life is going belly up, it's good to be in control of one element of our lives - our eating. (Note to self: reread that regularly!).

Hi Jo,

Well..... The plan was to be back on plan Monday but that has changed to today. Thursday! And now that I have written it here, it must be true, right?

I have had real trouble getting my head back into it, but have noticed when I am having off plan food, I am having much smaller portions and still low on the carbs, so that is a plus.

But, I have been having bits I shouldn't and after I seemed to get away with it over Xmas, I think that encouraged me to keep going. V silly and I know it will catch up with me.

So - Muffins were taken out of the freezer last night, I have a pre cooked meal I made all ready for lunch and I will have a Dukan friendly dinner.

You are right, it feels so much better when we are in control of our eating and it really feels like someone else is telling me to eat rubbish at the mo!

Will weigh in tomoz and have TOM at mo and could just cry getting on scales lol

Ok - I said I wouldn't weigh until tomorrow - and that lasted less than 30 minutes LOL!

I jumped on and am very relieved that I have 'only' gained 3lbs - so back on it and will have that off soon I hope.

Onwards and downwards!