Irish Molly's GL Diary

[irish molly]

Hi All, just want to keep myself motivated so I am going to try and keep a diary.
I spent 26 weeks on Lipotrim and lost 87lbs. I'd like to maintain that loss and lose a little more if possible.
I have done a lot of research on maintenance plans and think that GL will suit me best. I have read Patrick Holford, Ian Marber, Rob Thompson and Anthony Worral Thompson. I am loosely following a plan based on all that I have read. I am sticking to around 1300 cals a day and avoiding, as far as possible, bread,potato,pasta,rice and wheat.
I accept that in a week where I want to let loose then I will gain a pound or two and I allow for that. I am then mindful for the following week to try and pull back the gain. So, bearing that in mind I am pleased that I have now lost another 5lbs over the last 7 weeks. Over this time, I have eaten out but made sensible choices and watched my alcohol intake. I had a couple of stay the same weeks and one week where I put on 3lbs.
So, overall, I feel in control. Over the coming weeks, I hope to maintain or lose a little more.
For me this is a lifestyle change and I hope to stick with it. So far, I don't feel deprived, limited or at any loss at all. I have loads of energy, look and feel good. I guess this is what it is all about.

[irish molly]

Been a good day today, I think!
Brekkie; porridge,mixed seeds,dash milk
lunch; two oatcakes,peanut butter,two plums with mixed seeds
dinner; prawn,celery,fennel in tomato sauce with 35 g quinoa
1.5 ltrs water, should have had more!

[irish molly]

Not a bad day , I think!!!
Brekkie: 40g porridge with dash milk and some seeds
Lunch: Egg, 5 olives, small leaf salad, coffee
Dinner: 100g roast beef, quinoa, peas. 1/2 pear, nectarine, yoghurt.
2ltrs water 3 coffees.
Snack 2 plums, seeds,yoghurt

[irish molly]

Not been good today!! Went about 500 cals over!
No brekkie
Lunch: lasagne/salad but left a lot of the pasta on the plate
dinner: lentil curry/plums,strawberries,yoghurt and seeds
snacks: This is where it all went wrong!! 4 squares of 70% choc/more plums/byron bay cookie/very small piece rhubarb tart.
Oops! well tomorrow is another day!!

[irish molly]

Saturday and Sunday both good days. I did not go overboard on anything. Might have had a couple of oatcakes and peanut butter over the quota but other than that I was good. Wk 36 weigh in on Monday morning was positive as I am down 2.5lbs. Have to say I am chuffed.

[irish molly]

10th May was a good day only because I had a tummy bug!!! and could not eat. Just had brekkie of porridge and two oat crackers with peanut butter later on.
11th May brekkie: porridge with seed mix and a little milk.
lunch: 2 ryvita, ham
dinner: lentil curry, 3 plums 1/4 pear, yoghurt and seed mix
Snacks: 10 hazlenuts and a tiny slice rhubarb tart.

[bubbles_devere]

Hi could I ask you what book you follow primarily? Well done by the way! You are doing so well

[nmmireland]

Well done, you are doing great x

[irish molly]

Hi could I ask you what book you follow primarily? Well done by the way! You are doing so well

Bubbles, I have relied a lot on Patrick Holford's GL diet bible and also Nigel Denby's Gl Diet made easy. Nigel's is an easy read whilst Holford's is a bit more heavy going. Both have the same message. Basically, little or no potatoes/pasta/rice or bread. Instead have oat cakes/rye bread, beans and pulses and quinoa. Portion sizes are about half what you are used to and it is important to have three meals a day together with two small snacks. This keeps your insulin levels even throughout the day and thus avoids the hunger pangs.
I love it so far and don't feel cheated at all!!

[irish molly]

Well done, you are doing great x

Thanks NM. I did LT for six months and lost 87lbs. I decided that I needed to tackle the remainder in a way that will form good habits for EVER!!!!!
GL is suiting me fine as I like beans/pulses/quinoa. I don't really miss bread except when I make a nice brown soda bread and I have just one slice! I try to be good when out and have drastically cut back alcohol which always triggered a binge of food. The weight loss is of course slower on GL but it is a loss most weeks so that suits me fine. My own mantra now is " A week you want to pig out is a week you want to weigh more" I will have some of those from time to time but will have to pull up for it other weeks.
lots of luck to you on your restart. Have posted on your thread and will keep tabs on you!!

[irish molly]

12th May
brekkie: 40g porridge/65 ml milk/10g seeds (I love this brekkie)
Lunch: tiny tuna/beetroot/coleslaw/cucumber and tomato salad with a coffee.
Dinner: 40g smoked salmon/waldorf salad/cherry tomato/1 slice wholemeal bread.
Snacks: 2 plums/seeds/50 ml yoghurt
1 slice brown bread/2 coffees/ 2 ltrs water

[irish molly]

13Th May
brekkie:usual porriddge but love it.
lunch: coffee ,two oatcakes, dessert spoon peanut butter
dinner: 1 cup lentil curry,100g brocolli, 80g spinach
dessert: 2 plums,yoghurt and seeds.
drank 2 ltrs water,4 coffees
Also had an apple, plum and a small piece of rhubarb tart. Overall I'm on about 1250 cals for the day, so that is within my 1300cal limit but the tart broke my 45 gl target. Oh well, a little treat, not the end of the world as we know it!!!

[irish molly]

14th May
Brekkie: usual porridge
Lunch: 2 oatcakes,peanut butter
dinner: lentil curry with broccoli
snacks: one slice brown soda bread,marmalade,10 grapes,3 plums and 20g mixed seeds.

[irish molly]

15th May
Brekkie: 1 egg omelette with parmesan cheese, slice wholemeal bread
Lunch: falafel,hummous wrap and half a choclolate macaroon,large cappucino
Dinner: baby spinach and lentil curry. Bit of a lentil curry thing at the minute!!!
Snacks: A can of cider, aldi summer fruits bar,nectarine,plum and 100mls yoghurt.

[irish molly]

Well, weigh in this morning and it was a stay the same week??????????? Not sure why I have not had a loss. Hey ho! at least I did not put on any weight so that is a positive. Must watch portion sizes this week.