Plumfoodie's diary and ramblings

[Plumfoodie]

Yikes, EUR1.25 is outrageous! And to turn down your offer to buy a box... sometimes I wonder how we're supposed to keep small businesses going if they aren't willing to work with us!

[Plumfoodie]

Had a foggy brain moment and calculated my dinner calories wrong today! Wound up about 130 cals under for the day but really don't fancy eating anything else now (oh, I'd have killed to know I had these calories yesterday when I was starving...). That's partly down to my bungled maths and partly down to an unexpected fit of energy that saw me do 2 minutes on my airwalker and 15 minutes of lying-down-on-the-floor Pilates (not sure how that burns 70 calories but not going to argue). Ho hum.

Lentils and quinoa/bulgur mix on the go now for lunchtime salad tomorrow/Wednesday, to include plenty of veggies and some feta and seeds, and veggies have been chopped for Hungarian Goulash to go into the slow cooker in the morning, which will make enough to freeze 4 portions as well as being our dinner. Instead of having with mash or rice/pasta we're adding some red kidney beans (although I suspect husband will still have some mash as well).

I don't often have such fits of organisation but like to use them when they come along!

[irish molly]

Food looking great again. Don't worry about not using up all your cals. Don't eat just because you think you have cals left. Eat because you genuinely feel hungry, not think youre hungry iykwim.
After all, if we are eating the right combo of GL foods our bodies just won't overeat. I know that when I'm eating the right foods, hunger or cravings do not come into the picture.
It's the inclusion of too many White carbs/sugars that drives us to excess. It is in that context that we might watch overall cal intake, if that makes sense. Again, if I include too many sugary foods I pick more and then overeat slightly for that day.
Well done on all the precooking. I find it keeps me on track. I always have a portion of spicy bean stew in the fridge.

[Plumfoodie]

Hi Molly, I know you what you mean about the calories and in most cases I would agree with you not to eat them just for the sake of it, but I have to be a little bit careful as it doesn't take too much to throw my ME into a wobbly! Thus I can't cut them down too far in the first place and also must be careful to eat them all. It would be nice if my system reacted and behaved like a normal system but unfortunately that ship has sailed!

Goulash looking good, although we couldn't find the 'right' sort of paprika (I like the sweet smoked paprika for goulash). Used to have it in all the stores here but this weekend it wasn't anywhere to be found! Very pleased to already have tomorrow's lunch in the fridge as well.

And it's really true what you say about the sugar/white carbs making you more hungry! They really do. If I have something with simple sugars in it early in the day then I just spend the whole day eating! And it's always rubbish that I crave on those days as well!

[irish molly]

Oh ! Forgot about the ME and didn't realise the importance of maintaining calorie intake for it. You've got it sussed on all fronts.
Hope the goulash is good.

[Plumfoodie]

Goulash turned out quite tasty! Bit heavy on red meat but as an occasional thing very nice. I may have been sneaky and had a tiny scoop of multi-veg mash in addition to my saintly cabbage... ;-)

Tomorrow is looking very similar to today: porridge and a boiled egg for breakfast, more quinoa/veg/lentil/feta/seed salad for lunch, and a Nakd bar and oatcake+cheese for snacks. Not too sure about dinner yet! I'll be working from home and have to be a little bit careful during the day as it's so easy to wander into the kitchen and grab something to eat!

[Plumfoodie]

Probably won't be posting for a little while; have had a bereavement. Currently don't feel like eating anything at all, hope I will get back to healthy meals right away and not start binge/comfort eating. The healthy meals make me feel better which can only help me cope better, I guess.

[irish molly]

Oh dear! Sympathies to you on your sad news. Hope you cope over the funeral period.

[Splenda]

Hi plumfoodie! Just been catching up on your posts, you're doing really well!!
Sorry to hear about your sad news, take care!

[Plumfoodie]

Thanks all for the kind words.

[CaliSweden]

Hi Plumfoodie, I hope you feel better soon!

[Plumfoodie]

I'm back, sort of. After a week in Oregon my body clock has gone screwy. That combined with feeling down in the dumps about the situation around my dad's death has got me not eating nearly enough since coming home. Hoping that posting will help me get back on track.

Today I woke up around 1pm but didn't eat anything until 8pm or so, a nice Moroccan chicken/chickpea stew with dried apricots (3/portion) from September Good Food mag, and some giant wholewheat couscous plus a pile of lemony spinach. The couscous was probably overkill but I was mostly just glad to feel like eating!

Yesterday I had the Holford cinnamon/apple porridge with seeds when I woke up, and naughty pasta w/meatballs for dinner plus a Nakd bar and 40g Brie (cute mini wedge from M&S) with oatcakes and a dab of cranberry chutney for snacks.

While in Oregon I didn't really keep 100% to GI/GL principles, just an eye on overall intake as that was easier. I suspect that none of the books would let me get away with fruit and a bit of cheese for dinner! ;-) I may have put on a lb but not sure I've finished losing water weight from the flights yet, that usually plonks 3-5lb on me that goes over the following 5-7 days. I can tell because my rings become impossible to get off/on!

Hoping to be more on track tomorrow, Husband has left a portion of dhal in the fridge for my lunch and I have enough good choices handy for breakfast/snacks. Back to work on Tuesday so really need to get my act together!

[irish molly]

Welcome back. Grief is a tough old burden to bear. I'm sure the travel and the funeral have both taken their toll on you. It's no wonder your appetite deserted you.
You are great for being so focussed on your diet despite everything. I hope the week ahead will be kind to you.
Look after yourself.

[Plumfoodie]

Thanks for the sweet message Molly, I really appreciate it.

[CaliSweden]

Hi Plumfoodie, welcome back. Sorry to hear about your loss I agree with Molly, the loss and the travel is really hard on the body and mind.

I'm glad you were able to eat yesterday, you'll get sick if you don't eat But I'm proud of you for trying to stick to your diet even in these tough situations. You're very strong and brave.

We're here for you Plumfoodie! I'm sure you'll feel much better and motivated with writing on here to us. We can all help each other lose weight and feel better.