Thread: Jezebella's Journey Forward

Will post some pics shortly when I have dl them from the iphone!! Good to hear from you hun, I have been missing you and BL madly!!!
How is the Xmas prep going?

Jez
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Lol ..... My X factor prediction was right!!! Wonder when he is gonna do a tour of GAY? hehehehehee

Jez
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who doesn't watch the X Factor!!

Hi Jez,
So sorry I haven't been around mucho lately. Everything is fine, but just been so busy.
New carpets now installed at home, chaos reigned, but almost back to normal now. Very happy - been waiting 6 years!
One of my cats has been poorly, vet etc, but he's okay now. He had an infection in his paw as a result of a fight/bite, but we couldn't find the wound and OH convinced himself Montague had been hit by a car and was internally wounded. Caused a bit if a heart stopping panic, but all fine now.
Work - busy, busy, but enjoying it.
Christmas preps going okay, but I am behind. Decs still in the loft! But have done some wrapping.
Went to a Christmas do in Brighton last night. Felt glam and enjoyed it. I'll post some pics if i can work out how to get them out of the album!
Must go - missing you all. I do get the chance for a few peeps, but I'm sure I've missed a lot.
Just realised - I haven't mentioned food - and I'm very laid vack about the menu for the day. I've got 2 veggies coming for Christmas dinner. I 'm thinking of doing something with aubergine, chestnut puree and brie, probably in filo with toasted pine nuts and a cranberry drizzle, pretty and festive.

SB the menu sounds divine and glad the cats are all ok.. always such a worry when you are rushing off to the vets, not to mention the expense of it all. Our tree is finally decorated and it looks soo pretty, but nothing is wrapped, I still have loads to buy and no cards written... one week of work then I have about 2 days to get it all done before the folks arrive. Food wise I am pretty organised though...


Dying to see ya pics hun, I bet you looked amazing!

Jez
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For anyone interested some pics up in the gallery....

Jez
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just looked at pics - they are great.
you need to post a 'before' one tho so we can see the full effect!
daisy x
edited to say i mean before you were on LL - not before you went out, lol!

Maintenance Day 7

Well yesterday's post posted today, last night was taken up with much tree decorating! And it looks beaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayooooooooootiful!! Now I really do feel Xmas is getting close. We put the carols on and sung like a choir of angels (lol make that cats!!) Well worth it though.

Food yesterday was quite simple because of the over indulgence of the night before, and I will admit to having a bit of a stomach ache at about 2am on Sunday morning... too much good stuff that I am so not used to! Breakfast middayish of some yoghurt with fresh peach, banana, sprinkle of raisins and pecan crumbles and a scattering of special K for a bit of crunch!

Lots of black coffee to keep me warm all day and a whole lot of doing nothing - I really needed a day of nothingness. Lunch was at about 5pm. I was starving when I woke up from my nap and had a lovely bowl with some chicken, roasted root veg, swede mash and gravy. The winter weather makes me crave warm and hearty foods. Dinner was a light and late evening affair. Tuna nicoise made with some tinned tuna, a few boiled new potatoes of which I ate only 1. Lettuce, tomato, cucumber, onion, 3 gorgeous black olives some hard boiled egg and a superb creme fraiche and dill dressing. Pud was a real treat, some muller rice with a bit of apple compote - wow wow wow!!! It tasted so Christmasy and good!. Weight still stable this morning and because of the being busy I have not logged my food on food focus for a few days. Something I wanted to try as I don't want the calorie counting to become an obsession, it is no real way to live.

So all in all a good day.. very festive and very happy!

Jez
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good going jez doing fabulous hun on maintenance

Maintenance Day 8

So today's entry..... My goodness, how damn cold is it out there, and I am feeling it worse than ever - it is literally the only downside I can think of to being thin!!! I had a meeting in Glyndebourne today for the wedding on Saturday so a bit of a travel. I had a porridge with banana, raisin, pecan sprinkle of berries and yoghurt on my way out the door, wasn't sure how forthcoming food would be and it was a good thing I did eat breakkie. Met my boss in Victoria and we had a skinny lattes... my real morning treat. Off to Lewes then a lift to Glyndebourne. The meeting went on for hours and hours.. I suppose wedding meetings do...and this is a very VIP wedding!!! A famous opera singer and one of the Glyndebourne family. I had 1 teaspoon of the banoffi pie at the tasting, and sat there playing headgames with myself for the rest of the meeting. I was freezing, and hungry and it was sat infront of me. I had had one taste and knew it was good. It would have been oh so easy to just eat it and be done with it. I nearly wavered, but YAY me!!! I did not give in... Tempting it was so tempting but the force was strong in this one! By 4pm I was still starving and no offer of food or coffee. The next meeting started and I managed to grab a cuppa java - thank god it was something warm as I could not feel a thing in my hands or feet by that point and it is not like I didn't have many, many layers on! The only offer of food forthcoming was crisps or biscuits, both of which I declined. Eventually when this meeting seemed to be going on for hours I rootled about in my bag and found a very mangy toffee bar all squashed and an apple. Devoured the apple and decided to save the bar for the train back to London. Evenutally made it in to the house by 7:30pm and thought I could have eaten my own arm off!! Had a quick banana to stave off the hunger pangs until we could get dinner sorted. Thank god for pre prep and organisation. Salmon quickly popped in the oven with mustard, dill and lemon, some of the pre done root veg and swede mash, and some pan spinach! Very satisfying. Think compote is absoulutely on the agenda for pud tonight and I think I might make a bit of proper pukka crumble for sometime over the weekend to have with a bit of BGTY custard.

Weight is still stable, so obviously I am not overdoing things even with Saturday nights little party. I will start logging the food agian as of tomorrow but feel quite impressed that I seem to be able at this stage to manage on my own.

Tomorrow we have the concert - yaaaaaay sooo looking forward to seeing Depeche Mode. I really want to wear the spangly mini skirt but if I have to go on public transport there is no way as it is far too cold!

Tomorrow nights entry will be a late one or will be posted on Wednesday evening. Sorry about the delays in posts, I always feel a bit guilty about it, but after the rush is over, things will return to normal.

Re the before pics, I will post them over the weekend, sadly every time I look at them I hate myself and want to cry for all the wasted years, but it will be a good comparison and I need to learn to accept the me that I was, to start to understand the me that I am becoming!

With Christmassy wishes for you all

Jez
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You are doing so well and making some excellent food choices.
Well done on resisting diving into the banoffee.
Glyndebourne/Lewes - not very far from us. Lewes is a lovely interesting little town with some excellent foody places and pubs - picturesque, historical.
Well worth a visit if you don't know it.
Have a fabuloous time at Depeche Mode.
You could still wear the spangly skirt, but with leggings, boots etc. Anything goes and layers are still in. xx

Good call SB, you are always fantastic for fashion advice !!!! Lewes was lovely, wish I could have seen more of it than the station and the quick drive up to Glyndebourne... I felt quite proud of resisting... Just proves to me I can do it, and there is no need to loose control. I find it is also helping to have healthy things in the fridge, thus I am never tempted to snack on the bad stuff! A bite of root veg or a piece of fruit etc is not going to hurt, a bite on biscuits will!!! I am thrilled not to be putting on weight and to have worked out my little head panic of last week, when I felt so fat all by myself. Some stuff from LLC is obviously sinking in and today I feel very confident about a slim me in a year's time.

Jez
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jez your such a inspiring individual must say
and christmassy wishes are with you and sis bliss
have a wonderful xmas hun
and keep posting some wonderful recipes

Just doing a quick catch up Jez. Wow pics look fab....you look amazing, no wonder you felt it.

Reminds me I must go sort out some pics, and do a little journal entry about my first Christmas night out in years where I felt amazing. It's been quite an emotional time all this looking and feeling glam again...I need to go lie down...lol.

Good for you Mort - can't wait to see the pictures. xx

I have just caught up with your maintenance journal Jez. You are doing fab hun! I am so astonished that you are here now - it is still so clear when we started! Week 7 starts for me tomorrow, although I lost week 6 but hey ho

Kat xx