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Well done for a great day yesterday....seems like you have a busy week at work ahead of you, thinking of you xoxo

Hi everyone life has been hectic the past couple of weeks since returning home. Mu and dad and my girlfriends were very excited that I was home. I think as I have been so busy food has been the last thing on my mind, so was not really craving anything or binging. I have even begun leaving food...

Hey everyone Thought I better check in and write on here. Still not feeling the best at the moment, but I had not forgotten about minis and check everyones diaries every morning, just not feeling like posting, sorry Feeling pretty poo at the moment, going home next sunday, spent day...

Hi trying hard to get in the right frame of mind. Today food wise was good Breakfast: Museli, tub of organic strawberry yogurt and tinned strawberries in light juice. Snack: Banana and alpen light bar. Lunch: Smoked salmon and light soft cheese sandwich (grain bread) Cappucino and biscotti...

Hi everyone Blah....thats sums up how I'm feeling right now.... I feel like I;m in a constant struggle with my body, my mind and my eating. One minute I;m great, next minute I'm eating a calorie packed mince pie and a coffee with cream! (I think you guys put mince pies in my head by the...

hope you had a good day yesterday!

glad the soup hit the spot! How was the wedding? The weather was not too nice here in London last night, a bit chilly to say the least!

hey butterfly, I understand where you are coming from with the whole wishing you had the control you did on ss. My control and resist of temptation was amazing! If I was to cook tea for my boy, I would not even taste it to see if it was hot enough, cooked etc.....nothing tuched my lips that was...

Ok the boy took me to indian yesterday, I had a thali where I could sample a bit of everything, didnt go overboard....and my stomach must have shrunk cos I was stuffed! Back to calorie counting properly today; plan is Food for today: Breakfast - muesli, nat yogurt, canned mango slices (3)...

hope all is ok....*hugs*

hi Katy, I think it is a good sign when we can stop ourselves before a binge....and realise it wont help what we are worried about or thinking of....I think that is one thing I am beginning to realise, though it does not always stop me:P

hmm...that would explain my bulging belly and increase in weight over the last 3 months. Oh well, its happened now, back and ready to do this the healthy way hey!

Morning all well at home today....supply teaching always seems quieter on a Monday! My boy and I's 7 year anniversary today, hard to believe we have been together that long really! Scales say I'm back up to 69kg, could be due to couple of glasses of wine, and the chinese we had yesterday...

Sounds like all is going well with you....I am finding the same too, that now not limiting myself, I am not going on super crazy binges or anything like that, but actually enjoying my food.

sending big hugs to you Sunshine!

10 cals! What a calorie bargain :)

Def. becoming soup weather now!

All is going well. Went for drinkies and had a sneaky greasy kebab on way home....didnt have dinner so that was my dinner, but cals still would have been way over! However had a good night, hopped on scales and 1/2kg up, so that is to expected....when I got home I downed about a litre of water...

It feels just brilliant when you know you have the control to stop at just one doesnt it Katy? I am slowly experimenting....last night I had a weight watchers mousse, had 2 in fridge, found one devine and very rish so stopped there! Could not believe it really, sometimes we dont know our own...

Haha, Alli I am a bot of a food porn addict. Love buying cooking mags, watching cooking shows, etc.....its like self torture really! Why do we do it? How you finding diet tracker? I have begun using it on trial, and it is very helpful, but I dont know if worth buying as I'm going back to aus...

what do you mean by that laura? sorry I'm a bit thick....does that mean I need to eat less if I dont exercise much?

Well I saw my CDC on monday night and had a big chat with her. Basically I decided that I feel good (as in happy) about myself at the moment, no matter what my weight is.,....I am content, loving my life and looking forward to it (which compared to where I was 8 months ago is brilliant)...

Hope all is ok Linda.

Hey sunshine So glad to read that the wedding went well, and also the you sts!! Well done, bet the compliments must have felt fantastic!

Alex I think you will be fine....what little increase you may have at the start will quickly go away when you stay on the plan. I understand yours thoughts on eating again, as I was scared when I did, just try and keep your mind calm......I think thats what got me completely off track!

wow!!!!

Okies, well back.... I weighed myself this morning for the first time in few months!! weighed once while in france (was 67kg) blah...now....2.5kgs heavier, and 69! Not sure what process do I take.....keep plodding along saboutaging myself? try to the the healthy eating thing? less cd packs...

Happy birthday curly, congrats on article in paper too :)

congrats on your anniversary Katy! My boy and I's is on the 9th, 7 years....no 23 years....but a good start!!! :) Hope you enjoyed your treats, hope you have a great 1200 day

Laura, yes I am excited. Tickets booked, I leave 28th nov. But will def stay round minis, no natter what part of world im iin

Well, had good and bad days since last post. Bad days cd wise but nothing drastic or binge like. Nutella called me again, I cooked a cake from scratch for the first time ever so had to try it. Picking here and these, yogurt , a banana, its more like im doing 1000 or 1200 than 810, but to be...

Predictive text on my phone, hope I made sense :)

Hey katy, I too cant get throug a few days without going into a binge. I really think it has a lot to do with the pressure I put on myself to be skin and succeed, then all of a sudden I cant handle it, but I also think its cos I think im missing out on something and that annoys me. But we carry...

Thanks bess. I continued the day as if nothing happened. Had coffee and shakes and water and feel fine. Hopefully wont happen again.

Slight slip up today, totally caved even though I was going so well. Had a nutella sandwich when I made the kids one, obviously for the choc taste. TOTM is soon but I dont wanna bland my failing on that. Oh well, must keep on, try harder. Only problem is now I will have to continue to fight urge...

I think I need to get a wii when I get back to aus, everyone raves bout them.

Oh my alli, your posts are like reading a paid out of my food journal, esp. With the binges. I cant believe some me the stuff I eat when I get im binge mode, I get that frantic to eat anything and everything I will too far things I dont even like. Its crap isnt it- I , like lelly, fine the...

Glad your feeling better katy. Xox.

Wow, day 3 done. Did not have a lot of time to even think about shakes today as family had a dinner party so had to help with cooking and 5 kids today, chaotic! And I know 3 kids brent a lot, as I am used to teaching 30, but these kids are different' let me tell you. Anyway thanks for all the...

Thanks katy, will try and get more water today. Let the fun begin, Haha.

Hope the migran all cleared katy,

You will never believe, another day 100 percent' I am so happy right now I am sticking to it, but im honest truth I would not be given time to eat like a normal person with this family, seems I am expected to cd super woman! Anyway, not really liking the nannying, I am doing far and beyond what...

Well done for getting through day 2 alexmummy. Im on day 2 of cd too, hard to get back into it but feeling better already. I always find water the hardest part.

Thinkin of you ffbt, xox. Hope all is well sunshine, how is 1000 going? Feeling jess pressure?

Haha, exactly linda, and I think thats why im proud to say I got through 100 percent today. I even could have a nice bath and shake! Like I used to... Was really good, I guess the awkwardness of being in someones house teamed with the fact the job is new to me and quite hectic made me not hungry...

Liz I can relate to your thoughts at the moment....hope you had a nice snuggle and are feeling better today! Well done for sticking to the SS+

hey katy, not sure if they will have a computer I can use - hopefully they do and I will be able to check in, otherwise I may not be able to keep in touch for 10 days. I have net on my phone, so if I have reception (i'm with 3 so that speaks for itself!) I will post updates when I can (phone...

i'm taking my journal and some of my help books with me, so when I have NOTHING at all to do of a night, these will keep me motivated

Thanks Katy, I know I can and I def know there is an element of self sabotage.....but I still choose to eat, and really I dont even enjoy it! I am determined to get through today.....just need to avoid shops, esp holland and barret my fave binge shop place (and I dont choose the good stuff...

Wow Curly, well done!

I can tell you I;ve done a lot worse than 8-10 bickies recently, dont beat yourself up about it! You have done so well, a slip every now and then is fine :)

sorry to hear bout the migrane, their the worst. Hope it goes away soon, maybe you need something stronger than panadol?

thanks girls. Prob is every night I promise myself I am gonna do the right thing, stick to it, and the next day I am good to a certain point and then I 'convince' myself one more day wont hurt, when clearly it will....my clothes are getting tighter, jeans I could fit back into after doing cd...

Hey Katy, Dont really have any helpfull advicxe as I am feeling a bit lost myself at the moment, but just writing to say I'm thinking of you xoxo

Hey sunshine You have done so well, I think that going to 1000 sounds like a good idea - release some of the pressure and stress you put on yourself to stick to 810. Sounds like life is going brill for you at the moment, hoping I can be a better friend and check in more reg. now I'm back in...

Good luck with your exam Alexmummy

Hey everyone, I am in self destruct mode big time and after reading some of your diaries i can see some similarities in my behaviour with others. Right now I am teling myself....ok enough is enough,m will 'be good' will start tomorrow, then I think right well I am already a porky so I may as...

Well I still soooo havent gotten back on track and I am so angry with myself.....I never found CD that hard to begin with, I see why people have trouble restarting. I still feel ok emotionally, have not sunk into my usual depression and self pity....BUT....I do know and feel bigger than what I...

Hey everyone Thought I better check in.....the 3 months break did not do me so well....I have put on, but have not weighed and will not weigh until I have at least done a few weeks of 810. so I'm beginning today, so far so good, hoping it stays that way :o) Tried to start while on holiday...

Hey everyone Checking in from austria at the moment. Since I was here last we drove through spain, drove through bavarian towns in germany,went to oktoberfest in germany, and are now in a caravan park in austria. I have been keeping a food diary while away. Choices have been pretty good...

Hi guys!! You are such a sherlock Lelly, I am on my trip! Started in France, to spain to portugal, back to spain and now back in France. Next destination is Nice and Monaco.... Going ok, sorta off cd and doing my own thing, but making good food choices, trying just live my life without...

Thanks for the great ideas and lovely comments *hugs* Yesteday night my boy and I went out to chinese for dinner, it was a buffet but I was happy cos I didnt eat to excess (left there feeling satidfied and not bloated and bursting at the seams like I used to), enjoyed a few glasses of wine...

Well just got back from cdc, scales have not moved - but to be honest I am not down about it at all as I know they will, if I stick to the plan. May be my body getting used to it. I dont know if maybe it is cos I have not had the required amount of water, also finding it hard to go to loo (could...

Just checking in my full food diary for today. Green eyes, thanks for your advice, my food was short of calories earlier, but I had not yet had my dinner so that may be why. Eating today: Breakfast: Apple Snack: Blueberries (50cals) Lunch: CD bar and cappucino Snack: Cappuccino Dinner...

Evening everyone Had a lovely day today....caught up with my workmate, spent 3 hours in a cafe looking at her wedding photos and chatting, was lovely. Eating wise so far: Breakfast: Apple Snack: Blueberries (50cals) Lunch: CD bar and cappucino Snack: Another cappucino as I am typing this...

Ok, I am not gonna aim too high, but I would like to lose 2.5kg by the end of August. Laura - 11.5 lbs Dreamingmaid - 7 lbs Raquel - 5.5lbs

Wow, you have done sooo well ruth. Welcome to the maintenance thread. Your menus look great, the attitude is brill, you will be at goal in no time!

You look brill Curly! Well done :)

Morning everyone Feeling a little better this morning still head cold-y but not as bad as yesterday, silly me didnt leave the flat time late in the arvo to get cold and flu tabs so I have only taken them once, not gonna do much good yet. Food plan for yesterday was - wanna edit in changes...

Welcome Purple Pixie, you def. sound in the right thought pattern to start maintaining.....I found it difficult at first due to emotional reasons, but really 1000cal is a good plan, you get to have fruit and add some carbs etc. A challenge to be aware of is that for most people from 810cal and...

yes you can do it Katy!! xoxo

Woo Hoo! Well done Sunshine :)

Oh my gosh Katy.......before minis I thought I was the only one who had conflicting thoughts, and even though I know that I shouldnt be thinking that way, I still did. We are all here to listen to your thoughts and support you, now matter what! No matter how crazy you think your thoughts...

Hey Ceekay, I find I have what feel like withdrawl headaches even when I have not hard anything off plan also.....its weird isnt it. I'm also on the 1000 plan. You know to be honest, pre cd.....I never even knew what an overload eating headache was.....thats prob just how I woke up...

I hope this new plan works for you green eyes, I look forward to reading how you go with it all in your diary, as I think that will be one of my steps when I am travelling.

Morning everyone! Well my head cold has finally set in and I'm feeling quite ordinary, grr....hate it! So yesterday went quite to plan small deviation of a little end of the baguette with my tea, but it stopped there was quite happy with that. Dinner was a salad; spinach leaves mushroom and...

Hey guys just back from the docs. They dont know what goes on and are referring me to a 'hormone' specialist.....my hormones are certainly up the duff (I'm not literally though!) Heading back to aussie land by christmas this year. Plans are august september travel europe, work for 1 month or...

Hope your curry was nice Lelly!

I had my quorn, spinach and mushroom curry was delish. The quorn portion is so huge though! I had it with pasta, and when I measured out the 40g I thought 'no way! thats nothing' but once i added the quorn (Only used 150g) it was a HUGE meal.....yum yum, will do that one again. So all is going...

Sounds like your menu plans are going really well claire....diet coke combo sounds interesting. My mum was quite strict with me eating wise when younger (maybe thats why I have issues now, lol) and I was not allowed coke..so now I have grown up disliking its taste, can you really taste it in the...

Sunshine, congrats on such a successful day in dublin yest. considering all the temptations would have been around you at dinner! Such a strong motivated person you are at the moment !!! xox

wow, what a great last 2 weeks you have had with your weigh ins, thats awesome curly! Congrats, seems like all your CDC work is going so well, life seems very hectic for u but you seem so happy :) What plan are you on at the moment?

Checking in for the arvo Foodwise, going as planned (shock horror!) with no straying from plan. So far: Breakfast: stewed apple (tiny spoon of greek yog) and coffee Snack: pear Lunch: cd bar and cappucino Coming up for rest of day: Snack: stewed apple (spoon of yog) Dinner: Quorn with...

I thought I was brave when I did 5k serena! Well done on wanting a goal of 10k thats awesome :)

You'll be right Katy, we all have these little blips....once you are back in the right mindset you'll be fine xoxoxoxo

Me too! I will be closely watching, I am still 11lb away from goal....will be helpful to know how you guys are doing it and what I may need to do/change.

Hey Curly I tend to not have a salad for lunch. I few green leaves in a bowl feels a bit pointless to me to be honest.....same as you does not interest me at all. I guess that is true Alex's mummy.....it must be something if I am still here on the board after all the struggles, I do want...

YEah!!! Welcome Back Katy!! Missed you loads on here. Glad to hear your holiday in France was good, sounds like just what you needed :) I too feel I have had my share of 'baileys' (wine in my case) and summer foods, and are gonna work at maintaining and losing the last bit slowly ..... very...

Thanks Green eyes, I really do want to try to have a 'normal' life following the 1000cd plan though at the moment makes it hard at times if I was to follow plan 100%. I really want to leave cd dieting with skills to prepare me for eating 'normally' and not going overboard/leading to a binge...

Hey everyone Cheking in for this week. HHad a lovel weekend with my oh's family in ireland. Glad tobe back home though, and lots to organise for our trip to europe. Hopped on scale this morning, seemsto be up a little, but hoping with sticking to 1000 correctly, and having water (did not...

Hope you feeling better, good luck with Dublin!

Thats really good advice Jaycey, u seem to be going very well :)

Glad to see you back Green eyes

Sounds great sunshine. Good luck with test ride today. Your clothes sound fab! Italy is such an amazing place, we did it by train, cant imagine how cool it would be to bike around. What a great incentive to get to goal, the photo shoot, how cool :)

Hi everyone, im ireland visiting my other half family this weekend. Hard to sit with his old aunt with a shake, so will just eat 3 meals a day as sensibly as I can. Yesterday was, breakfast- granola with natural yogurt, lunch- chicken salad with roll. Dinner- baked potato with cheese and ham and...

Im in london too, camden atm.

Haha, thanks sunshine. I am imagining the microwave exploding this afternoon with my cd experiments :) enjoy new forest my boy and I went there in feb. It was lovely, wished we had more time there but it was more drive in, take some pics, drive out. I understand what you mean about discipline...

Keep it up Annie, well done :)

Yeah Sunshine!!!!!! Well done on loss, nearly there. Enjoy your day at Warwick castle, friends went there the other day and enjoyed it. Enjoy your leathers :)

Oh my gosh, can I just say how looking forward to this one I am for those days when all I want is chocolate, please tell me it will work with a peanut crunch one though!?!? Gonna try that apple too tonight! Is it best with green apples, they're cooking ones arent they? Sunshine, you seem...

Hey everyone CDC visit was the best I have had so far, just that now I am feeling more in control of my eating and she could tell as soon as I walked in the door. Decided to do 1000 cal this week, see where it takes me........and then maybe 1200 (the week of 8th aug), then move up to 1500...

Hey Claire, Good luck with the 1000 plan. Everyone on here is great for support, you will be just fine :)

Hey Sunshine, congrats on day 100 and getting that lil bit closer to your mini goal. My ques....what are cd cookies? And how do you stew your apple (is there an easy way?)

Well done with keeping it up with the exercise and gym! Bet you must be so excited now, I cant imagine the suspense you must be feeling. Not long to go now :)

Going to see my cdc in an hour then will pop back on here. Not sure what plan I will be doing next, will discuss and see. See everyone in a few hours xoxox

Evening everyone Just spending some time catching up on everyones day. Been a not so good day..just not feeling myself. Hoping I'll be back to normal tomorrow. CDC could not meet tonight, so seeing her tomorrow instead. Hoping to discuss with her the next step I take with plan and getting to...

Well done Jaycey, nice to see you here. Sunshine, I am going to check out that hair product you suggested, having the same prob at the moment. Ta xox

Sunshine, you are doing so well and so determined. What an inspiration you are, unlike me, you never seem to slip up and the loss is giving you motivation enough. My wish is that I can become more motivated just like you so I can get to my b*&^&y goal too! :D Keep it up! And no, you do not...

Congrats Curly, you must feel just brilliant right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well done :):):):)

serena, you can do this without the cd products and plans! I know you can! Keep thinking positive :)

Good luck on 4th day 100% Your doing so well :)

Hey Katy Please dont be down, I too find you such an inspiration and you are always there to give fab advice when anyone needs it :) I dont think I would be in the headspace I am in without you and the others on minis Have a ball in France with your bestie!!! Take care xoxoxoxox

Glad you had a great time at the festival, those pesky 2lb will be gone in no time!!!!!!!!!!!! :):):)

haha, I just had to remove the idea that it was a 'slimy snail' from the equation and I was fine, :)

Hey curly, I went to turkey 16 months ago, loved it !Such a beautiful place

Forgot to mention about Paris, my friend and I had a ball. Saw all the touristy sights. Our hotel was approx 100 metres from the eiffel so we had a nice beautiful start to the morning every day. Had a lovely meal on one of the nights there where we tried snails, cheese,salad and pizza then...

Hey everyone Wet rainy Monday morning in London. Got back from Paris Friday afternoon. I had the nicest time and decided to stick to approx 1000 cals and was a little flexible with my CD plan. Normally if I was to be 'flexible' as I call it, I would get in 'binge' mode and not stop - cos in my...

Hope all is well for you Serena!

Have fun at the gym, I am looking forward to getting back into my gym tomorrow and starting to jog and cycle again. Glad the hard work is paying off :)

Morning all. Off to paris this morning with my bestie for 3 nights for a girly trip. I have my shake packs with me but think I may do 810 this week so I can have a salad out with her and some milk in my coffee. So excited, should be so nice. So anyways, may not be able to pop in much. Take care...

Hey katy, im sure that you will be fine and the scales will be back down in no time! Xox.

What suprised me is that normally I would have worried and gone on a binge after straying even a bit from the diet, and taken it as an excuse to eat what I want, but I can say I really dont feel like that, I have no desire to binge, and feel good not the usual terrible about how I look. I hope...

Hey everyone. I have a few days to catch everyone up with. Friday, last day at school. The day itself was so lovely, very emotional, lots of tears from some beautiful gifts, cards etc. I decided that morning I wanted to go out and have a couple of drinks, and some nibbles, so grazed during the...

Best wishes for today, thinking of you.

Morning katy :)

So close! Congrats you will be at goal before you know it. :)

Well done with only 1lb to go thats so great. Oh my, your menu sounded fab.

Morning everyone, yesterday was so emotional at the morning tea for me. Also had to move basically everything from my Room into the new teachers. Triggered cravings in me big time. I did have a couple of biscuits though im the arvo, I planned on making presents for people at work, they did not...

Wow sunshine, you are such am inspiration to me. To be so strict and be on track, not deviating from the plan cos you know what you want. Given me the extra bit I needed this morning to resist the morning tea at work. Like you I want to be a size 10, im a 12 now. Thanks for posting your thoughts :)

Morning everyone :) our maintenance thread is certainly busy, so much reading to catch up on. Anyway, my day yesterday was good. I managed 2.75 litres water, plus extra for coffee, my body is finally getting used to it again thankfully. Eating wise, 4 shakes /i felt I needed the extra one/. My...

Hey greeneyes, I think your in the perfect position to work up the plans as you are so close, plus your head is in the right place too :) good luck with weigh in tomorrow

I went through these exact same thoughts lorrayne, and started feeling sorry for myself which have me even more reasons to binge. Cheer up, have some faith im yourself. You will get through this and be fine, the more you tell yourself you cant have certain foods, ie cake, the more you will want...

Well done on the loss this week :)

Jan so happy to read you are feeling better. And this thread certainly does help you learn things about yourself! I agree. I feel I am much stronger from what I learned on minis.

Morning all. The safari park was brilliant, very fun but tiring. I forgot how energyless I felt on ss, blah! Anyway stuck to plan, had an extra shake im the evening cos I felt a bit hungry, thought it must have been all the walking. Umm...what else, water, managed to consume 2 litres. I was a...

Morning all, felt a bit poo yesterday arvo but feel much better now. Must be getting into ketosis. Thankfully, I have no Desire to eat at all or pick on things I should not. Motivation is high. Plan for today. Breakfast- coffee and water, lunch- froz tetra, water. Arvo- shake. Tea froz tetra. I...

Well sunshine, what a brilliant weekend you had! Wow. Firstly, congrats on playing a gig that was well recieved! Thats just great. Another congrats for looking so brill in your outfit, bet all the compliments put you on top of the world! What a high, :) sounds like you had a nice time with your...

Thanks for the message katy, hope you are well. I am sure you cant wait to get home.

Thanks for the nice welcome lelly! Going well so far ss 100percent for 2 days now. Felt very sluggish this afternoon and a bit ill, but much better now thanks :) I have heard cd has great losses :) fingers crossed for me.

How did it go Sunshine!?!?! Cant wait to hear!

Thanks lelly and green eyes for your comments. Well lots to update everyone on. Went to see my cdc yesterday, basically I worked hard on cd for the first 31/2 to 4 months, sticking to the plans religiously. Then something happened, my motivation and determination just disappeared and I...

How has your weekend been so far greeneyes?

As long as you are sticking to the plan you will be fine. So if instead of breakfast meal, you are having 150 cal of fruit and spreading it out throughout the day I dont see the problem...anyone else? Be careful if you are adding to the plan, it can be dangerous territory if you are new to it...

I find that I am an emotional eater Jan, and do the same thing as you if I am stressed or pressured in some way. Old habits for sure.....I think that we need to know that we have a choice, like you knew when you were bout to eat. That we know what we want - but sabotage ourselves on purpose cos...

Thats great Julie (re: the gym)....it is something I need to get back into, tone up and keep this weight off. It is a nice feeling whenyou enjoy going to the gym, I used to be l;ike that, hope I can get back into that mindset eventually,.

Welcome Bess, I hope you enjoy your time in the maintenance thread. A few people here are doing the 1000cal plan and will be able to give you advice if you need it :) Good luck with beginning the plan!

Your doing so well Sunshine! Well done, not long to go now :)

I might not have the afternoon salad and tuna, as I will be eating out

Evening everyone Day has been ok.....finished reading Eating Less. I found it so interesting, though I'll admit I havent put any into practise yet :( So eating wise been ok, not 100% to plan, but nothing I am embarrased of. Make good/better choices in most situations and try not to dwell on...

Thanks lelly! Green eyes - plan isto travel europe a couple of monthss, teach for another 2 months, go home through america - hopefully home by christmas! Really looking forward to it.

Morning all. Feeling a bit let down that I picked last night, but I am not gonna give up. So plan for today, and I am gonna stick to it! Breakfast- coffee and cappucino shake. Lunch- fruit 150 cal, I feel like pears today. Arvo- lettuce and 1/2 tuna portion. Dinner- brown rice, 1/2 tuna...

Thanks katy. I prob would not go that far and say that. But I did feel nice that day, got my hair cut and bloweried, nails painted, new outfit with jewellery, etc. Was a girly night and an arvo tea at the ritz.

Wow julie, you look great well done!

Added a progress pic to my signature .... havent taken the plunge and done one yet!

Yeah I love scrapping GreenEyes, very obsessed I must say. I use to teach it on weekends and work in my local store too. Day so far has been ok, work has been stressful Have not had all that I should have and made some silly choices, nuts, some choc. But I am feeling ok about it at the...

Thanks katy, those issues of perfection and self confidence are the ones that are holding me back at the moment I think. I am just so obsessed with getting to goal that its like I cant handle the pressure and eat, same if I get stressed at work. But while eating I never link the 2 and think this...

What a great night you had, well done on the tee! :)

Wow thats a long time reheasing, im so excited for you :) well done with resisting lemon slices!

Good luck with your cdc today, hope you can sort things out. Lorrayne I used to drink socially on weekend and have a glass or two during the week, cd has made me not really miss it anymore. I dont miss the feeling the next day. I have had a few nights where I have had a drink recently, I dont...

Hey katy, we missed you! Hope your throat gets better soon.

Sounds like you had the nicest weekend! It is so nice to pamper ourselves and treat ourselves every now and then. How was the movie? I have not seen it yet. Good luck with ss ing this week.

Good evening everyone. I had a lovely day scrapbooking today, was nice to forget bout my troubles and do something fun for me. Food wise I made sure I was extra organised and took all my food with me. Breakfast coffee and froz tetra. Lunch- oats and a few raspberries. Arvo- tuna salad and...

Have a great night tonight, what a fab but sad /killers top too big, but you love em!\ feeling that must have been. How awesome!

I just want to add that after reading my message it makes me seem like I have a crap life. But that is not true. I have a lovely boyfriend who I have been with for 6 half yrs, I am living im london teaching and seeing the world by travelling. I feel very blessed. But like every person I do have...

Thanks jan, I know this sounds weird but I imagine everything will be better when I get to goal. That all my troubles will disappear! I am coming to realise that that magic number on the scales will not bring me happiness. Only I can do that. The only thing that is so hard to work out is why I...

Hey linda, I say the killers last friday, you will have a ball. I hope you did not take offence to me saying how good you look in the recent picture, I would hate to think I made you unhappy. Seems like you are loving 1000 and your menu sounds good, I need to experiment more I think, mine is far...

Haha, mad rambling woman is good sunshine! Glad you are loving life at the moment :) and I think it is nice to treat yourself, especially after doing so well. You at least have am excuse to now anyway. Glad coffee was nice, I love girly catch ups, and cant wait to have them again when I go home...

Thanks for the messages. I spent am hour and a half with my cdc today. Basically I am gonna stay on 1000 with the aim not to think about the diet but my emotions and attitudes towards myself and my body and food too of course. I am so grateful for my cdc, she is just brill and put up with me...

Yep Lorrayne, Deal!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lets make sure we keep up with how each other is going, this is a bigger battle than I thought

Hi Sunshine, problem is I am not ready to move up the plans cos I want to lose more and in my head it makes me feel like a complete failure cos I am not at goal, actually now after checking a peek at the scales are further away than my ticker shows :( I know Lorrayne, I never thought I would...

I agree! You look brialliant :clap:

Congrats Julie and good luck with your treatment! Looing forward to hearing how it all goes :o)

My cdc told me to rid of the scales so I have, however this week - after eating so badly I get them out - I think its a form of punishment to myself though. I have pulled out clothes in my wardrobe that stopped fitting and it was such a joy to put them on again! However if I am not careful they...

Hey sunshine, not doing the best today to be honest, feel like I am going backwards with cd rather that forwards. Not sure what to do next. Im so happy for you that you are able to go into shops you like, what a confidence booster!

Have decided to maybe go back to 810 - I know my cdc is going to say my issue is not with the food but with my image and the scales. I do know that I have major issues to overcome with my self confidence and body image, but at the same time I do not want to go back to the size I was b4 cd. I...

Congrats Kernow mum, what a great loss!

Lorrayne, I completely relate to where you are coming from right now. I will think all day about how fat and frumpy I am - how I need to stick to cd, and the next minute I am walking ito an offie buying a choc bar, or lollies....I dont know why we do it to ourselves, when we want this so much...

Hope you feel better Katy!

Stick with it Alexs Mummy, you'll get there! Dont give up, I find you such an inspiration with how determined you are to never give up :o)

Congrats on getting 'the outfit'!! I agree that it is so nice being able to go into a clothes shop and get clothes you like!! I went to high street the other day and could walk into shops and pick up size 12s and they fit, it is such a great feeling. By the way your outfit sounds awesome...

Be interested to hear how your exercising combined with plan goes! Will keep checking out your posts to see. Hope you are enjoying 1000 plan :o)

I know completely what you mean. I think that may be a good idea!

1000 but I cant seem to stick to it and keep eating stuff I shouldnt. I really dont Know what to do.

I think I need to go back to 810 i've lost my way, and instead of losing seem to be gaining.

Congrats zobo! :) what plan did you do to get the last bit off?

Hi all, felt a lot better yesterday. I am getting slightly concerned that my eating is becoming very un1000 cal plan. And I am very careless at the moment. The number on the scales this morning was just not what I was wanting to see and I know its from the bad choices I have been making. It is...

Lorrayne, I have days where I feel exactly the same trust me. But we can do it, this is all about learning to make the right choices but also enjoying our food. I dont know about you but most of my battle is emotional, which then leads me to food. Chin up, you have come so far, you can do it!

Well I had a weird afternoon today, food wise. Breakfast- museli and soy milk, coffee. Lunch- lettuce, tuna and balsamic vinegar. Afternoon- packet of unsalted raison peanut and milk choc peanuts. Now I now it was not on the plan, but I felt like them and made a choice to have them. Well...

So, last night was ok. I had half a small danish, but did not have last shake. And then for dinner, it was 10 by the time I ate I was ravenous. I had quorn, sprouts and zucchini, couscous and some tandoori curry powder. Was Yum. Feeling positive for the day, planned meals. Should be another hot one!

Hey green eyes. 10 kids! My gosh you are amazing! I am a teacher and have 29 kids in my class who demand my attention all day. However, I could not imagine actually having 10 of my own! What a challenge!!Wow !!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyway. you look absolutely brilliant, well done! Your plan sounds...

Hey sunshine singer, I felt the same when I started 1000! What a lot of food, its nice though especially the fruit part! :)

I have taken bars and packs with me on Ryan Air and Easy Jet flights, however not tetras - as they are liquids and liquids are restricted to small amounts.

Hey all, today is going quite well so far. So far - breakfast- museli and soy milk. Lunch- lettuce, small tin tuna and balsamic vinegar. Snack- cd bar. Have not had enough water, but it is now 6, normally this is around the time I cave and eat things I should not, so so far so good. What a...

I am just loving hanging out at the park with those I love im the nice weather. Have a lovely night!

Sorry to hear your week was not too good. Welcome back! :)

Welcome, good to see you on here lorrayne! :)

Hi alex mummy, your motivation and determination to get to goal is so inspiring! I wish that I was at that point mentally to be so positive :) well done! Your menus sound fab, and I want to reassure you that you are making brill food choices so you will get there! Dont worry bout the smaller...

Welcome miss ama, I Look forward to reading your journal.

Hey everyone, the maintenance thread seems busy busy this week which is lovely. Katy, I do agree that I am possibly not eating enough, more so for the first 2thirds of the day, then I get so hungry I eat what I feel like, or non 1000 plan but still reasonably healthy. The weekend was so busy but...

Grrr... So the story with me and the scales is that I got to an addiction poin with them, weighing obsessively! So my boy hid them. Last night I got him to get them from their hiding spot cos I had not weighed im a while. Now I have got myself in a bit of a mood because I have lost nothing...

Well done on your weigh in katy! Thats great :) even if it was infl by slipping breakfast. Amazing how a number can give you such a boost isnt it. Congrats bout the dress fitting perfect! That must be motivation in itself. Good luck with working away, will miss you checking in regularly, xox.

Hey all, really good day so far. Nearly 2.5 litres water down already. Went for 3km jog with colleague at work, did not kill me as much as I thought, turns out im fitter than what I thought I was. Tomorrow we are gonna extend it to 5 km. And have worked out our route already. A lot More...

So dinner last night, I was so stuffed and bloated I could not fit im strawb and my last shake. Gonna try harder today to spread it out properly and eat more regularly. Feeling positive! Busy night with running a club then tutoring 2 boys. Will post later on. Have 2 lovely day, looks like a warm...

Hey katy, dont take notice of scales, you are making good choices. TOTM Will it ever be normal again, first I had is for like 9 weeks straight, now I have not had for 2 months! I am im major mix up, and no im not pregnant :)

Hey all Thanks for the check up Lelly Day has been ok.... So far Breakfast - pear and soy milk coffee Lunch - lettuce and celery and cd bar Arvo snacks - pieces of choc (ok not on the plan I know!) apple and a pear. Plan for diner - tofu and stir fry veg, strawbs and froz tetra or...

Hey Serena, Will miss you around the forum. Thinking of you while you get in the right frame of mind again. You'll be right! xoxox

Yum Alex. Love your dinner idea, might steal that one :)

Well I was doing so well resisting temptation. So far I had eaten. Breakfast - apple and soy milk coffee. Lunch - lettuce and cd bar. Around 3 I had another apple. I did not leave work until 6, was starving! Instead of waiting til I got home I went into starbucks - to cut a long story short I...

What a cute poem. Have nothing else to add cos everyone has given such awesome advice, thinking of you xox. We are all here for each other.

Well done alexsmummy! thats great! :)

Had a good day yesterday. My observation for a writing lesson went really well, out of the 8 areas I got either excellent or very good so I was so relieved its over and done with. Emotional wise - ok, feeling a bit sensitive but trying not to take things to heart or get to stressed - after all...

Yes I feel very blessed to have such a lovely cdc. She is always willing to listen if I feel something is troubling me, and it doesnt natter how silly the issue might be, I do not feel as if I am being judged. The 1000 cal went well yest and I am glad I have decided to go down this path for a...

Well done serena, what a great chievenent, cant think of a better cause personally to raise some money for either, well done :)

Hey katy, so happy the cake did not trigger a binge. Well done :)

Hey Laura, thanks for the concern. I am ok at the moment. Had a big teary to my cdc....basically life in general is getting me a bit down. My work life - I llet people walk all over me - they know I will do the hard work.....umm....Self image issues still not good, really need to get to the root...

Well done on the loss Heva, sorry to hear about your foot. Lizzie, good luck with going down the plans, I am sure you will be fine. It is strange though that the bar would be slowing loss. I think though, as with any diet plan, your body does get used to something, just need to change for a...

Hey katy thanks. I am going to see my cd this morning and have decided to suggest stepping up my plan and maintaining where I am. I am finding the pressure I am putting on myself to get to goal too much, causing me to binge and get in down moods when I should cd feeling great from how far I have...

Morning everyone. Yes jess dates are just the best! Well my eating freely wed night, progressed into a be good begining of thursday, to a binge session thursday night. So now, friday, I am feeling poo to say the least. Worried about scales, feel like a frump - how is this pattern to be broken...

My gosh just wrote biggest post and as getting off bus musta deleted it im my rush, this forum makes me always nearly miss my stop. Anyway, basically said I agree serena that this is not easy. Its not fair that everyone appears to find life so easy whilst looking good and we have to work so da@...

Hey katy, I have trouble with only a small treat thing. I find once I treat, like wed night for example, leads me to crave carbs like I did yesterday, then I spend afternoon having a small binge session . I today feel even worse than yesterday. Now I know today I need to get through it 100...

Well, day was ok yesterday. After picking the night before it must have sent my carb cravings through the roof, cos I ate quite a few things I should not have. On a good note thoug, me and my boy went on a nice date to the movies and saw the hangover. Was hilarious! Def recommend. Anyway this...

Haha, best I not try them then.

Well am ok day today, kept my water intake up again, which I am really happy about. Did pick prior to tea cos I had only had my 2 shakes in the day up until 9.30pm, so I was starving and picked. Oh well, to cd honest I am not too worried about eating a few things I should not, as long as it...

Im hearing ya katy! But this is what maintenance is all about I guess, the ups and downs included. You will be right, im sure you will be back on track in no time :) I have not had oat cakes maybe thats a good thing hey. Dont know what I am missing?

I meant calorie amount of meal, this net on phone thing is so frustrating!

Morning all, day 4 back on track and feeling good. Managed to up the water yesterday to 2.5 litres plus extra coffee. And even went to the open air theatre im regents park as a girlfriend called bout am hour before it started I did not have time for a planned meal as such. I ended up getting a...

Hey serena, so happy that you had an awesome time im cornwall and indulged a little, must be a great feeling to know that you have full control of what you Are eating without going into binge mode, good on you. As for cornwall, I agree, what a lovely place. My boy and I hired a small van and did...

Aww... Thanks for the support everyone, I know im only on day 3 me being back on track, but I feel like I 'really' am back on track this time, and couldnt have done it without support on here in the maintenance thread. And yes, I so cant wait to be all dressed up this weekend :)

Hi alex mummy. Menu looks great. Good luck with weigh in today, sure you will do just fab! :)

Hey all, after 2 days of 810 I thought I would take a sneak look at the scale and I am only now 1kg , approx, from where I was 3-4 weeks ago, before I went off the rails. So that is nearly 2kg gone, now I know it is water etc, but gee it has made me feel good seeing that I am these again. :) so...

Another day on 810 for me. Went well, I went shopping today so was unable to drink as much water as I would have liked, 1.5 litres today. I am going for an afternoon tea at the ritz next week, something I wanted to do before I go home. And I had nothing to wear. So today I did my first clothes...

Hey all, it is very quiet here. I have been popping into the maintenance forum everyday, and checking here but not much happening. We went to hurgharda, its devine, weather is so nice, I got burnt cos my skin got used to english weather. Everyone at home would mock me if they knew I got...

Hey zobo, well done you must be so happy to be so close. Have a great rest of the weekend! :)

Thanks katy and laura. Food does also seem to cd my way me dealing with things also. Those therapy types, I guess im the sort of person who wouke like to figure this out for myself, though I will find more info bout them, as I wouke consider them if I find this pattern continuing...

Happy birthday katy! Seems like you have had such a lovely day so far, have a nice night! Xox.

Thanks katy and alexs mummy for your thoughts. Katy I def agree that my self esteem and image are holding me back to a certain extent. But I have come a long way from where I was say 5 years ago, no longer on anti dep. More indep and confident to make my own choices. However, I obviously still...

Katy you should be proud that you are making better choices when out. I am sure that if you were im a caf pre-cd you could have chosen much worse! your tea sounds Yum Yum!

This diary seems to be a diary of my failings and its really starting to get me down. Im going to be honest and list all my thoughts here, maybe trying to articulate how im feeling may help me understand what is going on. Basically I am beginning every day with good intentions, I know how good...

Hey katy, your food diaries seem so interesting and what a variety of food, I feel like I am never going to get to that stage though, cos I keep sabotaging myself im 810 and not sticking to it. Any advice?

Egypt was awesome, I did I tour from cairo to aswan, the felucca on the nile, luxor, then hurgharda then back to cairo. Was brilliant! Day going well so far,...sticking to it.

Hey katy, those scales are such a pain hey! I stepped on mine this morning and got a little disheartened, however I know I look and feel so much better than I used to. My cdc has told me that next time I go in she is gonna take my scales, I have an unhealthy obsession and I know it!

Got through yesterday ok. Feeling a lot more positive today and a bit more determined to stick to this. Goal for today is to up my water half a litre and a coffee so far. Want to stick to 810 100percent today, no picking! I know I will feel so much better if I do. Eating wise, 3 shakes and I...

Welcome to the thread zobo, I am relatively new myself here. Good luck on your journey, I look forward to following it.

Well done alexs mummy for getting everything down on paper. I find when reading the diaries it is nice to read ppls background info so you really understand where they are coming from and understand their struggles im the maintenance journey. I am on my first stage of maintenance and admit...

Am loving reading your diary katy. It is a real inspiration to know that although hard, this maintenance is chievable and people can do it! I really respect the honesty that people have on these diaries as it makes me realise I am not the only one that struggles at time, and the advice I read on...

Thought I better check in. All going ok at the oment, basically just taking each day as it comes and trying to get though as best as I can, sticking and getting back on wagon harder than I thought, especially when I feel at times I am battling this on my own. Got through today virtually pick...

Hi everyone, taken me a while to post sorry. Mainly due to a little embarrassment as I have been finding it very hard to get back on track after I egypt and was not feeling like facing the music yet. Sorry if I let you all down. I feel a bit better today, are doing 810, though picked once...

Well I am back! After a week of being away and a few weeks of not doing cd to the book i have put on :( I knew what i was doing when I was eating though, not like I can say I was 100% how can I have put on! Oh well, back on the wagon - as they say Egypt was just lovely, and had the best time...

In a cab on way to airport. Looking forward to trip and break from work. I think it will give me a good chance to sit back and reflect on what I want, and remind myself. Anyway, wont cd posting for a week xox.

On way to airport but thought id write to say I hope everyone has a great week. I need to get my head refocused maybe 9 days away from all stresses will do me good. Tracy, we are doing a 9 day tour, weather forecast is fab- ill be able to fill you in more when I return. Take care everyone.