Abi's weightloss diary - post jaw surgery
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abz
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hey there everybody. i'm back 
at work. ha. not totally better. but i didn't want anybody to have to cover my shift so here i am. off again tomorrow and then a full working week (including evenings, gah) next week. moan moan. still taking my tablets although not at work because they make me high as a kite. i know i posted here at some point recently but honestly don't want to read it as i was floaty light!!
another couple of lbs and i will have lost 3 stone on my cdc's scales. woo. i doubt i'll get there this week though. when they talk about people losing 3lbs a week on average doing cambridge you kind of forget that with all these people getting huge losses every week there has to be some poor sod that doesn't, and unfortunately that seems to be me. hmph.. so hpoing for 2lbs a week for the next couple of weeks and then coming off. I CAN EAT A JACKET POTATO IN A FORTNIGHT. CAN'T BLOODY WAIT!! hee.
it's strange though. i don't have that list of things you 'must' eat when coming off a diet because you know you won't get to eat them again for ages. so that's good i'm hoping to stop cd for a fortnight but remaining fairly healthy most of the time with the usual christmas antics in between. it's my work night out on the 19th so i'm coming off for that. am actually thinking of coming off a few days earlier and keeping my calories low but upping my carbs a bit to get my body used to it. i would move up the plans but it would mean food shopping for specifics when all i want right now are jacket potatoes and home made veg soup. and that sounds low calorie enough to me for the moment
how is everyone else doing? i have a hell of a lot of catching up to do!! oh. and i've watched nearly 3 seasons of csi miami over the last few days... mad? i'm certainly getting there!!
abz xx
at work. ha. not totally better. but i didn't want anybody to have to cover my shift so here i am. off again tomorrow and then a full working week (including evenings, gah) next week. moan moan. still taking my tablets although not at work because they make me high as a kite. i know i posted here at some point recently but honestly don't want to read it as i was floaty light!!another couple of lbs and i will have lost 3 stone on my cdc's scales. woo. i doubt i'll get there this week though. when they talk about people losing 3lbs a week on average doing cambridge you kind of forget that with all these people getting huge losses every week there has to be some poor sod that doesn't, and unfortunately that seems to be me. hmph.. so hpoing for 2lbs a week for the next couple of weeks and then coming off. I CAN EAT A JACKET POTATO IN A FORTNIGHT. CAN'T BLOODY WAIT!! hee.
it's strange though. i don't have that list of things you 'must' eat when coming off a diet because you know you won't get to eat them again for ages. so that's good
i'm hoping to stop cd for a fortnight but remaining fairly healthy most of the time with the usual christmas antics in between. it's my work night out on the 19th so i'm coming off for that. am actually thinking of coming off a few days earlier and keeping my calories low but upping my carbs a bit to get my body used to it. i would move up the plans but it would mean food shopping for specifics when all i want right now are jacket potatoes and home made veg soup. and that sounds low calorie enough to me for the moment how is everyone else doing? i have a hell of a lot of catching up to do!! oh. and i've watched nearly 3 seasons of csi miami over the last few days... mad? i'm certainly getting there!!
abz xx
abz
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i have a bit of a dilemma. i've just posted about it somewhere else so apologies if i'm repeating myself to some of you.
i am going to visit my ex and his family in a couple of days. it's nothing dodgy. we parted on good terms and i haven't seen his family for a long time out of respect for his current girlfriend, who is rather insecure. however, it's been two years since they got together and i'm marrying someone else and i'm getting a little sick of walking on eggshells. plus i know that they really want to see me too. so hopefully i'll be going to visit them shortly. i have no idea if she knows or not, that isn't my call, but my OH has no problem with it.
the problem is that i don't want to bring cd into what will already be a bit of a nerveracking situation. so the dilemma isn't whether to eat or not. if i'm having dinner there then i will be eating. the dilemma is whether to continue to eat healthily until the christmas period i've given myself or to try and ss again in between for the week that will be left. but won't i feel like crap for a week and then come off it again?
any advice would be helpful.
abz xx
i am going to visit my ex and his family in a couple of days. it's nothing dodgy. we parted on good terms and i haven't seen his family for a long time out of respect for his current girlfriend, who is rather insecure. however, it's been two years since they got together and i'm marrying someone else and i'm getting a little sick of walking on eggshells. plus i know that they really want to see me too. so hopefully i'll be going to visit them shortly. i have no idea if she knows or not, that isn't my call, but my OH has no problem with it.
the problem is that i don't want to bring cd into what will already be a bit of a nerveracking situation. so the dilemma isn't whether to eat or not. if i'm having dinner there then i will be eating. the dilemma is whether to continue to eat healthily until the christmas period i've given myself or to try and ss again in between for the week that will be left. but won't i feel like crap for a week and then come off it again?
any advice would be helpful.
abz xx
Hi abz, well done on your loss, i gained 5 lbs this fortnight. It`s a real pain losing weight you`ve already loss once.
i`m going out every weekend now until xmas, so i`m eating healthily at weekends with a high carb meal before going out and straight back on to ss.
i did this yesturday, & it`s quite nice to be doing ss today so hopefully should stick to it.
good luck with whatever you decide, & with the ex`s girlfriend.
i`m going out every weekend now until xmas, so i`m eating healthily at weekends with a high carb meal before going out and straight back on to ss.
i did this yesturday, & it`s quite nice to be doing ss today so hopefully should stick to it.
good luck with whatever you decide, & with the ex`s girlfriend.
abz
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well guys i'm having to stop cd for the moment. really really can't afford it. we've hit another financial complication and i really can't justify it until after christmas. the weird thing is that now i want to eat, i really don't want to. all my cravings have gone out of the window and i don't really know where to start, ha. so i'm going to base my menu on the cd booklet to make sure i don't stray too far, but i'm going to have to add in the odd jacket potato and tuna when the need strikes as i've been craving those for ages now, ha.
my plan for the next few weeks is to keep an eye on calories, eat very healthily and only eat when i'm hungry. i've been listening to paul mckenna so hopefully some of that will have sunk in a bit. i am thinking of maybe getting some cd products and having a cd breakfast as i've never ever been a breakfast person and it will boost my nutrients for the day. i have some backups so i will use those for the timebeing.
think we're going to be living on potatoes and veg for a while... finances are NOT looking good...
cd has really helped sort my head out though. and i'll be back on it after christmas when hopefully some of the strain will have come off. can't wait to be honest. this will be a test of whether i can actually control my eating habits.
i expect to gain in the first week as my water and glycogen reserves fill up again but then hopefully i'll stay around the same weight
wish me luck? i'm gutted about this and hope it won't affect me wanting to be a cdc, but right now there aren't any other options and i think it's a good time to learn about my self control.
abz xx
my plan for the next few weeks is to keep an eye on calories, eat very healthily and only eat when i'm hungry. i've been listening to paul mckenna so hopefully some of that will have sunk in a bit. i am thinking of maybe getting some cd products and having a cd breakfast as i've never ever been a breakfast person and it will boost my nutrients for the day. i have some backups so i will use those for the timebeing.
think we're going to be living on potatoes and veg for a while... finances are NOT looking good...
cd has really helped sort my head out though. and i'll be back on it after christmas when hopefully some of the strain will have come off. can't wait to be honest. this will be a test of whether i can actually control my eating habits.
i expect to gain in the first week as my water and glycogen reserves fill up again but then hopefully i'll stay around the same weight
wish me luck? i'm gutted about this and hope it won't affect me wanting to be a cdc, but right now there aren't any other options and i think it's a good time to learn about my self control.
abz xx
Oh Abz, sorry to hear things are tough for you at the moment. You have made a difficult decision there and I'm sure you will be able to maintain things despite it all. Best of luck with the new regime, your head is defo in the right place and come the new year you will be training to be a CDC and I think you will be briliant at it. xxxxxx
sorry to hear of your money troubles, there`s alot of it going round!
i think if you buy some products, you can still keep in touch with cdc & continue to have wi`s etc, maybe just buy 1 porridge per day for your brekkie or explain it all to your cdc, i`m sure it wont affect you being a cdc.
good luck, i`m sure you`ll do great
i think if you buy some products, you can still keep in touch with cdc & continue to have wi`s etc, maybe just buy 1 porridge per day for your brekkie or explain it all to your cdc, i`m sure it wont affect you being a cdc.
good luck, i`m sure you`ll do great
abz
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well i've just heard from my cdc and she says that that is fine. she's going to email me later. it's awful because although i have money troubles and can't do it, it will add to any money troubles she may have. i don't think she has any, but there's this big knock on effect.
have also realised that we have forgotten how to eat. we have been sitting and making a shopping list and couldn't remember what we used to cook, ha. so have decided on veggi bolognaise, jacket spuds with healthy things in, veggi stirfries with the odd bit of chicken breast in there (minimum chicken, maximum veg), things like that. i'm also going to make some of my veg soup which thomas doesn't like but i love. so that should be good for taking to work etc.
brekkie i am going to have a cd product per day i think.
oh. and this means i get to eat SATSUMAS. i love satsumas it's on my shopping list with big exclamation marks on it, ha.
am still going to keep a close eye on my weight although i know that fluctuations will be bigger now. i don't want to go back to my cdc in another week heavier than i was a fortnight before. there is no way i'm going to let myself fall off this wagon. and lets face it. after being on cd, the healthiest food in the world is the best thing you could possibly want!! ha. anything is
am really glad that my cdc is being supportive about it though. so really must not let her and myself down by becoming huge. and i have to wear this dress in another week. friday in fact i think. when's the 12th? so i can't get fatter!!
abz xx
have also realised that we have forgotten how to eat. we have been sitting and making a shopping list and couldn't remember what we used to cook, ha. so have decided on veggi bolognaise, jacket spuds with healthy things in, veggi stirfries with the odd bit of chicken breast in there (minimum chicken, maximum veg), things like that. i'm also going to make some of my veg soup which thomas doesn't like but i love. so that should be good for taking to work etc.
brekkie i am going to have a cd product per day i think.
oh. and this means i get to eat SATSUMAS. i love satsumas
it's on my shopping list with big exclamation marks on it, ha. am still going to keep a close eye on my weight although i know that fluctuations will be bigger now. i don't want to go back to my cdc in another week heavier than i was a fortnight before. there is no way i'm going to let myself fall off this wagon. and lets face it. after being on cd, the healthiest food in the world is the best thing you could possibly want!! ha. anything is
am really glad that my cdc is being supportive about it though. so really must not let her and myself down by becoming huge. and i have to wear this dress in another week. friday in fact i think. when's the 12th? so i can't get fatter!!
abz xx
abz
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well i'm still going to be loitering i have had about 600 cals so far today so not too bad. am going to stick to under 1500 a day where possible.
a strange thing happened whilst out food shopping though. OH started going on about buying a nice pie for us to eat and i felt so so so sick. they were giving out free forero rocher and i still have mine. it's like i set my mindset against unhealthy food so strongly that i can't quite bring myself to eat it, not even a little bit. so i need to get past that as it isn't a healthy way of thinking. however, it will more than likely stop me from binging maniacally over the next few weeks
my bmr is apparently 1670. and that's without any movement. so if i have less than that per day then i should still lose some so that's good
abz xx
i have had about 600 cals so far today so not too bad. am going to stick to under 1500 a day where possible. a strange thing happened whilst out food shopping though. OH started going on about buying a nice pie for us to eat and i felt so so so sick. they were giving out free forero rocher and i still have mine. it's like i set my mindset against unhealthy food so strongly that i can't quite bring myself to eat it, not even a little bit. so i need to get past that as it isn't a healthy way of thinking. however, it will more than likely stop me from binging maniacally over the next few weeks
my bmr is apparently 1670. and that's without any movement. so if i have less than that per day then i should still lose some
so that's good abz xx
abz
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well hello guys. i do seem to be talking to myself a lot. i did ask for my diary to be moved to the diaries section a while back but nothing came of it. not sure it should be in the cambridge section any more...
ah well. i'm managing to keep my calories quite low without much problem so far but then it's only been one day, ha. i have brought sensible food to work with me, so that's good too. still trying to keep my water levels up as my body has started to feel dehydrated since i started eating.
i asked the friend i'm going to my old work's christmas party with if she would see if my dress looked nice. thomas thinks it looks wonderful but then thomas thought i looked amazing at 17 stone so his objectivity is to be questioned...
i got a CRIKEY!! so i took that to be a good thing so i'm looking forward to wearing it now i was going to wear heels but my mate pointed out that i'm over five inches taller than her as it is and we won't be standing on a hill, ha. so i may wear flats instead otherwise it puts her firmly at cleavage height
am absolutely shattered today. ho hum. back at work. and wondering about christmas presents!!
abz xx
ah well. i'm managing to keep my calories quite low without much problem so far but then it's only been one day, ha. i have brought sensible food to work with me, so that's good too. still trying to keep my water levels up as my body has started to feel dehydrated since i started eating.
i asked the friend i'm going to my old work's christmas party with if she would see if my dress looked nice. thomas thinks it looks wonderful but then thomas thought i looked amazing at 17 stone so his objectivity is to be questioned...
i got a CRIKEY!! so i took that to be a good thing
so i'm looking forward to wearing it now i was going to wear heels but my mate pointed out that i'm over five inches taller than her as it is and we won't be standing on a hill, ha. so i may wear flats instead otherwise it puts her firmly at cleavage height am absolutely shattered today. ho hum. back at work. and wondering about christmas presents!!
abz xx
Hi Abz,
Sorry to hear you have had to cut back, but it sounds like you are very much in control and that's what counts. We are here. Please keep coming on here as I'm sure that will help you stay focused. You're doing so well, and your head is in the right place, it is just circumstances, so I know you can do this.
Good luck.
Sorry to hear you have had to cut back, but it sounds like you are very much in control and that's what counts. We are here. Please keep coming on here as I'm sure that will help you stay focused. You're doing so well, and your head is in the right place, it is just circumstances, so I know you can do this.
Good luck.
abz
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yeah. abz is a bit generic so it isn't too bad but if i google the old username i had on a different forum years ago all my posts pop up. it's really surreal.
sitting here with tea with MILK and a low fat low sugar biscuit. it does taste a little of cardboard i have to admit. don't think i'll be getting those again... hee.
abz xx
sitting here with tea with MILK and a low fat low sugar biscuit. it does taste a little of cardboard i have to admit. don't think i'll be getting those again... hee.
abz xx
abz
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well although i'm not being very hungry since i started eating again i do think about food a lot again. but then i did while i was on cd i suppose, it's just now i know i'm going to eat it. it isn't like i'm going to overeat or anything, just that i feel a bit like i'm counting down the minutes until i do... ah well. it's something that can only improve with time i suppose.
i'm a litre of water down so far today, which is good progress given i'm eating too.
colleague has come back with lunch so i think i'll go and make mine now
abz xx
i'm a litre of water down so far today, which is good progress given i'm eating too.
colleague has come back with lunch so i think i'll go and make mine now
abz xx
