Alli's 2011 "Head stuff" diet

[Chelsea Lou]

Morning All,:character00238:

What a difference a relaxing weekend and a bit of sunshine can make! I feel like myself again after last week when I was so busy, stressed and generally feeling on edge all the time!

I'm trying SW for a week to see how I go. I was thinking about it yesterday and it's my diet and I can chop and change as I choose! . I struggled last week and so I'll do something different this week and next week - who knows!

For breakfast I had poached egg on toast. Lunch will be tortilla and salad and dinner might be some kind of risotto...

Hope you are all seeing some sunshine this morning (oops just seen it's lunch time, oh well...)!

Ooooh yum!!! I can feel a SW coming on That is my back-up diet on Beck and I can't wait.

So glad you are feeling chipper again and yes......lovely sunshine here, lots of birdies singing and lovely colours of forsythia, daffs, tulips, crocus and I noticed some blossom yesterday too. Wonderful stuff

 

[Bess]

Good plan Alli! I don't suppose that changing diet is a bad thing at all, in fact perhaps the variation makes it easier to stick to? Agree with you about the mood lift and :character00238: !

 

[Katycakes]

SW wagon and CD wagon running alongside in perfect step... yee haw!

xxx

 

[MinnieMel]

Morning Alli,

I hope SW is working for you. I hope you have a wonderful day. I wonder where the sun has gone. *sigh*

MM

 

[Chelsea Lou]

The sun is in Surrey

Morning Alli, how is Tuesday treating you so far?

Hope everything is good. x

 

[herewego]

Ooooh yum!!! I can feel a SW coming on That is my back-up diet on Beck and I can't wait.

So glad you are feeling chipper again and yes......lovely sunshine here, lots of birdies singing and lovely colours of forsythia, daffs, tulips, crocus and I noticed some blossom yesterday too. Wonderful stuff

It's amazing how much difference the weather makes! Even though it's grey here today it's warm and I felt so happy watching the dogs play on the field this morning. Little Poppy is not so little anymore :cry:and she is just the cutest thing ever!

Good plan Alli! I don't suppose that changing diet is a bad thing at all, in fact perhaps the variation makes it easier to stick to? Agree with you about the mood lift and :character00238: !

Yes I'm loving the change over to SW for now - as long as the scales are going in the right direction (and they are...in a roundabout way ) I'm happy! Hope you are well and enjoying your little chicks!

SW wagon and CD wagon running alongside in perfect step... yee haw!

xxx

- Hope you are feeling better now Katy!

Morning Alli,

I hope SW is working for you. I hope you have a wonderful day. I wonder where the sun has gone. *sigh*

MM

Apparently Chels has it .

The sun is in Surrey

Morning Alli, how is Tuesday treating you so far?

Hope everything is good. x

Everything apart from the sun being in Surrey and not here!! I have a quiet week at work so am hoping to have lots of time to catch up on here. It's long overdue!

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So my first proper day on SW (this time round) went well and I enjoyed not having to weigh my food!

We now have a loan car so can at least get to the super market etc which is good. it's a tiny car but it will do for now. The garage still thinks it will be another 3 weeks before we get our car back. DH is talking about selling it and buying another one - how we'd get the money for that I don't know but I'll let him dream for now

I have more tortilla for lunch today and carrot and lentil soup for dinner. The children will be thrilled but will make some garlic bread to with it as that tends to make soup more interesting! None for me though...

have a great day everyone! I'm in the office today - and it is amazing how little I get done when I'm here. when I work from home I do at least double the amount of work, but with people coming up to me every few minutes chatting I might as well turn my laptop off for all the work I've done so far this morning

 

[Katycakes]

Rain & sleet in Scotland so it could be worse... glad SW is going well so far!

xxx

 

[Chelsea Lou]

Rain & sleet in Scotland so it could be worse... glad SW is going well so far!

xxx

Just to make you all feel a bit better, it is now fairly overcast in Surrey. Sun has decided that my minis lovelies need a bit

 

[MinnieMel]

Still a gray day here -- time for a coffee and light box treatment!

MM

 

[Chelsea Lou]

Still a gray day here -- time for a coffee and light box treatment!

MM

My light box has just poked its way out from behind a cloud MM

 

[MinnieMel]

My light box has just poked its way out from behind a cloud MM

Ahhhh, sunny Surrey!

Time to get moving DH will be home soon and I should have the kitchen floor cleaned and dinner started. I have been very ADD today.

MM

 

[LellyCD]

Morning Alli,

Hope you enjoyed your soup, glad your enjoying the SW too hun. Car stuff sucks, we have to do the newish car thing v soon! not looking forward to having to look for one.
Wishing you a fabby Weds hun
xxx

 

[Greeneyes11]

Morning Alli, hope everything is going well with you.... have a good day xx

 

[herewego]

DH came home with a curry last night after walking the dog.... back on track this morning but suspect it will stop any weight loss this week anyway. My own fault for not being able to say no!!

Hope you are all well! Work's gone crazy again so sorry if I don't post much! I do read most of your diaries on my phone but it's too fiddly to post on it. On my way to Birmingham now for a meeting and then back to the London office for more meetings - oh the excitement!

 

[LellyCD]

Morning Alli, Have a great day today...well done on the 'oh well' and moving on!
Hope its sunny where you are!
xxx

 

[MinnieMel]

Morning Alli,

I wish you a Happy St. Patrick's Day and safe journey. Your life sounds very exciting with all the out and abouts!

MM

 

[herewego]

Morning all,

I've been completely off the rails for a few days and have put on the weight I lost the other week. I'm wondering whether I need to get to a SW class after all. I used to attend one some years ago (after having DD) and hated it. I found the consultant judgemental and school teacher-ish in a way that's just not helpful and everyone else knew each other and no one talked to me .

There is a brand new class starting on Saturday morning that might be worth trying. The consultant is newly qualified and this is her first class. It's a 10 minute drive which isn't too bad. Will ponder this for a few days.

We have our car back - YAY! After getting fed up with our local dealer's attitude we transfered the car to the place we bought it and they fixed it in just a few days. So much for the part needing to be imported from France on a 4 week lead time!!

Still we have it and we had a lovely weekend taking the family out for walks!

Work is becoming more manageable and so if I could just sort my diet out I might start to feel back in control of my life again

Will catch up on your diaries later today inbetween meetings etc.

 

[MinnieMel]

Morning all,

Afternoon to you, Alli!

I've been completely off the rails for a few days and have put on the weight I lost the other week.

One word: BECK!

I'm wondering whether I need to get to a SW class after all.

I need to have someone to weigh me... I have to be held responsible for my "cheats".

I used to attend one some years ago (after having DD) and hated it. I found the consultant judgemental and school teacher-ish in a way that's just not helpful and everyone else knew each other and no one talked to me .

Yeah, but that was her. I am sure you had school teachers you liked and other could not stand. I changed CDCs after one visit with the first one. I knew we were not a good match. I really like my present one. Who is new -- and therefore, enthusiastic and motivated.

There is a brand new class starting on Saturday morning that might be worth trying. The consultant is newly qualified and this is her first class. It's a 10 minute drive which isn't too bad.

Why not go once -- and then decide.

Will ponder this for a few days.

You have until Saturday... and then the next week. But Beck would probably say, "Don't wait."

We have our car back - YAY! After getting fed up with our local dealer's attitude we transfered the car to the place we bought it and they fixed it in just a few days. So much for the part needing to be imported from France on a 4 week lead time!!

Great! I am glad you got it sorted.

Still we have it and we had a lovely weekend taking the family out for walks!

The weather has cooperated for that. We did some "spontaneous" exercise as a family on Saturday.

Work is becoming more manageable and so if I could just sort my diet out I might start to feel back in control of my life again

SW Meeting... give it go!

Will catch up on your diaries later today inbetween meetings etc.

Later Alli -- I hope you have a good day at work.

MinnieMel

 

[herewego]

MinnieMel

Hi MM - Well I decided not to wait until Saturday and joined online. OK so maybe not the support group I think I need, but I know myself and I can so see the excuses forming after a week or two of having to drive somewhere every Saturday morning...

Instead I've just spent £65 on online membership despite knowing that it's not that good. I now need to use it and at least it is better than nothing. I can't let that money be money wasted so I HAVE to commit to SW now for the next 3 months.

I read Beck every day but need to actually DO it. This is my problem every time - I'm great at reading stuff but doing it is so much harder (and of course, more beneficial) so will get back to my work book tonight.

I've started a SW diary to add to my growing collection of diaries on here . I will try and post in it daily as opposed to my Beck diary which has died a slow and painful death.

Hope you are well - I'm having a super lazy day at work and am loving it! It will no doubt get crazy again any day soon so am relishing the relative peace & quiet!

EDIT: No idea why it just quoted your name...the minimins fairy obviously thought I'd rambled on enough without adding my previous rambles to the post

 

[MinnieMel]

Hi Alli,

It will only quote what is outside the previously quoted text. So, when I write in a quote box -- it becomes part of the quote. I had to type at least 3 characters outside the box, so I typed my full name verses MM.

Anyway, if you are like me -- spending the 65 quid will make stick to it. I hate to waste money. However, I do like to have someone else weigh and record my weight. I think it keeps me honest.

I am working through the Beck and expect that I will have keep working on it for a long time. I am still formulating my plans for maintaining my weight once I get to goal, but at the rate I am losing it'll be some time before I have to worry about that.

I hope you have a good week.

MM