Demon's Maintenance Journey

[demon]

MAINTENANCE (790)

really lazy today..........only just had brekkie

Off to see Casino Royale this afternoon - looking forward to it. So late up it's played havoc with the menu today so will probably be eating at strange times

but here goes with the menu.......

Brekkie - Choc orange bar plus mug of coffee with my half pint allowance of skimmed milk.
Lunch - or whenever I get round to it

chicken and mushroom soup.
Dinner - fish and veggies. Toffee and walnut shake made into mousse.
4/5lts water.

wishing you all a good and POSITIVE Sunday

 

[demon]

Just back in from seeing Casino Royale...............EXCELLENT

Only disappointment was the opening song.........really didn't like that - nowhere as good as usual.........but Daniel Craig was great. He played it very much in the style of the book - really enjoyed it

Off to start getting dinner ready - Mr.D and Mother will be having steak pie, mash and veggies while I swallow down some fish.............serves me right eh

The good news is that I truly wouldn't swap my toffee and walnut mousse for their Cadbury's ice cream...........phew that's a result then

 

[demon]

MAINTENANCE (790)

Good morning everyone

Got the day off today so up a bit later than usual............HURRAY

Hoping to catch up and start writing Xmas cards etc..............soooo behind this year

Here's the menu.........

Brekkie - CD malt toffee bar
Lunch - CD oriental chilli soup
Dinner - fish and veggies. CD banana shake made into mousse.
4/5ltrs water

wishing you all a good and POSITIVE day

 

[lena L]

At least you have an excuse for not being organised. You have been out of the country. I have no excuses.

I am enjoying my maintenence journey.

I have had today

Brekkie - LL raspberry milkshake pack
Dinner - lettuce & raw mushrooms with balsamic & a drink of LL savoury flavouring
Tea - lettuce with raw mushrooms, pepper, & tin off crab meat with some low fat marie rose sauce, followed by half muller light yog with sugar free jelly
Snack - LL fruit bar & 1 small skinny cappuchino (no choc sprinkles
Supper - LL Hot choc milkshake pack

 

[demon]

Finally got the overseas cards sorted and will get Mr.D to post them off tomorrow...........fingers crossed they arrive in time

Nice to see you enjoying your maintenance journey lena, must say I've loved every minute of mine

Obviously the holiday was a bit of a hiccough dietwise, but I already feel well and truly back on track - will work through the steps a few days at a time next week so that I'm completely back to 'normal' by Xmas. Fully intend to be ready and able to enjoy

Xmas pud and a few mince pies

Off to bed shortly

nite, nite

 

[demon]

MAINTENANCE (790)

Got that horrid 'back to work' feeling - always the same after a day off - oh well at least it'll seem like a short week

Here's the menu..........

Brekkie - half CD choc bar plus mug of coffee with my half pint allowance of skimmed milk.
Mid morning - other half choc bar.
Lunch - CD banana tetra pak shake
Dinner - chicken and veggies. CD choc mint shake made into mousse.
4/5lts water.

wishing you all a good and POSITIVE day

 

[demon]

Another day over and a bit closer to the weekend............YEAH

what makes you think I'm still in

mode

Been absolutely freezing at work and completely lost all feeling in my fingers..........guess that means the diet is working eh

just goes to show there's always a silver lining

pity it has to be soooo cold

Was planning to stay up and see the end of the Royal Variety Show, but it's been dreadful so far and I'm totally pooped so off to bed shortly.

 

[demon]

MAINTENANCE (790)

Good morning everyone

Got the supermarket dash this evening - will be moving up to 1000 at the weekend so looking forward to stocking up again

Here's the menu..........

Brekkie - half CD choc orange bar plus mug of coffee with my half pint allowance of skimmed milk.
Mid morning - other half bar.
Lunch - CD banana tetra pak shake
Dinner - fish and veggies. CD butterscotch shake made into mousse.
4/5lts water.

wishing you all a good and POSITIVE day

 

[demon]

Wasn't quite as cold at work today thank goodness

Managed to get a few more Xmas pressies while at the supermarket...............hurray

Extra tired this evening so off to bed shortly, nite, nite

 

[demon]

MAINTENANCE (790)

good morning everyone

It's still very dark here, but can hear the wind howling so hope it's not raining too - always means getting to work looking an absolute mess

Here's today's menu..........

Brekkie - half malt toffee bar plus mug of coffee with my half pint allowance of skimmed milk.
Mid morning - other half bar.
Lunch - banana tetra pak shake
Dinner - quorn sausages and veggies. Mint choc shake made into mousse.
4/5lts water.

wishing you all a good and POSITIVE day

 

[demon]

Another day at the 'fun factory' over

Can't wait til Xmas

planning to get a

tomorrow evening and look for a really nice

to go on the front door...........really love this time of year

Even my new boss

has been in a good mood all this week............wonder if it's too much to ask if she's actually mellowing

Well doesn't hurt to be hopeful

Off to bed shortly

nite, nite

 

[demon]

MAINTENANCE (790)

YEAH............it's Friday and the weekend is almost here

Here's today's menu..........

Brekkie - half choc bar plus mug of coffee with my half pint allowance of skimmed milk.
Mid morning - other half bar.
Lunch - banana tetra pak shake
Dinner - fish and veggies. Cappaccino shake made into mousse..........my favourite..........yummy

4/5lts water.

wishing you a good and POSITIVE day

 

[demon]

Wasn't too cold at work today even though I sat through 3 meetings

Planning to hop on the scales in the morning............keeping all my fingers/toes crossed for a good loss...........want to start moving up through the steps next week so that I'm back to 'normal' again for Xmas.
Off to bed shortly

nite, nite

 

[demon]

MAINTENANCE (1000)

Really enjoyed my lie in this morning................BLISS

Popped on the scales to see how much of those holiday lbs I've managed to shift this week...............BIG DRUM ROLL................YIPPEEEEEEEEE...............lost 10lbs

Start weight Feb 13th 16st 2lb
Target weight 9st10lb
Todays weight 9st 2lb
Total loss 7st

Phew.............will now work back through the maintenance steps this coming week so that I can truly enjoy/gobble all those goodies over Xmas

Here's the menu..........

Brekkie - porridge oats made with skimmed milk/water plus mugs of fresh coffee with the remainder of my half pint allowance.
Lunch - CD choc orange bar plus small banana
Dinner - fish and veggies. CD banana shake made into mousse.
4/5ltrs water

wishing you a good and POSITIVE Saturday

 

[IWantSkinnyJeans]

Hi Demon

Just wanted to say well done on shifting 10lb this week - what a brilliant and well deserved result! I am really impressed how you got straight back on track after enjoying your food on holiday (as it should be!) - was it hard to cut right back after having what you fancied on holiday?

I often pop onto your thread when I need a quick reminder how it can be done properly! You are such an inspiration as you maintain your weight really well combined with enjoying food on holiday - this is the "naturally slim person's" way of eating I would love to achieve. Is it getting easier the longer you maintain your weight and did you feel guilty for eating more on holiday or just enjoy and accept that there would be some cutting back to be done when you got back? Sorry for all the questions, you just seem to have got a really good balance sussed!

Well done again

 

[demon]

Thanks sarah

Still feeling pretty chuffed - the loss this week truly exceeded expectations.

was it hard to cut right back after having what you fancied on holiday?

Honestly no, I really didn't find it difficult, but I'm sure it was made much easier by having to return to work immediately - didn't give me time to think much about food !!!! Also, it did help doing 790 'cos it didn't feel like going back to square one but I knew it would work auickly. Having the half pint of milk with half a bar first thing in the morning really is filling and of course there's a nice dinner with pud to look forward to each evening.

Is it getting easier the longer you maintain your weight and did you feel guilty for eating more on holiday or just enjoy and accept that there would be some cutting back to be done when you got back?

Guess the answer is definitely yes, it has got easier the longer I maintain..........and no, I honestly didn't feel guilty for eating loads on holiday. In fairness we've never actually done an 'all inclusive' holiday before so I didn't anticipate quite such a big gain..........the constant supply of champagne definitely wasn't expected

Having said that, we'd been looking forward to the trip for ages and it certainly wasn't cheap so I figured it was really important to relax and thoroughly enjoy the whole experience.

Old habits die hard and I'll readily admit to having a couple of fleeting moments of doubt.........was I reverting to the 'old' me..........was my eating excessive and out of control but they only lasted a couple of seconds and I deliberately pushed them away 'cos I absolutely KNOW I now have the tools to cope, and hey, it really is true.........NOTHING TASTES AS GOOD AS BEING SLIM FEELS

As you so rightly say it's vital to aim for the 'naturally slim person's' attitude to food. Xmas, birthdays, holidays, special ocassions are part of real life that don't bother most people, but those of us who've battled with weight problems for most of our lives know it's times like these that have always made us stumble in the past. It's that dreadful feeling of having failed that somehow gives us permission to compound things and throw in the towel. I don't EVER intend to fall into that trap again.

Spent a lovely evening wallowing in reality tv - XFactor and Strictly - love them both. Soooo pleased Leona won, very well deserved - she's going to be a huge star.

Gosh, just realised how late it is, nite, nite.

 

[demon]

MAINTENANCE (1000)

good morning everyone

Brilliant sunshine here in Wilts, but not expecting to get out much today. Planning to give the house a thorough going over.............didn't use the dreaded h*******k word

and then put the

and

up...............do love this part of Xmas

Here's the menu..........

Brekkie - porridge oats made with skimmed milk/water plus mugs of fresh coffee with the remainder of my half pint allowance.
Lunch - Malt toffee bar plus small banana
Dinner - roast chicken, 200g new potatoes and veggies. Toffee and walnut shake made into mousse.
4/5ltrs water

wishing you a good and POSITIVE Sunday

 

[lena L]

5 stone target reached ! Oh I love VLCD!!!!!

Hi

Just popped on to let you know how I went on this weeks weigh in.

It was third week on Managment & managed to lose (Wait for it) 4.4 lbs!!!!!!!!

It now means that I have now lost my 5 stone target and also I am now officially 11 st 13 lbs. Was so pleased & my Mum the sweetie had a bunch of flowers delivered to me to congratulate me. She really knows how much all this really means to me.

I still want to lose about another 7 lbs to crate that buffer that we so need at times.

I also want to tell you about something that happened to me on Friday night what made me buzz!! I was out on a xmas do on Friday at La Tasca in Manchester. Anyway during the eveneing I went to the loo & whilst I was in one of the cubicles the conversation in the queue outside was between 2 ladies about the size of the toilet cubicles which when I say were small this would be an understatement!!! When I came out of the cubicles I was faced with 2 larger ladies. My comment as I came out of the cubicle was You will have to breathe in. 1 ladies comment to me was

" Its alright for someone like you" In that I just replied "Been there done that and worn the t-shirt" I soo wanted to say you should have seen me 5 months ogo when I weighed 17 stone. It made my night.

I also treated myself to a new £38 bra which is lovely. The lady in the shop said to me when I asked to try on a matching pair of knickers what size 12 or a 14. I said more like a 16 in which she repiled no way because you are tiny!!!!!!!!!!

Oh I love VLCD more and more each day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[demon]

WELL DONE lena, what a super weight loss on week 3 of maintenance............you really deserve to be chuffed

It's an absolutely FANTASTIC feeling when people refer to you as 'tiny' not sure I'll ever get fed up with hearing that

Spent all day sorting the house and must say it's looking lovely and festive now. Just need to get the rest of the pressies and actually do some wrapping...........no pressure then............only a week to go eeek

Really enjoyed dinner this evening - still stuffed !!!!

Off to bed shortly, nite, nite.

 

[demon]

MAINTENANCE (1000)

Too dark to see outside yet - hoping it's as bright as it's been all weekend. Exactly a week to go...........not that I'm on a Christmas count down

Here's the menu.........

Brekkie - 2 shredded wheat with skimmed milk plus mug of coffee with the remainder of my half pint allowance
Mid morning - small banana.
Lunch - chopped new potatoes, cucumber and cherry tomatoes tossed in fat free salad dressing. Choc orange bar.
Dinner - chicken and veggies. Choc mint shake made into mousse.
4/5lts water

wishing you a good and POSITIVE day