Evil weevil's diary - 5st gone!
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evil weevil
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Off out in London tonight with my very worst influence friend - we're going to get something to eat first then I'm going to stick to two vodkas as I know that was fine for me last week. Will have to insist on buying all my own drinks as she can be a minx for getting doubles. Can't be too naughtybad as I have to be at work by 7.45 in the morning but we'll see... 
I'm here at the hotel til Thursday this week, home Thu/Fri nights, away to Manchester on Sat night for a mate's 30th which is tapas & drinks so have been studying the menu already - there are 4 plates I can have so not too bad: chicken & chorizo kebabs, asparagus in parma ham, chicken wings, king prawns in garlic & chilli. Will have to have a couple of vodkas there too so need to be super careful this week diet wise.
I'm here at the hotel til Thursday this week, home Thu/Fri nights, away to Manchester on Sat night for a mate's 30th which is tapas & drinks so have been studying the menu already - there are 4 plates I can have so not too bad: chicken & chorizo kebabs, asparagus in parma ham, chicken wings, king prawns in garlic & chilli. Will have to have a couple of vodkas there too so need to be super careful this week diet wise.
Briar Rose
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I am finding it easier if I plan. I planned what to eat when I went out on Saturday, its when I don't plan that I find it hard to resist. Have a good night though. x
evil weevil
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Had a fab night! 2 chicken wings from nandos and a wee bit of vodka - sorted! Have found my new hangout for while I'm in London which is handy - going to go out once every week if possible to make the most of being here.
Slightly got the munchies but I think that's thirst rather than anything! Up in 5 hours. Ugh.
4 days of 100% coming up!
Slightly got the munchies but I think that's thirst rather than anything! Up in 5 hours. Ugh.
4 days of 100% coming up!
Briar Rose
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Yay you did well with the chicken wings. I hope you have a great week.
evil weevil
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55 days done.
Last day at work for this rotation, then a short week next week but still lots of time away due to socialising and an interview. This is going to be a looong few months.
I've decided that I'm going back to my parents' house for the summer, to make horse care & laundry etc easier. This is already making me feel very uneasy because the family home is not only a source of stress & judgement but also of plentiful bad food. It's the most logical solution to make life a bit easier while life at work is so mad, though, and will mean I can see my grandma more often & get more out of having the horses.
Not sure yet what coping solutions I am going to implement. I will either work 4 or 5 days a week, so will leave the house morning 1, 3/4 nights in hotel, back home afternoon 4/5, then 4/3 nights at home. I need to avoid the kitchen, family mealtimes and my father in anything more than small doses. I think I will be spending a lot of time up at the horses - there's a kettle and cups there so I can have a shake/soup when needed - and I can walk there and back (2 miles each way) on my full days off to add exercise and time out of the house. Won't have time to do that on my part days at home though. When I am in the house, I can just stay up in my room.
Brain is whirring but I need to try to get some sleep - up in <5hrs. Night all!
Last day at work for this rotation, then a short week next week but still lots of time away due to socialising and an interview. This is going to be a looong few months.
I've decided that I'm going back to my parents' house for the summer, to make horse care & laundry etc easier. This is already making me feel very uneasy because the family home is not only a source of stress & judgement but also of plentiful bad food. It's the most logical solution to make life a bit easier while life at work is so mad, though, and will mean I can see my grandma more often & get more out of having the horses.
Not sure yet what coping solutions I am going to implement. I will either work 4 or 5 days a week, so will leave the house morning 1, 3/4 nights in hotel, back home afternoon 4/5, then 4/3 nights at home. I need to avoid the kitchen, family mealtimes and my father in anything more than small doses. I think I will be spending a lot of time up at the horses - there's a kettle and cups there so I can have a shake/soup when needed - and I can walk there and back (2 miles each way) on my full days off to add exercise and time out of the house. Won't have time to do that on my part days at home though. When I am in the house, I can just stay up in my room.
Brain is whirring but I need to try to get some sleep - up in <5hrs. Night all!
evil weevil
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Briar Rose
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Thanks
Chicken breast, a mushroom stuffed with cheese & garlic, and stir fried veggies this evening. I eat so blinking slowly now, it's almost embarrassing! Don't want to go away this weekend really, I could just do with another lovely day like today just pottering around with my horses but instead it's socialising and family time. I really don't want to have any cake, the thought of the texture is really off putting at the moment but in the spirit of joining in and not making a scene I have decided I will have just a berrocca and a tin of tuna during the day, proteiny tapas and then one small slice of cake which will be about 50g carbs. Then back on it v strictly all week to try to ensure another 3lb have gone by my birthday on the 26th!
Chicken breast, a mushroom stuffed with cheese & garlic, and stir fried veggies this evening. I eat so blinking slowly now, it's almost embarrassing! Don't want to go away this weekend really, I could just do with another lovely day like today just pottering around with my horses but instead it's socialising and family time. I really don't want to have any cake, the thought of the texture is really off putting at the moment but in the spirit of joining in and not making a scene I have decided I will have just a berrocca and a tin of tuna during the day, proteiny tapas and then one small slice of cake which will be about 50g carbs. Then back on it v strictly all week to try to ensure another 3lb have gone by my birthday on the 26th!
Briar Rose
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That sounds like a lovely meal weevil. I love garlic and I use my garlic and herb philadelphia on everything to make a sauce at the moment, just so it tastes better. Hope today goes well for you.
evil weevil
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All went as planned had a pack of ham instead of tuna (bit easier to eat in public) then at the restaurant shared garlic prawns, chorizo & chicken kebabs, chorizo, fish, olives. Had one small chunk of potato to give me some carbs while alcohol interrupted gluconeogenesis, then had a small piece of cake and turned down a chocolate from the plate we got at the end as I didn't need it & hadn't planned it. Had a fab night! More ham for breakfast this morning, have just been at Manchester Piccadilly station with all it's bad food temptations and wasnt fussed. Just have to survive family for 24 hours now...
had a pack of ham instead of tuna (bit easier to eat in public) then at the restaurant shared garlic prawns, chorizo & chicken kebabs, chorizo, fish, olives. Had one small chunk of potato to give me some carbs while alcohol interrupted gluconeogenesis, then had a small piece of cake and turned down a chocolate from the plate we got at the end as I didn't need it & hadn't planned it. Had a fab night! More ham for breakfast this morning, have just been at Manchester Piccadilly station with all it's bad food temptations and wasnt fussed. Just have to survive family for 24 hours now...jacqueline
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Keep it up and hope the family don't push you in the food direction XX
evil weevil
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Doing ok so far - grandma is a cake pusher but I just told her I'd only just eaten, and mum is being supportive dad is away for this week. Amazing how old habits die hard though - as soon as I walked in to the kitchen I opened the fridge - argh!
dad is away for this week. Amazing how old habits die hard though - as soon as I walked in to the kitchen I opened the fridge - argh!
evil weevil
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Had another good week yesterday was mad - shake at 5.15am, bar at 9am, finished work at 1.15 and BOY am I glad I decided to have a pret tuna salad at 2pm as the train home was delayed 2.5 hours. As it was when I finally got home at 7pm I was in an awful untalkative state from low blood sugar and tiredness. Went to see mum's horses which did the trick and snapped me out of it though - much better choice than eating!
Interview this afternoon - eeeeek. Today will be challenging - I had tuna and a mushroom soup for breakfast to keep me going til I get home after my interview at around 5pm, then I'll have a tomato soup in my hour or so with mum before leaving for the airport. Home around 10pm I think, then need to organise selling my car this weekend which means spending tomorrow morning cleaning it & fielding phone calls all weekend to get people to see it on Sunday. Saturday is my birthday so I'll be off out for steak (and vodka). I originally wanted some sort of low carb cake made from linseed but now I don't see the point. If I want a little bit of real cake then I have to do nothing but protein all day and I don't think I want cake that much.
Had a sneaky peek on mum's scales this morning, hope mine agree with them tomorrow!
Lots of my posts seem to be about dealing with challenging days - it just helps me to acknowledge it in advance and know that I can 'do' challenging with a bit of planning, there's no excuse for breaking the diet with carbs as there's always something around - boots and pret do suitable salads, and lots of corner shops do packs of ham for very desperate times. Eating out, even takeaways, is easy enough with protein and salad/veg, and *everything* tastes amazing to my neglected tastebuds!
Ordered 100 bars and a mixed bumper pack last night which, along with the remains of my last 3 boxes, should see me through til the end of the diet on my one shake or soup, one bar, one can of tuna regime as it seems to be working so well at the moment.
yesterday was mad - shake at 5.15am, bar at 9am, finished work at 1.15 and BOY am I glad I decided to have a pret tuna salad at 2pm as the train home was delayed 2.5 hours. As it was when I finally got home at 7pm I was in an awful untalkative state from low blood sugar and tiredness. Went to see mum's horses which did the trick and snapped me out of it though - much better choice than eating!Interview this afternoon - eeeeek. Today will be challenging - I had tuna and a mushroom soup for breakfast to keep me going til I get home after my interview at around 5pm, then I'll have a tomato soup in my hour or so with mum before leaving for the airport. Home around 10pm I think, then need to organise selling my car this weekend which means spending tomorrow morning cleaning it & fielding phone calls all weekend to get people to see it on Sunday. Saturday is my birthday so I'll be off out for steak
(and vodka). I originally wanted some sort of low carb cake made from linseed but now I don't see the point. If I want a little bit of real cake then I have to do nothing but protein all day and I don't think I want cake that much. Had a sneaky peek on mum's scales this morning, hope mine agree with them tomorrow!
Lots of my posts seem to be about dealing with challenging days - it just helps me to acknowledge it in advance and know that I can 'do' challenging with a bit of planning, there's no excuse for breaking the diet with carbs as there's always something around - boots and pret do suitable salads, and lots of corner shops do packs of ham for very desperate times. Eating out, even takeaways, is easy enough with protein and salad/veg, and *everything* tastes amazing to my neglected tastebuds!
Ordered 100 bars and a mixed bumper pack last night which, along with the remains of my last 3 boxes, should see me through til the end of the diet on my one shake or soup, one bar, one can of tuna regime as it seems to be working so well at the moment.
evil weevil
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Briar Rose
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Its good to come on here and air your feelings weevil. That has got me through the last 5 weeks. I couldn't of done it on my own so you post away.
evil weevil
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Woohoo another 3 lb gone! This week I think they came off my bosom as I've had to drop a bra size but my jeans are also getting a bit loose so I'm back to the belts for now. Went through my clothes box last night and un-retired 4 tops ready for this glorious weekend, so will be making a trip to the charity shop later today. My massive thick baggy hoody will be in that bag, I feel so glad to be back in my neat fitted hoody.
That makes it 2.5 stone gone in total, just in time for my birthday tomorrow
Need to pop in to work this weekend to dig out my old smaller items of uniform and see how far off I am. Probably at least another 1.5 stone away from fitting in to my size 12 work trousers, but that won't take too long
but my jeans are also getting a bit loose so I'm back to the belts for now. Went through my clothes box last night and un-retired 4 tops ready for this glorious weekend, so will be making a trip to the charity shop later today. My massive thick baggy hoody will be in that bag, I feel so glad to be back in my neat fitted hoody.That makes it 2.5 stone gone in total, just in time for my birthday tomorrow
Need to pop in to work this weekend to dig out my old smaller items of uniform and see how far off I am. Probably at least another 1.5 stone away from fitting in to my size 12 work trousers, but that won't take too long
Briar Rose
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Wow that is fantastic. 2 and 1/2 stone is amazing in 9 weeks. x
