Greeneyes will PERSEVERE.........

[Bess]

I keep noticing your pictures Lynda in posts I'm reading. I know I commented yesterday but you do look just fantastic now and so happy. You must be really proud of yourself, I bet your family are too.

 

[Greeneyes11]

Thank you very much Bess, thats very kind of you. I still have to stare at myself in a mirror sometimes as I cannot believe that I lost so much weight... the "fat" photo of me, my daughter found on her phone when we went on holiday this year... I am always the one behind the camera as I hated having my photo taken.... I just get excited when I see a photo of myself that someone has snapped and I haven't had to watch out for my double chins or hold my tummy in.... I am still finding the whole "slim" thing so thrilling.... although sometimes my head hasn't totally caught up and I still feel fat...

I have also been looking at sourdough bread recipes, but I tend to make bread on the spur of the moment and this needs making in advance so haven't got round to making it yet. I have a book called "The Breakmakers Bible", I borrowed it from the library and then bought myself a copy, it has some great breads in it including the sourdough, so will definately have to make an effort this week.

 

[Bess]

My head hasn't caught up yet either with how I look now. Funny isn't it? Mind you it didn't the other way really either - I used to get upset looking at pictures of myself because I didn't think I was that fat!!? The thing was I think, I didn't feel fat. I was always nimble and move quickly and quite active. But when I catch a glimpse of myself in a full length mirror, or a shop window I do look slim and it's great! Just wish I could shift this last little bit now. It's taking ages and ages and I'm beginning to lose heart and think it'll never go.

 

[LizzMB]

I just get excited when I see a photo of myself that someone has snapped and I haven't had to watch out for my double chins or hold my tummy in.... I am still finding the whole "slim" thing so thrilling.... although sometimes my head hasn't totally caught up and I still feel fat...
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I am exactly the same!
I actually dont mind having my photo taken now...in fact i wish i DH would realise that and take it more! I've been behind the camera for so long, i would be nice to be in front of it a LOT more now i'm happier with myself!

I think you look amazing hun! So get in those photo's!!!!

xx

 

[Greeneyes11]

Wow Monday was not a good day, it started badly when I dropped my iphone down the toilet.... only had it since May and have a 2 year contract on it.... Have rung the insurance company and am waiting for a call back from a claims assessor today, although they have said it is covered, so fingers crossed I can get it sorted soon, I am lost without it... on followed some other bad luck and I so wanted to binge on food, I am obviously a comfort eater, but you know what I couldn't think what I wanted to binge on, so settled for some single cream in my coffee.... which I thought wasn't too bad and I didn't put on any weight the next morning, so was so pleased it didn't turn into a full blown binge... wow, me with a bit of control, unheard of!!! lol After getting over the shock of dropping something so expensive and cherished down the toilet, I put it into perspective and managed to unlock an old phone to put my sim card into and voila... I had everyone's phone numbers again.
I am feeling down at the moment as I seem to have so many commitments to so many things that it puts me off doing anything and I spend the day on my computer, and I am always tired too, so know that I really need to exercise, but I feel I dont have the time because I have so much to do, but then spend all my time on here... doh!! Need to de-clutter my life and work out what is important and what I can do without... lol I think I will draw myself up a timetable next week adding in time to be on the computer so that I dont miss it too much and add exercise and work into it too... a small bit of everything every day I think....

 

[Bess]

I am feeling down at the moment as I seem to have so many commitments to so many things that it puts me off doing anything and I spend the day on my computer, and I am always tired too, so know that I really need to exercise, but I feel I dont have the time because I have so much to do, but then spend all my time on here... doh!! Need to de-clutter my life and work out what is important and what I can do without... lol I think I will draw myself up a timetable next week adding in time to be on the computer so that I dont miss it too much and add exercise and work into it too... a small bit of everything every day I think....

Oh Linda there must be something in the air hun. Poor you - so many people drop phones down the loo!
I think being busy people, we think we can do everything and take on too much, then get exasperated when it doesn't all get done. Your family is even bigger than mine and younger too, I remember never feeling as if I had a moment to myself when the children were younger.
I too spend too much time on here, I wonder what we all did before computers were commonplace in our homes! It's so easy though, when you have a break for a coffee to 'just have a look at Mini's' and then an hour or 2 has gone by. Mind you I'm glad you are on here, your posts are so very helpful to me. You've gone on before so to speak and help me from your experience.
Just a couple of things - you mention oat biscuits- any particular kind? Oh dear, I've forgotten the second........will add this when I've remembered!

 

[Bess]

Ah ha! Remembered! Are you a Grandma yet? You mentioned your heavily pregnant daughter in other posts! x

 

[Greeneyes11]

Hi Bess, I have the berry oat biscuits, cannot remember the make, but it is the ones in the boxes which are near the crackers in our tesco, not actually with the biscuits. They have lots of flavours, just fancied the berry ones this time, they have 42 cals each which is slightly less than some of the normal biscuits, so I treat myself to 2 in the afternoon with my tea/coffee. I also have an options hot chocolate in the morning, having tasted quite a few I find that the most chocolatey and it is only 38 calories a mugful...
My daughter has 1 week and 2 days to go before her baby is due, am taking her to the hospital on Friday for hopefully her last check up, but her last baby was 9 or 10 days late, so not holding my breath, mine were all late too ranging from 10 days to 14 days, the only 2 that were early were the last 2 who were planned cs, as number 8 had been emergency cs and didn't fancy being run along corridors again if the same thing happened with number 9... lol
Thanks for the rep Bess, much appreciated.... am struggling today with food, I know I am going to blow it in a minute with dinner, have had a stressful afternoon.... and dinner is running late due to taking and picking up from birthday parties.
Hope you have a good evening, take care

 

[herewego]

There is NO way that you can be a grandma Greeneyes!!! You look so young in your sig photo! - and you have had lots of children and still look like that (where's that smiley with a shaking head!). I only have 2 little ones and have aged 10 years minimum in the past 6 years alone.

I suspect the oat biscuits you are referring to are the Nairn's ones. I looove them. I have in my cupboards at the moment the stem ginger, herb, cheese and mixed spice (?) ones... The cheese ones are my new favourites as I only just tried them for the first time the other day. I might not be able to buy them very often as I can't just have a couple and end up eating the whole (individual) pack which is 240 cals.

 

[Greeneyes11]

Ah yes those were the ones, I have had the cheese ones before, I bet they are yummy with the Tesco really low fat cream cheese on.. mmm might have to try it next week. I think it is insanity that keeps me looking so young.... lol. My eldest grandchild goes to secondary school next year, but my daughter had her when she was 16. She is still with her dad though, so everything worked out alright in the end, she also has a little boy 12 days older than my youngest who is six... DD who is expecting is my number 3, she already has a little boy who is 16 months old.

 

[herewego]

Wow - I bet you have the best times at Christmas and/or other family holidays! It's what I miss the most about living abroad (I'm Swedish and my family is back home) - It's so hard to get the whole family around. Growing up I was used to having 30 odd people (most children) at my grandma's at Christmas and I loved it. With only 2 children and no cousins here in the UK it's too quiet and sane for my liking

 

[Laura Croft]

Hope you are feeling a bit better now Greeneyes. xx

 

[Bess]

There is NO way that you can be a grandma Greeneyes!!! You look so young in your sig photo! - and you have had lots of children and still look like that (where's that smiley with a shaking head!). I only have 2 little ones and have aged 10 years minimum in the past 6 years alone.

I suspect the oat biscuits you are referring to are the Nairn's ones. I looove them. I have in my cupboards at the moment the stem ginger, herb, cheese and mixed spice (?) ones... The cheese ones are my new favourites as I only just tried them for the first time the other day. I might not be able to buy them very often as I can't just have a couple and end up eating the whole (individual) pack which is 240 cals.

Ah, I know the ones you mean, love the ginger ones. But I wish they would put 2 in a packet as well, there are 5 or 6 aren't there! And it's such a faff to wrap them up again.

Ah yes those were the ones, I have had the cheese ones before, I bet they are yummy with the Tesco really low fat cream cheese on.. mmm might have to try it next week. I think it is insanity that keeps me looking so young.... lol. My eldest grandchild goes to secondary school next year, but my daughter had her when she was 16. She is still with her dad though, so everything worked out alright in the end, she also has a little boy 12 days older than my youngest who is six... DD who is expecting is my number 3, she already has a little boy who is 16 months old.

Crumbs, you must be the most glamorous Grandma ever!!

 

[Greeneyes11]

Yes Alli, the house is manic at Christmas, and sometimes (only sometimes though) I have everyone round for Sunday dinner, have to join 2 tables together in the kitchen and then climb down the benches if you want to move up and down the kitchen.... lol
Bess, thank you for your glamorous comment... not sure about that tho.... lol

Laura, I am feeling a bit better today thank you, I have been and treated myself to hair colour and hair cut, haven't had it done since June (as it costs £100 a time and cannot really afford it), but it was really getting me down and feel so much better now, so much better in fact that I treated myself to more new clothes.... already bought some boots, a billabong jacket and new jeans this week, but today bought some more new boots (only £7 in new look sale) plus a pair of purple leggings to go with a new top I bought the other week and a blue check shirt to go over my jeggings, and a leather look brown jacket which I really dont need as I bought a winter coat from Next the other week, but loved it and bought it anyway.... lol
Really struggled yesterday with feeling down so ate waaaaay to much at dinner time, but scales only showed 0.6lb gain this morning, so happy with that and am being better today, so should be down again by tomorrow.
Off now to open my 3 parcels that turned up whilst I was out, 1 is a new laptop case for my new laptop (looks massive as the laptop screen is 18.4" and needed a massive bag to put it in), plus an external lightscribe drive and some more craft stuff.... woohoo!!!

 

[Laura Croft]

Oooh I love big family gatherings. When's the next one?

Good work on the retail therapy and hair cut there.

Btw, can I ask if you ended up cutting down your food the next day after your big meal or had you eaten less beforehand or did you just eat normally? I just wondered how you were maintaining as you've stabilised pretty well now.

 

[Greeneyes11]

Hi Laura, if I feel I have eaten too much one day, I just make sure I stick strictly to plan the next, I dont cut anything out and because the big meal isn't the norm, the weight just comes off without too much effort over the next few days.... I know I ate way too much yesterday, was just one of those days when I was constantly hungry, but today I will make sure I stick strictly to plan and tomorrow the scales will show a loss I am sure.

 

[Bess]

Hi Laura, if I feel I have eaten too much one day, I just make sure I stick strictly to plan the next, I dont cut anything out and because the big meal isn't the norm, the weight just comes off without too much effort over the next few days.... I know I ate way too much yesterday, was just one of those days when I was constantly hungry, but today I will make sure I stick strictly to plan and tomorrow the scales will show a loss I am sure.

Keep going with these practical nuggets of information please Linda. They are so helpful to me! xx

 

[Katycakes]

Greeneyes, I was in that space back in May & June and without me even realizing I slipped and lost it... now everything seems dangerous and scary. I would give anything to be back where you are honey, hang on to it.

xxx

 

[Greeneyes11]

Thanks Katy and Bess.... well I have decided I need to tone up, so have been using my slendertone this week, and today started with my power plates again, and I am off out in a minute to buy an air resistance rowing machine..... I used to love doing that at the gym and burned off more calories than I did on the treadmill.... so hopefully will be able to stick to it.... also found out that my new iphone is coming today, so am doing a happy dance here... lol

 

[Laura Croft]

Hi Laura, if I feel I have eaten too much one day, I just make sure I stick strictly to plan the next, I dont cut anything out and because the big meal isn't the norm, the weight just comes off without too much effort over the next few days.... I know I ate way too much yesterday, was just one of those days when I was constantly hungry, but today I will make sure I stick strictly to plan and tomorrow the scales will show a loss I am sure.

You know you should try to bottle that ability. You'd be a billionaire overnight. When I grow up, I want to be just like you