Katycakes Won't Give Up...
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Katycakes
Stubborn tortoise
DAY 68
(A few got past me while I was ill... eek!)
Scales: 11st 13 (!!! How, exactly?)
Feeling bunged up, bit headachey, but much better than last few days. Have been eating for last two days, healthy & wholefoody, semi-SW with a GI twist... and what happens? Weight has dipped back down. Strange but comforting, and even if it shoots up again it does give me hope.
Planning to do a bit of work today then collect OH from station this evening after his travels/revels.
Last night snuggled on sofa with DD & watched Lost In Translation, a DVD which had appeared mysteriously in the house for no apparent reason, possibly left by a visitor?... none of us had been drawn to watch it but DD & I thought we'd go for it as it's set in japan and all things Japanese have been on our minds the last few awful days. It was either that or Memoirs of a Geisha, DD's fave film, which we both knew would make us cry buckets. So... Lost In Translation... looked so unpromising, but a lovely, gentle, poignant film we both loved.
Hope all of you are good and having a fab Sunday... fab may be stretching it a bit for me, but starting to feel human again has got to be a good start!
xxx
(A few got past me while I was ill... eek!)
Scales: 11st 13 (!!! How, exactly?)
Feeling bunged up, bit headachey, but much better than last few days. Have been eating for last two days, healthy & wholefoody, semi-SW with a GI twist... and what happens? Weight has dipped back down. Strange but comforting, and even if it shoots up again it does give me hope.
Planning to do a bit of work today then collect OH from station this evening after his travels/revels.
Last night snuggled on sofa with DD & watched Lost In Translation, a DVD which had appeared mysteriously in the house for no apparent reason, possibly left by a visitor?... none of us had been drawn to watch it but DD & I thought we'd go for it as it's set in japan and all things Japanese have been on our minds the last few awful days. It was either that or Memoirs of a Geisha, DD's fave film, which we both knew would make us cry buckets. So... Lost In Translation... looked so unpromising, but a lovely, gentle, poignant film we both loved.
Hope all of you are good and having a fab Sunday... fab may be stretching it a bit for me, but starting to feel human again has got to be a good start!
xxx
Morning Katy - I'm glad to see you are feeling a bit better! Migraines have a habit of coming on when you last need them, but at least you have got through it now! Well done on the scales shift downwards - SW with a GI twist clearly suits you!
I love Memoirs of a Geisha - I read the book when it came out and found it mesmerising! I wasn't sure I'd enjoy the film but it's good - haven't watched it for a while so thanks for the reminder!
Have a good day!
I love Memoirs of a Geisha - I read the book when it came out and found it mesmerising! I wasn't sure I'd enjoy the film but it's good - haven't watched it for a while so thanks for the reminder!
Have a good day!
Chelsea Lou
Gold Member
Morning Katy and well done on the 11s 
Glad you are feeling a bit more human now.
Your germs have been winging their way down South as for the last two mornings I've woken up sneezing and shivery but as the day has wore on, its amounted to not very much. Body is trying to fight something - I can tell because I am feeling hungry .....grrrrrr.
Have a very lovely Sunday xx
Glad you are feeling a bit more human now.Your germs have been winging their way down South as for the last two mornings I've woken up sneezing and shivery but as the day has wore on, its amounted to not very much. Body is trying to fight something - I can tell because I am feeling hungry .....grrrrrr.
Have a very lovely Sunday xx
MinnieMel
Why Be Normal?
Hi KC,
@KC and Alli --
I loved the book and passed on movie ("Memoirs of a Geshia"), but based on your reviews, I might see if the library has a copy.
I ate to say it, but I feel asleep watching "Lost in Translation" -- I should probably give it another go.
I hope you are having a warmer day -- the recent snow is just too much.
MM
@KC and Alli --
I loved the book and passed on movie ("Memoirs of a Geshia"), but based on your reviews, I might see if the library has a copy.
I ate to say it, but I feel asleep watching "Lost in Translation" -- I should probably give it another go.
I hope you are having a warmer day -- the recent snow is just too much.
MM
Katycakes
Stubborn tortoise
I was so not keen on Lost in Translation but it's worth staying with it... once I was hooked, I was hooked. It was subtle (which few films ever are these days) and lovely. Memoirs of A Geisha though is heart-breaking, as you will know from the book. But a beautiful film, visually and emotionally.
xxx
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Greeneyes11
Gold Member
Well done on the 11s, Katy and for staying on track whilst feeling so ill.....
Katycakes
Stubborn tortoise
DAY 69
Scales 12st, but that's OK, nothing I did different, so all fine. Need to work again today and do a shop. And start moving a bit more, still not up for proper exercise but walking should be fine. Breathing still messed up, but everything else is starting to feel better.
Wishing you a fab Monday.
xxx
Scales 12st, but that's OK, nothing I did different, so all fine. Need to work again today and do a shop. And start moving a bit more, still not up for proper exercise but walking should be fine. Breathing still messed up, but everything else is starting to feel better.
Wishing you a fab Monday.
xxx
MinnieMel
Why Be Normal?
Morning Katycakes,
Glad to hear you are feeling a bit better. Be careful driving up there -- the roads in Cambs are covered with a heavy frost this morning... I can't imagine what they are like is Scotland (giant snow drifts?).
I hope your week starts well (and stays that way).
MM
Glad to hear you are feeling a bit better. Be careful driving up there -- the roads in Cambs are covered with a heavy frost this morning... I can't imagine what they are like is Scotland (giant snow drifts?).
I hope your week starts well (and stays that way).
MM
Chelsea Lou
Gold Member
Good morning Miss Cakes. I hope you are feeling better today. Good that you are not panicking about the scales, you know that you did nothing different and that it is just a normal fluctuation. Daily weighing does give you an insight into what is normal and not worth worrying about. I'd always thought of weighing more than once a week as being a bad thing...bordering on the obsessive but it is good to keep tabs on things and to be able to get used to all the ups and downs.
I was very naughty yesterday. Tired (very) and felt like I was going to do down with something nasty and proceeded to buy a huge bar of Bourneville Dark choc when I was buying my Sunday papers. Came home and scoffed the lot. It hurt my teeth trying to bite into it but I managed it. Felt soooooooo sick afterwards.
That was at 1pm and I had nothing else apart from a shake at 10:15pm. Scales still registered 10-9 this morning, so maybe I've got away with it or maybe it will suddenly show up tomorrow. I think that having a couple of glasses of wine has upset the balance of things and left me craving the sugar. Memo to self:
DO NOT HAVE ANY ALCOHOL UNTIL AT TARGET!!!!!!!!!!!
I was very naughty yesterday. Tired (very) and felt like I was going to do down with something nasty and proceeded to buy a huge bar of Bourneville Dark choc when I was buying my Sunday papers. Came home and scoffed the lot. It hurt my teeth trying to bite into it but I managed it. Felt soooooooo sick afterwards.
That was at 1pm and I had nothing else apart from a shake at 10:15pm. Scales still registered 10-9 this morning, so maybe I've got away with it or maybe it will suddenly show up tomorrow. I think that having a couple of glasses of wine has upset the balance of things and left me craving the sugar. Memo to self:
DO NOT HAVE ANY ALCOHOL UNTIL AT TARGET!!!!!!!!!!!
Katycakes
Stubborn tortoise
Oh Chels... please remember your words to me over the last month or so, and DON'T beat yourself up over this. It may not dent your losses, I hope not. But the very worst it would do is slow things, so that is not a disaster. Think of it as a warning - don't repeat it, or you will end up like me!
I do genuinely think the wine was to blame. It's only just become clear to me that drink always ALWAYS triggers a fall off the wagon for me... even when I was maintaining well. I don't drink much, never see it as a problem, just enjoy the moment... but it MUST be something about the low blood sugar afterwards because then a week or so of sugar-cravings always follows.
So something for me to think about... I haven't posted much about it on minis but my major aim now is to find an 'even' place again, a place without binges. I know that the binge-eat thing is not so big an issue for you hun, so be gentle with yourself - you had a slip, you know why, sort it and get back on track and get safely to goal. Then stay there.
You have done SO well Chels, don't let one stumble knock you off course.
Wagon halted while you climb back on board... and then we're trotting on.
xxx
I do genuinely think the wine was to blame. It's only just become clear to me that drink always ALWAYS triggers a fall off the wagon for me... even when I was maintaining well. I don't drink much, never see it as a problem, just enjoy the moment... but it MUST be something about the low blood sugar afterwards because then a week or so of sugar-cravings always follows.
So something for me to think about... I haven't posted much about it on minis but my major aim now is to find an 'even' place again, a place without binges. I know that the binge-eat thing is not so big an issue for you hun, so be gentle with yourself - you had a slip, you know why, sort it and get back on track and get safely to goal. Then stay there.
You have done SO well Chels, don't let one stumble knock you off course.
Wagon halted while you climb back on board... and then we're trotting on.
xxx
Chelsea Lou
Gold Member
Thanks hon, back on board and off we trot
I knew the wine would have altered blood sugar as I woke up feeling so hungry. I initially thought it was because my body was trying to fight off an invasion of germies but you know after a session when you just need a good old greasy breakfast? It was that feeling. I waited until my sister had left before I went to get newspapers and all the time I was walking to the shop I knew what I was going to do. Why oh why did I opt for the biggest bar? Why not just go for a two-fingered kit-kat? Anyway, have not beaten myself up over it. I felt very sick after, knew why it had happened and just allowed one shake after. I have not had anything yet this morning and will probably try to get to about 11:00 before I have the first shake.Also, I weighed in the same as my lightest in 2009 and wonder if there was a little voice going on somewhere telling me that any further was in "scary territory" You know............close to goal and different issues suddenly being thrown into the mix rather than the more normal weight-related ones? Does that sound a bit familiar KC? Achieve a mini goal....panic.......retreat
xxxx
Katycakes
Stubborn tortoise
Yes, very familiar, and I'm pretty sure it was part of the deal. I so identify with that walk to the shops, too, determined. We are at a tricky bit Chels but this is the bit that we have to get right. We cannot come unstuck after getting all this way. (Sounds mad, but that's why i have changed tracks - BECAUSE I need to keep going, and need to halt the binges which were escalating.)
For all of us, the way forward will be slightly different, but what matters is that we hang on to each other though the wobbly bits. (Some of us have more wobbly bits than others, lol... but NOT FOR LONG! Unwobbliness here we come!)
Challenges will come after us, and we will face them. Gotta be done.
Big hugs Chels.
For all of us, the way forward will be slightly different, but what matters is that we hang on to each other though the wobbly bits. (Some of us have more wobbly bits than others, lol... but NOT FOR LONG! Unwobbliness here we come!)
Challenges will come after us, and we will face them. Gotta be done.
Big hugs Chels.
DisneyParis
An Attitude of Gratitude
Katy, glad you are on the mend and hope your daughter is too. Hope you are having a good Monday.
- That's a word and a half! It's not a state I will ever achieve but will hopefully continue to move towards 
