Cornish Angel
Member
Hello Everyone!
Like so many of you on here, I want to do this diary for myself - but know that the love and support I will get (and give others) will help to focus my mind when things get tough!
A little background. I have four children, 20, 11, 9 and 3. I have Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.).
I was always one of those girls who could eat what I wanted and never put an ounce of weight on - even after I had my eldest child. However, with each child this became less and less true and so I yo-yo crash-dieted for about 5 years, until I developed the M.E. That changed everything.... I fell pregnant shortly after my diagnosis and packed the weight on. Here I am three years later - three stones heavier than my 'healthy' weight, but four stones heavier than I feel happiest at.
So here I am trying to get my weight (and my life!!) back on track. I had a 3.5lbs loss last week, my first week and here I am halfway through my second week. Having a bit of a wobble at the moment - worrying that this diet wont work for me long term because I never feel hungry and can still have crisps (French Fries) and chocolate (Curly Wurly) every day if I want to.....anyone else have these worries?!
Here's my weeks diary so far - I'm following the EE plan:
Mon
Brekkie - Mullerlite yoghurt with banana
Snack - hi fi bar (healthy extra)
Lunch - tomato and courgette soup
Snack - Orange
Supper - BBQ chicken with peppers and green veg
Snack - French Fries (4 syns) and Curly Wurly (6 syns)
350mls Skimmed milk for drinks (healthy extra)
Tue
Brekkie - Marmite on 2 x toast (healthy extra) - cherries
Lunch - Chicken and Mushroom Pasta in Sauce - side salad
Snack - banana
Supper - Curried mince hot pot with free veg - Mullerlite yoghurt
Snack - 2 Pink and Whites (2.5 syns each = 5 syns)
350 mls Skimmed milk for drinks and pasta in sauce! (healthy extra)
Wed
Brekkie - Baked beans on 2 x toast (healthy extra) - banana
Snack - cherries
Lunch - Cauliflower and horseradish soup
Snack - Options hot chocolate drink (2 syns)
Supper - Beef chilli and rice - side salad - pineapple
Snack - 2 Pink and Whites (2.5 syns each = 5 syns)
350mls Skimmed milk for drinks (healthy extra)
Thu
Brekkie - 42g All Bran (healthy extra) with Mullerlite yoghurt and
banana
Lunch - Savoury Rice with salad
Supper - Vegetable and rice soup - pineapple
Snack - French Fries (4 syns) and Curly Wurly (6 syns)
350mls Skimmed milk for drinks
All of the suppers and lunches are SW recipes .
Here's the thing that I'm losing sleep over....HOW CAN I CONTINUE TO LOSE WEIGHT IF I NEVER FEEL HUNGRY AND CAN STILL HAVE MY LITTLE TREATS OF AN EVENING????? Does this really work then guys??!!
Like so many of you on here, I want to do this diary for myself - but know that the love and support I will get (and give others) will help to focus my mind when things get tough!
A little background. I have four children, 20, 11, 9 and 3. I have Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.).
I was always one of those girls who could eat what I wanted and never put an ounce of weight on - even after I had my eldest child. However, with each child this became less and less true and so I yo-yo crash-dieted for about 5 years, until I developed the M.E. That changed everything.... I fell pregnant shortly after my diagnosis and packed the weight on. Here I am three years later - three stones heavier than my 'healthy' weight, but four stones heavier than I feel happiest at.
So here I am trying to get my weight (and my life!!) back on track. I had a 3.5lbs loss last week, my first week and here I am halfway through my second week. Having a bit of a wobble at the moment - worrying that this diet wont work for me long term because I never feel hungry and can still have crisps (French Fries) and chocolate (Curly Wurly) every day if I want to.....anyone else have these worries?!
Here's my weeks diary so far - I'm following the EE plan:
Mon
Brekkie - Mullerlite yoghurt with banana
Snack - hi fi bar (healthy extra)
Lunch - tomato and courgette soup
Snack - Orange
Supper - BBQ chicken with peppers and green veg
Snack - French Fries (4 syns) and Curly Wurly (6 syns)
350mls Skimmed milk for drinks (healthy extra)
Tue
Brekkie - Marmite on 2 x toast (healthy extra) - cherries
Lunch - Chicken and Mushroom Pasta in Sauce - side salad
Snack - banana
Supper - Curried mince hot pot with free veg - Mullerlite yoghurt
Snack - 2 Pink and Whites (2.5 syns each = 5 syns)
350 mls Skimmed milk for drinks and pasta in sauce! (healthy extra)
Wed
Brekkie - Baked beans on 2 x toast (healthy extra) - banana
Snack - cherries
Lunch - Cauliflower and horseradish soup
Snack - Options hot chocolate drink (2 syns)
Supper - Beef chilli and rice - side salad - pineapple
Snack - 2 Pink and Whites (2.5 syns each = 5 syns)
350mls Skimmed milk for drinks (healthy extra)
Thu
Brekkie - 42g All Bran (healthy extra) with Mullerlite yoghurt and
banana
Lunch - Savoury Rice with salad
Supper - Vegetable and rice soup - pineapple
Snack - French Fries (4 syns) and Curly Wurly (6 syns)
350mls Skimmed milk for drinks
All of the suppers and lunches are SW recipes .
Here's the thing that I'm losing sleep over....HOW CAN I CONTINUE TO LOSE WEIGHT IF I NEVER FEEL HUNGRY AND CAN STILL HAVE MY LITTLE TREATS OF AN EVENING????? Does this really work then guys??!!