Moonlights' (temporary) Maintenance
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moonlights
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Friday WI and another 1lb down. Groovy by me.
I actually seemed to be heading for a sts this week - I was trying to cut my calories and I'm not sure my body liked it. Gained a pound and it stayed there. Then I just felt too hungry, and ate what I wanted instead of restricting (that was almond fairycake day) and the pound plus one extra fell off.
I think I'm best letting my body decide how much it wants to eat. Some days naturally come in low and some days toward the higher end.
In the past (past goes at Atkins) I've always fallen off the wagon when I've tried to speed things up by counting calories too closely, going on fat fasts etc. I'll feel like the diet 'isn't working' when all I really mean is that I'm trying really hard and I'm not magically overnight-skinny and that feels unfair.
I haven't had a single sts or gain so far -except the week I took off plan - and even if I lose at 1lb per week forever I'd be a healthy weight by next year.
The only thing I may poke at next week is upping my meat and maybe including a tiny fraction more nuts - my body seems to get on well when I include almond flour, peanut butter etc. I just don't want to go overboard.
I actually seemed to be heading for a sts this week - I was trying to cut my calories and I'm not sure my body liked it. Gained a pound and it stayed there. Then I just felt too hungry, and ate what I wanted instead of restricting (that was almond fairycake day) and the pound plus one extra fell off.
I think I'm best letting my body decide how much it wants to eat. Some days naturally come in low and some days toward the higher end.
In the past (past goes at Atkins) I've always fallen off the wagon when I've tried to speed things up by counting calories too closely, going on fat fasts etc. I'll feel like the diet 'isn't working' when all I really mean is that I'm trying really hard and I'm not magically overnight-skinny and that feels unfair.
I haven't had a single sts or gain so far -except the week I took off plan - and even if I lose at 1lb per week forever I'd be a healthy weight by next year.
The only thing I may poke at next week is upping my meat and maybe including a tiny fraction more nuts - my body seems to get on well when I include almond flour, peanut butter etc. I just don't want to go overboard.
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Good going ML. Whatever you're doing is working for you x
coffeelover
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Afternoon ML and well done on the loss. Your doing something right. And fairy cakes look yummy. 
moonlights
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Today's munchings:
150g celeriac chips
2 egg yolks
Sainsburys meat free hotdog
Fillet steak
Potobello mushrooms
Spring onion
1 scrambled egg
250g cauliflower
50g seriously strong spreadable cheese
Tea
Mfp: 28g carbs
150g celeriac chips
2 egg yolks
Sainsburys meat free hotdog
Fillet steak
Potobello mushrooms
Spring onion
1 scrambled egg
250g cauliflower
50g seriously strong spreadable cheese
Tea
Mfp: 28g carbs
coffeelover
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Yummy food ML. I love the sainsburys meat free hot dogs. I've still to try the celeriac chips.
What's planned for today?
What's planned for today?
moonlights
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Sleeping/working/procrastinating, mainly. Am really hoping new iron top-up injections next thurs will make my brain capable of something other than naps and general moping - can't stick like this.
I love the hot dogs too but gosh if they don't make me windy. Only to be eaten on solitary days!
I love the hot dogs too but gosh if they don't make me windy. Only to be eaten on solitary days!
ladyfelsham
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Afternoon hun - how's your day panning out?
moonlights
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Evening guys - day has just been sleeping really, I've barely even managed to procrastinate. Hate feeling this jaded.
I get the iron & b12 & D & calcium & potassium infusions regularly. Sometimes I feel a little better afterwards for a month or so, sometimes it doesn't make much difference. Of course they're all at different times so while I'm topping up one thing I'm getting low on the others...
A bit fed up with the diet today for some reason but trucking on. Also had weird chocolate craving, accommodated it with a square of dark choc (1.7g carbs) and a hot choc made with soya milk and green & blacks (0.8g carbs).
Food:
300g courgette zoodles
50g soft cheese
25g blue cheese
Crispy Chinese duck
Cucumber
Spring onion
Mayo
Edam
Square dark choc
Hot alpro choc
Mug plain alpro
Mfp: 30g carbs
I get the iron & b12 & D & calcium & potassium infusions regularly. Sometimes I feel a little better afterwards for a month or so, sometimes it doesn't make much difference. Of course they're all at different times so while I'm topping up one thing I'm getting low on the others...
A bit fed up with the diet today for some reason but trucking on. Also had weird chocolate craving, accommodated it with a square of dark choc (1.7g carbs) and a hot choc made with soya milk and green & blacks (0.8g carbs).
Food:
300g courgette zoodles
50g soft cheese
25g blue cheese
Crispy Chinese duck
Cucumber
Spring onion
Mayo
Edam
Square dark choc
Hot alpro choc
Mug plain alpro
Mfp: 30g carbs
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ladyfelsham
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Morning love
Hope you've got more energy today, that sounds like a lot of injections! (says she, with a fear of needles).
Hope you've got more energy today, that sounds like a lot of injections! (says she, with a fear of needles).
moonlights
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My life is a long cycle of being stabbed with sharp things. Other people have it far far worse though. When I go in for infusions you have to lay in bed while the iv goes into you and I see a lot of very sick people there. I function these days, I'm just a bit tired and low. I've come through scary things myself and see other people going through them so I have to be grateful I have people helping me be as well as I can.
And I made almond cupcakes today - very cheering.
And I made almond cupcakes today - very cheering.
moonlights
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ladyfelsham said:
It's funny, I used to be terrified of needles. I was a nightmare at the doctors, vomited, screamed, cried, pulled my arm away so the vein ripped. I was only young - I had a very small foot op when I was 12 and the surgeon laughed at how terrified I was and told me I'd have to get used to needles if I got pregnant - which was an odd thing to say to a 12 y/o but still.
Then I went into hospital with my first serious illness and had lines in my neck, stomach, several in both arms and constant tests - and since then it's just needles all the time.
They still bother me I won't lie - once it took someone lots of tries to get MRI contrast fluid into a vein and I was shaking and crying by the end of it. I don't look when people are taking blood and I ask them to tell me what they're doing, that helps. Having a great phlebotomist for the regular blood tests really helps. But you do kind of get used to it. I used to spend the night before big blood tests having anxiety attacks and I don't anymore. I think partly I feel like a baby for making a fuss. But I still do sometimes!
moonlights
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Alpaca said:
I cooked it with the aid of a telephone and Chinese takeout menu. Old family recipe
moonlights
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I think I got the idea from Katie on here. Have had it about 3 times with mo adverse effects.
