Pesty's Diary: Losing the baby bulge
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DoingItRight
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Its hard at times I agree....HOWEVER you must stay motivated.
A gain sucks especially when you have had a good week.
What did the consultant say? Any tips for you to take into the new week?
A gain sucks especially when you have had a good week.
What did the consultant say? Any tips for you to take into the new week?
Monkey_Monkey_Underpants
Not quite normal
I'm sorry, Pesty.
That's really tough.
The only thing I can suggest is that if your meal to recover from the sandwiches was just steal and chips with no speed foods...
... Maybe up the speed as much as you can?
At least I didn't get too far ahead of you tonight!
That's really tough.
The only thing I can suggest is that if your meal to recover from the sandwiches was just steal and chips with no speed foods...
... Maybe up the speed as much as you can?
At least I didn't get too far ahead of you tonight!
Monkey_Monkey_Underpants
Not quite normal
No, of course not.
Why would you want to be losing like that?
Why would you want to be losing like that?
Monkey_Monkey_Underpants
Not quite normal
It's a fair judgement on it, I'd say!
DoingItRight
Full Member
Oh that's so annoying.
I've seen people here doing like a day or two a week off SP.
Have you maybe considered trying that maybe that will help get over this lil bump.
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pesty
Fighting the bulge
I think I'm going to have to!!
Problem is that if I start restricting further like removing carbs then when I introduce them again I'll just put it back on!
It's the start of my journey and I know my body is happy at 11 which is quite far from where I am now so I shouldn't be stuck already!!
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Problem is that if I start restricting further like removing carbs then when I introduce them again I'll just put it back on!
It's the start of my journey and I know my body is happy at 11 which is quite far from where I am now so I shouldn't be stuck already!!
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Monkey_Monkey_Underpants
Not quite normal
While I don't want to discourage people from doing SP - because in short bursts that can be very effective - in your case I think what you first need to do is to try to have more days of actually completely following the normal plan.
I know that what you are doing is to try to make the best choices under sometimes difficult circumstances.
I know that Lily doesn't always give you time to make something from scratch.
So when you have to grab a snack, rather than have a meal, at lunchtime, for example, you're doing the best you can, and picking the most relatively healthy options you can easily get at.
But unless every time you eat you're having 1/3 Speed foods, you're not technically totally following the plan.
This isn't an accusation!
It's a suggestion. So please don't take it the wrong way!
You've said a few times that your mum or somebody has had Lily for a few hours, and you've done batch cooking, so that your evening meals can be properly on the SW plan.
And with such a tiny baby, getting that organised is pretty impressive. It's certainly more than I ever managed!
But have you thought that you could maybe also batch prepare some veg, so that it's easier to add them to your meals when you're pushed for time?
It's just a suggestion. Your main meals seem usually to be good, because you think about them in advance, and do your best to make them on plan.
But I just wondered if I could help you to think about how you make the rest of your day's food slightly closer to the plan, even when it's hard to juggle eating and a baby***. Or even to up the speed foods for that one meal, which would maybe make a difference, even if it's not done for the whole day.
(*** NB - I'm not recommending juggling the baby...)
It's just a thought.
Only trying to help!
I know that what you are doing is to try to make the best choices under sometimes difficult circumstances.
I know that Lily doesn't always give you time to make something from scratch.
So when you have to grab a snack, rather than have a meal, at lunchtime, for example, you're doing the best you can, and picking the most relatively healthy options you can easily get at.
But unless every time you eat you're having 1/3 Speed foods, you're not technically totally following the plan.
This isn't an accusation!
It's a suggestion. So please don't take it the wrong way!
You've said a few times that your mum or somebody has had Lily for a few hours, and you've done batch cooking, so that your evening meals can be properly on the SW plan.
And with such a tiny baby, getting that organised is pretty impressive. It's certainly more than I ever managed!
But have you thought that you could maybe also batch prepare some veg, so that it's easier to add them to your meals when you're pushed for time?
It's just a suggestion. Your main meals seem usually to be good, because you think about them in advance, and do your best to make them on plan.
But I just wondered if I could help you to think about how you make the rest of your day's food slightly closer to the plan, even when it's hard to juggle eating and a baby***. Or even to up the speed foods for that one meal, which would maybe make a difference, even if it's not done for the whole day.
(*** NB - I'm not recommending juggling the baby...)
It's just a thought.
Only trying to help!
DoingItRight
Full Member
Are speed foods the ones marked S or SS?
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pesty
Fighting the bulge
Forgot to add, B choice was the alpen lights. A choice was 15g Red Leicester (on dinner) and 125ml milk in tea.
Lily had her injections today so I'm quite impressed I managed to stay fully on plan with good meals including the speed foods!
Tomorrow is going to look pretty darn similar as there's still half a dish of cottage pie left!
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Lily had her injections today so I'm quite impressed I managed to stay fully on plan with good meals including the speed foods!
Tomorrow is going to look pretty darn similar as there's still half a dish of cottage pie left!
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Monkey_Monkey_Underpants
Not quite normal
Looks and sounds good, Pesty!
Pommette
Trying - very!
((( Hugs ))) Jess.
As Sarah said, really try upping your speed foods. The new plan still says that you need to fill at least one third of your plate with Speed foods.
I know you don't want to cut out carbs - I feel the same. The bloat only reapperas as soon as you re-introduce them.
But have you thought about trying to eliminate sugary foods for a week and see if this helps.
Sugar has a lot to answer for and I know Hevs had great results when she cut them out of her diet.
Might be worth a bash.
As Sarah said, really try upping your speed foods. The new plan still says that you need to fill at least one third of your plate with Speed foods.
I know you don't want to cut out carbs - I feel the same. The bloat only reapperas as soon as you re-introduce them.
But have you thought about trying to eliminate sugary foods for a week and see if this helps.
Sugar has a lot to answer for and I know Hevs had great results when she cut them out of her diet.
Might be worth a bash.
pesty
Fighting the bulge
Thanks Pom. That would just mean cutting my alpen bars really. On the odd week I go on a Mars Ice cream splurge but that's all really.
Unless you mean natural sugars too in which case my fruit would have to go.
If it still doesn't work this week I'm not sure what I'm going to do about it.
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Unless you mean natural sugars too in which case my fruit would have to go.
If it still doesn't work this week I'm not sure what I'm going to do about it.
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