The long journey to the real me

[Ally89]

my old ones used to do that, though I got on mine this morning and got 2 different weights, and they are usually fine.

 

[FatGurlSlim]

my old ones used to do that, though I got on mine this morning and got 2 different weights, and they are usually fine.

Grrr it's so annoying. Would have loved to have gone with 10st 5lb, but knew it wasn't right. Looked online, and seems like loads of people have problems with the scales I have. That's why I got a new non-digital pair. Also thinking that if I can't see the tiny increments (my digital one went to eigths of a pound) I may get less obsessed with the numbers

 

[FatGurlSlim]

So I totally did NOT hold out til next week, and bought a new non-fancy basic set of scales, which I will use consistently. Weighed in at 10st 8lb on these, which I am happy about, but am worried in case these ones weigh light! (I know the other set weighed heavier than a couple of other pairs I have used, so hopefully my new ones are accurate).

Anyway, hoping for another 2lb loss for next week (26th June) which would take me to 10st 6lb.

 

[Ally89]

Grrr it's so annoying. Would have loved to have gone with 10st 5lb, but knew it wasn't right. Looked online, and seems like loads of people have problems with the scales I have. That's why I got a new non-digital pair. Also thinking that if I can't see the tiny increments (my digital one went to eigths of a pound) I may get less obsessed with the numbers

yeah mine should eighth of a pound, but i ignore the eighths and quarters and only go by half's

 

[FatGurlSlim]

I ignore the eighths when it suits me to do so!

 

[FatGurlSlim]

Had a pretty good day foodwise.

HeA: soya milk
HeB: bread
Superfree: banana, pineapple, red pepper, onion, peas, tomato passata
Free: potatoes, natural soya yoghurt
Syns: peanut butter (5) jam (2) mince (1) fry light (2)

 

[Vegan*4*Life]

Feeling blue today.

I seem to have real problems around food, and I don't know why. All I've had today is some crisps (5 syns worth) which was such a bad choice. Absolutely nothing healthy or nutritious about it. Also, the last week, I seem to have fluctuated. Upwards. Even with a flexi-syn day, my calories were below maintenance, so there's no reason why I should be gaining. I keep going through phases of thinking I'm fine as I am, then thinking about how horribly fat my body is. I basically seem to be regressing to my 16 year old self. It's taken some control to not indulge in the binge-purge cycle. And I feel guilty for wallowing - it's not like I have any real problems, I'm just letting myself get obsessed.

:bighug::bighug::bighug:I think it's catching! Hope you are working through stuff hon you have my email if you want to chat x

So I totally did NOT hold out til next week, and bought a new non-fancy basic set of scales, which I will use consistently. Weighed in at 10st 8lb on these, which I am happy about, but am worried in case these ones weigh light! (I know the other set weighed heavier than a couple of other pairs I have used, so hopefully my new ones are accurate).

Anyway, hoping for another 2lb loss for next week (26th June) which would take me to 10st 6lb.

YAY congrats on the loss and which ones did you get? I have been hopping on the scales then on the Wii and then back on the scales....urgh!

Had a pretty good day foodwise.

HeA: soya milk
HeB: bread
Superfree: banana, pineapple, red pepper, onion, peas, tomato passata
Free: potatoes, natural soya yoghurt
Syns: peanut butter (5) jam (2) mince (1) fry light (2)

Which soya yoghurt is free? Back on SW again, don't normally have it but I am curious and would give it a try if it's free. I do get some for hubbie so it may be one I already get?!? What mince are you using (wrote mice then - strewth! ) LM is free and the best one. Was RealEat but they bought it out and thankfully didn't change the recipe. If you cook it and then put it in the food processor it makes it even smoother, only way I can eat it lately. Gone off so many things. See you are still loving the sausages! I have never seen the free ones. Have you?

 

[Ally89]

I ignore the eighths when it suits me to do so!

round down on 1/4 and 1/8 are my motto, never round up

 

[FatGurlSlim]

:bighug::bighug::bighug:I think it's catching! Hope you are working through stuff hon you have my email if you want to chat x



YAY congrats on the loss and which ones did you get? I have been hopping on the scales then on the Wii and then back on the scales....urgh!



Which soya yoghurt is free? Back on SW again, don't normally have it but I am curious and would give it a try if it's free. I do get some for hubbie so it may be one I already get?!? What mince are you using (wrote mice then - strewth! ) LM is free and the best one. Was RealEat but they bought it out and thankfully didn't change the recipe. If you cook it and then put it in the food processor it makes it even smoother, only way I can eat it lately. Gone off so many things. See you are still loving the sausages! I have never seen the free ones. Have you?

Thanks - was going to post in your diary today about the issues we seem to be having. I think it's a really good idea if you can go back to SW and follow the principles without getting too scientific with it. I was really struggling - loads of years of calrie counting means I pretty much know the count of everything, and find it hard to switch off that part of my brain, but I'm managing a bit better now. Also, new scales helped for two reasons. 1) The old ones were broken, and it was confusing me that I'd be putting on weight. 2) I got mechanical scales, so there's so specific incremental measurements, just a more vague number, which helps, as I weigh myself, think it looks close enough, and get on with my day instead of worrying about the 1/8 of a pound!

Thanks for your e-mail - nearly did get in touch the other day, but then ended up working really late and just crashing out when I got home. I saw a lot of food, mainly meat get thrown away, and it really got to me, and I said to someone how much it upset it, and they were like "Yeah, cause meat is expensive." And obviously it's the waste of life rather than the ££ that got me upset. I was getting down about the non-veg world in general, and thought you'd be the best person to chat to!

I got Salter bathroom scales - nothing special, about £8. I thought they might be weighing low, as they were lower than my old ones, but my friend weighed herself naked first thing, then later fully dressed after eating at the doctor's and there was only a 3lb difference, so I'm going to stick with mine - it seems pretty accurate, maybe a pound lower than the doctor's if anything.

The yoghurt is Alpro Soya Natural. It's good - all round pretty good statistics actually, low fat, low carb, decent amount of protein, low sugar, low cals. Very tasty too, especially with fruit stirred in. The mince was Asda's own meat free one. Found a great huge listing of all the vegan products Asda does. After reading some comments about their cleaning products etc though, I think further investigations may need to be done as to whether I am happy to shop there.

I have never seen the free sausages - and not for lack of trying, either! May end up buying them online, but synning the other ones probably helps moderate my intake, so who knows.

 

[FatGurlSlim]

Even though it's not my official weigh in day, I'm going to put my new weight in - as it's worthy of note. 10st 7lb. My goal for July 1st has been reached. I'm feeling ok about it, but realise I still have quite a bit of work to do as I carry most of my weight around my stomach, and it's not very healthy.

SW has worked well so far, but I feel that now is the time to start tweaking. I think I need to follow some principles that specifically pertain to stomach fat, so I've been reading Fat Around teh Middle. It seems quite complicated so far, but basically, I need to seriously cut down on my diet coke habit, cut down on caffeine, eat breakfast, make sure I have protein with every meal, and include more healthy fats in each meal. I think this is more than possible while doing SW, and will hopefully make a difference to my tummy! I will do this for a few weeks, and see if there's any noticeable improvement to my waist, and if not, then maybe switch more fully to the FATM plan. It seems quite strict, and like it will takeover my life a bit, but I'm happy to give it a go if it will help change my shape.

Food so far:

leftover thai veg curry and rice (2 syns coconut milk)
bread (heb) with onions and tomatoes and bean/pepper hummus (2 syns)
tea (hea)

Not sure what dinner will be tonight - maybe another pasta dish, although really I should try and cut down on carbs in the evening according to FATM, am a bit too busy today to really sit down and work out something low carb and vegan.

 

[Vegan*4*Life]

Thanks - was going to post in your diary today about the issues we seem to be having. I think it's a really good idea if you can go back to SW and follow the principles without getting too scientific with it. I was really struggling - loads of years of calrie counting means I pretty much know the count of everything, and find it hard to switch off that part of my brain, but I'm managing a bit better now. Also, new scales helped for two reasons. 1) The old ones were broken, and it was confusing me that I'd be putting on weight. 2) I got mechanical scales, so there's so specific incremental measurements, just a more vague number, which helps, as I weigh myself, think it looks close enough, and get on with my day instead of worrying about the 1/8 of a pound!

Thanks for your e-mail - nearly did get in touch the other day, but then ended up working really late and just crashing out when I got home. I saw a lot of food, mainly meat get thrown away, and it really got to me, and I said to someone how much it upset it, and they were like "Yeah, cause meat is expensive." And obviously it's the waste of life rather than the ££ that got me upset. I was getting down about the non-veg world in general, and thought you'd be the best person to chat to!

I got Salter bathroom scales - nothing special, about £8. I thought they might be weighing low, as they were lower than my old ones, but my friend weighed herself naked first thing, then later fully dressed after eating at the doctor's and there was only a 3lb difference, so I'm going to stick with mine - it seems pretty accurate, maybe a pound lower than the doctor's if anything.

The yoghurt is Alpro Soya Natural. It's good - all round pretty good statistics actually, low fat, low carb, decent amount of protein, low sugar, low cals. Very tasty too, especially with fruit stirred in. The mince was Asda's own meat free one. Found a great huge listing of all the vegan products Asda does. After reading some comments about their cleaning products etc though, I think further investigations may need to be done as to whether I am happy to shop there.

I have never seen the free sausages - and not for lack of trying, either! May end up buying them online, but synning the other ones probably helps moderate my intake, so who knows.

Well done on your loss! So close now to your target. whooooop! I never knew that Alpro was freeeee?! Seriously? Well that's the one I get so that's good to know, cheers. Never knew Asda did a list, or isn't it an official one? Yes steer clear of their own brand toiletry/cleaning etc products they are on the boycott list in regards to animal testing even though they try it on with their ''we fund research into alternatives'' garb on the back.
I don't like their mince, I do get the ''chkn'' pieces for my son, he likes those made in a curry. I don't though. He loves the Sweet Freedom on porridge but it's too sweet for me. You like that on toast don't you? I poured some this morning and then a dribble went down the side of the bowl so I wiped it with my finger and licked it. Then I freaked for a second as I don't remember it tasting so much like honey! I haven't had honey in about 15 years and the taste came straight back, it was rather uncanny.
Yes I know EXACTLY what you mean about the calorie thing, *shudder* I need some electronic scales as I am fed up of trying to read the ones I have, shifting about and leering lol. I get my hubbie to come and kneel at my feet :giggle:
Lives murdered to be put in the bin.....I don't understand why people don't, won't or refuse to make the connection. It's terrible. :cry:

 

[FatGurlSlim]

Well done on your loss! So close now to your target. whooooop! I never knew that Alpro was freeeee?! Seriously? Well that's the one I get so that's good to know, cheers. Never knew Asda did a list, or isn't it an official one? Yes steer clear of their own brand toiletry/cleaning etc products they are on the boycott list in regards to animal testing even though they try it on with their ''we fund research into alternatives'' garb on the back.
I don't like their mince, I do get the ''chkn'' pieces for my son, he likes those made in a curry. I don't though. He loves the Sweet Freedom on porridge but it's too sweet for me. You like that on toast don't you? I poured some this morning and then a dribble went down the side of the bowl so I wiped it with my finger and licked it. Then I freaked for a second as I don't remember it tasting so much like honey! I haven't had honey in about 15 years and the taste came straight back, it was rather uncanny.
Yes I know EXACTLY what you mean about the calorie thing, *shudder* I need some electronic scales as I am fed up of trying to read the ones I have, shifting about and leering lol. I get my hubbie to come and kneel at my feet :giggle:
Lives murdered to be put in the bin.....I don't understand why people don't, won't or refuse to make the connection. It's terrible. :cry:

Hi, yep - as far as I can see, Alpro is free. Yippee! Was getting a bit hacked off about all the free dairy yoghurts there are, and having to syn non-dairy ones, as they seem healthier!

I lurve Sweet Freedom on toast, it's sooo sweet. It does taste freakishly like honey too, which must have been weird if you weren't expecting it. I prefer it to agave, as I fine it sweeter, and therefore use less.

I am enjoying my simple, mechanical scales at the moment, but electric ones are easier to read - I just find I am less obsessed when I can only weigh to the pound, as opposed to an eighth of a pound, as I can't see those tiny fluctuations, and therefore don't freak out.

 

[FatGurlSlim]

Still struggling with the stomach fat issue, and researching it, reading books and online articles. It's funny, because when I was last this weight, it was from a low carb diet, and my stomach was definitely smaller. Low-carb on a vegan diet is incredibly restricted, also, it seems a bit faddy, as I know I don't want to do low carb forever, whereas SW is becoming second nature. I therefore looked at the type of carbs, and it seems that low gi carbs are better for stomach fat issues. This correlates with the guidelines of Fat Around the Middle, but seems less complicated as a concept. I am a bit torn with the FATM plan, because on the one-hand, I am prepared to put in the effort to get the body I want, and to be healthier. On the other hand, it just seems so complicated that I can't see how I am going to fit the plan into my life.

I am therefore going to do some research on low gi diets, which are pretty straight forward, and consider doing one of those.

Yesterday's food diary:

Hea: non dairy milk
Heb: rye bread
Superfree: tomato, artichoke, pineapple, onion, kale
Free: brown pasta
Syns: peanut butter, sweet freedom, fry light

 

[FatGurlSlim]

Food so far:

HeA: soya milk
HeB: wholewheat cracker breads
Superfree: 3 nectarines, apple, pepper, butternut squash
Free: brown rice
Syns: 2 x oatcakes, tbsp bean hummus, slice sugar-free vegan banana loaf, tbsp peanut butter

 

[FatGurlSlim]

Today's Food Intake:

HeA: soya milk
HeB: rye bread
Superfree: tomatoes, kale
Free: pasta
Syns: cashew butter, oatcakes x 4, sugar free jam, soya yoghurt

 

[FatGurlSlim]

Drum roll please...this week's weigh in...10st 5lb. A loss of three pounds this week! Yippee! Not really sure how it happened, as I discovered cashew butter this week, which has about a million calories per teaspoon! One thing I have done this week is up the fat a bit, and sorry for TMI, but it's kept everything moving, ahem.

I have also cut way down on my pop intake, after reading that although it has no cals, the sweetener is reeeeally bad for stomach fat. I have also been generally lower gi. I guess it's helping.

Food so far:

HeA:
HeB: rye bread
Superfree: kale
Free:
Syns: cashew butter, sugar free jam, fry's vegan burger

 

[Vegan*4*Life]

Hi, yep - as far as I can see, Alpro is free. Yippee! Was getting a bit hacked off about all the free dairy yoghurts there are, and having to syn non-dairy ones, as they seem healthier!

I lurve Sweet Freedom on toast, it's sooo sweet. It does taste freakishly like honey too, which must have been weird if you weren't expecting it. I prefer it to agave, as I fine it sweeter, and therefore use less.

I am enjoying my simple, mechanical scales at the moment, but electric ones are easier to read - I just find I am less obsessed when I can only weigh to the pound, as opposed to an eighth of a pound, as I can't see those tiny fluctuations, and therefore don't freak out.

No I had never had it just - as is - only used it in baking and stuff, so not expecting that sweetness. Silly really as the clue is in the title

Still struggling with the stomach fat issue, and researching it, reading books and online articles. It's funny, because when I was last this weight, it was from a low carb diet, and my stomach was definitely smaller. Low-carb on a vegan diet is incredibly restricted, also, it seems a bit faddy, as I know I don't want to do low carb forever, whereas SW is becoming second nature. I therefore looked at the type of carbs, and it seems that low gi carbs are better for stomach fat issues. This correlates with the guidelines of Fat Around the Middle, but seems less complicated as a concept. I am a bit torn with the FATM plan, because on the one-hand, I am prepared to put in the effort to get the body I want, and to be healthier. On the other hand, it just seems so complicated that I can't see how I am going to fit the plan into my life.

I am therefore going to do some research on low gi diets, which are pretty straight forward, and consider doing one of those.

Was going to ask you if you drink a lot of pop but then I just read further on that you do. Do you think you can ditch it? Do you drink water? Try to increase that because it helps to flush out the toxins. Another thing when I was doing nothing but raw for those ten days my stomach was super flat. I commented on it in my diary and the good thing is that it stayed. Personally I don't believe that carbs are bad. We need carbs for our immune system, brain, heart and digestive system to work properly. I do agree though that white carbs are NOT great, not because they necessarily cause bloating or stomach fat issues (IDK if that's true or not hon and I get bloating on occasion from pasta and I eat wholemeal) but because they are so refined and all the goodness is gone. Just try to stick to the good, clean foods as much as possible. You sound JUST like me searching away for the 'solution' but everyone is different and the only thing I know how to do is to stick to what works for me and this is working for you, do you not think? You are doing SO well too hon. CONGRATS on the loss!! :bighug:I was driving myself off a cliff which is why I ended up back with SW. In a few weeks I am going to incorporate a few days raw into it as I do miss it but for now I had to try to switch off the research and coming back to SW helped. Do you exercise at all? How about a DVD that concentrates on that area? Walking helps too, I am losing inches with walking. Hope you feel better by the time you log back in. xoxox

 

[Vegan*4*Life]

PS Frylight is Free unless you have been tipping it in

 

[Ally89]

Well done on the loss

 

[FatGurlSlim]

Was looking forward to logging back in after my holiday, but Vegan 4 Life seems to have disappeared.

Anyone know what's happened? Thanks.