xxlauraxx15
Gold Member
Oh no so sorry to hear about your dog that's so sad.Take care
Wolf's SW Journey to lose 8 stone (2st gone)
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freakydarkstuff
Silver Member
So sorry to hear about your dog 
Hopefully that's the end of your bad run of luck!!
Hopefully that's the end of your bad run of luck!!
Wolf
Slimming for a better lifestyle
Ok, I'm back and hoping like mad this run of bad luck is over!
The last month has been a nightmare. Firstly the loss of my nephew, then I developed an inflammed hip joint. I'm prone to joint inflammation issues anyway and my doctor thinks this one was brought on by going from zero to hundred with my body magic instead of starting slowly and building up. Oops. Anyway this was the most pain I think I've ever experienced and I spent at least two weeks mostly bed ridden and on heavy pain killers. I'm still not a 100%, still slightly "twingey", but it IS a lot better.
In the middle of all that we received a hysterical phone call from my daughter early one morning. Couldn't understand a word she said, only something about a fall. Luckily she lives next door so we rushed over there, expecting a broken leg or something! What we found instead was that one of her dogs (a mad Springer) had been let out for his morning run in the garden and in his bonkers running around had slipped on the decking in front of the house (which is 6ft off the ground - we live in a flood risk area so houses are on stilts) and had skidded, hit his head on the railing and gone through it and over the side, breaking his neck in the process. Daughter was hysterical, OH and I were in tears and it was all such a horrible surreal moment. It was so sudden and unexpected and it still doesn't seem real.
Then, because my daughter wasn't coping very well (she'd had that dog from a pup and he was everything to her) we started looking for another dog for her as she needed something to focus on. She ended up getting a beautiful Old English Sheepdog puppy and, because she works, I've been spending most of my time at her house, dog sitting. We're now slowly getting him used to being left so I've now just starting popping in once every hour to let him out and give him some attention. This is better, especially for my diet, as daughter has a house FULL of junk food!
Over all this time, my weight has been up and down and all over the place. I spent one week living on a couple of pieces of toast a day, then progressing to quick meals like cheese on toast etc. I've not been on plan but I've not been eating takeaway every day either. The worst has been being at my daughters house because if there is junk near me I WILL eat it.
Anyway, weighed back in today and am 0.5 lb under what I was before all this mess, so I'm quite happy with that. I also hit my Club 10.
Weight loss this week: 0.5 lbs
I didn't get a chance to do measurements this week. Will carry on with that again next week.
Here's todays food:
Breakfast:
Smoothie: Oats (half HexB), hazelnuts (half HexB), almond milk (HexA), cocoa powder (1 syn) and banana.
Lunch:
Leftover chicken curry
Dinner:
SW Cowboy Hotpot (3.5 syns)
Snacks:
Fruit, two biscuits (4 syns), herbal tea with honey (2 syns)
Total syns: 10.5
The last month has been a nightmare. Firstly the loss of my nephew, then I developed an inflammed hip joint. I'm prone to joint inflammation issues anyway and my doctor thinks this one was brought on by going from zero to hundred with my body magic instead of starting slowly and building up. Oops. Anyway this was the most pain I think I've ever experienced and I spent at least two weeks mostly bed ridden and on heavy pain killers. I'm still not a 100%, still slightly "twingey", but it IS a lot better.
In the middle of all that we received a hysterical phone call from my daughter early one morning. Couldn't understand a word she said, only something about a fall. Luckily she lives next door so we rushed over there, expecting a broken leg or something! What we found instead was that one of her dogs (a mad Springer) had been let out for his morning run in the garden and in his bonkers running around had slipped on the decking in front of the house (which is 6ft off the ground - we live in a flood risk area so houses are on stilts) and had skidded, hit his head on the railing and gone through it and over the side, breaking his neck in the process. Daughter was hysterical, OH and I were in tears and it was all such a horrible surreal moment. It was so sudden and unexpected and it still doesn't seem real.
Then, because my daughter wasn't coping very well (she'd had that dog from a pup and he was everything to her) we started looking for another dog for her as she needed something to focus on. She ended up getting a beautiful Old English Sheepdog puppy and, because she works, I've been spending most of my time at her house, dog sitting. We're now slowly getting him used to being left so I've now just starting popping in once every hour to let him out and give him some attention. This is better, especially for my diet, as daughter has a house FULL of junk food!
Over all this time, my weight has been up and down and all over the place. I spent one week living on a couple of pieces of toast a day, then progressing to quick meals like cheese on toast etc. I've not been on plan but I've not been eating takeaway every day either. The worst has been being at my daughters house because if there is junk near me I WILL eat it.
Anyway, weighed back in today and am 0.5 lb under what I was before all this mess, so I'm quite happy with that. I also hit my Club 10.
Weight loss this week: 0.5 lbs
I didn't get a chance to do measurements this week. Will carry on with that again next week.
Here's todays food:
Breakfast:
Smoothie: Oats (half HexB), hazelnuts (half HexB), almond milk (HexA), cocoa powder (1 syn) and banana.
Lunch:
Leftover chicken curry
Dinner:
SW Cowboy Hotpot (3.5 syns)
Snacks:
Fruit, two biscuits (4 syns), herbal tea with honey (2 syns)
Total syns: 10.5
freakydarkstuff
Silver Member
Ouch! It seems like you've been having a nightmare
Your poor daughter- that's horrible about her dog and must've been traumatic to see
Your poor daughter- that's horrible about her dog and must've been traumatic to see
littlemisspiggy16
Gold Member
Oh no, that's awful Wolf. So sorry to hear what a nightmare you've had lately. Hope you're ok x
Wolf
Slimming for a better lifestyle
Health issues "seem" to now be over. Fingers crossed. Not been fully on plan the last couple of months but not been eating too badly either. Managed to hold steady, weight-wise, which is good.
Here's yesterdays food:
Breakfast:
Skipped (slept in)
Lunch:
Smoothie: Oats (half HexB), hazelnuts (half HexB), almond milk (HexA), cocoa powder (1 syn) and banana.
Dinner:
Pasta with prawns, mushrooms, spinach & fromage frais (1 syn for oil)
Snacks:
Fruit, herbal tea with honey (2 syns)
Total syns: 4
And here's todays food:
Breakfast:
Smoothie: Oats (half HexB), hazelnuts (half HexB), almond milk (HexA), cocoa powder (1 syn) and banana.
Lunch:
Fruit salad and glass of milk (2 syns)
Dinner:
Sausages (2.5 syns) and mash with mixed veg and gravy (3 syns)
Snacks:
Fruit
Total syns: 8.5
Here's yesterdays food:
Breakfast:
Skipped (slept in)
Lunch:
Smoothie: Oats (half HexB), hazelnuts (half HexB), almond milk (HexA), cocoa powder (1 syn) and banana.
Dinner:
Pasta with prawns, mushrooms, spinach & fromage frais (1 syn for oil)
Snacks:
Fruit, herbal tea with honey (2 syns)
Total syns: 4
And here's todays food:
Breakfast:
Smoothie: Oats (half HexB), hazelnuts (half HexB), almond milk (HexA), cocoa powder (1 syn) and banana.
Lunch:
Fruit salad and glass of milk (2 syns)
Dinner:
Sausages (2.5 syns) and mash with mixed veg and gravy (3 syns)
Snacks:
Fruit
Total syns: 8.5
freakydarkstuff
Silver Member
Hope you are keeping well Wolf.
Cowboy hot pot (and beans!) sounds interesting
Cowboy hot pot (and beans!) sounds interesting
Wolf
Slimming for a better lifestyle
Hey all, just to let you know I'm still (mostly) here.
The last few months I have been fighting some ongoing health issues (mostly with my hip). Spending a lot of time in pain has resulted in me mostly having no appetite and feeling blegh all the time. A smoothie and a bit of dinner has been my go-to for weeks now. Wonderful! You might think. Perfect opportunity to drop loads of weight. Except, as we on SW know, eating too little can sometimes be worse than eating too much! The result of that is that I'm solidly maintaining. It's bloody unfair, but there you have it.
Still, I've survived what was, in essence, a gastro tour to Poland (Polish friends were determined that we try EVERY local delicacy!) and family birthdays and have still come out at the end the same weight, so I can't complain really.
It's a vicious circle . . . hip pain = no appetite/not eating/can't exercise = not losing weight = hip pain isn't lessened by weight loss = hip pain returns
So, for now, maintaining is the goal, losing is a bonus.
The last few months I have been fighting some ongoing health issues (mostly with my hip). Spending a lot of time in pain has resulted in me mostly having no appetite and feeling blegh all the time. A smoothie and a bit of dinner has been my go-to for weeks now. Wonderful! You might think. Perfect opportunity to drop loads of weight. Except, as we on SW know, eating too little can sometimes be worse than eating too much! The result of that is that I'm solidly maintaining. It's bloody unfair, but there you have it.
Still, I've survived what was, in essence, a gastro tour to Poland (Polish friends were determined that we try EVERY local delicacy!) and family birthdays and have still come out at the end the same weight, so I can't complain really.
It's a vicious circle . . . hip pain = no appetite/not eating/can't exercise = not losing weight = hip pain isn't lessened by weight loss = hip pain returns
So, for now, maintaining is the goal, losing is a bonus.
Wolf
Slimming for a better lifestyle
Just had a fantastic weekend at the London Film & Comic Con! Off plan due to just grabbing food whenever/wherever possible but, on the up side, I walked around 14k steps a day according to my Fitbit! Even better, my hip was absolutely fine, despite all the walking and standing. I'd packed enough painkillers to drop an elephant and didn't need them even once. Result. Since I've been back I've been trying to keep up some moderate walking every day as my doctor reckons regular exercise is the best thing for my hip (strengthening supportive muscles and stretching tendons). I'm not quite getting to the recommended 10k steps a day but I'm around 6k to 8k so I can slowly build it up.
Got back to empty cupboards and fridge, too exhausted to shop, so the last couple of days have involved some frozen meals, oven chips and bread. Urgh. OH is going shopping tonight so I can get back on plan 100% tomorrow, which will be nice. I actually have my appetite back now too, which helps.
Tomorrow is weighing day. I'm expecting a bit of a gain, even after solidly maintaining for the last 4 months, but I'm rather looking forward to actively going for weight loss instead of maintenance from next week.
Got back to empty cupboards and fridge, too exhausted to shop, so the last couple of days have involved some frozen meals, oven chips and bread. Urgh. OH is going shopping tonight so I can get back on plan 100% tomorrow, which will be nice. I actually have my appetite back now too, which helps.
Tomorrow is weighing day. I'm expecting a bit of a gain, even after solidly maintaining for the last 4 months, but I'm rather looking forward to actively going for weight loss instead of maintenance from next week.
Jenny_b
Gold Member
Hi Wolf,
just popping by to subscribe.
sorry to hear about your hip problem, I have a knee problem that's aggravated by any exercise and just a little walking so I know how frustrating it can be. I read that weight loss is 90% diet so I'm trying to focus on that and not worry too much about exercise.
x x
just popping by to subscribe.
sorry to hear about your hip problem, I have a knee problem that's aggravated by any exercise and just a little walking so I know how frustrating it can be. I read that weight loss is 90% diet so I'm trying to focus on that and not worry too much about exercise.
x x
Wolf
Slimming for a better lifestyle
Menu for today (so far):
Breakfast:
Smoothie: Banana, cocoa (1 syn) and almond milk (HeA)
Lunch:
Omelette
Dinner:
Friday night fakeaway: Homemade beef burger on wholemeal roll (HeB) with spicy wedges and salad (2 syns for marg, 3 syns for mayo, 1 syn for chilli sauce)
Snacks:
Fruit, apple juice (4)
Total syns: 11
Breakfast:
Smoothie: Banana, cocoa (1 syn) and almond milk (HeA)
Lunch:
Omelette
Dinner:
Friday night fakeaway: Homemade beef burger on wholemeal roll (HeB) with spicy wedges and salad (2 syns for marg, 3 syns for mayo, 1 syn for chilli sauce)
Snacks:
Fruit, apple juice (4)
Total syns: 11
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Wolf
Slimming for a better lifestyle
Daily walking is going well. I live next to the river so there are lots of scenic walks around, which really helps. I've been aiming for a main walk of around an hour which, because I'm not the fastest walker, is around 6k steps. I figure that the step count will go up as I get fitter and start to walk faster. My FitBit has informed me that my cardio fitness for a woman of my age is "poor". I'll show you, FitBit!
Menu for today (so far):
Breakfast:
Fruit salad
Lunch:
Smoked salmon on wholemeal roll (HeB) with Philidelphia cheese (HeA) and leafy stuffs
Dinner:
Sausages (2.5) and mash, with veg and gravy (2)
Snacks:
Fruit, 2 x coffees (8)
Total syns: 12.5
I'll show you, FitBit! Menu for today (so far):
Breakfast:
Fruit salad
Lunch:
Smoked salmon on wholemeal roll (HeB) with Philidelphia cheese (HeA) and leafy stuffs
Dinner:
Sausages (2.5) and mash, with veg and gravy (2)
Snacks:
Fruit, 2 x coffees (8)
Total syns: 12.5
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xxlauraxx15
Gold Member
That's fab well done
