Calories - 31st July

FOOD AND DRINK :

Breakfast - 150 calories
25g Porridge with 150ml semi-skimmed milk and green tea
Elevenses - 100 calories
half a banana, some blueberries and green tea
Lunch - 150 calories
Small leaf salad with 1/2 avocado, cherry tomatoes, cucumber and carrot with decaff tea
Afternoon - 100 calories
Quorn ham sandwich with green tea
Evening Meal - 500 calories
Stir fry pak choi, courgette, carrot, pine nuts and onion with noodles followed by toast with cheese and decaff tea
Evening Snack - 100 calories
crisps and decaff coffee
TOTAL CALORIES - 1100

EXERCISE :
45 minute slow walk

Update

I am back on track today and thinking hard about my health goals. I started off by losing weight because I wanted to be healthy and I was overweight. I am now a healthy weight for my height but I would like to weigh less - partly to give me a buffer so if I do put on a bit, I will not be overweight and partly because I think that I would look nicer if my tummy and hips were slimmer. I am really pleased with my progress so far and someone commented on how slim I looked today, which was very flattering.

I have been thinking about what sorts of things I have been eating and know that I need to cut out the crisps and chocolate and make sure that I have enough healthy fats and a balanced diet. I know that I am getting enough fruit and veg but am not sure about everything else.

After a few days of not really sticking to calorie counting or healthy eating, my weight is now 10 stone 9.6 pounds. I am reasonably pleased with this and aim to keep my calories fairly low but eat enough to try to stop me craving sweet and salty foods so perhaps go back to 1200. I know that I want to be around 10 stone and to maintain that weight I will need to eat about 1500 calorie a day, so if I aim to never go over 1500 but to stay between 1200 and 1500, then hopefully I can learn to be healthier and eat sensibly and lose weight more slowly.

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Do Thin People Eat?

I have been having a few days off being strict with my eating as it was that girly time of the month! Yesterday I was looking at this woman in a queue in front of me and she must have been a size 10. She had what I felt was a perfect body size and shape. It got me to wondering how on earth people can become his size and keep it up. Does it take a lifetime of starving and hard exercise? Do think people just not eat at all? I know that I eat more than quite a few people but sometimes I wonder whether there is another way to remain thin apart from eating tiny amounts of food.

Calories - 27th July

I had a bad day on Friday and almost gave up counting the calories! But my weight remained the same on Saturday morning. On Saturday we were out for the day so I couldn't count calories, I had crisps and baked potato smothered with cheese, cheese sandwiches and have been craving fruit and veg today. My weight only went up a small amount - 10 stone 8.8 pounds.

FOOD AND DRINK :

Breakfast - 120 calories
Tinned pears and green tea
Elevenses - 40 calories
half a banana and green tea
Lunch - 215 calories
Stuffed mushrooms, new potatoes and side salad with green tea
Afternoon - 75 calories
An apple and a glass of water
Evening Meal - 400 calories
Potato, green beans, carrots and peas with a curry sauce (onion, carrot, butter beans, milk and spices) and decaff tea
Evening Snack - 250 calories
Biscuits, crisps, weetabix and green tea
TOTAL CALORIES - 1100

EXERCISE :

Calories - 24th July

My weight stayed the same this morning at 10 stone 8.8 pounds. I have a theory that it was because I got hardly any sleep and did no exercise yesterday! I got very low blood sugar today - I think from the heat and so ate extra.

FOOD AND DRINK :

Breakfast - 155 calories
Porridge and green tea
Elevenses - 175 calories
A biscuit, some crisps, breakfast juice and green tea
Lunch - 125 calories
Quorn ham sandwich with carrot and cucumber sticks, tomato and decaff tea
Afternoon - 275 calories
bread, biscuits, cashew nuts and hot marmite drink
Evening Meal - 425 calories
baked potato, sweetcorn, runner beans and chicken style dippers
Evening Snack - 340 calories
pringles, highlights chocolate bar and decaff tea
TOTAL CALORIES - 1495

EXERCISE :
45 minute slow walk

Calories - 23rd July

I have just realised that I did not report on my weight this morning. I am glad to say that I lost some weight and was 10 stone 8.8 pounds.

FOOD AND DRINK :

Breakfast - 200 calories
Porridge, breakfast juice and green tea
Elevenses - 95 calories
crisps and green tea
Lunch - 125 calories
Quorn ham sandwich with carrot and cucumber sticks, tomato and decaff tea
Afternoon - 250 calories
melon, cashew nuts and decaff tea
Evening Meal - 325 calories
baked potato, Quorn sausage and baked beans
Evening Snack - 125 calories
Bread and jam with decaff tea
TOTAL CALORIES - 1020

EXERCISE :

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How to Keep Weight Off

It seems that there are very few people who have lost weight and successfully kept it off. Many diet books argue that you need to not think of it as a diet bu a lifestyle change and then it will be successful. That does make sense but I know no person who has been on a diet and kept the weight off. There are a few diet 'gurus' who have done so but their profession depends on them remaining slim and that is a pretty strong motivation.

I have lost weight on numerous occasions and put it back on again eventually. They say that yo-yo dieting is really bad for you but I am not sure whether it better to yo-yo diet or let your weight escalate until you are very obese. Obviously neither should be the way but it just does not seem possible to keep the determined attitude up.

I have decided that I would like to get down to a nice small clothes size - hopefully a size 12 and buy some nice clothes. I am hoping that having to stay slim, to fit in them will be motivation for me. I have a few clothes, at the moment, that are too small for me but they are not that nice, so I am not motivated to be able to fit in them.

I would love to know other peoples opinions on this and what motivated you to keep the weight off.

Diet Pills

In the past I have considered using diet pills to help me to lose weight. I thought that if I was working hard on a calorie controlled diet, that taking some pills to give me extra help would be good. I spoke to my pharmacist about them and she explained a bit about them and put me off using them.

She said that a lot of the pills contain green tea extract which is supposed to speed metabolism. I was already drinking quite a bit of green tea, so felt that this was not necessary - also with low blood sugar, it is better to have a slower metabolism as the blood sugar is more stabilized. Some of the pills contain caffeine to act as a diuretic and speed metabolism. I find that when I am dieting I seem to need the loo more often anyway and caffeine really messes with my blood sugar levels so I was not interested in these. There are also some pills which have a laxative effect. I cannot understand the use of these. I can understand that they might make you lose a few pounds fast but surely they will not continue to have an effect unless they work really well and then you would be always running to the loo, I didn't fancy that at all. Other pills contain fat burners, but there does not seem to be that much evidence that they work that well.

I therefore decided that it was healthier to avoid these things and just let the weight disappear naturally.

Help, I am Hungry!

I have just had a substantial snack but I am still hungry. I am desperately trying not to reach for the crisps! I have found a few ways which can help to stop the hunger pangs. The first is to eat something! Obvious I know! I try to only eat a small amount to stop the hunger but not to fill me up, this can be very hard if I have already had a lot of calories in the day. I tend to have a drink. I will have a hot marmite drink if I want something savoury or a coffee with sweetener if I want something sweet. I often find this is enough to fill me up and get rid of the hunger pangs.

Calories - 22nd July

FOOD AND DRINK :

Breakfast - 165 calories
Porridge and green tea
Elevenses - 100 calories
some banana and a tomato cup a soup
Lunch - 125 calories
Quorn ham, cucumber and tomato sandwich with decaff tea
Afternoon - 100 calories
cashew nuts and decaff tea
Evening Meal - 375 calories
Vegetarian spaghetti bolognaise followed by custard and green tea
Evening Snack - 175 calories
Quorn ham sandwich
TOTAL CALORIES - 1040

EXERCISE :
45 minute slow walk

How to Lose Weight

I was reading a book yesterday about losing weight and it was based around a few basic principles:

Diets do not work
Just eat when you are hungry
Give in to your cravings but just have small amounts.

It interested me as it explained that if you only eat when you are hungry and eat what you desire, you are less likely to overeat. It said that if you try to be good and resist your cravings then you will end up eating lots of different foods because you want to get that food you are craving and may end up eating more calories than you may have done had you had what you were craving. It then said if you have what you are craving you are likely to be satisfied after having just a little bit anyway. Now this bit I found interesting. If I buy a bar of chocolate and the first mouthful is enough, I still eat the rest of the bar, I seem incapable of resisting.

Another problem I have with these rules is that because I get low blood sugar, I have to eat regularly. I am not often hungry but often get low blood sugar and if I let my blood sugar get low, I feel unwell. I have to eat before it gets low to stay well and therefore have to eat every few hours. This is why I personally find counting calories is good, I can make sure that I have lots of smaller snacks and meals.

Update

I was disappointed when I weighed yesterday and found that my weight had gone up to 10 stone 8.6 pounds despite me eating carefully the day before. Yesterday I was at my Mums house so I had little control over what I ate. I did eat a lot of fruit and vegetables but also roast potatoes, apple crumble and custard, chocolate, crisps, bread and butter and a cookie. I was pleased this morning when I had only gone up to 10 stone 9 pounds. i am determined to get my weight down to 10 stone 7 pounds by the weekend.

Calories - 20th July

FOOD AND DRINK :

Breakfast - 200 calories
Boiled egg sandwich and decaff tea
Elevenses - 150 calories
weetabix and breakfast juice
Lunch - 150 calories
tomato and cheese on toast with red pepper, carrot and cucumber sticks with a hot marmite drink and a decaff coffee
Afternoon - 75 calories
strawberries and fromage frais and cup of tea
Evening Meal - 435 calories
Quorn mince, onion, carrots, peas and stock with rice and roasted beetroot with decaff coffee
Evening Snack - 90 calories
crisps and decaff tea
TOTAL CALORIES - 950

EXERCISE :
90 minute slow walk

More Weight lost!

I was anxious this morning when I weighed. I ate well all day but about midnight my son woke up and was hungry.I could tell he had low blood sugar so we went to the kitchen and he had some buttered toast and a drink of milk. I had low blood sugar too so I had a small bowl of museli and a bit of his left over toast. I have not put this on the eating plans as I have no idea which day it would count in - as it was after midnight but I weighed afterwards. I am guessing it should have gone in yesterdays.

I get low blood sugar when it is hot weather and we were outside a lot yesterday in the sunshine. we did a lot of walking which probably helped the weight loss. Anyway when I weighed this morning I was 10 stone 8.0 pounds which was fantastic!

Calories - 19th July

FOOD AND DRINK :

Breakfast - 150 calories
Weetabix and fruit juice
Elevenses - 50 calories
some tomato, cucumber, carrot, red pepper, apple pieces and green tea
Lunch - 200 calories
pasta with home made sauce, chicken style dippers and peas
Afternoon - 100 calories
crisps and sugar free cherryade
Evening Meal - 250 calories
Quorn ham and pickle sandwiches with a lettice, tomato and cucumber salad and decaff tea
Evening Snack - 50 calories
strawberries and raspberries
TOTAL CALORIES - 800

EXERCISE :
90 minute slow walk

More Weight Loss!

Despite having a piece of buttered toast yesterday evening because I had low blood sugar, my weight was 10 stone 8.8 pounds this morning. I was so pleased I waved my arms about at 6.15 this morning!

Calories - 18th July

FOOD AND DRINK :

Breakfast - 150 calories
Porridge and green tea
Elevenses - 50 calories
Some banana
Lunch - 110 calories
Quorn ham, tomato and cucumber sandwich and green tea
Afternoon - 100 calories
banana and decaff coffee
Evening Meal - 400 calories
pasta with home made sauce, Quorn sausages and onion, mushrooms, carrots, broccoli and cabbage and decaff coffee
Evening Snack - 295 calories
crisps and decaff tea plus a slice of buttered toast
TOTAL CALORIES - 1105

EXERCISE :
30 minute slow walk

Yay!!

My weight is back down to 10 stone 9.4 pounds so I am nearly as light as I was before my naughty weekend of eating out and birthday cake! I am hoping that I can keep it off this weekend. Weekends tend to be the hardest part as we are more likely to eat out. We are going to a fete on Saturday but I will do a cooked lunch before we go and we should be home in time for a sandwich or something later so there should be no excuse to eat badly.

Recipe : Potato and Pea Curry

Potato and Pea Curry

2 medium potato
6 tbsp frozen peas
small tin butter beans
1 carrot
1 medium onion
1 tsp korma spice
1 tsp vegetable bullion powder
Fresh coriander (Optional)
salt and pepper (Optional)

Peel the potatoes and finely dice. Boil for 10 minutes. Cook the peas in the microwave. Put the butter beans, onion and chopped carrot in a saucepan and cover with water. Add the spice and stock powder and bring to the boil. Simmer for 10 minutes or until the carrots are soft. Put this mixture into a blender and add the coriander leaves, blending until smooth. Return to the saucepan and add the potatoes and peas and bring back to the boil. Season to taste and serve.

This serves two and is roughly 250 calories per serving.

Calories - 17th July

FOOD AND DRINK :

Breakfast - 150 calories
Porridge and green tea
Elevenses - 150 calories
Some banana, a chocolate bar and green tea
Lunch - 120 calories
Toasted Quorn ham sandwich with ketchup
Afternoon - 50 calories
apple and green tea
Evening Meal - 250 calories
Potato and pea curry and decaff tea
Evening Snack - 90 calories
crisps and decaff coffee
TOTAL CALORIES - 810

EXERCISE :
50 minute slow walk

Back on Target

So my weight was back down to 10 stone 10.8 pounds this morning. I feel so much better today as well, more energetic and lighter somehow. My stomach does not feel too full and heavy.

I have been thinking about my next weight target and I would have loved to have reached 10 stone 7 pounds by the weekend, but as it is Thursday already I think I really need to aim for it by next weekend.

Calories - 16th July

FOOD AND DRINK :

Breakfast - 100 calories
Weetabix and green tea
Elevenses - 40 calories
Some banana and green tea
Lunch - 150 calories
Quorn and pickle sandwich with carrot, red pepper, green pepper and cucumber sticks and green tea
Afternoon - 100 calories
Some apple and melon pieces and a drink of apple juice
Evening Meal - 375 calories
Couscous and stir fry vegetables (carrots, broccoli, red pepper, green pepper, courgette, onion).
Evening Snack - 0 calories
none
TOTAL CALORIES - 765

EXERCISE :
60 minute slow walk

Regrets...

Well it has been a busy few days. We have been out and about, eating lunch out on several occasions and having birthday scones with jam and cream. Interestingly, normally I would be able to cope with this but the last few days I have really noticed the effects of overeating. I have had a tummy ache on going to bed where I was just too full. I felt heavy and lethargic where I was eating unhealthy, fatty foods. I am actually looking forward to eating some lovely fruit and vegetables today and feeling lighter, more energetic and cleansed.

And my weight gain...was over 3 pounds. So I am now back up to 10 stone 12.6 pounds. Has I really enjoyed my indulgence I would fell happier about the weight gain but looking back, it was not that good. The first couple of scones were nice, the first half of pizza and the chips were not as good as the ones I make myself. I really need to remember that I can make healthier and tastier food than a lot of restaurants....

Tips on Weight Loss

- Try not to be greedy, remember left overs can always be enjoyed tomorrow rather than gobbled today
- Try to increase the amount of exercise you do
- If you feel hungry, have a drink. You may find the hunger goes away
- Do not let cravings go on too long as you are more likely to have a big binge, just have a small amount of what you fancy
- Do not think of it as a temporary diet but as a permanent lifestyle change or else the weight will go back on
- Try to find someone who will lose weight with you - a bit of competition can really help
- Find ways of rewarding yourself that are not food based
- Try to experiment with new ways to flavour foods so that you do not get bored
- Take pleasure in admiring your slimmer look and fitting into smaller clothes
- When you lose some weight, show off about it. You deserve to!

Weight Loss!

I am now 10 stone 9.2 pounds which is great. I am afraid that I will put on weight today though. I managed to resist having pancakes for breakfast - I cooked them for my husband and the children and just nibbled at one. I had my usual porridge but I have a large picnic ready for lunch time and with cheese sandwiches, quorn eggs, crisps, fruit and fruit juice I am prepared for putting on some weight. I will have to take a football with us to kick around or something to try to burn some off!

Calories 12th July

FOOD AND DRINK :

Breakfast - 150 calories
Porridge and green tea
Elevenses - 160 calories
Some banana and a Thorntons diabetic chocolate fudge bar
Lunch - 100 calories
Cucumber sandwich and green tea
Afternoon - 150 calories
Some apple, a small scone with butter and green tea
Evening Meal - 600 calories
Fish, homemade chips, peas and carrots and decaff tea
Evening Snack - 0 calories

TOTAL CALORIES - 1160

EXERCISE :
120 minute slow walk
100 calories on exercise machine

Weight the same

My weight was still 10 stone 9.8 pounds this morning. It seems that whenever I have a day where I lose significant amounts of weight, I stay the same weight the next day. I am determined to stick to it today, despite the fact that I really want a certain chocolate bar from a shop that I will be walking right past later today.... I guess I will just have to sacrifice something else if I want one!

Calories - 11th July

FOOD AND DRINK :

Breakfast - 150 calories
Porridge and green tea
Elevenses - 75 calories
Small banana and green tea
Lunch - 150 calories
Cucumber and cheese sandwich with carrot sticks and a hot marmite drink
Afternoon - 50 calories
Decaff tea and an apple
Evening Meal - 350 calories
Vegetable curry (potato, chick peas, carrot, peas, onion with an indian stock cube and some fresh coriander) and a decaff tea
Evening Snack - 90 calories
crisps
TOTAL CALORIES - 865

EXERCISE :
50 minute slow walk

Over the Moon!

I am really happy today. My weight is back down to 10 stone 9.8 pounds and I had a really busy day yesterday with lots of work coming in. I usually think that i cannot concentrate on losing weight and working at the same time but I proved myself wrong yesterday which was fantastic!

Calories - 10th July

FOOD AND DRINK :

Breakfast - 150 calories
Porridge and green tea
Elevenses - 60 calories
half a very small banana, some Quorn ham slices and green tea
Lunch - 120 calories
Jam on toast and green tea
Afternoon - 50 calories
Some apple and sultanas
Evening Meal - 350 calories
pasta with home made sauce, chicken style dippers, carrots and french beans
Evening Snack - 90 calories
Crisps
TOTAL CALORIES - 820

EXERCISE :
50 minute slow walk

Lose Weight without a Diet

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Weight Gain....

As I suspected, I put on weight after eating scones that I made with the children and then going to my Mums yesterday. My weight this morning was 10 stone 11 pounds, which is very disappointing. I know I should have been more careful and could have eaten a lot less but I did enjoy it, so at least was something. I just have to work hard again before the weekend to see if I take some off before we have a picnic with friends on Sunday and a meal out on Monday (and potentially eating out quite a bit during that week).

Calories - 8th July

FOOD AND DRINK :

Breakfast - 150 calories
Porridge and green tea
Elevenses - 60 calories
half a very small banana, red grape juice and green tea
Lunch - 170 calories
Scrambled egg on toast with hot marmite drink
Afternoon - 140 calories
Crisps and a ryvita
Evening Meal - 400 calories
Stir fry carrots, onion, pepper, broccoli, french beans with couscous and fish fingers with 2 cups decaff tea
Evening Snack - 900 calories
3 scones with butter and jam and decaff tea
TOTAL CALORIES - 1820

EXERCISE :
50 minute slow walk
300 calories burned on exercise machine

Today's Weight

Today my weight had gone down just a touch at 10 stone 9.6 pounds. I am hoping it will go down a bit more today as I will be visiting my Mum tomorrow and so will have less control over what I will be eating.

Calories - 7th July

FOOD AND DRINK :

Breakfast - 150 calories
Porridge and green tea
Elevenses - 40 calories
half a small banana and green tea
Lunch - 200 calories
quorn ham and pickle sandwich with cucumber and some pine nuts and decaff tea
Afternoon - 50 calories
apple and sultanas and decaff tea
Evening Meal - 450 calories
pasta with home made sauce, qourn sausages with onion and ketchup, carrots and broccoli and decaff tea
Evening Snack - 90 calories
crisps and decaff tea
TOTAL CALORIES - 980

EXERCISE :
50 minute slow walk

Weight Today

Today I weighed 10 stone 9.8 pounds. I have gone up a little bit but still in the 10 stone 9 range which is great. Probably due to the fact that I didn't go out for a walk yesterday ... what with me being glued to the Wimbledon final! I will be going out for my normal walk with the children soon.

Calories - 6th July

FOOD AND DRINK :

Breakfast - 95 calories
Weetabix and green tea
Elevenses - 95 calories
Crisps
Lunch - 275 calories
Toast and jam and a Cadbury's Highlights bar and decaff tea
Afternoon - 40 calories
diluted orange juice and sultanas
Evening Meal - 450 calories
Stir fry vegetables and rice with chicken style dippers
Evening Snack - calories
none
TOTAL CALORIES - 955

So Happy!

My weight today was 10 stone 9.4 pounds. I am so pleased - especially after my fish and chip supper last night! Although I was still just on 1200 calories, I was concerned that I would not have lost any weight. I think that my time of the month helped me lose a bit too!

Calories - 5th July

FOOD AND DRINK :

Breakfast - 150 calories
Porridge and green tea
Elevenses - 80 calories
small banana
Lunch - 220 calories
mushrooms on toast and a cheese sandwich with a cup of decaff tea
Afternoon - 150 calories
apple and sultanas with fromage frais and red grape, raspberry and cherry juice
Evening Meal - 600 calories
Fish, chips, peas, carrots and cabbage with decaff tea
Evening Snack - calories

TOTAL CALORIES - 1200

EXERCISE :
50 minute slow walk

Today's Weight

This morning I weighed exactly 10 stone 10 pounds. I am so happy with how things are going. I can fit comfortably into most of my clothes now and I have realised that in the 68 days that I have been dieting, I have lost 1 stone and 1 pound which is an average of 1.5 pounds a week which is a pretty good amount. Obviously it would be fantastic to wave a magic wand and lose all the weight at once but health experts do say that 1-2 pounds a week is a safe way to lose weight. I hope that the steady progress will help me to keep the weight off. my weight was 12.5 stone last summer so I have lost almost 2 stone in a year which is great and I feel so much better for it - I even opened my coat in town today and was not embarrassed that the size of my tummy made me look pregnant.

Calories - 4th July

FOOD AND DRINK :

Breakfast - 150 calories
Porridge and green tea
Elevenses - 100 calories
small banana and diluted red grape juice
Lunch - 150 calories
Quorn ham and mushroom sandwich with some cucumber and decaff tea
Afternoon - 50 calories
apple and green tea
Evening Meal - 400 calories
Vegetable and lentil stew (carrots, onion, potato, lentils, peas, cabbage, stock) and fromage frais and decaff tea
Evening Snack - calories
Weetabix and decaff tea
TOTAL CALORIES - 950

EXERCISE :
50 minute slow walk

Back on target

My weight is back to 10 stone 10.8 pounds now which is great. I was looking at my favourite trousers yesterday and hopefully I should be able to fit in them again soon which will be really great! I might even treat myself to something nice to wear soon.

Vegetable Lasagne

50g lasagne sheets
2 bell peppers
2 onions
1 courgette
6 small mushrooms
1 tsp sun-dried tomato paste
1 tsp vegetable stock powder
125g grated cheese
1/2 tbsp flour
100ml milk

Peel and chop one onion and also chop a pepper and courgette. Put in a microwavable bowl, adding 4 tbsp water and cook for one minute bursts until soft. Put into a blender (with the cooking liquid) with the sun-dried tomato paste and stock powder and blitz until smooth. Put the milk and flour in a saucpan over a low heat and whisk. Cook until it comes to the boil and is smooth. Chop the vegetables and put each into a separate microwavable dish with a tbsp of water and cook for one minute each.

Now assemble the dish. Put some of the vegetable sauce on the bottom of an oven proof dish and put some lasagne on top. Then layer up with vegetables and lasagne, making sure that there is a layer of vegetable sauce each side of each lasagne sheet. Once you have finished pour the white sauce over the top and sprinkle the cheese on the top. Cook in a preheated 180 degree oven for 30 minutes.

The dish is about 570 calories and serves two (small portions).

Calories - 3rd July

FOOD AND DRINK :

Breakfast - 150 calories
Porridge and green tea
Elevenses - 75 calories
banana, apple and strawberries and green tea
Lunch - 125 calories
Quorn ham and pickle sandwich with some cucumber and decaff tea
Afternoon - 100 calories
Dried apricots and green tea
Evening Meal - 350 calories
Vegetable Lasagne, strawberries and fromage frais and decaff tea
Evening Snack - 123 calories
3 ryvita
TOTAL CALORIES - 923

EXERCISE :
50 minute slow walk

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I Lost Weight!

I really wanted to lose weight yesterday but after eating a lot of custard I was worried that I would not! However, I lost almost half a pound - making my weight 11 stone 11.2 pounds.

Calories - 2nd July

FOOD AND DRINK :

Breakfast - 150 calories
Porridge and green tea
Elevenses - 60 calories
banana and green tea
Lunch - 150 calories
Quorn ham and pickle sandwich with some cucumber with dried apricots and a glass water
Afternoon - 110 calories
2 oatcakes and dilutes red grape juice
Evening Meal - 425 calories
potato wedges, veggie burger, onions, carrots and peas followed by a bowl of custard and a decaff tea
Evening Snack - 100 calories
crisps and green tea
TOTAL CALORIES - 995

EXERCISE :
50 minute slow walk
20 minute slow walk

Weight Gain Again!

I knew that I was likely to gain weight yesterday after making a pizza, eating some cake, eating so much in the evening that I thought I was going to burst and doing no exercise. I put on exactly one pound which means I went up to 10 stone 11.8 pounds. I am working hard at it today though as I do not want this to be like my next target - where it took ages before I could move below it.

Today's Weight

My weight stayed the same. I was hoping to have lost a bit more as I am baking today as I have visitors for lunch. I will just have to be very careful in the amount that I eat!