Lesley's Diary - Page 4

mumandnana · #61 16-09-2010, 12:55

Hi Lesley, .8 wow wow wow !! Please be good and don't eat anything wrong and sabotage yourself.What if you were to tip into the major hungries and have to delay because of deviating? It would be very hard on you.See you in refeed land SOON. Have a super day. XXX

forfreddie · #62 17-09-2010, 08:47

Thanks for the advice Lesley. Maintenance is a whole different ball game which I think I will just have to approach with caution.
Think I need to view myself as the carb equivalent of a recovering alcoholic (carboholic?) and steer clear of things that trigger me into an out of control eating spiral.
Just hanging out to start refeed now!!!
Hope you're nearly there too.

ff

winghama · #63 17-09-2010, 13:22

Hi Lesley,

Sorry I haven't stopped by for a while, been a little distracted with a 'little' earthquake and some horrid aftershocks - which we are still getting!

Well done on what you have achieved so far, and I am really looking forward to following your success in refeed and maintenance.

Andrea

Never Give Up · #64 17-09-2010, 20:45

Hi m & N - I'm not at the hungries just yet, which is a bit of a worry. I feel really stressed too, and I'm trying to keep that under control. But being snappy is a sign too...Anyway i think I'll set my sights on next thursday to start refeed for now. I'll weigh and measure on sunday, and see how that goes. I have lost more - got into smaller jeans, which I was pretty pleased about!

I've got lots to do, but somethings I find more stressful than others, so I'll do the easier things - at least I'm doing something! I've been good today - have another litre to drink, but have eaten everything, so I can go to bed in good time tonight. and I'm looking forward to that, but I want to read the forum - haven't had a chance this last week.
Hi FF - yes, I didnt think too much about maintenance the first two times, but now I do - I try to think, what will a typical day/week be like? I really just want to eat well, and stay in control - the yo-yoing that I've done before is really bad - for your self esteem (beating yourself up/panicing when the scales go up/thinking fat thoughts) as well as your body. And I think we'll be doing refeed together!

Yay! I reckon you might be there before me though...but I won't be far behind

Hi Andrea - had a look at your pics - you look FANTASTIC! And you're so brave to post them. I might do some too - have to take them, then work out how to post them. Have fun shopping! Great to hear about your new things - it's so exciting. I've found one way to lose your appetite is trying on clothes - especially when the small sizes fit lol! - you could while away several hours without even trying. I've go so many clothes it takes me a few hours to try them all on - often end up frozen on the outside, but i don't really notice until I have to stop and do something else!

have a great weekend everyone - will post again Sunday...Lesley

Never Give Up · #65 19-09-2010, 08:59

Well, sunday is here, and I've measured and weighed (in that order) and had breaky - was pretty hungry this morning. Lost 1.1 (coulda been more, but for the.... big 'D'....)and 6cms, also, I lost 5 last week. I am nearly at my start of refeed measurements from last time. I've been very uneasy/unhappy - I think it's been bec. I haven't been that hungry, and I've subconsciously been worried about when I'll start refeed. I felt hungry yesterday later in the day, and I was relieved. silly really, bec I'm around the refeed weight, so it's gonna happen very soon anyway! the way I feel right now, almost anything upsets me and throws me off balance...I'll get there, and it will be all good.

Looked at my refeed planner last night - I've pencilled in what I've frozen, and last night, erased and re-wrote neatly, plus put in the veg amounts, and circled them, so I can look at it and see quickly what I need. Have to work out the last 4/5days yet - add this, reduce that... have to try to get my head around it now, or I won't know what I'm doing when I get there! wrote little shopping lists and the amounts I need on a post it note, and stuck it to the bottom of the appropriate page, so I can look quickly through, and know what extra i need to buy. Saw flathead tails in the market the other day, and I thought I CAN HAVE THEM IN REFEED!! yesss. so they're on the list! and have seen cherries too - expensive, but I don't need much, so that's ok. Think I can afford 80gm...lol. AND there was a glut of strawberrys this week and they were so cheap! I was tempted to make jam even...$1 for a double size punnet and they were massive strawbs! So I washed and cleaned them, and put a bit of icing sugar and handed them out to the boys...(senior burger said I should have left the icing sugar - so it's good he's tasting his food more now...) Also made banana cake again (think I'll leave bananas for a week, and whats the bet, when i can have them, they'll all be eating MINE....have to hide them, just in case lol!) AND didn't eat the crumbs - was tempted mind you...and was tempted to eat the bits of cheese left from the pizza my son made at work, but I quickly swept them into the compost...

my new goal weight range from the web site is 57-60kg, so I might reset my goal to 57. I reckon I could be there next week - refeed is looking good for thursday i think - not set in concrete mind you....

Have monday off - no work, so I'll get busy and make some jam I think - I'll have more room in my freezer then, and maybe the quince paste - those quinces in the fridge won't last much longer....and might get out in the garden and plant some seeds...have a great week everyone!!

Lesley

mumandnana · #66 20-09-2010, 08:54

Hi Lesley, you are so organized ! Clever girl.Have a great week and see you any time now over yonder.

XXX

lil_doll · #67 20-09-2010, 12:18

Yeh, wow, you are majorly organised!!

xMissy

Never Give Up · #68 22-09-2010, 07:32

Hi Missy and M & N - yes, I remember how crazy it gets at the end - and I really want to do it right this time - no deviating. And I wanted to mix things up properly - although just reading over the protein mixing is making my stomach do backflips! Oh well, if I can't cope, I'll just get a bit more of what ever so it's all one protein. I'm still feeling ok, not starving just yet - did a peek weigh this morning, and i'm 57.7, but I won't start RF today - the 10kg club is tomorrow. I would like to start next monday at the latest. I read somewhere on the forum that if you are really hungry before you start RF, you do better in maintenance, and I from my last 2 experiences, I think that could be true. I'm going to start my refeed diary today with a little piece I've written to get me in a better frame of mind...I'll update my ticker tomorrow, have a GGGGGRRRREAT DAY EVERYONE!

fundabewith · #69 23-09-2010, 09:24

Hiya..

Thanks for visiting me, it certainly put a smile on my dial this morning.

Wow - very organised and determined, you go girl.

I bet you feel healthy and great right about now and seriously what is the saying "third time lucky" personally I don't think it is luck I think it has everything to do with "never giving up" I am sure that you have it in the bag.

Yes you are right - need stop the insanity with the weighing each day and going back to the measuring I find though that it keeps me on track better is all when I need to get momentum again. I know that I just need to stay on plan and keep moving and with time all will be right again.

Good luck with your re-feed and thanks again for popping by my diary.

Have a great day!

Cheers,

Fun

Never Give Up · #70 24-09-2010, 21:24

Hi fun, just posted in your diary

I'm starting refeed tomorrow - yay!

I had wanted to start sunday, but I've had a pretty average week - suffered with the 'not sleeping" - got about 6 hours or less since Tuesday - wasn't starving hungry, but obviously the not sleeping was a stronger sign to start refeed. thursday was an absolute shocker - lucky I was home - could hardly think straight, headache (from lack of sleep) - as bad if not worse than jet lag.

Felt dreadful. had heaps i wanted to do, so I just plugged away at things and got a few things done. Rang the clinic thursday arvo, and she said 'start tomorrow", but I wanted a quiet day, so I'm starting saturday. She also said to take double dose of the minerals and vits and that helped too.
I'm going to weigh and measure tomorrow, and then sunday as usual. I think in maintenance I'll stick with sunday weigh and measure and thursday weigh - have to keep tabs on things! funny thinking about maintenance - it will be a bit like coming home to something that's been exciting, fun, challenging and in the end rewarding...to dull old routine. Like the air's been let out of the balloon (no pun intended! lol) Well, I'll just have to PUMP IT UP AGAIN by enjoying my new little bod haha,

have a great weekend everyone!

fundabewith · #71 27-09-2010, 08:58

CONGRATULATIONS!

YEAH - refeed.... you go girl!

New body.....

Thanks for your post in my diary... Bless.

Good luck with maintenance, something tells me you don't need it and you have it in the bag.

Cheers,

Fun