When anyone loses weight you only ever hear about the positive effects this has. But I have discovered some negative side effects which I wasn't expecting.
Feeling cold!!
I have never felt so cold, so often. I regularly wear a cardigan now and normally long sleeves, unless it's above 25°c. It's obvious why I should feel so cold but something I never thought about. I've lost my cavity wall insulation!
It's only September and i'm already cold most of the time, so am def going to have to get a lovely warm winter wardrobe. But I'm worried about how cold I'll feel when it's really cold & snowing.
Due to feeling cold the heating has been on more than normal. I would put on more clothes, but I don't have any sort of winter clothes yet. This winter is going to cost more than normal :0(
Right, where are my fleece gloves.....?
Today I went to a huge family lunch. We were just about to leave and my son and I were standing to the side. My dad was walking towards us. Then he giggled and came up to me. He said that he was looking at this girl smiling at him and was trying to think who it was. Then he realised it was me. He said that I look so different now, he didn't actually recognise me....his own daughter.
Ok so that's not really negative - but I just wanted to share.
Sunday, 23 September 2012
My TV free week - Sunday
8.40am
Just had some fruit for breakfast - apple, nectarine & blueberries. Needed something low calorie as going out for a family reunion at a vegetarian Indian buffet restaurant. So I don't hold much hope for tomorrow's weigh-in. I have actually weighed in today too but I will wait to see what tomorrows weigh-in brings.
Not sure how much exercise I'm going to do today if any. At the moment my aim is to do something this evening.
6.15pm
Just got back from lunch in London. Had 1 plate of main and a bowl of pudding. The problem is that Indian sweets/desserts are incredibly sweet....and totally delicious. They had Gulab Jaman which is my favourite Indian pudding. I had 2 of them and felt totally stuffed. I have allowed just under 1,000 calories for lunch because I'm not sure how much ghee they would have used. Going to just have some toast tonight so that I don't start snacking.
9.15pm
Ok so no exercise tonight and have watched TV - oops ;0) I had my toast and going to get an early night.
This week I have definitely done more exercise this week. Which was my main aim. Plus I've spent some quality time with my husband. So overall I think the week has been a success.
Just had some fruit for breakfast - apple, nectarine & blueberries. Needed something low calorie as going out for a family reunion at a vegetarian Indian buffet restaurant. So I don't hold much hope for tomorrow's weigh-in. I have actually weighed in today too but I will wait to see what tomorrows weigh-in brings.
Not sure how much exercise I'm going to do today if any. At the moment my aim is to do something this evening.
6.15pm
Just got back from lunch in London. Had 1 plate of main and a bowl of pudding. The problem is that Indian sweets/desserts are incredibly sweet....and totally delicious. They had Gulab Jaman which is my favourite Indian pudding. I had 2 of them and felt totally stuffed. I have allowed just under 1,000 calories for lunch because I'm not sure how much ghee they would have used. Going to just have some toast tonight so that I don't start snacking.
9.15pm
Ok so no exercise tonight and have watched TV - oops ;0) I had my toast and going to get an early night.
This week I have definitely done more exercise this week. Which was my main aim. Plus I've spent some quality time with my husband. So overall I think the week has been a success.
Saturday, 22 September 2012
My TV free week - Saturday
9.45pm
Took my son out for a little walk to a local shop this morning.
But generally failed on the whole no tv thing tonight. So no other exercise today.
Been ok on food today although my son & I did have some malteasers for pudding tonight. But I didn't eat all of them and I've counted all the calories.
Took my son out for a little walk to a local shop this morning.
But generally failed on the whole no tv thing tonight. So no other exercise today.
Been ok on food today although my son & I did have some malteasers for pudding tonight. But I didn't eat all of them and I've counted all the calories.
Friday, 21 September 2012
Hairy Dieters
Some of you may have heard of The Hairy Bikers, chef duo in the UK. They recently did a series called The Hairy Dieters. The tv show had about 6 or so episodes.
Both of them were over weight and they wanted to shift some pounds. As chefs they wanted to lose weight, but to still eat great tasting food. So their goal was to replicate everyday good wholesome meals with less calories.
My husband and I watched the series and really liked it. They made some really good dishes. And they both list approx 3 stones each, by cutting down on calories & exercising more. To follow the series they released a cookbook - The Hairy Dieters. I thought that this may just be the cookbook of all cookbooks!!
My sister very kindly bought me the book. I looked though it and couldn't wait to get started. The first meal I made was chicken & ham tangle pie. Well, let me tell you, this was simply the best pie I've ever eaten. It was so delicious and so low in calories. I've made many recipes from the book now including skinny lasagne (pic attached with nice big salad), skinny lemon cupcakes, lamb tagine, paprika chicken and sweet & sour chicken. We had the sweet & sour chicken tonight (see attached pic). It really tasted just like the stuff you get from a takeaway. I've always steered clear of cooking any Chinese food, but I couldn't believe how incredibly easy it was to make.
If you're trying to lose weight by cutting calories I cannot recommend this book enough. The flavours are divine and the recipes have easy to follow steps with a photo of the end result.
Both of them were over weight and they wanted to shift some pounds. As chefs they wanted to lose weight, but to still eat great tasting food. So their goal was to replicate everyday good wholesome meals with less calories.
My husband and I watched the series and really liked it. They made some really good dishes. And they both list approx 3 stones each, by cutting down on calories & exercising more. To follow the series they released a cookbook - The Hairy Dieters. I thought that this may just be the cookbook of all cookbooks!!
My sister very kindly bought me the book. I looked though it and couldn't wait to get started. The first meal I made was chicken & ham tangle pie. Well, let me tell you, this was simply the best pie I've ever eaten. It was so delicious and so low in calories. I've made many recipes from the book now including skinny lasagne (pic attached with nice big salad), skinny lemon cupcakes, lamb tagine, paprika chicken and sweet & sour chicken. We had the sweet & sour chicken tonight (see attached pic). It really tasted just like the stuff you get from a takeaway. I've always steered clear of cooking any Chinese food, but I couldn't believe how incredibly easy it was to make.
If you're trying to lose weight by cutting calories I cannot recommend this book enough. The flavours are divine and the recipes have easy to follow steps with a photo of the end result.
My TV free week - Friday
9.20pm
Totally forgot to say that yesterday I actually did watch tv. I was all set to do some light exercise in the evening but I had a very bad hip pain. But I figured 1 day of rest in the week is ok.
Today I also watched some tv. I know what you're thinking....no tv week's not going so well for me. But I watched the tv at the gym whilst on bike, treadmill & cross trainer.
Lunch time today I had a sleep while my son was sleeping which was lovely.
Food today has been ok. Although I did have a very small bar of chocolate this morning as well as a chocolate krispie cake my friend's little boy made. But I added it all onto my food diary. I made sweet & sour chicken and rice for dinner which I've written about in my post called Hairy Dieters.
Really pleased with how my week is going so far. Been moving so much more than I have for the last few months. If I carry on like this until Christmas, I could possibly lose loads more.
Totally forgot to say that yesterday I actually did watch tv. I was all set to do some light exercise in the evening but I had a very bad hip pain. But I figured 1 day of rest in the week is ok.
Today I also watched some tv. I know what you're thinking....no tv week's not going so well for me. But I watched the tv at the gym whilst on bike, treadmill & cross trainer.
Lunch time today I had a sleep while my son was sleeping which was lovely.
Food today has been ok. Although I did have a very small bar of chocolate this morning as well as a chocolate krispie cake my friend's little boy made. But I added it all onto my food diary. I made sweet & sour chicken and rice for dinner which I've written about in my post called Hairy Dieters.
Really pleased with how my week is going so far. Been moving so much more than I have for the last few months. If I carry on like this until Christmas, I could possibly lose loads more.
Thursday, 20 September 2012
My TV free week - Thursday
10pm
I haven't managed to do any exercise today but I have been very good with my food.
I haven't managed to do any exercise today but I have been very good with my food.
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
My TV free week - Wednesday
2.15pm
Feeling really rough this morning. I now have a full-blown cold and possibly sinusitis. I was meant to be going for a walk this morning but didn't want to pass on my germs to my friend. Instead I went to the gym. While I was working out my nose was really clear but now it's blocked again. Anywho, managed to do 10 mins bike, 9 mins cross trainer, 25 mins treadmill & 15 mins swim. Was gonna swim for longer but I just couldn't do it with my cold. So pretty pleased with that. I think that's all I'm going to do today.
Just made chicken Caesar salad for lunch and it was so yummy all for under 190 calories :0) saving my calories for dinner tonight. Going to do some sort of exercise this evening, but not decided yet.
8.50pm
No more exercise tonight. Sinus' are completely blocked and feeling really yucky. Glad I got a workout in early today.
Feeling really rough this morning. I now have a full-blown cold and possibly sinusitis. I was meant to be going for a walk this morning but didn't want to pass on my germs to my friend. Instead I went to the gym. While I was working out my nose was really clear but now it's blocked again. Anywho, managed to do 10 mins bike, 9 mins cross trainer, 25 mins treadmill & 15 mins swim. Was gonna swim for longer but I just couldn't do it with my cold. So pretty pleased with that. I think that's all I'm going to do today.
Just made chicken Caesar salad for lunch and it was so yummy all for under 190 calories :0) saving my calories for dinner tonight. Going to do some sort of exercise this evening, but not decided yet.
8.50pm
No more exercise tonight. Sinus' are completely blocked and feeling really yucky. Glad I got a workout in early today.
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