alarkaspree daily check-in
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alarkaspree daily check-in
This is day 10 for me on the no-S diet, so far I've had one failure which was entirely predictable - my cousin was in town for one night only and we went out to a swanky restaurant. It wasn't terrible though, I had a 2 1/2 course meal but the plates were small.
I'm planning to track my meals and also exercise here - I'm working out a daily exercise schedule involving abs work, push ups, handstands against the wall and bridges.
And wednesdays are going to be slightly modified because I do a gymnastics class at 8pm. I can't do it on a full stomach or on an empty stomach, so I'm going to have a light early dinner and a small healthy snack after I finish.
So - Wednesday (day 9)
Toast with peanut butter, apple
Tomato soup with ham sandwich & carrot sticks
Leftover egg fried rice
2 oatcakes
Success - no S
Success - exercise (gym class)
I'm planning to track my meals and also exercise here - I'm working out a daily exercise schedule involving abs work, push ups, handstands against the wall and bridges.
And wednesdays are going to be slightly modified because I do a gymnastics class at 8pm. I can't do it on a full stomach or on an empty stomach, so I'm going to have a light early dinner and a small healthy snack after I finish.
So - Wednesday (day 9)
Toast with peanut butter, apple
Tomato soup with ham sandwich & carrot sticks
Leftover egg fried rice
2 oatcakes
Success - no S
Success - exercise (gym class)
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Thursday
Thursday, day 11
Breakfast fruit with yogurt, bread and marmite
Lunch - chicken stirfry
Dinner - spinach and feta pie with roasted veg
Success - no s
Failure - exercise. Was very sore from gym Wednesday night though.
I am still getting hungry between meals, but I know it is just because I was in the habit of having so many snacks before. Planning and cooking a nice lunch was a big help yesterday, it seems meals are more psychologically satisfying if I spend a little time assembling them.
Going out for a run now!
Breakfast fruit with yogurt, bread and marmite
Lunch - chicken stirfry
Dinner - spinach and feta pie with roasted veg
Success - no s
Failure - exercise. Was very sore from gym Wednesday night though.
I am still getting hungry between meals, but I know it is just because I was in the habit of having so many snacks before. Planning and cooking a nice lunch was a big help yesterday, it seems meals are more psychologically satisfying if I spend a little time assembling them.
Going out for a run now!
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Friday
Friday - day 12
No S - success
Exercise - 45 minute run, 10 mins abs
Breakfast - yogurt, fruit compote & granola
Lunch - tomato soup with roast veg & chickpeas
Dinner - beef stir fry with noodles
No S - success
Exercise - 45 minute run, 10 mins abs
Breakfast - yogurt, fruit compote & granola
Lunch - tomato soup with roast veg & chickpeas
Dinner - beef stir fry with noodles
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Monday March 8th,
no S - failure. Did not manage to resist the cheese I served to our dinner guests.
exercise - 50 minute swim - 1900 yards, strange number. Try 2000 next time!
Breakfast - fruit with yogurt
Lunch - bean casserole with green beans
Dinner - roast chicken with mashed potatoes and asparagus, followed by yummy but naughty cheese.
Another challenging evening ahead today - book club complete with wine and snacks. I will avoid both, as one tends to lead to the other...
no S - failure. Did not manage to resist the cheese I served to our dinner guests.
exercise - 50 minute swim - 1900 yards, strange number. Try 2000 next time!
Breakfast - fruit with yogurt
Lunch - bean casserole with green beans
Dinner - roast chicken with mashed potatoes and asparagus, followed by yummy but naughty cheese.
Another challenging evening ahead today - book club complete with wine and snacks. I will avoid both, as one tends to lead to the other...
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Tuesday
Breakfast - oatmeal
Lunch - bean casserole with rice
Dinner - smoked pork chop with new potatoes, carrots and broccoli
No S - success
Exercise - rest day
I am very pleased with my success yesterday evening. I sat for 3 hours at my book club meeting with a huge plate of brownies and a bowl of peanuts right in front of me. I could smell them. But I did not eat them.
Breakfast - oatmeal
Lunch - bean casserole with rice
Dinner - smoked pork chop with new potatoes, carrots and broccoli
No S - success
Exercise - rest day
I am very pleased with my success yesterday evening. I sat for 3 hours at my book club meeting with a huge plate of brownies and a bowl of peanuts right in front of me. I could smell them. But I did not eat them.
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Wednesday March 10
No S - success
Exercise - success, gymnastics class
Breakfast - blueberries with yogurt, slice of toast
Lunch - pea and ham soup, slice of bread and butter
Dinner - tuna & bean salad
Post-gym snack (I allow on gym class nights) - apple, crackers, piece of brie
I did not include enough vegetables today, I do better with this when I plan my meals better so need to pay more attention to that.
This is starting to feel easier now. I am not craving sweet things nearly as much. And I am looking forward to my meals, and feeling no guilt about them. I think there's some cutting down to be done in future but will take my time.
Exercise - success, gymnastics class
Breakfast - blueberries with yogurt, slice of toast
Lunch - pea and ham soup, slice of bread and butter
Dinner - tuna & bean salad
Post-gym snack (I allow on gym class nights) - apple, crackers, piece of brie
I did not include enough vegetables today, I do better with this when I plan my meals better so need to pay more attention to that.
This is starting to feel easier now. I am not craving sweet things nearly as much. And I am looking forward to my meals, and feeling no guilt about them. I think there's some cutting down to be done in future but will take my time.
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Thursday
Thursday 11th March
I finished off my son's fruit salad at lunch today. Why did I do that? I think it's because I don't like wasting food, so now that my snack cravings are diminishing my new most challenging time is the children's dinner. I used to eat so much of their leftovers sometimes that I was full before I even started on my own dinner.
Anyway, I have to record a failure. I tried to convince myself that a fruit salad failure was not that bad. But I need to be honest with myself, and nobody else is reading this.
No S - failure
Exercise - nothing in particular, but walked around central park all morning at 3-year-old pace
Breakfast - oatmeal with almonds
Lunch - roast chicken sandwich with green salad, fruit salad
Dinner - pasta with broccoli and sundried tomatoes
I finished off my son's fruit salad at lunch today. Why did I do that? I think it's because I don't like wasting food, so now that my snack cravings are diminishing my new most challenging time is the children's dinner. I used to eat so much of their leftovers sometimes that I was full before I even started on my own dinner.
Anyway, I have to record a failure. I tried to convince myself that a fruit salad failure was not that bad. But I need to be honest with myself, and nobody else is reading this.
No S - failure
Exercise - nothing in particular, but walked around central park all morning at 3-year-old pace
Breakfast - oatmeal with almonds
Lunch - roast chicken sandwich with green salad, fruit salad
Dinner - pasta with broccoli and sundried tomatoes
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Friday 12th
Breakfast - oatmeal
Lunch - carrot and beetroot salad, slice of bread
Dinner - turkey chili with rice
No S - success
Exercise - core strength class
Lunch - carrot and beetroot salad, slice of bread
Dinner - turkey chili with rice
No S - success
Exercise - core strength class
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Monday March 15th
Monday
Breakfast - plum, cherries and yogurt
Lunch - turkey chili and rice
Dinner - thai chicken curry
No S - success
Exercise - 45 minute swim
Breakfast - plum, cherries and yogurt
Lunch - turkey chili and rice
Dinner - thai chicken curry
No S - success
Exercise - 45 minute swim
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Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday...
Oh dear. 3 failure days in a row.
Tuesday I was fine all day but went out for dinner with some other moms from my daughter's class and had a guacamole appetizer.
Wednesday I thought I was going to gymnastics class so had a snack at 6pm. Then my husband didn't get home until too late, so I ate with him.
So both of those were minor infringements, I feel okay about them.
Today I went slightly snack-happy between the kids' dinner time and mine. I ate some leftover enchilada and then I had that 'well I've failed now, might as well go crazy' thing. Which hasn't happened to me before.
Okay so tomorrow we are going on vacation and it's going to be hard to stick with this. Tomorrow is a travelling day and I think my plan is going to be fruit before heading to the airport, brunch at the airport, some kind of meal at the next airport, supper at my parents' house when we finally get there. That's technically 4 meals but I think that's the way tomorrow has to be.
Tuesday I was fine all day but went out for dinner with some other moms from my daughter's class and had a guacamole appetizer.
Wednesday I thought I was going to gymnastics class so had a snack at 6pm. Then my husband didn't get home until too late, so I ate with him.
So both of those were minor infringements, I feel okay about them.
Today I went slightly snack-happy between the kids' dinner time and mine. I ate some leftover enchilada and then I had that 'well I've failed now, might as well go crazy' thing. Which hasn't happened to me before.
Okay so tomorrow we are going on vacation and it's going to be hard to stick with this. Tomorrow is a travelling day and I think my plan is going to be fruit before heading to the airport, brunch at the airport, some kind of meal at the next airport, supper at my parents' house when we finally get there. That's technically 4 meals but I think that's the way tomorrow has to be.
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I have been backsliding badly.
Tomorrow I'm starting properly again.
I just don't feel optimistic about it though. When I first started I felt so optimistic and for three weeks it really went well. I felt like it was getting easier, and I didn't mind being hungry, I would think about having a snack and just ... not have one. I seem to have just lost my willpower.
Okay. Five days of successful no-S-ing. Go.
Tomorrow I'm starting properly again.
I just don't feel optimistic about it though. When I first started I felt so optimistic and for three weeks it really went well. I felt like it was getting easier, and I didn't mind being hungry, I would think about having a snack and just ... not have one. I seem to have just lost my willpower.
Okay. Five days of successful no-S-ing. Go.
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Friday May 14th
Success.
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Week of May 17
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Week of May 17
Huh. Okay
Monday - Success
Tuesday - Failure (minor snackage before dinner)
Wednesday - Success
Thursday - Success
Monday - Success
Tuesday - Failure (minor snackage before dinner)
Wednesday - Success
Thursday - Success
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