I have been so busy in the past few weeks that I really have not had time to do anything – including strictly watch what I have been eating. At this time of year as you can image that has included having to eat at Christmas functions and visits with friends etc.

I was so busy because I took on a rush commission for one of our national institutions. They required stuff before the opening of an exhibition so, foolishly, I said “sure no problem”, and busted my gut to get things finished. So with all the tempting eating locations coupled with the stress of this commission, school ending for the year, Christmas tomorrow … Diet? What diet?

Consequently my weight has fluctuated from 102.9 up to 104.3 and back again. I was 103.0 kg this morning. So the damage has not been that bad. I have unfortunately not done nearly enough exercise, or even my “regular” exercise over this period so I’m not sure if the staying stable in weight has been fat increase with muscle loss or just staying stationery. I’m not sure I want to check with the scales.

We leave on Boxing day for a 10 day road trip holiday to visit family about the country. It will be interesting to see how I pull up after that!

Marry Christmas to you all. Don’t stress about eating all the right, or not eating all the wrong things. Take your cheat day Christmas as totally guilt free and enjoy the holiday season.

Susy

This has been a bad week! I have been nearly 40 days on this diet and this morning I weighted 99.3 kg! Not great!

So what’s been happening well it’s funny how you lose your motivation when things aren’t happening.  I have been doing the kettlebells every day and I have noticed shape change in my arms but it has been hard to stick to the diet!

I do actually think that I probably don’t eat often enough and then I get really hungry early afternoon and frankly peanuts are my weakness!   I know I should probably eat every 4 hours but sometimes I go 6 or more hours.  In the mornings I have changed and I am now having a protein shack with about 15gms of protein within 1 hour of waking up but sometimes that’s all I have till lunch besides my 1 coffee!!! If I am hungry I tend to drink more water but I haven’t worked out a snack type meal yet!

What do you eat when you are snacking! I know Tim says carrots but it’s just not the sane.  Please can anyone help me!!!!!!

Ok moving forward this weekend we are going away so it’s going to blow everything out of the water because we are staying at a friend’s house.  I am going to try and be good but I really can’t go through the whole diet thing as we are only there for 2 days!  What does that mean well 2 days of cheating! Ha that’s a laugh I have been cheating a ll week….. It has been hot here and red wine just doesn’t cut it….i must have beer…. I know I know it’s not on the diet but…….

So wish me luck for the weekend I am actually looking forward to it and there will be no weighing for 2 days which is kind of scary but I am sure I’ll survive!

Jo

That is a very good question I was speaking to a lady today who has lost 40 kg in the last 2 yrs and she said to me that what helped her was listening to her body and to work out why it is that she actually eats.  How we didn’t get in to details because I don’t know her that well but it did make me think about that very question!

Have you ever asked a naturally thin person what they think about food?  Well I have and the thing is THEY DON’T THINK ABOUT FOOD!

Light Bulb!!!!! I think about food a lot!!!!!!

Why well that I am still trying to work out.  Is it because I am actually hungry on this diet?  Is it because I don’t eat enough on this diet? Or because I am bored? Or maybe because I’m stressed? Or just because I have always thought about food……And I have always been fat?

Well that’s not exactly true I think that I really started to put the weight on after about 14 when I got a part time job and had some cash to spend!  I have since then been 70 kg twice once when I was 19 and then right before I got married at 32! Pretty said really….

The thing is in my 20’s I was about 85 kg for 10 yrs then I lost the weight for my wedding and since then I have managed to pile the weight on.

But back to my original question why do I eat well I just haven’t figures that out yet so maybe that’s my problem.

As for weight loss the week…very very very slow I was up then down then up again like the last few weeks and finally today I was 98.3 kg!  But tomorrow is cheat day so we will start the cycle again!

Jo

Slowly slowly – that is what is happening. Off a bit on a bit but the trend is downwards so this is all good.

Why is the weight not just falling off? Well I get hungry on this diet. Then I snack. Only the foods I am “allowed” but too many almonds are too many almonds even if they are allowed. Recently I have discovered spiced dried peas. The spiciness means that I do not eat too many. The dried bit means that they are actually hard to eat and so take linger – and they get all over my hands so it is harder to snack and do things at the same time. Almonds are a much cleaner and easier food!

But weight wise what is happening? Tuesday I was 104 kg, Wednesday 103.8, Thursday 103.3 now today 103.6! I would like to think that is because I went to the gym last night and did a step class so the slight increase in weight is actually increase in muscle. Though yesterday I did eat more that I “should”.

It has gotten cold again here. We should not still be using lots of blankets on beds at the beginning of an Australian summer. So I think my feeling hungry may also be triggered a bit by the cold.  Cold is supposed to be good for weight loss but I’m not that fond of it.

They always say that you can do without one, but not two of: sleep, warmth or food and still function properly. By dieting I am down in the food department. Now I have been skimping on sleep as well to get a commission finished for one of our national institutions. It was a bit of a last minute thing and I do not have a lot of time to get a lot of things done so I have stayed up late. The things we do.

Susy