Hello Dear Reader,
Thanks for all the kind words, nothing’s changed and I’m in a million little pieces and feeling very fat, very old and very unwanted, but life goes on. I was asked about what I’m eating to lose weight; I have now lost 12lbs - just another 25lbs to go! Here’s this week’s food, and I keep a very close check on it. I’m following the Dukan plan again of alternate days of pure protein and vegetable and protein the next.
Monday - Poached egg, two rashers of grilled bacon. Lunch 120g of low fat plain cottage cheese. Dinner - Microwaved chicken breast with squirt of lemon juice.
Tuesday - Tinned tomatoes and poached egg. Lunch tin of tuna and plain salad. Dinner - 8oz rump steak and plain salad.
Wednesday- Oatbran galette with lemon juice and splenda, Lunch - half a pack of roast beef. Dinner - microwaved salmon and garlic fat free cream cheese.
Thursday - Poached egg, two rashers of grilled bacon. Lunch smoked mackerel and plain salad. Dinner - Chicken in tomato sauce with vegetables.
Friday - Oatbran galette. Lunch - half a pack of roast beef. No dinner.
Saturday - part of my 24 hour fast each week, no breakfast, no lunch, 8oz rump steak and salad for dinner.
No lectures please, I don’t eat that much anyway and for me to lose weight requires WW2 rations! I need to accept that I can’t eat what I like without having 46″ hips (for fuck’s sake!!!!!) and a tummy that gets in the way when I tie my laces so small meals it is! It’s definitely cheap! Watch this space for changes afoot!
Until tomorrow,
Love Froogs xxxx
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Hey there,
I understand about the WW2 rations, the odd bit of cake here and a biscuit there and otherwise extremely healthy meals and in a year there is a stone gained.
But…I have seen your picture and you are not fat, you have amazing skin and a fabulous smile.
Also, you won't feel like this forever, 'all things must pass'. Take heart and be strong x
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Nice to hear from you. Good luck. Again another inspiring blog. Be grateful we are not flooded. Good luck
Dianne - Hereford.
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Thanks everyone, the bit of fat makes me not want to live, so, for the sake of my sanity and well being, it has to go. Why put up with something that makes me feel ugly…..or should I get rid of DB as he makes me feel like shite? Love Froogs
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Hi your majesty, I do not know you yet after reading and following your blog I feel that I do. I am a plain speaking woman and from your posted photos you are not ugly and not fat, and from the comments you receive you are most certainly wanted and needed even more. After reading through some of your older blogs I was going to join those who feel that you should write a book. With thought I think that you are so correct that many find your truths indigestible. I have never been in serious debt,I have been either too lucky or too scared to get there. I grew up seeing people around me living beyond their means and watching the consequences, combine that with a family culture of saving up for what you need, and it could explain. I am 62, overweight by 21lb and working to reduce it. I am no beauty but have good skin and hair. What I do have, in common with you, is a DB who loves me “truly, madly, deeply” with him by my side I can face my demons. I wish you joy. Pam
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You poor thing,you sound so down.I think you carry your weight well.Its hard loosing weight im the same ,I have lots to loose but havent got the motivation to do everything.Just surviving is hard enough… I would need ww2 rationing as well,i was once told i need 1400 calories to maintain weight.Chin up x
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You've done so well, don't let a tiny bit of fat or someone else bring you down. I hope that you have the support you need, even if its not from the one you want, thinking of you, hugs, Helen
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I'd be eating my own flesh if I was on that diet Froogs.
I've got loads of weight to lose but I love food and have the willpower of a gnat.
You look beautiful in your pictures and have so much going for you.
Bugger the fat.
If you're fit and healthy, you're quids in.
Look after yourself and you know we are always here whenever you need us.
Much love to you xx
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I'd be eating my own flesh if I was on that diet Froogs.
I've got loads of weight to lose but I love food and have the willpower of a gnat.
You look beautiful in your pictures and have so much going for you.
Bugger the fat.
If you're fit and healthy, you're quids in.
Look after yourself and you know we are always here whenever you need us.
Much love to you xx
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Froogs you poor thing, it's awful when you feel so churned up. But hopefully it will pass soon and you will feel calmer.
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Even if you weighed ten tonnes you would still be beautiful. You KNOW true beauty is on the inside, and you show through the effort you put into your blog that you care - and work hard, and are willing to share your personal story so that others can take heart and be inspired. That takes guts! Ugly you are NOT! And if you decide to do this (getting fit/losing weight) for YOU because you will feel better in your own skin, then do it! But don't do it to keep the “love” of someone else. (((hugs)))
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Oh Froogs.
You are so so SO much more than an extra handful in certain areas. I understand completely how it can get you down, I do (I feel the same about some of my own body parts, my hair, my short legs that give me gravel rash on my arse….the list goes on) however you are beautiful, you've so much going for you & have so much to offer.
Whatever is going on I hope it's something you can work through soon. Always keep in mind though….when people make us feel like shit, we're in some part giving them control.
Take it back & please please try & keep at the forefront of your mind the bucket loads of other thing you have over and above a stomach you could do the ironing on. And how many of us have one of those anyway?
Be kind to yourself.
X
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Work through it, keep talking, say what you want and what you can give. Hold your head up and believe in yourself and all the amazing things you do day in day out. Don't allow all the negative fat thoughts to get such a grip, look at all the other beautiful things about yourself inside and out. x
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Yep.. know what you mean. I read that very short, very fast bouts of exercise is the best now. Always something new. Supposedly burns more calories. 10 seconds of hard movement.
I can be feeling great and then I weigh myself! Wrong move. So now I weigh once a week and then scream. lol
It is best to eat 5 to 6 small meals a day so the stomach has something help burn the fat with.
I'm an advocate of the Food Combining idea. It really is easy AND it works. Best wishes and keep your chin up. xo
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Dear Froogs
Prepare yourself- long comment follows. I suppport you 100% with your weight loss regime. You know what works so you should stick to it. Do not let anyone dictate to you what is best. What I eat and my weight is dictated by my happiness- I get thinner the more stressed I am. Everyone is different. I admire your commitment to thrift and quilting and your family so much. Our lives are different in some ways but similiar in others and I want you to know that I read your blog when ever you post because you are Real and Genuine. It's one of my favourites and I even whipped up stuffed mushrooms and bought a sewing machine because of you. I am not always happy and have a complicated life but I choose by force of will to focus on the parts I like and shove the rest to the back of my mind. It makes me sad that you feel ugly because you are not- personally I cut people out who make me feel bad, but then again, I'm divorced and eccentric and I march to the beat of my own drum. I hope you feel better, you are a beautiful kind soul who has inspired and encouraged so many. Some of my favourite people are a bit fat and I couldn't care less!!! But you do what you feel you should. Hope you feel a bit better tomorrow, Take care of yourself FF in Australia xxxxx
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You needn't defend your dietary habits. I followed Atkins til my hair fell out. I have now found that we thrive on alternate day caloric restriction. I've lost 60 pounds, but it took me nine months. And I get people lecturing me all the time about the weight loss…what the hell? I'm healthier than I've been in quite some time. Where were all those people when I was a big tub of lard?
This may not help much, and I have never met you in real life, but I think you are beautiful.
Good luck in getting to whatever makes you feel good. I am sending you love and good feelings.
Take comfort that God is closest when you suffer, and He loves you very much.
Lisa-Miami, Fl
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Can honestly say as I've aged my sweet teeth have disappeared. I find that one bite of chocolate is enough. People that new me years ago are amazed.
I had a good chat with my doctor and the sad fact is as we age it is cutting back on the rations that will drop the weight.
Right now, I'd vote for getting rid of DB because mine is driving me crazy. He needs to leave home again for a few months. This is the longest he's been home in the last 15 years and I'm ready to pack his kitbags and leave them on the lawn.
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big hugs Frooogs…sorry you're going through a rough spot…
arghh…nothing like feeling fat to make everything else feel miserable too…
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Hey Froogs, I hear where you are coming from.
Last year I lost 10 kilos (1.5 stone)only to this year put half of it back on. I was oozing confidence but that is slowly fading now. It is so depressing that I cant eat what I enjoy. I am finding it extememly hard in Winter to keep the weight off…
My hubby eats what he wants and stays skinny which annoys the hell out of me!
By the way, I am not “fat” either but when my clothes start getting tight and my belly is looking like I am pregnant it is time to do something about it, especially when someone asked me recently if I was pregnant (at nearly 50 I dont think so!)
So Froogs I will follow you on your journey, cheering you from the side lines while doing what I can this end to get rid of some of my unwanted padding!
Good luck, I know you will do well because I feel the determination in your voice!
x
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I'm not lecturing but please eat healthy. Couple pounds here and there is the best. And don't let someone else determine your worth. In the end, we only have ourselves and we must love who we are, as we are, along the journey. Hugs
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From the photos on your blog you certainly don't look ugly or fat! You have helped me; since joining your frugal weight loss challenge I have lost 5lb. I think in the end it is important that you lose weight because you want to, not to please someone else. Keep going x
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You just do it your way, I do it mine.
I'm eating differently at the moment too and sooooo many people just cannot get their heads around it.
It suits me, suits me just fine and if one more person says “you don't eat much do you?” I think I'll scream.
I feel healthier this way and it helps me to take some control, I'll never be a skinny minny but I do like feeling healthier.
If eating this way for short bursts each year suits you….just go for it.
I hope things will get back on track for you soon, whatever it is that has happened. You're taking control of things by the sound of it.
Take care.
Sue xx
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To be honest what you are eating doesn't seem to me to be starvation, it's probably a similar amount to what I eat only in a different food variation.
Only in the news the other day it was said we should 40% less than what we are eating. I know that from the amount my parents ate and my mum is a very active 92 year old and my Dad used to cycle miles on very little.
After seeing your photos of you on your holidays Froogs, I thought you had lost your weight, you looked so attractive and full of life. Don't lose heart, and don't do too much of this Dukan diet so it gets boring. Sue15 Cat is doing a food combining diet, I can't remember what that is.
Chin up Girl.
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Good Afternoon, I am very new to writing in blog country but I just wanted you to know that a woman carries beauty in her eyes and her smile. The beauty that they carry in turn comes from the soul. Believe in yourself .. so many people are there to offer you a hand.
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The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes and her smile. The beauty in those is woven by the goodness of her soul.
Pounds, kilos and stones are irrelevant. God bless.
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I'm doing the Harcombe Diet at the moment, similar in lots of ways to Dukan.
It's main thing is that you eat natural unprocessed foods and once past the initial 5 day Phase 1 you eat either fat meals or carb meals and don't mix the two.
Just for information 🙂
Sue xx
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Thanks for the picture. I'm keeping it in my files as I am a tall, mature and somewhat rotund lady who happens to own a chihuahua. The drawing might push me along on my quest for a diet that I'll stick to ! As for W.W.II rations, do you know the book “We'll eat again” ? I bought it years ago in London and I love it ! Love your way of getting over your troubles and finding the courage to blog on ; you're an example to all of us in more ways than one !xxoxo
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Hmm where did that comment go. Have heard that Dukan really works. Am def convinced that less carbs is the way to go. Cut out sugar and carbs and that should do the trick! And strength training. My husband is on the 4 hour body diet and it definitely works. We all eat far too much anyway. Let's face it. Hope you don't go mad from hunger! Xx. Drink lots of water!
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I know I've already posted once but I'm just thinking along these lines - on all the food ads, diet ads etc, there are the lines “fuller for longer”, “makes you feel full”.
I think the absolutely worst feeling is to feel “full”. I feel lethargic, don't want to do anything and certainly hate that feeling. Surely in all these health campaigns that should be the statement that should be changed, so peoples' attitude about amount of food is changed too.
Please don't stress about it too much.
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I've been needing to lose wieght, and went to a dietician (free thru my job). I'm mainly eating whole foods, whatever I want, no “diet” foods, and have lost 40 lbs. since Jan. Depriving myself seems to not work for me, and you have to learn how to eat to maintain it later. Here's a website my dietician gave me, free, no membership, that will track everthing for you fatsecrets.com Might be a useful tool for you… Hang in there!
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Have you tried http://www.fitnesspal.com it is a great free resource to track calories and exercise. There are groups for online support, and it is very easy to find like minded people to help spur you on
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Your diet is chemical free and if losing a few lbs makes you feel better, then why not?
I've tried lowering my carb intake in the past (you might want to look into psyllium husks…) and you've inspired me to try a bit harder with it.
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No matter where I've been overseas, the food stinks, except in Italy.
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