If you watch programme like X Factor you will often hear this question asked “What would it mean to you to…?”
And the answer, nearly every time is “Everything!”
But what is “Everything!”? Is this where we often go wrong, expecting everything, and ending up never reaching our goals because we don’t really know what they are?
If your goal is to become a healthier, fitter and slimmer person we need to ask more questions about what this means. Questions like:
What does "being healthier, fitter and slimmer" look like?
What does it sound like?
What does it feel like?
If you could create a healthier and fitter life, what would you change, if anything? Would you add anything? Subtract anything?
To me it means enjoying eating healthy foods, enjoying keeping active, enjoying feeling positive about myself, enjoying taking responsibility for myself and letting go of blame and guilt.
It means making choices that will serve me well.
It means tuning in to my needs and values while at the same time, remembering the needs and values of my family and friends.
Your version being healthy, fit and slim might look very different...but it’s about what works for you.
Today I invite you to explore the idea...let your subconscious explore it, too...and see what shows up!
Sue x
38 comments:
Hi Sue
Yesterday morning we hade a great session when we talked about how and why I have ended up being overweight and unfit and how that impacts my life and my choices and then you suggested to me that what I want to achieve is freedom. You hit the nail on the head for me.
Being able to take part in activities and take up opportunities without worrying about what will I wear, will I be able to manage all the activities, what will people think of me in terms of my appearance. Some people would say ‘don’t worry about those things, just get on and do whatever you want to do’, but knowing I could keep up with a walking group or being able to ‘just’ wear jeans at an evening event, or being able to buy a very smart suit for an interview are things that, at the moment make me feel I’m not normal because I can’t do these things and this affects my confidence.
Having discovered that freedom is what I want feels very empowering because after all, knowing what I want and why I want it are a big jump forward in achieving what I want. I know I can be a strong powerful, beautiful and happy woman and although I feel like this sometimes, I want to feel like this most, if not all the time.
Daffodil
Hello everyone!
Well what a great time I had yesterday morning meeting you all. It was so much fun and such a positive experience. As yet I don't feel achy but maybe that's because I needed to get used to the equipment so didn't work as hard as I will in future. I haven't been well this weekend, sore throat and extremely tired so didn't feel up to going for a walk today.
Here's my food for yesterday
B'fast - Nuts and banana
Snack - Apple
Lunch - Smoked mackeral, mixed salad, 2 oatcakes
Snack - nuts, seeds and raisins
Dinner - King Prawns stir fried with chilli,garlic,shallots, mixed salad, guacamole, oatcake.
Hello all
Not feeling very well today. I've got a very sore throat and have felt very tired since yesterday afternoon, so haven't been and done that all important shop. I've done ok I think. I've not had much appetite so haven't been tempted by anything the family have had.
B'fast - Didn't get up for b'fast as felt unwell
Snack - nuts, raisins and seeds
Lunch - scrambled egg (no milk), 1 slice of bacon, can of tomatoes, mushroom, 1 Oatcake, guacamole
Snack - mixed berries, plain natural yoghurt
Dinner - BNS, sweet potato and carrot soup, 2 oatcakes, tuna pate
Could anyone help with suggestions of drinks? I drink a lot of water and when I'm in the right mood I'll have a lemon and ginger tea or a green tea or a fruit tea. I used to have sparkling water but I'm not sure if I should keep off that now. Also as I've just started Fatscrap I'm not having tea and coffee as I don't enjoy it without the milk. Thank you!
Daffodil xx
Hi Daffodil..just on my way to bed and saw all your posts so wanted to respond...will make it a quick one!!
Sorry to hear you are not feling well today, hope you feel better after a good nights sleep!
Re drinks: sparkling water is fine. There is a range of sugar free fizzy mnatural drinks called Feel Good that taste nice. They are actually very sweet so I suggest watering them down with fizzy water which also makes them more economical. Green tea is nice - I find it best not to brew it too long..and I like just slices of ginger steeped in boiling water. This is lovely cold too!
Thank you sharing your thougths around our discussion yesterday. I hope it has helped you to explore how you are feeling and helps other readers to relate to you.
Night night! x x
Hi there, wasn't on the blog yesterday and I so missed it..
Week 5 for me, and I am so full of energy - its fabulous.
Daffodil, so lovely to read your input on the blog - you have started a wonderful journey, you know what you want - you go and get it - we all support you.
You ask about drinks - I drink Green Tea, always have, I love it. And of course, you dont have milk in it... First thing in the morning, I have boling water and lemon slices I find it very cleansing.
Sue, thankyou for the powerful circuit training we did at 8.30 this morning - felt charged all day. Also managed a powerwalk late this afternoon..
I used my soup maker for the first time today - how amazing - I am not really into gadgets, however this is "Great". No messing around with pots and pans and blenders - can't believe how easy it is to use...
I will close off here - enjoy the rest of your evening - Chat tommorrow
Bubbles xx
Morning everyone,
Next week I officially start with Sue, so today, in readiness for next week, I have started the Fatscrap Programme. Unfortunately, I seemed to have caught my son's horrible cold, and I almost used that as an excuse not to start, but I didn't. So pat on the back for me!!
I am reading with interest all your comments and I am hoping these will hold me in good stead when the going gets tough.
The first thing someone could help me on is, is it ok to use sweetened soya milk, as I picked this up by accident. I made the red lentil curry over the weekend and that is for tonight.
Till next time :)
Morning everyone and hello to Penny!
I've had a cold too Penny but it seems to be quite short lived.
Well yesterday started off really well.
B'fast - strawberries, yoghurt and seeds
Snack - Apple
Lunch - Mixed salad, tuna, guacamole and 2 oatcakes
Snack - 2 oatcakes and guacamole
Dinner - Mixed salad, smoked mackeral and 2 oatcakes.
Not a good day for me. Too much of the same food, i.e. oatcakes and guacamole which was down to me being under pressure to get my Open University assignment finished and submitted before midnight.
I did go shopping yesterday but forgot my list and came back lacking a number of key foods. Oh how I hate the new Kempshott Sainsbury's. I need to get myself more organised with a weekly Ocado shop again. So much easier and stress free!
Because I was behind with my OU work, I didn't manage to get out of the house again and as the midnight deadline was approaching I was getting very stressed. I ended up having some chocolate and a diet coke...a ridiculous combination I know. As I was eating it I was completely aware of how I was sabotaging myself, but I felt so stressed and somehow felt I needed it.
Overall I am finding it very easy to drop the wheat and alcohol and up until last night I would have said that I was finding it easy not to eat sugar. I should have organised myself sufficiently to make one of the sugar free cakes because that would have kept me away from the processed chocolate.
So, some learning points.
1. I need to ensure that I don't put myself under so much pressure with deadlines and plan to finish assignments with at least a day to spare.
2. I need to do a weekly Ocado shop
3. I need to make sure that as one sugar free cake is finished, another is in the oven.
I feel very disappointed with myself. Having the cold set me off course and with the OU deadline I buckled because I hadn't done enough planning.
But I guess life is like that.
I've now bought a book as I'm going to keep a Fatscrap journal and also a list of 'lessons learnt'.
I'm really looking forward to my Fatscrap session tonight and will end now and put my Ocado order through.
Daffodil
Oh I forgot to say. I've woken this morning with mild stomach pains and I think that must be as a result of the chocolate because since I started Fatscrap eating last week, I've not had a single ache.
The other thing I forgot to say is that I am really missing skimmed milk. I'm really missing my morning cup of tea with milk and I'm really missing my breakfast of porridge with skimmed milk. I don't know if my tummy ache this morning is due to the high sugar content of the chocolate or due to the milk. I hope it's the sugar because I could easily give that up. The milk I am missing a lot and I feel slightly off kilter by not having my morning porridge. Isn't it silly to get so hung up on food. I've tried it with waster and yoghurt and fruit and can barely eat it. I wonder if it's something that will appeal to me the more I eat it so that in the end I wouldn't actually want the porridge with skimmed milk.
Sorry to ramble on everyone.
Daffodil xx
Hi everyone..Sorry I was not in touch yesterday - it was our 30th wedding anniversary so had some time out with hubby.
Penny - lovely to have you join us here on the blog. We look forward to hearing about your FatScrap journey. Sweetened soya milk is just sweetened with Apple juice I think but check the packet and look out for any of those hidden sugars mentioned on the list in your manual. Sorry to hear that you have a cold too! Seems there are a lot going around as the children start back at school! It's good to read that your cold hasn't put you off starting with us and perhaps you can use it positively by thinking of it as a way of clearing out the stuff that's making you feel "bunged up, stuffy and stuffed!!"
Daffodil - well, I'm so pleased you are able to be honest with us and talk about the choices you made last night. Have you been able to think about what the positive of making those choices were? What would have happened if you hadn't made those choices? What would not have happened if you hadn't made those choices?
I love the idea of keeping a learning journal; that's what I hope this blog is for everyone - a journal of their fatScrap journey. As you use this tool now to help yourself, in the future you will be able to look back at where you were and what you were doing and recognise or remind yourself of the changes you have made and how you made them.
I don't know what might be going on with the stomach pains but my thoughts are that possibly they are a result of the stress you were feeling last night. It also might help you to think about the choices you made when your body was in a stressed state may have added to the stress. As you think more about the choices you have available and tune into your body and how it is feeling, you may find it easier to make a choice that will help you feel better.
Re the milk..I am not sure if you are thinking that the pains may be due to not having the milk or if you have reintroduced some milk and think the pain maybe from that. I would say that the main thing to consider here is enjoyment. If you are really not enjoying porridge without milk then perhaps you should be finding a different choice of breakfast…again, if you are eating something and feeling stressed/negative about it then it is not worth eating it! Part of the reason for omitting dairy for the first tow weeks is to encourage you to try different foods and make different choices so think about what you would enjoy for breakfast.
So, I think I have caught up with all your questions and comments for now! (You are not rambling on Daffodil!!!) Looking forward to the next ones…! X x
Evening everyone,
Cold is a little better, but still not feeling great.
I seem to be adapting rather better than expected to the soya milk, and for someone who likes a glass of wine nightly, not craving that....yet!
Today I started with 2 slices grilled bacon, 1 slice wheat free bread. Mid morning 2 oat biscuits with low fat homous. Mid afternoon 6 apricots, 1 apple, 1 banana and a naked bar. Tonight I had a portion of the delicious red lentil curry, yum yum.
I am excited about the challenge before me and today I picked out an evening dress I would like to wear at Christmas without it feeling snug, so I am focused on that.
Night all
Great Penny, thanks for your food diary. These colds seem pretty nasty, poor Daffodil couldn't make training tonight because of hers..actually Daffodil, thank you for not coming and passing it on!!
It's good to read that you have started getting into the healthier eating, Penny. And your choices are great, especially my curry!! I would just comment that some more vegetable portions would be good..perhaps some mushrooms/tomatoes with the bacon and some veggie sticks with the hummous.
The christmas dress goal is a great one to go for. Keep it hanging wear you can see it to remind you of where you want to be by Christmas.
Hope you, Daffodil..and Apple all feel better tomorrow from these colds x x x
From Mandy
Good morning, I had a fantastic day with the air ambulance yesterday. I went up three times and took a poorly patient to the A & E department at the John Radcliff in Oxford. It was awesome! It was great watching members of the public watch us land and take off. I will treasure the experience forever but it will also reinforce what a fantastic job the pilots and paramedics do as well. I was physically exhuasted at the end of the day as I did a 12 hour shift! I will be tired tomorrow I think!
Food diary
Breakfast: wheatfree muesli/unsweetened soya milk/banana
Snack: Brownie
Lunch: salad (white rice, egg, beetroot, lambs lettuce, tomatoes, sweetcorn, cucumber, celery, balsamic vinegar/olive oil dressing), grapes
Snack: Brownie
Tea: It was my husbands birthday so we had steak (very lean), grilled mushrooms, tomatoes, steamed peas, small portion of fried onion (cooked in rapeseed oil) and a small portion of homemade thick chips, also cooked in rapeseed oil - Yummy.
ooops just read back my previous post and see I used the wrong where!! Must have been because I was talking about wearing the dress...sorry, gramatical errors are one of my pet hates..and as you may have already observed I am always making typing and spelling mistakes. Well, as long as I get the message across....
x x
From Mandy
Great workout tonight, 'buzzing' as usual. Here is my food diary for today:
Breakfast: Innocent smoothie (banana, coconut and pineapple - luscioius) and 4 brazil nuts
Snack:Cashew nuts/raisin
Lunch: lambs lettuce, grated carrot, beetroot, sweetcorn, mushrooms, celery, tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, grapes
Snack: cashew nuts/raisins
Tea: homemade chilli con carne (recipe as before) and boiled brown rice - really enjoyed this
Mandy X
I have just had a text from Penny asking for some ideas for jacket potato fillings so I thought I'd share them with you.
Do you have any other ideas?
Bacon, mushroom, sweetcorn and tomato
Yogurt, lemon juice, prawns and celery
Yogurt, lemon juice, tuna/salmon, cucumber
Yogurt, curry powder, lemon juice, cooked chicked, apricots and grapes
Yogurt, chicken, avocado, chives, lemon juice
Avocado and salsa
Ratatouille made with toms, onions, garlic, courgettes, aubergines
Tuna and ratatouille
Red bean chilli made with onion, garlic, chilli, courgettes, peppers, mushrooms
Tuna/beef/chicken and chilli
Hummous and roasted vegetables
Hummous, carrot and coriander
Yogurt, Ham, pineapple and watercress
Lentil/chick pea/fish/meat curry
Peanut butter, celery, carrot, cucumber, shredded cabbage, chilli
Cooked chicken, salsa, peppers, tomato
Mushroom and garlic
Yogurt celery, apple and walnut and lemon juice
Scrambled egg and tomato
Sardines/mackerel and salad
Salami, olives and tomatoes
From Mandy....
Breakfast: wheatfree muesli, unsweetened soya milk, banana
Snack: cashew nuts/raisins
Lunch: Thai chicken and ginger curry (your recipe), 3 oatcakes, nectarine
Snack: Brownie
Tea: grilled 100% beefburger, small amount of homemade chips and steamed vegetables
Mandy, I notice you are going for cashew nuts ..would be a good idea to vary your nut choices. Also,, whilst you are not on a "low fat diet" it would ne good to make sure your food choices are not too high in saturated fat. x
Hello,
Well here I am day 3 and I have to say, I haven't felt any cravings to pick and I feel I am getting into the swing of things. Next week i start exercising " Sue's Way" so I'm increasing my vitamin c, as I think I am going to need it!!
Thanks Sue for the fab suggestions, I'm trying one tonight.
Here's my food for today.
Bacon, wheat free bread.
Banana, tinned raspberries, natural yogurt smoothie.
2 oat biscuits with hommus.
Naked bar.
Mixed herb omelette (no milk), peppers and tomato.
Apple
As I write this I am thinking, god I have eaten a lot . Strange feeling.
Jacket potato, grilled chicken and salsa.
Sorry just reread this and it's a bit muddled, I blame my cold,
Sue I have read some lovely things others are eating, but they are not in the list of recipes i.e the Thai chicken curry. Am I looking in the wrong place?
Hello all, have nearly finished week 5. Week 6 starts for me tommorrow. Had great workout with Sue last night - thankyou.
Eating habits all changed to healthy - infact its become a way of life now to me...I have chosen not to have wheat in my foods anymore, and very little dairy - as I havent missed Breads, Milk, Cheese... I have the vision in my mind of where I am going to be - and that provides me with the focus, drive, determination.
Its true the saying " If you think you can - you can, and if you think you can't you are absolutely right". The mind is a powerful tool - we just sometimes have to reprogramme it..
My Food Diary for today went as follows
Breakfast
Strawberries, Nat Yoghurt, Nuts
Lunch
Oatcakes, Prawns, Banana
Snack
Apple
Dinner
Cabbage & Leeks, topped with 2 Poached Eggs
I love eating healthy food now - and I provide this for my family too - it was funny tonight as my daughter always pulls a face when I say I am having leeks - she always says Yuk I hate leeks - - well the leeks were chopped in with the cabbage tonight - and she was none the wiser! I will leave it that she doesn't find out..!
I read on here that some of you have been unwell- I hope you are feeling much better soon.
Good Night All
Bubbles x
Hi All!
Penny, pleased you found some inspiration for your jacket potato..yes you are eating a lot but it's lots of goodness..
Bubbles, I am still a bit concerned that you are not eating enough..today you have only had one portion of starchy foods (oatcakes) and you need these foods to refuel after last nights workout!
The other recipes the others are talking about are some I shared with them at the last FatScrap social evening we had. I will send you an email with recipes attached..infact I'll send it to all of you who weren't with us that evening. It includes the chocolate brownie recipe too! I'm hoping to arrange another social evening soon!! Any ideas what you would like this time? Kully has suggested she could make some healthy Indian food for us.
I love the idea of chopping leeks into cabbage Bubbles, I'm going to try that! Some of you may think that Bubbles may being extreme in saying that she is not going to include wheat based foods in her choices anymore and it is not something I enforce, it's just that there is so much wheat in our diets these days, a lot of hidden in "padding out" foods that it wouldn't hurt to cut down and make alternative choices. Penny, have you had a look at the ingredients in the wheat free bread? It may contain sugar in some form.
I have spent a few hours in the kitchen today experimenting with recipes. I have made a runner bean and courgette soup using the obvious two ingredients plus apple, garlic, curry paste and stock. It's rather tasty..And I roasted some courgettes and garlic then blended them together with some curry paste to make a yummy dip/spread....as you may have guessed I have a glut of runner beans and courgettes!!
Well off to bed now as early start again tomorrow..It's lovely and peaceful at 7:15am walking my dog and gives me time to think and prepare my day - not sure I will be saying this when the clocks change though!!
Night night x x
Hi there,
Cold is much, much better but I had to see a consultant re some damage nerves in my mouth this morning and I now have to be on liquids for 24 hrs.
I started my day with a banana and strawberry smoothie and apart from some soup later I think that will be it for today. Not much I know, but today I have to be ultra cautious.
Thank you Sue for the recipes when I get this horrible week over with I will try some more.
Tomorrow will be my biggest challenge of the week Fri night, and as I have been in bed most of it, hubby is taking me out for some supper and I know I will want a glass of wine. The food aspect does not bother me as I know I can pick the right things; but I am going to struggle with saying no to wine and will have to find some inner strength to stop me giving in to it. Think I will just have to keep thinking of that Christmas Dress;)
Hi Penny..
Nice to hear you are feeling a bit better today...hope your treatment for your mouth is not too uncomfortable for you.
Re the wine tomorrow night..There are several things you could do to help yourself with the situation and choices.
Firstly. rehearse and practice saying no to the wine. At the moment you are rehearsing struggling and the possibility of giving in and guess what, what you focus on is what you get..If you keep practicing these thoughts it is more likely to happen. Instead, visualise the situation, hear yourself responding to the offer of wine in the way you would like to and feel the feeling you would like to have about saying no thankyou to the wine.
The other way of looking at it is to recognise how important it was for you to only have liquids today, as you say, you have to be ultra careful, and then use the same stratergy tomorrow - recognise how important it is to be ultra careful - at the end of the day it is about the same thing - your health!
And the other thing to do is, as you say, remember the Christmas dress and how you want to feel wearing it! You might think that one glass of wine won't matter and yes, that's true if it doesn't matter but if your goals, and the investment you are making in yourself and FatScrap does matter your saying no will be easier. x x
Hi everyone
I posted last night and I remember putting the code in but it hasn't appeared. I wonder if I posted it on the wrong thread.
I'm feeling really unwell at the moment with my cold and am fighting the urge to go back to bed. It was my wedding anniversary yesterday (21 yrs) and I started a new course at BCOT but didn't really feel up to any of it. There seem to be a lot of colds going around at the moment.
My food diary for yesterday
B'fast - Porridge
Lunch - Salad, oatcake, tuna
Snack - Apple
Dinner - Salad, salmon, guacamole
Drinking loads of water at the moment and my taste for green tea is developping. I had a really nice sample sachet from Belle Vue Teas. I think I might order some more.
Exercise isn't happening because I'm not feeling up to it at the moment. I am feeling very disappointed that I have this cold. Also feeling very emotional about my son starting Uni next week. Everyone tells me it'll be fine, he'll have a great time etc etc etc but I am feeling a sense of signficant loss. I am really glad I am now part of Fatscrap and that I'm doing the BCOT course because although I'm feeling ill and really have a lack of energy, they are 2 projects that I feel very excited and passionate about and both are potentially life changing for me - in a good way.
I hope I feel well enough for Fatscrap tomorrow, I want to be there for so many reasons.
Daffodil xxx
p.s. I bet this post sounds miserable...I'm not at all, just having a cold now is an absolute nuisance.
Hi All
Congratulations Sue on your 30th wedding anniversary. It was my 21st yesterday. Incredible how time flies.
Feeling better this evening so I am expecting to get to Fatscrap tomorrow morning.
Here's my food diary for today.
B'fast - porridge
Snack - nuts
Lunch - mixed salad, smoked mackeral, 2 oatcakes
Snack - Sue's fruit cake
Dinner - Gammon (joint), peas, cabbage, 1 potato
Daffodil
Well I did it, got through last night without a single drop of wine and this morning I feel very pleased with myself!!
Here is my diary for yesterday:-
Brekky, porridge with raisins
Lunch, 2 soft boiled eggs and 2 oat biscuits (broken up into small bits) with hommus.
Snack, orange.
Dinner, portion of Sue's Thai curry.
I have one confession, and that is I had half a small cookie:(
I looked in Tescos for any soft drink alternative, but I couldn't find one without any sugar; does anyone have any suggestions?
Have a good day everyone!
Morning!!
I'm so pleased you are feeling empowered by your choices last night Penny...did you not go out for supper as planned? Also looking at your diary it looks like you didn't have any vegetables - Did you make the curry with veggies in it?
Soft drinks are a problem as you say, as they nearly all contain sugar. I have been recomending a "Feel Good" range of sugar free drinks which are made from juice and sparkling water but actually you could make your own. slices of citrus fruit etc soaked in water, a small measure of fruit juice or fruit puree diluted in water, fruit/herbal teas chilled, slices of ginger (or with lemon) soaked in water...all make great alternatives to squash,fizzy drinks or neat fruit juice. Use sparkling water if you want a bit of fizz.
Daffodil..we all missed you at training this morning. Sorry that you feel your cold is preventing you exercsising. It's a lovely day today so perhaps you could choose to get outside and do somethiong that makes you feel you have gained something positive towards your FatScrap goals. The fresh air may help kill those germs!
the great thing is that it looks like you are back on track with eating great foods and giving yourself the extra noursihment that you need right now.
the sense of loss you are feeling right now is completely understandable. I know I felt exactly the same and actually. I read an article the other day about loss and how we feel loss because we are attached to something. Here is a part of the article.......
When we say that we have lost, or are about to lose, a loved one, we could also remind our self that our loss is an illusion, that the losing of someone is impossible, as they weren’t ours to ‘possess’ in the first place. Any sadness/sorrow is always the result of a belief that something has been lost, which in turn is based on the belief that something has been possessed. But can we possess another human being? Obviously not. We even remind ourselves and others that we cannot possess anything when we say, “Well you can’t take it with you when you go!” This is why any sadness/sorrow is based on the illusion that you ‘had them’ (possessed them) while they were here!
If we enquire further into the cause of our suffering when someone close is going or has ‘gone’, we would likely find that we are confusing love with attachment. Even when we know the theory of ‘love is letting go’, even when we know that all fear prior to loss and all sadness after the moment of loss is the result of our attachment (which we mistake for love), it’s still hard not to suffer when the moment comes. So deeply has this illusion, this habit ‘to attach’, seeped into our consciousness we even justify our tears by affirming another commonly held belief/illusion that says ‘it’s only natural to grieve’, it’s human nature to suffer. Our tears will continue to flow until we realise and remember that deeper truth which reminds as that any ‘suffering’ is a signal that we have temporarily disconnected from our true nature which is peaceful, powerful and loving. The strength offered by our true nature is only accessible when we have ‘seen through’ the illusion that attachment is a sign of love, the illusion that our tears signify our caring, that our emotional suffering is natural. These are not easy illusions to dispel in a world that celebrates them every day.
......I hope some of this might help you over the next few weeks. Think about what you are anticipating losing. The change is that your son will be living somewhere else, but you will still be able to talk to him and see him (use Skype, it's fantastic!!) All I found I really lost was my daughter's untidy bedroom and dirty washing!! What I gained was a strong, confident, independant daughter and a bit of space for me to think about my needs. x x
by the way, the article came from www.relax7.com if you want to read more...
Hi everyone
Thanks Sue for the article above. I know him leaving is all very positive and I'm very proud of him. I'm going out with my friend on the Saturday that we drop him off so that's something for me to look forward to.
Good day foodwise, but very disappointed about not feeling well enough for a Fatscrap session. Enjoyed a walk out and am sure I'll be back to normal on Tuesday.
Food:
B'fast - Porridge
Snack - Nuts
Lunch - Mixed salad, smoken mackeral, 2 oatcakes
Snack - Apple
Dinner - Home-made sweet potato, carrots and lentil soup, 2 oatcakes, slice of gammon.
Also made Sue's fruit cake (the organic fruit, prunes and raisins I think) have 1/3rd off in Sainsbury's at the moment.
Going to have an early night, hope everyone else is doing well.
Daffodil
Morning'
Started the day with a super walk round The Roman Walls with the dogs.
Food diary for yesterday.
Brekky - porridge with mashed banana, raisins and soya milk.
Snack - 2 oat biscuits.
Lunch - jacket potato with bacon and a bowl of salad.
Supper - chicken breast and more salad!
I know I should have had veg instead of the salad with the chicken, but we had been out all day and I wanted something quick.
Today I am out to lunch and my focus today will be to eat plenty of veg.
Hi everyone
Really enjoying the new way of eating. Have no desire to eat anything wheat based and when I have Sue's fruit cake, I have no desire to eat any processed sugar. The 'no dairy' is difficult and I think once my 2 week's is up I will want to go back to having it. I'm only missing a glass of wine when I go out to dinner with a friend of mine. But that's only about twice a month so hopefully in the long-term, that'll be ok.
If I'd been asked 2 weeks ago which food I couldn't give up I'd have said the sugar, but actually it's the skimmed milk. Interesting really.
Made an error with the fruit cake I made yesterday. Was laying in bed last night, wondering why it was so crumbly and then remembered I'd forgotten to put the eggs in! It still tastes great even though it crumbles.
B'fast: Porridge
Snack: Nuts
Lunch: Home-made sweet potato, carrots, lentils and a slice of gammon
Snack: Sue's fruit cake
Dinner: Sue's vegetable curry, brown rice with peas and mushrooms, mixed salad.
I feel I'm doing really well with my food intake so this week I need to put extra effort into doing more exercise.
Hope everyone else had a good day.
Daffodil. xx
From Mandy....
Good afternoon everyone,
I have had a busy but productful day today.
Breakast: tried muesli from the free from range at Sainsburys (dairy/wheat/sugar free) based on rice flakes - not a patch on Purtwood so I will not be eating this one again but at least I tried it.
Snack:
Lunch: Roast chicken, roast potatoes, steamed curly kale, cabbage and carrots (small amount of gravy)
Snack: FatScrap brownie (what else!)
Tea: homemade butternut squash and carrot soup - delicious! with rice cakes, nuts/raisins
Sue I will be coming to your session on Tuesday but I will not be able to come on Thursday unfortunately, busy week this week. Wednesday after work I will be travelling down to Bristol and staying in a hotel to attend a study day on Thursday and then travelling from Bristol to Leicester to stay in a hotel over night for a study day on Friday. I feel exhausted just thinking about it. I have to say that I am getting anxious about not being able to follow my healthy eating regime whilst away. I have been able to request a wheat/dairy free lunch on Thursday and I think on Friday but that has not been confirmed. I feel that all my hard work will come undone because of lack of control over what I eat. I will take fresh fruit, nuts/raisins with me and brownies of course and I will eat as best as I can for breakfast and evening meals whilst away. I think the evening meal will be fine but breakfast concerns me, I know it is only two days but I am already feeling stressed about it from the nutrition point of view. Sorry to go on and on about it - any tips on how to deal with my anxieties?
Mandy X
Hi everyone! Thanks for your posts..
Daffodil, thanks for the tip on the special offer on dried organic fruit. Will be stocking up on this later today!!Nice to know that the cake can made with no eggs if desired!! Was pleased to bump into you on saturday enjoying a walk and good to see your were feeling better. I think most people struggle with the no diary, especially when it comes to a cup of tea but hopefully you will feel pleased that you have been strong enough to stick to the programme and it has shown you what you can do when you set your mind to it. You are making great choices, well done!!
Penny, I hope you have enjoyed your first week eating the FatScrap way! You seem to have got right on track with it..the salads are fine as they are giving you balance in your choices, just want to make sure you get lots of variety.
Looking forward to working with you today at your first training session!
Mandy, thanks for your comments re muesli. I won't bother trying tthe Sainsburys one then! As for your trip away this week, it sounds like you have thought of everything to keep yourself on track with your food choices. If you are in a hotel and breakfast is included then you could have the cooked breakfast- egg, bacon, tomatoes, mushroom...or you could take your muesli and milk with you. If you have a fridge in your room then keep your milk in there or label it and ask them to keep it in the fridge for you. There should be frsh fruit and yoghurts (but there are not always natural yoghurts) or again just take your own. The main thing is not to stress, and if you are hungry and there is nothing else available, then feel good making the best choices you can. Be careful you are not putting the stress you are feeling that you can't control into something that you can control i.e your food choices. You may even find the hotel has a gym if you wnat to keep up your exercise routine but if not try and get out for a walk each evening so that you feel re-energised from your study. Also, try looking at this time away in a different light..time for you and time to learn more about your job which you love. Some space away from your regular routine is always a good thing to remind you what it is about your life that you enjoy...see you tomorrow!
Have a good day everyone! x
Sorry Kully just realsied I didnt post your food diaries here that I have received so far this week..
Sunday
Breakfast Banana and mixed nuts
Mid Morning Sue's home mad brownies ( Great loved them)
Lunch Lentil soup and bean salad
Mid afternoon
Dinner Okra / chick peas / and spiced minced lamb and salad
Had a great work out sunday set me up for my busy day feel great.
Monday
Breakfast Porridge with rice milk
Mid morning healthy bar
Lunch Salad and minced quorn
Mid afternoon 2 oat cakes and peanut butter
Dinner roast chicken and veg a new potato's
Going to the gym this evening for a work out and introduce my new ways of working out.
I will be using the ball and doing less time on the machines and getting my 9 out of 10.
And also didn't post Mandy's reply re nuts and her following food diary...
Point taken, I like most nuts, brazil, pistachio, almonds, pecan, so should I vary them? I eat them as a snack once a day and eat either a flapjack or brownie or other healthy option, any ideas for other snacks that aren't too high in saturated fat?
Food diary for 23/09/2010
Breakfast: coconut/pineapple/banana smoothie, 6 brazil nuts
Snack: cashews/raisins
Lunch: oatcakes, sardines (in brine) tomatoes, celery, grapes
Snack: brownie
Tea: grilled salmon steak, steamed potatoes, cauliflower, carrots and peas
Mandy X
So in reply to question re nuts and healthy snacks..
Almonds are the most nutritious nuts and low in saturated fat so make the best option but all nuts contain lots of different nutrients so it is good to vary them.
there is a list of healthy snack ideas on the recipes pages..hope this helps! x
Sorry, snack ideas are here..
http://train-gain.blogspot.com/2010/06/here-are-some-snack-suggestions-for.html
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