Sorry I am a bit late with publishing this month's chat room; I have been spending my "me time" in other ways! Now you may be surprised that I consider creating this space for you as time for me and this brings me very nicely to the subject of this months Chat Room thought..how do you define "Me Time"?
I was at a workshop last week and the subject of "Me time" came up. Several people described how they liked to spend their "Me time" and I was interested to hear their very different ideas so I asked the question "How do you define 'Me time?" After several different answers we came up with what I believe defines it brilliantly - Freedom of Choice! So as I create this space for you, not because I have to but because I choose to, I know that I am having some time for me and feeling happy as I do it.
So FatScrappers, your mission, should you be prepared to accept it, is to think about the choices you have and value the "Me time" in them.
Of course, if you would like to share any of your "me time" experiences or thoughts on how you would define "Me time" we would love to hear them.
Sue x
47 comments:
Very interesting!! My 'ME TIME' is very much about coming to fat scrap on a Tues/Thur and sat, or going for a run after the school run before work. Its my choice, it makes me feel postitive and gives me strength and power to be the person I am.(the person in my picture)
Most of my friends have completely different ways of spending 'ME TIME' so it must be a very personnal choice.
Another 'ME TIME' is sitting down with Mike after my shift at night and just chatting with a cup of tea.
NEW START,I AM BACK ON THAT TRAIN!!! And I didn't enjoy the stops either, but outside issues took over and I am only to aware that I tried to cope with it all with food and drink.
This is something I would never of be alble to see before, and I certainly would not have got back on track, so its a massive leep forward for me.....perhaps I will get to the stage when I don't let situations get too me in that way.
Tuesday
B=FF muesli, nat yog, blueberries
L=rice cakes houmous, shallots
D=as lunch
S=FF muesli, nat yog, blueberries.
I know its not the best food diary, but I remained on track.
Have prepared for today and the lentil curry is out of the freezer ready.
Fat Scrap session last night, was hard but great. It was great to be back with Lisa,Penny, Simon and Fiona.
I'm back,Sue!!!
Wed Thurs Fri Sat
Everyday the same
Breakfast=ff muesli, blackberries, nat yog
Lunch= 3 rice cakes, houmous, carrots, red onion
Dinner= (wed & fri) boiled egg salad, with peppers, onion, walnuts, cucmber, toms, radish
(thus)lentil curry
(sat)organic sausage from BBQ with salad.
Sat extra bowl of nat yog and ff muesli at 4am!!
BIKE CHALLENGE!
Friday night
60
Saturday night
40 + 40 =80
My glutes and thighs were really sore from friday's session that bad that I nearly fell off the chair in the petrol station as I was trying to get up!!!
Everyons thought it was very funny!!
A new start for me again, as from today I'm back to week 1. Lost my way a little but I'm focused again, shock off only 7 weeks until holiday.. OMG.. Looking forward to this weeks training sessions....
Monday:-
B = Rye Bread & St.D Jam
S = Nakd Bar
L = Tuna Salad
S = Mixed nuts/seeds
D = Pork, New pots & Asparagus
Tuesday:-
B = Porridge, nuts/seeds & dried fruit
S = Nakd Bar
L = Tuna & Beetroot Salad with mixed seeds
S = Apple
D = Lamb Meatballs with Tomato & Onion Sauce, with W/F Pasta.
Gutted I didn't make F/S last night was out of my control but to make up for it, I did 30 mins on treadmill (2 run / 1 walk).
Tuesday
B=Nat yog, ff muesli, blue berries
L=3 rice cakes & houmous
D=lentil curry
S=Nakd bar
S=handful of walnuts
Wednesday
B=nat yog, ff muesli, blueberries
L=rice cakes, houmous, toms
D= as above
S=nat yog, walnuts, blueberries
BIKE CHALLENGE....
100
80
60
40
20......I did it, and my it was a challenge, now the goal is to keep doing it.
Couldn't believe that my Mum then got on my mat and did 100 straight off, with not even a little grunt.Well done Mum!!
Wednesday:-
B = Rye Bread (Toast) with St.D Jam
S = Nakd Bar
L = Houmous & Rye Crackers with raw veg:
Broccoli, Cauliflower, Carrots & F/beans
S = Apple
D = Tuna with Baked Potato
Exercise: 1 hr walk
Well done Leo! You've put me to shame, I haven't even started the challenge yet... F/S tonight so I'll start it tomorrow..
I thought about the challenge...and it's the thought that counts!!
I'll give the next 1 a go!
Saturday
Breakfast - Banana
Snack - Nakd bar
Lunch - Ryvita, chicken, snack a jacks (1pk)
Dinner - Chicken salad
Thursday:
B = Rye Bread (Toast) with St.D Jam
S = Nakd - Lemon Flv Raisins
L = Houmous, Rye Crackers, Salad with beetroot & seeds
S = Nakd - Cheery Flv Raisins
D = Chicken Breast & salad
Exercise: - FatScrap
Friday:-
B = Poached Egg, Rye bread (Toast)
L = Prawns, Salad with mixed seeds
S = Trek Bar
D = Beef Pie, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Carrots, French Beans and new potatoes.
Saturday:-
B = Bacon, Rye Bread (Toast)
S = Granola Bar
L = Tuna & Mushrooms on Rye Bread
D = Pork Chop, Salad & New Potatoes
2 Glasses of wine.
Exercise: 2 hr walk
Sunday:-
B = Bacon & Mushroom on Rye Bread (Toast)
S = Mixed Nuts & Seeds
L = Sardines & Salad with pumpkin seeds
S = Apple
D = Roast Beef, mixed veg & roast potatoes
Exercise: 30 mins on Treadmill
Monday:-
B = Rye Bread (toast)with St.D jam
L = Bacon & Mushrooms on Rye Bread (toast)
D = Chicken, Salad & New pots
Exercise: F/S session
Tuesday:-
B = Porridge chopped dried fruit, nuts & seeds.
S = Nakd Bar
L = Feta Cheese & Prawns, salad & pumpkin seeds
D = Spag Bol with W/F pasta & salad
Exercise: F/S session
Sue, thank you for the encouragement and support over the past eight weeks, I’m so proud to have come this far and I know this is how I will continue...
Tuesday
B=nat yog, blueberries, FF muesli
L=Salad, toms, turkey slices, carrots, onion, beetroot
D=salmon salad
S= nat yog, blueberries, FF muesli, small handful of Almonds.
Wednesday:-
B = Porridge chopped dried fruit, nuts & seeds.
S = Nakd Bar
L = Tuna, baked potato & salad
D = Spag Bol with W/F Pasta
wednesday
B=nat yog,ff muesli, blueberries
L=feta cheese salad, toms, lettuce, red onion, peppers, cucumber.
D=Lentil dansak, as recommended by Sue
S=nat yof, FF muesli, blueberries
handful of almonds.
Thursday:-
S = (before exercise) 1/2 Banana, brazil nuts
B = Porridge, 1/2 banana, nuts & seeds.
L = Feta Cheese, Salad, Beetroot & Pumpkin seeds
S = 2 plums
D = Homemade Chicken Chow Mein.
Exercise = 35 mins treadmill
Saturday
B - banana + smoothie
L - Ham salad + jacket
D - Pork chop + salad
S - x2 Kiwi
Friday:-
B = Porridge chopped dried fruit, nuts & seeds.
S = Nakd Bar
L = Feta Cheese, Salad, Beetroot & Pumpkin seeds
D = Pork Chop, Salad & New Pots
Exercise = Rest
Saturday:-
B = Bacon, Musroom & Rye Bread (Toast)
L = Small slice of fruit cake.
D = Out to dinner in London - Zilli Fish
S: Portobello Mushrooms stuffed with goats
cheese sun dried tomato, Balsamic reduction
M: Cornish Crab & Tiger Prawns open ravioli,
saffron & concasse
2 glasses white wine
Exercise = Walking round London 2 hrs
Hi
I was/still am feeling a bit lost with it all. Not sure why!!
So i have this morning printed off a food diary planner, and I have started today listing everything I am eating.
Have also asked Mike to go shopping so I can look back at all the receipes and make a list for him. I can then have some ME time!!
Sue
Is there an alternative to NUT BUTTER?? Can you use Tahini instead?
xxx
Hi all, pleased to read your food diaries and see that you are mostly keeping on track.
Fi, welcome to the chat room and thanks for your diaries. Looks like you may not be eating enough but pleased that you managed to eat a breakfast everyday last week and achieve your goal, well done!
Lisa, it looks like you are getting a lovely variety of foods and keeping a good balance.
Leo, love your picture! Your food diaries look good when you put them here. I guess the days that you haven't are the ones when you feel you have not made such good choices? When you say you feel lost, what are you noticing that is making you feel this way? I wonder if the long break from training this week has knocked you of course a bit? You ask if there is an alternative to nut butter..is this for one of the recipes? I would probabaly substitute with coconut oil or just use butter if you prefer.
If you find yourself slipping back into old habits that you do not want to have notice what the positive benefit of this habit is and this may help you understand why you are attached to this habit.
I will publish a new page this week andsend you the link but for now, please continue chatting here.
Looking forward to seeing you...
Sue x x
Sunday
B - banana + smoothie
L - Egg salad + jacket
D - Chicken + homemade oven chips + veg
Sunday:-
B = Bacon, scrambled egg & Rye Bread (Toast)
S = 2 x Figs
L = Cheese with Rye Cracker
D = Steak, Salad, small portion of chips.
Exercise = Rest
Hi Sue
Nut butter sorted, I was making a few receipes yesterday, and found some nut butter in the fridge.
I made coconut cookies, coconut treats and choc brownies. More than enough to keep us all happy this week.
I feel better today, I think perhaps 'lost' was the wrong word, I had a really bad cold from wednesday last week, and by Friday had no energy and just made the wrong food choices.
I went for a run this morning, which I know helps me mentally. I am also set for some weights and kettle bell exercises tonight.
I have given myself a good talking too and I really want this, more than I can say, nothing I ate gave me pleasure, I woke up feeling those guilt feelings, and I haven't had them for a while.
Really looking forward to tomorrow night. See you then.xx
Monday:-
B = Porridge chopped dried fruit, nuts & seeds.
S = Nakd Bar
L = Houmous, 3 Rice Crackers, Carrot Sticks
D = Meal out - Pizza Express
S= Mozzarella & Tomato Salad
M = Gustosa Leggera. (Leggera, from the
Italian for light. Middle of the
dough taken out & filled it with salad).
Prosciutto cotto ham,light mozzarella,
portobello mushrooms, yellow peppers,
thyme.
Exercise = 40 mins treadmill
Monday
B=FF muesli, blueberries, nat yog
L=feta cheese salad,avocado
D=salmon fillet salad
S=FS brownie,FS coconut cookie
3 miles run
50 overhead's with 9kg kettlebell
2 sets of boxing, laying down, 2,4,6,8 then back down.
Monday
B - Alpen + banana
L - Broccoli soup + 2x kiwi
D - Burritos (1 wholemeal wrap + homemade salsa)
Tuesday
B - Alpen + banana
S - nakd bar
L - broccoli soup + 2x kiwi
D - Pork chop, jacket, baby corn, sugarsnap peas
S - Smoothie
Sue... you'll be so impressed. Not only am I eating Breakfast every morning but now I am officially an online shopper! No more empty cupboards! Role on cupboards full of good choices! Good times!
Tuesday:-
B = Porridge chopped dried fruit, nuts & seeds.
S = 2 x plums
L = Tuna, Salad, Beetroot & Pumpkin seeds
S = Mixed nuts & seeds
D = Chicken, Salad, beetroot & Quinoa
Exercise = F/S
Tuesday
B=Nat yog, blueberries, FF muesli
L=tuna salad
D=2 boiled eggs with salad and a handful of macadamia nuts
S=2 small slices of FS choc brownie.
Water- at least 2L.
Exercise
5 miles run (morning)
FS group session
wednesday
B= nat yog, blackberries, ff muesli
L= tuna salad, peach
S= slice of choc brownie (fat scrap)
D= chicken salad, with macadamia nuts
S=3 rice cakse, houmous
S= fat scrap coconut cookie
Wednesday:-
B = Porridge chopped dried fruit, nuts & seeds.
S = 2 x plums
L = Houmous, Salad, Beetroot & 2 Rice Crackers
D = Out for dinner (again)...
S = Mixed Starters (for 2 people)
A selection of mixed starters
chicken satay, vegetable spring
rolls, prawn tempura, prawns on bread
and fish cakes
M = Prawn - Green curry cooked in cocout
milk with vegetables and sweet basil &
steamed rice
Exercise = 40 mins on treadmill (1/1 ratio)
Thanks guys for a brilliant workout today, I will more than likely ache tomorrow but it's all in a good cause.. for ME!..
Wednesday:-
B = Porridge chopped dried fruit, nuts & seeds.
S = 2 x plums
L = Houmous, Salad, Beetroot & Rice Crackers
D = Out to Dinner
S = Mixed Starters (for 2 people)
Chicken satay, vegetable spring rolls,
prawn tempura, prawns on bread & fish
cakes
M = Prawn - Green curry cooked in cocout
milk with vegetables and sweet basil &
steamed rice
Exercise = 40 mins treadmill
Thursday:-
B = Porridge chopped dried fruit, nuts & seeds.
S = 2 x Ryvita with Marmite
L = Tuna, Salad, Beetroot & Quinoa
D = Chicken, Salad, beetroot & Quinoa
Exercise = F/S
Friday:-
B = Porridge chopped dried fruit, nuts & seeds.
S = 2 x plums
L = Houmous & Oat Crackers
D = Chicken, Salad, 1/2 pitta bread
Exercise = none (rest day)
Saturday:-
B = Bacon & Egg on Rye bread (toast).
L = Prawn, Baked Potato & side salad
D = Chinese - Beef & Mushroom, Chicken Chop Suey & Special Fried Rice
Exercise = 2 hr walk
Sunday:-
B = Bacon, Tomato & Rye Bread (Toast.
L = Fetta cheese, chopped:- cucumber, tomato, pappers, raddish, onion & a Rice Cracker.
S = 2 figs
D = Pork, Roast Veg: Broccoli, Carrots, Leeks, new potatoes & asparagus.
3 glasses of white wine
Exercise = none
Morning
I am not posting any diaries for last week, I did really well until the weekend, and looking back this happened last weekend too, perhpas I should just sleep all weekend then I would be ok!! However I am starting wheat/grain free from today, I have weighed myself at home this morning, so will let you know in a week how I get on.
Sue, silly question, are Lentils ok on the wheat/grain free week??
Monday
B=Nat yog blueberries
S= peach
L=turkey salad
S=handful of almond nuts
D=LEntil butternut squash curry with 4 small new potatoes.
2L of sparkling water
Absolutely.Leo all pulses are great and make a good substitute for the grains. I will publish a new chat room page with more about the no grain experiment..and a new fitness challenge!!
Fi, hope the online shopping is helping you to have more yummy healthy choices avaialble.
Lisa, lots of meals out this month but on the whole you have managed to keep fairly balanced and made some good choices when you can. You may have found that your body composition has not changed a lot over this time but maintenance is good and gives your body a chance to adapt to its new state.
For all of you it is worth keeping in mind the benefits of the first 4 weeks of FatScrap, in particular, the no wheat, no sugar, no alcohol. These foods can all have a negative effect on the body encouraging fat storage and discouraging fat burning so all your hard work at the training sessions might not be paying of as well as it could. You all work so hard to get the best out of your perfomance so keep working hard at putting in the best fuel to get optimum results...it makes sense doesn't it?!!!! If you are happy where you are with your body composition then follow the 80/20 rule but if you still want to make changes, and you want these changes sooner rather than later then why not give it 100%?
x x x
Monday:-
B = Porridge chopped dried fruit, nuts & seeds.
S = 1 x plum
L = Slice of rye bread topped with fetta cheese, sliced tom, raw carrot & broccoli, spring onion, beetroot & Organic Balsamic vinegar...
S = Ryvita with Marmite
D = Sausage, baked potato, 1 tbls baked beans
Note: Haven't had baked beans since starting F/S can honestly say didn't enjoy them last nite...
Exercise: 30 mins treadmill
Yes I agree too many meals out, tried to make the best choices from the menus but think I've also become a little slapdash, action is needed.
I've only one month until my hols and taking on board your comments Sue, it's time I went back to the first 4 wks, cut out wheat, sugar & alcohol. I saw the benefits before, clear skin, more energy, better sleep, better digestion... the list goes on... So as from today back to basics....
Tuesday:-
B = Porridge chopped dried fruit, nuts & seeds.
S = 1 x plum
L = Slice of rye bread topped with fetta cheese, sliced tom, raw carrot & broccoli, spring onion, beetroot & Organic Balsamic vinegar...
S = 1 Banana, nuts & seeds
D = Spag Bol, W/F pasta. 1 Plum
Exercise = F/S session
Tuesday
B=Nat yog and bluberries, with a few walnuts
L=chicken fillet salad, apple
S=handful of almonds
D=lentil curry with 4 small new potatoes
S=small bowl of nat yog & blueberries
2L of water
50 minutes run in the morning
60 minutes fat scrap session
You go for it Lisa, you know you can.
p.s waved to what I thought was you this morning, but it was your fella!!!
FIONA...........WATER, WATER, WATER!!!
Sue, uncle Robert, said I look a million dollars this morning, bless him.....made me smile.
Hxx
Lovely to see you are both back on track and thank you Leo for trying out the no grain eating..more on that in next chat room!
thank you Uncle Rober for confirming what we already knew..not only do you look a million dollars but you are a million dollars Leo!
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