Thanks for visiting.
Claudia
Slight uncertainty about Greece as we were just about to book plane tickets for basically the first 3 weeks of June when we thought - these tickets are expensive - better get travel insurance sorted out in case we have to cancel (something always possible when you have parents aged about 90). Anyway we tried a couple of companies and they want me to confirm with my doctor that it is ok to travel. The silly thing is that when I saw her a week ago we discussed how my scar was healing and we mentioned in passing that we were planning on being away on holiday. She never said anything about there being a problem - but we didnt specifically say "is it ok to travel?". I dont envisage any problem.
Internet access will be a bit tricky. We will not have access to a telephone or internet service provider - and the laptop is so old it will not be worth taking. When we were permanently out there we were all sorted out. We will be reduced to visiting an internet cafe so will not be on the forum too often at all.
The order of my food in general terms is just as you outlined - the only thing is that I should say that I do not eat the fruit items necessarily in the order on the list. I eat the same things pretty much each day - but the order does change. I keep the list in a word document and at the start of the day colour the writing black. As I do things that I do every day or eat something I colour it blue. I add in extra things where-ever is easiest and at the end of the day it is all blue before I copy / paste it into my diary.
Today - for instance I have had 1 banana, 1 peach, 2 plums, 1 clementine in the way of fruit at this moment in time (5pm). It is encouraging that the woman on 3fatchicks is doing a very similar thing. I still have a bit to go and hope that this method will get me there.
I dont know about
calories but I think that your watermelon should be great. I eat it all the time in Greece.
Liz
That is what happens when I copy/paste and do not bother sorthing out my plurals. It makes people giggle around the world.
I am all for plums. I got constipated last year and have a concern that it might come back. Of course since then I have discovered that my bowel was fond of travel and I had gallstones - so it is possible that the pains that were put down as constipation at the time where something else entirely. I still eat half of England's fruit imports just to be sure.
It is interesting that you have really got your weightloss happening big time (not surprising considering all your cycling - but interesting considering that like me you are deep into a long term project). I was so impressed that you dropped 4
pounds as TOM started. Dropping processed food and grain sounds tricky. The main processed food that I have are baked beans - but I do try and have them quite often (despite the sodium) because they are so good for the cholesterol. Rod is naturally inclined towards high cholesterol - so I find every excuse to force him to eat them. I cut bread some time ago - but I do have quite a lot of grain with my weetabix and honey shreddies. I know that I really should sort out my honey shreddies addiction. I keep thinking that it is getting in the way of things.
Kelly
Your mother did amazingly well to lose 10
stone in 10 months. That is a
stone a month. That is a better rate of
weight loss than I have managed. Your mother must be an enormous inspiration to you.
Kimberly
I suspect that you will go from Omega-3 to Omega free!
We should maybe call it Kelly's Mum's eating plan since she lost 140
pounds in 10 months.
Priti
If all goes to plan we will be going at the very end of the month. There is a slight uncertainty about dates regarding travel insurance but I think that it will be ok.
I know how busy you are - but there is much to be said for taking a scientific approach to recording weightloss. There are a number of factors that can easily be thought likely to influence weightloss and it is as easy to record them as not.
In all honesty - I think that I am recovering from surgery better than many would envisage likely. I have to keep reminding myself to take a bit of care and remember that there are stitches healing on the inside too. The people at the hospital were very nice - but I dont want their company again and am aware that there is a weakness so I am at increased risk of another hernia op.
Janice
As I said in your diary. Your photo is wonderful and it is great that you are in such a tiny size. Also great that your figure is appreciated by young men.
Camy
It is brilliant that you are past the halfway mark. I hope that your family is helping you to celebrate such a great achievement. I have just checked out your photos. As I said in that thread - you look great and you are only half way to
goal. You will look so slim it is silly when you get near
goal weight.
Becky
Evans things are nice enough when you have the choice of going elsewhere. Take it from me - at size 32 you would give a fortune to be able to shop anywhere else. After 20 years imprisoned in Evans clothes - I would take Monsoon any day. Size 18 jeans are brilliant.
You will be overweight any day now - with all the joy that it brings. We all so much prefer to think of ourselves as overweight.
Take care
Love
Margaret
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