Mrs Badcrumble's Diary

Just a quick note to all my family and friends supporting me on my sponsored slim.

I am very well organised (verging on anal!) and a hell of a planner with this project. I know how many calories I should be eating each day/week, I have a planner that I use to make sure I stay within that. If you see me eating a biscuit or having a few chips or a couple of glasses of wine or a bit of cake please please PLEASE dont start with any "oh are you allowed that?" stuff.

It's so humiliating and makes me feel really small (not in a weight loss sort of way!). I know I am publicly asking for your support (and cash!) but I hope you are all sensitive enough to realise that it doesn't give anyone the right to question what I am eating.

I am not banning any foods from my life. i am not on a madcapped diet. I am simply eating a balanced diet and making better food choices. If I decide to have a biscuit with a cup of tea, or have a latte whilst out shopping then it's up to me to balance that out with what I eat for the rest of the day or do some extra excercise in the week to cancel it out.

I need to hear words of encouragement, not be judged for having the odd treat. Apologies if this sounds narky, its not meant to but i've heard it from people before. As soon as you say you are trying to lose weight everyone thinks they can question what you eat. It's as bizarre as when strangers think they can come up and touch your stomach when you are pregnant! (FYI - If this ever happens to you grab their tits and have a feel! Not being sexist, it really is only women who do this to pregnant chicks)

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
Jill
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Just realised I wont be able to write in here again til Saturday or Sunday as we are away to Dundee til Saturday then Lynne is coming at night. Ah well, it will be less for you all to catch up on!

I said yesterday I wasn't going to sign up for any weight loss webistes etc but have U-turned on that! Going to use http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk , have used it before and it's pretty good.  No points, no syns, no counting ticks or green days and red days.  It is basically a tool that allows you to track your weight and measurements but most importantly for me it has a huge database of calorie values of foods and works out how many calories i should be eating.  It also calculates how many extra calories I can choose to consume based on what exercise I have done that day.  All good.  We are walking EVERYWHERE now.  Poor Alister!  On the days he is at nursery I walk into town and back twice which is only 20 mins but equals 130 calories!  fabulous!

Besides that, I have had a disgustingly lazy day and even fell asleep on the sofa at one point.  shocking!  Niki sent me my 2nd appeal letter to send to BNY so I have just finished putting a few dates and names in and will email it to them tonight.  Another hurdle jumped but it's the biggest hurdles still left to go... Nicola Sewell you are an absolute godsend!!  thank goodness you finally remembered me all those years ago in Carnegies!

Food today is this:

Brekkie - porridge with sweetener
Lunch - wholemeal pitta, turkey ham, cherry tomatoes, mozarella, basil leaves (top lunch!!), fresh orange juice
Snack - cup of tea, go ahead yogurty biscuity thing
Dinner - stir fry turkey in soy sauce and lemon juice with garlic, ginger, rice noodles, pak choi, baby corn, mange tout, brocolli and mushrooms
(1228 calories)

hmmmm need to have some fruit tonight.  And need to drink lots more water every day.  And need to get some more structured excercise on the go.  booooo

Just been watching the final of The Apprentice. What on earth am i going to watch on telly now??  The Apprentice and 24 have both finished.  boooo.

Said I would take Al to see Shrek the Third when we are in Dundee at the weekend so that should be good.  he got all his smiley faces at nursery this week, he is just such a little star!  He has sussed that when he plays with Sebastian he gets into trouble so he has started walking away when things start getting silly.  I think he might be 4 going on 67.  I'm a very proud mummy though.

Right i am off for a few glasses of water and some pineapple.  mmmmmm... who needs a cup of tea and a biccie!??

Love ya!
Jill
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