Another Update

So nearly two years on and I am still thinking about this site! It seems to be getting harder for me, eating out in 'regular' places. Veggie, lactose intolerant and gluten free! I mean come on getting a combo of them altogether is darn near impossible!

I will leave the previous food posts and such, as they were apt at the time!

Update

So I've not been about for ages!! Seriously ages!!

I keep meaning to update this, but life does get in the way.

A lot has happened in the last while. And my eating patterns have also change. Hopefully if I get the chance, I can posted about it.

I've become a veggie, I posted that before!

I've also cut out wheat and gluten from my diet. I just like to be difficult LOL!

I will go into more detail once I've got more time.  :-)

Changes in my life

I've not been about for a while! Sorry!

Having spent the last few months trying the Atkins diet and being fairly successful with the weight loss - I decided on something.

I had noticed that I was eating hardly any meat. I decided it was time for me to become a vegetarian! I was finding that I could balance the Atkins with my new veggie diet. It's a personal choice for various reasons and I'm not going to share them here as they are private. My husband says I was a veggie waiting to happen! Hehe ;-)

I'm still getting used to it! Thank goodness for my knowledge of reading labels!

I somehow managed to start eating loads of carbs again, hehe I blame the stress in my life. But I guess I had that choice not to!

Having been a sweetie fiend and since becoming a veggie I've given up eating sweets, as most of the ones I like have gelatine in them. Just the odd biccy. And I've noticed that I've not put on any weight for two weeks - and I've been over eating! Yikes. I must stop this pigging out on crisps and chips!

To my annoyance I found out that my beloved Lactase Enzyme has gelatine in it. So I've been looking into alternatives. Once I find one suitable, I'll probably post about it! I ate out today without using it for the first time and I was okay. I only had chips so I was probably fairly safe?

I will try to post here, don't worry I've not abandoned this blog! Not that anyone ever reads it apart from the spam bots! :-p

Atkins 2 week update

So I've been 2 weeks on the induction phase and I weighed myself today! Lost a stone :-)

It's been really difficult at times as I've been really craving chips (I do love spuds in any shape or form). I did find the first week really hard, but the second wasn't too bad.

I'm considering staying on the 20g or less for another two weeks to see how much I can lose then!

I find I'm hardly eating anything. I have a big ham and cheese salad at work then for dinner normally a few veggie burgers with cheese. I tend not to have anything else. Maybe once or twice a week I'll have a Peperami or some Fridge Raiders. I'm very limited due to the LI and also the fact I cannot eat really fatty meat as this upsets my tum tum. A Peperami is about my limit fatty wise.

I've still to overcome my fear of fish, sadly. I'm still working on it!

First day of Atkins

So today is my first day.

I've been off for a week and stuffed myself on lunches and dinner! I sadly put on some weight :-(

I'm back to work tonight and not feeling very confident either, been really tired and stressed about this. Not the ideal day to start a new eating regime is it!

Research

I've been researching what I can and can't eat on the Atkins. Obviously some of the stuff I CAN'T eat due to the lactose intolerance! There seems to be quite a lot actually. Looking back through my old food diaries and seeing how easy it is to eat just the 20g of Carbs a day (on the Induction). Cutting out all the junk and high carb crap I eat just now will not be easy, but I've done it before and know I'll be able to do it again! I'm actually looking forward to the hassle-free periods which I eluded to in an earlier post about the 5:2 diet.

I ate cod for the first time in years, yesterday. It was really nice and I enjoyed it. I've been trying to tell myself to love fish! Been using simple NLP techniques as fish was a big fear of mine before! So the cod is a good step. Hubby plans on cooking some salmon for dinner in the next few days. I do remembering liking salmon before.

It will be interesting to see how I manage the Atkins with the intolerance! I'm hoping to lose at least 4-5 stone, that sounds so much but hey.

Oh dear

Yikes it's been like almost a month since my last post!

Been so tired with working nights - boo!

I've also given up the fasting and decided I need a more radical weight loss plan and have decided to try the Atkins again. I'll be starting it in a few week times so will hopefully be posting all about that. I've been looking into it the last few days. Thank goodness for low carb veggie food, fish and zero carb cheese! Roll on the salads as well. No no I don't mean I'll be having rolls on salad doh!

So let's see how my weight loss journey goes and see how I cope with being lactose intolerant too!

Mug Shot Mediterranean Style

This isn't one for a fasting day! Too many cals!

This one tastes nice and it has olives. I truly love olives. Some people don,t but I do! This one takes a little longer to brew as it's pasta. I usually leave it standing for about 6 mins at least after the first initial stir.

Not been about

So I've not been about in a few weeks. Been ill loaded with the cold, but I'm on the mend now.

Didn't fast the whole time I was ill and put on 2kg :-( Boo. Back on the fasting did my first last night and this morning.

Got some new goodies to post about so will hopefully get to that soon. This may be why I put on the weight!

Darn illness :-(

Asda Free From "Lactose" Chocolate and Hazelnut Spread

I was a bit apprehensive about buying this but hubby said I should be fine. As I don't suffer from a milk allergy and it is lactose free after all.

Well let me tell ya it tastes awesome. Just like I remember Nutella tasting! I've had it a few times with waffles and the like and not a thing. It's safe for me! I'm now tempted to use it in cooking, somehow.

Asda Smoky Barbecue Flavour Triangles

These have to be one of my fav crisps ever.

Tho hubby would probably say thay aren't crisps!

They do taste of a smoky barbecue type flavour and are very moreish and they aren't perfect for sharing as I eat them all hehe. Hmmm yeah I do love these :-)

Asda Free From Choc Bar

This is nice.

But not as nice as: Orange Choc Bar! I'd have it again tho ;-) Ironic really that I love chocolate and I'm LI!

5:2 update

So continuing on from my last post. I've not had any bad pains, cramps, mood swings or otherwise. It's been really heavy, but haven't noticed any negatives. So this is good. I weighed myself and was still the same weight! I blame the period, as it adds weight and makes you bloated.

I had quite a bad back pain but I'm not sure this is related to my period, maybe? It seems to have gone, probably helped with the aid of some ibuprofen and Ralgex spray!

Here's how I fasted so far this week (updated):

Monday - normal day
Tuesday - fast started at 1am (when I went to bed)
Wednesday - stopped fast at 7am then had a big meal and started fasting at 8am (madness I know)
Thursday  - stopped fasting at about 8.30am and had too much to eat - was bloody hungry! Started fasting again at 6pm
Friday - stopped fasting at 9.30pm
Saturday (today) - still off the fast and not sure when to start again, maybe mid afternoon.

5:2 Update

So my fasting has gone quite well and had been losing a few kgs but I was on holiday last week and didn't fast at all - naughty. Had too many outings and lunches and whatnots to go to - that's my excuse anyway. I thankfully had only put on a few kgs. My scales are rubbish (cheapo from Ikea) and the kgs part is easier to read and see than the lbs, that why I'm using kgs instead.

I was back at work the other day so started fasting again. It's like I'll fast for 24 hours then eat a big meal then back on the fast again.

Sadly I've got my period just now, so have been fasting more than not as I don't want to go through the terrible pains I went through before at new years :-( At least it's on time roughly, which is always a problem with me.

I'll update this on my progress and how it will effect my pains, hormones and mood.

Here's how I fasted so far this week:

Monday - normal day
Tuesday - fast started at 1am (when I went to bed)
Wednesday - stopped fast at 7am then had a big meal and started fasting at 8am (madness I know)
Thursday (today) - stopped fasting at about 8.30am and had too much to eat - was bloody hungry!

I'll have my dinner soon then start fasting about probs 6pm and goodness knows what I'll do after that, haven't thought that far ahead! I probably won't fast on Sunday or Monday as I have a lunch planned.

I haven't weighed myself, will do that when I come off my Friday fast!

Asda Free From 4 Cherry Bakewell Tarts

Hubby bought these for me at Christmas, they were almost out of date by the time I got around to eating them.

They tasted quite nice and I enjoyed them. I'd say tho, they didn't really look like the picture! The fondant was slightly messy and all over the place and the cherry weren't the central. Too critical perhaps! I'd buy them again for sure!

Lazy Day Foods Free From Millionaire's Shortbread

I picked this up in Asda a good few weeks ago. I had fancied some Caramel Shortcake and this is it!

You get a few bites out of the pieces. I think it tastes okay and would have it again for sure! The chocolate is lovely and the shortbread part is nice too. And the caramel, well yum yum!

I noticed both Tesco and Asda carry this brand, but different items.

Asda Toffee Popcorn

Spied this in Asda over Christmas, so not sure if it is still available. Not been to Asda in a wee while! Hubby does most of the shopping.

This is very tasty and buttery (no butter) and toffeey (did I just make up a word)! The only issue I had with this was that some of the kernels hadn't popped, so be careful with your teeth!

Mug Shot Spicy Tomato

Another Mug Shot, not ideal for a fasting day as this one is quite high in cals.

Oh man they ain't lying when they say 'spicy'. The first time I had this it nearly blew my head off. My lips were nippy for a while afterwards! I liked it but I think it was too spicy for me. The only other time I've eaten one is when I was a bit bunged up and it certainly did the trick clearing me. So I'll probably have it when I'm bunged up again. I tend to have spicy things when I've got the sniffles or issues with my nose. Since having the sinusitis, these things seem to happen more often :-(

Lee's 14 Mallow Dreams

I've been tired a lot recently so not really been posting! Oh dear.

I picked these up in Home Bargins just before Christmas. I was quite surprised to fine that I could actally eat them! These things normally have milk in them.

They are very jammy! I found the problem was I wanted to eat them all :-( they are very tasty.

Love coconut too!

Rochester Grape Vine

Picked this up in H&B just before Christmas, I think they had an offer on! It's really tasty, I think! And it didn't last long. Better than Shloer for sure and more expensive.