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Message 1.Â
Posted by Westsussexbird or Birdy aka Westie (U6316532) on Tuesday, 8th February 2011
Welcome to this week's thread for those of us who try to eat and live as healthily as we can.
We're very friendly, but we have one rule which is that we don't discuss our real life weights ... though we can talk about pounds lost and stone zones, just not what the loss takes us to. -
Message 2
Posted by Katy Tulip (U2239809) on Tuesday, 8th February 2011
Hello Birdy, and thanks for opening up.
I've been catching up on the other thread, and my aren't you doing well! Congratulations! I'm still wibbling around on a post-Christmas plateau, but have been inspired by the last weeks' threads not to chuck in the towel onece and for all, but to soldier on...
Koko to one and all,
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Message 3
Posted by Westsussexbird or Birdy aka Westie (U6316532) on Tuesday, 8th February 2011
Katy, thanks so much for your encouragement ... I've dropped weight every day of the nine days I've been doing this diet ... unheard of for me!
If you have no problem with eating perhaps more meat than you might, and limiting the range of your diet for a few weeks then I can recommend what I am doing.
I find it helpful to know what I'm going to do each day so today:
I've just had low fat vanilla yoghurt stirred into some zero fat cottage cheese and it was remarkably refreshing. When I get back from walking the dog I'll have a pancake made of egg white and oat bran, and fromage frais with some smoke salmon and Quark cheese spread on the pancake.
Not how I used to eat (I'd have had cereal) but it is showing very encourging results! I'm eating out with DD2 so will have steak and veggies at lunchtime and tonight I'll hardly be hungry but will have some salad with chicken in, and a bowl of fruit yoghurt. -
Message 4
Posted by Sister Primrose of the Red Tinsel Flag (U5405579) on Tuesday, 8th February 2011
Another 2lb 2oz down this week, if it weren't for the fact that the tape measure was backing it up I'd be starting to think the scales were playing tricks.
I'm reducing the overall amount of carbohydrates I'm taking in, and making sure those I do have a low glycaemic load. It's taking a wee bit of time to find alternatives for the 'staples' like potatoes.pasta and bread but I'm liking celeriac mashed at lot and cauliflower mashed with cheese in it is also good.
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Message 5
Posted by GuzziNut (U6364582) on Tuesday, 8th February 2011
Fraid I must ask, what happens to all the egg yolks Birdy? Pure nosiness on my part, feel free to ignore me
well done PP, that sounds good, Celeriac mash is lovely, I bought one in Lidls last night, makes good soup too -
Message 6
Posted by Sister Primrose of the Red Tinsel Flag (U5405579) on Tuesday, 8th February 2011
Here are the links and blurb from last week
We have sister threads. If you're looking for advice on matters relating to exercise there's GEm's Gymn thread
If you're wanting some ideas for healthy recipes there's Katy's Cookbook thread
And last but not least, we take it in turns to push the Village Hall door open on a Monday evening or Tuesday morning, for the new weekly meet of the MFC and we're always looking for volunteers to do this. It's not hard or scary, so if you fancy a shot here's the rota
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Message 7
Posted by Katy Tulip (U2239809) on Tuesday, 8th February 2011
If you have no problem with eating perhaps more meat than you might, and limiting the range of your diet for a few weeks then I can recommend what I am doing.Â
I'm trying to stick religiously to my fibro diet which is low-fat, medium-to-high lean protein, low (not no) carb, & no stimulants such as caffeinated or alcoholic drinks, no chocolate, or any highly processed foods. I still eat fruit, but not nearly as much as I used to because too much of any kind of sugar sets my fibro off, so my limit is a banana, an apple and some kind of citrus fruit daily (about a quarter of what I used to guzzle!). Buckets of any kind of veg you care to mention.
I'm upping the lean protein a bit as per past suggestions on here, and it does seem to help the attack of the munchies. The carbs I have to include (a small portion every meal to keep my blood sugar steady) are either 100 gr plain potatoes/wholemeal rice or pasta, once a day I have 2 slices of that very dark German "pumpernickel" bread.
Gallons of nettle tea which is said to be good for joint pains, chamomile tea for relaxing my muscles, fennel tea to help my IBS. And at least 1 liter of still water (Hépar)/day which has added magnesium. Fresh ginger tea is a mild analgesic and better for me than constant painkillers.I bet most of my extra weight is vats of liquid sloshing around my bod....
I'm trying to use my home-trainer more, I've got up to one session per TA-eppy Podcast a day. Woohoo.
My attempts to stay on the straight and narrow are considerably helped IRL by Bulbette joining me in wanting to lose some weight (she has put on quite a bit over the past years, and is very unhappy with a BMI which is too high for good health). And yesterday, OH was diagnosed with a grade 2 hiatus hernia - which has been bothering him for months, and which only prolonged nagging on my part hfinally got him to have checked out (grrrrr!).
Treatment includes close attention to diet as well as medication, so with the three of us being careful, it all helps.
I couldn't manage without these threads and my weekly RL WW class though.
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Message 8
Posted by Westsussexbird or Birdy aka Westie (U6316532) on Tuesday, 8th February 2011
Hello Guzzi ... I could make the pancakes with the yolks but OH and I had slightly raised cholesterol last year, so I am not using yolks for the pancakes, but if I want a little omelette to go with chicken/smoked salmon then I am making that with the whole egg. I'm afraid the yolks are going in the compost bin.
Mr Birdy has been away (due home today) for the nine days I've been following this eating plan ... I've made macaroni cheese for him to have tonight.
M Dukan suggests limiting egg yolk in the case of cholesterol problems ... and I would have done so anyhow without his advice.
I stir a little zero fat fromage frais, or quark, into the pancake mixture to give a bit of umph!
Orf out now ... dog grizzling in the kitchen!
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Message 9
Posted by Katy Tulip (U2239809) on Tuesday, 8th February 2011
Aaaargh! Birdy, don't throw your egg yolks away!
You can freeze egg yolks up to 4 months (use an ice cube container). Did you know they're fab for making a low-carb sauce instead of using flour?
Scroll down to about half the page:
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Message 10
Posted by GuzziNut (U6364582) on Tuesday, 8th February 2011
latest thinking on eggs and cholesterol, indicating that they are not bad at all WRT that sort of thing and I was gonna say freeze them too -
Message 11
Posted by Fire-Pig - proud to wave the protest banner (U12231213) on Tuesday, 8th February 2011
Bookmark only, it was a mistake getting up this morning, going back to bed!
F-P -
Message 12
Posted by Sister Primrose of the Red Tinsel Flag (U5405579) on Tuesday, 8th February 2011
Hope bed does the trick and you're feeling better before too long F-P
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Message 13
Posted by Westsussexbird or Birdy aka Westie (U6316532) on Tuesday, 8th February 2011
I'm sorry FirePig :0)
I am enjoying these little pancakes with just the fluffy whites ... sort of souffle pancakes, and it saves a few calories not using the eggs. I hadn't realised that you can freeze yolks ... when MrB is here he will make cheese straws with them I expect and we'll freeze them in their uncooked state. We cook just a few at a tiime in the Remoska, and they are lovely with drinkies! We happen to have a fridge full of strong cheddar as it was on offer .... so that is his job when he gets home!!
I'll retrieve the yolk from the compost bin .................... JOKING!!!!!
One of my brothers is a surgeon and his wife a nurse, and they live in Canada. I remember once when they were over they said they only have two eggs a week each. A few years later they came over and my husband was cooking eggs for a fry-up on Saturday morning and they asked for two eggs each, on Sunday morning they asked for two boiled eggs each!!! Clearly the thinking on these things changes with the wind!!!!
Thanks for your thoughts everyone.
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Message 14
Posted by Westsussexbird or Birdy aka Westie (U6316532) on Tuesday, 8th February 2011
Thanks for that recipe page Katy .... I haven't read Dukan's recipe pages yet and it's quite possible he uses yolk for thickening/sauces. I'm feeling my way into this way of eating gently, holding back on some of the ideas to ring the changes later on. I'm going easy on salad as I know I shall enjoy it mostly when the weather is good, and relying on my soups.
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Message 15
Posted by geepers (U6804393) on Tuesday, 8th February 2011
I'm afraid I broke my no-carbs rule yesterday - have had a dodgy tummy for about ten days, so gave in and went to the nurse and got a hideous whopper one-off anti-biotic that made me feel as sick as a pig. Had to come home and sleep for two hours in the afternoon, but was having freaky nightmares about missing trains and getting washed out to sea... So I confess to having eaten two plain crackers as an attempt to settle things. No idea if it worked or not, but I don't feel like I put on 7 stone overnight. Back on the straight and narrow today - but beginning to plan for having a drink on Thursday night which will be the first since 8 January! (I'll probably sniff the bottle and fall over!)
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Message 16
Posted by Westsussexbird or Birdy aka Westie (U6316532) on Tuesday, 8th February 2011
Poor you Geepers .... I'm sorry.
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Message 17
Posted by anagramladysin (U14258840) on Tuesday, 8th February 2011
Hi everyone
I had paused because I really, really wanted to give you an update on exactly how much I have lost in the month since I started Dukan. But have been slightly derailed (or naughty) in the last few days and as far as the scales tell me, I have not lost more than the say 10 lb I already told you about.
BUT
This morning I am in new jeans. A whole size smaller. Same style as the last ones (which I can now shuffle down over my hips without undoing the button and zip). Now, that feels good!
Birdy, hope Mr Birdy notices, and that he and you can continue the pattern you've started so well.
Geepers, I shouldn't think two crackers is going to torpedo all your efforts! Hope you are soon well.
Fire-Pig, hoping a duvet day was exactly what you needed and that you were able to enjoy at least a bit of the sunshine, -
Message 18
Posted by LostInML (U13646691) on Tuesday, 8th February 2011
Everyone sounds so successful here that I feel ashamed to be showing my face. But on the grounds that you've never shown me the door before, here I am. Feeling very down again (bad day at work... yes, ongoing hassle and overwork... not coping very well right now and it does affect my mood and sunny temperament (!) quite badly...)
No matter how much further I swim (and I've been doing quite well with exercise lately), this is not yet translating to weight loss, probably because I am still eating too much.
Will slink away to deal with yet more work that ought to be tackled before exam entries tomorrow. They will sorely test my patience. Each exam board has a different system and since I only use some boards once a year, I have to remember how to fathom their system afresh each year. It's only when I've managed to do it again that the notes I made on it last year make sense again... -
Message 19
Posted by Westsussexbird or Birdy aka Westie (U6316532) on Tuesday, 8th February 2011
How frustrating Lost .... poor you.
Ana, Mr B has noticed ....we were chopping up some French bread which we will freeze (to go with the pate and celerie he has brought back) and he asked how I wanted him to chop it .... vertically or horizontally and I said it didnt' really matter as I wouldn't be having any of it! He looked at me and then realised! I showed him my food diary with the weight dropping down each day and I got a "Well Done" from him.
I had lunch with DD2 as planned .... it turned out we were too late to order steak so I had salmon and veggies and I'm still not hungry so expect to just have something light tonight. -
Message 20
Posted by GuzziNut (U6364582) on Tuesday, 8th February 2011
Lost, exercise doesn't immediately translate into loss of weight, it may not, muscle being heavier but you're doing so well with that swimming its gotta be good, so chin up.
I've never swum 5km before, ever, 5k? That's a LOT
I used to swim a km in about half an hour ( lunchtime swim, included the cycle to to pool, never worked that close to a pool since) but that was a very long time ago and oh boy was I starving afterwards
Sorry you are Ill geezers, hope you feel better soon
Birdy, fraid my dosh was in mr b not noticing, glad he did
but I now how unobservant the Bloke is, face it the only reason he knew my hair was cut short was because he did it his defin of srraggly bits was different to mine, still it'll grow back
Koko all -
Message 21
Posted by Westsussexbird or Birdy aka Westie (U6316532) on Tuesday, 8th February 2011
Guzzi, a neighbour once permed my hair for me but my little baby daughter kept on and on crying as she thought her Mummy had done a bunk, so the next day I left her with the neighbour, went into town and got it all cut off ..... when MrB came home from work he looked at me with the crew cut and simply said "Well, there's not much else you can do to it is there!" .... if I had been brave I would have had it dyed red and purple and blue, but I'm a wuss really :0)))
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Message 22
Posted by Westsussexbird or Birdy aka Westie (U6316532) on Wednesday, 9th February 2011
Just spotted this .... anyone interested in a high protein diet
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Message 23
Posted by LostInML (U13646691) on Wednesday, 9th February 2011
Have finally booked a time for my 'chat' with my boss... Friday afternoon after work. Am trying to view this in a positive light as a way of clearing communication channels, but feel very vulnerable. Whilst there /are/ issues at work, a lot of what I need to talk about are how these issues make me feel, and I don't find that easy. I am afraid of being dismissed as a hysterical female (I sometimes can be...) or, even worse, a 'troublemaker'.
Sigh. Hope I'm doing the right thing in trying to talk these things through. -
Message 24
Posted by Fire-Pig - proud to wave the protest banner (U12231213) on Wednesday, 9th February 2011
Lost, I am sure you are doing the right thing in trying to talk it through. I hope that it will help you. I know it helped me last year, I am still waiting for the talking therapy on the NHS which was prescribed for me. Last time I saw the GP I asked whether I should cry off that, her reply was that the time to learn to swim was before you are thrown off the boat! In other words she thinks it should help me cope another time.
Yesterday improved during the day, thanks for your good wishes. In the morning, I cried off going to a meeting where I was Secretary and should have been taking the minutes. This was really quite radical of me, I could have done it but was feeling pretty groggy. Laura would be proud of me, for putting myself first!
Later after a snooze I felt a lot better and we went to see The King's Speech, which I recommend highly. The downside was supper in Pizza Hut!
KOKO one and all
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Message 25
Posted by LostInML (U13646691) on Wednesday, 9th February 2011
Your comments were one of the things that helped me ask for the meeting with my boss, Fire-Pig. I am not at a desperate stage yet, but I don't want to get to that stage either! I know I am struggling at times and not always coping. When I feel O.K., it's easy to think 'oh, it's all better now, there's no problem.' But when something comes up and I can feel myself reacting so badly inside (whatever it looks like on the outside), then I get scared by the force of how I feel and I need to be able to handle that.
Talking therapy sounds pretty much like what you give me here! I hope you don't have to wait too long for it, Fire-Pig. I'm sure it will be helpful. I often think what I need is just for my boss to listen to me... so often, he is so busy that I feel like a cog in the machine and I hate that... -
Message 26
Posted by Westsussexbird or Birdy aka Westie (U6316532) on Wednesday, 9th February 2011
Well done you two ..... Lost and Fire Pig :0)
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Message 27
Posted by anagramladysin (U14258840) on Wednesday, 9th February 2011
Lost I will have all my fingers and toes crossed for you tomorrow afternoon and all positive thoughts go with you.
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Message 28
Posted by Westsussexbird or Birdy aka Westie (U6316532) on Wednesday, 9th February 2011
Ana, I think it's Friday afternoon you need to cross your digits ... :0)
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Message 29
Posted by anagramladysin (U14258840) on Wednesday, 9th February 2011
Birdy thanks
................so busy here I am losing count of the days ..............
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Message 30
Posted by LostInML (U13646691) on Thursday, 10th February 2011
Yes, it's Friday afternoon. I have struggled to know what day of the week it is most days this week. I think the final straw came yesterday when I just could not get up at my normal time and go swimming. I had no desire to get up at all; it was a real effort even to get up after the luxury of a lie-in. It's not the physical weariness that bothers me (that gets better after rest); it's the mental weariness that is scary.
Had quite a positive day food-wise.... still not managing to cut out fruit snacks in the day as yet, though. -
Message 31
Posted by Fire-Pig - proud to wave the protest banner (U12231213) on Thursday, 10th February 2011
It's not the physical weariness that bothers me (that gets better after rest); it's the mental weariness that is scary.Â
As you know Lost, I've got my T-shirt. Please consider seeing your GP as well as your boss. I still have difficulty with the idea that I have suffered from depression, but I KNOW I am in a far better place than I was last Autumn. I had the worry that my almost complete lack of sleep was a reaction to new medication, which I wanted checked. Things went from there, I am taking anti-depressants and am coping with life so much better than before. My walks are medically prescribed so the only person who can stop me going is me when I'm having a wobble.
At the moment my official workload is quite light - for some reason we don't have many tourists in Snowdonia in February, though apparently a lot have booked for half term week so we'll have a busy few days then. My real test of how I'm coping won't come until later in the year, by then ANOther should be trained to do all the data entry.
If I recall correctly, exam entries will be over soon, you can't do anything about this year but can you talk about training another to assist you so someone else knows how to do it?
Good Luck, stick to your principles tomorrow, remember all those meercats standing behind you cheering you on!
F-P -
Message 32
Posted by Westsussexbird or Birdy aka Westie (U6316532) on Thursday, 10th February 2011
Ana :0)
Lost, if you are struggling to get vertical with your knickers on (VWKO) then I agree with Fire Pig that perhaps a visit to the gp might be a good idea. As lots of you know, my husband sank into a depression following dreadful stresses in his work life and has never recovered. Don't let it go on :0) He felt he was indispensible ..... no one is.
Despite half a little strawberry tart, a good helping of yummy forestier pate, some celerie and a small glass of wine and two blobs of soft cheese, I have held my weight steady this morning. Phew! The trouble is, OH has come back from France with another cake to share today ... and enough pate, cheese and celerie to last for another 3 days I would guess. I am having 2 Ryvittas with these treats instead of the French bread. So an interesting experiement in how far off the Dukan diet one can stray over a period of a few days. He says I should have told him not to bring these treats home, but it was so much fun enjoying his goodies when he came home from his other recent trip that I hadn't the heart to ask him not to do it again ....
Hope others are doing well .. and any lurkers we have :0))
I don't have time to edit this ... hope it's ok :0) -
Message 33
Posted by careen (U1935190) on Thursday, 10th February 2011
Im sorely tempted to try the Dukan rather the laborious being sensible approach Im trying now. Maybe in March and decide whether or not to go on after Easter
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Message 34
Posted by Auntie Prue (U14585893) on Thursday, 10th February 2011
I'm opting out for a while. I will stick to the low GL approach that Birdy used to enthuse about - not doing "diets".
Good luck to all - and remember that if you
eat smaller portions;
cut down on the carbs and ensure that those you do have are as unrefined as possible;
and use low fat alternatives when possible
you will lose weight and keep it under control whatever you want to call the diet. -
Message 35
Posted by Auntie Prue (U14585893) on Thursday, 10th February 2011
I recently joined this weight loss research project.
This is a snapshot of some of their findings.
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Message 36
Posted by careen (U1935190) on Thursday, 10th February 2011
That's interesting Auntie Prue. For keeping the weight off :
78% eat breakfast every day.
75% weigh themselves at least once a week.
62% watch less than 10 hours of TV per week.
90% exercise, on average, about 1 hour per day.
I do all of those apart from the telly one. But if I turned it off Id read or listen to radio/music, so still sedentary -
Message 37
Posted by Fire-Pig - proud to wave the protest banner (U12231213) on Thursday, 10th February 2011
Sparkers, don't opt out. I want some company amongst those who don't do diets!
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Message 38
Posted by LostInML (U13646691) on Thursday, 10th February 2011
Just found out today that my lovely inspector (of whom I was terrified till all you meerkats came to my rescue) died last week... I was so shocked to hear this. She really did make inspection bearable, compared to other experiences I've had.
Thanks for all your encouragement. I am standing taller today than yesterday! -
Message 39
Posted by Auntie Prue (U14585893) on Thursday, 10th February 2011
Thanks Fire-Pig - I'm not flouncing or anything like that - but I get discouraged when I read of so many going in for fad diets when I know that they know better.
If it ain't sustainable for life - then it's a fad in my book.
Of course I will stay around - a bit of mutual support if always good.
KOKO and best wishes from a mutual fire pig : ) -
Message 40
Posted by Westsussexbird or Birdy aka Westie (U6316532) on Thursday, 10th February 2011
Lost :0)
Prue, it's not a matter of not still using LowGL principles as to a large extent that is what I am still doing (and you could call that a diet, or a way of organising what you eat) ... but this is looking at the fat content of foods and upping the meat/fish/eggs beyond what I used to eat. For a few weeks I'm not eating bread ... but in reality I ate very little of it anyhow.
I'm not eating more meat or fish than I used to eat when I was younger, but I think, in line with a lot of people I know, we have tended to move away from meat and veg as the norm to a more eclectic way of eating. -
Message 41
Posted by Westsussexbird or Birdy aka Westie (U6316532) on Thursday, 10th February 2011
"If it ain't sustainable for life - then it's a fad in my book."
Prue, I think that what I particularly like about Dukan's plan is that it IS a plan for life .... very much so. There are four distinct phases to his plan, recognising that losing the weight is almost the easy bit ... keeping it off is the really hard bit. When I get to the end of this second phase I have to maintain it for 5 days for each pound I lose, so 100 days. He divides that up into two equal parts and during each part I can gradually reintroduce more of the foods I haven't been eating during the early stages of the plan. It is astonishingly simple and makes perfect sense to me.
I have successfully lost the same couple of stones of weight on three occasions in my life (taking about 2 years to do it) and each time it has gradually gradually gone back on over about a 3-5 year period. In this case it happened rather faster than I would have believed possible due to injuring first one and then the other knee. Since May 2009 I have put back on one and a half stone. I've had to have surgery on the second knee and now that I'm mobile I intend to get back to being fit.
So, I feel very thankful that I have found this book. I still have my Low GL book in my bag and it helps me make informed decisions. -
Message 42
Posted by Auntie Prue (U14585893) on Friday, 11th February 2011
Great if it working well for you Birdy - I know you need a bit of extra because of the injury setting you back.
The orgnanisation I registered with is researching into how people who have lost at least 30 pounds manage to maintain (within limits). Amazingly I fitted their criteria, so I fill in a questionnaire every now and again. You have to have maintained for a certain length of time.
I find that mentally registering what I did "wrong" if I put too much weight on is good for me.
As you know, weight loss is the easy bit - the real challenge is maintainance, so I think their findings will be of great use to many of us.
I am giving myself a bit more leeway at the moment because I get recurrent attacks of dyspepsia that are very painful and the recent one has been rather unpleasant - hence eating a bit more than usual.
Had a good blood glucose result last week - so that gives me a little wriggle room too - but I expect to put on a couple of pounds.
KOKO and good luck to everyone - however they are doing it. -
Message 43
Posted by Westsussexbird or Birdy aka Westie (U6316532) on Friday, 11th February 2011
:0)
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Message 44
Posted by Fire-Pig - proud to wave the protest banner (U12231213) on Friday, 11th February 2011
Hope all is well with Lost and that she gets a result in her talk with her boss.
F-P -
Message 45
Posted by Westsussexbird or Birdy aka Westie (U6316532) on Friday, 11th February 2011
Swinging by to see how Lost is ....
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Message 46
Posted by Auntie Prue (U14585893) on Friday, 11th February 2011
Yes - keeping fingers crossed for her.
Food today:
Alara muesli with Total 0% fat greek yoghurt and some blueberries, raspberries and slices of banana. Small glass of tomato juice. Yerba mate tea.
Cup of tea and dark choc digestive biscuit.
2 rough oatcakes with about 2 desertspoons of crunchy peanut butter. Apple. Mug of beef consomme
Cup of green tea with a rich tea biscuit
Lamb chop. leaks and carrots. Shape yoghurt. Sugar free ginger beer.
If truly hungry at bedtime - a small plate of pieces of cheese - mainly goats cheese of various sorts. celery -
Message 47
Posted by LostInML (U13646691) on Friday, 11th February 2011
Well, I've learnt a lot from here about setting small, manageable goals. Today's goal was to communicate with my boss how I was feeling about the pressure of work. I managed that and he listened well, so I think that is a good start.
Ideally, of course, I want things to change instantaneously, preferably with some of the workload being removed straightaway. However, realistically I know that cannot happen (for a variety of reasons), so I am choosing to look on this as the first step to change. If I have total change as my first goal, then I will be disappointed.
The next step is to communicate how I feel at my next 'job chat' which will be next month (sort of like an appraisal thing with Governors, rather than your line manager.) My boss encouraged me to do that and I will feel happier about doing so now that he knows too! They are obviously in a position to do more about the actual changing the workload stuff... though I do recognise there are limitations on them.
All in all, though, I feel better simply for having communicated how I feel. I hate bottling things up and seething inwardly - it doesn't do any good.
1 1/2lb down this week. Wry smile. I don't really think that's conclusive one way or another, but I do think I'm more positive when it's downwards rather than upwards!
Thanks for all your good wishes and support. You are a great bunch of encouragers! Glad your Hb1Ac was good, Sparkly Auntie Prue. And I meant to say I'm glad you're still sparkling, even though Christmas is over! -
Message 48
Posted by Westsussexbird or Birdy aka Westie (U6316532) on Friday, 11th February 2011
As you say, Lost, an encouraging start. Now that you have said how things are for you/how your workload is impacting on your mental health it should be on the official records and taken into account from now on.
Hopefully you will find a lightening of your responsibilities. If anyone tries to dump on you then back off and tell them NO.
Well done you. -
Message 49
Posted by Fire-Pig - proud to wave the protest banner (U12231213) on Friday, 11th February 2011
Well done Lost, I quite agree with setting manageable realistic goals, and then you can achieve, and you have achieved today.
F-P -
Message 50
Posted by anagramladysin (U14258840) on Friday, 11th February 2011
Oh Lost, well done.
xx ana
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