One of the things that I have found to save me serious calories, allowing me to stay more easily within my daily allowance, is to substitute big complex carbs, like rice and pasta, for vegetable alternatives. Instead of rice, I will grate cauliflower, and saute it in one cal spray oil. It looks a bit like white rice when cooked, and bulks up a curry or chilli. Or I will shred carrots into thin strips and use them instead of spaghetti. Both of these options mean my plate looks just ad full as TMM's, but has considerably less calories.
To make it easier to do the carrots, I have a peeler that shreds the veg into fine noodle-like thingies. It's always been very useful. But it's had a lot of use, especially of late, and it's done well for a very inexpensive kitchen utensil. It's on its last legs however. I bought a spiralizer and in searching for it, came across this....
Yip. It's a massive sharpener (unless I have the hands of a pixie {I don't, honest}) And it's for "sharpening" veg like carrots, so you can use the shavings as veggie ribbons. Very good idea, I think. I tried it out tonight when TMM made bolognese.
The ribbons were great, actually nicer for some reason, than the way I'd been doing my carrots previously. I don't know why, but they weren't quite as sweet this way. The sharpener was only a couple of quid, and was definitely money well spent.
A girl who I met on the Weightwatchers on line site has added me to a Facebook page which is made up of old and current WW members. It seems that the WW community website, which had a very strong social network side to it, is closing down. I think that's what's happening. I used it a lot in the two years that I was an on line member, so I'm sure there are many people who will be sorry to see it go. There are various girls on this new FB page that I'd never have spoken to if not for WW On Line, and I actually met up with a few of them. First, there were five of us who met in Edinburgh (one of us was Scottish, so it seemed like a good place to meet), having never met in the flesh before. Then the same five and a few more met in Belfast, since that's where I'm from. And while later, a few more met in Southampton. It was great to get together in real life, as well as on line. And to this day, I get support from these women, on line, now on this new FB page, but also through mfp, which some of us use. It's brilliant to have people in the same boat. We all understand the highs and lows of being overweight, and trying to lose the excess. I think at the moment, we might all be following different ways to lose weight, but the method doesn't matter, it's all about being there to share idea and feed back, and to offer encouragement. So points, or syns, or calories, or carb free, or paleo, or whatever, it's a very useful resource.
Talking to someone who's been through what your going through, or who is going through it at the same time is so helpful. I get the same buzz when I talk to BB and CB. They get where I'm coming from. Speaking of CB, he biked yesterday, as I said. I did not run this morning. I was a bold girl last night, sat up reading far too late, and couldn't make myself get out of bed this morning. Must do better. I haven't confessed to CB yet. Perhaps I'll get up in the morning and get a run in before I talk to him. The weather's shite, but that didn't stop me last week. I signed myself up to a training programme on Runkeeper, to train to do 5k in under thirty minutes. It's an eight week training schedule, with three runs a week. I used to be able to do that pace (just. My best time was 28:45) but that was a few years ago. I should be able to get down to it again. If I could, I'd be able to go running with TMM again, and although it would be slower than his natural time, it wouldn't be too painfully slow for him.
And back to the subject of support, and people who understand weight loss and all the shite that goes with it, hopefully Penfold and Smiley and I will be going for coffee tomorrow evening. TMM is working late, so it's a perfect time to head out. He can sort out a light dinner when he comes home. (He never wants much after a late shift. It usually after ten o'clock before he gets to eat and that's too soon before bed to eat heavily) I can sort myself out before going out. It means I won't go to a coffee shop hungry, so won't be too tempted by all the buns and tray bakes. There's always plenty of food in the house at the moment, not I've got into a routine of ordering on line and having it delivered. So I can have something healthy. I make it a point never to order chocolate or sweets as part of the delivery, even the very high percentage dark chocolate. I don't want to make having that sort of treat too easy, both for me or TMM. If we want something like that, we have to make the effort to go out and buy it. So I'm not able to just eat crap on spec. I have to actually leave the house to get it. It makes me far less likely to do it.
To make it easier to do the carrots, I have a peeler that shreds the veg into fine noodle-like thingies. It's always been very useful. But it's had a lot of use, especially of late, and it's done well for a very inexpensive kitchen utensil. It's on its last legs however. I bought a spiralizer and in searching for it, came across this....
A girl who I met on the Weightwatchers on line site has added me to a Facebook page which is made up of old and current WW members. It seems that the WW community website, which had a very strong social network side to it, is closing down. I think that's what's happening. I used it a lot in the two years that I was an on line member, so I'm sure there are many people who will be sorry to see it go. There are various girls on this new FB page that I'd never have spoken to if not for WW On Line, and I actually met up with a few of them. First, there were five of us who met in Edinburgh (one of us was Scottish, so it seemed like a good place to meet), having never met in the flesh before. Then the same five and a few more met in Belfast, since that's where I'm from. And while later, a few more met in Southampton. It was great to get together in real life, as well as on line. And to this day, I get support from these women, on line, now on this new FB page, but also through mfp, which some of us use. It's brilliant to have people in the same boat. We all understand the highs and lows of being overweight, and trying to lose the excess. I think at the moment, we might all be following different ways to lose weight, but the method doesn't matter, it's all about being there to share idea and feed back, and to offer encouragement. So points, or syns, or calories, or carb free, or paleo, or whatever, it's a very useful resource.
Talking to someone who's been through what your going through, or who is going through it at the same time is so helpful. I get the same buzz when I talk to BB and CB. They get where I'm coming from. Speaking of CB, he biked yesterday, as I said. I did not run this morning. I was a bold girl last night, sat up reading far too late, and couldn't make myself get out of bed this morning. Must do better. I haven't confessed to CB yet. Perhaps I'll get up in the morning and get a run in before I talk to him. The weather's shite, but that didn't stop me last week. I signed myself up to a training programme on Runkeeper, to train to do 5k in under thirty minutes. It's an eight week training schedule, with three runs a week. I used to be able to do that pace (just. My best time was 28:45) but that was a few years ago. I should be able to get down to it again. If I could, I'd be able to go running with TMM again, and although it would be slower than his natural time, it wouldn't be too painfully slow for him.
And back to the subject of support, and people who understand weight loss and all the shite that goes with it, hopefully Penfold and Smiley and I will be going for coffee tomorrow evening. TMM is working late, so it's a perfect time to head out. He can sort out a light dinner when he comes home. (He never wants much after a late shift. It usually after ten o'clock before he gets to eat and that's too soon before bed to eat heavily) I can sort myself out before going out. It means I won't go to a coffee shop hungry, so won't be too tempted by all the buns and tray bakes. There's always plenty of food in the house at the moment, not I've got into a routine of ordering on line and having it delivered. So I can have something healthy. I make it a point never to order chocolate or sweets as part of the delivery, even the very high percentage dark chocolate. I don't want to make having that sort of treat too easy, both for me or TMM. If we want something like that, we have to make the effort to go out and buy it. So I'm not able to just eat crap on spec. I have to actually leave the house to get it. It makes me far less likely to do it.
I've had a couple of good days, food wise, but today I feel a bit backed up. My belly's sore, as if it's distended inside. I think I need to seriously evacuate my bowels. So on that note, I'll go give that a try. Till tomorrow then! Toodles.
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