Thursday

I got up late again today as I'm still tired.  Had a pint of cranberry and raspberry squash.

Went to the pub for lunch with my friend.  We split a garlic bread with cheese (it was free with my main).  I had chicken new yorker (chicken w/ bbq sauce, cheese and bacon), chips and peas. Soooo yummy.  And I had a lemonade to drink.  I've had some more squash and a little bit of water since getting home. Need to grab another drink now.

18:37

Have two rounds of chicken sandwiches before going to knitting.

23:40

Had some lemonade at knitting and some water when I got home.  Just having a few rich tea biscuits and finishing a glass of squash and taking my meds before going to bed.  This evening seems to have been a bit of a struggle emotionally, not sure why.  Probably because I'm tired.

Hungry Hungry Cripple

The title of this entry is meant to be a take off of the game "Hungry Hungry Hippos"

09:51

Started the day with some water.  Have just had a bowl of cereal (rice krispies with semi skimmed milk) and a glass of orange juice.

13:32

Feel like I've got no energy this afternoon, no idea what that's all about!

I had a glass of water in the bureau.

I picked up a sausage and bacon baguette on the way home for lunch.  It was yummy.  I resisted the urge to get ribena to go with it.  I know sausage and bacon baguettes were on my not to have list but I couldn't resist and after wanting one since yesterday figured it was probably the one thing on my not to have list that would matter the least.  I still plan to have them rarely if ever this month.

I had some more juice and then the last of the diet lemonade with that.

17:45

I had a pint of water when I woke up from my nap (still tired though).  Slowly working my way through a second (or third, rather, counting the one I had earlier).  Have just put some southern fried chicken and new potatoes on for tea.  Going out for a drink with a friend in a bit but I'll probably just have a j2o.

Later

Grabbed a quick mouthful of juice to take my meds with and discovered I'd actually drunk a whole carton of juice in the day. Not great but not as bad as it could have been.  I had two bottles of j2o whilst out but no cake type stuff.  And I had two things of squash and a bit of sandwich chicken when I got home.

Tuesday, Tuesday

Slept really late today, almost by accident (I meant to sleep in but not by that much!).  Still sleepy.  No breakfast as a result although I did grab a little bit of sandwich chicken to take the edge off while waiting for my lunch to be ready.

Started the day with some water and then had a pint of squash once I was up properly.  I was drinking water in the night too.

I've got Jackets in the oven for lunch (I eat a hot meal at lunch time on a Tuesday because of sailing) which I'll have with cheese and a touch of spread.  I'm going to grab another glass of squash to have now and I'll probably have diet lemonade with my lunch.

I actually ended up having a roast chicken breast with my lunch as well as it needed using up.  That meant I was so full I didn't need a before sailing snack which is another bonus!

22:22

Back from sailing, been back a while.  Really enjoyed it - a nice night for a sail and much better weather than it had been all day.  I did a chunk of the wheeling myself up at the sailing club so that will count as my exercise for the day even though I'd prefer to have done a little more.  Also, being in the boat was a really good stretch for my legs which really haven't been working well today.  I needed help getting them in the car both times and getting them out when we got to sailing.  I did manage to get out of the car when I got home without help though.

I had a second glass of diet lemonade before we went sailing then at the sailing club I had a pint of water and a pint of orange juice and lemonade.  My Sertraline induced dry mouth appears to have reappeared although nowhere near as bad as it was Fri/Sat.

I had two rounds of chicken sandwiches on wholemeal bread when I got home and yet more diet lemonade.  I really must drink more water tomorrow!

Day 1 eating

Monday.  Due in the bureau in a little bit.  No breakfast as no milk.  Might have cereal as a late night snack as a result.

so far: 3 glasses cranberry and raspberry squash
two rounds of chicken sandwiches on wholemeal bread with sunflower spread.

I had two glasses of water in the bureau and I've had two pints of water since I got home about three hours ago. No snacks despite wanting them so I'm making tiny bits of progress.  Oh and I went to the supermarket on the way home, only bought what was on the list and it was all healthy stuff.

Tea about to be done (it's just under the grill): wholemeal pitta with tomato puree, mozzarella, green pepper, red pepper, mushrooms and chicken.  I call it pitta pizza - it doesn't quite make up for pizza but it's yummy as and I really like it.  Can't wait.  I've got diet lemonade to have with that.

Had some more diet lemonade to take my meds and as one is with or after food I had 4 rich tea biscuits too.  I really am trying to get into the habit of meds with meals so I snack if I choose not because I have to.  But it's not easy.  I'm just about to go to bed and I'll have some water before I do.

I did a tiny tiny bit of walking early and I did some weights too.

All in all I am pleased with today!

Diet Starts Tomorrow!

This is a new blog I've set up to use as a food journal for motivation and accountability in my attempts to lose weight.  My regular blog is A Writer In A Wheelchair but I wanted to keep this separate.

Below is the entry I just posted on that blog about my plan.

Literally this time.  I'm getting serious about my weight loss again and it all starts tomorrow.  Having tried a few weeks ago, lost 6lb in the first two weeks then regained 4 of those in the third and then gone off track majorly I'm making some commitments to myself and I'm blogging them here:

Until 1st August at the earliest I will

do some form of exercise everyday

Drink a litre and a half of water a day

take my meds and supplements daily (Meds I've had down for well over a year, supplements not quite)

And I won't have

chocolate

coke

pizza (with the planned exception of a trip out with friends which if it comes off will involve lunch at Pizza Hut)

anything from the chip shop

sausage and bacon baguettes from my grabbed from my favourite sandwich shop on my way home (or from anywhere else)