Countdown to Balloon Launch

[femfrankie]

..... I was still within 1200 calories for the day so I am happy with my treat..... .

Must admit my intake is still quite low but I am liking the fact that that there is enough room for error should I ever slip up or want a little treat.

Just Bought myself another jumper and set of leggings today from George's Asda

 

[cb4]

I have finally found restriction!!! Drank too much water all in one go and was sore!!! Lol!!! But I found restriction!!!!
Don't think I've been drinking enough water/fluids at all!!! Will have to watch that from now on
Detox day one is going well stomach is much better! Was so sick over the weekend!

hi I got the balloon in feb the 9th 2012. pre balloon I have lost 5st and since having it put in I'm down another 11lb!!! slow but getting there!!! my goal is to loose another 3stone!

 

[RoseMcnose]

Must admit my intake is still quite low but I am liking the fact that that there is enough room for error should I ever slip up or want a little treat.

Just Bought myself another jumper and set of leggings today from George's Asda

Well deserved femfrankie. Although I am surprised you to out to George, is the snow not really bad?

My calories are normally much lower too. I struggle usually to get to 900 a day but I have a cap of no higher than 1200.

Cb4 keep the fluids up, I find sorts out any cravings I have.usually I am just thirsty but think I am hungry.

 

[femfrankie]

Nahhh in Grangemouth we have our own thermal blanket called the BP petroleum works but the hills around us are pretty white

Cb4 yep keeping those fluids going in is vital... I have even learned to tolerate tap water now after it was clear that NAS Juice knocked my system way out of wack. But so glad that you have got restriction. So between meals remember to drink.. I'm sipping constantly but don't drink for half hour to an hour before meals i dont drink immediately afterwards either. I usually wait twenty minutes but I was told to wait at least half n hour but to be honest I am so thirsty after eating I can't wait that long lol xx

 

[cb4]

Cb4 yep keeping those fluids going in is vital... I have even learned to tolerate tap water now after it was clear that NAS Juice knocked my system way out of wack????????

Femfrankie??? Do explain please
I give my kids only nas orange/blackcurrant!!!

Thanks will keep up the fluid intake!
Hungry now!!! Just fed hubby and kids
No food for me till Thursday evening coz of the detox!!! But this is the first time I've been hungry or should I say!!!! My heads hungry!!!!

I feel so much slimmer!!!! It's great this past three weeks has been so crap with been sick! One thing after another! But it was worth it! coz I feel like I'm smaller

hi I got the balloon in feb the 9th 2012. pre balloon I have lost 5st and since having it put in I'm down another 11lb!!! slow but getting there!!! my goal is to loose another 3stone!

 

[femfrankie]

Cb4 yep keeping those fluids going in is vital... I have even learned to tolerate tap water now after it was clear that NAS Juice knocked my system way out of wack????????

Femfrankie??? Do explain please
I give my kids only nas orange/blackcurrant!!!

I felt awful, giddy, sicky & generally out of wack. This became worse after I had drunk juice or had anything with aspartame in. To be honest tho I am not a big juice drinker so this and the drink drink drink was all very alien to me and I think my system didn't know whither it was coming or going but even now whither psychological or not the mere hint of aspartame makes me queasy.

 

[cb4]

I felt awful, giddy, sicky & generally out of wack. This became worse after I had drunk juice or had anything with aspartame in. To be honest tho I am not a big juice drinker so this and the drink drink drink was all very alien to me and I think my system didn't know whither it was coming or going but even now whither psychological or not the mere hint of aspartame makes me queasy.

Sooooo!!!!!! Should I not be giving this to the kids either? I do give them a lot of water and Mabey one or two glasses of nas juice! I thought it was better than the other stuff!!!!
I'm getting more confused, the more I learn!!!!
I was told today that decaf tea has way more toxins thank normal teas?????? Aaaahhhhh!!!!
I just need to be re programmed completely!!!!!

hi I got the balloon in feb the 9th 2012. pre balloon I have lost 5st and since having it put in I'm down another 11lb!!! slow but getting there!!! my goal is to loose another 3stone!

 

[femfrankie]

Lol I had to look up decaf tea after I realised that before each recent attack of bad reflux I had visited my sis and had drank her decaf tea... I was stunned to learn that decaf isn't all that healthy after all. Btw the reflux has not reared its head so dramatically since. As for the NAS Juice I can't decide for you but some people will tell you aspartame has many side effects ... My grown up children refuse to drink diet cola/juice even though they were bought up drinking it.. They harp on at us about all the crap that goes into the stuff and what it can do to you??... I stop listening at that point .. Oh how the tables have turned there
Anyhoo all I know is that I feel ill now when I drink or eat anything with aspartame. I don't know whither it's because it tastes too sweet or is too artificially sweet or if it is genuinely making me unwell. I just know it doesn't make me feel good ... I hope this makes sense

Forgot to add that i have also tried the new plant sweetener Stevia recently and I found it left an after taste not unlike saccharine so that idea was binned lol

 

[RoseMcnose]

My monkey does not get any drinks at all other that water and pure fruit juice, sparkling mineral water with Apple juice or orange juice as a treat. Lactose free milk. I don't give her any soft drinks or squash. She doesn't need it or miss it.

 

[RoseMcnose]

I tried stevia too and that after taste is awful! I am living without sugar instead.

 

[cb4]

My monkey does not get any drinks at all other that water and pure fruit juice, sparkling mineral water with Apple juice or orange juice as a treat. Lactose free milk. I don't give her any soft drinks or squash. She doesn't need it or miss it.

Mmmmm!!!! Is there anything good for us out there lol!!!!
That's a pain in the ass!!!!
The kids get a fairly strict diet, don't want them going down the same path as what I did!!!!
I just don't know!!!!
But it's just another small change

hi I got the balloon in feb the 9th 2012. pre balloon I have lost 5st and since having it put in I'm down another 11lb!!! slow but getting there!!! my goal is to loose another 3stone!

 

[RoseMcnose]

Try red Bush tea as an alternative.

 

[femfrankie]

I tried stevia too and that after taste is awful! I am living without sugar instead.

Me too but then as I have said before I don't have a sweet tooth.. A bag of sugar in our house can last two years and if I could get away with it a lot of my baking wouldn't contain it either ... I love my apple/fruit pies to be TART!

 

[RoseMcnose]

Mmmmm!!!! Is there anything good for us out there lol!!!!
That's a pain in the ass!!!!
The kids get a fairly strict diet, don't want them going down the same path as what I did!!!!
I just don't know!!!!
But it's just another small change

hi I got the balloon in feb the 9th 2012. pre balloon I have lost 5st and since having it put in I'm down another 11lb!!! slow but getting there!!! my goal is to loose another 3stone!

There is always fruit juice and milk or water available even when we would go for a treat. Monkey is easy to please as she is happiest with some fish and salad. She has mad healthy tastes. She then gets an ice cream even though it makes her burp!!!! She is funny, she says it's worth it!!!

 

[RoseMcnose]

Mmmmm!!!! Is there anything good for us out there lol!!!!
That's a pain in the ass!!!!
The kids get a fairly strict diet, don't want them going down the same path as what I did!!!!
I just don't know!!!!
But it's just another small change

hi I got the balloon in feb the 9th 2012. pre balloon I have lost 5st and since having it put in I'm down another 11lb!!! slow but getting there!!! my goal is to loose another 3stone!

I know it's a minefield but I just don't give her anything that's very processed. She gets wholemeal bread, salad etc. For dinners, she gets exactly what we eat. I cook everything from scratch so I know what's in things. After dinner, she can have whatever treat she wants. 9 times out of ten she does not want anything.

 

[femfrankie]

Yep my daughter in law has started as she means to carry on with our granddaughter who is only 7mths ... She loves the weirdest of home made veggie combinations gulps down her mineral water with hint of apple or whatever loves her yogurt. Her mum has no intention of introducing the foods that we deem as unhealthy now.

 

[RoseMcnose]

Yep my daughter in law has started as she means to carry on with our granddaughter who is only 7mths ... She loves the weirdest of home made veggie combinations gulps down her mineral water with hint of apple or whatever loves her yogurt. Her mum has no intention of introducing the foods that we deem as unhealthy now.

She just gets what we eat. We never drink fizzy drinks anyway but just so she can have a fizzy drink she gets sparkling mineral water. They made sausage and chips at a party in the creche the other week and she begged me not to make her eat it!!! We were all in knots laughing- what kid says no to sausage and chips!!!

 

[femfrankie]

Lol .. I read an article years ago about sausages and what goes into them.. i have never eaten one since lol... your daughter is a Smart cookie
I was never bought up with fizzy drinks either and personally don't like them .. Hubby on the other hand was and still can't do without. But god I do miss my soda water!

 

[femfrankie]

Mmmmm!!!! Is there anything good for us out there lol!!!!
That's a pain in the ass!!!!
The kids get a fairly strict diet, don't want them going down the same path as what I did!!!!
I just don't know!!!!
But it's just another small change

I'm a great believer in everything in moderation ... Just wish I had practised it a bit better lol but I do not like putting unknowns into my body. I spend half my time when I go round a supermarket scrutinising the labels. I am very much like Rose and cook mostly from scratch. I don't think I have ever bought a pre prepared dinner for my own/family consumption in my life ewwwww.

 

[RoseMcnose]

Lol .. I read an article years ago about sausages and what goes into them.. i have never eaten one since lol... your daughter is a Smart cookie
I was never bought up with fizzy drinks either and personally don't like them .. Hubby on the other hand was and still can't do without. But god I do miss my soda water!

Femfrankie, my job is a food safety microbiologist. I have worked in both here and the US in intensive protein production!!!!!! Imagine what I have seen!!!!!!!!