Bit of a time warp thingy going on here, as this steps back to earlier than more recent posts - but I've not the energy to re-write history, so please accept my apologies in advance if it causes confusion 
Tuesday, low-carb day one-hundred and eighty-four, feed day
Weigh-in at start of day wt. 110.0lbs (analogue scales corrected ~106.8lbs); 0.2lbs loss
... t.measures - ub. 28.7, w. 25.6, t. 30.5, h. 34.5 inches
What can I say?
******* WOOF! WOOF!! WOOF!!! *******
Okay, I'll calm down (eventually, still going at 100bpm an hour later) - I know that's a post-repair day weight, *but* it shows that I can get there and, with any luck, by Hogmanay it'll be my new maintenance weight.
And, to boot, those tape measurements are deffo reduced (the "tight" waist reading saw 24.9 inches and I can shimmy the tape over my hips at 34.25 inches!) but I might wait until after the festive season to record them: low-carb winter solstice pies can wreak havoc upon one's figure.
And, as if by magic, the first of my Celia Brooks' "reward books", "5:2 Vegetarian"' fell through the letter box this morning (huh, who said the weight loss alone was reward enough, eh? bloomin' bookoholics, any excuse!). I've not had a chance to have a proper look - but the recipes are not low-carb, e.g. 24g carbs in a 157 calorie serving. Bother. Though it's good in some respects as it means there's still space for a FatDog's offerings. Presumably they did some market research and decided that 5:2 / low-carb / vegetarian was *too* niche (CB's other book out on 4th January is another low-carb vegetarian one). If so, I don't care: I think there are enough folk wanting to give it a go that it's worth the effort to get the information out there, even if it's not "profitable".
Better get a move on. Have decided that we're having "Steaming Kraut" for Christmas dinner ("Terre a Terre", p139-140) which means that I need to get out to the shops and acquire fresh herbs, weird mushrooms, veggie suet and sherry vinegar (just for example). And I need cream - if I leave it too late I suspect it will have sold out - oh, and vino; don't forget the vino. Then I need to cook up the two krauts, the spiced cranberries, the mushroom ragout and the suet pudding pastry - yes folks, lots of it can be prepared the day ahead so that one's only going half-batty with panic on the day itself. Busy. Bless the OH, he's game for me feeding him pancake pizza for dinner (was going to just buy ready-made pizza but decided that it really wasn't worth the carb blow-out). That's the day sorted, now I must really get on with it...
Cobblers. It's started to rain now, and I was just about to head out to get the supplies in! Rain wouldn't usually bother me but, as it's blowing a half gale out there at the same time, I suspect it might be particularly unpleasant.
Well, I wasn't rained upon too heavily, which was a real blessing - but boy, oh boy is it manic out there. MIRACULOUSLY (lots of these miracle things at this time of year, it seems) I managed to get *every single thing* on my shopping list except for the vegetarian suet (but did find the co-ops veggie dumpling mix which I've purchased as a standby in case the OH draws a blank at tescoids), and the porcini (in the two delis that I visited they'd "just sold the last of them half an hour ago" - darn, knew I should have been out there at nine).
I am now both very puggled and very broke. I'm afraid tomorrow's dinner might have to be my present to the OH and VBF - essentially that's a month's food allowance blown in a day! I'm definitely growing my own herbs next year (noooo, not the naughty stuff) - that was over a tenner on 100g each of rosemary, sage, thyme, chive and curly parsley. Ouch! And I hope not to have to purchase sherry, cider or red wine vinegar again for a wee while either. Or mustards (just Maille, not posh stuff; and I'm thoroughly miffed with the co-op charging 29p more than Sainsers per pot - I'd take it back but I've not the energy). Still, these are all things that I've really wanted to get for a while but haven't because they were "too indulgent"; well, the one time of the year one's allowed to indulge and break the rules / bank is now, so here's to it!
So, next up - once I've recovered mysel a little - is some cooking! Getting a bit nervous now - glad for the dutch courage in a glass of red... None if it is particularly complex - there just seems to be rather a lot of it! That and the substitutions, gulp.
Ooof. Brief interlude to "fix dinner" at about 10pm (ouch) and that's me away to bed now at 2.30am on Christmas morning (four bits of the "Steaming Kraut" done, two to go plus cauliflower mash). Puggled. Beat. Done. But jolly chuffed. Not sure that the seasonings in the krauts are "strong" enough, we'll see how they "mature" over-night.
........ Calories 1449.67 Carbs 41.27 Fat 79.44 Protein 43.12 Fibre 9.48
And a Happy Crimble to one and all xxx FatDog.
Tuesday, low-carb day one-hundred and eighty-four, feed day
Weigh-in at start of day wt. 110.0lbs (analogue scales corrected ~106.8lbs); 0.2lbs loss
... t.measures - ub. 28.7, w. 25.6, t. 30.5, h. 34.5 inches
What can I say?
******* WOOF! WOOF!! WOOF!!! *******
Okay, I'll calm down (eventually, still going at 100bpm an hour later) - I know that's a post-repair day weight, *but* it shows that I can get there and, with any luck, by Hogmanay it'll be my new maintenance weight.
And, to boot, those tape measurements are deffo reduced (the "tight" waist reading saw 24.9 inches and I can shimmy the tape over my hips at 34.25 inches!) but I might wait until after the festive season to record them: low-carb winter solstice pies can wreak havoc upon one's figure.
And, as if by magic, the first of my Celia Brooks' "reward books", "5:2 Vegetarian"' fell through the letter box this morning (huh, who said the weight loss alone was reward enough, eh? bloomin' bookoholics, any excuse!). I've not had a chance to have a proper look - but the recipes are not low-carb, e.g. 24g carbs in a 157 calorie serving. Bother. Though it's good in some respects as it means there's still space for a FatDog's offerings. Presumably they did some market research and decided that 5:2 / low-carb / vegetarian was *too* niche (CB's other book out on 4th January is another low-carb vegetarian one). If so, I don't care: I think there are enough folk wanting to give it a go that it's worth the effort to get the information out there, even if it's not "profitable".
Better get a move on. Have decided that we're having "Steaming Kraut" for Christmas dinner ("Terre a Terre", p139-140) which means that I need to get out to the shops and acquire fresh herbs, weird mushrooms, veggie suet and sherry vinegar (just for example). And I need cream - if I leave it too late I suspect it will have sold out - oh, and vino; don't forget the vino. Then I need to cook up the two krauts, the spiced cranberries, the mushroom ragout and the suet pudding pastry - yes folks, lots of it can be prepared the day ahead so that one's only going half-batty with panic on the day itself. Busy. Bless the OH, he's game for me feeding him pancake pizza for dinner (was going to just buy ready-made pizza but decided that it really wasn't worth the carb blow-out). That's the day sorted, now I must really get on with it...
Cobblers. It's started to rain now, and I was just about to head out to get the supplies in! Rain wouldn't usually bother me but, as it's blowing a half gale out there at the same time, I suspect it might be particularly unpleasant.
Well, I wasn't rained upon too heavily, which was a real blessing - but boy, oh boy is it manic out there. MIRACULOUSLY (lots of these miracle things at this time of year, it seems) I managed to get *every single thing* on my shopping list except for the vegetarian suet (but did find the co-ops veggie dumpling mix which I've purchased as a standby in case the OH draws a blank at tescoids), and the porcini (in the two delis that I visited they'd "just sold the last of them half an hour ago" - darn, knew I should have been out there at nine).
I am now both very puggled and very broke. I'm afraid tomorrow's dinner might have to be my present to the OH and VBF - essentially that's a month's food allowance blown in a day! I'm definitely growing my own herbs next year (noooo, not the naughty stuff) - that was over a tenner on 100g each of rosemary, sage, thyme, chive and curly parsley. Ouch! And I hope not to have to purchase sherry, cider or red wine vinegar again for a wee while either. Or mustards (just Maille, not posh stuff; and I'm thoroughly miffed with the co-op charging 29p more than Sainsers per pot - I'd take it back but I've not the energy). Still, these are all things that I've really wanted to get for a while but haven't because they were "too indulgent"; well, the one time of the year one's allowed to indulge and break the rules / bank is now, so here's to it!
So, next up - once I've recovered mysel a little - is some cooking! Getting a bit nervous now - glad for the dutch courage in a glass of red... None if it is particularly complex - there just seems to be rather a lot of it! That and the substitutions, gulp.
Ooof. Brief interlude to "fix dinner" at about 10pm (ouch) and that's me away to bed now at 2.30am on Christmas morning (four bits of the "Steaming Kraut" done, two to go plus cauliflower mash). Puggled. Beat. Done. But jolly chuffed. Not sure that the seasonings in the krauts are "strong" enough, we'll see how they "mature" over-night.
........ Calories 1449.67 Carbs 41.27 Fat 79.44 Protein 43.12 Fibre 9.48
And a Happy Crimble to one and all xxx FatDog.
You have come so far and done so well 
so one (or more!), falls off the wagon ain't gonna hurt! Just remember , you have reached your target, you can ease up a bit in maintenance, so hopefully lightbulb moment and just carry on ! xx 
