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A grand day all round :~)

I have been out in the front garden tidying up and planting out pansies but had to come in as it is now dark at 20:10hrs. Before we know it it will be winter.
I haven't been overeating today.
I have saved an orange for after I have done some inside clearing up.
I have been to my Pilates class today.
In fact so far September has been great.

my food diary was worth doing for the past week.
Conclusion and lessons learnt.
Alcohol, including the Bank Holiday weekend, two bottles of cider and two glasses of wine in total.
I learnt that I eat bread more often than I would have guessed.
I thought that normally I was very good on fruit and veg but looking over the whole week there were times when they weren't on the menu.
Having had a mindful food week I tackled the Bank Holiday eating very well. This all included Chinese takeaway Friday, family party Sat., Sunday lunch out, family BBQ Monday (son and DIL had lots of colourful food on the table) Eating out was a pleasure and I didn't pig out. Monday lots of nice puddings and instead of eat any or all of them I did washing up. But I did lick the cheesecake serving slice son came in the room and said he was just going to do that. He meant lick the spoon Not doing the washing up! We had a laugh.

Today I can report on the week a 2lb weight loss.

B: cup of tea
glass of water
cup of Lemon and ginger tea
a few grapes

L: Sunday lunch out
pink grapefruit juice
potato n leek soup with bread
roast pork dinner (I left the Yorkshire pudding)
Summer fruit in jelly with cream
one large glass of wine
lemon & ginger tea

Teatime: water
an orange
ham sandwich
2 plain crackers
a Fab iced lolly

conclusion this evening I wont be eating anything else.
I will have more water
exercise 2 short walks (not far enough)
I will use the Swiss ball I have got it out ready.

Dont panic I am nearly at the end of my week of recording what I ate. So far I have kept away from the wine, beer and cider since Sunday.
This afternoon/evening we are going out to a sister in laws and I will have no hand in getting food ready. Can I be sensible? I will drive and therefore the drink will be kept to a minimum.

B: glass of water
cup of tea
glass of apple juice
cup of hot chocolate
glass of water
bacon sandwich (no butter)

glass of water

L: a few grapes

"Party"
beef curry and rice
side salad
2 glasses of cider
one small rocky road cake
some salted peanuts (less than a palm full)
some salted cashew nuts ( a bit more than a palm full)

3 glasses of water

conclusion
an ok day that could have been a lot worse
very low on exercise

B: cup of tea
glass of water
fruit tea

water

L: glass of water x 2
bag of plain crisps
banana

D: Chinese takeaway
Shared three dishes (we didn't empty all of the dishes)
drank water

conclusion
Where was the fresh food?

B: a glass of water
a bananna
a slice of toast
6 cherry tomatoes
a cup of tea

a glass of water

a coronation chicken sandwich, no butter
a glass of water
a fresh cream chocolate eclair

a cup of lemon & ginger tea
a large Snickers bar

a glass of water
a cup of tea

a tuna and sweetcorn sandwich (no butter) with 3 cherry tomatoes (fftg)
with some cider vinegar cherry tomato and beetroot salad (fftg)
3 plums

this evening I am doing laundry (no more eating until breakfast)
I will have more tea and more water

conclusion
I was chilly at work today perhaps putting on a jumper would have saved me from some of my food choices.
I was suprised by how much bread that I had today.

B: 6 cherry tomatoes (fftg)
8 grapes
a large banana
a thick slice of toast
2 glasses of water
one cup of tea
one cup of lemon and ginger tea

2 glasses of water

L: one pork chop left from last evening
one apple (fftg)
one bite of hot sausage roll (yuk horrible meat.)
one bite of cheese and tomato pastie (more yuk, yuk)
He brought the above for me to the office and I did try them but that was awful food that he had bought and had heated up at a garage. I would never choose that kind of food ever.

2 glasses of water

D: Salmon
Beetroot (fftg)
boiled potatoes (fftg)
cabbage (fftg)

Pilates class
30 mins walk out at lunchtime
conclusion: exercise increased as often running to the toilet!

B: One slice of toast
a banana
6 grapes
6 small tomatoes and a cute little courgette fresh from the garden
one cup of tea two glasses of water
one cup of lemon & ginger tea
a glass of water

L: one apple
6 slices of breast of Chicken from last evenings meal
a glass of water

5 glasses of water through the afternoon

D: two glasses of water
corn on the cob fresh from the garden (no butter)
pork chop
runner beans fftg
onion fftg
beetroot fftg
stewed apple fftg
half a scoop of ice cream

two glasses of water

conclusion
much better with the water
good on fruit & veg
good on protein
I have been active but no formal exercise

B: Two slices of cooked ham
One slice of bread and a banana
One cup of tea
One lemon & ginger tea
one glass of water

L: One glass of water
not hungry

5o'c snack picked and ate a corgette
D: Roast Chicken with gravy
boiled potatoes fresh from the garden
runner beans fresh from the garden
corgettees and onion fresh from the garden
canned sweetcorn
three plums
chedar cheese and biscuits
two glasses of water
a glass of water

conclusion not enough water
should have had some lunch
went to Pilates at 18:00hrs

sorry to do this to all you guys but I am ging ti berather boring as for the next week I am going to list everything that I eat or drimk (sorry I meantdrink) that might well it just might reveal as to why I am putting on weiht. (sorry I meant weightt!!)
This evening I have had Pimms, cider and gin. that in itself might explain a lot and I have been eating BBq food and a dessert. well my saving grace is that I did check in here before going to bed. I will report in in the morning hopefully with a clear head. I will st6art in the morning as I mean togo on -ummph many fine words etc..,.. se nyou tomorrow, I love you all and I indeedie need you all.

I bought a skirt that I like very much and people say that I look good in it.
So far every time I put the skirt on I just feel grumpy as I struggle into it. I cannot believe that the half elastic waist band should have been made sooo tight to come up and over my hips - all my weight must have gone onto my thigh and hip area. I must be such a different shape to what I see in the mirror. I should have bought a BIGGER skirt. Perhaps I shall just bin the skirt. No. Wait. What have I seen? There is a ZIP in the side seam! What a silly me - skirt slides on easy - zip up - I am off and out, looking good! Bye

My plan is to clean out the garage after work.

I hope all goes well with the link this evening.

Tool 8
Regular exercise and being active. I do a lot of sitting down at work. I will get of my bottom more often. I do not do regular excercise other than my two Pilates classes and then sometimes I can not do them. The next thing I shall do this morning is to put some air into my swiss ball and I will use it this evening.

For the next three days I am having the 4 grandchildren about so I will be more active than normal.

Exercise report on yesterday - I was more active than on an average Sunday but it was mostly housework and gardening. I only sat down to eat, have a game of Scrabble, do my blog and to watch Sherlock Holmes so all in all an active day.

In the garden.
I have too many courgettes and some of them have got up to marrow size so I took half a doz. and gave them away to neighbours - I enjoyed doing that.
I cooked courgette flowers for a lunch starter.
yesterday we ate from the garden beetroot, runner beans, onion, potatoes, courgette flowers, tomatoes and lettuce.