2015 here we go again

Hi hi hi. Its been so long. last post was in 2011. Yikes! Well so much has happened, i have a son who turned 2 last week and ive put loads of weight on. Food just spiralled out of control.  I got very heavy. I shocked myself to be honest. I had to do something so i did. I rejoined slimming world. Im glad i did. 3 weeks down the line im 9lbs lighter. Great. extra easy is great. Im enjoying it.

make a plan for the day

ok so i kept a food diary most days just to keep me on track for the first few days. its good to when i go into the kitchen when feeling munchy, i can look at my daily dairy and pick the things i can eat, instead of walking in and eating anything.

first week lost 5 lbs

(above egg and leek bake with pickled gerkins )
wohooo so what a great start to my first week, i lost 5 lbs this week, 2 and a half kgs. 2 bags of sugar. im very pleased. i really stuck to slimming world plan. and the only sweet things i had were a couple of rich tea biscuits every now and them (2 syns each). so this week i have eaten, homemade lentil curry, boiled egg and salad sandwiches, pasta and tinned tomatoes, egg and leek bake, lots of fruit and veg, ive had rice a few nights and not forgetting jacket potatoes and beans. i only have chesse 3 nights i think and within my allowance. 2 nights i have a sweet tooth so i made of the weight watchers dessert whip which are 2 and half syns each which are nothing really. so yep im very happy and its given me a boost. ive controlled my cravings and they havent been too bad. i hope next week i have a loss of 4 .

Mega Re-start

Ok well its that time again when i am re starting the diet. for the last 6 months i havent even bothered what ive been watching going into my mouth. ive put all the weight back on that i lost last year. i feel crap, my back is hurting again and i really want to shift it. i have put calenders up on my kitchen wall so i can see it everytime i go into the kitchen. i have put 8 months up on the wall and i will write my weight on it every week. i think it will be good for me to see that it is gonna take a while for me to loose a lot so i need to break it down visually. i spent £30 on food shopping today. brought lots of fruit and veg etc. lets get it started, cant wait for next weeks weigh in.

Low weight gain best for obese pregnant women

Obese women can gain little or no weight during pregnancy — and even lose a few pounds — without harming their babies, new research suggests.
Obese mothers who put on less than the recommended 15 pounds were less likely to develop pregnancy-related high blood pressure or deliver by Caesarean section and more likely to have a normal-weight baby, the study showed.
The findings, in the October issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology, fuel growing concern that national weight-gain guidelines for pregnant women are outdated and don’t take into account the nation’s obesity epidemic.

Changes considered

The Institute of Medicine, which issued the weight guidelines in 1990, is about to consider changing them.

Dr. Raul Artal, one of the study’s authors, said the fear has been that not gaining weight would hurt the fetus.

“Not only were there no deleterious effects, but there are benefits,” said Artal of Saint Louis University School of Medicine, who supports changing the weight guidelines.
In an accompanying editorial, Dr. Patrick Catalano of Case Western Reserve University, noted that the current guidelines were written when the concern was low birth weights. Now it’s shifted to rising obesity, he said.

Artal said pregnancy is one of the main causes of obesity in women.
Using information from birth certificates, the study analyzed the pregnancies of more than 120,000 obese women from Missouri to see how weight gain affected their blood pressure, C-sections and the baby’s birth weight. Obesity increases a woman’s risk of miscarriage and other serious complications such as gestational diabetes.
The study found that 23 percent of the obese women gained less than 15 pounds, 31 percent gained 15 to 25 pounds and nearly half gained more than 25 pounds. Those who gained less had better outcomes.

The researchers considered three levels of obesity based on body mass index, or BMI, and came up with optimal ranges of weight gain. For a BMI of 30-34.9, the best outcomes came with a weight gain of 10 to 25 pounds; gaining less than 9 pounds was best for a BMI of 35-39.9 and losing up to 9 pounds was best for those with a BMI over 40.

The study’s strengths are its size — drawing from an entire state — and that it is the first to look at different levels of obesity, “not a lumping of all obese women together,” said Dr. Emily Oken, a Harvard Medical School professor and researcher on obesity, nutrition and weight gain in pregnancy.

The Missouri study found that the least-heavy obese women who lost weight were at somewhat higher risk to have a low birth-weight baby. However, they still benefited by having fewer other complications. Obese women who gain too much are also at risk for low birth-weight babies, Oken said, adding “It is a balance.” Artal said that occurs predominantly in obese women with high blood pressure.

Catalano said that because almost half of pregnant women gain more than the recommended amount of weight, encouraging them to stay within the current guidelines is a significant challenge. But Artal said he has found women are more likely to modify their behavior during pregnancy because of concern for their child.
Catalona suggested advising pregnant women to eat a balanced diet low in sugars and saturated fats and to get moderate exercise, like walking or swimming. He also recommended referring obese women to a nutritionist and urging patients to lose weight after they give birth to avoid problems in future pregnancies.

In the coming weeks, the Institute of Medicine, a private organization that advises the federal government, is expected to begin the lengthy process of gathering scientific evidence to decide whether the guidelines should be changed, said spokeswoman Christine Stencel.

Under the institute’s 1990 guidelines, those with a “normal” body mass index — a combination of height and weight — are encouraged to gain 25 to 35 pounds. Women considered overweight have a lower target: 15 to 25 pounds. Women with a low BMI should gain more weight during pregnancy — up to 40 pounds.


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21106946/ns/health-pregnancy/

whats in my cupboards and fridge

ok wanted to go through and show you what i actually have in my fridge and cupboards.

eat baklava then carry on lol

Ok well after restarting in feb again. i re started on monday AGAIN lol

its seems this time around of trying to diet i just cant get into it, hense i keep restarting.

well anyways i had a restart on monday and i have watched what i have been eating since then. any snacks i may have had extra have either been low fat or healthy option.

yesterday we went to the halal market to buy some chicken. and we saw some baklava in the counter at the front, so i begged hubby and he said ok , lets buy. we brought a little tray of 6 mini pastries. AND OH MY GOD THEY WERE HEAVEN lol

(Baklava (Ottoman Turkish: باقلوا) is a rich, sweet pastry made of layers of filo pastry filled with chopped nuts and sweetened with syrup or honey. It is characteristic of the cuisines of the former Ottoman Empire and much of central and southwest Asia)

we had a nice dinner last night prior to the deserts of baklava. we had rice, roasted piri piri chicken, chicken curry, fresh salad, mint yogurt dip. alll very good for u and tasty.

ok so i wouldny say last nights feast was BAD for u but i know i wanna push myself if i wanna loose big amounts of weight so back on track this morning.

Boiled eggs and toast with a cup of coffee.