Delusions of Granduer
I like this. My cat does this a lot. The other one tried to eat it.
How am I? Not too bad thanks! Got some productive cleaning done today, so everywhere looks nice apart from the kitchen. DP needs to clean up his modelling stuff before I even go near there because only then will it look approachable. But that’s ok! I like clean houses 
Otherwise I am somewhat anxious. Exam results are due this week, but my School does a fabulous thing saying “Yes results are this week, this many people passed, this many people failed, but guess what! You have to guess when you’re results are out!” So we have to refresh the online publication site over and over. I’m betting tomorrow. I slept badly last night with nerves and exam dreams - fun fun!
I am still looking at my weight loss options. DP has program workout/weight loss/recipes etc. from a program he paid a lot for, used and saw success with. It’s also got mass gain programs inbuilt as it’s designed for skinny people who want to bulk up with muscle mass, but if you’ve a body fat percentage of over 18% you need to do the weight loss program first. That’ll be me then! It’s appealling because it’s got pretty strict food plans, which are also quite restricted - mostly grilled chicken for protein with rice and veggies; comprised into 6 small meals a day. However, because I sleep a lot and I would have a really low calorie meal (only around 150-200 per meal) and each needs to have protein, carbs and fat I might need to reduce it to five. It also encorporates free weight and body weight lifting to increase weight loss, with proper serious weights! So I’d be restructuring it to suit me and what I have at home.
The catch 22? If DP doesn’t want on board, I don’t think it’d be realistic for me to achieve this. Unless we’re both doing it and can take turns with the cooking and preparations and doing exercise together (after all, he’s gpt experience of this, I don’t), I don’t think this would be feasible. It’s such an extreme change that me doing it while he eats as he pleases doesn’t really work when there’s only two of us in the house and we share the grocery bills - it requires a lot of more expensive fresh produce. If we’re not both on the program, it’s too expensive on our limited budget to fund two separate grocery lists.
So I’m still pondering. I hope you’re all having nice Wednesdays.
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Hrmmm, maybe if you talk to DP about wanting to do the program with him? Twist his arms off and then beat him with them - I find that yeilds good results. lol
Good luck! I hope it works out in your favor.
Do you think you can modify the plan to do it alone? My husband never diets with me. If he did, he’d only have about 10lbs to lose and he’d do it in a week or two and leave me discouraged. Have you checked out the latest “Hungry Girl” cookbook? It’s all meals for 1 or 2 (a few recipes for more…) and mostly fresh ingredients but really easy, fast recipes and all servings of 200 calories or less. You’re in the UK right? I’m not sure if all the ingredients would be readily available, but it’s worth checking out. Can’t wait to see what you decide to do!
I have the same problem…I *think* hubby’s on board with healthy eating & he is…until he goes to the store on his own & returns with nothing that even at one time could have resembled a vegetable.
But since I do most of the menu planning & shopping, I have a lot more control. & from time to time I’ll overhear him talking with a friend about how many bags of lettuce we go through in a week or how we don’t eat out much & I can tell he’s proud of this fact. Especially since last year he was living on a grad-school diet of one frozen pizza or pot pie around 11pm every night.
Could be your husband would get on board with the new way of eating if you just force it on him…could be he’d like the idea of eating well too.
As for your 4oz gain on Tuesday…were you using a different hair conditioner or mousse? 4 oz in one day seems like a pretty predictable fluctuation. How much have you lost since this time last week? That’s the real indicator of success, I think.
& I think you’re doing great & going to really rock those exam scores too! Can’t wait to hear the good news!