Healthy New You: Your Change For Life #3

Last week I didn't make it to the gym because of being stupidly busy, so I'm anticipating a bad weigh in on Wednesday.
Trying to make up for it this week though. I've been to the gym this morning (before working 12-9), will gym tomorrow after work, and will squeeze as many more in as I can.

Weigh-in isn't until tomorrow and I have stopped having a sneak peak at the scales since last time I was 4 lb down mid week, but only 1lb down by the end of it.

I was wondering if any of you guys are making some presents this year or if you have done so in the past? I'm pretty broke this Christmas so instead of getting everyone something really crap, I thought I would make up a little hamper for my adult friends and family and maybe a gingerbread house for my nieces?

Was wondering what kind of things you would like in a home-made hamper if you received one and if you think people will appreciate the effort you've put in or if they will just think you're being cheap?

Also, how do you stop yourself eating the stuff you've made? I can imagine Christmas morning when I have to explain to my nieces that
they were getting a gingerbread house but their Uncle ate it! Lol.

Good job to the guys who have put in a loss this time of year, very well done and I hope those that have maintained or gained a little aren't too disheartened as I read somewhere that the average person puts on half a stone over Christmas so don't all be too harsh on yourselves.

Hope everyone has a good week.

Think I might take my scales out of the bathroom and put them in a cupboard somewhere, that way I won't get the urge to weigh myself every time I go to the bathroom.

Just found out we're having duck for Christmas dinner this year....not sure how I feel about this, I do like duck but obviously its very fatty :/

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I was wondering if any of you guys are making some presents this year or if you have done so in the past? I'm pretty broke this Christmas so instead of getting everyone something really crap, I thought I would make up a little hamper for my adult friends and family and maybe a gingerbread house for my nieces?

Was wondering what kind of things you would like in a home-made hamper if you received one and if you think people will appreciate the effort you've put in or if they will just think you're being cheap?

Also, how do you stop yourself eating the stuff you've made? I can imagine Christmas morning when I have to explain to my nieces that
they were getting a gingerbread house but their Uncle ate it! Lol.

I always WISH I could make things myself, but I don't have a creative bone in my body, so it never works out for me.

My boyfriend's Mum always makes everyone homemade hampers/baskets, and they're lovely. She puts things like chocolate, shower gels, bubble baths in- not the expensive sets that you'd buy in Boots etc, but literally things that would cost 50p-£1 in the shops. And I much prefer it as well, because she knows exactly what I like. Whenever you buy someone a set, you know for a fact there will be something that they won't use.. for example I never use moisturiser that I get in sets because I use cocoa butter instead. So having something that's completely personal to you is always good!

I think a homemade hamper is a lovely idea. This year I've had some christmas baking experiments so I'd probably put in a few mince pies, a mini stollen, some gingerbread biscuits and some fudge or tablet. I'm not very creative when it comes to stuff other than food I'm afraid so that's me pretty much out of suggestions.

I find when I'm making specific things for people I find it easier not to eat it all - I'll make the set amount and one bit extra (because you have to try it and see if its edible) and am usually pretty good

La Senza really piss me off. I refuse to believe that, despite losing probably close to 10 stone altogether, I am still a size "large" in their stores, when I was only ever an XL to begin with.

I think they have a revamp when they went into administration, but I don't like the fact that they seem to have halved the sizes! Something about still getting the size "large" still upsets me!

Arghh-my dog has been lost since yesterday morning and I'm bingeing on food to make myself feel better. Really need to get my act together.

I'm quite similar as that Monday to Friday 7am to 7pm I'm unavailable to walk my dog due to uni and the commute to uni. However, I also have 7 other members in the family who can walk him when I can't. So I just do weekends and holidays etc. But I can see why if you're really busy and don't have other people who can walk the dog, it would not be smart to get a dog

As for the duck.. This is aimed at everyone in this thread who might be struggling..

Christmas Day is ONE day. It's about family, appreciating what you have, and generally having a bit of fun.

PLEASE don't stress yourselves out over Christmas by worrying about what you eat. Even if you do nothing but eat rubbish from when you get up to when you go to bed it's a one off, and a special occasion.

I can understand why you might not want to eat chocolate/crisps etc, and personally I'm rationing that kind of thing to 200 cals a day, but don't worry about what you have with Christmas Dinner, because it's just one meal.

Think about how well we've all done this year. And, for those of us who are oldies, the year before that as well. We will do the same next year! If we gain weight over Christmas, we'll lose it in January, no problem, and the amount of weight we gain will be negligible in comparison to the amount of weight we've lost.

Have a very merry Christmas, and don't even THINK about coming on this thread on Christmas Day complaining about how much you've eaten/drunk, because IT'S CHRISTMAS!! I might even close the thread on that day because I don't want to hear it! You guys have a wonderful time, plenty of time to be healthy in the New Year!!

(I won't close the thread haha I think that might induce a panic attack in me.. I use it as a lifeline!)

I always WISH I could make things myself, but I don't have a creative bone in my body, so it never works out for me.

My boyfriend's Mum always makes everyone homemade hampers/baskets, and they're lovely. She puts things like chocolate, shower gels, bubble baths in- not the expensive sets that you'd buy in Boots etc, but literally things that would cost 50p-£1 in the shops. And I much prefer it as well, because she knows exactly what I like. Whenever you buy someone a set, you know for a fact there will be something that they won't use.. for example I never use moisturiser that I get in sets because I use cocoa butter instead. So having something that's completely personal to you is always good!




Haha I used to do that when I started because I was so enthralled by the fact that I was losing weight, I had to get a sneak peak every time!! I've KIND OF gone back to it now I'm at the end, but that's only because I know I want to see a number on the scale ONCE and then I'm never weighing again!!!! (well.. probably will).

As for the duck.. This is aimed at everyone in this thread who might be struggling..

Christmas Day is ONE day. It's about family, appreciating what you have, and generally having a bit of fun.

PLEASE don't stress yourselves out over Christmas by worrying about what you eat. Even if you do nothing but eat rubbish from when you get up to when you go to bed it's a one off, and a special occasion.

I can understand why you might not want to eat chocolate/crisps etc, and personally I'm rationing that kind of thing to 200 cals a day, but don't worry about what you have with Christmas Dinner, because it's just one meal.

Think about how well we've all done this year. And, for those of us who are oldies, the year before that as well. We will do the same next year! If we gain weight over Christmas, we'll lose it in January, no problem, and the amount of weight we gain will be negligible in comparison to the amount of weight we've lost.

Have a very merry Christmas, and don't even THINK about coming on this thread on Christmas Day complaining about how much you've eaten/drunk, because IT'S CHRISTMAS!! I might even close the thread on that day because I don't want to hear it! You guys have a wonderful time, plenty of time to be healthy in the New Year!!

(I won't close the thread haha I think that might induce a panic attack in me.. I use it as a lifeline!)

Oh wow, well it really is fun living out here - kinda what you imagine really, except that bureaucracy has been a bitch re wages and stuff - but if you're funded by the UK you probably won't experience this. Good luck though, I look forward to hearing how you get on, make sure to let us know

In that case, you'll love Andalucia, there's so much muslim architecture around. Glorious. I chose Andalucia cos of going to Huelva a couple of years ago - I would advise you to go there but tbh Seville/Cordoba are infinitely better.

I like the idea of making something personal for everyone but this might start to get really time consuming and/or expensive. Maybe if I make everybody's favourite thing so that everyone will get at least one thing they love and some stuff they like?

I think I'm going to stick to edible things mainly so will probably do things that I know everyone will like. Where could I get a cheap basket type thing to put everything in?



I like the mini stollen idea! My sister likes baileys so I was thinking of making a home-made version of this as well but it needs to stay in the fridge once you've made it so not sure how I'd go about this?

So far I'm thinking:

Chilli Jam
Spiced Pear Chutney
Mini Stolen
Shortbread
Something Else?

Do you think this would be enough?

As for the duck.. This is aimed at everyone in this thread who might be struggling..

Christmas Day is ONE day. It's about family, appreciating what you have, and generally having a bit of fun.

PLEASE don't stress yourselves out over Christmas by worrying about what you eat. Even if you do nothing but eat rubbish from when you get up to when you go to bed it's a one off, and a special occasion.

I can understand why you might not want to eat chocolate/crisps etc, and personally I'm rationing that kind of thing to 200 cals a day, but don't worry about what you have with Christmas Dinner, because it's just one meal.

Think about how well we've all done this year. And, for those of us who are oldies, the year before that as well. We will do the same next year! If we gain weight over Christmas, we'll lose it in January, no problem, and the amount of weight we gain will be negligible in comparison to the amount of weight we've lost.

Have a very merry Christmas, and don't even THINK about coming on this thread on Christmas Day complaining about how much you've eaten/drunk, because IT'S CHRISTMAS!! I might even close the thread on that day because I don't want to hear it! You guys have a wonderful time, plenty of time to be healthy in the New Year!!

(I won't close the thread haha I think that might induce a panic attack in me.. I use it as a lifeline!)

Quoting you from what seems like ages ago but... I got the placement in Seville! Wooooooo so super happy! going out on January 11th for 13 weeks

now slightly related. I am in Tunisia. They put Tuna in everything which is maybe why its called Tunisia. I finally learned to say ' a bit of harissa ' in arabic.

so tempted to steal this homemade hamper idea. its so good

PRSOM

I hope people read this. I know a lot of people here have a lot of anxiety about eating and have eating disorders that can be hard to manage but please rationalise what a christmas meal and one or two days of overindulgence is and don't allow it to stress you.

Scribbling this down somewhere and just quoting it again so that people make sure they see it. I'm still anxious but tbh I've decided I'm gonna sacrifice some things and allow myself to have others (e.g. sacrifice roast potatoes so I can have pudding or whatever), I think that's the best way I can enjoy myself. Besides I'm not that fond of potatoes, just taking out what I didn't feel I needed for satisfaction in the first place (read this idea on another forum and I thought it was good)

Just try not to worry . I know what you mean about not eating things you're not bothered about though.. in years gone by I've eaten Christmas pudding after lunch and I don't even like it! Just out of habit more than anything, so I won't be doing that this year.

I'm so glad you found your dog. I couldn't think of anything more stressful, just thinking about losing my dog makes me cry!


Also, everyone talking about baking has made me so excited! I am planning on making a HUGE gingerbread house with gingerbread people. Also, raw cookie dough is amazing. I once had this jus-roll cookie dough especially just to put in the fridge and tear off a chunk whenever I felt like some. A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. It never got used to make cookies. But then again, that wasn't the intention...

Just got Track updated to say I've been given a conditional offer for the course I really want to do. AAA in Maths, Chemistry and Physics. Pretty tough going.

I should be happy but I just feel a little numb. I have to get straight A's in subjects I haven't studied for 14 years!

I'm not bothered about Christmas at all really, if I put weight on I'll do a little bit extra exercise in January.

Well done! I'm sure you'll meet the offer What course did you apply for?

I applied for Electronic and Electrical Engineering and Computer & Electronic Systems.

Should be interesting.