DeadVim

Yesterday's predominant macronutrient was Stella Artois (reassuringly expensive, not that advertising works on me) and today will be fairly similar given that I have pushed the boat out and done the last Friday before a week off work properly.

Woo and indeed hoo.

My MyFitnessPal log has automatically referred me to trained professionals ...

DeadVim

The tribe has taken to doing a couple of laps of the yard on school mornings.

It's inspiring to watch but I prefer to exercise later.

Molly Coddle

Myfitnesspal is excellent. It certainly keeps me in check.

Alfresco

In Yoda speak...

There is no "hope". Lose or lose not.

carolinephillips

Down to 52kg. My back is getting very bony. So have just had some pork and cauliflower cheese. Do I keep off meat and cheese to keep my cholesterol down, or do I slowly disappear?

Dreamy

Do you not have a dietician to advise you on foods you can eat, bearing in mind your intolerances and medical requirements?

Can't you eat calorie dense foods such as avocado, nuts, olive oil etc?

I also don't understand why you couldn't eat lean cuts of meat and plenty of fish?

carolinephillips

I already eat nuts and olive oil, and the occasional avo. I do sometimes have lean meat, and I like salmon. However it is very expensive, so not as often as I like.
The pork was the left overs from a joint that OH cooked on Sunday, and the cauliflower left over from Wednesday, but it had cheese in it, so I was quite reluctant to eat it. Meanwhile the brie and red leicester that I bought for friends to nibble is still sitting in the fridge taunting me, as are the 5 bars of English chocolate that have been there since before Christmas.....

The dietician I saw for my daughter said the diet was fine. (I asked her about mine as we are both trying to reduce cholesterol) It is also that if I eat large portions my stomach hurts, and the pain isn't worth it.

My calorie dense foods used to be chocolate and cheese.

Dreamy

So either throw the cheese and chocolate out or eat them. Have a small piece at a time.

It's not going to kill you in moderation.

carolinephillips

If I start eating chocolate, I can't stop!! I am having a tiny bit of cheese now and again. I am very conscious of the fact that if I make it a regular habit, my cholesterol will shoot up and then I'll be put on statins which I am desperate to avoid.

But throw out chocolate????? NEVER!!!

paulry

Apparently ....

carolinephillips

Sadly it is only dark chocolate though. My choc is Cadbury's Dairy Milk, and Mini Eggs.

paulry

Dark chocolate grows on you ...if you eat enough of it

carolinephillips

Oh I like Lindt dark chocolate too. That is also in the fridge.

carolinephillips

Despite my OH force feeding me chocolate cake, and cooking meals for me at the weekend, since I am on rest due to my eye problem, the scales say I'm down to 50.4kg. Think they must be wrong.

Famous 5

I read something in Good Housekeeping about a supplement that is supposed to help cholesterol - it is derived from the citrus bergamot. There was also some coverage in the UK press.

It is now available here too.

http://www.bergamet.com.au/