New Beginnings

It is time. 

I depend on it. 

I will change my Way Of Eating.

I will keep myself accountable for what I put in my body.

I am changing things today. 

My starting point is roughly 98 kilos. 

I will take my measurements later on today, and update this when I have the chance. 

I am taking control over what I do. This is it. 

My plan is to motivate myself , and also document what happens on my journey.

 

God bless you all, Shalom

Good moning NaNoWriMo

Here's Novemeber,
And with November comes NaNoWroMo again.
This will be my third time trying to write a novel, and this time I will get further than before.

My Novel is called Codename: Bear Island
That is all I have to say for now about this topic.
I hope to write alot this month, but it will probably never be published..still, it's fun to get it out of my head

The sun is shining, housework needs to be done, I have worked 40 hours in 4 days, so today I feel a little tired. Still...it's time to get the dog out for a walk, and enjoy the sunshine.
Dinner today will probably be a chinese...last day before I start  eating properly again.

Honestly, this sugary high carbohydrate foods I have been eating is not good for me..I am tired, sluggish and I feel hungry all the time. I have had enough. And next time we go shopping, I will for sure get some decent food in the house. I will try to update a little on what I will eat this month.

But for now, enjoy the day friends. Smiles and sunshine coming your way.
Linn

Update on weight

Just a really quick update on my weight, I hit a little milestone yesterday, since my last blogpost, I have gone down in weight a bit, from 85 to 83 kilos.

I am very happy about the result, I am pretty sure my body is adapting to the ketones, because I have really bad breath (sorry to anyone that comes near me) but it should stop in a few weeks time, unless I once again have too many carbs in my food.

I don't have ketosis as a goal in itself, it's just a bonus really. Although I do want my body to be a fat burning machine.

anyway, just wanted to put a little update out there.

Marialinn

My Diet Change

I have already mentioned my diet change, and I'll do a little recap of my story so far...

I have been a little overweight...even before I was pregnant 12 years ago..I weighed about 74-76 kilos..about maybe 10 kilos over the recommended BMI. But , you know what..I looked fine, I didn't actually look that much overweight and my belly was flat (so I hadn't had a kid by then, does that matter at all, lol?)

Anyway..I moved to Scotland, my in laws always ordered an Indian meal every Friday (I was not used to that), the food was different and slowly the weight crept up....so at a max weight of 87...

I joined Weight Watchers. I went to meetings for years, first I lost, came all the way down to 76 kilos (yay) in a year!! Then I found it difficult to follow over a longer period, I was hungry, cheated with the foods..or maybe just didn't track all I ate and drank and always went over my allowance.

One year ago this summer, I stopped going to weekly meetings, had been going for maybe 6-7 years..and I found it hard to follow more than two weeks..!

So..at my grandmothers funeral in Jan .2015...I weighed : 95 kilos.
Almost scary to write the number.

I had looked into Paleo  eating, and tried to follow that, and I had lost weight with it, a few kilos in a month, very satisfied with that. And through Paleo, I found LCHF, I don't remember how I found it, but I had read the letters LCHF before, but didn't know what is was...I read about it on Mirka's blog.

So I started reading, and finally it all made sense to me. It's FAT, we need to eat fat, not sugar and carbohydrates.
It's so easy , so simple...and yet so hard to understand.

I am not going to try to talk anyone into eating LowCarbHealthy(High)Fat, anyone that is interested in reading and learning about it..this is the place for you!!

I have been eating LCHF since June, only a couple of months..well, ok three months. I have been on holiday, had weekend guests over..and still I have lost weight.

I started on 92 kilos in the last week of May, and today I weigh 85 kilos.

So I admit I have had a stall the last month, but I am eating good stuff and I am not very hungry. I eat when I feel hungry and that's it.

I have noticed...to lose weight there are a couple of important factors for ME:

These are:

• Drink enough water
• Get enough sleep
• Do not eat too much protein
• Make sure I eat enough fat

I will keep you posted on my progress, not sure if anyone is interested, but I post for my own benefit, so I myself can see my progress. And of course, maybe I can inspire others too.

Husband is by the way also doing this, because he had high glucose in his blood when he tested with teststrips in January or February. He was shocked and looked into how he could lower the glucose. That is how HE entered the world of LCHF. I found it through wanting to lose weight,and not find it difficult to tie my shoelaces anymore..

So there you go...my secret is out.

Marialinn

PUMA points

I have once again joined The Running Bug's summer challenge and today was my second run. It's the first 5K this month. It went surprisingly well..although rather slow, lol.

I don't really mind that much.

I was not able to run during the weekend, because we were out shopping both days. I guess we can say that we are nearly set for our summer holiday. Suitcases are down and ready to be packed...!

I will try to keep up with my running while I am away, I don't want to be deadweigth to my Team Drive/Speed.

I have been eating good stuff, but my weight has been on a standstill for about a week now. I am hoping for some movement this week, it would be so great to see 87 again. I think this morning I was at 88.3, which I have been hovering around for about a week or so.

At the moment..we (kid and I) are waiting for the weather to get a little better so we can walk to town. Takes about 30 minutes..wonder if it has stopped by now..I have been playing Slither.io for a while hoping the rain would stop.

I better go check..have a great day wherever you are!

 See ye efter, MariaLinn

Eating

I have wanted to lose weight for a number of years..Atleast for15 years..but the weight has slowly just moved upwards.

Slowly, but steady until I was at a maximum of 

95 kilos in my grandmothers funeral in January 2015.

This was only just over 12 months ago. I have followed mainly Weight Watches, and it did work..for a while. Then I slowly stepped away from them. About one year ago I was at my last WW meeting. I did not know I was not going back. It just happened, I was not needed as a helper, so I never went. 

That has been great for me, because I had already started dabbling in the Paleo life, and had lost a couple of kilos... 

In November 2015, I decided to try to eat differently, and things were good..until Christmas.

About 4 weeks ago, after reading, trying a little, reading..trying to educate myself I started properly to eat differently.

MY goodness, was it tough for several days to quit the sugar. I had headaches every day. But i didn't cave.

In four weeks I have lost 4 kilos. I started at 92 kilos, and I am at 88 kilos at the moment. 

I have had sugar this weekend, because we had visitors, and it was my birthday..

BUT

Never again.

It created a craving for sugar and bread and sweets...

Oh boy. 

Today is my first sugarfree day this week...and yup..headache has arrived. The solution, a cup of bullion. 

If you wonder what sort of lifestyle I am living...

I am here to tell you..I think I have found where the magic is at:

The magic is in the FAT. can you believe it? 

Here's "my" food pyramid

MariaLinn

Why food diary?

Yesterday I started a food diary. Not Weight Watchers related at all, as that ship sailed quite a while ago.

Monday night, I started feeling a little unwell, as I waited for Princess while she attended her gymnastics class..I though it was just because I sat reading without any back support.

Then Princess went to Guides, and I still felt funny. But later on, when she came home..I felt worse..as if I was hungry. But I had a proper dinner s usual..so I knew it couldn't be that.

At 23.00 o'clock I took two painkillers, but they didn't really help. No point going to bed. at 3 I thought maybe I could get some sleep..so I headed for be.

Was not to be, after an our of tossing and turning and not managing to get comfortable at all..I got up again, took another painkiller, and was just lying on the sofa until 6 when I nodded off for an hour.

Was still painful, and at 8.30 I took another two painkillers and by 9 I started to feel alot better.

All yesterday I wrote everything that I ate, and I will continue to do so.

If you wonder what the pain was...my guess is gallstones.
I have had the same pain before, but it would go away after a couple of hours. So it has neer been this severe.

So here's my food diary for today..and I will probably keep doing this until forever!

Here's hopeing I never get that pain ever even. Cheers to a healthy life!

MariaLinn

Revelation (food)

I have had several revelations over the years really and today I am going to tell you all about them. AND my latest revelation as well.

First: I FEEL ILL WHEN I EAT CERTAIN FOODS!!!!

Not disrespecting any company in any way, but this is how my body and mind reacts.

I cannot eat McDonalds foods...except the milk shake. I get really bad tempered and very easily annoyed.

I cannot eat pancakes, not bought or homemade..if I do, no more than 2 for me. I end up having stomach pains for hours. Blah!

I am guessing it has something to do with white flour.

And my latest thing, that I have suspected...I am sure I need to stay away from chocolate.

I really REALLY wanted chocolate today, and bought a fairly large bar...had 6 squares..and then I felt pain in my belly, and a little later a mild headache came sneaking upon me...and lastly.typical..I became really tired and terribly sluggish.

I even dropped a plate ...not on the floor- on my toes. I guess it was lucky that neither the plate or the toes broke.

So...here comes my one and only solution...I must eat clean foods. I have started making dinners without carbohydrates, want to see how it goes. Sunniva might have to have some carbs, but we are definetly cutting down.

Here's to a healthier life- SKÅL!!!!! (Cheers)

MariaLinn

Food

I have been trying for years and years..to be healthier and yiou know...loose the weight....but 2014 was a terrible year, and when we went home to Norway to attend my dear grandmothers funeal on January 14th..I weighed the most I have ever weighed...95 kilos!! 

SHOCKING

Mildly said...not too happy. 

Soooo...I have managed to get down to 90.5..I seem to hover between 90.3- 90.8..I have been the same weight for the last few months now..I didnt even put on any weight while we had our summer holiday in N*orway.

Unheard of!!!!

But I was really happy about it. 

So..the next step needs to be to get under 90 kilos. 

I am trying some low carb stuff..and today (and yesterday) I tried what "they" call a "fat-coffee"

Basically mix coffee, butter and coconutmilk..whip it together. Most also add a raw egg..but i haven't tried it due to you know..salmonella...! I know there's not much risk these days..but still. 

Well...result? 

That coffee is NOT for me...my body seems to react badly to it..because both today and yesterday I keep needing to run to the toilet...! (sorry , too much info, i know) 

So instead..I thought I'd try a healthy lunch that does not involve that mixture mentioned above..and this is what I came up with

What's in it you ask?

1/3 cucumber, chopped in quarters

2 tomatoes, chopped in smaller segments

1/2 onion

2 tbs natural greek yoghurt

a bit of salt and pepper. 

Tastes pretty nice actually, and simple and quick to make. 

I amnot sure how long I'll feel full on this, but one can only do ones best. 

I use what I have in the house..it's the end of the month andwe try to use up the food before we buy new stuff next month. 

You kow..trying to avoid throwing away food! 

I better eat this tomato salad thing..wet washing waiting to be hung up. 

Enjoy your day! 

MariaLinn 

Going forward

It has been a few days of business, I haven't been on the treadmill since Sunday, because yesterday I had to take daughter to the orthodontist, and we came home with recommendation of removing 5 of her teeth. I guess there will be a couple of visits to the dentist in the nearest future.

Also, daughter is going on a camping trip with the Guides, and we got the information about when to do and what to bring along. It's all very exciting, as she has never been sleeping in a tent before.

The good news is that I have lost a bit of weight since last week...so today I actually weighed 91.6. Very happy about that!! First time I have been undet 93 since last year. I have been stuck for a looong time! But I think i have managed to get myself moving again! Yippie!!

Anyway, time to get moving...it's school and activities today.

HAve a great day, MariaLinn

After Christmas

Christmas is over, and we have stuffed our faces full of food, ice cream and chocolates. I have  put on weight oh yes..because we have hardly been outside the door over the holiday.

Now we are finished, and today I have had my very first run after the celebration.

It was tough and I did a mixture between week one and week two.

I ran 1.48 miles in 30 mintues.. equally much walking as extrememly slow jogging. Nevermind, I had to start somewhere. I also forgot Mr. Dorsett's good advice about rolling my calf with a rolling pin..will give it a shot before next run.

My weight is terrible , the worst ever in my entire life. My startweight for 2015 is 94.2 kilos.

Now that itself is pretty terrible. I know I can do it though.
I am sorry that these next few months will probably contain more running posts than handicrafts...but life calls me and I need to get healthy.

So , this is all for today, have a great day and take care of yourselves my lovelies

Another Friday

It's Friday again, and my goodness how tired am I ? Can't seem towake up at all. It has been like this for a few days now. I just can't seem to get anything done.

I just realised, it could have something to do with my changed eating habits.  will just have to fight this tiredness and get on with all the things I need to.

My Kamma is home from school  today, her nose is full of snot, her throat and ears full of phlegm and I thought best to keep her home.

She is organiseing her Moshi Monsters stuff at the moment. But even if it's a home day, it doesn't mean it's a no work day for either of us.

A 6 hours school day might be alot, but tackling her messy room shouldn't take all energy out of her..and also a bit of piano playing should be ok. She has a 30 minute lesson tonight , and that is still alot less than 6 hours at school.

I am desperate to get some new knitting on my needles, but I don't have the time and when I do have the time I can't find the right pattern...and when I find the right pattern I don't have the right wool...bad feeling this.

For now I will just continue knitting that scarf until I have nomore wool, and then I will do that hat..yes..I am "designing" a new hat. Let's see how THAT goes.  I have no idea on how to do knitting pattens..soI don't know if I should knit and try to sell than all done..or if I should make a pattern and sell the pattern..! Or maybe both...! Or none...!

What I do know is that I need to finish up here and do the dishes and hang up my washing..! Have a great weekend, let me know what your up to if you are reading this.

Take care lovelies!

Rain today

Yes, it's raining today, pouring down outside. I have been enjoying loads of tea, and paleo breakfast and lunch too.

According to the weighing scales, my weight is down a little, but not loads.That is ok,  I am still at the start of my program. I will have to make another batch of tomoto soup tomorrow morning, luckily I have alot of passata I can use.

Last night on the evening of my fifth day I got soooo hungry for something sweet, but I stayed away from the biscuits that were on the table. Instead I made myself a little smoothie..Raspberries, banana and grapes. It took away the need for something sweet.

I was also busy cutting hair yesterday, first the husband, then my own hair and last the daughters hair. Also did a hairdo made up by Kamma herself.  Here is it.

The last on my mind these days are letters,I haven't written any letters for probably a week, and I am starting to feel bad as I have many letters to reply to. Some people (online groups) got a new idea, napkinholders for letterholder. I myself have been doing that for well over 10 years and this is one of  MY letterholders. I love it, becaue of that special Rose motif that I absolutely LOVE.  I still think it's so cute.

Anyway, i still haven't done some stuff I feel I should have done, such as setting my goals and working towards them. I will have to do that tomorrow,  some goal setting. I have a webinar in the middle of the night, hopefully I can mangae to attend it..if I am not to tired!

But, I need to get going. I have been inspired by a canadian family that has turned their "new" timewasters off. So i am doing the same. Not intirely, but I want to do more STUFF!!

Take care and have a great day lovelies!

Friday 13th

Today is a lucky day, because my grandmother was born 91 years ago.  Happy birthday Fama!

My new food thing is going pretty well actually and lets see how next week goes. It was slightly hard to resist biscuits last night, but I did it. 

These Pukka teas are what i have been drinking the last few days, more tea than usual and less coffee than usual. Even at the WW meeting yesterday I said no thank's to the coffee in there. We were so lucky , a man came in the room with a bowl full of fruit and said that we could have it all. Guess what we all sat munching on during the talkie talk bit? 

Indeed , it was apples!!

Yesterday , as I walked to school to pick up Kamma I took a photo of some trees I passed..thought it looked really nice and I want to share with you.

Also, last but not least...you might knowm how I also am an Avon Representative? Well, I went to see a new customer today and I found the cutest spiderweb around..

See for yourself..no spider anywhere I might add..

So, you'd think this was the end of today..nope,we have just started. But I better get on with my work, have tons of stuff to do to be honest!! 

Take care of yourselves lovelies 

Sure

Yeah, sure why not?
I have bewildered myself into the deep forest of the unknown...and it's a little scary. So...did I mention my little food challenge? Well, I have been doing "it" for 24 hours..no cheating..cause what's the point?

Still having coconut milk in my coffee(not that great tasting just yet, but I drank it without problems this morning). More energy? Not quite yet, maybe another day or so?

Eggs for lunch with ham..and then a banana..! And I feel rather satisfied..that's just weird.

Well, that's that...I am supposed to go out, but it's pouring outside and I was hoping it migh lighten a little before I venture out there. I have come  to the conclusion that this Autumn and winter..it will be a lot of tights, wellies and skirts for me...! My fairly new Adidas trainers won't hold the whole winter I can tell you already  now :(

And my last pair of jeans that fit,when they are done, they're done.  I WILL NOT BUY ANY MORE JEANS!!!  I already have several in the wardrobe, unused, not fitting....so until I can fit them I need to wear what I have..and skirts that fit, that I have.

So, I hope this challenge I have joined will give me a boost in the right direction!  But, as I say, still early days but I am hopeful.

Oh whoops, there's a knock on the door...oh a delivery man..guess what arrived?
Yup, it's a set of  Highland dance swords for Kamma. I will get a picture for you and post it tomorrow!

I better get going now, someone named Jacky is waiting for me...!

Have a good day lovelies

September

Good morning everyone,
I don't mean to be negative here but this month has not started so great...the last week i have been struggling with headaches, not constant but that could be because I have been taking headache tablets almost every day.

So, it IS time to change my life, i have had som many signs the last week that it's just crazy and I can see now how it all fits together.

So from  today I will start a new challenge..if you have followed me a while..you will already know that I always fall off any challenge..but this is only for 30 days and I have a chance to see if I feel any different. It has to do with eating, and today is the first day.

It's arranged by Melissa and I will do my very best to keep this going.

Apart from my no energy and headaches...life still goes on and I still have laundry to do and activities to take Kamma to..and on Mondays this is my waiting view....

 This is where I often spend an hour on a Monday evening..yay!

 This morning when I came back home fromthe school run, I had a cup of coffee in that lovely mug my sister-in.law gave me for my birthday. I guess it will be the last time for weeks that I hae normal milk in my coffee...let's see how we like THAT  :) 

The last picture of the day, my friend posted it on her Facebook page, it's her 35th birthday today and to honour her , her picture comes up here. It's is also going into my smashbook later on today so there..! 

Gratulerer med dagen Rigmor  !

Now I am off to sort out my kitchen, to see what lunchtime will bring me..! 

New year 2013

Well then, happy new year!!

I have started the new year trying  to be very organised, and also reading books. I don't have alot of time this morning, just thought I'd say hello and let you know that I am around, finally feeling ok as well.

I have started excersising, and I have a big plan ahead on how to finally lose all this weight I am carrying around. I weighed in at 81 kilos this morning, NOT impressed by myself.

So, just get on with it Linn!
Big January hugs from Siri-

Different types of feelings

Through one day I can go through an enourmos ampount of feelings, deep feelings of love for people I have never actually met such as all my penpals, sadness over what some people are going through, such as Mirka the mum of 11 kids..she is just such an unbelieable inspiring woman and when sad things happens to good people, I get sad.

And today I discovered Anais Nin...she has a hugs amount of fabulous quotes, and I am going to read a bit about her. I am happy I found her.

Then, looking at how my diet is going, I get angry with myself for not having more will power so I can resist the biscuits my Princess get s me to make, resist that bagel in the evening, when I am just slightly hungry...and annoyed with myself..and I aldo get determined that I AM GOING to do this.

I was hoping to be at goal around Christmas time, so I better behave.

One thing that makes me happy :I have only 6 letters to reply to, which means I have nearly cought up! Yay
And another thing that makes me happy: I am knitting again and I am almost finished with a new top..just another few days I think, and I will be able tp use it!!  Hurray!

I will finish with Anais Nin..

“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.” 
― Anaïs Nin

Jogging or running

Doesn't really matter what you call it, but I ran or jogged 5.2 kilometers today, it took me 50 minutes, but I am amazed that I actually did it in one go. So that just means I CAN do it.

And if I can do it, then anybody can. The point now it do be able to do it a second time, but I will staop at 5k next timed and try to get my time under 47 minutes...hopefully 45 minutes, That would be good. I don't know what it will do to my weight, butI have to start tracking again.

So I better log on to Weight Watchers again, and get started.
C ya later

Rapid

Yes, it was nice to come home but not so great looking at the weighing scales the next morning. Every time I go to Norway I ALWAYS put on alot of weight..and this time too...but something weird has happened...!

On Saturday (*or was is Sunday) morning, I weighed 80.8 kilos, and over these next few days I have lost alot of that weight...nearly 2 kilos in 3 or 4 days...!

This morning I weighed 78.9 kilos, and my theory is that...at my fathers houxe we get alot of stodgy food..bread for breakfast, hotdogs or burgers when we bbq, and we did that two out of three days before we came home...!

So I think maybe all the weight was just lying around in my gut, waiting to pass (sorry if this was a bit too much info) and now I have only one kilo to lose and I am back to the smallest I have been in a very long time.

I am very happy about this, because this was always my problem, to lose the weight I put on when being in Norway, but this time it seems I have cracked it. Yaay!