diet Archives - Living Our Sunshine with Susann Deysel

July 22, 2015 2 Mins Read

The Yo-Yo Weightloss Cycle – My Healthy Diet

I can still remember the days of slipping into a size 34. It was heavenly. I was even happy as a size 36. I felt wonderful in my 36’s. I felt confident and skinny.

Then somewhere between my (now) husband moving in and getting married I started to really gain weight. I gained 15kg and then my whole infertility nonsense started and I gained another 10kg. I was weighing in on 96kg. A whale.

I actually could not stand looking at myself anymore. It was just a horrific tragedy looking more like a shape than the curvy person I once was. To top everything off this year I have had bronchitis and flu for a total of 10 weeks so there was no way in this world that I could exercise.

I wasn’t ready to do another fad diet where I starved and craved everything. I buckled up and made soup for lunch for most of the winter. Obviously I cheated quite a bit with snacks as when I’m sick I am the most pitiful creature you would ever meet.

Today I am 7kg lighter and down to 89kg. I would love to reach 85kg this year so I am going to soup it up for the rest of winter.

The soup

My “diet soup” is nothing special. A packet of pre-cut soup mix from Pick n Pay, add some barley and boil until soft. Then mush it all up. Add a little salt, but no soup powder. That is it. Healthy as only vegetables with no preservatives can be.

December 29, 2014 2 Mins Read

New Years Resolutions for 2015 – try this diet

Every year most of us have a list of new years resolutions and by week 2 the resolutions are out the door and it is back to normal bad behaviour. In 2014 I tried the 3 day military diet and it worked, so as soon as we are back in Joburg I will be on it.

If you want to see the original diet, click here.

Drink as much water as you want during the 3 days, but no caffeinated drinks! All meat I ate chicken and that includes the sausages. I used Cream Crackers as my “saltine crackers”.

Day 1 – BREAKFAST:

1/2 Grapefruit
1 Slice of Toast
2 Tablespoons of Peanut Butter
1 cup Coffee or Tea (with caffeine)

Day 1 – LUNCH:

1/2 Cup of Tuna
1 Slice of Toast
1 cup Coffee or Tea (with caffeine)

Day 1 – DINNER:

3 ounces of any type of meat
1 cup of green beans
1/2 banana
1 small apple
1 cup of vanilla ice cream

Day 2 – BREAKFAST:

1 egg
1 slice of toast
1/2 banana

Day 2 – LUNCH:

1 cup of cottage cheese
1 hardboiled egg
5 saltine crackers

Day 2 – DINNER:

2 hot dogs (without bun)
1 cup of broccoli
1/2 cup of carrots
1/2 banana
1/2 cup of vanilla ice cream

Day 3 – BREAKFAST:

5 saltine crackers
1 slice of cheddar cheese
1 small apple

Day 3 – LUNCH:

1 hardboiled egg (or cooked however you like)
1 slice of toast

Day 3 – DINNER:

1 cup of tuna
1/2 banana
1 cup of vanilla ice cream

October 8, 2013 2 Mins Read

Diet for this week

I somehow suspect I will not die if I eat more salad leaves. I do however love my strawberry smoothies – but dislike green tea quite a bit.

	Maandag	Dinsdag	Woensdag	Donderdag
Opstaan	Koppie warm water met suurlemoen	Koppie warm water met suurlemoen	Koppie warm water met suurlemoen	Koppie warm water met suurlemoen
Ontbyt	Koppie gaar hawermout met teelepel heuning en kaneel + ½ koppie melk	Glas melk of jogurt	Vrugteslaai of Glas melk of jogurt	Smoothie (aarbeie, grondboontjiebotter, heuning en klappermelk)
Tussen-in	Groentee	Groentee & mikrogolf appel met kaneel	Groentee met vrug	½ pomelo of ander vrug
Middag	Glas melk of jogurt	Slaai met stukkie hoender/vis/rooivleis	Slaai met stukkie hoender/vis/rooivleis	Slaai met stukkie hoender/vis/rooivleis. Kan dit ook in ‘n wrap maak
Tussen-in	Groentee met vrug	Groentee	Groentee	Groentee
Aand	Klein porsie Iets met roast veggies	Klein porsie Ek sou bietjie stysel eet vanaand	Klein porsie Ek sou bietjie stysel eet vanaand	Klein porsie Iets met roast veggies

	Vrydag	Saterdag	Sondag
Opstaan	Koppie warm water met suurlemoen	Koppie warm water met suurlemoen	Koppie warm water met suurlemoen
Ontbyt	Glas melk of jogurt	2 volgraan/rog rooterbrood met 2 hardgekookte eiers + gesnyde tamatie	2 volgraan/rog rooterbrood met 2 hardgekookte eiers + gesnyde tamatie
Tussen-in	Groentee met mikrogolf appel met kaneel	Groentee	Groentee
Middag	Burger met slaai (gebruik min olie)	Slaai met stukkie hoender/vis/rooivleis	Bederf jouself vandag of Saterdag
Tussen-in	Groentee met vrug	Groentee	Groentee
Aand	Klein porsie sonder stysel	Klein porsie J Iets met roast veggies	Klein porsie J Iets met roast veggies

October 2, 2013 1 Min Read

Getting serious at 85

I have been quiet for some time now and it is mostly because I veered off the diet road.

Yesterday and today’s menu:

Breakfast	Strawberry smoothie with water, peanut butter, honey and coconut milk
Snack	Cup of cucumber slices and a cup of green tea
Lunch	Salad with leaves, tomato and a fish fillet/piece of chicken
Snack	10 x asparagus sticks oven-baked with salt, pepper and garlic and a cup of green tea
Dinner	Microwaved vegetables with a piece of chicken/fish fillet
Water	3 x 500ml

I have really been struggling to not snack the last week, but I have now gotten my husband and friend at work to diet with me – hence, new menu. I can now say that I dislike asparagus and green tea.

Also, I had a severe bloated stomach for most of the night. Dare I say it… I think my colon is now cleansed too.

September 19, 2013 1 Min Read

Thursday at 86 – Cheat Day

I cheated today with a big fat slab of chocolate. I deserve it after the sit-ups I did last night. At 14:39, I am not yet hungry or looking to run downstairs and buy a croissant.

Breakfast	1/2 can of baked beans and 8 Fish-fingers
Lunch	–
Snack	Slab of chocolate
Water	3 x 500ml at work
Dinner
Water	500ml

September 18, 2013 1 Min Read

Wednesday at 86 – Suck on that

So, I cheated last night with a Tinkie and went for a 30 minute walk. This morning, I am down to 86kg. I am not starving. Tonight I will be going to gym for 30 minutes.

I am off to Mozambique in January and I definitely do not want to look like a beached whale.

Breakfast	1/2 can of baked beans
Lunch	Fish
Snack	Yogurt, microwaved apple (with cinnamon and a bit of sugar)
Water	3 x 500ml at work
Dinner	Chicken nuggets (7) some oven-bake veggies
Water	500ml

September 17, 2013 1 Min Read

Tuesday at 88 – Back To Gym

I have not yet went off on a binge for sweets or bread. (It is damn hard saying no to myself – I have such a charming way of asking you know.)

We went to gym last night and only did 30 minutes, but it was a solid workout. It was nice being back, but it will be hard work to get back into routine and make the effort to go.

Today my meals consisted of the following:

Breakfast	Microwaved apple (with cinnamon and a bit of sugar); half a grapefruit; Salticrax with cream cheese
Lunch	Fishwith 1 corn on cob
Snack	Tinkie
Water	1 x 500ml at work
Dinner	1/2 Kauai wrap
Water	500ml

September 17, 2013 1 Min Read

Monday at 88 – A Plan is Hatched

This week, I have started yet another diet and gym effort. I am so over being a big fat blob. This year I have tried gym and eating healthy. I even paid a personal trainer for 3 months – which resulted in me having to recover from a severe neck injury and gaining 6kgs (thanks for nothing dude). I also had healthy meals delivered that were “geared at weight loss” – gained 1kg on that.

Now I am back at relying on myself to shed the weight I gained while trying to do everything right. I am not going to take any pills to help (like my friend did), not going to pay someone to “train” me or to deliver “healthy foods” to my door or rely on my friends to support me.

I lost more weight when I was following my own gym routine and eating what I liked in moderation (and that included my crisps).

Today my meals consisted of the following:

Breakfast	Yogurt and rye vita with cream cheese
Lunch	Fish with microwaved apple (with cinnamon and a bit of sugar) and half a grapefruit
Snack	30g crisps
Water	3 x 500ml at work
Dinner	Chicken burger on a health bun with chips
Water	1 x 450ml

September 16, 2013 2 Mins Read

Rock-bottom at 89/90

Saturday morning I woke up and weighed myself. It was the worst moment of my life, seeing that I weighed as much as an elephant – I know, I am exaggerating.

I hit rock bottom and an all-time weight high. I couldn’t make myself get out of bed the rest of the day. I didn’t eat for almost 24 hours. I thought to myself that if I could stay depressed, I would drop the weight quicker. There was even a fleeting moment of considering liposuction, but the thought of risking unsightly uneven skin was too much to bear.

By Sunday I felt better. In my 24 hours of depression I had lost 1kg. Yes, that 1kg might just be water and not last, but 1kg is better than nothing.

I ate a cheese sandwich for breakfast and left the house to buy food.

By the afternoon I was so hungry and fed-up with drinking water. I craved real food – and lots of it – with potatoes and sauce. I gave in and let myself have a side plate filled with food.
Later that night I craved anything and everything and was literally starving. Instead of giving in, I ate crackers and cream cheese.