I survived to end of week 3 on wartime rations! AND had a really frugal week too in regards to what I spent on my rationed food as I STILL haven’t used up any points. However, this coming week will be completely different as my supplies are running low!
- Starting weight: 287 lbs
- Week 1 weight: 276.4 lbs
- Week 3 weight: 271.2 lbs
- Weight-loss week 1: 10.6 lbs
- Weight-loss week 2: 4.4 lbs
Weight-loss week 3: 0.8 lbs
Weight-loss total : 15.8 lbs (1stone 1.8 lbs) in 3 weeks of wartime rations
What I’ve eaten and what I’ve spent
Another simple eating week with smaller portions. Here are some of the things I’ve eaten!
- Faux fish with steamed potatoes and kale
- Salads
- Mashed potatoes
- Sausage sandwich
- Stews
- Porridge
- Toast & Jam
- Weetabix
- Apples
- Baked potatoes
- Bread and butter
- Slice of birthday cake (victoria sponge my daughter made for her birthday)
Again, a week where I haven’t spent much but mostly because I haven’t yet to buy any sugar from my main rations and no points needed for the first three weeks either but this week I will need to stock up so it will be more expensive.
My total expenditure on food in week 3 including main rations and extras (which includes buying the faux fish) was £17.70p.
I’ve also been trying to find old photos of families during the war, sitting down to eat as I really want to see what they have on their plates, what size are their plates, what portion sizes, what type of plates they are using? These things fascinate me!
The main photo to the left was the recommended food store to keep in the pantry for one person in 1942. I’m loving that we see coffee there! I am having one cup a day in the morning which makes my day quite frankly!
My ultrasound went well….
I had my ultrasound on Friday (I’ve been having upper right abdo pain) and nothing sinister was found (phew!) so now I’ll be back to the doctor at some stage but it is looking like what they expected which is maybe “post gallbladder removal syndrome”. The main treatment for this is a high fibre, low fat diet with smaller, more frequent meals so trying to achieve this via the rationing!
Much love to all, C xxxx
That sounds an awful lot like a rationing diet. 😀
The small meals thing will be the main thing to get used to then. But I’m glad to hear it’s nothing new, and nothing that needs surgery! I hope it stays far far away in the future!
Thank you Lizzie! Yes I am following the right diet for sure! X C
I’m scheduled for an ultrasound (suspected NAFLD) soon – glad to hear that there is nothing ‘iffy’, Carolyn!
I’ve just completed two weeks on 1943 rations – will weigh myself tomorrow. I’m not expecting anything spectacular, as I’ve lost a fair bit to date and it does tend to slow down, but any loss is a gain, if you see what I mean 😉.
Oh gosh, I hope that goes OK xxxx Are you getting upper right abdo pin too? I am also wondering if mine is muscular skeletal, have no idea. It’s still uncomfortable. I hope you get yours sorted xxx Yes the first week or two of weight loss is always pretty amazing and then it ebbs and flows but but slowly and surely in the right direction xx C
Yes – it started up again a few weeks ago. It’s been almost 11 years since my last u/sound (I was 17st back then) and I had lost a lot of weight in the intervening period (almost 7 stone) but then when Covid hit, I regained a good 4 stone and have been struggling to lose it. I have high cholesterol and am also pre-diabetic so I guess I’m a good candidate for NAFLD. Living on the rations and eating smaller portions with loads more vegetables seems to be the way to go. Hope you get sorted soon too xxx
So glad they found nothing. Keep up the good work on the rationing. Love hearing how it is going. Any weight loss is positive.
Didn’t points need to be used up each month? I know you are on a tight budget so are you going to be able to use your points each month?
Most people would have used up all their points and stored or swapped stuff they didn’t need to use! Points expired if they weren’t used up in the month so I may spend quite a bit of money next week on stocking up my larder – haha!
Your weight loss in 3 weeks is incredible well done !
Thank you Jessica! I am trying hard to persevere xxx C
You are one determined lady. Go you!
Thank you Tracey xxx
Well done Carolyn with the weight loss and rationing. I’m sure the ration diet will help enormously in dealing with the post gallbladder pain as well as smaller meals. I’m glad the ultrasound was clear.
Love San x
Well done! Great weight loss!🌸
A great loss so far! Also you gave me the oomph to restart my healthy eating/semi rationing plan and log it on my blog as well 😀