Morning Enary - hope I can help you make a better start on the blueys....but first of all I have to confess that it has been a while since I was on them and although I lost 2 stone but I have put some of it on again because my GP and I agreed that I would try and stick to the regime without the tablets but no, taking the tablets is the deterent I needed to be disciplined.
First of all it is well known that GP's give out these tablets without much information as to how they work and it is only by the experience one has that one learns the right way. I was able to tell my GP how they worked as he hadn't a clue.
It is not a miracle tablet as some think it is, it is hard work keeping to the regime but it does work, at least for me it did.
First of all one needs to study (yes, seriously study) the foods which you are eating and read the packages in the supermarket which should tell you the amount of fat per 100 grams of that food. If it is over 5 grams then you are in trouble so reject that food.
I made a list of the foods I eat and wrote down all the fat content of each one. You can find fat content on the net or buy a book which tells you calorie and fat values...guessing is not the way to go.
Then I suggest that you remove the offensive food from your fridge, that is if you are not cooking for others.
If I were you I would now stop the blueys for 2 or 3 days and prepare your body before starting them again. During this time you must only eat the right food with the right amount of fat in it.....do your homework beforehand, aim for 25 grams of fat each day and you should be safe (although each body is different)....now you will soon realise that 25 grams of fat per day is not a lot....no, it is very little but you will live with it.
In the first week try to not be away from home a lot....and no occasions for 'allowing' yourself to celebrate someone else's birthday. In my humble opinion what you ate at your sister's 'do' was way above the limit....sausage rolls hmmm...lots of butter loaded pastry, quiche, whether veggie or not is made up of fat loaded crust and eggs to bind it all together...not right...crisps, forget them....low fat coleslaw is not really anywhere near your fat limit. What I am saying may sound harsh, not meaning to be that at all but you have to realise if this is going to work for you you must educate yourself as to what you can eat. If you do have an occasion to go out for a meal you must not take a bluey and you can eat a little 'normal' food but don't go overboard....then get back on the regime again.
Given a few weeks you will soon know what you can and cannot eat....measuring will be a thing of the past and life will return to some kind of normality but as with any 'slimming' regime you will have to think way ahead about what you are going to eat so you can be within your limit. It is hard work for the first few weeks but you will get to know your limit.
In time I was able to eat 2 low fat sausages without any effect...and a boiled egg....I particularly got to like bread toasted with banana on it...no butter. Look at the fat content of bread, it is high if it has seeds in it so watch that....plain salad, veggies, tomatoes are your best friends....in a few weeks you will feel good....it will be worth the effort, believe me...when your clothes start getting loose and you have that wonderful feeling of well-being it is certainly worth the effort.
So, persevere....all the very best on your journey.