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To not have realised how over weight I am? :(

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Lostandlostsomemore · 16/08/2015 13:38

Always been a size 10 pre kids, never weighed myself but maybe around about 10 stone as not very small framed boobs 36d.
Had my son 4 1/2 years ago and my daughter 3 years ago and remember on my last weight check before having her I was 16 stone and appalled.
Walked everywhere with the double pram as didn't drive and over 2 years was back down to a size 12 still horrible saggy stomach from 2 c sections but generally wore dresses so was fine.
Learnt to drive as moved out of London and although I don't eat large portions I don't eat the healthiest of food as just don't bloody like it.
Weighed myself today and 12 stone 13. Awful :( I knew my dresses felt a bit tight but still buying a size 12 so didn't think it was that bad.
I work evenings so literally impossible to join a gym as my 2 nights off a week I want to see my husband and kids and we live somewhere that you have to drive everywhere and now neither kid will get in a pram anyway so that's not going to work.
Am I going to have to starve? I have my brothers wedding in December and clearly have a good 3 stone to lose

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slithytove · 16/08/2015 20:51

I would reverse your day.

600 cal breakfast - eggs, bacon, fruit, etc etc
400 cal lunch
300 cal when you come in - banana and cereal or what not.

Drink shit loads of water.

Calorie count. I would have thought you could drop 2 stone if not more by Christmas. I lost 2 stone in 2 months earlier this year and have just dropped another half stone in ten days.

AndAnotherThing1 · 16/08/2015 20:54

I'm not a fan of weight watcher type groups but there are lots of free diet and fitness apps you can download so you can plan a programme from home. Do have a look at NHS Choices or an app I've used which is called Loserz. It's a free one and it matches you with other similar people who'll give you tips and support. Give it a go!

LaurieMarlow · 16/08/2015 20:57

I've just lost a stone in 2 months cutting carbs.

Breakfast: Scrambled eggs, tiny piece of rye bread toast
Lunch: substantial salad
Dinner: meat/fish plus veg
Snacks: nuts, plain yoghurt, berries

Really easy, I never felt hungry and the weight fell off. Thoroughly recommend. And ditch the diet coke, it seems to hinder weight loss for lots of people.

tobysmum77 · 16/08/2015 21:27

I'm always Confused about the diet drinks (also tea and coffee on different threads) make you fat stuff also. I like my diet coke and while I agree it's probably healthier to drink water I am 5'10 and 10st7. Although I'm clearly a sample of 1 as above.

OP you really aren't that big, small changes to your diet can make a massive difference.

candlesandlight · 16/08/2015 21:34

Have been told that green tea increases metabolism , every little thing helps as they saySmile

urbinosparrot · 16/08/2015 21:59

Smilla if you read the chart on the Nettleton report you will see the statistics for BMI and waist measurements.

I agree that there are conflicting studies on the effects of diet soda in general and aspartame in particular. It is worth bearing in mind that studies are not necessarily impartial, as many are funded directly or indirectly by the industrials who make these products.

But if you are happy glugging this stuff and not too worried about longer-term effects, that's fine Smile

SmillasSenseOfSnow · 16/08/2015 22:10

urbinosparrot, I've skimmed the article and have to ask a) to what extent do you believe you understand what you have read in it and b) do you understand what is meant by 'correlation does not imply causation'?

ShitHappens1 · 16/08/2015 22:21

Please don't do the cereal and banana thing when you get in! Never consume sugar in the evening.

Breakfast like a king.
Lunch like a prince.
Dinner like a pauper.

Breakfast is where you need something high in protein to fill you up from the word go with some carbs. Something like scrambled eggs, grilled bacon medallions and beans. What ever it is, you want a big portion to fi you up.

Lunch is where you want the main source of carbs. And make sure it's wholemeal/wholewheat. Brown pasta, brown rice, brown bread - something like a bolognese or a chilli con carne, a homemade vegetable curry etc. Average size portion.

Evening time, you want only protein and fibre and few carbs only from veg. So again somebody like a homemade vegetable or meat curry but serve with cauliflower rice. Or grilled meats with vegetables.

If you need something to keep you going whilst at work, take boiled eggs for a snack or a protein shake with almond milk. Cut out on simple sugars, up your protein and fibre (fruit and high protein yogurt after lunch or breakfast) and you'll see a rapid difference alongside exercise.

Exercise wise, YouTube HIIT training videos - you only need to do 20-30 mins but the interval training means your heart rate is currently rising and dropping, burning rate at a quicker rate.

anotherdayanothersquabble · 16/08/2015 22:22

You probably are living on coffee and sugar (or carbs) to keep awake. Finding an alternative would be difficult But if you could get out of the cycle, I think you would see a change.?

urbinosparrot · 16/08/2015 22:44

Smilla - yes, I understand, thank you. Go have another Pepsi Max.

SmillasSenseOfSnow · 16/08/2015 22:48

yes, I understand, thank you. Go have another Pepsi Max.

Well aren't you a treat. Hmm

urbinosparrot · 16/08/2015 22:56
Grin
urbinosparrot · 16/08/2015 22:58

What's the problem with Pepsi Max - thought you liked it?

SmillasSenseOfSnow · 16/08/2015 23:15

I do like it. Smile

Continue stubbornly cherry-picking and misunderstanding research and blaming diet soda for your weight problems. I'll be over there, enjoying my Pepsi Max and my slimmer figure. ----> Grin

TheHouseofMirth · 16/08/2015 23:20

So you're only getting about 5 1/2 hours sleep a night? There is a big link between lack of sleep and being overweight. have a look here

urbinosparrot · 16/08/2015 23:23

Did I say I blame diet soda for my weight problems? I don't blame the cherries either, it's all due to the BiscuitCakeWineGrin

Becauseicannes · 16/08/2015 23:35

You are eating way too many carbs and it sounds like you are making excuses as to why you are not exercising. You need to treat this as a priority so if visiting people on he weekends is exhausting you, perhaps you can give this a miss for a while. It also helps enormously to be part of a fitness/running group, it makes you less likely to miss your workout.

HelenaDove · 17/08/2015 00:13

Yeah i did that Gave the social life a miss Its taken 2 years to lose the 4 stone i regained and the brilliant thing is i dont get invited out anywhere by friends anymore as i purposely withdrew to acheive this. I go to slimming world, visit my parents once a fortnight and into town to do the grocery shop. And thats about it. So it does help!

HelenaDove · 17/08/2015 00:15

Does your h do his fair share of childcare?

GizzyTiedToATree · 17/08/2015 07:39

I am the same height as you and just a bit lighter, and I don't find myself awful, so please calm down - you are far from morbidly obese.

I live in a remote place in the French countryside, I cannot drive and I have no childcare, so gyms were out of question. At the beginning of the year, I started to exercise with the FitnessBlender videos (they have a website and a youtube channel). I have gained lots of muscle and feel healthy and strong. I exercise about 1/2h on weekdays, a bit more at weekends - I plonk the DCs in front of a DVD when DH isn't there.

JanetBlyton · 22/08/2015 10:33

As most people are saying if you eat fewer calories than you expend (and concentrate on food, not exercise) you will lose weight.
I am not a fan of diet coke as when I have one I get mouth ulcers, sore throats and all sorts. Of course that is not a scientific study but it's pretty obviously that something all fake, manufactured and full of chemicals is not going to be as good for you as water.

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