February Calorie Counting Club?

[fellyjish]

Hi all,
Hoping there's more of you out there in the same boat? I have been calorie counting since Oct and have now lost (very nearly) 1.5 stone but I am running out of motivation.

Anyone else need a kick up the bum to crack on for February?

I weigh in on a Friday but haven't been good this weekend so really need to knuckle down...

Also trying to keep up my exercise but don't want to do thAt either today!!

Anyone else?!

@Goatinthegarden I'll have a look at Anna Jones, BBC GoodFood has been my go to!!

I've recently developed a love for running...hope I can keep it up and hope it helps with my weight loss!!

@fellyjish it seems the last few pounds are the hardest, but I am determined to have them gone in the next few months!

@Goatinthegarden I'm less inclined towards junk and over eating if I've done some exercise too. I've got an Apple Watch and if I've closed my exercise and move rings early in the day I feel a bit chuffed with myself and don't want to undo my hard work!

Had a bit of a calorific lunch today, but I've made up with it by a low calorie dinner (another pinch of nom recipe) so staying under my goal.

Hats off to you that are on 1200 on MFP, I know I wouldn't be able to sustain it. 1410 is ok for me most days except at the weekend.

I have been steadily calorie counting in January and am continuing. I lost 10lb in Jan so hope to continue to lose in Feb! I have over a stone to lose.

I am working out everyday in some capacity and total 20k steps every week day, but I did the daily expenditure calculator and my BMR is about 1429 and typically Monday-Friday I'm burning about 2300-2500. I have found I tend to eat 1400 quite happily so that's a fair deficit but I have more if I want and have the calories to spare according to MFP then I will (especially Friday nights!)

@WhatWouldTheDoctorDo

1200 isn’t actually too bad once you get into it (and I’m they type of person who could easily put away a massive bag of Doritos and cake between main meals...) An example of my 1200 day

Breakfast - 148 calories
40g Special K and skimmed milk
(I don’t like soggy cereal so have hardly any milk)

Lunch - 471 calories
Tomato, parsley, caper, black olive and feta and 2 broken up Krisprolls to make a ‘dakos’ style salad with a vinegar/olive oil dressing
Fresh pineapple and watermelon chunks
Baby beetroot
Little bit of spicy popcorn
(I like lots of snacky bits to draw my lunch out a little bit and make it more of an event)

Dinner - 518 calories
200g linguine cooked with olive oil, feta, lemon zest, black olives, purple sprouting broccoli and Pul Biber.

That brings me to 1157cals. I’ve had a few black coffees with a splash of skimmed milk that I haven’t counted. I put lots of veg with my main meal to fill up the plate. I’m pretty satisfied and filled up.

I completed my Apple Watch counter to 600 active calories at work (I’m a teacher and I make sure to chase the kids around the playground/gym hall!). MFP doesn’t seem to count these as extra calories though. Then, I came home and burned 300 cals cycling for 45mins, which it did add.

I try not to go over 1200, but because I’ve exercised, I don’t stress if I want a few more carbs with tea or a little snack during the day. I’ve got three meals out planned over the weekend, will make a healthy-ish choice, but won’t worry about going over because I’m tanking additional calories through the week.

I've lost 2lbs since Monday though I know thats likely to be water, I'm doing ok on 1340 but already fearing the weekend as we are out Fri and Sat eve....I'll try and be sensible and do extra exercise!
I had scrambled eggs and smoked salmon for breakfast which was 290 calories, lunch will be soup and yogurt/fruit, dinner is a sweet potato curry, hopefully there will be calories left for a snack this evening. I find that the hardest time of day aswell as cooking the kids tea.
It sounds like everyone is doing really well and we are motivated for now at least

Can I join? I'm trying 1200 calories per day

I have 630 calories left for this evening now. Dinner and enough spare for a couple of glasses of prosecco hopefully! I'll have to resist the cakes that are in the kitchen though.

Not too big a weekend planned hopefully, though Saturday will be tricky, but I've booked a fitness class in for the morning to up my calorie burn.

Can I join in too? I'm trying to stick to 1400 calories a day. I use the Nutracheck app to log everything and lost 11lbs in January. Would love to get at least another 7lbs in Feb. I'll still need to lose another 2 stone ish to be where I want to be at around 10.7 though.

2lb gone this week, pleased with that! Away this weekend so will try to not be horrendously bad and then get back on it next week.

Didn't do exercise yesterday as I overdid it the rest of the week and my C-Section scar was weirdly sore and I felt so guilty...! How strange, I never really used to do any exercise!

Happy weekend all...

I am also 2lbs down! The c section scar is a ball ache! I am only just back to stomach exercises and I’m so nervous every time!

I know what you mean about exercise guilt!

I haven't lost any weight so far this week, which is a bit rubbish. But off to the gym later and have a fitness class booked into tomorrow, so will keep on going and try not to consume too many extra calories over the weekend!

Stay positive @WhatWouldTheDoctorDo. I’ve found some weeks I lose nothing, others I gain but overall I’m gradually losing it. Enjoy your class!

Thanks @puds11. Yeah, I've been the same. My weight loss has been very slow and steady over the last few years, but I know that's the only way for it to be sustainable for me.

I wouldn't mind losing the extra pounds gained over Christmas quickly though!

It will help when I get into a regular exercise pattern. In the meantime I keep reminding myself 'eat less, move more'!

Getting the exercise in us great as it is just brilliant for overall well-being and weight loss is a bonus! Once it starts getting light again and you can do a nice walk after work...that’s what I’m looking forward to!

I on the other hand seem to have developed lactose intolerance over the last week 🤦‍♀️ I have thread going about it where people have assured me it can just start at any time! So no dairy for me for a while Good for the diet, bad for the soul

Yes, I can't wait until the lighter evenings. I'd like to take up running again, and it's so much easier in daylight!

Class done and feeling pleased my exercise and move rings on Apple Watch are closed before lunch!

No dairy - definitely bad for the soul! What a shame. That would make me weep.

@puds11 it happened for me very quickly...sending sympathies...!

@WhatWouldTheDoctorDo just keep going, will be worth it in the end!

Thanks @fellyjish. It’s such a bummer!

Hi everyone! Well done on all the losses last week.

Checking in as I had a bit of a non- diet weekend but am back on it today. About 2100 cals sat and 2300 sun as it was a friend's bday weekend 😬. A lot of walking though (450 cals a day roughly) and the total could have easily been a lot higher plus last weeks exercise cals cover the difference anyway so I'm not too worried!

I’m not doing great today. Combination of heavy cold and period means I haven’t exactly been good for eating!

I've been rubbish sober the last few days. Combination of socialising and been stuck indoors due to weather since the weekend. Back to being good tomorrow... I should be at a fitness class just now, but the roads are treacherous around here just now so there was no way I was getting in the car!

Well done to everyone who's had some weight loss over the last week!!

Well done Mucky on keeping up the exercise!! The weather has been totally uninspiring!

I also had a bit of an indulgent weekend, including an unplanned takeaway on Sunday after a nightmare hangover....but was still 1lb lighter on Monday morning than I was on Friday morning. Phew!

I didn’t count weekend calories, but I did some enthusiastic exercise on Saturday morning and was really good all day up until going out for dinner/cocktails. Sunday, I was too hungover to contemplate eating until it came to takeaway time....I think they call that ‘balance’

I’m annoyed. I wanted this week to be high exercise, low calorie and instead I’m ill, the baby is ill and to top it off I think I have conjunctivitis I’m away next week and my DH and I have our first meal out alone in 8 months. Kinda wanted to look svelte and feel good, not snotty with a gunky eye 😭

Hi everyone, it's gone a bit quiet. I've been rubbish over last couple of weeks - a bit of lurgy and terrible weather has meant too much time hunkering down at home with chocolate instead of health eating and exercise!