Just wanted to say hello and see if any other new starters wanted to buddy up for support and advice?
I've got 3 - 4 stone to lose, all gained AFTER having my DS who is now - god help me - 5. All down to long-term sleep deprivation and sugar reliance, and forming terrible habits. And wine to help me cope with the sleep deprivation,
Anyway, hoping to finally turn things around now that he's finally sleeping (sometimes until 5.30am!). Would love to chat to others who are finding that this WOE works for them.
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Hello! Day One Done - anyone want to join me?
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SharkSkinThing · 29/09/2015 20:43
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MissFitt68 ·
03/10/2015 17:56
Dominos pizza is in the house, I'm 2 flights of stairs up away from it!! It needs to go!! Ds needs to eat it all
I've been on my feet at work all day. Done ok. Done ok all month so far apart from a glass of red wine and handful of Doritos last night. I was a bit disappointed to get no London marathon place.... So to cheer myself up I entered Brighton marathon ballot and signed up for Silverstone half marathon 
SharkSkinThing ·
04/10/2015 20:35
Hello devon, lovely to meet you!
Your story sounds similar to the rest of us - eating well but too much of the other stuff (wine, in my case!), plus very busy lives (5 kids, you must be exhausted, I can barely handle one wild 5 year old) and motivation.
I have been on every bloody diet I can think of, but my five years of sleep deprivation (the first three were horrendous, if I was lucky I'd get three hours unbroken a night), triggered a massive sugar addiction which I'm only just managing to get under control. I don't have any advice on your cravings - maybe just keep chucking down the water when it looms up, or have a fruity tea?
Plus, I get hungry! So fasting and calorie counting, I always fail. I think I have been eating too many carbs my whole life basically; not weighed yet (tomorrow!), but jeans def feel looser....
Missy, congrats on the dress front, you must be really pleased, and you'll get there by the end of the month.
Can I ask you all a weird question about eggs? How many do you eat a day, because I am on 4 a day! And today I ate 7 (3-egg omelet with mushrooms for breakfast, 2 as a snack, another omelet for tea with steamed broccoli. I eat fish but not meat so they are a really handy source of protein for me.
I might just google 'are eggs bad for you'.
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helenahandbag ·
05/10/2015 10:42
Hi everyone, I'm on day one (again!). I tried low carbing earlier this year and lost about 12lbs in two weeks but I stuck to the plan religiously for another three weeks and the scales just wobbled up and down by 0.2lbs the entire time. I was teetering on the edge of the stone bracket and I gave up out of sheer frustration.
I weighed in this morning at 14st 6lbs, BMI 33.6. My ultimate goal is 9st 6lbs but the lowest I've ever been as an adult is 12st 10lbs so that feels like an impossible dream at the moment 
SharkSkinThing ·
05/10/2015 20:42
Hello to all the new people - how lovely to see this group growing (and shrinking, hopefully!).
And I am also sniggering about the knicker comment; I'm still wearing those big old granny knickers you wear after having a baby, cos then at least I can kid myself that I don't have 4 spare tyres...
Helena - I am also aiming for a weight I've not been since I was in my 20's, 11 stone. I'm now 14.12 after my first week's 5 pound loss, and If I get to 13 for Christmas, I'd be thrilled. That's 2 pounds a week....so let's dream that impossible dream anyway!
Well done to you, too devon, that's a great loss, and great to have a partner who will def support you. My DP still doesn't, but that's more because I tend to self-sabotage when I shout about being on a diet!
I also had the hunger thing, so I just ate the stuff I'm allowed to, keep drinking water, and it seemed to calm down. I had a pot of Total full fat yogurt today and god, it was delicious.
My sweet tooth has seemed to have subsided, anyway, I think it's a wine tooth, tbh, and being on a course of anti-biotics means I can't drink anyway (but I will be next week!).
Perhaps someone else here has a good solution for the sugar cravings.
My average day is:
Breakfast: omelet made with butter (ye gods, what a treat!)
Snack: yogurt or a small pot of tuna & mayo
Lunch: big spinach salad with either salmon, tuna mayo, tofu & olives
Dinner: I tend to be pretty full by this point, and as I eat early, at 5pm with my 5 yo, a couple of boiled eggs are enough for me.
Helena - what's bulletproof coffee? I'm very interested in that!
Is anyone else completely avoiding cheese? I love it, and I worry that if I have a piece, I won't stop!
Anyway, good luck everyone with week 2 of boot-camp (or whatever stage you're at), and keep posting!
xxxxx
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