Anyone want to loose just a few pounds, lets support eachother?

[Madmog]

I followed the loose half a stone for Xmas thread which I found really helpful. I lost 5.5lbs and put 2.5lbs back on over Xmas. I'm quite small boned and few pounds really makes the difference, but I need encouragement to get just a little more off (4/5lbs so I hit the overall over half stone mark would be good for me) and keep it off.

Is there anyone out there who wants to loose just a few pounds up to a stone, who'd like to join me on this thread? We could record our losses or failures once a week and give general support and advice if we have any.

[YouCanCallMeBetty]

Sweetheart: delete the spreadsheet. It's really easy to lose perspective when you're so fixated on that goal weight and let the quest for perceived perfection (or even just 'happy with myself-ness') take over everything else.

If you enjoy exercising every night, fair enough. But if you're doing it purely to lose weight, and feel like you're missing out on family time because of it, maybe it's time to pull back a bit.

TBH you're probably the perfect weight as it is - 'skinny minnie' comments back that up! I know that's not the point, the important thing is how you feel about yourself, but it's maybe not healthy to think about food, exercise and calorie control to that extent.

Try not to worry about the funeral next week - yes, you might miss out on exercise and eat more than you'd planned to, but in the long wrong it'll make not one jot of difference. Try and choose the healthier bits from the wake buffet, and maybe have smaller portions at the evening family meal. But if you do gorge yourself, sod it, you can always make up for it the next day (though not by skipping lunch!)

Re the snacking at night - can you just keep healthy food in the house so you're not tempted? I know if I had chocolate or biscuits they'd be gone in an instant! Or have you got older DC who have other ideas?!

Anyway, I'll be over my calorie goal for today. I had a supposedly healthy snack of four dates, not realising the sneaky fuckers pack 25 calories each!

Haven't been able to get out for my daily walk, so dusted off The Shred, stuck it in the DVD player and managed half of it before giving up . Think I'll do some vigorous housework instead.

[YouCanCallMeBetty]

'Long run' not 'long wrong'. Obv.

[muddlingalongquitenicely]

I'm going to start the shred tonight, going to try and stick with a routine of walking for an 1-1.5 hours every tues, thurs and sun and doing the shred mon, wed and sat so it gives me Friday to let my hair down and enjoy myself.
I also agreed to the 100 burpee challenge with my son I'm on day 3 so 3 burpees tonight!

[sweetheart]

Betty, I know you speak much sense! Before Xmas I promised dh that I would stop dieting this year. I had a goal weight in mind to get to and said once I was there I'd stop obsessing.

Well I didn't quite get there before xmas and then I put on over xmas so now I'm 6Ibs away from that goal. He is annoyed that I'm still being so strict but it's because I'm trying to get it off as quickly as possible so that I can go onto maintenance and relax a bit.

I find it incredibly difficult to loose weight and even the slightest slip up will mean i loose nothing - which is why I work out so much! Without those extra "bonus" calories I just wouldn't shift a thing.

Most days I exercise twice, once is at lunchtime so has no impact on him but I am out doing something nearly every evening which can becomme a bit of a chore and is especially hitting home this week with the bereavement when I really feel I should be home with him. I do enjoy the things I do but I probably wouldn't do all of them if it wasn't for the weight loss, if I was in maintenace I'd cut it down a bit.

Re the snacking, I try to keep healthy snacks in. I do have older dc so I have bits in for them but I try to limit all snack foods to 100 cals so I can eat them too. Trouble is last night I ate (amongst other things) some cherry's which I didn't realise were going to be 80 cals, it's things like that which trip you up!

I am trying to decide if I should do something drastic like Cambridge for 7-10 days to quickly shift the last 6Ibs - which I KNOW is not the sensible option in the slightest!

I always get a bit tense and stressed if I can see a week going badly as I know it will be another week wasted and another week away from bloody maintenance.

Grrrr ok, I'm loosing the plot a bit aren't I!!!!

[sweetheart]

Oh and our diary is starting to fill up with meals out with various couple friends which will mean no weight loss for me!

[Allonsy]

Im so very ashamed of myself today, ive had cereal, 3 mini cheese and onion rolls, 2 chocolate brownies, a huge chinese and a malteser bunny

today i tried on a pair of jeans in size 10 and couldnt get the button up, ive been shamed i WILL try harder...... tomorrow

[Joycey29]

Working late and lost the plot- eaten on top of my big three meals:

Carrot cake x2
Egg sandwich x3
Ham sandwich
Piece of rocky road
Some crisps
Chocolate
A yoghurt

Ooops

[YouCanCallMeBetty]

Sweetheart, although it's easy to say, try to focus on how well you've done and how much you've lost already. Those last six pounds will drop off soon enough. You don't want to make yourself stressed and anxious in the process - we're all supposed to be feeling positive and healthy, or that's what I keep telling myself anyway!

Don't know much about the Cambridge diet, but I know people rave about the 5:2 fasting thing - meant to be a very healthy way of eating, and gets weight loss results fast - have you tried it?

Allonsy and Joycey - sorry but you've made me feel so much better! I'm 500 calories over my limit today - not quite sure how. Better day for all of us tomorrow.

[muddlingalongquitenicely]

My son has just made fudge coconut brownies, they smell so gorgeous. Going to share a piece with my other half

[sweetheart]

Lol, ok well although I was having a total freak out earlier you lot have restored the smile to my face with your failures I'm affraid! I actually did ok today, stuck to my meals and went ice skating tonight so I kept myself busy and didn't snack :-). Can I use a smug face?

Better day for us all tomorrow perhaps, fingers crossed!

[MoodyDidIt]

weighed myself this morning and lost another pound. got about 7 more to go....

its not coming off as quick as i would like, but i find it so hard to not snack in the evenings, almost impossible ...any tips

[muddlingalongquitenicely]

I used to really bad at snacking late at night I was never hungry just bored and needed something to do with my hands I took up knitting and doing craft stuff. I knit for prem babies as its small quick items and I don't get bored of it plus I daren't eat as I am knitting as its going to charity and its all pale colours.

[sarahlundssweater]

Sweetheart, I know if I were to skip a meal during the day, I would snaffle the contents of the sweety cupboard that evening! What if you don't skip but go for some really low cal lunch option on the days you're trying to make up for weekends? I make veg soup with a tiny bit of olive oil and loads of celery, carrots, onions etc, and eat it without bread. Bonus is that the kids will eat it for tea (I blend it with a stick blender - hidden veggies!!) with a cheese sandwich or two, or macaroni in it.

Day off today, so I went running this morning which has made me feel all virtuous and I know how many extra calories I have to spend for the day. And I finally managed to buy some new scales and have lost 0.5 kg in a week and bit, which is great. Really motivated to continue.

[Madmog]

Joycey, it sounds like you had a real party yesterday, but you didn't invite me! Look at it as a bit of a calorie store for the cold weather thats here and snow to come. I went to Tescos to get some fruit and others bits in case couldn't get out tomorrow and found myself buying some Galaxy cake bars so we had cake in - just in case of course!

Sarah, I bet you were cold running today. I walked made myself walk to Tescos and also work (neither far away) but that was enough for me. We have a real wind chill factor here at mo.

[QueenCadbury]

Phew, hormones are back to normal which is a relief after scoffing 4 chocolate bars yesterday .

[sweetheart]

Sarah, I usually have ratatoulli for lunch which is incredibly low cal but my bloomin supermarket had no aubergines this week so I didn't make any!

I can sometimes skip meals without a problem if I'm busy in the evening. Tuesday was not a good day to do it as I was at home all evening! Any other day probably would have been ok......

Madmog - I hadn't even thought about stocking up on food! We are due heavy snow from tonight I think. Still our local supermarket is within walking distance if the worst happened and a stoll in the snow would be lovely. Now ladies - just think how man calories playing in the snow burns!!! get out there for some sledging and snow ball fights

[YouCanCallMeBetty]

Doing OK today so far - porridge for breakfast, leftover chicken and veg stir-fry for lunch. Should keep within my 1200 calorie limit if I stick to my planned grilled haddock and veg for dinner.

Plus I discovered the best ever exercise - walking/jogging on the spot whilst watching Mad Men! The sight of luscious <a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=jAX&sa=X&tbo=d&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&biw=1366&bih=576&tbm=isch&tbnid=v3lvmjBubPiNdM:&imgrefurl=www.thenewdiplomatswife.com/2010/04/diplo-style-joan-holloway.html&docid=T2qV5bJHh_nuMM&imgurl=3.bp.blogspot.com/_0fhv2CG0JBc/S836O-qwTYI/AAAAAAAAAHc/YPVQX_kpUO4/s1600/Joan%252B4.jpg&w=1024&h=769&ei=7Qr4ULeoIeyM0wWr6ICoAg&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=710&sig=105914777867635597235&page=1&tbnh=150&tbnw=204&start=0&ndsp=26&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:0,i:124&tx=124&ty=61" rel="nofollow noindex" target="_blank">Joan Holloway was enough inspiration to make me stick at it!

Moody, I'm a terrible snacker myself, but this is what I do:

• Plan my calories so I can save some for a small treat in the evening. I think it was Sweetheart who posted some great 100-calorie treat ideas upthread.
  
• Cut up fruit (apples, oranges etc) to snack on. I find if they're cut up nicely they feel like more of a treat, weirdly.
  
• If I've eaten loads but know I'll crave chocolate in the evening, I drink a big glass of water and clean my teeth straight after dinner.

[sweetheart]

Well it started snowing here about 8am. the schools are still open and I've got to work but it's coming down quite a lot so I doubt very much I'll be making my usual lunchtime gym visit, my car is rear wheel drive and it's just not worth risking getting stuck!

So thoughts on how I can make up the 350 cals I would have earnt at the gym? Looking like I still wont get home from work until gone 5pm tonight as usual. My boss hates emplyees getting free time off for snow!

[sweetheart]

well blow me down with a feather! Boss has just walked in and said go home at lunchtime Right, 300 calories worth of fun playing in the snow it is then

[Allonsy]

I have given up for this week, its been a bad week lots of stress and ive failed every day in spectacular fashion. Im out all weekend and will be eating on the move so Monday is the day of change for me. Ive bought the new davina workout so will be starting that along with clean eating.

[Madmog]

Due to the bad weather (yes, it's the weather's fault, not mine, hehe) I'm off my diet until tomorrow am. We're having a filling warming curry - always have rice and naan bread with it. Also, have a bottle of wine lined up to help me forget it's freezing inside and outside - we have an old draughty house with an exposed north elevation.

[YouCanCallMeBetty]

Just HOW is a veggie breakfast, orange juice and skinny cappuccino 917 calories?

[sweetheart]

Well after being pretty good all week and my calorie deficit calculations adding up to a lss of 1.5ibs the scales told me ths morning I haven't even quite list 0.5ib so I am peed off! I even walked a lot yesterday pulling the kids in their sledges, so now I am having a total "fuck it" blow out. Screw the diet, I'm sick f it!

I'll probably curse myself later but right now I couldn't give a toss!

[MoodyDidIt]

aww sweetheart :(

its so hard isn't it, have your blow out, but get back on track tomorrow!!!

[YouCanCallMeBetty]

Poor you sweetheart. Enjoy your blow-out, don't feel guilty (or it isn't worth doing) and like Moody says get back on track tomorrow.