Is anyone else in Rosemary Conley Diet and Fitness Club

[Italiangreyhound]

Hi

I started at a Rosemary Conley Diet and Fitness club last week and weigh in this week. The first week has been good, although I have slipped a couple of times already! The diet is do-able and actually rather good.

I just wondered if anyone else is doing it and would like to share tips.

I am very keen to get fit as well as slim, and most of all to get healthy. I am hoping to make a lifestyle change and I know it will take time.

Good luck to all other slimmers out there.

How is everyone doing?

I feel happy that I'm making progress with food. My mother-in-law made me a packed lunch 2day (hubby was doing the London Marathon and I went to watch with my father-in-law). The packed lunch came with THREE chocolate bisuits bars! I only ate one of the bars. Quite proud of myself! A while ago I feel sure I would have eaten all 3 of them!

Now I am getting somewhere!

Hi all - Shortandsweet, TINKERBELLE33, Riapwhatyousow, Nappyaddict, bluedomino, firsttimemum77, ppeatfruit, ShirleyL, MaudOHara, Galaxymum, Coffeebeans and

It feels good to get some control in eating. I just hope it will all continue. Managed to have one croissant for breakfast. I know for some people one croissant is one too many but for me I just want to eat normally. I had one chocolate after dinner tonight too! (I mean a single chocolate!). I have not weighed myself for 2 weeks, I will at Rosemary Conley when I go back in a week's time. I hope the results are good but my main concern is just eating normally.

If anyone wants to follow my findings about over eating, please do take a look at www.mumsnet.com/Talk/big_slim_whatever_weight_loss_club/1191480-Anyone-struggling-with-compulsive-ways-of-eating-Anyone-getting-any-answers and feel free to add your comments.

I am off to Spring Harvest for a few days www.springharvest.org.uk/ back next week. Please do continue to post if you have any good suggestions and all the best.

Happy Easter.

Hi, I've just joined Rosemary Conley online. I had an offer for 50% off membership so I used it to buy 3 months membership in the hope I'll actually stick to it this time!!
I have 3 st 11 to lose - really bad, don't know how I've let myself get so big this is the biggest I've ever been when not pregnant.
But I'm going to do it this week and fill in the diary and hope for a nice big loss in 7 days

Hi can I join you? I've been with Rosemary Conely for a few years and loved it - the diet made sense ( basically eat less and move more!!) and I enjoyed the exercise and I easily lost 2 stone before my wedding :) However have put some back on and need to put in more effort again

Tragically the lovely lady who ran my classes has died suddenly (she was 29 and no one has been able to find a cause of death yet) and I don't feel that I want to return to classes run by someone else - I had built a strong bond with her and it just doesn't feel right :(

So am going to try it alone but saw this group and thought maybe it would help me and I could help others in return.

P.S. I am also TTC for the first time so need try to aim for a balanced healthy lifestyle!! (desperatly hoping if we do get pg I will crave salads, is this likely?!?!)

VeryStressedMum all the best with your attempts. I am sure you will do well.

Liliana1 welcome. What terrible news about your former teacher . I am sure it is a real shock. If, once you have got over the shock you feel able to go back to a class then I am sure it would be fitting tribute to your old teacher to find a new class to go to. I am sure we can try and support you but a real class of people would be helpful too. All the very best with TTC. I have been trying to conceive too but we will be going down the IVF route as have not been successful without help (so far!).

Sorry, Liliana1 I should say that we do have one DD (conceived through IUI) and have been trying for ages for number 2 but it is not connected to my weight. Although I do believe that weight can influence conception (a bit).

My weight loss has been a bit sporadic of late and I have come to the conclusion I have a few real issues with food, which I am trying to address at the moment.

That's awful Liliana! I agree with Italian, it would be a fitting tribute to her if the class carried on. How about joining online until you feel up to goingto class again? I noticed that they're offering 50% off membership to everyone so it's a good time to join I think!

Good luck with TTC, it is a good idea to be a healthy weight before getting preganant then any weight you do put on isn't so hard to lose and you'll not weigh so much at the end of your pregnancy. When I had baby 3 i was 2 stone overweight and ballooned so by the end of it I was massive. When he was born I had the 2 stone plus and extra 2 stone to lose (and I lost 2 stone straight after the birth) which, 4 years later, I'm still trying to get off!

I'm doing ok so far this week, I've logged everything in teh food diary though it's a bit of a pain to get everything into my personal database but once it's there it's easy enough.
I have to do this as I'm fed up with constantly wishing I was thinner so I could wear differnet clothes and just generally feel more comfortable, so I'll keep soldiering on!

Hope everyone is well and doing OK.

I am off to a group for eating disorders on Sunday. I am not completely sure I have an eating disorder but my I certainly do not eat normally so I am trying to get things in check!

I joined on Tuesday, so first weigh in is looming... been good so far but I am finding the diet hard, to be honest. I havent got time to fix receipes and just finding food to eat, can be difficult., I dont think I have understood the diet correctly yet, as it seems to be like I cant even have a small steak, grilled ...

The exercising was fun and enjoyable though. I am the heaviest I have ever been

Willowolf if you don't think you have understood the diet remember to write down any questions (e.g. about steak) and take them with you to class. In the heat of weight in and exercise you may forget what you want to ask! all the very best.

Is it worth also exploring why you put on weight in the first place/ thinking about why you overeat etc? I started a thread about this a while back but no one is posting on it at the moment! I linked to it a while ago.

I do feel it is good to try and work out why we overeat/got fat/got out of shape etc.

Good luck, really hope it goes well. Do come back and post if you wish to. No one seems to post often on this read, so it is nice to hear from others.

All the best to anyone still looking in on this. Be nice to hear from anyone who has any wisdom to share.

I am going to a Christian group tomorrow (Sunday) about eating disorders. Not sure I really have an eating disorder, never been diagnosed with one but my eating is quite disordered. I am not sure I would even say I am addicted to food but I do definitely have odd ideas about food and eat in a bad way.

My irritable bowel makes it hard for me to know when my tummy feels normal, as it is sometime bloated and feels full. I think I sometimes used to eat to make it feel more normal.

Does anyone have any experience of bloating being caused by sugar?

Anyway, still analysing why I overeat! I always fear missing out on food, almost fear being hungry or left out of eating. It is quite funny now I am aware of it to see how normal people do not rush the buffet table as soon as they get the nod it is time to eat! I might ask colleagues, family if they are eating, want anything got for them from the food table and just funny to see them nonchalantly looking over to the food and not fussed if they miss out on stuff! I, on the other hand, am frantic if I don't get there first, I hate waiting and they might run out of my favourite thing! It is amazing. So must pursue the mindful eating and keep with it. Today a dear lady said she thought I have lost weight. I have and so it was so nice of her to notice.

hi guys, just bookmarking so I can catch up with the thread soon. Hope its going well for everyone
Ria

Riasdragonflytattoo good to hear from you. How is it going?

I am doing well now I am eating much more normally, it is brilliant.

I am doing really well now that I am on the new ID course www.newid.info/

here

I have found I am not thinking about food in the same way, I am not feeling deprived by not having lots of treats etc and I am feeling so positive about what I do eat. It is great. It is early days. Only been to one session and the next one is coming up (there are 6 in total). Due to a sort holiday I will miss one session and I feel quite sad to be missing it! So, onwards and upwards (or rather downwards as I have already lost some weight, but the main thing is to get my eating in normal boundaries).

There is no no weigh in or talk of diets etc, or exercise, there is just a look at helping us with problems with eating.

I know it might not be right for everyone, and not everyone who overeats has an eating disorder.

I felt kind of weird 'labelling' myself as having an eating disorder as I have not been medically diagnosed but I know how I am around food, I impulse eat and at times compulsively eat too. So for me the course is just what I need!

Best wishes to all.

Hi everyone I'm back! Things have been much better since I was on here last. CC symptoms have all but disappeared so after consultation am happy to wait until it's time for further check ups. The early menopause test came back negative, though this was taken a couple of day before AF finally arrived so could still poss be on the cards but aren't now bothered. What will be will be!

Have achieved my second goal and am on the way to my third so weight loss going well, though has had a set back as my DHs gran died a week ago. Still I will get back on the waggon soon.

Hello to everyone who has posted since I was last on here, I'm sure you are all doing great.

Sorry to italiangreyhound for not being around to offer an ear - especially as you have always been so kind to me. Glad to hear things are going well. Have you stopped RC for the new group or are you doing both? (nosy emoticon!!!) I don't think you should feel awkward about going to an eating disorder group, I feel I have one too. This has become apparent this week as I have definately been comfort eating - even at the time I knew I was but still did it anyway! I really think it is more of a food addiction, I'm fine for ages but once I start to overeat again, I find it difficult to stop. What is really awkward is that unlike other addictions, I can't go cold turkey and avoid it for ever.

Best wishes to everyone. Xxx

Hi all how is everyone?

TINKERBELLE33 Well done on all you have achieved. So glad that the CC thing is sorted but don't be afraid to go back to doc if you feel you need to. Get anything checked out if you need to.

Re the eating thing I think the fact you have identified comfort eating is great and you can work on this, lots to read and see. I started two threads about this, if you are interested one is at:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/big_slim_whatever_weight_loss_club/1191480-Anyone-struggling-with-compulsive-ways-of-eating-Anyone-getting-any-answers?msgid=24845798#24845798

There are a few ideas on there. For me the New ID course is so fab:

www.newid.info/

I am still at Rosemary Conley, I like the exercise but have left the diet. I think in the long run I must probably make a decision to leave but will wait to the right time. In the past I tended to quickly decide something is right and then it does not work out so I want to make sure I can stick with this New ID. It is all about finding out what is behind the compulsive eating etc and finding a new identity in Christ. I have been a Christian a long time but have carried on with my overeating for years thinking it was something God could not help me with, I mean I prayed about it but never really got to the bottom of it. Now I am on the journey!

I went to my New Id group tonight and it was fab.

***

We heard this story:

THERE?S A HOLE IN MY SIDEWALK

(Autobiography in Five Short Chapters - By Portia Nelson)

Chapter One

I walk down the street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

I fall in.

I am lost?I am helpless.

It isn?t my fault.

It takes forever to find a way out.

Chapter Two

I walk down the street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

I pretend that I don?t see it.

I fall in again.

I can?t believe I am in this same place.

But, it isn?t my fault.

It takes a long time to get out.

Chapter Three

I walk down the same street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

I see it is there.

I still fall in?it?s a habit?but,

my eyes are open.

I know where I am.

It is my fault.

I get out immediately.

Chapter Four

I walk down the same street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

I walk around it.

Chapter Five

I walk down another street.

***

Anyway, all is fine, looking forward to the future. Still waiting to hear about our forthcoming fertility treatment.

TINKERBELLE33 how are you doing?

Hi ladies, I am posting on this thread sometimes, it is about a book I have not read but I have seen a couple of the videos from the author on the Internet and lots of nice people are posting on there and so I am sure you would be welcome if you wanted to pop over and read about it.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/big_slim_whatever_weight_loss_club/1216651-Anyone-want-to-join-a-thread-about-Eating-Less

Tinkerbelle, Riapwhatyousow and the others how are you all, any news? Must get off to bed now.

God bless to you all in your weight loss.

Hi Italiangreyhound

Things are going really well - thanks for asking. Missed RC last week as it was the funeral and I really wasn't ready to face the scales. Bit the bullet tonight though and have managed to lose a pound despite missing classes for a month!

Thanks for posting the links, haven't had time to look closely at them, but was really interested in your group. Unfortunately the courses aren't being run near me, but the story made me think. Will continue with RC as it seems to be working for me.

Good luck with the fertility treatment, I started down that route almost 7 years ago, so have a little understanding of how you must be feeling. I was exceptionally lucky though, as when I was told IVF would probably be my only chance of getting pregnant, I was unknowingly already pregnant! This also happened to two other ladies in my post natal group (out of 7 of us) so you never know.

TINKERBELLE33 excellent, great news. Please do stay in touch. Stay strong and thinking of you.

Thanks for the comments re IVF. I do always live in hope.

Best wishes.

Hi,

I've been battling weight loss for years, and at 18 years old, 5 foot tall, and 160 lbs, more than I've ever been at, I decided I was at rock bottom. I've researched for hours and found the most success with RC, but I live in the US, so no classes are available. My main struggle is not knowing what to eat and not being motivated, but if I stick to RC online and do some exercise classes at a local gym, would that be as successful? It seems in the US, although we seem the be the fattest in the world, our weight loss plans are worthless.