Nothing tastes as GOOD as SLIM feels part 2

[thedogwalker]

Well here we go, New Year and NEW US. Wishing everyone good luck and sending lots of happy vibes so that we can all reach our goals

Knotty you're right about getting it done and dusted first thing! I keep meaning to get up 1/2hr earlier to try to fit it in but I've been really tired lately so have been lazy!
I think doing 1/2hr 4-5times a week is probably better than doing 1hr 2-3 times in a gym.
I shall make more of an effort

Mornings are too frantic here to fit in exercise. Dcs get up far too early and dh is dashing about sorting breakfasts and making his lunch up so I hide in the bedroom for as long as possible. Exercising in the evening stops me from slobbing & munching on the sofa. Last night I ran 2.5miles in 25 minutes and enjoyed it. The progress I?ve made in 7 weeks is amazing I thoroughly recommend the couch to 5K programme.

Shaxx ? RC isn?t going too bad. Tbh I?m not eating much different to normal but my mindset is such that I?m finding that following a plan makes it easier to avoid the bad stuff ? still early days but I hope not to crack. I?m having chicken, noodles and stir fry tonight too. Also playing netball again.

Last night I did sweet potato mash, (normally just use normal potatoes) dh got out one of the dcs old plastic spoons as it reminded him of the weaning days we both agreed it was nice though.

JAM, that's it isn't it, you've got to find out what works best for you. 2.5 miles in 25 minutes, that fantastic .

Wow Jam - that's great. I just ran around the same distance in around 30 minutes so v impressed! I agree with Knotty Shaxx - find out an exercise regime that works for you and your lifestyle and make it an appointment you cant miss. I prefer morning exercise but cant do it that often with work/kids etc - manage to cram a circuits class and pilates class in before work 2 times a week and an early training session in on sunday mornings - but otherwise have to exercise at lunchtimes or do a zumba class after work once a week

Thanks for upping my confidence Knotty and Dinky. I thought I was slow but to have impressed the thread's two aficionados has made my day .

I succumbed to a slice of sponge cake earlier, initially only had half but then the other half kept calling me. Bummer. Will have to run faster & jump higher at netball tonight now.

Morning all! Feel a bit ropey again this morning, itchy throat. DON'T WANT ANOTHER BLOODY COLD! I eat tons of fruit & veg, guess it must be being around kids! Made myself do Level 2 Shred and I'm glad I did it, although I still hate bits of it - Level 3 is much nicer . Having more minestrone for lunch and haven't decided on tea yet - got to do the meal plan for the next few days this morning. Hope everyone is feeling well and enjoying the sunshine (if you've got it where you all are!).

Knotty - get some echnicaea (from boots or healthfood store) vit c and zinc and down lots of water and you'll kick that cold to touch before it even starts...

Thanks Dinky . I do take zinc at the 1st sign (started yesterday when I felt a bit "odd"!). I give echinacea drops to DS - perhaps I should nick some of his!

Hello. Newbie here. Newbie to the thread that is. Hope you don't mind. Have bobbed about on various weightloss threads but never really stuck at anything. Was just thinking to myself today "Nothing tastes as good as slim feels" and then noticed this thread, so I think it was a sign.

Anyway, today I found some resolve. I don't know how it happened but i just suddenly felt that I should just start now, beginning right this moment, no excuses, no procrastination. The time was now. I really haven't haven't felt like this about sorting my weight out before, I think up to this point, I just didn't care enough.

I caught myself thinking or perhaps half thinking "It's your fault I'm fat" while I was looking at DH the other evening and thinking about my bad habits. Do I really think that? I asked myself. Well I don't actually but it stopped me short. I know I have to take responsibility for myself and my actions.

I have about 3-4 stones to lose to get to normal weight for me, 2 stones to get back into the healthy weight bracket. It's been a long time since I weighed 9 stone, pre DC. So I don't have a goal in weight terms, more in terms of clothes size. I'd like be a 10-12 again. I think that is sensible and achievable.

I know that the thing that has been stopping me before is that the reason I began to gain weight is that something very horrible happened to me 11 years ago. I haven't "been the same person" physically since then, possibly psychologically either. I was diagnosed with PTSD in fact. I guess I worry that without my protective layer I will feel vulnerable again. I mean, people don't look at you when you're fat. Their eyes kind of glide over you, and that has suited me just fine.

But the truth is I'm not particularly happy in myself, and not being fit, active and confident is a large part of that. So I need to deal with it, be brave, and do the right thing.

I weighed 79.8 kilos this morning. I ate a cinnamon bun and coffee for breakfast, then had my epiphany mid morning. Now I am going to be following Zoe Harcombe's diet.

Thanks for "listening" if you got this far.

Hi everyone.
We've got a lovely sunny day so I think we'll go to the park after school today.
Have been good so far today and joined the local gym last night with a friend. Hopefully we'll motivate each other!

Knotty hope you kick that cold soon!

I've booked a holiday to Turkey for a week in the Easter break! Its 3 weeks away and I'm gonna try really hard to lose 6lbs by then. Because I'm only 5'2", that will make a difference.
I just hated my last holiday photos so I'm hoping these ones will be a bit better!
I'm gonna stick to keeping carbs low (I'm including a little in one meal only and eating any fruit or veg) and get exercising 4x a week so here goes. Fingers crossed!

Hi Wilstrawberry!
Welcome to the thread. Sorry to hear you've had an awful experience in your past.
This thread is brilliant for support and you'll get loads of good advice for losing weight.

I've done the Zoe Harcombe diet and its brilliant for a kick start. Good luck!

Hi wildstrawberryplace. I don't know anything about the Zoe Harcombe diet - what does it entail? And I'm so sorry that you've been through something that was obviously horrific enough to cause PTSD. Hope you find the thread supportive & helpful .

And Shaxx, a holiday to Turkey sounds like a really good incentive . Feel very .

Hello all

Welcome Wildstrawberry. This thread is brilliant, very supportive and will kick you up the bum (with the best intentions) when you need it .

We are all a mixed bunch with varying weight loss programmes and weights to lose. Hope we can be of help to you and help you find your happiness with yourself again.

Shaxx, so jealous, not had a holiday since November 2009, (when I got pregnant with my LO). Last year was preggers for the summer then didin't find the time after having DS. Now DH is going away for 6 months, I will have to wait for him to come home, so have a great time and bit extra for me .

Had a croissant at coffee morning, it was delicious, but worked it into my calories, so it shouldn't (fingers x) affect my weigh in tomorrow, famous last words. So good luck to everyone for the weigh in and come on shaxx, shed those pounds pre holiday.

Morning all, sts here! Arrrrh! I will get beyond this weight barrier.

Good luck to you all on the weigh in this morning.

Aim this week to drop at least a 1lb and drink more water and exercise more (tis my deamon) and try to be good at the party on sat afternoon with the the delish buffet that is being served and the trip to collect dss via mcdonalds (dp promised the kids a mcd's for dinner as we dont often go past one all togathar) so any ideas on what i can have and not feel deprived?

Oh and avoid the choc fudge cake in the fridge............ its a land mine like world of temptation for me this weekend!

Plan today is school run, hoise work, gardening, shopping then school run again, what a glam life i do lead.

Yay! I did it. I've stopped the ascent. I have lost weight this week. 2 pound off - yippee! Now I need to keep the momentum up.

Shaxx - Good luck with losing the pre holiday weight. Wasn't it you that went to Tenerife at half term? You international jet setter! I'm off to Wales in 2 weeks (it's come around scarily fast) I don't think I'll be needing to bare my bod in a bikini but it would be good to have lost a few pounds by then.

Thinbride - You'll need bucket loads of determination to get past all those temptations this weekend...good luck. My tip for Maccy D's would be to eat whatever you choose slowly. Savour every mouthful, aim to be the last to finish so that you don't sneak fries from the children as you wait for them to finish.

Hi to the newbies too. Friday tends to be confessional weigh in day

sorry, forgot to welocme the newbies!

Justaminute - lol at confersional! thats what is is for me most weeks, well im actually going wedding dress shopping next week with MIL and i hope that by the end of it i have chosen a dress and will have soemthing to spur me on!

Thinbride well done for sts! If you can, eat some fruit and have a big glass of water before you go to the buffet then you won't feel like eating tonnes. My tip for McD's is to have a coffee! Sip it slowly and don't give in to temptation and then have a nice healthy meal at home
Otherwise JAMs tip is probably more realistic

JAM woohoo! well done. Yes it was me who went to Tenerife! And I looked awful in the photos. I went with my sister (and our kids) then but we're going with dh this time. I have hardly been away for the last few yrs so I'm hoping to make up for it now (Ryanair is my friend )
Dh is usually a grump about going away but this year I've though sod it, I'm gonna do stuff with or without him.

I lost 1.5lbs this week. Hooray! I'm really hoping I can keep the momentum up too. I'm still aiming for 2lbs a week.
I joined the gym this week and yesterday went to a circuits class with friends. It was brilliant fun.

Today I'm joining Thinbrides club and doing lots of housework. I'd love to spend it in the garden but there's loads of fox poo (grr!) and I can't clear it. It literally makes me wretch.

Have a good day everyone!

Morning all! JAM, that's brilliant - I knew you'd do it . And thinbride, well done on STS and good luck with this weekend - just think how great you'll feel in an amazing dress. Well, I've put on half a lb . Not sure why, I've done everything I always do, stayed within my limits, exercised every day. AF is visiting so I guess it could be that, and looking back over the weeks since I started, I do seem to have a good result one week, then either STS or half a pound on the next. Just got to keep going! Did Level 1 of Shred this morning, and tried to do all Natalie versions and used weights in the cardio bits. Going to have poached egg on toast for lunch, and sweet mustard salmon with garlicky veg for tea. Have a good day everyone, and good luck to those who haven't got on the scales yet. Off to dig out my tape measure....

Sorry, cross posted Shaxx, well done, that's a great result .

Well done JAM and Shaxx on your losses, and well done Thinbride on sts, don't worry yourself, next week will be a good one. Tell us all about the dress shopping. Knotty, we all go through bad weeks, give your body a treat, like a massage but not biffing and stay focused and you will see results next week.

I've managed a 1lb loss, so I'm happy . Only 5 more pounds to my target weight, however, I've had a humungus ice cream this morning, The germans love their ice cream parlours and I felt like a treat. Mind you had been swimming beforehand so hopefully had some brownie points already in the bag .

Good luck to all those still to weigh in and how are the newbies doing?

Ta ta for now xx

Hi all,

Had my blood test results back this morning. Have low iron levels, but thyroid is okay, which is good news. That does mean though, that the weight gain is down to too many minstrels

I now weigh 11st 10.4 pounds, so I think that's a loss of nearly 4 pounds in the 3 (ish) weeks since I started this diet. Does that sound normal? I keep seeing diet promises of lose 7 pounds in one week. That didn't happen for me.

Anyway, this morning I had a go ahead bar, to stop me buying choc in the supermarket and some sushi and an orange for lunch. Will have chicken and veg for dinner. Have been drinking water and no diet drinks and have been drinking mostly decaff coffee, so doing okay there.

Karma and TDW, great results! Thanks for the encouragement TDW, luckily disappointment tends to put me off my food rather than making me stuff my face, so every cloud . Can I ask whereabouts in Germany you are? I'm just in the process of booking a stay in Ulm for August, on the way to visit MIL in Austria.

You have a good mindset Knotty. I tend to binge when I don't lose, but not this week

Karma - claims of lose 5lb in 7 days etc have to be taken with a hefty pinch of salt, you are either losing water or the results are based on a very obese person imo. 4 pounds in 3 (ish) weeks is good steady weight loss, I'd be happy with that.