The Big Fat List and the Days of Doom (TM) Part IX - The One With A Wedding and Some Weightloss

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Here we are again - new thread time! Can you believe we're on our 9th one?

I've been down to DFS and got us some new squidgy sofas. Feel free to add anything else you like

Back to work for me today, I've had several good dieting days which I hope the scales will appreciate on Wednesday.

I've got a gym class booked for tonight but I was thinking that after climbing up and down on tables and chairs all day, I've done enough exercise for today but I think I'll go gym anyway.

How'd gym go Kid? I had a meeting at 7pm so meant to take trainers and go for a walk after work to save me driving home - but went without them!! Yeah, I could have went a walk anyway, but not in a pair of heels! lol

Slim, I'm easily confused

I had another good day I think, though my tummy is very dodgy, I've been running to the loo all day! TMI :)

B: grapefruit
L: same as yesterda's Sunday Roast, loads of veg and 2 syns on stuffing and 2 on gravy (1 most likely as the microwave at work didn't heat it properly so didn't have the whole amount measured from yesterday.
D: just having it now as I'd a daft meeting - BLT on HEB wholemeal toasted!!
Followed by fruit... as per usual Will have some mayo lighter than light as it's lower in syns than butter/Flora Light...

I'm sure the gym class went well, unfortunately, I didn't go
My kids had gone to the park and didn't come home until 7pm, I could have gone to the park and got them but I didn't really fancy going anyway.
I do have another class booked a bit later on Thursday and I doubt I'll have any excuse not to go.

I woke up this morning with really sore stomach muscles, it feels like I've done a hundred sit ups. My trousers that got a bit tight on holiday are now much looser but thats due to sensible eating rather than any form of exercise.

Food today has been very good.
B- weetabix (HEb), milk (HEa), banana, tea
L- 2 boiled eggs, salad, olives, small wholemeal roll (HEb)
muller light,
D- omellete with ham, mushrooms, onion and grated cheese sprinkled on top(HEa), apple.

Looking at that, it doesn't seem like much to eat but I am not hungry so it must be ok. I have loads of fruit but didn't want any so didn't have any.

Hope you don't have a tummy bug though it will soar you to top of the class fair.

Had a good day yesterday planning another one today, plus a run after work.
B: weetabix and fruit (heb)
L: left over quorn casserole, rice and cabbage
D: sweet Chilli chicken, potatoes and roast veg

Well done on looser trousers kid that didn't take long! Well done.

Have a good day y'all!

Does installing a washing machine count as body magic? :o Got to be worth a couple of chocolate hobnobs surely?

Hi all. Have read and promptly forgotten, except the congrats to MrsSlinky

what a weekend! Went for a walk on Friday, up the peak which has tilnow eluded us... cue a mahoosive panic attack, not once but twice, on the climb to the top. Following which DS1 wouldn't leave my side, and I was chatting to him as we walked back down (an easy bit near the bottom) and somehow I missed my footing, fell, apparently rolled down a steep bank and ended up face down in a stream. Followed by a shouting row with DH who managed "are you OK" followed by "how the hell did that happen". I DON'T FECKING KNOW YOU ARSE! I DIDN'T PLAN IT!!! So I am incredibly sore down my left side from shoulder to mid thigh, and bruised from right knee down, have sore ankles, and a bruise on my finger tip!!! Luckily the scratches on my face seem to have faded. We walked over 8 miles though (do I get extra body magic points for my fall?) It is the highlight of the kids holiday

DH came home to work on Saturday, so my lovel parents joined us, and we spent Sunday in Morecambe at the seaside festival - another 4 miles or so walking along the Prom. And DS1 made his annual pilgrimage to see Eric.

came home yesterday via Tesco, and I've broken my left little toe - on the wheel of a shopping trolley. I should've passed out in-store and they might have given me free medicinal Ben and Jerry's?

DS1 back to school today, me and the others tomorrow - don't want to

kid was the table and chair climbing work-related? Tut tut. Health and safety alert!!!

thinking of you and yours - you know who you are

clod, you're asking me about table and chair climbing after your tumble down the hill into the stream?! Hope you stop hurting soon.

I had displays to put up at work and the quickest way to do them was to stand on anything which enabled me to reach. I could have git a ladder but probably would have hurt myself more trying to carry that to the classroom. I only sat on chairs today, a very, uncomfortable wooden one, for about 3 hours.
Last inset day tomorrow then the delightful children will be back. I'm really looking forward to seeing them again. They are such a sweet class.

I'm off to the drs this evening, I'm dreading it and would love to cancel but I won't. Hopefully she is very nice to me.

good luck kid, fingers crossed she will have a nice gentle desk-side manner. I am very glad you have not fallen off a table or chair. I aren't even allowed near the step ladders at school (hmm, I wonder why?!) except to move them out of the cupboard of doom to get to long-forgotten resources.

may have to change my name, not sure I like being clod. (though it sure sums me up ATM)

I'm sorry for shortening your name, I was being lazy!

Can I ask some advice? I'm struggling with what to do about my target - 10.7 was too high so I reset to 10.0 but am struggling to get past 10.2 Should I readjust target to 10.2 or keep trying to get to 10.0? It's taken me 4 weeks to get from 10.4 to 10.1 1/2 (lost 1.5, lost 1.5, gained 1,lost 0.5) and I'm beginning to despair of ever getting to 10.0 :(

slimjim, I would personally choose a nice round number like 10-3 (even number issues!) and stick with that. Can't you be within 3lb of your target weight within the SW rules? Then if you get down to 10 you are OK, but you have a bit of leeway below your original target too. Am sure FHF will have better advice for you.

kid, it' OK, I have been a bit since I changed it. I miss Ria!!!

Hmmm what's your ideal weight, according to your bMI slim? fair is probs the best to give that sort of advice.

Sounds like you have been in the wars clodagh. Poor you!

It's day of doom tomorrow! PM me before 6.30 and I will do the list. I'm dreading weighing in tomorrow. On the plus, I've been for a run.

fair how is your sis
kid hope GP goes ok.

Where's everyone else?

I'm looking forward to wi tomorrow

Drs went ok, will get result within 2 weeks but I'll try not to worry. I'm sure everything is fine but you never know for sure.

Those BMI results are pretty useless I think. I do have a weight in mind for myself, but I'd be happier being a size 12 or 10.

Going from memory my bmi ideal weight would be between 9 and 11 st so 10 or 10.2 are both fine. I'm currently a size 10-12 bottom depending on shop and 12 top (or 14 if needed to accommodate my 32G assets) I recon those (.) (.) must weigh a good few lbs each
I wanted to get to a nice round figure (no pun intended) that was my only reason for choosing 10.7 initially and then I had to drop it by at least 7lb. However 10.2 is 3 1/2 st from where I started so still a round number iyswim.
Once you get to target you can go +/- 3lb but you have to actually weigh in at or below your target weight first. So although I'm within 3lb of 10st it doesn't count as being at target range until I have got to 10st.

Hey Slim, yeah, you're right about the 7lb bit, which is a bit of a bitch. Have a word with your consultant, as I've done it before, she can do it manually and change it to 10.2 which means that 3lb either side you'd be right.

How long were you actually at the 10.7 target for?

Thanks for the hugs Clodagh

Thanks FH, consultant has said she can 'tweak' target if I want. I was at 10.7 target for 6 weeks but was always at 10.4 end of my range - that's why I wanted to drop it as there were a couple of weeks I went down to 10.3 and had to try to gain!
Glad to hear J is keeping upbeat despite the rotten treatment, she sounds like a fab lady :) and what a great dh she has :)

Well, after some concerted effort I now weigh the same as I did when I re-started in July When I said I wanted to be a massive loser this isn't quite what I meant

Poor Clodagh. Hope you aren't too sore.

J sounds amazing FH. And her DH sounds lovely too. Thinking of you all.

10.2 sounds like a good target Slim. Its so hard to know when you start what your "natural" weight should be. I haven't a clue what I would be if I only ate food that was good for me instead of the processed crap I keep stuffing in my face now. The fact that you are getting a sense of what is too low and what is sustainable is really positive imo.

Hope everyone had a better DoD than tubby ol' me.

Hello all! I now have a DH !!! Thank you all so much for the good luck messages and thoughts, you're very kind.

The day went well, despite the hotel being crap and getting lots of stuff wrong...and my own Mother being so late that she missed the ceremony Still need to reconcile that in my mind. Lots of happy memories too thank goodness, and our Minimoon was brilliant

Just off to jump on scales - good luck all!

WI done, not bad for 2 weeks since last WI and involving an unexpected holiday... have PM'ed you TDT

FHF the hugs were indeed for you and yours, and other absent doomers if they are lurking.

There are no children in my house, my garden or on my front lawn. It is odd.

Welcome back Mrs Slinky :o
Glad you had a wonderful wedding day and minimoon, sorry about your Mum missing it though, was there a reason or is she normally like that (or is there a history I don't know)? I can't believe many mums arrive late without good reason :( Dont feel you have to answer if you'd rather not dwell on it.
Hug for pixie, onwards and downwards from now on! What has gone before has gone and can't be changed, all we can change is the future.

congrats slinky. about the bits that went wrong, but yay for good memories. (DH was temping at a wedding a couple of weeks ago and they served totally the wrong main course for the meal)

Hi all

I'm leaving it until wi this evening at club, I weighed in twice last week, once at home in morning and later on at club, but there is a big variation. I've not had a too bad week, but some slip ups with too many syns so at worst I'm hoping for a sts.

slinky Congrats

good luck with wi everyone

slim my Mum is known for being, erm, a liability? She's usually late, and is a bit of a calamity, but I honestly thought she'd be alright to get to her own daughter's wedding on time. She was travelling with my aunt and uncle, who had flown over from Ireland and were in a hire car. None of them knew where the register office was exactly, and they didn't leave the hotel in time. They should've arranged to follow someone (lots of people hadn't been there before, but they all had sat-navs/maps/done some research). In hindsight, I should've organised for her to have gone with someone who knew where they were going, but I spend a lot of my time sorting her shit out and wanted a day off. I had to take her to court the other week for driving without due care and attention, and she's frequently in/out hospital due to various driving/drinking/general nightmares. It's like having a reckless teenager for a parent .

The worst bit was when me and Dad were getting ready to walk down the aisle, when the registrar came in to see us, cocked her head to one side, looked at me and said "your Mum's not here". We were already about 15 mins late due to another mis-communication (basically when I arrived, all the guests were still standing outside as they hadn't realised the groom was inside waiting!) and we then had another tense 15 mins waiting for her, before I made the call to say "let's just get on with it" (didn't have much choice anyway, as we were the last wedding of the day and they wanted to lock up!). Also, Mum was meant to be a witness, but we had to change that to my Dad as obviously she wasn't there to witness it. During our vows, I kept thinking "my Mum's not here, my Mum's not here" and I was worried about her.

Sorry for long, ranty, completely off-topic post!!

Will pm you now TDT - let's just say my nice minimoon shows, and that clearly pre-wedding nerves had a lot to do with my staying-the-same over the past few weeks!

Oh slinky . I'm not surprised you are pissed off. What did she say to you? was it a marvellous day otherwise? How was the mini moon? Saddle sore?

Had a good day of doom. Not a huge amount off but it's the first time in ages I've had a down ward trend.

Let us know how you get on gettintrimmer

Hiya pix. How's things? Have missed you in LE thread!

Oh Slinky, that's crap :(