Myfitnesspal.com support thread 5

[cinnamongreyhound]

A shiny new thread for existing users of mfp and for anyone new who would like to join us for support, bottom kicking and general chatting :)

Old thread here

[cinnamongreyhound]

This is the old thread RGPargy should be a link to new one on my last post :)

[RGPargy]

Evening all! Just bookmarking :)

[jchocchip]

Morning all! Lent begins. I pigged a bit on chocolate aversion therapy yesterday in advance of going choc free until Easter. Will try and snack on fruit and do lots of exercise too. I was weighing daily on the wii but fortunately have managed to cut down to every 3/4 days. Was going to say abou new threas - I'm on phone so can't link will jump there and mark place.
New thread

[HeavenlyWineandRoses]

Thanks for the advice on SW, Mrsnec and Cnnamon. I have per-paid to April so think I'll stick with the meetings (if not rigidly to the plan) until then. All things being equal, I should have reached my target weight by then so would then use MFP to maintain.

Chops, how amazing that you won such a cool holiday. Well done. California in the summer sounds wonderful too.

wiseknee, thanks for the advice re weights. I shall have a look for some in town tomorrow.

Twinkle, hope you're sleeping beautifully in your new bed. I am hoping to upgrade our bed linen to fancy high thread count stuff this spring and can't wait for that.

Bumbiscuits, another daily weigher here too. I have weighed myself daily for about ten years (holidays aside). I can't ever see myself stopping.

I feel a nasty cold coming on. My throat is aching and I am exhausted. i knew i'd be up breastfeeding before long so wHy couldn't I have gone to bed early instead of searching for completely unnecessary and frivolous things to buy on ebay. The eBay app is too good and my ebay addiction is getting worse by the day.

[twinkle183]

Well that's it... Bring on lent and new me....

Really enjoyed the pancakes but not loving the carbo coma!! So in my brand new bed... And I have got to say OMG!!! It's devine..... I don't know why I didn't part why I put up with that awful bed I had been sleeping on for the last 5 years!!! Lol

Hope everyone's enjoyed pancake day!!!! X

[cinnamongreyhound]

Glad it's working out for you HeavenlyWineandRoses :)

Never heard of Anna Richardson pinkcustard, I have got my calories sorted now but I eat too much crap, not sure that will ever change! Eek just read your next post along, definitely not for me! No sugar and no wheat is definitely off the alcohol would be fine and no carbs after 6 may encourage me to make the effort to get dinner earlier

I agree with you mrsnec, I am totally convinced that it doesn't matter what your calories are made up of as long as you are burning the same/less than you are burning. Everyone I know who has done sw has ended up gaining again as they are used to eating a lot and when you then add in things that are off the plan you cannot control what you eat. Others may disagree and I found the first few weeks on mfp hard as I was hungry but I am hungry less often and know when I'm full now and I believe that is the way to be but see above about crap!

Sorry to hear you've been stuffing yourself twinkle183 but good that you have a plan and enjoy your pancakes!

I find daily weigh ins interesting and helps me keep track BumBiscuits but if it gets you down best not to do it!

I have got a new lovely posh dress, saw it in the next sale and it was too much of a bargain not to buy esp. as I got gift cards for Christmas but I have nowhere to wear it!! I can't link to it as it comes up on a whole page, may try to add the photo I've got. As for bikinis I will never wear one :( I have been big all my life and 18 1/2 st at biggest and having had two babies I don't think my belly will ever be normal again. It's such a shame as I have excellent abs underneath, can see them at the side but the flabby skin is horrible. When I started losing weight one of my aims was having a round belly button but that will never happen. My skin is definitely shrinking and my arms are much better than they were but I don't think even time will fix my belly!

Finally, thought I'd start a new thread as we're almost at the end of this one so it is here.

[LittleAbruzzenBear]

Afternoon all! I'm sticking with the 5:2, I'm three weeks in now. I am a foodie so it works for me so far as I hate the idea of not having what I want! I didn't have any wine at the weekend and am not as hungry on non-fast days, which is great.

[BumBiscuits]

Hi everyone

I'm still at the 5:2, 2nd week in. I thought I was going great guns last week and was pleased with my loss of 6.75lbs. I put on 5lbs overnight on Sunday and though I managed to lose two of those by today I'm 3.5 lbs down overall in just over 3 weeks.

I'm well aware of the reasons for not weighing daily but I can't help it. I may get DH to hide the scales from me.

[PinkCustard]

Is it Pancake day today??!

Well done Wise on the loss. My hols aren't til July and my aim is to wear a bikini and show off a toned, flat stomach...Here's hoping!

Body Blitz is a healthy eating plan where you stick to the 5 rules for the 1st 2 weeks, and can then add little bits back in in moderation (e.g. glass of wine at the weekends). The rules are:

1. No wheat (I've been wanting to try going wheat-free for a while so this is good motivation)
   
2. No dairy (apart from a small milk allowance for breakfast or in tea/coffee)
   
3. No sugar (my major problem area)
   
4. No carbs after 6pm
   
5. No alcohol
   
   They sound quite daunting to start with but the book has lots of examples of nice sounding meal ideas, and I think it will be just the thing to break me out of my awful eating habits. I rarely eat 3 meals a day and rely heavily on junky snack foods.
   
   I don't need to lose a massive amount (although would love to finally rid myself of my muffin-top!) but I really want to start eating healthily, with lots of fruit and veg and no junk.
   
   So I'm starting straight away but will deviate from it on a few occasions over the next 2 weeks as have already got things booked in - V's Day meal on Thursday, drinks out on Friday, away for a couple of nights over half-term. BUT I think it's better to get started and make some changes straight away otherwise I'll eat badly for the next 2 weeks with the excuse that I'm starting after half-term.
   
   Think there's a website that accompanies the book so I'll go and have a look for that. Starting with banana/sultana porridge for breakfast Mmmmm.

[WiseKneeHair]

Morning everyone, very jealous of those off on holiday for half term. I'm having to work, but I'm looking forward to going to Lanzarote for Easter. Seven weeks until we go and I want to have lost another 10 pounds by then as that should get me firmly into a size 12. Not sure I'm brave enough for a bikini
I lost another 1.8 lbs today, so 11 in total. Very and motivated.
Haven't heard of body blitz, but yes, you do need weights for shred, I would suggest 1 or 2 lb to start with. I'm thinking of upping mine to 3lb weights and I've been doing it since 1st Jan, started off on 1.75lb weights.

[Chopstheduck]

Heavenly, off to Montréal for half term week, just me and dh for a lovely romantic break.

I live for holidays too, and my motivation for losing weight was to get slim for our main holiday this year - going to California end of July, and I really need to lose 3 stone before then to fit into my nice holiday wardrobe. Managed to squeeze into my old jeans this morning, but even most of my size 16 clothes are just that teeny bit too tight. So I'm going to have to go shopping today and get something to wear. I won the Montréal trip in a radio competition and a meal in a very posh restaurant was part of the prize - I need something dressy!


That's great news about your abs! I need exercise in order to be able to lose weight, so I can at least 'earn' the odd treat.


Good for you twinkle! I'd almost forgotten about pancake day. And def not doing lent!


I miss Norfolk! I'm hoping to go up for a few days in May, spend some time with family, take the kids to the pier for the penny slots!

[LittleAbruzzenBear]

Hi Twinkle. Stress is a trigger for wanting to eat crap. Just do what you're doing and start again. I keep that in mind myself, if I trip up, just start again the next day and the damage (if any) can be undone. Hope your essay was ok!

[twinkle183]

Evening ladies....

Have been a complete pig since Sunday post weigh in and will have probably put that 2lb back on thanks to the essay from hell and my dissertation breathing down my neck

But have decided that instead of giving up chocolate for lent... I am gonna give up crap bad food instead and eat only clean food!! Also do insanity to see what changes happen to me and my body! Am gonna limit my calories to my BMR..

So will enjoy my pancakes tomorrow and let the battle commence on Wednesday... Me vs fat!! Lol

Welcome to any newbies, feel free to add me! I shall catch up later!! Xxx

[mrsnec]

Yes have a lovely time chops. I'm kind of on holiday countdown too going to Italy for a long weekend this week.

Changing the subject not heard of Body Blitz. Great news you can excersise again heavenly! I have the SW dilema too. I didn't have any luck with it before. But my MIL is on it for the millionth time and is trying to convince me my weightloss would be better on it. She only does green days and is a fan due to sheer volume of food. She thinks me doing just calorie counting is making me feed DH less so I've got him on it to keep her happy but it's really annoying me giving him such big dinners how does that help with sensible eating? My DM has worked for WW for years. I considered doing either one as well as MFP until I realised that what I'm eating fits in with both plans anyway. So I don't think it's worth doing both unless, like you, you have a good meeting. My MIL is losing at the same rate as me but she's doing 3 hours of excersise a day so I think that might be why not the SW plan.

[HeavenlyWineandRoses]

I am not very good at keeping up with this thread but have been having a lovely read and catch up with everyone's news.

I mentioned ages ago that my DH thinks I shouldn't be doing this and SW. He thinks that it ought to be one or other and it's true that I have been ignoring syn values and counting calories since I started MFP. I'm really just using SW for the motivation of the weigh ins. It would be just too complicated to be counting syns and calories. Anyway, my weight loss is continuing fairly consistently so my pick'n'mix diet seems to be working.

Good news is that I went to the doctor today as my abs had come apart when I was pregnant and he confirmed they are back together so I can get back to exercise. I bought The Shred ages ago and can't wait to give it a go. Does nyone know if I hneed to buy weights?

chops, where are you going on hols? I love and live for holidays but don't get so many these days so love to hear about others' holidays. We are going to ibiza at the end of May - can't tell you how excited I am especially as I may even be bikini fit by then (if you ignore the stretch marks ).

[PinkCustard]

Am thinking of giving the Anna Richardson Body Blitz a go. I really need to drastically change my diet as I eat far too much sugar, choc etc (even when watching cals) and it sounds like a sensible healthy eating plan which will hopefully break me out of my bad habits. It will be a drastic change from my usual eating though. Has anyone tried it?

[mrsnec]

Thanks everyone and that duck sounds yum! Think it was just some strange malfunction then I am going to faff about with my settings though as I'm not sure if I'm sedantry anymore and what will happen if I change it.

[LittleAbruzzenBear]

[waves] I'm in Beccles!

[cinnamongreyhound]

You should be able to log mrsnec, it just comes up with the warning when you click complete this entry but it still completes it. As far as I know you can't turn it off, it's a permenant thing it seems for under 1200 calories.

I am just inside suffolk Chopstheduck and LittleAbruzzenBear, I live in Brandon at lot of people know it because of High Lodge and Centre Parcs! my brother lives in Norwich as he went to uni there and stayed :) Was a total disaster of a day as they had too many people turn up and weren't letting anyone else on by the time we turned up at 12.30 even though it was open 10-3, dh very upset :(

I'm feeling really fed up today and just want to eat! It's so cold and dh has been a grump all weekend, plus I'm coming up to totm so I'm feeling grumpy myself. It's dss's half term this week instead of next as ds1 and the rest of my minded children so we are having a family day friday when everyone else will be at school and I'm skiving ds1 off for the day . Had left over pizza for lunch so will make a cuppa to fill me totally and hope sweet craving goes away! Plus I have some ironing to do so that will help.

[Lissyfrog]

Hi all

Just checking in x welcome to the lovely new ladies x please add me same name as on here lissyfrog x

I have soooooo many friends now I'm feeling quite loved x joined this thread about 2 weeks ago and it's been the best thing I did x support and encouragement on MFP and on here has been brill so stop reading this and add me :) x pls x

[LittleAbruzzenBear]

Ooh, I'm on the Norfolk/Suffolk border. I know Gorleston and Yarmouth! I'm from Norwich originally though.

[drool emoticon] at crispy duck

[Chopstheduck]

mrsnec, I'm not sure why it's not letting you log it anyway, I'm sure mine does. Maybe you should log in on a computer and check your settings.

I had a funny kind of weekend. Sat we missed lunch then ended up in Beefeater. Yesterday I was saving calories and planning a Chinese feast for dinner, ate the starters and then was stuffed and didn't manage a main course! So we have stir fry for dinner tonight.

Food was nice though, I made a crispy duck with a lovely free range duck we got from a farm we stayed at last October. He was tasty!


I now only have 5 days left til we go on holiday, really need to behave this week.


cinnamon, are you in Norfolk then? I grew up in Gorleston! I'm off up there on Friday to drop the kids to my parents.

[mrsnec]

Morning all! Can I have some help please think I'm being a bit thick. I'm trying to have a few low days as have holidays and meals out approaching anyway, sorry if this has been answered before but I got my first telling off for going under yesterday and was on my phone and couldn't file my diary without adding something. Don't have iphone and ap isn't great so I ended up having some oj!to send me over. How do you get rid of the warning? Do I have to do it on desktop version?

[essexmumma]

Welcome to all the newbies - i am mummaessex on MFP, please feel to add me:)

Shred day 3 and loving it still. Hoping weigh in shows my effort in results

[WiseKneeHair]

Well done twinkle and hope you had a nice weekend away pink
I've had to use my exercise calories this weekend to keep under which I don't like to do. At least it's encouraged me to exercise more though.
cinnamon hope you enjoyed the seaside and I can recommend prunes and yoghurt, they are yummy. might even make me poo