Getting healthy and losing weight through the power of MOTIVATION

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Motivational Monday - where we are motivated to stick to our diet and exercise plans for the rest of the week.
Progess logged on Kato's spreadsheet (if you want to of course)
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Well done EightyTwenty that's a lot of exercise!
I'm a whisker away from overweight, and probably a good week, after tomorrow's birthday excesses kick in!
DH brought home waffles, brioche and bubbly, to add to the homemade sticky toffee pudding in the fridge, and the homemade chocolate cake for the family "candles" bit in the evening.
There is no way I'll get under calories tomorrow, especially as it's looking too rainy to go for a walk, but I've been under every day since August, I'm due a blowout.

Well done eighty and IMST!

IMST your steady consistent weight loss has been incredible and so encouraging! You must must must enjoy your birthday knowing that you've more than earned it! (but just think how much a 'blow out' has changed for all of us!)

I've been really poorly and took a terrible reaction to a laxative after being constipated and in pain for over a week. I ended up trembling and shivering and passing out in the bathroom! Classy!

Back to being well again but not been at gym in over a week and have had a medicinal boost bar (glucose?!) and even a McDonald's...

Weigh in tomorrow...

Well done everyone and holy birthday imst :) Kato, how scary, hope you're ok now.

IMST definitely deserving of a bit of a sticky toffee pudding after being under calories for so long - that's amazing work. And happy birthday

Kato poor you . I hope the laxative did the trick after suffering like that

In good news I weighed myself this morning and seem to be doing OK. Don't know how as I have been at home barely doing much but I have been hungry alot. I'm very very close to being in the overweight as opposed to obese category - come christmas hopefully I'll be overweight as opposed to my starting BMI of 38 - next step will be getting into the healthy category

Thanks guys feeling much much better and getting excited about getting the keys to new house next Friday!!

Also I'm now on 150lbs dead on. 10st 10. Delighted!

Ok, I am not waiting til monday to get back on the wagon, I've weighed in today at 11st5lb. This WILL be the last time I am 11st5lb as thats all I've done for such a long time is flick between 11st1lb and back up again.

Well done everyone, and thank you, even though I've not been posting its seeing you all kicking butt thats been spurring me on.

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Back on it after birthday excesses.
Eating loads was not as fun as I thought it would be after all, I woke up at 3am very dehydrated and windy (apparently bean soup, bubbly, cake and carbonara are a bad combination)
I couldn't finish the carbonara or the cake so they are my birthday legacy, I'll finish them gradually.
I am actually craving fruit and veg, what has become of me?

IMST I know what you mean, I get desperate to binge again but when I've done it, or the next day I feel so bloated.
eighty, well done :o half a pound off is definitely a success.

Hi. Have not had the best day today. Had my meals planned and sorted , then work intervened, stress kicked in and it all went belly up . However, on the positive side, I didn't binge in the way I would have done. We had a chippy tea followed by some cake and wine none of which are good choices but they are a meal rather than a chocolate filled binge so I think that counts as progress! Back on track tomorrow.

Keep up the good work everyone x

northender well done for not thinking sod it and bingeing
Straight back on it today!
I am back to 11st2 :o which means I'm back where I was before I had a week "off" :( But still, I'm pleased, and this weekend is NOT going to ruin it

Hello, I lost you again

Had a tough week. Feeling sick all the time and really dont want to/can't eat. Dropped 5 lbs this week so yay! and :( at the same time. Doc has given me anti-nausea tablets which are supposed to tell my stomach eating is in fact ok (all the stupid bugs I have had has buggered me up apparently) - I was stuck in the bathroom for 2 hours last night throwing up so they obviously aren't doing the trick.

dairy has been banned so my coco pop habit is over :( I don't like the milk substitutes . Do you know how much stuff has dairy in it?!?

Its weird - I am 1 1/2 st away from target and I feel :( because its just not right the way its happening. I'm struggling to deal with the lack of food.

I will catch up in a second, it was BonkeyBoys birthday yesterday and he is hyper after convincing mil to buy him a snooker table today , bloody party tomorrow - 20 kids need to get him to sleep and I shall be back!

Bonkey Kellogg's coco pops are dairy free (own brands contain milk)
DS has a milk allergy, I know the vast range of foods that contain dairy!
If you need advice on dairy free surprise foods I can help.

IMST Thanks but I was thinking of the milk. For some reason I can't stomach the idea of a dairy substitute!

I only have a ban for 10days then I have to re-introduce slowly. Apparently dairy is a irritant to the stomach, so hopefully once i'm back to normal it will all be ok.

I may take you up on that when I can think of something I want to eat, at the moment its nothing :(

Bonkey poor you. Can I be nosy and ask what medication your GP prescribed though ? I'm gluten free and share your 'do you know how many things gluten/dairy is in?'

Oh bonkey :( hope you get back to eating normally very soon

reastie Its called Metoclopramide (yes I had to get the box! ) . Why so nosey?

Ah, I did ask about gluten too, I think I have a very mild reaction to it at time but Doc said to not worry about that at the mo.

I don't know how you do it 24/7 , I am with just the dairy, gluten too?!?! Gah! I'd get all confused!

Bonkey it's not so bad - I'm just gluten, not gluten and dairy. I did have a student last year who was gluten, dairy AND egg free - it was a nightmare! Ah yes, metoclopromide . I'm just interested as I'm alot emetophobic . Did you know most emetophobics are all super skinny as they don't eat for fear of being sick? In my case it's the opposite though - I eat as my logic is if I can face food then I must be OK so I won't be sick - it's where some of my psychological issues come from around food and why I need to lose weight.

Emetophobic? Never heard that before. Fear of being sick through food?

And yes I read properly after .

I do think the longer it goes on the harder it is to get my head round it. Especially if I have another night like last night - eat = sick = not wanting to eat = loss of appetite ....

Fear of being sick through any means for me I'm afraid. I know it sounds weird to people who don't mind or really understand but it's pretty life restricting when it's bad . But I won't bore you with all its ishoos . I hope you feel better soon. It sounds really miserable. Have you tried probiotics to try to get your tummy a bit happy again ready for food? They're suppose to be good.