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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Glad you got the result you wanted. I assumed your list was for today and did think that was quite. A lot to have eaten by 9am!

Ha, even me on a bad day couldn't manage that before 9am!

Hair I hope you feel better soon :( My stomach feels dodgy again today ... had enough!

Well done on your loss eighty. You could always reset your start weight on the spreadsheet if you feel cheated.

I've had that moment when your body shows you you've lost weight! I wear my great MIL's engagement ring and it's always been loose but over the last week it's been spinning like mad and I've finally clicked that its because my fingers are thinner. Yay!

I'm here, dodgy stomach :(

Oh well....silver linings and all!

Advent calender! Shit! Best get me arse down the shops tomorrow!

I'm about, just very busy this week. Next week looks quieter (currently).
Me and Hair are planning to lose 1lb the easy way this afternoon, by giving blood. Then we can feel thin and virtuous!

I'm here and lurking, struggling a bit atm though so shall continue to stay in the shadows and try and draw from all of your stories, well done everyone you are all doing so well!

Sorry to hear you're struggling mm :(
I'm back on it in theory, as of Tuesday. Have logged everything so far and been under cals but not feeling the motivation that I really need for me to lose weight.

Feeling super virtuous today. I cycled to blood donors, and read a library book while giving blood. Nice and quick today, I was seen at 1.30, home by 2.05 including 15 min cycle back!
I'm having smoked salmon and pasta for dinner, I feel I've earned it today.

Thanks guys, It does make me feel better to lurk, to me it feels like I havn't given up hope if I'm still hanging about...but I have been loosing and gaining the same lbs over and over for over a month now. I posted earlier and I think its helped as I'm under cals today for 1st time in ages and I even thought about doing the shred tonight too!!

IMST that does sound virtuous! We have a blood bank thing that comes to our work but they never let me give because of recent holidays, tattoos etc etc I've promised myself I will def do it next time they come.

Mini triathalon Eighty...cant think of anything worse!!!

FivesandNorks thats great to be unmotivated and still be under cals each day, Surely that shows how well you do when you are motivated!

Can I join please? I've had weight and food issues for most of my life and have just started to try to gain long term control of my eating. I feel my issues now are really long standing habits which are so hard to break. Dh is really supportive and also needs to do the same, though on a much smaller scale so at least I'm not on my own. I have several stones to lose but just trying a bit at a time.
I've done 4 days now of controlling what and how much I eat and I feel so much better but it's not easy is it?

Hi northender just wanted to welcome you. I'm on the back end of a night out so will post properly tomorrow.

Keep lurking Milkshake. Over the summer holidays I was just the same. I just seemed to stall but it wasn't an overall steady gain. I only got back into it a few weeks ago but carrying on with this thread meant that I kept it in mind. It really helped.

northender no it's not easy. I find it very hard and I do slip up all the time but you just have to get back to it and not give up when that happens. It is worth it and I'm glad your dh is behind you.

eighty I think you're going to run,bike and swim your demons into the ground. Well done and think about how proud of yourself you'll be in May!

I didn't end up giving blood yesterday because of my stomach bug and I was on a nursery mums' night out. We went for curry but I really didn't eat much. I brought it all home in a doggy bag. My tummy is a little delicate this morning though. I'm getting a bit fed up of it now. :(

Hi north

Hair and Bonkey hope your tummies calm down soon how very miserable

Kato how is the house move planning going?

Wowee eighty

Things here plodding along - think I've managed to lose a lb this week but all very slow progress given I still can't gym because of my iron, and tbh generally finding things hard as am having anxiety problems. Not giving up but am taking things slowly.

Thanks for the welcome . I haven't read the whole thread but will slowly pick up your stories. I think its a great idea to have this thread.

I've managed another day of eating well and regularly and so feel proud but all the usual habits/temptations are there at the back of my mind. Still, a day at a time..........

Beyond my own motivation for myself, I need to do this for dd (8) as I don't want her to develop similar issues.

Hello!

Welcome north !

I finally starting to feel better. Still on bland food and coco pops , but sickness has gone I hope and my stomach seems to like me again!

I think I may wiegh in tomorrow and see whats going on. NO idea if Iv'e lost but if I am still in the 11st's I will be a happy bunny!

How you feeling hair?

Hi everyone, sorry you're not feeling good Hair :(
Bonkey, glad you're starting to feel better.
Welcome north - completely identify with the food issues. I have got lots of motivation frmo these threads but my issues are portion sixe (less so now, yay!) and bingeing :(
I feel as though I am slowly getting my motivation back but it is hard. Thanks for the motivation MM :) I see what you mean, but I'm at that stage where I'm managing, but I know the slightest thing would have me cramming a kg bar of dairy milk into my mouth sideways - my motivation is really on a knife edge :) Still it is coming back.
Northerners MN meet up for Christmas curry tomorrow, and I have my possible meal all logged (assuming they letme have a starter as a main course), will be having a big breakfast and a lot of wine and will come in 177 cals pver so not too bad

I'm ok thanks. I just feel a bit off.

Norks I'm you're going to a meet up. They're fab.

Glad you're feeling better Bonkey. Good luck with your weigh in.

northender doin' it for the kids is a damn good reason if you ask me. :)

Happy December everyone,
Food-wise I'm doing well, lots of walking today, round the German market and the art gallery.
I have in-laws this weekend, and TOTM as well (great combo). Thus far I've not let them wind me up too much, they go home on Monday morning anyway. I think I can hold it together that long, probably...

Good luck IMST rather you than me

So, I got 3 comments today telling me I had lost weight! Yay! :)

Not great, I also got 4 comments telling me that I look pale and ill . I am naturally very pale anyhoo but I may have to pile on the blusher for a few days if I look that bad...

Still haven't weighed in , keep bloody forgetting!

Sandwiches for tea .

PILs produced baklava they bought in the German market, insisted I had some, so I chose the smallest one. With all the walking I'm still under on net cals, but over on base cals and fat for today. It did taste very good though, definitely worth it.
Even MIL noticed I had lost weight (DH told me, there's no way she'd give me a direct compliment). I'm getting more of the "flipping heck, you have lost a lot of weight haven't you" comments now, which are a massive ego boost. I'll weigh on Monday, hopefully I'll be 11stone for my birthday on Thursday then spoil it with all the cake