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Chiefs Randalling on to svelteness

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Lizzylou · 02/08/2013 17:42

Hola.
Thought we needed a new thread Grin
Last day at work for me Grin Grin Grin

Well done Bssh on only gaining 1lb holiday weight, am hoping to emulate this!

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buzzybuzzybeeshoes · 29/09/2013 16:38

Well done on the loss happy Smile

anotetofollowso · 29/09/2013 19:33

Hello Chiefs. I had a good-ish weekend and am so hoping to have dropped a bit when I weigh in tomorrow. Congratulations to the losers. I'm in awe of what you've achieved and its so inspiring to read about it. Thanks for sharing your experiences.

Is it okay if I stay on the thread here on MN but don't share my diaries with you all? I'm only just starting to feel better about controlling my food intake and it's still a stretch for me to show others what I'm eating each day. I know the world isn't fascinated by what I had for breakfast, and that sharing diaries is a great way to get support but right now ... I feel I need to be in the fat-clothes closet a bit longer.

sparklesandfizz · 29/09/2013 19:49

Hi there was wondering if you'd all mind me tagging along for the journey. Joined Mfp exactly 1 month ago and have lost 16.5lb so feeling chuffed with myself but lonely. Seems you guys are all having a good time whilst depriving yourselves - looks good and may help keep me motivated. Look forward to hearing tales of success.

BsshBossh · 29/09/2013 20:46

Welcome sparkles! Depriving ourselves, did I hear you say? Hardly Wink.

anoteto I don't even log on MFP anymore but the Chiefs don't hold it against me :)

Titsalinabumsquash · 29/09/2013 21:09

Right Sunday is nearly over.

I need to get my act together and stop being lardy. I've meal planned this weeks dinners, it's just breakfast and lunch that I need to work on to keep the sugar down. Smile

TeaMakesItAllPossible · 30/09/2013 07:19

anote of course we won't hold it against you .... the first rule of Chief club is there are no rules.

sparkles that's a great first month. Well done. I'm WillStillNeedTeaAndGin. I too have Randalled this weekend and I need to pull my finger out and fast today.

Tits full-fat greek yoghurt with berries and eggs are my failsafe go tos for lunch and breakfast.

Buzzy goats cheese canapés. Yum.

Good luck with weigh-ins.

RandallPinkFloyd · 30/09/2013 08:42

Huzzah Buzzy it's bloody lush, enjoy! (The 5lb is not real weight, it'll disappear as quickly as it appeared )

Don't worry about it tits, as long as you balance it out you'll be fine honestly. You can't be good all the time (well you can if you're Lizzy but that's another story) sometimes a good blow out gets it out of your system.

anote you can do things whatever way you want, as Tea said - we have no rules here! If you want to though there is an option of friending people on MFP but not letting them see your diary, it's in the settings. I'm just thinking it may help you to see what the rest of us eat, it'll probably make you feel a hell of a lot better about what you eat! Anyway the option's there if you want it, I'm certain non of us would mind one bit.

Hi sparkles, come in, make yourself at home. 16.5ln in your first month is fantastic work, well done you! I'm RandallFloyd on MFP if you want to add me.

I have to fast today and tomorrow, I've been a bad chief, even by my already terrible standards Blush

Oh well, onwards and downwards chiefs!

BsshBossh · 30/09/2013 09:15

Morning Chiefs! I'll be joining you Randall and Tea in a Monday fast. I'm going to see if I can make it sans food (only liquids) until dinner time - I used to do this but got slack post school holidays. After this weekend, I need to give my digestion a serious rest and clean-out.

Titsalinabumsquash · 30/09/2013 09:36

No change here on the scales, at least my week of baked good hasn't made me put on any weight.

RandallPinkFloyd · 30/09/2013 09:51

No harm - no foul, tits!

MonkeyGoneToHeaven · 30/09/2013 10:05

Hello Chiefs! Can I join? First day of MFP today and feeling optimistic. I'm on 1200 calories though, so let's see how long that lasts!

I have a black tie dinner thing with work at the end of October and tried my dress on at the weekend - disaster. It will only do up if I tug the zip and then there is an attractive back-fat situation going on. If I lose half a stone in October it will probably be ok. I'd like to lose 1.5 stones before Christmas.

Looking forward to venison sausage casserole tonight - but NO BOOZE all month.

RandallPinkFloyd · 30/09/2013 10:16

Come on in Monkey the more the merrier Smile

BsshBossh · 30/09/2013 10:20

Welcome Monkey. Your casserole sounds yum!

anotetofollowso · 30/09/2013 10:27

Oh I am just loving the Chiefs ... thrilled to be able to loiter without having to follow any rules. Randall, thank you, I'll explore the friending without sharing options. I would love to see what you all eat, and will take a deep breath and share my tawdry diet when I'm up to it.

I'm glad to say there's a teensy, weensy drop in my weight this Monday. I weighed in at 71.4kg ie 157.4 pounds. Long way to go but still - it's so encouraging to see some movement on the scales.

ps: Tea greek yoghurt with berries and eggs??? how?

MonkeyGoneToHeaven · 30/09/2013 10:42

Thanks Randall and Bssh.

The casserole is an old Cook Yourself Thin one: Here - you can get the calories down if you use Fry Light and reduce the amount of port.

Does everyone meal plan? I struggle if I don't.

RandallPinkFloyd · 30/09/2013 10:48

A loss is a loss anote, well done.

Meal plan monkey? Good lord no. I exist almost exclusively on yellow label bargains! I think a lot of the more inspirational chiefs do though.

Dinkydoos · 30/09/2013 11:00

Hello all, ESP newbies!
Had a proper full on eating weekend so must fast today. Highlights were cake, wine, pie, wine, sausage roll, wine, cheese, wine, French bread, wine...
You get the picture... Grin
Already had about 8 pukka herbal teas so far, used to hate herbal teas tbh, but those pukka ones, especially the peppermint and liquorice are fab.
Great as they are though, I feel fecking starving!

Titsalinabumsquash · 30/09/2013 11:38

Ohh I love Liquorice tea! It's quite an odd thing but quite pleasant. I recently had to do a trial of cutting caffeine from my diet (hellish!) I got quite into herbal teas. I have hundreds of different flavours.

Carikube · 30/09/2013 12:12

Hello all and welcome to even more newbies. I'm Carikube on MFP if anyone wants to add me.

Our desktop pc went pffft last week and I am suffering as a result - I think I'm getting too old for this modern technology (touchscreens and the like) so haven't posted for a while. Have managed to nab a laptop for today so posting in a rush before it gets taken away. DH has ordered new pc but it won't arrive til later in the week.

I have now hit the 1 stone down mark which I am pretty chuffed about - I've been doing this for 7 weeks now so have stuck with the nice and steady 2 lbs a week loss. Now only 5 lbs off my goal weight but have been inspired by this thread to possibly look at a bit of a Randall cushion Grin. Think I'm only going to stick to the 1200 cals for another 3 weeks and see where I get to with those last 5 lbs and then just be careful after that and see if any more gently slips away without me noticing. It will be around then that I will hopefully finish the C25k as well if I can keep that going for a little bit longer I think most of the stone seems to have disappeared off my chest - I'm going to have to go and get measured again as my bras are now all a bit too big. Now if I could just get some of it off my waist instead so I could actually fit back in to old clothes, that would be great...

Good luck to all those starting out and please stop talking about goats cheese as I will have to go out and get some at this rate...

Titsalinabumsquash · 30/09/2013 18:42

I've made my diaries viewable now. Smile

Managed not to eat all the junk today, woohoo!

I have baby group tomorrow though.... They provide free cake.

TeaMakesItAllPossible · 30/09/2013 19:28

Cari well done dude. That's great. It feels brilliant to get to such a good milestone doesn't it? And running too. Whoooooop. I'm not sure whether you want to know this but I had to channel my inner shred bitch Jillian Michaels to get my waist into any shape in the end. The joys of being an old fecker.

Buzz ... I've done the same this week despite exercising like a loon Lizzy I'm another 2lbs up. grrrrrr. But Randall's right I'm sure it doesn't count. I'm fasting twice this week to see what happens. And I'm going to run on the spot a lot, and walk everywhere, and poo every day and then I'll be back to the Lowest Adult Weight Ever. On the other hand I might just snort a donut, hoover up some wine and eat a loaf of fig and walnut bread from M&S.

Dinks next time you have a weekend like that I shall be parking my arse on your sofa because that sounds like the nicest list of things EVER.

Welcome Monkey a frock seems like the best objective ever Grin

I sort of meal plan. Actually I do meal plan but not for Chiefing reasons more trying to make sure that there's enough food in the house otherwise I fear it'd go all Lord of the Flies at mine and one of the 4DSs would grab the conch and eat me and/or my DH. So I tend to plan my fasting around their meals and cook a lower calorie alternative for me and DH when I'm feeding them mince and tatties for the fourth time that month!

anote ... greek yoghurt with berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries) are good as a bit of a natural sugar hit in the morning to keep the sweet cravings away until lunch. Eggs for lunch or breakfast .... in many forms: on a salad, in an omelette with 4 pieces of chorizo and goats cheese, fried with just a bit of bacon. Yum.

So I fasted until 630pm. I've eaten about 400 calories, I've drunk all the mint tea in the house and most of the sparkling water. I am still fecking hungry. I need to power through until the morning. I've been a bad faster too Bssh. I want to make it. Will I make it?

BsshBossh · 30/09/2013 19:52

Tea keep powering on - the fast day is nearly over and tomorrow you can eat what you want. I've been good too, thank God - just black coffee and water all day. Will break my fast in an hour when DH comes home. Think I'll have soup and fruit.

I'm another who doesn't eat until 9pm due to DH working late. But I'm used to it now so it doesn't really bother me much. If I get peckish I have fruit. The good thing about late eating is it stops me late-night snacking.

Mrsb999 · 01/10/2013 10:40

Well not the best start for me....all was going well until last Thursday when hubby returned from a work trade show with a humongous bag of goodies and I'm afraid to say the willpower got the better of me!

Weighed in yesterday and it showed a 1 lb loss which I guess is ok but it could have been a lot better as I usually lose a lot on week one of a diet - if I stick to it!!

RandallPinkFloyd · 01/10/2013 10:51

A loss is a loss, well done!

How about *[[http://i56.tinypic.com/2cgevdh.jpg >>THIS

TeaMakesItAllPossible · 01/10/2013 11:21

Brilliant Mrsb. I think the thing is it has to be sustainable. So if you find you have willpower Monday to Thursday and none at the weekend like most of us that's how you manage it.

I actually think the one thing that all the Chiefs have in common is the loving a weekend of loveliness and getting it under control during the week.

Onwards and downwards.

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