Chiefs Randalling on to svelteness

[Lizzylou]

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

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

2.6lb down in your first week! Fab work chief.

I'm glad the dress is ok, it was a last-minute panic but yesterday as the one I was going to wear (which I wore for the mega-wedding) is too big.

I keep looking at this one on its hanger and thinking how small it looks. I still can't get my head around something so dainty looking actually fitting me!

Panic but?? Panic buy obviously!

Randall can we see a photo of youin the dress? It does look dainty and I bet you look dainty too! Has your head caught up with the reality of your size yet? Mine hasn't. I still think I am bigger than I actually look and still surprised when others comment otherwise. I look at the new smaller clothes I've bought recently and wonder, "Surely I won't fit into those"! Bonkers.

That's exactly it! All I seem to do at the moment is buy clothes then return the because they're too big. I pick something up, it looks about right, them I get it home and it's a tent. I only ended up buying the dress because I had XDH with me so I could actually try it on.

It looks far too flimsy for clunky old me

I'll put it on in a bit and see if I'm feeling brave enough for pics.

OOh pics, yes please! Bet you look fab.

Well done Bssh!

Well, all of the holiday weight is now gone, back down to pre-hols weight, the last 4lbs was seemingly stuck on with glue.

Have had to come into work for a few hours but will hopefully be able to fit some exercise in at some point today.

Another one wanting to see pics of Randall you must look fab. That's a lovely dress, I'm going to go to DP and see how it looks on my lardy bum - usually I find that sort of dress comes in pastels and brights which don't suit me. Got my eye on that with opaques, boots and a cardie for autumn.

Tea extremely impressed with the half marathon and your general speed. Agree with Bssh that your weight must settle - you're running half marathons FGS!

SDP a big well done on getting started with the running and the fasting.

Looks like we're all getting back into chiefing after the hols - I initially put another 3lb on after my 3lb gain but it seems to be off now after a giant poo that broke the waterline. Is that TMI? yes it's TMI and sneaky peek last night showed 1lb below hols, so fingers crossed for a chiefly weekend some chance and a loss on Tuesday.

Oh, also well done on the brill clean eating Lizzy - I need some of that.

Hope all other chiefs are chiefing away happily. Double how are the huge bunnies?

How's operation pâté-be-gone going Dinky? Bet your hols were fun! It's only 'cos you have less to lose now. I'm still in the 14s so of course will gain less as I'm lardy to start off with

Chiefs... Can I join your club?? I'm on MFP and need some extra motivation.

I had a baby 6 months ago....and although the 'baby' weight has gone, my weight from all the cakes I ate whilst pregnant is still stubbornly clinging on. I've got 10 pound to lose to get into my old jeans, I'm going for 1lb a week. I've never dieted before so it's all new to me.

If you'd like to add me on MFP let me know and I can PM you details and ill reciprocate.

I'm having lots of mini milks this week, at 30 calories a go they seem a passable alternative to ice cream cravings!

Pursuit I'm shrewvole on MFP. Welcome!

I'm also still losing the baby weight but my kids are 2 and 5

Welcome Pursuit
I am LizzylouM on MFP.

You are doing really well!

Pursuit welcome! I don't log or use MFP these days so no point you "friending" me there but it's truly a brilliant tool. Good luck!

Thanks Lizzie and Buzzy! I've sent invites, thank you!

I realised two weeks ago that my weight had stabilised for the past 2 months that I was actually going to put in conscious effort into this losing weight malarkey rather than expect it to fall off...

My top half looks fine, it's all the classic legs, bum and Tum combo on me. I'm only 5'2 so although not a massive amount to lose (my target weight will be size 8-10), it's noticeable (my Gran kindly informed last week I was looking well padded...thanks Gran!)

How accurate do people think MFP is at tracking weight (if food/exercise is recorded honestly!?)

pursuit welcome to Chiefing! It's totally fab here, you will love it. I am SDPouncer on mfp but have been absent for a bit from there. Still logging but Internet here is once again shite (curse of living in the backwaters!)

In answer to your question, mfp is great as long as you are honest and log everything you eat, even the teeny tiny sneaky bits! As to the whole "if every day was like this you would weigh ...." I don't take a lot of notice and try to set my own little goals. It is a total eye opener as to how much I over ate before starting mfp. I think it helps towards the whole maintaining thing once the weight has gone. For me it has re trained my brain towards food.

Been busy making Chutney today, my only worry is the vast amounts of cheese that will be accompanying it!!

Hello there! New chiefs always welcome. I shall call you Happiness though, it has a much nicer ring to it . I'm RandallFloyd on MFP, feel free to add me although in all honestly, I'm not a good example to follow!

I have Randalled my arse off all week. Like proper Randalled. It was an awful lot of fun but I have a horrible feeling I've used up all of my 5lb buffer!

I tried to add some pics of the dress but gave up in the end. They kept coming out blurry and sideways . So there are now several wonky pictures of me looking like they were taken underwater.

Big well done to all the holiday weight losers. Onwards and downwards chiefs

Hello all do you mind if I join? I've been invited over here by the lovely Randall. Just started using MFP properly and lost 3lbs in the first week. Not got a massive amount to lose just maybe 1-1.5 stone before my wedding next August. MFP has given me an allowance of 1700 so has been pretty easy to come in under that. Got the lurgy at the moment though so can't see me keeping up the exercise this week . Would love it if any of you would like to add me on MFP? Username is the same as on here with a 14 on the end. Good luck to you all!

Hi chiefs, can I join in?
I was about 10/12kg overweight when I fell pregnant last year. DD is 6weeks old today and I'm about 1kg over my pre-pregnancy weight (gotta love breast feeding) but I'm determined to maintain that or slowly shed the extra. I'm eating a LOT of biscuits and flapjacks during 3/5am feeds and worried I'm going to start gaining again.

Hoping to get signed off by the doc on Tues so I can start exercising. I'm on mfp but crap at keeping on top of it. Can you help me keep on the straight and narrow? If you would like to be my mfp friend I'll pm you my name.

Welcome welcome. Have a look round, settle yourselves in.

Now tell us all about yourselves.

I'm RandallFloyd on MFP but please, for the love of god, ignore my diaries for the past week!

Congrats on the new baby, be careful dieting whilst your BFing though, and especially so soon. If I were you I'd aim to keep the cals high-ish and go for the slow and steady approach.

Hark at me talking like I've got a clue!

Hi everyone,
Can I join too? I'm on mfp but towards the end of the day logging definitely goes downhill...
I can pm you my name - but my diaries are seriously rubbish at the moment!
I've put on 20lbs in the past 9 months.... Don't quite know how that happened but I seriously need to stop gaining and start losing it now!

Thanks for the welcome Randall. I can't see in the app how to add someone from their NN. Will pm you my name if you could add me?

I'm 40yo and a short arse who loves-too much food! In 2012 my Mum passed away and I decided enough is enough and started running - did the GNR in memory of her (raised £6k, lost 6kg ) then got pg with DD. gained >20kg and lost 15 the weekend I gave birth. Lost 4kg since then without trying. Birth was bad with 3rd degree tear so can't run til Jan

I'm not going to diet but sticking to 'maintain weight' intake of calories and hope that Bf'ing will take care of the weight loss. I am eating too much crap (flapjacks, chocolate etc) at the moment so need to track it or ill start piling it on!

I'm ploughing through the thread - sounds like you've done amazingly!

Hello Happy and Remembering
Randall is too modest, she is star dieter! She is right about taking it steady, 6 weeks is no time!
I am LizzylouM on mfp.
I have a mahoosive hangover after a bottle of dry white last night, the gym was loud and I was rubbish. I must be getting old.

Hi Molly
Remembering, ouch at birth, poor you.

Found how to add from website, can't do it in app
Thanks for the welcomes...

Hi Molly!

To add someone just go to 'add friends from email' then put their NN in the email box.

Ouchy indeed PFE, definitely no running for you! I reckon your plan sounds great.

I have lost a fair bit of weight but it really has been a by-the-seat-of-your-pants affair. I have no clue what I'm doing!

Randall is living proof that you can have your cake and eat it... so long as you balance it out over the week.

Welcome new Chiefs :-) I lost 46 lbs last year using MFP. That tool is such an eye opener for gauging normal portion sizes (I had no idea before). Since then I've lost another 24 lbs doing 5:2 fasting which some of the other Chiefs also do.

Stick around here and you'll get terrific support of the most Chiefly order :)