Losing the stones one guinea pig at a time...

[HenriettaPye]

Hello quiche avoiders

Lovely shiny new thread- we are a talkative bunch!

First Thread

Second Thread

To be a quiche avoider you must
-have a considerable amount of weight to lose
-be serious about wanting to lose it
-give other members a virtual kick up the arse when needed
-weigh in with us on a Wednesday (or if you weigh in on another day, post your results on a wednesday)

So roll up, jump in and lets lose lbs! and if you are having a moment of weakness just remember... what would clarinet do

I second what Phantom said - it's a pattern you have fought hard to get out of and it is bound to be hard never to slip up - you will put it behind you though and pick up your good habits again.

It made me think though - a few people have said they don't eat sweet stuff / puddings in front of others as they feel judged. Well I have never worried about eating a normal amount of stuff (eg a pudding) in front of people even though i could clearly do without it. However, I eat that and then I binge in secret as well! No wonder I am fat

clarinet don't be too hard on yourself. Habits are very hard to break. You will get there :)

I am fasting today. The weekend was ok but yesterday I didn't make great choices - that is becoming a bit of a pattern that Monday is a 'bad' day so I need to think about how I change that.

Ali, could you make Monday a fast day instead? I find it really helps me get back on track after the weekend

I don't think so phantom. DS1 has swimming after school which I find immensely stressful (have to keep DS2 from jumping in!).

Maybe I need to think about it a bit more. DS2 starts preschool next month and will be there on a Monday morning which will give me a chance to get myself on a bit more of an even keel!

I know DH would like us to fast on a Monday, it is me who has said no! :)

Thanks for the welcome, everyone.

I saw some lovely fudge the other day and bought it even though I knew I shouldn't - but I have just wrapped it up in a present for my great aunt so that I don't succomb and eat it! Must post it before I unwrap it again!

The thing that's helping me most I think is that when i find myself starting to think too much about food I just listen to the hypnotism again on my iPod. I find I need to listen about once every two weeks.

I am quite surprised at how much I used to eat before. My meals are now half the size they were before (or less) and I don't snack any more. I'm still full, though. Before I was shovelling away vast quantities without even thinking about it. It is also helping that I always eat at a table now, and never whist doing something else.

Does everyone on here exercise? I really need to start doing some. It isn't really something I have ever enjoyed, and I do feel so self-conscious of doing anything like that in front of other people.

I've just done the gym induction with fitness referal from the doctor. So frustrating to see how unfit I've become but they were really positive and I need to get out of the cycle of negative thinking. It felt good.

No idea yet how I'll work actually going three times a week as husbands hours are erratic. I think I'll need to push myself to book it when he gets his hours and make sure I do it. Feel panicky I won't be able to get away from children but it would be good mentally to escape too.

Clarinet you have come so far, don't beat yourself up over one weekend.

I don't exercise . I used to go to a gym about 9 years ago and I actually enjoyed it, but I wasn't commuting so that made a big difference to the amount of time in my day. Now I need to find something I enjoy and which fits my lifestyle. The first element is the biggest problem - I just need to get on with it!

Two good things have happened to me in the last 2 days:

1. I had an interview for some freelance work yesterday and got it. Only a short piece but may lead to more. After being made redundant on mat leave this summer that has given me a confidence boost (as well as a financial one! Now I can lurk on Reastie's Christmas thread guilt-free. Apart from the fact that I will have work to do)

1. Bought my wedding dress this morning . The lovely dress i found at the weekend was available and I bought it and I love it. Feel a big nervous about the sizing as she went for my current size (on the basis that dressmaker can take it in) but I hope that it will still look right if has yo be adjusted a lot ( even at my current size it will need a fair bit of adjusting because of my narrow shoulders and back, huge everything else). It is beautiful though.

And the baby has started walking, bless him. So a good week, no need for nibbles

Hello another ! I eat alot less now too. It's funny as in a way I think I was more hungry when I ate more. I think I became controlled by hunger (or what felt like hunger). You get used to how much you eat I guess.

Little well done on gym induction. I used to go to the gym (pre DD) then had to give it up due to a prolongued back injury. I never thought I'd get my fitness back again but this past year I've been working on it and think I'm fitter now than I ever have been, so you will get there but it will be frustrating wanting to get there IYKWIM.

Birding yay to wedding dress and work

Just finished my insanity cardio so that will compensate for the chocolate I had earlier

Oho, Birding - the baby has started walking - the pounds are going to drop off you now - following him around, jumping up and down from the chair to fend him off from the next disaster looming - you won't have a minute's rest Who needs a gym?

Congrats on buying the perfect wedding dress - you must be so excited now! My wedding dress was SO 'of its time' - I got married in 1994 - but I still get a warm glow when I look at my wedding photos. I was young, beautiful and in love. Sigh.

That made me chuckle cq. The baby has been able to climb on the sofa and dive head-first over the arm for some time so I have got used to quick catches! Maybe I should see what calories MFP will give me back for that? .

I am intrigued to know what a 90s dress that was 'of its time' could possibly be like because the 90s weren't so outrageous, fashion-wise. Now an 80s dress (and perm), that would be fun. Am off to google 1994 era wedding dresses... I will 'choose' the best one for you

cq, is this you?

I'm going with this dress

Actually, no CQ is this you?

Birding can we have a link to your wedding dress? FWIW this is just like my one

Reastie, that is bringing up all your image results. Which of those beauties is your best bet for the REAL cq?

Ooh Reastie, that is lovely. I would have loved something like that if I was more waif-like. But I am definitely curvy, whatever my size. And my arms are truly awful and must be covered at all costs. Bingo alert!

There is no picture of the dress on the Internet, hence my weekend panic about whether it is actually still available (even the woman in the shop was flummoxed when she couldnt find it anywhere online, wasn't sure till yesterday that they could still order it). It is a lot more of a big proper wedding dress than I had in mind. Will post a pic of myself in it on MFP profile later if I can figure it out. Bear in mind the sample was two one size too small, also it comes with a beaded tulle shrug with bracelet length sleeves (for bingo wing coverage) but the shop had lost the sample one do I am wearing a random short-sleeved one.

It is actually quite boring in many ways - A-line sleeveless (with shrug!), some beading on the bodice, gathering to cover post-baby tummy, chapel-length train. The really beautiful thing is the fabric, which is a lovely ivory raw silk. I hope I haven't gone OTT, DP thinks I will choose something 'simple' so i think he may be surprised .

Is it Hang on....

scroll down to the first picture here you have to scroll down nearly half way for this one

Birding mine was relatively plain and simple and cheap as I felt guilty about spending alot on a dress I would wear on one day only. FWIW I do regret not having a more elaborate and beautiful dress. I get really when I see other beautiful wedding piccies and my dress looks really quite dull. If I were to go again please I hope not I would really go for it with a stunning dress. Yours sounds lovely.

Ooh Reastie, I like the second one. If cq isn't really Celine then I hope that is her instead. Gotta love a mutton sleeve.

I think simple dresses are lovely actually, and sometimes fancier ones can look more dated when you look back. I am sorry you feel like you missed out but i hope you felt wonderful on the day. Sounds like you still rate Mr Reastie as the right choice, which is the most important decision!

I had an alternative 'simple' choice of dress but it was a shorter 50s style and it wouldn't have suited the venue (DP also intends to wear a morning suit in spite of usually being rather scruffy) so a bit more traditional would work better in this case. The dress itself wasn't cheap but nor was it stupid, the alterations will really add up though. Eek.

Weigh day tomorrow, not sure what to expect as it has been a mixed week. Good luck all.

Oh I love all the wedding dress talk! So pleased you found the one!

My wedding dress cost £30 from f+f (ie tesco ) it was beautiful. Strapless, fitted bodice, A line, knee length in ivory, with 3 inch panels, some satin and some voile (so shiny and matt) the bodice was all satin but with pin tuck detail.

I couldn't have a huge dress as we got married in Vegas and I had to get the thing out there! I still love it, I felt great in it. And I can almost fit back into it. (Although did only get married 2 years ago)

Birding I'm so pleased you were able to get THE dress looking forward to seeing the pic on MFP!

Oooh all this wedding dress talk. I've been engaged for a good few years - oh dear can't remember exactly how long - maybe 5 or 6?? I have always thought that if I was slim and happy with myself then I would have got married by now not sure if that is truly the case. I guess we'll see next year - hopefully I'll be thinking about setting a date.....if I've won the lottery that is

AnotherGuineaPig welcome and well done on your weight loss so far. That's really interesting that you are doing Paul McKenna hypnosis - I bought a similar thing on a Groupon Deal a few months ago but didn't get round to listening to it and then I started calorie counting...maybe I should give it a go!

I don't do any exercise again lack of time is my reason excuse there isn't time in the day with my 3 little ones and by the time they are all settled in bed, I make tea and sit down to eat it about 9pm (very very bad eating so late I know) then I am usually so knackered I flop down on the sofa and stay there. I did buy a Davina DVD from Ebay a couple of months ago but it hasn't see the DVD player yet

I had a takeaway pizza last night - the first time I have 'cheated' when its not been planned TBH I did have the willpower to avoid it initially but my DSD and DSS were staying and I just gave in as didn't want to start cooking something separate while they all were tucking in to takeaway. Hopefully won't be tooo much damage tomorrow - fingers crossed!

clarinet just to echo what everyone else has said -I hope you aren't being too hard on yourself, you have done fantastic and I think it must be so hard to truly break the binge cycle but a one off even a big one isn't going to do that much harm - getting back on track is the main thing

Had a slight willpower fail today; DD1 had a friend round for tea and I did homemade pizza. Usually I can resist the kids' leftovers but tonight the pizza and garlic bread were too hard to resist. Still, only one piece of garlic bread and one sliver of pizza so not as bad as it would have been in the past. Still, combined with my lunch yesterday (buffet at a conference; spring rolls, samosas, onion bhajis), it isn't going to be a great week :( And I will be tested even more in the next couple of days as I will be on nights.

I get up early to do half an hour on the wii fit each day as I know then I have at least got something done. Now DS is at pre-school I have also been running a couple of times a week when I am not in uni too

I run 3x a week. Would love to do more but I d