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 could see the carriage outside cq. Can't believe your luck having such a lovely dress made by SIL.

I am not having a good day. Baby has D&(projectile)V. Both of us are on our third set of clothes for the day. I am tegretting buying a deep pile rug for his room. I have just binged for the first time in ages - on taramasalata, of all things. And in a moment of weakness I bought a big bar of Dairy Milk Daim (because it is new- poor excuse). And I have opened it. Only had a little bit but I fear the inevitable. I don't know how to stop! I have the feeling that I can't stay within my calories today so what the heck? So frustrating as I had managed not to think like that for a while. (It's never far away though).

down 1 lb this week! Good luck to everyone!

1 and a half lbs off!!!!!!
My first loss on these threads. Feeling absolutely great about it.
Now just need to keep up the good work as having a takeaway on Sunday then out for a breakfast on Monday. May have to have just some toast instead.

Well done to the other losers

Well done on all the losses today, commiserations to those who haven't done as they would like. I will check in later, after my SW weigh in, on my way to my night shift. I've packed a lunch bag full of free food (potato omlette, salad, a couple of my special scotch eggs, banana, orange, mug shot pasta thing, a couple of cereal bars) - hopefully that will be enough to keep me away from the inevitable chocolates and cakes - just hope no-one decides to do a 3am Magnum run (it has been known!)

Argh where has my post gone???

Granted it wasn't particularly interesting but still I have been tried to post on the thread since this morning! First attempt there was a power cut, second attempt was interrupted by visitors and now the third attempt that I thought I'd posted has vanished

cq love that piccie, you look amazing. Love the fact you have a jacket so you won't turn blue from the cold in a thin strappy dress like I did

Why won't my post post?!

Hmmm is it to do with this penis beaker business??

Right try again.....

sirzy well done on your milestones this week

Debs Yay!! that's great - well done

Birding oh dear poor little man Hope he gets better soon. I know that feeling all too well where I think sod it if I know I'm going to go over my calories its like I have to do it in spectacular style Anyway I hope you managed to resist the Dairy Milk Dime bar mmm sounds lovely, or if not then I hope you've not gone tooo overboard!

ooh seems to work if my posts aren't long...

cq how fab that your SIL made your wedding dress for you exactly how you wanted it and you saw it right through from picking material stage - how lovely. Birding I love your dress - it looks like the type of thing I have imagined that I would wear too. You are so right that the weight shouldn't hold you back from getting married.....perhaps in the new year I will start the planning again

Not been online much. I've STS amazingly. Thought I'd at least have out on three stone

Well done everyone who has lost this week.

and last one....

I have lost 1lb this week - although its probably more like 0.5 pound damn you digital scales but I like to round down

right - sorry about multiple posts. That has taken a ridiculously looooong time to post - as my DP has just pointed out too as he is holding baby while I do it wanting me to hurry up - grrr!

Anyway last thing - Well done to those who've lost and STS this week - good luck to those still to weigh in!

Don't know what's wrong with my scales as they're all over the place, but I shall declare -0.5lb. So slow but better off than on. Hang on in there gainers - I've been there a thousand times and it will go in the long run.

But I want to cry [warning trivial problem]. I've bought a lovely dress for an event next Monday, a size 18, but it's about 1 inch too tight around my back and, as it's cotton, there's no give, sob. Not even my hold-in full slip helps. There's no hope is there and now I have to find something else in my wardrobe to wear.(But I'm going to keep the dress and am determined to wear it to my works Xmas party which is in the first week of December)

I know my problem is still excepting my larger size is not just a 1 month blip and that I am actually now a large 18 so not 18s will fit. Which means I am crap at buying clothes at the moment.

Ok, self-pity over. Well done to all losers, especially if you've hit one of those pleasing milestones.

Hello!! I've not been able to get on all afternoon, not sure what's going on! I've put on 1lb this week- amazed it's not more!! I've been bad and time of the month.

Well done for all losses, STS and achievements everyone- going to have a good read through the thread now.

Will leave it til tomorrow morning again to do the official results incase some others are having the same problem as me and can't log on!

Half a pound off here, to be expected really as I have had a couple of 'moments'.

Reastie, I consider myself warned. Might buy another layer at the last minute if may doesn't look to be shaping up warm.

MissElodie, glad you like the dress. There are a lot of similar ones out there as it is a flattering shape. Funny how there can be dozens of dresses almost the same but somehow I really dislike most of them and then loved one.

I have missed this penis beaker business, must look it up! I has a hard enough time yesterday keeping up with Isaac on bargains, and DS on 'emissions'. Poor boy is still v sick, doctor today as I am feeling a bit worried about him. He's had 4 baths in last 24 hrs due to catastrophes and was sick / diarrhoea again in the night. Currently asleep on my chest. It's the first time I've been through D&V with a baby and.... Wow! I am giving thanks hourly for the invention if the washing machine.

Managed to rescue my day a bit yesterday by having veg soup amd jelly for dinner and then going to bed before I could eat that chocolate. DP helpfully had some so that if I can't resist the rest, at least there is less of it. Wot a gent

Mad day yesterday so didn't get to check in but I put 2lbs on. Eek. Well to be fair I kind of haven't been as careful and there was 2 leaving dos at work so lots of "Lunch" that mainly involved sausage rolls and cake so I got stuck in. Plus I didnt do any walking for a week because of my chest infection.
So I know exactly what the issues are and I plan to do better this week.

Not online much yesterday as wasn't feeling very well. Amazingly am down half a pound, considering how much cake I have been making (and consuming!) this week. I'm happy with that!

Hi all,
Not having good time at mo weightloss wise, not sure i've fallen off wagon but definitely dangling feet over the side! I've put on 1lb this week, thats the first gain since I started in june. :-(
But I haven't been monitoring calories or running due to being so ridiculously busy and stressed. Move end of month and having so many setbacks with house and farm. PhD manicand ddesperately guarding any free time to keep aside for my children!
Must remember though that this is an absolute priority for me to keep going. I've lost 50lbs in 4 months, now is not the time to quit otherwise everytime I get stressed I'll revert to my old ways! I feel like it isn't the weightloss I need to beat but my ways of handling stress (ie food!) That I need to conquer and thats the challenge I now face! Does that make sense?

Yellow - that makes perfect sense. I think often half of the battle is changing relationships with food and habits which rely on food, if you have spent your adult life comfort eating then changing that when times are already tough is difficult

Yellow- you have done so fantastically well to have only had one gain since June! And that gain is only a small one - 1lb! You can do this, jump back on the wagon and lose that lb next week!

Phew back to normal now- penis beaker really messed things up last night!

ok here goes...

miawallace STS
sirzy -2lb (fantastic 3 stone loss overall!!)
littlerobots +1lb
clarinet +5lb
phantomhairpuller STS
reastie STS
isaaccox +1lb
isthattrue -1lb
alibaba STS
CQ -1lb
Laymiz -1lb
debs -1.5lb
legoacupuncture STS
missElodie -1lb
moonshine -0.5lb
henrietta +1lb
Lorelai -0.5lb
tirednursey +2lb
imthinkingbout -0.5lb
yellowcanary +1lb
birdingwidow -1lb

so slimmer of the week is sassy Sirzy!! Sirzy has lost 3 stone in total now, and is into the 12 stones! big big well done to you!

Looks like im not the only one who struggled this week. But thats ok, we are all going to have bad weeks. the main thing is that we dont give up, that we keep coming on, posting our results and offering support to those who need it.

I dont know about you all but im finding it hard to fit exercise in at the minute. My kids are loaded with the cold so i dont want to be taking them out walking in the pram, then when DH comes home at 7, its pitch black and cold, and getting into my pyjamas and watching crap on tv seems so much more appealing. I feel i already rely on my mum too much, without asking her to keep them regularly while i go walking/to the gym etc.

So total loss this week was 10lb! the weight of two Chihuahuas. Lets work hard this week and try and lose double that!

Finding time to exercise with small children is a real challenge. I manage it rarely.
DS2 starts preschool after half-term. Just two mornings a week but it will mean that I can definitely commit to going to the gym once a week minimum which will be a big improvement from the current situation!

Fasting today, doing ok. I'm really determined to lose a couple of pounds this week.
Non-scale victories earlier though. I bought a new swimsuit for when we go away in a couple of weeks. It actually looks good. Not 'that will cover up as much of me as possible', but good :) Also needed new bras, so I'm down another back-size and now wearing a 32J :) :)

My first slimmer of the week :) Yay :)

I have found exercising so much easier since DS has been at pre-school, I am only in uni 2 days a week so the other 3 mornings I have been running. And actually enjoying it!

Congratulations, Sirzy, and thanks Henrietta for doing the sums again. Not such a good week for the quiche overall, but let's try hard to make this coming week a good one. Yellow, that makes complete sense to me. The psychological factors (combined with the physiological effects of addiction) are definitely the ones to address and beat. I get moments of depression thinking that I'm going to be struggling with food addiction for the rest of my life, but I know it's already easier than it was this time last year (falls of the wagon are less frequent and I'm much more confident about being able to get back aboard) so hopefully it will go on getting easier - though realistically, always an issue. Incidentally, what is the subject of your PhD? Just curious. I've no idea how you're managing small children, a move and a demanding course of study - I feel stressed just thinking about it!