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

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Hello quiche avoiders

Lovely shiny new thread- we are a talkative bunch!

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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

2lb off this week. Happy with that.

0.5lb on, which is better than I dared hope for . Still here though and feeling motivated at last! Will be taking a salad to work tomorrow!

Well done to the losers, keeping the momentum going is no mean feat.

Re. Job interviews, yes I too feel judged, though it has never held me back in reality. I think our confidence (or lack of) has a lot to do with it in those sort of situations. So I would say: dress smart and make sure you feel you look the part as much as possible! Good luck

Good luck with the interview, Moonshine. I think there's research that visibly overweight people are judged at interviews for their appearance - which turned around means yay for us, succeeding against the odds! Just shows how brilliant we are . And I echo Birding's advice.

Yes to eating out of habit - and especially out of boredom, which was something I got into as a child and find sooooooo hard to overcome.

Debs I hope you continue to recover. Take care of yourself and I hope you feel properly better soon.

I've lost a pound this week which is what I was aiming for. So that's me back on target and back on the maintenance plan.

Congratulations all losers, and I agree with Birding about keeping the momentum going, especially now that it's cold and dark. Well done all of us, including those who've gained and are clambering back onto the wagon.

Hello all. and a big welcome to the new people! Thank you for joining out group and being part of our weight loss journey and allowing us to be part of yours.

I havent seen the recent fat bashing on here, but ive mainly just been on the bargain thread and here. I think alot of people rely on the anonymity of being behind a computer screen to be plain nasty. I've been on here just over a year and still amazes me how shallow some people can be. You get criticized for being fat, criticized for dressing your daughter in girls clothes or buying pink toys and get criticized when giving your opinion on something even though you were asked. That fat bashers better not come on this thread I'll be ready for them!

phantom I know exactly what you mean. Eating out of habit is my biggest problem. esprcially at night when I get the kids to bed and i want to 'reward' myself for making it through the day.
I try to eat fruit but its just not as satisfying as watching eastenders and eating a galaxy caramel or fruit and nut or both . If i do eat chocolate, or something bad, I get annoyed with myself for having no willpower.

Moonshine- good luck for the interview! I know exactly how you feel about being judged about your weight, i always felt they would look at me and think 'nope shes obviously lazy' However i think confidence is key. Let us know how it goes!

Anyway, weigh in day! I have put on 1lb this week, however im really constipated so im not being too hard on myself.

Well done on all the losses so far

So 10lb off this week down to 13 stone 6lbs
to be expected as my calorie intake for the week was roughly the same for one day!

I got my 10% at weightwatchers which brings my total to 27.5lbs off since February. another half a pound and that is 2 stone. I am the lightest I have been in about 7 years and by a good 4 stone as well. Although if someone had told me then that it would take 7 years to lose 4 stone I would of cried.

Appetite fully back to normal now which is a pain as I just want to eat everything. I will try to stick to fruit and veg for snacks and healthier dinners. I am expecting to put on 2lb over this week but no more.

Hello may I join?? I'm trying to lose 17kgs . DS1 was born in January and I am nowhere near getting back in my pre-baby clothes. Most of my weight seems to be on my tummy so I still look pregnant! As it's Wednesday should I reveal my current weight??

Good luck with the interview moonshine! So exciting! I've list 4lbs this week, taking me down to 11 9, fat 36%. A healthy BMI apparently starts at 11 5 but I was always under 9 7 so I'm not sure where to stop. Don't want to look thin and old! My mother has deteriorated and gone into a nursing home and there are family wrangles, blame, guilt etc and I'm struggling not to comfort eat. Drank too much wine last night. Still, I've lost weight and that's cheering me up.

Well done everyone and good luck with the weigh ins :-)

Hello. I am trying to lose 12kg. My rock bottom moment came when I had a massive lunch and had to wait for it to settle before I crammed in a habitual packet of crisps. That was 9th September. Since then I have excercised (gym/shred) 5 days a week and cut the crap snacks. I used to be able to put away 4 packs of crisps in one go. Now I snack on frozen sweetcorn, fruit or sugar snap peas. My skin and nails are healthier, my face is thinner. I have lost 1.5 kg - is this a guinea pig?.

My weight is all on my back and stomach. I am not dieting, just trying to get a healthier lifestyle and lose some wobble. Today I was 66.3kg.

Hello, weighing in for the 1st time at 15.3, 210 pounds ( which I'm very embarrassed about ) so I have about 75 pounds to lose to be a healthy BMI! I'm only 5'3...

Gunieapig - don't be embarrassed -I started at 15 stone 13 and I am only 5ft. I have lost over 3 stone now in 6 months but still need to lose another 2 ideally.

You can do it!

I wish I did weigh ins on Wednesdays. I don't feel I can change from Saturdays though.

Glad you are feeling better, Debs. Is it wrong for me to wish I could ill enough to lose that much in a week though?

Guineapig99 - not wishing to upset you but 15 stone is 210, so you are actually 213lbs. I only know because I was 211lbs last Saturday (15-1).

Another, just post your weight on a Wedneaday aswell then it can be included

Oh dear. Name change fail. I have reported in the hope that it will be deleted. Really really don't want that posted under my main posting name as think I have been outed in real life.

Anyway, I hope the above is deleted asap.

Ok, so my loss this week is 5lbs, which I am pleased about as it is the 5lbs I put on while on holiday.

Well done on all the losses and STS. I think its really hard at the moment to find motivation - I blame the cold weather and tiredness making me want to eat!

I too eat in the evenings as a reward for getting through the day looking after the kids, once they are in bed I really look forward to my tea and then some chocolate as a treat!

I've lost 1lb this week which is ok considering I ate takeaway and chocolate cake this week.

I'm aware that I seem to be eating a biscotti biscuit or two each time I give one to baby DD and also polishing off the bits of toast that she doesn't eat not the mushy ones that are all squashed up in her highchair - I draw the line at that!

moonshine good luck in your interview - I really hope it goes well and your confidence come through.

Welcome to Ashinagai and B52's

Thanks everyone for all your good luck messages. IRL I can usually put on a good front, so that's what I'll be doing.

Can't believe the losses this week - everyone has really stepped up to the plate (or should that be away from the plate [lame joke alert]).

Deb75 - did you really lose 10lbs this week .

Guineapig99 - I'm 9lbs heavier and only 3 inches taller so we are at a similar level. Don't be embarassed and it's not going to be forever!

Am declaring +0.5lbs .....

Well done ladies, we've not done too badly between us

I had a bit of a backhanded compliment at our toddler group this morning, along the lines of 'you've lost weight- you look so much better now!'

Um, what did you think of me before then?!

I think she genuinely meant well tho

Its DS 4th birthday today and I have put some photos on facebook a few with me on (that in itself is rare!) and a few people have commented on my weight loss and how good I look. I never know how to respond but its nice people are noticing.

I wasn't going to post my weigh in weight today as I was really angry and disgusted with myself but after reading your positive posts, having a healthy meal (albeit with a couple of glasses of wine) I an feeling a bit braver. So....I am currently 11st4.5 - but going to an exercise class tomorrow. Well done everyone this week!! You have made me feel much more motivated!

Hello and welcome, newbies. Guineapig99 that's almost exactly where I started, also 5' 3", I was 212 lb. No need to be embarrassed, we're an understanding bunch. Debs, I'm quite concerned about how much you've lost - I know you've been ill, but losing that much in a week must be putting your body under quite a lot of strain. Hopefully you'll feel better this week, and I don't think you should feel bad about eating what you can, because your body will need lots of fuel to get its strength back. Time to worry about weight loss when you're fully recovered!

Re eating out of habit - I no longer have children around so I didn't have the excuse of rewarding myself when they were in bed, but boy did I associate getting in from work with sitting on the sofa eating giant Galaxy bars. And cake. It took a lot of work to break that habit, but I got there eventually.

I think I've said before, I loathe people commenting on my weight loss, and especially if someone comes straight in with how great I look - it feels like whoever is saying it was silently judging me before, and if I look great now (i.e. conform better to media stereotypes of what a woman should look like) then for the first 30-odd years of my adult life I've looked awful. I don't mind quite so much if someone says in a concerned tone of voice that they've noticed how much weight I've lost - I don't feel so judged, but I still feel awkward and embarrassed and wish they wouldn't. I've been embarrassed and self-conscious about my weight since I was a child, and I really, really don't like talking about it. Apart from on this thread, that is

I think people always think they are paying a compliment when they say 'you've lost weight and look great!'. It has never crossed my mind that they thought I looked bad before. It's certainly not what I am implying if I comment on someone's weight loss, but then I have the hide of a rhino and wouldn't imagine someone else was privately judging me before.

I think it is something we should be proud of, however much, however little, we have lost some weight and that is hard to do.

Thanks for the concern Clarinet I am back to eating normalish portions again and I have put 2lb back on already since Sunday. I feel a lot better then I did, still tired but that could be the neighbour having a full on argument at 2.30 this morning
I have had a few naughty biscuits and a Danish but all in the name of getting my strength up.

My best friend lost several stone last year and a 'friend' said to her 'you look great, I never thought of you as a threat before but you are so pretty now.' Not even a back handed compliment just an out and out wish you were still fat comment. My friend just looked at her open mouthed she could not think of anything to come back with

Can I join you all? I meet most of the criteria. the thing im lacking is the motivation. I weigh 18st 6lbs, so want to lose 8st 6lbs. I think I have ostrich syndrome because I am actually quite healthy, I walk 6 miles a day and swim 40-50 lengths at swimming three times a week. I know i wont stay healthy for long at this weight though. im 33 and normally wear a next size 20. I bought myself a lovely dress for over Christmas and cant zip it up. I put it in the bag to take back then changed my mind, Its 3 inches off fitting with some determination I have to be able to get in it by Christmas!

Hi Lunar1 welcome to the thread I hope you find some motivation by joining the thread. I'm sure you will be able to get into that dress by Christmas - 6 weeks to go and counting!

How is everyone else getting on with their Christmas goals? I think we mentioned them when there was about 11 weeks to go and so we're nearly halfway there . Mine (I think) was to have lost 2 stone in total and I'm 3lb off that still not bloomin noticeable though

Debs I can't believe that comment made to your friend . On the reverse side a 'friend' of mine at Uni asked me to be bridesmaid at her wedding and then said she hadn't asked any of her other friends as she didn't want anyone thin or pretty stealing the limelight away from her! I didn't end up even going to her wedding after all! Oh and I was probably about 3 stone lighter then

I hope everyone is having a good week

Debs in glad you're getting better. Definitely not a time for extreme dieting when you've just lost 10lbs in a week! Hope you feel entirely recovered soon.

Re the backhanded compliments, has anyone else noticed women being less kind to them since starting to lose weight? I'm sure the ladies in Sainsbury's, Marks etc are less smiley and helpful now I'm slimmer.

lunar welcome. I'm the queen of denial! I started dieting at Easter and weighed myself for the first time a week ago, now that's not wanting to face facts! Did you watch that show recently that asked can you be fit and fat? Very interesting.

B52 I would so love to have your thick skin! I overanalyse everything and take things far too personally. In fact it was one of the things that made me start to lose weight, MIL saying in a dining table discussion in front of accumulated in-laws about who took after whom that I looked like my mother. MIL has always watched her weight, my DM has always been big. I'm sure she meant it as an insult.