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've lost 4st with 5 to go. I calorie count but have also cut out pasta/bread/rice/potatoes for the moment and will wean them back in.

Wow, lovely to see so many new posters. Welcome, everyone.

I have bad news to report. I completely lost it over not just Christmas and NY but the whole of December. I hit my target weight of 9 stone 2 at the end of September 2013 and more-or-less maintained until December. Last time I stepped on the scales (last week) I was about 10 stone 3, and I've continued to indulge so I'm probably at about 10 and a half stone by now. Hopefully a fair bit of it will be water gain quickly lost, but my clothes are feeling decidedly tighter than a month ago. I'm late 40s and have spent most of my life yo-yo dieting, and I'm terrified now that the 6 stone and more is on its way back on. I need to get back on that wagon quickly, but my motivation appears to have vanished and I'm back to 'just one more day won't matter' thinking. Help!

Hi everyone thanks for your advice. I am actually thinking of doing the calorie counting your way clarinet and have read back over some of the thread where you explained you way of allocating calories as light days and treat days. I've heard maintaining is hard but maybe if you have a good week it will get you back on track.

Hello old timers and new people, I am returning to the fold!

I fell off the wagon so badly from the end of October when I went back to work that I couldn't even bear to lurk from mid-December (just want to add, for the record, my thanks to Henrietta, who will be missed. Come back and chat from time to time anyway!)

Well, I was over 15st when I plateaued after my DC was born in 2012. I was around 14.10 when I stared on here last July and had got down to 13st when I went back to work. In the last 2 months I have put on 13lb so am 13.13 again. Not surprised to have put on at Christmas but I am so disappointed with myself that I lost the plot when I went back to work - sitting at a desk is a huge trigger for me and it appears that I have not found a way to deal with that yet.

Well anyway, I am now back and have to conquer this. The most annoying thing is that I am getting married in May and I have wasted so much time by putting on weight in the last 2 months rather than losing any. I wanted to get to 12.12 for Christmas, almost did and then i lost my willpower.

Clarinet, I am sorry you are struggling. Just know that you have proved to yourself that you can eat well, and you are not alone in finding it difficult not to slip back. It is bound to happen. The thing is, as you say, to snap out of the mentality that another day doesn't matter - it is just time wasted. There are a lot of people finding it hard now so we can all take solace in knowing we are not alone.

Speaking of difficult, I still have a houseful of chocolate. HOW did I miscalculate so badly?! Can't eat it, hate to throw it. OH will eat it incredibly slowly (this is why he's not huge and I am!). Grr.

I had a hormonal 'moment' last night after which I couldn't sleep, so I stayed up and scoffed crisps.

I have tons of biscuits and chocolate left but thankfully I can just have 1-2 biscuits with a cup of tea and that'll do me for the day. I'm actually cooking a proper, healthy meal at the moment (Nigella's Praised Chicken, it smells SO good) which is great as I have felt too ill and queasy to cook recently.

I have avoided all office chocolate today!

Although the wine at lunch has probably added the same calorie wise :(

Hi all,
I was here for a long period under different user name, started with yellow, and then stopped for a bit. Can I join back in?
II originally weighed 16st after having ds2 in june, by oct I was down to 12st10lbs. Since then we moved, had a lot of family upheaval, renovated a house, took over family farm, had a family desth and I started a phd.
I stopped focusing on weight loss for a bit, haven't put any back on but still want to get to 11st7lbs. So can I creep back in, pretty please?

Ps should also add without all you lovely ladies and the support and encouragement from this thread, doubt I would have lost the first 3 and a half stone!

Welcome back GoodLady

It's nice to see some of us old timers creeping back

Wow, so many new people and old-timers back in the fold .

Clarinet - look back at the advice/encouragement you have given and apply it to yourself. It's the long-term habits that matter and you have done so well. You've caught yourself in plenty of time to reverse the weight gain.

Yes, I know we are only 1.5 days in but so far so good for me. I am trying to drink more water, and had no alcohol for the first time yesterday since about 20th December . Consequently, I had to get up to wee about a gazillion times last night. Now to go eat something vaguely healthy.

Hello, can I join? :)

I am trying to loose 30kg by August (when I get married) it works out as 1 kg a week.

I'm following weight watchers and I am going to join a gym.

I am still breastfeeding my 1 year old, breastfeeding seems to make me very hungry so I hope I can manage a diet. I have actually gained weight whilst breast feeding which is crazy as my ds is a boob monster!

I have previously lost 20 kg on weight watchers, I got pregnant with ds after 2 years of trying I feel partly because I lost weight. Hopefully we can ttc after the wedding :)

Happy new year to you all! :)

Hi Ikea, I've been losing weight whilst breastfeeding as well For me WW and SW didn't work very well as I found it to restricted and too regimented, with a little one to look after I just lost interest, missed weigh in's etc! and like you as hungry ALL the time. For me the answer has been simple, loads and loads of fruit and veg. I basically build my meals around veg and add in protein and carbs afterwards in small amounts. I tracked everything through mfp. In 4 months I lost 3.5stone. I've still some to go but am in healthy bmi now and still bf.
Congrats on forthcoming wedding!

Hi, i'm just sloping back in before the end of the thread! I started in December and lost 6lbs so was down to 18st. Managed to gain 4 back over Christmas so am 18st 4lbs. I guess it could be worse, i could be 18st 10 if i hadn't lost those few pounds.

I didn't get into my dress, i didn't even try as i knew it wouldn't fit! on the positive side though all the Christmas crap is gone.

morning all welcome to new posters :)

Porridge eaten, run done. Heres to another good day

So far today I have had 1 can of sugar free red bull. I am starving!

2 oranges, 1 small tub houmous, 4 ryvita.

Porridge and 3 boiled eggs for lunch.

Sweet potato wedges, peas and fresh fish for dinner.

Water to drink.

Hope I can stick to it. The evenings are the worst. I will have to try hard to not snack.

Today I have eaten
A small bowl of oat muesli/buckwheat flakes/coco pops all mixed together (not 3 separate bowls ) and milk
A fruit and nut nakd bar
A small banana
A pitta with egg, mushrooms and ketchup
A pot of strawberry yoghurt
A pack of snack a jacks
Lots of water

Also did an insanity workout.

Wow reastieYou put me to shame!

No motivation whatsoever feel like I should be in hibernation instead!

If it helps sleeping bunnies I have since had 6 chocolates, opps!

I have had some pecans and

Sultanas. Ignoring the chocolates in the cupboard.

Don't know what happened there.

I have walked 3 miles today, which isn't a lot but it's better than nothing...

That's fab sleeping , in the words of tesco, every little counts

Thanks for the welcome :) thegoodladywife that's great to know that yiu lost all that weight whilst bf, congratulations! I'm doing ww but very roughly, I know how to eat sensibily and counting points on some days and just not going crazy on others has worked in the past. I like the idea of building up meals around vegetables, thanks for the tip!

It's been a hard couple of days to start dieting, we were invited to dinner tonight and last night, and lunch today. I tried to take sensible portions. Tomorrow is the start of point counting :)

Welcome all the new posters and welcome back to some old friends

I am currently 14 stone and a few pounds and I would like to get down to around 11. I have never been under 11 since having DD1 17 years ago. I lost 1 and a half stone last year and just over a stone the year before. I do things slow and steady and do tend to go backwards several times a year.

I am doing Simple Start on Weight Watchers. It is basically a stricter filling and healthy and very similar to Slimming World. I am liking it this week as it is giving me structure and telling me what I can and can't eat. I know a lot of you don't like that and at times last year I would crave things which were 'naughty' or 'banned'