New Mums: Pre-diet we had pride, now we want new bodies!

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Here we go again!

Ok it's the magic thread where we find inspiration, motivation and actually see the results we want and manage to hold on to them once we get them.

No more excuses (unless they are hilarious or necessary).

Welcome all!

Oh cross posted. So today hasn't been so good? Start again tomorrow.

Are you looking forward to seeing how much weight you have lost? You're doing so well.

Today was great up until an hour ago, there were crisps...and chocolate. But I never got a minute to myself today and DH is away until Sunday night/Monday morning so there will be no wine or snacks like we normally have at the weekend. Or takeaway for that matter. Does that make a difference? I think I may be kidding myself.

I will join you on your list with crisps, nuts, chocolate and add cheesy puffs (they are a food category of their own) and melted/hot cheese. I love deep fried brie, cooked goats cheese, grilled halloumi, stringy salty mozzarella, feta heated on a skillet...but not cooked? No way! It is the waxy food of the devil. I'm not too tolerant of dairy so I can't eat much of it.

Oooh I don't know if Superdrug is coming here. I remember when Boots opened and everyone was blown away by the sheer choice in the shop. I used to spend my Saturday afternoons trawling through all of their stuff. I came out stinking of 7000 different perfumes and the backs of my hands would be multicoloured from the testers.

How do you use bronzer? I look shit with it on. I can't do it at all.

I really hope I've lost a bit more. Or I'll be joining you with the crisps and chocolate. I feel really bloated though. We'll see.

It probably will make a difference if your DH is away. Just avoid the shops so you can't buy anything nice.

Cooked cheese is even better than uncooked. Mmmm baked Camembert with garlic and French bread. I might need the list to extend to bread and olives too.

I'll try and think about where I saw that info about Superdrug. I love Boots the most, I try to get all the nappies and children's stuff there just for the Advantage points.

I just sort of sweep the bronzer under where I imagine my cheekbones would be (if they were visible) then up onto my temples and back under my chin. Sort of in 3 shape? Then I put touch on my nose. I just use a pale one most of the time so I look less tired rather than the 'I've just spent 2 weeks in Spain' look.

Oh Superdrug are extending their online shopping to Ireland.

3lb off since Monday. So that's 11lb in total. I'm hoping my willpower stays over the weekend.

I ended up eating some chips tonight. FAIL

Oh my God Green that is bloody amazing! Congratulations!!!!

I'm fairly sure that a few chips will be ok. You have done such bloody good work. I hope you are taking a beat to slap yourself on the back for all your hard work.

Get back on the Exante train tomorrow and all will be good again.

I'm doing another day off. Sort of a 5:2 except I hope to stay on Exante 5 and have 2 off. I'm doing some super emotional eating as we heard that a man Dh knows through work, his son died today. He's the same age as DS1 and I am so upset. After the baby went to bed I spent the evening cuddling up with DS1 watching a movie and eating popcorn, I've also had wine.

So sorry to hear that Sol. So terrible for his family Very upsetting news, I hope you feel better soon.

I didn't eat loads of chips it was one portion between me and the DC. There were quite a few left as well (I threw them out, I am not the dustbin!). So yes back on track today.

I'm planning a sort of 5:2 reverse too. I'm planning for one really nice meal on a Saturday (low carb) and on a Sunday something like roast dinner (so meat and veg). From this point if I can lose 1.5-2lb per week I'll be pleased. Like you said about Slimming World, if it's too slow I'll lose interest

Have a good weekend everyone, hope you all are well.

Hello,

Sorry not been around, really busy time at work and also DS had some viral thingy.
Green - massive congrats on your weight loss. Just fabulous :)
Sol - How are you? Sorry to hear about your friends son, always so emotional when children are involved. Hope you are ok.

Well I weighed myself this morning and I am 11 st 9 which is 1 lb more than when I started trying to lose weight 4 years ago (on the very 1st thread!). I am (I think) officially the worst dieter on this thread.

I plan to fast Monday and Wednesday and try to stick to 1500 cals the other days.

I hope your son is feeling better Beyond. I don't think you should look at it that you are the worst dieter, you should look at it that you have successfully maintained your weight for 4 years

I got back on the Exante train this morning after being inspired by Green and her amazing weight loss. I am starving. But I have a weekend away in 2 weeks so I have to do something. I did lots of emotional eating this weekend so I need to put that behind me and move on. I need to do this for me.

My goal is 10 lbs in 10 days (that's all the Exante I have left) then I will go for a low carb, soup and salad based diet. I don't want to order more Exante, I want to try and manage myself.

I hope everyone is having a good day.

I.AM.STARVING.

Murderous, all I can think about, blood-boiling, ravenous, STARVING!

Day 2 of Exante is tough. It always is though. Normally I have a sneaky snack to tide me over but I have to stick to this. I want to lose 10 lbs in 10 days and feel happy about my figure when I'm in my swimsuit when I go away - and if I don't feel happy, at least I won't feel mortified.

I want post here in 10 days and think that I have done very well and be pleased with myself that I stuck to it. I did some research in to low carb meals and I think that will be the path I will follow. I need to be healthy for my kids and feel better about myself.

How is everyone else doing?

Day 2,is probably the toughest. You're almost done. Maybe just go to bed? Well done, it's hard isn't it?

I've also been researching low carb meals. I have to get some sort of control back regarding food.

I ate too much at the weekend. I tried to just have Exante yesterday but I gave in and had some chicken and vegetables. Tried again to be 100% today but ended up having chicken and salad. I know that doesn't sound too bad but I don't think my weight has changed since Friday and without the constant motivation of seeing the numbers drop I feel like this is a waste of time.
I know this is ridiculous and I'm keeping off the scales till Friday. I've just got to keep plodding on with this.

Hi Beyond, did you manage to fast yesterday? What weight would you like to reach? I'd practically put everything back on that I lost last year, so don't feel bad about yourself. Dieting is rubbish.

Dieting is rubbish!

Get back to Exante tomorrow Green, you are doing so well. You are my inspiration to keep going. Don't let it de-rail you. Maybe do every third day with chicken and salad dinner to satisfy your palate a bit?

I meant to ask this ages ago but kept forgetting - does anyone do the 20 mins of exercise per day as suggested on the packets of Exante? I don't. Although I read the second in the 50 shades of Grey series recently (I think it's 50 Darker or something) and the writer was wittering on about ripping open foil packets as code for condoms and all I could think of was Exante packs. Really put a different slant on the sex scenes if you think he's ripping open a pack of dehydrated spag bol mix

That's the funniest thing I've heard all week! It might have improved the book if there had been more talk of dieting. I couldn't be bothered to read past the first few chapters of the second book. I was really disappointed in the first book, wasn't she supposed to sign a contract about grooming and exercising? I was hoping for more description of her dieting and clothes shopping. That's more my type of book.

Did you ever read 50 sheds of grey? It was really cheap on Amazon for the Kindle (like 20pence). It had me howling.

I'm going to try for a 100% day tomorrow. I did only have a pancake pack and half a bar today plus the salad so not too bad. I haven't gave in to crisps or wine yet (I did have a G&T on Sunday with olives) so I'm doing a lot better than normally. I'm just taking it a day at a time really.

I'm really tired too. I've put DD2 into a single bed and have stopped BF her, she's not taking it well. Especially as she wakes early and helps herself to milk then goes back to sleep. So I'm wearing a bra to bed and she can't break in. So she has been getting up early, plus my hormones are going crazy.
Then she took her nappy off and weed on my side of the bed this morning, sort of a dirty protest I think.

What is this exercise thing you speak of?

I read 50 shades and found it a horror but I got sent the pdf version of the rest of the books so I gave them a shot. I wondered how I could get an appetite that would be suppressed when I was worried/ anxious/ tired/ someone looked at me funny/ I saw a cute bloke etc. I would have loved a detailed description of her clothes, I would run amok if handed free reign with a millionaire's credit card.

How old is DD2? I'm loving her little protest (though I'm sure you find it less funny). It must be so hard to break with routine. Can you shove a cup of milk and a brioche in her direction and pack her off to bed? DS2 has refused milk in the evening because I took his bottle away and food seemed to placate him. Can you swap sides with your DH so he puts her back to bed for a bit and breaks the habit?

I had the PDFs too. Maybe at some point I'll try them again. I read it when everyone was going nuts about them. I thought the 'True Blood' books were much better. (Also badly written, but better sex scenes and vampires).

Appetite suppression would be great.
It would be lovely to be one of those people who forget to eat too. (How can you 'forget', it's the highlight of my day?)

DD is 2.1 . I will have to try giving her some food when she wakes. She's not a fan of baked goods. She does love cheese and onion crisps, but that's almost as bad as the wee in the bed. I've just been offering her water. I'll try milk too. Thanks that's good advice (the last person I told suggested I pray and ask God for help )
I'm just really lazy and have been putting it off in favour of sleep. She'll have hysterics if DH even speaks to her on a night. She's a real Mammy's girl.

It's like my shameful secret at the moment. I'm not an 'out and proud' feeder. So I can't tell many people why I'm a zombie at the moment.

I feel your pain Green. DD still sleeps in our bed because I just don't have the energy to sleep train her.
Managed 600 cals on Monday, probably 800 today. Eating too much on non fast days though. I somehow need to get motivation back.

Did not read any of the 50 shades books.
Watching bake off is dangerous - want bread.
How was day 3 Sol?

Well 12lb (altogether)down as of this morning. Not brilliant, but better than nothing. I feel my body has caught up with it too as I do look slimmer all round. Sick of Exante. I've been looking at the low carb bootcamp threads and I'm starting on Sunday.
Tonight I'm having curry and wine. The benefit of low carbs is that you feel drunk on half a bottle.

Good work on the fast days Beyond, I find them harder than Exante. How has the rest of the week been?
Bake off was great, the bread looked fabulous.
you don't need to read 50 shades, but I truely recommend watching True Blood.
DD is down to one BF per day,(a massive step forward) she seems more settled in a bigger bed. She still comes into our bed during the night but I'm hoping she'll grow out of all that. I'm planning on cutting out the bedtime feed soon.

How goes the Exante Sol?

Have you been looking at the MN hacking threads? Exciting stuff (can you tell I'm sick of the school holidays? )

Hi, I've been a bit too wigged out to post after the hacking stuff. I know that my posts are fairly dull, but it freaked me out.

Green 12 lbs is amazing! You are fantastic. You should be so proud. Please say you're not going to ditch us for low carb threads? What sort of curry are you having? I had Exante carbonara and half a pack of Quorn Chicken, t'was grim.

I've never heard of True Blood, but I was a huge Buffy fan so I might have a look at the books. I don't watch Bake Off, it makes me very hungry and very angry.

Exante is going ok. I have added the odd handful of quorn mince or Quorn ham to the mix. I'm not sure how much I've lost but I'll check on Monday. I'm finding that I am choosing high protein choices when I am hungry instead of reaching for crisps or a bar of chocolate, I am being re-trained.

Beyond how are you finding fasting? Can you pick one nice thing to have every day that's not a fast day? Should we have a Slimtember motivation month?

I was put off posting too, especially with the swatting business. There are some strange parts of the Internet.

I'm pleased with myself, apart from my downfall tonight. I'm not joining any other threads, but I was getting confused with all the low carb stuff. They have a spreadsheet with a menu plan on and it seems good. I like this thread, we accept triumph and failure alike!

The curry was some sort of kofta? Plus a mushroom one. I hate the Exante carbonara. I still have lots of Exante left, honestly it breeds every time I try to do the diet.

I'm trying to retrain myself too. It's really hard.

True Blood is worth watching. The first few series were good. Not as good as Buffy but plenty of attractive males and lots of sexy stuff plus supernatural beings. Well worth a watch. The first few books are good too.

Slimtember is inspired. Let's do it!

Actually I watched True Blood for the first few series because it was good. After that I was more interested in Alexander Skarsgard
Almost as good as Spike?

Is he married to Maggie Gyllenhall? I should google but can't be bothered. His name sounds familiar.

I love Exante carbonara, it's so synthetic and delicious. I agree with the procreating food packs though (we should consider the fornicating foil packs in 50 shades and all becomes clear). I make cakes out of the shakes and they are really nice - I add sweetener to the Hazelnut ones as they are a bit bland otherwise.

Your curry sounds lovely. I had the other half of my Quorn chicken, extra grim, and had some drinks with DH. He was disgusted I didn't buy dry roast peanuts and crisps for out Friday evening snack - I normally buy them on a Friday afternoon.

The swatting thing is really dreadful. I don't know much about Justine but using her kids to get to her is awful. It must be dreadful to think that your business is under attack nevermind worrying that your kids are being monitored. Hacker creeps.

Lost 4.8 lbs this week. Not much but physically I have noticeable changes. My stomach is much flatter, my clavicle is visible and my face has really slimmed down.

Slightly disappointed with the lack of weightloss but I look so much better. I've had lots of nice compliments and even DH has noticed. Woohoo!

More than happy stepping in to week 2.

Having a bit of a day off today.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend!

Well done Sol - that's fabulous. Lovely to have compliments.

How are you Green?

After my 2 fast days I gained 2lbs, which of course sent me into a spiral of eating. I think I need to address my emotional eating....

I am planning to fast tomorrow. Not going to weigh in till next week.

Well that was a fun lock out wasn't it? I realised how much time I spent pootling around on MN when I was unable to log in. It was so annoying.

Step away from the scales Beyond, it will do you no good to go near them. Are you heading towards your TOTM, all those hormones are a pain.

I have had to step away from Exante, well I will when I eat the pack of chicken soup that I have a slight addiction to. I have been suffering huge migraines and losing the vision in my left eye - off to the doc tomorrow to see what can be done. I don't think it's to do with Exante, I think it's stress related but DH was fairly adamant that I shouldn't have it any more. I think he's right.

So I had some low carb meals today and I feel all right. I don't plan on weighing myself for a week or so, I can't bear the disappiontment.

How are you getting on Green?