MFP to lose weight - Part 3

[Emz449]

Can't believe we've had to start a new thread already!

I'm on plan today and feeling good about it, this weight will go down! Still 10'13 this morning, not too disappointed. Hoping it'll go down with a good sleep or two over the weekend!

Morning all! Happy Christmas Eve! I did a quick weigh in and let's just say I'm sticking to yesterday's number as my prediction about salt bloat was correct.
Jonty do you remember what you weighed the 24th November? You're definitely lighter now by a few pounds, you're closer to goal than you were - I really hope you feel that you are pleased with yourself, I'm very proud of you for what it's worth. When I was on Mat leave, I certainly wasn't dropping stones/running/starting businesses!
Great to hear another pound down imust, be all straight before you know it.
I've definitely got a nasty cold/chesty lurgy but I'm in great form, just waiting for breakfast in bed and then nothing hectic today, collecting my Df later for Christmas Eve mass and then bring him home to stay til Stephens Day. Want to make it a lovely Christmas (widowed earlier this year so it's been v hard for him) for him & my little family. Hope you all have a lovely day x

Well I weighed myself this morning and have lost 2lbs! No idea how. I guess my meals haven't been regular!

Happy Christmas Mfp friends! Hope today is wonderful for you all. I've received really lovely gifts plus 2 boxes of chocolates, I've sampled some of each but now popped them away and will share with my bro's family when they pop in for an hour later this morning. My pair are thrilled with their Santa stuff and dh happy out with his bits too. Dads still asleep (it's like have an octogenarian toddler, you want them rested as poss so you get the best of them 😉) and I'm back lying down after being woke at 5am with pair asking is it time yet and then again every 20 mins til 7am when we conceded defeat. My cold is in full swing & not sure how I'll manage today but it will all come together I'm sure. Have luverly new makeup kit to try - pity about my flake Rudolph nose eh😁
Anyway, hope you all have a fab day

Merry Christmas!!! I've had lovely presents today, been spoilt! Feeling quite skinny too, legs, which are like tree trunks feel quite slim! Haven't gone overboard either which is nice. Hopefully it'll be dinner soon! Only had toast and a few heroes today so quite hungry!

Morning all. Well what a day yesterday, food/drink/too many chocolates - it was great 😁 Back to normal eating today, hiding the chocs and planning out how much yummy' was I can squeeze from my allowed cals. Going to make potato cake and poached egg for brekkie, Turkey sambo for lunch and then something on the lines of a open topped steak sambo for dinner, I'm flipping starving already! It's bucketing down here which is a pity as I would love a walk, I have cabin fever having been sick for 3 days. Feel a good bit better which is great. Anyone else about? Congrats on the skinny pins emz, another 2lb down is crazy, what are you now (ignoring any Christmas Day weight) 9.7?

Not2b thank you for the kind comments, they mean a lot x I only lost 3lbs since 24th Nov, but with everything else that was going in even that feels miraculous. January will be my month to hit goal. Yesterday was lovely with family, although I've vowed next year we are eating at the pub no matter what it costs. I spent about eight hours in the loft kitchen yesterday when I should have been playing big with my little boy and enjoying his first Christmas. DH did help as much as possible but he just doesn't know how to do a lot of stuff. Out visiting relatives today, so no good choices today, tomorrow I have put my foot down and we are having at home day with no visitors. Im so worn out, I just want a rest and to spend some time with my family. Have a lovely Boxing Day all xx

I'd just like to point out I don't have a loft kitchen, autocorrect translated 'bloody kitchen' into loft kitchen...🙄

Happy Boxing Day everyone!

I am 10st 10 again today. I ate plenty yesterday but didn't go mad. I feel really good about reaching goal some time in the next couple of months. But no rush - I am happy to be in control and looking forward to doing a bit more exercise to help the weight off.

Yeah 9'7 now which is nice! I didn't actually eat all that much this morning so stayed the same. Today has been different two meals out and drinks! Wouldn't be surprised if it's up tomorrow! Hope everyone has had a lovely day

Hi all, hope you all had a great Christmas and jonty that you made it out of your "loft" kitchen - there was I thinking you were tres swish 😉 Hope you get your lovely lazy home day today. Btw "only" (mad into the "" I am today) is not an only, most people would be gaining that and more in the run up to Christmas.
imust - very nice to see you feeling better about the weight, and I still stand by my thoughts that it isn't a true or solid weight gain, when the madness subsides it will melt away. We have to learn to trust ourselves more, people without weight issues aren't on the scales every day, they probably only pop on once in a blue moon for curiosity! That might be us one day....unlikely in my case though as once a piggy knickers, always a piggy knickers sadly, history has taught me that. I am totally scales dodging as have had quite a few tangles with the sweets. And I have a lunch out tomorrow, dinner out Tuesday and dinner out on NYE. I'm going to have to get a grip! But it could have been a lot worse and I'm thankful that at the very least my appetite isn't as massive as before. Off to the shops this morning with my preteen who desires the most hideously chavvy runners and I'm fighting the urge for my mothers voice to pipe up "But they are a bit common looking darling", I have failed already on this and had to say by common I mean lots of people have them when I really mean why don't I just drop you off on the corner and buy you a pack of cigs & some cider. I think I'm old...

Lol Not2b!!!! I ❤️ Your posts! Turkey curry for dinner tonight which will be healthy and leftover bacon and cauliflower cheese for lunch, which wont be! Ive got about 7kg of Turkey in the freezer now (people didnt turn up and the ones who did ate like sparrows) plus 2 litres off stock i made from the carcaas yesterday, plus about 1.5 litres of sauce base that i made from the stock veg and bits of fmeat off the carcass. So shopping should be cheap for the next few weeks, I'll just have to be inventive with the flavours!

Wow 7kg of Turkey is a lot to get through Jonty!

Hope the shops were okay Not2. I am not going near the shops for a few weeks if I can help it!

I am feeling quote good today. I have just eaten all the left over veg for lunch and had a major shower/defuzz/exfoliate/scrub session this morning so I feel nice and primped ready for the new year. I also have a PLAN for drinking more water which I think will help.

Well I survived 3.5 hours of shopping across 3 shopping centres, taking in over 7000 steps! We got the runners in the end (that's a whole other story...) and the ones she got weren't as hideous as the first pair so she is ecstatic and I'm relieved. I did it all on a slice of whole grain toast with a poached egg, only 200 cals! Goes to show if you keep busy, you can keep the cals low, although the bank balance did take a bit of a beating.
I'm also on the leftovers today, Turkey and ham pot pie or that's the kids are calling it. Basically Turkey & ham in mushroom sauce topped with mash and finished in the oven.
The rest of the Turkey and ham can be frozen for an easy roast dinner in a couple of months, after today I think I'll be turkey'ed out. 7kg jonty, oh wow, I only bought a crown. Love love love cauliflower cheese, lucky I didn't see that before I started cooking or I would have had that too!
imust I'll have to join you in the water drinking, this cough/cold is making me feel very dehydrated not the wine, couldn't be
Been setting some goals/making plans myself this morning. Weight loss isn't on the list as it's an ongoing one but I have some education goals I want to achieve and have been putting off, I'm probably going to have to job seek mid 2016 when I finish my current role so I need to get pieces of paper to prove my skills, it's going to be tough but I'm feeling excited!

Hello everyone! Merry Christmas, glad you had a lovely holiday Emz (except altitude sickness & food poisoning - yuck), and you have done yourself so proud reaching goal. Still doing so very well Jonty, Imust & Not2b. You are all doing amazingly. Very impressed by you all. And you are all still so positive too. star]

I haven't logged in for 3 weeks as feel let side down. Been chomping my way through cupboard full of food not eaten at house party 3 weeks ago. Then the xmas choccies etc. But somehow my metabolism stress & anxiety has seen it off. The scales saw a drop for me, but I really don't quite believe it. So def not posting any loss til I can be sure scales are correct.

Am looking forward to 1st Jan for fresh start for me, positive goals, clean eating, high energy and motivation.

Hi Bath good to hear from you. There is definitely something about the start of a new year that gives you a boost.
Weighed in for the first time since Christmas Eve today, up to 10.7. I havent been going mad foodwise but definitely eating a bit more than normal, so im hoping at least a little bit of that gain is just bloat. Today is set to be a healthy day, with a long dog walk planned for this afternoon. Ive had porridge for breakfast, dinner i think will be mushroom risotto, just to have a break from meat, and i'll have soup for lunch. Hopefully by tomorrow i'll be able to report im back on the straight and narrow! I still cant run though as my lungs are still not happy. Maybe by Wednesday...

Hi Bath! Hope it is a nice post Christmas loss for you! A little late present to yourself.

Wow Not2 you really sound positive and up for the challenge of getting your qualifications sorted.

Have a lovely walk Jonty. The weather looks good for that. I don't think I am far from where you are.

I have gone down to 10st 8.5 and I have my mojo back. I had a decent dinner last night and DH was preparing a dessert for himself from the leftovers. I wasn't even slightly tempted myself. Restful day planned here for me which I need after a busy Christmas. I was aching yesterday - I think it all just caught up with me. I had a good long sleep though and I do feel better today.

Ohhhh goddddd, I think I've lost the plot. It's like my inner fat girl broke out and ate everything in sight for the last 2 days. I am fit to burst, went to a bbq joint after the panto today and despite it being nothing great, I still ate the equivalent of a cow/best part of a pig/trough of mac'n'cheese. I can feel every inch of my belly bursting out. Seriously it was like something out of a eating competition. The shame (wailing like a fat banshee!!!) I'm petrify to go near the scales until I manage a few soup days. I need a plan but I have a meal out tomorrow, then family do on NYE. The only good thing is there's not much chocolate left at home, bad news is that's coz I ate it😳

Not2 you were here for me last week so I really hope I can be here for you today. Stop right now. It was a blip and it is over. You are slim and from tomorrow you are going to continue getting slimmer. Thin people sometimes have a big eating day but it doesn't mean anything. Just get right back to eating like a thin person. Weigh yourself tomorrow even if it will be up a bit, if you think it will help you to get back on track. Come back tomorrow and tell us how you are doing. I will be here.

Thanks so much imust, really appreciate it. I will do a weigh in shortly, the fear of the scales isn't enough to stop me eating - the reality of the number should though. I bought lovely skinny jeans in the sales that sat really nice & I want to wear them tonight, most of my clothes have a bit of room now so easy to over do it and not know it for a while. I'll have to dig out all my skinniest of clothes. Wish me luck😉

Deep breath...up 5lb from last Tuesday, 12 stone bang on. I feel relieved it's not worse and know that it will be gone by next Tuesday if I get a grip. I know it's not a true weight gain but 2-3 pound of it is so today is going to be a soup day of sorts, it can't be a true one since I'm out to dinner this evening but if I keep it low cal during the day and don't over do it tonight or tomorrow I'll be expecting 11.12 by Thursday.
Thanks again imust, I needed a gentle push onto the scales

No worries. Just get back to eating normally. I have just been through it last week and it is terrifying. Put those jeans on. They fit fine, yes? It isn't real weight. It is just bloat from salt and sugar and will come off again quickly. Make wise choices tonight.

I am down to 10st 7 today

That's great imust, you must be delighted to see the pounds dropping. Big bowl of porridge eaten, off to cinema with the kids, going to get a nice skinny cappuccino but no munchies. Tummy definitely bloated and no wonder, lots & lots of salt & sugar the last 4 days. Feels good to have my head back in the zone!

Have a lovely time at the cinema. If the film is rubbish spend the time reflecting how far you have come this year. I find that really helps me get in the zone.

Yes it is a relief to see how quickly it comes off again. And to be honest I haven't been mega careful either. Yesterday I had about 1900 including 3 glasses of champagne, and still lost 1.5lb overnight. I'm planning a lighter day today and hopefully I will lose this next 4lb soonish to be back to my lightest point, so I can continue my losses!

I'd like to join please - I've been on MFP for a bit but more tracking and not enough actual reducing of calories. I'm over eating and I'm 13st 4 which is so depressing. I look nice at 10st 4 so quite a bit to lose!

Usually a lower carb approach works for me since I've turned 30 I haven been able to stick to much diet wise but here's hoping. I've got a holiday in April and would love to be able to get into some of my lovely old clothes!

Welcome diet, nice to "see" a new face😉 Now you're used to tracking on mfp, hopefully you can see what you need to change. You'll definitely see a change by April if you cut back. A stone would be more than doable, maybe more if you put your mind to it.
Film was lovely imust, kept my mind off food I was so engrossed. Just finished lunch and now having a kickback for a couple of hours. Awake since 5am so might have a little nap (how lazy am I?) but if I'm snoozing I'm not grazing so that might be good