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!

Omg my brain is having a meltdown. So I have bacon it says 200+ calories per 100g uncooked bacon (200g pack) I only want to use 2 rashers so how the bloody hell do i figure out calories after its been cooked on my Optigrill?

If say 2 raw rashers are 100g and 200cals
If I cooked them and they only weighed 50g when cooked does that mean all my calories are halfed because all the nasty stuff has come out onto my drip tray? Or will it still be 200 calories?

Still 200. Maybe you could knock it down a bit, but for safety's sake always stick with the raw calories.

Ok jonty just presumed it'd be less as all the rubbish is coming out of it while cooking.

Your all doing so well! Great stuff. I've been under (just) my calories everyday so far, I've not been using my exercise ones either. I'm doing my first spin class tomorrow!! Shitting it!!
I have only just been able to move my legs today without wincing after pump on Tuesday!!

Mustbe I would always stick with the raw calories regardless of the weight after cooking. It doesn't make any difference pre or post cooking and it's so much easier to work things out from raw weight

Thankful not to be crude but you you have a very sore...ahem...saddle after spinning. 2 words...John Wayne 😜

Morning all, sitting at 10st 3 today, there may have been a couple of glasses of wine last night and I'm very lucky I don't have a sore head this morning! The rest of the wine is going in the freezer in a minute to be used in cooking, so I can't drink it tonight!

I'm not going near the scales after yesterday, I pigged out completely. Few too many glasses of wine as well, although I don't feel too bad yet I'll need to be better today. I think I ate/drank over 3000 cals yesterday 😔

Bath
Didn't record food yesterday. May have accidentally troughed a huge 1200 calorie bag of nuts. Lesson learnt. I can't just have a few so buy smaller bags or not at all!
Off to blitz the house, got to be a fair few calories burnt in that

Dust down Not2b and start afresh today. lots of water to help flush it all through, and it may just make its way out without calorie extraction process .

Fess-up time: I ate chocolate last night. Broke aim for sugar-free & DryJan. My fears about DD were confirmed in words. Previous Bath would have prob had at least 1 bottle wine to drown feelings. 6 squares dark choccie good going!

Feel v bloated today though. Did eat greater proportion of carbs yesterday than I usually do.

BE STRONG over the weekend everyone. Lots of water, lemon & hot water tea to flush it all out.

Thanks Row. Nuts are very very dangerous. Fabulous if you can have just 6 and put bag away. I could last summer when i was in control. I just can't buy them at the moment. Domestic duties for me too today. Sweeping done, and 1/4 ironing. Will think of you as I scrub and mop!

Weighed myself this morning, and have lost 2lb, so now 10st 3. I'd like to get down to 9st 7(ish) so a way to go yet, but at least it's heading in the right direction!

Well done bath on just having a bit of chocolate rather than a slab & a bucket of wine when faced with stress, that's progress. I hope you & your dd are ok I've had a decent breakfast, about 300 cals and I'm downing water with lemon as we "speak", glass 3 so far. According to mfp & my Fitbit I may have broke even with my extra eating & exercise so that's something. I really need some exercise & fresh air to shift that yucky low level hangover feeling, I'll get out later. Tired though 😩

Yah for you testa, 2lb is really good especially as you're only aiming to lose 12lbs, you're a 6th of the way there!

Woke up really hungry today.... Just got up !!! Nightshift mucks my body clock about..... gonna go weigh in now... Going to take my ds's to see Star Wars and am gonna try and avoid the buttery popcorn by eating before I go!!!!! I'll report back the results!! Keep going girls... Well done on everyone that has lost xxx

Hope you and DR are ok Bath

Well done on the loss Testa

Got in the scales this morning and I'm 13st 3. Wobbled between 3-4 before settling on 3, that's a 4 lb loss since Monday.

Can anyone suggest some 500 cal or less meals please? I like to have a nice cooked tea but struggling to come up some idea as I'm trying spuds out unless it's a Sunday.

I have haddock & veg
Salmon & veg
Chilli & brown rice
Slimming world kebab
Homemade curry

Yay 1.5 kgs off!!!!! ..... Am well chuffed....

Well done twinkle

I meant DD in my previous post not DR

Bath I hope you and your daughter are ok well done for not losing the plot, admirable when you're going through such a tough time.

Well done on the losses everyone! I'm actually 2lbs down myself this morning which is nice Had a great breakfast too, poached eggs, bacon and a slice of toast. Well more like lunch seeing as i have just woken up! Going to be good this weekend as my boyfriend should be coming to stay next week. I'll be working so should be easyish to manage, will just have to tackle the evening meal which should be too bad.

Also a completely off topic and perhaps tmi question! I'm on microgynon 30 for contraception and have been for absolutely years with no problems. However this month i've been spotting for the last few days and things don't feel right downstairs. Do you think i should go to the doctors?! I'm a bit worried as i've never had any problems before! I think after my partner comes to visit i'm going to have a bit of a break anyway from the pill and all the hormones for a couple of months as i won't see him until May

Well done on the weigh loss Emz

I would probably go to the doctors tbh, I am a worry wart anyway and need to have my mind put at rest. Have you had a smear test? Maybe the weight loss has made your hormones whacky?

I've been on Microgynon for years and never had spotting in between periods but when I had the implant I was horrendous. 😕 I could bleed/spot for upto 2 weeks at a time then I'd have a week or two off then be bleeding again. I ended up going on the Cezarette at the same time to try to control it but it didn't help. I put up with this for 2 and a half years because they didn't want to remove it. 😤

The implant didn't agree with me either MustBe, it was 18 months until they took it out, constant bleeding which was horrendous. They first prescribed microgynon to stop the bleeding which worked but as soon as i stopped taking it the bleeding would continue. Horrendous. I had to be in tears before they would take it out! I haven't had a smear no, it is something that i really need to do, think the last few days have made me realise i need to book it ASAP!

Sounds exactly like me! They were like, use the Microgynon for a few months and then your hormones should have sorted themselves out, didn't happen. Here try the Cezarette everyday. What's the flaming point in having the implant if I'm going to be on the pill too. I don't think they wanted to take it out because I was younger (think about 17 when I had it in) and they just presumed I'd probably forget to take the pill and get pregnant. Ended up taking it out when I was 20.

Smear isn't that bad tbh! I went for my first one November before last. I'm not going to lie, mine was a little painful/uncomfortable but what's 2 mins of discomfort in the scheme of things? I actually had to have mine done twice because I ended up bleeding the first time so couldn't get a conclusive test so had to have another 3 months later. I also bled the second time but the sample was ok. Bleeding was due to slight cervix erosion or something, the nurse said it can happen when you are on the pill because of the hormones. Sorry for the TMI.

That's ok, good to know others experiences, I was supposed to have one before I went on holiday at the end of November but I cancelled it because of work! Stupid really, should have just got it over with. Will book another one Monday!

Well done all those who have lost! Having pie and mash with veg tonight so will be over my allowance, but have been under all week so going to enjoy it as a treat!

So just got back from the cinema and absolutely NOTHING bad has passed my lips!!! Yay! Well done me!!!! (Pat on back) my goodness I forgot how much everything costs at the cinema xxx

I am on the implant it seems to be the only thing that prevents me from getting pregnant !! Had three pill babies lol ... Really don't want a fourth so am just putting up the relentless bleeding... As I never know whether I am coming or going! They also put me on the pill and I was like what's the point of being on both so just stopped it... Hoping to get my body back and not renewing it... As dh is having the snip yay!!! Xxx