To brie or not to brie, basecamp dyson….. weightloss support for all (thread 2)

[Stellar67]

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Hello Nargles. I always wondered what had happened to you so it's lovely to see you. Welcome back.

Stepped on the scales yesterday, and found an excess festive 5lbs. So that's an extra 5lbs to lose just to get back to where I was before Christmas. And before Christmas, I still wanted to lose a stone. (Or maybe a few pounds more: I'll only knew when I get there.)

So, first day of restrictions yesterday, and I was delighted to find 3 of the extra 5 gone this morning. I know it can't possibly be 3lbs of actual fat gone in 24 hours, and it was probably some sort of carb bloat, but it was quite a boost this morning, I can tell you. I'm now remembering right back to my original first week when I think I lost something like 8lbs. I'd be thrilled to be able to replicate that now, but then, I'm considerably lighter than I was back then, so I'm trying not to create any ridiculous expectations.

Oh, and Happy New Year to this thread and all who sail in her!

Thanks folks :)

I had the same, Pippi - 5lb gain over Christmas (after maintaining July-November) but 2lb down this morning after a Fast Day yesterday - its a motivating way to to start even though its not real weight!

I'm feeling rough this afternoon... That'll be the withdrawal from all the sugar I've been mainlining recently, then fun!

Hi Pippi.
Well done you two. A loss is a loss. My scales have been packed.
I'm back at gym class to tomorrow. It's spin. I'll probably be sick.

When are you moving, Stellar? I'm impressed you can still find time and energy to devote to exercise or to anything but stressing, frankly. (And this is why I've lived in the same house for a very long time, and we're currently covered in scaffolding and surrounded by skips to make it more suitable for us. New boiler work starts tomorrow, and I'm already suffering from Chaos Fear, and intending to be out for as long as I can manage.)

Good food day today - eaten about 700 calories, not feeling hungry, not intending to eat any more. Yay!

Moving this week. I'm surprisingly fine with it all. I decided it is a great reason to get a skip and purge. I've been reading and surrounding myself with ways to minimise my life. And so I'm hoping it rubs off on the weight loss. I've also packed away clothes that I love but don't fit me, with a reminder on my phone to throw them out in 6 months if they don't fit as punishment.
I do not like works on the house Pippi. We did that in our house and I found it so stressful. We are here to listen.

Right... so... post Xmas weight in sees me at 81.3kg. Sigh and double sigh. That's 1.3kg before I can even look at a bloody horse!

I gave myself a good talking to and I am properly back on it today. I appear to have found at least a semblance of mojo as I walked to Tesco rather than have a Pret sandwich when Pret didn't have any nice soup for lunch.

I actually realised last night as I was "finishing off" some sweets (I don't even have a bloody sweet tooth!) that I am heartily sick of food and booze. Especially booze. I'm not having a dry January but am going to try to keep to an absolute minimum.

I'm aiming to be back to, or at least nearer to, 76kg by my birthday in 5.5 weeks.

Nargles I wondered what had happened to you too. Nice to see you and sounds like you're back on track.

Good luck with the move Stellar.

Hello and mwah to everyone else.

That 1.3kg will go quickly with focus I'm sure, London - thanks, I'm glad to be back!

Wasn't sure if I'd get a chance to do my Yoga Camp today as DS's napping has been sporadic at best lately but he went down after lunch so I squeezed it in before cracking on with some work! Not being too strict today as its a Fast Day tomorrow, looking forward to a decent dinner...

Stellar hope your spinning goes well, you're a braver woman than I!

It will go quickly, Huffy, because you'll probably get the benefit of Back on it Bounce after a period of slackness. I had another pound off this morning so that's four in two days.

In other news, no heating or hot water tonight/tomorrow morning. I might have to go to the gym this evening just to have access to a shower.

Woo hoo! My festive five pounds have gone! Now just the unfestive stone to tackle...

Hello huffy! Well done with the mojo. Nargles I weirdly enjoy spin.
I don't want to be sick after it anymore so it's good.
Well done pippi!
Went to SW this morning to join. It was so busy! But should stop the stodge from creeping into my life.
Wonder how brains is?

Hope everyone's doing well/feeling positive today :) I am having a Fast Day and struggling a little, had a 1-egg-1-babybel omelette and 4 cherry tomatoes for lunch and will have my king-of-spag-bol for dinner later... Determined to stick to it even though its hard today!

Hello all, good to see people popping back.

I've decided to stop weighing myself all the time, and only do it weekly from now on. Weighed in on Sunday and I'm now over 20kg down from my start weight - only 300g to go before i'm below 11stone! Fingers crossed I hit that milestone next Sunday.

Glad to see you lost your festive weight, Pippi - hopefully that loss will continue!

Huffy, great start with getting the mojo back, you've got a good realistic target for your bday loss, and i'm sure you'll be jumping on a horse in no time!

Stellar I'm joining the others in awe at you managing to keep going through a house move and I bet you get everything sorted before I finish unpacking from our move a year ago

Hi Nargles great to see you back on the thread. I'm back on the 5:2 as well - FD for me today as well so I definitely feel your pain!

Today was my first day back at work after 2 weeks off for Christmas, getting up at 6am was painful! Quite chuffed though as I managed to meet my fitness goals on the Apple Watch; i'd been worried about fitting everything in but it appears my obsessiveness about completing all the rings outweighs my tiredness after work!

Well I seem to have managed it! Fast day at 500cals and weighing in tomorrow... Now just need to get DS to go to sleep (he's normally sparko at 7pm, is it a full moon??) and then I can go to bed... Zzzzz... Hope everyone's had a good day :)

That's brilliant, Dyrne. I hope your real life people are being super-complimentary about your achievement. You've been so steadfast, and I'm sure you'll hit that milestone next weigh-in.

I slipped on a bit of chocolate today. Okay, quite a lot of chocolate but it was very dark chocolate and, therefore, practically a diet food. Plus, we still have no heating or hot water (no water at all for a while today) so I needed something, dammit!

And, good stuff, Nargles. Fingers crossed for a good result tomorrow.

Thanks Pippi, i've still got over a stone to go till i'm even broaching the 'healthy' BMI, but still quite chuffed with my progress - as everyone else should be, it seems we're all doing well at the moment!

Well done everyone with the momentum. Just need brains and Vicki to return!

Why is it the day I start a diet I have to pay for I want to eat everything?

I went to spin again today. I think I may be using it to avoid unpacking stuff. I am going to do two boxes today even though I don't want to do anything.

Well in the first week back on it I'm 3lb down :) keep the motivation going, guys!

Waiting until DS is in bed hopefully before 10.30 unlike last night then will do Yoga Camp day 5... Not looking forward to it today as I'm struggling with tight sore muscles - they're unimpressed at being used after so long!

Pippi that is literally a health food I need to get some in the house! Tonight is pizza night here but its a NFD so I'm allowed

How has everyone's day gone today?

Gah. Just lost a longish post, but it was a bit whiny and self-indulgent so it's probably for the best.

Well done, Nargles.

And Stellar - if you're avoiding unpacking, then I guess you must have moved. Happy New Home!

Stellar, well done on the spin class! I've done precisely one spin class ever, run by an Army PT back when I was young and fit and in the TA - nearly killed me, but oddly satisfying! And congratulations on a successful(?) move!

Good work on the loss, Nargles, hopefully you've managed to fit in some Yoga.

Pippi, be as whiny and self indulgent as you like on here. It's what this thread is for in my opinion - rant/boast on here so we don't bore our friends and family in real life! hope all is OK?

Well done Nargles.

I agree, Pippi self indulgent is welcomed here. Bring it on.

Here my whine for the day (instead of wine).
Yes I have moved. Trying to keep a semblance of normality for the kids but I need some time for me and some "friends" are still wanting spoon fed. Why can't some adults just be adults.

That's it, it nothing important. Maybe a realisation that I am a doormat

The 'friends' are just going to have to get to grips with the fact that they cannot be top of your list of priorities. If they can't accept that, then they're not friends, with or without the inverted commas. But it does sound like maybe you could use some practice at saying 'no'.

I was just whining about feeling lumpy and frumpy. I'd like to be one of those effortlessly elegant women but excess weight, living in a building site and trying to do a lot of walking isn't conducive to that. It's not even conducive to effortful elegance. I suffered a dip in motivation yesterday so I've dug out a pile of diet books and magazines, and will try to dip in to those, rather than the biscuit tin.

On the upside, we have a new boiler so heating and hot water is back. Hurrah!

Feeling a bit whiny here too Pippi for similar reasons!

Stellar god that sounds so energy sapping. I would just ignore them but then I'm a cold-hearted cow sometimes make sure to put yourself above them on your priorities list!

No Yoga here yesterday as after 2 hours of getting a snotty DS to sleep I had a headache. Did a little admin work then relaxed with DH when he came home with the pizza... Muscles feel a bit better today though so maybe the rest was needed. About to try and get DS to nap then will myself to get back on it even though I'm shattered!

Thank you. I know I need to say no more often. These people are kids friends parents. I think they think because I work at home, (own hours, shit pay), I'm free all the time. Anyway I'm being careful with who gets my new number, and I am not very good at using my mobile phone so things have been quieter.
I've lost 3lbs! I said to myself I wouldn't unpack the scales, but I've been feeling virtuous so I couldn't help myself.
I too would love to be effortlessly elegant. But ever since I was small I've always been scruffy. I was brought up on a farm and it hasn't left me. I have nice hair today.
Glad the hot water is back Pippi! Nargles, hope you got some rest. Rest is important.