MFP to lose weight - Part 4

[Emz449]

Part 4 Already! Thought I'd get things started before the old thread got full! Will be posting in a sec to see what my weight was at the beginning and end of the old thread

Well done Sit

I'm happy this morning, I've lost 1lb despite the chippy tea. I was expecting a gain, I did drink about 1ltr of water after eating so maybe that helped to flush some of the salty rubbish out of my system. I weight 11st 11 now so I'm 4lbs away from a 2 stone loss.

Weighed this morning 11 stone 7 oz. 4 11lb loss this week :)

Today's big breakthrough is that my 23 stone dh has decided to join me too. But mfp has given him 2480 calories per day! More than double mine. Hopefully this will start him on the right track though.

Thanks, it's only a start, but I really feel like I'm going to stick with it

My DH has also decided to join in MsColouring and was bemoaning having not managed to save 'just' 700-and-something-kcal rather than his usual 1,000kcal for his evening meal. I'm on 1,200kcal a day and pointed out that 700kcal is a lot for me!

Well done must, after a take away too, you must be very happy.

Sad news, my granddad died this morning the next week is going to be pretty crazy

Food for today
L - poached eggs and bacon on toast
D - chicken and green beans, chocolate mousse
E - probably an hour at the gym

Sorry for the silence - been a busy week. Had a shocker yesterday, could not stop eating chocolate and rubbish (first day on so that's normal for me!)

However, have arranged to meet with my gym-buddy for a session tomorrow, so hoping the news isn't grim when I step on the scales.

Oh Emz sorry to hear that . Hope you're OK.
Well done to all those that have had a loss on the scales.
Not the best day for me yesterday. Far too many snacks but doing much better today. Lovely sunny day here which helps remind me that summer will be here before we know it and therefore summer clothes. Do not want to spend another summer in jeans!!!!
Colouring and Sits great that you've got your husbands to do this with. Mine can eat whatever he likes and doesn't gain an ounce!

Sorry to hear about your granddad Emz.

Well done everyone's DHs on joining in too. Mine inspired me, he lost two stone in Jan/ Feb and has kept it off. He'd like to lose another stone and a half, he's not yet tempted to try mfp though.

As for me I'm loving mfp, have been tracking consistently for two weeks now. I've had a really good week and weekend, I've been drinking sparkling water with ice and a lime rather than a glass of vino and it's actually really good. When it comes down to it I'd rather spend my calories in food than drink.

I weigh in Weds and hoping to hit the two pound loss this week now I've set mfp to that.

Thanks all heading to Ireland tomorrow, the funeral is on Tuesday so will be a bit of a full on week.

Lost a pound this morning, food for the day is
L - poached eggs and bacon on toast
D - chicken and vegetables
S - boost bites

Sorry to hear about your granddad Emz. I hope that, alongside the grieving, you'll have plenty of opportunities to share happy memories of him with your family while you're in Ireland.

I have had a very busy and pudding-laden weekend but, despite basically living on crap, have managed to scrape by within my calorie allowance. Cake for lunch, anyone? I tried on my old 'fat' jeans again this morning, and I think I'm only another 5lbs or so away from being able to wear them again without running the risk of cutting myself in half, should I need to sit down

Hi all

I used MFP three years ago to lose 10kg, but unfortunately it crept back on again over the years! I was weighed at my doctor's a few weeks ago and was right at the top of the healthy weight range for my height, plus my fancy scales tell me I have a shockingly high 35% body fat AND going on dream California beachy holiday this summer....so all these things combined have led me back to MFP!

I think I eat the right sorts of food already, and do exercise, but without MFP I give in easily to snacking, large portion sizes, and dropping workouts. The pressure of MFP is seemingly the only thing that works to keep me consistent with exercise, portion size and cutting out the snacks. I didnt really want to use MFP again as you do have to be a bit obsessive about it for it to work, but it seems there is no other way for me! Can't face a low carb diet or cutting out entire food groups, can't be strict with myself off my own back, so MFP it is!

Have given myself a goal of 1600 cals a day, as don't want to lose an enormous amount if weight and am happy for it to come down slowly.already after just a few days though I have noticed the difference in how much less I eat than before, and have lost 1kg! I know it'll be slower progress from hereon out though...

2 lbs off for me this week, down to 12st 5.

Welcome gently,well done on your 1kg loss.

When do you go on your holiday, gently? It sounds lovely!

One of the plus sides of going the obsessive-MFP route for me has been that I have learnt a lot about portion control and what a well balanced diet should look like. For example, I used to eat a whole punnet of black grapes as a 'healthy' treat, oblivious to the fact that they were full of sugar and actually quite high in calories. Of course I'd be hungry again within an hour due to the massive sugar crash!

Well done on everyone's losses, and a special whoop whoop for Must in the 11s!

Sorry about your grandfather Emz.

I've blown it all, AGAIN, but geared-up AGAIN today. I have NO willpower at all. OK, so I had one minor blip at the beginning of last week and then rather than draw a line after it, I went completely the other way and totally binged. Am disgusted with myself, and really embarrassed that I keep coming here, saying I'm in, then blowing it.

Things at home are not wanting to tempt fate getting more stable, but I feel so used to putting everyone else's needs first, and have pretty permanent anxiety that something is going to flare someone up, that I have almost forgotten how to look after me, and to put myself first, and to think that I am allowed to feel good, in myself and/or in my body. My role seems to keep DC's propped up, to take all of their negative stuff, be a target for DS's anger, try and be responsible for DD's frustrations so she doesn't take it out on herself, keep DH looked after so he can do his demanding job, plus keep my own clients happy too. Eating helps to mop all this up. Does that make sense??

Sorry for over-share

and for killing the thread ....! But the good news is that I'm coming in at 975 calories for the day. One day at a time.

Wow Bath, sounds to me like you have a lot going on in your life. You sound like an amazing Mum. Like you I'm totally guilty of turning to food after a stressful day, recently I've tried to make sure I've got snacks that are under 100 cals that I can reach for. Well done on a good day today

Good day for me at about 1100 cals.

Sorry to hear about your grandad Emz.

I have come to the conclusion that a cup a soup and two rice cakes isn't enough to fill me up for an afternoon and have been reaching for the snacks. Managed to come in at just over 1100.

One of my motivations for losing weight is that I'm in the process of having a back tattoo. When I sat to have the outlines done, the tattooist took a photo of my back and I felt the rolls of fat really distracted from the tattoo. Looking at myself in the bathroom this morning, back is looking less fat and feeling a bit happier with myself. Still a way to go but feeling it is worth it.

Bathsheba - completely get the comfort eating - that's why I'm in this position. Got to survive SATs and report writing season without reaching for the comfort food.

Sorry to hear about your grandad Emz

Well done on the losses and it's good to hear from you Bath

Nothing much to report really still the same weight, had steak and chips for lunch so might see a gain tomorrow but I have still come in under my calories.

I am looking for a new light spring/summer waterproof jacket tried one on today in a 12 it fit I can't believe it. I do own a coat the same brand in a 14 but it is getting pretty big now but I still didn't think that it'd fit in a 12.

1lb down this morning 11st 10. I'm now 3lb away from a 2 stone loss. 🤗

Hello All - I have lurked for some time and have just rediscovered MFP and I have put all my stats in and have a question. I am meant to eat 1200 per day which is fine, to loose 1-2 pounds a week, again also fine. I have recently lost 1.5 stone which I am delighted with and really want another stone off which will take me to 9.11 - which gives me a 3 pound buffer to 10 - also fine!!

However yesterday for one reason or another I clocked up only 975 calories and MFP won't register it - says I have to log 1000 minimum for it to register so I can track the progress - is there a way round this?

Thanks lots!!!

Welcome Plum well done on your loss so far. I just quick add the extra calories to make it up to 1000.

Hi guys. I need to go back and read the thread to see how everyone is getting on. I need to start logging again - weight has crept up to 10st 3 when I want to stay under 10st. Time to stop the rot!

Day 2. B = Melon, L = veg soup, D = prawn & veg stir-fry. With my snacks, planning on coming in at just under 1000.

Hi all. I am impressed how many of you manage to do 1000-1200 calories a day, I'm not sure I could do that!

My food today:

B: Nothing
Lunch: Chicken, chickpea, carrot and red pepper salad, 3 ginger biscuits
Dinner: Veg chilli with brown rice, 3 squares chocolate

Snacks: 1 banana, 2 rice cakes with houmous.

...that takes me to just under 1600 cals, so am on target for today. Haven't done any dedicated exercise though.

The real challenge will come later this week - 3 days at my mum's, and I know she'll have got all sorts of goodies in! I'm planning on going for a run first thing every morning while I'm thereto pre emptively offset the damage I'm bound to do each day.

Sitson - my holiday is in July, three weekroad trip in California, v excited!

MsColouring what are you having done on your back? Good reason to lose the weight, you don't want to go to all that pain and trouble to then be self concious about showing it off.

Welcome Plum. Great loss so far. Hope the support from here helps shift the rest.

Must another 1lb off is great and even better is the size 12 victory. Such a great feeling dropping a clothes size. What's your goal weight/size?

Good that you're nipping it in the bud Stewards. If I remember rightly you lost quite a lot of weight? Don't doubt you'll get these few pounds off.

You totally seem in the zone Bath.

Overall today will have been an OK day calorie wise 1200 but not great food choices. Too much sugar and not enough healthy filling meals. Oh well tomorrow is another day.