MFP thread 5

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New thread as the old one was nearly full!

Week 1 done-lost 2 lbs so really pleased and motivated to keep going! This thread is great!

Amazing Call - hope you are feeling delighted with yourself as you should be. It really does work. Keep strong, and plodding on.

Sorry to hear about your blip Not. You don't sound too despondent (but I bet you are - I would be). Chinese is all salt & sugar. Instant bloat & water retention. But you know the score, & you know what to do.

Well done waiting as well!

meant to say well done to Made too - sounds as though you are really getting into the swing of things. Hope you see a loss v soon. I have some weights somewhere. And really need to do sit-ups You have inspired me - busy with work today/tomorrow, so will plan for a serious toning-session on Weds.

Thanks everyone for the congratulations, feeling pleased but a little bit wary that later I will look at the scales and see a 2lb gain or something. Will believe it when I see it! I will be honest the health benefits to being overweight instead of obese are really spurring me on as well, I spent the first Half of the year so poorly that I couldn't even walk up the stairs at home without stopping half way due to heart palpitations and I'd like to be healthy and skinny(er) for the new year.
sesame do you mind me asking how tall you are? My healthy bmi is about 10stone, I haven't really looked at it as like I said previously my whole adult life I've never Managed to get below 12stone. So the idea of getting to 10 seems so surreal.
I've been thinking a lot about loose skin and looking good, how to incoporate some exercise into my day. This morning I managed 17 mins of 30 day shred before I collapsed red faced on the floor!
Still that's 17 minutes I would not have been able to do a few weeks ago

hopefully: learning to dress myself well and make the most of what I do have has helped me accept and appreciate the body I have. This!

call phenomenal loss!

waiting well done

not fingers crossed you can ditch the bloat quickly

fear I'm 5ft4, so hit healthy bmi at 10st6 I think. The idea of getting to 10st is surreal for me too and I would have been a teenager the last time I was that low. Definitely focus on losing those bmi points - I felt huge health gains transitioning into the 'overweight' range and physical activity felt so much easier.

I've posted this on the VLCD thread too, but if anyone on the thread wants about 10 pairs of new and newly new pairs of size 18 jeans with a 29/30 leg. They are mostly from Cotton Trader and suit a shape with a waist and arse.

Wow call 8lbs!! Not sure how I misse that earlier but great job

call that is fab and thanks to everyone for their kind words. I've lost a pound this week, happy with that. I'm over the pool now and it's closed til 12 boo hiss, but the health suite is open so I'm going to go for a jaccuzi and sauna (non food treat to myself), walk the dog later on and do some sit ups, and go for a swim/aqua gym tomorrow afternoon and then an aqua aerobic class in evening (would prefer to swim in morning but can't as I'm due my weekly grilling at the job centre). Just eating my banana then I'm going in for a nice jaccuzi, might be good for my aching limbs

Call I think the only word is wow! What a fantastic start! Well done also to waiting and made.

Thanks bath, you're right I'm a bit😡 But not despondent as I know it's a physical impossibility to have gained that over 3 days. If I counted my activity against calorie intake I broke even. And I'd feel that weight in my clothes too. It's all good, that scales will be under 11.3 this Friday, I doubt I'll get a 2lb loss if 3 days out of 7 are break even but over time I'll get there😉

Thanks all, very pleased with myself 😇. It's a good start, now just aiming to have a loss each week if possible.

Well done Waiting and everybody else, come Christmas well have lost a massive amount between us.

It's interesting the discussion on body shape, size, bmi etc. I got down to about 11 7 at my lowest last time and was still technically overweight and my bmi still wasn't in the healthy range, but I felt and looked fine and was wearing size 12 and 14 clothes. Basically I just think you need to keep an open mind and stop when you're comfortable with yourself. I shudder to think what my skin will be like after gaining and losing it twice! Yuk! Still, I know I'm going to feel better, just need to start saving for some reinforced underwear

call that's amazing! Well done!

waiting and well done as well!

not2b we can sit on the bloaty bench. Only for a couple of days with a bit of luck.

Ended up having cake for my morning snack as went to a cafe with DD, but now feel so sick that I haven't eaten any lunch apart from one oatcake, so it's not all terrible. Still have 650 calories to get through the rest of the day, just need to make sure they consist of something actually nutritious. Might do courgette 'pasta' for dinner with prawns.

wally great news you are ditching those jeans. It was a very big deal when I got rid of all my size 20s.

made Jacuzzi and sauna sound like a lovely reward - enjoy!

not you will get there!

call love the idea of thinking about how much weight we would lose between us by Xmas. I wonder what that would be equivalent to? A couple of baby hippos...?

Ooh I love the equivalent idea.. Just had a quick google, and 4 pounds = an ostrich egg..
8lbs is the weight of an average human head!!!

Fearsome, oh yes please (I'm so glad somebody offered to do one). I love a spreadsheet too, but will have a job change coming up soon and lots of travel do could see me starting it then then never keeping it updated!

Well according to this list, I've already lost a badger!!

Excellent Sesame, keep it up👍

Well done sesame this is the list I found if anyone's interested (not sure how to do links ) .. It's a bit random!

1 pound = a Guinea Pig
1.5 pounds = a dozen Krispy Kreme glazed donuts
2 pounds = a rack of baby back ribs
3 pounds = an average human brain
4 pounds = an ostrich egg
5 pounds = a Chihuahua
6 pounds = a human’s skin
7.5 pounds = an average newborn
8 pounds = a human head
10 pounds= chemical additives an American consumes each year
11 pounds = an average housecat
12 pounds = a Bald Eagle
15 pounds = 10 dozen large eggs
16 pounds = a sperm whale’s brain
20 pounds = an automobile tire
23 pounds = amount of pizza an average American eats in a year
24 pounds = a 3-gallon tub of super premium ice cream
25 pounds = an average 2 year old
30 pounds = amount of cheese an average American eats in a year
33 pounds = a cinder block
36 pounds = a mid-size microwave
40 pounds = a 5-gallon bottle of water or an average human leg
44 pounds = an elephant’s heart
50 pounds = a small bale of hay
55 pounds = a 5000 BTU air conditioner
60 pounds = an elephant’s penis (yep, weights more than his heart!)
66 pounds = fats and oils an average American eats in a year
70 pounds = an Irish Setter
77 pounds = a gold brick
80 pounds = the World’s Largest Ball of Tape
90 pounds = a newborn calf
100 pounds = a 2 month old horse
111 pounds = red meat an average American eats in a year
117 pounds = an average fashion model (and she’s 5’11”)
118 pounds = the complete Encyclopedia Britannica
120 pounds = amount of trash you throw away in a month
130 pounds = a newborn giraffe
138 pounds = potatoes an average American eats in a year
140 pounds = refined sugar an average American eats in a year
144 pounds = an average adult woman (and she’s 5’4”)
150 pounds = the complete Oxford English Dictionary
187 pounds = an average adult man
200 pounds = 2 Bloodhounds
235 pounds = Arnold Schwarzenegger
300 pounds = an average football lineman
400 pounds = a Welsh pony

ha ha Fearsome! That's hilarious. By your list I need to loose an average 2-year old.

Funnily enough when I was jogging last week I was wondering how much a bag of potatoes (translate = spuds!) was, & how easier life is to not have to lug one round with me. I imagined the whole lot on my hips (bum bag type thing), or in a rucksack. I reckon I'm about 1 bag (2.5 kg / 5?6? lb) down already. official WI tomorrow.

Haven't eaten much today. Bizarrely, I haven't been in the mood . Very unlike me. Perhaps the mini-heatwave reminding me (again) that I still have no nice clothes to wear can't bear to expose myself when the sun is out or temperature exceeds 20 degrees.

I've either lost a wallaby or a microwave! Love it lol! Whether it's being by the sea, being out or routine I don't know but I'm starving! I've been so good today. 2 Ryvita for breakfast with peanut butter, out for lunch and I had ricotta stuffed chicken breast with salad but now I'm SO hungry. I did swim this morning though. Maybe a milky cuppa will do the trick?

Lol A microwave!!! Reminds me of that book Around Ireland with a Fridge.

sorry - microwaves & fridge talk. And there's you starving hungry. Yes to a cuppa

I've lost either a giant porcupine or a bale of hay. And an average 2 year old twice over! My DD is a few lbs lighter than an average 2 year old and I knew I lost her twice over a few lbs ago!

Haha bath I need to lose a cinder block to put me at healthy bmi, or an average human leg to be at my target!
lolli i bet it's the sea air, your on holiday enjoy your coffee! How did the mr Kipling tea bags work out? (I think that was you right?)

off to check if nn cinderbelly is available....

It worked!!!