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MFP thread 6

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Not2bObvious · 28/09/2016 15:24

New thread as old one's nearly full

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Not2bObvious · 11/10/2016 22:57

Holá from the canaries ladies! I'm reading along when I can find some wifi but it's rare so I'm using my precious data on a bit of roaming...doesn't that sound dubious🤔 It sound like it's been a bit of a rough few days for some of the mfp crew but isn't it lovely to have a safe place to chat, hugs to y'all. I'm running every morning since I got here even with a head from the sauce, tbh it's helping lift the morning fog. It's going pretty good here, away from my dh. I'm off with the brother & mine and his littleys so not my usual holiday but weathers great. And today's my birthday! Anyway I think you're all doing a great job despite all the challenges - sorry for no name checks but this data roaming is hard on my payg contract. Stay strong lovelies xxx

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Sugarandsalt · 11/10/2016 23:00

Happy birthday Not!! And have a lovely holiday!

SesameSparkle · 11/10/2016 23:15

not happy birthday, thanks for dropping in to cheer us all along

sugar I'm an advocate for slow mindful movement. It's my kind of woo. If you are able to contact those muscles even a teeny fraction, then that's something you can work with over the longer term although a session with a physio might be more advisable than sesame woo...

imwithspud · 11/10/2016 23:46

Hope everyone's ok Flowers to those who need it.

Happy birthday not!Wine

Finished the day at 1083 today, much lower than previous days. I was tempted to use up some calories on a little treat this evening but decided against it, I've not felt especially hungry and I figured it kind of makes up for the days where I've gone over/off track a bit.

Hope everyone has a good rest of the week!

coragreta · 12/10/2016 02:36

Sugar. Try a plank. That's supposed to be really good for your core. And you can build up each day by holding a couple of seconds more.

Hopefully · 12/10/2016 05:07

Sugar * found level 3 Shred miles better than level 2. Have you ever had a c-section? I have some minor nerve damage to my lower abdomen; it doesn't stop me using my core in yoga but it is very minor. I also had muscle separation for about two years after each pregnancy - mine have only just mended (as much as they do, (there is still one section I can fit my fingers into!) and DC3 is 2.5.

Happy birthday Not! Have a lovely week.

Down to 10.3.3 this morning, another lb off. However, I am fully aware I am very dehydrated, so I suspect it's more like 0.5lb off, max. I might believe it if I'm still showing a loss tomorrow. However, if we pretend it is real, I am only half a pound over last week's low.

still struggling with my appetite/nibbling - I am just picking all freaking day. I eat plenty of protein, very cleanly, but I just have a huge appetite! I do find it doesn't increase with exercise though, so exercise really helps me as I seem absolutely incapable of consuming below 1,700, and exercise helps to pull that down to a net or more like 1,500.

Overtiredbackagain · 12/10/2016 06:13

I'm having a bad fortnight it seems Angry I lost two of the three I gained for mid cycle bloat. I then had a really shite weekend and gained another pound and scales seem stuck there. Now I'm getting used to the calories, I've altered MFP and am down to 1260 calories.

AngryEnvySadHmm

Sugarandsalt · 12/10/2016 07:47

Hi Hope yes I had an emcs with DD who is 2.5. Complicated by a uterine tear and a bad infection. There is some muscle separation but only about 2 fingers. Just seem to have lost connection between my mind and lower abs! I can crunch, but not get even close to a sit up. I can do a plank on my knees but not on my toes and I feel the strain in my arms and upper abs, not below. It's become a bit of an obsession over the last few weeks!

Well done on dropping again Hope, I'm so bloated right now that there is no point getting near a scales! Over I've dropped my calories too, 1200 is hard!

Bathsheba3 · 12/10/2016 07:48

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NOT Nice to hear from you on your holiday. Get back to the sunbed though, and enjoy extra cocktails this evening!

Bathsheba3 · 12/10/2016 07:57

Another big fat Blush Angry Sad from me too... I daren't get on the scales. Am about to go on huge power walk with dog to try and flush away the head-fog. So many of us being strong for so many different reasons. Flowers all round.

Bathsheba3 · 12/10/2016 08:16

Good luck to you and your new future Roar. I hope you can get your new place looking nice and feeling comfortable, and you can start rebuilding yourself. I've had had only a v quick read of one of your other posts. Not surprised you are feeling stressed. Small steps - you are doing brilliantly.

Sorry to hear about your mum Made. The waiting for news / tests / results is so hard. Keep you - and your mum - busy, occupied, and eating healthily.

Good idea to get a physio session sugar - don't put it off.

Have missed some of you off - sorry - will come back later & catch-up properly Smile

MustBeThin · 12/10/2016 10:53

I'm back Grin almost better. Just got a snotty nose......lovely.

I've missed out on loads, well done to those who've lost. Those not seeing the scales move or are struggling after a rough few days move on and keep at it. A couple of bad days isn't going to sabotage all of your hard work, any gain is most likely bloat and drinking plenty of water and sticking to calories will sort it out in no time.
If you're trying your hardest and the scales aren't moving don't feel disheartened. I know it's really hard not too but you will see a whoosh eventually. Honestly I found it super frustrating when it started happening to me but now I'm used to it, it is still annoying but knowing I will lose eventually keeps me on track. I can now go 2-3 weeks without losing anything but then I can lose 2lb over a couple of days and then not lose anything for another couple of weeks.

Happy birthday for yesterday Not hope you are having a fab holiday. Grin it's my birthday tomorrow so will be eating a nice meal out.

Still 10st 5 this morning.

Bathsheba3 · 12/10/2016 17:15

Poor you must -surely at least 1/2 lb loss once you get rid of all the snotty nose?! Hope you are feeling even better by tomorrow.

Much better day here so far , mustn't jinx anything have been running around, ok driving around, for work, so literally only just had lunch - salmon + huge green salad & slice rye bread. Breakfast was poached egg & spinach on 1/2 rye bread, so all in all a good day so far. I'm out this evening at a thing - will have a cuppa, but decline the biccies - so even if I eat 2 fish goujons fingers with my kids later, I'm within the 1200. It won't undo the badness of last few days, but best draw a line and move on & reset, than dwell & feel worse.

Hope everyone having a good day!

Bathsheba3 · 12/10/2016 17:19

oh - I colour-blocked today with my clothes. Tried 3+ outfits on this morning, felt fat & frumpy all round. Settled on navy shirt & navy trousers. Felt slimmer & ready to face the world. Really really need new jeans. The ones I love are all sold out in my size at gap, but I don't want to go hunting around for new "temporary" pair before I shift another half stone. I guess I had better put my mind to it and shift it quickly then, hey?

DawheadAwgusEeentock · 12/10/2016 18:48

Ok, back properly hopefully, going to try a decent update this time.

Bath so sorry you had a rough night Monday - for a minute I was wondering if you're me (update below) Flowers. You've had a good few non-routine days (charity dinner and wedding sounded lovely!) so it's v hard to get back on the horse after all that positive and negative disruption. You are getting there though - today sounds great! And yes, there is nothing like a clothes-related incentive to drive us on - that half stone could be gone in 4 weeks!

cora 2lbs loss since I last posted properly - well done Star

sugar I can't help with any exercise recommendations but sounds like your poor tummy has had its fair share of trauma Sad so you are doing really well. Well done on finishing level 2 of 30 day shred and you will get there with the Pilates poses Flowers. V interested in what you said about body fat - I might be back to you with questions about waist measuring....

spud hope you're all better - great cal count yesterday well done! And 4lbs in 3 weeks is great!

sausage wow 5lbs loss that's amazing - well done! Star

sesame your canteen sounds like it does lovely food so don't be hard on yourself about giving in now and again. Your average is still ok and you're right - a few 100 cals here and there would make a world of difference (or maybe one or two 'soup' days). Not during AF though - unless it's a lovely comforting creamy soup yum.

hopefully hope your cold is better too - well done on the 2lbs loss as well!!

Not Happy Birthday for yesterday!!! Hope you're having a fab time - fair play for checking in!!! And running in the mornings - wow!

Running lots of us seem to have had write-off weekends - families are terrible at undoing our good work!! You are at such a light weight though it must be v difficult to maintain so you are doing really well.

made Flowers for you and your mum as well. I would agree with Bath - as hard as it is, focus on eating healthy stuff even more than counting calories. If you feel well you will be stronger and more capable mentally and physically.

Must glad you're almost better - well done on the 1lb loss and yay for the nurse's scales Grin! Happy Birthday for tomorrow!!!

Loli well done on the 1lb loss! Sorry to hear about your job, but fingers crossed nothing bad happens.

April well done on the 2lbs loss too Star

keepon 6lbs total is brilliant! Bootcamp sounds like a very good (exhausing Wink) idea

roar Flowers I can well imagine it is a v tough time but everything is a fresh start for you now - onwards and downwards (with weight) and upwards with everything else!

Overtired sorry about the horrible scales, but you are back that's the main thing and that is a great cal total for today.

So....dithering about being honest and over-sharing again but feck it. Me and H are in marriage counselling and on Monday night he got v angry with the counsellor and stormed out of our session. Anyway, think I was in shock that night but yesterday it all hit me and I ate every biscuit in the house. My psyche must have been protecting me because for sure, if that box of chocolates was still here, I'd have eaten it all (thank God I had given the leftovers to my Mum at the weekend Blush). It was the first day in months that I ate so emotionally and mindlessly - although I did calorie count it all so I came in at 1620 which could have been worse.

We've talked last night and we have a (sort of) plan of action, so today is better mentally and food-wise. Weigh-in day and I only lost 200g (not even 1/2lb) so v disappointed as my weekly avg was only 1450. But on the other hand not surprised really - feel very stodgy and I think the stress didn't help. I'm still 10st 13lb ish so want to get a bit further away from that 11 before I can enjoy being in the 10s. Coming in at 1190 today but I am getting that horrible dryness in my throat so hope I'm not getting a cold now - wouldn't surprise me either though. I am determined to have a better week this week.

Runningupthathill82 · 12/10/2016 19:36

Oh Dawhead, that sounds tough. I'm sorry to hear you've had such a rough time.
I am v impressed, though,that you managed to mitigate the damage of the binge and keen it down to little more than 1600. It could've been so much worse!

Here's hoping for a better week Flowers

(came in at 1400 here. 200 over AGAIN...)

Sugarandsalt · 12/10/2016 20:50

Must glad you are on the mend.

Bath well done on a good day. I found some old jeans up in my attic that fit me perfectly. Wore them today as was on a course day. Was nice.

Dawhead sorry you've had a rough time too. But at least you are on a path forward (wherever that path leads). And being in the 10s is amazing.

Running you are so near maintenance at this point, 1400 is great.

As for me, mixed day. Came in at 1340, so 140 over. Woke up early so practiced Pilates (my core strengthening obsession continues!), walked 11000 steps and did my shred video.

Meant to be going to a conference Friday and Saturday but have just got some bad news about an elderly family member so now don't know where I'll be going. I'm going to see what happens overnight and then decide.

Hopefully · 12/10/2016 21:21

Dawhead sorry you're having a crappy time of it. Am Shock Envy Grin that your binge has you coming in somewhat lower than my usual daily intake though!

Am still slightly in shock at how low my daily steps are. Even if my phone pedometer is a bit mean and even though I don't have it in my pocket dashing round the house, I'm still doing a woefully tiny number of steps. I have a couple more days of house cleaning to get done (we were away so much over the summer I am having to do a spring clean in autumn to get everything back under control) but next week I am going to aim for 7,500 every day, with a view to getting up to 10,000 once that becomes habit. Hell, 5,000 would be an improvement on some days Blush.

Have been concentrating on nourishing food this week to try to see off my lingering cold, so am not too concerned at being only a couple of hundred below maintenance every day. I may not say that tomorrow morning if the scales show a gain though...

Hopefully · 13/10/2016 04:41

Last one out yesterday, first one in this morning. Up the predicted 0.5lb, to 10.3.7, now I've rehydrated. Also had chapati with curry last night, and carbs with dinner always ruins the possibility of an overnight drop. Hoping that all the cleaning will burn some calories today.

Sugarandsalt · 13/10/2016 08:06

Hi Hope. It is hard to get the steps up at home- I find I get way less in on my days at home, when working I'm running between a few sites so easily have 6-7000 like that, and another 5-6k walking to and from nursery/tube/home.

I'm still the same weight, 11st13. Sigh. I did slide a little at the weekend but overall last week I came averaging 1250per day. My period is due so hopefully that will help, but have another weekend away ahead so I'd love to be down a bit. Taking heart from must and her success after these frustrating plateaus.

DawheadAwgusEeentock · 13/10/2016 09:31

Great minds think alike - thought I would try posting early-ish today instead too. I did giggle at my binge only being around 1600 - I'd never thought of it like that! The mitigating factor was thank God we had very few biccies in the house. We only buy WW digestives now and H eats most of them so it was only what was left of those and a cake bar that I found in my handbag Blush.

Anyway, enough of that, feeling better today and still on a determined streak.

Running thank you Flowers and 1400 is v respectable

Sugar thank you too - that was brilliant exercise again yesterday. Boo about the scales - it has to be AF's fault with such a good weekly avg. Sorry about your family news - hope things work out if poss Flowers.

Hopefully thank you too. Like sugar said, I would find it v hard to get steps up at home. Even walking the dog, I only get about 4,800 steps and that's about a 3mi walk. Hope your cold is nearly gone - H has it for over a week and it's taking ages to go completely. You are right about the carbs and 0.5 is really nothing esp with your cold. Btw - what were you doing up at 4.40 Shock?!!!

Soup day for me today so planning to come in at 1090. Took some medicine last night but hopefully it was a false alarm about the cold - not feeling any worse yet anyway. Good luck for today!

coragreta · 13/10/2016 12:51

Hi everyone. Hope you are all doing well. I have also found I do too few steps when I'm at home. But not loads more when I'm at work. Need to make more time but not in this weather.

Aiming for 1301 today - who knew sausages were so much.

madein1995 · 13/10/2016 18:43

Sorry I disappeared again but have been good so far, and mum is going to the doctors tomorrow so should have some more news now. Been keeping myself very busy Smile Was in at 1298 Monday, 1439 Tuesday, 1340 yesterday and hoping to finish at 1252 today

Sugarandsalt · 13/10/2016 18:44

Well I'm exhausted and not even home yet.

Did some Pilates this morning. DD joined me. She is 2 and better than me at it!

Then we had a hospital appt for DD (routine follow up) and blood tests so was in hospital all morning. Got to work at 2 so I'm just leaving now. Planning shred, shower, eat and bed. Up at 5 tomorrow to travel to conference. 14500 steps so far. Will be 1400 cals after dinner so not great!

MustBeThin · 13/10/2016 19:04

Quick check in. Not weighed myself today, been out for a 3 course birthday lunch. Not gone too mental but will be having a few treats later, birthday gifts included 4 boxes of chocolateshit and a selection of Whittards hot chocolate. 😄 will be having a few tonight then going back to my usual 1-2 a day. They will last ages.

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