MFP thread 6

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New thread as old one's nearly full

I refuse to buy anything for Halloween until the day, for the same reason hopefully. By then I have missed the bargains and end up spending a fortune tho'.

Bridget Jones film was very funny. Would totally recommend it. Haven't laughed that much in a long while

DETERMINED to have a good day today. Braved the scales, and 12 0.75. Given what happened at the weekend I can live with that. Still waiting for the chic hob nobs only the 1 packet to appear as 1/2 stone

choc hobnobs, obv and yes, the 1 whole packet

Bath I'm back bang on 12 again this morning. I did eat a shocking amount at the weekend so I'm hoping the bloat will wear off soon. Today is going well so far. Oats/chia seeds/chopped nuts for breakfast (200cals- was only a few nuts!). Dinner is more of my pulled pork/slaw (600cals) and am picking up a salad now for lunch (300cals) leaving me 100 for snacks. I eat dinner quite late so find it's a long break between lunch and dinner.

Have walked 8000steps so far so I'm on track for 15k for the day I think. Planning to shred also. Have only 6 more to make 30!

dawhead I totally get where you’re coming from on staying with the mindset. And I’m with you on staring at the treat, then staring at my phone trying to work out whether I can have it or not.

cora well done on sticking to your cals and your steps – I’m sure you will be into the size 12s soon enough!

bath glad you enjoyed the film and had a well-deserved night out.

made looks like you are also doing well for your cals, hope you enjoy your fajitas.

sugar Well there must be a market for non-distressed jeans then – I couldn’t go into the winter with holes in my jeans, I might catch a chill….! I was actually even contemplating going for the 34 length so they would be full-length on me, rather than ankle grazer – but in the end no one bothered to help me in the fitting rooms, so I stuck with the pair in hand. What will you do when you finish shred? Do you have some sort of continuation exercise plan?

hope get your hands out that sweetie bucket and hoick your trews up!

not hope you are feeling better? I struggled to find jeans in all the usual age appropriate shops as I no longer have hips and a standard UK ladies size block is a marked pair shape. It turns out that youth brands like top shop are much better for my new shape and I’ve at least had success with the Jamie jeans. It is strange shopping there at the grand old age of 41, but I suppose I’m making up for lost time as I was far too fat to shop there in my youth….

Ack, weighed in at 10st today…. First proper post af weigh in, and I’m now up 1lb since the appearance of 9st13 3 weeks ago. Because of my habit of rounding up, I’m probably just half a pound away from pulling it back – that’s probably what the extra cals at the weekend were worth anyway - but I did hope I might be further along by now. It’s so hard - I have zero motivation to continue being strict with myself, I just want to be able to maintain, but I’m so worried about going back where I was.

Logged the wrong bread and am now at 1337! So annoying as I was really trying to stay at 1200. Only done 3000 steps and it's too rainy for a run. Not a good day. Hope I can keep it together tomorrow.

There's no such thing as too rainy for a run, coragreta!

Cora you did great yesterday and 1337 is v close - never mind the rainy run - can you just walk up and down stairs a few times and that 137 will be gone

Bath weekends do affect all of us badly - you are doing great - 1018 yesterday was brilliant! And I'm so thrilled you had a nice time last night. You will be in the 11s in a few days I'm sure of it!

Sugar gosh that's amazing that you did shred last night given you got home so late. Bloat will go soon and you're doing great today - yay for only 6 days of shred left!

made oh those spiders do sound tasty (heh heh can't believe I just said that) I will have to not keep an eye out for them . Well done on yesterday and fajitas sound lovely.

Hopefully what amazes me most about your tub of sweets is that you threw them away! That takes really willpower so you should be v proud of yourself.

Not aw well it's hard to resist cake and it will probably take a few more days to get back to normal. The main thing is that you are here and still determined. And size 10 jeans - swit swoo!

Sesame 1lb is really nothing - it could just depend on your undies or the time of day you weighed yourself - so keep thinking of how brilliantly you are doing overall. It's really hard and we can't keep feeling deprived all the time, but try to take heart from all the big losers on here (iykwim) who've had plateaus for weeks on end.

Bit of a better day for me - not feeling as empty/food-obsessed - maybe it was the soup at lunchtime and also had a few coffees. Mind you, I'm looking forward to a decent lunch tomorrow no matter what the scales say. Kitchen closed at 1050 so my weekly avg is down a bit to 1310.

Well done Dawhead on 1050. Great weekly average too! And Cora - 137 extra is nothing. Please don't be so hard on yourself - you have done brilliantly. I have to admit I just headed to the fridge in search of some wine. But found a nice bottle of slimline tonic, so just added it to ice and slice of lime. Close shave.

Yes, they think mum has type 2 diabetes so it should mean less sweet things coming into the house (and I am known to be a nagging thing when I've got a bee in my bonnet) Ending today on exactly 1500 (daily limit is 152). The fajitas are happening tomorrow lunch instead. Breakfast was banana on toast and a cuppa, lunch was leek and potato soup and a slice of bread, then this afternoon my volunteer mentor rang and said someone had phoned in sick and they needed someone to help with an admission, so I ended up going over and only got home at 8. So I had 3 slices pepperoni pizza and 2 dough balls, and another cuppa and am just sipping flavoured water now. Not had too good of a day - jobseekers advisor annoyed me a bit threatening to sanction me for updating online every other day not every day - but really enjoyed the volunteering. I'll have a lie in tomorrow and skip breakfast probably, then do my fajitas for my lunch and have leftover pizza after aqua aerobics for my tea. It's worked out quite well really, normally I'm starving on a thursday as I get a bus to volunteering at midday, and dont get home til 5/6 oclock ish but eating leftover fajitas before I go should fill me up.

Thanks for reminding me not to be too hard on myself.
Made. I often find that I eat less when I'm busy. Keeps your mind off food.
Looks like people are doing really well today.

Well I think the last few days have caught up with me. I am absolutely shattered.

Calories today 1350 (had a slice of toast I shouldn't have had). But shredded and walked 18500 steps. Period just started so hopefully the bloat will go over next few days.

Going to face the scales this morning, don't think I can put it off any longer as I'm just such a picky knickers since returning from holidays. And I've been seriously neglecting mfp (lost my streak of nearly 1 year😥)
Feel a bit yuk too, sore throat, congested chest & I'm due totm so that's not helping the resolve. I'm in awe of everyone staying soo low with their calories, sugar a slice of toast is medicinal girl! Hope you wake feeling better.
made - I don't know what the jobseeker thing meant, are you supposed to log on every day & say "I've been looking for a job today, again..."? Rise above it, do as required & meant flip them the bird. That's my advice after years of being "molded" into shape by officious sh*tes. Above all else never let them know you think they're petty cause they sense it and feel you need to be explained to repeatedly just in case you have a soupcon of self worth left...jeez I think I hate the "system". It'll turn out of course I've completely misunderstood and my rants been as best mildly funny & at worst, stink of paranoid delusion!
So much for that stupid thing in the dm about getting up early so I can have a "golden hour"😩

Not I've been getting up at 4:30am 6 days a week for about a year now and am neither slim, rich nor successful. Golden hour is over rated!

Argh, up another fraction today after a couple of reallymlazy days. Going to have a strict day today to try to get it back on track or my excessively virtuous weekend will be wasted!

Do you know hope when I read it I thought of you😁
Scales showing a 2.5 or 5lb gain depending on when I consider what my last preholiday WI. I was 11.2 on the Wednesday but 11.4.2 on the Friday. I'm 11.6.8 this morning. I'm feeling quite bunged too. But all in all that's the best I've ever been after a holiday. I needed to see it though as I have to turn around the evening nibbling & 🍷Not that I'm guzzling but having a glass or 2. Well that's it now until Friday mainly cause I've none left
Oh to stay in bed today, feeling deathly😩

Made having you on board will help your mum with improving her own lifestyle. And her diagnosis can help motivate you to continue as you are to reduce your own risk of diabetes. (I'm feeling very positive today!). The jobseekers stuff sounds stressful, agree with not about rising above it.

Not what are you meant to do with a "golden hour"? Unfortunately DD decided to wake me up at 2am due to an urgent need for a toilet. Then hopped in beside me and slept on top of me. Not feeling very well rested!

On the upside scales back to 11 13. Next weekend away is in 3 weeks so I'd love to be firmly in the 11s by then. Feel I've been dancing around 12 forever.

There was a thing in the daily fail about how women that get up at 4.30'ish are slim, successful and gorgeous. That getting this extra time in the morning uninterrupted have them the edge. I used to get up at 5-5.30 to exercise, now I get up to mn & drink tea😁 And look at me! All glamorous in jeans/fleece/wooly socks sipping lempsip & wondering if I can send the kids to school by themselves & go back to bed ringing in sick

Hmm, I think I'd rather my golden hour later in the day! I left the house before 7 to meet someone early who never turned up. I am a little bit annoyed!

On the upside I've started early so I'll hopefully get out earlier (although have another penicilled in for 4 so we will see).

Breakfast was on the go- made my own version of a spinach/egg protein pot last night to eat on tube, and had an apple. (175cals). Period brings salt and carb cravings (hence the toast last night) so I'm upping the protein for today. Chilli con carne in the slow cooker - put it on at 6am. Will have that with sweet corn salsa. (500cals). Leaves me around 600cals to play with for lunch and snacks which I may need!

On the upside am on 7000steps and it's only 9am. Have at least 3 more office 1 to office 2 trips to make so I'll definitely be on 15000 or so by the time I get home.

dawhead that weekly average looks really good, hope you have a nice lunch today.

bath well done for just having the tonic.

made sorry about the jobseeker advisor jobsworth, not has good advice. Hope that today is a better day.

not for me a golden hour would be an extra hour in bed with a hot water bottle hottie, hitting the snooze button. Glad the weigh in was as good as it could be. Hope you feel better.

sugar yay for being back in the 11s, with all your hard work you will be saying goodbye to the 12s forever. Nice work on the steps so far today too.

Had a better day yesterday, finished on 1,574, which was 86 cals under and even included a few squares of dark choc. Makes a change for me being on target for one day. It had zero impact on my weight though, which is now going in the opposite direction, I’m up 2lb in total. Must get on top of things again. I’m also wondering if I will need to accept 10st as my final weight though. I’m also wondering about maintaining again, and how this might work – perhaps I need to stick to entering everything on mfp Monday to Friday with a similar calorie budget to now, which would then give me 800-1000cal to spend over the weekend. Will need to do some more thinking about this.

Bath well done on resisting the wine - that is great!

Made it will be great that you can support your Mum - you'll be able to help each other. Agree with the good advice already - unfortunately we are not v PC in the dawhead house so that would be someone most def in the "jobsworth" bucket. Enjoy the lovely fajitas today!

cora I definitely eat less (or think about food less) when I'm busy as well.

Sugar that's great you're back in the 11s - well done . Wow so many steps done so early - amazing!!! And great idea about the protein during AF.

Not I think we call that a 2.5lb gain which is brilliant after a holiday!! Hope you're not coming down with a cold, but if it's any consolation mine was a v mild dose this time and is gone completely now so it mightn't last long. I have no idea how you get up at 5.30 (never mind 4.30) I would be a gibbering wreck all day.

Hopefully it's great that you're feeling determined - you'll be back on track in no time.

Sesame I can't give any advice really, but maybe 10st is your 'happy' weight and now it's more about how you feel/look and how clothes fit? I think if I ever get to that weight it will v hard for me to lose more without feeling miserable, but at that stage I might try to concentrate on toning/getting strong instead? Not sure, but I think trying to maintain for a few weeks is a good idea.

So....v good news for me today - I lost 1.5kg (~3lbs) yay. Couldn't bloody believe it - I weighed myself 3 times. I am now 68kg exactly ~ 10st 10 so I'm officially in the 10s!! Also, I'm at healthy BMI of 25 and I'm the lightest I've been in over 5 years . This was my first big milestone.

But, but, but. First but: it's taken me 11 weeks to lose my first stone . Second but: I'm not feeling great today so I think I need to slow it down a bit. I have a sit/stand desk for work and I felt a bit woozy every time I tried to stand today. Maybe it's just a subconscious excuse to pig out , but this week I'll be really happy if I lose 0.5kg.

Next milestone is to get to 65.5kg so if I can get there before Christmas I'll be delighted (it was my weight when I got married ).

Anyway, did just pig out on a nice lunch, egg sandwich, cheese and sausage (anything naice I could find in the fridge basically). Also I might opt for a v naughty dinner tonight so not sure of today's totals yet. Best case 1420, worst case 1850 .

Oh well done dawg! 11 weeks is nothing, it's taken me a year+ to lose/regain/lose/regain/lose a stone. I have a nasty pain right in the centre of my chest, like there's something stuck there but it changes when I breathe? Best not refer to Dr. Google. Do not feel like cooking but think I should just do it & not think about it too much😩

Sorry you are feeling under the weather Not. Hot bath with some eucalyptus oil or similar & early night?

for Dawhead - 3 lbs loss to get to 1 stone is AMAZING! Well done you. Hope it gives you a well-deserved boost.

Glad you are back in the 11s sugar - I'll join you there in a day or two I hope. Can't believe you were up extra early for nothing. Hope they have apologised sufficiently.

Sesame - temporary blip, I am sure of. Extra water & extra sleep if you can.

Sesame what height are you? I think if you can stay around 10stone without too much fuss and you are fitting into size 10s from Topshop you must be fairly close to your ideal weight anyway?

Dawhead well done on the weight loss! 3lbs is amazing! 10st10 puts me at a healthy BMI also so it's my first goal!

Not feel better soon. If you have chest pain which gets worse when you breathe you should consider seeing a doctor (the real sort, not Dr. Google!).

Bath I'm sure you'll be back in the 11s soon. I can't seem to stay there either! I ended the day on 1250cals. Did my shred (alongside my 2 year old who lifted her hairbrush instead of hand weights, and thought rockstar jumps were the most fun ever). 17000steps. DH away this weekend so I'm trying to plan my meals. I've got a friend visiting on Saturday so need to make a cake or something, something with either white chocolate or coffee as I dislike both of them! Does anyone have any suggestions?

Dawhead brilliant loss! Slow and steady wins the race - it'a taken me since May to lose just 10lbs, so I am taking it to extremes, but I decided early on that as long as the number on the first of each month was lower than the month before, I'd be happy. Once or twice it's only been 0.5lb lower but it's all progress.

Sesame I think maintaining is a whole new set of skills to learn. Your plan sounds good. I think getting below 10st (unless you are particularly short) is really hard - I have to be netting 1,200 every day to lose now, and I am not quite down to 10st yet.

Argh, pigged out TOTALLY the last 48 hours, thanks to overconfidence from my successful weekend and huge work stress, and have put on a bloody pound. So cross with myself. Probably won't get any real loss in before PMT bloat kicks in now. AND I am at an all day meeting today which will have free flowing biscuits and cake. Am just about to do yoga but won't get much chance to do any walking all day. Someone kick me up the backside. I really wanted to see 10st this month!

Morning all. Been reading your updates but not been on much as work has been horrible and I haven't been very good company.
But I'm a happier bunny today....I'm in the 12's!!! Finally am 12.13 (from 16.2).

That's great loli, 45lbs gone, that's a huge chunk. Sorry you're having a tough time, at least you're keeping going with your weightloss. Since I think we'd all agree as fat fighters that food is the go to in times of pressure, you're winning😉
Awake again since 4, quick likely have a mild chest infection but coupled with tiredness I'm feeling bleurgh, and I'm due totm today or tomorrow so that's not helping. Will bring the kids to school & then work from the couch, going to be a long and boring day😞