MFP thread 6

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New thread as old one's nearly full

Sorry to hear you are still so poorly and glum hope. But try not to beat yourself up about it too much. Sometimes you just have to ride the wave for a bit, have a mope & a wallow, and have a good moan to us here.

My positive goal for the day: eating clean & lean, & sticking to 1200 = to wear black skinny jeans with boots & not having to cover tree-trunk thighs with a long tunic-type top.

Can I join the grumpy/fat bench. No weight loss this week despite my weekly average being 1237. How is that possible??

But no weight gain cora? Your body is just adjusting, you'll get a whoosh. I think we should call this phenomenon the mustbethin law

Arg posted too soon, this law is named after the ultimate queen of plateaus & extraordinary weighloss must😘

Were you eating exercise calories back, cora, or was 1237 the amount you were actually consuming?
If the former, then that makes sense because mfp massively overestimates exercise calories. If the latter, you could be set for a bigger loss next week...?

at mustbethin law. So true Not!!

Not eating my exercise calories. Although to be fair I have only done one run this week so maybe I could up my exercise.

loli so sorry to hear that things have been so tough , fingers crossed that the meds do their thing though and you can move upwards from here.

dawhead, I’m sure one high calorie day won’t make a dent to your regime – especially if you can enjoy it and stay on top of your weekly average.

hopefully/Sully – things can only get better from here…right?

not sorry you’re on the bench with hope….

bath onwards and downwards and you will bin those tunic tops!

cora sorry you haven’t seen a loss – it’s probably just water weight and your pay off is right around the corner

Despite a heck of a lot of hot stepping, the scales this morning still say 10st. That’s the weight I first reached on 19 September. I’ve officially recorded it onto mfp and we’ll have to see how I get on from here. It really reveals to me that my efforts to ‘diet’ over the past 4 weeks are really only maintenance. It’s also telling that maintenance appears to be as much fun as dieting…. I’m disappointed, but at least I’m not on the sulky bench I suppose….

Wow I've missed a lot! On my phone so can't namecheck everyone but I have read everything!

Running and Sesame part of my job involves reading studies about weight/obesity etc so I'm a total nerd who is always delighted to discuss such things! I thought the biggest loser study was fascinating but not generalisable to the general population as it was such an extreme intervention. I'd love to see a similar trial done on typical yoyo dieters picked up buying lighter life/at slimming world/WW and I'm sure we might see something similar.

Cora I'm very much plateauing these days too. Also hoping for a whoosh down any day. I'm setting a very modest goal of 11st 7 by xmas. So that's 6lbs.

Hope sorry to hear you are unwell.

As for me, got less steps in yesterday than usual- 10001 (I may have done a few laps of kitchen to get to that number!). Was in just the one office for a change. Did shred day 29. And came in at 1275 cals.

Today so far I've walked 8000 steps so will definitely hit 13000+. I've had overnight oats (200cals), chicken soup with vegetable gyoza (450cals) and plan a frittata for dinner. DH away for weekend- planning lunch out with a friend tomorrow (instead of cake baking).

Not small blessing but at least the cold has lifted before AF hits you fully - it would be awful having both together. You might still be able to make the 10s in the first full week of November after AF ends? And at the mustbethin law love it.

Running 1350 was great yesterday hope today is going well.

Hopefully oh gosh well deserved from me as well. And if you're like Sully that's great cos he's lovely . Once the cold lifts you will spring back and it will be onwards and downwards again

Bath great you're having another good day - I am a pear with tree-trunk thighs too so don't think I will ever see skinny jeans but I will live vicariously through you

Oh cora that's really disheartening after such a good average, but the mustbethin law is well-proven on these threads and you will definitely get a whoosh in no time after a plateau like this.

Sesame you deserve a too. Sorry I can't remember, but do you know your average cals over all that time? Could you try shaving 50/100 off it to see if makes an impact for a week?

Sugar is it Day 30 of Shred today then??!! If so well done in advance ! Even though your weight is staying constant I bet you are much more trim and toned and shred will have made you stronger. Enjoy the lunch tomorrow - great idea instead of cake!

I tried planking this morning and I only lasted 30 seconds on my front and 10 seconds on each side .

I'm having a v lean day despite myself. Soup for lunch and ravioli with a jar of bog sauce for dinner so only planning to come in at 980. Meeting H for coffee after work though, so I might rob a corner off whatever nice choccie thing he buys. Also I had to miss the dog-walk today and will on Monday too so I have to save calories wherever I can this week.

Good luck to everyone for the w/end we know they're a demon for all of us .

dawhead that's the thing, there's probably only about 50/100 cals in it between maintenance and loss. It’s so frustrating.

I can see exactly where those extra calories are from my log:
Milky Americano (usually one, but I had two today = 100cals)
2 milky teas at breakie sometimes 3 (47 cals)
lunchtime soup, in addition to a main dish (150 cals)
afternoon workplace snacks, when I'm not really hungry cos I already had such a big lunch (apple = 80 cals, clementine = 28 cals, nuts = 160 cals) - mind these also serve to stop me from reaching for the obscene amount of workplace treats in my office that my colleagues constantly bring in...

But I have zero motivation to change my habits. All these items are in themselves are healthy. All of them additionally contribute to my protein intake (I'm veggie so this is important). All of them add vitamins, anti-oxidants, healthy fats etc. But at the same time they make all the difference between the bmi points. And consuming all this extra food during the day means that my evening meal has to be restricted to around 350-400cals in order to keep on track. I’d actually much rather allow myself a little more than this at night, by cutting back during the day. Essentially, even though I am now within normal weight boundaries, I still have a huge problem of eating when I'm not hungry. This kind of healthy mindless eating was the reason why I gained back 1st7 in the first place, before I started my mfp journey and I feel I have to crack it.

And this is in reality a working week problem. I’m actually a lot smarter at weekends. At weekends, I eat when I’m hungry or I eat for pleasure. I can control what and when I eat. And I don’t eat out of boredom or habit.

sugar and running if you come across any articles or science that will help me unpick and undo all this mindless ‘healthy’ eating – please do sent them my way.

And if anyone has any other tips that will help please do share.

Very kind, but please don't do any vicarious living through me dawhead. I have you are a gorgeous lean sweet pear, rather than my own rotund, withered & woody variety. I bet you would look great in skinny jeans. Especially now you're lovely & lean in the 10st bracket. Don't forget I'm still in the 12s probably - too frightened to weigh.

All that temptation at work Sesame must be tough. Well done you for sticking to the fruit - although I can't believe how even the fruit calories adds up, esp grapes. Bad news. I've over-snacked today. Grrrrr. Chicken & veggies for me for dinner this eve. Everyone else having pie, pots & veg. I have to be v careful not to talk calories at home in front of teen DD. My excuse for no pie = it only serves 3

Ugg, I'm stuffed! Brought the kids to see trolls & had chicken wrap with some chips stolen from their lunches and quick a bit of chocolate. On the upside I don't feel like eating much now, although I did stop at the shops and bought more chocolate😳 What is it about totm that drives me crazy for junk? Feel super bloated, I'm hoping that it might be why the jeans were so snug when I tried them on yesterday, when I looked in the mirror my stomach had been pleated into them. Or to tell the truth & shame the devil they just don't fit! I just don't want to buy size 12 anymore despite not truly being a size 10 except in vanity sizing. Dh has just announced he's working tomorrow so I'm on taxi duty - super duper, not. Drowning my sorrows in a 🍷 First world problems eh? And I arranged a play date for my little lady which means I'll have a 3rd child to ferry about, wahhh

I'm absolutely shattered, think the stress of last 2 weeks has caught up with me. Would you all judge me if I left the last day of the shred til tomorrow?!

No judgment here, the most exercise I've done is take my shoes off! 😉

Thanks

Sorry had planned to say more!

Thanks Not. I'm very very tired today, more than usual.

think you are amazing sugar to have done so much shredding. concerned over your tiredness. hope all is OK

Oh everything is fine Bath, just haven't had a break in 2 weeks- up at 6 for work, running around all day, teaching and marking assignments, preparing conference presentation, conference, then very long trip for family funeral and straight back into normal life and work. Just need a weekend free of work and stress! I'm generally full of beans and I'm sure after some sleep I'll have plenty energy tomorrow.

Total bloat body here, that's my equivalent of beach body. Scales rocketed to 11.7.2 this morning and I'm all wtaf, then it clicked some time later that totm is v likely to blame. That's not the worst of it, I've only 1 teabag left!!!! I mainline tea, I can't believe I dropped the ball on this one. I'll have to break into my hotel stash, yes I am that saddo that swipes tea sachets for emergencies such as this.
I've been v lax with mfp since returning from hols, need to get back on track - when I lost my streak, I lost my mojo.
Anyone doing anything nice today? Taxi service is commencing on 2.5 hours here & will continue to run back/forth all day long. Bleurgh (my new favourite word)
Sugar I hope you had a lovely rest, will you do day 30 today? I'd like to think I might do a Bob session later but realistically as my littley has her mad mate over, I think the combination of weights and 2 little madams watching & sniggering might not work too well. I could try cleaning the house for exercise? Snort, likely, not

Not sounds like you have a busy day planned! I'm feeling much better rested today. DD woke at 645am but was placated with cuddles until 8. Now I'm having breakfast and planning to clean my house! Friend meeting us at 2, but we will have lunch out so just have to make ok choices!

Down to 11st 12 this am! Not going to weigh again til late next week. Will finish shred this evening, and then going to do 2 days Pilates, 3 days of HIIT workouts each week I think.

Sesame I have oodles of scientific articles about weight loss, but on the whole I'm afraid they are not especially uplifting!

Morning! Sugar I hope you get some rest this weekend and Not my biggest fear is running out of milk, it's a bit of an obsession of mine (but lucky you had a secret hotel stash!). Hope you're all having a good Saturday.
Panic attacks aren't subsiding yet but it's very early days I know. I'm still sticking to the diet and exercise although I didn't make it to the pool this morning but am about to take the dogs for a long walk. I do about 6km with them so I don't feel too guilty!

Oh loli you poor thing, panic attacks take an awful lot out of you. The walk with the pooches will do you & them good. It's early days and waking up on Monday knowing you don't have to work will be a relief. Stress & anxiety is incredibly hard to deal with, I left my job of 8 years because of it - I had a thought on the way in if I crashed would I get some time off? Big flashing warning light in my head computer that this wasn't right. The irony was I ended up in a 6 month contract that nearly did drove me to a worse place. I wish I'd done what you did, asked for help & taken some leave as it was a great company, I just took on too much and was let as no one else would do it. Then just after starting job from hell, my mum died & a whole nother raft of issues arose, possible genetic cancer, grieving elderly father to mind. How I didn't lose my sh*t (I did quite a bit but not totally) I'll never know. Now I'm managed to get myself into another impossible work situation. Waffle waffle, my point is you've been given time by your doctor to step back & take time to recover, well done for reaching out💐

Thanks Not. I've actually had nearly 2 years from hell and the recent situation at work has just compounded it. Lost my dysfunctional alcoholic mother to cancer followed literally in days by me being diagnosed with blood clots in the brain. I've recovered to an extent but I'll never be completely the same. I probably went back to work too early as well. Roll on this year following a nasty bout of pneumonia my DH wasn't recovering and after lots of scares was diagnosed with sarcoidosis and now possibly other auto immunes.
So it's no wonder my screwed up head has said 'enough'!
Sorry if I've shared too much and if I've outed myself please be kind.

Lovely ladies. What sad stories. Life deals some very bad cards doesn't it? And the duff ones always seem to get dealt to the loveliest of people. I just want to send out a big group hug if I may.