MFP thread 6

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New thread as old one's nearly full

How many weetabix did you have anna? I thought it was around 135 for 2, 200ml of full fat milk is 130'ish, 100'ish for low fat. Are you having sugar in your tea, lots of milk? If I have weetabix cause I don't take sugar, black tea (not for diet, just the way I like it) it would be 235 cals.

Welcome Anna. 677 seems a lot for weetabix and tea!

Congrats all on the losses

I am feeling a bit demoralised today. It probably sounds silly but I think I thought I would sort of feel/notice the weight coming off me but I can't at all. I feel flabby and horrible. It doesn't help that I am due to go back to work soon following a long sickness absence and I just tried my uniform on and it won't do up. I don't want to have to contact them and ask for a bigger size.

/self indulgent splurge

Aww pj, it definitely goes off much slower than it goes on. How many weeks until you're back? And how tight is it, do you think a few pounds off will sort it? Don't lose heart, you haven't much to lose iirc and that can mean more of a slog to a visible result💐

Sorry Not/Bath. Confusion reigns easily here.

Anna Are you sure about the Weetabix? DS is king of eating Weetabix, but that seems a lot to me.

Pj How long have you been doing MFP? Could you be ready for a big drop maybe? I promise you are NOT flabby and horrible.

I'm finished for the day. 200 cals under but due to exercise. 3 mile slow jog and 3 miles brisk dog walk. Was ready for wine tonight sadly!! Nibbled on peanuts due to wine....but been truthful on MFP.

However, off early for a long run in the morning. 13 miles. BUT seeing friends for take out and wine in the evening. I bet I break even, which is depressing...

Morning all. Welcome Anna. I had 2 in 13 months, I remember how hard it was and I wasn't breastfeeding. I would say be kind to yourself!
For those with pre-teens/teens you have my upmost sympathies. I've got through it with mine but omg remember it well and now have a 13 yr old ss.
Lost another lbs so 12.7 today. Meant to be going Christmas shopping/drinking/meal with DH to Cardiff later but he seems to be having an auto-immune flare up and given how cold it is plus how silly busy it will be (the rugby as well) I think we should give it a miss.
What's everyone else up to?

Braved the scales. Back to 11st12. Sigh. Have a party to attend tonight but will try to resist having too much.

Yesterday closed the kitchen at 1550. Which could have been worse as there was a glass of wine in that.

That's super loli, it's just dropping off you😉 Your poor dh, I don't know anything about auto immune but anything that flares us always sounds nasty. I'd err on the side of caution & stay home.
I'm not sure what you were at sugar, is this much of a gain? Don't worry you have it back in hand & you needed a break from calorie counting - it'll be gone soon. Lying here contemplating weighing in, absolutely no clue what I'm looking at. If anything it's been a maintenance rather than loss week. So it could be anywhere between 11.7-11.10 (no more than that, pls god!)
Going in soon....ish

It's not too bad not, 2lbs. And period due so bloated as well.

Loli I would probably give it a miss and do the shopping online! Cosy and warm..

I'm on yet another train. I've spent my whole week travelling (also not helping with food intake!). Very much looking forward to getting home tomorrow afternoon and relaxing with DD/DH. And next weekend I'm not leaving my immediate locality!

11.7.8 - not too bad. 2lb isn't bad if you went off plan sugar
And chances are 25% of that's just a bit of bloat. Have a great Saturday all, off to go shopping for the day, wish me luck 😉

That's good Not! Yes I'm not too worried, I think I needed to go off piste a little for a few days! I've just had a very strange airport breakfast of eggs/spinach and miso- it's delicious! Planning my Xmas dinner menu- ordered a (very expensive) goose yesterday!

Having Xmas dinner in UK the weekend before Xmas as going home for Xmas but DH really wants a goose and my mother does turkey!

I'm planning on braving a large Smyth's store on the way from Dublin airport, and buying DD her pink micro mini scooter so I don't have to bring it both ways on a plane! She is only 2 but she knows exactly what she wants already!

Not too bad at all Not, not too bad at all.

Sugar. Looked at a goose for Christmas as none of us are massive turkey fans. They are so expensive aren't they? We've ordered a three bird roast from M&S as an alternative to having tons of turkey to get through. Good luck with braving the Smyth's on a Saturday afternoon!

Well done on another loss Loli. Hope your DH is ok. Best not to risk it.

I hauled my sorry ass out of bed this morning at 6am to meet some friends from the running club for an early run in the pouring rain. I wouldn't have gone if I hadn't been meeting them. But, 9.5 miles done before 9.30 am and calories banked.

I was 7st 12lb this morning. I think it's the increase in the easy miles but the volume of them. Or I am overestimating my calories. Or I am just having a drop off after sticking at 8st 1 for weeks.

You sound so organised sugar I'm very impressed! And 2lbs not bad at all, especially when it's that time of the month.

Well done Loli and hope your DH is feeling better soon

Enjoy your shopping not

Thanks for the kind words not and need. I've only been going for about 3 weeks, so not that long and I know I can't expect miracles overnight! My uniform tunic is I think unacceptably tight across my chest and not great over my hips (I usually wear a top underneath but it won't do up at all with the extra layer). I have 2-3 weeks until I go back and with the best will in the world I am not convinced it's going to make enough of a difference and I suppose I shouldn't leave it til the last minute to ask for another size. I think I will perhaps try it on again and get a friend to see what they think - i am hoping I am being overly self critical given that it's tighter than it used to be and that doesn't feel great.

Hats off to you running in this weather need! I looked out the window this morning and just thought, 'nope!'

I'm glad I did it, but am so starving now. I've had a slice of toast using seeded bread, and some clementines and some grapes as well as lunch!

And drinking tons of water...

If you're order is over €50 would they deliver it to your Irish home sugar? I'm assuming you're thinking of the smyths at blanch. Dropped in to collect something on way back from Newry (went north for 🍷😉) and it took us 40 mins to get out of the car parks! And that's 6 weeks before xmas. Wrecked.com

Morning all. Feeling bunged up & bloated after my days shopping, scales showing a nasty 11.9.6 but then it would as its registering various rubbish from yesterday which is still lying in my gut, sorry for the tmi. Calories wise I'd say I got through around 2000 which for a weekend is good going for me. Tomorrow sees the start of my 6 week challenge & I've 3 weeks to shift this bloat to get back on track & break into the 11's. Got to look at the class schedule to see what will work. I'm thinking evening classes will work best for me as they'll keep me away from nighttime munchies, and I'll only be able to eat a light tea so I don't see it again iykwim 😉
How's everyone faring? Any plans for today?

Break into the 10's I meant and finally get the f**k from 11'stone'something. The longer I'm here, the more I'm creeping back towards 12'something. Damn it's hard when you're a greedy guts like me😖

Don't be hard on yourself Not. Tomorrow is an exciting new day and challenge to relish. You'll do it, you just feel crappy and rubbish after yesterday. Evening exercise I think does stop the snacking through boredom.

Yesterday was good in that, despite 3 glasses of wine and takeout, I was under. Okay it was something daft like 20 calories, and mainly due to the long run but I WAS under!!! Also the 3 glasses were over the course of 5.30pm till midnight, usually would drink tons more seeing this set of friends but I just kept topping up with water. I also shared a ham cripsy pizza with friends DD, and we asked for a tiny topping of cheese.

However, today I am not going to exercise or even try to do my steps. MFP or maybe the Garmin told me I was on a streak, but I think that might get a bit obsessive the longer is goes on iysim?

Family over and cooking a roast chicken, beef joint (there's 8 of us) The rest will do meals and sandwiches for the week. Not too fussed about a home cooked dinner, I'll pile on the veggies and I know what I am cooking with.

Scales 7.12 this morning.

Hello everyone!

I'm still here, just been busy at work and I've fallen behind with checking in. Sorry!

anna welcome

pj stick with it, you will get there. If you manage 2-3lb before going back to work, that might be realistic to help with the uniform.

need you're making me feel guilty - I really need to get my arse into gear and go out for a run - haven't been out for 2 weeks....

loli well done on the lb

sugar that gain does just sound like bloat - I'm sure a drop is just round the corner.

not good luck with the challenge, hopefully that will have you heading for the 10s in no time at all.

dawhead I think my original weight was somewhere around the 15 to 16 st mark, possibly more. That was about 4 years ago though, I was creeping up towards a size 22 and I was far too scared to weigh myself. I lost a lot over 24m, taking me to 11st 3 at my best, then gaining back 1st 7lb over the next 18m. That took me up to the beginning of the year and I've lost 3st in all since then - maybe the last stone whilst on this thread.

So indulgences last weekend came to about 2,700 extra calories over my tdee, so equal to over 2/3lb gain. Weigh in earlier this week though was post af and put me in the safe zone at 9st10. Have been quite bloaty rest of week so haven't recorded any of my other weigh ins as otherwise I'd be showing a 2lb gain right now. Anyway I've more or less settled on my current weight as being my goal. I could definitely go lower for my height, but I'm happy with my reflection now - it still has many flaws, but I don't think losing weight is what would improve them if you see what I mean. I'm sticking to mfp for now and still sticking to this thread. I haven't changed my daily calorie goal yet - that's still sitting at 1660, though I plan to set it to maintain at some point soon.

Makes sense Sesame. It kind of frightens me that we look in the mirror and equate a flat stomach to happiness. And we all do, to some extent, or we wouldn't be here!!

Just made Jamie Oliver's chocolate porridge from his new book. It was utterly delicious, and very sweet actually, which should satisfy any cravings. Lots of lovely ingredients, dates, Brazil nuts, cocoa powder, orange zest, vanilla extract, coconut water and fresh fruit (mango for me) on top. 360 calories. I'm stuffed.

Thanks for the encouragement sesame.

I just reluctantly took my sorry self down to Tesco to weigh in and have lost just over another 1.5lb this week, which I must admit is a bit of a relief. Slowly but surely right?

Well done on the 1.5lb down pj, how much is that in total since you started? That means you've burned/cut over 5000 calories over the week, no mean feat! Not slow at all, I'd take it with much delight😉
sesame you've done brilliantly, 3 stone in a year, I love hearing stories like that. Gives me hope and encouragement, if only I could carry through instead of my 1 step forward, 2 steps back, shuffle to the side & back. Like a bad line dance! Hungry now but will try hold out another while before I have a light bite as it'll be an early dinner in mine today.

Thanks not, hope you've had a good afternoon and enjoy your early dinner. I'm not exactly surely much owing to my lack of scales! It's at least 5.5lbs since an accurate weight in August but I suspect I was bigger than that before I started in October, so perhaps a bit more.

Have been doing a lot of exercise but appear to have done something to my hip :(. You'd think I'm about 90 not in my twenties the way I'm walking at the moment!

Evening! Had a lovely day Christmas shopping and bought a little black dress. But I've been starving all day and literally haven't stopped eating. I've probably managed to come in just under 1600 calories which isn't awful given I did a 5km walk with the dogs first thing but I'll be glad to go to bed just to keep out the kitchen.

Back from my trip. Yesterday had dinner out but only had 300 calories before dinner so hopefully was ok. Today came in at 1400, not bad considering I've been travelling.

Not yes I went to blanch but they weren't stocking the one I wanted so have ordered it now.