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Bathsheba3 ·
22/11/2016 14:30
Hi Sugar! I would like to say don't worry, enjoy what you're doing, bet you look fab in your size 12's, but that probably isn't what you want to hear. But please don't feel like a failure. You have had an incredible weight-loss journey. A few slip-ups does NOT mean that it is all going to go back on in an instant, and that you have let yourself down. Far from it.
Your maintenance plan sounds great Sesame 
. How weird that the whoosh happens when you least expect it. Very welcome though - extra mince pies for you!
How are you Not? Hope you have been able to take it easy today. Don't want to get sick and run down. I did make it out for the run - knew you would be offering me some support!! Most welcome too, thank you . I didn't go far - 2.5 miles, but it was at a fairly brisk pace, and non stop. Just had soup (shop bought - shop horror) - but it was all green, and only 240 calls for the whole pot greedy
Needastrongone ·
22/11/2016 15:41
Whoop whoop sesame, another lb! Brilliant. Wonder if it's because you don't need to focus so intently, and almost eat less because you can eat more, iyswim? Anyway, it's good news!
I feel the same Simon, we are all new and enthusiastic aren't we? I have the same physical symptoms though, more energy, skin better, feel better etc.
How was the run Bath?
Hope you are ok Not?
Salt My DD LOVES Nutella porridge! You might be surprised when you do weigh in.
Having a good day today. Not hungry. Done a strength/abs class and then went for a 5.5 mile run. Pace was much quicker than when I first got back to training.
Breakfast - banana and linseed on toast.
Lunch - roasted squash wrap from M&S.
Dinner - will be jacket potato and cottage cheese, salad.
Had some cucumber and a bit of hummus as a snack after my run.
I think I will be well under today due to the exercise.
Here's a question. My friend has ditched MFP because he was checking his calories left over at night and seeing a deficit and eating them up. 
. I bank them, but enjoy that the exercise gives me the chance to have a glass of wine without worry. I think no treats would be a killer.
What do you all think when you see a deficit?
SesameSparkle ·
22/11/2016 17:37
sugar good to see you checking in here. As others have said the size 12s are clear evidence of how well you’ve been doing and how far you’ve come. Don’t beat yourself up, and try to acknowledge your achievements. Btw homemade nutella sounds delicious.
not how did weigh in and the session go? I reckon I’m not quite eating maintenance as my activity is higher than mfp gives me credit for. Also my diet is generally quite healthy and my body probably can’t directly access all the cals I’m recording (e.g. plenty of veggies and a handful of nuts every day).
bath well done for the run and for the soup lunch. Mmm, now you’ve got me thinking a mince pie would be quite nice…. 
simon glad you are feeling so many positive effects!
need I’m actually quite bad for seeing my balance at the end of the day and eating up the extra. I think I need to learn to bank more as this would give me the flex I need to let my hair down occasionally – this is another thing that would help me sustain in the longer term.
Someone gave me some Hotel Chocolat earlier. I’ve just had 4 pieces and then helped myself to an ‘office biscuit’. That is quite unlike me and comes to 220 cals. Well you lot all did say I should eat more cals…! 
Lolimax ·
22/11/2016 21:32
I'll join in with the me posts! Draining day at work, more talk of redundancies plus very vulnerable people 
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Zumba really helped, I honestly don't know how I coped before exercise!
Ended the day under at 1100 calories although I might treat myself to something else as DH is on nights.
I hope everyone is good and hanging in there.
Bathsheba3 ·
22/11/2016 22:08
Not! Well done you. V well deserved. Stick with what you're doing & you'll get there v quick.
Likewise on the exercise Loli. I might even join an early morning HIIT class. Can't believe I have even said that!
But feeling v sad though for my dear friend & her DC's - her DH & their amazing dad lost his battle. . Unimaginable.
Needastrongone ·
23/11/2016 17:48
for Bath.
Just posting before going out running with the club. Meeting a friend for a cheeky few miles beforehand.
Scales say 7.10 this morning. Same. I would be happy to stick at this.
Breakfast - Bagel and egg.
Lunch - Bagel with rocket and 2 slices of salami. Apple
Dinner - Chilli with rice (yet to have)
Treat - glass of wine (or two, it's The Missing) Will have an energy gel too.
See you soon!
Bathsheba3 ·
23/11/2016 18:07
I'm in awe Need. I just add I don't ever recall being in the 7s. I do remember being 9 stone at the age of 11 
. But I really really do have big bones. Honest! My wrist is beyond most watch straps, so I don't bother. Pie & mash for them. I've just had 1/2 packet poppy seed crackers . Knew I was going to munch so got prepared with something low sugar. Am out, so will skip dinner, but making-up my calories this eve with glass of red.
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Bathsheba3 ·
24/11/2016 10:38
I'm missing out on The Missing. I must catch-up!
I'm absolutely pooped too not. But great calorie count for yesterday.
No WI for me today on account of being v munchy yesterday. Lots and lots of crackers. The upside, and only upside, is that they were seeded, and not crisps.
Sounded like a great (long!) run yesterday need. And yes to genetics! I come from a big-boned family. Plus we love our food 
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Hurray for your DD Loli! Such lovely news. You must be doing a v good job.
DawheadAwgusEeentock ·
24/11/2016 10:43
Sorry I've missed a few days - work's taken over a bit so just couldn't get a chance to check in.
Loli that's a very good target and it's a great approach that you can lose it slowly - it's more likely to stay off. Glad things improved a bit at work and delighted about DD getting better
Annie wow 5.5lbs is amazing well done!
Bath So very sorry about your friend . Great news that you're maintaining with the wee bit of indulgence. Wow I'm really in awe of your exercise - esp early mornings! Bit of a coincidence on the crackers but we have just rediscovered TUCs (think PP mentioned them ages ago) so at 17cals each they are not surviving long in our cupboards. Must.Stop.Buying.Them.
Need You're doing so well - with both the exercise and the losses. I sound like a broken record but it's so impressive especially given how light you are. Presume that's 7.9.4 today? You asked about deficits earlier - I rarely have one as my goal is 1200, but on the rare days I'm under that I just bank it for the week as I'm concentrating more on my weekly average. I've never had an average under 1200.
Not Loads of stars for all the exercise !! When you first mentioned it I never realised it would be so intense. And well done on 2.4lbs already !! I can just hear the determination coming through in every update - it's great .
Sesame Wow - well done on another 1lb !! How do you feel about it - would you prefer to stay exactly the same weight, or are you ok with fluctuating a little? Watching with interest in the vain hope that I get to maintenance one day
Sugar another echo for not beating yourself up please. You've done SO well already! I think the key (and I'm thinking of myself here) is that we have to allow ourselves a bit of moderation. It's just if we allow it for weeks that turn into months, only then it becomes a risk.
Simonsbeard it's great you're feeling some good effects already. I'm at this 4 months and I'm such a different person - especially mentally - already.
Goat 1050 is a great day - well done !
Hope I've caught everyone.
Finished Monday on 1215 and Tuesday on 1275, so my weekly average ended up on 1550 which wasn't too bad considering the weekend. Weigh-in day yest and I lost 0.6kg! (~1.3lbs) - I really don't understand it given my calorie counts and TOTM but I'm not going to question it. Either I'm overestimating my food, or I'm burning more than I realise, or probably a bit of both. I'm now at 65.6kg (~10 4.5) so only 100g to go to my first target - still can't believe I'm nearly there.
Not you were asking before why I weigh-in after breakfast - honestly I don't know - I think it's just habit. Morning routine is normally: crawl out of bed bleary eyed, change into dog-walking clothes, walk dog, come home, have brekkie, have shower, weigh-in. I did weigh-in first thing yesterday and I was 0.4kg lower than my 'official' weigh-in about 1 1/2 hours later, so I guess I feel like my normal time is more realistic. I might just bite the bullet one week and switch to first thing and take the free loss .
H walked the dog yesterday and I lost my resistance at dinner time and we went for pizza - so finished on 1530. Not bad considering, but means I'll be chasing all week to lower my average. Hoping to come in around 1150 today though.
How are you all doing with Christmas preparations? I have done hardly any shopping yet and am starting to panic slightly 
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