MFP thread 6

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New thread as old one's nearly full

Morning. Scales up 1 from Friday, back to 11.3.8 but since I haven't had any movement iykwim since Saturday, I think it's fair to say it's bloat as no doubt your 1.3 hope
Feel rough this morning, was going to work from home but it would cause too much stress for the rest of the week so I'll drag myself in shortly, better late then never! Brown bread with cheese for brekkie, eggs for lunch.

It was a boozy weekend but starting afresh today and I don't touch alcohol during the week. I have booked onto a body pump class this evening and will run after that.

No intention of weighing myself for a few days! Happy Monday everyone

ha ha! Me neither roar! Have done 2 laps park with dog in power-walking mode, hope to crank up an extra gear for a 30 mins jog later on. Back to no sugar / no alcohol for me, at least Mon-Fri if I can. Bad headache today and v bad mood to go with it. I think it may be a soup day for me.

hopefully sorry about the gain, I'm sure you will be able to shake it off soon enough. You can reach your goal for October.

not hope you feel better

roar and bath good luck with your weekday resolutions!

Still on 9st13 this morning. I'm happy with that, especially given the post crumble glycogen fest going on in my liver. Also my belly's got a little bloat pot to it this morning - so with a bit of luck that might be hiding an extra lb that I could shake before af turns up at the end of the week.

Oh no bath! at least it's sunny (in London at least).

Soup is a good idea. I'm back to my standard work day food of hard boiled eggs with Tabasco, couple of apples with peanut butter and some soup for lunch. Gym/run tonight then roast chicken with creamed spinach, roasted carrots and maybe some minted peas this evening which is basically just protein & veg so can't be awful...

Bad mood is probably my problem too tbh. Must be Monday moodiness. Bit down due to stupid argument over weekend and dh pretending all is fine (worked out well in some levels as he did house stuff I couldn't be bothered to do!) Must be going around though as I've come in to email from work colleague who is "sick" - funny how this persons sickness is always on Monday's🤔
Stupid Fitbit app isn't syncing on phone but then again I've done bugger all to record. 4 days to go to final preholiday weigh in. Eyes on the prize

I'm back, tail between my legs, pissed off with myself yet again. I HAVE to put aside all issues and focus on losing weight. Lots of stuff going on, very sick parent, stressful job, money issues. The only this I really have control over is myself, so I just need to do this!

I'll have a read through in a minute to see how you're all doing, hopefully all well 😀

Can you link MFP to Fitbit?

Thanks sesame!

I often find that a heavy night makes me bloated for a couple of days - maybe my liver working harder. By the time it's Friday I always feel thinner even if I'm not lighter.

Onwards and upwards do you guys have weekly weight loss targets? I would like to see 3lb go, but problem is muscle weight going up, so might just look at fat weight going down (there's a machine that measures all these things at my Virgin Active).

Hi roar, yes you can. From mfp go to more then devices.

Quick check in, super busy today. Still 10st 6 this morning but having chippy later for tea. feels pretty cold here today, so glad I bought a few jumpers at the weekend.

Ok, all caught up, obvs far too much has happened to mention but just want to say Hi to all the newbies , Well done to everyone for all the losses esp those of you who're in the new stones yay . Over you have a beautiful family and from what I can see you look pretty hot yourself .

Had a chronically busy time at work for the last week or so which is my excuse for not posting. Really haven't had a time like it in ages - it was good in many ways b/c I was really too busy to dwell on food. However TOTM has really hit me hard this time - been feeling v down in the dumps and also feel very bloated/stodgy.

I think it was Loli that asked about our ages, reasons for trying to lose weight. I might have mentioned it before but I turned 40 this year and it's hit me really hard, so after a few months of wallowing this is my attempt at feeling better about myself. Also, I might be v embarrassed about over-sharing this later , but things are not 100% between myself and H - I really belong on that 'marriages that aren't awful but are not satisfying' thread. One of the issues we've had is that he hasn't touched me in years, so food (esp chocolate) became my stupid, irrational way of telling myself I was loved and wanted. We are starting to work on things between us, but either they will improve, or I will have to make some big decisions in the next year or so. Either way I'm hoping I'll be able to handle everything better if I'm healthier and feeling better about myself .

Just took a look at my Sept stats and I lost 6lbs which I'm delighted with. I've also had my first real NSV as I've had to ditch my size 16 jeans and I'm now comfortable in my old size 14s yay. Target for Oct is 4lbs but I would really really love to lose 6 again which would get me to my healthy BMI and my lowest weight in 5 years.

Predicting 1180 today without biccies, so will have to try to be good after lunch (my weakest) time.

Hello everyone. I elected not to weigh in for a few days as the last weekend away weight gain upset me so much. And this one would coincide with mid cycle bloat so I'm taking a few days off the scales! Roar and bath - excellent start to the week. Sesame I consider staying steady post weekend as a major win! Not hope the mood improves. I always take a few days to come back to normal after an argument too.

Sausage it's so hard focussing on weight loss when stressed. I'm the same with work stress, family stuff but I find once I'm in the habit of logging etc it's ok as it just becomes second nature. And log even when you slip up, helps me get back on track quickly!

April try not to pay attention to clothes sizes, they are totally random at the best of times.

Morning gang! Was a bit pissed off on Sunday to weigh in at one measley pound down as I was on plan for 7 days and often came in around the 1000 calorie mark . Fell off the wagon with a glass or two of wine yesterday (putting me around my TDEE so more of a 'no progress' day rather than a 'total fail' day) but back on it today.

I've also decided to go out and buy digital scales which will indicate 10ths of a pound because I need some encouragement that progress is going in the right direction... Also thinking of switching up weigh day to Friday mornings.

I'm in the same boat Not, my manager was off on Friday on holiday and now called in sick this morning so I'm stacked! Not suspecting malingering but it's a bloody pain.

Dawhead . Huge admiration to you for identifying the issue, and to get yourself back on form, and stronger - physically and mentally - before you tackle head-on. Extremely brave and courageous, & you are being honest and true to yourself. Sadly I can relate to your post all too well

Good grief, I think we must all be married to the same man! Ok, the same breed of man. Sigh....
Making myself do work even though I really don't want to. I can leave soon if I want, officially meant to be here to 2 but I could finish out the day at home. No food with me and haven't bothered with water as too bloody cold.
call I was thinking about you, so sorry life's so stressful, glad to have you back - if weight is one thing you can control then that's a good thing, cause putting more on is incredibly depressing as I'm sure we all agree. Put your own life jacket on before tending to others and all that

Thanks Not, the life jacket saying is a good one. Is head home if I were you, take it easy and hope you feel better soon

Ooh I’ve missed loads!
Bath well done on reaching the 11s! loli you must be proud and well done on yesterdays steps, I struggle to get to 3000 on a good day
Don’t that caption is soo true haha!
My October goals – hmm, I would love to get down to 16 and a half stone by the end of the month, that’d mean losing 9 pounds though so I’m not too sure. Would love to be in the 15s in time for Christmas but not sure if that’s realistic.
Finished yesterday on 1216 so under my limit. Hoping to finish today on under 1200 - resisted a KFC (despite parents getting it) for lunch and instead had a chicken tikka sandwich, yogurt, strawberries and blueberries and a fruit winder, also a nice cold glass of flavoured water. Tea will be leftover chilli and rice (barely any rice and mostly chilli) with a dollop of sour cream. I've got an interview Wednesday yay! It's only part time and I wouldn't be making much more than jobseekers but it's a start, I could leave whenever I wanted and I've a feeling my last place won't give me a great reference so if I got this job I could leave out my last employer as a reference anyway. The job would mess up my voluntary work, but luckily I can volunteer in the evenings so would just be a change of hours. Will probably have a glass of wine to celebrate That'll take me to 1033 calories so may have some hummus and crackers in a few. (Been on a big food shop today so have lots of healthy stuff)

Best of luck with the interview made, I hope it goes well, not sure how long you've been out of work but it always sounds like you keep yourself really busy. Is it something you'd like to do?
Slight slip up, last bit of biscuit cake fell in my gob when I took it out of the fridge😜 Soo strange...anywho I had the cals to spare so I'm not going to get too silly about it. Long/boring day. Funny I'm never bored enough to clean the house though

And today's valuable diet lesson is: NEVER buy crumpets .

how many hopefully? ! Are you still in afternoon-tea mode?!!

Made - best of luck in the job interview. Fingers crossed for you, & for your 9lbs loss in Oct. You CAN do it. It sounds as though you are doing so well changing your eating habits too, even when temptations are so readily there. Up the protein, up the veg, down with carbs, down with sugar. Easy. If only!

Nice to see you again sausage, if I can call you that . Sounds as though you will need to dig very deep to look after yourself. You can, & we're here to help. Well done on 6 lbs loss in Sept.

Thank you Bath, been totally off plan for a couple of weeks, so back to square one.

Good luck Made!

The jobs in a call centre so not my ideal job, but the guy seemed really nice and atm, any work is good work! I've only been out of work for 2 months, but it is annoying. I do keep myself busy - what with volunteering, courses, physio and swimming I'm not too idle haha.

I've never heard of falling biscuit cakes Not. Next time you open the fridge better keep your mouth shut