Lose a stone by Easter- thread 2

[FireflyGirl]

So, just over 2 weeks in. Thanks for starting this I'mabeardedlady.

Stats so far:
Imabeardedlady: S:10'6; 1:10'4
AdoraBell: S:65; 1:
AteRiri: S:87; 1:
Bibs2014: S:10'13; 1: 10'11; 2: 10'12 Loss to date: 1lb
CateGory8:
comeagainforbigfudge: S: 1: 2:12'12; Loss to date: 3lb 2oz
CrystalMcPistol:
FireflyGirl: S: 11'12.25; 1: 12'3(?); 2: 11'8.8 Loss to date: 3.5lb
FleshEmoji: S:8'13
Fortunate Piggy: S: 11'2; 1:
glenthebattleostrich:
GoodQueenWenchEatsLess: S:11'; 1:10'12.25; 2: 10'12 Loss to date: 2lb
happypoobum: S:12'13; 1:12'8; 2:12'5 Loss to date: 8lb
Ice3: S: 172; 1:168.6; 2:167.0 Loss to date: 5lb
Lapinlapin:
Lokisglowstickofdestiny:
Lostmyunicorn:
MillieMoodle: S:12'; 1:n/a ; 2:11'10 Loss to date: 4lb
Minimammoth:
Notsoskinnyminny: S:10'; 1: 9'9.75; 2:9'8.75; Loss to date: 5.25lb
OhTheRoses:
RandomBob: S:140.2; 1:138.6; 2:134.6; Loss to date: 5.6lb
R3ALLY: S:11; 1:
readyforsunshine: S:10'9; 1:11.05; 2: 10'7; Loss to date: 2lb
Scarzo: S:69; 1:68.2; 2:67.5 Loss to date: 1.5kg
ScuttlbuttHarpy: S: 1: Loss to date:4.5lb
SmellTheGlove: S: 1:+1; 2: - 3lb Loss to date: 2lb
SuperFlyHigh:
There'sAlwaysTimeForTea:
Upsy1981:
wejammin: S:9.7; 1:9'7
wonderwoo:
YouMeanYouForgotCranberriesToo: S: 1: 2: Loss to date: 7lb
Zizzi: S:12'8; 1:12'6 Loss to date: 2lb

You beat me triangular I was going to suggest a cheesy sauce but they sound delicious.

Well I was 1/4lb down yesterday but went out for tea and reckon I had an extra 2000 calories so keeping away from the scales. I'm managing on 1200 calories each day and sometimes struggle to eat 1100 - on those days I have an instant latte otherwise MFP shouts at me . I find its easier, and I'm not hungry all morning, if I don't have a breakfast proven the other day when I had contractors in and the cook made us all beans and scrambled egg on toast at 9.30 and I was ravenous by 12. I go up to 1500 at the weekends because I like my glass of with DH.

DH got me a jawbone at the weekend and despite falling asleep in sub 5 minutes I'm awake 3-4 times so its no wonder I'm shattered all the time. I was shocked to see I do best part of 3k steps in work running around. Can't work out how it links with MFP so if anyone knows that'd be great.

They sound yummy, Wench. How did thet turn out? Also, where did you find your courgettes? I can't find them for love nor money at the moment. I usually grate it and add it to all of my sauce bases/in meatballs. I'm having to substitute carrots and mushrooms. #firstworldproblem

Not a great day for me, food-wise. I need to start having a proper lunch again.
B: shreddies with almond milk
L : bread and hummous, paprika crisps and mini eggs
T : turkey meatballs with pasta and broccoli
S : reeces pieces
Well over my calories today. I've been starving - think it's my body reacting to this lingering bug and a week of sleep deprivation.

On the plus side, I got on the scales tonight and have lost 3/4lb despite not sticking to it 100%, so I'm pleased with that. And DS hasn't stirred since we put him to bed at 6.30, for the first time in over a week, so I'm feeling optimistic about getting some proper sleep tonight!

Yesterday was quite good, breakfast was tea, actimel, cornflakes. I had two lattes mid morning. Lunch was 3 pikelets. Dinner was some BBQ chicken wings and home made nachos. I had a couple of chocolate coins as a snack.

Today I've had tea, actimel and cornflakes for breakfast. Lunch will be 3 pikelets. Dinner is steak and chips.

Notso my Fitbit tells me I'm awake 2-4 times a night, plus restless at least another 10+ times so I can sympathise with how shattered you must feel as I'm the same. I wake up in the morning feeling worse than when I went to bed and without fail, my first thought is always "when can I go back to sleep?" However I am very impressed that you are sticking to 1200 calories and day and completely in awe that sometimes you struggle to reach 1100 and have MFP tell you to eat more! No chance of MFP telling me anything like that

Firefly I got the courgettes in Aldi last week - they had loads of them. I did remake the nuggets in the end ... just quickly tipped them all back into a bowl, added some grated cheese and reshaped them. They were yummy, though something wasn't right with the texture ... they stayed very very soft which isn't how they should be but something that always seems to happen whenever I make them DS and DH loved them - DS even asked for more which rarely happens. Unfortunately DD didn't like them and they really are quite time consuming to make so I don't think they will be making a regular appearance on my
meal plans.

Yesterday food was -

B - scrambled egg, beans, toast, tea
S - flavoured latte
L - cheese & crackers
D - cheesy veg nuggets, new potatoes & corn on the cob
S - hot choc at bedtime
Somehow lost track of adding to MFP yesterday but I'm pretty sure all the cheese would've taken me over my limit.

Today is -

B- boiled egg & seeded toast
S - flavoured latte & fun size mars bar
L - ?
D - left over curry (only small portion)
S - hot choc at bedtime

I've decided having the flavoured latte, hot choc and sometimes a mini bar of chocolate as my daily treats definitely helps me. Before we started this, mid morning and in the evening would be when I'd find myself snacking on too many biscuits or other crap but having those milky drinks seems to satisfy my sweet tooth.

Not a great day today. Had McDonalds for lunch as it is DH's birthday. Had lots of chocolate this afternoon too. Eek.

Tomorrow is another day!

Woohooooo! Weigh in this morning had me just under 10st - so that's a stone off since we started!!!!!! Yay!! I honestly cannot remember the last time I saw a 9 at the start of my weight on the scales.

Also measured my waist and hips and both are 2 inches less than they were a month ago!

Well done Wench, that must feel great!

Hope today's a better day for you, Millie. I'm having another day where I just want to shove everything in my mouth! Plus I'm out drinking tonight.

Tomorrow's weigh in is not going to be pretty...

I have been experimenting with different icings for DH's birthday cake. I have therefore eaten A LOT of icing. Whoops. Mid week weigh in had me at 11.12 but I'm not sure that will be the same by official weigh in on Tuesday. So far today
B: porridge
Snack: 2 crispbreads w scraping peanut butter, tangerine
L: about a TONNE of peanut butter flavour buttercream.
Dinner will have to be dust.

Well done wench.

Well done Wench, that's fantastic! for you!

I am still at 11st 7lbs but have had a bit of a kick up the bum this morning. Am going out for a drink with some of the mums from DS1s class tonight and have nothing to wear. Went to next to buy something, as I have loads of vouchers from there, and their changing room mirrors are very, very unforgiving I felt absolutely enormous and I looked twice the size I think I look at home. So I've bought some massive jeans and a tent top which will have to do for the time being. At least I can stop wearing my maternity jeans now. But I think my willpower has come back.

Today has been/will be:

B: actimel, tea, 2 slices white toast with Nutella (pre-changing room of doom)
L: baked beans on two slices of white toast with grated cheese on top. Coke Zero
D: mushroom omelette, chips, veg
S: 2 cadburys heroes (also pre-changing room of doom)

Bike will start again tomorrow as tonight I will be drinking lots of wine!

Brilliant - well done Wench

I have been really shit this week and I don't really know why. I don't have any kind of excuse I can lay on.

I have been drinking and eating shit. Have put back on a pound

Just have to up my game this week I guess.

Fantastic Wench

I was a miserly 1/4lb down until yesterday but this morning I was up 1.5lb but today's weight will not count and I'm registering 9st 4.25. I even reweighed after an enormous poo and was no lighter - sorry if TMI but how does that work??

Happy Sunday everyone, I've just submitted my coursework so I'm going to take the dog for an extra long walk before I tackle the mountain of ironing.

And Millie I bet you looked lovely, hope you had a good night and haven't got a hangover.

Well done Wench - must feel amazing! I have maintained this week which I'm not surprised about. Will try and have a good week again now - determined to get a decent way under 13 st!

Okay feeling quite demoralised now. 3 consecutive days of sticking to cals (1400), doing at least 8000 steps (only counting actual walking outside steps, I use my phone to count so not including walking around in house) and I'm just not losing. Fed up. And of course now all I want to do is eat and eat because I'm so pissed off. I just can't get past 11.12.

Smell I feel your pain, have been stuck on 11st 7lbs since before Christmas and even though I've probably eaten too many treats, I've definitely moved a lot more. I have been a bit too relaxed about it recently though, so am back on it today properly.

yesterday was a total write off

Today :

B: tea, actimel, cornflakes
L: crackerbread and cheese
D: chilli con carne with wholegrain rice.

I will try to do without snacks but have got yoghurts and bananas in if needed.

How annoying, Smell. I feel for you!

Wondering what we can do to help us all get some decent losses.

I've lost 2lb in the last 2 weeks, so still getting there. Disappointed that it's not any quicker, but not got any reason to be! Particularly as I haven't been sticking to it 100% (had lunch at Ask Italian yesterday, and had pizza! It was lovely...)

Slower losses should be easier to maintain so it's not all bad. Sneaking chocolate into my day has definitely slowed the loss but I would almost certainly have given up by now if I'd have been too strict. It's now 5 and a bit weeks until the wedding and I'm hoping to be around 12.5 stone by then, with another stone off before I return to work mid-May. That's the plan anyway...

Amazing wench! Well done!

I just keep bouncing the same few pounds on and off - I really must get a grip!

Was sick on Friday and out all day Saturday so was back on track from yesterday.

Today's menu:

cereal and ss milk
falafels, rice, pitta, salad, houmous
chicken wrap for dinner with salad (still full from lunch)
fruit and yoghurt to snack on

Self-indulgent post alert

Under my calories today, but only just...

B: Bread and hummous
L : M&S beef teriyaki bites and sweet chili rice cakes, then salt and vinegar crisps.
T : roast chicken dinner with lots of veg
Snacks: Lindt chocolates and some grapes

I know that deep down, triangular and I've always been a slow loser. Apart from the first week, inexplicably, and a bit of an understandable hiatus over Christmas, I've lost every week since we started, including 5.5lb so far this year. I just want to lose so much more and I'm getting a bit impatient now I'm so close to my pre-pregnancy weight and getting all my old clothes back on!

I agree with the sneaky chocolate not helping though. I've been being less strict and even though you can't really tell on the scales, I still feel bad.

If I can lose 1.5lb this week, I've reached my first interim goal for the year and my first reward but I'm out drinking and for dinner on Saturday for a friend's birthday... so, big decisions to be made. Cocktails vs losing some more weight...

Sorry for being all 'me, me, me'. I find it helps to write all of this down

Thank you for your sympathy! It's hard to keep plodding on isn't it? I'm pleased to say that despite being pissed off yesterday I came in just under my calories and didn't go off on a 'ah,sod it all' binge. 11.11 and three quarters today so half a pound down - it'll have to do! triangular your wedding dress must be quite motivating? Mind you I didn't get all skinny like I planned for my wedding! You will look beautiful - any dress pics to show us?? firefly your posts are always very supportive so feel free to be self indulgent once in a while! millie and bibs frustrating isn't it? But at least we aren't gaining I suppose? I do think there have to be some treats otherwise it all becomes too much of a hardship. I def need something sweet every day. I'll deal with my sugar addiction another time!

I'm struggling a bit again. This stupid cold which I've now had for over 5 weeks just will not go away. My nose is constantly running and the sneezing seems endless. Plus it makes me feel so completely drained all the time.

Doing ok-ish food wise I guess but I've lost my motivation for the exercise bike again. On the plus side, my jeans - which I couldn't even do up a few weeks ago - are feeling decidedly loose now

Food yesterday was :

B - tea, seeded toast with crunchy peanut butter
S - flavoured latte
L - omelette, tea, fun size mars bar
D - chicken and salad wraps
S - hot chocolate and 2 chocolate biscuits

A bit over my cals but not too bad. Managed all my steps yesterday too so I guess that makes up a bit for knit doing my exercise bike!

You are doing well ploughing through this, Wench. And well done on the loose jeans!

Food has been a bit iffy today, but a YouTube hiit workout earlier and then lots of walking this afternoon mean I'm under my calories.

B : 1/2 crumpet with butter, large packet of salt and vinegar crisps
L : falafel salad with hummous and stuffed cherry peppers
T : chili with rice and garlic yoghurt
S : nectarine, cheese

DS 'helped' me this afternoon, and we have prepped the food for the rest of the week meaning I will mostly just have to shove stuff on/in the oven.

I am also making a more determined effort to stop snacking. I did it before, I know I can do it now!

Firefly very impressed that you can eat 1/2 a crumpet! Smell the wedding dress isn't as motivating as I had hoped, but I think I've realised there is only so much I can do in the remaining month and however much I lose I'll still be a plus-size bride. A friend has just announced she's getting married in July so I'll endeavour to be much more slinky by then! The first dress fitting is now this Friday so I'll post a pic then.

Ooh, looking forward to seeing pics on Friday triangular.

My half crumpet wasn't that big an achievement - the cat licked the other half and funnily enough I didn't fancy it after that Also didn't have time to make another one before we went out, hence the resultant packet of crisps...