MFP Thread 7

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Continued chat for those using MFP as a weight loss tool

Cora I've had minimal exercise lately too with everything going on. Lots of daily steps but little actual exercise.

Taking a half day today, DD and I are going to watch something on tv and have popcorn and cuddles. We are both exhausted!

Sugar. That sounds so nice. Stick in a Christmas film. It's getting festive.

I'll try and go running tomorrow as I'm feeling better. I just think the weather is making me want to stay in!

Awww, that sounds like the perfect afternoon Sugar. Enjoy every moment. Hope your household are all on the mend now keep. Hope you resisted the slice buttery toast drool Not. One would only have led to another. Last push. How's your tummy? Sadly could be a silver lining .

Yesterday went to pot:

7.15 - Breakfast 1 - all-bran & milk
11.30 - Breakfast 2 - yummy poached egg & spinach on sunflower rye bread
1.30 - lunch - trout & roast veg
3.00 - Breakfast 3 - bowl granola & milk (v naughty, granola v sweet)
4.00 - Breakfast 4 - another bowl granola & milk
8.00 - dinner - sm portion homemade beff & root veg casserole with extra bread

I blame feeding my cold. In fact I was procrastinating & putting off work . Needless to say scales back up to 11 8. No matter how much water I drink today won't flush it all out by tomorrow. So fruit & soup for me so far today.

Also awake at silly o'clock . Think there's a direct link for me with that and the wine.

Cora - take the exercise easy - don't exert yourself if you're not used to it, esp in the cold. Not good for the chest she says coughing!!

Yummm - granola... Never mind bath you clearly didn't eat enough to actually gain .75 so don't take that as true. My weird tummy has subsided and I've been on easy food so far, toasted cheese & ham sambo for lunch. First bread (apart from 2 bits of baguette over) in 3 weeks. I'm a slobby mess, sat working from home still in my pj's. Achey from yesterday's class so it is what it is. I'll be having a few chocs with the last episode of the missing but don't think I'll have wine, was bold having some yesterday😳 I don't think I'll get to the gym tomorrow as might need to work later to make up for today, I'll bring my gear just in case it changes

Late updating but I've been sulking all day as the scales this morning...10.13. STILL!!!!

Commiserations goat, I'd kick the crap out of the scales if I were you - might burn a few calories😉

Goat Bugger! It will come off soon, I bet you too are going to have a big loss, it's just saving itself. Your prawn stir fry sounded lovely btw,

Sounds like a lovely snuggly afternoon Sugar, enjoy.

Bath, don't they say 'feed a cold, starve a fever'? Must apply to you I reckon so you are ok!

Cora Don't feel bad about the exercise, we are all different. I've got slightly different goals to you guys I think, as for me it's about getting fit enough to race competitively again. For me personally, the weight loss IS due to exercise in the main as I wouldn't be able to sustain a lower calorie intake long term. Think it would make me make food more important in my life than it needs to be iyswim?!

I've not had a hungry day at all.
Brekkie - egg on toast.
Lunch - one wrap and a bit of ham.
Dinner - going out, will be a salad.

Exercise has been a brisk 4.5 mile dog walk.

Need thanks for the info on the tracker - I'd love to get to a stage where I do enough exercise to need a fancy tracker . I think it's a testament to all the exercise that you're not having hungry days - wow 39k steps! That's probably more than I do in a week .

Cora can I just copy everything Not said - food has much more impact on weight loss and you've been doing great with calorie counts.

Not so sorry about the WI but your body just might need time to adjust to the new regime? Glad you're feeling a bit better - you've been pushing yourself a lot at the gym so try to mind yourself as best you can. Do hang in there - try to keep thinking of how fab you will feel when you get party-ready.

Goat sorry about the WI too but I am going to my usual mantra - lots of successful people on here have gone weeks at a time with no change and then they get a big drop all of a sudden. It will happen for you too - I am sure of it.

Keepon great you're getting back on track and that everyone's on the mend. It's a great restart to be under 1200.

Bath sorry I'm not help but I love the idea of 4 brekkies . Agree there's no way you gained 0.75 in one day - stoopid scales - so it might well be gone again tomorrow.

Fishon that's brilliant to lose 6kg - esp given how light you are!

Sugar sounds like a lovely day today and it's great things are calming for you - and you've done so well with cals and steps so far this week!

I'm having a crap day and wish I could start it all over again . All first world problems mind you.

First, I'm up 0.5kg since last week (~1lb) . I know it could be worse, but I was really hoping to maintain, but given my average for the week was 1750, maybe that was really naive and at least the numbers make sense for a change. It's my biggest gain in almost 3 months .

Then I had the second half of another root canal early this morning (with a specialist) and turns out my tooth has fractured since the first treatment so can't be saved. I cried all the way home and for an hour afterwards. I'm just devastated - I've never lost a tooth as an adult.

I'm calmer and ok now but it's just taken a lot out of me today. The only upside is that it's steeling my resolve so I'm at 535 so far today (which isn't bad by my standards lately) - but H and I have to go out this evening, so I hope I have the willpower to insist we come home to eat and not get junk again.

Aww you poor thing dawg I don't blame you being upset - I'm terrified of losing my teeth (avoiding the dentist won't help my fear!) I won't ask any more about it, I'm sure you're still a bit wobbly. It sucks to gain on only 1750 a day, so much for the 2000 calories a day bs we've all been fed (pun unintended but apt) I hope you have a lovely evening & feel a little brighter/lighter tomorrow😘

Hi everyone. I had my second weigh in on Monday and I lost another 3lbs. That takes my total loss in 2 weeks to 8.5lbs! I'm amazed!

Congrats to everyone on their losses!

Thanks ladies. I know you're all right. To be honest I shouldn't moan too much, I had a very relaxed weekend. Doesn't stop it being frustrating though does it? It feels like a long time I've been seeing the same old number.

Haha not thanks for making me laugh!

Sorry about your WI daw I would have thought 1750 would be ok for maintain, what's going on with the scales around here! Rubbish news about the tooth aswell. Teeth make me all cringe so I can totally see why you were upset.

annie you're doing brilliantly. That's a great loss!

cora don't feel bad about the exercise. At least you're even contemplating it 😉 I, on the other hand, am not.

I've decided I'd like to be down to 10 and a half by the end of January, ready for my ski holiday. I'm hoping that's achievable even with Christmas

No you're right goat, when you're more good than bad - should see some sort of loss right. Nerrrr (that's meant to be a nasty buzzer noise!) wrong! If you're lucky you stay the same or see a small gain. It's an uphill struggle some weeks. But hey, we're slowly turning the tide, won't happen overnight. Just keep the nose out of the roses tub over Christmas & you'll be on track for your trip.
annie that's super, I'm utterly envious of you😉 Keep it up

This is what I'm on about

Interesting that 1 or 2 a day is 1000 extra cals. I have no willpower so it'd be more likely 1 or 2 handfuls. I dread to think how much that would be

I'm an all or nothing girl so I'm planning on avoiding all treats except my allocated days. So I'm with you and I'm definitely off the roses until the 23rd! I do love a strawberry cream though!

Hiii everyone!!! I've been rubbish about keeping up with everyone's news, but I'm popping in to mark my place on the new thread (thanks not) and to let you know I'm still here, still logging everything. I've been a bit busy with work and Black Friday shopping . Weight is currently 9st9, 1lb up but hoping for a post af whoosh and I'm definitely still in maintenance zone.

Will read back a wee bit and probably add in a few more updates.

Officially 11 7 - yea. Well actually wi at 11 6.75, but I'm v dehydrated. No way I'll loose another 1/2 stone to get to the 10s by end Dec. So 3 lbs loss for Dec?

Nice to catch up on yesterdays posts. Had a v busy day, no steps as busy driving between meetings, and no time for dog walk or other exercise. Will see how I go later.

Happy December!

Hurrah bath!!! Told you so😉 You may not reach the 10's but you can get closer to them if you go be it a shot. I'm doubtful myself of reaching them ever but I definitely won't if I don't give it my all.
Awake at 4.30am AGAIN. In work since before 8, not sure if I'll make my class this avo but I'm going to aim to. Busy busy day ahead.

I'd like to think 3lb by Christmas Bath, but might struggle to push on to that. I had said 0.5lb per week but I am impatient.

Happy December all. I've opened my M&S beauty advent calendar and am very pleased.

Fingers crossed for the post af whoosh Sesame.

Brilliant loss Annie, well done. Fantastic.

Daw May I give you some assurance re losing a tooth? I was too tight to pay for the root canal, especially given the relatively low success rates. So, I had a tooth out at the back for £35. I've never missed it once. Then, on the other side, same thing. Dentist grumbled but extracted again. My missing wisdom teeth on both sides have erupted. I've hardly a gap. You can't see anything either as the teeth/gaps are or were at the back. xx

Last night we went to see Ross Noble, who was hilarious. We had our meal out, I was very good and had a goats cheese, avocado and mango salad which was delicious and pretty small portioned. And I didn't snack on the DC's curly fries but did have a glass of wine.

Today
Brekkie - Egg on toast.
Lunch - salad wrap and a kiwi.
Tea - green pasta (pasta with pesto, asparagus, mushrooms, green beans, mange tout etc)

As I'm not working today I can fit in more than the dog walk (working days I grab the leads literally as soon as I step in the house and go straight out again otherwise it's too easy to procrastinate or do chores, I can get an hours brisk walking in before the DC get home at a push, otherwise they let themselves in).

I plan a 45 minute run. Said dog walk. Boxercise this evening.

Hello. I'm hoping to join this thread because I desperately need a support network. I've lost weight with MFP in the past and I've put it back on for one reason or another. I'm now at my highest weight ever, and I've tipped over another stone and this has to be the end of it.

So today is my 4th day and I've not cheated, stuck to my 1200 calories and now I just need to find the motivation to keep going to Christmas, then to pick myself back up again as soon after the 25th as possible.

These are my stats. Horribly embarrassed to admit this, but writing it down might help, even though I did name change for this!

Starting weight - 12 stone exactly
Goal - not sure yet, trying to take it in chunks, but probably 9 stone 7
Current weight - 11.11
Height - 5 ft 2

So I've got 2 and a half stone to lose. Feels daunting, but I so hate my appearance at the moment, something has to give. First target is 11.7, ideally before Christmas if possible.

This post moves so fast it's hard to keep up. Welcome scandicat. I'm same height as you and was 12 at one point but have lost a lot thanks to mfp. You can do this. Well done for sticking to 1200 so far.
Christmas is definitely going to be the biggest challenge so far.

Well done bath and annie! Onwards and downwards!

Not you are doing brilliantly with the exercise, it will pay off. Welcome scandi.

Dawhead sorry to hear about the tooth, it will be fine though- there are lots of options these days, although the treatment will lighten your purse I'm sure.

As for me, I've had a few more sleepless nights with DD who is not sick but seems to have realised that it's fun to party in her parents bed at 2am! Family coming to stay and on-call for next 2 nights so I'm envisaging being shattered beyond belief by the weekend.

I have decided that I'm simply aiming to finish 2016 at my current weight of 11 10 or less. Then I'm going to work hard on losing the last 1.5 stone in 2017. I'll get there!

Thanks for the welcomes.

I've done a 2.5 mile dog walk so far today and only had soup for lunch. I'm aiming to follow 16:8 - MFP makes that easier. It just means no breakfast which I miss, but I was eating such rubbish for breakfast its probably a good thing.

cora that gives me hope. Last time I started at 11.3 and got down to 9.3. That was a couple of years ago now though, never managed to sustain any kind of weight loss since then.

sugar this time of year is so tough. In reality, if I'm no worse than now on 1 January, that would be a relief. Just desperately don't want it to be worse and I think I could easily have gained another half a stone without thinking about it in December.

Thanks scandi. To be fair I've been struggling for a while now! Diet fatigue I think. So I've been getting down about it all until I thought about the fact that this time last year I was 16stone, I'm now 11 10. So I still have 1 st 3lbs - 2 stone to go but I'll get there eventually!

bath well done for the loss, a great place to start the festivities new month. 3lb for December is definitely achievable.

need good plans for an active and healthy day

scandi welcome, I reckon you’d easily get that first half stone off with a bit of work, tho try not to be too harsh on yourself

sugar maintaining to the end of the year is a good plan, I plan to do the same!

not hope you made it to class!

Sugar Your loss is bloody amazing, fantastic achievement. I can well understand the diet fatigue with that information to hand. Maintaining for a month might give you the incentive to push for that last bit, but I think you need to be very proud of yourself whatever.

Welcome Scandi. It sounds like you are determined to make this work. I think that's the key, really 'owning' the goal. I'm sure you will do it. My SiL has lost 2 stone this year, and she gave herself managable chunks of weight loss to achieve, rather than the full lot. I've done a dog walk too, every little helps, it's all activity and calories burned. And you can eat while you walk I think.

Sugar I think tiredness and fatigue is the hardest thing to deal with and stay on track. Be kind to yourself.

I've had a busy morning cleaning out my car, my bathrooms, vacuuming everywhere. Then the dog walk and 3 miles run. Just having a cuppa now before taking DD to the yard to sort the pony. Will sort tea then get off to my class.