MFP Thread 7

[Not2bObvious]

Continued chat for those using MFP as a weight loss tool

Morning all happy rainy Sunday! Loving reading everyone's updates even though I've been MIA for a couple of days.
PT session Friday she had me doing big boy weights again (bar weights?). It felt great and I'm aching a bit but not much. Yesterday I took muddy mucky dogs (who in their right mind has 2 small white dogs with a compulsion for mud??) for a 7 mile walk whilst DH slept off the last of nights. Then we went shopping where to my horror, shock and joy I now fit into a size 10 skirt in Next. Still a 12 in jeans but I was absolutely god smacked.
Down to 11.10 today so on a roll. Taking said mucky hounds out then a lush lazy day, no DC's. Just some ironing later. Have a lovely day everyone. And a thank you from me for being there.

Hello all, please can I rejoin you (yet again?!)

I decided to be less strict over Christmas as having little control over meals was making me a bit stressed (lots of eating with relatives, etc) and I have spectacularly fallen off the wagon again since. I have really been struggling to make even remotely sensible choices and havebeen feeling a bit fed up with it all. I saw some old photos of me at a more normal weight yesterday and it has only made me feel worse.

So I am getting back on it as of today.... I am off to Tesco to weigh in shortly and will likely need some serious encouragement on my return!

I hope all is well with everybody, will try to have a bit of a read back up the thread but there's a lot to catch up on!

Oh well done loli on the clothes sizes & the 11.10 - you are doing soo good! I can't remember did you decide on a goal?
Welcome back pj, hope the Tesco scales is gentle with you😉
I had a great night with my friend, but pretty knackered today, eating rings around myself. I'll be back on it tomorrow but I'd say there'll be no loss come Friday, if I can at least undo the weekend damage I'll be happy.

Welcome back pyjamas. Hopefully the damage won't be as bad as you feared and even if it is tomorrow is a whole new day.
Thanks Not. My new, new goal is 11.7 but I fear it may become 11 as I slowly get closer to it. DH and I have very honest conversations and I've promised him that when he says enough I'll call it a day. My BMI is still only just under 25.
Sounds like you had a good night, we all need them from time to time.

Thanks Not and Loli

I am +2kg on my lowest weight since trying to get my weight back down. Bit disappointing but probably slightly less than I would have guessed (and it's that time of the month so may not be quite thaaaaat bad.) On wards and upwards eh?

On the plus I discovered that Boots has scales that don't yell at you - far more discreet and I will go there in future!

2kg is piddly, you'll be shot of that in a couple of weeks, fair play for jumping back in.
loli glad you & dh are on the same page, I think after losing so much weight you need someone to keep you from going to extremes. I'd love to be a healthy bmi, I have just under a stone to go (or I had until this weekend happened😁) Chinese ordered, can't wait! First Chinese of 2017, so that's not too bad

Loli congrats on the size 10! 11 stone sounds fine - how tall are you? Everyone carries weight differently, but I'm 5'9" and my goal is 9 st 9 - still a healthy BMI, and looks just right on me.
PJ welcome back, 2kg is nothing you'll soon be back on track.
Not bet you clear that stone by end of March!
Need yes Tom Kerridge is the chef who lost 11 stone. All the recipes are high protein with good fats etc and you always have the option to add a bit of rice/potato where he doesn't - from the perspective of your exercise regime, I'd think the protein/veg levels in the recipes would be pretty good for you.
Proud of myself today, been in the pub all afternoon for FIL birthday drinks and had two J2Os, no wine and no snacks! Feeling a bit more unwell this afternoon again and tempted to not cook properly and eat junk for dinner instead, but I've got a lovely chicken waiting in the fridge so that's driving me to get on with it and eat properly - spatchcocked Jerk chicken, spinach with chilli and lemon crumbs and corn in the cobs are on the menu!
Hope is everyone is having an enjoyable and on track weekend!

PJ you'll get that off in no time and NOT the BMI is in sight!
Jonty I feel confused now! I'm half an inch shorter than you. I really don't think 9.9 would suit me. Im 47 and am lighter now than I've ever been in my life and already have people telling me to stop. Are you a slim build? Saying that I have slim wrists. Arghhhhh how to know when to stop?

Loli while you have to be sensible and obviously not risk your health, people who know you I think will often say 'don't lose more' because you are changing to them, and people innately don't like change. If you were a lower weight when you first met them,they'd never comment! I wouldn't necessarily have a number in mind, more go with your gut feel (no pun intended!) At what point can you go clothes shopping and feel really confident? At what point do you feel fab about your body in the mirror when you get dressed in the morning? I think it's about understanding what makes you feel great and aiming for that...

loli body types vary greatly despite similar heights. My friend is only an inch or so shorter than me but 2 stone+ lighter. I hadn't seen her in a few months and quite honestly I was really surprised to see she does not look that much lighter than me. I absolutely know that if I were 9 stone I would look like a corpse. Don't get too obsessed with numbers, if you look & feel well at 11'ish then that's perfect.
jonty I don't think I've ever met a woman who is happy with her body. Certainly I'm happier looking at myself now but I seriously doubt even if I got to my dream weight I wouldn't still find something to pick on.

Thanks Jonty, for the information about the book. I shall refrain for now, until the urge for another cookbook takes me over..! Your Jerk chicken recipe sounds amazing and I hope you feel okay soon.

Hello pyjamas, waves. Good to have you on board.

Loli Well done on the Next success! You are working so hard with the exercise too.

My BMI is 20.3. I agree, it's right for me. I've been skinny all my life until the last year or two so it's a 'me' I have looked at all my life. I have a tiny frame too, my wrists are tiny and my ankles. In September, I was 8.9. It was still a healthy BMI, but didn't suit my height or frame at all.

Re knowing when to stop. I'm there now. This feels like a weight I can maintain with a healthy diet, with a good degree of leeway for wine and treats, but without fighting to remain at this weight, which would be wearing.

Clothes-wise, it's wearing what I fancy without worrying if my arse looks big or my belly flab is on display. Maybe looking at holiday pictures and thinking 'yep, that's okay'. Not 'wow', you stunning beast', but not 'yuck' either

Not I think I didn't communicate very well 😁 I agree, I've never met anyone who was entirely happy wth their body, and even at my ideal weight there are bits that I think 'oh I wish...', but as Need expressed better than me, at my ideal weight I can go clothes shopping or look in the mirror and think 'yep, I can acknowledge my imperfections but here feels pretty damn good'. And the sustainability piece Need is super important - that's where I fell down last time and why I'm back here, because I hadn't figured out how to be in 'maintenance' without going back to my old ways of eating/drinking.
Anyway, the jerk chicken was MOUTHWATERING (gratuitous pic) . Today's menu is planned although coming out at only 1,000 cals at the moment which is a bit light for me, need to think of something quick to add to my lunch, might take a banana. I'm down a pound today to 10st 6.5, so not back at the giddy lows of Friday, but getting there. Aim this week is to get to 10st 4.5 by Friday.

Morning all!

Feeling a eee bit despondent today. Was delighted to get into the 11s (stones that is) last week, and this morning I'm back in the 12s

I had a couple of dodgy days last week, but it averaged out ok over the week. I also haven't hit my Fitbit goal over the last couple of days as I've been a bit ill with cysititis.

Sorry to come onto your positive thread with a moan, but does anyone have any ideas for getting over a hump?

Wee bit. Not eee bit

I'll join you on despondency mum, my scales is reporting a 5lb gain today - now that's a lovely start to a day when I already feel like roadkill. Oh yeah, I'm meant to help here aren't I😉 In my case at least half of that is salt/sugar/carb bloat because despite my gorging I did not eat 25,000+ calories which would be what's required to gain those numbers nor could my body turn the food into actual weight over a weekend. Now I'm sure I'll have a weigh in over the next 2-3 weeks where despite being an angel (nobody laugh, it could happen...) and I'll have what will see like an unexplained gain.
Anyway what it boils down to is weight loss isn't linear, it'll go up but it will go down as long as you're consistently eating less than you were. It didn't go on in 1 week so it won't go off. Turn your mind away from the scales and start the week fresh, avoid whatever bad behaviour you engaged in last week. And also, the scales is only 1 measure - you should take your measurements and check them every few weeks. I say this but haven't done it myself as can't find tape measure but I found I can take a picture in mfp at each weight recording and plan to do that once a month.

Hi Not2 - 5lbs is what I gained over 2 days at Christmas - it can't be fat. It went within a week. I'd say you're right with the bloat theory.

I'm a bit of a scales addict - and yes, they do fluctuate by a pound or so over the course of a week. I think it's because I'm on the cusp of the 11s that it was a kick in the teeth to be back in the 12 zone.

Bad behaviour - that'll be the booze then
Been on the wagon all weekend and I feel better already. That's probably a whole other thread though

I hear you on the kick in the teeth, it took me forever to get under 12 and stay there, now I've the same problem with getting under 11. I feel v tired and low this morning, I nearly died when I saw 11.10.2, but it'll be 11.8 tomorrow v likely and a bit less each day. I did have 4 bad days last week but looking at mfp it averaged out to 1700 so in theory that should mean maintenance. Terribly sad that my body sees any theory as rubbish or conspiracy & decides its own flabby path!
B: poached egg on whole grain toast with butter, small glass of OJ to give me a lift
L: Rashers with mushrooms
D: Chicken & broccoli pie with extra veg
May or may not do the gym, might do a class tomorrow afternoon instead

loli well done on the size 10! I decided to maintain on 9st9-10. At 5ft4 that puts my BMI at 23.3. I had to stop as I was actually struggling a bit towards the end after 7-8 months and wanted to try to eat whatever I wanted (within reason) again. Also I think I’m looking much better now. I’m a 10 on the bottom and 10-12 on the top. Apart from dealing with an awkward body shape (straight up and down with a thicker waist), I can wear pretty much what I like now and have so many more options with clothes. Also, I wanted to have nice clothes again, so had to stop losing in order to restock my wardrobe. On my frame/height, I could probably go down a bit further, say down to 9st, and possibly even take up gym/training to shape up a bit more. But the negatives to losing as much weight as I have long term are looking crap beneath my clothes. I have empty boobs, loose skin on my belly and inner thighs, and have recently spotted the first signs of a saggy neck…. If I was to get smaller, I reckon these things would end up looking even worse, and I would still never get a bikini body….. So for me, right now, that’s a good place to stop even though I’d quite like to be 9st7 …

need It looks like I’m maintaining on an average of just about 2000-2100 calories a day right now. That’s net of 1-2 runs a week (5-8 miles), and also quite a bit more than the 1770 mfp thinks that I need. I also walk a lot during my commute (3 miles, 5 days a week), but I never log this into mfp. So for me, 2000 recommended cals as average daily intake actually seems to work okay. And although I’m quite a bit less active than you are, there’s over 25% more of me, which will be the biggest thing that accounts for the difference in calorie take.

pyjamas welcome back, I’m sure that 2kg will soon disappear now you are back on it

not glad you had a good weekend, it sounds like everything you ate and drank was entirely worthwhile, so that’s definitely a win for mindfulness! Anyway, I’m sure you’ll be carrying a lot of extra water weight this morning to help your body process everything, and that will definitely translate back to a drop pretty soon.

jonty well done for a very strong willed afternoon, staying off the wine!

mumbod I’m sure you will soon get back into the 11s. I find that having a good moan on here can help with the hump, so feel free to post away.

bath what have you been up to then….? Time to fess up…?

dawhead how did your night out on Saturday go?

Thanks for the tips about knees, I need to work out how I can build in some of those strengthening things into my week. I do a yoga class a week, which does do something for my core, but really isn’t enough. I went out yesterday for a shorter run along the canal towpath and took it super slow and easy on the short downhill portion to get down to the canal. I feel okay with that today, a few creaky steps, but nothing too unusual.

Hello Mum. I'm sure the gain will come off quickly. Keep posting on here, it will keep you supported and positive.

Not. You are right, it's just fluctuation. As an example, I lost 2lb overnight. Only I didn't, I was out all day at a competition for DD and drank one glass of water and a coffee all day. So I was dehydrated for sure. Tomorrow it will be back on again. The scales don't tell you the full story.

And it's important we don't define our happiness by what the scales say too ladies, we are all awesome anyway.

Sesame I am the same as you, I walk 3/4 miles at least 5 days a week with the dogs, so always end up with 15k steps, even without running. I don't log these, it's normal activity for me. I agree, we all need different calorie intakes, it's just interesting that's all.

Jonty Wow, that looked like a scrummy tea. I have caved and bought one of the Joe Wicks books, I will let you know what it's like.

Breakfast -
Egg on seeded toast, blueberries.
Lunch -
M&S salad.
Dinner.
Pork ragu.
Snack - nothing or small glass of wine.

Just dog walking today, but it was warm here, so we did a very long walk, me and the boys.

Come in under my goal by 60 calories, but i have logged every single thing to pass my lips

Dinner was pork chilli with tons of extra veggies added, wrapped in enchiladas and baked in the oven, with a massive salad. Lovely.

I forgot that I got the Thug Kitchen recipe book for Christmas, so I am going to leaf through that now. It's very sweary (very very...!) and vegetarian, kind of Mexican based food, but extremely healthy too. Interesting.

Just came in under 1500 - not brilliant but as good as can be expected. Stomach still grumbling/moaning after the excess of carby/salty food over the weekend. V lethargic all day but tomorrow I'm getting off this big old bottom and getting properly back on track. Did a sneaky afternoon weigh in and already down a pound, here's hoping another will have slunk off by tomorrow!

Haha need, you and your cook books - it's like 50 shades of food😉

Well after a bad weekend I'm up 3.5lbs. Think it's bloat, combined with late cycle bloat. Been a good day today- 1300 cals in. Couldn't do exercise video as have guests so went for a walk at lunchtime, so 22000 steps total. 6 weeks to posh wedding so motivated!

Sounds like there's a few of us weekend warriors doing the step of shame today sugar
It's official we're bloaters😁

sugar any luck with finding the dress for that wedding yet?