I'm Dreaming of a Light Christmas. The Lose 7lbs in December Thread (Or at least not gain 7lbs!)

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Happy Advent!

Here's the link to the November thread where we cheered each other on to be MoSlender

Now we slide frostily into Christmas with the hope of losing more (or at least not losing our grip completely)

I had a dream I was training to be a social worker and was being given instructions on how to advise families on end of life care. I could probably reproduce the document if you like? Vivid, vivid dreams.

Can you go and test some make up counters late this afternoon? I'm sure no one will notice.

BOOP I am so sorry for the frozen shoulder probable diagnosis, will they look at operating as it's been going on for so long?

Mummy are you sensitive to the lunar cycle (wrt sleep)? I haven't asked him but my Dad looked dreadful this morning so I'd wager he didn't sleep well either and we are always in synch with poor night's sleeps when it's moon related. I'm not sure what it's all about but I've inherited it from him.

BOOP is frozen shoulder damaged tissue? Will infrared therapy help? When I broke my ankle I had loads of badly damaged tissue around the broken bone, it caused longer term pain the the break. I saw a private physio in the end - not as pricey as you'd think - and she had a very powerful infrared machine thingy which really helped. I don't know what the ones are like that they sell in the shops - doubt they are medical grade though.

I saw / spoke to three medical professionals yesterday and they gave me three diagnoses

I spoke to a physio for 40 minutes last night who was brilliant and made me feel a lot more optomistic. He has booked me in with a senior physio who can inject me. He has sorted an x-ray. And referred me to the shoulder specialist. He has also reassured me about the painkillers I'm on (painkillers scare me!) and made me feel like he is going to get me sorted

Lorelei I have spent hundreds of pounds on a private physio this year

Sorry that the scan didn't provide the answers you had hoped Boop, though it sounds as though the physio is clued up. And at least the ball is now rolling!

I was supposed to do a fast day yesterday, which went perfectly until the evening, when I had a bigger portion of my dinner than I had planned, and finished it off with three chocolates. I reckon it was only an extra 200-300 calories (so 800 or so for the day) but I'm still annoyed at myself.

Going to attempt to drag myself out for a run this afternoon, fingers crossed that will succeed at least!

I just read my post back, all that hand-wringing over 800 calories in a day, and three chocolates! What have I become?

800 is still great Spurious!

I'm having a slightly naughty lunch of a slice of toast, half an avocado and a poached egg. I am ravenous, why is it that an OTT carb-heavy day (as I had yesterday) leaves me hungrier than a fast day? Bad night's sleep can't have helped I guess...

Something to do with blood sugar levels I would imagine, Quim. Why do carbs have to be so delicious, but leave you feeling so bad?!

I am having a frittata for lunch once I stop MNing and get off my arse to cook it will have it with some salad and I have some nice cherry tomatoes somewhere..

Spurious I sometimes have that moment, catch myself agonising about something ridiculous which used to be so common for me as to go without a second thought. Goes to show for a proper attitude change, not just a short-term forced diet, in my opinion.

I am not weighing now untill after Christmas, eveyone pray for my waistline having friends over for baileys and gossip later, a meal out tomorrow and the day after then it is christmas eve and I might as well not bother!

sorry Hairspray, if prayer worked on waistlines I wouldn't be an atheist

Neither am I Hairspray. Theatre and dinner tonight, family lunch tomorrow, big present-opening cheese-eating sesh with DH on Fri and, well, Christmas after that!

I have managed to not eat breakfast or lunch today but have eaten some fudge... oops.

I do wonder if it is the Lunar cycle, I have some nuts nights.

Getting my hair cut tomorrow. That'll lose me one of my last two bouncing pounds. I won't have lost anything in December at this rate but hopefully no real gain.

Last meeting of the day finished!

How to celebrate?

I'm off to the gym

It's like I don't know myself

I hope the physio can work some magic on you, BOOP.

Lovely to read everyone's updates. Well, I weighed myself this morning and I am still 11st 11lb, and I've just started my period - what a lovely early Xmas present - so, I am happy to still be the same weight I was at the weekend.

However, today I have fallen off the wagon - I had a turkey, cranberry, sausage and stuffing filled ciabatta for lunch and 5 Milk Tray chocolates this evening! I don't think I will weigh myself now until after the festive period. Hairspray, I will pray for your waistline if you pray for mine

Apart from snacking on stuff I've been making (low point was tasting the over cooked cream and butter for the truffles that I couldn't use, realising it was delicious and eating loads whilst Wilf asked if that was only for adults..) I haven't been doing the usual Christmas period evening snacking. I haven't opened the heroes or had a baileys. That's a big change for me. Fudgemas trees are all counted out and accounted for so I can eat any more. That's good.

Sandwich sounds awesome. I'll keep all our waists in my thoughts. I was a bitch to dh so I suspect the witch is almost upon me too.

boop I'm glad you're getting some help now.

Braved a sneaky weigh in - no increase

I don't know about you lot but I'm well in Christmas mode which means desire to snack constantly! Have taken up crochet lately to keep my hands busy when I'm slobbed out on the sofa.

Today is a work day which means I will breakfast avoid and have a lovely healthy packed lunch to look forward to.

Derp, should have left the house earlier - toast happened.

Well, this is unexpected.

Poor old mum is bedbound and lunch is cancelled, so I've resolved to have a totally impromptu / unexpected fast day and swim! Three days before Christmas! Get me

I woke up with serious Late Night Chip Eater's Guilt though which may be what spurred my resolve

Congratulations everyone on your achievements. Quim sorry that your mum is unwell but hurrah for unexpected healthy day.

The run up to Christmas is so much more low key over here than in England. Apart from the oceans of booze which is the same, there just isn't the same feeling of sod it, I'll not stop eating until well past New Year that I always enjoyed in the UK.

Here (Australia) as it's the start of boiling hot summer (Xmas day forecast to be a roaring 40 degrees) and long summer holidays the actual feasting is more contained to 1 day. Our Xmas day menu includes prawns, crayfish, salads, pavlova, so prob less stodgy calorific overall. Although l was planning a pulled pork on Boxing day now DH tells me he may be away* so not sure now.

*DH training for ultra endurance race so takes himself off to train whenever he can.

Oh in other news i have well and truly stuffed my back. After my 10k walk and a session of vigorous gardening and housework yesterday, I woke this morning barely able to walk. Did some yoga which helped but still massively painful so have booked a remedial massage for tomorrow morning. No c25k today am hoping to spring back to full health post massage so I can do it tomorrow.

oh Archduke
I long to be in Oz at Xmas!

I gained another pound. I'm not really surprised because I troughed a load of crisps in the office yesterday.

not sure what to do atm, I find Xmas so dull and depressing and all my friends are gone and busy doing Xmas stuff and I'm already feeling shit.

then again, I have no intention of going anywhere near a supermarket so the most damage I can do is buttered toast!!

Oh lorelei I'm sorry you're not feeling great. What are your plans for the day?