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BigMoFos Week 41

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WigWamBam · 17/02/2007 16:11

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JackieNo · 19/02/2007 19:25

Easily done, sue. No point in worrying about it, but it's strange isn't it, how easy it is, when there's stuff around, to slip back into uncontrolled eating. I've got about a fifth of a big french stick (the wide version, not the thin ones) that we bought yesterday and had most of for lunch, sitting out in the kitchen and taunting me. I had 2 slices with butter and honey when I got in from work, and managed not to have any more. DH is away tonight, and I'm not sure whether I'll resist eating the rest (probably about 5 or 6 slices worth).

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MrsJohnCusack · 19/02/2007 23:16

bah just had my audition and didn't get it - really, could hardly play at all, very embarassing. Am so, so pissed off, have been working towards that for a good 9 weeks only to stuff it up. So neither of us have jobs and there isn't anything else I can actually do and DH can't even get an interview for anything. What a GREAT state of affairs for a new baby to arrive into.

And so now the baby is bound to go overdue isn't it, and I'll end up being induced.

I'm Eeyore I know, but I am so fed up and can't actually stop crying now. All I do on here is moan, I am totally fed up with myself

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agalch · 20/02/2007 06:57

Oh MrsJC

(((hugs))) I don't know what to say,what a nightmare for you.I am so sorry you didn't get the job.Really wish there was something i could do for you.I hope your dh can get something soon and things get better for you both.Will be sending vibes for this baby to get a move on and get out asap.xxx

I am finding it hard to eat healthily atm.Dp bought a breadmaker 2/3 weeks ago and the smel of freshly baked white bread kills me I am only eating brown bread now(do feel better for it) and can only dream of thick white bread with loads of butter.It's hard to not have the pud after Sunday roasts etc,i usually have fruit which i don't mind but it's the thought of eating healthily for ever that gets to me a bit.

Dp and i are planning a week away in October with the dc and my parents so i have between now and then to reach my target weight.So i have 2st exctly to lose which i think will be more difficult than the 2.5st i have already lost in total.

Anyway off to do my 1st Davina workout so wish me luck.Hope i don't have to take to my bed after it lol.

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MrsJohnCusack · 20/02/2007 08:18

thank you agalch! And look at your post - you have lost 2.5 stone - that is amazing! I honestly think trying not to eat naughty things in a cold February is very, very hard. And the smell of fresh bread gets me every time - always my downfall.

also please ignore my self indulgent ranting everybody. I think I am generally feeling rather homesick and wondering whether we have done the right thing after all, but I also need to remember that 3 days before my due date is not really the time to attempt to look at anything sanely or rationally. We just need a little bit of luck at the moment, and it's not happening, and I am v.worried about getting PND again with no friends about for support. I will TRY not to moan again, it is so very dull.

(and crying makes one look SO rough)

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JackieNo · 20/02/2007 08:19

Oh MrsJC - so, so sorry to hear about this. So frustrating for you - I do hope that something comes up for you or (and) your DH asap (though preferably for him first, so you can have a bit of time with the baby). I'm sending lots of labour-starting vibes to you too, hope they work. And have a ((hug)) from beyond the seas too.

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JackieNo · 20/02/2007 08:20

And moan all you like - it's what we're here for.

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littlemisssensible · 20/02/2007 09:28

Well done Eeyore on losing that 1st stone!

Agalch the smell of freshly baked bread is a killer for me too. My DH does all the cooking in our house and the bread maker is his favorite toy! Luckily he'll happily make fresh baked wholemeal for me but it's still difficult to have only one slice of lovely warm bread rather than the whole loaf!

MrsJC I'm so sorry to hear that things aren't going to plan! I'm sending get moving vibes to the lo for you and good luck vibes for the job hunting too! I hope it all becomes a bit more positive soon, but feel free to moan everyone put up with my SA returns grumps so I'm sure I can repay the favour!

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CheesyFeet · 20/02/2007 09:29

Congratulations Eeyore! Well done

Moan away Mrs JC - you are allowed to so close to your EDD for a speedily approaching labour. I admire you for even attending the audition. Not sure that I could have done that.

JackieNo - I am drooling at the thought of fresh white bread, butter & honey
yum yum

Well ladies, yesterday I signed up for Race for Life, I did it last year but walked round pushing dd in her buggy but this year I am doing a different race with some colleagues, most of whom are fit, slim gym junkies. Am I insane??? probably. Dotty, you are our resident runner, any tips for starting to train???

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JackieNo · 20/02/2007 09:55

Oh blimey - yes, a breadmaker would be lovely, but a real temptation. I did manage not to eat any more of the bread last night, so it's probably now too stale to do anything with (except maybe toast...).

Cheesyfeet - wow - you're really going for it! I'm at work atm but I've got a link saved on the computer at home of a 'start running' routine, so if you think you'd find that useful (I've read it a lot, but still haven't actually done anything) I can post it later.

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CheesyFeet · 20/02/2007 10:01

Oooh yes please Jackie

Am thinking of starting with brisk walking for a couple of weeks... i really don't have the physique for running... am afraid of nork-induced bruising

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JackieNo · 20/02/2007 10:02

Yes - I think a good sports bra (or even 2 together) is a must, from what I've read.

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JackieNo · 20/02/2007 10:11

This isn't the link I have, but might give you some info.

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CheesyFeet · 20/02/2007 14:30

Oh thanks That's really interesting and a great help

Will let you know whether I actually manage to do it or just walk round again

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JackieNo · 20/02/2007 15:30

CheesyFeet - this is the link I had, with suggested times for running and walking, but also links at the bottom to all sorts of other stuff (although you can't see all of it for free, you have to subscribe, but there's enough free stuff there to keep you going for a bit, I think). Can you tell I prefer to read about it rather than actually going out and doing it?

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ForcesSweetheart · 20/02/2007 17:24

Hiya
Thanks for the invite CheesyFeet. The threads seem to have been going so long I wasn't sure if it'd be OK to just jump in now.
By way of introduction I'll copy my thread I posted earlier today:
I'm approx 12 stone overweight (weigh-in yesterday morning 20st 12.75lb at 5ft 3in). Having tried doing the Cambridge Diet for all of one day, I have decided it's too hard for me and am going back to what has worked for me in the past - calorie counting.
I'm Diabetic because of my weight, and want to do something about it before resuming TTC my 2nd child later in the year.
Because I have so much to lose I'm starting off on quite a high calorie allowance (2000 - as advised by my dietician), can always drop it if I plateau.
Am at 895 so far today, dinner will be 545 so I have about 560 left to play with. I tend to get munchies later in the evening so will prob save them for some toast & hot choc before bed.
Is anyone else calorie counting? I know I'm a bit late to join, and apologise if I'm asking questions you've all already answered a dozen times.

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JackieNo · 20/02/2007 19:14

Hi ForcesSweetheart, and welcome. Don't worry about joining in later, we've got people joining all the time - stick around and chat. As nobody else seems to be around at the moment, I'll post the bit of blurb that we have devised that says a bit about the BigMoFos: Here you go (cut and pasted from an earlier thread):

Most of us on the BigMoFo threads have a lot of weight to lose, but the threads are about attitude as much as anything. They were started because some of us felt out of place on threads full of 7 stone people posting about being bloaters, and being hard on themselves because they needed to lose 4lb. We just wanted a place where people understood how large people feel, and where we could feel supported in a way that those 7 stone people couldn't manage to support us. Most of us have more than 5 stone to lose, although there are a few who are smaller but who found that the ethos of the threads suited them. We're all doing our own thing rather than following a particular diet, the threads are more for support and motivation than anything else really. We do a weekly weigh-in for those who want it, but not all of us weigh in. Some just follow the thread for support, whichever you would feel more comfortable doing. It's all pretty free and easy but it seems to work. Weigh-in day is Thursday, you can send WigWamBam a starting weight if you want (which is purely between you, her and the fence post) or just send weekly losses - or not even bother with the weigh-in at all, if you prefer. Email is [email protected] We only have one or two rules: No beating yourself up (we will do that for you if necessary). Each week is a new week and you leave last week?s problems behind. We don't call ourselves names because of our weight. No pedantic grammar corrections (unless what you typed really doesn?t make sense); we are quite smart and will work out what you mean.

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suejonez · 20/02/2007 19:38

Hi ForcesSweetheart I started with 10 stone (ish) to lose and now have 6-8st. But to be honest I don;t really focus on that just this week (in fact just today normally!). I also eat a relatively high amount of calories (though I don;t actually count them) more because I am determined to lose weight forever this time and my doctors advice was to do it very slowly - 2lbs a MONTH! He says it is the only way to keep it off. It makes sense I guess as you very slowly change your eating habits - also we're going to be dieting for so much longer than most that you need a diet which is sustainable.

I don;t follow any particular diet though what I eat is losely based on the old weighwatchers combined with a little of my own approach to GI. I do check caloreis content of meals and try to have pretty sizable meals I enjoy with limited snacking as that works for me. I don't count though because I become obsessed and end up counting points not learning how to eat again!

I have found the support from this thread better than any slimming club I've ever been to as we pretty much all know what it is like to be out of control of your eating and I have found some of the discussions we've had about this in the past very helpful and go past the trite - comfort eating kind of stuff that most slimming clubs glibly come out with.

Must stop am rambling now....

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Dottydot · 20/02/2007 19:47

Talking of out of control... I'm stuffed - with pancakes!! I know it's bonkers but not losing anything last week's got me really down. So of course this week's been a write off - sweets, chocolate and pancakes today. I'm away this Thursday so won't get weighed which is the perfect excuse to be bad this week and start again on Friday .

If anyone ever finds the middle ground of eating sensibly, can they point me in the right direction..?!

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JackieNo · 20/02/2007 20:27

We haven't had pancakes, as DH (who's much better than me at making them) is still on his way back from work, but we'll probably have them tomorrow. I did have more of that bread (toasted this time) with honey after work this afternoon, 3 slices, then for supper I had 2 bits of toast with some very thick slabs of butter on, and some leftover smoked mackerel pate. Feel as if I still want more to eat. I've got that 'need to get back at someone for something so I'm going to eat defiantly' feeling. I'm not sure who I want to get back at, though. Who (or what) am I rebelling against by eating?

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ForcesSweetheart · 20/02/2007 21:33

Thanks for making me feel so welcome! Ever since I first found mumsnet I've kinda made my home in particular threads. I discovered MN when I was just about to have my DD in Jan 06 and my home then was the Due in January thread, which then became the January babies post-natal thread. When I felt up to TTC number 2 I made my home on the conception threads, in the TCOYF one in particular. As we've now made the decision to stop TTC til I lose some weight I've been feeling a bit "homeless" for the last couple of weeks.

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suejonez · 20/02/2007 21:35

Well welcome home then!

And ignore all talk of pancakes and freshly baked bread with honey, they're only kidding they have really been sucking on sugar-free mnts.

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Dottydot · 20/02/2007 21:39

Just had more chocolate and feel quite ill now - sort of the equivalent to being too drunk, only on chocolate/pancakes... (that's a feeling green emoticon, not an envy one!!).

Soooo, I think i'm going to give up chocolate for Lent (does it start tomorrow?) - who's going to join me?!

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suejonez · 20/02/2007 21:40

easy for me to join you Dotty as I don;t eat much!

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Dottydot · 20/02/2007 21:47

Hurrah! Well I eat loads of the stuff, so it'll be nice to have company - although you've just agreed to listen to me moaning and grumbling for the next 40 days (especially when I'm all PMT-y and possibly over-using the faces..!)

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JackieNo · 20/02/2007 22:04

Oh god no, I don't think I can face giving up chocolate again - I have done it before now, but I am eating a lot less than I did before the MoFos - I used to have a bar of something as elevenses (a Twirl, or KitKat or something) and then another one after lunch. Every day. But not any more. No, I'll be giving up drugs and smoking for Lent, as I always do (don't do either of those).

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