I'm back to bring shame on the team and own up to my trangressions 
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Sesame woohoo on 9 1/2 - well done 
! You are inspiring me 
. Yesterday was only one day, and at least you're still eating mindfully so that's a huge positive as well.
Not you should be so proud that you gave up smoking before - not sure if I've said it to you already, but I've seen how difficult it can be. So well done on the vaping now too!! I think you are fantastic as it is, with all the exercise you're doing, so that's something else to be v proud of. You must be due a whoosh any day now - as you said yourself, don't lose hope, it will come. Was it Must or Made who was on the last thread who went through loads of plateaus? Also, it's so great that you're having so much F&V - you're really tackling all the important health aspects, so like Need said you're focusing on the long-term stuff. And don't forget, you're a size 10 swit swoo 
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Need wow that was an amazing running total last week - well done . Is your tummy still sore or is it more tiredness now? I know we don't need to tell you really as you know your own body, but please mind yourself. By my (albeit low) standards I'm sure you can ease off for a few days if it will help to get back to peak.
smd 20 miles of walking would be a great achievement every week. And I think emotional eating is fairly normal around these parts, I'm not sure what the fix is.
Bath did I miss your birthday?! If so, Happy Belated Birthday 
! When I saw what you wrote about my losses yesterday I was but also . If it inspires you somehow that's great, but at the same time, please don't feel bad because of any lapses here and there. Lookit (as us Irish say), I've had it very easy. I'm not a Mum so I don't have the tiredness/stress/responsibility that comes with that. I've had no major life upsets in the last 6 months. Also my life is also v boring which also helps . So, you're being hard on yourself if you're doing any sort of comparison. You always amaze me so much when you go through a lapse, that you come back on here and bounce back with such determination. 1178 yesterday is brilliant! You will do this - and I will help you if I can in any way. You could be close to the 10s by Easter!
MumBod I probably shouldn't but I love the idea of Doris 
. How is she today - is she still resting or do we need to get the tranq's out .
Cant lots of 
for feeling under the weather. I'm another one with knee and hip issues and I'm hoping to start back at a physio in late April. Well done on the loss and getting into the new BMI category - woohoo ! Well done on the weights session, esp considering your ailments .
Sesame and Not thanks for the info on the Almond milk - I should have asked before I experimented 
. Anyway, I concur, it's fairly 'meh' . And I'm not sure it's doing my tummy much good - I'm very...ahem...active (sorry TMI). I might give the coconut milk a try but if that doesn't work out I'll go back to my normal routine.
So, I've fallen off the wagon fairly big time. Not sure what's for dinner today yet, but I'm probably going to end up with a weekly average of around 1750 before WI tomorrow.
Sat was my worst day at 2355, all because of bad planning. I had a big lunch as we had planned a light dinner. But then I realised it's the last chance H and I will have to eat out for 5 weeks (more on that below) so I suggested pizza and ate all round me.
Then H went to the UK yesterday and it was like the clock went back 9 months. I was a secret binge eater before I joined here . So at lunchtime, I reverted to form and went and bought 2 big bars of chocolate and a bag of giant cookies. It brought back all the old feelings of the excitement I used to get from buying stuff in secret and eating it in the car . My only slight redemption is that I ended up throwing half the cookies and almost 1 bar away, but still not good at all. The old impulses are all still there. For me, it's almost more about buying it than eating it, IYKWIM.
The irony is that I thought I'd be more disciplined with H away .
Also, I still have the mindset that if I go off the rails, I just go 'fek it' and write off the whole week before WI. Also, with me going over to the UK this weekend, I'm already expecting to put on weight, so I know that's not helping my attitude/determination either.
Then, in other news, I have to go the US for 3 weeks cos of work from the 19th March. Now, in the past I've had years where I went there 5/6 times, so it's not a huge shock, but it's almost 2 years since I was last there and I'm very out of practice. 3 weeks is very unusual so I'm not looking forward to being away from 'real-life' for that long either.
But mostly, it's the food. I haven't been there as a 'proper slim' person in about 10 years. So until now, all my behaviours have been around EATING.ALL.THE.FOOD. I would spend evenings in the supermarket just ogling all the different varieties of M&Ms and those giant jars of nut mixes (and subsequently eating them). Or plan my weekends around going to an iHop and having the pancakes AND the American grill for a 2/3 course breakfast.
Now I'm worrying about how am I going to calorie count while I'm there 
. I know the restaurants are typically better at showing calories, but even at that, the portions and cooking methods don't help. The only mitigating circumstance this time, is that my normal hotel isn't available, so I'm staying in one with a mini-kitchen in the room. I can drive to 2 supermarkets close by, so I'm hoping I can end up spending a lot of nights cooking for myself. It also has a gym so I'm going to try to walk the same distance as I'd walk the dog every day.
Anyway, sorry for all the moaning, I know this is the ultimate first-world problem and it's definitely one of the perks of the job. I just know it's going to be a challenge this time, because my habits are so bad when it comes to food. Realistically the most I can hope for is to maintain for the next 5 weeks (although unlikely tomorrow) and then get back on track when I'm home again (just before Easter ).