MFP Thread 8

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New thread for those using mfp to lose/maintain weight

Lastly, before I go to work.

B - muesli with kiwi, grapes, mango.
L - quinoa salad, banana, graze box, clementines.
D - spag bol, big salad.
S - wine, cake probably!

I love you lot you are so right. My DD is convinced I'm heading towards some kind of ED. I don't THINK I am but also know I haven't found my happy place yet both in terms of my weight or what I eat. I also know that for what I do (5 hours of classes a week) 1400 calories a day isn't enough (big admission) but I'm so bloody scared of putting the weight back on.
As an aside saw SIL on Sunday for the first time since October. I've mentioned her before. She said....nothing. However did announce to everyone that she'd lost 2 stone (very heavily overweight).

Hmm loli I think your sil is sucking on sour lemons. Her silence on your weight loss is compliment enough😉 Sticking in her craw no doubt. I totally get why you're struggling, after losing so much how could you not be scared? Studies have shown people that keep it off do exercise around 5 hours a week so you're on track. Wrt to eating it's clear as you've said 1400 won't cut it. You should be able to have a decent amount more, maybe go to 1800 for a couple of weeks - see how that goes? I still suspect you'll lose a little each month but it would give you wriggle room?

Ignore the SiL Loli.

1400 won't be enough but totally understandable that you don't want to gain. How about increasing by 200 a day for 2 weeks and seeing if you do gain? Making sure the 200 calories are healthy and sensible that will benefit all your exercise.

Do you FEEL hungry. Do you feel like you could judge by natural appetite nowadays? If you are hungry, not bored, or emotional or needing comfort or stressed but actually hungry then I would eat. I honestly haven't stopped eating these last few days. I'm hungry. I'm making good choices in the main. I need fuel. Simple.

I think you are in that place now Loli. A Good Place. You've cracked it I reckon!

I love that you LOVE exercise and it's not a chore!

Need and Not you are fab. Such good advice. Yes I've been increasingly hungry. I think part of that is doing kettlebells twice a week. I'll start to step up the calories to about 1600/1700 and see how that goes. Yes I'm loving the exercise which is so strange as for all my adult life I've done nothing!

That's such a fantastic side effect of losing weight loli - exercise is so so good for the mental health, everything else is extra gravy! The older & more weary I get the more I realise if my mind feels good I can do anything, exercise helps me greatly. Of course saying that I've been sick as a small hospital since I got home but today I kept going - so while it wasn't official exercise, it was movement. And it kept my snout out of the trough😉🐷😉 Been sticking to around 1200 the last 3 days, managing grand.
Weather is shocking here - snuggled up on the couch with a sneaky vino, nothing hectic though

Helloooo! I’m here too! Sorry I’ve been so quiet. I gained 3lb, so back up to 9st10! Annoying as af is properly over and there’s definitely no whoosh. Eating well into the 2000s every day is finally showing on the scales…

daw your post made me , well done on the size 10 jacket, although sorry about the crap bits! I have to admit to being that you’ve caught up with me....!

need yes, loads of us on the maintenance bench, although whilst you and the other maintainers are still losing, I’m the one that appears to be successfully gaining…

loli at your sil’s reaction! I have an ongoing rivalry thing with my dsis, and have made a point of wearing my most figure hugging clothing the last few times we’ve met up. She’s never said a word either! Have you thought about working in a few healthy/high calorie snacks into your day to fuel those workouts and top up your calories? Nuts, peanut butter, natural real Greek yoghurt or Skyr are all good, high protein and sugar free, so shouldn't set you off on a gain.

not welcome back, I agree that what happens on holiday stays on holiday….

jonty well done for passing probation!

Who else is out there? bath? sugar, if you’re out there we are waiting for an update on the dress...!

Ha sesame, at the minute I would eat the plate you handed me the cake on too.

I just had a look at my daily average, I must admit I just log my stuff on MFP and take no notice of much else, Strava is my new obsession (running/biking/swimming training app). Its over 2500 calories. Way over what it tells me I should eat to maintain.

I 'think' that shows appetite is probably the best indicator of what you need to survive?

10 miles with the club tonight. Easy pace.

I think finally I have woken up not feeling like I want to eat the entire universe

Morning all, how we doing today?
need, I'm confused, do you mean your strava is saying you burn 2500 or are you saying you eat 2500? I'd be sure you're burning that at least. Really looking forward to feeling well enough to do something, feel v sluggish and found myself baking/cleaning/prepping/shopping to keep moving yesterday. Awake since 4.30 today and helping family out with childcare for a couple of hours. Been pretty much sticking to just liquids before lunch which is helps a lot to keep the cals around 1200 which is all I need at the moment. Stomach quite unsettled still so good is light for now. Having an omelette for lunch & Thai stir fry for dinner. Less than 3 weeks to my spring holiday, can't wait.

Ha sorry Not to confuse, my post wasn't clear. No, I am eating about 2500 a day. Or have the last few days. MFP says I need about 1800. I found it interesting. Scales suggest I've lost a bit. I found the disparity interesting but could see how if you were obsessed with sticking to 1800 it might be a negative aspect of MFP?

Probably not so clear even now.

Finally I don't feel as hungry though hooray, sated!

I hope you start to feel better soon. Do you think you picked up the bug before your weekend away? Poor you.

I would actually like to not log onto MFP but it would break my streak

Oh thanks need, it was definitely plane germs, it's nearly gone apart from a really irritating cough. I also pulled something in my arm dragging my case around so that's adding to my woes. I am more than surprised your food is 2500, like lots of people who aren't losing weight underestimate calories, could you be overestimating? It would explain the weight loss for sure. Easy to eat 2500 of junk, harder with good clean food you list

Those bloody planes just circulate germs don't they?

I am wondering about that you know, overestimating. I've been aware that most underestimate as you say, so tried to accommodate this. Perhaps too much.

Anyway, my hunger seems to have sated today, I feel full or only hungry when I should feel hungry anyway!

B- seeded toast, egg and avo.
L- salad that wouldn't have filled me yesterday, 2 falafels, mango, clementine.
D - unsure yet, depends if DD trains or not.
S - glass of wine, small piece of cake.

E - PT session. The fresh hell that is a one arm push up was unleashed.... that will hurt tomorrow...

Tell me about it, I've rarely come off a plane without some sort of illness. That was v tough when I travelled a lot😷
Vv low on the cals today, I've been so busy. Hope to get home soon and have some 🍷and a few crackers. What's rare is wonderful! This week the illness has worked in my favour getting rid of my bloat, silver lining eh😉

Exactly, think positive eh he he

Some one said that about the long break from running I've had i.e. think of the long break as a good rest and the lack of pounding on your legs will prolong your running career. Turn the negatives into positives or something Not, bloat gone

Bit of a mixed dinner as I've just got in, omelette and salad but also come of the steak pie DH had left out. Weird combo I know but the pastry was lovely!

Hello everyone!

More today as I'm another lb up. I'm now back where I was right after the excesses of Xmas. I must get back on top of my eating. I'm also hoping I might be able to increase my activity levels a bit more, once we start getting lighter evenings again.

I am at least compelled to keep logging every day. I started my mfp streak on 18 April last year. So that's me 347 days in!

need you need

Boo sesame, that's a pain. But 1lb could just be 1...ahem...decent poo. Few days it'll be gone. My holiday bloat is gone, I was 11.6.8 leaving home last Thursday 11.12 on Monday (wtaf!!) and today I'm 11.6.6😁 Long may it last.
So, what's the story missing people -bath? Where are you? Not forgetting everyone else of course! Pls come and chat, don't want the thread to die away

not 5lb in 4 days....? I want whatever you're having!

Yes, do come back everybody!

In other news I discovered a huge back catalogue of episodes of a US TV show called Extreme Makeover, Weight Loss Edition on YouTube. Each show is about a super obese American given 1 year and a personal trainer to lose extraordinary amounts of weight to change their lives. It's very addictive thinspiration.

Oh sesame, I'm so jealous, you're at the start of your extreme weighloss (destination bootcamp) experience...I've seen them all, epic viewing "you can be the sickness in your life, or you can be the cure"

Is the show inspirational then guys? Or a load of twaddle?

I'm here. Had a curry night with the running club last night. I did eat before I started drinking and stuck to red so damage is limited today.

Impressive streak Sesame! I'm absolutely sure the few tiny pounds will disappear quickly.

No running for me today, I did 7 yesterday and planning a long one tomorrow.

B - porridge, mango, raisins.
L - probably salad, fruit, yoghurt etc.
D - chicken, either tray bake or thai curry, haven't yet decided.

Morning all. Lovely day here in Wales (see it doesn't always rain!). Been a good week and I'm beginning to let go slightly on the calories, even went out for a meal with DH and friends last night.
Lots of exercise in fact off to kettle bells in a bit.
And I want a new tracker. I have the Flex2 but it's crap as there's no HR so it doesn't properly pick up my calories burnt. I don't want a big watch looking thingy. I'm thinking of the new Alta. Has anyone got any suggestions?

It's an absolute stunner here too loli, I'm torn between doing parkrun or house work. Still quite coughey & snuffly but that's not much of an excuse is it? I can't comment on the watch, I've only ever had a Fitbit which I loved but since it died a while back, I got over it. As a matter of interest why do you want something like this? Is it part of your worrying about putting weight on, cause if it is I would save your money and work on trusting yourself for a while. Now if you just want a new toy that's different😉
Few drinks and nibble last night - relatively well behaved. Liquids til lunch again so if I don't parkrun I may do housework or something to keep me busy.
Extreme weight loss is great need but then one woman's great is another woman's cheesey singles😉 It's American so there's a level of babybel but it's still enjoyable. All about the fromage today me😁
Anyway to today's food:
L:multigrain toast (1), a little butter, avocado, poached egg
D:steak, sweet potato fries, green beans/broccoli/etc
S:vino x 2, g&t x 1

Ok, first a great big catchup post:

Bath come back and let us know how you are . You were going great guns, with one wee bit down day, so just hoping the taking-it-easy-day revived you.

Need because you're so super-fit and healthy, I forget about your actual loss sometimes - 20lbs is amazing, especially considering your physique. Well done on breaking the step record . Wow a 25mi race is pretty much a marathon yep? 2 weeks to go now?

MumBod well done on getting back on track after the hols.

Sesame now your post made me . Trust me, I will be very far away from catching up with you by the time I'm home . Maintenance is definitely not an easy science - but you are still tracking accurately and 347 days on MFP is bloody amazing . Those few lbs will disappear v quickly with a few days of being strict if you can.

Not so glad you had a lovely 'big-day-out' and a fab mini holiday . So sorry you've been under the weather though - bloody travelling can do so much to our systems. Well done on getting back to pre-holiday so quickly (albeit for mixed blessings). I do worry about you still waking up so early every day - please make sure you're going to bed early and trying to get your 8 hours. You want to make sure you are full of beans for the proper spring holiday .

Loli you've had an awful lot of crap to deal with in the last few weeks, but just remember you have done so brilliantly - and you still are doing. Your exercising and overall attitude is just fab. You got great advice from the ladies and it's lovely to hear you're trying to ease up a little bit. You will find a maintenance zone (we all will) eventually - this is all just unchartered territory for a while .

Cant woohoo on being in the size 14s. Hope you had a better week last week stress-wise?

Things well done on maintaining . How was last week?

Jonty gosh that was definitely a mixed week work-wise but yay for probation being over! Hope you've been able to de-stress a bit - you haven't had an easy week for ages but you've still been doing really well with food and exercise .

Going welcome . It's great that you're exercising more than you used to - 1200 is very hard to stick to, but if you can keep trying, you might find a number that you can 'settle' on to lose weight but still not feel deprived. For me it was around 1350.

Sorry I know I'm not doing justice to everything you've all said but I promise I've read every word.

Happy Mother's Day to all the Mum's on here !! Hope you are all getting deservedly spoiled.

I haven't been able to weigh myself. Apparently, drugstores don't have scales but some laundrettes do??!!! I will do more investigating tomorrow - if I can't find one I will try to find a sneaky one in a household shop like the US equivalent of Homebase heh heh.

I definitely 'feel' fat and I haven't been doing well at all food-wise. We had 2 'team' dinners last week - I tried to be good, but I still ended up eating WAY more than the 600 I'd normally have for dinner. I've tried to guess in MFP but honestly, it's not even worth anything to me right now cos I don't trust what I'm logging. The only days I'm doing ok is when I can cook for myself here in the room and even those days are still coming in at about 1600/1700.

Some of the old bad habits are still definitely alive and well. I did the pastry run for our meetings yesterday (sorry Friday - still Saturday here) and ended up taking home the leftovers and eating 2 of them today. Probably at least 500cals each. Also, I didn't get to the gym any other morning last week, so I did a 45 minute walk this morning, but I was hoping to get 2 sessions in today. I went shopping with a colleague and we got stuck in traffic, so I only got home at 6.30 this evening - far too tired to go gym-ing again.

Anyway, for all the doom and gloom, there are some rays of light. I'm very different to how I was a year+ ago in many ways (like you said Not). I haven't bought any choccies at all and I've had no desserts after dinner. Also I've had soup for lunch every day at work when it's available. And I tried on some jeans today and I am a US size 6 (ha ha that's the only size 6 I'll ever see).

I'm still not sleeping brilliantly - I woke properly at 7 this morning and felt like it was the middle of the afternoon. Everyone at home is missing me which is good I guess. Feel v sad that I won't be with my Mum tomorrow as I've no siblings, but I will make it up to her the Sunday I'm home as we're doing a fancy afternoon tea that she doesn't know about. Otherwise I'm just having the odd bout of homesickness, but I know it'll be much worse with 2 more weeks of this to cope with.

Anyway, the road to hell is paved with good intentions and all that regarding my posting. Not sure if I'll get to say Hi next week but will do my best - thinking of you all and will read up whenever I can.