MFP Thread 8

[Not2bObvious]

New thread for those using mfp to lose/maintain weight

Me again - at least I've only been away for 2 weeks this time .

So lovely to see all the new faces on here - on my phone so sorry that I'm not doing individual call-outs again. You're all doing brilliantly and certainly inspiring me - I feel like I'm an old timer now .

Not, Bath, you will do this. I know you're both having wobbles now and again, but you know what to do and you've both done it before - very successfully. Use the numbers - I'm off the wagon these days but you both know how I got on when I was doing well - use the calorie averages and they will work consistently. One or even two bad days a week can be averaged out.

It's really a bit rich of me to come on here and preach, but I care about you both IYKWIM and I'm dying to see you both get past the plateaus. Use whatever strategies you have to; lots of water, coffee, porridge, hot chocolate, rice cakes. Whatever it takes to get past any cravings. You're both doing so brilliantly in terms of exercise I'm in awe. Also you both sound v slim and toned, so it's nearly all in place.

Anyway I'm preaching to myself too because I'm not doing well at all. I've been back bingeing a bit on chocolate, just no willpower cos of tiredness. I'm still hovering around 64.4kg but my average is well over 2,400 already since Weds. Really going to try to take stock with our holiday weekend. I got some deliverables finished this week at work so if I get in 3-4 hours during the weekend I'll feel on top of things again.

Not you were asking about work - it's my own doing really cos of greed. It's a case of golden handcuffs and I don't want to leave without redundancy, as I've been there so long it would be a lot of money. Almost everyone I started with has been let go, so I keep thinking it won't be long. I'll be upset but relieved if it happens - I actually think I'm burnt out - so just trying to hang in there.

Bit of progress on the home front I guess - H is gone to a counselling session tonight. Not I thought you might be onto something so I got courage and asked him - sadly it wasn't the reason - he was too busy himself he said. In my low moments I wonder if I'm just flogging a dead horse but I'll keep trying for the time being.

Dream it's really touched me that you're 18 for some reason. You have nothing to worry about in terms of loose skin. Please know that this is a brilliant thing you're doing for yourself. I'm in a slump right now but I lost over 2st last year using MFP (and with the support of the ladies on here) and it did wonders for me - mentally and physically. My only regret is not doing it when I was younger.

Sorry for the essay - indulging myself - but it's nice to feel like I'm talking to you all again. My only aim for June is to not gain any more weight and get a bit of work life balance and control back .

@DawheadAwgusEeentock - thank you so much! Well done on your weight loss, I'm sure you'll do great getting back into it

Lovey to hear from you dawg
Still lots on your plate but you mustn't be eating too much of it to be keeping around 64kg. Pity about the golden handcuffs, I know a few people who have been stuck like that. Completely understand why you'd be loathe to walk away - put yourself through hell for nothing nearly. Wrt to your DH and the counselling, sorry it wasn't the thoughtful reason - men just aren't on the same page a lot of the time. I hope you find some peace with everything, you sound sad when we hear from you, you deserve better💐
I'm actually in a really good place with the weightloss - since I've been watching my food more carefully and making sure I'm doing lots of exercise, I'm ok with it taking a while. When I used to lose 4-6lb from Monday to Friday, I gained it back by Monday. Now I see an increase of a couple of pounds after the weekend, which is just water/salt bloat weight, having wine etc. So I shift that by Wednesday and around .5-1lb by Friday. My clothes are starting to fit again, I'm not hungry or obsessing about junk the whole time, if I start having a wobble about it I find I'm able to calm down pretty quickly. I have just under 5 weeks to my holidays, and I won't be letting my two nights away this weekend ruin my hard work. And the scales isn't everything, it'll eventually sing the right tune but it'll be up/down so I'm trying to break its hold on me. Hurrah if it's down - meh if it's up a bit, once I know I've been doing the right thing then it's just a number

Have lost 7.8 lbs in 5 days

I'm way bigger, so that's why still happy.

That's a great start, well done

@Not2bObvious - sorry if it sounded like I was replying to your post! I posted that, then read previous posts. I hope mine doesn't go back on! thank you

1,454 (106 under)

well done Dream - what a great start, and very motivating for you.

Hope you are having a lovely w'end away not - thoroughly well-deserved. You're in a good place - any small gain will soon be lost, and you'll be back on track before you know it

And so lovely to read your update Daw. Please do stick around with us if you can... you are so lovely, and say such amazingly positive things to all of us. With so much going on the weight-loss is bound to take a backward step - but even with all you have on your plate () you are will still do it.

As for me, taken on board your wise words everyone, thank you. Embraced today & finished on 1,302 calories, have banked my exercise calories from 5km dog-walk & 8km run. And currently distracting myself from wine & crisps by looking at the success stories on mfp community board. feeling rather down though but realise food & wine doesn't make it any better

About 100 over, we'll see if I've lost anything tomorrow...

Morning all (and hi to everyone I don't know. Sorry for not updating but my head has been elsewhere. I took redundancy (best decision ever) and was intending on having the summer off. How lush would that have been? Except I'd already applied and had got a carers job. My salary will be less than half but hopefully my sanity and work life balance will make up for it! It's in a brand new specialist unit and they are desperate for me to start. So training starts tomorrow!
Anyway much as I'd love to report a massive weight loss my body seems very content to be 11.6. I can't really complain as just over a year ago I was 16.2. So what I'm doing now is working on my fitness and toning. C section belly flap will always be there but thanks to kettlebells and my PT the rest of me is looking ok. I've become quite vain I even had a couple of sunbeds (don't shout at me) and I love the confidence a bit of colour gives.
I'm not sure if you want me or I belong on here anymore. Your support made such a massive difference and I'd like to give some of that back but I'm aware I can be a bit preachy.
Anyway Happy Sunday from me.

No change here but I'm OK with that.

Lovely to hear from you loli! I think of you often esp since it was you mentioning team RH that took me down that path. Great that you got out of the awful stressful job, and money surely isn't everything so here's hoping the new one is more up your street. If I remember correctly 11.6 was still a bit under your goal and suited you lovely so I for one would love to see you input. You can teach us all how to maintain which I reckon is going to be the longer term challenge.
Did well yesterday, got an hours run in before I headed off for my mini break. Managed to click up 16k steps over the day and stuck to 2000 cals, I burned 2400 so I'm good with that. Made some rubbish food choices at breakfast so now I've around 1000 calories under my belt and that was by 9am! No matter, I have a cunning plan. I'll be doing a 40 minute jog, a decent walk and also be having a splash in the pool to burn that off.
Well done bath on a good Saturday, sorry you felt down but brilliant you realised eating wouldn't fix it. Eat enough though, you did a good bit and 1300 isn't a lot. I'll probably have that amount for breakfast tomorrow😳

Thanks @Bathsheba3 

@Lolimax - you've done amazing!

8.2 lbs lost - today: 1,282 (278 under)

Big wave loli and absolutely fantastic that you are maintaining so well. And good on you with your new job - hope it goes well, and is far more personally rewarding despite less money. I'm doing some kettlebells as part of my PT training. OMG, tough!!! I still haven't quite mastered the technique, but it must be doing something!

Hope you are enjoying rest of mini-break Not. Great damage limitation with your jogging and extra steps yesterday.

Partly why I had a lean day yesterday - 1. to off-set rest of week indulgences 2. Because I actually resisted wine last night - and one glass always leads to two and 3. Because at a family party today so no exercise. Managed to finish on 1450 or thereabouts. Will be heading to bed soon, once I can drag my self away from watching Manchester concert. Tragic events.

Afternoon all. Back home after a lovely break away. Did lots of exercise to offset all the lovely food & 🍷so for once not coming back worried about it. It's really interesting thinking of previous weekends away and my attitude to food/drink, it was little wonder that I did damage. I went to the gym this morning and it was great running on the treadmill for a change, I managed to build up a decent speed. Must dust off my own treadmill, since I'm fortunate to have a decent one.
How's everyone's Monday going? It's a bank holiday here so not quite in the strict Monday place (pizza for dinner😉)

Glad you had a lovely time not - and still kept active too. I had an extremely sedentary day yesterday, and today, so need to put in a serious PT session tomorrow. But the good news is that the scales are down to 11 8.5. I just need to keep off the wine, sugar and carbs now!

Well done with your continued loss Dream. The initial whoosh is really motivating. Hard thing is not getting disheartened when it does slow down. But you sound really strong, so long may it last!

Sorry you didn't see a loss drspouse - you have been quite strict with your calorie-counting too. But losses do come to those who are patient and stick with it. Fingers crossed your whoosh will come soon enough!

Salmon & roast veggies for dinner this eve. I'll do chunky-chips for DH & DCs may steal a couple

That's brilliant bath, especially on a Monday - you really kept it in line over the weekend. Join me in alcohol free until next weekend, I could do with the company😉
I am exhausted now after todays activity, been dozing for the last little while. Despite being so active over the weekend, I slept badly the last 2 nights. I rarely sleep well in hotels, which sucks! Starving for my dinner but want to hold out so I really enjoy it

Thank you not. Was quite surprised, but I know the powers of going sugar-free on my body. Literally 2-days in & it feels like my inner-layer of bubble-wrap has lost its puff. About b----y time. Just hope I can hold tight 1 week at a time.

Yes to alcohol-free this week. Sleep well tonight!

Morning all, back to reality after a great long weekend. Scales is up by 1.8 from
Friday, that's the norm checking back from last weeks Tuesday WI. Back to the gym tonight since my back is recovered, looking forward to doing something different from running/walking. Saying that it was a struggle not to get up and go for a jog this morning. Still, it's good to give the legs a rest, I think I'm getting a bit hyperactive 😉
It's super that going sugar free has helped bath, one day at a time will do it - I had thought earlier yesterday that wouldn't a glass of wine go lovely with my pizza but then cause it was Monday it went out of my head and now I'm only remembering I was thinking of it! We're our own worst enemy really. I'm working on talking myself out of bad decisions, whereas before I was talking myself into them.

Yesterday I was under by 22.

Have lost 8.6 lbs now.

Well done to everyone else

That's excellent dream, how are you finding keeping to the calories? Is it much different to the way you had been eating?
I'm so busy today it's working great cause I can only fit in my food rather than having any time to think about it. Busy'ness, the slimmers buddy😉

@Not2bObvious - thank you definitely! If I have something 'nice' in the day, I have to have a small dinner (usually around 400 calories) but before I'd have whatever my mum was cooking (about 1000) so I must have been eating way too much!

And I saw the open bottle of wine last night too Not & thought better of it as well. Aren't we good? . Good luck a the gym. Go for it. Well one again Dream.