Pre holiday slim down

[HopefullyDothButterNoParsnips]

Right - off on hols in 8 weeks. Am currently the size of a manatee. I'd ideally like to shift 1.5 - 2 stone. Ambitious, yes, but needs must. Anyone have any tips for fast weight loss to kick start things or anyone fancy joining in. I think I'm going to cut carbs initially and try and do a bit of exercise. Bread, pasta and cheese are my downfall and all the wine!

[StealthNinjaMum]

Hi Andie. How are you doing? I couldn't do that diet but I hope its's working for you.

[StealthNinjaMum]

Hi sexy. Well done. I am trying to do 1200 calories a day on my fitness pal to lose 2lbs a week but actually I'm not sure I'll be able to. As I'm 'only' a stone overweight the weightloss will take longer.

As last week was half term we had a break with the girls to a seaside resort. I found it impossible to eat healthily or track my calories on mfp as we ate out a lot. I managed to not have snacks like ice cream but there were days where I had a steak salad but it was covered in dressing or a wrap and it came with a ton of chips. I find it hard to leave food on the plate so even though I know I shouldn't eat the chips I still did and dcs chips as well

Anyway I have been good since we got back. Last night I made a Thai style vegetable soup and today I am going to make a chicken soup.

[artycakemaker]

Morning,

I lost this thread so thanks stealth for posting on it again!

I am weighing myself Friday. I am 6 days boozefree, but ate alot of takeaway at the weekend.

Today:

poached eggs on toast with spinach

baked salmon and cous cous

roast chicken and salad.

I am eating lunch now, and the total cals are about 770.

How is everyone doing?

[StealthNinjaMum]

That sounds lovely arty, I need to make this me to eat proper meals. I am having a good day so far, but a bit too busy to eat well. I am thinking of weighing myself Monday morning as an incentive to be good at weekends but I am really scared of the scales. I tried last week but would be surprised if I had actually lost any weight.

Breakfast was toast with marmite.
Lunch has just been fruit - apple, grapes and a banana. I have only eaten 300 calories and no protein so I know I'm going to be starving later.

Dinner is going to be chicken breast and veg as I haven't had time to make soup.

Dc have a ready meal tonight so I will be trying not to eat their toad in the hole.

[StealthNinjaMum]

I have good news. I popped on the scales and I have lost 2 1/2 lbs in about 9 or 10 days. I am delighted as after spending 5 days last week unable to track calories it shows I must've just naturally made some good decisions.

I would still like to have lost 14lbs by the time I go away and it'll be hard but I do feel motivated. Today's meals will involve chicken - probably salad - and a tuna wrap for lunch.

[artycakemaker]

Stealth that is fantastic!!!!! Good for you!!!!

I am scared of the scales also.

[StealthNinjaMum]

I also need to measure myself to see how thinner I'm getting as there's often a time lag between weight loss and inches lost but I know that's going to depress me too! i wonder when I'll see a difference, maybe another 4lbs? I think half a stone is when you start to notice you're a bit thinner. Fingers crossed I can fit into last year's shorts before my holiday.

[artycakemaker]

I was out last night at a work farewell and the food and portions were enormous. It was a strange set up - like tapas, with the plates pre-ordered but they were much larger than tapas. So I am still very full and planning to not eat today until I get hungry. That will be a bit of a challenge as I am not even sure I know what 'hungry' is, my hunger button is faulty!

Drinking coffee now and a large glass of water with lemon.

[HopefullyDothButterNoParsnips]

Oh you're all doing so well.

Meanwhile, over here in obese city... I just can't motivate myself and getting nowhere.

Holiday is in just under 6 weeks and not really sure what I can actually achieve in that time

[StealthNinjaMum]

Arty I commented on another thread yesterday that my body doesn't know when it's full, if I'm having a meal I eat everything in front of me.

Likewise I used to eat three times a day because I just had to or I felt if I skipped a meal I'd be starving later. I am much better now at recognising hunger and sometimes I skip meals because I'm just not hungry. On Sunday I had big lunch I skipped dinner and felt fine with just my usual toast for breakfast so I guess I didn't need the food after all. Most people would probably say it's dis functional to skip meals but I see it as part of the process of relearning what my body wants / needs.

Sorry to hear things aren't going well parsnips. I know it's hard but in 6 weeks you could achieve lots. 2lbs a week is nearly a stone. Even if you 'only' lost 1/2 stone I'm sure you would look / feel different. My goal is to lose 1 stone before 15 July. I know I'm unlikely to make it but I would like to do the zip up on last year's summer trousers before I go on holiday as i don't want to buy a new larger wardrobe.

How are you trying to lose the weight? Do you have a meal plan? I am intending to have chicken salad today and a jacket potato with tuna for dinner. It is going to be hard for me as I woke up with a headache and generally feel a bit crap today.

[artycakemaker]

Parsnips hope you are okay. Yes 6 weeks is nearly a stone. You can do it.

also to you Stealth. I appreciate your thoughts. I am still not hungry but have had a beetroot/ginger/banana juice froma local cafe. I was wondering about trying to only have liquids all day today..... my system feels sluggish (lots of meat last night) and I kind of feel like I want to give my body a break from digesting for a bit.

My parents come and stay in 3 weeks time, and I am scared. They have always been hyper critical of my weight, and I have never been so large as I am now. I am a stone heavier than the day before I gave birth. So I have episodes where I feel really depressed and then I binge eat.

[HopefullyDothButterNoParsnips]

Right thanks for the motivational pep talk! I bought this today to make smoothies and I'm going to try having two a day with a healthy dinner for the next few weeks and see if that makes a difference!

[artycakemaker]

I am 12 stone 7 today.I have done exactly what you are planning Parsnips!! Yesterday I had a spinach smoothie and a beetroot smoothie then mac and cheese and salad.

Today, spinach smoothie then beetroot smoothie then baked salmon and salad. That is only about 700 cals, so it is low, but I hope perfectly possible.

[HopefullyDothButterNoParsnips]

Ok great. Good to know it can work. I'll have a play around with some combinations later

[StealthNinjaMum]

Ooh that sounds interesting. I have never tried smoothies because I want my diet to look as 'normal' as possible in front of dds. Like you arty I have parents who have always been critical of my weight and so I want dds to not have a constantly dieting, self critical mum. arty as I know how awful it is when your parents criticise you.

parsnips I'm glad you sound more motivated.

I have had a good few days. Yesterday I made a curry and had about 1/3 naan bread, a poppodom and tiny portion of rice. My fitness pal still told me off for eating too much saturated fat but I tend to ignore everything other than calories.

I am currently starving. Just about to do lunch for everyone, which will probably be sandwiches and fruit and veg sticks. Normally I'd have a couple of pieces of bread and butter in the kitchen while preparing lunch so I need to have self control but it's so hard.

[StealthNinjaMum]

This is possibly premature but I have just bought 4 too small vest tops online from Uniqlo I am hoping they'll fit in a month. (They'll probably fit as they're stretchy but I want them to look like they fit rather than straining to contain my mumtum).