MFP Thread 9

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New thread for those using mfp to lose/maintain weight

Hello all, logging in go the first time in a while. I've had a succession of meals out and celebrations, which, whilst very enjoyable completely scuppered both the calorie counting and the exercise. I did log one day of lavish hotel breakfast, lunch out, afternoon tea and then evening meal with lots of wine and it was so depressing that I went AWOL from MFP for a while.

However since then I've been unwell and not up to eating for a couple of days so I think I'm now back where I was when I was last logging my weight at 4lb over target. (I started at 10lb over target.) So now seems a good time to jump back in and try and get back on track. I'm actually hoping for a boring few weeks with no meals out or parties as I find it almost impossible to accurately log calories when I'm not making the meals.

I enjoyed the MFP "lecture". I do add my exercise calories, but only the ones where I've been for a run and do so as an incentive to run in the first place! I do a fair amount of walking and cycling just getting around but don't log it.

I quite like the "if every day was like today" as even on days when I've gone over the calorie allowance I'm often eating an amount that will result in a (slower) weight loss.

I'd like some kind of encouragement to eat healthily. As others have said MFP does not distinguish between calories from fruit and calories from chocolate.

I totally agree about wine being sugar water. I really should give it up.

Congrats Bath Wont be long until your in the 10s!! I have a tendancy to reward with food I will stop that!!
Emily sounds like you've had a great time though, but i do prefer it when im having a boring week. Meals out and social stuff is fun, but not great for this logging!

I had a lovely ''fry up'' for breakfast. It was mainly mushrooms,omelette, and toast. But filling! Followed a youtube video for yoga, (the cat may have been judging me, and wondering wtf i was doing) doubt it will make a difference in my weight loss. But its something physical to do, other than walking! I feel great this morning. Hope it lasts😊

Welcome back ED! Good idea to choose your moment to re-enter MFP. I have weighed in all days for the last 3weeks, with the exception of my marathon drive day. My back is out as I drove my little city car, & it has poor lumbar support. So I am flat on my back at the moment. The trouble is if I get up, I am tempted to do strenuous stuff, which slows the healing process. WI not good, am up 3 lbs, but I think that is somewhat artificial, reflecting Saturday's over-eating. When I am relaxed and not under pressure, (when IS that, exactly? ) I am far less likely to overeat.
My parter is away Tues-Fri and not much socialising on the horizon, so I have all the ingredients for a good week.

Thanks for the encouragement Moanranger. I'm sorry to hear you've put your back out. My other half runs, cycles and is a good deal taller than me so can eat huge amounts without putting on weight. It's tricky cooking meals that are hearty enough for him without tempting me to overeat and I'm constantly having to turn down puddings. I also need to be careful when he is cooking that he doesn't just divide everything neatly into two equal portions to be "fair". He's not very often away but when he is I tend to get those ready made low calorie meals and it's much easier to stay on track.

Hello all - welcome back emily I used to have he same issue with DH but then he hit 35 and stopped cycling to work when he bought a jeep and he really needs to get his diet back on track before he expands!

Sorry about your back moanranger that's tough - good for you being motivated though, when I'm down in the dumps physically or mentally I always comfort eat!

I had my first proper binge day in about 3 weeks on Sunday - I stopped logging and everything :( but then did a low cal day yesterday and jumped on the scales this am - am officially now 9lbs down from starting weight, 1lb off goal weight but will try to get a little below that as mum arrives for 2 weeks next week so anticipating lots of treats and lovely food. So, goes to show doesn't it?! I think though I need to find a good maintenance approach because binging and essentially fasting isn't healthy at all

Haven't had a drink in a month though which is great for me! Def carrying it on for now

Well done on your loss kiki. Inspiring. Hope the back gets better soon moon, and you're getting back on it emily. Do you feel any benefits of the yoga caggie? I like it in theory, but I prefer a good heart-pumping work-out. Makes me feel like the calories burn faster, even though yoga can be very hard if done properly (which I obviously don't do!)

Kiki that's brilliant! Well done!

I'm feeling positive today. I went for a run first thing and have (mostly) avoided snacking. I've stayed at target + 4lb despite not logging all of yesterday and thus probably going over the allowance. And I've had to tighten my belt a notch to keep my trousers up.

Well done Kiki!!

Bath, id like to think it makes me feel calmer and relaxed. But i feel it maybe more, placebo? I dont really know. Im also doing to see if it helps keep me calm for my driving test next week. Ill be doing it before bed tonight to see if makes a difference to sleep. I did enjoy doing a good sweaty workout at the gym though!

Today has been a good day, logging everything and getting lots of veg in so im feeling positive. I just want as much off for Christmas, so i can have a few weeks to enjoy it (when it comes) So if i work it off now, i have that room. Id like to stay binge free until then, but i know thats not going to happen!

do most of your suffer from binges? Do you think most people do or are we all weird?

Hello. Happy to say I'm back on track. I've lost weight and am down to 11.10 (lowest weight for me this year before my holiday was 11.7). DC's and I have joined the gym where we go to our PT sessions and that's making a difference. I'm even going to boxercise now which I'm loving although I'm rubbish at it.
I'm tracking everything on MFP. My intake ATM is about 1400cals and I'm burning about 2500 so I know the deficit is high but that's just until I can get all the 'all inclusive' weigh off!
Hope you're all keeping the faith.

Ive never noticed anyone else binge like i do. So i want to say its just me, yes i was abit of a greedy pig before tracking and would often binge. I feel like im doing more, and taking abit far now im tracking. Are we weird?!?!
Past few days ive been fine, stuck to it. But tonight im really tempted to order a takeaway, nothing i fancy cooking. (Even though theres plenty in) I weigh in tomorrow and dont want to ruin a good week, when i could wait until tomorrow night if i still want it. Ive came on here to try and tempt me away from getting one. Argh!! Doesnt help that im bloody starving and dont know what i want.
Also well done Loli

Also on the subject of binge eating, how extreme is it to then become an eating disorder? Ive seen a few young girls post on Youtube what they binge eat on, and then purge. Its really really awful. Some people even get addicted to calorie counting, its scary. Its clearly very easy to fall into. Sorry i went off track there!

caggie I think it probably is an easy trap to fall into, where is the line between disordered eating (which most women I know seem to have) and an eating disorder?

I've never known anyone to binge like I do either but then I do it in secret, so nobody knows I do it. It's like a fuck it button goes off. I don't purge though and wouldn't say I have an ED, I just occasional go into self sabotage mode and when I was younger it was drugs and cigarettes and then a few years ago it might be too much to drink, now it's generally just food and probably because the next day repurcussions aren't so hideous! I think we all have an element of self abuse don't we?

Tracking religiously this time has really helped me though

I've developed a weird binge eating thing for peanut butter, to the point it made me feel sick. So now ive given it up completely like I did chocolate/biscuits etc.. last year.

I do it in secret too, ill hide packets so people see what i havent eaten in large amounts. But, im hovering around 10st 11, and 10st 13. Ive been good this week :( soooo annoying. Pizza and icecream for me tonight and back to it tomorrow. Ive not been drinking much water so i could be retaining😒

Right, I'm back on track I think. 3 weeks of doing a fair bit of exercise and actually tracking properly, and I kept on gaining, but this week I'm back to my "post work trip pre holiday extra 3lb" but ready to give it a go to lose that.

Oh and I got a new bike! And also I'm planning to stop taking DD to work on the bike when the clocks change (too dark) so I'm looking for a new exercise class one evening.

Well done drspouse and congrats on the new bike - I miss mine but start my evening classes again next week so twice a week I get to jump back on it

Saw a friend for the first time in a while and he commented on my weight loss which was nice - I know I've lost weight but I don't think I look any skinnier to anyone but me so it was a nice boost

Was starting to get back on track today, but I PASSED MY BLOODY DRIVING TEST!! So im getting treat to a lovely tea!! Will be starting back tomorrow :-) woooooooo.

caggie. Celebrate in style!

Well done caggie no mean feat!

I know it's mainly just a fluctuationbut today the scales showed 129lbs which is a 12.5lb loss! It's under my goal weight but my mum serves for a 2 week visit today when we will be eating all the lovely food so I'm not too worried!

Thank you! I'm super pleased with myself.

I have eaten enough junk food now, cake, crisps, pizza and burgers. So I'm totally ready to get back to actually feeling healthy. I get awful acid reflux when ive eaten crap and it keeps me awake some nights. So Id rather stop pro-longing it and sort myself out.

I know I wont lose anything this week, so hoping for a loss next week. But, I may have not lost lbs, just inches! Last month my hips were 40.5'', now 39''. Waist was 33'', now 32''. Bust and thighs not changed.

Enjoy your time with your mum Kiki!

Still at 11 5.5. I dropped 1lb end last week, then gained 2 over the weekend indulging, but managed to drop 1 again. Need to keep the momentum up. No alcohol (after my weekend blip!), no white carbs, no sugar.

Well done on being below target kiki. And hope you get back on track soon caggie. If I could just loose from my thighs I'd be SO happy. Would change my whole body shape. But it doesn't work like that does it? Shame

Im in such a bad mood this evening. Not long in from work, and it seems to have crept up on me. People are getting on bloody nerves
Not eaten tea yet, need to get something cooked soon. Was good today and yesterday, so hoping to keep it up for a good loss next week. Will miss weigh in tomorrow and wait to next Fri. Now, i musnt take my bad mood out on food and demolish the house!

Just checking in. My parents are here and I've spent the weekend going waaaaaaay over and a bit of a binge mentality. My insides are not happy!

So have decided not to log while they're here, carry on not drinking and just stick to 2 meals a day and 1 snack if strictly necessary

See you back here in a week or so!