MFP Thread 9

[Not2bObvious]

New thread for those using mfp to lose/maintain weight

sneaks back in hello everyone most of you won't know me, I used to post last year but stopped after going through a rough patch with anxiety and whatnot and generally feeling down in the dumps. I've been following your progress though, you are all doing so well. I've been watching all of the MFP threads since I stopped posting and usually read them while having breakfast.

waves at Not & Bath

Bit of my weighloss history and update.
I think I started MFP on Jan 4th of last year. I started at 13st 7 size 14-16 and by sometime in October I got to my lowest weight of 10st 1 or 2 I think and a size 10 but have some size 8 tops too. The last 3-4lb of that weight was lost when I was super stressed and down though so once my mood improved a bit that went back on over Xmas. Since then I've seemed to hover around 10st 7. I'm not tracking cals anymore and haven't done at all this year, I'd ideally like to get to 10st 4 again but I'm not going to track. I've been bouncing between 10st 6-7 for the last 5 weeks but im not being super stict or anything. Towards the end of my weight loss journey I could go 3-4 weeks without losing anything even sticking to 1200 per day. My body just seems to want to stay at 10st 7 these days.

Weighed in and thats another pound down! Now at 11st 2lbs. Dont think ill lose 2lb next week to end this month on 11st! But i am 2lbs away from hitting my first target! Did get a chinese though, back to it tomorrow!

Really nice to hear from you must, you cross my mind a lot, hoped you were doing well and maintaining. Super work on keeping the weight off. I'm guessing these last few pounds you want to lose are just bonus ones cause I don't imagine they're causing you any physical issues. Best of luck but don't torture yourself over it, to have lost 3 stone is an amazing achievement and I hope you're enjoying it.
Had some wine and nibbles last night after all my pontification - meh, I enjoyed it and I'm going to do parkrun this morning. Haven't fully confessed to mfp but will do in the interests of full disclosure.
Well done caggie on the loss! That's brilliant

Just reading back over last few threads as I'm lying here thinking about the day ahead.
Haha bath, no no you're right I am "bad" on it or maybe at it would be better! I'd love a fry...might have a mini one for brunch after my run. If I only have 2 meals today I should have room. Calorie count for yesterday is a whopping 2600, maybe closer to 2750 as I'm sure I missed a few nibble here and there, yep defo 2700. Remembered a packet of corn crisps

Ahh Sundays, i well and truly F up on them. Ended up consuming far to many sweets and indulged a little a tea time too. I feel like i only stick to calories 3/7 days a week!
Not promising anything but i might go the the gym tomorrow. Suppose i should to work off what ive pigged out on today!
Hows everyone else weekend gone?

Well I didn't even log this weekend, had visitors with two v young children staying and it was way too hectic to be able to even think about entering food on MFP. Got a fair bit of walking in each day as we were out and about, breakfasts and lunches were fairly standard , but a fair amount of wine was consumed after bedtimes and had fairly indulgent evening meals.

So was expecting a gain this morning, but totally illogically I've lost 0.5kg taking me to by far my lowest weight for ages! Am sure some of it will go back on again in the next few days though, even if I do stick to calories, because apparently that's how my body works (see earlier post).

That's a nice start to the week sweet, I haven't had a surprise like that ever, keep hoping though😉
Never mind caggie, try to learn from it. If Sunday's your "bad" day, see if you can disrupt the pattern to break the cycle. I'm very guilty of the 4:3 plan, good as good for 4 days, a monster for 3. My scales shot up to 11.12.2 and has stuck there the last 3 weigh ins. I had been 11.9.6 on Friday😩 Not to worry, it'll drop. V bloated. Done lots today, will burn close to 2500 and eaten 1700. Of course it's still v earlybut im up since 5am so all my foods eaten now. Feeling v antisocial and hiding away from the family, I vant to be alone...but desperately wish someone would bring me tea

My goodness, it's very quiet here. I'm not sure whether that's no news is good news...
Well since I like to witter on, here we go😬 Scales dropped at last to 11.10.4, so now only .8 up on Friday - and 3 days to make a dint. Did a jog/walk this morning and had my 10,000 steps done before 8am - I love days like that. Foods been ok except quite hungry however that's expected as I'm burning 2500-2600 today and yesterday so I've allowed myself 1700-1850. Still a decent deficit. Have my class in the morning and weather permitting I'll get an hours walk in too. C'mon everyone, if you said you wanted to join the thread then help keep it going

Glad you've had a good day Not!
Ive not really had much to report if im being honest, after my bad day Sunday i got back onboard on Monday. Then TOTM came, im a massive emotional wreck at the mo nearly had a break down this morning because my porridge exploded in the microwave Not eating my emotions though, which is a good thing. Drinking lots of water too, so feel pretty postive body wise! Also feel quite emotional around this whole weight lose thing, ive never really stuck to anything in my life, usually give up. This time i havent and i feel proud of myself that ive got this far, probably wouldnt of done so well without this thread!

Well done on managing not to chew your way through the fridge during totm caggie, sorry you're having the rage/emotions. I'm due this week too and having recognised that it also might explain my mad hunger. I think I might be hungrier than I would normally, huh something to think about!
So even though you think you had no news, your little update helped me😉 Off to the gym, pissing down but I won't melt, I'll throw the umbrella up and try get most of my 10,000 done. Hope you see more updates today😬

Hi everyone,

Would it be ok if I sneak back in and re-join. I haven't caught up - only read the last page - and can't even remember when I last posted, but it's amazing to see your post Must - have often thought about you.

I should probably do a quick summary too - joined here in August last year and slowly but surely lost 13kg (about 2st) in 6 months with the help of the fab ladies like Not and Bath and all the others who were around then. Went from 76kg (11st 12ish) to 62.8kg (9st 12ish) by end of Jan. I actually even went lower in March to 61.9kg (9st 10.5). I felt fantastic and so proud of myself.

Anyway, work has turned really awful this year (still is) so I've now started binging on chocolate again which is my big weakness (that and being an emotional eater). I've been easily eating about 2,500-3,000 cals every day when I binge. I stopped tracking in MFP b/c I knew there was no point as the numbers were so bad.

The chocolate is my biggest issue and a habit that I have to stop, but I don't know that I can. Trying to come back on here and update regularly in the hope that it will help. I've planned my food for today coming to 1003 cals, but the big question is whether I can resist going out and buying chocolate. If I can, for about a week, I might be able to crack it. The awful thing is, that as stupid as it sounds, right now I feel really sad that I'm not going to have 2 big pouches of chocolate any more, like I'm losing something lovely from my life.

If you'll indulge me I'm going to write down why I must do this:

• I've got a work trip in about 6 weeks and need to fit into my work clothes again
• I've got my lovely size 10 posh jacket that I bought earlier this year that is now only-just closing and very tight
• Chocolate is costing me money that I could be spending on something nice and long-lasting instead
• It is also destroying my teeth (again)
• I'm tired of having to find somewhere new to buy my junk food every day so that the shopkeeper doesn't notice (I know how crazy that sounds)
• Whatever I'm doing now isn't working and I feel like shite
• Turning 40 turned out to be brilliant - I want to look back on 41 as being another brilliant year

Today is my official weigh-in day and I'm up to 68.8kg as of this morning (10st12ish) so I've gained 6kg - just about a stone. I'm hoping maybe 0.5kg of that is b/c I'm bunged up, but it's still a long road back. I know how to do this, the hard part is finding the willpower and keeping the motivation going despite any horrible work/life stuff.

I will try to promise no more essays but I'm hoping to pop in at least once a day and say hello to everyone properly. I hope it's a good sign that this is almost the same time that I started on here last year.

Really nice to see you dawg, so sorry you've been struggling but you can do it, you're really good at this once you put your mind to it. Sounds v much like you're eating your feelings, and considering stress levels I'm not surprised. Don't aim for perfect, aim for good enough - stay with us now (wags finger)
I'm down to 11.9 which is fab but I am DYING to eat ALL the food. Totm cravings are off the hook, I'm fighting them though

Aw thanks Not it's genuinely so lovely to 'chat' to you again. Well done on the 11.9 woohoo .

I will stay - I feel better for it already - but I'm right alongside you on havings cravings right now. TOTM is a killer for them though so you have much sympathy from me. I have no excuse, but if there was anything junk-y in the house now I would eat it for sure.

Thank God I haven't bought anything today though and won't now - dinner in about 2 hours and it's already prepped. Re-calculated and I should finish at 984 - this is so bloody hard but I know every day won't be this bad.

Bugger - trying the app to post instead and making mistakes already. I meant to say, keep fighting them and I am fighting beside you. If we both go to bed tonight not having given in we will feel so proud of ourselves (that's what I'm hoping anyway )

Don't make the mistake of eating too little, under 1000 is a recipe for misery - I think you lost your weight on 1200 a day? Too little leads to binging, calculate the tdee and go for 500-600 under that.
I forced myself to make the dinner I planned, should be eating on 15 mins or so, soothing myself with a cuppa in between

Im still an emotional wreck My mood is very low at the minute, but ive still not gave in and binged. Found myself stuck for what to have for tea tonight. Opened the fridge, cupboard and freezers about 10 times hoping something would jump out at me. Settled with a piece of fish, homemade chips and curry sauce. I'm ending the day on 1395 calories.Hopefully have a good Thursday, so I have a good weigh in on Friday. Cant wait for totm to end so I can go back to feeling myself, and not wondering if I'm going to uncontrollably eat the whole house.

Hello!!!! I'm back! After maintaining successfully for 6 months, the last 2 months have all gone to pot, I've been binging on all manner of crap, mostly in the office while working late and I've gained 5lb! But I'm still logging every day. I have something like a 450 plus day streak on mfp, even though some of those days have been in the 2500 to 3500s..... Anyway I've set mfp on half a pound a week, about a week ago, and I've only hit goal about twice since then.... I need motivation. Great to see mfp buddies like not, must, bath and daw on this new thread - hiya!!

Also, I popped into m&s on the way home to buy a birthday card and had to buy a wee 140cal treat. And I've still to have my tea. Why do I do that to myself.....? I need to stop this....

OMG - It's a reunion on here! AMAZING to "see" all you lovely people again Sesame, Dawhead, and Must, and to join the party with the lovely new folk caggie & sweet & us old timers (looking at you not!). All we need now is for jonty to join us too. Cheers all

I'm officially AWOL again, but thought I'd take a peak at the thread as I'm feeling low & emotional (a bit of a recurring theme huh?) and wanted some company. How sad is that?

Welcome back sesame, great to hear from you but sorry you've hit a little bump. I think it's very telling to see 3 of the old timers check back in, and see that the maintenance side of this is a bit trickier. I think your plan of half a pound a week is perfect, you only need to have a deficit of 1800 cals a week to hit that. You've spent 2 months indulging, it's going to take a bit to turn the boat around!
Oh bath that's rubbish that you're having a hard time. I've bee listening to podcasts about weight and emotions, v interesting and enlightening. As always I'm sure you've done no great damage and when you get back into it you'll fly it.
Scales down to 11.8.2 this morning. I find myself increasingly frustrated with the fact I can't seem to get under 11 stone but the fact is I'm a slow loser and I have far too many holidays which keep putting me back a few pounds. Well I've noting hectic for the next 3 weeks so I'm going keep the faith, keep doing what I'm doing. No run this morning, quite tired, going to the gym this afternoon just in case I'm not up to doing BC in the morning. Keep checking in folks, let's get ready to make major changes in August.

Hi Ladies,
I have been using MFP for 7 weeks now. I had ( up to the birth of my child) been one of those annoying women who could eat anything and never put on weight. My doctor telling me my BMI was 25 was a shock to say the least.
I only need to lose a stone but as I'm only 5ft (when rounding up!) I probably looked like a bipedal bowling ball.
Somebody recommended MFP and a Google search led me to the very first MFP thread.... I've read through all the threads and have managed to lose 9 pounds along the way.
Thank you all you old timers- reading the threads has been really inspirational and helpful. It also made me feel a bit stalkerish but I promise I'm harmless and am only looking for weight loss inspiration

Welcome porcus, thanks for delurking (do find it mildly disconcerting to know there are lurkers...but I do it myself so hey ho)
Fantastic that you've already lost 9lb of the stone. At the rate you're going you'll be back to one of those annoying women in no time😉 Birth is a game changer for weight I've found, not surprising when you think what growing a baby does to your body.
Day has gone slightly off track workwise but still on course for my class.

Wow - it really is amazing that so many of us have come back at once - I firmly believe the cosmos is at work and it's a good omen for all of us. But you're right Not it just proves how hard maintenance is.

Not another lb is great, and like I used to preach to you before, the thing is - you're really slim and your exercise is still brilliant - so try not to beat yourself up about the scales although I completely understand wanting to hit a big milestone. Well done on resisting the hunger pangs and keeping going with the classes.

Caggie you're doing great esp with TOTM around - that dinner sounds lovely yesterday and perfect low-cal comfort food.

Sesame hi!!! I know you won't like me for saying this, but 5lbs in 2 months is really not bad at all - it's so fantastic that you've kept logging and the streak going in MFP. Coming back here is the next step in getting back on track.

Bath so lovely to 'see' you too and there is nothing wrong with wanting company here. I've said it before, but the success of this is that we feel like we're talking to people who understand and we're being listened to. That makes such a difference facing a battle like this.

Porcus that is great loss so far - please hang around everyone here is so lovely and the more of us the better for support.

I survived Day 1 and heading for around 1200 today. Not you're dead right about being under 1000 and I won't do it often haha, but I just wanted to kick start myself a bit. I feel weird - hungry and sad about missing my chocolate - but at the same time I've more energy and feel more alert somehow. Today was hard again - esp as I had to run an errand at lunchtime and I've gotten into the habits of munching chocolate while I'm driving. Also, I'd likely be suggesting a burger or pizza to H usually around now, but I'm resisting and trying to look forward to a boring chop, spuds and veg.

Oh and gosh I just can't help myself with essays can I .

I love your essays missus, always makes me feel like..."previously on mfp thread x..."😉
Thanks for the kind words, I try to not get too hung up on numbers but the numbers do match the belly fat sadly and I want less of it. Company for dinner so 🍷 - sigh, that'll be a few hundred off the deficit but it is what it is.

I also like the essays! They make for good evening reading!
Ive had a good day, within calorie limit. So hoping for a decent loss tomorrow! Probably end up being 1lb, but thats better than nothing. With you there Not, wouldnt mind this belly fat to vanish over night! When i look down, my little pouch of belly fat is in way of the view of my foof, so i wont be happy until i can actually see it fully. sounds crazy, i know. 😅 But its a little test i do in the shower, to see if i can see it a little bit more everytime! I sound like a crazy women😂