MFP Thread 9

[Not2bObvious]

New thread for those using mfp to lose/maintain weight

[Bathsheba3]

Great loss Not, and well done at sticking to calories Daw & Cag. Love your posts btw Daw, always have done. Missed you!

As for me, I'm on holiday tomorrow - whoop whoop! Not the skinny minny I wanted to be, but the PT workouts have dramatically toned everything up. Thankfully hard work and the money has paid off. I have packed .... drum roll .. 3 bikinis, 1 cozzie, and 5 pairs of shorts. Other stuff too . But these items of clothing are previously alien to me. It'll end up being too hot, & I'll be stuck indoors in the A/C in a fleece no doubt, but I feel better in my body than I've done in a long time. Hoping the holiday will sort my head out a bit too.. although annoyingly at a critical stage in a project and so I will need to keep checking-in with work. Will swing by and say hi too!

Hope your view gets better soon caggie

[Not2bObvious]

Have a ball bath, look at you with your bikinis, swit swoo! I never got round to getting a bikini that fit (I have 2 fab ones but I'd need some serious waxing to wear there iykwim, tad too small) but I did wear shorts a lot. They were sporty ones but it felt great not to have chub rub. Have a lovely lovely time and go the smallest amount of work possible

[Not2bObvious]

Happy Friday y'all - here we are again at the gateway to gluttony😉 Tales from the scales show 11.8, so down 1.6 from last Friday's WI. I've preplanned most of my food today so now I just need to stick to it. Got an hours walk in this morning as my gym class was cancelled, so that's something.
So, what's the plan for the weekend? Weather permitting I'll do parkrun tomorrow, and a walk on Sunday

[DawheadAwgusEeentock]

Morning all - Happy Friday!!! Well seeing as you all love my essays....

Oh belly fat - caggie but also as I swear I do that too in the shower (although I've never had a flat belly ever so I've never had a full view ahem). Good luck for weigh-in today!!

Bath woohoo have a FAB holiday - and swit-swoo from me too about the bikinis . Just try to nab a lounger in the mornings and lots of cocktails to keep you cool . It's awful that you have to check-in with work, but try to relax as much as you can and get immersed in a good book and just enjoy the sun and fun. I bet you will look and feel a million dollars.

Not I actually lol'd at the gateway to gluttony for the w/end that is so bad but true. 1.6 is brilliant!! Well done !!! No rain for us this morning for a change so hope it's ok in your neck of the woods for the walk.

Had a work meeting until 11pm last night so stupidly had a small G&T to wind down - calories were still ok - once I recalculated dinner I came in at only 1230 total, but I slept so badly and felt rotten this morning not a hangover or anything, just really exhausted. H walked DDog thank God and I'm just starting to feel normal. Less pressure at work today and meeting a friend at lunchtime, but I'm just going to stick to coffees and have a sandwich when I get home.

Think H and I might head to the diner tonight, but even with that I should still come in around 1200 again today as I'll just go for a grilled chicken and some sweet potato fries to try to minimise the damage.

[caggie09]

Haha Daw Atleast im not the only one them! God, would love a flat stomach, but thats not going to happen anytime soon!
Ive weighed in, as i thought 1lb came off. Ive lost 1lb every week this month. Would of loved to be bang on 11st, as thats my first set goal on mfp, but hopefully thats next Friday Checked my BMI and im now classed as a healthy weight, but im back end of that scale and could tip back into overweight if i dont behave!
Have a good weekend everyone!

[caggie09]

Also have a good holiday Bath

[Not2bObvious]

Congratulations on reaching a healthy weight caggie, that's a really great achievement. I have 17lb to get there being a shortie 😩
You plan for the day sounds good daw, glad you have a less pressurised day ahead. I am fighting the urge to fall face down into 10 packs of crisps and a few mars bars. BUT I WON'T! 😬

[caggie09]

Im now going to sabotage that healthy weight, and get a takeaway😳. Its after weigh in and i have another week before i weigh again. So what harm will it do??🙄😂 Its got nothing to with the fact the takeaway text me saying its 20% off if i order. I might be trying to get skinny, but i think im always going to have that fat girl thought process😫

[Not2bObvious]

Nothing wrong with a takeaway once a week caggie, it's not always all or nothing. Have it and enjoy it, no guilt allowed😇

[Not2bObvious]

Hey gateway to gluttony gals if it makes anyone feel better about Friday, ahem, transgressions I've snaffled nigh on 2400. My only saving grace is I'm on target to have a daily burn of 2600. So yes not a great deficit but I won't gain real weight on those numbers. No doubt the scales will be up a couple of pounds but that'll be salt bloat.
Nighty night, parkrun tomorrow. Last weeks time was rubbish cause I was banjaxed from over zealous post holiday exercise, this week it'll be the that's the issue😳

[Porcus]

Haha Not I think I've my carefree eating (and drinking) days are over!
I agree that pregnancy &children are handicaps have made staying slim impossible harder. My figure and metabolism have changed and there's always something I feel I should be doing instead of exercising. Like the never ending pile of laundry...

I realised my first post made it seem like I'm a creep who has been lurking for the last few years! I found the first thread through Google when I looked into MfP and started reading my way through them (usually on the recycle). I didn't realise at the time the thread was still continuing until about thread 7. Glad it is as the scales aren't changing!

[Porcus]

Stupid auto correct. I read through the previous threads while using the exercycle. Not the recycle.

P.S. Dawhead I enjoy your essays too

[Not2bObvious]

Morning all - lying here wondering should I do parkrun or not, minorly hungover after some 🍷& (didn't use wine as a mixer haha!) Hmm, I have 20 mins to decide. Bit of a Friday night blowout, as I said last night I had the calories to do it though. Just means I've eaten into this weeks deficit.
That kinda means I need to do parkrun or gym, earn some deficit...Decisions decisions.
How did your Friday go daw? You get through ok? Sorry porcus, hope you didn't think I was getting at you but I'm conscious there are a hell of lot more people reading than posting. Which is cool, if reading the thread helps. Although I have to say all my posts seem to be is a story of 2 steps forward, 1 step or 3 steps back. I want to graduate from here!!!!😉 I'll still be creating posts 10 years from now at this rate.

[Not2bObvious]

Park run done - new pb but still shockingly slow, got to keep working on it. Inhaled my brekky, planning out my food now😬

[caggie09]

well done on your run Not! Im going to lie and say i dont the exact same as you and went out for a run, but im lying in bed listening to the rain pour down I should really start getting back into exercise, but once ive not done it for ages it seems such effort to get back into it😫

[Not2bObvious]

Thanks caggie, my approach these days is I don't overthink it (I know it doesn't sound like that) Exercise won't get the weight off as much as diet but it'll keep it off once I get to goal. Even a 30 minute walk a day has huge benefits. I get antsy if I don't do something every day but it's taken a long time to get to the stage that I don't see it as a chore. I wonder is it now my hobby? Does himself get onto dadsnet and complain about me and my "hobby" 😂

[DawheadAwgusEeentock]

Well done Caggie on the healthy weight!! Onwards and downwards now! And 1lb a week is perfect - as long as you're not feeling deprived then it's much easier to sustain (well that's the theory anyway - not sure I'm a good example ). And completely right what Not said - some indulgence is allowed or we'd all go mad.

Not that's so fantastic that you did the park run . You are amazing lady. And it's great that you still had a deficiency on Friday even with a bit of indulgence . I would love to get to the stage you're at where exercise is something I enjoy - I don't know that it will ever happen.

Porcus we're glad you came back . Have you set a goal in MFP and how are you finding it? And don't underestimate all the chores - you'd be surprised about how many calories they burn.

I've had some gluttony too but my cals aren't coming out too bad - maybe I'm underestimating . I had a chicken fillet burger (with only half the bun) and sweet potato fries on Friday that I estimated at 700 cals but then I also had a mini ice cream bringing me to 1435. Yesterday H and I went on a road-trip that started with a full Irish breakfast although I didn't have any toast, but that came to 700 cals on its own. I skipped lunch though and had a v sensible dinner so yesterday came to 1400, but I would have killed for something extra last night. My average so far this 'week' is 1260 but cos my friend is visiting from Germany we might be doing a dinner out tonight - not sure yet so haven't worked out today's cals but they might send me way over.

I feel full of energy during the day but I'm sleeping really badly - not sure what's going on and whether it's because of sugar withdrawal or something - hopefully it will settle down. Hope everyone has a lovely relaxing Sunday.

[Not2bObvious]

Great that you're checking in regularly daw, sorry to hear you're not getting great sleep. I'm the same but I've always struggled with sleep. Wrt my exercise, it's quite strange, I literally cannot have a rest day unless I'm completely incapacitated (i.e hungover to feck!) I feel so guilty and know I burn so few calories with it I'll starve😩 Went out this morning, ran for 30 mins, walked for 40 mins. Had a big breakfast for 500 cals which will have to do until 3'ish.

[caggie09]

Is it bad that the food your talking about is making my mouth water Daw, sounds lovely🤤
Its Sunday, and this is one of the days i tend to eat crap. Ive had breakfast and lunch, and know what im having for tea so hoping i dont derail and eat all the food we have just got from food shopping! Last night i did treat myself to a 2 twixs and a nuttella bar was within calories (clearly 1 wasnt enough) and not long after i felt dizzy. So went to bed and slept it off. Probably because i snaffled down three bars of chocolate.

[caggie09]

Ive had a terrible day, since posting ive consumed 2000+ calories. Ill start again tomorrow😰

[Not2bObvious]

What's terrible about eating at maintenance calories for 1 day caggie? Don't fall into catastrophic thinking, it's 1 day. No calories burned in beating oneself up. Put it behind you, don't do the classic thing of cutting back too much tomorrow. Eat too little consistently and you'll potentially binge, better to aim for .5-1lb a week and live comfortably, not be miserable

[caggie09]

It was more of a binge today, it wasnt the odd pick at food. It was alot if chocolate and whatever else i picked up. Didnt end up tracking the rest in the end as i know its alot ive ate and most of it was just greed Ive ended up buying a food journal to have it in writing to see if helps! Anyway, hows everyone elses weekend been?

[Not2bObvious]

I know it's hard but I would put it into mfp, as the great man says "you can't change what you don't acknowledge" (Dr Phil😉)
If it makes you feel any better I had quite the bingefest myself, around 3,000 calories. Put it behind you, it's done now.

[Lolimax]

Hello! Can I join the reunion? I can't remember the last time I posted (or inputted into MFP). But the good news is I've maintained my target weight (11.6/BMI 24). I've become a bit of a fitness freak as well and now use big boy weights in the gym.
That's the good news. The bad news is that I definitely still see myself as big and can only see the bad points on my body- stomach apron from 20 years ago (2 x CS). A bit of body dysmorphia going on? Possibly. I also suffer from anxiety and the 2 are definitely linked however I've learnt that exercise helps to relieve the symptoms. I'm fighting the need to go out for a run now but it's nearly half 10, raining and I'm up at 6 for a 12 hour shift tomorrow!
Anyway keep fighting the good fight. MyFitnessPal got the weight off me and I kind of stick to the same foods. I did try Richie Howie but I struggled with the amount of carbs they recommended.
I'll catch up with you all soon...if you'll have me (and my issues) back?

[CherryPie444]

Hi all...can i join?

I'm 3 weeks into losing weight and I'm down 11lb! Any tips for drinking more water? I'm not a big drinker during the day, just a mug of tea at breakfast, a glass of dilute squash at lunch and dinner and a mug of tea in the evening, unless I'm particularly active I don't seem to get thirsty?