MFP Thread 9

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New thread for those using mfp to lose/maintain weight

Drool porcus, I might make 2 curries, Chinese for the kids (aka brown sludge) and Thai for us. I'd eat Thai every night if I were allowed. Did BC followed by a 30 minute jog, off to work for a few hours. Sigh...

Can I join/rejoin pretty please?? Need to get back on track and first target is to lose a stone. Planning to start Saturday morning as that is the end of my period!

Couple of good days both with logging accurately and with (mostly) staying under. Also cycled to work both yesterday and today (with the toddler on the back saying "can we get up the hill Mummy" today).

Will brave a weigh in before we go on holiday! And will try to eat roughly normally... note to self, buy healthy/portion controlled snacks and carry them round.

You're welcome back over, start now and don't wait til Saturday

I'm starting today by adding everything to MFP. I have 1200 a day and usually get about 300 calories in steps which I only plan to consume if I feel I need something extra.

Moving house this weekend so that will keep me busy!

I'm pretty lucky Not as my sweet toddler loves curries (mild of course!). I usually add some tofu for me to keep the calories down.

Good to hear you're starting today Over Sounds like you have a busy week ahead!

Drspouse combining the work commute with exercise and family time is a fantastic idea.

I'm having an ok day but may have eaten a not so moderately sized sausage roll. Have gone slightly over my calories but still have a deficit thanks to exercise

Morning all. Down to 11.6.2 this morning, hoping it stays to that tomorrow. Did a decent jog this morning, around 45 minutes and a brisk walk home for a total of an hour and my 10,000 steps done. Really like to get that done before work if at all possible.
Glad you started today over, best of luck with your move

I'm back from holiday! Had a lovely time, active enough, but despite the searing heat it didn't dampen my appetite . WI was 11 11 this morning. Inspired that you managed to drop your holiday-bloat in 3-weeks Not. I'll take it as a challenge! Just booked session with PT tomorrow morning. Today's activities are laundry. Good glute-action bending and loading the washing machine!

Hello to everyone else - all the weight loss is very inspiring and admirable. And a big wave to Loli and Must too. Proper catch-up later.

Glad to hear you had a good holiday Bath!

Im having a day off today from counting cals. Risky a day before WI. Dont know if anyone has seen the footlong sausage rolls Morrisons are selling. But that tempted me! I have only had a small bit though. Ill log my tea tonight, but other than that im not counting! Have a good day everyone! Ill be back at it again tomorrow!

Must that's bloody brilliant that you've maintained without cal counting. I might be joining you in those jelly pots, but hopefully that pound will go again quickly - it could well just be weekend bloat.

Caggie woohoo on hitting 11st!! You've been doing great will your cal totals - fingers crossed for WI tomorrow - it might well show 10s

Not woohoo for you as well on the losing streak!! You're going great guns as usual with the exercise - crossing my fingers for official WI tomorrow for you as well.

Spouse it sounds like you're really getting back into the swing of things - well done!

Porcus I would also say 2300 over for a week is minimal really - I've forgotten your target but that could still leave you with a deficit- and as you're doing some exercise it's probably using it up too.

Welcome back Over coming back here is the first big step! And good luck with the house move!

Welcome back Bath glad you had a brilliant time! I'm hugely impressed that you're back with PT tomorrow already - that's excellent.

I've been MIA as I've fallen off the wagon big time . I'm not even back here 2 weeks and I'm failing already . I did relatively ok over the weekend and we had a nice few days, but it was really the awfulness of being back at work Tuesday (and terrible tiredness) that did me in. I've eaten ALL the snacks in the house (and some choccies that my Mum dropped off ). It was WI yesterday and I'd only lost 0.3kg (completely understandably on a weekly avg of 1745) so I used that as an excuse to say fek it and binge and I went and bought a pouch of giant buttons again . So yesterday finished on 2723 which means if I want any sort of decent average this week I have to stick to 1200 from now on, including the weekend. Right now, I don't feel confident I can do this - I feel a bit like I'm on the verge of giving up again. But I've got to keep reminding myself why I want this for myself and being on here is part of that. It's so bloody hard though.

When we were doing the marriage counselling, the counsellor said something to me along the lines of that I need to learn to self-soothe (yes I realise that makes me sound 5) but she was right in a way - the thing I've realised is that I've always done that with food and after all the work I've done on myself, I still use food as a default for managing my emotions.

Sorry for the essay and whinge - you're all doing so brilliantly I feel like I'm bringing the tone down - I'll try to come back in better form soon.

Argh did I kill the thread hehe I'm replying to myself for once. Happy Friday everyone!

Anyway as promised feeling much better this morning. Calories were rubbish yesterday - finished on 1670 - but only 90 of that was snacks. I ended up having too much bread at both lunch and dinner which pushed me well over - was starving - and a to help me sleep.

I'm only on plan for 950 today but I'm going to see how it goes. I have to be kind to myself when work is so horrible - as long as I can stay off the snacks and choccies, that's a win in the current scheme of things. Lots of water and coffee on the menu for today.

Morning all. Happy weigh day for me, down to 11.5.6 - delighted. Haha dawg on thread killage😉 I think you're way too hard on yourself - I'm like a broken record, you cut back drastically and then when you're tired & stressed you binge on your comfort food. I would suggest you eat 1500-1600 consistently, get a bit of exercise in and you'll drop a pound/half a kilo a week.

Weigh in day and ive maintained. Still 11st. I started off really good at the start of the week and I slipped up for the rest. So I'm not to surprised and I'm not to bothered. I would like to see 10st 13lb next Friday though so not cheating at all next week. I'm halfway there to my final goal of losing 3st, I did have a tiny moment yesterday when I thought maybe I should stop and be happy how I am. That soon faded when I felt guilty after stuffing my face
Well done Not on your WI!

That's great caggie, a weeks maintenance is good practise for goal. You will be able to eat more and it's ok to do that. And halfway to your goal too, woohoo😉

Morning all. How's it going, starting to quiet a bit again - hope that just means we're all off doing fun stuff. Had a wayyy too drinky night Thursday which led to a miserable munchie Friday, although no drink so that was something. Did an hours class and then parkrun this morning so my 10,000 steps are in the bag and I'm proper knackered. Had to go big on the exercise as I promised a takeaway tonight so needed to earn the calories for it😉 Hope to hear updates from y'all

Im not off doing fun stuff, ive been working😆Home now had a nice relaxing bath and had a filling tea! Got my late night snacks logged and im finishing the day on 1367. Last Sunday i had a good day, so hoping to repeat that tomorrow. Crazy how fast the weeks go, be Christmas in no time🎅🏼

Hi Not I'm here. Woohoo on the WI - well done!! . That's brilliant exercise again - you're amazing and hope you enjoy the takeaway tonight. Are you having a rest day tomorrow?

I must have listened to you telepathically again because we went to a 'gastropub' last night (v rare for us) and I ended up having semi-posh fish n chips - so guessed it around 1000 cals bringing yesterday to 1631. My average is completely buggered this week but you're right - even if I can lose 1/2 lb a week at this rate I'll be more than happy. Not sure what I'll finish on today - having home made chicken goujons and sweet potato fries for dinner soon but I'm already at 1080 (mostly because of a trip to Costa and no willpower).

Caggie a stone and a half is bloody fantastic and you should be very proud. Maintaining this week will make hitting 10st next week feel even better .

Hope everyone has a lovely rest of the weekend .

Oh Caggie sorry I cross posted - that's how slow I am at posting . Boo at having to work but that's a brilliant total again today - well done.

But don't mention the 'C' word!!! (just kidding ). Pure coincidence but brace yourselves ladies because this is what I saw today and this just reminded me.....

My local supermarket (Dunnes Not ) has started getting in the Xmas tubs of Sweets!!!!! Argggghhhh!!!!! Big tubs of Heroes and Roses so far. Myself and H stood there for 5 minutes like this . It's a bloody disgrace.

Hello. Can I join you? I've been doing MFP for about 4 moths, lost 2st. Another 5st to go .
I generally try to stick to 1320 calls per day, with an aim of 1.5lb loss per week. But I go on holiday next week and would love to be down to the next stone, so am trying to stick to 1200.

I've read through this thread, and see that others find weekends more difficult. I think it's because there's less routine.
A question - does drinking lots of water help with weight loss?

Hi Gazelda - welcome - I'm not really the right person to ask as I do things a bit differently.
I'm trying to lose about 1/2lb a week but I tend to stall and then lose a couple of lb together!

I had my two weeks away and came back and had gained 3lb. Then I weighed I again yesterday after a good week with food and exercise and had put on another 4! But this morning I'm the same as last weekend. It's so variable.

You're very welcome gazelda. That's brilliant to have lost 2 stone already, you must be noticing a great difference already. If you've read through the thread you'll have seen me say time and again I think very low cals such as 1200 is v hard to stick with and can leading to bingeing but it's your weightloss trip not mine and I completely understand your desire to shift the rest of it.
Yes I believe water plays a big part in weightloss, the plan I follow advises a certain number of litres at a certain weight. I'm on 3 litres a day but I average around 2.5
drspouse, the scales is a cantankerous oul btch alright. Keep on trucking, the original 3 pound will be gone soon
daw those bastards in Dunnes!!! I shall boycott them (nose in air)

Hi Not, don't get me wrong, I'm not going to do 1200 for moRe than a week! I just want to get to my next target by the time I go on hols on sat. I agree that restricting too much will lead to me having a 'sod it' reaction and then I'll be back where I started!
Where can I find out how much water would be recommended for my weight?
I'm off to a theme part today, which I find tricky. But I've had a protein filled breakfast, and have planned my dinner for tonight, so I hope that willpower will get me through.

You wouldn't go far wrong aiming for 3 litres I'd reckon - the plan I follow is v specific about macros/water etc so it wouldn't be fair for me to say something that wouldn't be backed up by following the whole thing. A theme park will be brilliant for getting some steps in.
Feeling v lazy and would kill to be whisked off for breakfast/lunch and dinner. I won't but I'd love it. Despite all my exercise yesterday I just about broke even, I'll have to reel it in a bit today😩

I'm joining the thread today, wish me luck!

Good luck Shadow
Hope everyone has had a good Sunday! I have I'm finishing the day on 1391. Ahhh, a second Sunday ive behaved myself. V happy about that. Had a potatoe curry for tea and shoved loads of veggies in too, really enjoyed it. Got a meal plan in place for the week, will I stick to it or not though?