We're all going on a slimmer holiday! 7lbs or bust in August!

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The new Slenderistas August thread starts here. Welcome aboard. The wagon is in town.

Link to old thread here

I just had a salad from the work canteen, with a boiled egg!

AHAH "Pizza weight" was my weight for a looooong time Quim Spoke to DM on the phone earlier - apparently I do not need to lose more weight.... I disagree.

Just put in a job application for a new role in a new company, fingers crossed please senderistas!

It is so bloody annoying when people say things like that Luckily my family never seem to comment on my weight but even the well-meaning "Good god woman, would you EAT something!" comments from friends piss me off a bit. But that is definitely me being unreasonable

Fingers firmly crossed for you!

I think it's because she was so used to seeing me fat that now I am "normal" it is almost a shock to her.

Saying that my BMI is currently 23.5 and the NHS says that risks of weight related health problems are effected from BMI's of 23+ so I would rather have more of a buffer, especially if I need an evening of cocktails, or a whole pizza to myself from time to time

KOKO. We can all be here for you to take the first step - although I feel you've done that already by being here

Don't be so hard on yourself. X

quim I appreciate all you say and i typically never buy snacky things at inflated prices. My dieting and MN thread is my own little project and I would never come up with it on my own so I will just go to shop near work and keep at work rather than starting to do stuff at home that I would never do normally....we eat fairly healthy at home as it is (apart from when I hit the ice cream) so during the week at work is my thing

KOKO i know better than most how it is one or even half a Linda at a time, can you skip breakfast (or just have a coffee at breakfast time with kids?) I found that a pretty straightforward way to cut out some calories and most days I make it to lunch without passing out

Are we your little secret TV 😂

Not been on here too much recently so I'm trying to catch up but wanted to say to KOKO that you will never be judged on here are there will always be someone else who has been through the same thing. It's so hard trying to lose a bit of weight and cut back on foods without everyone in the house making a bloody song and dance about it!!

And don't get me started on people making comments about my weight, it's so rude when people say "what you dieting for? There's nothing on you".... Sooo annoying and no-one elses business

Hope you are all ok, can't wait till the Krays are back in school and I'm not having to prepare food all the time!!!

Koko it will be ok, it really will be ok - one small step at a time.

lees are your kids called Ronnie and Reggie?

softy TV has intimated before that we are his little secret, I do wonder what Mrs TV would think if she found out!

koko I think you should start at 1500 calories and see how you go. Do you have MFP? The barcode scanner function is a godsend, you do need to be prepared for a lot of laborious weighing though!

You can do it Koko small changes are the best way forwards if you feel overwhelmed

10.6 for me +2 from my lowest low, hoping for a shift if I can have a good weekend!

Quim .. sometimes

soft yes .....one of them

a static 12st 9 this morning and I want a big push next week to try and end the month closer to 12 st 7

Going out for chinese on saturday night which won't help but hopefully I will find some lighter options for a change, difficult to change when I have eaten largely the same things at chinese restaurants for over 35 years.....at least there will be minimal booze because our 10k starts at 9am on Sunday. There will no doubt be a big lunch out somewhere to follow though

www.caloriescount.com/chinese.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

www.eatthis.com/8-diet-experts-order-chinese-restaurants

The above are handy TV also, ask for any sauce to come on the side!

Thank you so much hairspray

I did have a feeling that my chicken and sweetcorn soup needed to become hot and sour or wonton, thankfully I ditched things like spring rolls and other fried stuff ages ago

I always like sweet and sour prawn with fried rice.....I guess I will be asking for no flour on prawns and boiled rice, might not be too bad and I can expalin it with run coming up next morning

No probs, remember Chinese food is notorious for salt content, so drink loads of water to avoid any bloat that you might get otherwise.

yes definitely be on the water(and only one or two glasses of wine)

I think i will definitely go steamed not fried rice and perhaps change soups but I think I may need the light flour on my prawns......

How about something like Kung po prawnsthat have no batter?

God I want Chinese now

I am so impressed that you can go out for Chinese without the spring rolls, I would find that defeating the object

In Asian restaurants I always just have a stir fry without rice. I just don't really see the point of rice, to me it is pointless stodge that takes up precious spring roll space but I never feel unsatisfied. I know other people feel very differently though, Chinese without egg fried rice is sacrilege to DH.

I'm surprised chicken & sweetcorn soup has to go, surely that's pretty healthy?

Boop that’s an amazing loss! Well done

KOKO I agree with the others, just take it one step at a time. Though if you are struggling generally, getting help is a really good idea. for you!

Hairspray that's a good loss! Also fingers crossed for the job application!

I am also craving Chinese now! Sadly I'm doing a fast day today, I am going to have salad and boiled eggs (yep) for lunch, and a Moroccan lentil stew thing for dinner. Should come in at 500 calories.

I thought it was higher calorie than a won ton or hot and sour soup quim but hey I might be wrong and that would be good, I will research that one. I am no fan of chinese spring rolls but vietnamese ones and the cold salad rolls I adore

BOOP I will look at some options for a change rather than barely looking at menu and ordering my old favourites, I do actually like other dishes so something else may not be a total sacrifice

You could try yuk sung if they have it, shredded pork in a lettuce leaf, comes with glass noodles but you can always skip on them!

I don't really like chinese food, I love wagamamas though!