The Not So New Mums. Our kids are getting bigger. Christmas weight loss thread. (Edited by MNHQ)

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It’s been 6 years since the first New Mums thread but this year will be the one where we get skinny for Christmas!

We’ve tried pretty much every diet going and have supported each other through the good times and the bad. This will be our year, motivation is high and panic has set in.

This is a confession post.

I have been truly discussing this weekend with my food. I started out with good intentions but the lure of food was too much. I'm now paying the price as I have piled on the pounds over the summer and with only 5 1/2 weeks till I get married I haven't really left much time.

I only have 3 social engagements this month. All food and booze related. This means I have to be really good the other days. I'm armed with enough exante for 2 weeks. I'm gonna see how well I do. It's going to be hard, I'm dreading it tbh.

I never though maintaining a weigh would be so hard. I don't think I'll get back to 9st 6 which I was last June.

You may find some rambling posts from me coming up......it might be the hunger talking.

Disgusting not discussing

I look forward to your rambling hunger posts Rachey, Lord knows you've put up with enough of mine. The next two weeks will be tough but just focus on what results you want. Get your head in the game. Forget about what you weighed last year, look forward with optimism, you don't need to get through two weeks, you have to get through one meal at a time.

Plan to be busy in the evenings, I can't go downstairs when I'm on Exante, I clean the hotpress, reorganise wardrobes and Potter around upstairs until bed. If I go near the kitchen I will end up eating.

How goes Exante Rachey?

I've stuck to plan all day, it was quite hard not to pick at the kids leftovers so I think I'm going to weigh in tomorrow. I haven't weighed myself I'm ages, probably because I'm afraid I won't see a big loss. But I'm wearing trousers today that didn't fit me last week, do there's always that as a positive.

How is everyone getting on?

Whoop whoop loving it when clothes fit sol you should be well impressed. I on the other hand everything is getting tighter

Today not too bad. Haven't felt too hungry, been pretty busy at work then got home and cooked dinner (exante sweet and sour noodles for me) then I've done some wedding stuff.

I think it's great that you haven't weighed I wish I had your control. I can't keep scales in the house otherwise I'm on them every hour.

Well done both of you.

I’ve tried to eat less today.

I’ll post properly tomorrow.

Morning,

green how are things? Dcs, already to go back to school?

sol when are you planing on weighing in? I know some people who never weigh and just go by how their clothes fit.

pom how are you getting in? Dcs, looking forward to school?

Ds1 doesn't start back till Friday. I'm so ready for him to go back, it's been a struggle getting him to do and reading or writing.

Ds2 started his 30 hours this week. It's a huge relief on the pennies. We only have to pay for 1 day a week now.

Day 2 of exante. I just need to keep this up till Saturday 22nd, then I have bottomless champagne afternoon tea at the Grosvenor hotel. I'm very excited. I will then get back on it for a week then I'll have a break on the weekend.

It's gonna be tough.

I'm gutted, I enquirer about a selfie pod for the wedding, great price but only just did the deposit and it's fully booked. I'm gutted. I have to stop hanging around

Morning Rachey. Just dropped the DDs at school. Feeling sad now, probably because I have no excuses to clean the house properly now!

Friday seems like a pointless day to go back!
I don’t think anyone manages to get their children to do much over the summer. DD1 was doing her homework yesterday! She’s not a fan of reading so I know she hasn’t picked up any books.

Your Saturday sounds great. Hope the Exante goes well.
Could you just buy some selfie props and get everyone to share them on social media? That’s what my brother did. Have you sorted everything else yet?

Great news about the trousers Sol. You’re doing so well. How many calories do you have?

Don’t think I can do Exante. I’m just going to copy Sol and calorie count.
I spend most of my days not eating then I eat too much rubbish on an evening. Need to sort lots of bad habits out.

Have a good day. I’d better start sorting this mess.

Good look with Exante today Rachey, your trip with the champagne sounds amazing. You will be so happy if you manage to stick to it for the whole week, I know it will be so hard but it will be well worth it. Could you set up a camera/spare smartphone on a tripod with a white background and a load of props and let people go wild? Maybe block off the area with a screen?

I had to clean my house too Green, it sucks, kids can be the best excuse sometimes. My two are in school, having the time to sort out some meetings and my shit tip of a house is good.

I was so happy that my trousers fit, I only had one pair that did. I weighed myself, And I haven't really lost any weight but I feel better so I will carry on. TOTM here so maybe that's why I haven't seen a drop on the scales. I've been having in and around 1200 calories per day, a little more on the weekends though. And I've been way more active.

Just a quick one.
Weighed today and I'm 10st 8. I'll take that. 3 days in and 5lbs down. I know it works I just have to be strict and focused.

Have a great day everyone will post more tonight xx

Sorry for absence, we've been away and I've managed to log myself out of my phone and can't work out what to reset.

Will try and catch up on thread.
Quickly:
Sol hope all going well with DS2 and you are feeling less stressed.
Rachey you look so beautiful in your dress
Green You sound really motivated re house/diet. Let's do it !

Hi Pom, great to see you back. How are you getting on? That's a pain that you've logged yourself out of everything, I can never remember my passwords.

5lbs is amazing Rachey, you must be so happy. I hope it will keep you motivated.

I had a few drinks last night with my friends and I paid for it getting up this morning. I wasn't hungover by any stretch, I only had 3 glasses of wine, but I was so tired. I get up at 6am on a schoolday and I was exhausted by 3pm. Lesson learned there.

I'm off to get ready for bed!

pom welcome back. Did you have a great holiday?

sol did you have a good night? Did you sleep well?

green how are you getting on?

I've caved and I've eaten. But I still only had 700 cals maximum. I just hope it wouldn't have stalled ketosis too much

Still 10st 8 but I feel so much lighter and less bloated.

I'm back at the gym 6hrs a week so I feel better for that. Just another 8lbs then I'll be happy (ish)

Dcs start swimming lessons today. Fridays are going to manic rushing about but I'm hoping it will be worth it.

Had a bad night last night. Work getting the better of me. I have to do something for my own health, I'm stressed and not happy. Something needs to change.

Hope everyone has a great day. X

Oh no I fell off the wagon and ate. I'm so disappointed.

Back on it tomorrow

I have belly ache. I'm regretting the mixed bean chilli with nachos and cheese and guac

Ok, I was meant to be back on it. But went on a barge with some friends as ds1,was really really playing up so what do I do? Cave and eat pizza and drink beer.

He really ruined today I'm so disappointed

Sorry about today Rachey The barge sounds awesome though?

I ate lots of random things at a children’s party today.

Plus I ate loads of crap yesterday. I thought I was going to get the broken tooth sorted (I worry about the injection) But they just did a temporary job I I have to wait for another 2 weeks. So I went and bought loads of rubbish to eat at the lunch time. I’d even made soup to eat.
I will never be thin.

I'm too scared to weigh in !
Starting on Monday.

Sorry your tooth isn't sorted Green hopefully the temporary filling will mean infection is unlikely. Party food is hard to resist... don't be too hard on yourself.

Barge does sound great rachey 10.8 is great. Sorry work bad again.

Hope all ok Sol and you've recovered from your 3 glasses of wine

I had to weigh myself this morning. Not good.
I’m starting tomorrow and aiming for 20lb off for Christmas.

Tooth will be fine thanks Pom. I’m being silly.

Sorry guys I'm surprised you were able to ready the post.

I meant "we went on a barge, and ds1" basically he was a nightmare and turned me to carbs and booze.

green what are they restoring your tooth with? Does it need a crown or inlay? Or can they restore with a filling?

I love party food and can't resist either (see last Saturdays post)

pom Monday is a great day to start. I'll be joining you. A week of being super strict (well till Saturday afternoon).

sol how's things?

Did my usual Sunday morning spin, burnt 640 cals. So far I've only eaten 1 1/2 gluten free sausages.

Having a chill out day at home. I brought a jumpsuit from M&S unsure whether to keep it. It's from the kids range and not sure if it looks too small?

I'll try and take a pic of me wearing it.

Hiya,

Really weird food weekend here, I hardly ate yesterday during the day but picked at loads last night, similar today. I have a massive headache all day and want to go to bed but DS2 is being a clingy monster because he didnt sleep last night so I'm being held hostage.

Rachey you are going to drop your weight in no time if you're working out so much and doing Exante. Sorry to hear your DS was a nightmare, there must be something in the air, my two are monsters at the moment.

Pom a Monday start over is the best way to kick off the week. How was your holiday? I've recovered now, but I am getting seriously old if 3 glasses of wine and staying up after 10.30pm leaves me wrecked.

Green you poor thing, having sore teeth is the absolute worst. I'd have had a bit of a pity party too. And it's the law that you eat lots of crap at a kids party.

I foolishly started swapping over the kids Summer clothes to Winter clothes and now it looks like a jumble sale has exploded in my house. I need to sort it but I can't be arsed, would it be so wrong to sweep it in to a laundry hamper and deal with it tomorrow?

Morning all,
Feeling very sleep deprived. Have a lot of work stuff in my mind.

sol - in the same I starve all day then I end up picking. Do you do anything nice over the weekend? Did you just sweep the clothes away for another day? When do you start work with dB? Thanks, he is so frustrating just doesn't listen and thinks he knows best. I have no idea how to tackle it. It then makes me and oh argue as he gets angry and I don't agree with shouting ect.

I can barely make it past 10.30 without wine I cannot drink anymore I always get headaches and sickness afterwards.

green and pom thanks the barge was great day out just a shame ds1 couldn't control himself maybe I expect too much from a 5 year old? It's the not listening that is so frustrating.

Hope everyone has a great day. I have attached a pic of the jumpsuit. I've taken the tags out so I have to keep it I just have no room for weight gain or height gain

Back on exante today.
Shake for breakfast
Noodles for lunch
Indian rice for dinner

I think it's early to bed tonight