We wish you a slender Christmas and a happy New You: the Slenderistas try not to gain 7lbs in December

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It’s that time of year again when mince pies attack and the baileys is calling.

Trying to stay on the wagon is easier when you ihave the Slenderistas on your side

Link to November thread here

Different strokes for different folk I guess Personally I like to do a couple of fast days a week, it seems to make a difference.

Hairspray sounds like a fabulous weekend

What a weekend Hairspray! Amazing!

Wasn't hard to not eat much today: QuimDog was put to sleep this afternoon

Oh no Quim. That is awful news, I'm so sorry

Oh no Quim I'm so sorry to hear that. Lots of love to you

Oh lovely Quim so sorry to hear this. Massive hugs to you.

Ah Quim I am so sorry

Oh no Quim that is so hard bless you. I am so sorry and sad for your loss. I love dogs more than humans so I know how very difficult this time will be. Sending you big hugs.

Oh no quim sending you love xxx

Really sorry to hear that quim. Be kind to yourself today xx

That is very sad news quim....take care

10.1 hope you are doing ok today Quim

Quim I'm so sorry

Thanks so much you guys. He was 17 so he had good innings and a very happy life. I'm 29 so that means he's been around for very nearly 2/3 of my life, so it does feel like a family member's died. Rough timing right before Christmas and not that long after Dad died. This Christmas is going to be weird, with all the male members of our little clan suddenly gone.

ANYWAY - the festive clusterfuck marches on, I'm having a Golden Day today, then out tomorrow, then one last GD before 10 solid days blacked out in the social calendar 11 if you count NYD, with its traditional recovery carb fest...

Sorry to hear of your news Quim. RIP Quimdog. X

It sounds like you have a busy time between xmas and new year. Ours is relatively quiet and I've only not got the girls for one day so I am pleased about that :)

I have suggested going to the seaside for a day or to some national trust places for the fresh air and exercise. At the gym the other day they said no classes between xmas and new year - I was I was depending on them so I may have to run more!

Xmas dinner at work today and I've already had a hot chocolate and 2 Jaffa cakes! That's what happens when you have marmite on toast for dinner

Still 10st 10...

Morning. Hope you're ok Quim

Just having my festive nails done

Going to try to go Golden today if I can manage it

Lost a lb this week I've been nailing the food side of things but the Christmas drinking isn't helping I don't think

I'm having mine done tomorrow BOOP! What have you gone for? I think I'm going gold, but I might go moody with sparkles again...

Softy it's mad. Matinées, friends coming to stay, boozy lunches... Even in the first week of Jan I have two theatre trips lined up. I really think it's because Christmas has fallen on a Monday this year, I much prefer it when it falls on a weekend so that it contains the celebrations to their usual place a bit (i.e. the weekends), but having two days of post-Christmas celebrations with friends on the 27th and 28th was always going to be tricky, it means I can't really recover between Christmas and New Year.

Still, I've just looked back at the calendar for last Christmas, and seen that I had seven bad days on the trot from the 19th to the 26th; one Golden Day; one Bad Day; one Golden Day; three bad days, and then after a Golden Week I was a linda lighter than I had been at the start of it all. Obviously this is worse, but I'm clinging to that and hoping it means the situation can be recovered by the end of Jan!

I spent yesterday shopping and visiting old colleagues in the city. Lots of tea and biscuits followed by curry but also 22k steps so I'm hoping that balanced it out.

Today I'm at home and planning a long run later, so should be a good day. Then from tomorrow onwards I've got 6 days of family visits and social events.

The main problem is I've got my sugar cravings back. The difference it makes to my appetite is scary. No chance of getting myself back on the wagon until next Wednesday but then I'm definitely quitting the sugar again.

Today I'm just trying to hold out as long as possible before starting on the chocolates. I think if I can limit it to evenings only it has to help.

Still 10 stone 11 though. Really hoping I can stay there until the end of the month. I'm going to aim for 10 7 in January.

Morning. Hope you're ok Quim

Just having my festive nails done

Going to try to go Golden today if I can manage it

Sorry about the double post. Said it had failed before. I've gone for silver glitter

had a buffet at work.... decidedly not golden

Oh god Hair I've just had a noisy three course work lunch... EVERY course involved pastry! Plus I didn't know about this work lunch this morning so had an almond croissant with my coffee!!! OMG, pastry heaven....!

I'll probably not bother with dinner DP is out at the xmas markets anyway!

Me too Hair, no need for dinner here!
Ps I meant boost, not noisy😂

Lost 1.5lb today so that's most of the 2lb I put on last week. Aiming to maintain over xmas so going well so far. Lost 3.5lb this month in total so happy with that.