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

Terrible day here. Burger. Chips. Chocolate buttons.

But I skipped breakfast and if I skip dinner too and just have veg I will come in about 1300 cals.

Good day so far: Home made healthy soup and an apple.

Dinner is casserole and potatoes but Ds1 has made a pineapple and ginger upside down cake in food tech today. I will not be refusing!

I’ve had an awful food day, eaten waaaaaayyyy too many carbs!

I'd like a medal please. Feeling absolutely rotten but I went out in the bitter weather and got my steps in, and have eaten hardly anything. Hot bath and an early night now I think!

Well done Quim, here's a good star for you !

Went to the gym after work this evening. Still at 9st which is where I was at a few weeks ago after a bug.

Just eating s packet of salt and vinegar what chipsticks with a coffee

Gold star for Quim!!

for quim and all of you.

I've got away with it today. Just crept within my mfp calories despite a crunchy bar during my afternoon slump and a meal out. This week was meant to be my easy week after parties last week and family visits next week. Suddenly I've filled my diary and I'm eating out 5 times!

I'm just looking for damage limitation now. And it's far too cold for my asthma to cope with running.

Woken up really ill.
Dodgy tummy, swollen glands feel exhausted but couldn't sleep and very shakey

9.12 just, back in the office on for a fast day.

Feel better soon all poorly senderistas

2lb on this week but had three xmas parties last week so not surprised. Going to be extra good each day that I'm not celebrating I try control things.

lasty that's rotten, poor you!

Donald I'm very impressed that you ate out, had chocolate and still stayed within calorie goal - you're a pro!

Captain that's my approach too.

I'm quite pleased to find that I'm pulling it off actually: a couple of years ago my thinking would have been very firmly in the "ah well, December's fucked anyway and I feel ill and I can't sleep properly, I'm having pasta", whereas now I'm not cracking in spite of it all, it's hardly even crossing my mind except in a vague, wistful kind of way. I've got quite good at delayed gratification I guess.

Today I'm going to be very good until dinner time, then have cheesey scrambled eggs with smoked salmon DH is out so I'm having nursery food!

I'm hoping its nothing serious I've got loads of plans in the next ten days

I've eaten like a pig and done no exercise for weeks and I'm the lowest weight ever.

Christ. Why did I bother all the gym.

I’ve had the very opposite of a NSV today, I’m back to a size 14 after being size 12 for most of the summer.

My dog is on the mend at last, it’s all been very nasty and now with hindsight I think I’ve been anxious and depressed. Now I’ve diagnosed myself I going to have to put it right.

Very well done to those who are keeping up the weight loss, I admire you all at this time of year.

I fell off the wagon..I have pretty much maintained my weight I think but feel so so crap! Think lots of sugar and carbs...

Please help me back on...wedding dress to fit into in just over 2 weeks 😳

Bit shocked to discover that I'm down more than a Linda since 1st Dec . I was braced for a big gain when I got on the scales this morning.

9.12 another fast day...

I feel like there are not enough days in the week to mitigate my terrible weekends!

I think my scales are knackered I weighed 4lbs more this morning starkers than I did in pjs and a hoodie last night

Morning all lovely people, and slightly belated congratulations to you Hairspray, that's fab news about your job. When do you start?

I am just happily plateauing at the moment. I am down in the 10s and have stayed their for a good amount of time but haven't progressed any further down. My mission over Christmas is just damage limitation.

Hi, can I join?

I've been lurking on previous threads.

Started the year well and got down to 9.5st at one point but then things slipped and I think I'm nearer 10st now (too scared to weigh until I can get back into some good habits). I keep trying to focus on the fact that I'm still so much better than I was last year and to see it as a continuous process.

I feel the same Hairy - 4 good days to 3 bad is OK but it so easily slides into 4 bad to 3 good and then the delicate balance is all gone!

Let alone after this week, when we'll be looking at something like 9 bad to one good...

Never mind guys - this is what January's for

going welcome! Join away! That is definitely the spirit - we all have blips and plateaus and things for all sorts of reasons (sometimes no reason at all) but the downward trend is what counts.

I lost a grand total of 2.5kg this whole year (I was almost at maintenance last January, I'm not just totally useless), but at one point I was almost 2kg up on my January weight. At the moment I'm just hoping not to start this January heavier than I did the last...

I always feel like it's harder to lose weight when you're battling your weight down and down and down, than it is to re-lose back down to a low weight after a blip. Maybe that's psychobabble nonsense though, as I sure struggled to lose the extra 2kg after my holiday. Hmm.

Well done Kiki, I love a surprise loss!

lasty this is why I hate home scales, they do odd things like this! I'm gradually trying to trust my ones but it's maddening not being able to trust scales!

Thanks quim, yes I agree the overall trend is what's important. It's so easy to give up after one blip otherwise. And this is the hardest time on year to stay on track.

I'm back on 16:8 and logging on MFP atm and just trying to walk every day and not fall into the office chocolate!