New Year, New Wagon: the Slenderistas Resolve to Lose 7lbs in January

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Sorry about the crap thread title. I’m afraid my head hurts rather a lot!

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Link to the December thread here

Morning! Ugh it seems like we are all having to struggle through the end of January. It’s a tough time of year isn’t it? I’m probably having 4 good days, 3 bad and sort of just bobbling along at the same weight.

Had a sober Friday night and tonight will be the same as I’m driving. You never know. I might get through the weekend unscathed. Lovely sunny parkrun this morning has set me up right.

Come on Slenderistas. We’ve got this!

I'm the same as all of you - a few good days, a few not so good. Plodding along. On the plus side I have taken up exercise which really slipped last year.

Maybe Feb will be better for all of us!

I usually cycle every where. Illness and then bad weather has meant I cant.

That is 1750 calories a week I am not burning on the bike. It burns about 250 per day.

I've stopped weighing I dont want to feel worse in January

Nikki it's the same for most. The come down from Christmas etc. Are you not doing your gym classes? I thought you were ignoring the scales now and focusing on muscle. X

BOOP I am I the cycle of good days and bad weekends. Heads not in the game at the moment. Hopefully back to the gym in just over a week when I am repaired!

X

Hi everyone. I sympathise about this time of the year being a bit of a downer. At least next week brings us into February.

Ran my 5k and did a light weight workout at the gym this morning. Just cooked a Brazilian vegan stew at my parents house for my mum which was really good tbh! Kinda random.

Been good all week and at the gym everyday however tomorrow is shopping which means Costa....which means caramel latte and maybe cake. Can't wait

I m still doing loads of gym classes. But think I have put on weight. Just a little. The cycling used to help with cardio exercise too.

Ugg, lost the plot completely yesterday with eating - felt v anxious and could not make myself do anything. Food intake was absolutely shocking, mfp is groaning under the weight of my pig out. I went out & had a great night in the end - just about squeezed into my skinny jeans. I need to not slip back into back ways, I’m hoping February will put this icky feeling back in its box

I ate absolute crap yesterday. Nothing satisfied me. It's been a very long time since I ate like that. So ashamed with myself I was even up in the middle of the night thinking about it.

100% back on the wagon today.

Snap twinkle, it’s so frustrating!!! I wish I could find something in that binge moment to snap out of the fog. Hindsight is 20/20 of course and like you, I hadn’t a day like that in ages. I didn’t think I was being very restrained but maybe more than I think and my mind/body just flipped! Hoping we all have one of them golden days I hear about

Let's try together today @Not2bObvious.

Ashamed to admit that I got on the scales last night and I was 3/4lb MORE than my heaviest ever weight. That really shocked me and perhaps I needed that to keep me on the straight and narrow.

I was a stone lighter in August last year, how could I have let it get so bad?

Aww, I know what you mean twinkle, and the how did it happen? Slowly & stealthily it happens! My scales is showing a 4lb gain from yesterday, 4lb, that’s ridiculous- now I know it’s not real, I had a very salty Chinese (as part of my epic 3.5k binge!) but crikey that was shocking. Putting the daily weigh ins into Fitbit just gives me an average over the week and I’m up 1.2 in the last week. Keep this up and I’ll be 7lb on in Jan, never mind loss.
I prescribe lots of water today and a more mindful rather than mindless approach to food (putting the picking of Chinese leftovers to the back of the mind...cleanslate time)

Poor paws that sounds rotten, hope you're feeling better now. Good consolation if that 4lbs stats off though!

Put on 3lb on holiday which isn't toooo bad for a week of wine and cheese I guess ?!

I'm on for a good weekend here. It's a miracle. I'm away next weekend though...

I'm doing okay here. Having a few less than ideal things (hot cross buns), but still keeping within my calorie allowance. Which is realistic, as I know even at goal (should I ever get there) I'm going to have to keep an eye on what I eat forever - so it's good practice

Down another 1.2lbs this morning, so that's 9.6lbs so far :)

Again, dinner less than ideal but within calorie allowance (fish finger, jacket potato with cheese, beans)

At last, at last a proper true loss of 2 1/2 pounds. I don’t think I’ve lost anything since November and my eating certainly got out of control in December and early January. Since I was ill I’ve been really good, had a golden day today and will probably return to Weight Watchers on Wednesday night now that i feel I dare show my head.

After being ill I realise just how much food I am consuming, it’s ridiculous no one needs that amount of food even if a lot of it is healthy. Feeling really positive for the first time in a long time, I think I have my feet firmly planted on the wagon woo hoo!

For all those struggling 😘 and lets all try to have a good week.

I've done 16000 steps including a 6k run today, plus had a good week last week where I actually lost a bit, so feeling like I'm starting to return to normal. The sun was out today and temperature mild, it's amazing what a difference that makes to my energy levels.

A better day today than yesterday.

Planned all my meals for the week so no excuses!!

I got out on the bike today and felt better for it. Did ashtanga vinyasa yoga too.

Didn't eat too badly either so think I did ok today.

Morning all! I have been reading along but not really posting, but like a lot of you sort of bobbing along. I was down 3.5 lbs on Saturday morning, not so sure what I'll be now but I'm doing a fast day today, so hopefully will end the month on a loss.

Oh look. A whole string of positive posts. And one from me too. I've actually finished the weekend lighter than I started. A miracle!

Trying for an angel week before holidays on Friday

Don't worry giya I am here to put a downer on things 10.6... so -2 for all of January...
Did not manage anything close to a golden weekend.
Will be better this week, do have AF so hoping for a bit of bloat? Possibly
Eurgh I am not best pleased

Morning ladies and TV.

Well done on the good weekends

Not the best here but after the last 10 days I am fine with that. 10st 12 today.

Have a great day 😊

Morning all! Down another 0.8lb here, which is 10.4 for the month.

To put a downer on that, I'm nearly at the weight I used to start BIWIs boot camp...