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Welcome to the brand new shiny daffodil-strewn April thread for annihilation of the Lindas.

Here's a link to the old thread

And happy Easter today

Thanks Hoola. I am obviously happy to be losing weight at a steady rate but I also feel a bit flat and bored with myself. Like I'll have to use MFP forever! Rowing machine sounds a good idea, I always used to enjoy that most of any type of exercise!
Last congratulations and hope you're recovering. I'll be very happy if I can do a half in 2hrs 30 so your time sounds fantastic to me!
I've eaten my calories for the day so lots of water and distraction now....

I was back at work today after a lovely week off. It's been a pretty good day considering. I'm normally terrible for snacking at work but I went armed with lunch and some nuts and managed to resist all the junk.

I'm going to try to go sugar / snack free during the week and relax a bit at weekends.

@hoola hope dd is ok.

She's doing well thanks kick. Doctors have decided to monitor for a while before making new plans so we have at least 3 months of normality and have been given the green light to take her out the country on holiday. A good reason for me to shape up.

I was so good this evening. We had sweetbreads with gnocchi and a bone marrow sauce (because we saw the sweetbreads in the butchers and I've never cooked them before) it was delishous, but rich. I stopped eating when I was full rather than when I was finished but feeling sick! An hours walk with dd in the sling and no snacking has made it a good day.

It’s great you’re able to get away hoola, a change of scene will be great. You must be under awful worry and stress. I don’t think you know worry until you have a child poorly (not diminishing anything/anyone btw) and the type of poorly you’ve been dealing with sounds terrifying. Hope you find somewhere lovely to go.
Scales down 2lb this morning, so weekend bloat & a little of last weeks gone. Exactly 3lb up in preholiday weigh-in. Not sure what if any outside walking I can do today, piddling rain. My back is bust again, really bad. I could & have cried

Hi all

No idea what I weigh, last I weighed was on the 14th of March.

Scales are in Nottingham, and I am very much not.

The house share was horrible, there was a man constantly smoking weed in the back garden, and screaming at his girlfriend. On top of that it turned out that I didn't even need to be in the office as none of my team are there.

So I have moved back to my home town, about a 20 min walk from my mothers and am now living with a certain "non-scoundrel" I had a date with back in March....

The house I had in Birmingham is all but moved out of, and weekend after next I am collecting the last of my things from Nottingham.

Have eaten so much in the last month I will not be surprised if I have gained a whole stone. I have been so busy and have had no time to focus on dieting. Plus harping on about salads with a new beau is dull as dishwater, and he is of Italian stock so loves his food!

I have missed you all terribly, congrats on all the great losses, I am making my way towards the wagon!

I may do egg fast next week once I have assessed the damage!

last well done on your marathon

judy glad your hospital procedure went well

hoola glad your dd is doing well and that means you can all take a holiday together

not so sorry to hear about your back

I'm 2lb down this morning, after being stuck without at loss all week. Saturday was a write off too, after a 3 course meal I didn't particularly enjoy plus wine.... But on plan Sunday and Monday, and a run yesterday too, which all must have helped. I have 2lb to go to get to my first target. After that I will probably set myself another 4lb, to take me back where I was 12 months ago.

Crikey hair, what a lot to have happened! So the non scoundrel is a keeper😉 Feck it, I bet you’ll have a slight shocker first weigh in & then it’ll melt away, like you’ve had a months holiday. I’m sure your clothes wouldn’t fit if you’d gained a stone.
Thanks sesame - congrats on your 2lb off. Don’t waste thing thinking about where you were in the past, it’s depressing & serves no purpose. We only have today😉
I’ve reached a new low, school run by car in PJ’s😔 Honestly I don’t even know where to go, physio/chiro/doctor. And even I could decide I can’t drive very far or sit in a waiting room. I’ll get there. Wow is me!!!

Yes that is true, clothes are fitting fine still.
In fact I had to buy size 10 jeans about 2 weeks ago!

Yes I am totally smitten, I tried for about two weeks to keep him at arms length and just go slow, but I am so happy I just thought fuck it why stop it, YOLO and all that... I was packing my stuff on Tuesday before Easter to go up to Nottingham for the week, and I said I hated leaving I wish I didn't have to, he felt the same way and I moved in over the bank holiday.

I was really worried my parents were going to think I had gone mad, but they were really supportive! My dad helped us move, and made a lot of jokes about the amount of stuff I own! Only slight awkward thing is that new DP has the same first name as my Ex still, at least I will never call him by the wrong name

If your clothes still fit fine, you’re clearly eating intuitively and within your limits. You may well have inadvertently done a reverse diet! If you have more to lose I bet you won’t have to cut cals super low to do it.
Ahh young love, if I wasn’t so old I’d nearly remember😉 You go girl!

Morning all! Weighed in at down 1lb since my horrible weigh in, but I'm on my period so I'm hoping for a whoosh later this week. Hoping to get out of work on time for bodypump later, life has been crazy recently and I realised I've not been since February

Last that's not a bad time at all! Even if you're not happy with it, it's still an amazing achievement

Nice to see you back Hairspray! I'm glad things are going well with non-scoundrel.

Glad your dd is doing ok Hoola. After such a scary time a bit of normality is probably exactly what you need

Hello, Hair! Welcome back! So pleased things are looking up for you, and no wonder you’re glad to see the back of that house share! I am big fan of jumping in with both feet – I agreed to move in with DH within 48 hours of meeting him. Technically, it took another 5 months to actually make that happen (due to a complicated situation with his housemate, his rental lease and his terminally ill cat). But yeah – it seems to have worked out okay. I think Not is right, I bet you haven’t put on anywhere near as much weight as you think – but there is plenty of room on the wagon, if you need to hop on!

So sorry about your back, Not. It really sucks, and I am sure the dismal weather isn’t doing anything to help your mood. Be sensible, rest it, and it will be right in not time. Can you take ibuprofen? I find it really helpful for muscular issues.

I was 12st 6.8 again today, which I am really pleased with, as I ate normally (well, diet-normally) yesterday, so it feels like a real weight. I’m going to take this week’s average on Friday morning, as that’s the last time I’ll have access to my scales before we leave for holiday. So far, it’s looking good for at least 12st 7.something – would be amazing if I could keep it to 12st 6.something though!

That’s so good fizz! I reckon you could get the 12.6 average with 3 days to go. I’m afraid it’s my discs, ibuprofen isn’t touching it, or difene. All that helps is a hot water bottle and lying flat. Contemplating digging out my crutches (had them for spd), finding walking a bit hard, could do with the support. Off to the health insurance clinic tonight, I cannot go on like this

Good to see you back hair!
Sometimes life gets in the way sounds eventful but exciting re the new man!

Welcome back hair. I gained 7lb in my new relationship. Thankfully the last few weeks of effort means those changes are almost reversed and the bf has been supporting despite having a really sweet tooth.

not that sounds terrible. Hope you get some help soon. Meanwhile perhaps an Alexander style lie down on a hard floor in 'semi supine' might provide some temporary relief?

Well done on the loss spurioser. You definately have to go to body pump now you've told all of us lot about it.

fizz glad the scales are playing ball and hope you hit a good average on Friday.

Hoola I hope you and your DD enjoy your holiday. You both deserve a break

Hairspray your life is like something in soap land! You disappear for a month and have a new house, new fella and size 10 jeans!! great to see you happy! Welcome back

Offthread I hope you're doing well. I've been thinking about you since the weekend hoping you're doing okay

Thanks sesame, that’s pretty much what I’m doing except I can’t lay on the floor, I’m on my own & getting back up is so hard & causes so much pain it’s counterproductive.
I’m hoping the doctor can help. So frustrating! It’s not making me eat more so that’s something.
That’s a great summary maj on hairs update, what a month!

Woohoo Hair you're back! What an update! Sounds like breaking up with the ex was truly for the best, I know it was hideous for you at the time but look at you now! What's the situation with the job then? Have they pushed back your start date, or are you looking for something new in your home town?

I feel like a slug. A huge flabby miserable slug with a slight hangover. Went to the theatre and for dinner with DH last night, had wine with a friend whom I haven't seen in ages beforehand in the spirit of it being an "off day" anyway, but really shouldn't have, it made me feel exhausted and rubbish. Meaning today I feel exhausted and rubbish too. I suppose the good thing is that I realise how much I rely on my nice clean green days. I hardly relish them, but my goodness I feel it when I skip them I used to go out at the drop of a hat any night of the week, I've no idea how I coped!

Judy glad the procedure went well.

Hoola glad your dd is doing ok, enjoy your holiday.

Not hope you manage to get something sorted with your back. At the risk of stating the obvious it sounds really painful.

Sesame and Spurisor congrats on your losses.

Fizzing fingers crossed for the 12st 6.something. I'm sure you can do it.

It's raining here but managed to complete w1 r2 this morning albeit with very wet feet

Not I hope your back improves.
Missing I'm doing C25K too - I did it a couple of years ago and got all the way to 10k. Am so cross with myself for not keeping it up, but we moved abroad and life sort of got in the way...
I think a few of you have given good advice not to look back at the you of a few years ago. I find looking back can really damage my progress as I start to feel so disillusioned and down. I feel quite sad that I haven't taken as good care of myself as I should have done over the past few years. Still, onwards and upwards. I'm making spinach soup for dinner and have done Bootcamp this morning.

'A huge flabby miserable slug with a slight hangover' fucking hell quim

Quim
I used to go to work hungover ALL the time, like the states I’d come in, have some toast, two black coffees and a can of coke and be fine. Not so much now.
Very jealous of baby queen

Ahh yes, the work hangover. Take more than a can of coke these days! More like 2 days to feel human again. My sympathies quim, bizarrely I feel the slight hangovers are nearly worse than the full on, feeling seedy/headachey and it just wont shift. And the mild depression and self hate! Ahh alcohol, why do we do it? That’s a rhetoric question btw😉

Yes Hair you are back. Good to hear from you! How is the new job?

Now we need to locate TV! Come out come out wherever you are.

Crikey I am so sick of this wet weather. Bring me some sunshine please 😃

Diet wise nothing to report. Still 2lbs on 2lbs off! 🤦‍♀️

Great to see your positive update hair

not sorry your back is do bad, hope you get it fixed soon.

quim that sounds rough.

I'm having a great day, got a huge chunk of work signed off today which is a relief. Debating getting my curly hair cut into an inverted bob, it would be the shortest it's ever been but something drastic and style changing might help with the diet focus.

So much action on this thread! Hairspray good to hear your update. Oh to be young and impulsive!

not hope you're feeling better soon. It's so miserable isn't it? Have you seen anyone about it at all?

A good day here. Back to my tried and tested boring routine of porridge, soup and batch cooked dinner (Chinese beef with wholemeal noodles. Approx 1300 cals (plus 100 for the post-run penguin!)

I'm liking the averages. Much better for seeing small amounts of progress. Mustn't blow it at the end of the week!