Frugaleers talk food/fitness & weight loss 2019(2)

[Happierwithouthim]

Hope everyone can find us

[WreckTangled]

Curvy it was 1/4 of the pizza I ate all my salad first so I was pretty full. I do love pizza though. Just that 1/4 slice had 36g carbs though which is a lot (And over 300 calories. I always check cabs though so I know how much insulin to give)

[CurvyInAllTheWrongPlaces]

Wreck, sorry I forgot you had diabetes, that must have its difficulties.
DD1 friend was diagnosed with diabetes recently and the Dr was surprised that he was still standing as he was really bad and has the implant thing now.
I hope you can manage yours well

[QuiteFrugal2019]

Hey Curvy
Plan to do a good walk tomorrow .
Have really filled up on veg tonight and found Im craving it -didnt go mad over Christmas but Im listening to my body and it wants veg !

[LonelyOversharer]

Ooo, is this were you lot are?
I have decided to do 10k steps every day this year, so far today 937!! Not quite enough yet.

I think I need to log back into mfp. It's the only way I can track what I eat. I think I have put on a solid 1-1.5 stone last year. Yes, I'd got too skinny at 8st12lb. But I think there is a happy medium there somewhere.

I dare not step on the scales. I think I should perhaps?

Off to walk the dogs....

[CurvyInAllTheWrongPlaces]

Ahh,Quite, I hear you on the veg! Christmas was pretty veg heavy, but before that I did get into a bit of a rut of just having junky food.

Lonely, just do it and then it's over! I weigh myself every Sunday, so if I can do it so can you

[Not2bObvious]

I think the anticipation of the scales is worse than the weigh in, get it done & behind you. I have remind myself the scales shouldn’t rule me, hence working on accepting what it is right now. It’ll get better/lesser as our efforts progress.
Oh dear, had some snacks after cocktail but on the plus side I drank only water with them. It’s all progress

[LonelyOversharer]

Right. Tomorrow morning it is. We shall see what a year of eating just what I fancy has done to me. I know that only my stretchiest jeans still fit, but the scales will be honest.

I have done my steps. I managed 5k walking the dogs. They are loving this! I was accompanied by all 3 of my daughters...a dark walk is very exciting apparently! And makes a very creepy path fun with company.
The rest (4k) running around the living room/on the spot. If it makes me sweat then it's good, right?

Will tackle my crap food intake next.

[Happierwithouthim]

This was my curry le yum as em would say. See what came up on my ads from all our talk about steps!

13919 steps yesterday 5k run & gym session including 1k on treadmill and walked everywhere when in town too.

Stayed within cals, over on protein & had 22g of fibre. Must mix up type of fibre better as I'm stopped up atm. Was able to eat snacky bits watching movie with dc because I'd a protein shake for breakfast & high protein lunch & dinner and so had 390cals left.

Wreck I couldn't restrain myself to 1/4 pizza so I tend to make my own on wraps instead.
Lonely welcome to the gang

Sweet potato risotto featured on menu fri night when I'd my usual goats cheese salad sounds yum life

Today is project sort out the house with dc with me, they're going to sort the mountain of clean laundry while I sweep floors, then I'll fold that while they sort out toys etc from all over the house into playroom (job for another day)
We're going to go swimming so I'll mop floors before we leave & we can put away clothes & put some order on bedrooms when we return & take down decorations, will leave Christmas tree up until tomorrow night though.

[WreckTangled]

Curvy I didn't realise about dd. Do you mean she has a pump? I have a pump and am currently funded for a freestyle libre which I love. It's still stressful though, sometimes there's nothing you can do and your levels are just shit. It's hard work.

I fancy some toast but I'm going to skip it because I'm going to a baby shower later and there will be cake. 😋

[Not2bObvious]

You sound well in the zone happier, great adherence to calories. I went wayyyy over yesterday - I have to stop the weekend munchies, it’s undoing days of hard work. At least I’m staying active every day, and of course tomorrow 100% normal life resumes. Lots to do today as well, decorations coming down, house needs a good clean, bed linen needs changing. I’m going to make homemade pizza for lunch - I “think” I can make the calories fit, I usually only eat 2 meals weekend days. It helps stretch the cals.

[lifelongfrugaleer]

Came in well under protein yesterday as couldn't face the shake. At zero for the week though so that's ok.
Turkey dinner today so loads of veg and protein.
Will get my steps trying to keep warm at the footy line. Though it didn't register my jiggy steps at the stables.

Everyone is doing great me thinks on here

[WreckTangled]

I feel so chubby at the moment. It's hard because after a week you don't see any difference and it's easy to want to give up. I'm giving myself until February in my head to see a change and that's when I'm going to weigh myself. Hopefully there'll be enough difference to keep me encouraged. I have a holiday in August and I would love to be able to wear a bikini!

[Not2bObvious]

I felt exactly the same a week ago wreck, but honestly you’ll start feeling better in a couple of weeks. Kinda like the reverse of the weight going on, you know the way it creeps up so gradually & one day the jeans don’t fasten? I’ve defo had the reverse of that. Don’t focus on the chubby feeling, acknowledge it, pat yourself on the back for putting effort in and let it go. It serves absolutely no purpose

[QuiteFrugal2019]

Totally agree with Not
Its going to take time Wreck and all the evidence shows that going sloooow is more sustainable long term.
Focus on health and enjoying food,be kind to yourself.
I realised my main issue was using food to cope when I was tired .
So I just go to bed now
Sounds obvious but it was one of several changes I had to make .

[Happierwithouthim]

All of the advice you've been given is good. Rome wasn't built in a day, summer bodies are made in winter etc etc
You can do this & wear bikini this summer, just keep up the good work.

[LonelyOversharer]

I don't think my poor body will ever don a bikini again. 4 children broke the middle bit.

So. A year of munching and averaging 4k steps a day has led me to 10stone 5lb. So exactly 1.5stone up.
I think I'd like to be 9st7lb. I know I'm not huge. But thats not really the point is it? It's how we feel obout ourselves, inside. The nhs says my bmi is 22.7. So that's ok.

Today I will do my steps, and dig out mfp and go through password recovery, it's been a while!

[WreckTangled]

Lonely it's definitely about how you feel. I'm currently 9st 6lb but I could do with losing a stone. I'm quite short and I can really see the fat on me. Also with my mobility issues I don't want any extra weight on me especially as I get older because it will only exasperate things.

Thanks everyone. I know you're right. About two years ago I was exercising and eating healthily I almost had a six pack and felt the best I had ever felt, I want to get back to that. I was doing the shred actually but not sure if I'll go back to that or start Pilates once I've finished the 30 day yoga. Could do a bit of both I suppose.

[FATEdestiny]

Hi there, I'm looking to move over from the 100lb loss thread. I lost 8 stone last year (17st 8.5 to 9st 9). Put on over Christmas and currently up to 10st 0.5. Ultimate aim is 8st 11, but in no rush to get there.

[WreckTangled]

Wow that's an amazing weight loss!

[Happierwithouthim]

Lonely  they broke the middle bit 

9st 7lbs is my goal too 32lbs to go

This mornings weigh in gives me a gain of 1.3lbs - wedding/slow digestive system/scones twice/gym all contributed it'll be grand by next week

I remember you doing the shred wreck
You're right to stay on top of things for good health & mobility in the future. My dm asked the other day would mine & my sisters generation be super fit at 60 and I was like that's the plan ya

@FATEdestiny** welcome & well done on your fantastic weight loss thus far, how did you achieve it?

[LonelyOversharer]

fate that is an amazing achievement! How have you done that? I'm just nosy!

wreck you are quite a bit younger than me iirc, but my sister warned me that 40 was the end of the line for weight loss she is a bit of a pa cow . So I was 12st at 39. That was heavier than I was full term with 8lb1oz ds at 36 hence my drastic steps. I'm 5'7".

I have beginner shred and full shread. Ashamed to say I quit on day 12 of the beginner and never went back. So, perhaps I might start over in Feb if I can maintain the steps through Jan. I think I need easy to follow goals. Last time I lost weight I could ride my bike every day (for hours) and worked part time from home. Full time will be different, at least I don't eat much at work.

[FATEdestiny]

Thank you for the lovely welcome. I really didn't do anything special, just common sence in that everyone knows the stuff that's healthy and the stuff that isn't. I ate the healthy stuff.

I eat low fat and low carb (but not no fat and no carb). Most meals are low fat protein and vegetables. I rarely eat breakfast and don't snack. I have 7-10 veg portions a day. When I do have carbs they are wholegrain (jumbo oats, wholegrain rice or carbs from veg and pulses) rather than processed, so I don't eat bread, pasta, cakes, biscuits etc. When I do have fats I make sure it's not saturated or trans fats.

We have 4 children, so I cook in big quantities from scratch. I'm a SAHM with my youngest (aged 4) doing mornings at nursery, so have more time than most, but we are low income so I have to be frugal. It helps weight loss that family routine means we eat at the same time every day, week in and week out. Lunch at 12pm, dinner at 5.30pm every day. We all eat the same evening meal. The kids do have bread at lunchtime though.

I also run every day. But I don't link my running to weight loss since I think most weight loss comes from diet. I learnt to run in April by doing C25K and have run almost every day since then. I run for heart health, because my dog loves coming with me, and because I love the personal challenge of it. I'm trying for 300km / 10k per day in RED January.

[WreckTangled]

I love carbs. I just couldn't do it. But I am lowering my portion size of them

[CurvyInAllTheWrongPlaces]

Morning all.
My phone decided to update itself so couldn't get online.
Weight this morning 80.2 kgs

Wow FATE, that is brilliant, well done!

Wreck, no not dd, one of her close friends. He has a thing in his arm and you wave another device over it and it tells you the levels. Dd2 had great fun when him when we went to visit! Luckily it was ok with it.
I too love carbs and cannot get though the day without them, I go all dizzy and have fainted in the past, but try to choose the healthier ones.

[WreckTangled]

Oh sorry read it wrong. That's the freestyle libre that I have too. It's pretty cool but I'm on a six month trial. Will cry if they take it away from me. I also have a pump so am pretty lucky as injection therapy sucks.