Half a stone off (or 3kg) in May

[VivaFrida]

A fresh slate for May!

Carrying over from the April thread but new joiners are welcome.

Please join this thread - all plans are included (calorie counters, weight watchers, citizens of slimming world, intermittent fasters, no-carbers, eating-only-blue-food eaters).

We are here to support each other and aim to lose 7 pounds, or 3 kgs.

Official start: tomorrow, May 1st.

My starting weight for May is 60.0 kgs and getting to 57-ish kg or just under by the end of the month would be great.

Who is in?

Hi all

Viva, I'm sorry to hear about the crappy time you've been having. It's not easy to stay motivated, but you have been able to see how to stop making past mistakes again. And what's more you do a wonderful job keeping this thread not just going, but energetically going. Thank you.

Cricket. I empathise. Photos are my nemesis, seeing pictures of me is when what fragile self esteem I have can be annihilated. I know you are feeling down, but I wanted to say posts from you, showing your will power and weight loss over the last few months have genuinely helped me not be the weak-willed self pity party I want to be sometimes because I know I'm months away from my goal. I see how far you've come and remind myself to stop being such a wimp just remember how far you've come and how the you back in January would be thrilled to be where you are now.

I've been struggling a bit the last few days. Averaging 2lb loss a week which is fab but I'm feeling a bit like I will never break the next barrier. It's been a rough few days, I've had an infection and felt weak and shaky, craving sugary stuff. To top it off, my darling DS has a brutal cough which is almost constant and making him gag. He is waking every half an hour sobbing because it hurts and he can't sleep. We've done all we can re humidifiers, inhalers, elevated bed etc. He has a history of needing trips to A&E and being hospitalised with breathing problems. I am sat here, knotted up with worry, listening to his ragged coughing and wondering if we're headed to another middle of the night A&E dash. Right now it's "just" a cough but the worry never goes.

One small victory for me today though, I couldn't finish my dinner of pasta and roasted veg. Got full (and bored) and handed the rest to DH. I didn't leave a lot, but maybe it's a sign I'm getting fuller on smaller portions.

Here's to a new week...

Sorry to everyone facing demons, must be a day for it. Let's keep going.
We are strong women and we can do this!

Good afternoon everyone!

Viva, sending you some positive vibes! Hopefully the bit of bad luck subsides soon.

Crickets, you are beautiful in every way possible! You are so inspiring and I really enjoy reading all of your updates. Please be gentle on yourself. We are always our own worst critic. 💐

This week is kinda shot for me. With two birthdays, two graduations, and two trips out to eat, I don't think I've lost anything. Tomorrow is my weigh in day and I'm just hoping I don't have a gain.

Morning all and happy Monday!

I've woken up in a better mood today, sorry for being so glum yesterday and thankyou all so much for all the lovely posts.

Weigh in today and I'm in absolute disbelief as I've lost another 5lbs since last Monday! That's 13lbs for May so far and 4 stone 9lbs in total.

It'll be a hard push but i would love to hit the 5 stone mark by the end of this month. Also I really need to go clothes shopping as my jeans are bagging off my bum now!

@Wellthatwastricky how is your DS this morning? I hope you have had a better night with him x x

Morning all!

Well, my lazy week has caught up with me and I have put back on 0.6kg. Boo and hiss.

We had a lot of days out/meals out last week because my dad and my husband were off work and I've not done as much vigorous walking as I usually would (more leisurely strolling with plenty of sitting down). I'm feeling quite bloated to be honest. I've not had my usual All Bran breakfast for a couple of days and I don't feel as 'regular' as I usually do. Back on that today.

1/5/19: 126.2kg

6/5/19: 125.5kg

12/5/19: 125.0kg

13/5/19: 124.6kg

20/5/19: 125.2

Loss so far in May: 1.0kg (0.6kg gain)

Weight at beginning of the year: 142.9kg
Total loss so far: 17.7kg (2.78 stones/39lbs)

So clearly I need to sort myself out and get back on track as I would really, really like to get to 3 stones lost by the end of the month.
Which means I need to shed 1.27kg. That's doable I reckon.

Onwards and upwards (well downwards) I cant let myself get discouraged by this. I've still lost weight since the start of the month. That's positive!

I'll have a catch up on the thread during nap time, I hope you're all doing well!

Wow Cricket, that's fab!

Wow Cricket that really is brilliant, well done . Sorry to see lots of people were in a bit of a funk recently. I hope this week is better for everyone. I’ve been awol because my anxiety has spiked a bit. I’d blame it on a night of lots of wine (bad for scales as well as brain!) but that was a few days ago and it’s not got any better yet But I’m determined to get back on it. Weigh in day Wednesday, will update then.

@ImpossibleNovelty isn't anxiety an absolute bitch?! It grabs you when you are least expecting it and just floors toubfor days at a time. I know what you are going through and am sending huge amounts of positivity and confidence your way. Xx

Wow Cricket that's brilliant!!!

Impossible i hope the anxiety eases off quickly.

DS much better this morning, thank you. After a not great start to the night, he slept soundly from 10pm and woke full of beans and gunning to go to preschool.

Wow Cricket that's brilliant!!!

Impossible i hope the anxiety eases off quickly.

DS much better this morning, thank you. After a not great start to the night, he slept soundly from 10pm and woke full of beans and gunning to go to preschool.

Glad to hear your DS is feeling better @tricky
Anxiety is such an awful thing, I hope you can come out the other side of it soon @impossible , we’re here if you need it.

I’ve come into work faced with some big issues, I keep feeling like I’m just sticking sellotape over holes while spinning plates. I know work stress can be quite triggering for me so doing my best to try to stay positive. It wouldn’t be so bad if I liked the office I work in, I don’t get on with people and some of them are just downright nasty and rude. There’s only about 8 of us on any given day, and it’s hard feeling like I don’t have a friend there. I’ve also got my very first driving lesson after work so my nerves around that probably aren’t helping!

Today’s food:
B: Berry muesli and yoghurt
L: Chicken and salad
D: count on us cottage pie (so looking forward to this, and only 352 cals!)
Snacks: Banana, hot chocolate and Maltesers.

All brings me to around 1250. Need to keep strict as poss for the next two days as I am close to hitting under 81kg this week!

Well done on that loss cricketmum

It sounds like so many of us are having a tough time. Virtual hugs to all that need it. 🤗

Impossible I had some professional help for anxiety last year and was told to stay well clear of alcohol. It messes up your brain chemistry so much and the effects of that can last for days. I hope it soon settles down for you.

Honestly guys, I’ve actually got tears in my eyes because you’ve all been so kind. Thank you And definitely no more for me for the foreseeable. Onwards and downwards (on the scales) for all of us.

Hello all, on

day 20

It's a new week and we are in the last stretch for May - if (like me!!) you haven't lost very much this month do not lose heart - there are 10 days left and we can turn this around!

Quick check in for me as speaking to a conference tomorrow and have another million of things to do - hopefully more later - thank you to all who have sent good vibes and good wishes in my direction, they are very much needed & appreciated!!

@cricket 🏅congratulations!

@lookingforpizza, good luck with your driving lessons and sorry about the sour coworkers. Some people just enjoy negativity for some odd reason.

Today is my weigh in day and no change on the scale. It's really a positive because I had a shit ton of things going on. Now that everything is said and done, I can get back to work.

Breakfast: parfait
Lunch: avocado toast
Dinner: salad
Snack: coffee & apple with peanut butter

Hope everyone has a stupendous day!

Good luck for the driving lesson @Lookingforpizza aw I remember mine like it was yesterday!! I was pregnant with DD now 10! Xx

Give me strength... I avoided this thread (since Thu?) in shame as I completely ate too much in the evenings. So much for "starting fresh". And I didn't use MFP either. Haven't yet today, in fact.

But... as of this morning I'm back down to 11st 6 which is what I was after my weekend break a month ago. So lost the extra I gained after returning. Now to lose the the amount I lost on the break, sigh. And then all the rest...

I so, so want to snack. But I finished eating before 3pm (with, perhaps an unneeded biscuit and cheese, but I will ignore that fact). Now making supper for DD and DH. It is so hard. But having even a little in the evening is a route to uncontrollable snacking. Easier to have nothing, I just have to remember that!

Sorry to hear about your funding viva, but as someone upthread says its par for the course. Super big research profs at my Uni are getting big grants rejected. I can't tell if makes me feel better (I'm not alone) or worse (even they can't get funding).

Know what you mean about photos cricket. Even when I was "slim" I still looked pretty big in them. And now... .

I'm having a strange almost photo-dysphoria - I just don't recognise images of myself as me, in some weird way. I think it started when I lost all that weight and old photos of me looked so different (despite me feeling like I hadn't changed in the mirror). There's one I really like of this really happy, smiling obese woman - at least she's happy! But that she's me? It's hard to see. I don't feel like her. And now photos of me now, or anytime, don't even look like me. I'm so confused. I'm worried I broke something...

Evening all! Driving lesson was much better than I expected but still feeling a bit shaken from the adrenaline/nerves/sheer terror. Settling down with my cottage pie and game of thrones then I’ll probably take myself off to bed!

Ah don't be scared @Lookingforpizza it's really not that bad. I was a nervous wreck driving at first, even had someone carash into me on a lesson once which did not help!

The key for me was finding a lovely instructor who just had a knack of calming me. He's still teaching now and I really hope he hasn't retired before DS can start learning in 2 years! If I stalled and got panicky he would just gently pat my knee and say "settle down now love" and I loved him for that.

Well over the last 7 days my weight has ranged from 13.0-3/8 to 13.4-7/8. WW weigh in registered a 1lb loss since last Monday. That's 9lb since 15th April. Said the Tortoise to the Hare! It has been slow to shift after the first half stone, but I feel slimmer and my dress today is fitting better.

Challenge ahead as I'm at a conference tomorrow, returning Friday morning. I'm not an academic am a director (business services) in HE. There will be two dinners and wine.

For the threàdee with the porrly coughing little one, my baby (now 24 and 6") started with bronchiolitis at 4m, pneumonia at 5m, dropped to the 3rd centile, three hospital admissions and a portable nebuliser. It was sheer hell and I shall never forget the worry of it (I gave up work in the end for 7 years, although there was more to it).

He stopped coughing aged about 7. He then channelled his sport and is v v fit. Still inclined to hack a bit after a cold but all was well and hope it will be for you.

I was portly in his graduation picture and hate it. It must be different for his Masters.

Well today has gone thoroughly tits up!
Note to self have more to eat for lunch and dont buy "healthy" treats to portion out....
You will eat them all in one go watching the GoT finale.

Also, being in a clean house, with friendly patients with lots of paperwork to do and a coffee and giant selection of biscuits on a tray doesn't help...

Over on everything bar sugar today, but that may change as I'm not in bed yet!

AF also due at some point which I'm sure is a good excuse the reason for this..

Hello on this gloriously sunny morning. Increasingly warm weather is a firm reminder why I really want to lose some weight and not expose my untoned mass to the public.

OhTheRoses sounds like you had very tough time with your DS when he was younger, so reassuring to hear about growing out of it. My DS is 4 and has fewer episodes now, so I'm hoping it's just an infant stage rather than asthma 🤞🏼

Quick update as it's my weigh in day:

I've lost exactly 7lbs so far for May!!! This was my goal, hoping I can shave off another 2 before the month is out.

Total weight lost since starting 23rd of April is either 8.5lbs (or 10.5lbs as my scales were giving various readings for a few days).

I knew there was something off yesterday, I hadn't been as careful as I had been but I had been tracking the calories and there wasn't a day I went above 1700 and whilst it was leisurely I had done a fair bit of walking up and down sea fronts.

TMI 🚨 but the bran has done its job and I feel 100% better and a kg lighter! Clearly I'm at an age now where I need bran everyday or else things don't 'move' as they should. Oh dear!

So the scales tell me I'm 124.2 this morning, which makes a 2kg loss this month. I'm definitely going back to only weighing myself once a week, doing it multiple times a week has really knocked my confidence, I could feel myself getting obsessed with it and getting a bit more upset than I should at perfectly normal fluctuations, that's not a nice place to be in. Once a week, on a Monday. I'm more than a number on a scale. I'm doing things right, I'm eating well and exercising. This isn't going to happen overnight.

1/5/19: 126.2kg

6/5/19: 125.5kg

12/5/19: 125.0kg

13/5/19: 124.6kg

20/5/19: 125.2kg

21/05/19: 124.2

Loss so far in May: 2.0kg

Weight at beginning of the year: 142.9kg
Total loss so far: 18.7 kg (2.945 stones/41.226lbs)

I've had a look back through the thread and I'm sorry some of you are having a rough time of it at the moment, I think you are all amazing.