Banting and banter - making less of ourselves into February!

[WellErrr]

Banting is my favourite old fashioned word. Means slimming, and I got it from Agatha Christie

*cankles not candles!

Cankles, that's very true, I go with having a bit so I don't feel deprived. 9st5.5 today, hope everyone has a good day today.

I'd feel more deprived doing that!! I don't usually weigh mid week but I'm a 3/4 down on tues, measly I know but I'll take it,needed a lift!!

Progress here too! Down half a lb. My random and not particularly appetising corn and cheese lunch probably was fairly nutritious and kept me full until I could eat dinner at 9pm last night.

Will try the porridge pot idea @WellErr thanks for the tip.

I managed to watch another couple of Jordan Syatt. He's great, so sensible! I worked out my muggle maths calories and it's higher than what MyFitnessPal gives me which is the interesting. I also watched his starvation mode one which was good.

I can't believe he's 5ft4!

So many typos, sorry!

@Twixes I just had a flash back to a side dish my mum made for a family buffet. It was sweetcorn with little cubes of cheese, warmed so the cheese was a bit melty, with some Paprika. It was apparently an actual recipe from a book! So maybe your lunch wasn't so random after all!!

Well done to those who lost! @Octopus37 hope your day goes better than yesterday.

I am sticking for this week on 9'5 (back down from Monday though) but on the plus size I am wearing size 10 jeans I haven't been able to breathe in for a while.

Yes Octopus37 here's to a better day.

Menu today: ONO still tweaking
Lunch: Turkey on homemade soda with vegetable soup
Snack: small apple
That leaves me with 635 for my dinner :)

Brilliant Patchwork!

It's just the best feeling isn't it Patchwork ?!
I hope you have less trials and tribulations today Octopus .
Sweetcorn is one of my most hated foods, so all this talk of entire tins being eaten is nearly pushing me over the edge...

Well done to those losers, think we are all getting there bit by bit. New day today. Onwards and downwards

I like the idea of cake and drinking, might try to keep that in mind next time I feel like a cake binge, as I would never do that with alcohol

Well done @Twixes and @Patchworksack

I’m just back from a Health Check where I was weighed. On the little print out, it states that my weight is 8st 13lb! Yes! And I have a metabolic age of 28 (I’m 40). My BMR is 1237.

Today’s menu is
B- boiled egg and wheaten bread toast
L- bowl homemade veg soup
D- quiche and salad

S- Apple, banana, yogurt

Well done @Twixes and @Patchworksack

That's great Wine ! How did they calculate your metabolic age?

@TheHoundsofLove by standing on special metabolic scales. It also measured lots of other things like fat %, visceral fat, muscle mass.. Really interesting.

My metabolic age is about 105 today! I'd love to try that wine I have tried various online body fat calculators and they differ by up to 10% - one said I was obese cheekybugger which seems unlikely with BMI of 23ish.

Brilliant wine! I'd love to stand on one of those!!

Hey So would I - sounds awesome!

Maybe your GP would have one? Could you book a health check with your local surgery?

Some pharmacies made them available, v short term, during operation transformation (Irish programme) last year but haven't heard anything this year. Would definitely be interesting.

When I joined a gym a couple of years ago, I was told that my metabolic ae was 39, was 43 at the time. Think my body fat was quite high, 31%. Todays food:
Usual breakfast (315)
Lunch - Seeded bread + babybel (302)
1 lindor dark chocolate ball (75)
Twirl bar (230)
Up to 922 calories, making chicken chow mein for dinner
Still no email, so have got to phone them back when we've eaten

@Heygirlheyboy I got a whole list of statistics and measurements, it’s fascinating and well worth doing. Unfortunately my cholesterol is 5.8. I was expecting it to be raised as it runs in my family. I even said it to the nurse before she pricked my finger. Given how carefully I eat these days, I might have to look at drastic measures to get it down like cutting out all dairy and red meat. Good bye cheese sobs

@Heygirlheyboy I got a whole list of statistics and measurements, it’s fascinating and well worth doing. Unfortunately my cholesterol is 5.8. I was expecting it to be raised as it runs in my family and has been high on previous tests. I even said it to the nurse before she pricked my finger. Given how carefully I eat these days, I might have to look at drastic measures to get it down like cutting out all dairy and red meat. Good bye cheese sobs