Lose in 2020/February

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Welcome founding & new members alike. Jump on board the WoW wagon if you want to be slimmer, healthier, happier and more energetic! You've certainly come to the right place! These threads have been going for sometime now and seem well received. The ladies who post are supportive and inspiring in equal measure. There is no shaming, competition or harsh words.

As no one size fits all members generally follow their own way of eating. Nonetheless we will offer guidance and support if required.

Me personally? I keep on it by calorie counting, logging via MFP app, Intermittent fasting, eating a low carb Mediterranean style diet and staying well hydrated. I can’t emphasise enough the importance of drinking plenty of water. There are so many enjoyable options without the need to resort to extreme measures. Whatever way you choose, it needs to be enjoyable & sustainable for the long term. This is a long term commitment rather than a quick fix. I also rarely drink alcohol and keep sugar to a minimum. I exercise by walking & swimming.

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January’s Thread

Morning

Lovely day here and I'm going to utilise it by going food shopping but we will BBQ later.

@RubySlippers77 our teacher put extra work up last night saying some parents have asked for it!!!! but not next week's so we can prep I'm trying just to take this week easier than the last because I nearly imploded with all the stress.

I'm glad you got a decent night's sleep @SunshineCake and that your dog seems to be better. Enjoy the wine and sorting, little pleasures at the moment!

The night shift didn’t go overly well food wise, I need to stop bringing soup on nights as just don’t eat it it! It wasn’t terrible, I had a sandwich, crisps but also a few biscuits.

Yesterday was good though;
B - banana, oat and peanut butter smoothie
S - quavers, cereal bar
D - green Thai curry and rice
S - yoghurt

And did 30 day shred.

Plan on having a good day today before weigh in. I’m about to go for a run, I’ve
ordered a second ankle support since I need it on both legs apparently so I’m just going to go for short ones until that arrives so I don’t tweak it again!

Gf’s mum isn’t doing great. I think we’re reaching the end and I don’t think it will be more than a week or so 😔 work has been wonderful though. I can’t book leave until the end of May but I spoke to them and they said they’ll grant me compassionate leave to visit - I won’t go until after she’s passed away (as per gf’s wishes), I don’t know the family well so it doesn’t seem appropriate for me to be there now but I’m extremely glad I’ll be able to go see them and offer my support in the aftermath. It’s been almost 6 weeks since I saw my gf and it’s very tough. This has snapped me out of my woe is me phase a little though as I know I need to buck up and take on the role of support right now.

But the sun is shining and I hope everyone has a good day!
Sorry struggling to keep up with posts a bit but will try and catch up.

Afternoon all.

I'm pleased to report Doggy slept through again and so did I! This does not happen very often. DH said it was the Prosecco I had but it doesn't always mean I sleep all night if I have wine and even if it did I can't drink every night! I'm shattered today as I've done loads so hoping that will help with a decent nights sleep.

I'm sorry you are having such a difficult time at the moment *@Foreverlexicon but think your food and exercise plan is brilliant considering the stress you are under.

I've just spent two hours using stencils to make pictures to colour in and sums to do plus a few spelling games for my friends children as they are finding it tough. I can't remember the ability I'd seven year olds so hoping not too easy.

I made a delicious roast chicken dinner with lots of veg and an apple and pear crumble for pudding with extra wheat germ and oatmeal in the topping to lift the health value.

Hoping to do nothing else now as I am shattered!

Decided to try and not weigh every day so can't report that.

Hi you two. Sounds like you're both doing well, but I'm very sorry to hear that your GF is having to face this grief in such hard times. Glad you can support her once you're both ready though.

I've eaten my body weight - mainly in cake - today but a fairly positive day emotionally and family wise, so taking it as a win.

Glad you had a good sleep! Mine is atrocious at the moment. My body clock naturally wants to stay up til about 2 which is all good and well but I don’t want to stay up hours after everyone else I know goes to sleep as I get even more bored! I watched something like 6 episodes of greys anatomy last night before I could sleep. Plus I get hungry and end up snacking as I won’t sleep if I’m hungry!

Bit grumbley as was weigh day today and I’ve stayed the same.
Not entirely surprised, I’m due on and am noticeably bloated and had good and bad days last week. Even with the exercise, not being at work means I’m much less active.

Just need to plug on.

Meals today;
B - banana pancake with berries
L - soup with ryvitta or cheese omelette (not sure if the soup is still good!) and salad
D - beef hash with veg and potatoes
S - yoghurt
E - going to attempt shred level 3 and ride the horse.

Keep going @Foreverlexicon - could be worse - you could be home schooling two kids

Not as badly stressful as last week, but still not fun, so I've had...cake and cake and brownie bites and an egg sandwich. Have a feeling there'll be more cake before our chilli for tea too!

waves to everyone else!

I'm up half a stone since my recent lowest which was back in mid March. Genuinely don't think I am eating too much so think it is all about the intolerances but then I don't look bloated so I just don't know. I am over four weeks late but no chance of being pregnant.

Today I have had a mini pork pie as I did time in the garden after walking my dog and I was struggling to wait until 12.30. Lunch was carrot pave bread and tinned mushroom soup followed by a satsuma. Dinner will be prawn risotto and I am trying to keep busy and not look in the treat bag.

I've discovered mint flavoured dime bars. Mmmmmmmm

Really sorry to hear about your GF's DM @Foreverlexicon - what a tough situation all round. You're doing amazingly well with planning out your menus and keeping busy, though; Shredding and horse riding, wow!

@MrsJonesAndMe MIL kindly went to the bakers for us earlier (it's only a small local shop, I couldn't really take the DC as they still have no concept of social distancing!). She brought us back the crusty bread and rolls I asked for, gingerbread men for the DC... and a big chocolate cream cake for me she meant well! The DC's teacher sent me a lovely email thanking me for how much work I've been doing with them (I'm guessing no-one else has been bothering much, rather than me being exemplary!) but I'm running out of ideas frankly...

You sound like the recovery is going well @SunshineCake? Eating yummy food, sleeping well and enjoying your hobbies again - so pleased for you

Bit of a bad day for me... realised that we should have been flying off on holiday (for a family wedding) and instead of which we'll be here in the rain with no refund yet. Also it's my birthday this week and I am STILL fat which I'm well aware is my fault, but I just feel... stultified. Looking after the DC is all-consuming, I don't get a minute to myself during the day, and DP is so resentful if I ask him to help with anything. I have no energy to exercise and cake/ chocolate are my consolation for well, just about anything. I'm sure I did have some motivation earlier this year and although in some ways lockdown hasn't been that bad, in others I am back at square one with my eating!!

. I suggest you stop doing anything for him what with you being too tired from doing everything in the house and with the children on your own. Enjoy the cake and don't worry about it for now. You will eventually be how you want and hopefully your partner will either grow up and you will reach the decisions you need too.

Maybe have a couple of pieces of fruit and then if you still want cake you have bought it and maybe half a portion will suffice but really, be kind to yourself.

I cracked and had three chocolate cookies and three rich tea biscuits last night but then wasn't hungry anymore so...I have decided this isn't forever and while I am not going to go mad I am stop beating myself up. I'm still looking heaps better than I was a year and a half or so ago. I'm eating more fruit and veg. I will eventually get back to my normal long long walks with my dog and if I lose too much weight I'll have nothing that fits and since we can't go shopping..

I'm worried about DS1. We were up in the night to give him pain relief. He's been taking the full dose for two days and that isn't like him. I can't remember what the name of it which he thinks he is wrong with him but he thinks it is due to teeth grinding. He has a guard but he is really suffering with ear and neck pain. He has finally given in and has said he will ring the doctor today.

@MrsJonesAndMe that is very true! I think it’s easy at the moment to get wrapped up in your own situation and get green eyed monster syndrome but really everyone is fighting their own battles - I get seethingly jealous of people stuck with families at the minute but I expect others feel that way about my peace and quiet!

I didn’t do so great yesterday. Lots of chocolate happened.
I’ve decided to start calorie counting. I’m so sedentary at the moment beyond seeing the horse and the odd bit of exercise.

So new goals until I go back to work;

• daytime calorie limit of 1350
• up to 200 extra calories incase of an insomnia episode as frankly if I’m awake until 4am....I get hungry!
• only eat when hungry (prev when calorie counting I used to eat just because I could if I had extra calories but this time I will save any not eaten for a treat at the end of the week)
• 4 workouts a week, aim to ride the horse 6 days a week (bit of flexibility if bad weather, hate riding in the rain and she doesn’t need to be fit at the moment, it’s more to get me out the house)

1350 is def on the low side for me but I’m usually pretty active at work whereas I’ve had days recently where I haven’t hit 1000 steps lately! I’ll increase it when I go back to work.

It was very tongue in the cheek @Foreverlexicon because I am well aware that being on your own has it's own problems. Today has been good on the home schooling front, but bad on some others. We've all just got to keep doing our best.

@RubySlippers77 I'm sorry you're struggling and DH is unhelpful and that you're still fat When is your birthday so we can wish you a happy one? I'd stop doing stuff for him too to make your life easier. After all, he's not doing anything to help shoulder your burden!

Sounds like a good head space @SunshineCake. I hope that you can get some medical help for DS! Not a good time for ailments...and my tooth is niggling!

Hope all OK with you @fallfallfall and @TorysSuckRevokeArticle50

Lots of cake and food generally here and a nice 45 minute yoga session too. Really shouldn't be medicating with food, but oh well! Whatever it takes I think!

hello everyone...
well card making is fine entertainment although tough on the budget...
a couple of times i've skipped breakfast and thought i could stick to a longer fast BUT all hell breaks loose the minute i start to eat (say at 11:30 today). i mean, if intermittent fasting is to work, surely between 11:30 and 6pm it's not meant to be a free for all jujube binge??
forever...you don't know sedentary until you injure both legs...we're talking i even need to sit to shower...the only time i stand is to wash dishes and put them away...what 3 times a day max...

All OK here, work still mad busy and majorly stressful, had 2 colleagues in tears on the phone to me today as buckling a bit under the pressure, but light at the end of the tunnel and it should go back to achievable levels from next week.

DD is hilarious at the minute, she's expressing herself through clothing so wore tights, swimsuit, Xmas cardi and woolly hat today. It was her monster hunting disguise apparently.

Breakfast - toast with pate
Lunch - sausage sandwich
Dinner - pork steak and chips

Snacks - chocolate, opal fruits (actual opal fruits from B&M not starburst) and mini pork pie

Can anyone spot why I'm still fat when reading that food diary 😂

I also ate all the pork products today! Just missing bacon to get a full house. I need vegetables and fruit as a matter of urgency so will be focusing on that tomorrow.

Yesterday was good. Low on the calories as I woke up late and went to bed early as I was knackered but after the previous days chocolate intake, I’m fine with that.

Even sent a massive Indian takeaway to my partner and her family and didn’t get one for myself so I think I deserve to lose half a stone for that at least!

B - hot cross bun with jam
L - cheese dippers and a bowl of berries
D - beef stew with veg and potatoes
S - 2 bits of fudge and 2 chocolates
E - rode horse for 30 min and did level 3 of the 30 day shred (first time I’ve done it and Jesus it’s a killer!)

Total calories were 1172.

Hi everyone

I'm shattered having done loads today. I walked the dog for about 70 minutes, made vegetable soup from scratch, made a lasagne for dinner, put the washer, dishwasher and dryer on twice each and emptied. Done other bits of housework and now I'm shattered. Been coughing a bit but not as much as yesterday but was breathless from walking up and down the stairs.

Stuck at 12 7 but I can't think about it yet. I'll try to not immediately go to chocolate, crisps or sweets when hungry and hopefully will be showing a loss soon.

At least 3/4 of a stone *@Foreverlexicon!!

HI all

Yes, @fallfallfall hobbies are never cheap. You see one thing, then another and before you know it, you own all the kit (or is that just me)

I'm eating and eating and eating, so don't anyone else feel alone. I did have raspberries, a pear and spinach today too, but my goodness - that's not even close to 5 a day is it???

Home schooling has gone well for the last 2 days, so will carry on with a more structured approach tomorrow and Friday too. Hopefully that helps everyone know where they stand.

Take care all x

Just to let you all know I have sent a WhatsApp message to *@BustedDreams today but no reply as of yet.

I've got horrible stomach pains so it looks like I am becoming intolerant again. It came on after having lasagne for dinner with a couple of crispy potato slices. Makes me want to cry as it is so hard to eat within the limitations and I threw the list away last week, so can't even remember everything I shouldn't have. I know it's salmon and onions plus another eight or so things.

indeed mrs jones patience is a virtue, patience with my hobby shop and patience with dealing with the inevitable weight gain :(.
i know it will take a while for me to trust my feet again.
14 days till i get seen again.

Yesterday was good
B - chocolate, banana and oat smoothie
L - homemade mushroom soup and slice garlic bread
D - chicken enchiladas and salad
S - 2 bits of fudge, 2 pralines, small packet of popcorn
Calories: 1400
E - ride horse for 1.5 hours, ran 7.2km

Very anxious today, partner’s mum wasn’t doing well yesterday. Haven’t heard from them since last night so feeling sick to my stomach not knowing what’s happened overnight, if she’s still with us or...I’m very very worried and not much on the agenda for today to keep myself busy.

*@Foreverlexicon. I hope you hear from your GF soon and things are not as bleak as you fear.

I've heard from *@BustedDreams and she is okay.

I've made sweetcorn and scallop chowder for dh and I and chocolate rice crispie cake for the kids. I'm taking my Digestizyme tablets again so try and offset any intolerance issues as now isn't the time to be wasting food.

Lovely long walk with my dog this morning, I did 15 minutes on the exercise bike last night and then felt sick so hoping to do better today. I might also ave a walk around the garden as I'm sure there are new shoots coming and flowers in bloom after the rain we have had.

Good day everyone and take care *@fallfallfall.

Hi all

Hope you've had some news now @Foreverlexicon Guess GF was up all night and now sleeping? It's always worst at night somehow

Glad you have heard from her @SunshineCake Send her our love if you speak again! Well done on the exercise. I managed a walk inbetween showers - though got a bit wet. The boys went out as I got back and got quite wet and now, it'd be pointless even taking a coat or wellies as I think nothing could stand up to the rain!

We've done our schooling for the day. Just a bit of colouring to finish off. I need to push the hoover round upstairs and on the stairs and then I think telly and chocolate!

How is your movement in the ankles now @fallfallfall?

Take care all.

Hope you're feeling better @SunshineCake? Hard to have dietary issues at any times but especially now! It's been suggested that DS1 tries a gluten free diet but pasta of any sort is still in short supply round here, I'd feel bad taking some when people who genuinely need it can't then get any.

Sending good wishes @Foreverlexicon very difficult when you're waiting for news.

I'm definitely with @MrsJonesAndMe and @fallfallfall in buying loads of kit for a new hobby - I started doing gardening last year, there was loads of supplies around and everything was reasonably cheap - now of course I can't get much to top up what I need...

It was my birthday yesterday but there wasn't much celebrating TBH. Obviously we were supposed to be on holiday but even though that was cancelled a few weeks ago DP still hadn't bothered getting me a present it's not that I wanted anything major but something from the DC to unwrap would have been nice! The rain was bucketing down, the DC were climbing the walls and I was thoroughly fed up and just wanted a day off... oh and as usual my DM hadn't bothered sending me anything on time (she never got round to sending me a Christmas present at all!) which was disappointing, as I'd asked for it over a month ago. Nothing extravagant/ expensive - just a cheapy stick blender as mine had given up the ghost and I thought I might as well ask for that - if I'd known it would take over six weeks for her to get round to it then I wouldn't have asked in the first place, it just feels so begrudging.

(I do always send her presents for birthdays/ Christmas/ Mother's Day and make sure they get there in plenty of time - she always says how thoughtful they are and that she's really pleased with them - so I don't think it's tit for tat, it's pure thoughtlessness!)

Perhaps I should make it my birthday resolution to finally lose some lard?! Very hard to summon up motivation at the moment though

Glad @BustedDreams is well! And I hope your work calms down soon @TorysSuckRevokeArticle50!!

I've just ordered some elastic as can't find it in any supermarkets near me. Looking more and more likely that lifting lockdown will come with a requirement to wear a face covering/mask so figure I should make a few so we have some to wear while the others are being washed.

I really hate having anything over my mouth/nose but it is what it is. Found a pattern that looks like it's a bit more raised so maybe that will feel less claustrophobic.

Work is a bit arggghhhhh as had some huge bid activity for a potential contract that could bring in excess of £70mill which in this climate is really needed. Been doing all the prep which should be done by tomorrow night, then just a couple more high pressure meetings over the next 3 weeks then a bit of a break to catch up on day to day which will feel like a holiday 😂

Trying to do it all, while sat in never ended conference calls. With a kid spinning around, shouting and screaming makes me feel a little loopy so I really would like quiet sit down at a Costa with a good book and some music now please.

On a positive note I ate 3 kinds of veg and some fruit today so yay me!