Moving down in May

[Octopus37]

So here's the new thread for tomorrow, excuse the boring title. Unless a miracle happens by tomorrow, I will be starting the month heavier than I started April. Weigh 9st1.5. Aiming for 8st13. Hopefully things might start to change in May. even if its only slightly, which will lift our spirits.

[MonsteraCheeseplant]

Congratulations Hangover! Making progress is very motivating isn't it?

DH has broken his plateau and has now officially lost a stone and a half. We were prancing around feeling like skinny minnis earlier

You know, I still haven't been able to get hold of any mars ice creams in the supermarket. Please get out your tiny violins for me. DH and I will walk to the local Spar to see if they still have them individually.

B: Toast and honey
L: Soup and some crisps
D: Huevos Rotos
S: Maybe an ice cream.

[sparklyglitterball]

@MonsteraCheeseplant I added mars ice creams to our online shop yesterday on your recommendation............but they were substituted with boost ice creams! Omg they are soooo good. But sadly more calorific than the mars ones 🤣 worth it for a treat.

@Octopus37 glad to hear your move should be going ahead.......fingers crossed for a smooth exchange.

Sounds like everyone is doing well. I'm glad I'm not alone in having a few extra indulgences at the weekends

[MonsteraCheeseplant]

OMG they sound epic. I finally got a mars ice cream at my local Spar. Weirdly, it was bigger than supermarket ones so it was 200 cals. It was 100% worth it. I still want some for my freezer.

[Hangoverstruggles]

I really want a Mars Ice now!! Just checked and Snickers Ice is 180 in case they're in stock!

I've had a pretty good day today.

B big coffee
L smoky bean chilli and rice
D salmon, new potatoes, salad, salsa and crudités
S bowl of strawberries, 5 haribo, plum, coffee, mini green & blacks choc, almonds

1200 bang on and didn't feel limited today. Bean chilli is excellently low cal and filling - def one I'll make more often. Told the kids it was 'cowboy' beans and they ate it

[MonsteraCheeseplant]

sorry for banging on about it! Giving you all cravings

[MonsteraCheeseplant]

Hangover, your stew sounds good.

[MonsteraCheeseplant]

Randomly weighed in at 10 stone 8. Don't know why I might have fluctuated up a lb, have stuck to my calorie limits. Oh wells, it's just a lb. If I keep going it'll fluctuate down again i'm sure.

[TheHoneyBadger]

Morning. Know what I’m going to be adding to my online basket

Don’t worry monster could be anything blame hormones.

xst9.2 today. Happy to see that 9 again. Walked loads yesterday and according to my Fitbit used over 2500 cals which is really good for me.

My metabolism is pants really. Calculators claim at this weight and height and age (and I choose sedentary lifestyle) my maintenance calories are at least 2300 a day. Others say 2500. If I ate that I would be piling on weight.

On a fairly sedentary day I actually only use 1700. I set myself the goal of 2100 and have to be on the move all day to achieve it.

Sorry for boring you all with my Fitbit facts

[MonsteraCheeseplant]

@TheHoneyBadger Sorry, I don't understand the way you write your weigh ins! What does xst 9.2 mean?

Frustrating that the calculators are not completely accurate, would be great if they were.

I discovered that pawn cocktail Skips are 71 cals a packet making them perfect snack size.

[TheHoneyBadger]

I put the x instead of seeing ththe depressing number of full stones I am and write the number of pounds after. I am 14st 9.2 lbs. Seeing that 14 really demotivates me so I just focus on the pounds changing.

[MonsteraCheeseplant]

Oh I get it now, thanks for explaining

[TheHoneyBadger]

I assumed the calculators are accurate for most people but that some with very sluggish or hyper metabolisms will be outliers.

I have low thyroid and even though I’m on levothyroxine it doesn’t sort me out properly. There are alternative medicines that work better for me but they’re not on the nhs and are crazy expensive

[MonsteraCheeseplant]

I guess we should start a new thread for June. I don't mind starting one but what shall we call it?

[Mimilondon39]

How about Finding fitness joy in June?!

[EndlessUserName]

Sounds great thanks @MonsteraCheeseplant

[MonsteraCheeseplant]

Here's the new thread You inspired me to continue the alliteration in the thread title.