Anyone need to lose a stone or less and needs motivation?

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Not that I can provide the motivation but hey ho, I thought perhaps if there were more of us it might help!

I'm currently 10 stone 12 and 5 foot 7. My fighting weight is 10 stone and I would like to get back down to this.

Lockdown has seen me put on at least half a stone. A bad back has seen me stop running and lack of school runs means a distinct deduction in time on my feet.

Anyone else in the same boat?

Thanks @PowerslidePanda (love your name!!!)
Yes I'm hoping my will power kicks back in tomorrow. It was a lovely treat and still didn't have any chocolate afterwards which is usually my downfall

I'm feeling empty and virtuous at the end of a fast day, tempted to get on the scales in the morning but the wisdom on here seems to be to weigh less frequently so I might leave it until after my next fast.

@Drybird2020 I'm a daily weigher, although still on the fence as to whether that's a good idea or not. I use an app called WeightFit to track the measurements and it gives an average. When there are a lot of fluctuations, you can see the downward trend, if it exists! My lowest weight since I started tracking was on May 26 and I'm 200g above that now, so clearly I'm not being tremendously successful

Morning everyone!

DP is currently dragging me out of bed for a workout it would be OK if I didn't wake up about 3 times last night for no particular reason and couldn't get back to sleep for ages so he's getting a very moody cat.
Stuck to my 1200cals yesterday and hoping for the same today.
It's my birthday in a couple of months and I'm wondering if I can hit that 60-62kg marker by then, it would be amazing as I tried doing that last year in the run up to my birthday and failed miserably.

Hope everyone is having a nice morning.

We had planned to have pizza last night with a glass or two of red and I was going to change it and have something lower in cals but decided to just enjoy it. Tonight we are having vegetarian steak with green beans, new potatoes and mushroom sauce which has great protein and fibre and not much fat.

Ooh pizza sounds lovely @Plancina I think it's good to allow things like that every now and then and the stick to your diet/cals whatever again the day after - I feel like it sets you up for potential meals out/eating out of the house unexpectedly when we can do all that again and you won't have this perception in your head that you ruined all your efforts because you haven't.

On another pizza related topic - DCs are having pizza today whilst me and DH are having salmon and vegetables and maybe homemade chips made in the air fryer.

I had a bad day yesterday - work was rubbish and so I ate all the food, including a wispa and crisps. But still putting on a pound overnight doesn't seem fair when it took so much effort just to stay at my previous weight and not even lose anything!

Bad day here. Major fail! Went on a 5k walk, refused a cornetto in the park and then came home feeling fed up so treated myself to a chocolate biscuit (80 cals). 4 later 😰 and then 1/3 pack of pringles and I feel disgusted with myself!!! Not sure if I should have salad for dinner or just write off today. Why is one biscuit never enough!? 😢 What should I have for dinner?

@carrottopper don’t beat yourself up! Just eat well today and drink lots of water to hydrate after the salt.
I’ve woken up feeling super nauseated, wonder if AF is about to make an appearance 17 days late!

I had a really interesting conversation with my OH about weight loss last night. I think men do approach it differently. I asked about a time when he lost a stone in a couple of months, and he talked about it in a much more practical way whereas I tend to be more emotional about it. I hate being hungry but he just viewed that as the process working!

@carrottopper what did you have for dinner in the end? 😊

I was over my calorie target by quite a bit yesterday, thanks to a white chocolate Magnum and a tin of pears 🤭 but still under my TDEE, so not too bad.

I've been for a run today and am fasting. I do the variation which allows 800 calories with a minimum 14 hour fast before or after. I find it more achievable than the 500 or 16:8.

Hope everyone has a fabulous, fit and healthy day. 🤗

@Lurkingforawhile - I suppose it depends on how much you're aiming to lose. If you've got quite a lot you want to lose then your target seems a long way away and it'll be easier to feel frustrated and fed up by the whole thing, I'm guessing? I'm aiming to lose a stone and I'm kind of with your husband... I don't like denying myself and I don't like feeling hungry either but I'm seeing it as a means to an end I want to get to so I've kind of trained myself to not mind those things as much as usual. I think the real test for me will be when I reach my target and if I can maintain it or not!

Mind you, haven't really lost anything this week yet so I can imagine thinking 'fuck it' if this stagnation on the scales continues!

I've just re-read my message and realise that I come across like a sanctimonious dickhead in it... sorry - really didn't mean to!

I think what I was trying to say was that I had literally zero willpower before starting this whole thing (if I wanted something, I'd just have it), so forcing myself to not allow myself what I want is a novelty.

I'm fasting today and I am SO TIRED AND GRUMPY. Planning on going to bed pretty much as soon as kids are asleep. Hope everyone else is having a good day?

Half a tin of beans on a slice of toast was my dinner yesterday. Been much better today!

Food today has been good although a little more bready than I’d like as DP did all the cooking while I managed a frantic work situation. Breakfast was scrambled egg on a piece of brown toast, lunch was a seeded wrap with mushrooms, pancetta and salad and donner was an amazing monkfish stirfry with brown rice noodles and loads of veggies. Snacked on an apple, Black coffee and a bowl of strawberries w a tablespoon of crème fraîche.

More sedentary day than usual today and it took a lot of willpower to reign in the urge to graze. I'll have a small calorie deficit, but not the 500 that I should. I'm also playing with fire by having ordered a load of sweets. I was craving them and it'll be fine as long as I only have a small portion at a time - the question is whether or not I'll manage that!

@clevername it’s funny because I read your post once, had a think about it and then read it again a completely different way! I think you’re right - I just need to get past the worry about being hungry, realise it’s going to be hard work, and get working on my willpower. I think that’s what my partner was trying to tell me too. You know that saying about if you do the same thing, you’ll get the same result - well that’s me! Time to change

Not the best day today...

Started off with DP dragging me out of bed for a workout after I kept pressing snooze and I was very grumpy. But did a 40 min one in the end.

Got all showered and coffeed up and planned to be good then my doughnut delivery arrived I ordered them a few weeks ago and completely forgot about them - it's in part a Father's Day thing for DP but the company only delivered to our area today.
Might've had half of a huge doughnut topped with all sorts of yummy stuff.

And now I've gone and pulled my groin I think... I can walk but can't lift my leg up straight in front of me or go fast up the stairs without discomfort or pain so I think I won't be able to do my workout tomorrow and I'm going to have to be extra good with my food.

@PowerslidePanda I've ordered sweets for the weekend too! Supposedly for the kids but you know how it is.

I'm still plateaued but have gone up and down a pound in the last week. Sedentary working is an issue for me as in my normal life I'm on my feet most of the time.

Ooh, enjoy @Drybird2020! Mine will take a week or so to arrive, so maybe for next weekend instead

That sounds painful, @overweightcat! Hope it heals quickly

Had a crappy few days after being disappointed by the scales Monday despite doing everything I could have.

Back on it today, just done a 4K run so will try and not eat the contents of the fridge. Trying to avoid treats this weekend but we're having a BBQ for Father's Day and bread is my nemesis so I'll just try and stick to meat and salad 🙈

@bez91 I always find I get far too full at BBQs. Last one we did I committed to just one roll with one veggie burger, a veggie sausage and some salad and it was so much better than it is usually! Also I really enjoyed the burger and roll - made a conscious effort to do so

@lurkingforawhile for me the killer at BBQ is the dips and crisps and extra stuff, we recently did have a BBQ and I didn’t put any of that stuff out (it was just us at home so no guests to feel deprived) and I didn’t even notice it once I started eating the actual meal. No AF yet ... starting to worry there is something wrong with me now

@plancina I'm sure it's ok, but worth calling your well woman nurse for a chat?