July Jumping Down the Scales

[Octopus37]

Hi, here is a new thread, Excuse the ultra unoriginal title. Weighed in at 9st0.5, this morning, aim (as it has been for every month since March) is to get under 9st. Cannot believe we are in the second half of this year.

B: Black Coffee with artificial sweetener. Muller corner
L: Two small sausage rolls from Tesco
D: Will be leafy salad with Chorizo
S: Multivitamin tablet

11k steps done
Breaking my no mid-week drinking rule tonight and having a few vodka and diet cokes as DP has been away for a week and gets back tomorrow, so my last night I can have a drink without him judging me lol

@GreyGardens88 hi! Just wondered if you were doing 5:2 as your days seem very low? Do you have higher cal days too?

Today....
B coffee x3
L oats, half banana, straws
D fish & chips later
S slither of kids pizza as eating far tonight than I normally do

1350 based on f&c being 820. Going to try to eat them slowly and stopped when I'm full (hahaha....)

@Heygirlheyboy you're a stronger woman than me if you managed to resist a gooey brownie!

Mmmm Hangover - I miss fish and chips!
I'm finishing on 1726 for today, which I don't think is too bad as have felt really hungry all day.

God fish and chips sounds gooooooood
B: Yoghurt, honey on toast
L: Chicken stew
D: Jambalaya, spinach that I didn't bother logging
S: cake crumbs with halo top, Strawberry and raspberries that I haven't logged

B: porridge
L: tomato soup
S: duck gyoza
T: mango
S: brie or smoked salmon

[quote Hangoverstruggles]@GreyGardens88 hi! Just wondered if you were doing 5:2 as your days seem very low? Do you have higher cal days too?

Today....
B coffee x3
L oats, half banana, straws
D fish & chips later
S slither of kids pizza as eating far tonight than I normally do

1350 based on f&c being 820. Going to try to eat them slowly and stopped when I'm full (hahaha....)

@Heygirlheyboy you're a stronger woman than me if you managed to resist a gooey brownie! [/quote]
Hi! I'm not doing 5:2, well planning to anyway. I go on holiday in a few weeks and trying to up the ante a bit

Hmm. Well, I just shoved a piece of cake and some blue cheese in my mouth without logging them when I was already at 1400 for today. I feel like that was my first unplanned mini binge. It was probably just a matter of time and it coulda been worse I guess.

It won't ruin you Monster. Not to worry and it sounds yum.

I have had a massive disappointment regarding my job today and for once don't feel like reaching for food.

Still sounds under to me monster.

I've had loads today
B. Toast butter marmalade coffee
L. Cheese, coleslaw and crisps sandwich, apple
D. Love nest chat (chickpea curry, chutney, raita and salad in a fried potato basket - I'm guessing it at about 550 calories as it's small and veg heavy)
S. Nakd bar, 2 g& diet t's, chocolate biscuit, slice of garlic bread from the kids tea.

A satisfyingly large amount of tasty foods (!). Just over 2000 calories, I'll stop now and drink tea while I watch tv and tomorrow I'll go back to my protein yoghurts :-)

Thanks ladies.

So sorry to hear about work @Heygirlheyboy. It's a shit time isn't it? Have you got any time off for a break at all? I know DH and I are well overdue for a break and it gets harder by the day tbh.

Iggle - sounds like an awesome food day. I'm gonna need to fit some garlic bread into my food planning 'cos you've just made me crave it, it's so good!

You'll be fine with that @MonsteraCheeseplant! No harm done.

@Heygirlheyboy sorry to hear you've had a disappointment. Chin up.

@Igglepigglesgrubbyblanket sounds like a great day of eating! Marmalade on toast was one of my go to snacks before dieting - the problem was I'd eat it for supper after a full days worth of cals 🙈

@GreyGardens88 ah I see. Please be careful though, I guess for a short while it's fine but I'd worry about nutrition with a very restricted diet for a longer period

I had my fish & chips, ate the lot, obvs. Plus 2 glasses of fizz! Such a tricky week for eating this week. We have family staying at the weekend. Indian takeaway already planned. I'm try trying to 'eat like I'm dieting' the rest of the week to balance out the bigger sociable days in the hope that I maintain & not gain.

I always knew getting back to a more normal life would be harder!

Hope everyone has a good day 😊

What the actual fuck - just weighed 9st 13! Can't remember ever seeing a 9 before and can't believe it is really true! I normally log weight on a Friday but tempted to do it now 😁

Wow Hangover thats fab. Heygirl, sorry about your work, it is so hard at the moment. Sounds as if everyone is still doing well. Weighed in at 9st1 this morning, went for a carvery but coudnt eat it all as had bad period pain. I'm not in a great place tbh at the moment, very worried about my work situation, still struggling a bit with our house move, feel as though there's nothing to look forward to. I think having a bit of an upset stomach cause I'm stressed and doing quite a bit of walking is probably keeping my weight down at the moment. If I could focus, think I could get into the 8s, but have so much to focus on right now. That said, I still want to keep posting on here cause it gives me accountability and I love to see how everyone else is getting on.

@Hangoverstruggles 😂😁 must have been all that grease and alcohol! Congratulations! Even when I was around 10.2 I never ever expected to go below 10. Must be a mental hurdle.

@Octopus37 it's so unsettling moving house isn't it? And with everything wise that's going on no wonder you're struggling! I don't know how you've got the headspace for even maintaining! I know I'd be in the fuck it bracket. I think you're doing amazingly to just keep swimming x

Marmalade on toast is my crack. I could and did eat it allllll day. As well as dinner.

Today's plan
B sausage omelette
L mackerel salad
D veggie "meatloaf" and green veg

Going on a walk with a friend and her dog tonight, will try to get a jog in at some point too. DD at preschool today so DS usually tries to monopolise me for cuddles and to sit on me when she's not here.

@Hangoverstruggles log out now! Quick 😄

Log it

Morning all!
Well done @Hangoverstruggles!!

Aiming for a good day today, with a proper amount of steps and less than 1500 cals.

Yes hangover!! Fantastic news! I can imagine how that feels! Octopus hope house move goes OK and you're doing OK. As a pp said you're doing amazingly to maintain with a lot on your mind. I cried most of the evening to let it all out but hopefully will feel better ina few days. Down another half pound, 9st 6. Very pleased.

Morning all. Not getting on scales today as I gave ds money to go to the shop and he bought me a big bar of whole nut Cadbury’s and I ate it all

Still have af and will do better today and weigh tomorrow.

Good point about fluids iggle though it may end up being a hip flask if things are as stressful as they look set to be. Fortunately I’m not full time.

Well done Hangover - that's awesome!
I'm sorry that things are difficult for you at the moment Octopus and Hey . But, you're doing so well to keep maintaining Octopus and 9st6 is brilliant Hey .
Badger A hip flask sounds pretty much essential!
Everyone else You're all doing marvellously so keep going!
I've finally stopped aching from Monday's weights session, so have done my usual 8.5km run this morning and then another weights session.

Hi everyone, and sending best wishes to everyone having a tough time. Life is just hard at the moment, isn't it?

I am trying to stay around 13-1400 cals/day but it's so so difficult. My PT did my weight on weds am and I am down a good couple of pounds in 2 weeks which is great, next weight in is in 2 weeks time the day before my holiday so I need to keep at it and not lose focus.

I am fed up of being cold and hungry but a short blast of stricter calorie restriction is less painful in the long run for me. And then I have a desperately needed holiday which will be a great break from the relentlessness of life as it is at the moment.

Keep on keeping on everyone!

Stressful email received today implying my job is going to be very different to what had been agreed and no response to requests for clarification. Then later an email saying we’re not to contact management till mid August so they can have a break so assuming I’ll just be left not knowing anything till September.

Going to try not to eat these feelings but I have come home from work and poured a large glass of baileys so not a good start. I feel frustrated and anxious and unfairly treated. Have to try and find a healthy way of channeling that as there’s no resolution coming.

Wow that sucks, you poor thing!
I've got to say, having to tolerate all this uncertainty recently has been one of the biggest challenges of my life. The last big difficult time in my life I really relied on a local hot yoga class. I went more days than I didn't and not having that usual pressure release seems to make this feel longer and harder than I guess it might do otherwise.

Love and good wishes to you all. We're gonna have to go the extra mile to soothe ourselves I think to stay sane.