Shorties trying to lose weight!

[SwimmingOnEggshells]

I started my fatbusting journey a couple of weeks ago and my plan is to document my progress here.

So far I've been doing a fair bit of cardio - 5 times per week - and I'm hoping this will help me get rid of some lbs. I posted a thread on AIBU looking for people's advice on only using exercise to lose weight but the general consensus is that no, I need to calorie restrict too. Boo! is what I say to that but maybe I need to face facts that I'm no longer a spring chicken and need to make a concerted effort with food too to shed anything!

Anyone want to join me?! @neverenoughchelseaboots

Current weight: 60kg/132lbs
Target: 50kg/110lbs
Height: 5'0 :(
Age: 39

Friday weigh in and I've broken into 8 stone territory! I'm now 125 and 1/2, that's a 3/4lb loss in week. I started the thread at 132 and popped up to 134 for a while so I'm really pleased. Onwards and downwards! My goal is 8 stone but would happily settle at 8stone 3 I think.

Amazing @SwimmingOnEggshells you must be delighted.

Welcome new shorties and welcome back @TheDogsMother.

No weigh in for me today, it's period week so the scales have turned into a random number generator.

Confident I've lost a little bit, though probably not as much as I'd have hoped given the saved calories showing in the dry jan app (8000+}

Whoops this is me Neverenougb using my other dry jan boards name 👋

Good for you @SwimmingOnEggshells. I am maintaining today at 9 stone 4lb. My dry January continues so hoping for a loss next week.
Today's planned menu:
B boiled egg and small slice toast
L soup
D homemade chickpea curry and rice
No snacks and no booze!

Thanks everyone :) for so long I was failing at this dieting lark, I'm so happy I continued on regardless. I definitely think this thread plays a big part in that.

And I just calculated my BMI, I'm now in the healthy range, woo!

@Knittingnanny it was definitely the weather yesterday! I am going to force myself out for a walk today, will be a short one but think I need to get some fresh air.

Yesterday was carb heavy but I still tracked:
L - filled tortelloni & chedddar
D - homemade mushroom soup & sourdough toast

Today:
B - nothing
L - homemade lentil & chickpea soup, with sourdough toast
D - veggie pie, mash, peas, and gravy

@SwimmingOnEggshells That is great news! Well done

My weigh in day is Monday so I'll check in then, hoping for at least 0.5lb loss.

@Morningmaeve I always count it as a win if I haven't gained :)

I am so impressed with those of you who are sticking so well with dry Jan! I was not brave enough to try it

Thank you for the warm welcome. The scales, on the other hand, were less friendly. Back to it and hopefully all will be back in order in time for the spring and our potential release.

@SwimmingOnEggshells you are on a roll! Doing very well. Thank you for launching this group for your fellow shorties. I love dipping in and seeing what the updates are!

Your latest post demonstrates your original point very well. Now you are down to ‘UNDER 9st’ (well done again!!) you are in the healthy weight band. People around us would think you were fine between 9 and 10 stone. My friends don’t want to be under 9st. It is nice to be in good company here.

My lazy going-to-pot-maintenance-plan update is that I have successfully reinstated my 16:8 and am not waking up starving, so I have got a handle on that, but I still do not have a good hold on my evening meal choice and size, and I still do the Christmas like “ evening wine and snacking ”. I must do better.

Last night I had tomatoey meatballs on ribboned salad, where as my hungry crocodile family had spaghetti. But as usual I ate far too much and also had the buttery garlic bread and wine, and had second portions, and left the table feeling so full I could only stagger to the sofa. Then I fancied chocolate and settled for crisps! What am I like?

@purplegirl13 I share your shame and was not able to commit to dry January. My excuse is the world news and covid updates are so grim, I wasn’t prepared to throw away my solice and crutch of the vino post Christmas , but to help me do better I have switched to too tiny smaller glassware.

Well done @Morningmaeve, I too have maintained and that is so much better than a gain. I weigh every morning, and today I was same as yesterday at 50.6kg, where as I dipped to 48.5 before Christmas. 48kg is my target.

@TheDogsMother your message of unfriendly scales made me lol.

Well done Swimming I put on 2lb overnight despite being really good, so I'm sulking!

B: Coffee
L:Crustless quiche
S: Some sort of chicken salad and wine

Well done @SwimmingOnEggshells. I think my CW and TW are very similar to yours - I'm looking forward to making the 8 stone something mark over the next couple of weeks hopefully! Weigh in tomorrow but I'll still be over 9 at that point.

Good morning all!

@modernfemininity I am sticking to one bottle of wine a week. Obviously I could've opened the bottle earlier in the week, but decided to save it for a couple of virtual catch ups this weekend. This delay technique is really helping.

I also struggle to mention numbers to my friends as I'm conscious to not make them feel bad about their own weights. It is so nice to share with others here that can relate to the lower weight targets.

@cathyandclare fingers crossed the next time you weigh it, it'll be a better result. Do you weigh in daily?

Yesterday's meal plans were thrown up in the air, due to unexpected childcare for a relative so this is what I had in the end:
L - leftover brie, and a large baguette
D - spaghetti and homemade veggie bolognaise

I felt very bloated and uncomfortable at the end of the day, so I think low-carb is something for me to investigate. I have IBD so although not coeliac, I know some IBD patients can have gluten sensitivity.

Today:
B - coffee with gingerbread syrup (not the best choice but it was a craving)
L - tofu curry with rice
D - eggs in some form, possibly omelette and baked beans

I had a decent walk yesterday, and will aim for 10k steps today. Getting out and about is helping me sleep much better.

Happy weekend!

Afternoon all.

Well I had my first 2 week weigh in today (trying to get out the habit of weighing daily as find it demotivating). I've managed to lose 4 lbs in the 2 weeks which I'm really pleased about taking me down to 9st 1. Hopefully the next 2 week weigh in will see me below 9st!

Am pleased that my strategy is working and that I'm not generally feeling hungry either.

I tend to have porridge for breakfast and then wraps for lunch or a wrap pizza or poached egg on toast. Dinner am trying to avoid anything too carby and aiming for lots of fish meat and veg. Snacks are corn cakes with butter (I go through a lot of these!). Also aiming for a 20 - 30 minute workout video every day.

Feeling motivated for next couple of weeks now! Not expecting 4lb loss again, but hopefully 2-3lb.

Hope everyone has a good Saturday.

Well done shorties!

It's my weigh in day today, managed to get rid of some of yesterday's gain to come in at 1.2lb down this week. That's 6.2 overall. At that rate it's going to be a challenge to get to my target of 8'9 ( over another 4lb) by the end of the month, but at least it's heading down.

I haven’t lost anything for over a week but will try harder next week. I’m coming to the conclusion that I will permanently have to exclude from the house some things that I have no self control over, eg crisps

@cathyandclare great update, as long as the numbers on the scales are heading down, you'll get there

@Wargghhhh good result!

@Knittingnanny this is what I have to do, I just can't self-monitor on certain food items if I know I have them in.

So yesterday's food didn't go according to plan and I drank the whole bottle of wine last night, resulting in a midnight feast of fried eggs and hash browns, and baked beans. I am not going to track yesterday's calories or today but will aim to make some sensible options for today.

What is interesting though, is I don't have the mentality of 'oh well, I messed up, so might not even bother'. I feel very much as though 'I ate a bit off my plan, but I've done well tracking for over 3 weeks and I'll start afresh tomorrow'.

Still hoping for a loss tomorrow but not sure what the last couple of days eating (and drinking) will mean!

Purplegirl that’s good that you can think that way, I’m trying hard today to get back into that mindset. Set biggest grandson home with the rest of the cakes and biscuits and throw out the rest of a sharing (!!!) bag of crisps that I ripped open and stuffed into my mouth last night. I would be so embarrassed if anyone had been watching me.
At 64 I really feel I have to nail it this time. I want to still look good and take care over my appearance always but carrying the extra weight spoils it for me.
By the time I get to visit adult children and grandchildren overseas I want to be able to wear my size12 slim straight shift dresses and be comfortable in Asian heat and Manhattan scorching streets!

Don't be so hard on yourself @purplegirl13, we all fall down I think. Me included this weekend!

I've had a very indulgent weekend; takeaway, spring rolls, prawn crackers, wine (I've totally given up dry jan) chocolate, cheese, pain au chocolat. No self control! So I'm back up over 9stone now. Honestly will I ever learn? Anyway back on track for me again tomorrow. I've loads of vegetables in the fridge with a few different soups planned. Tomorrow is lentil, tomato and coconut from an Ottolenghi book.

Also had a ridiculously indulgent Saturday, boo! Takeaway, spring rolls and prawn crackers too, @SwimmingOnEggshells! (It was delici
ous!) There is still some leftover tofu pad thai in the fridge, so at least we paced ourselves a bit?!?!

On the other hand, I have used the exercise bike on both Saturday and Sunday - but you can't out-eat a bad diet, eh?! Doing well at not eating post-toddler bedtime treats at least... gave in to a Choco Leibniz post her bedtime on Friday but otherwise not had anything all week - that has to be something! Still working on the portion sizes...

@SwimmingOnEggshells I fell off the dry Jan wagon this weekend too. Back in it now but I think it'll end up being a dryish jan of not drinking mon-thurs. Ate too much also. Shame as I was doing well! Life is just stressful and I needed/wanted a break. What's done is done but I am making a renewed effort this week.

Well, sounds like most of us indulged this weekend.

Apologies. this might be a long post as I'm a bit all over the place this morning, and this post might be the same

I have just come back from getting a covid test this morning, I looked after my nephew on Friday/ Saturday (he's part of my bubble as I'm a single household). Just before I sent him home on Saturday, I noticed he had a temp of 39.2 so my sister, brother in law and nephew all went for a test Sat evening. Sister and nephew are positive, brother in law is not.

I am CEV, on immunospression meds so understandably worried, my mum lives with them and she is CEV also.

I need to read up on incubation periods etc as I'm not sure if my test today was done too early?

I'm trying not to panic, but am feeling emotional as I have done everything I could to protect myself (obvs I could have shielded completely but not without great detriment to my mental health living alone)

My sister had a rapid test done last Thursday which as neg, so this is why I was looking after my nephew - so she could rest up with what we thought was a bad cold.

I am torn between wanting to eat ALL the carbs/get a takeway pizza etc or eat really well nutritionally so that if I do have covid, I am looking after myself.

I am just feeling a bit lost this morning

Oh @purplegirl13 that is dreadful! I can completely understand your worry. I don't know what to say really, but I think maybe it is a bit early for you to test positive, particularly as your sister tested negative and then positive a few days later.

Will you be able to take another test in a few days? There is comfort in knowing that for most it's only a very mild disease, even for those who are CEV. But it's like rolling a dice isn't it? We just don't know who it's going to strike badly and who is going to get off lightly. I really really hope you fall into this latter group, or you don't get it at all.

Keep us updated on how you're feeling

Sorry to hear that @purplegirl13, but echo all Swimming's wise words. Look after yourself, take some Vitamin D, and try not to stress too much ( easier said than done, I know).

@SwimmingOnEggshells thank you for your lovely wise words. I think today will be a wallow day, with a large cheesy pizza for lunch. I will binge watch Bridgerton as has been rec. by a few friends recently

Yes, the test centre suggested getting a test again later in the week.

@cathyandclare thank you, I will do my best to keep stress levels low as can't afford to flare up with my IBD now either. My vit D levels are always low due to my condition so I'm on twice weekly dose of high vit D as standard.