Optimistic October

[Octopus37]

Says she, thought I would start a new thread. After yesterday's triumph, I ended up eating rubbish yesterday (lack of time and planning) and weight out for a Toby (bar snacks) last night to get my Dad out of the house to give DS1 space. Weigh 9st2 this morning, but confident that I didn't eat the 8,000 calories needed to gain over 2 pounds. Aim for the end of October is 8st13.5 (rather than .75 which was my new low yesterday), the sky is the limit

Monochrome I've had a similar evening...

Did well all day but then starving at dinner. Had beef stew and a tiny jacket potato...then finished the kids stew, then a cake bar, some nuts, a few crackers with butter... ended at 1650 which is maintenance for me but I was supposed to be around 1400 to lose my recent gain 🙄

I just tell myself it can always be worse! Chuck it in the fuck-it bucket and move on, tomorrow is a new day 😁

Thank you Hangover! I'm glad I'm not alone. I love "Chuck it in the fuck-it bucket." Great phrase.

Kids' leftovers are the worst aren't they! It's there, and it's perfectly good food, and it just feels soooo wrong throwing it in the green bin. The alternative is to give myself a smaller portion in the first place, but then I'm hovering over their plates waiting for them to get down from the table so that I can snatch it and somehow they object to eating under that kind of pressure.

I am the same, went over today. Not going to beat myself up, I nearly threw caution to the wind later this evening but didn't. Had a busy day and week, lots achieved outside of eating and I plan a good day tomorrow, a half hour walk is doable, maybe 45 and a super early night, say 9.30. Already looking forward. Night all and welcome kakiweewee! Amazing loss, let us know your tips! Hangoverstruggles seeing your starting point I'm trying to remember what you are now, you've done brilliantly also.

14st12.4 today.

Rollercoaster 🎢

Honeysuckle hope you feel better soon. Monochrome, my Dad is doing okish, he is out of isolation now cause his test result was negative. Going to go in and see him today, its only going to be till a week on Tuesday I think, as we are trying to line things up for him to go up North. All difficult and hard not to feel guilty. 9st1 this morning, not too bad cause I really haven't been eating well recently.

Thinking of you Octopus. You are doing the right thing so no need for guilt. Let's hope you manage to sort it out for him to go up North.

TheHoneyBadger Rollercoaster is the word for it! But all of that can't be real weight as you were under 14 just three weeks ago and you've still been keeping an eye on your intake and going to the gym. One day left until half term and then you'll have the headspace to get back on it.

Scales said 65 today. :-( I refuse to believe that I've put on nearly a kilo in two days. I am a bit worried because it's a bigger upward spike than last month, and 1.3kg heavier than just 8 days ago. I think I need to just be more consistent and stick within budget more of the time.

B: Raisin Wheats with milk
L: Barley risotto
D: Steak salad
Snacks: Orange, porridge bar

Morning all. I'm having an uncharacteristically hungry day, i've had a choccie biscuit before lunch which isn't a great start for me. Usually my snack is around 4pm. Still, AF appeared this morning which I thought might explain my shit skin and may have something to do with my munchiness.

Drink more water everyone.

Sorry that should have read 13st12.4

Even I don't have whole stone fluctuations!

Plan for half term is to do gym and swim most days. That should help.

I'm on the app and it's really irritating. I can't scroll up to remind myself who I wanted to respond to.

TheHoneyBadger Don't do this to us!

Anyone know the calories in a metric shit-tonne of rocky road? Asking for a friend....

@Hangoverstruggles

Anyone know the calories in a metric shit-tonne of rocky road? Asking for a friend....

Zero on Fridays. A gazillion on a Monday.

About 120-150 in a 1" cube.

There is an active thread called carbs are amazing. Literal food porn. Avoid if feeling weak

I've eaten leftover veggie stew with a tiny bit of rice so have at least had some proper nutrition at last.

Just need a decent nights sleep and an early start to get my last set of assessments marked before I go to school and get through the day at work. Very ready for half term. Quite likely everything is going to be even more manic after half term so for sanity's sake I need a personal stress circuit breaker of at least a solid few days before the next round.

Sorry I'm a bit moany and off topic lately. I will be a new woman next week

Allow yourself the time to moan and kick back HB!

I am in my dressing gown here, starting into Rebecca, one I'd my all time favourite books, on Netflix. Logged for the day under 1600.
B:ONO massive portion 500cals
L: nutty fried rice 440 cals
D: chicken and chickpea curry with broccoli
Mini boost bar and a refresher bar... Yes, the Halloween bags arrived home! I'll be in bed for 9. 30 as self promised. Night night all.

Is there room here for a late-coming slacker?
Frequent self-isolations has led to lack of exercise and total abandonment of the rules and healthier eating habits. I've not weighed myself in weeks and am now scared to do so.

New records for today though:

31,813 steps
244 active minutes
13.52 miles
111 floors
2,675 calories burnt

Food:
2 crumpets with butter
3 cups of tea, skimmed milk, no sugar
1 chocolate mouse
1 chocolate frog
1 M&S Wensleydale and carrot chutney sandwich
1 apple
1 toasted teacake with butter

I don't know how many calories that is but I feel quite peckish tonight.

Last known weight was 60.75kg a month ago. AF here this week and I'm very bloated so no way I'm weighing until that's over next week.

I figure as it's 2 months to Christmas then now is the time to claw it back. Goddamn the need fir chocolate this week!

That's probably around 1400 calories @SistemaAddict

Well I don't know how as haven't been as 'good' as I planned this week but I'm back to 9st 12 after my boozy/foodie weekend.

I'm amazed because I've eaten 15-1600 each day this week!

Happy Friday everyone. Welcome @SistemaAddict - that's some impressive activity levels!

Hi sis

13st11.2. Fingers crossed this is the easy loss after a long stall rather than a cruel twist of fluctuation.

New low at last

Awesome @TheHoneyBadger really pleased for you

Well done Hangoverstruggles and Honeybadger. I'm 8st 10.5, grand.

I was brave and weighed myself this morning. I had pjs on and AF is here but I've only gained a kilo. I'm happy with that as without the pjs and AF I've probably not gained anything. Which is a miracle.

Welcome Sistema. HoneyBadger, hope you get some rest over half term, go easy on yourself. Well done to everyone. 9st0.5 this morning, have got a thing about pasty at the moment, which isn't very conducive to dieting. Glad its half term, even though I'm a parent not a teacher and still working. Think we might end up with Dad back after his respite, but at least we'll have a bit of a break over half term, all still difficult.

Run day today. The last one was really hard and I wanted to give up, so I hope this one was better. I keep reminding myself I was in a wheelchair at times a couple of years ago and any running is amazing, but I just want to get to the stage where I don't feel like I'm dying, you know.

All of this loss is to finally have an operation to fix prolapses so I can say goodbye to incontinence that I've struggled with since I was thirty. Just got to keep strong, three stone until I reach operation stage.

(I'll reply to posts when I get on my laptop)

Enjoy the break together octopus.

Not sure if you're talking about Cornish pasties or pasta!