Dancing through December

[Octopus37]

Well thought I would start the last thread of the year. Weighed in at 9st2.25 this month, my aim is to end December at a similar weight. I'm not realistically expecting to lose.

I must convert mine to kilos fanny as I am never quite sure what weight you are! I remember weighing myself in kilos while abroad at 21 (!) and I was 55kg...definitely fit too. So I feel that's a good weight or me but more toned than now. However I'm. Unmotivated in terms of hiit sessions that leave me unable to walk for days!!

I feel less anxious about kilos for some strange reason. 60kg is 9st 6lb. My goal is still 9st 4lb though, ideally I'd like to be spot on 9, or maybe 8st 12 or 10. My relationship with food and my body is not great so I have to be careful. My bmi is 23.5.

You're dead right to be careful, a few kilos not worth that. For my part I know the lone binging is disordered as such, so that's what I need to get a handle of.. I'm delighted tho with my activity level compared to a year ago and the bit of running I'm managing. Hoping to increase that in new year.

Up to 12k steps with a walk appointment still to go. Two cappuccinos and a hot chocolate imbibed but not drawn to any extras food wise which is ideal. I also have walk appointments for tomorrow (mountains) and weds (seaside) so I'm feeling good!

Gawd, i've not managed to get back on the wagon gals.

The wagon is gone over a cliff Idontmindmarmite but stick with us abs we'll jump back on next week. A massive bowl of pasta here with a cake for dessert but 20k steps on the clock.

I've spent the day lying on the sofa napping or watching tv or in my upright moments, eating. I've felt unwell hence the sofafest but I've no excuse for the eating. Maybe it seems worse because Ive not been doing anything except the bare minimum required. But yes, my wagon has detailed over the cliff too.

It's tough to even approach the wagon when it's this cold outside! It's hard to drag the kids out, for a start. But we have the ultimate luxury of a cleaner who is coming tomorrow morning 9am so we have to get out of the house! I'll wear my step counter and try to exercise surreptitiously while watching them in the playground. I'll just need to make them Teletubby shaped with a million layers.

Aw sounds cute. I'm off to the mountains for a study related chat! The centre I have placement in not open so she suggested a walk and talk. Suits me. Hope you feel a bit better fanny, water helps me.

69.4kg today, so no change. I have been mindful of my food but not of drinking water or exercise.
I am just thinking through my food for the next few days. What are your plans?

Hope you feel better today festive. 9st3.75 this morning. Will try to eat better but with a few treats today, water and enough steps. Hope everyone has a good day.

Thank you, I do feel better but my pelvis feels so heavy and sore and my back is killing me. We are heading out into the snow then I'm taking up residence on the sofa with a HWB. If I can find the deep heat this will be good.
I feel heavy, so heavy today but I've just dug out a top from my wardrobe. It's a long sleeved fat face one from when I was 9st 4lb and prior to dc3. It fits perfectly although my stomach is bloated. So I'm quite pleased. I don't think I've worn it since 2013.

Ugh. I think tomorrow will be a fast day of sorts. I've not eaten that much really but all of it not good and I feel queasy.
I'll have toast for breakfast, porridge for lunch and soup for dinner I think.
We had a walk around the block in the snow and had snowball fights so I've at least been active for some of the day.
How is everyone doing this evening?

Umm, slightly afraid to show my face on this thread . No exercise today and yesterday unfortunately as I have felt very rough. Hopefully i'll be back on the bike tomorrow.

I'm with you there IDontMindMarmite I feel ashamed of myself but that's my stupid head talking. Why on earth should I feel ashamed for enjoying some sweets and chocolates over Christmas? I don't even drink, well, not on a regular basis and have had 2 glasses wine, one glass baileys, one bottle Budweiser in the last couple of months. And that's far more than normal for me. Reading other threads on just normal weekly consumption people eat and drink far mire than any of us do yet here we are beating ourselves up over some festive treats. I was horrified to see the scales had jumped up overnight yesterday but that's period bloat not helped by those bloody Pringles and it will go again. Ive not eaten after my dinner tonight and tomorrow I won't be eating any of the chocolates and won't be eating anything salty either. And of course I will drink lots of lovely magic water
Amazingly I've hit my activity goals today. I'm now wondering what will happen about school next week. I miss the school hike but I'm very worried about how rates are rocketing here. They are over 200 again now and were half that a week ago.

Just thinking- maybe we should all have a non-scale, non-exercise, non-food type victory for each day. Something positive that will be good for our mental health that is in no way tied to our weight or eating. I had a great idea for mine but have now forgotten it 🙄

Solidarity

My non scale goals for tomorrow and the rest of this week are: learn how to use my new sewing machine and tailor some of DH's tops, get started on my 2020 photobook, watch the last 2 hours of a training webinar I downloaded and put my loose pages of recipes in my recipe folder.

That sounds rather ambitious as my other goals are to relax and exercise.

So I braved the scales this morning. Up 5lbs since Christmas eve. I did have Dominoes last night so I am anticipating water weight and stuff. I don't feel especially bad about it but it has made me pull my head out of the sand.

A couple of pounds of that will be Dominos water weight cause they are so salty, said the queen of Dominos takeaways lol. 9st3.75 this morning, ate too much rubbish yesterday cause just feel a bit shit about everything, virus, not knowing about schools, Dad situation etc, sorry for brain dump. Got quite a bit of work to do today. Hope everyone has a good day.

Hope you have a good day octopus. Things sound v worrying virus wise in the UK, and not great here either.

No scales for me till Fri AM. Off for my walk at 10 this AM. Hitting the 12k and the water. Need to improve the sleep and food.

Thanks for the reassurance Dominoes queen . I sympathise, i have hated all the anxiety and uncertainty but we've woken up to great news - the Oxford vaccine has been approved! £3 a shot, stored in a normal fridge and enough for everyone. Please roll it out sooner than soon!

Yes that is indeed good news, we need good news.

That's great news.

Fantastic news about the vaccine today. I might get vaccinated much sooner now than between February and March. I'm clinically extremely vulnerable and the thought of the dc at school and bringing it back to me is causing huge anxiety. Once I'm fully vaccinated I can relax.

That is extremely hard to deal with Fanny.

I'm awaiting the announcements today with trepidation. I actually feel quite tearful.

I'm back to tracking on MFP and feel crap about that too. I have less than 200 calories left for the day and all I've had is teax2, toast and marmalade, Mexicans cheese bagel with a handful of kettle chips. I haven't had any snacks at all and have had 4 glasses of water so far. I could go with a biscuit or some chocolate I'll have to up to 1500 calories today otherwise there'll be no dinner. I've made vegetable soup with carrots, potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, celery and red lentils.