Little and shrinking - shorties trying to lose weight pt2

[neverenoughchelseaboots]

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Hi everyone! @purplegirl13 I'm trying to do some portion control and using myfitnesspal. Also going to put down what I'm planning to eat on here to keep myself accountable

B - half portion of baked oats
L- cous cous, chickpea and feta salad
D - cottage pie

Snacks- banana (food shop doesn't arrived till 1pm so have no other options atm)

All small portions, but all normal things I'd eat anyway and make using low fat beef mince etc. Also planning on doing a YouTube zumba/dance video which as much as I love dancing I have literally no stamina for atm

@BunnyJumper reading your post I really related, when I got married a few years ago I couldnt get it into my head to lose weight, I think it may have been the pressure getting to me honestly. I'm not great with a deadline when it comes to weight loss. Anyway just wanted to send some support your way, I dont know if it would help but maybe thinking of as little changes rather than the overall weight loss would help.

Hope everyone has a good day

Morning all, had Greek yog and banana now doing a walk with son no 3. It’s a beautiful day here on the south coast. Will text husband to pick me up after a couple of hours when my knees are knackered with flasks of tea. I lead such an exciting life!
Husband goes out 5 times a week at 7 for a 4 mile beach stomp, skipping, pull ups on the cycle racks ( til the outside gym equipment reopens) and comes back to find me still in bed with tea and Facebook or mumsnet. My excuse is I sleep dreadfully except between 5 and 9 am! Good job I’m retired with no children at home.
Need to sort that out by July though when our once a week baby and childcare commences after maternity leave.

I say enjoy the lie-ins while they last @Knittingnanny!

I will, it’s a perk of growing older!
Just walked 4.5 miles now relaxing with more tea.
Salmon and lots of green veg for tea tonight.

Hello fellow shorties. I thought I may join this thread if you'll have me. I'm just under five foot and can only wish I was the same weight as most of you. I'm currently 13st and 3lb. My weight has been gradually creeping up over the last five years or so and, thanks to excessive wine (haven't needed to get up before 9.30 in the mornings) and snacking over the last year I'm now the heaviest I've ever been. I've just turned 50 and need to do something about it now before I end up with mobility issues as I age. I applied for a weight loss tv show in January, got through the first couple of rounds but was turned down so now determined to do it alone. I work mainly evenings, with a few daytime clients scattered through the week so daytime meal planning and eating is straightforward. I used to have a late lunch and then a proper evening meal after work at around 8.30pm, neither of which were calorie counted. I wouldn't be particularly hungry after work but would still eat what everyone else had. So now I'm trying to have most of my calories during the day and a light snack in the evening. Lunch isn't until 3ish so this suits me and I don't feel hungry later on. I'm also trying to just eat normally with nothing off limits, just keeping an eye on my calorie intake. I want a lasting lifestyle change that won't leave me feeling like I'm depriving myself of nice foods. MFP has given me 1500 calories a day - sometimes I'm slightly over by up to 200 cals, sometimes under by the same. I'm also trying to do a 5km walk daily with the dog - it's uphill most of the way out. A couple of weeks ago my fit watch buzzed like mad warning me that my heart rate was too high. I can now do the same section and my heart rate is much lower.

My goal at the moment is to get down to 11st which is still a lot for my lack of height but I think it's achievable. I'd love to be between 7.5 and 8 stone again but being realistic.

Hey bunnyjumper how did the rest of your day go? Do you have a plan for the rest of the week? I hope you are being kinder to yourself, it can be really tough losing weight!

Does anyone do calorie cycling or have a weekly calorie allowance rather than daily? I think this will work better for me as I'm ok with restricting during the week and weekend daytimes but look forward to a few gin & tonics and more of a treat meal (within reason!) on Sat. Mind you who doesn't 😆

Thank you for updating this thread with all your general news and diet news. I feel the same as you, with all your struggles and also with some of your wins. I enjoy reading the successes and seeing the meal plans. I love cooking and I enjoy hearing about food plans!

I have been feeling very poorly after receiving my vaccine. I wasn’t entirely well when I went in for it. I have had a sore throat for weeks. It is not covid. I now have many symptoms and am quite unwell, and to boot some symptoms are menopause, and I feel grim through insomnia. It’s not easy being a woman is it.

Tomorrow’s plan is for me to (as usual) fast on black coffee until at least noon, then have a nice warm lunch of probably eggs. I think I should skip the evening dinner of beefy spaghetti bolognese with cheese on top. Skip it altogether, and have raw carrots instead. I don’t do this often, it is a radical step, but I cannot be trusted with portion control of a lovely carby spag bol. Tomorrow, I also want to achieve my fifth night in a row of not drinking red wine .

That’s my plan. Shrinking Shorties, keep coming back with the updates!

Also, if you’ve not had you vaccine yet, do not hesitate to go for it when you are offered it. It’s a small inconvenience feeling unwell if you react. Far better than getting covid!

Sleep well and I wish you all a peaceful night.

I too felt a bit rubbish following my vaccine @modernfemininity but very glad to have had it. The meal plans are very interesting. Here's mine plan for today:
B smoked salmon and cream cheese on toast
L homemade soup
D chickpea and spinach curry (homemade) with rice and perhaps half a naan bread.
No snacks. No alcohol.
Hope everyone has a good day - especially you @BunnyJumper

Morning everyone scales report I have lost 3/4 of a lb I dont believe this is true as I keep going up and down by a lb but will keep going as my food and exercise is paying off.

B - 50g no added sugar muesli, handful of blueberries and some kefir yoghurt
L - chickpea, cous cous and feta salad.
D- salmon fish cake, salad and some home made chips (little bit of a treat in the chips but I fancy it)

Snacks- dont think I'll have any tbh, if I do might be carrot sticks or a banana.

Exercise - I'm counting the decorating we will be doing over the next few days as my exercise as we have the porch and hall to paint. But will be doing my usual walks and maybe a bit of pilates to stretch out my back which is in a terrible state

Morning all,

Modern - I hope you start to feel better and I like your outlook that it's a price worth paying.

Bunnyjumper - hope you've dusted yourself down and are feeling better, those days when everything seems insurmountable are really upsetting. You've got time and we'll support you however we can.

Zoomoff - Your plan sounds really good I think, I'm a big believer in doing things that are sustainable. You should still seem some good results doing that, although maybe a few weeks before you see anything consistent.

Wednesday is my log day for this 30 day challenge, so I'm here instead of Friday.

(Started 8st 13.0)
Week 1:
Target was 8st 12.7, weighed 8st11.7. Wooooo
No drinking - achieved
35 miles covered, bit short on 32.3 but going for a run today so the cumulative should catch up by the end of the day.

Feeling very pleased with that.
Target weight

modern I hope you feel better today and over the coming days. I felt rubbish after my first vaccine too, but I am generally well, so I was fine after a day. Wishing you better.

never you're doing brilliantly! well done.

Bunny I hope you;re in a better place today. Everything can feel too daunting and such an uphill struggle at times. I hope today is a better day for you.

everyone else lets keep on track!

I am up 0.75lb on yesterday, to 9st 10lb, which essentially means that I've stayed the same for ten days. Despite staying under 100 calories and walking four miles yesterday. I am trying to take this in my stride, remembering the fluctuations video, and am not letting it lead to a blow out.

Plan for today is to work this morning, and then I have the afternoon off. I have many errands to run and baking to do, but am also factoring in a long walk as it is bright and dry here.

Hi All,

@skylover I tend to stick to a weekly calorie allowance - I tend not to stress so much if my calories go up by 200+ as I know some days will come out lower. I need to make this sustainable. I admit I'm getting bored calorie counting but will keep at it until I've lost at least a stone.

I have had 2 ice creams this week - one day making my calories go over, and the second fitting it into my allowance. I am trying not to restrict completely as then I won't think of anything else! Plus I can stop at one ice cream compared to other foods.

I dislike the mindset of 'good' and 'bad' foods. It's not healthy for me. Food is food, some of which is nutritionally better than other choices.

@BunnyJumper we are here to support you, take it day by day and try not to look too far ahead. I have 2st to lose and honestly as long as I'm losing whether it be 0.25/0.5lb a week I know I'll eventually get there.

@SwimmingOnEggshells I find planning so helpful, it takes away from me reaching for pasta/toast because I haven't cooked or can't be bothered.

@modernfemininity so lovely to hear from you, I had been thinking it unusual we hadn't heard from you. Sorry to hear you've been feeling under the weather. I suffer from insomnia too and after a couple of months, I'm finally back on track (for the past few days at least)

@neverenoughchelseaboots looks like a good week there! well done

I am off for a walk with a friend this morning, I find it so hard to motivate myself to get out but really need to get better at this. Otherwise I can go far too long at home (and being alone is tough enough)

B - cappuccino (in the park later)
L - homemade lentil and chickpea soup (with the last of the kale thrown in)
D - cobble together something together with the bits I have in - a mish mash of beetroot, feta, avocado - I have some pre-prepared packs of quinoa so might use that as well
Snack options (if needed) - greek yogurt and berries (normally breakfast but if I have it now I won't want the coffee), grapes

Good luck everyone!

Oops that was way longer than I was expecting!

Weighed myself this morning and I’m back just under 9 stone (8:13:8) which is good as I’ve not done anything’good’ except try not to snack and giving myself slightly smaller portions

hello @Zoomoff, sounds like you have a good strategy in place. I'm a big fan of a fitness guy on YouTube called Jordon Syatt and he says you should multiply your target weight (in lbs) by 12 and that's what you should eat a day. So, for you if your target weight is 140lbs you should eat 1680 a day. It might seem like a lot of calories but I'd say it would be more sustainable and realistic than cutting right down. I know when I cut right down it can make me feel deprived which leads to a binge.

I'm sorry to hear you're not feeling great @modernfemininity, rest up and look after yourself. I love your steely resolve on abstaining from spag bol it's impressive!

I managed to stick to my food plan yesterday, woo. My tummy was rumbling when i was in bed last night and I managed not to get up and have a snack. Despite the fact that I was reading recipes, I don't know why I torture myself like that!

I've jeans on today that I haven't worn in two years and they fit perfectly, I'm definitely looking more slim. A big win.

Food plan for today:
Cappucino
Half a kinder bueno bar
Soup
Tofu and noodle stir fry

On calorie cycling @skylover I worked out yesterday that I should eat 1350 to lose weight and I reckon that 4 days a week I eat about 1000 and then ease up on the weekends which still keeps me below 9450 a week.

So
1000 Monday to Thursday = 4000
1816ish Friday, Saturday and Sunday = 5450
Total 9450

Now in fairness I don't stick to this religiously but what weight I've lost has been from me following this plan ^

Here's the calorie video if anyone is interested:

I had a midweek weigh and I'm only down 0.3lbs but a loss is a loss right. Trying not to be disheartened as actually been stressed and craving and having carbs x

So pleased to have found this thread. 5' 2 and small framed, started trying to lose weight mid Feb when I weighed myself and found I was 11 stone 2 . I don't own scales, but check on my Dads now and then and so far I'm down to 10 stone 4 so nearly at the stone mark. Had an awful plateau but seem to be getting over that now. Final goal is somewhere between 9 and 9.5, but more about how I feel and how my clothes feel! Have been toning up at the same time, with a lot of power walking and some crunches. Really looking forward to swimming pools re-opening, would love to get back to swimming!

Just a quick message to say I've decided to up my calorie intake after seeing the recent posts about Jordan Syatt's calculation re target weight. I find it interesting and it makes sense to keep it sustainable and not set myself up to fail.

My target weight is 115 - 119 so 115 x 12 =1380. I'm going to increase my calories from 1200 to 1350 and make an proper effort to move more - I'm currently only getting out for a walk once a week.

I would rather have a slow loss than feel restricted which then turns to binge eating and guilt. I need to break that cycle.

How does that calculation work though? Is there somewhere you put in your height etc?

@Knittingnanny This is taken from @SwimmingOnEggshells earlier post:

I'm a big fan of a fitness guy on YouTube called Jordon Syatt and he says you should multiply your target weight (in lbs) by 12 and that's what you should eat a day. So, for you if your target weight is 140lbs you should eat 1680 a day. It might seem like a lot of calories but I'd say it would be more sustainable and realistic than cutting right down. I know when I cut right down it can make me feel deprived which leads to a binge

and this is the video link although I haven't watched it yet

@Knittingnanny if you let me know your goal weight, I can work the numbers out for you if you'd like?

Ok thanks, I hope to get to 8 stone 12 which is 124 lbs

X12 is 1488, is it as simple as that? Not sure I would lose more than 1 lb every 6 weeks on that!

@Knittingnanny yes, it's as easy as that! It does sound like a lot but I figure I'd give it a go for a couple of weeks and see what happens.

I am happy with a slow loss - I don't want to feel too deprived - if I get too hungry I will give up and then eat ALL the bread, cheese and pasta plus ALL the doughnuts, cakes etc ;)