Shorties trying to lose weight - pt 3

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Skip to the skip, I like it!
I started at 10.3 on sept 1 st which was a size14 for me. I’m most happiest with losing 4 inches off my waist going from 33” to a fraction over 29”. Still a DD though.
I haven’t really nailed the maintenance eating yet so might press on and try to lose another couple of pounds. Gives me a bit more leeway.

@knittingnanny you have done so well if you started at my weight in September and that really does give me hope and encouragement to keep my focus this time.

I don't tend to take measurements, at my current weight I am a 12 in most things, and I can tell when I lose 'inches' by how clothes fit or more realistically don't fit ! I need to lose from my hips and bum as they are my weight holding areas, although I must say my boobs have exploded over the last few years, I always used to be a small neat C cup 🤨

The sun is shining so my challenge this evening will be to not enjoy a chilled glass ( or 2) of wine ...

@EdwinaLIzzard how did you get on with your wine consumption yesterday? I think hitting 10k steps by 1pm was very impressive!

I am still feeling a bit low, and doing my best not to eat my feelings. I think seeing a number of friends over my birthday week, plus 2 weekends away in June have now left me feeling lonely but I know this will pass.

I've had a hazelnut cappuccino so far and have no idea about the rest of the day.

@WellTidy how are you doing?

Purplegirl13 I am sorry to hear you feeling low today, it can be so lonely when you have enjoyed company, especially after the last year or so we have all had.

I was bad, I had two glasses, followed by some B&J ice cream, which I don't even like that much, I suppose my only consolation is that I did show some constraint and there is still half a bottle in the fridge.

I have taken the dog out this morning and am now sorting through piles of garage stuff, there are just so many tins and boxes and bags of ancient tools, I am torn between wanting to properly clear everything I know I will never use ( I can't even identify some of the tools let alone know what I would ever use them for ! ) and thinking there should be some sentimental value attached to them

I will take some salmon out of the freezer for tonight and there is lots of salad in the fridge, but I know that white Orvieto will be calling me later.

If the rain holds off, I will cut the grass and I also have some geraniums to pot, which always cheered me up 😊

Having a shocker here. I knew it would be bad but it’s worse. We are in Center parcs, you’d think I’d be walking and cycling and far too busy being active to eat. But no. Massive sourdough pizza with Parma ham and rocket for lunch and then a latte and now sharing DS1’s pick and mix.

M&S deli stuff to come whilst we are watching Wimbledon and the football.

I’m going to have to write off the weekend and get my focus together when we go home on Monday. No socialising the following weekend so I will have a run of 11 days to get my act together. I know I will be in the region of 9st 9.5lb when I get home which is 6lb on and such a step backwards. All my own fault but I don’t want it to get any higher.

I hope you feel better soon @purplegirl13. Highs and lows are to be expected and we wouldn’t be human without them. Hard when you’re in the middle of a low though. I always eat my emotions, and would love to be able to turn to a long bath, or paint my nails or a good book instead. Don’t get me wrong, I like all of those things too!

@purplegirl13 I'm sorry you are low, that sucks,

I am also very miserable myself and DH isn't helping as he has little empathy. I'm very stressed about DD1s wedding in 2 weeks as DD is really really unwell and I just don't know how I'm going to be able to leave her to go to the wedding. It's very local but I know I will still be very anxious. I cannot wait for the Sunday afterwards which is awful really I know

Sorry to hear things are so difficult @Sooverthemill - it must be impossible trying to balance the needs of your two daughters in this situation. A wedding is such a special occasion I really hope you are able to be there for the ceremony without worrying too much about DD2. @purplegirl13 hope you feel better too. Doing okay here - July is dry so far so will be interesting to see if that makes a difference on the scales on Friday. Not sure it will as there has been cheesecake and pizza to make up for lack of wine! Wishing everyone else a good week.

DD1 is my step daughter. DD is my only biological child. DD1 will have her mum and step dad and DH, her dad, there. I love her to bits ( she's lived with me since she was 4 and a half and DS was 2) but as her mum constantly told me I'm not her mum. Although numbers are limited she will also have her maternal grandparents there ( paternal grandmothers are both too unwell to make the journey although at one stage it was suggested I could look after them both on the day)

I really really want to be there and I don't want to let everyone down but my DD is incredibly unwell and has been for almost 8 years now. She is bedbound, vomits unpredictability and faints causing her to fall. I haven't been out of the house this year since May-for one hour - and before then I had my two vaccinations. I can't leave her while she's being sick. We don't have alternative care for her ( she's complex and anyone who looks after her has to be perfume free for a minimum of 48 hours before they come into the house, they can't drink and they can't smoke - DD has multiple chemical hypersensitivities and she can only be touched minimally as touching causes bruising). It's very hard

I wish DD had done what she had said she would do and elope to Scotland!

It’s good your step daughter will have lots of support on her wedding day. I hope you get to be there even for a sort time xx

I’m thinking of you @Sooverthemill and if I lived near you I would help you x
Families are so complicated and even more so at celebratory times. My husband was widowed when his girls were young teenagers over 25 years ago and we all love each other dearly but.......
late wife also had 4 older children so 4 step children plus their children (and their children !!) as well! One adult step daughter never misses an opportunity to let me know how amazingly wonderful her late mother was in every possible way. IStrangely enough my husbands biological children are far more embracing of me!
Life is so complicated.
I hope you are able to spend at least some of the wedding with your husband and step daughter.
Ps I also had a stepson living full time with me in my first marriage aged 7-14 and his mum continually over ruled every single thing I said/did/thought/ suggested/might think etc
No wonder I over indulge on chocolate!

Thank you. I forgot to weigh myself today! Will do so tomorrow

I should add I have an excellent relationship with both step kids. They are lovely humans. However DD1 just doesn't get how sick DD is. She was on her year abroad when DD first became ill and didn't get to see the tube feeding and the emergency 999 trios when we thought she had died. DS did and remains empathetic and truly lovely and gave up university to come back to live with us when DD1 had cancer and we were all really struggling. DD1 just hopes for the best. I do not b,are her but wishing and hoping doesn't cure

Well, I am definitely eating my feelings but enough is enough (famous last words!), I will rein it in as I'm seeing at 2lb+ gain on the scales and I know going over the 10st bracket will not help my my current mood.

I am still struggling, feeling lonely and vulnerable. I am CEV due to immunosuppression meds, and although I'm double jabbed it is quite possible I have little to no protection due to my compromised immune system and the meds I'm on. So I am feeling very sad, angry and anxious with restrictions soon lifting, specifically the rules around no masks in supermarkets or on public transport.
My period is due soon as well so hormones at play here in terms of mood and wanting to eat all of the food

@Morningmaeve still dry??

@EdwinaLIzzard how did the garage clear out go?

@WellTidy I think writing off the weekend sounds sensible, are you back now?

@Sooverthemill thinking of you and your DD x

@BlodwinTheThird @SwimmingOnEggshells @neverenoughchelseaboots hope you are all getting on ok

@purplegirl13 - I am still dry! I so hear you on the latest announcements. I also feel very nervous as my husband is CV and like you may not develop any immunity response following the vaccine…and he works in a school. I do feel for people’s businesses that have suffered and children having to constantly isolate. No easy answers…

I’m so sorry @Sooverthemill and @purplegirl13 that things are stressful at the moment - sending you positive vibes that things improve for you. I can imagine the anxiety re lifting of restitutions - it feels very sudden doesn’t it?

@WellTidy are you home again now? I understand ‘social engagements’ scuppering your eating plans. Eating together is such a social bonding thing isn’t it, and then I find myself in a slippery slope. I’m definitely not as committed to the weight loss as I was back in March/April.

@Sooverthemill I am so sorry that the wedding is causing you such stresses, it must be so hard but I hope everyone will appreciate just how much your daughter needs you.

@purplegirl13 I really do feel your anguish, I have no underlying medical issues but will absolutely not be returning to any sort of normality any time soon, I will continue to distance and wear my mask as a courtesy to others, it seems like madness to do anything different.

My clearance work continues and the garage is looking good, still some more rubbish to get rid of and I need more storage shelves to create something neat and tidy - and then I will paint it a calm and happy colour !

Ideally I would like to add plumbing and turn it into a laundry room / larder room, but I think that would be rather expensive.

The skip was so huge ( much bigger than I expected) that I am getting ahead of myself in house clearance, the kitchen floor has gone and I now need to remove tiles and possibly some cabinets as the kitchen is being replaced and the more I do myself the cheaper it will be !

I have been pretty good food wise, and eating lots of salad and veg, I am aiming for at least five per day and feel better for it - my nemesis remains the glass of wine which I do enjoy in the evening, but I know it is sabotaging my weight loss

Friday weigh in will be interesting and perhaps be the kick I need

I’ve been awol with so much work going on, I haven’t had any time to post here. I’ve reached my target weight of 8st 7 (well 7.2 pounds to be exact!) and will now be entering maintenance phase. I don’t mind fluctuating a few pounds, I won’t be measuring more than a couple of times a month just to keep an eye.

Sorry to hear things are tough right now @Sooverthemill and @purplegirl13 I really hope things improve for you and your loved ones soon

@AuldFox well done! I'm the same as last week which is annoying but at least I've not gained.

Congrats on the target weight @AuldFox 🎉, and good job on maintaining @Sooverthemill, which is better than gaining. I’m putting in this mornings weight which was 9st 10, as seem to have decided that Thursday is the new Friday (ate lunch by 10.30am and it continued from there), so didn’t about 1.5lbs from about two weeks ago (ie pre weekend with friends). Good luck to everyone weighing in tomorrow!

I weighed myself this morning and am 10 stone 1 lb, so a drop of 2 lbs, which I am pleased with, still a very long way to go,but this does give me the impetus to try and get below 10 by next week, I think the psychological boost to be within the 9 stone bracket would be huge.

Thanks everyone!
2 lb is a great loss @EdwinaLIzzard especially when you’re a shortie like us

Sorry to hear you're feeling low @purplegirl13 - I completely understand how scary it must be. I think having 18 months of fear drilled into us to then have restrictions removed is hugely unnerving even for the low risk. So your worries must be very strong with actually being vulnerable.

Thanks for checking in , I'm in a weird mix of trying to make the most of life before the baby arrives but also very nervous about going out mixing.

It was my birthday a couple of weeks ago and got some lovely chocolates that I've relished eating. I usually detest chocolates as gifts because it wipes out all those teeny tiny losses that we slog for over several weeks. But this year I've chosen to sod it and scoff them.

I'll be back here in December but will be like a newbie with all the new regulars.

@EdwinaLIzzard Well done

Well done everyone, I’m going to weigh next Friday as this weekend have a baby shower to go to, an afternoon tea and football pizza!