Shorties trying to lose weight - thread number 4!

[SwimmingOnEggshells]

Can you believe we're on number 4?!

@neverenoughchelseaboots
@Knittingnanny2
@purplegirl13
@Sooverthemill
@WellTidy
@Morningmaeve

New thread!

Anyone below 5'3 please join us if you like!

@againmaeve my DH thinks I'm mad to tell a big corporation how much alcohol I drink...I think he has a point and I might stop entering it. Who knows how things like insurance premiums might be calculated in the future?? these days I only drink on the weekends, but still...

Weigh in day for me and disappointingly I am stable. On Saturday I had gone down a pound though but today is my log in day! I suspect it's the glass of wine I had each day at the weekend ( medicinal honestly, my shoulder is agony and I wanted to relax). However that's all fine I know it's a long game I'm playing

Lover of spices beetroot here too @SwimmingOnEggshells and I'm determined not to drink in the week this week. Staying stable is a bit disappointing I know @Sooverthemill - same for me this week - but onwards...

I’m stable too. I’ve started c25k again, and I did a spin class last night. Reformer Pilates today and may do w1r2 to keep up the momentum. I’m starting to get into an exercise routine which is what helped me last year. Bloody knackered though.

tuna salad with beetroot planned for lunch and homemade pizza for dinner. I like to eat what everyone else is eating for dinner and just have a smaller amount than I’d normally have - trying to model good habits even though I often fall off the wagon.

My younger self would be amazed by this, but I can take or leave the booze. I like a drink, don’t get me wrong, but it’s chocolate and sweet carbs that are my vice.

@SwimmingOnEggshells my system is based on "eat less, move more". Easting less is a combination of modified 16:18 IF (modified to 14:10 because 16:8 is unachievable for me), restricted calories but not your actual counting because I'm too lazy and a few extra restrictions that help to reduce calories - I aim to only have "proper" carbs (the really good ones) at one meal a day, hot chocolate only once a week, that sort of thing. Move more means not skiving the gym, saying yes whenever I'm offered exercise and actively trying to set up social exercise rather than meeting for coffee and cake. And I'm backing that up with motivation - I have two hypnotherapy sessions around weight loss and I'm trying to listen to one of those every day, and I've got a star chart with rewards because I may be a lazy-arse couch potato but I'm a childish lazy-arse couch potato :)

I also get bored quickly so this might not get me to the end and I might have to come up with something new in a few weeks - I'm open to suggestions.

Like WellTidy I can take or leave booze but give me the chocolate and sweet carbs!

@NotEvenSlightlyReasonable
Sounds like what you're doing is very achievable and definitely more than slightly reasonable 😉

I was back up to 9stone today which I'm not too concerned about because I'm often heavier after the weekend and slowly go back down as the week progresses.

Did a 5k last night and then today I've eaten:
Milky coffee
Banana
Babybel
Apple
2 x 100cal protein shakes
Large portion of Chicken enchiladas with guacamole and some sour cream

1200 calories
Now just to stay away from the fridge for the rest of the day...

I'm not fussed about alcohol ( blame chemo!) but this weekend a splitting headache and sore shoulder made me need that or diazepam and wine seemed easier. I try also to eat 'normal' food but less

I do an official weekly weigh in on a Monday but I sneak an extra one in on Thursday just to check on progress. 1/2lb down from Monday so all on track.

Ironically, while I was at the gym yesterday I saw some information about new research on exercise calories burned not impacting weight loss. It was all a bit confusing but that's not the message I want to hear! Especially not when I'm going purple in the face on the treadmill 🤣.

How is everyone's week going? Is the plan coming together?

1/2 lb down is encouraging @NotEvenSlightlyReasonable I hope the downward trend continues. Exercise has to have some effect, I'd like to see that study! Your heart and blood pressure will thank you for the exercise anyway :)

Things have been ok here- barely ate anything all day yesterday and then because I was so ravenous I got a Chinese takeaway. Then I got out again this morning for another 5k run, but I ate a cream cake earlier. So good on the exercise front, not so good on the food front!

@Spirini sounds very balanced to me!

I’ve somehow put on 1.75lb in the last week. I don’t know how it is happening - I stay inside 1300 calories every day (save for one day over Easter) and I’m doing spin twice a week, yoga twice a week, in the last week I’ve also done the 3 runs in w1 of c25k and I walk for an hour three times a week. It’s really demoralising. I’ve been at it for five weeks and have only lost 3lb.

Embarrassingly, I fell over my own feet on the pavement today and my left knee has a graze, some swelling and I think will bruise. It’s sore but I’m hoping it won’t stop me exercising even though that info at the gym isn’t great news! My reasons behind exercising are entirely vanity based - I want to lose weight - let’s hope it’s not true 😂

It must be water retention from all the exercise you're doing. Keep the faith, it will happen for you, it just might be slower this time. ❤️

And 3lbs in 5 weeks is pretty good, imagine if you lost 3lbs every 5 weeks for the next year?!

Stable still ( not an official weigh in but wanted to check) which isn’t bad as I had a small McDonald’s on Wednesday ( a treat after a CT scan)

Sneaky Friday weight in here too - I usually weigh on Monday but I tend to go off track at weekend so I thought weighing today might motivate me not to do that. Down half a pound at last so pleased with that. Have been pretty 'good' this week so let's see if I can keep it up over the weekend

Hello, I’m back on the weight loss bus. Lost a couple of weeks where I couldn’t do much and will definitely have gained again, so I’m not weighing in yet. Going away on May 22, really don’t know how much I can shift by then but need to start low calories and logging again today and try to convince myself to work out again. Might do a weigh in next Friday/Saturday after a week of being strict.

@againmaeve how is the weekend moderation motivation going? I hope the sneaky weigh in and proof of success has helped.

I had my scheduled weigh in this morning and I've lost more than I thought so I'm proper chuffed. 4lbs off in 2.5 weeks which is a crazy rate for me, I'm usually more like 1lb a month if I try really really hard. I've got to my first reward on my kiddy star chart so yay! This is the timescale where it starts to get tricky, it's not fun anymore, it's just boring and I have to be so firm with myself. Back to the hypnotherapy for a top up, I think.

I hope you're all enjoying your Bank Holiday weekend without guilt!

@NotEvenSlightlyReasonable it wasn't great diet-wise to be honest but I did enjoy the long weekend. I'm going to try and mitigate the damage over the next few days and weigh again on Friday. Hope everyone else had a good weekend.

Weigh in day today and I'm stable! So I need to reduce my intake a bit don't I? That sucks

Back up to 9 stone for me, but I'm still hopeful for another drop in the next few days. I probably enjoyed myself too much over the weekend. Back on it again today.

That's great @NotEvenSlightlyReasonable , maybe it'll spur you on rather than make you want to give up?

Back down to 8st 12.25lbs, pleased with that, long may this downward trend continue! Stuck to under 1200 yesterday and then got out for a run this morning. Only 77 days to my holiday!

Everyone sounds like they’re doing really well, or that they’ve got a good plan in place, at least, which is great.

I am continuing with my spin, yoga and c25k, despite yo-yo-ing a lot on the last week. I’m in more of a routine than I previously was, which is helping. I’m resisting the evening snacking by saying to myself that I will be sorry when I step onto the scales the next day!

Cheated and weighed again after a really decent nights sleep and I’ve gone down a pound. I’m taking that!

@Sooverthemill that's not cheating, that's a valid use of statistics!