3 stone to lose - would like some company....

[lulu41]

would anyone like to join me. I am going to start on Monday.

I am not joining any clubs but will be loosely following WW.

Need to cut out the alcohol, crisps, cheese and chocolate (not totally) .

I would love some company. Will try to log on everyday to keep up with anyone who joins me but I do work full time so please dont be cross if I dont reply quickly!!!

I am really down right now about the way I look and would love to share my joys/lows with others - speak soon x

Isnt WW bread quite expensive?

85p a loaf.

I know, I know, but I can have 2 rounds for 1 point!

I have also just discovered that with a sprinkl of oxo stock cube (1 point) and some lea and perrins in with the steaming mushrooms, you get a delicious point free gravy!

Would someone be nice please and answer my questions in my post of 13.16?

Pretty please?

Sorry lilibet hang on, will do

Ok. There are several parts to working out the points, so answer me these q's and I will tell you your points.

1are you male or female?
2 are you breastfeeding>?
3how old are you?
4 How many stones do you weigh (ignoire pounds for this purpose)
5how tall are you?
6in y6our daily life are you a)sitting down mostly
b)standing mostly
c)Walking around mostly
d)doing hard physical work mostly?

I don't think they asked me about my level of activity in a normal day.

Day 3 in the weightwatchers household and Silk has not eaten any shite I am under by 5 points and I had a bag of crisps and a glass of wine! Am planning a crunchie for tomorrow though, now I know they're only 3.5 points.

I couldn't finish my lunch. Tuna with light mayo on toast with salad. I've never left food on my plate before. Made chicken stuffed with spinach, ricotta and nutmeg tonight - was delish. Have generally cut out potatoes with evening meal, bulked it out with swede and carrot mash as someone suggested earlier.

Got Lasagne planned for tea tomorrow night - was already cooked and in the freezer - has to be eaten but is loads of points Will nibble rabbit food and a crunchie for the rest of the day. Or might try cup a soup if they are so low in points

1are you male or female? Female
2 are you breastfeeding>? Youngest is 11!! - that's a no!
3how old are you? 44
4 How many stones do you weigh (ignoire pounds for this purpose) 12
5how tall are you? 5ft 5in
6in y6our daily life are you
a)sitting down mostly - yep!!
b)standing mostly
c)Walking around mostly
d)doing hard physical work mostly?

Thanks Colditz

from my calculations, Lilibet, you get 20 points per day

You can bank four per day, but you must eat at least 16 i think.

Thnak you

And do you get an allowance for steps on a pedometer - I know that you used to for other forms of exercise, but pedometers weren't around when I used to go [old codger emoticon]

I'm craving biscuits Bourbons to be precise Luckily there aren't any in the cupboard

I don't know. Sorry.

I think it calculates exercise/activity points based on the length of time and effort of a set activity. So rather than how many steps a day, its "brisk/gentle/slow walk for 10/20/30/40 etc minutes".

Can someone work out the points of a breadstick please?

per 100g kcals 378, sat fat 0.4g
each breadstick is 20 kcals with trace Sat fat.

Ta!

I've had a pear and a breadstick today. Dont feel much like eating. Have a kidney infection it seems

Thanks fio.

I'm hungry too, yesterday I had 1647 cals, whcih is slightly over but I was sooo hungry.

I'm due on and I'm blaming it on that

fiofio- they reckon on this sciency type website that you need 7 hours sleep to produce enough of the hormone to stop you feeling hungry. Now, where can I buy that hormone or failing that has anyone got 7 hours sleep they can let me have?!

Yes - its to do with seratonin. (not looked at that link but will do).

It's one of the things I think I have a problem with. I feel hungry a lot of the time. I suffer insomnia (and have had PND) and they all link in with Serotonin uptake. I often feel hungry late at night, and have to go downstairs and eat some cheese (yes, I realise that sounds weird!) in order to get some sleep. Apparently, cheese contains good amounts of the stuff.

I find doing stuff with my hands (to stop me picking/nibbling at food helps). It also takes my mind of it. Which is why i have ended up doing lots of craft-type things. (Card making, jewellery making etc).

In danger of bingeing!!!!

Am stressed and worried. DD is 10 weeks old and has terrible infected eczema that has appeared out of nowhere. She slept v badly last night and seemed to be in pain or itching as was scratching her face. I am tired, worried, upset and ready to stuff myself. Been back to drs today and have now been referred to consultant dermatologist.

I have just rung my nct group and asked them round for coffee at 1.30 - thought I'd be less liekly to fall off the wagon. Have bought choc hobnobs for them (I hate choc hobnobs) which I should be able to resist.

My comfort eating habit is so strong!

LOL Fio....if only it were that simple....eh?

Silk - have you thought that it might be connected with a cows milk protein intolerance?

DD had eczma from birth (turns out she also had a cows milk protein allergy), but because I was b/feeding, she was getting minimal exposure through my milk that was showing up as 'wet' eczma. Unfortunately, I didnt know anything about it at the time.

We've always used non bio. I do plain bath water and have cut down numbers of baths. Gp prescribed a mild hydrocortisone which made it worse. Also oilatum for the bath which made it worse. He's started a course of antibiotics on tues which aren't helping. I've also changed her formula to soy on Tuesday in case of lactose intolerance and made sure she only wears 100% cotton. This skin problem is all really recent (a week or so).

He has given me a different stronger hydrocortisone today - alphaderm and I asked for Aveeno cos someone on another thread recommended it. Neither dh or I have eczema but mil and dh's nephew have and my dad is allergic to everything - guess she was going to be high risk! Dh's other 2 kids were ok though.

Thanks for the advice - all help gratefully received. I now know what it is like to feel worried about yr children (she's my first). I feel really sad and I'm not normally someone who cries I would do anything to make her feel better.