LOSE IT! April 2022 🌻

[TheRealHousewife]

Hard to believe it’s April already 😮. Fresh new month, fresh new start, fresh new habits. Jump right in to reset & refresh to become a healthier version of yourself.

As no one size fits all, members need to follow their own way of eating. This thread aims to offer guidance, support and a bit of hand holding.

We generally have WOW (Weigh On Wednesday) day each week. However post and share your progress as often or as little as you prefer. Do what works for you.

The important thing is not to think of it as a diet (based on deprivation and unsustainable) but more a way of life (sustainable & enjoyable).

I calorie count based on a lower carb Mediterranean diet. I intermittent fast and generally eat twice a day.

Are you in😊 What food plan will you be following? What do you want to change and why?

March LOSE IT! 2022

I just tried to get into this thread & Mumsnet claimed it had been deleted 😮 I refreshed several times & it re-appeared but tried to reply & this is what I got 😮

Eventually went into the Weight Loss Chat section, found it there & it's now letting me reply - hopefully!

Testing, testing...

Hmn, we seem to be back 🤨

Tues 26th April - 9s 4 & 1/4lb
BMI 21.6
BF 24.4

Weight has come down a bit despite eating more yesterday. Famous last words but I do feel in a bit better place mentally so let's see how long it is before I'm back on the chocolate just how well I can do today 😉

@Crazzzycat It'll be more than 300 - my step count is on my phone & I don't carry it with me when I'm wfh & just padding round the house, so it'll show just 300 but be more than that. I bet it's somewhere 1000-3000 though. Then 25,000 the next day. Yes, I need a lunchtime walk!

Hmn, we seem to be back 🤨

Tues 26th April - 9s 4 & 1/4lb
BMI 21.6
BF 24.4

Weight has come down a bit despite eating more yesterday. Famous last words but I do feel in a bit better place mentally so let's see how long it is before I'm back on the chocolate just how well I can do today 😉

@Crazzzycat It'll be more than 300 - my step count is on my phone & I don't carry it with me when I'm wfh & just padding round the house, so it'll show just 300 but be more than that. I bet it's somewhere 1000-3000 though. Then 25,000 the next day. Yes, I need a lunchtime walk! ----

Oh my god how many times has it uploaded my post! It claimed it couldn't upload it at all 😮 Honestly, Mumsnet is losing the plot after this 'upgrade' 🤨

I've just reported my last 8 duplicate posts for removal. Think I'll leave for a while now & allow Mumsnet to calm down & get its act together 😀

Have a good day all 🙂

Good morning.

@SunshineCake I'm glad to hear the chat with DD went ok.

Had a good day yesterday, stayed under calories.

It's funny I was reading @8stone13 's musings and have been thinking similar. I lost a lot at one point at was down at nearer 10st, and I look at myself now and don't see much bigger than then. Now I am struggling to stay below 12st. Most of my clothes still fit so I wonder if I am expecting too much in getting back to 10 and a half stone again.

I think I might just work on each lb at a time instead of an end point. Right now I just want to stay below the 12

Todays plan
Cheese and pickle sandwich with chickpea crisps
Pasta bake but tonight I'm going to have half the portion with a large salad on the side.

Good morning.

@SunshineCake I'm glad to hear the chat with DD went ok.

Had a good day yesterday, stayed under calories.

It's funny I was reading @8stone13 's musings and have been thinking similar. I lost a lot at one point at was down at nearer 10st, and I look at myself now and don't see much bigger than then. Now I am struggling to stay below 12st. Most of my clothes still fit so I wonder if I am expecting too much in getting back to 10 and a half stone again.

I think I might just work on each lb at a time instead of an end point. Right now I just want to stay below the 12

Todays plan
Cheese and pickle sandwich with chickpea crisps
Pasta bake but tonight I'm going to have half the portion with a large salad on the side.

@ginsparkles Your post is there twice too - did it refuse to let you do it the first time & suggest you re-tried? It's done that with all my posts - the later times I just ignored it & pressed cancel & when I went back in there they were posted 🤷🏼‍♀️

Totally agree on your musings btw @ginsparkles I think bodies shift as you get older & the old 10s becomes the new 12s & so on...

Interesting all this talk about a sort of 'set place where your body suits the weight' if you know what I mean, and more importantly for us I guess, how that changes as you age.

I'm pretty sure I'll never see the lows of my teen years again - no idea of weight but a comfortable size 10 - and not sure I should but at the same time, I have to believe I can get close or what's all this for? Well - other than good physical and mental health, protection against disease, freedom from aches and pains, setting good examples to my DC, sticking several fingers up to my ex 😉

Feeling more positive last couple of days and got a couple of lovely walks planned for this week.

Something someone also mentioned ages ago as well - I've still got all my Easter Egg left other than one twirl finger as it seems too sweet to me now 😮 Could never have considered that I'd find chocolate too sweet. I mean, I'm sure I'll eat it eventually (and probably in one go!) but I'm not missing it right now!

Good Morning Everyone

@SunshineCake Sounds more positive. Pleased you’re communicating although I realise in the scheme of things you still remain very worried ❤️

@SanFranBear I think I know what you mean. My body has definitely decided where I am at is where it is happiest… I don’t agree 😠 I can’t go any lower in cals either. That being said I’m concentrating on maintaining and not gaining.

Menu
Meal 1 - Spicy Vegetable Soup with lentils.
Meal 2 - Chicken wraps & salad.
Tea, Coffee, Water.

Also enjoyed your musings 8stone13. I too thought my body had found it's set place - it had, but that was caused by empty calories through mindless snacking, and denial that I was overweigh !! I jest. But yes, bodies do change over time. I have been lighter and thinner, but that was through restrictive diet. My body has never been so strong or fit, and I think that's healthy. I'm far more conscious of body strength, & building muscles to support joints now I'm in my 50s (eek!). Oh, but I love food too.

I have to admit the talk was only positive in that she didn't storm off and we got to say what we needed to say. There was no progress. She still doesn't want any mental health support and won't go to the doctor.

dh hasn't slept for two nights and I am really worried about him.

we are both so tired we barely know our names at the moment.

Hi all, not going well on the eating front but 8 1/2 hour window so hopefully that's limited some of the damage.

I definitely can't get back to the 58-60kg I was on my 21st bit not should I be at 75 where I am at the moment. 70 should be good.

Thinking of you @SunshineCake

@8stone13 ... yes it did the same thing to me! I figured it's cos I got distracted at work mid post and came back to it much later?!

@SunshineCake

Afternoon all! This talk of how our bodies change when we age is interesting. I can’t say that I have much of a desire to go back to the weight I was when I was in my twenties. Even though my BMI was healthy (21), I don’t actually think that was the right weight for me. I’m much happier with where I am now. That’s not to say that I wouldn’t mind losing a little bit more, but like buzz, I feel so much fitter and healthier than I’ve done for years and that’s worth more to me than the number on the scales.

I’ve come to realise that, in order to do the amount of exercise I’m doing at the moment, I have to feed myself properly. So the weight just isn’t going to fly off and I’m ok with that. I’m just happy to be a healthy BMI again and lots of energy to do things 😇

On that note, I’ve spent some time this morning making myself a big batch of “energy bites” as my energy levels really crash after my morning rowing sessions. I was sceptical that these would be any better than the shop bought biscuit I’ve been eating, but after putting all the ingredients into NutraCheck it’s clear that they’re a little bit higher in calories, but also have more protein & fibre and far less sugar. They taste nicer too!

Hugs to you Sunshine. I wish there was more we could do to get you through this awful time.

You all talking to me is getting me through the next five minutes @Crazzzycat Thank you .

Thank you @ginsparkles @AnyoneElseFeelDone

Afternoon all,
First week "measure in"
Waist down 1cm
Bust down 2cm
Hips down 2cm
1 cm off each leg.

Pleased with that. Most of all I am pleased that I feel relatively in control of my eating.

Breakfast : overnight oats with blueberries
Lunch: homemade tomato soup and 3 oatcakes.

Sunshinecake I haven't said before, but I have an autistic 20 year old son. He is not working or at uni. He had a huge mental health crash at sixth form and has never fully recovered. He is in bed most of the time and rarely gets dressed. We accept it for now, working on gradual progress towards functional living but for now we are happy to accept that he is ok and still with us. I don't know what his future holds.

I hope your daughter finds her way to happiness.

Yet more hugs @SunshineCake1  and to you @DrRuthGalloway My Autistic 14 year old is struggling a bit again, as is my non-diagnosed as yet but pretty definitely Autistic 9 year old DD. It's hard work for an Autistic single mother, though I'm mindful it could be worse. Just got to keep on keeping on.

Just nipping in to say no chocolate so far today & I'm so pleased. I mean, I haven't got any in the house, hence why I haven't had any 😀 But that's because I purposefully haven't bought any, because if I had, it wouldn't be here now. Sounds ridiculous (& rather embarrassing) but I'm quite proud of myself. I got hungry an hour or so ago so I had some gorgeous quiche with dressed salad & grapefruit juice then some Sainsys Taste The Difference lemon tart that I got yellow stickered (I do love a yellow stickered reduction 😀) I enjoyed every mouthful, feel replete & I don't have that claggy/defeated feeling I do when I've just demolished a load of chocolate 👏🏻

I just had a single square of my 7yos mini egg bar after dinner and now I have the taste for it! Gah! I've already had a sod it moment today with a bacon bagel (thin bagel at least) and some crisps for lunch, instead of yesterday's leftover soup. I'm digging for my willpower as I type 😬