☀️LOSE IT! July 2022☀️

[TheRealHousewife]

Fresh new month, fresh new start, fresh new habits. Jump right into July! Reset & refresh to become a healthier version of yourself! It’s going to be a Sizzling Summer!

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

We generally have a 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). It’s a journey, not a destination.

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? You can do it, if you really want too!

Oh wow @SanFranBear @HouseofHolbein loving the black and green wedding dresses!
I agree I think I'll know, I'm almost at the point of being able to make a decision but I think a couple more dresses will help.
It's taken me a while to know what I like, and I've tried on a lot of dresses that have looked clearly crap, so once I tried a few that look nice it's very tempting through a feeling of relief/what feels like high pressure stakes to want to go for the first dress that looks "quite nice" rather than keep going for something that looks really nice.
My mum is coming up this week on shopping duty, she will be very useful (and is honest!)
I'll keep you posted

That’s really positive @Slightlystressedbride , if I get into the storage space I’ll post a photo of my dress…a young me all of 110lbs.
I didn’t go over 120 until after all three were born but never got back down.
last weight of the month 149.6. Down just over 5lbs this month
saw 149 and 149.2 on Friday Saturday so fully expect 148 soon.
hoping to see 145 in August.

@Slightlystressedbride this is me on my wedding day. 21 years in August so before digital photography really 😊

I was 5 months pregnant here 😊 wedding was a bit of a spur of the moment decision 🤣🤣

@fallfallfall you are so on it, you’ll definitely get there. @HouseofHolbein Love the dress, green is my favourite colour. You haven’t changed at all! I’m not brave enough for post photos, I like being anonymous.

wow @HouseofHolbein that is a very magical looking dress! i love it and the flowers are perfect. and certainly it doesn't look like you're 5 months along.
okay dh is out and i've done my 30 minute fitness session so i'll dig up a photo.

@Slightlystressedbride @HouseofHolbein Young, immature, and only bought the photographer proofs.
I loved the dress, the sheer top opened at the back and came off to reveal the lace bodice.

I love that @fallfallfall im going to guess at late 1970s/early 80sz

@Benjispruce4 1980 exactly, makes it easy to remember how many years. 42 in december. paid $300 canadian dollars for it from a regular everyday store.
not sure a 65 year old should go back to weighing 110lbs but i sure was tiny as a youngster.
my "diet" is working wonders for my dh who is now 185 and thinking he could reach and maintain 180 (probably 170 in the photo).

Lovely dress @fallfallfall 💕 my sister got married in 1980 (first time) and your dress reminds me of hers.

This is my mom and dad in 1951 💕 mom was 21 and dad was 20 so his mom had to give written permission for him to marry 🤣🤣

oh @HouseofHolbein love love love the vintage photo. such a handsome looking couple (i love looking at bone structure she has a beautiful face, you're dad as well) her flowers arrangement is stunning. so much to love in that old photo including the architecture behind them.

This is them on an early holiday. Mom had knitted him the tank top and matching socks 💕

Dad died in 1978 when he was 47 and mom has been alone since then. She's 93 now.

@HouseofHolbein she did an excellent job on the vest!! and i hope the socks were not too itchy ;).
my mil knit my dh's socks for years one has the heel out but i refuse to throw it out (don't know how to darn) as the cable work/tension is exquisite he passed away many years ago now.
that photo looks so very sweet and tender.
93!! well done to your mom, i hope her health is well.

@fallfallfall Glad I got the dress era correct, always satisfying.
Lovely photos @HouseofHolbein

@fallfallfallyou were indeed very petite. Love the chiffon.
Its a bit of a reminder also that our skeletons are the same size and the stress extra weight can cause. I bumped into an ex colleague recently who was large but I never really thought of her as fat. She would describe herself as big boned. She lost weight quite dramatically after losing her partner and I remember how shocked I was (at 22) to see her tiny shoulders that had been under all that weight. She has managed to keep the weight off with walking and sensible eating

So, can't recall offhand what I had Friday night.

Saturday B: sesame bagel with Pro Activ and peanut butter (one on each half).
Lunch: French Onion soup with grated cheese
Dinner: Jerk beef cheeseburger, Kale and Callaloo greens, sweetcorn fritters and plantain, 3 x Gin based cocktails (all different), half Jamaican rum cake with Jamaican rum custard.
No snacks apart from 1 x apricot and iced cappucino (Costa).

Yesterday: B: peanut butter and marmite on Vogel toast
L: cheese and baked beans on toast
Snacks: Kinder Bueno Light and 1 scoop salted caramel Judes Icecream cone
Dinner: roast chicken dinner (potato, sweet potato, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots) with family.

The wedding photos are lovely! I've never been married - was engaged.

My DM wanted me to wear either her second marriage wedding dress (Victorian lace (broderie Anglais?) or a satin smocked wedding dress she'd made for someone years ago who hadn't picked up the dress (didn't get married?).

They were both tiny, approx size 8. I fitted in them at 18-21 years of age and maybe mid 20s but not much later!

Oh - forget about walking. Did a lap (about 20 minutes) of park yesterday and then walking round Chartwell house/gardens/car park - took less than you'd think.

Saturday drove to where I had to go in daytime but then got bus and another bus and approx 10 minutes walk out to dinner later on.

@fallfallfall - hope the quiche was nice!

Good Morning All 😊

Im pleased to report a loss of 2.9lbs for July! First significant loss since last October.

@fallfallfall Your dress is beautiful! Thank you for sharing. @HouseofHolbein absolutely love the green wedding dress! The photo of your parents is lovely and has a sort of innocence about it. Thank you for sharing ladies.

LOSE IT! July has been a lovely positive thread! Thank you to all of you for sharing your wisdom and positivity. ❤️ See you all over on the LOSE IT! August 2022 thread 😬

Oh wow @HouseofHolbein @fallfallfall I love these photos, thank you so much for sharing!!
I'm not quite brave enough to share a photo yet as I've written a lot of nonsense ok this account, maybe I'll nc and do it!
Well my mum has viewed the preferred dress in person and announced it's the best one, we both love it so that's done. It doesn't look remotely as good in photos so I'm hoping with a proper photographer's lens on the day it will, and I won't spend the rest of my life showing my wedding photos saying "well it looked a lot better in real life" 🤣
Happy August everyone, time to move to the new thread I think!

Hi all
love the photos! I have weighed today and have stayed exactly the same after losing 5lbs last week. Obviously it’s good that I haven’t gained but I soooo want to be under the 12 stones. Next week fingers crossed

Hi @Daffyaboutdaffs scroll up for August thread.😀

Thanks @Benjispruce4