Frugaleers - let's finish out 2022 strong

[Happierwithouthim]

6 weeks to Christmas
I'm making a promise to you guys to record my journey here, who's with me?

Thank you for the new thread Happier am trying fasting again

Oooooo you monkey, yes I’m in from tomorrow

Excellent

I'm finding it weird being on ozempic my body's not as hungry as usual so I know it's my head that's making me want stuff, thurs are always a tough one because I finish early to collect dc from school & there's no routine. I made dinner earlier yesterday & any picking after that was my own doing not being hungry.
Scales dropping I'm keeping my water intake high. I've read that you make the effort and ozempic multiplys it. I'm very tired but that's typical of my pill free week.

sounds like a promising start happier
no weight today but lots of water and tracking again

Helloooooo... It has been a while since I have been here. I am joining you again because my last check up at the drs put me in the falling apart category.. thyroid, cholesterol, heart failure risk, stroke.
They gave me the choice of medication for life or weightloss and exercise. I have decided to go with the gym and diet changes.

So since mid August I have lost 7kg, my cholesterol is down and the thyroid is back in the not so crap range.
I am quite pleased with myself so far but am starting to waiver....

unescorted sounds like you're doing very well on your own but the backup here will help you keep going

I am being a little dim... And I know I could Google but what is Ozempic?

Happier I think it is the clocks changing and the rain but has been such a struggle to find motivation to get in the car and to the gym. Possibly because of the heater not working and it not being pleasant to drive over in the wet and dark. I need some serious arse kicking.... I did manage to get there today b/c I was having a how to use all the instruments of torture session.

Well done unescorted

I’m not having the best start for similar reasons ie cold and wet

so I know I gym best on a morning so need more am classes
I need to plan lunches better to make most use of my 1500 calories
I need to do the Physio for my tennis elbow as I’m bored with it now

easy!

Unescorted it's a diabetes medication which is also used for weight loss. It's an injection once a week.
I saw 15st on the scales recently 13st was my highest either pregnancies & I stayed home from post wedding celebrations recently because I was so conscious of my size. I don't like using medication to sort it but I've been dieting exercising & using online coaches for past 9 years to no avail. I'm waiting on gynae investigation into why my oestrogen levels are at 42 despite being on pill, and an endocrinologist referral so hopefully this medication can be a short term thing

I'm definitely better when I exercise in am but 6am alarm needed to get us out the door and to work on time & I can't get up any earlier I used to get up at 5:30am to exercise in the past!

Yesterday was ok food wise just too much and not enough to drink. Plenty of walking though

Yesterday's food was very good
Porridge
Chicken & veg with air fried chips
2 slices of brown toast

Long walk

Ds has the D part of the D&V bug not envy!

Hopefully he doesn't pass it on, he stayed in my bed last night.

Tonight is second injection of Ozempic. Side effects have been very manageable just tiredness really.

HelloFresh got ordered by mistake so I got a delivery today
Breakfast 2 sausages on hovis granary
Lunch Tuna salad on hovis granary
Dinner Sticky Hoisin Chicken Thighs a la Hello fresh!

Going for a walk with my friend and ddog this evening hail rain or snow

Hope you stay well happier

b granola raspberries and Greek yogurt
l tin chicken noodle soup, 4 cheese melts, s&v quavers and a choc whip bar
d 2x 3% fat beef burger peas fries and a bit of left over roast parsnip
didn’t get to track dinner as was served e before I could
spinning tonight and 8400 rained on steps with doggo

We got away without too much rain luckily, my aran cap was saturated alright but I was ok
weigh in shows me down 2.75lbs, it was 4.75lbs yesterday but not this morning!

in addition to what I had planned on eating yesterday I also had 4 oatcakes with some cheese and relish before walking as dinner wasn't until afterwards.

I'm making a conscious effort with my food too, want to give this everything I can without being miserable!

I’ve been off railed by cheese and pickle on white slices and chocolate cake
the rest was good and walked too and from work 12500 steps and still have pony to muck out

No walking today here
Mucking out in the cold and dark

Evening everyone
l have been so busy with everything , l have not been online for 5 days , hope everyone is fine , l am doing fine because l am so busy of course
Happier that is brilliant l hope you are really happy, hope your Ds is better today
Unescorted that is excellent work well done !
Ohh Life cheese and pickle on white is a real treat especially with butter
I get the not wanting to go out in this awful weather , it was absolutely horrendous here yesterday

Evening lovelies.
I ran the 3 miles home after dropping the car off this morning. Saving £2.80 on the bus fare and getting exercise in this morning. Agree that it difficult to find motivation ATM.

It was hard work because I seem to have a cold.

Happier thanks for explaining.

I’m going to walk to the office and back again today, it’s 35 min walk each way then Zumba tonight
will attempt better food

Unescorted running with a cold that's discipline. I once dropped my car to garage and ran home, half marathon distance, but I was training for one and wanted to see if I could do it, summertime though when I hit 12st I'm going to start running again.

I forgot to buy cheddar when shopping yesterday, myself and ds had 10 mins to get in and out of Lidl before collecting dd and her friend from Guides.

The 2lbs loss returned on scales this morning. after months of not checking scales daily it didn't take long to resume the habit

This evening is walking with bf night he won't walk in the rain though and it doesn't look promising.

I walked to and from the office in the pissy weather and my feet hurts,
Zumba tonight
really need to be food accountable as eating too many biccies.

well done running home unescorted

Got the walk done & didn't feel like cooking or eating dinner so I had a sausage sandwich I had cooked them yesterday morning for work & left them in air fryer

If any of you shop in Lidl I can highly recommend their multiseed cob from their bakery.

Couldn't warm last night after walking pjs on dressing gown in bed, eventually I got a hot water bottle & put on my Aran woolly cap