10st plus to lose - part 2

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A really unimaginative title but the old thread is almost full and we don't want to lose people who have joined us already.

Anyone else with a large amount to lose is more than welcome to join us, we're a friendly bunch and whatever way you're trying, that doesn't matter to us. It's about the results and more importantly the support.

So yesterday went completely to pot. I forgot to eat until the evening (I was busy sewing and schooling the kids), then I just ate rubbish.
But today is a new day, I'm trying not to kick myself too hard. Things have been pretty rough emotionally lately so I know I'm bound to have some blips.
I've had my protein yoghurt and a banana this morning.

10lb down is awesome @Dirtylittlewolf!
I know it feels really slow but you are doing great.

@TheQuest1 your meals sound great, really well balanced. I love raw veggies too 😋 arthritis in my hands makes chopping and peeling hard though.

Thank you all for the warm welcome!

Diet starts today. Hubby and I weighed ourselves this morning. I was 299 pounds (21 stone 5). We’re not going to weigh ourselves until 31st March and do it as if it’s a 1 month challenge to keep us going.

Went for a long walk with DS in the pram. Pushed the pram up a steep hill which wasn’t fun 😂

I don't deserve it, but I haven't gained after yesterday's sweet treats. Still 18.13, and steering clear of triggers. Never want to see 19 on a scale again.

I have arthritis all over my body too inc my hands so just use ready made salad mixes sometimes and throw it all in a bowl with minimal effort .Of course that is more expensive though .
another 0.5-1 kg gone and now about -7,5-8 kg lost and at a weight I haven’t been at since well before the pandemic when I was doing the last round of ivf 4 y ago ! I swear my face looks smaller already and I feel different from my middle , less swelling in my hands at least too but that does come and go in general . I’ve cut out salty carb snacks as well as sugar ,even the little bags of pretzels etc and think the less salt will help my blood pressure ( and the swelling ) which hasn’t been a problem until recently . I’m trying to appreciate this momentous occasion but the huge amount and long road ahead of me feels like an impossible task so I can’t celebrate so much as I feel quite depressed . I have a sense of urgency this time though because I really don’t want to go on a bunch of new meds ( and will need to see a bunch of doctors this years so want progress before that and hopefully better test results ) and there’s lot I want to be able to do again although my other health problems like arthritis and migraines etc will stop me doing some of them probably even if I even loose the weight . Today I Didn’t eat until recently except for some yogurt with my meds then had a big salad and blueberries which tasted super sweet after cutting out added sugar ( and I don’t use sweeteners ) . Now having my 1 coffee of the day an enormous milky one that will fill rest of me up . Trying to not obsess about calories but keep a rough idea and I think I’ve had around 600 cal today . Dinner will be probably a reduced calorie Cook macaroni and cheese with cauliflower and ham and a piece of fruit . Then some milky tea and protein like cottage cheese and Turkey or plain Greek yogurt with berries in the evening if I get hungry again . Last night tried some chicken bone broth which was actually pretty satisfying and only had 36 cals in a big bowl ! I’m seeing my family around Easter hopefully and in my dreams I’d be -2 st then at least so that’s another 10 lb 4,5 kg or so . I have 4 w and I’ve now lost a lot in just 2,5 w so it should be doable but I know it’ll get harder .

@FatLadyTriesAgain

That's great news. Well done.

I was glad to drop from 20st 1lb to 19st something where I still am but going in the right direction !

Yesterday mid morning we travelled from our regional train station to London. At home before we left, I had smoked salmon for breakfast and one slice of wholegrain toast with cream cheese and low sugar marmalade.

I had a modest chicken salad when we got to London. I was able to track the calories of this and my breakfast on My Fitness Pal.

When we got to our hotel I had a mixed grill for dinner (I'm so glad restaurants are now required to state the calories of their meals on the menu) with extra sides of greens and salad instead of potato or bread.

A couple of cheeky gin and tonics before eating - I'm not that good !

I noticed on my watch that I'd burned 98 calories.

So that put a 'safety net' on my daily calories.

So, I'm feeling pretty pleased with myself. In circumstances like this I used to see it as a 'green light' to start bingeing because I had a 'let off the leash' mentality.

We will be eating out on our city break for the next few days so it'll be uncertain calories. I'll probably take a photo of the menu so I've got a record of the calories in the food I selected so I can record it on MFP.

I took a photo of the overhead sign board yesterday that stated the menu and calories of the food I selected.

It gets me/you kinda obsessed, doesn't it ?

I promised myself I wouldn’t be as obsessed about calories as usual because it makes me all neurotic and feeling guilty and thinking about nothing else but of course I am now roughly counting to have some sense of control over it . I am trying to change habits for good and make this a way of life and a more of an automatic thing not something I think about all day long rather than a temporary project I have to get through . I get very impatient with results and the numbers on the scale rule my life but it’s the only way I’ve ever lost weight . Definitely -8 kg in total now though and determined to shake off the last two soon and get to the new tens . Then I never want to see this no again !!! Haven’t been here for about 3-4 y so trying to celebrate that . My sugar is oddly higher this morning though and I didn’t eat anything very late but I am still sick and I know that affects it so will just continue to keep an eye on it . I’ll now go back to sleep since kids have left for school and have nothing except my yogurt with meds until afternoon late lunch which will either be 2 pieces of whole grain / sourdough toasts with home made mackerel pate or a Caesar salad . I’m dreaming of it now but I know I’ve got to not eat much in the mornings during the 5 weekdays to reduce my daily calories and it seems to work well for me since I’ve lost weight so quickly . In the weekend DH makes us eggs etc and I eat more then . We will see going forward .
I am already worried about gaining back when we’ll go visit my family because of my mums cooking . Then i won’t have a much of an idea about calories either but i guess I’ll try to loose as much as possible in the remaining 4 w prior and then just eat much smaller amounts there and no dessert in general etc . I don’t want to slide back when my road is so long and this is such a battle !!!
this morning I’m not feeling positive at all just bloody hungry !!!! I guess I’ve got to remember that I am loosing successfully so far while not having very low daily calories and I’m eating real food not packaged diet meals or shakes etc which isn’t for me in the long run !

Fuck. I weigh 23 stone. I have struggled with my weight for most of my adult life and im now 31. I have two small children and im terrified of dying and leaving them. A friend of my husband lost his wife to a heart attack a few weeks ago and its really put the fear into me. Ive decided to start calorie counting from today and have already done a workout on the Switch with RingFit. Just checking in :)

@BitchImTheSecretIngredient take that (admittedly scary) motivation and use it!

I lost 2lb this week, probably would have been more, but been stressful with a really important school competition for my daughter, had to take her to school at 7.15am and picked her up at midnight, then when I finally got to bed, my younger one needed the bathroom, so running on 4 hours sleep I overate on wednesday as I was so hungry, tired and grumpy.

Hoping to keep on plan at the weekend, but my inlaws are coming one day and that doesn't involve the healthiest foods. Planning on making a Hummingbird cake.

Welcome @BitchImTheSecretIngredient ! You’ve got a good start there , you can do it . You are much younger than me ( im 47) and if you can make the change now for good it’ll be great for your future while you are still young .
I struggle every day with the hunger pangs and the tiredness although I’ve not quite halved my estimated daily calories so I’m not doing super low but around 1200-1500 a day . I can’t go lower atm and at this weight it’s still a good deficit it and seems to work . I’m not actually struggling with cravings as much as actual physical hunger . I am determined now though and I know I need it to be a drastic change and a big amount to start with to actually get anywhere so I’ve cut out all but a 1-2 protein / veg afternoon/ evening snacks or bone broth type of things and all added sugar . My only pudding generally has been berries with plain Greek yogurt and now I’m so used to it that even fruit tastes too sweet at times . I’ve lost a bit more I think I’m about -9 kg in less than 3 w now but that was kick started by being sick and I had very little food for a week which made it much easier to change my eating habits . I’m trying to make the hungry feeling something I’m used to because I know my body is then burning things up since I still keep on eating food regularly not just starving myself. The swelling in my hands has gone down completely and my face looks more narrow and I definitely feel smaller around the middle already . Generally I have been eating what the others for dinner just smaller amounts and sometimes leaving the carbs like last night just had the fish and runner beans since I didn’t really want more than one tiny new potato . Tonight will be a king prawn risotto though and I’m not worried about that . Lunch was a chicken veg soup with grains and toasted multigrain bread with a bit of butter and cheddar and a little orange followed by a big milky coffee . On other few dinner times I have had pasta dishes , half a margarita pizza with veg on the side etc . I do believe in balance and not cutting all carbs out, I can’t live like that long term . I’ve just cut out all carb snacks , sugar , excess salt and reduced calories by not quite half . Without any extra exercise because of my arthritis ( I do clean the house daily but that’s it atm ) it has been working but I know that things will change the more I loose . I’m nearly at a new tens so can’t wait to get there ! Hoping for a few more off before seeing my family around Easter …

Oh and I don’t drink so that saves on calories too !

Welcome @BitchImTheSecretIngredient - it's stuff like that that scares me a lot too. DH is overweight (not as much as me though) and also smokes and I'm petrified we'll both go well before our time if we don't sort this out. DC are older now but I would much prefer to be around for a good while yet for them. I actually keep forgetting I have RingFit. I really should get it out when I can. My knees are dodgy at the moment so I just have to watch which exercises I pick on it.

Well done to everyone losing!

I have a horrible feeling I'll have a gain this week, my health hasn't been the best and when I'm like that I actually forget to eat, DH has been forcing me to have meals as if I don't then I snack on crap instead or just rely on takeaways. I also can't keep away from chocolate right now. My period is due soon and if I'm craving chocolate like this it usually means it's going to be an utter bitch this month, thankfully it's been a few months since I was this bad but it's the only time I go crazy for chocolate.

Down another pound this morning, to 18.12. Probably due to a very busy and stressy couple of days. Food has been a bit haphazard today. Need to get back on track this weekend, and not use the the lost pound as an excuse to eat off-plan.

Well, I had not a great week again and I’m up 900g. Oh well, just need to control my will power.

I’ve only ever a had a slightly elevated cholesterol as a problem until recently then suddenly my blood pressure was higher last few times I measured and my sugar which had never been a problem was elevated a year ago . Turns out my uric acid was higher than normal a few years ago as well when i had other problems but nothing came out of that until I read it could have been the cause of my now wide spread pain for the past 10 y + since it causes gout ( type of osteoarthritis) . I might have to go on a medicine for that unless weight loss helps but hopefully the other three issues ; blood pressure , cholesterol and sugar will get back to normal as I loose the weight . I have a few unrelated health issues that will still remain I’m sure but I have a real sense of urgency now to rectify these issues plus I want to feel better about how I look and to be able to more things I used to . I have a list in my head and that motivates me . I have struggled today as everyday but am about to have my risotto dinner then just tea .
Somehow miraculously I am now -9 kg in less than 3 w but that’s probably because I’ve been properly sick for a week of it .
SW 22 st(140 kg)
CW 20,6 st (131 kg)
GW 10-12 st (63-77 kg)

I made the stupid mistake of going shopping for some clothes today. Epic fail. Bright lights in the changing room (which was small) meant no escape from looking at my huge body. Onwards and downwards.

@FatLadyTriesAgain

Well done you. Another pound gone.

Yep, I know what it feels like to think you/I can eat as much as we like because we've lost weight.

What is it with the pressure when one has lost weight ? Fear of success ?

Weighed myself today. Well, there was a set of bathroom scales in the, um, bathroom. I haven't put on any weight despite being on holiday !

I have eaten more than usual during the main meals today but no snacks even protein ones so hopefully that balanced it out . I
actually ate a proper breakfast since it’s the weekend ; a smoked salmon with cream cheese and capers bagel I really enjoyed . I can’t even remember when I’ve last had one . lunch was a 3 egg omelette with ham , a bit of cheese and bell pepper with salad on the side and a bit of mango , dinner was chicken parmigiana with fusilli pasta followed by a handfull of blueberries ,now having some Greek yogurt with raspberries and a mug of milky tea . I actually nearly finished all three meals which I try not to do . I need to tell DH to give me half the pasta he did from now on . I didn’t really need it but ended up nearly eating it all .Should still have a good deficit and no carby salty snacks or added sugar or any dessert other Greek yogurt which I’m doing fine with . I don’t miss them at all interestingly after 3 w of only having something 2 times . I just get hungry for savoury things now actual physical tummy rumbling hunger and even then I normally resist all morning until late lunch . I know for me this is what I have to do atleast for now . I have to except that weekends will be about maintaining not loosing . I don’t want to be miserable ,and to be eating the same food at family meals on weekends .I can do that some of the time on weekdays easier . Bit worried about the scales tomorrow morning but I’ve still been very hungry several times today and not eaten so hopefully that means I’ll be ok . My stomach is definitely better with all this healthy food and I think I actually slept through last night which I never do although morning sugar has been still higher but just about ok levels than when I’m not sick . Hopefully it’ll get lower for good as I get lighter and keep on avoiding added sugar . It’s hard to keep the fate when I have such a monumental task ahead of me and it’ll take me so long if I can even do it . I find motivation from the other posters that have already lost a lot so I’m trying to believe that can be me too . There’s no reason why not , it’s up to me I know !
Wishing you all strength this weekend !

Weekends are always tricky for me. Had a small treat yesterday. Was a couch potato for most of today. Found something to stream, then a podcast to listen to while doing laundry and tidying.

I don't expect to lose until later this week. It was a nice relaxing weekend in the end.

I’m scared of sliding back a bit after this weekend . I didn’t eat one naughty snack or a dessert but more breakfast than usual and more at lunch and dinner . I was still plenty hungry too but I’ll expect to have to makeup for it Mon/ Tue . Desperate for progress this week though ! I have to there’s so much left to do . Had a delicious chicken and goat cheese salad for lunch and half a pizza with veg on the side for dinner when we had a power cut so couldn’t cook . 2 coffees too normally just one . This is soooo hard !!!

Morning all.
So I weighed myself friday and I had put all the weight I lost back on, so I had a F it weekend 🙈.
I've had insomnia lately, which isn't helping. Not getting to sleep until 3/4am and then awake again at 7.
I'm looking into slimpod, as I tried noom before and found that really helped me make better choices, but it was too expensive to continue with.

Well done sticking with it @TheQuest1 !

Glad you had a relaxing weekend @FatLadyTriesAgain 😊

That's great you haven't put on any weight @ToffeeNotCoffee whilst being on holiday! Hope you've had a lovely time.

@TheQuest1 using terms like "naughty" isn't a constructive way to look at things.
You demonise something you really want, it's a super unhealthy mindset you are cultivating. You need to work out how to incorporate these as part of a balanced diet if you don't want to exclude them forever.

TheFitnessChef on Instagram is great, he has these great visuals of food comparisons such as 2 chocolate rice cakes (seen as "good") actually have more calories than a KitKat (seen as "bad") or that a fruit smoothie has more sugar and calories than a latte.
(yes that is simplifying micronutrients, but it's not all about that)

I didn't do terrible at the weekend I don't think. I had more since my inlaws were round, but I had no icecream with the fresh fruit salad I made, but I did have butter on some rolls with lunch, and we did have some leftover pizza from birthday treat for dinner as I was wiped out from the noise of having people over.

On another note, my neighbour asked had I lost weight and said I was looking healthier for it. It's not always a positive thing when people ask that, but I will take it in the spirit it was meant from the kind of person he is. So that was a nice high!

@Pandermonium lack of sleep is a nightmare, after having to stay up to collect my daughter at midnight, it took it out of me so much. I'm a terrible sleeper to begin with and it leaves you so open to bad choices when you feel you are running on fumes.

1.3lb gain this week but as I suspected the period from hell has arrived. Thankfully when it arrived the chocolate craving left, I'm in so much pain from this one that I don't want to eat anything so as long as I'm careful with what I have it should balance itself out this week.

@WeirdPookah I wasn’t serious about the naughty word !!!! And I actually don’t want any “ naughty “ snacks anyway but a bowl of cottage cheese or something when I’m really hungry . I have completely lost any craving for salty / sugary “ junk “ ( please don’t correct me about this now !) after completely cutting them out which makes things much easier on that front for me . This is why I don’t have even reduced calorie versions of them . After not eating eating any added sugar except one pancake on Pancake Tuesday and one other thing in the past 3 w anything like that would now taste awfully sweet and just yuck to me from experience. I have reduced calories and am eating less carbs and empty calories and processed food ,and more veg and fruit and lean protein . I am not demonising food but I know that I want to make changes for good so some stuff has to become an exception or be out for that to happen or I’ll just regain . If I want to eat something “ calorific “ I will and I will not feel bad about it . This is for life and I’m not cutting any food groups permanently out just making changes on the frequency and amount of it . I will have some Easter chocolate , a bit of birthday cake etc with others but the daily junk is gone . I will from now on try to remember brackets around a word but if I don’t please don’t take it seriously and “ lecture” me like I’m a child after all I know full well all the things you are correcting me about anyway .

I think for different people different approaches on weight loss work best . For me it’s easier to remove some things completely for now when I have so much to loose and at least in the beginning it has to be more drastic to kick start this properly . I have to change habits and my appetite and cravings and for me it’s easier to not be used to salty / carby , sweet processed foods then I stop craving them altogether when enough time passes . When im hungry enough a carrot sticks and a piece of Turkey with cottage cheese is heaven . It’s odd but it always happens to me . For me it’s easier to go “ cold Turkey “ on some things atm . i can’t do super low calories and I’m not going to counting every calorie obsessive like in the past but roughly have an idea of my daily totals since that’s never lead to anything good . I know I don’t need the sugar and I don’t need all the salt and” empty “ carbs I need healthier less processed food and more veg and fruit and finer but I’m not cooking everything from scratch and I want to eat some if not all the same meals as rest of the family at dinners . Not much breakfast , late light lunch , not an enormous dinner but( I can’t eat much at once anyway) , no desserts except Greek yogurt with berries type of thing , no snacks before lunch and only protein , berries or fruit / veg snacks after lunch plus cutting 1/3-1/2 of my estimated daily usage calories during the week then a bit more food in the weekend with a more of a breakfast both Sat and sun and few nice home cooked meals thrown in seems to work for now . To my relief I’ve manage to maintain over the weekend after worrying about it ; I’m still about -9 kg in 3 w and have nearly 4 w left until our trip so I’ll forge on . My goal would be about another 3-5 kg off but we’ll see . Now back to housework so I can then have my soup , toast and a lovely big coffee !
hope others weekends were ok. I definitely enjoyed my salmon bagel on Sat morning , delicious omelette by DH at sat lunch plus the chicken goat cheese salad sun lunch I hadn’t had maybe for a year . They were all worth waiting for !