Hi All,
Can I join even though I’m not weighing?
I have always been big, even as a child - some years ago I lost a lot of weight (85kg down to 55kg in around 10 months) but, as it goes, I put it all back on again and a bit extra. I really don’t know how much I weighed in Jan, but I was close to a size 20 so I’m guessing around 90kg! Stress, comfort eating, feeling low… I have just been stuffing my face, more so since I was on furlough for nine months during Covid which made me quite depressed and I piled on the pounds even quicker, eating bars of chocolate and other crap every day.
I started getting a lot of problems with my GERD again last year, down to constant coughs, not being able to sleep due to reflux pain and sore throats (and, alongside my allergy, constant post-nasal drip) so I decided I need to stop again. I was nearly constantly travelling for work, being away more than half the time easily for more than six months so it has been difficult to not constantly eat in restaurants and, on the few nights at home, have take-always. On top, my mother-in-law died in December and my brother-in-law in January and the answer was more take-aways!
Anyway, since mid-Jan I have started going back to better habits again and, so far, dropped from the small 20 to a small to comfortable size 16, depending on the brand. My TU Jeans I can even close in a size 14. I’m still travelling a lot so this bit is still tricky, not only food-wise but also move to-wise, though longer days are hopefully helping a bit. Lastly, with all my tv selling I caught Covid and am recovering (week 2 but still feeling rough) so have not been watching calories during this time.
im eating around 1300 - 1400 calories a day - nothing is forbidden - and try to walk at weekends and as I can during the week (if not travelling I WFH). If I walk 13 miles on Saturdays then I eat a bit more than that. Last time I lost weight I had slightly fewer (about 1200) but I don’t want to go that low again.
My Target is a size 10/12 again - which I’m guessing will work out around 30kg-ish of weight loss. I will drive myself crazy again though if I start weighing (even if only once a week) so will do it without scales, just noticing how many body changes. I hope I can still join this thread!