Marching March

[Octopus45]

Morning ladies, here is the new thread for March.

Apologies for being awol so much in February, ;problems with my WiFi, but should be fully sorted in a couple of weeks. I'm so glad we are nearly at the end of a long Winter.

Weighed in at 9st0.75 this morning. I'm aiming to lose a pound or two this month. I'm having problems with my joints hurting at the moment. Had a GP phone appointment yesterday and she just gave me some exercises to do. Its making me feel pretty crap and like an old woman tbh, I'm already on HRT but have been told that it isn't linked. Have started taking Vitamin D, Magnesium and Multi Vits with Cod Liver oil. Hoping to see a difference this month. Its crept up on me for a while but has been particularly uncomfortable the last week or two. Wondering if it will help if I lose a bit more weight. Might seem as if a pound or two wont make much difference, but when you weigh out a pound of butter for baking, it certainly looks a lot.

Thank you for the new thread @Octopus45. Hope the exercises help and the pain starts to ease for you.
I weighed this morning and I’m 11st2lb so I stayed the same in feb which is disappointing (although I expect I went up then came back down!). I’m going to give an extra push this month as I’d love to lose half a stone by Easter. I’m exercising 3/4 times a week and am enjoying it so going to add in calorie counting for the next few weeks and see if that helps give me a boost. I’ve stuck with no chocolate or fizzy drinks too which I have given up for Lent

Hi everyone. Thanks for the new thread @Octopus45

In February I lost about 1.3kg. Nowhere near as much as in January but I've had a pretty hard month with LO being ill. And a loss is still good.

Octopus pain sounds difficult - I hope the exercises help.

@LBB2020 good luck with this extra push! It's good you've been able to keep consistent with exercise.

Hello! I probably shouldn’t even be on these threads as I last weighed in august, but I am still exercising like a maniac and using a tape measure/clothes to keep on track. My body feels strong if not necessarily “thin”, and my clothes feel good. (Definitely not thin, but a comfortable 10/12!) I’m also following a lot of body positive content on Instagram and TikTok which I am finding really helpful.

Feeling strong sounds great. I feel like an old lady lately but waiting on a cardiology appointment because of weird stuff with my heart rate and other symptoms so even if I could find the energy (I can't, I'm like a slug lately) I don't think it would be the time to push exercise.

I really do need to move more in general though. I've gotten used to being ill and spending a lot of time lying down and being very economical in my moving eg. pick up everything that needs to go downstairs when going down in the morning, put kettle on, take dog out for a wee, wake ds up on my way back to my bed. Like I plan how many jobs I can do in one little round trip itms. I've been getting palpitations and breathlessness and dizziness and a pounding head when upright and moving about which naturally makes you want to lie down more but being overweight won't be helping any of this and I don't think it's helping my stress about being off work and how they are dealing with it so... need to find a balance somehow. Suggestions welcome.

I didn't stick at my big loss weight I reached last month but have been hovering around at about 2lbs above it. Full of excuses but being ill and stressed and mood quite low I'm finding it really tough to tackle weight. I need to lose at least another 2.5 stone which is a huge amount and I find it really disheartening that I lost it once already and then some and put loads back on again really quickly once my physical and mental health went downhill.

Gosh. Long whinge sorry. Maybe I need a different goal to the scales. 10,000 steps sounds like a marathon currently so something smaller would be ideal. Maybe even just doing a short yoga or floor exercise work out each day would be a start - just to start moving and reattaching to my body rather than seeing it as this thing that's gone wrong and being all in my head worrying about things would be a good goal actually. I may need some help!

Sorry for long self indulgent moan. Seems to be my forte at the minute

So for today I'm going to endeavour to do 10 counter or wall push ups every time I go to the kitchen or bathroom. It's a start.

Don’t be hard on yourself @swallowedAfly and definitely don’t push yourself too much while you’re not completely well. If 10,000 is too much why not aim for 6,000 just to be moving? A lady local to me offers seated yoga classes maybe something like that would work for you? (I’m sure there would be some videos on YouTube!).
I’ve had a bug this week but have stuck to my new gym routine of 3 classes so as not to get out of the habit. Going out for dinner with friends tonight so I’m going to try to be a little sensible but want to enjoy myself! Going to start the calorie counting again on Monday (it went out of the window with being ill this week). Hope you all have a good weekend

@swallowedAfly that sounds so hard! And honestly I think it's ok for weightloss and exercise to take a back seat for a little while. I had long covid a while back and some of your symptoms sound very similar to what I had and it was horrible.

I weighed in at 76.3kg this morning - am delighted! I think that's a 1.4kg loss in a little over a week. Not far to my next goal, which is 75.6kg I think (don't have my journal here) so fingers crossed I'll get there soon.

Even 6000 sounds out of my league right now tbh LB. I will try and find something gentle to do and make a start.

I have wondered about long covid Beth. I've never had a confirmed case of it but there's realistically not been any real testing or isolation for a long time and up until going off ill I worked in school throughout so it seems unlikely I'd never have had it and I've had times of thinking I had it but negative lfts. Who knows - will see what cardiology find. Well done on loss.

@swallowedAfly the symptoms sounds very similar. I am fully recovered now though. If you're interested there's a supportive Facebook group - Yoga and Meditation for Gentle Covid Recovery with Suzy Bolt, which I found really supportive. She also has special long covid yoga classes and various other videos on YouTube. I dont think they'd mind that you havent had a positive test either. Hopefully your cardiologist will be able to help.

@swallowedAfly you poor thing, that all sounds so tough. I do “walking workouts” with a YT guy called Get Fit With Rick on days I am not leaving the house - maybe have a look at his channel? I tend to do a few of the fairly fast/intense ones in a row (2,000 steps in 12 minutes type of thing) but there are loads of gentler and shorter options to pick from, plus good dance-y ones to things like Wham, 90s boy bands, 80s rock etc. He can be a bit annoying so if I am doing a standard workout I mute him and pop my AirPods in - he has previews of the next move in the corner so it’s easy to follow.

Yoga-wise I cycle through cat, cow, downward dog, plank, shoulder stands and finish in child’s pose. Literally a 10 minute stretch and my actual cat often joins in which is very cute!

Lovely to see you @swallowedAfly . Sorry to hear that you have been feeling so rough it sounds really difficult. I really hope that you get some answers soon. As others have said, maybe things like yoga might help. Be gentle with yourself

Walking workout do sound more my current level Judy thank you! Will take a look.

I'm lacking floor space for yoga at the minute, will sort some space out.

Thank you Octopus and Beth too.

75.7kg this morning! It was a bit of a surprise, as yesterday I was 77kg. I think every time I go for a run, it maybe causes me to hold onto a bit more water the next day!

I've now met my next mini goal, which was 75.8kg, and halfway to my main goal. I'm not going to cross it off yet, as I might hover for a little bit. But still pleasing. I'm disappointed I can't actually see a difference in my shape though.

Just another quick update. I often plan for a little snack if I'm hungry after lunch. Today I was hungry but thought I'd wait till after my run. But have now been for my run and am no longer hungry! Maybe all those snacks were never needed. I'll try to remember this in future.

Also I've measured my waist. Halfway to my target seems a sensible time to do it (of course at the beginning would have been even more sensible). It was 88cm. So hopefully once I've reached my goal it'll be lower. My tummy is where my excess weight goes.

Well done @ScottishBeth!
I’m still 11st2lb today which I’m quite disappointed with, I’ve tried so hard this week and I thought I’d at least lose 1lb but no! Never mind just have to keep going and focus on getting stronger and fitter and hopefully weight loss will follow

Hi all, sorry I was MIA but I have been doing wonderful things, namely owning up to my overeating/sugar addiction and getting help! I discovered after months of comfort eating -again- that I had jumped up to my early 2020 weight without realising...big shock. A whole stone heavier. So I am now on the other side on my way to 60 days with no flour or sugar and working on the mental and emotional side and feeling great. My programme is almost AA like and unfortunately for me, that was needed! So I'm really coming on to say goodbye as it's not the weight loss or gain that was really my problem, just a hard side effect, and I'm doing the right thing now! Hope you're all well!

Glad you are feeling positive Mikado.

I'm seemingly losing weight at the minute, much bouncing around on the scales but overall the trajectory is downwards.

How's everyone else doing? Quiet month on here.

Seems v quiet! Thanks iswallowedafly, last time I was on here you were going through a tough time. Well done on losing.

Morning ladies, glad you’re in a good place @mikado1 and well done on the loss @swallowedAfly.
I’m 1lb down this week, better than nothing! Still sticking with exercise 3 times a week (and am loving it!), I’ve had no chocolate still and to be honest I’m not actually that bothered (I’ve given it up for lent), also managed no snacking after our evening meal. Just really need to get more water in me and perhaps add in one more lot of exercise. I’m feeling positive which I haven’t done for a while so that’s really nice!

Lovely to hear from you @mikado1 . I think its great that you have got to the route of things. It sounds as if you are in a good place now.

@swallowedAfly glad you are loosing now. Hope you are feeling better and getting to the bottom of your health problems.

Sorry I've been very quiet again this month, two pound up this morning, cause had chips last night, Overall I'm still bobbing around the same weight. I'm finding the knee exercise useful for he aches and pains I was getting and I've also started taking VitD, Magnesium and MultiVits with Cod Liver Oil. I think overall my energy levels are a bit better and my knees and legs haven't hurt as much. I'm still not finding it very easy to eat healthily, partly cause of a mental block and partly cause it doesn't always agree with my insides, for want of a better phrase. I need to work on the whole treat/comfort element of food and start to not be so reliant on treats and I'm also aiming to start some home workouts to tone me up. Thankfully longer days are coming, think its been a long Winter for us all.

It really has! I feel like it's been winter forever!

I'm back to where I was after my low carb whoosh in February now so just need to build on that this time rather than put half of it back on again. The further I get into peri the harder it seems to be.

I confess I've bought some ozempic and took my first dose last night. I need some help and I've been trying for a couple of years now and losing weight through real effort and control and then seeming to be able to pile weight back on for virtually no reason. I will use the 'help' to start trying to build healthier habits and get me through this patch of not being able to get out and do much because of being ill.

Ah I'm so glad I've jumped back in to 'see' you all. Sounds like there's been lots going on. Octopus, I take those 3 supplements too and find them great. I hope you've been OK since your dad, don't underestimate the effect of that loss in these following months. My Mum's death was what had me where I was at start of 2020, and I was horrified after Christmas to find myself back there. Swallowedafly, glad you had one of your whooshes! It will be interesting to see what you think of ozempic. My reliance on sugar as an emotional crutch means sugar and flour are out for me now but I haven't felt so good in years, emotionally more than anything and it was amazing how the weight just plummeted. If it's OK I'll still pop in to say hello here now and again. Have a wonderful Saturday all, it's football, then rugby and then a meal out here!

Thanks @mikado1 , I'm doing ok, good days and bad days. We're having a very small ceremony to bury his ashes on 3rd April. Glad to hear that you are feeling so much better emotionally.

Hello! I'm still not weighing myself so not sure I should even be posting. Hope everyone is okay and glad to see some old (ha, you know what I mean) faces popping up again.

I'm continuing with my exercise regime, and my clothes look good, so calling that a win. I got some new Levi's a few weeks ago in a size "11" and the sales assistant tried to persuade me down because she thought they looked too big, but I wanted a baggier leg so stuck with them.

@swallowedAfly is Ozempic the drug you inject? I'm really squeamish about needles but interested to hear how you get on.