Morning all
An early one from me as work got really busy yesterday and I didn't manage to get everything done that I needed to for today so up and at it early to try to catch up before things get busy again.
Your green velvet dress sounds beautiful @CatMattress and amazing inspiration to get another couple of kilos off before Christmas 😍I carry all my weight on my stomach and have found that that has improved immeasurably since I started this in January but I'm not sure it will ever be flat again unless I get down to a stupidly low weight which I don't want to do - just genetics I think as mum is the same. I therefore try and do ab work at least 2-3 times a week and have some Spanx in the drawer for wearing with fitted dresses...
Welcome to the thread @Foodie40lady that's an amazing weight loss in 2017, you must have been really committed 😯Your target of half a stone a month to get back there sounds really realistic - slow but steady wins the race in my book! I love love love your reward chart 😍I haven't seen those anywhere, do you buy them as digital downloads? Would love a link if you have one. You're so close to being in the 14s - best of luck this week to break through into the next stone bracket.
Sorry you're under the weather @Yocal eating at maintenance sounds like a plan, your body will need fuel to recover and I'm sure I read somewhere that you burn a few more calories while ill as your body fights the infection. Take care of yourself until you're feeling better 🤗
@SnuggleBuggleBoo put the Sunday overindulgence behind you and join me in really smashing it this week. We can do it together. I really need to get it together or I'm going to spiral into a binge/diet cycle again which always leaves me heavier eventually. We both got off to a good start yesterday so here's to a good Tuesday too - one day at a time 😀
That's a fabulous start @Sammy900 half a stone in just over a couple of weeks is really awesome - well done. As you said your hard work has paid off 🙂The saving on booze and takeaways is a lovely bonus too - are you going to treat yourself to something nice with some of the savings when you get to your first target? I treated myself to a new dress when I got the first stone off earlier this year.
It sounds to me like you're doing everything right but for reference I started at around 11 and half stone and have tried to eat at a 500 calorie deficit daily. I tend to eat a bit more (and drink wine) at a weekend so in reality I average around a 3500 calorie deficit every 10 days which actually suits me fine and makes it all a bit more sustainable. I try to exercise daily as this a) motivates me to eat well so as not to 'waste' the effort and b) I love my food and it means I can eat a few more calories too. I use a calorie tracker app and at my current weight it gives me a maintenance of 1762 calories so with a deficit I can only eat 1262 which is just too low for me to be enjoyable/sustainable. I therefore aim for around 300-350 exercise calories daily which takes me to an allowance of 1500-1600 daily which I find much more manageable.
A STS at 10st 3lb for me this morning, secretly slightly disappointed as I was hoping some of the weekend gain would turn out to be water and start to drop off today but hey ho - maybe tomorrow. Not going to let it derail me, I'm determined to have a good week this week 😃
Have good days all.