Is anyone up for a gentle weight loss thread?

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As the above title says.

I'm sure some of you recognise my username cause I used to head up some monthly threads. Anyway, to cut a long story short I'm on Tamoxifen following having breast cancer and my weight is going up. Its my own fault, I eat too much when I'm in the wrong mood, obsessed with snacks and sweet stuff blah blah blah. The only way I can normally lose weight is by just cutting down a bit, cause as soon as I tell myself I'm on a diet, I just panic about being hungry and want junk. I'm aiming to lose 8 pounds by the Summer.

My plan is to increase my steps and carry on doing my Get Fit with Rick workouts and to eat more mindfully, aiming to eat less overall but definitely less junk. Would love some company, cause this approach really helped me when I lost some weight in 2020.

How did your sanity weight go? Monday is a new week. Definitely could be fluid from the salty meal too. Xx

Thanks for asking sfraxx
Sanity weigh in nearly turned into a moment of pure insane rage! Same as last Saturday where it's fairly clear my lightest weight will be on a Friday. The week where I was down a couple of pounds Saturday was after a really good week. In the last 2 weeks, week 1 I had totm, week 2 was post totm bingey behaviour so I kinda knew the numbers were fair.
Jeez it's hard on the head. I'm just going to keep going, try get the cals down a bit. Too restrictive & I'll go mad and overeat, so it has to be minor so not much room for laxness. I had been so hopeful I'd cracked it this time, of course if I'd cracked it, I'd know I'd need a lot of patience! Anywho, here's to another week of giving it a good go.

Just having a good read back and well done to the people who are doing this and hugs to the people who are struggling, am feeling your pain!

This should be retitled A Gentle Weight Gain thread with the way I'm going. I was losing slowly and steadily into March and then boom! The hot flushes started with a vengeance (what I thought were hot flushes were NOT up until this point, these babies are brutal) I haven't had a period since then (first time I missed one, always been regular as clockwork) and I've put back on 7lb of the 12 I lost despite eating the same and increasing my exercise. Trying not to stress about it but am really frustrated. My holiday is in 7 weeks and I am sooooooo far behind where I wanted to be but on a good note I made a massive decision that I was too old to wander round in shorts and splurged a fortune on summer dresses that cover up my lumpy legs. Everything has a bright side eh 🙃

Hi to all! Hopped onto scales at the weekend then regretted hopping onto scales as I was a few pounds up. Six pounds gained. I started back on the three good (healthy) meals no snacks routine yesterday and I am going to stick to it. This will work.

@Hoglet70 the menopause board is a good place to go to for all matters menopause related if you don't know about it already. Also, I like summer dresses. They are much more flattering on me than pants and shorts which really don't suit me.

@BarrysTeaForMe I am avidly reading the Menopause board too 😊they all seem to be having the same bother as me 😂
Good luck with the fresh start!

'A Gentle Weight Gain Thread'. Yes. No!
I mean no 😅
Thanks for that @Hoglet70 😅😅

Looks like we're all fighting with the scales! Mine went down .6, after being up .6 the previous week so I guess I'm circling the drain from a weight loss perspective.
I'll just keep going, I suppose as long as I'm not gaining, it's ok. I really can't handle tough diet tactics these days, I feel like I'm doing the right stuff, it's just not yielding much results.

Hi everyone,

Been a bit AWOL.
I've been "off" my healthy eating for over 2 weeks as I've been on holiday and weighed myself this morning and back to 13st2lbs. Down from 12.2lbs loss to 7lb loss. But still half a stone lighter than when I started.
Back at it today again and hopefully stick to it very strictly for the next 5 weeks until my holiday abroad.

I've got in my head I'm going to be extremely strict with myself for these 5 weeks and I can have all the treats on my all inclusive lol. What's 5 weeks anyway🤦🏼‍♀️

Hope you are all doing well xx

I've also got five weeks to my holiday so am super focused! Really would like another half a stone off in that time

Nice to "see" you guys. Another one with around 5 weeks to holidays, haven't braved the scales in a couple of weeks, not quite burying my head - just don't want to know,
I feel like I'm maintaining, clothes aren't any tighter or looser.
As long as I don't go away bigger! Can't do strict, life's too stressful right now

Five weeks here too. Maintaining ok now but the stone I was going to lose hasn't gone away!

I think I'm probably just talking to myself but no harm getting the thoughts out there. I braved the scale after 2 weeks avoidance and I'm around a pound up. This is no surprise & quite frankly I'm delighted it's not worse. I'm really going to give it a good shot for the next 4 weeks. I'm trying to see can I hold off eating until lunch as I struggle to keep to the level of calorie deficit I think I need to lose, by skipping a meal it gives me some room. My dieting week runs Thursday to Wednesday so I'm on day 2 of decent dieting, ended yesterday on 1400 - a bit low but I'm full of enthusiasm at the minute, it won't be like that every day. I think I need to average 1600-1700.
It's the level of intentionality that's needed at all times that makes me fall, oh yeah and wine, wine makes all good intentions fly out the window so I'll be limiting that over the 4 weeks. I'd like to see a number starting with 160'something, instead of 170'something or even just closer to 160.
SW 178.2 (23rd March)
CW 176.4
GW 169.8 (12th June)

1LB could be a poo. You have cracked maintenance!!!

You weren't wrong Hoglet - down nearly a pound on yesterday! So maintained weight the last 3-4 weeks I guess. Not bad considering my bad behaviour with totm showing up twice & a lot of chocolate during that time. Maybe my body will reward me with another 6 pound to get to my goal by my hols, but it's a tad ambitious.
Just completed my third weights workout of the week, I've managed to stick to 2-3 a week, nothing mad but an improvement on nothing.

Another week's weight loss progress buggered by the weekend - still maintaining in/around the same number. It's too late to see any difference before the holidays so I'll just try to keep up the good things I'm doing (plenty of walking, weight workouts three times a week) and control the not so positive weekend behaviours (drinking like a lush and mainlining chocolate & crisps). It could have been worse, I could have gained a stone without my efforts.
There isn't a structured waistband in my holiday wardrobe so at least I'm not trying to diet into anything. That's a good thing for sure. My kids tell me I'm "slaying" or "giving" when I show them the outfits on. Couple of pairs of anti chaff shorts and I'm elected!

Enjoy your hols @Not2bObvious
It sounds like you have been putting the work in and you have a good routine. Well done you!

Well, I'm sorry to say, but I haven't been doing well. I'm going to break it off with the love of my life, Milk Chocolate. I have been kidding myself. Low contact is a fool's game. I need to cut my ties completely and not get drawn into its chocolatey charms.

I would like to lose a stone in weight. The next thing to do would be intermittent fasting which I have done before but I find it very tough as I like eating first thing in the morning. And I like dinner. And lunch.

Still nearly 3 weeks to go for the holidays, I can either cause more damage or aim to limit damage. It's painfully clear I'm incapable of undoing the damage I've done over the last year.
Grrr, and I'll come back at least 7 pounds up - there's no point pretending I won't.
Good luck with the breakup @BarrysTeaForMe - we need a freedom program for the junk food relationship!