🍁 LOSE IT! 🍁 October Opt-in 2024 🍁

[TheRealHousewife]

Hello Members, both Original and New!

Following on from 🍁LOSE IT September 2024🍁

Where did September go!

Now October is upon us, it’s time to start the 12 Week Countdown to Christmas 🎄🎄🎄

If you’re a returner or a new starter feel free to jump right in to reset & refresh to become a healthier version of yourself. These threads are for those who’d like to lose and those who wish to maintain whilst eating a healthy varied diet.
As no one size fits all, members need to follow their own way of eating. This thread aims to offer guidance, support and a bit of hand holding.
We generally have a WOW (weigh on Wednesday) day each week. However post and share your progress as often or as little as you prefer. Do what works for you.

The important thing is not to think of it as a diet (based on deprivation and unsustainable) but more a way of life (sustainable & enjoyable).
I calorie count based on a lower carb Mediterranean diet. I intermittent fast and eat twice a day. Im a long time healthy eater and overall I’ve lost nearly 4 stones. After having been on the wrong side of 12st I am currently idling around 9st. Aiming to reach my goal of 8st 12lb.

Are you in?😊 What food plan will you be following? What do you want to change and why?

Feel free to share your own links, tips & recipes.

Thank you for your kind words @PatienceOfEngels - I have snapped out of my pity party now. Can only wallow for so long!

@OneDayIWillLearn I've not managed to solve the hungry week yet. The only thing I do is not have massive amounts of junk in the house - the worst damage I can usually do is baby bels, a Pepperami or extra toast. Not quite as bad as chomping my way through a share bag of coop crisps calorie-wise...

Lovely dinner tonight. Salmon with jasmine rice, quick pickle cucumber, sushi sauce and mixed sesame seeds. Off to meet a friend tomorrow and maybe do a bit of Christmas window shopping!

@OneDayIWillLearn I’m having a hungry month unfortunately. August me is spinning in her goal weight grave.

@ChickenChipsandBeans 1lb a week is a fantastic, sustainable rate. Well done 👏🏻

Hey everyone,

My 8 week countdown to Xmas holiday starts tomorrow morning. I am excited.

I have around 7- 8kgs to lose in this time so I'll need to be focused.

I'm taking the approach of just eating a bit less and walking more. I'm postpartum so exercise will be built up very gradually, I'm also breastfeeding so my cal expenditure is higher than usual- going to try to use this to my advantage.

No diets just eating healthy most of the time and intuitively eating less.

Good Morning!

Wow half way through October already! 10 Weeks to Christmas! 🎄

It’s been a very busy household; Today is the first morning that’s been my own for over a week (How on earth do working mums do it! Super hero’s) That said for those that read about the tradesperson that rinsed us previously, last week was the opposite. 2 Different tradespeople (who were not aware of previous situation) knocked money off when it was time to pay. Never had that before but it made a nice change to not feel exploited.

Food wise it’s been a light week so I’m expecting a small loss come Wednesday (Not having a kitchen helps 😅)

@littlepurplerose Welcome to the thread! How exciting! That goal could be possible. Whatever you reach you’ll look fabulous!

@Fellsbells Are you overtired, stressed or could it be hormonal? Not all is lost, have a little reset and start over.

@ChickenChipsandBeans WOW 30km is awesome. 🙌👏👏👏

@OneDayIWillLearn To curb the munchies it’s said having more protein, fibre and healthy fats. In addition to trying to eliminate foods with added sugars, UPFs, alcohol etc. It isn’t easy until you’ve cleared your system of such foods. Having too much sugar disrupts blood sugars/insulin levels and causes food cravings. In short try to keep your blood sugars balanced. The other side of it quality sleep, controlled stress and hormone balance which aren’t always in our control. You can do it 👍

@PatienceOfEngels Heres hoping you can get back into your routine! Being out of town is a nightmare food wise!

@Iamnotaloggrip Slow but steady is good! 1lb a week = 52lbs over the year 😬. I love a lentil soup!

@Coatsoff42 Welcome to the thread! Adrienne Yoga Sessions are fabulous, done a few myself.

Welcome back @ChickenChipsandBeans . You can do it! Planning your meals and outlining your goals are your friend. Set your intentions each night for the following day helps. Good luck 🤞

Apologies if I’ve missed anyone I’ve got a boisterous puppy jumping on me wanting to play and don’t want to lose my post 🫢

Menu
Meal 1 - Mackerel on toast.

Meal 2 - Stewed beef, cabbage, carrots, garden peas & broccoli.
Tea, black coffee and water.

Re-posting as some might find useful ❤️

Can't believe it's half way through October already!

Had a lovely day out yesterday and a load of sushi for lunch which was very tasty. The shops weren't quite as Christmassy as I thought they would be, but actually I think that's a good thing, probably a bit early still!

Booked in for two aqua fit sessions this week, having enjoyed them last week. Nutracheck is filled in until Wednesday - just have to follow it now...

Great idea filling to fill in your Nutracheck! I do that too. One tip is if you do go off piste enter the contraband straight away so you have a visual of the over indulgence …. That way you can minimise slips 👍. You can do this ❤️

Weighed in yesterday and lost another 3 lbs, taking it to 2st 2lb loss. Thrilled!

I go a bit loose on weekends but then be really strict mon-fri and it's working for me.

I don't have junk in the house anymore. I just can't. I have no self control so now I just have things like snack a jacks and babybels!

That is a great loss @RainbowWife, congratulations 🙌 Great snack swaps!

Thanks @TheRealHousewife glad everything is back on track with your building work.

New week and I’m back on track. Four mile walk first thing and a good breakfast.
I’ve got a huge amount of jobs to get through this week, but I am feeling good and optimistic about it all. The sun helps!

That’s the spirit! And thank you @Fellsbells It’s more of renovation rather than building (don’t want to mislead) The team on the job now are fabulous! Very hard working and conscientious 👍. Excellent walk and I agree a bit of sunshine goes a long way! I’m off to play in the garden 😬

My scales are broken so instead, for accountability here's what I ate today:

Breakfast: 1 slice rye bread with avocado and smoked salmon

Snack: large handful raw mixed nuts

Lunch: salad of spinach, tomatoes, cucumber, avocado, chicken & olive oil

Snack: 2 medjooil dates with peanut butter

Dinner: natural yoghurt with grapes, strawberries, bran flakes & peanut butter

Snack: 3 squares dark chocolate

I am EBF so still need calories fairly high. Hopefully I'm still in a deficit. Will try to buy some new scales this week.

That’s a very tasty and nutritious menu @littlepurplerose 😋

WOW...after the disaster of last week, this week everything is starting to reset itself. -1.4kg. 🎉Still another 0.8kg to go to get back to where I was 2 weeks ago (and off on holiday for a few days away next week!) but it's a start.

Yesterday:
-boiled egg and rye toast, coffee
-fruit and veg plate
-baked potato with butter and cheese
-chilli and rice

Light on snacks because I was out in the evening so not tempted by sofa snacking, and at work someone decided my greek yoghurt with green powder (wheatgrass etc stuff) was mouldy and threw it in the bin before I got back to the fridge at lunchtime!!!!!! I was so angry (especially as no one owned up). the cleaner had just been round and emptied the bin so my container was also gone. Our lovely caretaker tracked down the bin bag and found it for me (I didn't eat it but wanted to save my tupperware!) but I'll admit to putting a passive aggressive note on the fridge asking people not to throw away stuff that's not theirs (if they'd looked properly they would have seen it wasn't mould).

So, one less snack yesterday 😂

Today we have a big birthday in the house so there will be a few treats within reason.
-boiled egg and rye toast, coffee with milk
-smoked salmon and cream cheese salmon sandwich (buying some fancy fresh bread - rye or sourdough)
-afternoon treat of some crisps or popcorn
-burgers with oven chips and all the trimmings (as requested by birthday boy)
-birthday cake - have ordered a half of a strawberry cream cake with a shortbread base.

Will do yoga today outside since it's dry.

Doing a WOT today so I can see what the damage is on the scales. Thoughts and prayers to my self esteem.

It was as bad as expected. On the positive my boobs and bum are benefiting from some extra fat. (I wouldn’t say the same for my stomach or chins.)

I've only just realised it's Tuesday and not Wednesday😂😂

🤣🤣🤣

12 stone 5 and 1/8 this morning, down a pound and a quarter from last week. Pleased with this as I’ve recently changed from WW to Nutracheck and felt I’d eaten too much for a loss (still finding my way!).

Ooof 86kg today! I’ve got heavier ha ha! I was eating whole foods and cooking from scratch, doing yoga and hula hooping most days, but my weight has gone up!

On the plus side, my family think I have lost weight, my skin looks great, my waistline in smaller, I’ve had great sleep at night, and focus during the day, no mood swings, but no weight loss!!!

Ah well, I think I will take my daughter swimming before school once a week, and I think I’ll have to start running but I HATE running. Maybe I can get a good playlist, does anyone have any great motivating tracks?

Im so impressed by you guys losing weight, it’s a mystery how to lose weight without biting everyone’s heads off around me or having a stomach bug!!

I'm not reweighing today as yesterday was lower!

Feeling physically good from yoga and walking/being outside.
I have to stop snacking though - that is the only thing that will help me get weight off. Trying to resist birthday treats (yesterday cake, bowl of crisps, nuts and cheese, glass of Coke) and not overeat when I go away next week.

@Coatsoff42 honestly if you hate running I wouldn't do it. No point doing something you don't enjoy as it makes it harder to be motivated to do it.

Yeah I did a 10k pre covid and I hated every minute of it!! It was pure will power and self loathing!

Im going to look for non jumping HITs, my house is so old the floorboards couldn’t handle a lot of jumping. I need something free and flexible to work around the kids… off to look on YouTube.

@Coatsoff42 sounds like a healthy week anyway!

for me I have to be doing some kind of tracking or counting (previously WW, now calorie counting) in order to lose - I’ve tried more free-form approaches like intermittent fasting, no UPF and intuitive eating and they all have benefits but sadly I don’t seem to be able to lose weight! But I try to incorporate elements within tracking. I also loosely follow a book called The Last Diet which is very focused on the bigger picture and understanding your own relationship with food and that has made a big difference to my staying power.

If I think about people on these threads who seem to have success the common themes are roughly

• showing up regularly, whether it’s going well or not so well
• having moderate goals with slow/ steady weight loss
• not being perfect but getting ‘back on the horse’ after gains or weekends away etc

I guess it all comes down to being prepared to do some trial and error to find out what actually suits you and not expecting everything to fall into place at once, and being kind to yourself through the whole thing. I totally agree with @Skyglimmer too, no one benefits from or sticks to doing things they don’t enjoy!!

Well done everyone.

I am 6lbs up from GW. The last month has been a mess. My resting heart rate is up. My sleep score has been poor for a month, and obviously my weight is up. Wondering if this is because I’m eating worse or I’m eating worse because I feel tired and awful.