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funkyfunkymonkey

funkyfunkymonkey wrote: »

Happy to report another 0.8lb gain 12,507 calories. Happy because I weighed myself on Friday too and was 1.6lb lighter. I know the gain is due to the residual weight from a slap up meal I went to on Friday night - there was no way all that weight was going to disappear overnight.

I'm not in the habit of daily weighing, although I used to be - it can be quite destructive. However, I weighed myself this morning to prove to myself the gain was due to the 'residual weight' and my weight was down 1.4lb :j .

I am planning to be as sensible as I can Sunday to Wednesday, so that on Thursday and Friday I can eat whatever I fancy - Christmas Day at home and Boxing Day round the outlaws. No doubt I will still get the comments "I thought you were on a diet" - you would laugh at that if you saw me, the diet ended a year ago and I do not need to diet.

Princess Pixiedust - Victory has probably said just about everything I would have said - I keep a journal of all my daily calories but balance things out weekly - that way you can have the odd mince pie (262 for my favourite ones - 270 for Tesco deep filled :eek: ). Evenings have always been my biggest downfall, but as I near the end of my calorie allowance I budget in a little treat and stop at that (usually ).

As you can see, I am planning to allow myself some of those 'little extras' over the Christmas break, but I will try to keep it 'reasonable' - I have to write down all the food and add it up, so that helps me to not go too silly.

FFM

Brighton_belle

Morning all
I'm seriously considering going back to sw class after xmas - the 28th if they are open. The weight is creeping back on and I don't seem to be able to find a focus. I know what I 'need' to do but it isn't enough, so I'm thinking perhaps the public weigh in will give me some backbone:D . I'll probably change my mind 5 times, but am going to email the class tutor now.
I don't want the hassle of getting to class or the expense - but it'll be cheaper than having to buy larger clothes in the next few months:eek:

funkyfunkymonkey

Good luck BB, it can be hard when you lose the focus and very difficult to find it again. Being on here helps me. Thanks everyone :T

FFM

beanielou

Think thats a good idea BB~think I too am going to go back in NY~like you I have discovered I need that foccus & have a family wedding in Feb too.

Missy™

Beanie - I can't speak for anyone else but I love being single How are you feeling today, no hangover I hope?

Oooh BB, have fun with planning the trip! Let us know what you decide about SW too, and well done for recognising that you might need a little something extra to stay on track. Far better to nip any slight upward trend in the bud after all your efforts to lose the weight! Same to you Beanie

Hi Princess P, I agree with the others about the food diary. I would add having a realistic, measurable target and mini-milestones to aim for (if you don't already). If you want to relax a bit over Christmas and enjoy some goodies, then it's a case of working them off with exercise, or balancing them out with a lesser intake on other days - or a bit of both

Well done FFM with the sneaky daily weigh, but we knew that would be the case I'm sure your Christmas strategy will work out just fine too.

beanielou

Hee Hee Missy I feel ok-ish ~ better than I deserved thats for sure but now have a stinking cold so feeling a bit sorry for myself.
Most of the time I am ok with being on my own but every now & then I have a wee wobbly.

bails

Brighton_belle wrote: »

It's a side effect that seems to ebb and flow a bit so I am hoping it ebbs off asap.

:rotfl:Thanks for the cracking line BB, made me laugh!

On a serious note, lots of good advice being shared at the mo. I agree with Missy, well done for taking steps now to find a way of helping yourself rather than waiting til you'd undone all your hard work. Remember that it doesn't mean you're failing now - drugs have a LOT to answer for - just that you're valuing yourself enough to find some support; the journey doesn't have to be done alone.
Beanie, I agree with BB - why shouldn't you want someone to share your life with? I hope you find someone special when the time's right x

I just wanted to come on here to let you know that I have reached the halfway point in my WL Apologies to those of you who have joined in recent months and probably don't know me very well - feel free to skip this post - but I wanted to share it with those of you who have been with me along the way.

I know it seems as if it's taken a long time for me to get here and I agree, it has. To me, there's a very good reason for that. As BB and I have talked about in the past, there are generally two types of people losing weight - those that have (what I call) 'food issues', and those that don't. I, as you know, fall into the first category. What I've realised and truly taken onboard in the last 2 years, is that my 'fight' is not with food and WL but with unlearning all the negative behaviours I've had around food and emotions since I was a small child. In some ways I was forced to look long and hard at these once my illness prevented me from containing them with my (at points obsessive) exercising. It's certainly not been easy to change those learned behaviours of 25 years, and I've spent a lot of time 'being with' them and not trying to change - undoubtedly the hardest part. Over time though I've had several breakthrough moments where the journey has become a little easier and I've come a step closer to a healthy relationship with food. I've had another breakthrough moment recently and accidentally lost a chunk of weight naturally, which brings me to my midway point. I can't begin to explain how I feel about this, as I have reached a point in the healing process I genuinely never thought was possible. In truth I'm still a little shocked but I know deep down that this has really happened. In that sense 2 years is a small price to pay to be released from 25 years of struggle.

Anyhoo, sorry for the wibble I just wanted to share with you where I am and look forward to celebrating with you when I get to target Thanks for being there in your own special ways to help make this journey one I don't have to take alone xxx
I hope that by being open and honest about such a personal issue, it may help someone else out there who's struggling and believes that it always has to be this way. I now know it really doesn't.

Happy Christmas everyone, I hope you have a wonderful time and can relax around the food this year :xmassign:

retiredlady

bails wrote: »

I hope that by being open and honest about such a personal issue, it may help someone else out there who's struggling and believes that it always has to be this way. I now know it really doesn't.

Happy Christmas everyone, I hope you have a wonderful time and can relax around the food this year :xmassign:

Bails, thank you so much for your inspiring posts. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas.

Love
Marion

retiredlady

Brighton_belle wrote: »

Morning all
I'm seriously considering going back to sw class after xmas - the 28th if they are open. The weight is creeping back on and I don't seem to be able to find a focus. I know what I 'need' to do but it isn't enough, so I'm thinking perhaps the public weigh in will give me some backbone:D . I'll probably change my mind 5 times, but am going to email the class tutor now.
I don't want the hassle of getting to class or the expense - but it'll be cheaper than having to buy larger clothes in the next few months:eek:

BB - One of the advantages of going back to class right after Christmas is you will be told about the new addition to the SW diet plans. Its called Extra Easy and I think you will love it! :T It will make life with a Remoska even better!
On a less positive note, I have gone totally off plan this week:mad: I don't know if it is the stress of Christmas or what but I have almost been panic eating! I get weighed this morning and I am not expecting good news:o
Have a wonderful Chistmas.

Love
Marion

katiepoppycat

so lovely to hear you've had an epiphany bails! Beanie, hope you're feeling a bit better. I think you have to have been happy on your own before you can be happy with someone else - if that makes sense? I know so many women who go from relationship to relationship, looking for something that they don't really understand because they can;t find it on their own.

wl has gone totally down the toilet - snacking for england and i know i'm going to regret it but still keep doing it! Will make a concerted effort today and tomorrow. Was given a 2.5kg tim of quality street from work which hasn';t helped - although given that i only like 4 out of hte 8 or so, it's actually not as bad . . . i keep telling myself. Go a pot of nigella's south beach black bean soup on the go, altohugh haven;t figured out when i'll eat it. I couldn't bear to waste the stock from the ham in coca cola yesterday. Had my annual party on sat night and it was ace! lots of silliness and giddiness and other things ending in ness. We have a scary amount of empty spirits bottles in the recylcing heap, may have to take them under cover of darkness . . .