Shed half a stone in March challenge!

nickynoo08

Morning everyone

Forgot to say yesterday happy birthday to you dragon for the weekend. Hope you have a lovely day.
Well i forgot to weigh in this morn, had a bit of a panic. As some of you may remember in last months thread i mentioned that we're trying for another bubs. Well my cycle is shot to pieces and to cut a long story short i thought i was preg this morn only to realise i'm not. I'm not too upset tho, just more motivated to get myself fit and healthy for when i do get preg.

Today....
B - porridge
L - soup and roll and banana
T - HM lasagne with loadsa veggies
S - fruit pot and small bag of crisps
Ex - 10000+steps, 40mins on wii

icecubequeen

Morning all!

Didn't check in yesterday, bit of a busy one!

Yesterday's info:

B - Crunchy nut cornflakes
L - Hummus, 2 x pitta breads, carrot sticks, sliced pepper, celery sticks, sliced cucumber, apple, pot of fruit salad.
D - 3 x chicken salad wraps

1hr 1/2 swimming

Must be off as at work at mo.

Will post later for todays intake and exercise!

Bye for now!
Hels xxx

tara747

I weighed in this morning at 61.2kg, oh dear! 0.8kg (almost 2lbs!) heavier than on 1 March, hope this month is not going to be the same as last!! I have been exercising pretty well, but probably eating too much. I'm going out for dinner this weekend too, will have to try to make healthy choices! I am so determined to get this weight shifted...

belfastgirl, well done on going to the gym, you are well and truly back on the wagon!! :T

poshstock, those wotsits have hardly any cals, so you will be fine! If it were an entire tube of Pringles I might have to tell you off though.

hethmar, who could resist Belgian chocs? At least you didn't have all of them...

nickynoo, good luck with trying to get pg xoxo

icecubequeen, you are doing so well with your healthy eating and swimming 'n' all! Well done girl

Leothecat

Bladdy ell! Just stuffed a (big) bit of birthday cake into my face!! Feel a bit sick now.

taffy1969

Hi Tara, as Dragon said STS is stayed the same - which I didn't do!!!!!!!
I put on ½lb, but considering what I ate at the weekend, I'm happy with that.
I decided to take the girls to McD's before weigh in, and I ate NOTHING!!!! Went home and had soup with some french stick. Lovely.
I'm very focused today, have the slow cooker on at home, so just have to cook some veg when I get in. I think one of my problems is organisation! Not very good at that.
This weekend we are going shopping for easter eggs(not for me), pet supplies, a desk for DD2 and some bargins in Poundland. Swimming in the afternoon and Sunday is Lunch at my mum's. Inbetween time cleaning, washing, ironing, sorting toys!!!hate this, and playing. May just opt for the playing!lol
Anyways, well done to those who lost, hugs to those who didn't and a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DRAGON for tomorrow. Have a good one and eat lots of cake!!! mmmmmmmmm
Have a good weekend everyone.
Taffy

easypeasy1956

Can I join please? I've been watching for a while. I wondered if any of you experts could give me some advice please?

I have lost 7lb since Sunday although not by a method I would recommend I can assure you, IYSWIM:eek: I have been in bed all week and have only today felt able to get up.

My question is, is there any way I can keep this weight off when I get better because I'm sure it will just pile back on even if I just eat healthily as I know I have to. Any ideas would be appreciated
thank you

kjmtidea

Hi can I join in please just to get a feel of everything and a little practice before I join in properley next month! I am 5'4'' and weigh 13 stone 6lbs :eek:. I didn't even weigh that much when I was pregnant. Anyone else here a complete chocoholic?

tara747

Welcome to the newbies, and yes, I am a total chocoholic kjmtidea!!

easypeasy1956, poor you, I can guess the reason for your 7lb loss! Just take it easy, eat very lightly till your body gets better, soups and salads are ideal. Then just eat as healthily as you can. Do you exercise?

Only half a pound, taffy, that's nothing! I can't believe I've put on 2lbs even with doing so much exercise lately, it is just a tad depressing. I am a tiny bit tempted to give up and say 'sod it, I may as well be eating chocolate and lying around on my !!! if I'm going to put on weight anyway!'

But I know that none of you lovely ladies would do that, so I am going to force myself to carry on and hopefully I will reap the rewards. This thread is so valuable, esp when the going gets tough. It is all very well to come on here and post about doing really well and losing weight, but it is on the tougher days that we really need this wee community.

Someone kick my butt to go to the gym, I am feeling a limp as a lettuce here thinking about my extra 2lbs...

taffy1969

Tara, with all the exercise you are doing, you do know that muscle weighs more than fat, don't you. Have you measured yourself? You may have put on a couple of lbs but how many cms/inches have you lost of your waist, legs, hips etc?
Go on, have a measure.
I do agree with you that the thread is very important for you when you are having bad days or feeling down, everyone on here cheers you up and puts you back on the right track (I know I'm a newbie to this thread, but picked that up from reading all of it)
x

tara747

taffy, thanks for the kind words. I know about the muscle density thing, it would just be nice to see the numbers on the scales going down too. I guess that will come. I did measure my waist this morning, it is still around 28 inches so at least my 1 inch loss has remained! I haven't lost anything off my arms, chest, hips or thighs. Yet!

I dragged myself to the gym after all, managed 300 cals on the treadmill and did some weights etc. I have noticed certain exercises getting easier, particularly the plank. Does anyone do it? It is amazing for your core muscles and I always feel firmer around the middle afterwards! I try to do it at least 3x per day.

OK, next challenge: try not to eat too much this afternoon!