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janiebaby29

Im back from rejoining SW , gonna have a read through my stuff , bought a book only to realise ive got one at home . will the consulatant let me swap it for a different one ?? oh and i won a raffle prize ,
a tub of quark , sugar free jelly and raspberries !!!!

angie_loves_veg

lo_bush wrote: »

I hear what you're saying but maybe some people won't know when to stop. I could have called time at 3.5stone loss because I felt so much healthier than when I started but I've kept going because it wasn't a 'healthy' weight, and I'm glad I did because I feel even better now, so how do you know when it's enough. The charts give such a wide range. I'm probably fussing about nothing but I'd be interested to hear consultant31s point of view.

I posted this on another forum, but maybe this will explain how I feel about target:

I struggled with exactly this question for almost my entire weight loss. I imagined that I wanted to be somewhere between 10 and 10 1/2 stone, a size 12, with a BMI of about 22.5 - but had no real idea if that would be achievable or realistic for me. So, in my head, my target was 10st 4lb, to allow me to be 10st1-10st7 target range.

But I remember being about 10st 11 for weeks and weeks and weeks - it was clear that my weight was staying the same, but my body was changing. I was now comfortably in size 12 jeans, and was getting irritated that I couldn't seem to get past the 10st11 barrier. I tried everything - I was being 100% already, but I used SE and EE - any plan to get it shifted.

What was becoming clear though was whilst I didn't know when to call target, I knew I wasn't there yet, and I had to keep at it for a bit longer...

Then, one morning a few weeks later, I woke up and caught myself in the mirror and liked what I saw. I was the shape and size I wanted to be. My decision was made, I would do 100% for the next couple of days and call target regardless of what weight I was.

I told the weigh in girl I was calling target before I stepped on the scales (which she thought was rather odd), and it showed me at 10st 9, a loss of 1st 13.5lb. My Consultant has never understood why I called target that night (nor it must be said has she ever asked), but always jokes that it was a really odd weight to call target on (surely another 1/2lb would have been neater!)

So how did I know what was right for me? - For the first time in my adult life I was 100% happy with what I saw. The numbers stopped mattering, and that made my decision for me.

cuffey

lo_bush - thank you for your kind words.

lo_bush

angie_loves_veg wrote: »

I posted this on another forum, but maybe this will explain how I feel about target:

I struggled with exactly this question for almost my entire weight loss. I imagined that I wanted to be somewhere between 10 and 10 1/2 stone, a size 12, with a BMI of about 22.5 - but had no real idea if that would be achievable or realistic for me. So, in my head, my target was 10st 4lb, to allow me to be 10st1-10st7 target range.

But I remember being about 10st 11 for weeks and weeks and weeks - it was clear that my weight was staying the same, but my body was changing. I was now comfortably in size 12 jeans, and was getting irritated that I couldn't seem to get past the 10st11 barrier. I tried everything - I was being 100% already, but I used SE and EE - any plan to get it shifted.

What was becoming clear though was whilst I didn't know when to call target, I knew I wasn't there yet, and I had to keep at it for a bit longer...

Then, one morning a few weeks later, I woke up and caught myself in the mirror and liked what I saw. I was the shape and size I wanted to be. My decision was made, I would do 100% for the next couple of days and call target regardless of what weight I was.

I told the weigh in girl I was calling target before I stepped on the scales (which she thought was rather odd), and it showed me at 10st 9, a loss of 1st 13.5lb. My Consultant has never understood why I called target that night (nor it must be said has she ever asked), but always jokes that it was a really odd weight to call target on (surely another 1/2lb would have been neater!)

So how did I know what was right for me? - For the first time in my adult life I was 100% happy with what I saw. The numbers stopped mattering, and that made my decision for me.

Thank you so much for this Angie, I can totally relate to the first part of your post and I'm hoping that I'll also get that 'lightbulb' moment when I just know the times right. I'm 5lbs away from my 'magic number' and I'm hoping that will coincide with the 'lightbulb' moment! but what if it doesn't

pariskate

hello everyone,

Lo-Bush, I haven't really set a target but I have a pair of trousers that I want to fit into - kind of my size guide, rather than weight guide. they happen to be a Gap size 12 but I know that sizing varies form store to store.
Angie, I think that whole 'liking what you see' is really important because it's for ourselves that we want to lose weight. Already I like myself in the mirror more an I haven't even lost too much weight.

Had a bad weekend, picked at stuff, bit too much chocolate and junk. But today I am back on track and did some exercise.

Funny about wearing lighter clothes for WI - I weigh first thing tuesday mornings, naked, on my own scales so unless I can unzip my skin I can't magic any more off!

janiebaby29

looking to make a jelly dish with the raffle prize i won this morning
a tub of quark , sugar free jelly and raspberries ??
i think i can mix the quark with the jelly and add raspberries to it , or has anybody got any better ideas !!

flutterbyuk25

Muller Lights were 20p in my Asda this morning, along with the Asda own version.

Are the Asda own ones free?

x

kindofagilr

^^^ Ohhh so its not just the cramlington one??

My mam got some this morning (i posted about it earlier) but I wasnt sure if it was all asdas as it doesnt show that price on their website

RabbitintheHeadlights

Ooh, I just popped in to ask about the Asda nil fat yoghurts as well. I'm veggie so I can't eat the Muller ones. Does anyone know if they are free too?

rupe34

cuffey wrote: »

I've had a good week on SW this week - although other aspects of life have been a bit rubbish (death in the family). Tough day on Friday, but managed to convince myself that stuffing my face with 4 bars of chocoalte wasn't going to make any difference to the situation (in fact would make me feel worse).

Weigh in not till Wednesday . . . so here's hoping . . . . .

Well done to all those who've lost or STS.

So sorry about your loved one x