Lose Weight 7

moiracm

Well weigh in tomorrow but I have had a sneaky jump on the scales today and fingers crossed I may have lost 2lb which would bring me under the next stone mark yipee - however will keep my jubilation in check just in case I have weighed light today.

I must confess though I weighed myself cause I put on a pair of trousers which at the start of the summer were tight on me, and today they were falling down and I thought I must have lost a stone :rotfl: (I haven't even tried them on for a few weeks but as everything else was gonna be packed they were all I had left that were cool) - so I had the 'Rachel' feeling when I put them on :j

Anyway will check in tomorrow and let you know how I got on - Lois thanks for today's motivational tip that really struck a chord with me as I avoid looking in shop fronts like the plague :eek:

Eels100

I haven't even been here a week yet and already I am caring that little bit more about what I eat. I have always been weak-willed, and had this niggling thought that I'd fail or would lose heart, so good intentions were just a passing phase which never lasted more than a few hours of inspiration.

Since reading all these uplifting and sad and funny and encouraging posts, from real people going through the same feelings and struggling with the same issues as I always have felt were just me, I feel different already.

Being realistic, I'm not going to lose my extra weight in a month or change my lifetime of habits in a week. But it's like FlyLady says, a little at a time. I figure I can swish and swipe my eating habits too. So on days when I really need to eat 7 portions of veg and no simple carbohydrates, eating 5 portions and having a couple of bits of toast is still better than eating no veg and having half the loaf!

I've just got back from a walk with OH and the dogs, it must be the endorphins talking ... :dance:

So, WELL DONE to everyone for their achievements so far, and THANK YOU ALL for making me feel like I can do it! :T

:beer: <----sugar-free lemonade, honest :rotfl:

dellybelly_2

Fritha wrote:

Guess what chaps? Yes, you're right, I stayed the same! Had a bad week this week, have been really down and haven't managed to avoid comfort eatign so I spose it's not that bad! I'm going to kee trying and hopefully eventually I'll lose something, I reckon I just need to get used to the idea that I'll never be a skinny bride!

:grouphug: Fritha don't lose heart - you've done well even though you've been comfort eating. I agree with Consultant31. mvm.com is an excellent motivator and there's even a before and after model you can create now. - The only other advice I can give you is to turn around your negative thinking.... take never out of your volcabulary (sp) and turn it into something postive.. not what you don't want but what you do - for example I want to be thinner for my wedding because of how I will feel (and then imagine how it will feel) instead of thinking I don't want to be fat on my wedding day. - I was almost 18 stone on my wedding day. I didn't make any kind of an effort to lose weight, I was happy with myself the way I was. It's only when you can accept yourself as you are that you can change yourself You will be a beautiful bride on your wedding day. Just keep with it.

BTW - anyone want to buy a second hand wedding dress - it's a US size 22, only worn once but is FABULOUS!:rotfl:

Fritha_2

I really don't know how to answer your posts, particularly yours consultant. There's just so much going on that I'm just not very comfortable talking about (it would take us hours and it's complicated).

I'm treading a bit of a fine line, I want to be thinner but I also don't want to be ill again (told you it was complicated). I have to kind of approach losing weight a bit like a magic eye picture, if I concentrate too hard it all goes wrong. I'm sorry I'm being a bit vague but it's hard to explain. If it helps I see medical chap and chapesses fairly regularly (although it's lessened a lot now) and they're ok with how I'm working it.

The comfort eating does help, but I need to work out when I'm comfort eating becuase it will help and the times it doesn't and stop them. I'm doing pretty well surprisingly!

Delly: you're right, the negative thinking is bad and I really shouldn't do it. In truth I'm not going to be a skinny bride unless we put the weddng off for several years! But that's not important, I will be a happy bride (hopefully)!

C31: I will try that mvm thingy so thanks for that. The wedding is hopefully going to be next May but it's flexible! With a bit of luck when I come off one of my tablets in December it should be easier to lose weight until then I'm going to keep trying (because I really am) and with a bit of luck I should be able to drag at least pound off! Realistically I'd like to lose enough to take me down a dress size, I know this is perfectly possible! I haven't joined a group before and I've been cheerfully losing weight, I've only gained weight by being poorly! I'm not happy joining a group for various reasons so I'll carry on trying to keep going on my own. I'll just keep plugging away! Each week I'm trying to change something for the better in the hope that eventually it'll all start going right!


Thanks for all your support chaps, it really does help!

monkeylugs

YAY!!!

I stayed the same - woohoo!!!

If any of you have read my last message, you'll know that I was expecting a gain (perhaps of up to 3lbs) as I had gone way, way over my sins!

I feel like I have been given a reprieve - honest, I don't think I would have felt this happy and excited if I'd have lost 5lbs after a good week. It's given me a real boost.

lisele

Fritha: I really feel for you. It must be difficult trying to lose weight with health problems. Losing weight for my wedding is one of my big motivations--we're getting married in January. That and at 6 stone overweight, my life expectancy is shortened, and my fertility is likely to be impaired. Before we decided to get married, we talked about what worried us about the future. My OH was worried that I would continue to gain weight and be dead at 40. I don't do "diet" mentality very well--so I try to see eating healthfully as taking care and comforting myself rather than denial--especially because comfort eating always leaves me feeling worse than I started. I've only been on here a week but I've been struggling with my weight and binge eating and comfort eating for years. Don't despair. I know we'll be both be thinner, fitter and happier brides.

Lois Lane: Thanks for the 2lb club. I find it inspiring to see the losses for the week. Also love the motivation quote.

Congratulations to everyone who tried last week! Not giving up is so important. I did go on my run yesterday but I got jeered at by little boys during the last section yelling "Fat lady." I run with an mp3 player so if things like that happen--I won't hear them but obviously it wasn't loud enough. Trouble is, it happened on my favourite part of the run, and now I don't want to run down there again. Which is ridiculous because they were only little boys. I'm going to do it today at a different time and hopefully it will be all right. Kind of spoiled my fun though. Take care. lisele.

kiwichick

Morning Guys,

I had weigh in last night and suprisingly have lost 1.5lbs! Yay! Brings my total weight loss to 1st1.5lb. This week I am going to try and do a little bit of exercise (YUCK) not loads, just walking or something. I have also ordered a bike which should be here soon so that will be nice.

How do I go about joinging the 2lb club??

Thanks for the inspiration,
Al.

pug_in_a_bed

monkeylugs wrote:

YAY!!!

I stayed the same - woohoo!!!

If any of you have read my last message, you'll know that I was expecting a gain (perhaps of up to 3lbs) as I had gone way, way over my sins!

I feel like I have been given a reprieve - honest, I don't think I would have felt this happy and excited if I'd have lost 5lbs after a good week. It's given me a real boost.

well done! i'm hoping to stay the sme this week, i just don't want to put on the 2lbs i lost, fingers crossed!

jenpoptab

Good morning all

Weighing in tomorrow, after missing last week. I'm pretty sure that I have lost weight despite being naughty on my birthday- isn't that what birthday's are for!

It's a bit brighter here today, so already I feel brighter too. Girls have baked cookies this morning and have been excellent children so far today- but it could always change.

In a minute we are going to start our holiday scrap book so that it will be started off ready to take with us to Menorca, have got the bits from holiday brochure etc to stick in and have searched web for useful info, so that should keep Poppy quiet for a little while at least. It will also keep my mind off snacking- hopefully.

Have a good day.

K9cuddles

Hi Guys.. I posted way back.. just thought I'd keep you informed! I've got my weigh in a week today! I'm so nervous! I go every 11 weeks and I'm so hoping I'm below 112kg (target set by me was 114kg but I think Iv'e beaten that!).

I will let you all know!