Weight Loss the Old Style Way! Part 7. Please read posts 1 and 2 before posting.

Ida_Notion

Hi all (*tries to look like a newbie to the thread and not someone who fell off the wagon months ago, but spots name on Ragz's challenge leaderboard. At the bottom. Oops...)

Just popping in to the thread to wish you all a Merry Christmas and gasp at how slender you've all got since I was last here For those who remember the saga, I had my op and all went well, although for various reasons I didn't manage to quit the weed before the event. The same day I had my op, my mum got news that hers was to go ahead shortly afterwards too, so this period more or less melted into one big manic time where we all mucked in and helped each other. This was followed by the run up to Christmas, which is always a really busy period here, even without all the catching up that was suddenly necessary. It's only now that I'm starting to feel I can find more than two spare minutes to string together

I haven't had time to catch up with reading the thread (it's been a while!), but I hope you're all as well as you were when I left you or even better, and are not facing too many challenges.

I have managed to keep most of the weight off since I last visited the thread, although my scales tell me this morning that I have put a couple of pounds on. However, it's that time of the month when scales insist on freedom of speech and say what they feel like. We all know that they throw accuracy to the winds then. :rotfl:

Plan B (part 9,437!) is to tackle the smoking thing just after Christmas, when it's a good time for me for various reasons, and then to haul my expanding butt back on to the weight watching wagon some time earlyish next year. In the meantime, I hope you all have a fabulous Christmas and a brilliant 2012 :beer:

rainbowfairydust

I dont know about anyone else but i am really having a hard time at the moment food wise... I just want to eat all the time, and have been struggling to stop myself from reaching for the sweets/crisps & chocolates

I am resigned to the fact that i am probably unlikely to lose anything before Christmas/ New Year so am hoping to stay the same weight.

I also recently sprained by ankle so exercise has been off the cards , until today when i cycled to work this morning which is the first time in 2 weeks. Boy have i missed it as well, 2 weeks of being grumpy and feeling sluggish/fed up is not fun.

Time of the month is also really not helping matters either, and i think this is playing a part in my weak resolve atm..
*sighs*
Food diary today -

Brekkie - Quaker oats porridge with blueberry & apple - made with skimmed milk/water , mug of tea

Lunch - Last nights potato/corned beef hash, followed by a double chocolate chip cookie

Dinner - something with eggs, as they need using up. Probably a ham omelette, with hm wedges

Snack - packet of frootz strawberry buttons or maybe a low fat custard pot

slowlyfading

I think that I am going to have to bow out too, unless a miracle happens, until after christmas now and then really focus. I will post my final weigh in on friday in line with the challenge, but I'm not hoping for anything!

LittleMoog

afternoon all
I'm so ready for my Christmas hols, finish on friday and then not back until the 5th Jan :j can't get my a$$ moving in the mornings atm, was late every day last week, and this morning

today:
breakfast: none
Lunch: cheese salad sandwich, crisps and a babybel
Dinner: pasta, bacon bits, pesto and cheese, with spinach.

sparrer

Been a horrid couple of days, mutt has kennel cough which sounds so awful, poor thing. He's also kept us both awake for two nights coughing so we feel like a pair of dishrags atm.

B - F&F ss milk
L - chicken casserole
D - soup
Snacks - fruit
Exercise 1 hour pulm class

sleep tight

LittleMoog

morning all
no better on the organization front this morning, although I'm going out for lunch, so didn't even have to attempt making one before work, which was a blessing

Today:
breakfast: none
lunch: chicken panini and chips
dinner: undecided!

Have lots of baking to do tonight, as I'm bringing my birthday cakes into work tomorrow. Will see what I can fit around various batches in the oven for dinner. It's not my birthday until boxing day, but I obviously won't be in work then :cool: Will try not to sample too much of the baking before tmrrw

rainbowfairydust

Have been v tired of late (house move stress coupled with time of the move) so decided to go to bed at 9 last night. Slept right through til my alarm went off (7am) and decided i needed to snooze some more..(so havent cycled this morning .)

I also feel that i am coming down with a cold so have had a load of painkillers..bleugh

anyway food for me to day -

Brekkie

2 slices of wholemeal toast with scrambled egg

Lunch - no idea as left my WW meal at home*facepalm* :undecided. I will more than likely have a baked potato with low fat spread cheese (purchased from supermarket rather than spud man)

Dinner - Weight Watchers meal bulked up with shed loads of veggies

Snacks - 30g of dry roasted peanuts, an apple & low fat yoghurt

slowlyfading

Food today:
b - shredded wheat with semi skimmed milk
l - greek salad, pita bread, 3 mouthfuls of apple crumble
s - satsuma
t - pesto chicken pasta

I'm trying to avoid mince pies as we speak...

LittleMoog

Morning all
Dinner last night was fajitas, and I also sampled one of my mini-danishes, just to check it was ok :cool:

Today:
Breakfast: Yoghurt
Lunch: chicken salad sandwich, wotsits, satsumas, apple
Dinner: sausages, oven chips and beans

Exercise: swim followed by tescos :eek:

sparrer

Morning all
Forgot to mention yesterday that I went to 2 meetings which ended with buffets but didn't eat anything. I dread the word buffet, it means pastry & bread with soft crisps and wierd tasting peanuts. Am doing a buffet for my group this evening with barely a pastry product in sight, and no bread at all

B - F&F, ss milk
L - chicken casserole
D - buffet
S - fruit, crudites
Exercise - 1/2 hour pulm done, running around all day prepping/delivering food, and must pump tyres up at some time as they look like they're on the ground :eek:

Trying to snow here, keep warm & stay safe