Lose Weight 34

franby64

Hi

Just to report another STS. I think staying where I am is the best I can hope for at the moment!
Well done to all the losers.

alliwantistosave

I have been too busy this evening to weigh so I am going to report a STS Thanks Fred

I have been really under the weather this week with a very upset tummy and also a cold/flu like thing so I have been not up for exercise but eating for england as I felt really hungry. So I have not been able to keep up with my advent challenge so I am going to admit I failed this month

Well done on all the losses this week, it is a difficult time to keep on with this but when you step on the scales after christmas without putting on the pounds it will be worth it .

Anyway off to baton down the hatches due to the bad weather coming my way over the next 24 hrs.

fredsnail

Here's this weeks chart:



Congrats to Frodobaggins our SoTW.

Well done to all our STSers and losers, commisserations to the gainers - keep doing the best you can during this difficult time.

Here's this weeks chart for the Christmas team challenge:



Well done to the Snowmen/women team who've won this week, who will win the overall challenge?

Here's this weeks chart for the Santa's travel challenge:



Well done to everyone taking part.

This weeks quote is from Bob Proctor
"It's a strange thing, you have said it thousands of times I am sure...you will never know what you can do until you try. However the sad truth is, that most people never try anything until they know they can do it."

world_of_tights

Congrats losers and stsers!

I just spent a good 30 seconds trying to rub dirt off my neck, when I realised that it was actually a definition shadow under my jawline. I haven't seen my jawline in about 10 years :T

cazmcf

treadmill broke grrrrr:mad:

margaretclare

I've lost a stone since the end of July, that's 4 1/2 months. I got down to 65.9 kg yesterday. I'm now definitely in size 14. I have a new winter coat, will wear it for the first time on Christmas morning. My trousers have had to go back to be shortened, hopefully I might get them back in time to wear my coat and new trousers together. In any case I'll have them back to wear when we go to Slimbridge in January. My new coat is nice and tweedy, very good quality, from my favourite designer David Nieper. Might be the last winter coat I ever buy, who knows! I can't see me getting much below size 14, but I want to lose another stone and then we'll see. I've been told all sorts of things 'oh you don't want to lose too much...' 'you're on a silly fad diet'... 'how can you live without potatoes'...and - this is priceless - potatoes are part of Christmas!!

I was at the pool yesterday doing aqua-fit and was talking to a lady there - well, I was sitting there starkers putting on Nivea body lotion when she came and asked me to sign a Christmas card for the lady who does our aqua-fit class - and this lady has lost 5 stone since having a gastric band fitted at the local private hospital. She said that every time she went to the GP it was 'lose weight, lose weight' but no practical help or suggestions as to 'how to'. I've found the same. She said she'd tried everything, WeightWatchers, you name it, but nothing had helped. I think you have to be pretty desperate to resort to those measures and I didn't even ask her what it had cost her. She said 'you have to be a bit bloody-minded about it'. I've found the same.

Here's where we're going this evening to a Christmas Dinner hosted by the St Albans branch English Democrats. Good food, nice surroundings, good fellowship with like-minded people. We're having the venison. http://greendragonwaterside.co.uk/xmas.htm

fredsnail

Well done margaretclaire that's fantastic.

Everyone is different and different things work for different people, it's a case of not giving up until you find what what works for you.

jess444_2

Hi Fred,

Hope you don't mind but I have added some excercises to the Advent Challenge spreadsheet. Going to spend the day trying to catch up with the challenge. Please change them if you think they won't work for everyone.

Jess

margaretclare

fredsnail wrote: »

Well done margaretclare that's fantastic.

Everyone is different and different things work for different people, it's a case of not giving up until you find what what works for you.

Yes, this is very true.

We're feeling very apathetic this morning, not down-in-the-dumps, just a bit tired and feel lazy.

We were out to dinner last evening - a nice evening full of good fellowship and cheerful company with like-minded people. We were in an old pub, traditional English, but I think the kitchen struggled a bit. There were 2 separate parties holding their Christmas Dinner, and in those old buildings the kitchen is not exactly first-class restaurant facilities, although they do their best. OH had cheese and biscuits, and grapes...he says he has all week to get over it! No one argued when I said I didn't want potatoes, and I got through the first 2 courses quite well. Although, venison - I think that deer must have been very old or it gave itself up, because it was tough. I've had venison before, love it, but it does need long slow cooking because it's a very fibrous meat. Pass over that...They all did their best, it was 50 miles away, we got home at midnight and didn't get up until 10 am! I've had my oat bran porridge and coffee and that will be all I want for a few hours. We're out this afternoon at a carol service/nativity play at church followed by 'festive nibbles'. OH thinks we won't stay for the 'festive nibbles'! What I'd really like is just one home-made mince pie, don't want any supermarket ones, just one made at home by one of the church members, but if not, then a cup of tea will do.

We went to Aldi yesterday and got a 4-bird roast to cook on Christmas Day. There'll be loads of it but at least we can eat it as sandwiches later. It was a bit unusual and just fancied it. Also got some low-fat creme fraiche - I'll get some fresh fruit later in the week and that's our Christmas Day meal sorted.

fredsnail

jess444 wrote: »

Hi Fred,

Hope you don't mind but I have added some excercises to the Advent Challenge spreadsheet. Going to spend the day trying to catch up with the challenge. Please change them if you think they won't work for everyone.

Jess

No problem - sorry it's been manic at home and work so not had a chance to update the chart.