Weight Loss the Old Style Way! Part 8. Please read posts 1 and 2 before posting.

Rosetta92

Hello everyone :wave:

I've been MIA for a while as I've been well enough to get back to work but its leaving me very tired. I put on 2lb after I went back and have lost 1lb since so overall 1lb gain
so far this challenge

I'm actually quite pleased - have not used the office vending machine once, and when there's sweets on offer I only have one or two - used to have loads before.

ragz Hope your move has gone well. All that shifting boxes may well shift some lbs too

Now that I've got a bit of a work routine going and usually manage to take in a lunchbox salad, I need to suss out some exercise. I have lost weight very quickly with running in the past, but I'm a bit unsure about how exercise will affect my fatigue. I so can't afford more time off work :eek:

Any advice on exercise with health issues gratefully received.

Well done on all the hard work and good eating everyone :A

R

Rose_Wood

Afternoon All

Thanks for missing me, I have been on holiday. We got back home about 11.30pm last night and I'm freezing!! We've had a lovely time - lots of sunshine and pavement cafes, icecreams, breakfast on the balcony etc, etc. I have put a couple of pounds back on but don't mind as I have eaten everyting I wanted this week without worrying. I shall be careful all week and weigh in on Friday to see what the scales say then.

I have DGD here today which is lovely as I've missed her. I walked up to collect her this morning (10 minutes) and we then walked home (same journey 1 hour!). Still, we picked dandelion clocks and daisies, found fir cones and feathers, collected stones and stamped in puddles so had a lovely time. She's now having her rest whilst I catch up and prepare the Sunday meal for DS and DDiL, DGD, DH and myself for later.

B: None as up late and out to collect DGD.
L: Boiled egg with soldiers. Banana
Roast pork, cauliflower and broccoli cheese. Probably a small helping of whatever pudding I rustle up shortly.

Exercise: Walk with DGD. I shall also ring up my friend later and see if she fancies a walk this evening.

Rose

ETA: Did have an evening walk - 5 miles. Also had rice pudding at meal time and just put some scones in the oven for DH so may have a piece of one!

savesummore

DundeeDoll wrote: »

Thanks for that SSM what i really need is a slightly different tip for 5 'if you're really stressed...' the main thing is to reduce the stress i know but me and my colleagues not succeeding at that (as evidenced by one resigning, and another now threatening to)
Then i get home late cross and tired and pour a large glass of wine cos i deserve it.

I hope work gets better for you soon- I know how you feel our place is just as bad. You feel 'lucky' for surviving with a job but heavens are the survivers really put on :mad:

I know this is prob not what you want to hear but I pretty much stopped drinking :eek: I just felt drinking made everything seem 100 times worse. I feel so much better for not drinking I hardly drink at all even at weekends and I dont miss it. This i understand is not for everyone

Rosetta92 wrote: »

Hello everyone :wave:

I've been MIA for a while as I've been well enough to get back to work but its leaving me very tired. I put on 2lb after I went back and have lost 1lb since so overall 1lb gain
so far this challenge

Now that I've got a bit of a work routine going and usually manage to take in a lunchbox salad, I need to suss out some exercise. I so can't afford more time off work :eek:

Any advice on exercise with health issues gratefully received.

Well done on all the hard work and good eating everyone :A

R

Im glad your feeling better . I think Sparrer maybe able to shed some light on exercising gentley. If I was you I wouldnt start off running I think that maybe very hard going. How about simple walking or gentle swimming- maybe some aqua aerobics

Rose_Wood wrote: »

Afternoon All

Thanks for missing me, I have been on holiday. We got back home about 11.30pm last night and I'm freezing!! We've had a lovely time - lots of sunshine and pavement cafes, icecreams, breakfast on the balcony etc, etc. I have put a couple of pounds back on but don't mind as I have eaten everyting I wanted this week without worrying. I shall be careful all week and weigh in on Friday to see what the scales say then.

Rose

Welcome back Rose- glad you had a fab time :T
I like to keep track of everyone- dont want to lose people along the way

Need2bthrifty

Hi Folks, hope youve all had a good day.

It’s been an absolutely gorgeous day here and the skies are still bright blue and cloudless. Spent most of the day in the garden and picked a huge bunch of rhubarb but hardly made a dent in the overgrown patch – thankfully managed to give most of it away to friends and neighbours. One neighbour was in the process of painting his shed so in exchange he painted mine as well :T – what a gent – but I think I got the better deal.

Got 3lb of rhubarb in the berry pan with sugar & ginger, steeping overnight to make jam tomorrow and another 2-3lbs :eek: about to be chopped up for the freezer – good job I love rhubarb

Meals today =
B – Porridge with a drizzle of honey
L – l/o Meze from yesterday
D – Grilled Sausages x 2, mashed potatoes, green beans.

Just about to make & freeze a batch of gnocchi with the left over mashed potatoes and some tomato sauce for tomorrows dinner – must be all this sunshine giving me so much energy to get things done.

EllaRose

Hi all

Nice reading everyone's posts and my sympathies for Dundee Doll with all the horrible work stress. :grouphug:

Thanks Molly for helping out ragz with the list and I love the use of the little cuddlers and clappers!

xxx

DundeeDoll

Thank you for all being so nice :-) i felt a right moaning minnie this morning. Howeve your posts and the sunshine made me feel positive again. I think you're right savesomemore alcohol does make it worse. So this week a pint on wednesday (cos it's music at the pub) and that's it.
B: beans on toast with mushrooms
L: HM onion soup and 2 small bits of naan
sausage stew (lots of veg, thin slices of sausage) and mash
Drink: fizzy water with a little raspberry syrup
And lots ofexercise doing gardening and housework :j

sparrer

Evening all . Rather late but it's been a very full, and enjoyable day

Rosetta/savesummore I can't recommend (don't want a slap on the wrist from the forum police ), can only tell you what happens at my exercise class and what they suggest. First, never ever overdo or push yourself, if you feel tired you stop! Every exercise is done for one minute with a couple of minutes rest in between. It sounds like it's for softies but when we've been round the circuit of 13 exercises twice, we know we've worked! Newbies get to stop after the first circuit until they feel ready to move on, and they decide when that is. Exercises are alternated, ie first one standing, second sitting, so upper and lower body are both get a workout. Learning to breathe correctly is the primary reason for the class, amazing, I've been breathing since I was born only to find I was doing it wrong all those years :rotfl:. Just take it slowwwwwly and stop when you want to, no ten mile yomping or Olympic-style swimming. Sometimes I even do a couple of twists, stretches or whatever while I'm waiting for the kettle to boil, my theory being two twists is better than none

B - mashed banana in ff yogurt
D - veg korma with a slice of chicken
T - mini ciabatta, 1 side marmite, 1 side marmalade
S - neighbours dd was being creative, brought me 3 hm scones so I had the cheese and black olive one for supper. Satsuma, nectarine, apple, pear. Can't remember who it was who said they'd tell a relative about citrus, but I bought some satsumas as I was missing them so much and after 3 days my hands are so painful which proves that they do aggravate my arthritis.
E - 10 mins this morning, 10 mins this evening

Thank you for the list Molly, great job :T

Sleep well

LavenderBees

Morning, All

Well, we suddenly got a burst of sunshine and warmth yesterday afternoon, and I can't tell you how welcome it was :j

I've eaten a fair bit of bread in various forms over the weekend, so need to cut back on that this week. I did a freezer inventory yesterday, and I really don't need to make any more bread or buns for a good few weeks. I have a whole drawer full of "bread" items in one form or another.

Today's plan is -

Brekkie - hm muesli
Lunch - hm tomato soup and small bun from freezer
Dinner - pasta bake

Treats - will try not to

Have a good day

LB xx

Molly41

Molly41 wrote: »

Good Morning x
Hope you are all doing OK?
I think Rosewood is on holiday.

I thought I would compile an ongoing list for Ragz so she is not too overwhelmed when she gets back? Hope I have not trodden on your toes Ragz and that you are settling in nicely now x

If I have made a mistake please feel feel to correct me. My meds make me very cognitively challenged some days:eek:

Here goes then...


Daska - 2lb loss :)
Savesummore - STS:T
Living proof - 3lb loss:):):)
EllaRose - 1lb loss:)
angelsmomma - 1lb loss:)
sparrer - 1lb loss:)
russetred - STS:T
Robson65 - 1lb gain:grouphug:
slowlyfading - STS:T
mazzzy - 1lb loss
Needtobthrify - 1lb gain:grouphug:
Kiwisaver - 1.5lbs loss:)
Lavenderbeeds - STS (minus 5lbs) :T:T:T:T:T
The Dragon - STS :T
Molly41 - 1lb loss:)
Rosetta 92 - 1lb gain:grouphug:
DundeeDoll - 2lb gain :grouphug::grouphug:

Hope you are all having a good weekend xx

Hope you all have a good day x

DundeeDoll

Tee hee two dodgy hugs for me. Feeling determined not to let the bu99ers at work get me down this week. Just had brekkie toast with low fat cream cheese. Student coming to house 9:30ish and DS starts exams this avo so have sed i'm working at home today :T
As for diet tips, here's 10 from http://healthyeatingandwellbeing.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-losing-weight/
1 Don’t skip meals.
2 Use a smaller plate
3 Count calories
4 Don’t blame your metabolism
5 Protein staves off hunger pangs
6 Soups keep you feeling fuller for longer.
7 The wider the choice of foods the more you eat.
8 Low fat dairy helps you excrete more fat.
9 Exercise continues burning fat, even while you sleep.
10 Keep moving and lose weight.

Determined to lose the dodgy hugs :A