Lose Weight 35

jess444_2

I did OK Vix - got a 'B' - enough to get me into Uni at the time and get my degree.
I remember saying to my tutor at the time that I just didn't 'get it' (equations I think) and him telling me not to over think it, just to memorise and apply the 'rules'. Thought it was strange advice at the time - but it worked.

fredsnail

FabuLass wrote: »

Thank-you Fredsnail, interesting reading there

Are you resetting metabolism by diet alone then? How would you know how long to do this for?

Im also looking into how cortisol affects weight. I suffered a trauma recently and my stress levels are through the roof....im jumpy, teary and even to my own ears my voice is high, tight and unnatural. I dont know if my cortisol levels will be too high now, Im trying to read and understand my own body a bit better as I want this weightloss to be sucessful after many years of trying every faddy diet under the sun and ending up heavier.

I've started doing EM2WL (Eat More to Weigh Less) - I'd been more or less STS for several months so I wanted to try to find a way to break that and start losing again.

A lot of the stuff makes sense when you read it - I've just got my fingers crossed that when I start my cut I will start to lose.

Most people who do a reset do it for 8 weeks - I extended mine because I was going away on holiday so didn't want to start my cut on holiday. Believe it or not the first 4 weeks or so are very hard to eat as much as you're supposed to after you're used to eating less calories. One thing I do know is that I feel much better, my skin is better, I have no cravings and I'm far less focused on food throughout the day.

You can find more information here:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/3834-eat-more-to-weigh-less

and here:

http://forums.eatmore2weighless.com/index.php

or if you want to pm me I'll try to help.

Cabby wrote: »

*shuffles in looking shifty*

Hi everyone... Hope you're all doing ok and that you've had a lovely summer so far!

It's been a while but I've been busy getting, ahem, busy... I'm 6 months pregnant! So weight loss has gone out of the window and in has come the cheese and the carbs

Still I'm trying to keep active where I can, so I'd like to join in with next month's challenge to motivate myself to keep moving! I can no longer do zumba so at the moment I'm going to aqua robics and walking where I can instead. As I get bigger, sis is the temptation to spend my evenings on the sofa!

x

Well congratulations Cabby - no need to shuffle in you're amongst friends

Frodobaggins

STS for me again this week.

Hope everyone ok and will catch up with everyones posts soon.

fredsnail

jess444 wrote: »

I did OK Vix - got a 'B' - enough to get me into Uni at the time and get my degree.
I remember saying to my tutor at the time that I just didn't 'get it' (equations I think) and him telling me not to over think it, just to memorise and apply the 'rules'. Thought it was strange advice at the time - but it worked.

This is good advice for accounts and maths exams, just learn the process - sometimes the penny will drop and you understand - but even if you get the answer wrong at the end as long as you've shown you've done the process you will get marks.

FabuLass

Congratulations Cabby and baby Daddy, thats lovely news

Thank you again Fredsnail for links, I.ll have a good read of those in the morning. Im doing I F and am enjoying it and feeling the better for it ( getting an mot at docs soon, so we'll see if Im getting the health benefits of lower cholesterol etc) , so its very interesting to hear about EM2WL....almost the opposite of what im doing :-o

fredsnail

Here's this weeks chart:



Congrats to our SoTW Bindiboo

Well done to all our STSers and losers and commiserations to our gainers - keep going along the path - every step you take is a step nearer your goal.

Here's this weeks team challenge chart:



Well done to teams white and blue our joint winners this week.

Here's the latest chart for the medal challenge:



Can we get to 302 miles before the end of the month - 76 miles to go ?

That time of the month where I ask for suggestions for the next months exercise and team challenges - please post any suggestions below :T

This weeks quote is by Michaelangelo
"Danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high & falling short; but in setting our aim too low &achieving our mark."

fredsnail

FabuLass wrote: »

Thank you again Fredsnail for links, I.ll have a good read of those in the morning. Im doing I F and am enjoying it and feeling the better for it ( getting an mot at docs soon, so we'll see if Im getting the health benefits of lower cholesterol etc) , so its very interesting to hear about EM2WL....almost the opposite of what im doing :-o

EM2WL doesn't mean that you can eat lots of rubbish though - you eat more but healthier stuff.

I forgot to answer your question if I was doing a reset by food alone - the answer is yes because if I was to add exercise in I would have to increase my calories again and I can just about cope with the amount I had to eat without exercise.

I will be doing some exercise when I start my cut.

Lois_Lane

Morning all :wave:

Fred - thanks for the chart, and well done Bindiboo for SOTW. :T

Had to smile at the teams being joint winners with 0.00%

Cabby - congratulations! When are you due?

LL

vixarooni

fredsnail wrote: »

This is good advice for accounts and maths exams, just learn the process - sometimes the penny will drop and you understand - but even if you get the answer wrong at the end as long as you've shown you've done the process you will get marks.

I think thats why i got a D to be honest! My boyfriend was teaching me probability a few nights ago. If he asked me tonight i wouldn't remember how to do it. I just can't keep maths equations in my head

beanielou

vixarooni wrote: »

I think thats why i got a D to be honest! My boyfriend was teaching me probability a few nights ago. If he asked me tonight i wouldn't remember how to do it. I just can't keep maths equations in my head

Neither can I Vix but I cant say Ive ever needed them TBH :rotfl: