Old Style Weight Loss 2019 Part 2

vintageteainmywardrobe

Morning all,

So that's me on it like a car bonnet :rotfl: I weighed myself this morning, on my scales and on the scales at Boots and there was only a .6lbs difference which I thought wasn't to bad.

I'm 18st 1lbs which is a loss of 2st 2.6lbs from when I started to make an effort but I've not lost anything this year really with my lowest being 17st 12lbs. My aim for next week is to be back in the 17st and stay there/ go down!

Menu for today
B - porridge with water, banana peanut butter
L - Ham sandwich with an apple (if hungry I'll have some soup too)
D - Jacket spud with cheese and beans (as the other half can cook it as I cooked a load of jackets on Saturday so it's a re-heat job)
S - HM Macaroon from my boss at work (yummy) and a punnet of strawberries
E - 11 mile walk home, training for the Parish Walk :j

MrsLottie

Forgot to log weight last week but it was just STS anyway . I’m on holiday this week with lots of treats so expecting a gain this week .But I’m having a great time and I ll start again when I get back .Have a good week everybody .

Brambling

Ouch re the leg Rosewood, hope you're not finding the inactivity too difficult as you seem to be always on the go.

Enjoy your holiday MrsLottie, hope you're somewhere dry

Food wise I've been a bit up and down this week, with the usual weekend blip, I worked from home Saturday and picked rubbish during the afternoon and evening :cool: Sunday there was a Spanish event in town which had food stalls including churros and dipping chocolate, I did share with my sister so not as bad as it could have been

B - banana, nectarine and strawberries with FF Greek yogurt
L - large chicken salad, 2 apricots
D - lamb biryani
S - 2 chocolate biscuits

Hope you all have a good week

MovingForwards

Speedy recovery Rosewood

zafiro1984

1lb loss this week, not a lot I know but at least it's in the right direction.

I have taken note of how my daughter eats, she is staying with us at the moment. She only eats when she is hungry, seems to have a fair amount of porridge (laced with double cream:eek:) but eats what she fancies which seems to be mainly fruit or highly spiced things. She is not overweight.
On the other hand my DH (also not overweight) has three meals a day, and has done so for the last 55yrs that I've known him. He expects breakfast, a quick lunch, but dinner is a longer meal, always two courses, sometimes three and I've even known him to have cheese after his pudding, plus we sit at the table for at least a couple of hours chatting.
So my dilemma is - I would love to be like my daughter and think that if I was on my own it would be achievable but I have to cook for my DH and therefore I eat. Our lengthy time chatting at the table has become part of our culture and I don't really want to alter that - problem!!! Is it solvable?

CRANKY40

Old Style Weight Loss Challenge 2019 Second Quarter

01/04/19 - 30/06/19

Imperial (lbs)

Brambling 3/10 -/:);)/;)/:):);)/:);)/STS/:D/STS/STS/:D:D/
chocolatebum 7/14 -/:):):)/:)/STS/STS/STS/:)/:)/:)/STS/
Cranky 5/9 -/:):):):);)/STS/:D:D/STS/STS/;)/STS/;)/:);)/
dandy-candy 0.5/7 -/:):)/STS/:D:D:o/:)/STS/STS/STS/-/
Doing it my way 0/13 -/-/-/STS/-/-/-/-/-/-/
ellie99 4/10 /:)/-/STS/-/:)/STS/-/:)/-/
enthusiastic saver 8/14:)/:)/:):)/:):)/:)/:)/-/-/-/-/
fit and freaky 2/18 -/:):)/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/
Gingerlily 4.5/14 -/;)/:);)/:D:D:o/;)/:)/;)/STS/STS/:D/:):):):)
GreenEcoGirl +2/11 -/STS/:D:D/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/
hatful of hollow 2/11 -/-/-/:):)/-/-/-/-/-/-/
Izadora 1/18 -/:)/:D:D/:):):):)/:D:D:D:D:o/:):)/:D:D/:);)/:)/
K9zz 3/12 -/:):)/:)/:D/-/:):)/:D:D:D/:)/-/:)/
katiepants 6/13 -/:):):):);)/:);)/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/
kazwookie 3/12 -/:)/:)/:)/STS/STS/-/STS/-/-/-/
MovingForwards 14.5/20;):):):):):):)/:)/:)/;)/:)/:);)/:)/STS/STS/
MovingForwards:);)/
MrsLottie 2/7 /;)/:o/:);)/:o/;)/;STS/:):)/:D/STS/
Munchin 2.5/10 -/;)/;)/STS/:D/STS/;)/:)/:)/STS/
Rose Wood 3/7 -/:):)/:)/STS/STS/STS/-/-/-/-/
s_glover 12/16/STS/STS/:):):)/:):):)/:D:D/:):):):);)/:):):);)/:):)/
s_glover STS/
SIRENS 9.5/10 -/;)/:):)/:D/:D:D:D/:):):):):)/STS/STS/:):)/:):)/
star trek fan 1/14 -/:):):)/:D/-/:D:D/:)/-/-/-/-/
VickyV 14/16 -/:)/:)/:):):)/:):)/:)/:):):)/:D/:)/:):):)/
vintagetea 3/? -/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/:):):)/
zafiro1984 5.5/14 -/-/-/-/-/-/-/:):);)/-/:):)/:)

Metric (kg)

butterfly2507 0.2/9 -/:D/:);)/:):)/-/-/

Weight Loss week 1 ..................8.0 lbs
Weight Loss week 2 ............... 35.0 lbs & +0.5 kg
Weight Loss week 3..................12.5 lbs & 0.7 kg
Weight Loss week 4....................8.5 lbs & 1.0 kg
Weight Loss week 5....................4.0 lbs
Weight Loss week 6 ..................14.0 lbs
Weight Loss week 7 ....................5.0 lbs
Weight Loss week 8 ..................11.5 lbs
Weight Loss week 9 ................... 8.5 lbs
Weight Loss week 10 .................11.0 lbs
Weight Loss week 11 ...................5.0 lbs

CRANKY40

Good morning all,

Sorry that I've been missing again. My friend who had cancer was moved to end of life care so from last Wednesday if I wasn't as work, home feeding the House Troll or sleeping I was at the hospital or making cakes etc for the other visitors. I'm pleased to say that from that time until she died on Sunday evening she was never alone, there was always a group of us with her. We talked, laughed and remembered and supported each other and her husband. Until Friday my friend was able to join in with us although she couldn't talk much. Even my 14 year old house troll was touched by the love in that room and by the way good friends can pull together when they need to.

Sooo.....I haven't eaten that healthily in the last week but I have STS so although it wasn't great nutritionally the quantity couldn't have been over the top. Back to it now. The HT has also expressed a desire to eat more healthily. He said that he might like to try lettuce. As it's like winter outside that may not happen this week. Oh I've had the results of my x-ray too. My vertebrae shown normal wear and tear so it's most likely a trapped nerve that's causing the problems with my arm. I've been referred to muscular skeletal physio which is different from the normal physio department apparently. They will scan my shoulder to see where the problem is and act accordingly. I'm happy with that - I was dreading there being something horrible wrong with my spine (or more wrong that the bits that I already know about).

Rose Ouch! That's going to take a while to heal. You'll be able to walk ok soonish but don't try running or tennis until you're really sure it's ok or it will tear again.

MrsL have a great holiday. Isn't that why we diet the rest of the year - so that we can eat and drink on holiday?

zafiro I reckon that it's possible with a little plotting. A veg soup or other healthy soup for starters, for mains you have extra veg and a little less carb then for dessert you have something different to him. Sugar free jelly made into shapes in a fancy ice cube mould looks good and it you add a little extra gelatin you can pick them up like sweeties. Add a little milk or evap to half of them and you have a really pretty dessert - you could serve them with a little fresh or tinned fruit. If you want cheese then there are lots of lower calorie spread type cheeses (some even come in individual squares) which again with a couple of maybe ryvita thins wouldn't break your calorie bank.

Take care all of you

zafiro1984

CRANKY40 There are times when dieting is not important. It's lovely to hear that your friend was loved so much by everyone.
I expect you are relieved about the results of your x-rays and I hope they manage to solve the problem with your arm.

Thanks for the comments regarding my dieting problems and yes I agree plotting is the way to go. After 50 yrs of marriage I'm a master at manipulation and plotting; but that's a female trait!!!

B:- my usual black peach tea
L:- whilst he was eating egg on toast I was sitting at the table peeling and cutting up some fruit for both of us.
- was leftover turkey, leftover mushrooms/leeks and the first of the new home grown potatoes casseroled and then made into a pie. I kept back a bit of the turkey casserole minus potatoes and pastry but added more carrots, cauliflower and broccoli to fill the plate. - success.
Unfortunately pudding was cranachan but I refrained from helping DH and daughter in finishing it off.

I'll now put my brain into gear and plan tomorrow. I'll know if I've been successful if he makes no comment.

Brambling

-2.5lb Please Cranky. I'm sorry about your friend she must have been a special person

I'm happier with my weight in this week, just goes to show I know what to do I just need to want to do it :cool: my head has been in a better place this week and I've eaten a lot better

B - mixed berries, nectarine with FF Greek yogurt
L - large chicken salad with loads of raw veg
D - lamb biryani, green beans and broccoli
S - two finger kit-kat, banana

star_trek_fan

Been missing for a few weeks, just too busy and dealing with black dog.
My sympathies to all those who are struggling with things (from a quick catch up seems like most of us) and congrats to those who have managed to lose. I've put on 8lbs since the start of this challenge, but I'm not beating myself up about it; I know how much better I feel when I eat healthily but it's difficult when you're not in a good place.

Since last posting I have quit one of my voluntary jobs (I had 2 + a part paid/part voluntary job). Don't miss it but do miss the people I was with - we've arranged a BBQ for the weekend to catch up. I'm now very busy making stuff for a local carnival at the end of July and I've decided that I'm not volunteering for that again. This will only leave my part paid/part voluntary job, which I mostly enjoy but it can be very frustrating.

I've come to realise that it's about time I put myself first. I'm tired due to lack of sleep and never having enough time to do everything. OH works so I fit in housework/gardening/etc. or not as seems to be the case at the moment. My sleep consultant (I have sleep apnea controlled by CPAP machine) tells me that being tired means that I eat more - proven by the fact that I'm hungry and I had a full bowl of porridge at 7.30 am. I could eat it again.

I'm going to start by decluttering my bedroom - 5 double warderobes (3 full of stuff I'm selling on behalf of local community group) - large bookcase full of books, CD cabinets also full, 3 large storage boxes full of DVD's, tins of paint plus bed which sags in the middle (support legs broken) and rock hard very uncomfortable mattress. Mattress topper does not help and I struggle to sleep and wake up with pain in back, hips and shoulders. OH has his own room as he is a very restless sleeper. Once it's decluttered, I'll redecorate and buy a new bed. Hopefully then I can get a decent night's sleep, I can tackle my weight problem and declutter the rest of the house.

Sorry it's a bit off topic. I'll keep reading but for now I'm not weighing myself as it's depressing.