Old Style Weight Loss 2020 - Part 1

Blue_Doggy

Good evening everyone 
 
I just wrote a long post, went to change the washing in the machine, and when I came back and unlocked my iPad, my typing had vanished! (Another quirk of the new forum format to remember  ) and I can’t remember what I so carefully wrote.
 
So many of us with hurts in our past. Big hugs to everyone! The foods we turn to for Comfort eating are ingrained in us, starting when we’re tiny and we get a sweetie as a reward, or to make us feel better when we fall over. And yet carbs and especially sugars can act like addictive drugs. I find when I eat the wrong thing, it takes me two or three days to stop craving more.

Congratulations to everyone who’s lost weight 👏👏👏. It’s hard, but we can reach our goals if we keep doing what we know we need to (something I need to keep reminding myself.)
 

Thank you all very much for your support and kind words - at times when I’m feeling down, or stressed out, it really helps. 

 
Food today:
B - bacon & eggs
L - jacket potato with baked beans; skyr; tangerine
D - aubergine fennel & tomato bake; fat-free yogurt with raspberries 
S - bowl of skyr

Molly41

Im another who has had issues with my weight all my life I was abused as a child by my paternal grandfather and it had a real effect on my self esteem and how I saw myself  - i ate to control the pain. I was also bullied and given "affectionate" nick names like Piggy! My darling husband has helped me a lot but my battle continues  - im with you all x

roblou27

Good morning all, a bright start here, no rain forecast! Any hoo yesterday didn't go to plan as was out longer than expected so no yoga and there was a meal plan change, had jacket potato with salad. Would have had prawn or tuna topping but they had neither so went for cheese and coleslaw. I know not the best substitute but you don't always want baked beans. Tea was leftover cold chicken with pickled red cabbage and a couple of crispbakes and a hot cross bun. Not great but didn't over do it to much.
Today again  is going to be sketchy as out for morning coffee which may turn into lunch depending on how long we chat and what my diabetic friend has had for eats. She has quite a lot of other health issues and so it can be difficult food wise for her. Any way will go with the flow. 
As it is pancake day I will at some point today have my oaty pancakes with blueberries, Skyr and honey, a fave in this establishment after that it's anyone's guess. I have a large butternut squash so could make some soup up when I get back which will then do for tomorrows lunch or tea. I should have a much better plan for the end of the week as its just normal stuff going on. 
I hope you all have a good day.

Miss_Behaving

Silly Vixen – well done for that amazing weight loss! What a fab way to start the new decade!!

Dumpling – so sorry to hear your news – waiting for test results is an anxious time but fingers crossed they bring positive news for you.

Cranky40 – great tip about holding something between your teeth – I don’t knit but when I’m working on the PC I’ve started holding a pen between my teeth when I feel the munchies coming on. It does seem to work although I do feel a bit daft!

Blue_Doggy – you’re totally right about comfort eating being ingrained in us from a young age. It’s all about habits. I have recently given up drinking alcohol – it had become a daily ritual that I poured a glass of wine when I started cooking (evening meal not breakfast!!!) and then husband and I finished the bottle (and often opened a second one). When OH had surgery on his leg mid January, we stopped drinking as combination of the drugs and crutches meant it wasn’t particularly sensible to drink. We’ve now been alcohol free for over a month and the habit is broken – I swopped the wine for tonic and can honestly say I’m not missing the wine at all now (probably accounts for most of the weight loss too!).

Well done to everyone who has lost this week or STS.

My weekly weigh in showed that I’ve lost another 1lb so only 1lb to go before I’ve lost half a stone this quarter!

Izadora

I'm so sorry for the horrible things people have put you all through. As Cranky said, I don't have the answers to make it better but it does help knowing that other people get it. I'm lucky in that a lot of my problems stemmed from a place of love (Brambling, Larkin definitely had the right idea...) as my mum had been a fat kid and didn't want me to go through the same things that she did, so she took me to a slimming club when I was 9. I lost weight but I also learnt some pretty unhealthy habits regarding bingeing in secret and I've never quite shaken them. I'm also very lucky that my husband loves me no matter what, it probably helps that we were friends for 10 years before we got together so he'd seen my full range of sizes, but somehow it's always easier to believe a random stranger who tells you that you're fat and disgusting than the person who means more to you than anything telling you that you're beautiful.  Now, where's the dodgy group hug emoji when you need it  

Cranky I'm glad your friend called and was able to make things okay. I know exactly where you're coming from with your head making up things to be upset by and I've never worked out how to shout down the gremlins once they get started but it's good that he recognised that you needed to talk.

Brambling I'm glad BT managed to be efficient and I hope that everything's working properly now

Blue Doggy I know exactly what you mean about carbs and sugars being addictive. After Sunday's eating marathon all I wanted was carbs yesterday - I basically ate bread, more bread and potato... 

Molly I'm so sorry for what you went through, I really don't know what to say but you're amazing for making it through.

roblou There are far worse choices than cheese and coleslaw (well, I hope there are as that's what I had for dinner last night) and I hope you enjoy coffee/lunch with your friend

Miss Behaving Well done on the loss. Massive congratulations for breaking the booze habit as well. Although I don't tend to drink much during the week I know that I have more than I should at weekends. Logging my calories really shows just how much difference booze makes!!

I managed to stick reasonably to the plan, although could probably have done with a bit more variety in my food. I had toast for breakfast, rolls with quorn ham and cucumber for lunch and jacket potato with cheese, coleslaw and salad for dinner. I only had a tiny bit of fudge, even though it's quite possibly the nicest fudge I've ever had, and a biscuit as snacks and managed to get out for a C25K shuffle. I still can't manage W7R3 (25 minutes without stopping) but figure that it's better than no exercise and I'll get there eventually.

Today's food:
B - fruit and skyr
L - rolls with ham and cucumber
D - ??

Best of luck everyone xx

zafiro1984

Todays food
B: cup of tea
L: we had a friend stay for lunch, soup with just one roll/butter, friend had biscuits with DH but I stuck to fruit
T: going to be beans and a sausage plus I'll be making pancakes. As it will be me doing the cooking of said pancakes they will probably be eaten before I get there.

Brambling

👏 Miss Behaving looks like one more week and you're be on target 🙂

A couple of birthdays in the office so sweet and savoury naughties were had for lunch 🐷🐷. I brought home the Nasi Goreng I had taken in for lunch and had it when I got home which wasn't until after 7pm tonight 

Blue_Doggy

Good evening everyone 
 
molly hugs   you are so very lucky to have your loving and supportive husband.
 

Roblou I hope you had a good time with your friend. It’s not always easy to stick to the rules when eating out, you can only do the best you can, and you did very well  
 
Miss Behaving well done on giving up the alcohol 👏 I’ve been where you were with the glass of wine while preparing a meal: just one glass, but things take a bit longer than expected so a second glass, until I couldn’t remember if I’d had three or four  . I had to stop then, not least for fear of addiction, having had one grandfather and one great grandfather on the other side who were alcoholics   . And it’s a great saving of cash as well as calories.
 

Izadora I’m so glad you too have a kind and supportive husband   Congratulations on sticking to your plan, getting your exercise, and on not being eaten by the delicious fudge 👏👏👏.
 

I’ve been trying to catch up with paperwork and chores today. Nothing spectacular, or even very interesting 
 
The menu was:
B - porridge 
L - butter bean stew, fat-free yogurt, two small tangerines 
D - pork chop with green beans, onions and tomatoes (second portion from Sunday); yogurt with raspberries 
S - none (so far)

Molly41

Thank you for all your kind and supportive comments I thought long and hard about posting that but I am no longer ashamed so have moved on x
Anyway early posting for me as I have a scan today so WI was at 4.30am ! I'd like to report a loss of 2lbs so am very pleased. I had a particularly active day yesterday as my very old doggy Molly thought spring had come and kept me wandering around the garden after her. Good luck for those WI well done to those that have lost and STS and keep positive xx

roblou27

Morning all, well yesterday didn't turn out so bad after all. My friend had been poorly overnight so we both had poached egg on toast which was just right. When I got home I made the butternut squash soup. I chop and roast it first with a garlic clove then put it in a pot with boiling water and stock cubes and the whizz. Had that about 3 o'clock then had my oaty pancakes about 7. Had a banana to tide me over in the morning and then a fibre one cake bar with a cuppa after my soup. 
Today looks ok, only visiting SOL this afternoon but at hers so no temptation.
Menu today
B - Turkey sausies, bacon, tomatoes, mushrooms and eggs
D - butternut squash soup
T - Turkey burgers ( found lurking in freezer) New potato wedges done in the dry fryer with peas and salad
S- oranges and  fibre one cake bar.
Have a good on all.