Old Style Weight Loss 2020 - Part 1

CRANKY40

I'm ok now thanks Blue_Doggy and the HT is keen to continue with the running tomorrow. 

Izadora

Morning All

Frith With that long a journey to get to Sainsbury's I can see why plodding on rather than trying to shop is a good plan, I found the empty shelves an annoying waste of time and it's only a 5 minute walk away. Hopefully your allotment will keep you going for a little while.

Brambling Fortunately I did have the sense to cut the cake into slices before putting it in the freezer, it's nice to know there's something in there to look forward to. Well done for being determined to learn to drive before 40, I had planned to do the same but I'll be 43 this year and haven't even been behind a wheel since I was 18  I'm glad you got your car sorted and a bonus of managing to pick up bread and milk while you were out

Sirens Good luck getting your MOT and it's nice to know that I'm not alone with not liking the idea of driving. I think where I live/work is a big part of my reluctance to learn. I live a 5 minute walk from our high street and work in London so, the vast majority of the time, there's really no need for me to drive.

Blue Doggy Good luck with trying to eke out your supplies and reduce shopping trips. Your menu yesterday looked lovely so hopefully you can carry on like that for a while before resorting to some interesting combinations

Cranky I'm glad the migraine's got better and enjoy your run today. Even though I know that I'm allowed out to exercise I seem to have decided that I'm absolutely, definitely not leaving the house for any reason whatsoever until I know that I'm not a risk to anyone.

IzHe's still not well but definitely improving, he's started mithering which is always a good sign and is a massive relief. I still don't seem to have any appetite (well, not for food. Gin's a different matter...) but managed about half a chow mein last night. I know that I need to eat and that fresh and healthy gives me the best chance of not getting ill but I'm really struggling, it's like the massive knot in my stomach's taking up all the space.

I hope everyone's well. Take care and good luck xx

Molly41

Hello im struggling both mentally and physically. This Corona virus has really set my mental illness off.
Hugs to you Izadora glad oh is getting better i know the feeling if a knot in the tummy x
I have weighed in and lost 1lb a bit disappointed as again nothing changed if anything I was super busy on Saturday and busy cleaning to try and ward off the Corona - but hey there are major events happening so perspective is needed! Good luck to those WI and well done to those who have lost or STS and keep positive to those who have gained x

Frith

Ok here today - we spent a good hour on the allotment. (It’s just a fenced off corner of a farmer’s field - one on its own - so we weren’t going to see anyone).
B - damsons and yoghurt
L - scrambled eggs and smoked salmon 
T - beef tagine and leeks. Sons had garlic potatoes with theirs. 

Molly41

When does this challenge end is it the 31st March? If so I will WI on Tuesday instead of Wednesday x

Brambling

Old Style Weight Loss Challenge 2030 1st Quarter -01/01/20 - 31/03/20

Imperial (lbs). Please let me know if you want me to add a kg list as well

2goals2get2 11.5/21 /  

Balabooberlies  -/14

Bfh 4/14. /STS/ /  /   

Blue Doggie 11/14. /  /STS/STS/ /  /  / /STS / STS /  

Bluegreen143 0.75/9   

Brambling 5/14.   /STS/ /STS /  /  /STS /   / STS / 

Cherry Burton 4/14. 

Cranky 6.5/7. / /STS/STS/ / STS / / STS / /   

Doing it My Way 2/5.   

Dumpling 14/15  / / / / /   /  /  

Frith 10/20.  /  

Frugalhome -/14

FrugalLina -/20. STS/STS

Gingerlily  5.5/13. / /STS

Grunnie -/14

Honeythewitch.  3.5/7 /STS/ / STS/  /  /STS

Izadora 14/21 / / /STS/ / /  / /  /  /  

Jackrabbit123 9/10. /STS/ / / STS /  /

Janiebaby29 2/14  STS/ /

Killielila -/35

Lindor -/10

Miss Behaving 7/7. /STS/  / / / / STS

Molly41 20/21. / /   /STS/ /  /  /  / /  /  / 

Mrs Motivation 1/14. 

Mummy_bear 1.5/10. 

Patentgirl 4.5/20. / / / /STS / 

Procrastinator 2.5/6. /STS/STS/ /STS/   /STS / STS 

Roblou27 -1/3   /   

Rosie D -/21
Roundtuit 9/7.  /  /   

S_glover 7/14. / /

Savingholmes -/14

Schweiz -/14

SeekingFlight 7/20   /   / / / STS / STS

Sirens 7.5/20.   / / /STS/  / /  /   /  /STS / 

Short_bird   4.8/10. /STS/ /STS/STS/STS / / STS / /   

Sue14 6/12. /STS/  / /  /

Sunflwer 6/21   / / 

Toonie 4.75/10. /   /STS/   
zafiro1984 2.5/10   . STS /STS /STS

Kgs

butterfly2507 -/7. STS
SarahJ1986 1/7. 

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Brambling

Molly41 said:

When does this challenge end is it the 31st March? If so I will WI on Tuesday instead of Wednesday x

Molly yes new challenge will start 1st April (no comments please) I'll sort it out over the weekend.  Well done on the 1lb Loss 1 more to go to reach target 👏  I mistakenly watched breakfast news this morning which emotionally was not a good start to the day, I think I may turn into a ostrich and stick my head in the sand for a bit and just catch up briefly at the end of the day.

I'm glad Izhe is feeling a little better Izadora 🙂 i think gin is a good idea in the circumstances 

i managed not to log my own weight last week 🙄😣 so will log a -2.5lb loss over the last two weeks  which considering the working at home picking I'm happy with.  The problem from the dining room table I can see the kitchen.

Today it was my cat who interrupted the conference call by deciding he was going to get on my lap regardless of what I wanted and not easy when I'm sitting at the table, and when I told him no he then got on the table and walked over the key board 🙀  it made a change from the various children and dogs which cause background noise now we're all working from home 🙂 I can hear my manager rolling his eyes sometimes 😁 otherwise it was a conference call which contained several 'shoots' and 'gosh darn it's' from our Texas ladies 😁 and not quite so polite words from us and my Dutch colleague, the Indian ladies are always very very quiet and polite 🙂 I think we shock them sometimes 😳

B - banana 
L - HM minestrone soup and toast
D - bubble and squeak with 2 fried eggs 
S - kit kat, jelly beans 

Blue_Doggy

Good evening everyone 
 
Cranky that’s good news   I hope you enjoyed your run today.
 

Izadora I’m glad Izhe’s on the mend. Would some mindfulness exercises help you to relax, do you think? It’s a very worrying time, but you’re doing all you can, the rest is up to other folk.
 

Molly well done on your loss 👏 every pound off counts  . I’m sorry you too are finding things so stressful at the moment, bu remember you are a strong woman, you will pull through. 

Frith it’s been a really lovely day for working on your allotment, it sounds really good. 

Brambling your working environment sounds - fun -   You know what the man said about working with children and animals ...😹🐈👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 

It was a lovely day for tidying up in the garden, so that’s what I did! Also getting together tubs and pots for growing vegetables in, and giving them (and their resident spiders ) a good wash.
 

Dishes of the day:
B : porridge 
L : lo lentils & rice with salad of celery, cress, and rocket; apple
D : steamed cod with fennel, peas and carrots; cinnamon yogurt  

Izadora

Morning All,

Molly Well done on the loss and I hope things are a bit easier for you today. I know everything is unbelievably weird at the moment but we will get through it.

Frith What a lovely day for getting to the allotment. Being outside anywhere other than my garden seems lovely right now.

Brambling Watching the news at the moment is definitely bad for your health. Very well done on the loss, especially in the current circumstances, and I hope that the cat's a more cooperative colleague today

Blue Doggy It was definitely a lovely day to be outside and well done for dealing with the spiders. Mindfulness is something I've often thought I would benefit from so thank you for the reminder, I'll have a look for some apps this afternoon.

IzHe update - he's still not quite right but better enough that he's sick of being in bed so he's now on the sofa in the shed/summer house.
I managed to have a very sensible dinner last night. I took a load of veg that was definitely nearing the end of its life, roasted it all with some herbs and spices and put it in some jacket potato skins, which were also very much in the eat it now or bin it category. As well as being healthy and saving wasting stuff it was also really tasty. It does seem to have kickstarted my appetite again though so heaven help the snack cupboard

Stay safe eveyryone and best of luck xx

SIRENS

Afternoon All
Well done on your loss Molly 
Izadora, glad IzHe is feeling a little better, I'm sure the change of scenery will do him good, the veggies sound delicious. 

I'm weighing in with a loss of 1lb, not much but I'll take it, I usually weigh in on a Wednesday so that's my last one for this challenge, bit disappointing.  I'm really struggling to stay on track, as all this uncertainty and upheaval is having me reach for the biscuit and cake tin. Also although I usually meal plan 4 weeks at a time, I'm having to just work around what I can get, I have plenty of meat in the freezer and stare staple, but the veg and fruit is a bit hit and miss. I've managed to get some frozen veg today though, so hopefully I might be able to offer up some healthier meals. I have been doing the Joe Wicks P.E with the children everyday on the YouTube, lots of fun but surprisingly tough (or I'm more out of shape then I thought!) and still using my exercise bike daily.
I rang the garage and the MOT is still on tomorrow, I've promised my car if she's good and passes I shall treat her to some petrol and a nice soapy sponge at the weekend 
Today
B pear and an orange
L toasty cheese and tomato sandwich
D probably some roasted potatoes and fish with broccoli and peas.
Oh and thank you so much for keeping us up to date and on track Brambling