Old Style Weight Loss Challenge 2021 - 3rd Quarter

Brambling

well done every one    I'm going to be avoiding the scales until my usual WI day which is Wednesday in the hope i can lose some of the gin and cake lbs which I'm sure are waiting for me there

As usual if I've got the chart wrong or missed anyone please shout  menobrain / post holiday brains means anything is possible 

dumpling

Hi Brambling, you recorded my sts but not my hard won 3lbs  . I also have menobrain so you have my sympathy. Hope your holiday was fab xxx

monnagran

Hi everyone?  Remember me?

Life has been quite crazy recently.  I am looking after a 94 year old gentleman who has just lost his wife.  They had been together since they were 16 and been married for 73 years.  Their flat is...........interesting.  I am trying to clear it a bit.  The lady adored Cadbury Fruit and Nut chocolate and the fridge is packed with it.  He cannot eat nuts so all this deliciousness is being forced on me.
Well, perhaps 'forced' is a bit of an exaggeration. Let's just say that my protests are fairly feeble as I stash large bars of chocolate into my bag.
That and the complete change in my life and routine has resulted in a gain of 2lbs.
That's +2lbs Brambling.
The gods are with me, it should be a lot more, but I'm not complaining.

Blue, if you are reading, I'll share the purple devils with you.

Brambling

dumpling said:

Hi Brambling, you recorded my sts but not my hard won 3lbs  . I also have menobrain so you have my sympathy. Hope your holiday was fab xxx

 I updated the numbers but not the important  o:)s it's because you have so many 😁 great holiday thanks Dumpling although a week is enough to spend with any of my sisters especially two at once 😁 I'm use to living on my own 

considering how much running around you have been doing Monna +2 isn't a bad number.  We lost my lovely uncle  last year at 96 and my Aunt is suddenly alone the first time in her life after 72 years of marriage (she was 18 when they got married) unfortunately she has gone from taking care of him to needing a carer herself in a few short months, which too be honest we expected 

leftatthetrafficlights

Well my first WI is depressing - +2 🙈 I am feeling bloated at the moment and have had two alcohol fuelled days which hasn't helped 😔 on the plus side, measurement wise, I've lost an inch on my hips and half an inch off my waist - looks like the yoga is tightening things up even if nothing else!! 😂

jennystarpepper

Half  a pound off please Brambling.

Need to get more fruit inside me,  I've not eaten as much of it as I usually do.....but my IBS has not been good and pain meds do not help.

hope everyone has a good week.

cymruchris

An interesting week this week - I expected there to be more of a struggle as I was eating out for the first time - but when sat in front of a menu where everything was with chips, I chose the only healthy option - grilled chicken salad. When I saw my relatives plates - there must have been at least a 1000 calories on there in chips alone! I was glad I restrained myself 😂

I’ve also been a bit more active this week - so just marginally over a 5lb loss, which means I’ve hit my MSE target - but not stopping now - still a way to go. 

Prior to week 1 here, my peak was 200.84lb - I'd started my own weight loss journey a couple of weeks before joining this weight loss journey.

Week 1 start weight: 189.93
Week 2 start weight: 185.85 (lost 4.08lb - declared -4lb)
Week 3 start weight: 181.77 (lost 4.08lb - declared -4lb)
Week 4 start weight: 179.68 (lost 2.09lb - declared -2lb)
Week 5 start weight: 176.81 (lost 2.87lb - declared -3lb)
Week 6 start weight: 174.61 (lost 2.2lb - declared -2lb)
Week 7 start weight: 173.39 (lost 1.22lb - declared -1lb)
Week 8 start weight: 168.21 (lost 5.18lb - declared -5lb)

On these boards since week 1 to week 7 - 21.72lbs lost.

Since beginning my change of lifestyle (3 weeks before) - 32.63lbs lost.

I’m still about 15 lbs heavier than my previous lightest - so will keep up the low calorie/high exercise regime for a while longer - which is challenging this week as I’m fitting a camera system to the local food bank which is full of fresh bread, donuts and greggs steak bakes - the smell is driving me crazy - but I’m holding  out!!! 

I can see a few people are within reach of their targets now - well done on your progress - and the STS brigade - keep it up. It’s a marathon not a sprint. 

Loss -5lbs

ditty1234

Hi just coming by to say hi, not weighing in at the moment due to other commitments, and not being at home much. Keep up the good work, eat some vege and get out in the sunshine, even if it's hiding behind a little cloud :-)

leftatthetrafficlights

@cymruchris that's amazing!!! Well done! 🙌

Suffolksue

sts again ,need to get my act together!