Lose Weight 17

dellybelly_2

l21ynz & vix - Brighton Belle is looking after the chart until after Christmas. If you ask very nicely (and possibly in purple text), I'm sure that she'll add you onto the chart.

Grrrr, I'm so cross and upset today:mad: . I have to give up my SOTW title from last week. As you may remember, I changed from a Monday night class to a Tuesday night class. Last week I thought I'd lost 2lbs (well, that's what I was told.) Tonight my new WW leader said, "1.5lbs off, first stone well done", I was like "no, that was last week?" She says, "no, look at the scales" sure enough I am this week, the weight I thought I was last week. Stupid mare read the scales wrong last week - with a digital read out I don't know how she did it, unless my old WW leader's scales weigh lighter than hers - but how can that be possible when they're supposed to be calibrated on a 4 weekly basis!

Now whilst I do realise that I've lost and I'm pleased about it (in a roundabout way!), I'm actually 1.5lbs heavier than I thought I was, so bang goes my next mini target happening before Christmas. I'm currently 16st 2.5 (thought it would be 16st 1 this week) and had hoped to be 15 st something for next week but just think that going for a 3lbs+ loss in one week is too ambitious, especially before christmas.


The worst thing is - I haven't been entirely honest with you all. I've talked it over with bb and decided to 'fess up. I got fed up struggling so hard to lose weight and went to my Gp 3 weeks ago and asked for Reductil. It is a weightloss drug which helps combat cravings and makes you feel more satisfied but you still have to follow a healthy eating plan to ensure weightloss. I have been counting my points still but have found the last 3 weeks to be much easier to stay within my points. It does have quite a few side effects and I have to be monitored quite closely by my GP practise for the next 3 months but I feel like the chains of my food addiction are being broken since I've been on the tablets.


I did really well for the first week (2lbs off) and found I was a changed person with so much more energy and felt really relieved to be eating like a normal person. I totally expected to lose 2lbs last week too, as I was VERY well behaved (remember the most successful Sunday lunch I've ever had with my mother!). It's part of the reason why I'm so disappointed to find out that my 2lbs last week was only 1/2 a lb instead. This week, I didn't deserve to lose weight as I've had 4 meals out this weekend and yet, here I am with 1.5lbs off.

I hope you guys aren't too upset with me for not telling you earlier, I really admire everyone who's really been struggling with temptation and still succeeding with no extra help. I just felt I wasn't getting anywhere and needed the extra help. I don't intend to be on these tablets for a long period of time, but intended to use them to keep me on the straight and narrow over the next few months.

pixiedust_2

Delly, if it's something you feel you need for now, and is helping you, I'm sure no one here is going to be upset with you! Hope it helps you achieve what you want to

Hey to both new comers (sorry, keep forgetting names tonight - been out for a few drinks - its not helping my memory!!)

And the reason I came on tonight... VERY pleased to report 4lbs off for me this week!! Haven't got a clue where it's going, but I'm not complaining! May still hit my target of first stone gone by Christmas at this rate!

retiredlady

dellybelly wrote: »

I hope you guys aren't too upset with me for not telling you earlier, I really admire everyone who's really been struggling with temptation and still succeeding with no extra help. I just felt I wasn't getting anywhere and needed the extra help. I don't intend to be on these tablets for a long period of time, but intended to use them to keep me on the straight and narrow over the next few months.

Delly - you have nothing to feel upset about. If you need the help, at least you are getting it and getting it from the right source - your GP. It is obviously working for you - so go with it and stop feeling guilty!:j
I for one have often thought about asking for help from my doctor and I will be very interested in hearing how you get on with the tablets.:D
Best of luck!

All the best
Marion

grannynise

1.5 lbs off this week -- I'm really pleased with that.

Delly ... well done to you for identifying a solution to help you. Isn't that what this is all about? It doesn't matter WHAT we do to solve our problems, it's just the fact that we're working on them that counts and taking control of our lives in whatever way suits us best at that moment.

I really admire everyone who's really been struggling with temptation and still succeeding with no extra help

Delly, no one on here struggles with no extra help .... for some of us the thread is extra help enough at the moment, for others it's clubs, for others it's really supportive partners or friends, for others it's support from GPs. You've chosen a different extra help that's all. And we'll all be fascinated to hear how it goes.

Love from Granny xxxxx to Delly

victory

welcome newbies:D you can do it;)

I take it VIX works in Debenhams then? Gok was there too did I tell you:rotfl: :rotfl:

WW do mini quiches perfect for a buffet, chunky guacamola 2 points per serving...
1/2 tsp corainder seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1 large avocado
1/2 large red onion
1 red chili chopped
grated zest of 1 lime and juice
2 tbsp fresh corainder chopped

corainder and cumin in pan heat gently until seeds crack. tip into pestle to grind. peel and halve avocado, mix with onion, chili, lime zest and juice,and fresh corainder, stir in corainder and cumin, season to taste.

sweetcorn salsa 1 point per serving

340g sweetcorn
40g peppadew peppers drained
3 spring onions
2 tbsp fresh corainder leaves
juice of lime
a few drops of tabasco sauce

put in bouwl, mix together, cover and leave in fridge for 30 mins

petrichor

Good (Frosty) Morning Peeps

Welcome lovely-cup-of-tea and 121ynz I think you are both very wise to join at this time of year :j stay with us through the good and bad times, success will then be yours :j ...

...Well done anic and beanie :j :j ...

...delly It was so brave of you to tell us this, you could have easily kept it to yourself, but that's why we are here! We all struggle in different ways and if the Reductil helps then why worry? I hope that it works for you :j We had a WW leader whose way of checking her scales was to stand on, fiddle about with something if necessary, then say 'they're about right' :rotfl:- it's perfectly true!!...

...Well, festive picture time, I know, let's hang some lights up ...

xxxx

victory

here is 2 more for buffets...

little salmon tartlets 1/2 point per serving....

6 slices of wholemeal bread
low fat spray light
125 g smoked salmon
2 tbsp 0% greek fat yog
cayenne pepper and fresh chives to garnish

gas mark 4, roll the bread to make as thin as poss, using a 3cm cutter, stamp out 12 rounds.

coat a 12 hole mini muffin tin with low fat spray, press bread into moulds, bake for 15 mins until brown, remove and allow to cool.
finely chop salmon and season with black pepper, put into tartlet cases, top with yog, then sprinkle with cayenne pepper and garnish with chopped chives.

herby olives 1 point

6oz mixed herbs
1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
2 sprigs rosemary
juiced and zest of 1/2 lemon
3 garlic cloves
1 tbsp olive oil

place olives in bowl with it all, mix and cover to marinade in fridge overnight, remove 1 hour before serving from fridge

victory

delly good on ya' for trying so hard, it is truly commendable and there is no one on this thread that would be in the slightest bit annoyed with you, infact I am very proud of you for having the balls to face up:D well done you

pixie:j :j

gs:j:j

efrieze

Morning all.
I agree with the others, dellybelly, no-one is cross with you and you should do whatever helps you. One thing i woudl say is that the only person I know who got help from the GP to lose weight, hoped it was going to be a magic solution. And when the weight did not fall off her, she got disappointed and gave up. So try to be realistic with what the Reductil can help you achieve - and don't expect miracles because slow and steady does the trick!e

I have a 1lb loss to report this week please brighton belle. Happy enough with that.

missyg_3

Morning everyone! Argh, it's sooooo cold! I don't know about burning calories during the school walk I think I shivered them off this morning!

Lovely-cup-of-tea, welcome! Good luck with losing your target 2 stone!

l21ynz, welcome too and good luck with yours

Beanielou and Pixiedust and Grannynise and Efrieze congrats on your losses this week! :j Hope you are all feeling rightfully pleased with yourselves

Julesgr - exercise at 10pm in the evening? I won't ask....

Delly your message deserves a bit more of a reply, back soon...!