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Old Style Weight Loss Challenge 2022 - 1st Quarter

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  • jennystarpepper
    jennystarpepper Posts: 828 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 28 March 2022 at 2:12PM
    Hope everyone is doing well. 

    Since I decided to try and cut back for my holiday my face has fallen into everything... well nearly!  2 weeks to go this Friday, have tried on a pair of trousers, they fit which is a win.

    So have given myself a talking too and will get on the scales this week when I feel like it.  

    Just need Gandalf with his staff to stand next to me when I attempt to fill my face, a bit of 'you shall not pass' must help?




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  • Brambling
    Brambling Posts: 6,213 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 1 April 2022 at 8:54AM
    Old Style Weight Loss Challenge 2022 - 1st Quarter

    01/01/22 - 31/03/22

    Imperial (lbs) please let me know if you want to raise in kilos

    AlexBacker -/-
    beckstar1975 -/10
    BellaLasagna2018 5.5/14  o:)o:) /  o:);) / STS /  o:);)  /  ;) 
    BookWormNotEvenSorry -/6
    Brambling /710  o:);) /  o:) /  ;) / STS /  >:) /  o:)o:);) /STS /  o:);) / STS / STS /  o:)
    Brie +3/7 STS / STS /  >:)>:)>:)>:)>:) /  o:) / STS / STS /  o:) / STS 
    Broomstick 3/12  o:)o:)o:)
    Candiii 4/35.  o:)o:)o:)o:)
    catfree 6/7   o:)o:)o:)o:)o:) / STS /  o:) /STS 
    CCW007 15.5/14  o:)o:)o:) /  o:)o:) /  o:)o:);) /  o:) /  o:) /  o:)o:);) /  o:) /  o:)o:)  /  ;) / STS /STS
    ChihiroSen  -/12
    Clootiedumplin 4/12  o:)o:)o:)o:) /  >:) /  o:) / STS 
    Clutterbug07 2.5//7   o:)o:);)  / STS
    Cranky40 5.5/7  o:)o:)o:)o:);) / STS /  o:)
    Danebury -/24
    Ditty1234 3/5  o:) /  o:) / STS /  o:) /  >:) /  o:) 
    EskarinaWeatherwax 14/12.  o:)o:)o:)o:)o:)o:) /  o:) /  o:) /STS /  o:) /  o:) /  o:) /  >:)>:) / STS /  o:)o:)o:)o:)o:)
    General_Grant 1/7  o:)
    Gingerlily 1/14. STS / STS /  o:) /  :'( /  ;) / STS 
    Honeythewitch 2.5/7  o:)o:) /  ;) 
    Hoosrice 2/7  o:)o:)
    its-time 4/12  o:) /  o:) /  o:)o:)  /  o:) /   >:)
    Jennystarpepper 8.5/10 STS /  o:)o:)o:)o:)o:) /  ;) /  o:)o:) /  o:)
    Izadora 8.5/14   o:)o:)o:)o:)o:) /  o:)o:)o:) /  o:)o:) /   >:) :'( 
    Leftatthetrafficlights 2/14 STS /  o:) /  o:)
    LilacPotato 9.5/12  o:)o:) /  o:)o:);) / STS /  o:) /  o:)o:)  /  o:)o:) 
    marrob 14.5/14  o:)o:) /  ;) /  ;) / STS /  o:)o:);) /  ;) /  ;) /  o:)o:) /  o:)o:)  /  o:)o:) /  o:)o:)
    Marycanary 3/10  o:)o:)o:) 
    millicent 35.5/14  o:)o:)o:)o:)  /  o:)o:)  /  o:)o:)o:)o:);)  /  o:) /  o:)o:)o:) /  o:)o:) /  ;) /  o:)o:);) /  o:)o:)o:);) /  o:)o:)o:) /  o:)o:)o:)o:);) /  o:)o:)o:)o:)o:)
    Miss-Behaving -/14
    mrs_motivated 1/10  o:)
    Pennypincin -/12
    Prudent /3
    SeekingFlight 2.5/16  o:);) /  ;) /  ;) / STS 
    Short_bird 0.5/7  ;) / STS 
    SIRENS 10.5/10  o:)o:)o:)o:)o:) /  o:) /  o:)o:)  / STS /  o:) /  ;) / STS /  o:)
    Suffolksue 4.5/8   o:)o:)  /  :'( / /  o:) /  o:);) / STS / STS / STS /  >:) /  o:);) 
    Sunfl0w3r 0/10 o:)o:)o:)o:)o:) /  >:)>:)>:)>:)>:)>:)>:) /  o:) /  o:)o:) / STS /  >:)>:) /  o:)
    Ziggy2004 26/- o:)o:)o:)o:)o:)o:)o:)  / o:)o:) /  o:)o:)o:) /  o:) / o:)o:)o:)  /  o:) /  o:)o:)  /  o:) /  o:)o:)  / o:)o:) /  o:)o:) /STS

    Kilos

    DinkyStars 3/10

    Key
     o:)  = 1lb loss (or kilo)
     ;)  = 1/2lb loss (or kilo)
     >:)  = 1lb gain (or kilo)
     :'(  = 1/2lb gain (or kilo)
    Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage   -          Anais Nin
  • ditty1234
    ditty1234 Posts: 2,125 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Congrats to everybody who has had actual losses, I will stick to my 3 lb for this quarter and start afresh on the first. Just can't get my head around food and healthy eating. Need to try harder. 
    Isa help to buy: 1000/3000 33%
    Emergency fund: 100/1000 10%
    Weight loose 8.6 kg - while having fun. 0/8.6 0%
    Focus debt to clear HSBC £10/1111, 0% updated May 25
  • zafiro1984
    zafiro1984 Posts: 2,529 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    First day of my diet yesterday. Did ok (I think) mainly vegetables, some fruit, soup, and a couple of poached eggs - laid that morning, plus one square of 85% cocoa chocolate and 15 pistachios.

    Looking forward to Friday. I'm going to weigh myself first thing in the morning.
  • Frith
    Frith Posts: 8,877 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! Name Dropper
    Today

    Rocky road square and cup of tea
    Bakewell tart
    Bag of revels
    Cup cake

    Might have some hummus on toast.

    Thought I would be honest! This is what I am eating, before starting on the blood sugar diet again.
  • Hoosrice
    Hoosrice Posts: 16 Forumite
    10 Posts First Anniversary Name Dropper
    @brambling sorry for not posting. Never mind falling off wagon, I fell off whole train... :(. I'm am on holiday from tomorrow but going to spa hotel so hopefully start of lifestyle  improvement. Can I go for 14lb for Q2 please?
  • jennystarpepper
    jennystarpepper Posts: 828 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper
    @Frith , I know this diet well, think it is the 'age' thing, or the start of it, well for me anyway.

    @Brambling - can you shove me down for another 10 lb for the next session.  

    Not been on the scales yet... we have been giving each other the evil eye.  I have cut down on the crud I have been eating, fruit consumption has gone up, just need to start on the hot dinners / lunch so half a can of soup or something similar... the tins are out on the counter looking at me.  

    Tea tonight, carrots, spuds, chicken - tray bake with a chicken seasoning, fresh lemon and its juice, paprika and chilli with a tiny dribble of olive oil as a tray bake and a side salad.




    MFW - 01.10.21 £63761   01.10.22 £50962   01.10.23 £39979   01.10.24 £27815. 01.01.25. £17538
    01.03.25 £14794.    01.04.25 £12888
    01.05.25. £11805. 12.05.25  £9997   05.06.25  £8898. 
     01.07.25. £7975  01.08.25 £6968 01.09.25 £5956. 01.10.25 £4979
    01.12.25 £2899

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