Old Style Weight Loss Challenge 2022 - 2nd Quarter

Brambling

Well done Sunfl0w3r 👏 I hope you're feeling better now 

have a good holiday Jenny and enjoy the gin 😁 i put off having my gall bladder out for years (I ignored it) however I did have the op after I had lost 4 stone thanks to cheap health insurance with my job (I knew redundancy was coming) and then put the weight back on, which wasn't the plan but I found I could eat chocolate, cheese, crisps and cream again after the op

Bluegreen143

Can I join?

Went on one of those “lifestyle machines” at a work event (tells you your weight, blood pressure, BMI, body fat, pulse etc). And got a huge shock as I don’t have scales at home and hadn’t realised how much I’d put on in in total the last two years 🙈 I mean I knew I was buying bigger clothes but not the extent of it.

I weigh 12st 7 and have 3st 9lb in total to get back to a “healthy” BMI. I’d say my initial goal is certainly to lose a stone (which I hope I could achieve in the next three months) as when I last weighed myself maybe a year ago that’s where my weight was then.

I’ve ordered scales for the house, which are coming today, and Joe Wick’s Lean in 15 book as I’ve realised that trying vaguely to eat healthy on my own has had zero effect. My plan is to set aside my usual natural skepticism and actually follow the plan as I reckon they probably all work if you stick to them, and his food looks quite tasty. 

In the past two weeks I’ve joined a CrossFit style gym (used to go years ago) and will be going twice a week; I’m also aiming to get 10k steps daily. Might try to do some of the Joe Wicks workouts on other days.

allmannerofthings

@Brambling Could I join in please? It's my first time. I'll start after the Easter weekend. 
I'd like to set 14lb as my target for the quarter. 

Thanks  

Brambling

Welcome Bluegreen and allmannerofthings 👋👋 new losers always welcomed.  I have added you both with a 14lb target let me know if that's not correct and good luck 

Brie

Welcome @Bluegreenand @allmannerofthings 

@jennystarpepper
I'd rather hear that you'd been as rude or worse to the consultant than s/he was to you.  They need to learn manners!!!

@Brambling
You will be pleased to hear there's been an Easter miracle and my scales have been revived.  They still scream when I step on them but at least they aren't screaming too loudly.  STS for me.

jennystarpepper

@Brie Thank you, I thought it was me getting old and crabby but no just plain old bad manners on their part. 

It appears to be male's of a certain age bracket who are the worst, I should have just said 'well that's X BMI off each of my big t!t's then'    Might be making a doll from wax and sticking a few pins in it! 

Brambling

jennystarpepper said:  

It appears to be male's of a certain age bracket who are the worst, I should have just said 'well that's X BMI off each of my big t!t's then'    Might be making a doll from wax and sticking a few pins in it! 

I've always found the woman worst than the men especially the asthma nurse who is a ways disappointed I have a good peak flow, she once begrudgingly told me it was good for a woman my age without asthma who wasn't overweight 🙄 she was really disappointed   not helped by my low blood pressure 🙂

I forgot to to say earlier 1lb loss for me so I'm on the chart 🙂

Brambling

Old Style Weight Loss Challenge 2022 - 2nd Quarter

01/04/22 - 30/06/22

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

Allmannerofthings -/14
Bluegreen143 -/14
Brambling 1/10  STS / 
Brie -/7 STS
CCW007 1.5/10   
Ditty1234 -/10
Dustydigger -/-
Frith -/14
General_Grant 1/7 
Honeythewitch -/6
Hoosrice -/14
Izzybee -/9 
Jennystarpepper -/10 STS 
Marycanary -/14. STS 
Millicent 5.5/21  / 
otb666 -/-
SIRENS 1/14  / 
SuffolkSue 2.5/8  / 
Sunfl0w3r 1/10   
Zafiro1982 2.5/14 
Ziggy2004 1/14  / STS 

Kilos
Angelica123 -1/4  
LilacPotato -/6


Key
   = 1lb loss (or kilo)
   = 1/2lb loss (or kilo)
   = 1lb gain (or kilo)
   = 1/2lb gain (or kilo)

jennystarpepper

Well done on the loss @Brambling

I sometimes think why do these people want to work with people when they have such a bad attitude, but then they would be the same what ever job they did.  

As for the BMI malarkey, it is 8 more than they want... single figures, the fat police have always had me in the 'doubles'.

Angelica123

So I unfortunately, gained a kilo. Wasn't completely surprised. Was ill so stopped exercising and self soothed with food. Even though I am now better, my habits have fallen apart.