Old Style Weight Loss Challenge - 4th Quarter 2022

Izadora

Well done Ditty and CharleyStone. Changing eating for health, especially if it means no bread, is no fun but I always found it much easier than dieting with just willpower. Sometimes I wish they could put my gallstones back in  

VanGirl Well done for maintaining a deficit, this weather makes me want to eat everything in sight. 

Frith I don't know if it's weather or head gremlins but I'm with you - I seem to be eating every day as though it's my last!!

Brambling I'll join you in ignoring the scales this week. Sometimes, especially when my head's being mean, it's better not to know.

I have a lot of birthdays and other things coming up so really need to get out of the headspace of "I'll just get that out of the way and then I'll start dieting" because I seem to be in the pre-diet binge as my normal eating pattern at the moment 

Best of luck everyone xx

Brambling

Izadora said:

Well done Ditty and CharleyStone. Changing eating for health, especially if it means no bread, is no fun but I always found it much easier than dieting with just willpower. Sometimes I wish they could put my gallstones back in  

Izadora I lost 4 stone before i had my gall stone out (about 10 years ago and it was one large one) no fat especially the 3 Cs cream, cheese and chocolate and I lived with the gall stone longer than i should as i didn't want surgery. 

I'm one of the 'lucky' ones in that having it out and eating fat gives me know issues! so i went back to my old habits and put 5 stone back on which i have been playing at losing since lock down, i had lost half of it before March 2020 

Van_Girl

Do you all think this is the trickiest quarter for losing weight? Dark nights, cold weather, pumpkin spiced everything and the festive season?! 

jennystarpepper

Nice to see new people have joined and our other friends are back.

I have been feeling !!!!!! for the last 10 days, even did a test at the weekend.  My IBS has been really bad, and I do not do well taking Codeine (bloating), I have been given new anti-inflammatory which might have added to the bloat.  

I don't know if cutting down on carbs (mainly the couple of spuds I have with my tea) had an adverse reaction, I also didn't eat as much fruit.

Frith, Brambling, Izadora and Van_girl, I am in agreement about the weather / dark nights. 

So, we one or more birthday or celebration every week this month, I am allowing myself a chicken kebab and bottle of plonk. 

I am getting on the scales when I feel like it, no point in stressing.

flamingo747

Totally missed weighing in today, Saturday is my normal day. We had covid boosters today so out early, and rewarded ourselves with stroop waffles and iced coffee! I doubt this will be a good week, but I'll weigh tomorrow.

@Van_Girl yep I find Autumn worst, starts with my bday at the end of Sept, and runs through til early Jan. Halloween and xmas are big downfalls for me 

flamingo747

2 lbs down this week it's likely water weight as it's the first week I've shown any restraint lol

Izadora

Brambling I had my gallstones longer than I should have done too. I was in my final year of my degree so, as well as not having the time, I was being bounced between two different areas and neither wanted to do it. 

Jenny I hope you're feeling better now. Enjoy the kebab and plonk.

Flamingo Well done for the loss. It doesn't matter if it's water weight, it's heading in the right direction and a deserved reward for showing restraint. 

I was brave and got on the scales this morning. It actually wasn't as bad as I feared and I managed to finish last quarter lighter than I started so I'll take that as a win.
I'm going to have to be very determined for the next 3 weeks. My Halloween costume arrived on Saturday and it took an awful lot of pushing and shoving to get me into it and I could barely move my arms or breathe once it was done up...
Me being me, I of course decided that pizza on Saturday and Chinese yesterday was a good way to deal with needing to drop a dress size in less than a month 🙄

Best of luck everyone xx

Brambling

Well done on your first loss Flamingo   I agree with Izadora a loss is a loss 

Well done on last quarter loss Izadora and for getting on the scales today  I'm still walking around mine in the mornings and pretending they aren't in the bathroom.  What is the Halloween customer?


New week, new start guys 

Van_Girl

I weighed this morning but for various reasons I don't trust it, so I'm going to try again tomorrow 

Van_Girl

Izadora said:

Me being me, I of course decided that pizza on Saturday and Chinese yesterday was a good way to deal with needing to drop a dress size in less than a month 🙄

One of my "various reasons" for not trusting the scales today might be the Chinese  I had last night