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Old Style Weight Loss Challenge - 4th Quarter 2022

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  • Izadora
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    Brambling It's Lydia's red wedding dress from Beetlejuice. If the worst comes to the worst I'll just have to leave my coat on to hide the fact that it's not done up at the back 🤣

    Van_Girl Taking tomorrow's reading is probably sensible. I'm ever hopeful that next week will show as a good loss just because I'm not full of takeaway 😁
  • No scales for me.

    Izadora - Thank you, kebab and plonk put on hold until later in the week / month.

    Van_girl and Brambling, don't blame you for not getting on the scales, too many times have I got on them to think "Oh what's the point" and given up.

    Medication is really making me feel ill.  I don't know about anyone else but although everything I take or am supposed to take is meant to be safe, it does make me feel ill, medication and I don't mix, I feel like I've had 20 pints then got in the ring for a few rounds with Tyson.  In addition, I've had antibiotics for an infection, last day of them today, so hoping things will pick-up later in the week.

    On a better note, beans swop for lentils in the chilli was a success and will continue. 
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  • Brie
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    @Brambling
    I'm down .5 as of last Thursday before I left the house for Heathrow.  There's more than one set of scales here so I may try weighing myself and see how I'm going but may not clock in before I return to the UK so as not to confuse anything. We shall see.

    Meanwhile, well done to everyone.
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  • candiii
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    Good evening all 🙂

    Here to report a first week loss of 9.7lbs

    I've told myself that I shouldn't reward myself with a treat (foodwise) when I have a loss otherwise I'll just end up piling the weight back on again and very quickly. I purchased some new size 18 jeans instead and happy to say that they fit so I've dropped a trouser size 💃🏽

    Just a reminder, don't always focus on the number on the scales, be sure to take measurements too 👌🏽

    Good luck and congrats to all losers, sts and gainers. Let's go 🙂
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  • Brambling
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    Medication is really making me feel ill.  I don't know about anyone else but although everything I take or am supposed to take is meant to be safe, it does make me feel ill, medication and I don't mix, I feel like I've had 20 pints then got in the ring for a few rounds with Tyson.  In addition, I've had antibiotics for an infection, last day of them today, so hoping things will pick-up later in the week.
    Sorry you're still feeling poorly Jenny  <3 take care of yourself. For me it's the side effects from antibiotics Iuckily I don't need them very often and chest infections caused by my asthma seem to have disappeared in recent years 
     
    Brie enjoy your long awaited trip a k to Canada have a great trip  :)
    well done for all losses and Candiii all I can say is wow 🤩🎖 well done you  :)
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  • Suffolksue
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    I was away last week and didn’t weigh ( did unofficially!) 
    will weigh on Saturday and hope ok !
  • Brambling
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    Type your commentOld Style Weight Loss Challenge 2022 - 4th Quarter

    01/10/22 - 31/12/22

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

    Brambling - /10
    Brie 0.5/7  ;) 
    Candiii 9.5/50  o:)o:)o:)o:)o:)o:)o:)o:)o:);) 
    CharleyStone -/20
    Ditty1234 1/4  o:) 
    Flamingo747 2/13 o:)o:) 
    Frith -/21
    Fugalthymes -/14
    Izadora 1/14
    jennystarpepper -/10
    Leftatthetrafficlights  -/14
    Marycanary -/13
    SIRENS -/12
    Suffolksue -/12
    Sunfl0w3r -/10
    Van_Girl +1/12  >:) 



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  • Brambling
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    At least you faced the scales Van_girl I'm currently not leading by example and I'm avoiding mine so far this quarter  >:)

    SSue weight whenever you are ready  :)
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  • Van_Girl
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    1 lbs loss for me! So I'm back where I started  :D But I do have a full month now to get my head into it before I have a birthday party, which will probably throw it all out again haha
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