Old Style Weight Loss Challenge- 3rd Quarter 2023

leftatthetrafficlights

-1lb for me please @Brambling - not much but better than nothing! 😁

Brambling

I feel your pain Left I weighted in with a small 1/2lb loss this week which is annoying as it was looking better at the weekend when I popped on the scales and I thought i had continued to be good.  At least it is a loss I haven't looked a a pack of butter to try and make myself feel happier about it which it did briefly until I looked a the size of me in comparison and it's such a small percentage

Suffolksue

Very pleased to have -21/2 lb off at my first SW weigh in ( clothed again !) 
That takes me to less than I was the last time I weighed( naked) before my home scales broke ,so I think I will count that .
was lucky enough to get a cancellation to see an orthopaedic consultant yesterday and am now on the waiting list for a new hip !
After they looked at the new X-ray they didn’t even weigh me 
Obviously this is a great incentive to persevere so I will 

Brambling

Good news re the hip Sue and definitely a incentive to try and lose a little more weight before hand especially when recovering 

Crazycatlady2

Hi I hope it is ok for me to join you

mentally and physically struggling atm but I need to lose some weight. I’m not going to put too much pressure on myself or I rebel against ‘rules I set’ so for now I’ll take each day as it comes trying the best I can in hope I trend downwards on the scales by young fruit and veg and cutting worst of junk and making lower calorie choices

lunch was omelette with mushroom and peppers
with 3 tablespoons of yoogurt(rather than just eating from big tub till I’ve had enough) and 2 tiny easy peelers

fir tea I’ve pulled pork and as much salad I can manage and either a 100 cal sandwich thin or a small jacket….I’m having little portion of coleslaw that left but I’ll not add cheese to jacket if I have that.

im allowing myself 200 calories for evening munchies rather than unchecked opening of big bar of chocolate or packet of biscuits. Plus either sugar free coke or tiny bit of flavoured gin and diet lemonade….on the condition I drink enough weak squash between now and 7…..see how I have to bargain with myself 🥲

Brie

@Brambling
I appear to be back where I started so I think that means I've lost the 2 I gained.  Maybe I'll make progress over the next 6 weeks.....

Brambling

welcome crazycatlady2 I think it's a good idea to allow some calories for evening munchies a lot of us will understand that.  I eat in the evening from boredom rather than hunger and it is never fruit which fills the mouth hunger at 9pm but biscuits or cake.  I know for some people it works if they are really strict with themselves personally the more I restrict myself and ban food the more I crave it, I live on my own so I can't ask someone else to hide it for me so I tend to keep it out of sight and at the moment I've some skinny whips and small packets of 100 or less calorie biscuits in the spare bedroom out of sight because if they are in the kitchen I'm more tempted.  I know the little packs of biscuits are more expensive but if I buy a pack of biscuits once opened i will keep going back but i will have one small pack and usually I'm not tempted to go back for more packs (does depend on the day!) at the moment by packs are little gingerbread men and they were on offer if i used the smart shop in Sainsburys.  

Brie well done and taking off that 2lbs again 

I hope every one has a good week and the sun is shining for some of you and just remember big challenges can be tackled one bite at a time


 

jennystarpepper

Half off for me please Brambling, (was actually 3/4).

I've come to the understanding that I will have to accept the IBS is not going to go away and I will have good and bad weeks.  The scales are doing the jumping trick, they have bounced up and down by as much as 5lb, weighed yesterday and I was 2 3/4 lb down, my bloating is slowly going away.  

Have a good week everyone.  

Brambling

Sorry IBS is flaring at the moment Jenny have you seen a dietitian or is that expecting too much of the NHS at the moment? Is a food diary worth keeping to see what triggers it although from what i understand at times that can be most things 

jennystarpepper

Thanks Brambling, it's a combination of fibromyalgia, anxiety and a couple of other things, bread and baked beans are things I try to avoid.  I'm just glad I've still got a couple of pairs of my trousers that are a couple of sizes too big which don't cut in when I'm bloated. 

I eat very little !!!!!! so not much I can cut out, gin is ok though