Old Style Weight Loss Challenge- 3rd Quarter 2023

Gingerlily

Hi
Weigh-day STS please Brambling.

Was a good week did all the things I’d done the previous 2, will keep going with everything crossed Im not a start of a plateau.

Brambling

Hopefully it will balance out next week Ginger 🙂

-2lb loss for me this week 🙂 and I've managed to to hit my small target this quarter, hopefully I'll manage a couple more before the end 

Pixie_Cosmo

1/2lb gain this week - had friends staying so not too bad. I haven't managed daily yoga or workouts, in case I disturbed people, but have done some exercise most days. I also had trouble sleeping which doesn't help with energy and motivation.

Back to it this week! 

@Brambling yay target hit! 

Pixie_Cosmo

What's everyone planning to eat this week? I've got nice 'kearned' yogurt (on offer) and fruit for breakfasts, homemade carrot and lentil soup for lunch then calorie counted meals for the evening. Fruit for snacks and a 2ltr bottle of squash in the fridge to drink throughout the day. Hopefully healthy and filling! 

jennystarpepper

STS For me.  Well done on hitting target Brambling. 

Had been sowing a loss all week, then Mr Pepper brought disease into the house, and I now have a stinking head cold, I have had "feeling sorry for myself, chocolate and Coke", I will live,

@Pixie_Cosmo, the soup sounds very nice, I'm on 2 litre of squash per day, I'm going to try to increase this. Fruit has been a bit of a hit and miss for me, went to Aldi and bought strawberries, they were rank, same as the pears I bought from M&S, it appears to be potluck for quality.  

Need to pull finger out and get to my target by month end, as the new quarter will give me 9 weeks before I go away, aiming for 7/8 LB, just need to stay out of the ice cream draw in the freezer, a sore throat is not a reason to indulge. 

Brambling

Old Style Weight Loss Challenge 2023 - 3rd Quarter

01/06/23 - 30/09/23

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

Brambling 7/7   STS /  /   / STS /  /  /    /  /  / STS
Brie  1.5/4 STS /  /  /  / 
cazann 4/10  /  / STS / 
crazycatlady2 -/- 
Dia_pita 6/12 
Frith 13/-  /  /   
Gingerlily 9.5/14 / STS /  / STS /  /    /  /  / STS 
Jennystarpepper 9/10 STS / /   /  / STS / STS /  /  /  / STS
Jingsbybucket 3/6  /  /  / STS 
leftatthetrafficlights 0/14  / 
lianne1984 1.5/12 STS /  / STS / 
Mucky_moo -1/12 STS / 
obscurdbyclouds 1.5/13.5   
pixie_cosmo 1.5/7   /  /  / 
SanguineGina +1/11 
SIRENS -/12

soontobeoap -/8    
SuffolkSue 6.5/10 STS /  /  /  /   / STS / 

Kilos 
Smudgybunny -/3  STS

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

Brambling

Thanks to a very good last minute crop of tomatoes I have 10 portions of tomato soup in the freezer for lunches when it gets a bit cooler, still too warm in the south for lunch time soup    I've stocked up the fridge with fruit and veg in the hope of a healthy week, like you Jenny I've found that a lot of the 'summer' fruit isn't great at the moment, i picked up what will probably be the last lot of nectarines they are very nice still (probably the advantage of waitrose!) but are getting too expensive now so back to more wintery fruit.  I cooked some lamb yesterday so there will be left overs for a few day 

Hope everyone has a good week just 2 more weeks to end of the quarter, I not sure who stole 2023!

Brie

@Brambling
I had meant to report the other day that I was down another half pound but didn't get round to it prior to travelling to Canada.  And on the day I travelled I got food poisoning so I suspect i may be down a little further.  Now normally I wouldn't report a 1/2 pound loss as my scales are not that reliable and so I doubt their accuracy.  But as I've stated in the past I know that if they show a downward trend then that's likely to be true even if the actual numbers are not right.  

so down 1/2 please.  And I'll be weighing in again next quarter so will see how well I do.  (3rd day here and haven't had the stomach yet for butter tarts so that's a big help.  Plus Bro with whom I'm staying is teetotal which we try to respect and he's got health issues so cooks amazing low calorie meals too)

Brambling

Enjoy you visit back 'home' Brie 🙂

It was a STS for me this week but if i don't stop eating like I have today it's not going to be pretty next week 

Pixie_Cosmo

2lbs down this week @Brambling! On my partner's scales so not as accurate as mine, my scales are meaner to me 🤣👍

I haven't managed so much walking and running this week. The weather has been awful here most days, plus I've had a couple of bad nights' sleep. I have managed daily yoga and a couple of 20/25min weight and cardio workouts. My legs ache though 🤣  I'm trying to be strict on calories, plenty of fruit and veg and at least 2ltrs of squash/water daily. No booze on a work night. Hard work, but the only thing that works for me. 

I've got two weeks until we go on our autumn holiday and hoping to get another couple of lbs down before we go. We'll be doing a lot of walking so getting fitter and stronger will help. 

@jennystarpepper the soup is ok, but I need a wider variety of soups. I love the He1nz lentil soup but it's so expensive now to buy tinned soup. I used to get a load of tins when on offer (8 for £5 or something) and a couple of own brand soups which were perfect for taking into the office. Much cheaper and healthier to make it though! I just don't have the freezer space to cook up a variety, plus have room for frozen dinners, so I do one soup 'flavour' a week. 

Hope everyone has a good week and resists the 'brrr munchies' x