Old Style Weight Loss Challenge - 1st Quarter 2025

SIRENS

Thank you Brambling I'm hoping it's an opportunity to find something I enjoy more, my dd has sorted out my cv (the last one I had I did on a typewriter 😂)
Candiii so sorry to hear about your dog x

Brambling

Thanks for your weigh ins guys and well done for facing the scales 👏👏 sorry for missing your WI Katejo

welcime back Candii sorry for the loss of your dog, losing pets is so hard 

Mollina I think you reach the stage when you don't notice the lack of sugar any more and then you can't drink it with sugar in 🙂 my father gave it up when I was about 10 and decided we were all giving it up as well no choice including my mum!! I can now smell if someone has put sugar in my tea before tasting

i hope your DGS has recovered Charlie_Tribe

I'm trying to be really good this week lots of vegetables and protein, no bread and trying to keep other carbs to a minimum. I'm also winning on the no snacks after dinner using the 80-20 rule 🙂

Mollina_Girl

Brambling said:

Mollina I think you reach the stage when you don't notice the lack of sugar any more and then you can't drink it with sugar in 🙂 my father gave it up when I was about 10 and decided we were all giving it up as well no choice including my mum!! I can now smell if someone has put sugar in my tea before tasting

Thanks for that  @Brambling I can't wait for that day. I really enjoyed my cups of tea 

cheerfulness4

Morning all. 

Food today:

1x crumpet topped with Raspberry & lemon greek yoghurt and raspberries
HM Lentil and Bacon soup with bread (large bowl)

Snacks - Slice HM lemon cake, fruit.

Feeling whacked today as had a bad night and am exhausted.  Don't feel very hungry so will have an easy lunch of soup and leave the HM pizza for DH and DS. 

Mollina, I too found that it wasn't too long after quitting sugar in hot drinks that it became the norm.  Then as Brambling said you can smell it in drinks and it makes you shudder to drink it.  Keep  persevering. 

katejo

@Mollina I decided to stop adding sugar to tea suddenly way back in 1988 and it just took me a month or so to adjust. I had already reduced to about a half teaspoon by choice. I can't stand it with sugar now. I continued adding a little to coffee for slightly longer. 

katejo

@Brambling. STS for me this week please. At least it hasn't gone back up. I didn't get to go on the planned walk last Saturday due to not feeling well but did manage a shorter one on Sunday. Now about to make healthy vegetable , chorizo and lentil soup. 

Pauper1

1lb off for me this week.

Weight has stayed the same for a few days but I'm blaming my period for that one. I know it's still an overall loss but it's frustrating!

Bella_Budget

Hi 0.5lb off for me. I know what you mean @Pauper1 I've been really good (went back and checked 6 reducing days and 1 keep the same days so no big blow outs) and all I've lost is half a pound. So frustrating 😫 
Good luck today everyone.

Gingerlily

Hello

Weighday -1lb please Brambling. 

I’m pleased to be off the starting line, it’s been a struggle. I’m back fully on plan since Monday. Had a dreadful headache yesterday, it’s not too bad today so hopefully I’m over the worst of it.

cheerfulness4

Well done on those losses!

Food today:

1x crumpet topped with lemon & raspberry yoghurt and blueberries
Jacket potato filled with Chickpea and apricot tagine (Tesco tinned £1.80)

Snacks - Fruit

Not sure about the tagine but thought I'd share it with DS who likes Moroccan style food, me not so much.

Chair exercises day again.  Trying to aim for Mon, Wed and Fridays.  Body doesn't always agree but despite that I shall attempt three exercise days a week even if I have to shift them round. 

Craving boiled eggs and fingers so might have to work those into the food plan within the next couple of days.  Do you also find that when you're eating less you get these really strong desires for a particular food?  I always do but never happens when I'm not watching my weight.