Lose Weight 19

ampersand

Ooh yes please, mot.
Was just going bye's but quickly checked back on pania. It's party night there and lots of Blackadder quote-y fungames.....and other.

wendyw1947

hello everyone I join in please,Havent read much of this thread but gather everybody is trying to drink loads of water while dieting ? is that right.well a bit about me ;seems like i;ve been on a diet the whole of my adult life have lost vast amounts then gained them again 2years ago i went to S.W.and by last summer had lost 6stone 2lb and was only a stone off my target weight I FELT GREAT and the compliments.....what happend !,2stone 1ib has gone back on again.I'm still going to S.W. but feel such a failure,I just cannot face gaining anymore weight I must get that 2st off plus the 1st to get to target I Need help ,people in the same boat as me i know i go to S.w. but a lot seem to be slim to me only wanting to lose 7lb or so and a lot of them are a lot younger sorry to have gone on a bit but feeling very down at the moment and need some slimming mates is anyone out there at the moment ? .P.S. dont like drinking water but will if I HAVE to !

Brighton_belle

wendyw1947 wrote: »

hello everyone I join in please,Havent read much of this thread but gather everybody is trying to drink loads of water while dieting ? is that right.well a bit about me ;seems like i;ve been on a diet the whole of my adult life have lost vast amounts then gained them again 2years ago i went to S.W.and by last summer had lost 6stone 2lb and was only a stone off my target weight I FELT GREAT and the compliments.....what happend !,2stone 1ib has gone back on again.I'm still going to S.W. but feel such a failure,I just cannot face gaining anymore weight I must get that 2st off plus the 1st to get to target I Need help ,people in the same boat as me i know i go to S.w. but a lot seem to be slim to me only wanting to lose 7lb or so and a lot of them are a lot younger sorry to have gone on a bit but feeling very down at the moment and need some slimming mates is anyone out there at the moment ? .P.S. dont like drinking water but will if I HAVE to !

Hi Wendy, welcome to our lovely forum. You've come to the right place for lots of kind support. We have peeps of all ages here and a number who have lost 6+ stone or still working at it as well as some learning the hard road of maintaining their weight loss. No, water is not hugely significant on the thread here - a member just happened to mention it yesterday as something that works for her and want ed to share that, which is great. Some others find the same too. I know some find drinking water difficult so opt for the sugar free juice or flavoured water if that helps.I personally do not go along with the '2 litres' a day thing, but we each have to find what is right for us as individuals: some of us do sw and other ww, calorie count or healthy eating/portion control. Post often and share your difficulties. Do you know why you put two stone back on? Well done keeping off the 4 stone though.

wendyw1947

thanks brighton belle think i just got complacent, i'm just one of those people who just have to watch what they eat all the time and its hard admitting you're a pig i will just have to add more variety but its hard

Miss_Cinnabon

welcome wendy

can i just say congrats on losing all that weight, thats great:T as i know it is very easy to put weight back on after losing but you will lose it in no time.

I hate drinking water, dont think i drink enough as i am never thirsty but i am now making myself drink loads of water a day and cant belive the difference it had made to my hunger, i am hardly hungry between meals now and feel i have more energy:D

i have 6 stone to lose roughly, but aiming for small goals instead of saying ive got to lose 6 stone by such and such, not so daunting then.

Got to work out what i am doing for tea tonight, got fish but hubby wants it with a cheese sauce, looking back on my blog these last few days it shows a few meals are cheese related.

I am also cutting back on eating bread as this and chocolate is my downfall, as i make my own bread it tastes so much better than shop bought, too tempting:rotfl:

susie

wendyw1947

hya kyle ,when I lost all my weight i only concentrated on one stone at a time or should i say getting to the next stone down I was 18st 10lb and would rather have cut my tongue out than admit how much I weighed so all I wanted to do was get into the 17s,then the 16s and so on when i got to 12st 7lb i would tell anybody who would listen how much I was,but now I'm 14st 8lb I've started fibbing if people are rude enough to ask.Ps.could never resist hm bread so just buy small loaf for oh

Miss_Cinnabon

thats great wendy about setting targets, havent set a target yet but would love to lose between 1-2lb a week if possible, the worst for me is getting the right amount of exercise.

what does everyone else do?

just now i am going walks, try to go every day but some days i slack off, have my trampoline i use for 10 mins.

susie

ampersand

wendyw1947 wrote: »

P.S. dont like drinking water but will if I HAVE to !

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Morning Wendy,
I don't know if you have kitchen window in front of sink, onto any sort of outlook. This has become(I'm in week 2 only)my modus operandi for getting through 2 litres without too much deliberate awareness. My mugs take 1/3rd litre minimum comfortably(keep measuring jug/scales handy in the early stages, except I see you're already a successful weight loss queen and need no clues from a novice). I fill one, give it 40 m/w secs, and drink it tepid/lukewarm, as I gaze out over - this morning, for example - a wind-tossing world of scudding sky, rain splashing in water butts, forsythia dancing, Jenny Wren, M et MMe Merle foraging, ageing wet carpet over compost(very Bob Flowerdew), kerria starting to flower, rhubarb(reduced to 50p at B&Q)doing well in old bin, field through hedge greening up, poplars further off swaying........by which time, water's downed.

By not thinking of it too much, this way is helping and I put each 'w' on my chart.

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I note your July benchmark - I'm looking at Bastille Day, so perhaps may we keep step?
mot's a week ahead again, but very much with us and always supportive and caring.
You're in excellent hands all round.

Good luck!

funkyfunkymonkey

wendyw1947 wrote: »

thanks brighton belle think i just got complacent, i'm just one of those people who just have to watch what they eat all the time and its hard admitting you're a pig i will just have to add more variety but its hard

Welcome Wendyw1947, congratulations on your previous weightloss and good luck getting 'back there and beyond'. You've done it once so you can do it again.

I also reached target several years ago and then it all slipped back on when I wasn't watching. I am fortunate to have reached target again and will admit that I find 'maintaining' almost harder than being on the diet.

The problem with maintaining is that you can now have a few treats - but you must know when to stop - if you are a serial muncher that is not always easy - I'm definitely a natural overeater.

The maintainers on this thread do it by different methods, I'm a fanatic calorie watcher and for me that is working. I wander round with my little record book in my bag - it is never far from my side. I write down everything I eat and keep a daily watch to keep my total calories within a certain range, but also a weekly watch to even out the meals out and the birthday cakes frequently brought in to work.

I'm not sure if I will ever be able to lose my little book without losing my focus. I think my habit might be bordering on 'obsessive compulsive' but hey - if it keeps the weight off I'm happy.

Stick with us especially when you get there.

FFM

frugal_fifer

beanielou wrote: »

Never heard that one frugal & heres me a Fifer born & bred!

LOL, must just be my tight family then....:rotfl:
I thought I better say which plan I am following and tell a bit about myself.
I tried SW 6 years ago and lost 3 stones, change of circumstances, stopped going and the usual happened - weight back on +more.
Tried Scottish Slimmers, but could not be bothered with all the weighing of food.
This year, a friend at work went back to SW and I dug out some recipe books I had, she also bought me a couple of new ones and I started myself.
I have scales at home and weigh in faithfully on a Tuesday morning. I only discovered the recipes on this site by searching for SW recipes and I am really pleased I did. I probably need to loose another 7 or 8 stones and that seems like ages way, but by setting mini targets and keeping it real I hope to do it.