General Weight Loss Support Thread

greenfrogs wrote: »

ShadowHearth that is amazing. It is so nice to go shopping and actually feel that you look good in your new clothes and to go home feeling happy. Before clothes shopping used have me nearly in tears and I'd end up buying clothes just because I needed them rather than actually liking what I was buying. I hope you have plenty more happy shopping trips.

I still have a bit of weight to lose and I think the chats in your head to your future self is a really good idea. I am definitely stealing it. It will remind me when I am exercising and am feeling the burn why I am doing it, it's because I want a healthy, toned body.

Actually I hated all my life buying cloths and Today I was worse then those Harpies from Sex and the City and I am a MAN! :pac:
I was very heavy kid and at age 16 I was 20 stone too. I did got to 13 stone with a help of personal trainer back then, but all my weight jumped on me when I moved to Ireland 10 years ago. This time I spent only 26eu and did it myself.
I am happy with my weight, but I really need to start doing something about my arms now, as my choice of excercise was running and walking 5.2 miles 5-6 days per week. I got legs like kangaroo at this point, but my upper body is a bit lacking. :pac: Still got a wee belly, but at this point I just dont give a ****. Still clasified as overweight by BMI chart, but it can Feck off too. :pac:

I know I sound like a psycho at this stage , but I did had such chats in my head while walking or not eating what I shouldn't. Another good one was while walking/running and hitting some particullar spot on my route: "Remember how you were walking here 2 months ago here and you wished to be 115kg? Well you are now 105kg, so move on!". Maybe not right thing to do, but it kept me going and motivated.

I'm finally back to my pre Christmas weight-even a few lbs lighter!I've changed up my exercise routine a bit last week- my body must have been too used to what I was doing!

Precious flower wrote: »

Have avocados in the fruit basket which I must deal with before they go off. I'll have to try to resist having avocado on toast (with lemon) everyday! So delicious!:D My mum bought them for me and she could only get the two in a pack on-line. I love them but I prefer not to have them too often as I know they can be fatty (albeit good fats) but still two in one week is not good I should think! Hate to see anything go to waste though!

2 in a week?!

I'm sure that's perfectly fine!

Any reports I have read said maybe not more than half per day.

Avocados are GOOD for you.

Currently roasting a chicken which I'm having with mash, veg and a potato croquette.
Still downing bottles of water to beat the band and eating fruit.
Feeling fab!

After a very good week of steady weight loss, I went of the rails a little on Friday and Saturday resulting in a weight gain of 3lbs on Sunday morning. I didn't eat anything bad (except for hollandaise) but just ate too much and consumed too many extra calories on alcohol. I made up for it by going for two walks and not having wine or extras with Sunday lunch. Happy to say that I am back on track this morning. I know this sounds like a lot to gain and lose so quickly, but I am still really heavy and this is probably all water weight.

Really pleased with myself for tackling the extra pounds straight away instead of feeling defeated and taking up my old habit of calling friends to arrange for a Sunday Carvery somewhere.
This evening is my weigh in. Fingers crossed. Onwards and upwards..

24 to 12 Challenge wrote: »

After a very good week of steady weight loss, I went off the rails a little on Friday and Saturday resulting in a weight gain of 3lbs on Sunday morning. I didn't eat anything bad (except for hollandaise) but just ate too much and consumed too many extra calories on alcohol. I made up for it by going for two walks and not having wine or extras with Sunday lunch. Happy to say that I am back on track this morning. I know this sounds like a lot to gain and lose so quickly, but I am still really heavy and this is probably all water weight.

Really pleased with myself for tackling the extra pounds straight away instead of feeling defeated and taking up my old habit of calling friends to arrange for a Sunday Carvery somewhere.
This evening is my weigh in. Fingers crossed. Onwards and upwards..

Typo apology. Tried to edit, but system won't let me..

fatherted1969 wrote: »

Could really do with copping on to myself with my food intake. I've no idea what I should be eating so may educate myself. I've went from a 5k to a 10k and go at least 3 times a week now so am going well but I'd love to have a go at a half marathon but I think I need to be lighter. What's a good app for calculating calorie intake

MyFitnessPal is great for calorie counting.
You enter your height and weight and it gives you your calories for the day and then you enter all your meals using the search feature and it'll give you the calories for each item. It adds each thing up so you can see how you're doing.

I got weighed last night and have lost another five and a half pounds. I am delighted as this has taken me over my first stone mark. Also got myself a wrist pedometer which alerts me whenever I have been sedentary too long. This has made me more aware of how inactive I was and I now move around more. I even stand to do 100 on the spot steps by my desk when no one else is in the office -every little helps I suppose..

fussyonion I think you are approaching things sensibly.

I too am using MFP but I had 2 bad days this week and it is heartbreaking to see all my other great work undone and my weekly average avpbove what its supposed to be.

at the same time, it is good to be aware that such blowouts WILL affect my progress and I need to be mindful of that.

Initially when I started on Jan 5 I had overegged my weight, unintentionally. After two weeks of being good, I weighed myself and I was pretty Christmas weight. However, a few days later it looked like I was +3kg so there has been a mistake somewhere along the way.

I haven't weighed myself since and don't want it to bog me down.

Changing attitudes to healthy eating isnt instant and I have made at least one good change since the start of Jan__ lots more veg with dinner, reduced carb portion with dinner and less junk food, except for this weekend!

Nobody said it was easy!!

I'm back to the grindstone since The start of Jan (properly around the second week in). I'm have cut back on chocolate (my vice!), takeaways, crisps, fizzy drinks, cakes, rolls, pastries, desserts, etc. I've had one bad day (malteasers!) since I started, but otherwise smooth enough sailing.

Have a fitness band and hitting my daily walking goals. Will start logging on MFP from tomorrow again. Going to the gym 3-4 times per week. Trying to introduce more fruit and veg into my diet..... So, as a whole I'm not really buying into a fad diet... Or points counting.... More of a conscious decision to eat a bit healthier.

Love reading everyone' progress thus far, ye are all doing really well

Hi All,

would it be ok if I join you?

thank you - looking forward reading your experience, and hopefully pick up some healthy meal & interesting exercise ideas and share mine.

I will try to do no scales February, measure on 1st and on 28 - it would be record for me if I manage!

Just weighed myself this morning - 15 pounds / 7 kg lighter than 1st jan, going to try get another 5kg off the I'm done