From a Christmas Pudding to a Christmas Cracker - Weight Loss Motivation

mirrorwall14 · 20-01-2019 8:34am

Have had a decent weekend on plan so far. Had breakfast out yesterday but had been extra good prior to it and made good choices

DvB · 21-01-2019 9:37am

Like Jude had a bad weekend, its the kids birthday today so we had a family get together on Saturday & had loads of cake & junk etc. We had a few drinks afterwards too & I followed it up by polishing off some more cake & some haribo last night... didn't weigh myself but will get a 10k run in tonight & stay away from the remaining junk food & see whats what.

Legs are sore today after the kids GAA training on Saturday (I'm one of the coaches) as I was doing a drill with them that had me crouching down to retrieve balls & throw them up for them to run onto, handpass & shoot... after doing that for 4 different sets of kids @ 10 minutes per set I knew I was going to feel it afterwards, feeling veeery stiff this morning!!

Loughc · 21-01-2019 10:13am

I had a decent weekend, no alcohol, the worst thing I had was a medium popcorn from the cinema (no butter!!) which I shared with the wife.

Managed to get the gym in on Saturday and a nice long walk in the cold on Sunday. I was motivated after losing 4lbs this week that I didn't want anything to ruin it.

DvB · 21-01-2019 10:26am

Loughc wrote: »

I had a decent weekend, no alcohol, the worst thing I had was a medium popcorn from the cinema (no butter!!) which I shared with the wife.

Managed to get the gym in on Saturday and a nice long walk in the cold on Sunday. I was motivated after losing 4lbs this week that I didn't want anything to ruin it.

You're playing a blinder Loughc, fair play.

Loughc · 21-01-2019 10:46am

DvB wrote: »

You're playing a blinder Loughc, fair play.

We'll see how long I can keep it going though! :P

I'm going to work as hard as possible to stay on track as much as I can until my break away in Feb.

At least by having something booked it's giving me light at the end of the tunnel to cut loose a bit!

Oh 12,000th post and what a wonderful place to post it

Jude13 · 21-01-2019 10:47am

No booze at the weekend is the tough one for me, not so much this weekend I'd say. I try and get to the gym every weekday bar Tuesday, then have to hit 50 hours billable, which means working/being in the office a good bit longer than that. So by the end of the week I have 'earned a pint' and need to switch off.

Went to the gym last night and did a session, I also renewed my membership, how much are you guys paying a year? I then went this morning before work, 5am alarm is a killer.

I have been good today, shakes, eggs, meat only for lunch, cottage cheese as a snack.

Loughc · 21-01-2019 10:57am

Jude13 wrote: »

Went to the gym last night and did a session, I also renewed my membership, how much are you guys paying a year? I then went this morning before work, 5am alarm is a killer.

I have been good today, shakes, eggs, meat only for lunch, cottage cheese as a snack.

I paid €230 for the year, gym is small enough but it suits me and it's dead in the morning. Classes are included but I haven't gone near them yet.

5am... chrikey! I thought my 6am alarm on gym days was a killer!

Jude13 · 21-01-2019 11:06am

Cheers, we paid a lot more than that, feel ripped off even though we got them to freeze the rates from last year. It means we can use any in the city (not that the OH needs that), yoga, Pilates and nice pools to hang out in.

I need to be in the office for 7:15/30 if I want to get away at a reasonable hour.
5am: Alarm, get up, have a shake, feed the dog, and leave the house by 5:20
5:45 in the gym.
Leave the gym at 7-7:10, it's around the corner from work.

Loughc · 21-01-2019 11:16am

Jude13 wrote: »

Cheers, we paid a lot more than that, feel ripped off even though we got them to freeze the rates from last year. It means we can use any in the city (not that the OH needs that), yoga, Pilates and nice pools to hang out in.

I need to be in the office for 7:15/30 if I want to get away at a reasonable hour.
5am: Alarm, get up, have a shake, feed the dog, and leave the house by 5:20
5:45 in the gym.
Leave the gym at 7-7:10, it's around the corner from work.

It's important to point out as well the place I go to is just a gym, no frills, no pool,sauna,etc. just a two floor gym.

Loughc · 22-01-2019 9:56am

Another 6.30am gym session done... sugar cravings are off the charts Sunday and yesterday... fought off as much as I could, I even got out for a walk Sunday just to get away from the food in the house

CheerLouth · 22-01-2019 10:37am

Fair play, Loughc, you are on fire! I had an okish weekend, but am struggling with the chocolate cravings this week! Trying to not give in but it's hard, I've had a few slips

My main meals have been on plan though so hoping that will give me something. Going to get out at lunch for a walk too.

Loughc · 22-01-2019 10:40am

CheerLouth wrote: »

FI had an okish weekend, but am struggling with the chocolate cravings this week! Trying to not give in but it's hard, I've had a few slips My main meals have been on plan though so hoping that will give me something.

This is how I feel at the moment too.

I suppose it's all about re-wiring the brain, I've allowed myself to have what I want since November with the excuse "It's Christmas" that it's going to take time for him to realise the party is over!

CheerLouth · 22-01-2019 10:47am

Exactly, Loughc. Half the problem (in my house anyway) is that we still have stuff left over from Christmas & once you know it's in the house, it's a killer!

Loughc · 22-01-2019 10:54am

CheerLouth wrote: »

Exactly, Loughc. Half the problem (in my house anyway) is that we still have stuff left over from Christmas & once you know it's in the house, it's a killer!

Same, I have 3 selection boxes, a pack of shortbreads, a box of after eights, a bag of snowbites, a bag of marshmallows and a box of festive friends staring at me in the press.

It doesn't help I keep checking the press...

Jude13 · 22-01-2019 11:02am

What are snowbites? the after 8's and marshmallows would be history.

Gym tonight, maybe a run. Up at 5 tomorrow for a spin to the hospital and all going well a new elf coming in to the world.

CheerLouth · 22-01-2019 11:08am

Same, we have some chocolate kimberleys, two selection boxes, a box of After Eights, some fudge & a box of afternoon tea.

Jude13 wrote: »

Gym tonight, maybe a run. Up at 5 tomorrow for a spin to the hospital and all going well a new elf coming in to the world.

Oh best of luck to you both! Exciting times!

Loughc · 22-01-2019 11:14am

Jude13 wrote: »

What are snowbites? the after 8's and marshmallows would be history.

https://www.britishcornershop.co.uk/cadbury-snowbites

I was tempted to open the After8s on the weekend but then I would be feasting on them every time I pass the press :P

Loughc · 22-01-2019 11:15am

Loughc wrote: »

Same, I have 3 selection boxes, a pack of shortbreads, a box of after eights, a bag of snowbites, a bag of marshmallows and a box of festive friends staring at me in the press.

It doesn't help I keep checking the press...

I also have a box of Teasers...

mirrorwall14 · 22-01-2019 11:19am

I threw it all out. I’d totally have eaten it all. There might be a pack of Pringles but that’s about it tbh

Loughc · 22-01-2019 11:41am

mirrorwall14 wrote: »

I threw it all out. I’d totally have eaten it all. There might be a pack of Pringles but that’s about it tbh

You're a stronger person than me. I threw out half a bag of the Tesco Onion rings and the last few celebration sweets and I thought I was great at that.

I can't throw the other stuff out, I have myself convinced once I get to a stone lost I'm having a kcal-free day, where I'm not going to worry about the kcals I will consume that day.

I'll keep my meals on plan but allow myself the treats... just got to get there first!

mirrorwall14 · 22-01-2019 11:47am

Loughc wrote: »

You're a stronger person than me. I threw out half a bag of the Tesco Onion rings and the last few celebration sweets and I thought I was great at that.

I can't throw the other stuff out, I have myself convinced once I get to a stone lost I'm having a kcal-free day, where I'm not going to worry about the kcals I will consume that day.

I'll keep my meals on plan but allow myself the treats... just got to get there first!

You can do it! I kept the mini selection box bits and marked the syns on them but they’re gone now. Then replaced the rest with Freddos and curly wurlys lol. Oh and there are some quality street in the sweets jar. At 2 syns each I have one with coffee sometimes

Loughc · 22-01-2019 11:51am

mirrorwall14 wrote: »

Then replaced the rest with Freddos and curly wurlys lol.

We have these in the house too... SW staples haha.

CheerLouth · 22-01-2019 12:36pm

Well I had an eye opener this weekend as I tried to pick on outfit for Friday night - a dress that I wore to a wedding in July wouldn't zip up

There's no worse feeling than that. So I have another wedding at the beginning of April and I'm determined to fit back into it by then!

Loughc · 22-01-2019 2:07pm

CheerLouth wrote: »

Well I had an eye opener this weekend as I tried to pick on outfit for Friday night - a dress that I wore to a wedding in July wouldn't zip up There's no worse feeling than that. So I have another wedding at the beginning of April and I'm determined to fit back into it by then!

Ah the old saying... it's all fun and games until your jeans don't fit no more.

Christmas is lethal for that for me, one year I bought a new suit as I had 2 weddings one in October and one in December.

The October one was the 31st and the December one was the 28th, so even less than 2 months later... in October the suit fitted perfectly and come December.... NIGHTMARE. The trousers would barely zip up and the jacket had to be worn open. LESS THAN 2 MONTHS!

I've never going to learn when it comes to Christmas Splurging!

At least it gives me something to focus on in January

CheerLouth · 22-01-2019 2:43pm

Glad to know I'm not alone on Christmas splurge!

I think because I spend so much of the year saying "No, I better not" to things I want, when I get to Christmas, I take the "feck it, it's Christmas" to the extreme

In other news, I'm back from my walk and I can confirm that:

1. It's bloody freezing out
2. There's also quite a bit of sunshine which makes it a "Glad to be Alive" kinda day!
Highly recommend getting out there for a bit if you can

Loughc · 22-01-2019 2:51pm

CheerLouth wrote: »

In other news, I'm back from my walk and I can confirm that:

1. It's bloody freezing out
2. There's also quite a bit of sunshine which makes it a "Glad to be Alive" kinda day!
Highly recommend getting out there for a bit if you can

Ooooh they're my favorite kind of walks, the cold and sun together! You feel so fresh after it!

DvB · 22-01-2019 2:53pm

Just back from a 20 minute walk there to clear the workhead & I can confirm that CherLouth is correct... its baltic!!
In saying that I'd love to be away from this desk & enjoying a 1 or 2 hour walk in that kind of weather.

Loughc · 22-01-2019 4:21pm

This is me 3 weeks ago!

Caranica · 22-01-2019 11:08pm

CheerLouth wrote: »

Same, we have some chocolate kimberleys, two selection boxes, a box of After Eights, some fudge & a box of afternoon tea.

I've 3 Easter eggs I was given last year

My problem isn't chocolate, it's crisps, especially pringles. Last of the Christmas tubes is gone at last so buying no more until at least Easter

Posy · 23-01-2019 1:14am

I've never actually bought a packet of crisps, they do nothing for me.

My main problem isn't chocolate either though. Now a nice danish pastry/chocolate eclair/coffee slice/victoria sponge/pecan plait on the other hand... nom nom!

CheerLouth · 23-01-2019 9:34am

I'm also not a crisp fan, Posy! The looks I get when I tell people that :pac: I hate the way they get stuck in your teeth!

I love everything else though - chocolate, jellies, cake, buns.....

I wish I didn't have a sweet tooth

Loughc · 23-01-2019 10:32am

CheerLouth wrote: »

I'm also not a crisp fan, Posy! The looks I get when I tell people that :pac: I hate the way they get stuck in your teeth! I love everything else though - chocolate, jellies, cake, buns..... I wish I didn't have a sweet tooth

I've a massive sweet tooth.... same as you CL, chocolate, cakes, buns, jellies!

Been craving jellies for the past 2 week as that's the only thing I haven't had any of since Christmas.

I don't mind crisps... I do love a big bag of Crisps but I find once I have crisps I'm like I'm done with them for a while, where when I have chocolate I'm immediately searching for my next chocolate hit haha.

Loughc · 23-01-2019 12:14pm

Loughc wrote: »

Been craving jellies for the past 2 week as that's the only thing I haven't had any of since Christmas.

These are pretty good to keep the jelly cravings away. I need to pick up more this week.

Loughc · 24-01-2019 9:42am

The one thing I'm finding with the early morning gym sessions is it's making my working week feel much longer...

After the gym I feel like I've a days work done as it is... and then I have to go to work. But it really is convenient.

CheerLouth · 24-01-2019 10:37am

Got weighed last night - was up half a pound

Disgusted to be honest. But perhaps the kick up the bum I needed so this week, I've committed to writing everything down & posting my meals on our SW groups FB page. Hopefully that will keep me going and give me a good result this week!

Already looking forward to my walk at lunchtime - even though it's piddling rain out!

Loughc · 24-01-2019 10:45am

CheerLouth wrote: »

Got weighed last night - was up half a pound Disgusted to be honest. But perhaps the kick up the bum I needed so this week, I've committed to writing everything down & posting my meals on our SW groups FB page. Hopefully that will keep me going and give me a good result this week!

Already looking forward to my walk at lunchtime - even though it's piddling rain out!

The hardest thing for me is when I gain and I feel like I was deprived all week is I get so dishearted and usually end up spiraling.

This year I'm gonna accept there will be bad weigh ins and I'll gain weeks where I didn't deserve to but there'll be weeks where i'll lose more than I deserve to too. The important thing is never stop trying.

I've lost 6lbs in the last two weeks but if I continued to eat and not exercise like I was pre-January I would have been up anywhere from 2-5lbs, so instead of being down just 6lbs I've also stopped a gain of that too.

You can do it CL, tracking everything you eat is key to success, I'm an awful picker, a shortbread here, a few nuts there, etc, it's not long until those syns fly up if you're not keeping an eye on it!

DvB · 24-01-2019 11:11am

I found using a tracker app like MyFitnessPal worked great logging my calorie intake. If you'r ehonest with yourself its a fantastic tool for reminding you when you're not doing what you're meant to be doing.

Had a late night or working from home (didnt finish until near 10 last night) and then proceeded to get stuck into the remaining half tube of pringles we have... I'm officially writing off this week as we're out on Saturday night for my MIL's birthday on top of the eating, not gonna weigh myself & start afresh from Monday. At least, judging by my clothes I'm not getting bigger so thats something.

CheerLouth · 24-01-2019 11:11am

Thanks Loughc! You are right, if I was back to my old ways of Christmas past, I could easily have another half stone on so silver linings!

Loughc wrote: »

You can do it CL, tracking everything you eat is key to success, I'm an awful picker, a shortbread here, a few nuts there, etc, it's not long until those syns fly up if you're not keeping an eye on it!

I can be the same and if I'm honest, that's what I was doing last week a bit, not keeping track of the little bits I picked at outside of my main meals! So this week, I'm going to track everything! And normally, I'm really good at that because I love making lists & I thrive on organisation. I don't know what was going on last week. Anyway, drawing a line under it and moving onwards!

miamee · 24-01-2019 11:27am

Ye have convinced me to download MyFitnessPal again. I hate using it but I think it's necessary for the next while anyway to kickstart some serious weightloss.

CheerLouth · 24-01-2019 3:01pm

This was my mantra on my run just now :P

Loughc · 24-01-2019 4:07pm

CheerLouth wrote: »

This was my mantra on my run just now :P

haha love it, it's so true! You feel like you've worked extra hard for it too. Very rewarding, fair play on going out for a run on a day like today!

Loughc · 26-01-2019 11:53am

3rd Weigh In this morning,

Week 1: -2lbs
Week 2: -4lbs
Week 3: -2lbs

Slow but steady and it’s all moving in the right direction.

Next week I will hopefully be in the next stone bracket weight wise. So far the early mornings are still worth it

Dalomanakora · 26-01-2019 1:30pm

Loughc, that's bloody fantastic! Healthy loss is 1-2lbs a week so you're doing amazingly well!

I had a very bad week and skipped my weigh in on Wednesday oops. Back on track since Wednesday though, 1200-1400 calories daily, extremely low carb (carbs don't always suit me as I have PCOS), lots of veggies and low GI berries, 3L of water daily. I'm hoping for a pound or so off on Wednesday if I'm lucky enough to undo the damage I no doubt did last week!

Jude13 · 28-01-2019 6:36am

Fair play loughc thats good going. We had our little elf last Wednesday so I was in the hospital Wednesday - Saturday, and slept there. I didn't each much but what I did wasn't good. there was a Chinese next to the hospital so I had quite a bit of rice and cans of coke (my weakness). We got a pizza Saturday night as we got home and had burger and chips last night (not bun lettuce wrap).

I am terrified to weigh myself. I did a 6km run yesterday with the dog, I was like a zombie.

otnomart · 28-01-2019 6:39am

Jude13 wrote: »

We had our little elf last Wednesday

Congrats Jude and Mrs Jude for the arrival of Baby Jude !!!!!!!!!

Jude13 · 28-01-2019 6:42am

Cheers, a new elf in the grotto. For Christmas this year I will write to santa for some sleep.

CheerLouth · 28-01-2019 9:55am

Jude13 wrote: »

We had our little elf last Wednesday

Oh my goodness, congratulations Jude & Mrs. Jude! What wonderful news

Hope all is well!

DvB · 28-01-2019 10:26am

Congrats to you both Jude, delighted all went well!! Christmas will move onto a whole new level now!!

On the weight score... I as predicted had a bad weekend, didnt eat that much but went out on Saturday & had a few Guinness, weighe dmyself this morning & was still 4lbs up from my pre christmas weight. Have nothing planned for the next few weeks so will use today as my springboard to consistent exercise & eating patterns, determined to gte that 4lbs back ASAP now.

Well done on the 8lbs Loughc, thats a fantastic achievement.

kitten_k · 28-01-2019 10:31am

Ah that’s great news Jude. Congrats to you both.

Loughc · 28-01-2019 11:04am

Congrats Jude to hell with the bold eating ye deserve all the celebratory dinners!!

Congrats on becoming Santa to your little elf!!

From a Christmas Pudding to a Christmas Cracker - Weight Loss Motivation

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