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

Fell off the wagon slightly and didn't weigh in last Monday or this Monday. Clean forgot about it to be honest this week. I tried on some dresses in my wardrobe last night, we have First Communion next month so trying to see if I need to buy a new dress or can wear something I already have. Long story short, some fit and some don't! But what does fit could be runners if I lost a pound or two so back on the wagon now and going to do my best to be a bit more disciplined for the next few weeks. Started off this morning by stepping on the scales & pleasantly surprised to find that I lost the pound I had put on the last time I weighed in!

Week 1: -3.6lbs

Week 2: -1.8lbs

Week 3: -0.4lbs

Week 4: +1.2lbs

Week 5: ----

Week 6: -1lb

Week 0 = 93kg

Week 1ish = 92kg

Slowly altering eating habits, late nights and working through weekends not helping but managing to get to the gym to lift in nearly most mornings.

Agree on the accountability. My weigh is tomorrow and I have been so bad the last week I am dreading it, I know Im up, but by how much.

Week 0 = 93kg

Week 1ish = 92kg

Week 2ish = 91.5kg

Down half a kilo after killing myself the last few days.

Ha I wish, I had my weigh in the morning after a long hot run but figured I need to take the weight. I have a spreadsheet that averages out the weekly weight. I am finding it tough to be motivated. It's the usual circular thing of 'i eat because Im a bit down and im a bit down because I eat' plus stress from work and long weeks/hours.

I get to the gym and sit there going 'I don't want to do this' but know doing something is better than nothing. Its a weird funk I am in, I havent been in it for years. I found that all strangely difficult to write even to a forum where I know non one in real life.

Week 0 = 93kg

Week 1ish = 92kg

Week 2ish = 91.5kg

Week 3 = +0.9kg (2lb)

Week 4 = +0.1kg but believe it or not being stricter the coming week

Week 1: - 5lbs/2.27kgs

Week 2: - 3.6lb/1.63kgs = 8.6lb

Week 3: - 0.8lb/0.36kgs = 9.4lb

Week 4: -3.8lb/1.7kg = 13.2lb loss so far

Thanks to @Loughc for introducing me to Bodyslims, had never heard of it before. My sister joined me on it and is doing equally as well. And of course the OH is losing just by being in the vicinity of a diet 🙄😠. He's had to ditch some of his tshirts and dig out the older, smaller ones.

Had neck surgery about 10 days ago following years of neck pain and a recent MRI. Had a bit of a clean up and nerve blockers which take 3 weeks to really kick in. Too afraid to weigh in again, I am allowed jog again from today.

I will weigh in next Tuesday as week 0.

Give yourself a break @Jude13 - proper rest now will pay dividends later.

Echo what others have said above, I'd not feel too guilty about allowing your body to physically recover from your op, especially with the conditions being that warm. Last thing you need to do is push yourself when recovering.

Take care of yourself though, health (mental not to be forgotten) is key!!

Great work there, very well done!

Thats some loss @tscul32 no idea how you're maintaining a 3lb average per week, thats awesome. Well done.

Wish I had that kind of willpower these days.

@tscul32 @Loughc Would you recommend Bodyslims? I'm loathe to go on another "diet plan" but I can't seem to do it on my own :(

Week 1: - 5lbs/2.27kgs

Week 2: - 3.6lb/1.63kgs = 8.6lb

Week 3: - 0.8lb/0.36kgs = 9.4lb

Week 4: -3.8lb/1.7kg = 13.2lb

Week 5: - 2.8lb/1.3kgs = 16lb

Week 6: - 2.4lb/1.1kgs = 18.4lb

Week 7: - 3.4lb/1.5kgs = 21.8lb

Week 8: +0.2lb = 21.6lb/(almost)10kg loss so far

My system went a bit weird last week. The weight is already shifting again so I see it as just a blip. Last 2 weeks now and I've already signed up for the pre-Christmas course.

Since we are now just a little closer to next Christmas than last Christmas, I am now officially weighing in on this thread.

Ha ha, intentional pun !!!

Haven't the nerve to actually post any real numbers, but taking the inspiration anyway.

That's a fantastic result @tscul32 - well done.

Jaysus, ye are all great in here. I seriously need to get back into an exercise routine. I haven't had the motivation at all for a few months now. Then had a bit of a scare with my dad last week (think he will be ok though) so I've been kind of down for a while and rundown also - got a bloody coldsore in the middle of all the drama. I don't even know what I weigh at this stage - I should keep track; I'm sure I'll give myself a shock when I actually weigh myself 🤣 Been snacking and just generally not eating consciously a lot of the time.

Getting back on track for Christmas

I finished the summer back up 9lbs on my bodyslims end weight, but not a bit surprised as I ate and drank all round me. I knew I was doing the next programme too so that didn't help the summer motivation.

Anyway the new programme kicked off yesterday so I will update here again. The more people I have to report to, the better I will do.

Anyone else shaping up for Christmas?

I could do with it TBH, but with work & GAA I have no time at all, even getting out for walks is proving difficult at the moment.

Not sure if any use to anyone here. But a way a friend of mine sorted this issue was simply by parking a lot further away from things than normal. So rather than parking directly outside work - he would park a good 20/30 minutes away and walk the rest of the way to work. It forced him to get in an hour of walking each day. And since it was part of his commute to work anyway it was moderately more time efficient than trying to get out for a walk from the couch or whatever.

He also eats his lunch while walking too which means he is getting his steps in during his entire lunch break. Which I think I feel a little more iffy about myself as I am big on "Mindful Eating" which is just a buzz word way of saying that when I am eating I like to focus entirely on the eating and not be doing it as part of something else I am doing at the time. But if walking is important then it's definitely a time efficient way of doing more of it. Find things you would be doing anyway and then - if possible to do it safely - simply do them while walking.

On a slightly related note - I always did find it comical watching the people queue for ages for the busy lift up to the gym in a certain place in Dublin. And then get on the Stair Machines once they got inside. Never seemed to occur to them to use the stairs to the gym :)

I have been avoiding this a thread too long. I ate my way through the summer. Here is my list of current excuses and realities:

1. I have a sore knee so couldn't run - currently seeing a physio to remedy.
2. Work, work work - need to be selfish with my time, get up early and do something.
3. Can't lift weight due to neck surgery and the closes gym to me shutting down - I have one more week of down time then the doc says I can lift. I have dumbbells' in the garden.

Number 2 is the worst. Work is getting on top of me. Early mornings, late nights, BD nights out, travel. I am currently constantly wrecked. I have a mouth full of mouth ulcers which means I can't comfort eat at least. I have more than I have ever had before, my tongue is in bits.

So I am trying to cut down on food intake and hit a calorie deficit. I have been going well until this weekend with two work events and the rugby.

I have one of those veggie green shakes for breakfast, protein (chicken/beef/fish) plus salad for lunch and the same for dinner.

Week 1 was last week and it went fine, I lost the run of myself over the weekend so did no weigh in this morning.

All the best to everyone trying to shed the holiday weight.