Weight Watcher's Thread

[suzeworld]

Weigh day today. Another 2lbs off so that's a 17lb loss in total so far.
I am a bit chuffed

I did buy the size 12 jeans (or Husband did anyway) for a tenner at Asda. I have tried them on and I reckon that another month should see me right. It seems that Asda sizing is smaller (probably more correct) than Tesco sizing. I reckon that Tesco 12s would fit but be a bit snug. I need a belt with my size 14s

To celebrate my accumulated second 7lb loss, last week I bought Bloom & Venus Isle CDs (Eric Johnson). Bloom hasn't arrived yet but it has a few days before it's late. To celebrate today's number on the scale, I'm off for a bike ride as soon as I can rouse Hubster from his computer game.

Great work - got to say ten quid is a worthy investment! LOL Last of the big spenders

I am doing very rubbish - giving in to loads of emotional eating of chococlate as I am beset by sadness with watching one of my relatives suffer the last stages of cancer .. it is rubbish all round, and I know it is not a good excuse, nor a good response ...
but I think we all drop back to old habits in times of severe stress, .. well I do!

 

[ColinJ]

I am doing very rubbish - giving in to loads of emotional eating of chococlate as I am beset by sadness with watching one of my relatives suffer the last stages of cancer .. it is rubbish all round, and I know it is not a good excuse, nor a good response ...
but I think we all drop back to old habits in times of severe stress, .. well I do!

Sorry to hear about your relative ...

As far as comforting habits go though, chocolate is a fairly mild one. I was knocking back the beers every night for the 9 days that it took my dear old mum to die.

Funnily enough, I developed a new cake and chocolate habit to wean me off alcohol. all I need now is something healthier to wean me off cake and chocolate ...

 

[dst87]

I do Exante, which is a very low calorie diet but it has 100% RDA of all the nutrients in. I have 3 Exante meals a day and one or two small meals, totalling around 200 extra calories, a day. Tuna and Salmon mostly, sometimes an omelette. It's working a treat for me. I put my lovely lycra top on today and didn't look like a space turnip with a tribal tattoo pattern on it. (top has tribal tattoo design on. It was on offer and I needed a cycling jersey in 2013)

Really pleased it's working for you. Ultimately if it works, isn't unhealthy, and you can stick to it, then you're on to a winner.

I had a quick look at the Exante stuff but I can't imagine limiting my caloric intake to 600 calories per day. I guess I'd go for their 4/day plan so at least I was eating more often, but I still think I'd struggle. You must be losing a lot of weight though with it? That's some deficit, especially if you're getting a lot of exercise too! What's your average weekly loss, if you know?

 

[Saluki]

Really pleased it's working for you. Ultimately if it works, isn't unhealthy, and you can stick to it, then you're on to a winner.

I had a quick look at the Exante stuff but I can't imagine limiting my caloric intake to 600 calories per day. I guess I'd go for their 4/day plan so at least I was eating more often, but I still think I'd struggle. You must be losing a lot of weight though with it? That's some deficit, especially if you're getting a lot of exercise too! What's your average weekly loss, if you know?

3.2lbs is my average. I'm not doing the 600 calorie jobby though. I am doing the Man Plan (even though I am a woman) as I can exercise on it. If I have a big riding day, over about 13 miles, I do Working or Simple Solution which is 1000 - 1200 calories. I feel fine on it. Although today is a struggle. 1st bad day in 3 weeks. I have a tuna salad on the go so that will sort me out.

I was very good today. I didn't eat Smarties with my coffee. Our local coffee place gives everyone a shot glass full of smarties with every coffee ordered. I had 2 coffees so put 2 shot glasses worth of Smarties into a napkin to give to my Husband when he picked me up from work. My boss was saying 'one little smartie won't hurt'. Oh yes it will. One smartie leads to two smarties that leads to cheese on toast then a chicken passanda with naan bread. Stuff that

 

[Saluki]

Great work - got to say ten quid is a worthy investment! LOL Last of the big spenders

I am doing very rubbish - giving in to loads of emotional eating of chococlate as I am beset by sadness with watching one of my relatives suffer the last stages of cancer .. it is rubbish all round, and I know it is not a good excuse, nor a good response ...
but I think we all drop back to old habits in times of severe stress, .. well I do!

So sorry to hear that you are going through the mill at the moment. Try the 70% stuff, you need less of it for that happy, feel good factor. It's helped me through a few rough times.
I watched my Mother die of stomach cancer. It's never ever an easy thing to do. We are all here for you.

 

[Saluki]

Funnily enough, I developed a new cake and chocolate habit to wean me off alcohol. all I need now is something healthier to wean me off cake and chocolate ...

Have you ever considered cycling? No need for the weaning off, just a legitimate reason

 

[dst87]

3.2lbs is my average. I'm not doing the 600 calorie jobby though. I am doing the Man Plan (even though I am a woman) as I can exercise on it. If I have a big riding day, over about 13 miles, I do Working or Simple Solution which is 1000 - 1200 calories. I feel fine on it. Although today is a struggle. 1st bad day in 3 weeks. I have a tuna salad on the go so that will sort me out.

Ok 3.2lb isn't ridiculous. I was imagining you going for extreme weight loss, but if you're not on the 600 calorie thing then that would make more sense. I'm almost tempted for the summer to go for a really low calorie month in the run-up to my wedding

I was very good today. I didn't eat Smarties with my coffee. Our local coffee place gives everyone a shot glass full of smarties with every coffee ordered. I had 2 coffees so put 2 shot glasses worth of Smarties into a napkin to give to my Husband when he picked me up from work. My boss was saying 'one little smartie won't hurt'. Oh yes it will. One smartie leads to two smarties that leads to cheese on toast then a chicken passanda with naan bread. Stuff that

Yes I know that feeling. WeightWatchers advise asking them to take the things away, but they'd be down my throat before I had a chance! It's tough having people around you who enable. They mean well with "You're not that fat"; "Just treat yourself" etc. but it does more harm than good IMO and you need SUPER strong will-power to overcome it! Thankfully I mostly have people around me who are on my side and help me along the way!

Very well done on the will power today though. Can I tap into that strength lol!!

 

[Saluki]

Ok 3.2lb isn't ridiculous. I was imagining you going for extreme weight loss, but if you're not on the 600 calorie thing then that would make more sense. I'm almost tempted for the summer to go for a really low calorie month in the run-up to my wedding



Yes I know that feeling. WeightWatchers advise asking them to take the things away, but they'd be down my throat before I had a chance! It's tough having people around you who enable. They mean well with "You're not that fat"; "Just treat yourself" etc. but it does more harm than good IMO and you need SUPER strong will-power to overcome it! Thankfully I mostly have people around me who are on my side and help me along the way!

Very well done on the will power today though. Can I tap into that strength lol!!

Sure you can. I'll pop some in the post for you

My boss is pretty good really. Very encouraging actually. He's 10 1/2 stone, wet through, the wee whippet. Typical skinny guitarist. He sat there stuffing 2 mochas with bloody marshmallows and whipped cream plus his smarties. The git. Mind you, I've seen his parents and his whippetness won't last if he's not careful. They all skinny rabbits at the academy, apart from me. A bit depressing really. Then again, they are all under 28 apart from one teacher (who is 40 and really gorgeous). None of them judge me and they are all really encouraging. I used to be 10 stone 2lbs and was pretty handy in a half ironman. I've started bodyweight exercises now, which are coming along. Plus I use 2 750ml bidons as hand weights.
Leigh, the boss says that he is my 'enabler' but I told him to go light on the sweeties and heavy on the cool tunes. I find that guitar practice really keeps my hands busy and I feel less eaty. I have pictures of myself, when I was much slimmer, plastered all over the kitchen and the home office. I track all my food and exercise in sparkpeople.com as it keeps me accountable.

 

[dst87]

Sure you can. I'll pop some in the post for you

Thanks

He sat there stuffing 2 mochas with bloody marshmallows and whipped cream plus his smarties. The git.

My boyfriend is much the same. Can eat anything he wants and he just stays rake thin. I know it'll catch up with him eventually though, but he's started running so he'll be fine!

I have pictures of myself, when I was much slimmer, plastered all over the kitchen and the home office.

I keep thinking about sticking up half-naked pictures of myself to remind me why I'm doing what I'm doing. Think if I put them up in the kitchen our guests would get a shock when they wanted to grab some milk!!

 

[Saluki]

Thanks



My boyfriend is much the same. Can eat anything he wants and he just stays rake thin. I know it'll catch up with him eventually though, but he's started running so he'll be fine!



I keep thinking about sticking up half-naked pictures of myself to remind me why I'm doing what I'm doing. Think if I put them up in the kitchen our guests would get a shock when they wanted to grab some milk!!

My pics are on the inside of the cupboard doors. If our guests are going to rummage around our cupboards, they deserve everything that they get

 

[ColinJ]

Have you ever considered cycling? No need for the weaning off, just a legitimate reason

I was too busy riding over 3,600 miles last year to go out cycling!

I will be too busy riding over 4,000 miles this year to go out cycling.

I'm hoping that I eventually speed up so I can get the year after's 4,000+ miles done with plenty of time left over to do a few thousand miles of cycling!

 

[Saluki]

I was too busy riding over 3,600 miles last year to go out cycling!

I will be too busy riding over 4,000 miles this year to go out cycling.

I'm hoping that I eventually speed up so I can get the year after's 4,000+ miles done with plenty of time left over to do a few thousand miles of cycling!

I KNEW that would be the case @ColinJ. You really should make a little more effort to burn those cake calories off

 

[ColinJ]

I KNEW that would be the case @ColinJ. You really should make a little more effort to burn those cake calories off

In one way I am now lucky in that my calorie intake/calories burned seem to be in balance. Despite having chocolate and cake whenever I like on my 5 non-fasting days a week, my weight has stabilised. It would be healthier though to replace at least some of those treats with proper food. (Several of the men in my family developed diabetes in later life and I could definitely do without any more major health problems!)

 

[Saluki]

Balance is good @ColinJ Cake in moderation is a good thing. Long term deprivation is bad for the soul. Once I am down to target, I'll 5:2 again. In the meantime, I am eating blueberry pancakes for breakfast. They seem to sort out my cake cravings.

 

[ColinJ]

Balance is good @ColinJ Cake in moderation is a good thing. Long term deprivation is bad for the soul. Once I am down to target, I'll 5:2 again. In the meantime, I am eating blueberry pancakes for breakfast. They seem to sort out my cake cravings.

I agree but I am having a big chunk of parkin or a large Bakewell tart with my afternoon coffee and often 100-120 g of chocolate in the evening!