Weight Watcher's Thread

[Saluki]

Early weigh in for me this week. I have a dentist appointment tomorrow so felt like motivating myself, not to break my plan due to worry, by getting on the bathroom scales. 2lb more off this week so 26lbs down so far this year. Thrilled is an understatement. Bloody made up, is more like it. I have put my tape measure somewhere safe so don't know if I've shifted that 1/2" on my waist but not fussed about that at the moment. My BMI (not that I take that much notice of it) is 25.2. Just a little .2 away from 'normal', whatever that means . Normal doesn't count for me. Maybe I should just say I am .2 away from less weird. 2 more lbs and then a couple more CDs can be mine.

This week, I'm a bit down on my cycling as work kept getting in the blooming way. How very dare it. I've been shattered as it's the first week that I've been this busy for a while. Dog grooming & walking is harder work than sitting about in a guitar school office, tapping away on a computer with regular jamming breaks. I have treated myself to a little tree of dumbbells; 1kg pair, 2kg pair & 3kg pair. I was getting fed up trying to work out with cans of tinned spuds or my bidons filled with water. Funny shapes too.

My calendar has an unbroken, 18 day streak, of smileys. Every day that I don't deviate from the plan, I draw in a smiley face. My 30 day challenge is going pretty darn well. Technically I started it on the 31st March but I'm quite happy to just do April. Last month there were 3/31 black pen frowny days. Makes the calendar look messy
I am off for a ride as soon as I can poke hubster out of bed. Off to get a fitbit from Sainsburys, they are on offer at £53 and change. Instead of £70 odd.

 

[dst87]

Well done Saluki, another great weight loss

I've been in Florida the last two weeks and got back on Sunday morning. Made it to WW yesterday and was pleased and surprised with the result!

Date        Weight          Week loss       Change
02/03/15    19st 10.5lb     N/A             Starting weight
09/03/15    19st 8.0lb      -2.5lb          -2.5lb
23/03/15    19st 7.5lb      -0.5lb          -3.0lb
30/03/15    19st 2.5lb      -5.0lb          -8.0lb
20/04/15    18st 12.0lb     -4.5lb          -12.5lb

I suppose all of the walking about in sweaty heat must have helped counteract all of the crap I was eating!

I'm so glad, as the result has really motivated me to go straight back into it this week and keep it up!

 

[Smithbat]

Nice losses

My WW is tonight, I am not hoping for a loss this week, I will be happy to stay the same, I have had a meal out and Sunday I just craved stodgy stuff. Still, I have had 12 consecutive losses so I am due a gain....

 

[dst87]

Nice losses

My WW is tonight, I am not hoping for a loss this week, I will be happy to stay the same, I have had a meal out and Sunday I just craved stodgy stuff. Still, I have had 12 consecutive losses so I am due a gain....

You can always hope for a loss even if one is not expected With 12 consecutive losses (that's AMAZING!) I think you can miss one week - just be back on track next week!

Sometimes a bit of stodge just cheers you up, doesn't it?

 

[Smithbat]

It certainly does, alas I put on 1.5lb, but I am determined that will go and take some more with it next week.

I am upping the cycling and water intake as well so hopefully that will help too.

 

[dst87]

It certainly does, alas I put on 1.5lb, but I am determined that will go and take some more with it next week.

I am upping the cycling and water intake as well so hopefully that will help too.

Good attitude - have a great week

 

[SWSteve]

Joined Slimming World on monday to support partner's weight loss, she has tried before with no luck so I asked if it would help if I joined with her, but I'm struggling. I know it's only my second day, and t be honest I'm loving the fact I can eat all the fruit n the world, but tonight when cycling home (35 miles from Bristol to Gloucester) I was really struggling, and was half expecting to bonk - luckily I had a banana in my pocket.

Is this something everyone normally finds, and I will get used to eating less crap, or should I plan my meals/Syns better?

 

[ColinJ]

Joined Slimming World on monday to support partner's weight loss, she has tried before with no luck so I asked if it would help if I joined with her, but I'm struggling. I know it's only my second day, and t be honest I'm loving the fact I can eat all the fruit n the world, but tonight when cycling home (35 miles from Bristol to Gloucester) I was really struggling, and was half expecting to bonk - luckily I had a banana in my pocket.

Is this something everyone normally finds, and I will get used to eating less crap, or should I plan my meals/Syns better?

I don't know about Slimming World but I cut myself some slack on my 5:2 fasting regime. Instead of sticking rigidly to (say) 600 calories on the fasting days, I aim for about 25% of my daily needs. I burn something like 45 cals per hilly mile so if I did a 32 mile ride on a fasting day, I would be happy to eat an extra 360 cals (25/100 * 32 * 45).

I think the same principle applies to any weight loss regime. Eat what extra you have to to make sure that you can do your ride/run/swim/etc. but no more than that. NB The total cals for the day should still be less than you are using up, so don't use exercise as an excuse to pig out!

I am careful up to about 80 miles. On rides longer than that I can safely eat as much as I like and not gain weight. (80 miles for me equates to about 3,600 cals, which is an awful lot of cals to eat on top of the essential 2,500-odd that a man of my size needs!)

 

[Saluki]

Well done Saluki, another great weight loss

I've been in Florida the last two weeks and got back on Sunday morning. Made it to WW yesterday and was pleased and surprised with the result!

Date        Weight          Week loss       Change
02/03/15    19st 10.5lb     N/A             Starting weight
09/03/15    19st 8.0lb      -2.5lb          -2.5lb
23/03/15    19st 7.5lb      -0.5lb          -3.0lb
30/03/15    19st 2.5lb      -5.0lb          -8.0lb
20/04/15    18st 12.0lb     -4.5lb          -12.5lb

I suppose all of the walking about in sweaty heat must have helped counteract all of the crap I was eating!

I'm so glad, as the result has really motivated me to go straight back into it this week and keep it up!

That's fabby news for a post holiday weigh in. Awesome. Good to have you back. Are you going to give yourself a reward when you hit that first stone? As you know, I reward myself every 7lb with CDs and every 1lb lost with a quid. My jar is coming along nicely now.

Have you photos to post up, from your hols?

It certainly does, alas I put on 1.5lb, but I am determined that will go and take some more with it next week.

I am upping the cycling and water intake as well so hopefully that will help too.

If you put on 1.5lb in a week, the chances are it's just fluid because of the stodge craving That will probably drop right back off. 12 weeks on the bounce with no gains, is stunning. Get that water down you. Drink to shrink, as they say

 

[Saluki]

Joined Slimming World on monday to support partner's weight loss, she has tried before with no luck so I asked if it would help if I joined with her, but I'm struggling. I know it's only my second day, and t be honest I'm loving the fact I can eat all the fruit n the world, but tonight when cycling home (35 miles from Bristol to Gloucester) I was really struggling, and was half expecting to bonk - luckily I had a banana in my pocket.

Is this something everyone normally finds, and I will get used to eating less crap, or should I plan my meals/Syns better?

SW takes a couple of weeks to get used to. Cutting the rubbish food out will set up interesting cravings. Once you've got over the first 10 days or so, you'll be fine. Just plan ahead a bit. You might find that doing big cook ups and utilising the freezer works fantastically with SW. I never liked the 'syns' term. I prefered to think of the extras as 'treats'. Our Jan lost about 12 stone on SW. She's maintained the loss for around 9 years now. It's a great system.
I have a close friend who does SW at the moment, her husband goes to support her and they are doing wonderfully. Much easier to lose weight when your partner is with you all the way.

I have entertainment with cooking as Hubster eats meat, I don't. He hates quorn, I don't. He stuffs crisps and chocolate in front of me and has just bought a 'biscuit barrel' pack of biscuits (Bourbons, Custard creams, nice & shortbreads) and is in the living room working his way through the whole lot. I am in the office, keeping out of the way.

Just had a late tea. I'd forgotten to eat so grabbed something hot and quick to get it over and done with. When I looked at my food diary, I realised that I was supposed to have something else yet so I grabbed a choc protein bar and sliced that up to eat. My attitude to food has totally changed. Food is fuel. I know what I need to eat to get by. I used to be like this pre 2000, before it all went wrong. I am very happy to be back there now.

 

[Smithbat]

If you put on 1.5lb in a week, the chances are it's just fluid because of the stodge craving That will probably drop right back off. 12 weeks on the bounce with no gains, is stunning. Get that water down you. Drink to shrink, as they say

Thank you muchly, I am indeed hoping to drink it away this week. I am drinking like a fish so it should help. On the plus side, I am still losing inches, we went to Go Outdoors a couple of weeks ago and I trued on a pair of wellies and I can nearly get them on. This will not mean anything to most, but due to the size of my calves, I have not been able to wear proper wellies since I was about 19! This is a big thing for me. My saddle hurts my bum less too. All positives!

 

[Saluki]

Sunday weigh day again.
3lbs off so now 29lbs lost over 10 weeks.
I am a bit chuffed with that. My BMI is now in the healthy range at 24.7, according to the app on my phone. I have more money in my £1 for 1lb pot and only 12lbs to go, so hopefully at goal weight some time early-mid june, as I know it's all going to slow down now.

I plan to join SW, this or next week, ready for maintaining. Thought I would join early to get the books rather than be turned away at goal weight. Now I have junked all the crap food that I was eating I want something in place, with ideas and a food guide to refer too. I used to be all over this healthy eating thing but it's been 15 years of bad habits so I am going to take a crutch for the time being. I shall carry on with my Exante stuff for another 12lbs or so, then follow the 'maintenance plan' programme. I shall probably do 5:2 or 6:1 with Exante in the long run though. The products are good and filling, they taste fine and I know that I'm getting all my nutrients on a low cal day.
I might post a before & current pic in here soon, as I'm feeling really rather good. Not quite a 'space parsip' yet but definitely getting there. I'll have to change my wordage under my profile pic soon

 

[Smithbat]

Well it worked. 2lb off this week which wipes out last weeks gain and takes another half a pound with it! I need to carry on with the water, it is definitely helping. Sad side is that I have lost a point of my dailies, still I am sure I will cope.

 

[User42542]

Weigh-in tomorrow morning for me, got 1lb to shift before I get to the big 2 stone!

Fingers crossed guys & gals!

 

[Smithbat]

Best of luck