Thread: The really slow loss team!

dont feel disheartened hun your on the right track. we're all different and all have different amoun to of weight to lose and everybody's sitiuations are different.
good luck xxx xxx xxx

Thanks for the lovely welcome ladies!! What a lovely team, glad I joined you :0) xxx

Great to have a good team here now! So, to keep us on track... What does help speed things along?
And... What are you non scale victories? What makes us feel good even when the scales are slow?

I will go first: drinking loads of water and exercise seem to help speed my loss and being in control of food ( rather than the other way around) help me keep going !!

half pound off this week.....can i buy a sw calculator?

does anyone have an excel doc made up that calculates syns i have one for ww i really need a calculator.....please help

Not sure there is 1 bma. People use the 20 cals = 1 syn rule for food that isn't free. Hope that helps xx

will that work with anythind that i make from scratch? do i just minus the stuff thats free for that particular day but what if i only have the overall calories rather than individual item kcal

My weight loss speeded up this week, I lost 4lb,so patience is definately worth it
I varied my diet a bit more,salad,grapefruit,blueberries,spinach and I have been off my food,due to a rotten cold so hope it doesn't go back on next week

Not sure on the overall kcal thing bma. Have just read here on a thread a few times about the 20 cal = 1 syn rule. Guess if u only have the overall cal for something u could look up cals for the free item in it then minus that from the whole thing? Ha ha I'm confusing myself so hope you get what I mean :-D
Holidaygirl... Whoop whoop!!!! Well done!! I had a sneaky peak on my scales this morning (know I shouldn't but do tend to on a Saturday for some reason) and I've gained???... And my scales are always the same as in group. Not worrying about it tho, will see how it is Monday then cry or whoop lol xx

Hiya
i will join up, im a slow loser i lost 2 1/2st 2 years ago, did put a stone on but due to meds.
If i hadnt had the meds i would have kept it off.
I set myself at 1.5 a week.
Since i started here i am on my bike doing est 3 to 5 miles in a day and an amount of walking.
I may not lose often but im getting fitter.
All activity can only be progress, nothing less.

I do find it hard to stay on track when im out of the house, im slowly winning in strength thou....but dont tell my subconciouse

Ive had ups/downs and big arguments with myself, in the end its mostly down to patience and its very hard when you dnt get any reward as a week is a long time when your trying.

I wiegh on a Monday morning.

PS i dont do a diet plan does it matter?, its a shame this is on the SW part. I bet theres plenty out there who are slow losers.

Well done holidaygirl!
And lookingforme, you are very welcome! Have you tried sw before? It really is good for me. I am a slow loser but with other so called diets I have always given up cos I am losing slowly and also hungry! At least this way I am still full up :-)
Well my weigh in is tomorrow. No where near enough exercise this week so not expecting anything!

..and i was right... Wish I wasn't! Lost nothing this week :-( did a lot less exercise so I think that is something to work on, getting my bike out later!
Hope everyone is having a good weekend!
Tx

well done holiday girl.....and woodland girl for not gaining i'm sure its better to stay the same than it is to gain......went for a 2 hr walk yesterday with kids and dogs then came home and had a few too many vodka's oops lol

Originally Posted by Woodland girl

What does help speed things along?
And... What are you non scale victories? What makes us feel good even when the scales are slow?

I agree about the drinking water - although I'm not very good at it some days - especially as I live in Spain where you need even more fluids.

I suffer with arthritis - not too bad but it's there! Since I lost weight, my knees are so much less painful but I can still have bad days (usually if I've had too much red meat) and climb too many stairs. Thats why I live in a bungalow! lol

I love SW. As someone else said, even though I'm losing slowly I know that I can stick to it, it's the only diet I've tried where I don't feel deprived and hungry.

Originally Posted by Woodland girl

Have you tried sw before?

Hi Woodland girl
Ive tried SW and wieghing foods etc.
Problem is ia m the laziest person you could meet when it comes to food. my relationship withit is dier.
If i have to think about doing something with it prior to eating it, i will pick up the quicker alternative.
Everytime ive lst its been self awareness and a tad of looking at the calories not so much counting what i eat.
Just small changes.

Good luck with the skipping, mind the light shade and all the tables etc, as i sem to wonder across the room lol