Thread: The really slow loss team!

Originally Posted by charl_young

In that case I think swimming would be fab for you love. It's brilliant for pulling everything back in, swim if you can then put on plenty of palmers skin stuff and you should be grand, probably will see the benefits fairly quickly as well, a month ish xx

I'd love to go swimming but I can't afford it, well not more than once a week, and I was a member at the leisure centre but cancelled cos we couldn't afford it but didnt give 3 mo this notice so I'm still paying that off so I can't even do a membership. It has to be exercise that's free

Ah I see, in that case do you have any free weights in the house? Dan has some fairly heavy hand weights and at the same time in the summer I used to just watch the tele and so lots of weights, curls and stuff (I don't really know the names I just used to do diff positions) this really helped too. To tone you need to build muscle and weights are way way better for toning than any heavy cardio stuff, you don't get actually muscly so don't worry about that, but strength training is amazing for your body shape x

Originally Posted by charl_young

Ah I see, in that case do you have any free weights in the house? Dan has some fairly heavy hand weights and at the same time in the summer I used to just watch the tele and so lots of weights, curls and stuff (I don't really know the names I just used to do diff positions) this really helped too. To tone you need to build muscle and weights are way way better for toning than any heavy cardio stuff, you don't get actually muscly so don't worry about that, but strength training is amazing for your body shape x

Yeah I have free weights, ill start doing some every night, ill get that app and have a look cheers hunni x

Well it's Monday again and I've faced the scales. I'm stunned, amazed, my gast has never been so flabbered !!!!!

Had a mixed week food wise last week. Out at friends houses for meals a couple of times and although what I had was on plan, guess what they both served with dinner? Pasta . . . hey ho, Bev got bloated and I was showing another blumin' gain (if only slight) by Thursday. So I decided to have a carb light weekend with mounds and mounds of veggies and avoid the processed carbs like pasta and rice and bread . . . and I've had a ruddy great whoosh!

Not only have I lost the pound I put on last week but another one besides.
So I'm over on the naughty step. Strictly I don't have to buy any drinks but I'm feeling generous and want to treat you all.

No doubt I'll gain a bit back as I have carbs again - but doing SW wedges tonight with the left over pork, and at least spuds don't affect me as badly. In fact they aren't even SW wedges as I just bake them in the oven without any fat at all! They go all crispy on the outside and light and fluffy on the inside. Even hubs likes them.

I need to be strong and cut down on carbs I don't think I eat a lot as I don't eat bread during the week but I do live off potatoes sometimes pasta and rice as well.

Congratulations on the loss

Originally Posted by Latte

I need to be strong and cut down on carbs I don't think I eat a lot as I don't eat bread during the week but I do live off potatoes sometimes pasta and rice as well.
Spuds shouldn't be too bad chica - but pasta and rice are my demon. Give it a try for a few days (I know you're a scaley dail hopper) and see if it has any effect
Congratulations on the loss

Thanks chica

Hello to the Tortoise Team !!

Well, after STS on my first weight in I managed to lose 2 pounds today on my second....not great but at least its in the right direction. I do feel as if I have eaten like a pig - always on diet but far too much. I think that I am going to eat the same for the next few weeks until I get the hang of EE to be honest - it might not be the right thing to do but I just think that I will stick to it for longer if I dont limit my food. I have stopped snacking between meals and that for me is really good. I have been eating so much that I haven't wanted chocolate or biscuits so dont want to eat less just yet.

I feel much better, nowhere near as bloated and horrible as I used to (and that is saying something when I am still just over 16 stone ) so I am telling myself that this is the way I need to eat for the very long future and that if I lose weight as well then that is a bonus.

Not sure what this week is going to bring as away in a hotel for 2 nights at weekend. I usually just throw caution to the wind and forget that I am trying to diet so I have the next few days to talk myself into being almost good...saving my syns for it.

Good luck to everyone - told you that I would probably ramble on !!

Kath

Kath 2 pound is brilliant!

Well done Pom on the loss x

My name is Louise and I can't stop eating! Help!! Lol honestly my appetite is through the roof. If I haven't gained this week I'll faint.

Ah well done ladies!! Pats on the backs and some nice Chablis all round! Xx

Hi all I hope I can join you all. Looks like a great thread for support. I'm struggling with motivation. Been 100% since 1 jan with no booze (aaaaaahhhhhhhHHHH!!!) - losses are v slow. Average 1.5 is ok but only due to 1 good week. last 2 weeks I've lost 1lb and 0.5 & I have 3-4 stone to lose. Not sure whether its worth carrying on but am trying to plod on - doing everything everyone advises but no go, just not shifting.. So, think I qualify to join & hope we can support each other to get to our final goals (oh booze challenge ends 14 feb so watch this space!!!)

Originally Posted by conlou1

My name is Louise and I can't stop eating! Help!! Lol honestly my appetite is through the roof. If I haven't gained this week I'll faint.

Ha-ha, this did make me chuckle Lou - & not much is doing that just now. I can relate as I am just constantly RAVENOUS at the moment. It's not just the steroids (although they definitely contribute!) I reckon it is the cold weather too I was in London yesterday at a meeting and it was ruddy FREEZING there, much colder than Wales which surprised me TBH, but it's very cold here today too - lots of ice on the ponds and the hens had porridge this morning to warm them up - oh well, more food fuel it is then

Roll on the warmer weather when we all get back to sunshine and salads

bev you star!! you deserve that loss lady, reading thru your posts you look after everyone your almost the tortoise mummy. i really think that you have the right idea with the snacking rule, and i know lou has always given that advice as well. and i am so with you ont he carbs thing as well....and the vino ha ha ha!!

welcome new bods, please make sure you stop for a chat and help as much as possible. dont post and run!

*waves at everyone*

Originally Posted by felicity62

welcome new bods, please make sure you stop for a chat and help as much as possible. dont post and run!

*waves at everyone*

Ah don't you worry about that I certainly never so that!!!

Haha annya I ate LOADS last night. And today I was physically hungry again but I'm not giving in today. I'm not gonna make weigh in tonight we have MINUS £1000 in the bank so not a spare penny plus I'm not borrowing money to see a gain that's just depressing lol. It is definitely the weather I feel depressed, unmotivated and like I just want to lay in bed eating biscuits. But I won't :/ I felt like I was ovulating last week so hopefully I have a normal period and this is all a symptom of that. I'm gonna have a jacket spud and prawns for tea