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Half a pound ON this month - things are just going from bad to worse :sigh:

I don't come on here as much as I used to - partly because I only weigh in once a month now because of my INCREDIBLY slow losses and partly, as Bev said, because many of the 'slow losers' on here turned out not be slow losers which is incredibly disheartening for folks like me who keep on trying...

Some work, some play over Easter Patty :D We had a good friend from Kent come to stay for the week, so I am not holding out much hope for any loss next week on my monthly weigh in ...... probably a gain TBH :eek::cry:

Well, the alternative is to look like Hattie Jaques :eek:

Well, as you know, I am a calorie counter as 'free' food weight control methods are just not an option for me as I overeat and gain weight! Sadly, becasue my steroid dose is so high and I take a cocktail of other drugs that not only slow metabolic rate but also make you retain water, there...

Well done Margaret, Patty & Bev. I only check in once a month as I don't weigh more frequently..... absolutely no point! This thread does tend to wax and wane a bit - so don't worry, it's nothing you said Patty :8855::8855:

:( :( :( Bev

I sneaked a look on Saturday and have GAINED a massive 3.5lbs, which I thought was a tad unfair considering how much exercise I put in over the 'naughty rock weekend', but nothing unusual there for me - one step off the path and it just PILES on :sigh: I am now the heaviest I have been for 2...

That makes two of us Bev - we will walk the walk together :bighug:

I am only weighing in once a month BCP, I am so up and down because of the meds that weekly weighing is just not worth bothering with because I am so up and down! I am heading for a STS this month I think which is demoralising but, hey, it could be worse I could be gaining again for no apparent...

Oh my - what an AMAZING transformation :happy036::worthy: :clap:

Well, weighed in today and my loss this month is.....................................a princely 1.5lbs!! I am not complaining - I could have gained :rolleyes: I remain one of the stalwart slow losers ;)

I missed it too so a BIG woop woop from me too :D :D :D

Woop woop Bev :D

Well done - and get back on the naughty step with your purse at the ready. You are not supposed to be losing so fast as a member of this group, so this could start getting very expensive for you! No doubt Bev will be along with an appropriate 'punishment soon' :8855:

Hi there Lou, long time no 'see'. Nowt much changes for me and my weight continues to be up and down like fiddler's elbow, but hey things could be a lot worse and there are much more important things in my life than seeing a loss every week. Hope you are good too xxx

WTG Bev :bliss::bliss:A great achievment and a massive boost :D I am going to weigh in monthly as due to my meds losses are going to be few and far between, but a sneaky peek in Swansea on Saturday did show a very small loss, so here's hoping. First 'official weigh in will be on Feb 1st when I...

Welcome Linda and well done Patty :D

Well done Katie. I think I am right in saying that is a totally unheard of loss in this group! I envy you - it took me over 2 months to lose that much, even sticking to the rules 101% :rolleyes: Mine will be diet coke please - I know, I'm a cheap date ;)

You know it doesn't take much for us slow losers Latte. WTG that you are still in range - albeit just! Get back in the groove and you should see a loss next week - you were getting very good at this game before Christmas :D

Ha-ha........ I would be the first to join Bev - you know better than most about the mysteries of my gains and losses :eek:

I think that's a great plan Bev. I don't drink fizz, but judging from the news I got this morning it is the closest I am going to get to the naughty step for a while methinks, so I will definitely be there :D

Welcome Margaret from a fellow old rock chick and slow loser. I have been having a rest from dieting for a couple of months - long story - but will be back on it in January. It will definitely be VERY slow and probably more like maintaining one stone over target than losing if the past is...

Welcome Katie :D

Yes, its called copious amounts of alcohol - well there is in mine :8855::8855::8855::8855:

Don't be too hard on yourself Bev. 2013 has been a really crappy year for you on so many fronts. Look towards 2014 when hopefully things will be a little less stressful and more settled in your world. Sending you HUGE positive vibe hugs :bighug::bighug::bighug:

Great news about the Crohn's Latte - no action is what we like to hear :D

You can do it........... we can help :D

Absolutely. I have been a member of the slow losers team for well over 2 years now and have only lost 18lbs in that time with another 18lbs to go, which means I will probably be here until the day I die ;) :8855:

Dunno and don't care Patty. At the moment I am actually taking a break from dieting. I am afraid my medical problems and complicated pharmaceutical burden mean that I will be prone to weight gain for the rest of my natural life so I take a break every so often just to help with the HUGE...

Monthly weigh in = 2lbs up = not good :eek:

Ah-ha! My sister had something similar a few years back which sorted everything out for her. Hope all is well for you now too! Ruddy troubles us women have to go through huh?

Sorry times are hard Latte - you have to think of yourself and stuff everyone else. I can really relate to you feeling fed up with work, same here; but like you I need to work to pay the bills so I just have to put up and shut up :sigh: Be well again soon my lovely. I had the same procedure...

Welcome Ann. No worries about folks leaving...........forvarious reasons, some of us are in this for the [very] long haul!

Well done Ann - you seem to have got it cracked :D Don't be a stranger though, will you ?:bighug:

You are within your healthy BMI now Patty so your body is reluctant to lose any more. My GP and dietician have both said they would be more than happy for me to have a BMI of 26-27 as I am now over (pretty well over too) 50 and they are more interested in my body fat %tage which they would like...

C'mon.......share your secret Ann :D

Well done Latte. As Bev says, that is titchy holiday gain :D

Well done Ann - you are doing so well with regular losses.... they can't all be whoppers! Onwards and downwards :D

Indeed :8855::8855::8855::8855:

Amazing news BCP. I am a pancreatic islet cell transplant recipient and on long term high dose steroids and low dose chemo for the rest of my life. Can be a bit up and down sometimes and steroids are not conducive to weight loss, but hey 'tis better than the alternative. Be strong and long may...

What a bummer Bev :(

Sorry to hear about your news - is there anything we can help with my lovely?

Glad to hear that the food is OK for you, but sorry that your poor husband has Dehli belly :cry:Hope he gets better soon. If it is norovirus he will be poorly for at least 3 days - I used to get it every ruddy winter when I worked in the NHS no matter how careful I was about hand washing...

Yes, that's fine Ann - I'd love to 'see' you there. Be warned though, its not very exciting - mostly talk of dogs, steroids and health crises :rolleyes:

Thanks Ann. For personal reasons I am having a bit of a break just now, but still trying to be mindful of what I am eating. I continue to visit here and chat on my own and Bev's diary pages though and stay in touch with Latte too so I haven't gone far :D

Blimey Ann - you really have hit your sweet spot. Very well done :D I have a feeling that Bev might be setting some lines for you when she sees this...........for the first time ever in my memory :8855::8855:

I agree - a STS is definitely better than a gain, well for us slow losers on here anyway. Good losses two weeks in a row are very unusual, and most STS a week after a good loss (I can count the number of 2lbs losses I have had in the last 2.5 years on the fingers of one hand!). Stick with -...

WTG Latte :D

A STS is better than a gain BCP :bighug:

Glad you survived your day at work. Fingers crossed for tomorrow's weigh in - I think you might be pleasantly surprised myself :)

Good luck Ann! I gained this week after an unheard of two weeks on the trot losses so I am back where I started three weeks ago now for crying out loud :sigh:. You can come and join me on the sulky step if you gain too........ I could do with the company :rolleyes:.... but you never know, you...

Yaaaahhhooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

I gained 1.2lbs this week despite good deficits on all but one day - knew it was too good to last :wave_cry:

Good on you BCP - you can do this.... we can help :D I am so sorry your life has been less than great over the past few years. I know what you mean about worrying about life expectancy: my Mum was dead at 59 from a pulmonary embolism - 5 years older than I am now - and her untimely demise was...

Ha-ha.... you know me too well Bev :) Seriously though, being a former anorexic means that I have a real obsessive personality when it comes to weight and food, so the safest thing for me is to leave them next door with Anjie who won't let me weigh except on a Friday no matter how much I beg...

Wahoooo!!! WTG Bev. Sadly I didn't manage to lose enough for the naughty step last Friday and losses three weeks in a row are just totally unheard of for me so I doubt I will be forcing a red wine down your throat on the naughty step this week ;) I will be giving it my best shot, but after Al's...

Yep, same here!!

My goodness Ann, you wear it very well :)

OK, at last all the starvation seems to be paying off - I lost 1.2lbs this week...........first loss for 7 weeks!

Sorry you didn't get your wish Latte. But, you did get a decent loss by us slow losers standards and you are back at target so there is much to celebrate anyway! Well done :D

Wahooooo! Well done Patty - it's over a pound so off to the naughty step ;)

Welcome Jessy to the team of slow losers, unexplained gainers, and stayed the samers :D

I don't know how I managed it, but I STS this week which I truly was not expecting. I was so unconvinced that I got back on the scales with Angie's cat in my arms just to make sure they weren't stuck!!

That's exactly where I am right now Bev - just to see 11st 13.75lbs would be a greatest thing in the world :sigh:

Sorry to hear that Bev. You WILL get your groove back, of that I have absolutely no doubt. As Ann says, you are inspiration and mentor to so many and we all know you have got this. As you know I have have had two naughty weeks myself with visitors coming and going and I am just waiting for the...

Good on ya Ann. As you know, I am up and down like a ruddy fiddler's elbow, but I have resigned myself to the fact that this is long haul - indeed probably life long - for me, so I try and keep my philosophical head on. Have some hugs and get your head down again - true carnivore stylee this...

Keep on keeping on Patty - this is the story - nay the fate - of us slow losers I am afraid :sigh:

Bummer - and there was me about to congratulate you during my round of answers :p :p :p

Oh poooooooo!!! I agree with Bev, it sounds far more like bloat than fat - as you quite rightly say, how much would you actually have to eat to put on 3lbs of fat in one week! Have a low carb week, drink gallons, and I think you will find a good chunk of that will come off again by next week...

Well done Latte. As others have said, a loss is a loss and you are still within target - so no fees :D You've got this before the end of September!

:drunk::party0036::7834: Hic!

Welcome! Dont' take any notice of the last couple of posts about unexpected big losses........they hard ever happen here - honest! The posts on this thread are usually more like my last one where I spent the week starving and still didn't lose a gram :rolleyes:

Ooooraaaaaaaaa! Get in there girlie :D

Blimey girl - that's AMAZING. Get thee to that naughty step and get out your purse.... definintely doubles for everyone :D

Welcome kaynnate - we are all tortoises on here, so you will fit in just fine!

A disappointing STS this week despite my fab deficits on every day bar yesterday. Still, a whole lot better than a gain! I thought I hadn't lost anything and I was right :sigh: As one of my fabulous hug buddies reminded me, I am on a really high dose of steroid right now and am lucky not to...

Welcome Sexyeyes - you will fit in very well round here - we are slow losers/fast gainers/unexplained STSers us lot ;)

Sorry my lovely :bighug::bighug:

Good luck Latte :D

Sounds rather like my unexplained fortnight Bev - something in the air???????

Now then, work this one out? Last week hardly ate a thing and STS, this week I stuff my face for 3 days whilst Debs and Ant are here and lost a pound! Now, I am not complaining, just pointing out there really is truly no rhyme nor reason to my body weight :rolleyes: What's the betting I put...

Woop-woop.... way to go Latte :D I agree with Bev - that 2 stone shiny is just around the corner :winner:

Well done you!! That'll be drinks all round then Ann - get your purse out!!

Too right we won't - we are a threesome.... all for one, one for all. We can do this :greenapple:

Like Latte, I stick with it as I am just so full of self-loathing when I let things slide. At the moment, I am just concentrating on not gaining despite the ruddy meds............ we shall see :rolleyes:

Here here Bev.......... VERY well done Latte :worthy::talk017::wow::0clapper::winner::party0011::woohoo::wee::party0019:

I know its not what you want to hear Latte, but a STS is far better than an unexplained gain :confused: As Bev says, you are supposed to be maintaining now and you are doing it very successfully too :D Like Bev, I am also on the gain train and I am ruddy sick of it TBH :cry:

Good luck Latte :D

Seems to be ruddy catching Bev :( :sigh: :cry:

I gained my first week on SW Newme20009 - should have known then it wasn't for me :eek: Thanks Woodland Girl - par for the course with me as you know....... and it may well worse, much worse, when the new medication regime starts next week :rolleyes:

Reporting in very late as I am heartily pi$$ed off with my 2lb gain this week. Looking back over the week my deficits should have made me well down, not well up! Bad news at the hospital too. Not a happy bunny so I am writing no more today :cry:

That's a bummer Ann. Mid-week sneaky peek puts me 2.5lbs up so far this week so I could well be joining you in the mardy corner on Friday :(

Like I said on my thread Latte - I feel your pain :cry: I am actually heavier now than I was 4 weeks ago with no reason at all why I should be :sigh: I dread to think what is going to happen after my hospital appointment on Friday - I just know it will be more drugs that either make me gain...

Yeah, but you BMI is still well low honey so we will allow you your small fall from grace :D

No worries Bev :D I only use them very infrequently now when it is convenient to just 'shake and go' - it fits in well with work when it is manic and I have niether time nor opportunity to make decent food choices :) I am 99% a calorie counter now eating 'normal' food. SW just didn't work for...

Hello there acc - nice to 'see' you again :D How's it going dearie?

Ah, but you are there @ 24.8 albeit just................ I would KILL to be 24.8!!!

You are close to target and already have a healthy BMI so it is going to be even tougher to shift those last few pounds

0.2lb gain for me this week :( Not sure why.... there is often no rhyme or reason so I have given up trying to fathom out the nuances of my rather strange body habitus! Ho-hum.... another week, let's keep on keeping on :rolleyes:

You have got this Sammie - and we are all here for you if you have a bad day (or 2 or 3.............) :bighug:

I agree with everything Pom says Sammie. I have been losing and regaining the same 2lbs for more than 2 months now and it is VERY frustrating :mad: I know there are reasons for this that I cannot change, but I keep at it because the only alternative is to give up and waste all the hard work that...

Welcome NotsofattyPatty :D I too gained in my first week of SW and, indeed, I don't actually follow the plan any more (I am now a calorie counter which works better for me), but I am still allowed by the other lovely ladies to stay on here anyway. I seem to be gaining and losing the same 2lbs...

Hi there WG. I am still here. Losing and gaining the same 2lbs - seem to have been doing it forever now :sigh: Wish I could jopin your 5lbs to lose group, but sadly I still have around 19lbs to lose for initial target and 25lb to final aspirational target....boooo hoooo :cry: I have a feeling...

I feel your pain Rubyroo - I have been gaining and losing the same 2-3lbs for the past 2 months and weigh half a stone MORE that I did this time last year.......... it is soooooooooooo frustrating. Don't give up and don't give in dearie - we can do this, just not any time soon :rolleyes:

After a fortnight of spectacular calorie deficits one week and reasonable ones this week I have still managed to GAIN a pound - talk about add to the demotivation FFS!!

Sorry ladies - forgot to check in on Friday before I headed out for a weekend away with the bike club. Nothign exciting to report; indeed, despite staying WAY under my calories burned the whole week I had a very disappointing STS. I am hoping for better this week, but TBH I did have a bit of a...

It could be worse honey. I stayed well under my alloted calories every day last week (I calorie count now as SW definitely doesn't work for me as I just eat too much - 'superfree' is not 'superfree' - all food has calorific value!) which by rights should have meant I saw at least some loss, but...

A STS is disappointing, but it's better than a gain. I am afraid with PCOS you do have the odds somewhat stacked against you :sigh: I am expecting a gain on Friday. It wil be totally deserved, although probably far more than "Mrs Average" would have got for what I ate and drank :rolleyes...

Welcome Izzyhew. Many of us on the slow loser thread have medical conditions and/or take medicines which make it harder for us to lose. As long as you can accept that it is easier for some than for others, and you aren't one of the lucky others, then it makes it a bit easier (not much though!)...

Well done Applewoman - you are doing better than me at the moment - and it is summer time so it salads galore!

You've got this Bev. Now all your extra socialising is out of the way for now you will soon be back on track. As I said on my thread, my scales have gone back next door again to stop me from obsessing and Anjie is away until Friday so no chance of a weigh in 'til then - not that she would let...

Hi there Rubyroo and welcome to the plodders group :) It has taken me over 2 years to lose and keep off 16lbs (up and down like a fiddler's elbow me!) and I still have another 20lbs to go :rolleyes: Like you I have some medical and medicinal issues which make it tougher to lose and very easy...

If you ever see Kopperberg Elderflower and Lime you must try it (or perhaps you shouldn't!) - it is absolutely gorgeous cold from the fridge and totally my alcoholic nemesis! Thankfully you don't see it often, but I always feel compelled to buy at least half a dozen bottles when we do - I am...

I have discovered Brothers Toffee Apple cider - sounds ghastly, tastes divine - but at 264 cals a bottle I shan't be having one often :eek: Thankfully I got Lily out for a good hike this evening so I burned it off!

You've got this Bev :D

Never mind applewoman - I gained half a pound last week for no apparent reason after a couple of weeks of very small, but nevertheless appreciated, losses. Ho-hum.............. Onwards and downwards now you are back on the wagon - we can do this :)

A MASSIVE amen to that Bev ;)

Snap Bev. A really sh*tty couple of days for me - no booze, but just on a real downer.... so ruddy fed up of trying and getting nowhere :sigh:

Remember that 0.8lbs I lost last week ladies? Well, I found it again this week FFS :mad: :( :sigh:

Welcome sonyam. At nearly 54 I too am well past the time of being 'hormonal', having hit the menopause very early at around 38, but I still get quite marked fluctuations in my weight on a monthly basis so something is clearly still happening although I am not sure what! Like you, I exercise a...

Hi there Felicity - nice to 'see' you. I hear you with gaining and losing the same few pounds - sickening isn't it? Sorry things are stressful for you at home, hope all gets better soon my lovely :bighug:

Welcome to the house of unexplained gains and STSs with an occasional teeny tiny loss thrown in just to stop us all from quitting completely Li :D Lots of tortoises live here so you should feel right at home!

Been washing and hanging clothes outside since this morning.....makes such a nice change :-)

A beautiful day here today - bright sunshine and warm enough to hike with Lily into the forest with just a thick jumper, although a bit chilly to sit out with my tea just yet!

0.8lbs off this week, not great, but better than nothing I suppose. Still weigh more than I did at the beginning of March though :(

OK ladies, do you remember that 2lbs I lost last week? Well, I found them again FFS!!!

[/COLOR] Welcome to the group of snail paced losses, unexplained gains and STS - you'll fit in just right here ;)

Good attitude to take Latte - that's exactly the way I try to see it.... I might not be the weight I should or want to be yet, but I am a darned sight lighter than I used to be!

Latte - so sorry to hear about another STS. You know it is better than a gain, but I know that isn't what you want the scales to tell you and I really feel for you - big hugs honey :bighug::bighug::bighug: Little Katie - welcome to the house of fun (or should that be pain!). We are all plodders...

Try and focus on the positive Kath. It really gets me down sometimes that it has taken me so long to lose a relatively small amount of weight despite being 100% the vast majority of the time over that period. Others would have lost stones by now, but I just have to tell myself that I am 1 stone...

Sorry to hear life is treating you so unkind just now Lou. And very sorry to hear about your Grandad - heartfelt condelences my lovely :bighug::bighug::bighug:

I hear you honey. I am still 9lbs off being back to my pre-winter steroid gain - and even then I was still 8lbs away from my initial target :eek:

Sounds very familiar Charl. I am so sorry :( Like you, I don't think I am ever going to be able to eat a 'normal' diet again. Even if I manage to reach target (and that seems like an impossible aim just now!) I don't think I will be able to maintain without staying under 1600 clas/day :sigh:

Well the 2lbs I found last week have come back off, but I am still 2lbs heavier than I was 5 weeks ago. I suppose that's better than 4lbs heavier, but FFS this is like trying to wade through waist high mud just now :rolleyes: I will follow the rules and get over on the naughty step though -...

We could be bloody twins Latte :o

Scales tell me I have gained another 2lbs so that is 4lbs up in the past 3 weeks despite a cut back in steroids and a reduction of my HRT too - to say I am disappointed is an understatement - I was expecting a small gain, but nothing like this............ and really totally undeserved when...

Welcome dolleyes. A bit hard for me to comment as I don't follow SW any more - it just doesn't cut it for me - I actually GAINED on my first week :eek: I am however a HIDEOUSLY slow loser so I stay on here regardless. I have only managed to lose 19lbs in well over a year - there are a number of...

Yahoooooo - good on you Bev :party0011::woohoo::wee: I despair of ever reaching my goal weight, but I am OK with that just now..........

I am SOOOOO feeling your pain Latte :cry:

Busy, busy, busy Lou. I need another weekend to get over it ha, ha, ha!!!

Well the 2lbs I lost last week have found me again this week despite not going over my calorie goal loss once in the last 7 days - I am PIG SICK of this rubbish now :mad:

WAAAAHHHOOOOOOO!!!! Very well done Latte :D Get on that naughty step and pull out your purse - the drinks are on you ;) I lost 2lbs last week (like you, an almost unheard of feat!), but judging from the size of my belly I bet I have gained it all back this week.... only tomorrow will tell...

Sadly I love my grub far too much to even attempt JUDD - like Bev I would be feel hungry and deprived on down days and end up binging. I have a history of starving/binging in the past and even trying to cut back to 1200 calories a day last year started triggering it again, so no JUDD for me.

Whoops! Never mind, Spring is just around the corner and we will be re-inspired by sunshine and salads :D

Welcome gemmybean..... if you are looking for slow loss support, you came to the right place :D

Never mind - it is almost certaily water bloat due to TOM. Drink loads of water to flush it all out and I am sure you will be back on your downwards journey next week.

Not bad Lou. Got in loads of walking yesterday when we went to Swansea - over 4 miles trapsing round the shops - that was Al, not me, I don't 'do' shopping! Lily went to her usual fortnightly visit to Centre Barks for socialisation, but sadly got pinned down by a randy Husky so she was feeling...

Thanks you all ladies. I am basking in the sunshine of a rare decent loss - with Lou getting an unexpected one too, let's hope it is trend for us slow losers this week :D

HURRAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

- one steroid = - 2lbs = one totally chuffed Annya. I know it is mostly water the extra dosage has been making me hang on to for months but I so needed this boost that I am going to put that fact squarely to the back of my mind! This is unheard of so I am off the naughty step to buy drinks all...

Yahoo Latte - back in the 11's - very well done! Sorry to hear you are wrung out - do mention it as it might be the Metho, I could barely drag my sorry backside out of bed when tried it :( I weigh in on Friday but I am not holding my breath TBH. Even if I do lose something, back into the 11's...

Well done on your exams Lou. I wouldn't worry to much about your mojo right now - as long as you feel OK and everything still fits OK then you can't be doing too much wrong :) I was talking to my brother tonight and he was moaning on about how 'fat' he is getting. He is 6 feet tall and weighs...

Lots of veggies and LOADS of water Lorna, that should help things along. I can't stress enough how important it is to get in your 8 glasses minimum a day in - it really makes a difference for me and many others I know too. I just fill up a 500ml bottle with weak NAS squash and swig on it all...

Ha-ha...... me too! I had Quorn Swedish "meat" balls for tea yesterday and was trumping all night :eek: Still, at least I know what is in my Quorn "meat" balls!!!

Morning Bev - lovely and sunny here in West Wales today but "reet nesh" (very cold) as they say up North. It is such a change not to have seen any rain for a few days..... cheered me up no end :D Sadly I can only enjoy it out of my office window, but I have walked loads this weekend and not...

As you know Bev, I lost several inches over the 30 days, although I can't say it did a lot for my weight loss - but, then again, what does :8855:I have to do a modified version of many of the plyo moves as my arthritic old hips and knees just aren't up to all that jumping about and leg thrusting...

Welcome Jessie and sorry for the delay in welcoming you - we are right gas bags all of a sudden on here and you disappeared off the page! When I started on Gillian Michaels last year I packed on LOADS of 'weight', but it all went again within 2 or 3 weeks and I haven't had any problems again...

Glad you are feeling better Bev. Yes, I have been lucky so far this year, but as quite rightly say last year it was a grim chest infection which turned into a mild pneumonia (but without a cold so go figure!?!) and an equally nasty stomach bug. I douse myself with antibacterial gel when I go...

Poor Pom - I hope your lurgie gets better soon. Its bad enough having a cold without a gastric bug on top it :cry:So far this year I have managed to avoid all lurgies. I am sure its because we now live in the back of beyond with few neighbours and every time I go to populated areas I am dousing...

Thank you dearie - I actually feel really quite well just now compared to the last few weeks; if the bloat would bu$$er off and leave me alone all would be pretty good in my world just now. I hate seeing Al ill though - he loves his grub (which is probably why he has developed Type II diabetes!)...

Thanks ladies. I am going back to my usual winter steroid dose tomorrow, as my bloods have improved a lot now, which will probably not make much difference to my weight loss (or lack thereof!) but should help with the thinning hair, bloated face and crumbling nails, bones & teeth! The most...

Oh bums - a pound on for me this morning :cry:

Yahoooooo!!! Well done Latte. Here's to your next half pound and the next stone bracket - I can remember how chuffed we both were to be there last time! I have around 2.5lbs to go to get back into the 11s again so I am nippng at your heels ;) Not sure about this week though, I am so tired and...

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 :winter_brr: I was in London yesterday at a meeting and it...

You rock Lou :D :D :D

Nice one Charl. It's great when it all finally falls into place :D I am such a piggy wiggy that I have to calorie count to keep control over my portion sizes and and my binges, but it does work pretty well for me under normal (well, normal for me!) circumstances so I know how you feel - that...

I jumped on the scales this morning and was delighted to see a pound off, so only one more to go to get it my first target of getting back to 170 and then into the 160s again. CHUFFED!

This is NOT slow weight loss Lindsay - you get lines this time as well as the naughty step and buying a round for everyone :8855: Do it again next week and Pom will have to meet out your punishment ;)

Wahoooo!!!! Well done Latte, I know how hard you have worked to shift that pound :D Keeping fingers, toes and everything else crossed that you can knock your steroids on the head soon and achieve remission. Sadly I will always need mine as part of my anti-rejection regime, but I am looking...

Well done Lou :D

Wahoo! I am currently on five times that dose of Pred, but hoping that blood tests at the end this week are better and I can cut back down to my usual winter dose of 3 or 3.5 a day - here's hoping! One or two a day is my normal summer dose, but I can at least lose weight on that, albeit slowly...

It's been the same situation for a long time now Lou so I have got quite blase about it most of the time. Anyway, it's better than being brown bread any day of the week!

No worries Pom - you'll soon pull things back. As I said on your thread, you life over the past few weeks has not exactly been conducive with either loss or maintainence you poor love :grouphugg:

Sadly no. Prednisolone is the only steroid that can be used for my needs - and they are the ones that have some of the most severe side effects! I had such terrible trouble with the usual chemo type drugs they use with transplant recipients that they changed me over less than 6 months after I...

You know what my biggest worry is just now - stuff the weight, it is the fact that I am rapidly losing my hair... to the point where I will have to wear a scarf soon if the doses don't come down as my hair line is receeding at an alarming rate :eek: :cry: Oh, that and my great big "moon" face -...

Probably not Latte. I am on a truly massive dose just now, which I think will have to reduce one way or another soon as the side-effects are getting pretty bad now. I will reduce back down my normal winter dose, which is about twice what a large dose is for the ordinary patient and they may add...

A disappointing STS this week for me, despite being well under my alloted calories every day this week. Ho-hum............a true slow loser me!

Woo-hoooo!!! Well done Lou. On the naughty step and get your purse out - that has to make it your round!

An unexpected pound off for me this week. Still above my 12 stone maximum target for winter "fighting weight", but heading in the right direction! Oh, and mine's a Diet Pepsi please Lindsay ;)

OMG!!! Straight to the naughty step for you.... and get your purse out too to buy drinks for anyone else who manages a reasonable loss in the next 7 days ;)

I think you have made the right decision Bev. I am of the opinion that we all have a "natural" weight at which our body is happy to settle. Mine is around the 11 stone mark which might seem an HORRENDOUS weight for some folk as it is only just within the "healthy" BMI for my height (but we all...

Welcome back Annie. You did it once and you can do it again! I am still trying the first time around - definitely a slow loser me!!

FABULOUS!! Dreaded carb bloat methinks!

Make good food choices and limit the damage then back on it hard anfast Sunday - you may still get a loss next weigh in :) I gained a whopping 5lbs over Christmas/New Year but have now knocked 2lbs back off - amazing when you consider I am on the maxed out dose of 5-6 steroid tablets per day...

Welcome Lindsay and good luck in your weight loss quest :)

Hi Liz Yes, I am a regular Fitbit user and also use MFP (see link below my avatar). AnnyaSB on both - please feel free to add me. I have had my Fitbit about 8 months now and feel quite naked without it now! I have a desk-based job and I find my Fitbit really helps keep me on the move. I aim...

I'm doing the same Bev - I going to have what I like for the next few days and then get REALLY strict for at least 2-3 of weeks after Christmas to see if I can't get a handle on the gains. I know I am not likely to do well at all on the loss front until the steroids come right back down, but...

2lbs ON for me this week - not impressed with that AT ALL :mad:

Morning All. Well Latte is not along - I have gained back the pound I lost last week plus another one one so I am 2lbs up :eek: More bad news is that my bloods as still very skewed so I have to stay on these ultra high dose steroids for another month at least :( The hair loss is now kicking...

Ditton - I love Aldi :D Sadly, I will be working on Saturday (yes, yet another 6 day week for me - oh joy!) with a set up of 8.30 and an hour to do it minimum so I can't get there early. Sunday or Monday down to Crosshands at the crack of dawn for me!

Sorry to hear that Lou :( Christmas is just me, Al and Lily (the Dobie!) but that is fine with us. I bought a turkey crown in Aldi a few weeks back on special offer for £6.99 and we will get small gammon joint and that will see us through Boxing Day too. Like you, lots of veggies and roasties...

Sadly the Net is full of scrotes, thankfully most of them are just trying to flog you something and they usually get a polite(ish) fook off from me!

Seems it already has! For future reference I think you can report posts by using the little triangle symbol with the exclamation mark at the bottom left of every post............What a to$$er huh!?!

SPAMMER!!!!!

Oat So Siple for brekkie, Chicken & Mushroom soup for lunch and chicken kiev and mega veggies for dinner........

Whoops!

Wahoo!!!! Well done :D

You enjoyed yourself and that is what matters Lou!

If sugar is a trigger for your headaches then best stay away. Mine is (or used to be) cheese and I avoided it like the plague for years as a result. Nowadays though I seem to have (TOUCH WOOD!!) grown out of my crippling migraines and cluster headaches so I have a bit, but never very much just...

Oh, that is all long in the past now Lou and the water is well and truly under the bridge so no worries there. I am basically on and off a diet most of the time due to my medical problems (and my vanity I might add!). I had no idea that me saying "I can't have this" or "I can't have that"...

You can do this Lou. Liberate yourself.... hypothetically burn your bra (ha ha) and hide the scales :D :D

Well Al and I have resolved to have treats, but only buy small packets/boxes so hopefully the gains shouldn't be TOO horrendous. Trouble is, we are both used to having family around and it is so hard to shop just for us two at Christmas now. I have made the usual huge Christmas cake, but simply...

Well done Lou - you are doing so well. Like you, I am going to have a few days off over Christmas then get back on it. New Year's Eve won't be such an issue for me as I rarely drink and I doubt we will be going out anywhere - Christmas, however, is a different matter! Oh and 1.6lbs off for me...

I am so proud of you already Lou :bighug::bighug:

:D :D :D

A pound is a pound.......and on steroids that is a REAL achievement so don't knock it my lovely just grab it and run off to that naughty step ;)

Thank you sweetie. All I can do is plod on regardless - I am DETERMINED this year not to just give in and gorge like I usually do - I am focussing on the fact that I am still 21lbs lighter thanI was 18 months ago! I am eating around my BMR of 1400 calories and won't go much lower because I...

An expected half a pound gain on the scales this morning so I am now officially OVER my 12 stone goal - gutted :(

Squats, squats and more squats! Although my butt is big and I cannot lie as the song says ;) I often get compliments about how shapely it is which is nice when you consider how out of shape the rest of me is! I do endless squats, sometimes with weights and sometimes not. I also do a lot of...

Sorry to hear that Latte. You are right though, it won't be forever so try and stay positive. I think I am on for another gain myself this week - may we should have a bar for the gainers where we can go and sit to commiserate! I know I am likely to continue to gain or STS at best until the...

OMG Lou :eek: You can see a MASSIVE difference! Very, very, VERY well done :woohoo::wee::party0011::0clapper::thankyouthankyou:

Ha-ha.... love it Bev :D

Hi Latte - lovely to "see" you back here. So sorry about your Crohn's, but glad you at least have a diagnosis so you can move forward. Being a recipient of long-term steroids I feel you pain - my maintainence dose in the winter is the equivalent of 6 x Entocort a day (I take Prednisilone -...

Blimey I wish I could have a wee and lose a pound - I always have really long wees because I have drink alot to keep my kidneys working properly, but never lose an ounce from a tiddle - good on ya Lou!

I hear you Lou. Sadly, I have gained nearly 2lbs this week - I knew it was too good to last. I did have a bit of a naughty weekend with the girls here but certainly not 2lbs worth :eek: I skipped a meal both days to help allow for the naughty extras and was only 250 calories over my total...

Yay - go Lou, go Lou, go Lou................you can do it :D

Hi there Felicity - nice to "see" you again :)

Not bad Lou, thanks for asking, although I am sure DH wouldn't agree as the steroid strops are TERRIBLE :eek: I have a feeling last week's loss was a fluke as I am bloated to hell again now so I will probably gain it back this week :rolleyes: I am absolutely determined not give in and just stuff...

Well done Bev and good luck Redchick..... you might be pleasantly surprised :D Lou - go get 'em girlie!!!!

Well I was gobsmacked to see a 0.8lb loss on the scales this morning and very well pleased, despite the fact that I still weigh more than I did 3 weeks ago! Not quite the naughty step, but not far off ;)

Yay! Well done you :D

Aw Lou, I know how you feel. As you know, my meds have just been increased and I am afraid I am now gaining weight despite being under my calorie goal every day so I understand how frustrated you must be feeling. You are at least still losing - and 2lbs a week is what dieticians recommend for...

If you have had Chinese a lot of that it will be water bloat Charl - Chinese food is MEGA salty :eek: Lots of water to flush it through and you will be fine in no time :) No more sweeties though unless you syn them ;)

Well done Charl! Tia Maria and orange juice for me please..... can you make it a double as I am having a pants week :D

Your BMI is perfect Lou - perhaps try and find yourself something you enjoy to tone you up some more. Have you ever tried Pilates? I love it and it really does pull everything in if you stick with it - so relaxing too :) My problem is a I am a bit of an exercise "tart" and I just flit from one...

Don't you just HATE it when they just jump into your mouth uninvited like that ;) No matter Lou - tomorrow is another day and that bridesmaid's dress is loose :D

Welcome Littlesteph - you are certainly not alone here!

Yay - well done you :D

It always is Bev - only this time I am not going to cave in and just overeat all winter undoing all my hard work like I usually do. I am determined to limit the damage this year - my goal is to stay below 12 stones, evne if its just by half a pound..... any more than that will be a bonus.

I put 1.5lbs ON this week after losing 2lbs last week - and that despite staying well under my calorie goals all this week......... oh the joys of steroid medication *rolls eyes*

I put 1.5lbs ON this week after losing 2lbs last week - and that despite staying well under my calorie goals all this week......... oh the joys of steroid medication *rolls eyes*

Just passing by to catch up Claire. I see you are not on MFP either - hope everything is OK and you are just to busy to log in?

Yep, still here! But only because I have just finished 5 boosted miles with my friend Leslie - that last mile nearly slaughtered me though :eek: Done in my running shoes so hopefully no shin splints.... only tomorrow will tell. Off to bed now - up again at 7 to take Lily for her early morning...

Sounds familiar. As you know Bev, I am often still at my desk until late (like now!) and it is all too easy to sneak into the kitchen and grab a handful of hubby's custard creams to stop me from flaking out over the keyboard - I have been here since 8am!!!

Welcome Cathie. If you have reading the posts you will see that portion control and excessive snacking is a bit of a bug bear for many of us on here, which is why we sneak in a bit of cc just to make sure we are not overdoing it on the "free food" front. Before I started using mfp I was...

Cheese, cream and nuts.......mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm :drool:

Exactly the reason I can't do SW Lou - I just love grub too much for any plan that says food is "free" to work for me! If I cc then I have a known cut off point. My problem has never been healthy eating so I don't need SW to teach me better food choices - my diet is very healthy, but my...

Ditto!!!!!!!! :8855: :8855: :8855: :8855:

Only a wee loss, but thankfully back in the right direction after gaining and losing the same 2 lbs for several weeks! I see we have a fair few on the list who are not updating their stats - I wonder if they are in the doldrums like me or are just not up for the challenge any more? Annya -...

Thanks everyone - I am so pleased - this is almost unheard of for me at this time of year! OK, purse at the ready - what's everyone having........... Lisa, yours will be on the bar when you get back from London - enjoy :D

Thanks everyone - I am aos pleased -this is almost unheard of for me at this timeof year! OK, purse at the ready - what's everyone having........... Lisa, yours will be on the bar when you get back from London - enjoy :D

OK, purse at the ready - what's everyone having...........

Oh no! Hope you are on the mend soon. Backs are a b*tch :(

Don't know how I managed it but I lost 2.4lbs this week. I think my 1lb "gain" last week may have been bloat from too many crumpets TBH, but I am nevertheless chuffed!

I have digital scales that measure body fat too Charl. I can get a 5+lb difference depending upon where I put them in just the bathroom and more on solid/carpeted floors! I used DH's spirit level, measured the floor, and the marked the spot where it's dead level. Did the same when they went next...

Way to go Lou!!!!!!!!!!

Good on you Claire - nice to have you back :D I think sometimes it does you good to take a step back for a while and come back re-focused. I can speak from experience here as my weight loss journey is by definition a long (probably life-long) and protracted affair and I do the same every so...

Same here - did another nice forest hike with Lily today and wasn't sweating cobs like I usually do :D A right sweaty Betty me!

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