Nessa
Silver Member
Hi Nessie,
I have 7lbs to go until i get to my 1st target weight too. i am so finding it difficult to get the last 7lb off too. so i will join you on the jog to get the last 7lbs off.
Last 7lb and struggling!
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Hi Nessie,
I have 7lbs to go until i get to my 1st target weight too. i am so finding it difficult to get the last 7lb off too. so i will join you on the jog to get the last 7lbs off.
Lil K
Addicted to Minimins
Hi Ladies!
Hope you all had a good weekend. Nessie: How was your weekend away? Bet you felt great in all your new togs! Dawny: how did the exercising go?
Well I've had quite a busy one this weekend, visiting relatives, doing a bit of shopping, doing the Davina DVD both Sat & Sun
- but I have to say I can definitely see results, so I'm pleased with that. Plus its making me feel fantastic and so alive - so much so that I was bursting with so much energy last night that I couldn't sleep - just wasn't tired.....bet I'll pay for that later on today though .
Weighed in this morning and I've lost a 1lb this week. I'm happy with that, as if I'm honest although I've been doing 790 it's been more a case of 790ish. For example on Saturday me and my hubby went out to Nando's for lunch. Since I started CD our social life has been pretty much non existent (not that we were party animals before ), but a lot of our socialising revolved around eating out. So I decided that at Nando's I could have a 790ish type meal. I had roasted chicken with spicy rice (oh yes, and just one or two chips might have found their way onto my plate ). I was pleased at the amount of control I displayed when faced with the massive portions they serve up, and listened to my body and stopped eating when I started to have that 'satisfied' feeling, before I became 'full' (learned this when I attempted Paul McKenna, and it's amazing how it still pops into my head even years after).
Anyway on the whole CD issue and getting to goal - I have finally reached a decision on what I want to do. I feel like I have not been giving CD 100% for the last few weeks of 790 - although in fairness I've still dropped 11lb since Xmas. I just think I'm thoroughly fed up of it now. So, I am seeing my CDC tonight and I am going to start working up the 1000/1250/1500, continuing to incorporate the exercise I have been doing.
When I've completed this, whatever remainder weight I have to go to get to 10 stone, I am going to follow WeightWatchers. I won't be going to the meetings as I have all of the literature etc already, and to be honest I find the support network on MiniMins works well for me.
I've got quite a few events coming up in the next couple of months, so I really need to be eating by then, and not just restricting myself to the 'green & white' menu, because each time I have something that isn't on there the guilt I feel is just ridiculous - and I really don't want to develop and unhealthy relationship with eating, because of CD - when I have so much to thank it for because it's the only thing that has helped me lose the weight in the first place. Does that make sense?
Anyway - better get on with my day now. Hope you all have a good dieting day. Stay strong - we can do it!
Speak soon xx
Hope you all had a good weekend. Nessie: How was your weekend away? Bet you felt great in all your new togs! Dawny: how did the exercising go?
Well I've had quite a busy one this weekend, visiting relatives, doing a bit of shopping, doing the Davina DVD both Sat & Sun
- but I have to say I can definitely see results, so I'm pleased with that. Plus its making me feel fantastic and so alive - so much so that I was bursting with so much energy last night that I couldn't sleep - just wasn't tired.....bet I'll pay for that later on today though .Weighed in this morning and I've lost a 1lb this week. I'm happy with that, as if I'm honest although I've been doing 790 it's been more a case of 790ish
. For example on Saturday me and my hubby went out to Nando's for lunch. Since I started CD our social life has been pretty much non existent (not that we were party animals before ), but a lot of our socialising revolved around eating out. So I decided that at Nando's I could have a 790ish type meal. I had roasted chicken with spicy rice (oh yes, and just one or two chips might have found their way onto my plate ). I was pleased at the amount of control I displayed when faced with the massive portions they serve up, and listened to my body and stopped eating when I started to have that 'satisfied' feeling, before I became 'full' (learned this when I attempted Paul McKenna, and it's amazing how it still pops into my head even years after).Anyway on the whole CD issue and getting to goal - I have finally reached a decision on what I want to do. I feel like I have not been giving CD 100% for the last few weeks of 790 - although in fairness I've still dropped 11lb since Xmas. I just think I'm thoroughly fed up of it now. So, I am seeing my CDC tonight and I am going to start working up the 1000/1250/1500, continuing to incorporate the exercise I have been doing.
When I've completed this, whatever remainder weight I have to go to get to 10 stone, I am going to follow WeightWatchers. I won't be going to the meetings as I have all of the literature etc already, and to be honest I find the support network on MiniMins works well for me.
I've got quite a few events coming up in the next couple of months, so I really need to be eating by then, and not just restricting myself to the 'green & white' menu, because each time I have something that isn't on there the guilt I feel is just ridiculous - and I really don't want to develop and unhealthy relationship with eating, because of CD - when I have so much to thank it for because it's the only thing that has helped me lose the weight in the first place. Does that make sense?
Anyway - better get on with my day now. Hope you all have a good dieting day. Stay strong - we can do it!
Speak soon xx
nessie
Loooooves MiniMins
Hey gals
First of all a welcome to you Nessa it's great you're joining us My weekend away was excellent, ate everything that passed my face! Lol, back on track today and have WI tomorrow so I'm expecting maybe 2lb back on. However, I am totally focused and WILL stay on track and stay disciplined! I'm going to take my new sclales to my WI 2morrow to see what the difference is for when I'm weighing in at home. Had a long lie in this morning so just finished 1st shake and started on the water (which I haven't been gd with lately either!). Just taking it week by week at the mo, deciding as we go along what plan I will be doing, happy with that Nessa what plan are you on at the mo? When I started this I thought I had 7lb to go but I put on 1lb last week and god only knows what I've put on this week so I've definetly decided it's 7-14lb to go. The food was so good but I did feel over full alot of the time and I decided I didn't want to feel like that anymore, it's keeping me focused to far anyway
Lil K: Well done on your 1lb loss, it's in the right direction! Remember you're exercising more and muscle weighs more than fat so it may seem your weight loss is slowing down but the inches will continue to come off so don't feel put off atall, you're doing all the right things, I take my hat off to ya
Well have a fab day guys, will check in 2morrow to let you know how WI went.
First of all a welcome to you Nessa it's great you're joining us
My weekend away was excellent, ate everything that passed my face! Lol, back on track today and have WI tomorrow so I'm expecting maybe 2lb back on. However, I am totally focused and WILL stay on track and stay disciplined! I'm going to take my new sclales to my WI 2morrow to see what the difference is for when I'm weighing in at home. Had a long lie in this morning so just finished 1st shake and started on the water (which I haven't been gd with lately either!). Just taking it week by week at the mo, deciding as we go along what plan I will be doing, happy with that Nessa what plan are you on at the mo? When I started this I thought I had 7lb to go but I put on 1lb last week and god only knows what I've put on this week so I've definetly decided it's 7-14lb to go. The food was so good but I did feel over full alot of the time and I decided I didn't want to feel like that anymore, it's keeping me focused to far anyway Lil K: Well done on your 1lb loss, it's in the right direction! Remember you're exercising more and muscle weighs more than fat so it may seem your weight loss is slowing down but the inches will continue to come off so don't feel put off atall, you're doing all the right things, I take my hat off to ya
Well have a fab day guys, will check in 2morrow to let you know how WI went.
dawnyblue
Full Member
Hi Ladies
diet wise I had an excellent time, I'd been having 1000 cals to get rid of the excess I put on last week and that's come off now so I'm going to be having 1250 - 1300 cals a day from today. Like I've said before I stick to the cals but not the recommended food, I am still having 1 bar or shake a day though.
Saturday morning I woke up around 6am and felt painfully achey from my pilates on Thursday (did all the advanced moves that I perhaps wasn't ready for) so turned my alarm off and didn't bother getting up for my exercise dvd :sigh:
Exercise is definitely my problem
Saturday night we were watching some tv shopping chanel and they had one of those vibration plate things on that I really fancy, just 10 - 20 mins 3 or 4 times a week to tone up - sounds a bit too good to be true, but if they work then it's definitely up my street, I'm going to do a bit of research and then maybe buy one.
LilK, my life also revolved around social eating out with my husband, it's been so strange since starting CD, but since I came off SS I've been tempted to try and fit meals out into my plan which doesn't always work, but I have missed these times with my hubby. we are having them again but not to the same extent and I'm trying very hard to make good choices and just having a cappucino instead of a desert.
I've quite a few social occasions coming up from Friday this week but up until then I am not going over 1300 (max) cals a day. I'm very hopeful of seeing 3lb off this week, but that does include the 2lb I put on last week. looking at a chart I do at work I have lost 6lbs since 3rd January so not bad considering I'm near the end.
Here's to a good week and successful weigh ins ladies, don't worry too much Nessie, just aim to get off whatever you've put on + a lb the next week
diet wise I had an excellent time, I'd been having 1000 cals to get rid of the excess I put on last week and that's come off now so I'm going to be having 1250 - 1300 cals a day from today. Like I've said before I stick to the cals but not the recommended food, I am still having 1 bar or shake a day though.
Saturday morning I woke up around 6am and felt painfully achey from my pilates on Thursday (did all the advanced moves that I perhaps wasn't ready for) so turned my alarm off and didn't bother getting up for my exercise dvd :sigh:
Exercise is definitely my problem
Saturday night we were watching some tv shopping chanel and they had one of those vibration plate things on that I really fancy, just 10 - 20 mins 3 or 4 times a week to tone up - sounds a bit too good to be true, but if they work then it's definitely up my street, I'm going to do a bit of research and then maybe buy one.
LilK, my life also revolved around social eating out with my husband, it's been so strange since starting CD, but since I came off SS I've been tempted to try and fit meals out into my plan which doesn't always work, but I have missed these times with my hubby. we are having them again but not to the same extent and I'm trying very hard to make good choices and just having a cappucino instead of a desert.
I've quite a few social occasions coming up from Friday this week but up until then I am not going over 1300 (max) cals a day. I'm very hopeful of seeing 3lb off this week, but that does include the 2lb I put on last week. looking at a chart I do at work I have lost 6lbs since 3rd January so not bad considering I'm near the end.
Here's to a good week and successful weigh ins ladies, don't worry too much Nessie, just aim to get off whatever you've put on + a lb the next week
Lil K
Addicted to Minimins
Hi everyone
Hope all is ok with you. I've had a mad couple of days rushing about all over the place with work/home life - y'no how it is!
Well on Monday I suddenly decided that I'd had enough of CD and that I wasn't going to do it any more. Since then I have been calorie counting and (trying) to make sensible choices. I've been aiming for around 1000-1100 calories this week and so far sticking with it. I have to say that it feels like a weight has been lifted now I no longer have to just stick to the 'green & white' selection - although strangely a lot of my meals have incorporated these items, had CD really re-educated me?. It's also been quite scary as I've been 'let loose' to devise my own menu for the day. I've also had to incorporate cooking into my schedule as well - hubby has been doing his own cooking since I started CD, and suddenly I'm finding it difficult to squash everything into my evening (tidying house/cooking/exercising/getting stuff ready for next day at work/Minimins), no wonder I'm feeling exhausted. The time I usually would have spent preparing meals is spent trawling this site!
This weekend I'm going to cook up a few freezable weightwatchers cookbook meals, so that should make the evenings easier.
So how is everyone getting on?
Nessie: How did your weigh in go? Don't worry about a little gain, you know why it happened, you enjoyed yourself, and we are all human and therefore have to incorporate everyday life into our dieting lives, and get them to meet somewhere in the middle! You sound positive about getting back on track, and I'm sure you will have sorted it by your next weigh in.
Dawny: Good luck with todays weigh in, fingers x'ed that you get that 3lb. Hopefully the after effects of the Pilates have now worn off! I've seen a bit of info about those vibrating power plate thingies - have you made any decision about getting one yet? I did see a selection of them in the new Argos catalogue - don't know how they compare price wise/functinally?
Nessa:Hi, how's it all going? What diet are you following at the mo?
Well better get on with the day now, hoping to leave work a little earlier today so I can get some exercise in and an early night (can't believe I'm thinking about an early night, when I've only just got up).
Hope everyone has a good dieting day - stick at it, we'll get there!
xx
Hope all is ok with you. I've had a mad couple of days rushing about all over the place with work/home life - y'no how it is!
Well on Monday I suddenly decided that I'd had enough of CD and that I wasn't going to do it any more. Since then I have been calorie counting and (trying) to make sensible choices. I've been aiming for around 1000-1100 calories this week and so far sticking with it. I have to say that it feels like a weight has been lifted now I no longer have to just stick to the 'green & white' selection - although strangely a lot of my meals have incorporated these items, had CD really re-educated me?
. It's also been quite scary as I've been 'let loose' to devise my own menu for the day. I've also had to incorporate cooking into my schedule as well - hubby has been doing his own cooking since I started CD, and suddenly I'm finding it difficult to squash everything into my evening (tidying house/cooking/exercising/getting stuff ready for next day at work/Minimins), no wonder I'm feeling exhausted. The time I usually would have spent preparing meals is spent trawling this site!This weekend I'm going to cook up a few freezable weightwatchers cookbook meals, so that should make the evenings easier.
So how is everyone getting on?
Nessie: How did your weigh in go? Don't worry about a little gain, you know why it happened, you enjoyed yourself, and we are all human and therefore have to incorporate everyday life into our dieting lives, and get them to meet somewhere in the middle! You sound positive about getting back on track, and I'm sure you will have sorted it by your next weigh in.
Dawny: Good luck with todays weigh in, fingers x'ed that you get that 3lb. Hopefully the after effects of the Pilates have now worn off! I've seen a bit of info about those vibrating power plate thingies - have you made any decision about getting one yet? I did see a selection of them in the new Argos catalogue - don't know how they compare price wise/functinally?
Nessa:Hi, how's it all going? What diet are you following at the mo?
Well better get on with the day now, hoping to leave work a little earlier today so I can get some exercise in and an early night (can't believe I'm thinking about an early night, when I've only just got up
).Hope everyone has a good dieting day - stick at it, we'll get there!
xx
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nessie
Loooooves MiniMins
Hey gals,
Well I stayed the same this week so I'm pleased I didn't put on Trying my best to be focused but had a small bowl of mueslie last night. Nevermind, it's not ruined the week but don't when I'll get into ketosis. Not had anything today that I shouldn't have, night time is really hard!! Not supposed to have bars just now but I have 2 in the house and yesterday had a bit of one just to stop me going for something worse! Well keep up the good work girlies, sorry not saying much but bit tired past 2 days so just off to get ready and go out. Keep up the gd work!
Well I stayed the same this week so I'm pleased I didn't put on
Trying my best to be focused but had a small bowl of mueslie last night. Nevermind, it's not ruined the week but don't when I'll get into ketosis. Not had anything today that I shouldn't have, night time is really hard!! Not supposed to have bars just now but I have 2 in the house and yesterday had a bit of one just to stop me going for something worse! Well keep up the good work girlies, sorry not saying much but bit tired past 2 days so just off to get ready and go out. Keep up the gd work!
dawnyblue
Full Member
Oh dear, it's got harder for me again, the last couple of nights I've been eating chinese, chocolate, cheese and drinking a fair bit of red wine.
I went from being on track to losing 3lbs to actually putting on so I'm still around the same as last week. this coming week is going to be very hard as me and my hubby are both off work and with school hols we will be eating out lots, plus I'm out tomorrow night which will mean more alcohol. I feel I'll never get back under control again, I'm getting quite scared.
I went for a Universal Contour Body Wrap yesterday (wrapped from top to bottom in clay bandages which detoxifies your body and loses a minimum of 6 inches) I thought it would be a nice boost and get me firmed up and eager to get my diet back on track. It was an absolute waste of time and money. the guaranteed 6" loss was because they took tons of measurements so in some places like my ankles and wrists I was losing a mm!!!! I lost 2cm from just under my bust but the bandages were so tight in that area I was actually in pain and couldn't breathe properly
The loss was 6 1/2" in total but completely unnoticeable. I was also told not to drink tea, coffee or alcohol and when I asked how long for was told as long as I wanted to keep the inches off as as soon as I put toxins back into my body the inches would go straight back on. That was 4 hours of my time totally wasted (I had to drive an hour to get there) and £45 I might as well have posted down a drain!
anyway, I've ordered my vibration plate and that should be coming on Wednesday so I'm going to take measurements and see if that does anything. I could actually be happy at the weight I am if I was toned up.
I'm hoping once I get the next fews days over with then I can get really strict with myself again
I'm very pleased nothing went on for you this week Nessie, if you're just a little bit better this week that should mean a definite loss, good luck!
have a lovely weekend everyone
I went from being on track to losing 3lbs to actually putting on so I'm still around the same as last week. this coming week is going to be very hard as me and my hubby are both off work and with school hols we will be eating out lots, plus I'm out tomorrow night which will mean more alcohol. I feel I'll never get back under control again, I'm getting quite scared.
I went for a Universal Contour Body Wrap yesterday (wrapped from top to bottom in clay bandages which detoxifies your body and loses a minimum of 6 inches) I thought it would be a nice boost and get me firmed up and eager to get my diet back on track. It was an absolute waste of time and money. the guaranteed 6" loss was because they took tons of measurements so in some places like my ankles and wrists I was losing a mm!!!! I lost 2cm from just under my bust but the bandages were so tight in that area I was actually in pain and couldn't breathe properly
The loss was 6 1/2" in total but completely unnoticeable. I was also told not to drink tea, coffee or alcohol and when I asked how long for was told as long as I wanted to keep the inches off as as soon as I put toxins back into my body the inches would go straight back on. That was 4 hours of my time totally wasted (I had to drive an hour to get there) and £45 I might as well have posted down a drain!
anyway, I've ordered my vibration plate and that should be coming on Wednesday so I'm going to take measurements and see if that does anything. I could actually be happy at the weight I am if I was toned up.
I'm hoping once I get the next fews days over with then I can get really strict with myself again
I'm very pleased nothing went on for you this week Nessie, if you're just a little bit better this week that should mean a definite loss, good luck!
have a lovely weekend everyone
Lil K
Addicted to Minimins
Hi everyone
How's things with you? Well weighed myself this morning and have gained a pound. Not much in the big scheme of things, but I haven't really done anything to warrant it. I've been calorie counting this week and have stuck with it (when sometimes I've really had to fight the temptation), somewhere between 1000-1200 for each day. The scales were showing a loss all week (at one stage 10st 9lbs), but then over the weekend up to 10st 12lb. I'm not going to beat myself up about it as I'm hoping that this is just my glycogen stores filling up again - I've perhaps been a bit carb heavy on some days, but still within my calorie allowance. I'll just carry on as I am, carefully monitoring the situation and things should eventually even themselves out.
It's certainly a scary thing - eating properly again and making your own food choices, after the security blanket of SS for so long - and I'll be honest, the fear of gaining weight has been messing with my head quite a bit this week. But its early days with this eating lark, so I just need to tread carefully and take it step by step, day by day, - just like I did when I started CD.
On another food related issue - Me and hubby are out on thurs (Valentine's night) for a 4 course meal at the hotel where we had our wedding reception. I am both looking forward to it and worrying about it in equal measure. So I'm going to be strict with myself (1000 cals per day) all week, so that I can relax and enjoy the evening when it arrives. Then next week we are going to see the 'Strictly Come Dancing' tour at the NEC - have been really looking forward to this, however this will also involve another meal out. We're going to Wagamama (which I absolutely lurve), at least I'll be able to make a healthy food choice there and have some sort of chicken stir fry
Oh well - sorry the post is a little on the down/pensive side :sigh:, just trying to get some of the thoughts that are swimming in my mind down in writing.
Hope you both had a good weekend - and have a good dieting day. Suppose I better get on with some work now
How's things with you? Well weighed myself this morning and have gained a pound
. Not much in the big scheme of things, but I haven't really done anything to warrant it. I've been calorie counting this week and have stuck with it (when sometimes I've really had to fight the temptation), somewhere between 1000-1200 for each day. The scales were showing a loss all week (at one stage 10st 9lbs), but then over the weekend up to 10st 12lb. I'm not going to beat myself up about it as I'm hoping that this is just my glycogen stores filling up again - I've perhaps been a bit carb heavy on some days, but still within my calorie allowance. I'll just carry on as I am, carefully monitoring the situation and things should eventually even themselves out. It's certainly a scary thing - eating properly again and making your own food choices, after the security blanket of SS for so long - and I'll be honest, the fear of gaining weight has been messing with my head quite a bit this week. But its early days with this eating lark, so I just need to tread carefully and take it step by step, day by day, - just like I did when I started CD.
On another food related issue - Me and hubby are out on thurs (Valentine's night) for a 4 course meal at the hotel where we had our wedding reception. I am both looking forward to it and worrying about it in equal measure. So I'm going to be strict with myself (1000 cals per day) all week, so that I can relax and enjoy the evening when it arrives. Then next week we are going to see the 'Strictly Come Dancing' tour at the NEC - have been really looking forward to this, however this will also involve another meal out. We're going to Wagamama (which I absolutely lurve), at least I'll be able to make a healthy food choice there and have some sort of chicken stir fry
Oh well - sorry the post is a little on the down/pensive side :sigh:, just trying to get some of the thoughts that are swimming in my mind down in writing.
Hope you both had a good weekend - and have a good dieting day. Suppose I better get on with some work now
dawnyblue
Full Member
Hi all
bad, bad, bad week for me :sigh:
I can relate things at the moment to knitting a fabulous jumper - I spend months carefully knitting this beautiful jumper and before my eyes see it transforming from a ball of wool into a thing of beauty. THEN, just as I get to the last few rows, I stop, and slowly, slowly start to unravel it, just a row a day, but enough to see all the work slowly undoing before my eyes :cry:
Now, I know I'm getting a bit melodramatic here, but this is how I feel at the moment, the end was in sight and now day by day it seems to be drifting back out of reach.
I knew this was going to be a hard week for me but I thought around the social occasions I'd still make sensible choices - but oh no - I feel as though I'm eating exactly like I did before I started Cambridge, nibbling my way through the evening, buying a sneaky bar of chocolate when I go for the evening paper - haven't I learned anything?????
Right, I'm not going to say I've failed, I have only failed if I give up and give up I DO NOT intend to do.
My wonderful hubby is cooking me a 3 course meal tonight and I'm going to eat it and enjoy it with a glass of bubbly, but tomorrow I'm going to try - no - do! get back to 1000 plan and follow it the cambridge way (I too overdo the carbs even when calorie counting LilK)
we've come too far to let that final goal slip through our fingers. Now I'm back at work I've more time to come on here so hopefully that might keep me a little on track
Enjoy your Valentines meal LilK and your SCD at the NEC and hope you're getting on ok Nessie.
bad, bad, bad week for me :sigh:
I can relate things at the moment to knitting a fabulous jumper - I spend months carefully knitting this beautiful jumper and before my eyes see it transforming from a ball of wool into a thing of beauty. THEN, just as I get to the last few rows, I stop, and slowly, slowly start to unravel it, just a row a day, but enough to see all the work slowly undoing before my eyes :cry:
Now, I know I'm getting a bit melodramatic here, but this is how I feel at the moment, the end was in sight and now day by day it seems to be drifting back out of reach.
I knew this was going to be a hard week for me but I thought around the social occasions I'd still make sensible choices - but oh no - I feel as though I'm eating exactly like I did before I started Cambridge, nibbling my way through the evening, buying a sneaky bar of chocolate when I go for the evening paper - haven't I learned anything?????
Right, I'm not going to say I've failed, I have only failed if I give up and give up I DO NOT intend to do.
My wonderful hubby is cooking me a 3 course meal tonight and I'm going to eat it and enjoy it with a glass of bubbly, but tomorrow I'm going to try - no - do! get back to 1000 plan and follow it the cambridge way (I too overdo the carbs even when calorie counting LilK)
we've come too far to let that final goal slip through our fingers. Now I'm back at work I've more time to come on here
so hopefully that might keep me a little on trackEnjoy your Valentines meal LilK and your SCD at the NEC and hope you're getting on ok Nessie.
nessie
Loooooves MiniMins
Hey you 2! We went out for a meal on thursday night too, before that I was doing great but since it's hit the fan! But today is a fresh start, sticking to it 100%, WI tomorrow and going to do it 100% this week, don't have any distractions like meals out and sister coming for tea etc etc so getting my head down and getting on with it! I had the universal contour wrap before, I think it just gets rid of water you're holding, pish really! Really hope I have lost SOMETHING this week but will jsut need to wait and see Will let you both know how I get on tomorrow, when do you both get weighed? Monday for you Lil K? Let me know how you both do
Will let you both know how I get on tomorrow, when do you both get weighed? Monday for you Lil K? Let me know how you both do
Lil K
Addicted to Minimins
Hi All
Hope you're doing OK!
Well after last weeks foray into calorie counting, and the panic that was swirling round my brain from a small gain, I bit the bullet and got back on the CD wagon. So I've been doing 790 all week - so far so good and then Thursday arrived (or the day that will now be known as the St Valentine's Day massacre - according to my hubby). I was on a course Thursday and Friday in B'ham City Centre, and arrived v. early on the first day, so had a little browse around the Bullring. Somehow I suddenly got an attack of the 'hung for a sheep as a lamb' mentality (with it being Valentines and knowing I was eating) and found myself in Costa Coffee tucking into a cake.....and it just went down hill from then on. Dawny: I can definitely relate to the 'unravelling jumper' scenario, as I continued to unravel for the rest of Thursday (the meal was v. nice by the way) and into Friday BIG TIME . Went to bed on Friday night feeling thoroughly miserable, Saturday still miserable but back to 790 - I spent a while having strong words with myself and turned my mood around (mainly by hanging on this site all day yesterday).
Anyway weighed myself today and discovered that I've dropped 2lbs (so that's the 1lb gained from calorie counting + an extra pound of fat!) - I'm in a state of disbelief at the moment and consider myself extremely lucky that the couple of bad days have not shown on the scales......and so, I am more than inspired to keep going, as I feel as though I've had a lucky break, and this is my second chance. So I'm 2lb off BMI 25 and 10lb to goal. I'm going to finish the job that I chose to start!
I've 6 and a bit weeks to my first holiday (Scotland), so keeping everything crossed and sticking with it, I should be at goal by the time we head across the border.
We're still off to Strictly Come Dancing at the NEC tomorrow night, but Wagamama is now off the menu (literally). I'll be having my 790 meal before I go - nothing is going to stand in my way of target now!
Dawny - hope you've managed to get back on track, and I agree that we've come too far to let this final goal slip through our fingers
Nessie - good luck with your weigh in tomorrow
Stay strong everyone, we can do this thang!!!!
Kirsten x
Hope you're doing OK!
Well after last weeks foray into calorie counting, and the panic that was swirling round my brain from a small gain, I bit the bullet and got back on the CD wagon. So I've been doing 790 all week - so far so good and then Thursday arrived (or the day that will now be known as the St Valentine's Day massacre - according to my hubby
). I was on a course Thursday and Friday in B'ham City Centre, and arrived v. early on the first day, so had a little browse around the Bullring. Somehow I suddenly got an attack of the 'hung for a sheep as a lamb' mentality (with it being Valentines and knowing I was eating) and found myself in Costa Coffee tucking into a cake.....and it just went down hill from then on. Dawny: I can definitely relate to the 'unravelling jumper' scenario, as I continued to unravel for the rest of Thursday (the meal was v. nice by the way) and into Friday BIG TIME . Went to bed on Friday night feeling thoroughly miserable, Saturday still miserable but back to 790 - I spent a while having strong words with myself and turned my mood around (mainly by hanging on this site all day yesterday).Anyway weighed myself today and discovered that I've dropped 2lbs
(so that's the 1lb gained from calorie counting + an extra pound of fat!) - I'm in a state of disbelief at the moment and consider myself extremely lucky that the couple of bad days have not shown on the scales......and so, I am more than inspired to keep going, as I feel as though I've had a lucky break, and this is my second chance. So I'm 2lb off BMI 25 and 10lb to goal. I'm going to finish the job that I chose to start!I've 6 and a bit weeks to my first holiday (Scotland), so keeping everything crossed and sticking with it, I should be at goal by the time we head across the border.
We're still off to Strictly Come Dancing at the NEC tomorrow night, but Wagamama is now off the menu (literally). I'll be having my 790 meal before I go - nothing is going to stand in my way of target now!
Dawny - hope you've managed to get back on track, and I agree that we've come too far to let this final goal slip through our fingers
Nessie - good luck with your weigh in tomorrow
Stay strong everyone, we can do this thang!!!!
Kirsten x
nessie
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Hey girls, well what a bloody mind job this diet is lol, new week new start for the 3 of us! I said to myself (and also on here I think) that although 2morrow is WI today was going to be fresh start of 100% cd... Hmmmm lets say today hasn't gone as planned, started off ok but was at friends and was offered crackers and cheese, yum, then was doing not bad again but had mince and pasta and an ice-cream at mums! Now planning on having a boiled egg and a piece of toast for supper, no point in wasting a shake when I've spoiled the day anyway! Tomorrow I WILL be doing cd 100%, going to costco and I WILL resist the yummy pastries and pizza with a cuppa after shopping!!! !!! Good grief! Well only time will tell if I've stayed the same or lost a lb or 2, only have myself to blame if it's not good, I'm sabotaging the last 8lb! Need to get drinking the water too, been struggling with that! I've tried to not weigh myself but can't help it, they're new so going to weigh myself first thing in the morning before WI to see again what the difference is and make sure they are consistent, think there might be a 2lb difference between mine and cdc's -- ketosis here I come! Woot Woot!
dawnyblue
Full Member
Oooh well done Kirsten for you - 2lbs - Go Girl!!!!!
Good luck tomorrow Nessie - fingers crossed.
My CDC WI is Thursday, it'll have been 4 weeks since my last 'official' WI as I've just been weighing myself at work on the Thursday's in between, last week I was so bad I was scared to stand on the scales!
anyway, after Valentines night I decided to bite the bullet and started 810 on Friday and have stuck to it 100% since.
I don't think I was doing myself any favours making my appointment 4 weeks apart but as I have to travel over an hour to reach my Counsellor I didn't feel the need to go fortnightly like before as thought I had it 'sorted' and would be just about at goal if not there by the next time I went. I think without the pressure of getting weighed I let myself slip, but then I can't continue going to a counsellor for fortnightly visits for the rest of my life
anyway I'm back to weighing myself again now and at the moment I'm 1lb above my last official WI weight. this is very disappointing but I'm hoping if I continue the 810 I may get a couple of pounds off by Thursday - then I'll have lost a whole 1lb in 4 weeks :sigh:
I believe you can stay on 810 till near goal, although I'm not really sure about it but I'll talk to my CDC on Thursday and see how long she says I can stay on it, I'm quite enjoying it to be honest , although saying that, since I started on Friday my hubby has been working lates so I only see him for a short while in the morning and he is my main problem when it comes to sticking to a diet. He will be home for the next 3 days so if I can get through them on 810 then it'll be nothing short of a miracle.
Good luck tomorrow Nessie - fingers crossed.
My CDC WI is Thursday, it'll have been 4 weeks since my last 'official' WI as I've just been weighing myself at work on the Thursday's in between, last week I was so bad I was scared to stand on the scales!
anyway, after Valentines night I decided to bite the bullet and started 810 on Friday and have stuck to it 100% since.
I don't think I was doing myself any favours making my appointment 4 weeks apart but as I have to travel over an hour to reach my Counsellor I didn't feel the need to go fortnightly like before as thought I had it 'sorted' and would be just about at goal if not there by the next time I went. I think without the pressure of getting weighed I let myself slip, but then I can't continue going to a counsellor for fortnightly visits for the rest of my life
anyway I'm back to weighing myself again now and at the moment I'm 1lb above my last official WI weight. this is very disappointing but I'm hoping if I continue the 810 I may get a couple of pounds off by Thursday - then I'll have lost a whole 1lb in 4 weeks :sigh:
I believe you can stay on 810 till near goal, although I'm not really sure about it but I'll talk to my CDC on Thursday and see how long she says I can stay on it, I'm quite enjoying it to be honest , although saying that, since I started on Friday my hubby has been working lates so I only see him for a short while in the morning and he is my main problem when it comes to sticking to a diet. He will be home for the next 3 days so if I can get through them on 810 then it'll be nothing short of a miracle.
Lil K
Addicted to Minimins
:tear_drop'ya know I've been giving a lot of thought to the whole dieting thing and why I seem to be sabotaging all of my efforts at the last hurdle.
I'm a lot happier with my body than I ever was before, and I'm probably getting on for being the lowest weight I have been for nearly all of my adult life. I went clothes shopping on Saturday out of sheer desparation, as I have been living in 1 pair of jeans, 1 pair of trousers and a couple of tops for too long. I took size 14's of everything into the changing rooms, and had to promptly go back out and change them all for 12's as they just hung off me. Inside I was secretly pleased, but also in my head I still think of myself as being in size 18/20's - I know it's going to take some time to adjust to the rapid changes, and I find it difficult.
My CD journey was going great guns until Xmas - I only ate on Xmas Day, New Years Eve and New Years Day and have lost nearly a stone since then, but since I tasted food again its made everything so much harder. I read about so many people on these boards who said that Xmas was the time it all went wrong for them, but I took my chances
I think both of the above paragraphs have contributed to the wane in my enthusiasm, and almost like the sense of desparation I once felt isn't there any more. Yet I know that I need to get to my goal of 10 stones (even if I don't settle there in the long term) or else I will feel like I've failed - and how stupid is that when I've almost dropped 4 stone
I really feel like I need to explore my thoughts, feelings and impulses with regard to my relationship with food - in particular how its changed for the worse since I've lost weight. I feel it's the only way I'm going to be able to get the job done (and stay done). I sought the advice of someone who posts on MiniMins who I have respect for, and they have pointed me in the direction of an author who writes the kind of literature I'm looking for to help me along the way. I've ordered a book - so watch this space.
I'm going to really give it 100% this week and just take it hour by hour, shake by shake, litre :tear_drop: by litre :tear_drop: - and finish the job that I chose to start. A few good weeks and I'm there, why prolong this any further?
Nessie - good luck with tomorrows weigh in, and feel free to PM me or post on this thread if you need to chat. I'm on Minimins most days, usually a couple of times a day (if not posting, I'm lurking)
Here's hoping ketosis comes quick for you!!
Take care and speak soon xx
'ya know I've been giving a lot of thought to the whole dieting thing and why I seem to be sabotaging all of my efforts at the last hurdle. I'm a lot happier with my body than I ever was before, and I'm probably getting on for being the lowest weight I have been for nearly all of my adult life. I went clothes shopping on Saturday out of sheer desparation, as I have been living in 1 pair of jeans, 1 pair of trousers and a couple of tops for too long. I took size 14's of everything into the changing rooms, and had to promptly go back out and change them all for 12's as they just hung off me. Inside I was secretly pleased, but also in my head I still think of myself as being in size 18/20's - I know it's going to take some time to adjust to the rapid changes, and I find it difficult.
My CD journey was going great guns until Xmas - I only ate on Xmas Day, New Years Eve and New Years Day and have lost nearly a stone since then, but since I tasted food again its made everything so much harder. I read about so many people on these boards who said that Xmas was the time it all went wrong for them, but I took my chances
I think both of the above paragraphs have contributed to the wane in my enthusiasm, and almost like the sense of desparation I once felt isn't there any more. Yet I know that I need to get to my goal of 10 stones (even if I don't settle there in the long term) or else I will feel like I've failed - and how stupid is that when I've almost dropped 4 stone
I really feel like I need to explore my thoughts, feelings and impulses with regard to my relationship with food - in particular how its changed for the worse since I've lost weight. I feel it's the only way I'm going to be able to get the job done (and stay done
). I sought the advice of someone who posts on MiniMins who I have respect for, and they have pointed me in the direction of an author who writes the kind of literature I'm looking for to help me along the way. I've ordered a book - so watch this space.I'm going to really give it 100% this week and just take it hour by hour, shake by shake, litre :tear_drop: by litre :tear_drop: - and finish the job that I chose to start. A few good weeks and I'm there, why prolong this any further?
Nessie - good luck with tomorrows weigh in, and feel free to PM me or post on this thread if you need to chat. I'm on Minimins most days, usually a couple of times a day
(if not posting, I'm lurking) Here's hoping ketosis comes quick for you!!
Take care and speak soon xx
Lil K
Addicted to Minimins
Hi Dawn
I think we must have posted pretty much at the same time! Good luck with your 810 weigh in on Thursday, when I first tried it I found I couldn't fit it all into my day - now I have no problem what so ever Hopefully this will give you the boost you need to get to goal.
I'm on the boards a few times a day, so please post if you need a chat - just to get through the dark moments.....y'no how it is!
Anyway hope you get through your 3 days with hubby as close to 810 as poss.
Keep strong, take care and speak soon xx
I think we must have posted pretty much at the same time! Good luck with your 810 weigh in on Thursday, when I first tried it I found I couldn't fit it all into my day - now I have no problem what so ever
Hopefully this will give you the boost you need to get to goal.I'm on the boards a few times a day, so please post if you need a chat - just to get through the dark moments.....y'no how it is!
Anyway hope you get through your 3 days with hubby as close to 810 as poss.
Keep strong, take care and speak soon xx
dawnyblue
Full Member
Hi Kirsten
what's the book you're getting? I've been thinking of 'beyond chocolate' as that's supposed to be quite good for altering your relationship with food. I tried 'stop bingeing and take control of your eating' and that worked for a while. I also read Jason Vale's books on chocolate and alcohol (separate books) and gave both up for several months before slowly letting them worm their way back into my life - the chocolate and alcohol that is, not the books
I don't understand my body shape at all, I'm a 10 bottom, a 14 top (big boobies) and a normal BMI, yet I feel like an elephant. I don't understand the size 10 labels and keep thinking they must be 'big sizes' as there's no way I'm really a size 10, honestly my belly looks 4 months pregnant (mind you 4 months ago it looked 8 months pregnant)
I probably just need to concentrate on the toning up now, I've got my vibration power plate but think it's probably been a waste of money. It's absolutely huge, weighs a ton and doesn't feel like it's doing anything. oh well, another wad of money down the drain
realistically we should be able to do this last bit in 4 or 5 weeks, shall we set ourselves a date and really strive to get there (or wherever we want to be by that time) when's Easter, would that be a good time or is that ages away?
what's the book you're getting? I've been thinking of 'beyond chocolate' as that's supposed to be quite good for altering your relationship with food. I tried 'stop bingeing and take control of your eating' and that worked for a while. I also read Jason Vale's books on chocolate and alcohol (separate books) and gave both up for several months before slowly letting them worm their way back into my life - the chocolate and alcohol that is, not the books
I don't understand my body shape at all, I'm a 10 bottom, a 14 top (big boobies) and a normal BMI, yet I feel like an elephant. I don't understand the size 10 labels and keep thinking they must be 'big sizes' as there's no way I'm really a size 10, honestly my belly looks 4 months pregnant (mind you 4 months ago it looked 8 months pregnant)
I probably just need to concentrate on the toning up now, I've got my vibration power plate but think it's probably been a waste of money. It's absolutely huge, weighs a ton and doesn't feel like it's doing anything. oh well, another wad of money down the drain
realistically we should be able to do this last bit in 4 or 5 weeks, shall we set ourselves a date and really strive to get there (or wherever we want to be by that time) when's Easter, would that be a good time or is that ages away?
Lil K
Addicted to Minimins
Hi Dawn
A challenge to Easter sounds like a plan, certainly do-able - you're on!
Easter Sunday is the 23rd March, so thats a little under 5 weeks. Nessie's got 8lb to go, you've got 11lb and I've got 10lb - I think if we really put our minds to it and support each other we can get finally get the job done.
I'll post on this thread daily to keep on track (even if no one is about to read it!) and that way it will help keep me focussed.
The book I have ordered is called 'Eating Less - Say Goodbye to Overeating' by Gillian Riley. It looked like the kind of thing I was after, and the reviews on Amazon were good. It should be here tomorrow, but I won't be able to get started on it until Wednesday as I'm off to Strictly Come Dancing tomorrow :clap: Really looking forward to this as we've got second row dancefloor level seats!
So I'll let you know how I get on with it.
So eyes on the prize - Easter here we come:happy036:
A challenge to Easter sounds like a plan, certainly do-able - you're on!
Easter Sunday is the 23rd March, so thats a little under 5 weeks. Nessie's got 8lb to go, you've got 11lb and I've got 10lb - I think if we really put our minds to it and support each other we can get finally get the job done.
I'll post on this thread daily to keep on track (even if no one is about to read it!) and that way it will help keep me focussed.
The book I have ordered is called 'Eating Less - Say Goodbye to Overeating' by Gillian Riley. It looked like the kind of thing I was after, and the reviews on Amazon were good. It should be here tomorrow, but I won't be able to get started on it until Wednesday as I'm off to Strictly Come Dancing tomorrow :clap: Really looking forward to this as we've got second row dancefloor level seats!
So I'll let you know how I get on with it.
So eyes on the prize - Easter here we come:happy036:
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