Monday 6th August weigh in.

Well I have lost 1 1/2 lbs dont know if its the no carbs at the start of the week or whether I have totally mixed it all up by stopping mid week, but never mind still lost.

Thanks glassortwo I think thats a great idea I have thought about doing that before but now you have suggested it I will stop thinking and Do it!

Bez hope all goes well tomorrow.

Good luck everyone for next weeks weigh in.

Granjura You must be very pleased to see those milestones flying past. Well done.

Well done bez DH must be doing a grand job cooking, hope your arm is not causing you to much pain.

yoga I need to put a lock on the kitchen door as soon as I am upset or annoyed I want food. I would be interested to find out in my past where the suggestion of food came from when I needed comfort, I cant recall food ever being given under those circumstances, I am going to try and think back. But you managed to save the day you didnt gain. Just be careful over the next few days as I find it can roll on.

sook you have done an amazing job loosing 4 stone, its hard to resist the nibbles when you start. Forward panning might be the way to go for you, if you are going to have another busy week try to plan your meals when you do the shopping and have in some healthy snacks that you enjoy.

Not so far - I go back to see the Dr tomorrow and probably more X-rays so am hoping I will be sticking with sling. The bruise is coming out beautifully now. It is very incapacitating though and it's making me frustrated as so much to do.

I have reached a plateau after shedding 4 stone in a year as I mentioned last week. My weight has stayed the same although it's been a busy week I have grabbed snacks as and when and it's not doing me any good . I just get too tired to prepare something filling and healthy.

I have had plenty of exercise over the week.........sigh but it's not enough.

Promise to try harder this week.

I have seen a lovely dress in one of our local shops this morning and I am tempted to buy it in one size smaller than usual as an incentive. Hmm will have to think about that idea.

Bez Did you end up having your arm pinned?

Good luck for next week everyone.

Oh dear - I'm stuck at exactly the same as the last few weeks. I had been doing so well till yesterday when I was annoyed, cross, upset etc with DH and I started searching for all the wrong things to eat. Nothing was safe, even plain old boring bread and jam... How self defeating is that? I should know by now that I eat when I'm cross and I should take myself out of the kitchen and get busy with something constructive

Not weighed for a couple of weeks - travelling back and packing etc - been very inactive last 10 days nursing arm - just weighed now and about the same - expected to have increased a lot so reasonably pleased. Also DH is chief cook - in fact only cook - so am being a helpful patient and eating things easy for him to cook. - that is my excuse anyway!

After years of my weight being stuck fast- I have slowly, very slowly lost weight over the past couple of years since we moved here. Recently, since the trip to Egypt with GreatNan, I have been losing weight faster. The high heat and 4+ hours of vigorous exercise a day seems to have been a trigger. 2 weeks ago I finally crossed the first threshold I set myself 3 years ago with my diabetologist, and today I crossed the next one, which was a very pleasant surprise.

So set next goal - and will take it slowly and sensibly - and hopefully will get there in time.

Funny with thresholds - is that they are very different depending on where you live! Which is daft- really! In the UK it would be something like under 10 and half stone, or under 10 stone. And here it might be under 70kg or 75kg- nobody would dream of putting a goal at 73.8 kg!! So these magical numbers are just meaningless to others, funny/stupid

I promise I will try, Miss

grannylin that MFP is worse than having a picture of me on your fridge never mind its a new day you could have that off for next week if you tried

Confession time- I have put on two pounds in the last fortnight.I didn't believe MFP when it said -If you continue eating like this[ie like a greedy pig] you will weigh this in 5 weeks time- but it's true - you do!Thought all the crying for the gold medals would help but obviously it doesn't cancel out the wine

sew I am glad you have finally got a diagnosis and come Oct you will get some of your mobility back, my DH has had a cartilage op and he has also been left with some arthritis but he put that down to age. GP's couldn't you just shake them sometimes and the older GP's live in their own little world and are fixed in their ideas. Sorry Jeni Well done loosing this week your little group of neighbour's are a good way to support each other. Have fun with you DGD's, you wont have time to nibble.

Glass let's hope tech can find a way to do that. Notso, hope you have a wonderful time at Paralympics. Exciting to watch on television but to be there will be amazing. Pistorius was so inspiring. To my amazement 1.6 lb off!!!!!. The good news is I have finally had diagnosis of knee, badly torn cartilage. Have been walking about in agony since April as grumpy GP said it was an "ache and pain " which I should expect at 61. Changed GP and was finally referred to consultant. He thinks surgery is the only option and that will happen October onwards so at least there is hope of recovery. Bad news is that severe arthritis in knee. Now I know what's wrong and have resigned myself to more sitting I have been able to control eating better. Help from MFP and weekly weigh in with two neighbours. DGD's for next two days, not sure how to manage that physically but will find a way.

We have appeared again we disappeared for a while, just wondering if Tech could make our extra pounds do the same.

notso a little blip you will soon have it sorted, its been too easy to plonk yourself in front of the TV, I have done the same, I am glued to everything. Lucky you getting to see the stadium for the Paralympics, did you see Pistorius running on his blades yesterday he was only a second behind the rest amazing.

I do like your 'upbeat-ness' notso - In you first para you've written what could have been my post (apart from the wine bit)!
Exciting news going to the Paras.

Off for my morning walk now .........

Good morning everyone.
I've put on a pound this week, but I'm not down-hearted and not surprised! I have been glued to the television and laptop watching every scrap of Olympic coverage I can find. Haven't we been amazing?
So no exercise this week, too much wine in the evenings and a few celebratory snacks. A pound gain is a small price to pay!
My DD3 and her family are going to the Paralympics next month and I'm going with them! I'll be inside that fantastic stadium and can hardly believe it! So I need to get back on track with the diet. I don't want to get stuck in the turnstyles.
Good luck everyone!