Monday 7th January weigh in

Love the poem glass I'm going to rejoin your weight loss group please. I lost quite a bit before Christmas so sort of opted out, but have decided I really get rid of this last 7lbs before summer ...

Really really fed up

Was very good all over Christmas and New Year ( without being a killjoy obviously !) and was about the same weight at the end of the holiday as I had been at the start . Was delighted when I weighed on Jan 2
BUT
for long and complicated reasons went into self destruct mode last night and managed to put an extra 1600 calories away in less than an hour. Hopeless when you are supposed to be on 1200 to lose weight . Haven't had an evening like that in years . Just entered them on mfp to give myself the illusion of control over the ridiculous situation and am posting here for the same reason .
Refuse to do the usual Tuesday weigh in - would be even more depressed about it. Feeling rather sick, not surprisingly .

Bother bother bother .........

GrannyK I have done the same thing at times but it sounds as if you have woken up contrite and will probably be much more virtuous as a result. Stop beating yourself up.

Weighed this morning, didn't like it. Going away for 2 days to manage builders at DS's house so will be bored and eating whatever they leave out for us.

DS's girlfriend is coming to celebrate her birthday this weekend and has asked for beef borg plus dumplings and eton mess for dinner so no promises until next week. Hopefully by then I will be well and back on track.

Its a New Year new start you will all be fine.

GrannyK - as Moved said we have all been there!
Again for a totally inexplicable reason I have just pigged out on extra biscuits!
Why?
Who knows? - am just feeling a bit low this afternoon and pigged out Doesn't help that DH is in one of his silent/no speakie moods but that is no excuse as he didn't put the biscuits into my mouth - I did!
I really believe the January blues hit us all - November and December are always manic and then we crash!
We will ALL be ok - we WILL get through - tomorrow is another day so GrannyK and I will start again tomorrow!

When I think you may be right, it would be cruel of me to make DH eat all the goodies which he bought me as he is trying to lose weight and takes meds for his high BP. Think I'll have to help him out

January is a terrible month grey and miserable, without it following on from one of the busiest times of the year. Its so easy to beat yourself up for being tempted with all the goodies that are lying around, but if they have to be eaten you might as well get them out of the way once and for all and be done with it.

Cheer up its not the end of the world.

If you have any sweeties lying around that a unopened why not drop them into your local hospice, I am sure they will get eaten there and save you all the guilt after the event.

Hi glass may I join please? I've 1.5 stones to lose

So how does this thread work?

Hello glass and dieters - please may I join? I have a stone and a half to get rid of. Currently 13st 5lb (lost 2 lbs last week!). I need to be 12 stone at most but 11st 7lbs would be better! I've been trying and failing for years so I have decided that if I can manage to get rid of half pound a week I should be reasonable by September! Is that an acceptable time scale? I also need to cut down drastically on sugar and sort portion control, increase water/peppermint tea intake and on doctor's advice cut out fizzy drinks and alcohol (except for the odd glass!!!) and any spicy food .
Are there any rules I should know about if my application to join is accepted!?

Please can I come back glass? I weighed myself today and have lost 2 lb this week. I am a stone lighter than I was this time last year,and I would love to be a stone lighter this time next year. I am 11 stone, and five foot two This thread really helped me last year so thank you for doing it again

Lovely to see new faces and returners!

2lb loss from official weigh in at slim world!!

going doctors weight management tom really meanbusiness!!

finding it hard as not feeling that great in myself but will be chuffed to shift some flab#!!
week away in Corfu in May incentive!!

GrannyK; I did exactly the same thing last night [probably why I had awful nightmares last night]. I find, at this time of year it's best to plan the day around eating early and then having an early night, as it's @ 11pm that I get the munchies and, once I start I can't stop.. However I can't do that at the moment as I'm having to clean the house late into the night. When I get one of those binge things late at night I can eat just about anything that isn't screwed down to the floor [crisps are the worst but, thankfully haven't got any in the house; several boxes on chocolate though but, as yet I'm ok with those]. Was so ravenous when I got back from work at midday I ate two bowls of cornflakes because I was too tired to cook anything. In previous years I've found that I don't actually put weight on over Christmas [although I did this year] but continue to overeat throughout January. I have degrees of fedupness. This time last year I was really worried about something to the point of not being able to eat for several weeks [one cheese sandwich a day was all I could face]; however the next stage of fedupness results in me eating constantly and then eating more..because I'm fed up of eating too much. ad infinitum. That's the stage I'm at now. Got to getagrip....

Hello everyone, right for the new ones, I set up the thread ready for Monday and it will be named as this thread but with the relevant Mondays date date.

The thread runs from the Monday thorough until the following Sunday as we all have different weigh days, we all follow our own plan, ie Slimming World, Weight Watchers, low carb, counting calories or whatever suits you.

You dont need to divulge your weight unless you want to, so you would post your loss or gain on as you get weighed.

We are not experts we just support for each other, use the thread to post whatever you like (its good to have input from everyone) post any recipes you have made and found tasty, a meal you may have been out and enjoyed, and any tips that you have come across.

If you are feeling down and just need someone to offload on or if you are feeling on top of the world post it here.

Good luck to everyone.

Do you think we can beat our last challenge by Easter?

notso good to have something to work towards.
river well done 2lb off at this time of the year is fantastic.
bez yes water is the secret in weight loss, drink plenty and the weight does come off, you need it to keep things moving along.
mollie try to change to a wholemeal small loaf, still get the satisfaction of the bread if bread is your thing but needs to be wholemeal and 2 slices from 400g loaf, and try not to have cereal and bread in the same day, try to cut back on the times you are having cheese.
phoenix thats not bad at all for Christmas.
nonu 3lbs is a good loss after Christmas.
grace you could have that off for Easter.
jeni you were on a roll before your holidays, how long till the next cruise?
jane good start keep it up.
crimson probably a combination of the three, as the days get longer you might feel more like having a stroll, nothing worse than the dark afternoons.
marelli step away from that Christmas cake.
sba grumpy men are the cause of a lot of damage, but you can do it.
whenIwas yes the exercise will move it on and not to many chocs.
nanado you will get your 7lb shifted easy by the summer.
grannyK put it behind you, we all have a blip now and again.
move just a case of getting your head in the right place again and you will be fine.
baubles & mrs hat I have posted how it works below,but really its an open thread to do as you please.
grannyeggs 2lb off well done, and how good does it feel to look back and see what you achieved last year.
Good start celeb
I have been weighed tonight and have lost the extra 1/2lb that takes me back to my pre Christmas weight so I am ready to roll.



So Next Monday will be the start of our weigh in, be good.

Stayed up to watch Borgen last night and hit the food again. Long lie in today [my day off] so will begin again. I have never ever been so out of control with my eating. But that's going to stop starting from now .

Well done again glass

Welcome to the newbies and returners. For those not already in the know www.myfitnesspal.com is a good way of evaluating what you eat and a lot of us are using it and finding it very helpful. It tells you not only how many calories you are eating/planning to eat but also how much fat, protien, carbs and cholestrol. It has taught DH to understand what he is eating and now no longer says 'but I don't eat very much'. Now he understand it is not so much about quantity as about content. Why not give it a try and see how you get on?

I'm joining as well.I need to lose half a stone for a wedding in February.I went to M &S yesterday and tried to try on a body control petticoat thing.It got stuck round my chest and I nearly exploded trying to pull it off. I was a second away from shouting. Help!Help! Get me out of this!

glass how thoughtful if you to go through every post and give us some individual feedback
I'm going to try fasting one day a week for a month or so to see if that works. Tomorrow is my first day.

grannylin so you have tried on a straight jacket how people wear that range of underwear I will never know.... I have once and only once tried a pair of those hold in tights, they were fine when I got ready, but a glassortwo later and a very small toilet cubicle and I was done for, got out of the cubicle and you would think I had run a double marathon
Having something to work towards does help you should have that off no problem.

Thanks nanado there are a few who do the 5/2 with some good results.

5/2...perish the thought, I'll start with 6/1 if that's not too wussish.
Not looking forward to today but no pain no gain (or should that be lose loose loss)

glass next cruise Iceland in June on Victoria. Then September Black Sea on Victoria then back to Elizabeth for Xmas and new yeat.

whoa hey Jeni you are a cruiser!!

We doing Iceland, Faroes, and Norway inJuly do hope to be shadow of myelf by then!!

week AI IN Corfu as fell in love with hotel in June, week in Easbournes with friends, and 2 weekends away so hmmmm got be very strict this month and get the weight loss under way.

My brother set off on Q Victoria today to New York, first cruise he has done, hope he enjoys, he hope to trace our grandparents a bit as our father was born in Manhatten.

They spend 2 days in N Y before flying back

jeni June gives you time to take it gently, that's a lovely itinerary I like the sound of the Iceland cruise.