Monday 8th April weigh in.

Gloom here! Easter has taken its toll! All weight regained

Good news is that all cakes/chocs are now gone! Onward and upward..hopefully not outward!!

Thanks glass that's a great help to have it in black and white.Starting at 65.5...and putting bread in the freezer straightaway as I managed to eat a pain au chocolat before you replied

Hi glass. After almost two years on steroids during which I have gained almost 3 stone, I now discover I have lost half a stone without trying very hard. This is probably due to the reduction in steroids - now only 2.5mg - so I must now concentrate on shedding the surplus which I can't blame on medication. On Friday I started on the 2:5 programme and found it surprisingly easy. Yesterday I had a second fasting day and so far all is going well. I think a couple of pounds have gone but know that's likely to be fluid. As I'm going with my family to a favourite caravan site in Provence at the end of July, I'd like to look vaguely presentable in a swimsuit by that time - and find my waistline again!

Oh sba I have a feeling I might be joining you this week after a week of over indulging.
But you have to reach a point when you call it a day, until that time the temptation is still there.

This week - 2lb

grannylin I think the driving must be the worst thing wanting to get out and cant especially after a few weeks I would get cabin fever.

I would try to limit your bread and cereal, so if having cereal in the morning avoid bread for the rest of the day, or have youghurt and fruit for breakfast then use your 2 slices of bread (try to only have 2 slices from a small 400g wholemeal loaf)for a sandwich at lunchtime.
Use your plate and divide into thirds have your protein on one third and try to fill your other 2/3 with veg, you can have potato but I would limit it to a small amount.
So in one day have 1 portion of cereal (good guide is 2 weetabix or 35g of porridge).
Have your daily milk allowance is 350mm skimmed, 250mm semi, 175mm whole.
Obviously no cakes or biscuits, snack on fruit and drink lots of water, this can be in the form of fruit teas,green tea etc, sugar free juice or plain water.

When cooking dont use oil try fry light spray, or grill any lean meat you have, (trim off any visible fat). Try to avoid ful fat mayo etc.
These are just some basics, but should help.

Whyever did I complain about losing 0.2lbs???
Bad bad and even more bad week last week - biscuits, chocolate and other naughty items were everywhere and sadly, temptation overcame common sense
However ....
This week IS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT! War has been declared!
I have a mountain of paperwork that I must get done this morning (which is why I am on the laptop so early!) then I am determined to get to the gym as I must get myself motivated and into the habit again!
I am thoroughly ashamed to admit that I have put on the best part of 2lbs - but it is now war!!!
Weight this week 161.8 and with myself!
Good luck to everyone - hopefully the weather is at last going to improve as it is so hard to get motivated!!!

Hi glass pleased you had a good weekend with sun.Am getting on fine, hardly using crutches but can't drive for another 2 weeks so can't get to swimming yet.Would like to start losing about 1lb a week but don't think it would be sensible to do 5:2 at the moment...what do you suggest as a simple plan?Thanks

gally have you managed to shake off the jet lag?

I limit myself to wine on a Saturday, not that it happened this last week seem to have been one round of celebrations after another, DS best friends wedding was on Saturday and was perfect,the sun shone (back to snow showers here this morning) DS was so nervous he was Best Man but the day could not have been better.

Today is the first day of the rest of my life week. Back onto the 2:5 today now I am home and away from temptation and definitely going to avoid the grog

Same as last week