I’m a pear !

Well done all round. In days gone by half a stone was easy to put on with 2 weeks of over eating but the good thing is it appears we are all prepared to keep our over munching to just a few days which is excellent in my book.

I couldn’t eat much yesterday as I had a bit of IBS which perhaps stopped the rot. I won’t be home till next week so will report back to you all then.

Onward and downward.

That's good BillyBob, ??????, ...2lb on is pretty good merlotgran for Yuletide......I have to wait till 2nd Jan for weighin, I won't go on my scales lol....I'm being sensible again after a few days going silly, waiting for the new year is too long....one can easily put on half a stone in that time lol

The four pounds I lost has stayed lost - more or less (!) so I’m a happy bunny. I’m rationing the chocolate Brazil’s though and the chocolate log is nearly finished so hopefully I’ll be on the downward trend again next week.

Thank you Shirley, just seen the last of the turkey off (thank goodness) back on track now.

Just weighed myself and have stayed the same so I am pleased with that. TBH a few days during the festive fortnight I have felt slightly nauseous so have not eaten much, this happens from time to time, so I think it has balanced out the days I have eaten extra.

I have weighed myself too. Have put on 2 Ibs over Xmas. Want to try and lose half a stone.

Humph! I’ve put on a couple of pounds! It must be a delayed reaction as I’ve been really good the last two days as the sausage rolls, mince pies, chocolate log, etc had all been consumed. Even got out for a bit of excercise. DH and I had rationed ourselves and were getting all self-congratulatory. Now the Cumupance!

I put on 2 lb this fortnight so was pleased with that, thought it was going to be half a stone lol....

I didn't record my weights for the last few weeks as it would have been too depressing and for a few months in late 2018 I was getting obsessed and that's not good.
The last weigh-in was on 16 Dec when I was 178.6.
Today I am 180.8 so over Christmas and New Year I have only put on 2.2lbs which I am happy with.
My New Year resolution is to get exercise in one way or another, even just a short brisk walk out in the fresh air, every day except Sinday (My word for Sunday!) and so far, I have done something each day so all I have to do is keep it up!
I do feel more determined though nowadays - perhaps because I gave myself a break?
Good luck to all fellow strugglers - may we see 'less' of each other thoughout 2019!!!
Thank you especially to NanKate for keeping us involved - it certainly helps to feel 'committed' to admitting our slips and successes!

Thanks Fourormore being part of this little exclusive club has kept me motivated. Happy New Slimmer Year Girls.

Thank you Nankate, some days I can manage the diet, other days its an uphill struggle, but I guess we all feel like that at times. Managed to resist buying 'Turkish Delight over Christmas, that was an achievement in itself!

Hello everyone, can I join you please? I'm a big fat dollop which I usually am not bothered about, but want to lose a roll or two for a big event coming up in the Summer. I've started today with the intention of cutting out rubbish and doing some walking - its 7.10am and guess what, I'm hungry!!! Will go and have some porridge after my shower. I actually don't know what I weigh, but I do have some trousers that I can't pull up that I want to get in to and will be used as my gauge

I’ve just had a big family weekend. The whole lot here plus dogs. I haven’t weighed myself all weekend (I’m a compulsive weighed) so this morning is likely to be a shock. I’m hoping against hope that have hyper active and over excited DGC and DGdogs will have counteracted the full roast dinners, sherry trifles, and booze!

Welcome Dontaskme, I wish I could avoid the scales but they glare and me in a challenging way every time I go into the bathroom. I wish there was space to put them by the fridge to keep me in order!

Today is the first day back in the Zoe Harcombe diet so I'm doing the 5 Day Detox to get into it.
Wish me luck! And good luck to all you fellow Losers. ?

Welcome Dontask to our exclusive supportive slimming club. We’ve been going since last May and we have all had our ups and downs but a small core group has stuck together and started to lose weight. We all have our own own type of diet plan we are following.

What has worked for me is following the NHS calorie counting diet plan found online. No food is out of bounds, portion control is crucial and treats a must for me, but all within a calorie count of 1300 calls a day. I no longer have to count the calories as I know what I can have.

Let us know if you want any hints to get you going.

Best of luck.

Our mantra is Onward and Downward.

Thank you for the welcome
I think I'm going to try the 16/8 or the 8/16, whichever is the one that means I'll eat for 8 hours! I'm a grazer so if I can at least cut the hours of stuffing my face down I'm onto a winner. I eat a lot of "empty" calories so I'm going to stop doing that too.
I'm a vegetarian and most people think we are all skinny minnies. Chips are vegetarian you know!
Anyway thank you for letting me join you. I am very determined to get those special occasion trousers on!

Welcome Dontaskme! NanKate has been our inspiration for a long time and has told you about her regime. Mine is slightly different but I do 'roughly' calorie count plus gym/swim sessions. I have fallen off the wagon many times but the support on this thread gets me back on! My incentive is that I weigh every Sunday morning when I first get up - before mt morning cuppa! I then record it on a graph on my laptop which has pounds and decimal point gaps so that even if I only lose 0.5 of a pound it shows as a drop on my chart! Gives me incentive to carry on! I also celebrate or otherwise by reporting in on this thread!
Good luck with all your efforts and, as NanKate said please come back onto the thread to let us know how your are doing or if you want support!

Welcome Dontaskme, and thank you Nankate for your continuing support. I have been going to SW since August, they discourage you from weighing yourself at home, but I cant resist jumping on the scales daily! Another stone to lose, must think positive.

Hi dontaskme, onwards and downwards for us all......its good support from everyone on here....I go to slimming world, before christmas i weighed daily just to keep tabs but now i shall just wait till wednesdays my weigh in....lost just over one and a half stone, I go low carb as that suits me .....

This is fantastic support - thank you all, and well done everyone! I haven't told anyone else I'm trying to lose some flub, its just between us
My first day yesterday went well until my DH came home from work with french bread. Bread is one of my many downfalls, and the smell of this lovely fresh gorgeousness was too much to resist. It sat on the kitchen side hypnotising me like the snake in Jungle Book, singing "come to me" until I surrendered. Fallen at the first post

I've got a GP appointment on the 17th so I'll get him to weigh me, then give in and buy some scales, which is something I haven't had in my house since my DD got obsessed with her weight as a teenager, years ago now.

A new day today and I've hung my special trousers on the back of my bedroom door so I see them a lot as inspiration.

Have a great day and thanks again

Thanks folks for the kind words. I think we have all kept each other going through the ups and downs of weight loss.

If you decided to count calories Don'task you could allow yourself a small amount of French Bread occasionally. Eating slowly and savouring small amounts works for me. I am often not hungry but am tempted by smells and taste, hence the tiny portion is satisfying.

I love nuts on my breakfast. I now weigh 20g each morning as in the past I ate MANY portions of nuts not realising they were adding to my waistline.

Lost 4 lbs this week...well pleased, probably because i stuck to alcohol Saturday and Sunday evenings only lol....I have been writing what I've eaten down this past 7 days and stuck to mainly free food apart from the alcohol at the weekend and they were my syns.....

Wow 4lbs BRILLIANT Shirley ! That’s almost a big bag of potatoes ?

Thanks nankate, haha yes it is , hope to lose the rest of the bag next week