I’m a pear ? the sequel!

Freshly made bread ,butter and home made jam . Bliss.

Oi you lot!!! My waistband is expanding just reading the last couple of posts
Mind you, freshly baked bread mmmmmmmmmmmm...

I'm trying gluten free to see if it helps my IBS. I have to say, gluten free bread is not the same! x

Weighed myself this morning. I have lost the three quarters of a pound that I gained last week. I really must be more strict with myself. Cutting down the carbs really helps, but I have a terrible craving for bread.

Minimoon well done. I found if I craved something and denied myself it I then went mad and eat not 1 portion of it calorie counter I ate 2,3 or 4 lots of whatever it was I wanted. So now if I crave eg toast and jam I have it that way I only have one slice. Still count the calories even if I am over my daily allowance. Losing weight is like everything else in life we all have to fine a way to do things our way. Everyone is different.

Hi fourormore , great to see you
Oh gosh, you cant beat freshly home baked bread, butter and jam...
Thats good minimoon
Same here whif, if i deny then crave I go way OTT so portion control is the way to go.
Got to say, when Ive had a few wines at the weekend i tend to crave sweet stuff so I'm curbing my wine intake LOL

My username used to be Lindadoughty650, which was a mistake as it was my email. My username has now been corrected to Lettice. So when I post on Thursday I will not be a usurper xx

Hello again everyone. I am surprised to find that I have remained the same. No loss, no gain. I am beginning t think that even a small gain would be welcome as at least I would know that my metabolism was still doing something. The same every week is getting to be boring. So, gird yer loins, girl, and get something moving. Good luck to all

Hello everyone, have just been reading some of the posts and want to say what a good idea this is. Like some I weigh every day, first thing, before breakfast but record weekly in my old SW book. I know daily weight fluctuates and it’s not generally encouraged but if I have put a little on it just reminds me to take care. I lost 1.5 stones with SW 7 years ago and have maintained this but now struggling a bit with post Christmas poundage. I am happy to have maintained but peaked too soon and realistically have another 1.5 to lose ( being under tall means every pound shows).
Currently in bed with a bug but not the sort where one loses weight, but then we all know that once recovered it all returns, all too quickly.

Silverlining48 hope you feel better soon. We all struggle at times. That's why I like it on here. The support is lovely .

My brother used to be able to lose weight easier than me but has been struggling so he joined weight watchers last week. He is enjoying the recipes. Organisations like that are not for me. Tried them years ago when my husband was alive. They were ok if you lost but made me feel like a naughty school girl when I put on. Hopefully they are better now a days.

Just had a highly stressful time getting our two DGSs to bed they are 7 an 9 and full of it, to compensate I ate a warmed egg custard and then ate about 4 squares of dark chocolate. I will regret it tomorrow. Naughty step for me.

Thanks Whiff, i am getting fed up with this, starting to wonder whether its the dreaded corona but think not, my breathimg is fine.
Despite eating sensibly yesterday, home made soup etc I am a little heavier today. Must do better.
Nan kate nil desperandum, today is a new day.

Silverlining we are up some days and down the next so don’t be too despondent.

I’m back on track as I can’t stand the fat me and much prefer the slimmer me.

Silverlining48 hope you are feeling better today.

NanKate even though I've gone from 32 to a 16. Still in my head I see a fat woman . I know I look radically different my eyes see that but I think still thinking I'm fat helps me control food even when I go over my allowance for the day. I am fully aware that sounds strange but that's how I think . If I get complacent I think I will go back to my old ways and I don't want to do that. I like this new me.

You deserve to like the new you Whiff you have done brilliantly, what a magnificent achievement, but I understand what you are saying about how you still see yourself. I lost a couple of dress sizes years ago yet thought i still looked big. I look back on the photos now and realise how wrong i was. Why are we so hard on ourselves. Silly isnt it?
Its hard sometimes especially when i know i have been super careful yet still don't lose, and like this morning am even heavier than my increase yesterday. It makes no sense but i know this time i wont give up.
I am still not 100% thanks for asking, havnt been out for 10 days now and really got cabin fever. Am left with a cough, the throat is better but starting a cold, with lots of sneezing involved. Atishoo !

NanKate think we are singing from the same sheet. Its the first time i have stuck with it and not given up despite the ups and downs of the process. Onwards and downwards.

Well another week of staying the same. Had the result of the echocardiogram. Need further testing. If I have what they think I have I was born with it. Not worried about it as there is nothing I can do about it. But I will been making an extra effort this week as I think it will help to lose more weight if I've got this condition.

Hope those of you who are ill at the moment feel better. Think we all be glad when this winter is over. I've always been used to cold and snow where I used to live . But hate this rain and strong winds . That's me having a moan.

Have a good day everyone.

Another 'stayed the same' - I've actually put on 0.2 of a pound but in the greater scheme of things I'm the same!
I honestly feel we are so fed up with the winter blues and now with the panic over the C- virus it's a miracle we aren't all comfort eating!
Don't get me wrong - the virus is serious but I do feel all this panic buying, talk of self isolation etc. is bordering on paranoia. I'm sure many of us are sick to death of it all.
Some of the ridiculous suggestions (bar all over 70s from football matches etc.!) make you weep.
Good luck everyone - perhaps we should all get together for a huge party and eat ourselves silly!!!
I don't mean it honestly!!!

I haven't given up, just having hormonal wobbles. Will be carb cycling for a bit to see if I can fix them x

I have a loss of 1lb this week. That takes me down into the stone plus below so my plan is to keep under what stone area I was and hopefully fingers crossed, everything crossed to go steadily down.
Hope you all have have a weigh in you’re happy with this week.

Beechnut well done. In this weather it's not easy to stick to your allowance. My brother joined weight watchers last week. At weigh in Saturday he had lost 7lb. He knows that it's not sustainable .

Yennifer hormones play havoc with your cravings. Had a total hysterectomy when I was 38. Was on HRT for 16 years which was great. But had to come off them . Been suffering from hot flushes , night and day sweats ever since. The sweats are the worse. I'm 61 now no sign of the menopause ending. Because I have no ovaries though I wouldn't have any oestrogen left but found out it's stored in your fat cells. Can't win.

Well done * beechnut* it’s so satisfying to beat that stone.
Keep going, you know it makes sense.

Whiff when I previously lost a couple of Stones many years ago, I would have been (for the first and only time) slimmer of the week but a man had started the week before and he pipped me to the post. He said all he had done was just cut out beer. It was galling.

DH bought bacon for bacon butties this morning. But, hearing the groan from the bathroom as I weighed myself, he froze the bacon. Bless him!

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