I’m a Pear ? the sequel part 3 - Wow!

Hi all, another pound down but still behind on my target to lose a stone by June. Will keep going ?

Don't know where the day went yesterday. Put on 1lb this week . Have been hungary this week. Did eat a box of Turkish delight my daughter and family brought as a mother's day present . I don't have high cal foods in my home so had cereal as a supper but it took my cal count over everyday. Back on track again.

Cornernan never call yourself an abject failure. You are not you are human and we all have wobbles . There are enough people in this world ready and willing to put us down. Don't do that to yourself . Be proud of who you are and all the things you achieve. If losing weight was easy everyone would be a size 12. But it's not easy it's hard work but the fact you are here on this thread means you aren't afraid of hard work and that no matter how long it takes you are going to lose the weight you want. This is my 5 th year of eating less for life as NanKate calls it. Far better than dieting.

For me and I imagine others food was a comfort it was a friend when life was hard but also a reward for achieving a goal we set ourselves. I wish I could have told the teenage me lose the weight now it will make you life easier. But we can't go back in time. The biggest lie my parents ever told me when I started to put weight on was it's puppy fat and it will go. Hopefully no one ever says that to their children nowadays.

I see overweight children wish I could tell their parents help them lose the weight now. But of course I can't. I was a fat child who turned into a morbidly obese adult. But never again.

I was lucky to have been with a man from when I was 16 he was 18. I weighted 11st he could eat what he wanted and stay slim. No matter how big I got he loved me and still couldn't keep his hands off me. When he died 18 years ago I lost a stone but soon put it back on and more.

Love the cartoon Four. To all the losers and maintainers well done. And any one have a wobble week keep at it . It is well worth it.

My exercise class must be working . My step counter is giving me heart points so I must be walking quicker. In class last week we did a new exercise but before we did it our instructor asked if we could tell the time by a manual clock. I am the youngest in the class at 63 of course we could. But she went on to say some people our age can't they have gotten used to digital . What is the world coming to when people don't know what a big and little hand and a clock face is and it's foreign to them .
On that note I will wish you all a good week and hopefully this beautiful sunshine lasts for a while longer. And don't forget to put on sun cream ☺️.

Thank you Nankate and fourormore - you've made me smile and be less hard on myself. Tomorrow is another day not yet touched as my mum used to say

Cornergran all of us have fallen off the wagon, it’s part of what life is like when there are health/family problems, losing weight just sinks into the background. The beauty of our thread is that there are no punishments, we are all here to support each other, you know how to control your weight through portion control, so it onwards and downwards ? for you.

Hi Al just as I expected no loss this week after a couple of nights away. No gain either, whew! ?

Cornergran - it is so tough when life worries takes over as they do so often. You will get back on the wagon but only when the time is right but in the meantime stick with us and you will get all the encouragement you need.
I hope everything sorts soon for you soon. It sounds like you are having a really rough time.
By the way - you are not an abject failure - you've just gone off the rails for a while. We've all slipped at times but will all plod on together!
I hope this cartoon which I found today cheers you up a little!

Morning All. Not been in for a while. Many congratulations to all with successes. Sadly I’m an abject failure. Back to where I started. I know my eating patterns are haywire. Very miserable at the moment with health and family worries, control has simply disappeared. I’ll buck up again soon and get back to the portion control which was working so well. So many helpful experiences here, thank you all for sharing.

Morning all!
After another hectic week I'm happy with a 0.4lb loss. Every loss is a loss especially after last week's gain!
Well done to us all for sticking to it.

A busy week ahead may or may not bode well as out to lunch today for Mothering Sunday then a week of getting everything possible back into the correct rooms. The decorator has completed the entire house ending with the kitchen which was finished yesterday. Unfortunately we can't get the new flooring laid until next Monday so although we can replace things onto shelves etc. we can't bring all the furniture back in yet. It may be a week of using lots of calories or it may be 'fast food' at times. Hopefully it won't do too much damage!
Good luck everyone as we all plod on!

Good morning Pears,
I’m pleased to report a 1lb loss this week, weighed in a day early as I’m out for meals today and tomorrow! (So that pound will be back on lol). I’m going to see Johannes Radebe (Strictly) dancing this afternoon with my friend and there will be a stop for a meal on our way home. DH is taking me out for lunch tomorrow as it’s Mother’s Day.
My daughters maternity leave is over, so I’m back to babysitting duties on Mondays/Tuesdays so that’ll help get the weight loss going again. The youngest (9months) has just started to climb so he’ll keep me on my toes I think.
Hope you all have good weeks ?

Hi all hope your weeks are going well. I weighed first thing this am & lost half a lb this week. Ive also been spurred on by the sunshine, have eaten healthily and have been out walking a little further each day with the dog. I’ve also been doing a bit of gardening. It’s a slightly disappointing loss but I suppose it’s a pack of butter gone from somewhere!! I just want to wake up one morning perfectly slim but of course that’s never going to happen!
The cookies sound really good Whiff. I’m trying to keep goodies out of the house but it’s difficult as I buy little treats for the GC & can end up dipping in if the mood takes me.
Good luck to everyone, enjoy the sunshine.

NanKate I fancied a biscuit yesterday so I made some cranberry and oat cookies. I had 2 and took the rest to my exercise class. When I know I am giving the rest away I can stop at 2. So I put extra welly into my workout. We did some new exercises which worked our minds as our body . It was so funny trying to remember all the instructions.

Shirley it's a blip . Funny how the sunshine spurs us on to want do spring cleaning and the gardening.

Doodledog the main thing is you haven't given up. Just keep going I am still at it and this is my 5th year. Hopefully this year I will reach my goal but if not I will keep going.

Well, I lost half a stone at the start, and have stuck there, sometimes gaining, sometimes losing a pound or so either way. It's frustrating.

Well done all, spring has sprung and the weather atm is beautiful.....I've had the urge to spring clean so despite putting on 1 lb I have been keeping fit , no excuses for putting on, I had a feeling I would, lucky it's only a lb.

Have a good week

Well done Pears and Apples for keeping going despite some blips.

I’ve been doing quite well recently with reducing my food intake, then suddenly I had this craving for chocolate and I ate 2 large pieces yesterday ??, fortunately the last in the packet. I am determined that I won’t get into the habit of doing this every night so I’ve climbed back on the wagon. Onward and downward.

It certainly does Whiff

Madgran well done. Have a lovely break away. Change of scenery always boosts the spirits.

1 lb off this week! Suspect there won't be any change next week, as going away for a few days, although aiming to be "sensible"! Good to see we are all hanging on in there, Rome wasn't built in a day!

I've maintained this week and I'm happy with that.

Now I'm working full days that's less time at home snacking! Just need to think up some interesting lunch options now. Realistically I will only get 25 minutes for lunch too so won't have time to eat much

Thanks Violet and Whiff - yes the secret is recognising the reasons why, accepting things happen that are beyond your control but then starting again, putting what happened behind us and looking ahead. I certainly ain't giving up fruits!!!!

As long as you are still on the journey and being aware, other needs like bad days or bad weeks just have to get factored in.

They aren't failures, they are just breaks, rest stops.

If you wanted to be able to run 5 miles, you'd never see the the days you didn't run as failures if the next time you ran you could run further. You'd know that by not giving your body a break those sore muscles might stop you running as far the next day.

Just keep training your body that it needs less and more healthy food overall to function optimally and eventually it will be running as you want it too and taking breaks will just be a part of maintaining

Four when we have a lot going on in our lives the last thing we think about is what we eat. But like you said you know why your weight is up. But like the rest of us you don't give up. Not giving up is the main thing shows how strong a woman you are. It's easy to give up as I know only to well. But I am not that woman anymore than goodness. Sorry you are in for another bad week. Hopefully you have the sunshine and it makes everything seem better. If life was easy it would be boring. Who wants a boring life I know I don't.

You and Mr F take care and hopefully your lives will be easier soon. ?

SachaMac well done with the loss. Sarah I will be after you for tips on maintaining but will be a while yet.
Glad to say lost 3/4lb this week.

Having 14 bags of compost delivered tomorrow plus some pea gravel. So will be working off some calories in the garden. Yesterday tidied the garage ready for the compost. Also having the replacement panels for my greenhouse delivered. But will have to wait until my daughter and son in law are free to put them in for me.

Have a good week pears

Well done everyone for sticking to it - very bad week for me this week. Been a very stressful and dodgy week with loads going on mentally and physically and so I'm not at all surprised that I've added a kilo to the chart. Biscuits, sweeties, chips (eating out) and bread are the reason but the culprit is me!!!
As I've said before - if we gain but know the reason we can cope and I will do. Next week doesn't look much better but I know that over the next few weeks I can get back on track and jump back onto the fruit bowl!
Good luck everyone - we will never give in!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another week of maintaining that target, I can’t say it’s easy but its worth the hard work. I’m going to have to be careful though as I’ve noticed a bit of slip back into habits of having a ‘treat’ if I’ve had a bad day (or I’ve had a good one - just one won’t hurt lol). I’m going to reread one of the books I read last year that spoke about portion control and habits to give me a mental shake. Have a good week everyone.

It sounds as though you deserved a treat Violet, enjoy