My New Healthy Lifestyle

How are people doing? I'm still managing no snacking and getting my 10000 steps in a day. Finding it hard! So want some chocolate!

Thanks, Ana!

I hope!!

Well done wot. I know how hard it is!

Since the 4th of January! Not a New Years Resolution though. I never thought the cravings would go on for so long! I will not give in ?

Keep going wot!! How long is it now?

Jalima. It's sods law and one of the many ways in which women are picked on in this world! Men always seem to lose weight more quickly than women - mind you, if we go into an ice age in the next few years, we shall be laughing at them then

Well done wot that's b..... brilliant, and ratty doesn't kill you!!

Badenkate, yes trying to avoid the carbs in general, the usual ones like bread, pots. , Pasta & rice.....I have spelt bread sometimes, like a slice toasted for breakfast with avocado & a poached egg...i like various peas, beans & lentils. Mainly its protein and veg for dinner....

They go down more quickly in lbs though
or not as the case may be.

Why is it I have tried to be healthy, low carb etc yet DH decides he needs to lose weight too, does very little about it except eat very slightly less but still a lot of the wrong things and is still drinking some beer - yet he has lost more weight than me over 2 weeks?

And I'm still off the cigarettes!! (Still in a ratty mood, though)

Hi Shirleyw, all are welcome. 2lbs is great - are you doing a specific diet or just avoiding carbs as much as possible?

Can I join in? Such a good idea.....lost 2lbs this week....not snacked and low carb suits me.....lost 3 stone last year then tried to maintain for a few months Now back to the drawing board to lose a couple more stone......

Well done Kaycee, that's a great loss.

Weight Watchers weigh in was last Tuesday. Lost 3.5 lbs making a total of 10.5lbs to week 4. Only another 7 stone 1 lb to go

Well done! I think that's quite a lot for 5 or 6 weeks.

Weigh in day today and I've lost 0.75kg this week, which is about 1.5lbs, so altogether I've lost nearly 10lbs since the beginning of the year. I know it's not a fast loss, but it's really just done by tweaking what we normally eat, and avoiding sweet treats, apart from those which fit into Slimming World.

It takes a long time to go down a number in stones ?

Actually, I like kilos because the number drops quickly every time you go down (or up) a couple of lbs. It's very satisfying to see you've gone from 87 to 86 in big numbers on the scale - that's if you're using the electronic ones.

Thank you; my scales do show both but I still think in stones - kilos sound even worse!

I use kgs because I have metric scales and lived on the continent for so long I just got used to them. 1lb is approx 0.5kg (although really a little less). So I'm aiming to lose about 1.5lbs/week, which seems reasonable to me. Interestingly (well it is to me), the German Swiss will ask for a pfund of something if they want half a kg.

Help! I am still thinking in stones and lbs although I can 'visualise' metric measurements eg centimetres.

It does go up and down Rowantree, but 1.8kgs is a very good starting loss! Make sure you're drinking plenty and eating all the syns you are allowed. I think it's tempting to cut down on them because you think you will loose weight more quickly, but SW doesn't work like that.

If you are on Facebook, there's a very good group on there called 'How Many Syns??' and it's full of ideas in what you can eat, and if you're not sure, then post a query and someone will answer.

Keep going, and don't give up. I'm working on 0.75Kg/week loss - which is a reasonable loss rate and is achieveable. Don't look at the ones who say 'I lost 10lbs this week' - quickly off is quickly on again, I think. At 0.75Kg/week, by the end of the year I will be at my target weight - and I've got a lot to lose!

Bubbly,
You can put your hat back on, because I've neither cut down on eating or smoking
Oh well, if at first you don't succeed, and all that..
Will try harder, I promise.

Can I join your thread Rubylady? Have a lot of health issues, as well as personal ones, but have really enjoyed looking at this thread, and as I need inspiration, and have found it in this thread, would like to linger more. My hat is off to all of you!!!