I have been good the last few days - I did 5km run in 29:08 yesterday and today I did a pump class and a 4km jog. The scales say 0.2kg down but will weigh in on Monday. I have 2 parties again this weekend so I will try to eat before I go this time!
Belfie - Congratulations!! All the best for your pg. Now you can eat chocolate again!! Just blame cravings
ktgirl - Not dwelling on bad-food days is so hard but so crucial I think. I know when I dwell on it I don't get back on track straight away so well done!! Also well done on losing 8cm! Fantastic.
JBM - Yay on your loss!!
Skeetaboat - Yay on that exta 0.4 nicking off again!! You'll definitely get there. Oh and I won't go into details but your comment about poo changing the scales is so correct
T4M - Yay on your loss!! That kind of sucks that swimming was painful for you though.
Nai - Woot on all the exercise you do girl!! Wow. Enjoy your parties!
AFM - I don't weigh in officially until Sunday. Don't feel like I'm losing anything BUT I went to a meet up today and I ate a small lunch and none of the desserts (and they all looked so yummy too!!). I'm very proud because normally at something like that when everyone else is eating dessert I use the situation to give myself permission.
skeetaboat - I may still track weight (dunno if in here tho). Was having an interesting chat to a doc in ED today about weight in high-risk GD pregnancies, and she reckons I should aim to be weight-neutral in terms of baby. Obviously need to confirm that with my obs, but food for thought. I definitely have incentive to eat well, just not quite sure what calories to aim for, so I'm going to look into it.
Incidentally I'd lost .7kg this week before getting my BFP. Plus I really wanna stay as strong & healthy as poss. Mind you, my last few days has been a bit naughty - stress-eating pizza & chocolate after a visit to the ED & emergency MRI for a possible stroke/tumour as I had a weird turn at work on Thurs (couldn't see properly, numb limbs etc)! Got the all-clear today thank goodness!
Kaz - awesome work today!
Nai - that's it, we are SO going swimming in 2 years! (lol that's long-range planning!)
T4M - Well done to you also on your weight loss . Thats a bummer about your back hurting in the pool. I hope it starts to feel better for you soon.
Nai - You sound like you are doig really well with your exercise Good luck with the parties this weekend.
Kaz - Good luck for weigh in. And well done on eating well when you went out
Belfie - On no you poor thing having to go to hospital. Glad you got the all clear. Rest up and take it easy for a little while.
AFM - Still waiting on the dreaded AF but I am sure its on the way as temp was really low this morning. I am a little excited though about it because it is my first cycle off the pill again (preparing for TTC late in the year) and it has only been a 32 day cycle so far!! With my PCOS I sometimes have cycles that last well over 100 days. I just hope the shorter cycles keep going, it would be a help when I want to TTC again.
I naughtily weighed myself again this morning and the scales have dropped 400g so I am happy to actually have a loss now this week!! DH and I are going to the movies this afternoon so will have to restrain myself on the popcorn
BW - only half a profiterole is nothing to be worried about!! I think you look really slim (FWIW - I know you'll probably feel better losing weight but from the outside you look great now!).
Belfie - that turn sounds really scarey mate. Glad you got the all clear though.
AFM - After saying I wasn't going to listen to the Wii scales anymore, it told me this morning that I've lost 0.9kg in two days So impossible, it can't be right but I still love that machine
Wow - so many losses have been reported . Awesome work KTgirl, Kaz, Nai, T4M, skeetaboat and JBM!! You should all be sooo happy your getting closer to your individual goals!!
KT - great to hear AF seems to be coming a bit more regular for you. That must be a relief for you with TTC getting closer now!
Belfie - how scary that must have been for you hun. Is all better now though? I'm sooo glad you got your BFP!
Kaz - excellent restraint there refusing a desert - well done. They can be sooo tempting can't they? Especially when desert is a habit.
Nai - well done on the running, do you enjoy it? I think I've got to start doing something different exercise wise now - i need to avoid an impending plateau!
AFM - I've been lurking a bit lately sorry, I had created a post a few hours ago but lost it and got annoyed, so logged off for a bit! My dad came up and helped me put a trampoline together for DD's birthday .
Anywho, I've been hovering around low 68's for the last few days. I've stepped the exercise up a notch and got decent losses over the week - but it was really starting to make me extremely tired in the evening, today I will only do the one hour of exercise.
I just want to throw a question out there - more so out of curiousity...how has everyone decided on their weight loss measurement goal? Is it based on a general health guideline, is it a weight you were BC (before children ) etc...Or instead of a number on the scales is it a pair of jeans you want to fit into?
Re the weight goals, interesting question. My goal was initially based on a healthy BMI of 22-23. Then I changed it, cos I decided to look at my waistline instead (as I'm apple-shaped and had gestational diabetes). I looked up the last weight at which I had a waistline under 80cm, and I picked that as my goal weight (which also happened to be a good BMI anyway). So saying, my shape has become even MORE apple-shape since having a bub, so I might need to get even lighter to get my waist under that magic 80cm. And obviously that goal is now for after bub#2!
~Kaz~ - too funny re the Wii Scales!
Well done to everyone for your great losses. I've been a bit slack not doing much and eating a bit naughty for a day or two, but determined to get back to healthy tomorrow! I modified my CK profile, and if I say I wanna maintain weight and I AM pregnant, after giving me lots of red text about seeing a doctor, it said I should be on 200 0cal (instead of the 1290 I was on), so I'm gonna talk to my doc about that. Seems a lot... but we'll see.
Leesa, interesting question. And I think it ties into why I'm having so much trouble getting motivated at the moment.
Before children - I was around 69kg. At my 6 week check I was already back to that weight.
Thing is... before I started IVF I'd hit 72kg, and with the eating plan my FS had me on I got down to 65kg - but didn't necessarily feel all that healthy at that weight, just a bit too prone to respiratory infections for my liking.
Then there was the prednisone... when I hit 73kg and realised that the only time in my life I'd ever been heavier was while I was pregnant... And so I got off the prednisone and started to work on my weight...
I got down to 67kg, and have bounced back up to 68kg... I weigh less than what I did when Sam was conceived, and yet... none of my pre-Sam clothing fits.
I'm really torn between dropping another few kg and trying my hardest to get back into those clothes and just accepting that my body shape has changed a bit and Sam has given me hips I'd never had before (I'm pretty much a straight up and down shape with little waist, no hips and small boobs).
In some ways - I think I'm going to be better off accepting the new body shape and just going with it. I'm now on drugs that suppress my immune system and think that getting back to 65kg AND starting work again (exposing myself to so many kids each day, and putting myself back in the firing line for any and all bugs going) might be just a bit much.
So... conflict between being happy with the numbers and happy with my shape and not really knowing what to do at all is leading me to just sort of not actually get started. I'm still eating well, but probably allowing a little too much in the carbohydrate area (I have PCOS with severe insulin resistance - carbs are EVIL for me!) and having a few too many treats. I'm maintaining, but not losing... and I really can't decide what I should do.
My goal is more about fitting into clothes easier. I'd be happy with a size 12-14. The day I started this weight loss, I'd just bought my first size 18 skirt. I didn't even take it out of the bag. I refused to go to that size so I took it back and signed up here lol.
ktgirl - i think you're right & that a few weeks focusing on eating well is a great way to start. it's less overwhelming & means i'm less likely to 'fall off the wagon' as well. have you had a chance to try out your new workout gear? wtg on the 8cm loss - that is awesome!
belfie - i know i already said it in another thread but congratulations!
leesa - good question, i have a weight range in mind but i am really driven by knowing how much better i felt when i was losing weight previously & i want that healthy & happy feeling back. i would like to be a much healthier weight by the time DS turns 1.
kaz - gotta love that wii fit!
nai - parties make things so tough! hope there weren't too many temptations thrown your way!
afm, had my first weigh in yesterday & i was down 1.6kg. some of that is because last time i weighed it was later in the day & yesterday it was first thing but from now on i'll always weigh in first thing. still happy with it though. now i just need to think about some more exercise other than the wii fit!
I am coming to join you ladies here I am so sad with myself, and I can not keep hiding from my weight anymore.
So tomorrow is Day one.
I want to lose around 70kg all up and I have until March 2012 to do it.
It will be a long hard road, but TOTALLY worth it in the end.
So at a rough count that is 26 months and I will need to lose around 3kg a month, slow and steady.
I am starting on shakes, to get me motivated, and I plan on actually exercising instead of walking to get somewhere.
I need to do this for me. I always put other before myself, but now it is time for me. Time for me to look after ME.
My positive quote is.........
You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step
Queen - Welcome to the thread hun. I think it is great you have recognised you have to do this for yourself. You can do it, we are all here to support each other through the journey. I love that quote to!! Keep us updated with how you are going
Leesa - Woo hoo hun well done on getting into the 67's As far as what my goal is I have decided I want to be around my wedding day weight as I felt I was pretty happy with that. I can't remember an exact number on the scales that I was then but I do have a pair of jeans I know I was wearing around that time that I want to fit into. So I have come up with a goal of the amount of kg I want to lose which I believe will get me to fit into those jeans.
Sloane - Yay, great loss hun keep up the good work!!
Kaz - Hahaha you gotta love the wii fit scales when they tell you your weight is going down lol
Hi everyone else. How are you all going?
AFM- Just plodding along at the moment. Didn't do any exercise yesterday or today because of quite bad period pain but plan to get into it again tomorrow. But have still been eating healthy which is the main thing.
nai: wow on the run, you have lots of energy.
kaz: good job no desserts, keep up the good work
bw: naughty but who can resist profiterols? really who ?!.our bodies are different after babies and we need to accept that. i have friend who skinny, had 3 kids still skinny but shape has changed. as long as you're happy thats all that matters
belfie: it's hard to be good when your preg.
ktgirl: woohoo 400g, if we did this every week it would add up. keep up the good work and stay off the scales for a few days, you might get a nice suprise. good luck
leesa: good job with weight loss. as for the measurements i took all of mine and then just worked out how much i wanted to lose from each area, 12 cm from abs but only 5 from hips. i really don't work to a size as sizes are all over the place . sometimes i can fit onto a sie 12 but most of the time i am a 14 to 16. so who knows.
time4myself: good job with the goals. good to do the measurements too as sometimes the scales don't move much.
sloane woo hoo 1.6 kg thats fantastic keep up the good work.
queen: some big goals, but we all need to have a goal, good luck to you.
AFM: well i havn't weighed myself, i was a bit naughty with 3 x white bread from the bakery yesterday ! oops, but am back on track today.
i am sure everyones bodies are different and mine does not like bread, it makes me bloat and fat !!!
i have taken my measurements and have set myself some rewards for every 5 cm's i loose.
i want to lose 50 cm all up. or fit into my old size 12 clothes i wore 3 years ago, was after 3 kids and i'd be happy with that.
i am currently size 14 to 16 so got a little way to go yet.
Queen - Welcome hun You will achieve your goal I know it. And 3kg a month sounds like a healthy, achievable rate of loss.
BW - hmmm....I can understand your dilemma, I'm no real help cause I haven't yet accepted that my body might have changed shape (once I lose the excess weight) post baby beyond staying at a higher weight to help protect against illness. It's great that you're eating well though.
Leesa - on fitting into your skinny clothes!! Well done hun.
Sloane - on your loss too!
Belfie - I'd be interested to hear what your doc says about 2000 cals a day while pg.
ktgirl - AF sucks post babies IME. It really does
Hi to everyone else!!
AFM - Well the Wii scales are definitely liars with their pants on fire My own scales told me I gained about half of what I lost the week before so Sunday was a sad day for me. I got AF over the weekend so that could be why. Anyway, I'm going to join WW I think cause I need to do more than just cut out junk and exercise more. Last time I joined WW I lost 6kg in about 5 weeks so it does work for me if I stick to it.
ETA - Sorry Leesa baby brain strikes again. My goal is based on two things - it's about halfway between the official health range for my height and it's what I weighed last time I was a size 10-12. I think I would struggle to go much lower and stay there and as I get closer to that goal I may need to revise it up a little. I want something that is achievable and maintainable (is that even a word??)
Hi guys. Hope you are all well. I have been missing the last week and am supposed to be working now so can't catch up on all the goss. But I weighed in and lost 300g this week. Pretty happy with that. Hoping to hit 0.5kg loss this week so will see how we go.
Anyway good luck for the week!
I thought I'd come and join in here for a little bit of extra motivation and to share my experience. I am looking to lose about 20kg before 30th June 2010 which is my b'day. The plan is to achieve this by eating healthy and correct portion sizes and exercising regularly. So far I have been eating pretty well but not really denying myself anything and going for a 30min+ brisk walk almost everyday. Since my first weigh in on 4th jan I have lost 2.5kg so I'm super proud of myself and can't wait to reach my first goals which are bmi under 30 and lose 5kg.
Sorry I don't have time to read back through the thread but I hope to be in here regularly
so I will try to eat before I go this time!
All the best for your pg. Now you can eat chocolate again!! Just blame cravings
. Thats a bummer about your back hurting in the pool. I hope it starts to feel better for you soon.
Good luck with the parties this weekend.
that turn sounds really scarey mate. Glad you got the all clear though. 
So impossible, it can't be right 
but I still love that machine 
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sad with myself, and I can not keep hiding from my weight anymore.
keep up the good work!!
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