Diet & Weight Loss General Support #8

[Sammiejane]

i feel like im trying to give up drugs or something...well maybe not quite so dramatic , but its hard, the last year...since getting pg with dd2...i really havnt held back on the sweet treats, if i wanted it, id have it...and not having any sugar is really hard. i had to have a cuppa with half a tsp of sugar ealier...i just couldnt NOT have it!!

will power, will power, will power.

Im the same, during my pg i ate and ate... i had a lot of crap going on and so ate as comfort, now i am paying the price.
night time is my worst i just get a really big sugar low and snack.
Last night i am a bit annoyed at myself, i had 4 biscuits (1 with DD when she had hers before bed and 3 later on ) they are not terrible ones, oatmeal, but they are full of sugar.
Also i have been having a hot chocolate in the evening to help me sleep, dont think that is helping either!

On a positie note though, i did 14,000 steps yesterday and i have just clocked over 10,000 today, so at least i am moving this ar$e!!!

Going to check out your blog Leesa, trying for inspiration ... should change my ticker like you Beckoes - that will make me face up to it more... got to decide on a goal though

[Floweryfields]

Tomorrow morning I weigh in for week one - stay tuned!

[beckoes]

Tomorrow morning I weigh in for week one - stay tuned!

good luck.

[Floweryfields]

Woohoo!
3.6kg down week one of the 17day diet! And I had a no diet night with pizza when unexpected friends came and a choccy in there too!

Lost a few cm off tummy and thighs, and about 5 off bust - of course - where I don't need to lose it!

[belfie]

Ausgirl - Way to go!!! That's very impressive!!! Well done, you must be so stoked!

Sammiejane - you've reminded me I need to find my pedometer! That's fantastic steps you doing there. If it helps any with the hot chocolate, I find that I sleep worse after something like that at night, too much sugar & caffeine (yes even that little bit) for me. Could you try a milo instead?

Leesa - I wanna come squiz at your blog now too!

AFM well I'm being taunted again. Into the 61's today!! OMG is that exciting or what... and would put me on a .8kg loss for this week. So I'm gonna make today a fabbo food & walking day, and hopefully tomorrow's weigh-in will show the same loss. I stuck post-it notes all around the house this week saying things like "61 you can do it" etc... it has helped.

[MrsFabuloso]

Hello ladies, just have to share how proud of muself I am, lol! I was so good yesterday!! Though I'm not necessarily going hard with the weightloss thing, I'm not weighing in or any of that yet....yesterday I ate so well, and...get this....I went for a walk!!!!! LOL!! For the first time in months, I made myself drop everything else I was doing and went for a walk with DS2 in the pram! Plus I did a truck load of housework too. I felt so good yesterday arvo, and sooo tired last night! But it has motivated me because I felt so good. I'm not putting any pressure on myself yet, like counting calories or weighing in anything, I will just go with the flow for the next week or so. I feel good doing it this way. I know eventually I will have to focus more, but for now, this is good!!

[beckoes]

Woohoo!
3.6kg down week one of the 17day diet! And I had a no diet night with pizza when unexpected friends came and a choccy in there too!

Lost a few cm off tummy and thighs, and about 5 off bust - of course - where I don't need to lose it!

well done, thats awesome!! looked it up and its a bit hard core for me, i L.O.V.E my food and there is no way i could stick to it! i struggle now and im just cutting out the crap. awesome results though!!!

Belfie: well done to you too, loosing nearly 7 kgs already!! the postits sound like a great way to motivate yourself!

Lilias: way to go with the walking!! and yay for feeling so great after doing it!! i like the idea of not stressing about weighing in etc yet....everyone has to find thier own little tricks etc to make it work for them.

On that note, im interested to know....what do you do to loose cms from you waist???

this is my aim, just to loose a few cms, everything else will follow i recon, but i dont know how as ive never focused on this really, normally just weight loss. so what do you do. ive been doing a bit of pilates and building up to doing longer sessions....but i cant really go for walks as we live in the country, not near any where i can walk to, live on a country road and people drive like crazy down there, wouldnt feel safe walking there with two kids. i walk up and down our drive way a few times. any tips????

[Floweryfields]

well done, thats awesome!! looked it up and its a bit hard core for me, i L.O.V.E my food and there is no way i could stick to it! i struggle now and im just cutting out the crap. awesome results though!!!

Thanks everyone! Yes it is alot in a week, the first week usually is fairly big because it's more of a detox than anything. I am doing this diet cause I really need fast weight loss early to keep me going!
It is strict, for the first 17 days - then the cycle changes and you can add more things in - red meat, some starches and carbs. The theory is supposedly that changing every 17 days keeps your body from platauing and stopping with the weight loss.

I don't think this would be suitable for breast feeding mums - it's around 1200 cal a day - up to around 1500.

[ladybird11]

Yeah, agree with Ausgirl on that one - general guidelines for BF mumma's are around the 2000 calories per day for that 17 day diet. (Great loss Ausgirl!).

I'm so so proud of you Lilas! I'm glad you had a brilliant and healthy day yesterday - keep it up hun!

Belfie - you are doing so so well my dear. How many more kilos to go till your goal (was it early 50's?). Sorry, hard to keep track of everyone I watch lol! (Oooh, hope i don't sound like a stalker lol!).

Mr S - Where are you matey?

Beckoes - they recommend women have a waist measurement of <80cms to reduce risk of cardiac disease. So best thing to do is cardio, shed the fat covering that sexy 6 pack hiding just underneath . So running, jogging, walking, cycling, swimming, group fitness classes - whatever floats your boat. And I'm really happy to read the 'rest will follow' comment - because you are so right. Basically we'll lose the weight from where we least care about firstly - arms, boobs etc, THEN we'll lose it from legs, belly, hips etc (the place where most women focus on). But rest assured cardio will fix it!