Diet and Weight Loss General Support #9

I've been readin but not posting and now I've forgotton half of what I wanted to say.

Huge woohoo to Sterla, Belfie, SJ, SB on the awesome losses in cm and kilos. Way to go.

My woohoo for the week is I did 21mins on the bike last night and burnt 200cals PMSL. Not much to get excited about hehe but I was excited I did 6mins longer then the night before. Sat on it this morning and OMG ouch my butt. Didn't feel sore til I sat on the seat. Really struggling to do much all at once so I am trying the approach of just 5-10mins on it 2-3times a day if I can manage it. 6mins this morning for 60cals. Not much but I guess its so much better then nothing. I gor on the wiifit and it said I'm down 0.1kilo and haven't met my goal :doh: oh well atleast I'm not heavier.

Sterla my milk was effected when I first started. I think I went a little hard in the beginning which is probably why it was so hard to keep up and I fell of the wagon 2weeks into it. But milk is well and truely back to been a good supply.

goin' clothes shopping :happydance:

just sayin'.

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hi girls
congrats on all your losses! this thread is really helping to inspire me to lose lose lose!!!
last night i had a bit of a shocker, we ended up getting pizza takeaway. i've been pretty good for the rest of the week though so i hope i still have a loss.
just went for a big walk with the pram so i'm feeling good! weigh in tomorrow morning. fingers crossed!

:hello: Everyone! I hope you have all had a great weekend!! Lovely day here in Melb - tempting us with spring which is still so long away! I didn't completely blow out this weekend but I am still not looking forward to weigh in tomorrow - am just going to not beat myself up, twas my birthday after all and get on with it this week!

Hope you all have a brilliant one and hooray for clothes shopping Bel! My issue with shopping of any sort right now is that I firstly hate winter, and secondly 80's fashion don't float my boat -can't wait to hear what you got!

:hello: Everyone! I hope you have all had a great weekend!! Lovely day here in Melb - tempting us with spring which is still so long away! I didn't completely blow out this weekend but I am still not looking forward to weigh in tomorrow - am just going to not beat myself up, twas my birthday after all and get on with it this week!

Hope you all have a brilliant one and hooray for clothes shopping Bel! My issue with shopping of any sort right now is that I firstly hate winter, and secondly 80's fashion don't float my boat -can't wait to hear what you got!

Belfie yeah on going clothes shopping. Hope you found some hawt clothes to show of your gorgeous slimmer figure. Do tell!

Ginger I HOPE your in for a nice surprise when you weigh in tomorrow.

Tanstar hope you get a lovely surprise also when you hope on the scales.

I was having a great day until I came home and had a rice thing which I should't have had as its got alot of milk in it (now will give J the runs stupid I) and then I ate a medium piece of chocolate cake I promised myself I'd not touch. Going to get on the wiifit and my bike again today when DD sleeps. I'm loving my bike been small enough. DD11 has been bathing with DD 4months but obviously I watch them both like a hawk but tonight my bike is going to come in the bathroom with us lol. I'll cycle as I chat to them.

So what should I be aiming to get my HR to or maintaining it at for the best cal/fat burning. On my bike it sits around 100 and I struggle to get it to 120 or above. My legs burn out before my heart rate gets much higher.

Hope everyone is having a nice Sunday night.

Well so far I have not eaten any more naughties for the night. Maybe because I did that all at 3pm. I managed another 22mins on the bike and a further 200cals. Wish it was more but I'm so unfit so just have to accept that and work on my fitness and train my butt for the seat. Of to bed soon then I can eat all the food I like in my dreams.

Mildez - you are doing great hun! I posted it the other day but remember, whatever speed/time you are doing, you are lapping people on the couch (like me!;)) so well done hun!! xoxox

Shopping report :)
OMG I'm like a noobie shopper! I haven't shopped properly for clothes since 2007. The shops have changed, the clothes have changed... where I used to shop doesn't fit. I don't know what size I am at ALL anymore. I was in Myer, and realised I was surrounded by old ladies... so I fled... to Myer Miss where I was surrounded by 12 year olds! So I fled again! I didn't manage to get any tops at all... I'm still a bit lumps/bumps & rolls on my top half... so have decided to wait one more month till I'm goal weight & then buy some tops. Plus I found a heap of tops in my small clothes tub last night... but no pants at ALL. I had hoped to buy maybe one more t-shirt or just something a bit nice... but apparently no-one wears t-shirts anymore!!! :o OH and Tan, omg with the 80's fashions... no, no, no, NO! And so many cotton-type shirts. I'm too short & busty to fit into anything that doesn't have some stretch in the fabric :wall:.

But... it's not all gloom, cos I did manage to get some pants. My rule... elastic waists, cos I have 4cm still to lose from my waist (but my bum shouldn't change much more now). So I found two AWESOME pairs of elastic-waisted (man that sounds daggy - but trust me, they're nice) cargos. Got one black & one khaki in different styles . And... they were...

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size 8 :o
I can't believe it!

Plus I spent the whole trip having to go back & forward with sizes, cos I kept selecting sizes that were too big. And I've promised myself a splurge on tops once I've got rid of 2-3kg more, and maybe a pair of nice jeans (with a fixed waist, if that doesn't give me a squidgy muffin-top). So proud of myself for not buying Pumpkin patch pants! (lived in those for the last 4 years!). And I can't wait for another shopping trip!!

Re the discussion on supply, I was feeling a bit worried for the ladies with quite young bubbas as you're all seem to be pretty strict with your food IMO. To give you an idea, when I started with my 6 mo bubba, I was having 3 snacks a day (yoghurt, muesli bar etc, few squares of chocolate every day) and just eating my normal meals, plus having mayonnaise in my sandwich & a slice of cheese. And supper every night was a milo & two pieces of toast with butter on it (and not skimpy butter, enuff for it to be yummy). So if that gives you an idea. I think it's really important to still keep your cals up enuff whilst feeding, and including oils and some fats is important too. And I'll be honest I've had to tighten up my food now & I exercise a lot more than I did... but she's 10.5 months old, so that's a very different breastfeeding requirement. I also read another thread suggesting that making sure you have plenty of protein in your diet may also help with supply (maybe? :dunno: but either way it wouldn't hurt).

So SJ, when I read you were debating about having clinkers, well yes I definitely would have had something like that on a daily basis. I didn't feel like I was denying myself as I had a little treat pretty much everyday... and then I didn't binge or splurge, cos i really didn't feel I was denying myself or going hungry ever, and I think that helped me to succeed.

Mildez - you will only get fitter, and I promise, your ass will get less sore!

Oh and dinner at the ILs tonight. I was offered cream, icecream & boozy strawberries about TEN times (I kid you not). And I ate the fresh strawberries and didn't have any potato chips before dinner (unlike my son!). Yay so proud of myself for making nice healthy choices.

And my new pants look HAWT!!!!!!! :D

Belfie you must feel so good right now!! What a great incentive to keep it all up. Congratulations!!! You're going so well! Be proud and shout it from the roof tops! (I would be :) ) I have recently found a new womens clothing website, called modcloth (dotcom). I love it, they have some beautiful dresses, but not alot of it will fit me at the size I am, though they have some great accessories and shoes too, but it's incentive to get to a size when I will fit the clothes.
As for bfing and trying to lose weight, I agree. It's more important that baby is satisfied and that mummy's body is running on enough healthy foods to keep going well. It's hard enough to lose weight at all, let alone feeding a baby (and if it's like mine, it's every 2-3hrs day and night!). As I said, I am reccommended to be eating 8360kj, 113g protien and 61g of fat per day by calorieking (I think I read it wrong yesterday!). And TBH, some days I struggle with it, particularly the meeting protien and kj requirements (as in I can't eat enough!) especially when I exercise.

Mildez, you're doing better than me today hun, don't beat yourself up, just keep slogging away at it. You will get there.

Tan, it's you're birthday weekend, celebrate!!! Get back to it tomorrow :) Life isn't about it deprivation, it's about celebration (isn't there a saying that goes something like that???). Just because we are trying to lose weight and be healthy we shouldn't not celebrate things! And sometimes celebrating includes all the naughty things in life, like cake, wine and bubbles!

AFM, well I was going ok this morning, until DH called and said he'd be late from work. This was after he told me he'd be home 2hrs early. I was struggling already (being ultra tired, AF is here and the kids were crazy cause it was raining and they were stuck inside), but I had been going ok at holding off the cravings, and I was going to go on my big walk again when DH came home. THEN.... well I made some sweet potato oven chips (they are so yum!), had too much food in general, and stole the kids chocolate that was in the fridge for their treats (we don't usually have any in the house, but had gotten them a treat yesterday to have today). Then DH came home and had had a bad day and told me not to worry about cooking (I was teary and just feeling crappy) and we agreed to get pizza for dinner and I got a magnum ego too. I am suffering for it all now, I feel gross and I have heart burn and reflux. Plus I think DS2 has pains of some sort too because he's woken 2 times already and took over an hour to get into bed. So I did it all to myself, and I think I will suffer for it!

Back on that horse tomorrow....

Belfie - If I was a size 8 I would be finding the biggest font I could find!! :rofl: Yay for pants lovely and I am glad I am not the only one who feels like I am in a time warp when shopping! I also find it hard to place myself fashion wise right now. I feel like I am too old for some stuff at Cotton On/Glassons/Just Jeans etc. but then too young for Katies/Sussan etc. even though I do find things at all of those places at times. I also don't spend big $$ on clothes so that makes it tricky!! Target is usually pretty good for me for basics etc. anyway babbling on - you go girl!! Hopefully as spring comes so too will some nice stuff that doesn't make me feel so old - Cotton On have these polyester shirts that are like a cardigan and I remember my sister wearing the same thing early 80's, not a good look (sorry young chickies in here - I am 35 but man, I feel every day of it at times :rofl:)

3LM - Don't beat yourself up hun, we all have cr@p days and will just make better choices next time. xoxox The difference for me now is CONSCIOUSLY making these decisions whereas in the past I wouldn't think twice about eating pizza for dinner, even though I may have had maccas for lunch and bad snacks all day :o

AFM - Just weighed in........ same weight to the gram as last week - so it's great considering I have had a big weekend of overindulging, but after all my exercise a bit disappointing too - why couldn't I have lost 100 grams??:rofl:

Anyway back on it this week and I WIILL have a good loss next week. Good luck this week everyone!!

hi girls

belfie- that is soooo awesome that you are in size 8! wow! what an achievement. you must be so proud :)

tan- i am 34 and i know exactly what you are talking about. i feel like i'm trying to be a teenager every time i walk into sports girl and i find myself always coming back to the same shop- country road- i feel like they're the only ones who actually design and cut clothes for 35 year olds iykwim?

asm- well, i'm very disappointed and nearly decided just to disappear from this thread and never even post again :( i weighed in this morning and i've put on weight! in my first week! i can't believe it really. i thought i was doing quite well :( i mean, i actually 'feel' thinner in my body itms? so its very confusing....
I've gone from 70.8 to 71.1....any suggestions on what i should do this week? i'm spewing and almost feel like giving up

Tanstar yes I remember you saying we would be lapping peoples on the cough. I love it. Except my bike doesn't move and it sits behind the cough so I wasn't lapping anybody lol. I know what you mean but. I also love Leesa's saying what you eat in private shows in public. Boo to not loosing 100grams bit yeah on been the same. You haven't taken a step backwards at all.

3LM Hope your night improved with your DS and you have a better day today.

Belfie woohoo on the size 8 jeans.

Of to clean today. No plans. Will get on my bike as soon as DD3 sleeps but only for 10mins as I need to clean badly.

Ginger could it be just changes in fluid? What sort of measures are you taking? Like increasing exercise, calorie counting etc? Did you do measurements? I guess that could be the best indication as you said you feel smaller. Perhaps your building muscle that weighs more then fat right?

Why have a lost a little weight but yet my stomach feels even fatter and sloppier? Got on the wiifit and it said my BMI was 24.83 woohoo. I don't believe it as it takes the weight of for the clothing but yeah hopefully by Thursday my weigh in day I might actually just be back in the healthy weight range.

Ginger don't give up darls - 300 grams is a coffee and a poop ;) It's not much at all - there are so many things that could affect weigh ins, including the scales that you use. Hang in there hun and maybe do measurements instead of weight for a while? If you can feel your body changing it more than likely is and it could be that you are gaining muscle etc.

BBL have to head off to MG. oxoxox

Hi all,

I weighed this morning and I haven't lost anything, which is ok! At least I didn't put on. Since AF is here and I had pizza and icecream last night for dinner, it's all good, I'm glad I didn't put any weight on.

BBL, squirmy baby on my lap....

Wow- a busy few days here!!!!!

Ginger... :hug: Gainng while your putting in effort to lose weight is a horrible feeling!! I was the same last week! It could be a lot of things, fluid, that time of the month, actually turning your fat into muscle.. whether you have (TMI) done numbers two's.. lots of things!!! A lot of the girls go by their measurements which might work for you! But dont give up!!!! Keep going!!! It will be worth it if you stick with it!!!!!! YOU CANT LOSE IT IF YOU DONT DO IT!!!!

Belfie... Woo Hoo!!!! Hot mumma!!!! Size 8!!!! I cant even comprehend that at the moment!! lol Size 8's would probably only JUST make it over my ankles lol!!! I shop at kmart mainly.. lol very boring, but very cheap!! I might splash out abit if i get to go on a fantastic "i have lost weight shop".. but mainly its a depressing "i dont fit into my clothes anymore i need something bigger" shop.. and there is no joy in that!!! :ROFL: at the 80's style!! I am only 30 but even i cant stand them!!! lol I am very much a plain jane, jeans/pants and singlet/shirt kinda girl!!

Mildez... Thats soudns about the same as me on the bike. I cant be bothered holding my hands in the right place to watch my heart rate, but from memory of watching the biggest loser your HR should be above 80 or 100 to effectively lose weight (im sure someone who knows for sure will correct me if im wrong!!!) I just go by the speed on mine and the distance. Which co-incedently dont always make sense though... i will try to maintain a speed of at least 22-24km a hour, and then when i do intervals- i go flat out for 30 seconds, taake it easy for 30 seconds etc.. but then usually when i look at my time and my distance i have only gone about 20km a hour... (So in half an hour i have done 10km) it can be a bit confusing, i just make sure i am going enough to feel it. I also find that doing the intervals definately makes the time go quicker.. so i usually warm up and do about 10-15 minutes of just riding, then 5 mintues of 30 sec on 30 easy then whatever is left of the half an hour cooling down. After the intervals i am usually sweating. .so i figure i am doing something right!!!!
I think your doing great!! When i first started i was stoked to do 2km!! lol

Tanstar... Sorry there was no loss there for you mate!! But at least there was no gain right!!!!!! :) Just imagine if you do all that excercise again this week, but DONT indulge!!!! lol (Sorry not trying to make you feel bad!!!!!!) :) :)

3LM... Hey there :hug: its ok to have one of those days. I think i will miss that actually too, we are pretty lucky where i live, takeaway is a bit of a treck away so its not always an "easy dinner" option for us.. but we would regularly have frozen pizzas in the freezer for when we were having a "lazy" night. Dh had to bring something quick and easy home the other night and i was soooo tempted to say, just grab a few pizzas!! When we were living in canberra though i went waaaay overboard on takeaway!!!! I wouldnt even hestitate to have maccas pizza and chocolate all in one day!! That was "normal!!" Im sure over time we will find our new "healthy" quick meal. Something that is easy peasy, no mess, no guilt and we can rely on that!! Hmmmm, water maybe????? lol

Hello to all the lurkers!!!! HOpe everyone is doing good!!!!!

AFM... Stuck on 82 again today! No loss, but NO gain :)!!!!! I mainly did the bike and the wii fit on the weekend.. i will do some cardio boxing today though!! I have my first big delema coming up.. DS"s Birthday!!!!!!!!!!! EEEEEEKKKKKKKK!!!!!!! So far i have kind of been in islolation lol, there is nothing bad in the house to eat, and the two times i have left the house to go shopping it was with "healthy food" in mind (even though the bad food was soooooooo tempting. TIM TAMS WERE ON SPECIAL!!!!!!!) Well this week i am having my first day in town on thursday... now usually my trecks into Canberra start with maccas for breakie... usually maccas or subway for lunch, ice creams, chips etc!!!! SO i have to have a big think about where i am going to go and do!! We are going to Lollipops Playcentre for most of the day, and we are going to have cake for a few of the kids birthday's. I know i wont be abel to resist the cake.. so my plan of action is to work my little butt off til Thursday!! Then work out even more on friday coz then DH is making his cake for home for this weekend!!! I will see how i go!!! It has been easy coz there hasnt been anything to resist.. how will i go when there is??????????????

Well i better get into it!!!!!! :)

Bye for now!!!

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asm- well, i'm very disappointed and nearly decided just to disappear from this thread and never even post again :( i weighed in this morning and i've put on weight! in my first week! i can't believe it really. i thought i was doing quite well :( i mean, i actually 'feel' thinner in my body itms? so its very confusing....
I've gone from 70.8 to 71.1....any suggestions on what i should do this week? i'm spewing and almost feel like giving up

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Oh Ginger I'm so glad you're still posting! It's the hardest thing picking yourself up after a gain, but you know what, if you really want to lose it, then you need to learn from it. Look at your week, think about what you could have done differently and try again. As Tan said, it could be coffee & a poop (mwahahah so true), and you might way again in a few days and be 600g down! You never know. And honestly, don't get down just get MAD. And say to yourself that you WILL beat this, and if at first you don't succeed, try again - try something different, switch it up... that way, you WILL get there! My so-called "punishment" for gaining was that I had to track my food for a week (which I hate doing) so I'd SEE what I could improve rather than just getting down. I agree with what the others said re measurements too, it's really worth doing both, as sometimes you get a pick-me-up from the measurements that hasn't showed in the weight yet.

Re birthdays, we have all four of us between 4th sept & 5th Oct. So I want to be at my goal in time for the birthday month, and then hopefully I can maintain. Eeep!

As for clothes shopping omg I am so with you guys - I know exactly what you mean Tan. I actually found some quite ok cheap tops at Kmart the other week - as nice as anything I could see anywhere else for me. Not somewhere I usually shop I must admit, but hey, if it looks good, who cares! Plus I've got a couple of years on you (talk about feeling old HA!) as I turn 38 in Oct. Eeek!

Ok gotta run, should be working!