Diet & Weight loss support #4

Don't worry so much Cherished - if you've been calorie counting for a long time you become like a human calorie calculator anyway :lol: I don't check and add up my calories anymore (too tedious) but I not mostly just know what the caloric equivelent is and seem to do a rough total for each day anyway - it becomes habit. Really strict calorie counting can be draining and obsessive so it's worth a break and seeing if something else works, and if it doesn't work out, you can always go back to doing what you were doing.

Thanks sas! I joke often that I am a walking calorie counter :rofl: I should have more confidence in myself shouldn't I :) I'm feeling good and haven't gone off the rails so I am sure that the decision to stop counting wasn't due to emotionaly wanting to pig out!

Hi guys. How is everyone's week going?
Its not too bad here. Went over my allowance on Wednesday but the other days have been down. Today I was quite a bit under due to work being busy and having soccer. My net cal allowance is around 1300 and before dinner I was at a net of 100. After dinner not so bad and I had an ice-cream spider for dessert but net was still only about 800. But I didn't really feel like having much so I didn't. At least I am slowly getting past emotional eating.

Am off for a jog tomorrow morning. Long time since my last one so heres hoping. Plus am looking after the husbandry tomorrow at work so lots of activity there. Was thinking Sunday I could either cycle in to work or do an aerobcs video I have at home. It is power pilates and it is a killer! But focuses on muscles I don't normally use so is great in that way! Monday of course is futsal. So I think I am set for exercise until next weigh day.

Am really hoping for a loss of 0.8kg this week as that puts me into the 71kg bracket (even if it is 71.9). I would love to be within my 'healthy' weight range by the time my parents visit in a couple of weeks.

Anyway hope you girls are all travelling well!

krysalyss - awesome effort, you sound sooo organised! that's great. I'm inspired, think I should try plan my exercise a bit more.

cherished1 - gosh I reckon you'll be fine, as you said, you know what'll help and what'll hinder your weight loss. And just think, you can use the time you save to exercise instead! :D

Ammaki - oooh another one doing awesomely! You go girl!

Well I hopped on the scales this morning and was up a bit (I vary heaps anyway) but it was good incentive, so I've been really good today (had been a bit slack the last few days with my food). Plus I went for a 25 min cycle and a 30min walk. I'd been toying with doing 40 min cycle, but bub woke up, so I was proud of myself for doing the walk instead (with bub). Yay me. I have a challenge night tomorrow, having mates around, and traditionally it's a bit of a junk-fest... so determined to have a good healthy night. First time this happened when I was doing WW, I FORGOT to eat junk, cos I had so many healthy options on hand!!!

I've also been sorting out all my clothes - storing some, pulling others out - it's awesome to be able to start to fit into things that were too tight a month or so ago. LIke having new clothes but with no cost! What's not to love about that :dance: so motivation is hiiiiiigh for a good monday weigh-in.

hope everyone else is going well, happy Saturday! :hello:

Morning everyone :hello:

Krys that is just fanstastic and you really are an inspiration :clap: I always wonder if on the biggest looser they net 1200 (woman) or if they are netting 0 iykwim? I did post the question on the biggest looser forum but no-one answered :( surely they are netting 1200?

belfi I can't wait to to fit into my old clothes! I had even taken to buying clothes I liked in 2 sizes so I would still have them when I loose weight and I've got a few items which I love so can't wait to fit into again.

AFM I finally got AF yesterday whhhooooooo! Came a bit sooner than I thought so I am back ttc as of this cycle, I know this isn't the thread for this stuff but I know you girls know my story and I wanted to share why I have taken my weight loss ticker off and put my ttc one on :D The other good news is that all my mc tests came back good so they were just bad luck and I have my confidence back again :dance:

I am also going to be planing my workouts a bit better I am going to aim to do them in the morning (now) and than have a juice for breakfast followed by my organic home made spelt toast or my smoothie 1/2 an hour later so I'd better get moving!

Well done Krysalyss!

As of yesterday I was slightly down on Mondays weight but I have had a very social week so am not hoping for much at the next weigh in - just not a gain :D I had book club, a jewellery party, a little celebration last night with DP and we are off to a wedding today! So if I gain stay stable through that then I will be happy.

Morning weight loss buddies :hello:

Well I need a BIG smack on the bum :redface: Last night I watched a movie and ate HEAPS of chocolate (((insert smack on the bum icon here))) I'm so disappointed with myself! I dont' even care that I have AF, there is no excuses except that I was just 'weak' and should not have eaten SOOOOOOOOO much of it! a few bit could have been ok but not a whole block :redface: I am not even going to get on the scales tomorrow, with my efforts last night and af I can't imagine there will be a loss and I will just end up feeling like **** and completely falling off the wagon.... I am geared up and am heading into my gym right now to do a big workout!.....

:yeahthat: *sneaks in hanging head*
Cherished, I'm in the same boat :(
Even tho I said I would try and do good... I didn't.

It did occur to me that it's kinda silly to worry about the kj in fish'n' chips versus pizza, when you pig out on chocky afterwards!!! :doh: And I had one of those days where I was just tired and craving stuff aaaaaaaaaall day.

So back on the wagon. Gonna have a rest day today... but will try eat well. Shall come back later to report. Must...keep...self... honest!!!!!
ok shall change language: "WILL eat well". None of this "try" rubbish!

Hope everyone else is going ok... Monday seems a bit scarily close!

OK so I caved and got on the scales! No change from last week so I guess I should just be thankful that it wasn't a gain :rolleyes: Far out I think about my posts in this thread and I must sound like I have multiple personality disorder or something! :doh: Switching from one thing to the other, loosing weight is such a mental torment game :wall: I feel good that I been working out and eating well except for the chocolate! I will have one more week of not counting calories and working out, if there is not a loss on the scales next Monday I will have to go back to counting again :rolleyes:

Hope everyone else is doing well... I'm off not to do a workout....

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I think about my posts in this thread and I must sound like I have multiple personality disorder or something! :doh: Switching from one thing to the other, loosing weight is such a mental torment game :wall:

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Cherished1, don't be so hard on yourself! There's a reason weight loss is a multi-million (or probably billion) dollar industry, it's HARD! And the whole point of this thread is to give us some support and express what you need to! I think you're doing great, and you're working out what works for you, which is best thing you can do.

Well I'm yet to weigh-in (that's after my morning express), but fingers crossed :crossfingers: I did alright yesterday which was good. Plus i did about 5 hours in the yard... sweeping, digging etc, it was a good workout I reckon!

Hope everyone else is going well

So i am 200g up from last weeks weigh in ... ot so bad considering the crap ive been eating. Cant wait to go on holidays! Going to be doing so much that i should lose weight...weird..losing weight on holidays not gaining hehe

Goodluck with the weigh in Belfie!

:hello: to everyone ;)

well I lost 200g, and I'm annoyed at myself cos I know I ate crap on Sat night, and it could have been better. But it IS a loss, so it's stupid to be annoyed, which makes me meta-annoyed :rofl: clearly I should just get a grip!!

Ammaki - reading your post actually gave me a good kick up the pants, that's great about your holiday plans!

Am now just deciding which exercise to do today... hmm between cycling or walking... don't think I'm in a Wii Fit mood today

Thanks Belfie :p, yes 200g is still a loss, I would have been happy with that today lol You're doing great guns anyway, enjoy your exercise whatever you choose, I'd go for the bike ride if it were me

Ammaki 200grams isn't that bad, I love the idea of loosing weight on holidays, when we went to Phuket last year I think I lost weight in the 1st week from walking so much and probably sweating ;) but it came back by the time we left due to eating all those buffet breakfasts YUM

AFM my workout was pretty LAME I walked for 20 mins, did 20 squats and a few other leg/butt pilates moves... I will be in the garden today too and probably go back into the gym later

The batteries on my Wii Fit DIED!! :crying:I went to get on this morning and have a crack ... nothing. Bugger :wall: will hav to get some tonight hehe

Hi all -I'm weighing in later this morning but I don't think I will have a loss given that I ate and drank so much at the wedding on Saturday!

Cherished - any exercise is better than sitting on your behind watching tv and eating chips so don't be too hard on yourself! We went to Phuket last year too but i came back heavier (not to mention pregnant :lol: )

Belfie - well done - I would be happy with that today!

Ammaki - bummer at the WiiFit!! go for a walk to get some new batteries ;)

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We went to Phuket last year too but i came back heavier (not to mention pregnant :lol: )

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That's great Nai :) we started ttc while we were in Phuket, it was our early honeymoon (the wedding was 2 months later) it made it all a bit more special, but we didn't get pregnant, that came in the cycle after the wedding (but we lost that one)... anyway today is my new start... after my 2nd mc this year, my af has finished today and I am on a new cycle AND I haven't fallen off the weight loss wagon so I have a lot to be proud of today (there should be a pat on the back icon in here) :lol: And you are right hon, any exercise is better than none... I'm about to go do some ironing, will that count too hehehehhehe :p

Good luck in your weight in!

Hi Everyone

I'm going to join in here if thats ok. :)

DD2 is nearly 6 weeks old and I think I am ready to start exercising and loosing this excess weight. I only have 7kgs to go to get back to prepregancy weight but then another 8kg to get back to what I used to be and feel fittest at. So my target is 15kg.

We have a wii fit and I plan on walking DD1 to school with the pram and dog to start with. Depending on how my stomach muscles are going (I damaged them badly during the last pregnancy) I'll start other types of exercise in a while. My only cravings at the moment are nutella (I keep eating it straight from the jar :doh: ) so I'm going to try to avoid that!

I gather that everyone does a weigh in on Monday mornings? Well done to everyone who has lost weight this week... 200g doesn't seem like much but over a number of weeks it does add up - I remember that from when I lost weight after DD1. I did weight watchers that time and it worked really well but I want to try to loose weight without having to pay for it this time!

Weight today: 77kg exactly! 15kg to go...

Welcome rytha! I think a few of us weigh in on Mondays but there are many who dont :lol: ... im hoping to blast that 200g this week hehe! Sounds like you have some good plans to get started there! Goodluck hun! x

:welcome: ryatha so nice to have another person in our very supportive thread :p and congratulations on the safe arrival of your little girl :stork-girl: As Ammaki said some of us weigh in on Monday and others a different day... I started on a Monday because I was calorie counting and the calorie king diary starts on a Monday etc

Anyway good luck and again welcome :wiggle:

ohhh ryatha I just saw you are from Gawler.... Is that out in the sticks of Adelaide? If so what are you doing all the way out there? I went there when I was about 14 and had a very strange experience with a mango...... :rofl: I know it sounds like I'm a looney and it might give more grunt to that 'multiple personality' thing I wrote earlier but I think I got a high from the mango!.... It was the 1st one I ever ate and I've been addicted to them ever since :rofl:

Welcome Ryatha! I'm doing WW but not going to meetings etc, just doing the program by myself. I have lost 7kg so far.

g'day Ryatha, I'm doing WW online too, and have also lost about 7kg. You're doing well to start with bub being 6 weeks! Your plans sound great. I used to weigh in on Wednesdays... then it went to Tuesdays (cos of the Transformation challenge - finished now) then I decided that Mondays keeps me more honest over the weekend lol! Either that or I start trying to be good again.

Well I'm having a foul day so far, just grumpy and meh. I've done a 30 min exercise bike cycle & plan/hope to squeeze in a walk later. My sis rang halfway through cycle and so it was "talking" pace... then bub woke up... and DH was meant to re-settle him *sigh* but did the man thing (i.e. NOTHING!), so bub had virtually no nap, didn't want lunch, didn't want bottle... blah blah whinge whinge.

So anyway, that's my little waffly vent... trying to get back on track. Oh and DH has lost .4kg this week, so that's good.

Ammaki - that's a bummer about the batteries! That happened to me a few weeks ago.

cherished1 - :rofl: high from a mango.. tehehehe

Went home at lunch time :lol: new batteries in the Wii and did a step class and a few of the balance things, got the blood pumping for sure! Planning to get to the gym this afternoon; i feel like ive had a productive day!

Well done Ammaki!

Well I weighed in and lost 400g so am now 7.5kg down - Yay!!! I'm very happy considering the weekend that I had. I went to the gym and did 4.5km on the treadmill and then some weights so I am feeling better. Now I have to clean the house *sigh* I really can't be bothered.

Hi guys. Sounds you are doing well.
Nai - Yay on the loss. Great job!
Welcome Ryatha! Nice to see you in here.
Cherished - yay for no gain. I hope this goes well with the no counting.
Ammaki - 200g isn't so much. It could just be fluid. Hang in there!

Well I was pretty naughty yesterday, I went to work by bike but was just so so tired so got DH to pick me up when I was done. I had fried food for lunch then slept for two hours. Then got up for dinner and ice-cream, then passed out at 8:30. I think I have just been doing too much. But heres hoping the bad food won't weigh me down too much tomorrow.
Well see you all in the morning!

Thank you everyone for your incredibly warm welcome! :grouphug:

Well today has gone well. I walked to school and back this afternoon and have avoided eating nutella all day! I've just had an evening snack but stopped before eating the whole packet of biscuits. I didn't get a chance to use the wii as DH was in that room studying but DD1 and I plan on using it tomorrow night.

Give me a few posts and I'll start remembering names. And yes I'm in the sticks of Adelaide at Gawler, I landed a great job teaching out here and moved the family here so I didn't have the long drive! Since I am the sole income earner, I got to choose where we live ;) That is bizzare about the mango... what a memory to have of Gawler!

Ok, going to bed soon so I can avoid the sweet foods. How do I avoid this sweet craving I get every night??????

A cup of herbal tea after dinner can help with the second dinner/dessert cravings. :)

Hi :)

I've been reading along here for a few days and thought I'd start posting.

I am eating Lite N Easy as a weight loss method. I've been doing it for a week and a half and have lost about 3 kg - out of a total 15 that I want to lose.

You are all a great inspiration!

Welcome time4myself! Well done on the 3kg loss

Ryatha - I often have low fat youghurt with fresh strawberries or raspberries as dessert. Berries taste like treat food to me so it's nice. If you really need something try the WW chocolate ice-cream. It's like frozen chocolate mousse and hits the spot.

Welcome time4myself!! :lol:

Didnt end up going to the gym :hide:; but i did Wii for a while so not a total loss :lol:

Dont want to go too hard out, am in the TWW :crossfingers:

Hi time4myself - I just joined as well!

krysalyss - herbal tea sounds good, I like peppermint, I assume it is ok when bfing.

Nai - the berries sound good - it reminds me that I have some frozen berris in the freezer I can eat with the yogurt. But I might have to try that WW icecream, it sounds fantastic!

Ammaki - at least you did the wii - I didn't even do that!

But i did manage to avoid the sweet food at bed time and not snack! Today is taking it easy, on Dr's orders to help my milk, but should be good to go tomorrow... feeling positive :dance:

Hello everyone i was wondering if i could join all you amazing inspirational people in loosing weight and motivating one another through becoming more healthy:)

i have 10kg to loose am finding it hard to loose it as i have a back injury which prevents me from doing much physical activity and because of it am packing on the kilos .. and i am eating because im bored n depresed about my inury but the last few days ive steered clear from most bad foods and have not been snacking to much.. i have also tried going for a walk once a day even if its just a little one.

Im just over my weight im bigger than i was wen i gave birth to my daughter 5 months ago i had only put on 3-4kg..

So know wat i need to know is what else i can do to help shift the weight??

current weight 73(last time i weighed myself) goal weight 63kg !

welcome emmasn,

It's great in here, I'm a recent newcomer, so you'll find me yabbing away all the time :lol: it's great for motivation. The back injury sounds like a real PITA, but you haven't put on that much weight which is good. My DH did his back in March and has put on about 6-7kg :( so i've seen how hard it is to lose weight & manage a dodgy back - good on you for doing it! I put on about 3kg after the birth of my DS, just through eating bad :rolleyes: but i've got rid of that bit (and some more) and it does feel great! So you'll thank yourself for doign this. I've got a prolapse which I find really annoying to manage - can't do anything high impact, and have not been allowed to do much weight work at all either. Plus i have a dietary intolerance which restricts my diet a lot... so I've spent many years using either of the above as excuses to eat stuff. It's taken me a long time to realise that the only person I'm hurting is me.

I've been doing WW online for the first time ever, and I've found it really great. For me it just makes it about the numbers and less about the emotion - just a simple equation which really appeals to me. I haven't always been that vigilant, but even when I'm slacking off, I'm still losing just slowly slowly (mebbe few hundred grams per week)... but all in the right direction. I tried a WW meeting and that didn't work for me, but I know others swear by them. Otherwise, I hear that Calorie King is good & free - but I didn't know if they adjust for breastfeeding so didn't do it. I do reckon that deciding on a system is improtant. Seeing people come & go in the transformation thread, I reckon ppl that had a method seemed to stay on track more? dunno could be wrong. I used to spend years tryign to "eat better" and watching Bigggest losers shows, but never really making progress... this is the best concerted weight loss i've ever had.
Be interested to see what works for others too :)

Lol should stop the essay now. Jumped on the scales this morning, another 200g down yay!!!! :hooray: have worked out i'm only 1kg away from a normal BMI! OMG i'm so excited... so gonna be really good for 2 weeks to try and get there!!!

ryatha - pretty sure peppermint is ok when bfing, but don't have tonnes & tonnes of it

Ammaki - :crossfingers: sending good vibes your way!!!!!!

Nai - i've gotta check out that icecream, sounds awesome.

Had a different LF yoghurt today, french cheesecake, omg it was yum!
Ok off to do Wii Fit now :)

20 minutes on the Wii before work, weighed myself before and after work out and i was lighter woo lol, i think thats a big motivator for me, if i can see what the work i put in is doing IYKWIM

Netball tonight :dance: on a roll!

How is everyone doing? It has been quiet in here? Hopefully everyone is out working out!

Hi guys. I am taking a few days off as am getting a bit obsessive plus work is getting me down. Will kick off again on Saturday probably.
Hope everyone is going well!

aaww i hope all is ok krys!! Chat again soon! Although im off for 2 weeks on the weekend so may not be for a while!!

Thanks belfie :) and congragulations on how far you've come with your weightloss thats amazing! that must be difficult with ur prolapse and food intolerance but you have done so well! i think i may have a possible prolapse from giving birth also which im gunna get checked out but nothings going to stop me im gunna be the new and improved me in no time hopefully, us mums desreve to feel n look great!

So how is WW im trying to find something like that to help knock the kilos off, is it exy and how long have u been doing it for? im the same im breastfeeding so i need something to cater to that

P.S THE LAST 3 days have taken a long walk and have stayed clear from any junk which im proud of i even feel alot better i havent got any scales so ill need to get one :)

Ammaki- woohoo good on you hun:) thanks again for redirecting me too this thread xx

Hi Emmasn!

I am really going well with the WW - I am also BF and have found it easy to manage. I have lost 7.5kg in 8 weeks. I don't think it is that exxy but I am just doing it by myself (as I have done it before and understand what I need to do).

Hey girls!
I had the best day today - went to the races, wearing a super skinny pink dress that has been sitting in my wardrobe since last year when I lived in Melbs (and was about 8kg heavier) and I haven't been able to wear it, but today I did and it was HOT!
Feel good - it's the inspiration I need to keep going, I think.

emmasn - i think WW online is about $14 a month? I must say, I think it's totally worth the money. Guess it depends on what you've tried before. You could probably do it for a bit, get the hang of it then stop and do it on your own, but I think that would be harder. Plus there was a deal on for a bit where you signed up for 3 months I think... then u could cancel when u wanted. I've done it much slower then Nai, cos I started in Feb & kept falling off the wagon lol... but like the tortoise, I'm getting there - just slowly :D

snugglybean - awesome woo hoo! :clap::clap::clap:

Well I have a woo hoo as well. I have 4 pairs of casual pants that I had "reclaimed" once I started losing weight. I was getting dressed today and 3 of the 4 are too big now!!! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!