Dairy of a yoyo!!

[WillowFae]

It is good - and definitely feels more like a workout than just walking.

 

[sapphirestara]

I'm now on 39pp, just noticed!!

 

[WillowFae]

I'm now on 39pp, just noticed!!

I've lost 5 pp since I started. Bummer!

 

[sapphirestara]

I've lost 5 pp since I started. Bummer!

Agreed!! Right missus, I want to emulate your weight loss..... I want to get to 42lb loss for Xmas...... Managed 10.5 but it's taken 6weeks..... What's shall I do? X

 

[WillowFae]

Agreed!! Right missus, I want to emulate your weight loss..... I want to get to 42lb loss for Xmas...... Managed 10.5 but it's taken 6weeks..... What's shall I do? X

Ooh blimey! No one's ever wanted to emulate anything about me before!!!!

I guess I can only say what has worked for me - which you know about from my diary. In all the other times I've tried to lose weight I've never stuck 100% to my points. I've always nibbled and snacked. So for me not is my abstinence and not snacking that is working.

Also I try not to think about tomorrow. It doesn't always work but I try not to focus on the fact that I won't be able to eat cheese and crisps ever again, for example. TODAY I can't eat them. Sometimes if is even for the next hour - or minute - I won't eat them.

FOR TODAY I can remain abstinent.

Does that make sense?

 

[sapphirestara]

One step at a time right? I need to practice this..... I find myself planning ahead what can I eat next, for dinner, tomorrow, next week, when I go out. Its not an organised sensible approach. I still think a lot about food. Maybe that's what needs to change. I still operate completely in my limits of pp, but I think I need to e a bit more realistic- cant be this way forever.

Do you write all you eat in your diary? I'm looking for some sensible ideas now!! X

 

[WillowFae]

Not thinking about food is hard. I used to think about it ALL the time. From planning my next meal to planning my next secret binge. To be honest now I don't think about it a lot. I was worried about the holidays because I don't have the structured routine that I do at school where I am thinking about other things and can't snack cos I'm teaching. However, take this morning. Breakfast was at 8am and I then dropped the kids at play scheme. Came home and decided to read a book (which I never really get to do in term time). So I sat down on the sofa and picked up my book. I noticed my tummy rumbling and looked at the clock - it was about 10.30. Okay I thought, can't snack and it's probably nothing, and carried on reading. Didn't think about food again until I realised it was 1.30 so thought I ought to get some lunch.

Pre-OA I would NEVER have got through the morning like that. I would have been thinking about food ALL morning and planning my lunch and dinner. I didn't plan lunch at all - just looked in the fridge and cupboards at what I could have (note what I COULD HAVE, not what WE HAD) and actually decided based on best before dates - LOL!). Dinner tonight isn't planned, but I know I have food that I can have and that will be within my points. I'll think about dinner this evening.

However, before you ask me, I don't REALLY know how I got to this point. I just know that it had to be down to the programme because I never got here without the programme.

 

[WillowFae]

Answered your other question about what I eat over on my diary

 

[sapphirestara]

You are a star!!

 

[WillowFae]

You are a star!!

Aww, thanks.

 

[sapphirestara]

Ok so Im getting a bit jealous- please no one take it personally!!!!! The most I've lost in one week is 2.5....I'd quite like a massive whoooosh week, like a 4 or 5!!!!!! Slow and steady I know. I'd love to be 15 for xmas then I can buy clothes in normal shops- be like a 16 maybe? That would be ace. I dont think it'll happen- I seem to be on a 1.75 average at the moment. That'll be 36lbs by the 22nd of dec. I'd like a bit more!!

Gah xxx

 

[sapphirestara]

still havent done my 5% either.................................... though my scales say 18st 0.5lbs this morning...............

 

[WillowFae]

You'll get there

Count yourself lucky - I'm shorter than you and I have to get down to about 13 before I am in a size 16!!!

 

[sapphirestara]

You'll get there

Count yourself lucky - I'm shorter than you and I have to get down to about 13 before I am in a size 16!!!

How tall are you? Mayb I have it wrong.....!

 

[WillowFae]

5'1"

I'm going by how I was last time I lost weight (when I got to that big 35lb barrier).

 

[mybodyisacage]

weeeee congrats on the half stone!! I just got back from hols and the scales made me cry!! waaahhhh XXXX

 

[sapphirestara]

weeeee congrats on the half stone!! I just got back from hols and the scales made me cry!! waaahhhh XXXX

Oh chick!!! Nice time though? Ru ready for tomo? Xxx

 

[sapphirestara]

Good Luck!!

Thank you, I need it weighing in early this week! In devon too where imalways heavier!! Just want to break my 5% x

 

[sapphirestara]

Sucky start!!! Tried hard and had to weigh 32hrs early this week as I'm in Devon. Only lost 0.5lbs and the meeting leader was like a size 18 and less help then a chocolate teapot!!! Got on my mums scales and they said 17st 13lbs which would have been 3.5lbs off so maybe next week it'll show a bit better. Disappointing but in reality an unrealisitc weigh??


Am having an interesting time at the moment. Lots going on but still 100% and loving it.

 

[nessa123]

Hi there i have just read through your diary and im here to subscribe!! I have seen you on other diarys so thought I would pop over.

I tend to take pictures every stone I lose and I'm finding it encouraging.

I only tend to eat on average 15 weeklies a week at the moment and have good losses last week I ate 21 and only lost 1lb so maybe play around with the amount of weeklies you eat if you want to boost your losses abit? It might work.

Good luck on the rest of your journey I'm here to follow you all the way

You are doing fab by the way, keep up the great work. Xxx