JanD's New Year, New Start, Maintenance Diary

[JanD]

Oh goodness TFR for months & months again ... perish the thought! Though saying that, the thought of not having to make any decisions or have any struggles over what to have or not have is quite appealing ... not for months and months again though. I may not be able to manage a couple of weeks yet .. we'll see xx

 

[summergurl]

Mary has said it all Jan
You're definitely not 'giving in' we've all contemplated it even I have contemplated it for when I've ran the 1/2mara it'll be 4weeks untill my first hol and want as much of this 18lbs off as poss cuz ya know there will be a gain lol were here to support you whatever you decide

I'm sure your gain won't be as bad as your expecting - it never is we always think much worse.

How has your first night back at work been? Xxx

 

[irish molly]

Jan, I know you have been struggling with maintaining for some time now. Don't be so hard on yourself. If you've gained more than your preferred weight range then you need to address that in a weightloss mode. TFR just happens to be your choice of weapon for weightloss this time round.
Good luck with the restart and here's hoping you gave the willpower for it. Bev is doing great on it so you will too.

 

[SandraB]

It's all been said! But anyway........go for it Jan, we all know that it's bloody hard to maintain and if tfr gets you back on the straight and narrow then go for it! That horrible stuffed feeling is awful and you'll feel great again after only a couple of days. The nights are lengthening, the days are warmer and just the fact that Spring and Summer are on their way is far more incentive to shed the lbs than the cold and damp of winter.

Good luck with whatever you decide, I wish that I could manage even a couple of weeks of tfr but I've just got too much on at the moment! I'm hoping that being back at work will help me lose the last couple of lbs.....no more hours on the sofa with my iPad!

Ayway, weigh in may not be as bad as you think.....give it a couple of days before your weigh and three or four of the holiday lbs will already be gone, just like those Monday one

 

[Zenaworrier]

Just want to echo what everyone has said! You have done fab hun and there is nothing wrong with giving your weight lose a bit of a boost.
I hope your first day back wasn't to horrible!

 

[kered]

I bet you are still sleeping after your first nightshift.

 

[JanD]

Awww thanks everybody for all your comments You're great

I had a sneaky wi this afternoon when I woke up and it's looking like a stone (yes a whole stone!) of holiday weight making it about 20lbs I want to lose. I'm hoping there's still a bit of fluid from the flight around, though my ankles are back to normal and it's been 4 days so probably not. Then I think maybe this allergy thing is contributing to water retention - well if it can make parts of you swell up .. ? but probably not, and anyway I'm happy to say no new patches today and much less itching .
Incidentally I had a thought - I can't explain the few odd spots here and there I had beforehand but I did remember that the day it started coming on strongly I had 2 oysters - I'd never had them before, so I'm wondering if they were the culprits though, as I say, I had had a few odd spots previously so not sure.

Anyhoo - unless there is still some fluid sloshing around I doubt if tuesdays wi will be any better, especially as my 'charge' (at work) has just handed me a box of Milk Tray with only about 6 gone and said 'here y'a you can have these I've had all the ones I like' AAAARRRGGGHHHH!!!! And of course I have the 'last supper' head on with tuesday in mind which doesn't help. Best I can hope is that I don't do too much more damage. I don;t know how I ever let myself get up to nearly 16st because I feel like a chuffin' elephant at anything over 11 these days - so it's not all bad news I guess

Happy Mother's Day to all of you it applies to and loving thoughts to those of you who's mums are no longer with you. ***hugs*** xxx

 

[kered]

I wonder if it was the oysters then Jan, quite possibly the culprits chick.

I know what you mean about feeling like an elephant, I could never imagine me at my heaviest either, even when I was just over 11 I felt humongous.

Well Tuesday will be here soon Jan, so just try not to do too much damage before then, and I am sure a few weeks on exante will see you in a more comfortable place. Its bloody hard this maintaining, but overall, I still think you have done marvellous.

 

[JanD]

Thanks Mary. I need to do some work on my head because right now I'm not looking forward to doing it, I need to turn that around if I'm going to stick to it! ... it's only a few weeks when all said and done xx

 

[irish molly]

Yeh Jan, the"head" part is the hardest for us to keep right in managing weight.
Only those lucky enough in life to have no issue with weight can afford to be carefree about their intake.
For others it will be a lifelong battle.
I know for myself, I have to regard care about what I put in my mouth as second nature. Fighting against this is what, for me, causes overeating, bingeing etc. Now, when I overeat I do so consciously. This helps me to limit how much I overeat, to forgive myself any consequent gain and the ability to quickly regain control.
It is easy to become upset by a daily or weekly gain. Don't get me wrong, I firmly believe in regular weighing but only as a guide not obsessively which will result in overeating if pounds in hand, or starvation if pounds over. Neither approach works longterm as blood sugars will be all over the place and a consequent sense of deprivation. I weigh every day, record weekly but take a four weekly average as the figure to worry about or celebrate. If I am within my preferred range over the four weeks I am happy, if not then I take care for a week or two by cutting out alcohol and unhealthy sugar snacks and high fat foods. Anyway, that's how I try to get my head round it.
You have had a lot of stress in recent times so you have been losing hold if the reins little by little. Remember just how well you have managed your weight and think back to how you got into that head space and I am sure you will get there once you finish your stint on TFR.
Enjoy your nosh up prior to restart!!!

 

[MiniB]

Totally understand where you are coming from Jan! Although you maintain a hell of a lot better than me!!

Good luck with exante this week. I hope you find the flavours as nice as I do.

I was lucky in that my head was totally in the right frame of mind to start it. I think that's the most important thing about starting TFR. if anyone can get round it, you can. I have total confidence in you.

I'm finding exante great. I like all the flavours, even the soup. I'm not keen on the vanilla shake that's all. I've got to order my second supply on Tuesday as I would have done 3 weeks on it. Not looking forward to weigh in again, not sure why!

Enjoy your last few days of eating "normally", whatever that is.

I can't wait to see your first weigh in result, I just know you are going to do great on it!

 

[Zenaworrier]

Hey huni,
At least you know what you are dealing with now and hopefully that feeling will help give you the motivation to storm through the 3 tfr weeks.
Are you being spoiled today?!

 

[kered]

I too believe in you Jan, I know by Tuesday morning your head will be in the right place for exante.

 

[JanD]

Thank you my friends your wise words, support and encouragement are much appreciated.

I'm having the exante sent to my mother's and I now know I won't be able to get it till about tea time so I'll probably have a couple of LT maintenance products in the day. I can't imagine that will make much, if any, difference. Fingers crossed I'll have the right head on by then.

I haven't been around to spoil as I'm on nights but I have had a nice couple of hours with one of my sons & 2 grandsons AND DH cooked tea so I guess I have been spoiled!

I hope you've all had a good day xx

 

[kered]

I cant see that doing any harm at all Jan, or you could give yourself that extra day to get your head in the right place and start it on Wednesday morning.

 

[kered]

Oooh forgot to say, I love your new avator pic.........looks lovely.

 

[JanD]

Thanks Mary - that's Surfer's Paradise in Queensland.

I hadn't thought of waiting till wednesday - it's an idea, I'll think about it ... tempting because I could say goodbye (or farewell anyway ) to Mr Smirnoff on Tuesday night - already planning a Pinot Pause Party tomorrow night - and back in work on wednesday so not having a drink wouldn't be an issue (what do I sound like? - Don't answer that ) xx

 

[RetailChick]

Best of luck with exante Jan!! I'm sure you'll do really well and those pesky pounds will be gone soon

 

[Foo Fan]

Jan I'm on day 2 of TRF - we can keep eachother going - I'm hoping to stay on LT until I lose 14lb

 

[JanD]

Sounds like a plan! I'm sure I'll have more than that to lose but I'm probably only going to do it for 3 weeks - we have tentative plans for the royal wedding bank holiday weekend but if they change I'll stay on it longer (she said optimistically ) xx