Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

[gl12282]

Morning all

One of the neighbours said she thought I had lost weight. About bloomin time!! :33:

YIPPPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. It's working ! Am delighted for you. Have you started wearing smaller clothes yet ? (even if they're not new) (and well done for ignoring the quality street - that's brilliant !)

Smartie -WOW ! That's fab. Well done. I'm sure they look amazing on you.

Sparky - don't worry too much about 1 week. It's the overall picture that matters. You have done brilliantly so far. Good luck for tomorrow though.

Sarah - big hugs. I'm sure this week is still a difficult one for you.

Gail x

 

[gl12282]

And Ozzie - we all have days like that. Is there any way that they can be counted in this weeks syns ? Then you don't need to feel guilty about them. Big hugs.

Gail x

 

[gl12282]

And one more question which I posted elsewhere as well - when you put stuff in slow cooker do you have to cook stuff before you put it in or can you just chuck it in ? I'm getting a slow cooker

 

[silly sausage]

And one more question which I posted elsewhere as well - when you put stuff in slow cooker do you have to cook stuff before you put it in or can you just chuck it in ? I'm getting a slow cooker

Depends what you are making I guess. I think people brown meat first in a pan. I start onions off in a pan sometimes. You should get instructions with the SC or there are loads of recipes online. My SC is half price just now. It is a good one if you don't need it chicken shaped as it doesn't take up much space.

Buy Cookworks Round 3.5 Litre Slow Cooker. at Argos.co.uk - Your Online Shop for .

 

[Honey39]

Thank you all so much for your lovely and comforting comments it really does help to come on here and talk to you all.

Really big thanks to Honey - you really do help me to put things in perspective! and no u r so right the food didn't provide any comfort and that is something for me to really concentrate on. Do you help people for a living Honey? you really have a way with words and understanding people.

You wouldn't believe it, but I actually blushed when I read this (and Gail's lovely comment too!) awwwwwww - what a nice thing for you guys to say ((((((hugs)))))). I guess I'm very very overweight, and I feel like I've never really been understood by people in real life in terms of my weight and my compulsive eating, so I've been doing an awful lot of thinking about it this time, and tried to figure out what it is that I need to do and why. I really want to lose weight and KEEP it off for the rest of my life, and I want to break my psychological addiction to comfort eating and overeating, which is really difficult for me, so I know exactly what it's like for other people when they have a terrible time and seek comfort in food.

I do think as well that we have the most incredibly active thread for an 'unpopular' weigh-in day, and that sense of accountability and sharing achievements/set-backs is absolutely vital. Yay us!!!

 

[Honey39]

Ah, this week has been tough in terms of losing weight. I have been kind of snowed in all week, well, not quite, but apart from *struggling* to and from work, I've not done much else. My grocery delivery was cancelled due to the very very bad weather we have had. I've been picking things up from the corner shop, and eating soup, baked beans etc all week. I've tried so hard to stick to it, but not really managed the 1/3 of each plate being fruit and veg. But I also have felt pretty hungry all week as well, so I don't know.

I've not drunk water this week - it's been minus 10 most of the week, and waddling home in terrible snow conditions means I honestly couldn't face needing the loo at either end suddenly. Stupid excuse, I know, but I've been drinking loads of coffee. So I think I might see a gain this week, which feels really unfair, lol. But I am pleased that I've not given into my old habits and bought pizzas and pies and comfort food, but done my absolute best to stick to healthy and nutritious food.

Also, this is silly, but the snow and ice have brought back some memories of two years ago - I had a minor but very traumatic accident slipping on ice where I tore my little finger off in its entirety. I worked incredibly hard at healing mentally from this, and I'm okay with my amputated pinky now. But this weather I think has triggered some kind of response that I'm not really consciously thinking about, because I have been very stressed and grumpy all week, which is really not like me. It was a horrible minor accident, and because of the nature of the nerve endings being torn apart in my hand, the pain will never go away. I know, that's my little moan for the week, but I don't think that I'm going to lose this week. Meh!!

Good luck everyone for tomorrow - I really look forward to finding out how everyone has done, and to seeing our little gang all report in one by one for cheers or commiserations! Let's hope it's a huge cheer for everyone... x

 

[OzzieMoz]

I often think when I read other people's stories that it puts my own petty grumbles into perspective. It won't stop me grumbling mind you

Honey it's small wonder that this type of weather that you're going through reminds you of your accident a couple of years ago, it must have been a terrible experience, and sorry to read that you still suffer pain from it, hopefully in time it may recede or have the docs said it's just something that will linger on? Anyway, you've done remarkably well not to comfort eat! I can't use cold weather as an excuse to eat naughty food, we never get any here - dammit! In winter it's still well into the mid 20s.

Well, now to the moment of truth..... *drum roll* I quite surprised myself and managed a sts. I have been good though and as Gail said my cookie mischief yesterday could easily have been absorbed by the weekly syns as I rarely have all my syns. I just never was entirely convinced about last weeks 2 pounds - it would have been nice to have lost some more, but I'm not disheartened, just happy that it's not a gain. I am now ready to go forth and shed some weight this coming week!

School holidays have just started so I won't know a moments peace for the next 7 weeks. At least my girly keeps me busy though and my mind off food!

Good luck to the Sunday weighers and I hope that I'll see some excellent results when I check in before bed tonight! :fingerscrossed:

 

[silly sausage]

Morning all

How awful about your finger Honey. It is easy to understand why you would be stressed and unhappy with this flamin weather. Life is rotten when a minor, split second, event can have repercussions for the rest of your life. Well done on soldiering through the snow to work and making the best food choices available x

Well done on STS this week Moz and congrats on the start of the summer holidays - jammy beggar! Will this mean lots of swimming, cycling and tennis opportunities or loads of barbies??

*wolf whistles as slinky Smartie!*

I am off to change my ticker and round up some dancing bunnies!

 

[silly sausage]

I sts for a fortnight so had a week of superspeed magic soup, ss fruit and cut back a bit on my carbs (as suggested by Smartie, but without calling it a dreaded red day!)

I lost 4 pounds!

Got my 2.5 stone sticky (albeit an invisible one)

Moved into the next stone category (15s now down from the 18s)

More than a third into my journey now.

 

[SarahJohnson]

Wow fantastic Silly Sausage! 4lb is fantastic am going to have to take a leaf out of your book - lovin the bunnies and all your successes. Well done!!

Honey am so sorry to hear about your minor accident and totally agree with Ozziemoz - good for you for remaining strong and carrying on shows a very good strength of mind and character.

Ozziemoz I am with you this week - I STS!! but am actually OK with that after the week I've had - comfort eating at the start of the week but then after coming and getting some support mid week from you all I pulled myself together and was good for the remainder of the week. Was lucky not to gain.

Lots of fluids, SS's and soup for me this week and hoping for a loss next week x x

 

[why_d]

ouch@honey!
well done@ozzie
and fantastic loss@sausage

I'm actually very suprised to have lost 5lbs this week! still feeling a but bloated etc but maybe that's just a winter feeling. not been able to get out much this week, first because of the chair being broke now because of the weather, but getting VERY claustrophobic and really need to get to some shops for some Xmas shopping so may well try and venture out today... if you dont hear from me again you'll know why, lol

 

[Honey39]

Week 18: 2lbs lost, 46 lbs in total
A steady loss of 2 lbs, although the scales were jumping around and were a pound lower and a pound higher, so I took the mid-point weight. I’m pleased, and a little scared in a weird way. For some reason, the getting under 300lb goal is looming realistically, and I feel a little unnerved. It’s hard to explain. But 18 weeks in, and I’m feeling pretty good about this.

A couple of things for next week. I am definitely starting to veer away from Slimming World and more into ‘dieting’, i.e. awareness of calories etc. Which is why, although I felt very hungry all week I did not stick to the guidelines very well. As I explained, this was due to the weather and not having access to lots of fresh fruit and vegetables, but that is also an excuse. I like Slimming World a lot, and I don’t want to make up my own ‘rules’. So, that said, these are my mini guidelines for next week:

i). Track what I’m eating on the BodyOptimise site again, and see how I’m actually faring rather than keeping track mentally.
ii). Drink more water again – I’m going to aim to drink solidly when I’m at work and at home, so I can down about 1.5 – 2 litres of water / squash a day.
iii). Definitely make sure that I’m eating 1/3 super-free foods with each meal again. Taking meals down to their basics does not work for me.
iv). Aim for a 1.5 lb weight loss next week, which takes into account the fact that I’m seeing my mum for a few days!

I want to make sure that I hang on to what I’ve achieved over the next few weeks and am accountable to myself and to you guys. I don’t want to get into the mindset of mindless eating because it’s Christmas and a feeling that I’ll start again in the New Year. I’ve been there before, and that’s a recipe for disaster for me! I really need to keep at this all the time. I think tenacity and determination is absolutely vital to losing weight and keeping it off, not the numbers game, which is why I LOVE the fact that we all show up week after week here, no matter what!

 

[Honey39]

Thanks for the nice messages about the torn off finger! That was really lovely of you, OzzieMoz, SillySausage, Why_D and Sarah - if I have to be an amputee, I'd like it to be of my pinkie! It's weird about the pain, but that will never change because my nerve endings and tendons were ripped out, so my hand is confused, poor thing...!

GOOD results this week - well done SillySausage and Why_D on such fabulous losses, you guys really did work hard for them and I could not be more pleased for you! Yay, well done you!!!

OzzieMoz and Sarah, well done on a STS week - I know I keep saying this, but I think these weeks are really good for us. Shows we can maintain, that we can get over food blips, and also shows the importance of charting how we're doing and understanding why we STS. You know, I am so proud of everyone on this thread for not fizzling out in the holiday season but really sticking at it and coming here week after week no matter what. I secretly think we're one of the best threads on here for mutual support and encouragement!!! Yay us!

 

[SarahJohnson]

Well done Why_d, Honey and Silly Sausage on your losses!

 

[why_d]

well done on the STS Sarah i missed to cross post

 

[why_d]

and honey! fab loss!

 

[silly sausage]

Well done Sarah, Why_D , and Honey on your losses and maintenance!

I think this thread is jumping because we are home weighers. On other days, slimmers get to chinwag with likeminded people at their groups. Let's face it, how many OH's, kids and colleagues want to talk about the virtues of scanbran?? Us DIY losers have to have somewhere to gab

I have a question about fluids:

When you are counting your 2L a day, can you count hot drinks such as decaff, herbal teas, oxo etc?

 

[Honey39]

Well done Sarah, Why_D , and Honey on your losses and maintenance!

I think this thread is jumping because we are home weighers. On other days, slimmers get to chinwag with likeminded people at their groups. Let's face it, how many OH's, kids and colleagues want to talk about the virtues of scanbran?? Us DIY losers have to have somewhere to gab

I have a question about fluids:

When you are counting your 2L a day, can you count hot drinks such as decaff, herbal teas, oxo etc?

I think you're right, we need someone to talk to about this stuff, and we are all by definition home weighers on a Sunday - ooooh, you're very astute!!

I think I would count 2 litres as anything that isn't dehydrating, so I would count herbal teas but probably not decaff tea/coffee and Oxo (which has salt). But I am NO expert on this! I just know that weeks when I consciously drink (and pee) a lot of water/squash, I lose much more weight than the weeks when I don't. I like to imagine that the water is melting away fat and food, and that it's cleansing my body, but I am *sure* that's not scientific!!

I don't know, I am fairly convinced through my personal experience of weight loss that water is a really really helpful tool, I just find it hard to do. I have bought myself beautiful glasses at home and work to drink from, I have set reminders, I log how much I drink, I just don't do it instinctively. So, it's another thing to work away on, lol. Difficult in the cold weather too, right enough - maybe I should take your tip and drink more herbal teas - really large cups of hot water, basically. That's got to be good for me - good tip, Silly, am going to try that this week

 

[why_d]

i agree about counting anything that's not dehydrating. i also remember reading tho that cold water is not good for weightloss, that it should be drunk at room temperature (but to be honest i do tend to drink it cold). but if you're struggling with drinking in this weather maybe having a jug at room temp sitting out may help.

 

[Sparky67]

Some great losses again this week - after strangely losing 4 lbs last week, I have just scraped in with a loss this week of.... wait for it... 0.1kg! I think I'll count that as a STS! I couldn't see any reason why I weighed so low last week, and I went up again straight after (being a sneaky peeker), so I think that last week was a false high loss, just as sometimes we get a false gain. I know I have done nothing different this week, so I know it will all catch up with me in the long run.