Weekly Weigh In Thread - No. 5 [Archive] - 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Weight Loss Community

Phoebe

03-01-2002, 04:56 AM

I am so frustrated this morning, I could cry. I put on one and a quarter pounds this week. I was really surprised as I thought I had done well this week. AND my trousers feel looser. I know I shouldn't get obsessed with the scale and that it could be muscles growing from all the walking I have been doing or water weight or whatever, but the whole thing is so depressing.

Plus, I have been in an evil mood for two days, sort of like really bad PMT symptons but TOM is not for just over a week. Does anyone know if PMT can start this early?

Oh to be in my 20s again when it was so easy to lose weight :(

Well off to change my stats back up. Sorry for writing such a depressing post, I just had to vent somewhere and I knew this was the place to do it. Thanks UK chicks!

Oh I forgot to say, count me in for a March challenge. I would like to lose 8 pounds.

Delaney

03-01-2002, 06:01 AM

Phoebe don't be so disheartened - if you think you've done well then it's probably a temporary blip, we all get them. Have you tried measuring yourself? Sometimes if I don't lose on the scales I measure myself and just see how the inches are coming off - it gives me a great boost.

Count me in Sarah - 7lb off in March for me too.

Sarah Ann

03-01-2002, 06:52 AM

Phoebe - don't panic - pop over to the thread called Dieting Side Affects (or something like that) you aren't the only one having mood swings!

Anyone else fancy a personal challenge for this month??????

Does anyone know how I post a poll?

Sarah Ann

03-01-2002, 07:02 AM

OK - I figured out how to post a poll (sounds like something bizarre happening to a parrot!!)

Click HERE (http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13881) to go and vote.

tupperware queen

03-01-2002, 12:20 PM

I want to lose 7lb in March :^:

Posy

03-01-2002, 01:40 PM

Hi everyone

well despite increasing my exercises at the gym...I was a little worried that might affect my weigh in, but it didn't...another 2lbs lost this week :)

I've just posted my new pictures on my webpage if anyone wants to go and have a look :)

it feels great looking at how much I have to lose now to reach that final goal...only 78 more pounds , sure looks a whole lot better than 213 lbs :)

Phoebe...My TOM is really irregular, but no matter what. I always start to get the usual bloated achy and crampy feelings at the same time every month, which usually leads to a disappointing weigh in for me, the thing is it wouldn't be so bad if it actually started then, but it doesn't and sometimes it can be up to 2 weeks late, and I have those feelings all the time so I can sometimes end up with 2 disappointing weigh ins, it really gets me down sometimes, but I know there is nothing I can do about it, so I just tend to try and stay strong and grumble and moan to anyone who listens..hehehe and to those that wont too :)
The only consolation I seem to get is that after it I tend to have a good loss for a couple of weeks which does make up for it a little ...but obviously not at the time.
Just hang in there :)

I like the idea of the challenge for the end of march and I think as my losses have slowed down a little now 7lbs lost by the end of march seems a reasonably achievable goal so count me in :)

Well time to go cook dinner

Have a great day everyone

Ali :wave:

tupperware queen

03-01-2002, 05:02 PM

Posy - I have been reading your web page and the results are stunning, keep up the good work lass. You have come so far in thelast year!!
Well done!!

Posy

03-01-2002, 08:18 PM

thanks TQ I will keep it up, nothing is going to stop me from reaching that final goal now :)

Ali :wave:

ChiChi

03-02-2002, 10:25 AM

I'll join in! 7lbs by the end of March! Thats would get me down to 11st 13lbs! Ooh a new stone that'll be nice!

I checked my BMI yesterday and Ive gone from the obese category to the overweight category! It'll be a lot longer til I get to the healthy weight range category though!

Its gonna take me a long time to catch up on all the threads I'll miss while Im in London! Im hoping I wont put weight on in London coz we will be walking a lot, so fingers crossed!

zanyjaney2001

03-02-2002, 07:57 PM

another gain this week; but just half a pound :^:

my ww leader has loaned me her bonus buddy and yes, it is a gimmick but it's a gimmick that is working so far; it's an incentive to walk/run up the stairs/park a bit further away from the supermarket door :dizzy: so hey, what the heck

I need a goal too; just to get a weight loss this side of my 40th is my personal goal :lol:

well done everyone

Janey :sheep:

Sarah Ann

03-03-2002, 04:34 AM

Tomorrow I'll make a list of all our March challenges.... I hope we all achieve them.

Anyone else lost any weight this week that they haven't posted??????

Jano

03-03-2002, 04:45 AM

Hi all

Janey I have a WW buddy and I have found mine very useful. I was surpirise when I first had it how much exercise I didn't do so my aim is to get it on to healthy each day as I was doing no where near that amount. If I can do extra to that, all the better. This means that I am certainly moving around more on a day to day basis, so exercise aside, it should make some difference.

Things are difficult for me at the moment, I am a little stretched and will have problems getting a weigh in and dieting but I would like to join in with your challenge of 7lbs by the end of March. I will be at nearly a stone then and that's not to be sneezed at....... count me in.

Jan

BigPhatBooty

03-03-2002, 05:25 AM

7lbs by the end of March - or I leave this board :s: disgracefully

geneve

03-03-2002, 06:56 AM

OK, by the end of March I will be under 16 stones.
oh yes I will......
Gen

flumper

03-03-2002, 04:29 PM

sarah as of weigh in on thursday (day early ) i was 2lbs down

Sarah Ann

03-04-2002, 04:41 AM

Hiya Chicks

Well done, everyone - another good week.... so far our total loss adds up to 131.5lbs or 9st 5.5lbs

Me: -1 (yes - I know there is no justice in this world)
Veggie: same
Geneve: -1
ChiChi: -3
Melissa: -1
Carol: same
TQ: -1.5
Chris: -4
Kim (aka Flumper) : -2
Phoebe: +1.25
Janey: +.5

Big hugs to those of us who have gained - we've all been there and know EXACTLY what it feels like.

As for me - my stats this week are :

(Original start weight April 01: 16st 3lbs)
Start Weight this time (02 Jan 02): 14st 10lbs
Current Weight: 13st 5lbs
Target Weight: 10st 7lbs
Total lost since 02/01: 19lbs
Remainder to be lost: 2st 12lbs
Current BMI: 29.3
Loss this week: 1lb

2 more stones to go before I am in the 'healthy' range of the BMI!!

How really GREAT to have so many people join in with our March Challenge the list is as follows:

Those of us who ARE GOING to lose 7lbs before the end of March are: Kim (aka Flumper), Carol, Melissa, TQ, Posy/Ali, ChiChi, BPB, Jan and me.

Phoebe has set herself the challenge of losing 8lbs by the end of March and Geneve's personal challenge is to be 15st something by the end of March.

Good Luck Everyone, WE CAN DO THIS!!!!!

Remember the Five Ds ..... Desire + Dedication + Determination + Discipline = Diet Success

TracyLangford

03-04-2002, 01:04 PM

I am setting myself a challenge to loose between 5 and 7lb for March - I know that i can do that without stressing myself too much! I lost 6.5lb in Feb but have just been away for the weekend and know i have probably gained 3/4 lb of that back!!

Tracy

veggie

03-04-2002, 02:00 PM

I stayed the same AGAIN... :o :o :o :o

flumper

03-04-2002, 03:11 PM

arent we doing well

Smiling Sal

03-04-2002, 04:10 PM

Well done everybody. Sarah how do you do it ? I just have to look at a choclate biscuit & I'm putting on weight. :p

Veggie - don't worry it will come off eventually. I peaked at the scales last night & they showed I had stuck - but then I had been out on Saturday night & drank for Scotland. :?: So I suppose it's my own fault. It's my offical weigh in tomorrow night so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that a little pound may slip off, before then.

Carol

Delaney

03-05-2002, 07:59 AM

Official weigh in day and I have lost 2lbs this week - that's me at 17.3 Sarah - this is the first time in my entire "fat life" that I feel like I'm really going to do this :D - I know I wouldn't be able to do it without you guys :smug:

Smiling Sal

03-05-2002, 05:48 PM

Am down 3 this week. Am a bit shell shocked was expecting to stay the same s I haven't been an angel. Just shows what I know, all this exercise is obviously paying off.

Here's all the stats I couldn't find last week

Starting Weight 16st 8lbs
Current Weight 15st 4lbs
Target Weight 10st 7lbs
Loss this week 3lbs
Loss so far 1st 4lbs
Remainder to loss 4st 11lbs
BMI 35.6 Morbidly Obese
Basal Metabolism 1725
Daily Activites - Cals 341
Daily Cals Limit 1750

really pleased to say I no longer have 5 stone to lose - those few pounds make all the difference :lol:

I'm struggling to eat 1750 cals, but looks like I can stick to that level for another week & see what happens next Tuesday. If the truth be told I'm eating nearer 1600 than 1750. It is an awful lot of food to eat. Can't believe I just said that.

I'll catch up with all the other threads tomorrow. Was late home & this train strike tomorrow isn't going to help as I've Glasgow to get to again - so god only knows when I'll get there or get back.

See you

Carol

Jano

03-05-2002, 06:11 PM

Well done Sal and anyone else who has lost this week.

After a traumatic week, I have decided to go to club tomorrow. I am not expecting much as I have only dieted for the last 2 days but at least I am going to face the music.

Will let you all know tomorrow night but I am still looking at that 7lb by the end of the month if it means having a leg or something cut off LOL.
Jan

Sarah Ann

03-06-2002, 04:43 AM

Well done Melissa!!!! We are ALL going to do this - eventually! You are right though, its so nice having this support network - its lovely visiting here and knowing that other people are experiencing the same things as me. Like you, I feel like I am going to do it this time.

Well done Carol!!!! Yes - it does sometimes feel like a lot of food (I usually eat about 1500 if you add in all my fruit and veg) but it's the type of food that is important - counting calories makes me very aware of hidden fat in foods. I have given up proper cheese pretty much altogether now.... sob!

Jano {{{{ hugs }}}} - take your time, if it helps you to feel 'normal' in a topsy turvy world then go to class and/or diet, but don't force yourself to do anything that won't be a support to you right now. There's all the time in the world to lose those pounds.

TracyLangford

03-06-2002, 05:51 AM

I gained 2lb this week - i am not to bothered as i was away at the weekend and ate and drank for england!! As this is likely to be my only break this year i decided that i would not worry too much about staying on plan.

Tracy

Delaney

03-06-2002, 06:19 AM

Sarah I've cut out cheese completely and I REALLY MISS IT. Yesterday I would have killed for a cheese and pickle baguette but I just knew if I did I would feel guilty and the guilt for me is worse than actually putting weight on if you know what I mean??

Phoebe

03-06-2002, 06:46 AM

Well done Carol, you are doing great.

I wish I could give up cheese completely. How do you manage? I am a veggie so I need cheese as a source of protein (thats my excuse).

Delaney

03-06-2002, 08:11 AM

Phoebe - I really miss cheese but I've kind of got out of the habit of buying it, I shop on line and it's not on my "favourites" so I do tend to forget about it until I fancy a nibble!! If I actually went into the Supermarket I'm not sure I'd be so good :devil: I really believe its cheese that got me to my heaviest weight - I know that sounds over the top, but I really would eat it every day on sandwhiches and baked potatoes (and in vast amounts), I think part of my problem is that I get into food habits and have the same thing every day for lunch. At the end of last year I was eating bacon, chicken, lettuce, mayo baguetts every day for about 2 months - now if I saw one I think I'd be sick - I don't know why I do that :?:

veggie

03-06-2002, 08:17 AM

Yes cheese no comment!!!! :o :o :o :o It has a lot to answer for!!!!

Kizzie

03-06-2002, 09:19 AM

Was 14st 5.5lbs at the start (Jan 2002). Had my WW weigh in last night and another pound is gone!!

My first goal is 12st 5.5lbs

I've lost 22lbs

Only 6.5lbs to go...................and then I need to think about my next target!

It's good to read such positive messages, regardless of the results on the scales. I like this place!!!!

Sarah Ann

03-06-2002, 09:48 AM

WELL DONE KIZZIE!!!!! Congratulations on the pound!!! I'm trying to work it out - are you 12st 12lbs now???? INCREDIBLY WELL DONE for having lost those 22lbs!!! Have you been in to a supermarket and piled up 22lbs of lard yet.... (you can always tell when I've been in to a supermarket - the lard is in pyramids - LOL)

Cheese.... it really is one of my favourites and I severely miss it, but like Veggie says, it has got a lot to answer for and that low fat stuff is awful. I do occasionally get feta cheese and have that crumbled over mixed salad and I really like those Laughing Cow Lite triangles that someone here recommended. Really nice!

The day I get to goal I am going to treat myself to some crusty french bread and a large hunk of brie!

Kizzie

03-06-2002, 11:57 AM

Thank you, and yes I'm now 12lbs 11.5lbs.

On the subject of cheese, Sainsbury's do a pretty good mature cheddar in the Be Good to Yourself range - it's half fat and reasonably tasty. Worth a go, I'd say.

The thing I miss most is cracking open a bottle of vino after a hard day. I didn't realise until starting my diet how many calories were in a glass - which is worrying coz I use a vase!!

tupperware queen

03-06-2002, 12:02 PM

I know what you mean Kizzie, just love that vino, might treat myself on Mothers day if i have a good loss this week.

Kizzie

03-06-2002, 12:05 PM

Can you lend me a child so I can get some booze on mothers day too?!

Delaney

03-06-2002, 12:56 PM

Kizzie I'm gonna give that cheese a go - thanks and well done on losing 22lbs.

Sarah I love feta but we get through a whole packet on one little salad!!!

Kizzie I've 2 kids you can have but you'll be an alcoholic by sunday night :dizzy:

Smiling Sal

03-06-2002, 01:22 PM

Cheese & wine . I love cheese & wine, like everybody else it is one of the reasons why I am this size.

I eat zillions of the laughing cow spread, but it's not the same as the real stuff. I tend to treat myself to a bit of real cheese sometime during the week - last night was that night & it'll be a long week without anymore:mad:

Carol

tupperware queen

03-06-2002, 05:03 PM

Here is tonights weight loss

1lb off

I still havent reached the 16 stones boo hoo

Oh well never mind I will carry on regardless, total loss is now 40lb and i weighed in at exactly 17stone so next week has to be the week to hit the 16's.

Smiling Sal

03-06-2002, 07:43 PM

Well done TQ. To lose just one pound involves a lot of effort & willpower & is really a big achivement.

As to being in the 16 stones, hey 16 stone will still be there next week. Baby steps TQ, baby steps, it's the only way we are going to do this.;)

Carol

BritinNJ

03-06-2002, 10:20 PM

Got my red ribbon tonight for ten pounds gone! Yippee! I've actually lost three and a half this week so am well chuffed as we went out to dinner for son's birthday on Sat so I thought I'd blown it. Well done to everyone else this week, I really believe I wouldn't have got this far without you and your comments, you are a real insspiration to me. Keep up the good work and everyone have a great day tomorrow.
chris :)

flumper

03-07-2002, 03:48 AM

well done TQ and NJ , any loss is a good loss, and always better than a gain:D

Sarah Ann

03-07-2002, 04:00 AM

Well done TQ and NJ.

TQ - how long has it taken you to lose that 40lb?? That is a LOT of weight to lose. Are you going to have a (low fat) celebration when you get in to the 16 stones...?

Jano

03-07-2002, 05:17 AM

Well, Ladies, don't ask me how but I lost 1/2lb last night.... after the week I had had I thought It would be a gain so I am really pleased

janet

Sarah Ann

03-07-2002, 05:20 AM

WELL DONE JANET!!!!

Smiling Sal

03-07-2002, 06:23 AM

Well done Janet & Chris – what a bunch of losers we are turning into

Carol

flumper

03-07-2002, 07:28 PM

hi there ladies and any male lurkers :p im posting my weigh in now because i wont have time tomorrow MIL has decided to descend on saturday instead of sunday:mad: and because im working now shell try to make out im a bad mother and my house is going downhill im sure a lot of you will know the kind of thing i mean anyways ive lost 4lbs since last friday , but i dont think that will be enough to make me overjoyed at the old battleaxe staying longer :( maybe i should serve her up some dietary fibre ....oh the evil thoughts are starting ....laxatives in her coffee should send her home:lol:

Sarah Ann

03-08-2002, 03:29 AM

WELL DONE, KIM!!!

4lbs..... I wish.....!

Your poor thing with your MIL! How long is she staying for? I like my MIL a lot, but I don't think I would particularly want her visiting for more than just a day. You are a brave woman!

flumper

03-08-2002, 03:53 AM

ty sarah, the MIL is staying until wednesday:eek: shes just so strict, and my kids lack any sort of discipline whatsoever, so do i come to think of that :dizzy: , it is going to be so awful for me i'll be surprised if im not completley off this diet by time shes gone,first thing will be the lecture on how mothers should be at home with there kids(if only we could afford to be), then it will be oh not another diet you need to eat properly you know!! and then it will be , its not fair on DH having to look after kids so YOU can go to work he needs time to relax from his job too..............oh i could go on and on and on. i think ill speak to the matron at work see if i can just work right through from saturday until wednesday:^:

Sarah Ann

03-08-2002, 04:37 AM

Sounds like my ex MIL. She whinged and moaned at me every time she visited (her boy- my husband - could do no wrong) - and then stupidly we bought a house opposite hers - I lasted six months before walking out. My current MIL lives 2-3 hours away which is just right! But then again, this one wouldn't ever DREAM of moaning!

What possessed you to invite her for such a long time????????? It was bad enough when my ex MIL visted for the day!

flumper

03-08-2002, 04:41 AM

sarah!!!!!!!! i know the lack of calories and fat is affecting my body but definitley not my brain!!!!!!!!! I DIDNT INVITE HER .......DH did it while i was at work and oh yes he does realise the error of his ways, and by the time wednesday comes he will realise even more

Sarah Ann

03-08-2002, 05:20 AM

Unforgiveable..... totally unforgiveable!!!!!!!!!

Its going to be difficult for him to make up for doing something so daft, I think possibly a month's worth of washing up should do it!

Hmmmmm, that might be letting him off too lightly!!

flumper

03-08-2002, 05:45 AM

oh sarah i like your line of thought :lol: :devil: :lol:

Sarah Ann

03-08-2002, 05:56 AM

Flumper.... I liked your post on the Light Hearted thread about the angels - perhaps

Things aren't always what they seem. Sometimes that is exactly what happens when things don't turn out the
way they should. You just need to trust that every outcome is always to your advantage. You just might not know it until some time later...

could be relevant to your MIL - you never know....... :dizzy: :lol: :dizzy: :lol: :dizzy:

flumper

03-08-2002, 05:58 AM

hahahaha yes things arent what they seem with her, WOLVE IN SHEEPS CLOTHING :smug:

flumper

03-08-2002, 05:59 AM

oops shouldve been wolf not wolve:o

Smiling Sal

03-08-2002, 07:21 AM

My MIL is only 6 years older than me ? Now figure that out, Ray is older than me too.

Think it is too easy, she's not Rays mum, but is his Dads wife - Rays mum died many years ago. I used to love to wind her up but after all these years we've done that joke to death. On holiday last year, some guy kept calling her the boys granny & that is one name she hates, gran she doesn't mind but granny - she's far too young to be one of them.

She is lovely but as to having her stay until Wednesday - I don't think so. Well done on the weight loss Kim.

Carol

ChiChi

03-08-2002, 09:24 AM

I didnt put on any weight this week in London! I ate loads of crap and got drunk quite a lot in the hotel bar but I havent put any weight on!

I think it migt have something to do with walking everywhere and climbing to the top of St Pauls Cathedral - what a nightmare!

But now I've only got 3 weeks to lose my goal of half a stone by the end of the month! Aargh!

I think Ive finally started to notice a difference, some of my trousers are getting baggier and when I got tarted up to go out in London, 1 of the girls in my class said I looked thinner than usual and asked if I'd lost weight! Of course I just modestly said I didnt know! Lol!

flumper

03-08-2002, 09:36 AM

welcome back chi chi, did you like london? ive never been but the kids are desperate to go me id rather go to the highlands than another city but thats kids for you. its good you didnt gain while away you must have been subconsciously(sp?) watching what you were eating , and for your friend to say you looked thineer must have been great feeling .....i hope shes one of the ones your going on holiday with

ChiChi

03-08-2002, 10:24 AM

Originally posted by flumper
did you like london?

Yep it was good! Bought some nice tops for my holiday!

its good you didnt gain while away you must have been subconsciously(sp?) watching what you were eating

I dont think so! Dinner was McDonalds, Pizza Hut and Planet Hollywood, lunch was McDonalds, crisps, chocolatr etc! Then there was the fizzy drinks and sweets on the train journeys!
But we did do a hell of a lot of walking! Everyone was sooooo tired all the time!

and for your friend to say you looked thineer must have been great feeling .....i hope shes one of the ones your going on holiday with

Nope, I dont know her that well, she's in my class at college and me and my mates just got to know her better while we were in London. She usually only see's me in college when Im covered up so she didnt know what I looked like tarted up anyway! Whereas my friends that Im going on holiday with arent in my class and so I usually see then when we go out, so I doubt they'll notice the difference although I havent seen them properly for a couple off weeks so maybe they will!

flumper

03-08-2002, 10:27 AM

i hope they do comment on your weight itll be lovely for you and keep you going at it, im going home to perth at the end of march to see my friend ive not seen her since just before xmas and im praying she notices a difference but shes the sort of person that wont comment on it anyways but i know her so well ill be able to tell if she has or not.............that makes no sense to anyone but me now :dizzy:

tupperware queen

03-08-2002, 10:37 AM

Good to hearyou had a great time CHiChi and well done with the weight, keep focussed on your diet and you will have a great time when you get on that holiday.

Smiling Sal

03-08-2002, 12:11 PM

Well done Chi Chi on staying the same even though you ate & drank a load of rubbish. If only my body could cope with all the rubbish I eat in the same way I would be a happy bunny.

Wish somebody would notice I've lost some weight. Like you though I'm still wearing the same clothes as always but I notice how much bagger they are. Would just be a nice boost to my will power at the moment.

Carol

Sarah Ann

03-08-2002, 12:17 PM

Same here.... but then again maybe thats because we ARE all wearing the same old stuff even though it is baggy.

The ONLY time I have been told I look slimmer is when I have been wearing the odd new item of clothing I have been forced to buy.

Trouble is that who wants to spend lots of money on buying clothes we hopefully will only wear for a few months?? Its a shame there isn't a sort of clothes swapping bank.

tupperware queen

03-08-2002, 03:04 PM

Because my wardrobe has various sizes in it I am able to wear 'new' clothes (old ones I havent fitted into for ages!!) and that gives me a bit of a boost. I treat myself to one item of clothing every 7 pounds and it is usually something fairly inexpensive from Asda, Bhs or Sainsburys, the only rule I give myself is that it has to fit and not be something that i can wear in a couple of weeks, it also has to be fitted and not a baggy jumper etc. I am treating myself to some new bras when I have lost another stone, I will definetely need some by then!!
I think when people us in something that fits better they will be really amazed at how much we have all lost eventually, now that will be a great feeling to look forward to.

i have stopped telling people about my diet cos they are probably thinking yeah right, she has been saying that for years, this time I am going to show em by shrinking right before their eyes!!

flumper

03-08-2002, 03:21 PM

TQ i havent told many people about this diet either mostly because if i dont stick to it they cant say i told you so, but also when i do meet up with them they will see it and ill say oh i dont know im not on a diet or anything

ChiChi

03-08-2002, 03:39 PM

I dont tell anyone Im on a diet!

Ive got some clothes that I used to wear that dont fit me anymore, but most of it is nice stuff that I hope to wear when I got out clubbing when Im on holiday, the clothes are left over from when I lost a lot of weight at 15 and I boguth sum nice skirts, tops and dresses to wear to an under 18 nightclub!
They still fit me, but they dont look that nice yet!

In Tenerife Twentys do naughty school partys and me & my mates R gonna go so I tried on my school uniform and it still fits. I only left school 2 years ago but I thought I'd put on loads of weight since then, obviously not!

I'm thinking of going to London again in early June to buy more clothes for my holiday, I still havent got over the shock of the size of Topshop on Oxford Street!!!!! :eek:

I bought 2 tops from MK1 (nice and cheap!) And one slightly more expensive 1 from Warehouse.

Sarah Ann

03-08-2002, 03:40 PM

I tried wearing (or rather trying on) some of the clothes from the last time I was this weight and it was interesting to see that I was living a totally different life then (they were nice suits and silk blouses) - those clothes just aren't the sort of thing I wear nowadays and I think there were a bit 'dated' anyway. So I live in my big baggy stuff, keeping the clothes that actually fit for trips out of the village.

I have told pretty much everyone I know that I am dieting - and I have told them that it is an important health issue with me. The problem is that we don't often go to restaurants where I can make a low fat choice. Our circle of friends tend to usually entertain at home and the food has always been very 'celebrity cheffy' - loads of olive oil/butter/cream - so I was pretty much forced in to telling or carry on turning down invitations like I did for the first month or so.

How does everyone else manage when they eat at someone else's house?? My current point of view is that it gives the person cooking a bit of a challenge!!!!!!!!! :lol:

flumper

03-08-2002, 04:57 PM

sarah ive managed so far but only because most of our friends put the dishes on the table and you can help yourself so i pile up on the veg and only a little of the meat or chicken no one has noticed so far dont know what id do if it was put on plate for me though

Posy

03-08-2002, 06:49 PM

Hi everyone

well despite feeling ill all week from this flu, and not going to the gym at all...couldn't have done anything even if I had gone, I have still managed to lose another 2lbs again this week. I have to say I think I owe that to my wonderful husband who has kept a very close eye on what I have eaten, if it was left to me this past week I would have eaten nothing and I know that wouldn't have been a good idea, he has been great and has made sure that I have kept to my calorie allowance...don't know what I would have done without him :)

Sarah I agree with you that we don't want to spend money on new clothes that arent going to last us very long, but I have had to start buying the odd thing here and there now...I mean all my original clothes were a size 30 - 32 I am now in a size 18 - 20 so as you can imagine the old stuff is now more than just a little baggy :)
Family and friends are getting a bit sick of me turning up at their houses saying whats in OUR wardrobe :)

I'm feeling much better today and I can't wait for next week to get back to the gym and back to some sort of regular routine again I have really missed it :)

Have a great weekend everyone

Ali :wave:

Smiling Sal

03-09-2002, 04:13 AM

Wore a pair of black trousers and a lilac tunic top last night. A few weeks ago they looked quite fetching on me, but last night I caught a glimpse of myself in a big mirror & I looked horrible. The trousers were too baggy and the top just hung there - time for a re-think.

This was my favourite casual outfit a couple of months ago. I haven't lost that much weight, but have tightened up my bod with all this exercising & have changed my shape quite dramatically. I am going to HAVE to buy some cheap clothes for going away in April, I was hoping my old ones would do during the day, and I could just buy a couple of outfits for the nights. But after last night I know I won't get away with it, especailly as I plan on being a few more pounds lighter by the time I go.

It's either melt that credit card or get my needle & thread out :dizzy:, might be able to do something withthe trousers, but do I want to. :D The top will do me for wearing at work for a few more weeks, will keep them guessing if I'm managing to lose weight this time or not.

This should be one of the better problems we have to deal with :lol: :lol:

Carol

flumper

03-09-2002, 04:19 AM

way to go carol
i think the thing for us to do now is buy disposable clothes :lol: you know cheap but nice yet ones that wont last the road to end of diet and ones you dont mind throwing away

Sarah Ann

03-09-2002, 05:21 AM

Well done, Carol! Losing the pounds is very nice, but the best bit is when you can tell by looking that you have lost weight.

The downside is definitely the expense!!!!

BigPhatBooty

03-09-2002, 05:29 AM

Congrats to all you losers :D

I have been distinctly lacking from this thread as things just don't seem to be going to plan for me. However I am hanging in there and I am pleased for all of you who are losing.

Hopefully sometime soon, I will be joining the glorious band :lol:

tupperware queen

03-09-2002, 05:58 AM

BPB of course you are joining us, you are not allowed to leave!!We want you here :)

The answer for me has to be shopping at places like Matalan and Primark, George at Asda etc, where you can pick up items for under a tenner so we are not breaking the bank on whole new wardrobes. The thing also is to not get upset by whatever the labels say in the cheaper shops as they tend to have a little less material in them.
I feel better for getting rid of the baggy old jumpers and wearing something that fits a bit better, and feel more aware having something on that is a bit restrictive when eating, ie waist band getting tighter it must be time to stop eating :s: .

Sarah Ann

03-09-2002, 09:45 AM

Desperation set in, when I tried to get dressed this morning in 'seeing other people' type clothes nothing really fitted at all. I put on the jeans I bought a few weeks ago which are starting to get loose in places and then the dog jumped up at me with muddy paws..... so I had to put on a pair of XL jogging bottoms that are so large the crutch comes down to almost between my knees.

After Kevin stopped laughing he said I definitely need some more clothes, so we went shopping yet again - I ended up buying yet another pair of jeans - this time a size 16 and a pair of lavender size 16 sort of combats! OK - I look a bit like an overstuffed sausage in the jeans at the moment but hopefully in a week or two they should be a bit more comfortable (i.e. I should be able to sit down in 'em!!).

Smiling Sal

03-09-2002, 10:17 AM

Just back from my shopping trip. Brought 2 t-shirts from what everyone wants, one is a size 18/20 & the other a 16/18. Both fit the same, but are labelled as different sizes. Gave up on finding a decent pair of trousers, had the boys with me, Ray working & they were fed up in one shop !! But I did pick up 2 pairs of cheap leggings, just for running the about the house.

I wore my stretchy jeans last weekend, still need to lose a bit more to be comfy in them, they get a bit tight if I'm sitting down in them for too long.

Still got this house to gut & mums to go to. Have to go today as we're off to a birthday party in Dundee tomorrow so I won't be able to see her then.

I may find some time for my work out, about midnight. Sarah I'm dangerous in those auction sites as well. I'm trying to expand my exercise video collection - variety is the spice of life. I've bid on a pilates vid & collection of 5 vids on Ebay this morning. Both are only for a couple of pounds, but will need to break it gently to Ray if I get them. Too scared to go look at things like rebounders. Might see something else which takes my fancy.

Carol

Sarah Ann

03-09-2002, 10:32 AM

Tell me about it..... I just bid on some signed Harry Potter first editions and a Slendatone thingy! I can see divorce looming on the horizon! I must be the only person who hopes they won't win!!!

Posy

03-10-2002, 06:35 AM

Hi everyone

Carol, glad you had a poductive shopping trip...I know what you mean about the size labels too..as you probably remember I had a suit I was trying to get into for the wedding back in february up in Glasgow which was a size 22 ( the one I'm wearing in my new photographs on my webpage )...although all the clothes apart from that suit that I am wearing now are a size 18 - 20, that suit just wouldn't go anywhere near me..I was getting so depressed over the fact that it was supposed to be bigger but yet it wouldn't fit until someone suggested that I measure it...I can't remember who that was, but it was someone on one of the threads here...I never even thought about doing that...well I took 3 size 20 tops one was a fitted one similar to the suit ( which did fit me) the size 22 top was actually 2 inches smaller than all the 3 size 20's so I think they must have just labeled it wrongly, well it made me feel better at the time.

One thing I still can't get used to at the moment when I do go to buy anything.... and that is looking at the sizes of clothes...I don't mean the size labels I mean the clothes themselves...when I bought clothes before in a size 30 - 32, they were huge...I mean even a cardigan was so big it would be sliding off the hanger because the neck was wider than the hanger...but now when I pick up a size 18 - 20 they look so tiny compared to those and I keep thinking I'll never get into that, and it really does give me a thrill when I just slip into them really easily....I know that some people are starting their weightloss journeys weighing what I do now and that they feel really fat but when I started off at over 25 stone I feel so thin...I also know that at the moment I feel so good looking at the picture of myself from the wedding, but in a few months time I will be looking at that one and cringing just like I do now when I look at the photographs from when I first started . There aren't very many of those around for obvious reasons, I actually wish there were more of them now, I did find another one yesterday and I posted it on my webpage along with the one I got back from the wedding...easy to see which one I like best :)

TQ...I agree with you too it is really nice to get rid of those baggy old jumpers...have to admit tho I have kept a few just to have something to look back on when I reach my final goal.
Apart from anything else I think I am also taking more care about what I am wearing now too...I feel better and I look better and it is nice to be able to wear something that makes you look slimmer rather than something that just makes you look even bigger...before it was always a case of whatever fit I wore no matter what it looked like and it would usually be just 2 or 3 outfits that I alternated but always wore the same old stuff...I only bought new things when I really had to...these days I am trying not to buy anything unless I really have to because it would just be a waste of money, the stuff just wouldn't fit in a few months and I really wouldn't get the wear out of them., and I am relying on family to give me their hand me downs...something I am eternally grateful for as things are a bit tight financially at them moment and if I didn't have those hand me downs I would probably be walking around naked...ooooo...not a very pretty thought :)

Well girls sorry I did ramble on a bit there...I suppose I better get a move on and do some housework

Have a great Mothers Day

Ali :wave:

ChiChi

03-10-2002, 02:20 PM

Clothes sizes are always onfusing arent they?! They not only vary from shop to shop but from different items in the same shop!

When I bought tops from MK1 they only has S, M & L so I went straight for large but the problem is they're too tight across my boobs but to baggy around the waist! What am I supposed to do?!

The top I bought from Warehouse is a size 14 & practically straps my boobs down but the bottom is way to loose!

Its the same with trousers - too tight on the legs but too loose round the waist!

Do clothes designers not understand that most women go out at the chest, in at the waist then out at the hips? We're not all round all the way down or straight all the way down! Stooopid people!

Sarah Ann

03-11-2002, 04:46 AM

WELL DONE, EVERYONE!!!!!

What a good week this has been ... the list is:

Me: -2lbs
Veggie: same
Melissa: -2lbs
Carol: -3lbs
Tracy: +2lbs
Kizzie: -1lb
TQ: -1lb
Chris: -3.5lbs
Janet: -0.5lb
Kim: -4lbs
ChiChi: same
Ali: -2lbs

The total lost this week was 17lbs - bringing our group total loss to 148.5lbs or 10st 8.5lbs!!!!

AMAZING!!!!

Big {{{{hug}}}} to Tracy, we all know how miserable it feels when those scales show a gain!!

*************************************

As for me - my stats this week are :

(Original start weight April 01: 16st 3lbs)
Start Weight this time (02 Jan 02): 14st 10lbs
Current Weight: 13st 3lbs
Target Weight: 10st 7lbs
Total lost since 02/01: 21lbs
Remainder to be lost: 2st 10lbs
Current BMI: 29.0
Loss this week: 2lb

I JUST NOTICED - I HAVE LOST 3 STONES EXACTLY SINCE THIS TIME LAST YEAR!!!!! PARTY TIME!!!!!

Remember the Five Ds ..... Desire + Dedication + Determination + Discipline = Diet Success

veggie

03-11-2002, 08:24 AM

Have put on weight birthday etc am depressed cant get into this dieting lark didnt want to get up today but managed to get into college had a mild panic for reasons to embarresing to go into too involves clothes and grants...only 11 wks to go!! :( Sorry to moan.

Sarah Ann

03-11-2002, 10:31 AM

Veggie - moan all you want - that's what we're here for! At least you know why you have put a bit on and had fun doing it!! I think its worse when it just sneaks up on you.

Why not make a fresh start today and forget about last week - after all you can't change last week, but you can change the way you eat today.

Sometimes looking at the whole amount and the time it will take to lose it can be a bit unnerving so maybe you could set yourself some little dieting targets with a little treat when you get to that target.

tupperware queen

03-11-2002, 12:05 PM

Veggie you can do it and we can help (groan...that sounds like a very old diet pepsi ad.) I feel very inspired by reading other peoples weight journals on the net, there is loads of help out there and I sure we have the key to our success right here, come on lass don'tget down by what has happened over the weekend it is over and a new week has began think how much you can lose by the end of your course.

veggie

03-11-2002, 12:56 PM

Damn course...thanks for the support chickys...just peeved at course so in bad mood...oh well one more day over on the stoopid thing! :p

Posy

03-11-2002, 01:00 PM

Hi everyone

we had an impressive group loss last week didn't we :)
For those who stayed the same and those who gained, don't let it depress you...we all have these little glitches from time to time...I know it is disheartenening, but try to focus on how well you have done over the past weeks and not on the one bad week, just hang in there and the numbers on the scales will will soon be getting smaller :)

I agree with Sarah too, looking at the whole amount of weight you have to lose can be very daunting...If I had done that when I started with 213lbs to lose I am sure I would have given up almost as soon as I began....even now that I only have another 76lbs to lose ( ONLY...she says :) ) I am not focusing on that, my next target is seeing the scale register under 200lbs

Ali :wave:

Smiling Sal

03-11-2002, 05:49 PM

Veggie, please smile again. The course maybe seems bad at the moment, but in a wee while you'll be able to laugh at it. And Will, if he is gay then it's his loss that he is missing out on you - his number on fan - keep dreaming you maybe the woman to prove the scandel rags wrong.:dizzy: Keep looking for the happy thoughts.

I'm with Ali in the weight loss number. 70lbs is a long way away but that 200lb mark is getting closer every week - I struggle with big sums need to keep my life suimple - not sure any of that makes any sense - I haven't had a drink - honest

Carol

BigPhatBooty

03-12-2002, 04:09 AM

OMG!

2lbs lost

I am sure you understand how happy I am because I have been really struggling with everything lately :D

Sarah Ann

03-12-2002, 04:12 AM

WELL DONE, BPB!!!!

Especially well done for keeping the faith and carrying on dieting when those scales didn't budge! That takes a LOT of determination!!!!!!

veggie

03-12-2002, 04:30 AM

Oh I have NO probs at all with Will being gay I knew anyway soon as saw him.

Im gonna restart today again :dizzy:

Sarah Ann

03-12-2002, 04:36 AM

Good for you, Veggie! You can do it, I KNOW you can!!!!!!!

geneve

03-12-2002, 05:43 AM

Right then, I wasn't going to post, but this one's for you Veggie.
I have gained 4 lbs. And I have loads to lose.
I go to the gym and work like mad, I try hard to eat all the right stuff and only fall over on the odd glass of wine, curry or PMT chocolate.I used to weigh 10.5 stones and eat what the hell I wanted and drink like a fish.
Life isn't fair, some get to be supermodels Veggie, some only get to be great people like you.
Much of the music industry and the beauty industry is illusion,dreams for people who are too scared to live their own dreams. Don't let it get you down.
I'm off to mope with Linkin park
'I tried so hard and got so far, but in the end, it doesn't even matter.....'
Was trying to think of some suitable Radiohead lyrics for my mood,but nothing springs to mind.
Geneve
Fat, but fit.